Pictured is Donnell McMillan weaving his wave for some good yardage. McMillan was the leading rusher for the Pirates with 141 yards and he also had a 73 yard kickoff return.
Pirates Open Region Play With Win Over Herons
The Appling County Pirates hosted the Brantley County Herons on Friday, September 16 in the Region 2AA opener for both teams. The Pirates were able to overcome a slow start and pick up the win 26-13. With the win the Pirates improve to 4-0 on the season and 1-0 in region play. The Pirates will be off this week and will resume play as they travel to Toombs County (0-4, 0-1) on Friday, September 30. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
Scoring Recap
-The Pirates first scoring drive would start at the Heron 46-yard line and end with a 22-yard field goal by Israel Jaramillo to make the score 3-0.
-The Herons would start their first scoring drive at the Pirate 31 due to a Pirate fumble. The Herons would later score on a one-yard touchdown run to make the score, with the extra point, 3-7.
-Early in the second quarter the Pirates would take back the lead on a drive that started at their own 37 and end on a 31-yard touchdown run by Donnell McMillan. Jaramillo would add the extra point to make the score 10-7.
-The Pirates would recover a Heron fumble at the Heron 42 and later score on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Lashune Moore to Byron Buxton to make the score, with the extra point, 17-7.
-The next score would come for the Pirates as they started the drive at their own 19. After moving the ball quickly down the field the Pirates would score on a 13-yard pass from Moore to Buxton. The extra point attempt would be no good making the score at the half 23-7.
-The next score would not come until the fourth quarter with the Herons getting good field position after intercepting a Pirate pass at the Pirate 49.
-The Herons would later score but would not be able to convert on the two point attempt making the score 23-13.
McMillan would return the ensuing kickoff to the Heron four-yard line and would later score on a 20-yard field goal by Jaramillo making the final score 26-13.
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-The Pirates first scoring drive would start at the Heron 46-yard line and end with a 22-yard field goal by Israel Jaramillo to make the score 3-0.
-The Herons would start their first scoring drive at the Pirate 31 due to a Pirate fumble. The Herons would later score on a one-yard touchdown run to make the score, with the extra point, 3-7.
Pirate fans during the game.
-Early in the second quarter the Pirates would take back the lead on a drive that started at their own 37 and end on a 31-yard touchdown run by Donnell McMillan. Jaramillo would add the extra point to make the score 10-7.
-The Pirates would recover a Heron fumble at the Heron 42 and later score on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Lashune Moore to Byron Buxton to make the score, with the extra point, 17-7.
-The next score would come for the Pirates as they started the drive at their own 19. After moving the ball quickly down the field the Pirates would score on a 13-yard pass from Moore to Buxton. The extra point attempt would be no good making the score at the half 23-7.
-The next score would not come until the fourth quarter with the Herons getting good field position after intercepting a Pirate pass at the Pirate 49.
-The Herons would later score but would not be able to convert on the two point attempt making the score 23-13.
McMillan would return the ensuing kickoff to the Heron four-yard line and would later score on a 20-yard field goal by Jaramillo making the final score 26-13.
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Sherry
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09/27/11 at 05:04 AM
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Loved the video on the Eagles. Thanks