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Competition Cheer Squad Takes Home 2nd Place!

This past Saturday, our PCA Competition Cheer team traveled to Columbia, SC to compete at Hammond School. The competition was fierce, and many schools from around the state were represented. Our girls took Second Place in our division! Way to go, girls! It was exciting to also see former PCA cheerleaders Catherine Cave and Grace Nason drive in from college to show their support! The team has a busy week ahead, as they prepare for the State Competition in Sumter, SC on Thursday, followed by a trip to Bamberg to cheer on the Eagles as they face Andrew Jackson on Friday night. These girls work so hard. It's awesome to see them bring home another trophy!

Cheer coach Rachel Tisdale had this to share with the girls, "I really want y'all to know how genuinely proud of you I am. Y'all never cease to amaze me and not just in terms of how you perform but also your character. Despite setbacks, y'all are determined to do your very best and you shine every time. We're going into our last week together as the 2019 PCA competition team, and I can honestly say there's nothing you could have done to make this season better. You can close out this season with no regrets. I love each and every one of you for who are and what you bring to this team. I am blessed because of you!"

Our Fighting Eagles Win First Round of State Playoffs!

Our PCA Varsity football team faced a tough battle in their first round playoff game as they faced the higher seeded Wardlaw Patriots, but the Fighting Eagles played with excellence and came away with the upset by a score of 40 to 28.

At the opening of the game, our Eagles had to fight back from adversity when Wardlaw returned the opening kickoff 65 yards for a touchdown. But the Eagles quickly settled down, took control of the game and never trailed again.

Our Eagles had a bunch of guys play extremely well. Connor Rourk scored 3 TD's while rushing for 258 yards and threw a 30 yard TD pass. Kendall Chakeris had a big game with 68 yards rushing with 2 TD's, and on defense recorded 10 tackles with 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and 1 forced fumble. Wyatt Shogren caught a 30 yard TD pass and had 9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles with 1 fumble recovery. Carson Rourk had a big night at linebacker with 17 tackles and 2 tackles for loss, as did fellow linebacker Colson Gunn with 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss and Grayson Campbell with 9 tackles. From their defensive tackle positions, Mack Poston and Ocean Dybowski played tough. Mack finished with 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 sack while Ocean had 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack and a forced fumble!

Head Coach Kevin Rourk says it was an impressive team effort, "What a monumental win for our guys! We went to the home field of a higher seed.. and to beat them the way we did after they returned the opening kickoff for a TD was amazing to watch. It is a testament to the team's mental toughness and grit. We always talk about how we cannot let one bad play decide the game for us - that you have to let that play go and focus on what you can control - and that's exactly what these guys did!"

Our Fighting Eagles move to the state semi-finals with this win. PCA will travel to Andrew Jackson Academy at 7054 Broxton Bridge Rd in Ehrhardt this Friday night, November 15. Kickoff is 7:30 pm. We need our fans to show up and make some noise!