Varsity Football - Mount Pisgah Christian School

Varsity Football

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January 9, 2012

Pisgah Places Eight on All-Region Squad

The Mount Pisgah Christian School football team had eight players named to the All-Region 5-A team last week. Leading the way were first team selections Alex Dixon, Kyle Sloter and Shingirai Chigwere.

Dixon, a senior offensive lineman, was named the co-Lineman of the Year. Dixon graded out at over 80 percent in all of his games and finished with 16 pancake blocks.

Sloter, a senior quarterback, finished the season with 1798 yards passing and 14 touchdowns. The Tulane commitment, also led the team with 474 rushing yards and five touchdowns.

Chigwere , a freshman linebacker, tallied 26.5 tackles, four tackles for a loss and two sacks.

Five more Patriots were named Honorable Mention – Chris Piccapietra (senior, linebacker), Jeremy Morris (senior, defensive back), Flint Geier (junior, offensive tackle), Dylan Dixon (junior, defensive end) and Foster Gailey (junior, defensive end).

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December 9, 2011

Pisgah's Dixon and Sloter Named to All-North Fulton Squad

Pisgah football players Alex Dixon and Kyle Sloter were named to the All-North Fulton team by the Johns Creek Herald this week. Dixon was named to the first team, while Sloter was named Honorable Mention. Dixon was the only player from a Class A school named to the first team.

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October 24, 2011

Patriots Fall to King’s Ridge in Overtime

The Mount Pisgah Christian School football team lost to King’s Ridge in heartbreaking fashion Friday night 20-14 in overtime. After spotting Kings Ridge a 14-0 lead, the Patriots (4-4, 2-3 5N-A) battled back to tie the score and twice in the closing minutes were inside the Tigers 20 yard line, but were unable to score either time.

Kings Ridge scored twice in the first quarter on long pass plays of 40 and 26 yards. Pisgah got on the board in the second quarter on a 44 yard run by Kyle Sloter. Later, Kyle Jackson tied the score in the third quarter on a three yard run.

Tied at 14 Pisgah took over with 4:15 left on their own 40 yard line. Two passes from Sloter to Jackson, plus a personal foul penalty on King’s Ridge put the ball inside the Tiger 20 yard line. Pisgah made it as far as the seven before they were stopped on third down. Looking to take the lead Austin Harper missed a 23 yard field goal when it hit the left upright.

King’s Ridge took over with 2 minutes remaining, but Patrick Messinger’s interception gave Pisgah the ball back on the Tigers 21 yard line. After an eight yard run by Sloter on first down, King’s Ridge’s Jason McCoy picked off a Sloter pass intended for Jackson.

The Tigers ran out the clock to send the game into overtime. Pisgah had the ball first to start the overtime. After being stopped on third down, the Patriots opted to pass on another field goal attempt and went for it on fourth down. But Jackson was stopped short of the first down marker. King’s Ridge scored two plays later to win the game.

Sloter finished the night 8-of-19 for 128 yards and added 93 yards rushing on 15 carries. Jackson rushed for 50 yards and added another 63 receiving.

Defensively, Jacob Delk led the team with six tackles. The Patriots had four sacks – one each by John O’Connor, Delk and Shingirai Chigwere. Alex Dixon and Foster Gailey also combined on a sack. Jeremy Morris had a fourth quarter interception to stop a King’s Ridge drive into Pisgah territory.

Next up for the Patriots is a home game against Wesleyan. All Pisgah home games are played on the Patriot Athletic Campus, located at 9825 Brumbelow Road in Johns Creek.

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October 17, 2011

Pisgah Falls to Pace 32-14

Despite 317 yards of passing from quarterback Kyle Sloter, the Mount Pisgah Christian School football team lost to Pace Academy 32-14 on Friday night. Sloter finished the night 18-of-31 for 317 yards and two touchdowns. The loss dropped the Patriots to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in Region 5N-A.

Pisgah looked good early, forcing Pace into a three-and-out on their first possession and then driving inside the Pace 20 yard line. Sloter’s 42 yard pass to Oz Dixon put the Pats in scoring position. But the drive stalled and a fake field goal was stopped.

Pace took advantage of the turnover and scored to take an early 7-0 lead. The Knights upped their lead to 13-0 after capitalizing on a Pisgah fumble.

The Patriots got on the board mid-way through the second quarter when Sloter connected with John Towne on a 77-yard touchdown pass. Towne would finish the night with four catches for 127 yards and two touchdowns.

Pace answered with another touchdown to take a 20-7 lead into the locker room at halftime. Pisgah scored first in the third quarter to again cut into the Pace lead at 20-14. Sloter and Towne connected again, this time on a 33-yard pass.

The Knights would score late in the third quarter and again in the fourth to seal the 32-14 victory.

Sloter also led the team in rushing with ten carries for 54 yards. Kyle Jackson caught five passes for 73 yards and Dixon finished with four catches for 57 yards.

The Patriots will travel to Kings Ridge next week for another Region 5N-A matchup.

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October 10, 2011

Kyle’s Lead Pisgah Past Fellowship

Senior quarterback Kyle Sloter and junior running back Kyle Jackson had a hand in all five touchdowns as Mount Pisgah cruised past Fellowship 35-14 on Friday night. Sloter ran for one score and threw for three more, while Jackson rushed for one score and caught one touchdown pass. Sloter’s other two scoring passes went to freshman Oz Dixon.

Sloter finished the night 11-of-17 for 172 yards and added 54 yards rushing. Jackson rushed for 81 yards on 21 carries and caught four passes for another 39 yards. Oz Dixon had three catches for 49 yards.

The Patriots (4-2 overall, 2-1 Region 5N-A) scored on their opening drive as Sloter punched it in the end zone from one yard out. The 15 play, 77 yard drive was highlighted by a 25 yard pass from Sloter to Dixon and a 13 yard run by Jackson.

After stuffing a Fellowship fake punt, Pisgah scored again on a 23 yard pass from Sloter to Dixon to take a 14-0 lead. The Paladins got on the board after recovering a Pisgah fumbled punt, to only trail 14-7 at the half.

The Patriots scored on their first possession of the second half on a 27 yard pass from Sloter to Jackson. Another Fellowship touchdown in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 21-14, but Pisgah answered with a seven play 61-yard drive, capped by a seven yard touchdown run by Jackson.

Patrick Messinger intercepted a Fellowship pass on the next play, which set up Pisgah’s final touchdown – a seven yard pass from Sloter to Dixon.

Shingarai Chigwere led the defense with seven tackles. John O’Connor and Chris Piccapietra each added another five tackles for a defense that only allowed 200 yards on the night.

The Patriots travel to Pace Academy on Friday night in a key Region matchup.

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October 4, 2011

Turnovers Costly as Pisgah Falls to Holy Innocents

Needing to play a nearly flawless game to knock off the No. 9 ranked Holy Innocents Golden Bears, the Mount Pisgah Christian School football team stumbled and lost 48-10.

The game got off to a bad start for the Patriots (3-2, 1-1 5N-A) as Holy Innocents Andy Nichols returned the opening kick-off 98-yards for a touchdown. The Patriots fumbled on their first possession leading to another Golden Bear (5-1, 3-0) score.

Quickly down 14-0 Pisgah showed some determination putting together an 11 play, 56 yard drive that resulted in a 21 yard field goal by Austin Harper. Holy Innocents scored again in the second quarter, but the Patriots answered, scoring on a one-yard touchdown run by Kyle Sloter.

Despite trailing 21-10 Pisgah had some momentum heading into the locker room at halftime, but that quickly faded as the Patriots fumbled the first snap of the second half and the Bears took advantage scoring a touchdown on the next play.

On the night, Sloter finished 10-of-21 for 105 yards passing. Kyle Jackson led the rushing attack with 53 yards on 14 carries.

The Patriots will be home this week for their Homecoming game against Region rival Fellowship. Game time is 7:30 at the Patriot Athletic Campus, located at 9825 Brumbelow Road in Johns Creek.

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September 29, 2011

Pisgah Cruises Past Pinecrest

The Mount Pisgah Christian School varsity football team easily defeated Pinecrest 35-3 on Friday night. The Patriots (3-1) rolled up 444 yards of total offense, while only allowing Pinecrest 149 yards. Senior quarterback Kyle Sloter was 17-of-24 for 244 yards and one touchdown. Junior Kyle Jackson had ten carries for 73 yards and two touchdowns.

Pisgah scored first on a 19-yard run by Jeremy Morris. The Paladins quickly answered with a 36-yard field goal by Erik Hegeman.

But that would be all the scoring for Pinecrest as the Patriot defense shut them down the rest of the way. Pinecrest was kept out of the red zone all night and was only allowed 40 yards of total offense in the second half.

Before halftime Sloter found John Towne for a 13-yard scoring pass. Towne finished the night with six catches for 92 yards.

Jackson’s two touchdown runs came in the second half as the Patriots put the game away. Jackson also had a 62-yard touchdown run that was called back on a penalty.

Freshman Ben Miller added a touchdown on a 13-yard run to close out the scoring.

The Patriots are off next week, but travel to Holy Innocents on Saturday, October 1^st.

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September 12, 2011

Pisgah Rallies to Defeat Southwest Atlanta Christian

Trailing 24-21 midway through the fourth quarter, the Mount Pisgah Christian School football team rallied on Friday night to pull out a 27-24 win over Southwest Atlanta Christian. Senior quarterback Kyle Sloter led the Patriots on the winning drive, which ended on a 44-yard scoring strike to John Towne.

Sloter finished the night 14-of-29 for 229 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 43 yards and another score. Towne tallied seven catches for 161 yards and two touchdowns. Oz Dixon had two catches for 42 yards, including a 31-yard scoring pass from Sloter.

Pisgah took an early lead when Sloter hit Towne on a 20-yard fade in the left corner of the end zone. In the second quarter Southwest Atlanta answered on a 16-yard run by Deon Jones. The Patriots came right back and scored on Sloter’s touchdown pass to Dixon. Another scoring run by Jones for the Warriors gave Pisgah a slim 14-12 lead at halftime.

The teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter with Sloter scoring on a two-yard run and Jones finding Cameron Kenon for a 47-yard score. A Damon Jones five yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter gave Southwest Atlanta the lead. At least momentarily as Sloter immediately answered with the Patriots final touchdown.

Pisgah opens Region play next week as they host Pinecrest at 7:30 p.m. All Pisgah home games are played at the Patriot Athletic Campus, located at 9825 Brumbelow Road in Johns Creek.

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September 5, 2011

Patriots Fall to River Ridge

The Mount Pisgah Christian School football team lost to River Ridge 48-13 on Friday night. Four turnovers cost the Patriot who finished the night with 448 yards of total offense. Two of the turnovers came inside the red zone. On the night the Patriots had three dives inside the red zone and were unable to come away with any points.

Down 14-0 in the first quarter the Patriots tried to get back in the game on a 78 yard touchdown pass from Kyle Sloter to Oz Dixon. Two more River Ridge touchdowns put Pisgah in a 28-7 hole at halftime.

The Patriots scored first in the second half, with a 43-yard touchdown run by Sloter. The senior led the Patriots in rushing yards, finishing the night with nine rushes for 106 yards. He also finished 10-of-25 passing for 224 yards.

On the ground for the Patriots Aaron Winchester had three carries for 45 yards and Kyle Jackson added another 25 yards on seven rushes. Quart’e Sapp led the team with four receptions for 57 yards. Jackson added another three catches for 53 yards.

Pisgah will host Southwest Atlanta Christian in its home opener on Friday at 7:30. All Pisgah home games are played at the Patriot Athletic Campus, located at 9825 Brumbelow Road in Johns Creek.

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August 29, 2011

Pisgah Football Opens Season with Win over Cross Keys

The Mount Pisgah Christian School football team opened the 2011 season in style on Friday with a 35-0 win over Cross Keys. Senior quarterback Kyle Sloter led the Patriots going 7-of-8 for 278 yards and four touchdowns.

Pisgah scored on its first four possessions of the game. On their opening drive Sloter found sophomore wide receiver John Towne for a 65 yard touchdown strike. On the Patriots next drive senior Jeremy Morris capped an eight play, 95 yard drive with an 18 yard touchdown run.

Sloter found a pair of freshman wideouts for his other three touchdowns. Oz Dix caught a 64-yard bomb to give Pisgah a 21-0 lead. Quart’e Sapp caught scoring passes of 19 and 56 yards to close out the scoring.

On the night, Dixon led the team with four catches for 128 yards, while Sapp added three catches for 83 yards.

The Patriots also rushed for 115 yards on the night with Morris leading the way with seven carries for 55 yards. Kyle Jackson had four carries for 35 yards.

On defense junior Foster Gailey led Pisgah with six tackles, including two sacks. Sapp added an interception and 25 yard return. Cross Keys was in the red zone three times during the game, but the Patriot defense did not allow any points. The Indians attempted a field goal, but it was blocked by Dixon.

The Patriots remain on the road next week as they travel to River Ridge. Pisgah's home opener is Friday, Sept. 9th against Southwest Atlanta Christian.

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August 19, 2011

Dixon Named 1st Team All-State

Mount Pisgah senior offensive lineman Alex Dixon was named first team All-State for Class A by the GHSF Daily. See the complete first team here.

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Pisgah senior offensive lineman Alex Dixon was named to the Johns Creek Neighbor North Fulton Super 7 team. Read more here.

Roster

Coaches

Head Coach: Doug Dixon

DDixon@mountpisgahschool.org

678-316-4916

Defensive Coordinator: Chuck Connor