By Kevin Price For GCS Athletics The 2024 season came to a close Friday night for the Glynn Academy Red Terrors as they lost big to the Rome Wolves in the first round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs. A turnover-filled game for the Terrors got out of hand early at Barron Stadium as the Wolves advanced to the second round with a 49-17 victory on their home field. The loss left Glynn with a 6-5 final record. Rome improved to 8-2 with the win. The Terrors were the No. 4 seed from Region 1 and made the playoffs after winning their final two league games to close the season. Glynn was making its 11 straight playoff appearance under head coach Rocky Hidalgo who has taken the team to the postseason every season since taking over the program prior to the 2014 campaign. The Terrors have now lost four straight first-round games. Rome, a state champion in 2016 and 2017, is back in the playoffs an 11th straight year under head coach John Reid. The Wolves reached the quarterfinals last year before falling to eventual state champion Thomas County Central. The Wolves will get a rematch with TCC in the second round this year as the Yellow Jackets also won their first-round game on Friday. Rome led the Terrors 42-3 at halftime on Friday and the game was played with a running clock over the final two quarters. The home team started the scoring in the game’s first minute, getting a 47-yard touchdown run from quarterback Aiden McPherson to get rolling. A fumble by the Terrors on their first series gave Rome a short field and the Wolves capitalized by scoring from 31 yards on a swing pass from McPherson to Javarious McDearmont. A Glynn interception on its second series and the ensuing return gave Rome the ball at the GA 45-yard line for its third possession. This time, the Wolves scored in two plays with McPherson throwing a second touchdown pass for a 21-0 lead after the extra-point kick. The Wolves put three touchdowns on the board with nine offensive plays. Glynn mounted a drive on its next series that led to a 24-yard field goal by Tuck Tucker. But, Rome just kept on scoring. McDearmont caught another pass that went for a 66-yard score and McPherson ran for another touchdown following another Glynn turnover for a 42-3 lead. The Wolves tacked on one last first-half touchdown with a drive that took a minute and 20 seconds, their longest scoring drive of the opening half. Rome went up 49-3 in the third quarter before Glynn scooped up a blocked punt and scored its second touchdown. The Terrors added a late touchdown on a 33-yard run by quarterback T.Y. Chisolm that capped a 12-play, 94-yard drive.