ROYSE CITY, Texas — Pleasant Grove's playoff journey ended on Friday.

Caddo Mills (12-0) remained unbeaten and edged the Hawks (9-4), 35-31, in a Class 4A, Div. II semifinal playoff football game at Royse City ISD Stadium.

"We hit some more adversity in this one," Pleasant Grove head coach Josh Gibson said. "A lot of our guys were knocked out of the game or injured, including a couple of our key guys. We had two wing backs in Logan Johnson and RJ Collins who got hurt during the game. We had other guys step up. When we're down and out, the kids find a way. They found a way to score and make this a game. We came up on the short end of it, and that one burns and is tough. We tip our hats to those guys.

"The seniors have to be proud of who they are and what they have accomplished. They have won more games in four years than any other class that has come through here. They've taken our community on a journey that is extremely special. Very few teams get to experience what our community has. I am proud to be their coach."

Caddo Mills standout quarterback Tyler Townley scored a 26-yard touchdown with just 20 seconds left in the game to give the Foxes the lead. The Hawks tried a long pass with 3 seconds to go, but it was intercepted.

Sam Bradshaw was wide open as he caught a pass from Jalen Woodside and scored on a 52-yard pass for the Hawks with 2:23 remaining in the game. Pleasant Grove took a 31-28 lead.

The Foxes took a 4-point lead on a 25-yard Townley pass with 11:04 to go in the fourth quarter, 28-24. Townley finished with 285 yards on 18-of-41 passing and a pair of touchdowns. He was intercepted twice. He also ran for 81 yards and a pair of scores on 16 carries.

Caddo Mills controlled the third quarter and had the ball for 10 minutes out of 12. Townley had a 3-yard touchdown run to cut the Foxes' deficit to 24-21 with 6:25 left in the third quarter.

Pleasant Grove outscored the Foxes, 10-0, in the second quarter. Hayden Koller had a 29-yard touchdown run to give the Hawks a 21-14 lead with 8:42 showing in the second period. Enrique Rios hit a 26-yard field goal with 12 seconds left until halftime to make it 24-14.

Reece Elrod and Ahmajay Carter each had an interception for PG in the first half.

Johnson broke free on a jet sweep around the right side and scored on a 23-yard run to knot the game at 7-all with 7:08 left in the opening quarter.

Martin plunged into the end zone from a yard out to give the Hawks a 14-7 lead with 56 seconds left in the first. Caddo Mills tied the game on a 2-yard pass with only 4 seconds in the first, 14-14.

Johnson led all rushers with 123 yards on just 12 totes, Martin finished with 68 rushing yards on 14 carries, Jaylen Boardley had 59 yards on 12 totes and Hayden Koller totaled 44 yards on three carries for Pleasant Grove.

Woodside threw for 75 yards on 3-of-8 passing and two interceptions for the Hawks.

Caddo Mills will face Gilmer (12-1) for the Region II title next week. Gilmer, which edged Pleasant Grove, 31-28, for the District 8-4A crown, beat Sunnyvale, 31-14, in its playoff game Friday.

The loss snapped the Hawks' appearances in the 4A, Div. II state championship game at three straight, with Pleasant Grove winning state titles in 2017 and 2019.