By Matt Gardner
The Appling County Pirates hosted the Thomasville Bulldogs (6-5, 4-2) in the first round of the GHSA State Playoffs on Friday, November 11 at Jimmy Swain Stadium. The Pirates were able to advance with a 28-18 victory and will travel to Bogart, outside of Athens, to face Region 8AA Champion North Oconee Titans (11-0, 6-0) with the game scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
Pictured above are the Pirate captains from Friday night, (14) CJ Nails, (57) Stephen Smith and (3) Byron Buxton.
Pirates advance to second round with 28-18 victory
With the win the Pirates improve to 10-1 overall and are the lone representative remaining from Region 2AA after loses by Pierce County (8-3), 22-43 to Cook (7-4), Tatnall County (6-5), 10-28 to Brooks County (9-2) and McInstosh County Academy (4-7), 14-41 to Fitzgerald (10-1).
Game recap
The Pirates received the opening kickoff and would start at their own 40-yard line. The Pirates ended the drive on a nine-yard touchdown run by Lashune Moore. The extra point was added by Israel Jaramillo to make the score 7-0 with 10:40 left in the first quarter.
The Pirates next score came on a drive that started at their own 43 and end on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Moore to Byron Buxton, on a Pirate fourth down and 17 yards to go from the Bulldog 35, to make the score 14-0 with 8:50 left in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs answered with a good drive of their own ending on a two-yard touchdown run to make the score 14-7 with 4:28 left in the second quarter.
The Pirates started their next drive at their own 36 and drove the ball down the field ending with a two-yard touchdown run by CJ Nails to make the score 21-7 with 1:00 to go in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs added a short field goal at the end of the quarter to make the score 21-10.
The Pirates would get their next score starting at the Bulldog 30 after an interception by Buxton.
The Pirates ended the drive on a three-yard touchdown run by Donnell McMillan to make the score 28-10 with 8:31 left in the fourth quarter.
The final score of the contest came on a two-yard touchdown by the Bulldogs. The two-point conversion was successful making the score 28-18.
Brian Cauley of the Pirates recovered the onside kick attempt by the Bulldogs and the Pirates would take a knee to preserve the 28-18 victory.
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Game recap
The Pirates received the opening kickoff and would start at their own 40-yard line. The Pirates ended the drive on a nine-yard touchdown run by Lashune Moore. The extra point was added by Israel Jaramillo to make the score 7-0 with 10:40 left in the first quarter.
The Pirates next score came on a drive that started at their own 43 and end on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Moore to Byron Buxton, on a Pirate fourth down and 17 yards to go from the Bulldog 35, to make the score 14-0 with 8:50 left in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs answered with a good drive of their own ending on a two-yard touchdown run to make the score 14-7 with 4:28 left in the second quarter.
ACHS Pirate cheerleaders Kelsey Morris, Cayla Dyal and Hope Hutchinson lift Bre Beecher in the air during Friday’s first round of the state playoffs against Thomasville. These young ladies helped cheer the Pirates to a victory 28-18. The Pirates will now travel to Bogart to face the Region 8AA Champion, the North Oconee Titans (11-0, 6-0). The game is scheduled to get underway at 7:30 p.m. Fans are urged to support the Pirates this week on the road in the second round of playoffs.
The Pirates started their next drive at their own 36 and drove the ball down the field ending with a two-yard touchdown run by CJ Nails to make the score 21-7 with 1:00 to go in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs added a short field goal at the end of the quarter to make the score 21-10.
The Pirates would get their next score starting at the Bulldog 30 after an interception by Buxton.
The Pirates ended the drive on a three-yard touchdown run by Donnell McMillan to make the score 28-10 with 8:31 left in the fourth quarter.
The final score of the contest came on a two-yard touchdown by the Bulldogs. The two-point conversion was successful making the score 28-18.
Brian Cauley of the Pirates recovered the onside kick attempt by the Bulldogs and the Pirates would take a knee to preserve the 28-18 victory.
For more photos and game updates please visit facebook.com/baxleynewsbanner
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