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.