By Kevin Price For GCS Athletics Glynn Academy couldn’t make it two wins in a row to start the 2025 season. On Monday night, the Red Terrors lost 21-0 at Richmond Hill in a non-region game that was originally scheduled for last Friday night. The Friday game never got started due to lightning, and the contest was postponed until noon on Saturday. That never happened either as inclement weather remained in the Richmond Hill area Saturday morning. The two teams agreed it would be best to postpone the game again and decided on a Monday evening kickoff. The matchup with the Terrors was the season opener for the hometown Wildcats which also were playing their first game in their new stadium after starting the school year in a brand-new school building as well. Glynn opened the season on Aug. 15 with a 38-14 victory at home over Wayne County. The Terrors started slowly in that opening game against the Yellow Jackets before getting their new flexbone offense in gear and rolling to the win over the Jackets who are 0-2 on the young season after also losing to Brunswick High this past Friday. Glynn couldn’t get its offense untracked Monday at Richmond Hill. They didn’t pick up a first down in the first half while also suffering a pair of turnovers which led to a pair of touchdowns by the Wildcats. The Terrors did move the ball after halftime, but never really threatened to score. The Wildcats, who evened the all-time series with Glynn at seven wins apiece, scored all three of their touchdowns before halftime. They also didn’t score in the second half. Richmond Hill drove 80 yards for a touchdown to start the game after receiving the opening kick. They scored on an 8-yard pass on third-and-goal to close out their scoring drive which took half the first quarter. The home squad missed a field goal on its second possession after taking over just inside Glynn territory. The Wildcats got the ball right back when the Terrors fumbled in the backfield and lost the ball inside their own 20-yard line. The Wildcats needed only five plays to score and go up 14-0 early in the second quarter. A second turnover by Glynn late in the opening half led to the third touchdown before halftime by Richmond Hill. The Wildcats came close to returning the loose ball for the touchdown, but GA sophomore quarterback Max Noonan made a touchdown-saving tackle just outside the Glynn goal line. The Wildcats would still score on a 1-yard run with less than 20 seconds left before the halftime break. The point-after kick made it 21-0. After halftime, the Glynn defense stopped the Wildcats on a fourth-and-2 play on GA’s side of the field to get the ball back for the Terrors. The Wildcats also missed another field-goal try late in the fourth quarter. Glynn does not have a game this Friday night. The Terrors were scheduled to have the week off, giving them two weeks to prepare for the start of Region 1-AAAAA play. The Terrors will play the first of their eight league games on Sept. 5 at Bradwell Institute in Hinesville. ...

By Kevin Price For GCS Athletics The Brunswick High Pirates made quick work of Wayne County Friday night at Glynn County Stadium. Well, sort of. The Pirates defeated the Yellow Jackets 35-10 in what actually turned out to be a long night between the bricks due to inclement weather that stopped the play on the field. But, Brunswick jumped out to a 21-0 lead before the non-region game in Week 2 of the season was halted by lightning with 7:11 to play in the second quarter. Following a delay of more than an hour, the game resumed at 9:40 p.m. and was finished without any more interruptions. “I thought our kids handled the weather delay well,” said BHS coach Garrett Grady. “Anytime you have a delay like that it’s hard to get back up and get ready to play. But, we came back out ready and started clicking in the second half.” Neither team scored in the remaining time before the first half ended. The halftime break was shortened to five minutes and both teams remained on their sidelines during the brief recess. When play began again, the Pirates tacked on two more touchdowns for a 35-0 advantage before the Jackets scored the final 10 points of the game, which ended after 11 p.m. with very few fans left in the expansive stadium. “We had some positives, but things to clean up for sure,” Grady said. “We got some turnovers which was good, we got lined up on defense better tonight than we did last week and we also tackled better, which is something that will continue to improve.” The game was the home opener for the Pirates, who dropped an emotional game last week to start the season at rival Camden County, 44-35. Brunswick came into the contest rated a big favorite over the Jackets who lost 38-14 last Friday in their opener against Glynn Academy which was also played at GC Stadium. That loss to Glynn was the 11th straight regular-season defeat for the Jackets who did not win a game last season. BHS rolled past the Jackets last season in Jesup as it won 49-7 to kick start an 11-game winning streak. The Pirates were a bit sloppy at the start Friday night, but still took control of the contest with three scores before the weather suspension. They drove 80 yards the first time they had the ball, scoring on a 1-yard run by Josiah Gibbons to take the early lead. Brunswick would go up 14-0 moments later after Wayne lost a fumble at its own 7-yard line. It only took one play for BHS to put the ball in the end zone again with Nigel Gardner bouncing off would-be tacklers before falling across the goal line for a touchdown. The Pirates added their third touchdown in the second quarter after taking over at the Wayne 41 following a punt by the Jackets. BHS senior quarterback Grant Moore connected on a couple of passes as the Pirates advanced the ball to the 2-yard line. On first-and-goal from the 2, the Pirates were whistled for a procedure penalty, but after the 5-yard mark-off, Moore went to the air and found tight end Antwan Thomas open just beyond the line for a 7-yard scoring pass that gave BHS its 21-0 cushion following the Landon Etheridge extra-point. Play was stopped on the field before the Pirates got set to kick the ball back to Wayne. The teams were sent to their locker rooms while the fans were cleared out of the stands as well for safety purposes. Weather was an issue around Southeast Georgia Friday night. Several games were delayed before they even started including the Glynn Academy game at Richmond Hill which was postponed until noon on Saturday before BHS and Wayne kicked off. A game with state-wide interest between Buford and Benedictine in Savannah was delayed until after 9 p.m. Also, the Frederica Academy game at home on St. Simons Island went into a weather delay just before Brunswick and Wayne did at the Brunswick stadium. The FA game against West Nassau (Fla.) was cancelled before the Pirates and Jackets came back out to finish their game. BHS coach Garrett Grady was happy the Pirates were able to get in a full game with the team having a open date this coming week before going into Region 1-AAAAA play in two weeks with a key home game against fellow league-championship contender Effingham. “I’m glad we got the reps in,” the coach said. When the third quarter started on Friday, the Jackets had to punt to the Pirates who went on offense for the first time after the short break from their own 7. Brunswick would cover the 93 yards in five plays. The big play was a short pass from Moore to Waseem Murray who sped away from defenders for a 56-yard pickup down to the Wayne 6. Two plays later, Gardner went into the end zone standing up from 4 yards out to blink the scoreboard to 28-0 following the extra-point kick. The Jackets attempted a 42-yard field goal before the end of the third to try and get on the board, but Brunswick’s Antwan Kirk came off the edge and blocked the kick to deny the visitors that time. Early in the fourth quarter, Brunswick gave a handoff to Gardner who sped past the Wayne defense for an 87-yard TD jaunt that was his third of the game. For the night, Gardner carried seven times for 146 yards and the three scores. In addition to his scoring runs, his other carries went for 23, 15, 14 and minus-4 yards. “He had a heckuva night, especially with the long run, even though he’s a little banged up from the Camden game,” Grady said. Gibbons added 77 yards rushing for the Pirates on 11 attempts. Brunswick ran for 269 on the night while passing for another 163 to total 432 yards of offense. Moore, who threw for 394 yards and five touchdowns last week at Camden, was 11-of-17 on Friday night for the 163 yards and a touchdown. The Jackets got on the scoreboard in the fourth when Emmanuel Herrara kicked a 52-yard field goal. According to longtime Wayne radio announcer Bob Morgan, the senior’s kick was a school-record. Wayne’s only touchdown came off an interception that was returned for the score late in the game when the Pirates were playing their backups. The Jackets, who had less than 100 yards last week against Glynn, managed 178 against the Pirates but didn’t generate an offensive touchdown. The teams combined for 20 penalties with the Pirates getting flagged 12 times for 80 yards. ...

By Kevin Price For GCS Athletics **Update - The Glynn Academy vs. Richmond Hill game was postponed again Saturday morning. The teams have agreed to play the game on Monday at 6 p.m. Glynn Academy's game at Richmond Hill was postponed by inclement weather on Friday night. The game between the Red Terrors and Wildcats has been rescheduled Saturday with a noon kickoff time. Glynn opened the 2025 season last Friday at home with a 38-14 victory over Wayne County. Richmond Hill did not play last week, so the game against the Terrors will be the season opener for the Wildcats. Richmond Hill, which started a new school year in a new high school this month, is also opening a new stadium. So when Friday's game never kicked off, the Wildcats were forced to wait a little longer to play their first-ever game on their new field. ...

Kickoff A look at Glynn Academy’s next game: Opponent: Richmond Hill When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: at Richmond Hill Records: GA 1-0; 0-0 Region 1-AAAAA; RH 0-0, 0-0 Region 1-AAAAAA Last week: GA won 38-14 at home over Wayne County in the season opener. Richmond Hill did not play. Last year/All-time: RH won 31-12 in Brunswick. Glynn leads overall series, 7-6 Game Preview The Red Terrors will go on the road for the first time in 2025 to take on the Wildcats in a non-region contest for both teams. The GA defense played well the night long last week in the season opener at home against Wayne County while the offense had some bright spots after a slow start. The Terrors held a punchless Wayne offense that looks like it is headed for a long season to minus-5 yards before halftime and to just 80 for the game. The Yellow Jackets did not notch a first down until the third quarter and only had six for the game. Glynn, debuting the new flexbone offense, finished with 268 total yards with all but two yards coming on the ground. Senior receiver Shawn Wallace showed out, running for 145 yards and four touchdowns on seven carries. He had a 59-yard touchdown scamper and also a 33-yard carry for his final score of the night. Kicker Patrick Coyle also had a standout night for the Terrors. He pinned the Jackets inside their own 5-yard line twice on punts, and the Terrors ended up getting a safety one play after one of those punts. This will be the first game for Richmond Hill which was off last week. The Wildcats have a brand new school this year and also a new football field. This will be the inaugural game in the new stadium. Richmond Hill topped Valdosta a year ago in the final game at their old place, but they missed the playoffs after going 2-3 in their rugged region which does include Valdosta and also Colquitt County, Lowndes, Camden County and Tift County. The Wildcats put a seasoned team on the field last year that ended up 7-3, but this year they are much younger overall. They will try to replace all-star running back Josh Troupe with senior running back Amire Miller. He is listed at 5-foot-9 and 200 pounds on the team roster. The Wildcats like his physical nature. Others to watch for the Wildcats include junior quarterback Gunner Mobley, junior athletes Marquis Muhammad and DJ Porter and senior defensive back Walter Pugh. This will be the second and final non-region game for Glynn. The Terrors will be off next week before starting Region 1-AAAAA play on Sept. 5 at Bradwell Institute. --- Compiled by Kevin Price for GCS Athletics ...

Kickoff: A look at Brunswick High’s next game: Opponent: Wayne County When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Glynn County Stadium Records: BHS 0-1, 0-0 Region 1-AAAAA; WC 0-1, 0-0 Region 1-AAAA Last week: BHS lost 44-35 at Camden County. WC lost 38-14 to Glynn Academy in Brunwick. Last year/All-time: BHS won 49-7 in Jesup. BHS leads the all-time series, 24-18-1. Game Preview Both teams are coming off losses in their season openers which were played on the road last Friday. Brunswick lost a back-and-forth game at Camden County while the Yellow Jackets fell big to Glynn Academy. This will be the home opener for the Pirates while the Jackets are playing in Brunswick for the second straight week. The Pirates are heavy favorites in this one. Brunswick blew out a Wayne team that didn’t win a game on the field last fall when they also played in Week 2. The score last season was 49-7, and a similar one could go on the scoreboard this week. Wayne managed only 80 total yards last week against the Red Terrors and didn’t gain a first down until the third quarter. The top player for the Jackets is senior defensive end and tight end Dawsyn Sikes. He is verbally committed to Austin Peay. The Pirates could very well parade up and down the field when they have the ball. Last week in the opener, senior quarterback Grant Moore threw for 394 yards and five touchdowns against the Wildcats. Brunswick popped several big plays in the loss including some that went for touchdowns. This will be the final non-region game for the Pirates. Brunswick will be off next week before opening Region 1-AAAAA play on Sept. 5 against Effingham at home. ---- Compiled by Kevin Price for GCS Athletics ...

By Kevin Price For GCS Athletics The Glynn Academy Red Terrors kicked off their 2025 season in successful fashion Friday night as they rolled to a 38-14 victory over Wayne County at Glynn County Stadium. The win was the fourth in a row in a season opener for the Terrors who got past these same Yellow Jackets 16-9 last season in Jesup. That game was the start of a winless season for the Jackets who appear headed for another long year on the football field if they don’t find more offense than they had Friday between the bricks. Last fall, Wayne scored only 41 points in 10 games, and on Friday night, their lone offensive score came late in the game against Glynn backup players. The Jacket defense returned a fumble by the Terrors for the team’s first touchdown of the night in the first quarter. The GA defense stymied the Wayne offense for the better part of the game, checking the Jackets to only 80 total net yards for the night. Wayne didn’t get pick up its first first down until the third quarter and managed only six for the game. The Jackets had minus-5 yards offensively in the first half as Glynn opened up a 24-7 advantage before halftime. “Defensively, we were physical and ran to the ball. I thought we played good football defensively,” said GA head coach Rocky Hidalgo. “We hit ‘em in the mouth, and played pretty well defensively.” The Terrors, debuting their new flexbone offense, took a bit to get going, but they would start running away from the Jackets in the second period. Glynn finished the first half with 172 rushing yards and went on to gain all but 2 of their 268 yards in the game on the ground. Junior play-maker Sean Wallace turned the opening game into a personal highlight film. He lines up at receiver in the Glynn offense, but he carried the ball seven times for 145 yards and four touchdowns in the win. Wallace scored on runs of 22, 59 and 21 yards in the first half before punctuating the GA win with a 33-yard scamper in the fourth quarter. His second and fourth scores of the night were the true highlights. When Wallace scored from 59 yards, he spun out of a tackle while staying on his feet and parading to paydirt. On his last touchdown run, Wallace went around left end, and once he got outside the hash marks, he used some fancy footwork to reverse field, elude defenders and dash into the end zone. He was flagged for spinning the ball on the turf while celebrating with teammates following that last score, but no one in Red and White seemed to care. Glynn, coming off a 6-5 season a year ago which included a playoff berth, was on its way to a decisive win as a new season got under way on a sticky August night. “Sean played well. We talked about moving him into the slot from wide receiver, and he was hesitant about it,” Hidalgo said. “We knew we could get the ball to him easier, and when he got it, it could be big plays. And, that’s what it was tonight.” Also for Glynn, DJ Creighton ran eight times for 31 yards, Da’Sean Howard carried 11 times for 30 yards and Cooper Reiss added 26 yards on four carries including a 13-yard touchdown run. Sophomore quarterback Max Noonan, making his first varsity start, threw only four times on the night and completed one pass for 2 yards. Noonan, who started as a freshman in the spring for the Glynn baseball team, carried three times for 18 yards. “Max is gonna be really good. He did a good job of distributing the ball and will just get better every week,” Hidalgo said. Coach Rock, beginning his 12th season with the Terrors, is confident the Terrors will get better offensively as they go, too. They played Friday night without T.Y. Chisolm and Tristan Tootle, a pair of seniors who should factor heavily into the offense this season as two of the team’s top skill players. Glynn turned the ball over twice on errant pitches in the backfield. “I think it’s gonna be a dynamic offense for us, “ Hidalgo noted as he talked about the flexbone. “We’ll continue to get better, our execution will improve. When the pitch-game gets better, that’ll make our play-action stuff better. “We also had some things we didn’t do tonight that we’re still working on as well.” Glynn also got a nice night from junior Patrick Coyle who kicks and punts for the Terrors. It was his punt in the second quarter with game tied at 7-all that turned the contest in Glynn’s favor for good. The Terrors elected to punt on fourth-and-7 from the Wayne 38 early in the period. Coyle pinned the Jackets deep when he nailed a punt toward the corner and saw it roll out of bounds at the 3-yard line. On Wayne’s first snap on its ensuing possession, Glynn scored on a safety when junior linebacker Anson Galland tackled the Jacket quarterback in the end zone for the two points and a 9-7 lead. The Terrors went back on offense following a kick return to their own 40. Following a short gain on first down, GA called for Wallace to get the ball on the next play. That’s when he broke loose from a tackle after gaining about nine yards, spinning away and staying upright around midfield before sprinting the rest of the way for the touchdown. Coyle punted four times on the night for a 36.2-yard average. He also pinned the Jackets inside their own 5 later in the game with a punt that bounced high off the turf and was downed by one of his teammates. “Patrick Coyle had about as good a game as a special-teams guy can,” Hidalgo said. “I can’t say enough about him. His kickoffs were also phenomenal. “But, I can’t say enough about his two coffin-corners. On that one, that’s what you wanna do. That’s Red Terror football right there. You wanna pin ‘em deep, play great defense, flip the field and go bloody their nose with the running game. That’s what we wanna do.” The Terrors will go on the road next Friday to take on Richmond Hill. That non-region game will be the opening game for the Wildcats. Glynn will take the following week off before beginning its region schedule in early September. ...