Gainesville’s 2011 season could have hardly started with an uglier opening game — a 49-0 loss to Buford. All the blowout did for the Red Elephants was jump start a 12-game winning streak, leading them to the Class AAA state semifinals. “Our kids, instead of acting like whipped puppies, we rose to the challenge,” Gainesville coach Bruce Miller said.“These kids the last four years have been the type that, when we meet a challenge, we meet it head on.”