Peachtree Ridge Survives Mill Creek

had a sputtering offense in the first half, but it woke up in time for the Lions to take a 35-20 victory over Mill Creek on Friday in Hoschton, according to news reports.

Trailing 7-0 early, the Lions got a scoring pass of 37 yards from Billy Best to Joe Horn with 2:37 to play in the first half. Then Lions safety Alex Gray stripped Mill Creek's John Russ of the ball near midfield and ran 55 yards for a TD and a 14-7 halftime lead.

Horn and Ahmad Harris added scoring plays in the third quarter as the Lions took a 28-7 lead. After Mill Creek rallied to within 28-20, QB Best ran 1 yard for a score with 17 seconds left for the final margin.

Ridge is now 8-1, 6-0 in 7-AAAAA. It travels to North Gwinnett on Friday for the region title game.

Region 7-AAAA Standings

(Through Oct. 28, 2011)

Team          All Games          Region        

North Gwinnett         8-1            6-0

Peachtree Ridge      8-1            6-0

Norcross                 7-2            4-2

Mountain View         3-6            2-4

Collins Hill               4-5             3-3

Duluth                     4-5             2-4

Mill Creek                4-5             1-5

Meadowcreek          0-9             0-6

Suwanee Games-Nov. 4

Peachtree Ridge at North Gwinnett

Collins Hill at Meadowcreek