By Matt Gardner
The Appling County Pirate football team traveled to face neighboring Jeff Davis County Yellow Jackets on Friday, August 24 in a scrimmage with the Pirates winning 23-7.
Pictured above is Pirate Quarterback (8) Vernon Dasher making good yards on a run with a good block by receiver (5) Jordan Vann.
Pirates defeat Jeff Davis 23-7 in scrimmage
The Pirates will begin the regular season this Friday, August 31 at Jimmy Swain Stadium against the Wayne County Yellow Jackets with the game scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
The Pirates defeated the Yellow Jackets last season in Wayne County 35-25.
Both teams will be playing in a new region this season with the Pirates moving up a classification to Region 1-AAA and the Yellow Jackets moving to 3A-AAAA from 2A-AAAA.
Game Recap
The Pirates would get the first score of the contest and the extra point conversion by Israel Jaramillo to lead 7-0 early in the first quarter.
The Yellow Jackets answered on their ensuing drive with a 70-yard drive to tie the score at 7-7 with 2:44 remaining in the first quarter.
The next score came as time expired in the second quarter on a 31-yard field goal by Jaramillo to make the score 10-7 at the half.
The Pirates would score on their first drive of the fourth quarter on a 25-yard run by Anthony Rayner to make the score 17-7.
Samuel Ryan of the Pirates intercepted a Yellow Jacket pass and returned the ball 95 yards for a touchdown as time expired to make the final score 23-7.
J.V. Teams Recap
The Pirates junior varsity team played their counterparts from Jeff Davis during the third quarter with the score being 6-0 in favor of the Pirates.
The only score would come on a 43-yard touchdown pass from Austin Carter to Leshawn Mobley with the two-point attempt being unsuccessful.
The Pirates defeated the Yellow Jackets last season in Wayne County 35-25.
Both teams will be playing in a new region this season with the Pirates moving up a classification to Region 1-AAA and the Yellow Jackets moving to 3A-AAAA from 2A-AAAA.
Game Recap
The Pirates would get the first score of the contest and the extra point conversion by Israel Jaramillo to lead 7-0 early in the first quarter.
The Yellow Jackets answered on their ensuing drive with a 70-yard drive to tie the score at 7-7 with 2:44 remaining in the first quarter.
The next score came as time expired in the second quarter on a 31-yard field goal by Jaramillo to make the score 10-7 at the half.
The Pirates would score on their first drive of the fourth quarter on a 25-yard run by Anthony Rayner to make the score 17-7.
Samuel Ryan of the Pirates intercepted a Yellow Jacket pass and returned the ball 95 yards for a touchdown as time expired to make the final score 23-7.
J.V. Teams Recap
The Pirates junior varsity team played their counterparts from Jeff Davis during the third quarter with the score being 6-0 in favor of the Pirates.
The only score would come on a 43-yard touchdown pass from Austin Carter to Leshawn Mobley with the two-point attempt being unsuccessful.
Pictured above are Pirate Fans Supporting the team.
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