Ware County stretched its winning streak to six games with a home victory and a road victory as the Christmas break nears.

The Gators (6-1) notched their fifth consecutive victory Tuesday, December 16 earning a split in the series with visiting Valdosta (3-6) posting a 62-47 home victory. The Wildcats, who entered winning three of their last four including two straight, beat Ware County 60-51 at home December 2.

The victory was the 300th of head coach Lenny Williams’ career. He has won 40 games leading the Gators in twoplus seasons.

Ware County completed the season sweep of Glynn Academy Saturday, December 20 recording a 75--47 win in Brunswick. The Gators captured the December 5 home matchup 55-39.

Richmond Hill visited Monday, December 22 to close out the pre-Christmas schedule. Ware County will participate in the Brunswick Christmas tournament.

The Gators play Saturday, December 27 against Camden County tipping at 10 a.m. They face Griffin Monday, December 29 at 1 p.m., and wrap up tournament action Tuesday, December 30 squaring off with McIntosh County Academy at 7 p.m.

Ware County will play at Orange Park, Fla., Saturday, January 3 in the Raiderdome Classic at 3:15 p.m.

Gators....................62 Valdosta.................47 

Ware County overcame a two-point deficit entering the final quarter outscoring the Wildcats by 17 points to record the win.

Trailing 36-34 after three periods, the Gators outscored Valdosta 28-11 in the fourth quarter. Ja’Londi O’Hara (gamehigh tying 21 points; trey) and Isaiah White (eight points —all in fourth; two treys) combined for 15 points in 17-3 run over the first 3:48 of the final stanza giving the Gators a 51-39 lead with 4:12 to play en route to the 15point victory.

Jake Reid’s (11 points) four-point play near the end of the opening period gave the Wildcats a 14-12 lead. The scoring slowed in the second quarter with Ware County outpointing the visitors 9-6 for a 21-20 halftime lead.

Ware County scored the first six points of the third stanza to open up a 27-20 with 5:47 left in the frame. Valdosta used a 12-0 run over the next 2:11 in grabbing a 32-27 advantage. The Gators finished the final 3:36 of the third outpointing the visitors 7-4 to get back to within 36-34.

Davion Jones scored all 16 of his points in the second half for Ware County. Tayshaun Franklin was a point shy of double figures finishing with nine.

Travis Story contributed three points. Kevin Ramsey and R.J. Munford each bagged two points. Elan Jones chipped in a free throw.

Valdosta got 21 points from Shawn Evans (three treys), who scored 16 points in the second half with 13 coming in the third period.

Gators ....................75 Glynn Acad. ...........47 

BRUNSWICK — Masiyer McKoy scored a career-high 24 points helping power the Gators past host Glynn Academy.

McKoy (trey) scored 13 points in the first half as Ware County raced out to 16-point halftime advantage. Jones joined McKoy with a season-best 22 points netting his total over the final three periods.

The two combined for 20 of the Gators’ 31 field goals and were 5-of-6 from the charity stripe. Ware County was 11-of-15 as a team.

The Gators overcame an 18-14 deficit after one period. Jones and McKoy each scored eight points during Ware County’s 266 run in the second quarter for a 40-24 halftime advantage.

The visitors increased the margin by two points by the end of the third stanza outscoring the Red Terrors 15-13 to extend the margin to 55-37. Ware County closed the game outpointing the home team 24-10.

Story and Ramsey were next in the Gators’ scoring column with six points each. White, O’Hara and Jones each bagged four points. Luke Hinely and Munford contributed three points and two points respectively.

Collin Wilson topped Glynn Academy with 18 points.

PCHS (2-7) fell 42-37 Tuesday, December 16 to visiting Jeff Davis (2-7), winners of two straight, for a split in the season series. The Lady Bears, who lost for the second straight outing, notched a 35-30 victory December 4 in Hazlehurst.

Visiting Brantley County (7-1) recorded its fourth straight victory while handing the Lady Bears a third consecutive loss with a 48-25 decision Friday, December 19.

PCHS will take a two-week break returning to action Friday, January 2 when the Lady Bears open play host to Crisp County in the Region 3-AA opener. PCHS visits Wayne County Saturday, January 3.

Jeff Davis .....................................................42 Lady Bears ...................................................37 

The Lady Yellow Jackets slipped away from a onepoint lead entering the final eight minutes taking advantage of Pierce County’s struggles at the free throw line.

Holding a slim 31-30 lead, Jeff Davis converted 4-of-6 free throws while the Lady Bears went 0-for-4 (1-for-7 for game) providing the difference. Each team had three field goals (trey apiece) in the fourth quarter with the Lady Yellow Jackets outscoring PCHS 11-7.

The visitors raced out to a six-point advantage by the end of the first period at 15-9. Jeff Davis outscored the Lady Bears 11-9 in the second stanza stretching the margin to 26-18 at the break.

Claire Murray (13 points, 11 in second half; trey) and Madi McGatha (11 points; two threes) each scored six points in the third quarter helping Pierce County outscore the Lady Yellow Jackets 12-5 to cut the deficit to 31-30.

Caren Drew (trey) was next with five points. Azalea Mobley (trey) netted three points. Isabell Marx and Ansley Hutcheson bucketed two points apiece. Layla Chandel canned a free throw.

The Lady Yellow Jackets’ Bree Coney (17 points) and Brylee Wyatt (15 points; three treys) combined for 32 points.

Lady Herons ................................................48 Lady Bears ...................................................25 

Brantley County overcame an early three-point deficit slowly pulling away from the Lady Bears for the victory.

Abbie Lee and Ella Highsmith led the Lady Herons scoring 12 points apiece for game-high honors.

Brantley County scored the final four points of the opening period in taking a 7-6 lead. The Lady Herons outscored PCHS 15-4 during the second quarter to open up a 22-10 advantage at intermission.

BCHS broke the game open in the third stanza outscoring the Lady Bears 21-6 extending the margin to 43-16. Each team made just one basket over the final eight minutes with Pierce County finishing the final canto with a 9-5 scoring advantage.

The Lady Herons’ Chloe Johns (two treys) and Anniston Bowers (trey) contributed eight points and seven points respectively. Tamiyah Coley bagged four points, Kirsten Smith (trey) finished with three points with Sarah Grace Tompkins netting two points.

The Lady Bears were paced by the seven points of Mc-Gatha and Hutcheson (two treys). Murray contributed five points, Alayna Bell chipped in four points and Marx added two points.

The Bears (3-6) dropped their second straight tilt Tuesday, December 16 losing the season series to visiting Jeff Davis (6-3), winners of six straight, with a 7156 setback. The Yellow Jackets won the December 4 meeting at home 62-39 to kickstart their winning streak.

Jeff Davis scored at least 71 points for the third straight game and fourth in five games.

“We are not playing to our abilities and it shows the last three games starting in Montgomery County,” said head coach Shannon Batten.

Visiting Brantley County (3-5) won for the second time in three games taking down PCHS 59-46 Friday night, December 19, handing the Bears a three-game losing streak entering the Christmas break.

Pierce County is off until Friday, January 2 when the Bears open Region 3-AA play hosting Crisp County. PCHS visits Wayne County Saturday, January 3.

Jeff Davis ......................................................71 Bears............................................................56 

The Yellow Jackets outscored PCHS in all but one quarter to get the road victory.

Each team had a trio of double figure scorers. Jamil Strickland (two threes) scored 13 of his team-high 14 points in the final period for the Bears. Jikeyse McGauley netted 14 points with Chezz Armstrong following with 11 points.

Jeff Davis was paced by the 16 points of A.J. Sampson with J.J. Benjamin and J.T. Bryant contributing 15 points and 14 points respectively.

The Yellow Jackets outscored PCHS 19-16 in a fast-paced opening eight minutes. They widened the margin to double digits by intermission outpointing the Bears 19-10 in the second stanza for a 38-26 lead.

Jeff Davis continued to increase the margin during the third period using a 1710 scoring advantage to open up a 55-36 lead. Fueled by Strickland’s outburst, the Bears outscored the visitors 20-16 in the final period.

“Our shooting woes continued,” said Batten. “We played better at the start, but we just didn’t compete the entirety of the game. Our play at times was very inconsistent. We loafed down the court after missed or made shots and their (Yellow Jackets) transition speed made easy baskets before we knew the ball was in the basket.

“Jeff Davis beat us in transition all night. They (Yellow Jackets) played inspired and aggressive. They out rebounded us and out hustled us. We have to play fearless, compete for the entirety of the game and play team ball.”

PCHS received five points from Shavezz Warren and four points each from Nigel Brown and Chance Williams. Nasir Sealy and Amir McKenzie finished with three points and two points respectively. 

Herons 59 Bears 46

Visiting Brantley County scored the first nine points of the game and was never headed in beating the Bears.

The Herons scored 15 of the first 17 points in claiming a 15-6 lead at the end of the opening period. Brantley County connected on five shots from behind the arc with four coming in the last two minutes of half fueling a 21-13 scoring advantage and a 36-19 halftime lead.

PCHS chipped one point off the deficit in the third quarter outscoring the Herons 14-13 to trail 49-33 with eight minutes to play. The Bears cut three points off the margin in the final stanza outscoring BCHS 13-10 for the final margin.

Strickland was the lone scorer in double figures for PCHS finishing with 12 points. Brown and Armstrong (trey) were next with nine points apiece.

McGauley (trey) and Williams followed with seven points and six points respectively. D.J. Moody added three points.

Brantley County was paced by the game-high 19 points of Cole Courson. Jayden Simmons (trey) and Tristan Dyess (two threes) netted 13 points and 12 points respectively.

Kent Thomas (trey) followed with five points. Jayden Bryon and Hayze Evans each connected from long distance scoring three points apiece. Nathan Howell and Holten DePratter each bucketed two points.

The Lady Wildcats scored 61 points or better for the seventh consecutive game.

Glynn Academy (9-4) won its eighth consecutive game finishing off a season sweep of the Lady Gators notching a 4726 home victory Saturday, December 20. The Lady Red Terrors posted a 55-41 road victory December 5.

The Lady Gators, who have dropped six of their last eight games, hosted Richmond Hill Monday, December 22 to close out the 2025 portion of their schedule. Ware County returns to action Tuesday, January 6 traveling to Hilliard (Fla.) High School for a girls’ only matchup.

Valdosta....................................63 Lady Gators ..............................45 

Valdosta pulled away from a one-point halftime lead outscoring the Lady Gators 35-18 over the final 16 minutes to get the win.

The Lady Wildcats jumped out to a 148 first quarter advantage. They steadily doubled the margin to 28-16 late in the second period before Ware County closed out the first half with an 11-0 run to climb to within 28-27.

That would be as close as Ware County would get suffering through cold shooting and turnovers over the final two periods.

Valdosta outpointed the Lady Gators 13-4 in the third period in building a 4131 lead. The margin ballooned to as many as 21 points over the final eight minutes with the Lady Wildcats eventually posting a 22-14 scoring advantage for the 18point victory.

Lydia Munford (two treys) led a trio of Lady Gators reaching double figures finishing with 13 points. Bre Hill and A’Treasure White contributed 11 and 10 points respectively.

Bailey Denton (trey) was next with four points, followed by the three points of Madisyn Daniels. Nevaeh Norton and LeLe Reid bagged two points apiece.

Valdosta’s Lauren Bloom scored a game-high 21 points to go along with 11 steals for a double-double. She had three of the Lady Wildcats’ 11 blocked shots. Imani Hall (three treys) was next with 11 points - all in the final period.

Glynn Academy .........................47 Lady Gators...............................26 

BRUNSWICK — The Lady Red Terrors’ defense limited Ware County to one basket over the final 16 minutes to pull away.

Glynn Academy captured an eightpoint first quarter advantage, let it slip to five at intermission and then control in the second half.

Down 15-7 after one quarter, the Lady Gators whittled the deficit to 24-19 at intermission after outscoring the home team 12-9 in the second period.

The rim was unkind to Ware County in the third and fourth quarters. The Lady Gators scored their only basket of the second half in the third quarter getting outscored 14-3 to trail 38-22 with eight minutes remaining. They were outpointed 9-4 in the final period going 4of-12 from the free throw line.

Treasure and Munford (two threes) led the Lady Gators with six points apiece. Reid, Denton (trey) and Daniels (trey) followed with three points each.

Charmaine Farrell, Ri’Janae Buford, Reagan Ash, Janiya Lane and Norton each converted a free throw attempt finishing with one point apiece.

The Lady Red Terrors were paced by the 17 points of Alyssa Martin and 16 points by Faith Jernigan.

The Gators (1-0) will take their newly appointed spot at No. 4 in the Class 4 A poll t o Douglas Friday night to tangle with defending 5A champion Coffee High (1-0), who moved up two spots t o No. 6 in the latest Class 5A rankings.

The meeting is the 52nd between the schools dating back to 1970. The Trojans hold a 29-22 series lead. Coffee beat the Gators 28-5 in the 2023 regular season finale capping its first 10-0 season since 1982.

“They (Trojans) are good,” said Ware County head coach Jason Strickland, who is 3-2 in the series. “It’s going to be an electric atmosphere over there.”

The Trojans are coming in fresh off a 59-6 mauling of a Bainbridge team that was ranked fifth in the Class 3A preseason Top 10. The victory was a school-record 16th straight for Coffee eclipsing the previous mark of 15 straight set during the 1975 and 1976 seasons.

That winning streak ended in the Region 1-AA championship game when an unranked Ware County team, under head coach Bruce Bennett, upset the fifth-ranked and unbeaten Trojans of Bonwell Royal 21-20 in Douglas after falling 40-6 in the Week 3 regular season matchup.

Coffee third-year head coach Mike Coe is replacing a lot of talent from the championship team.

Running back Fred Brown was the team’s offensive heartbeat finishing his senior year with 2,488 yards rushing and 24 touchdowns. Quarterback Maurice Hansley passed for 16 scores, rushed for seven touchdowns, and completed 71 percent of his passes with just two interceptions.

Depth at the running back position will be one of Coffee’s strengths, as will team speed.

Senior Tyrese Hansley will step in to fill the void left by Brown’s departure and will get help from speedsters Kentavius De-Bruce (Jr., 5-foot-10, 170 lbs.), senior Travis Adams and senior Tyrese Woodgett (5-10, 185).

Woodgett led the 303yard rushing attack at Bainbridge with 10 carries for 89 yards and two scores. Hansley finished with 58 yards on 12 carries and a score while DeBruce added 47 yards on seven totes with a touchdown.

“They (Trojans) are replacing the quarterback and running back,” said Strickland. “They have more speed back there with some good size. I believe the quarterback is a little more mobile and can really spin it.”

Senior Jordan Phillips takes over at the quarterback spot. He was 7-of-9 for 181 yards and two scores in the opener. Senior Zean Preston had two catches for 76 yards and a touchdown. Senior Bray Cole caught two passes for 25 yards and Woodgett had two catches for 22 yards.

Seniors Jaydon Vester (6-foot, 270), Tico Smith, Kyler Smith (6-3, 305) and Jaylon Simpkins return giving the Trojans a veteran offensive line.

“They (Trojans) like playing in what we (coaches) call a phone booth,” Strickland said. “They want to beat you black and blue with their physicality. They are going to run the ball and try to get downhill.

“We’ve got to be sound in stopping the run. We’re going to see some triple option.”

On the defensive side, Coffee returns senior defensive lineman Iverson Gifford, senior middle linebacker Chris Reed (5-9, 215), and senior outside linebackers Jyarius Carter (6-1, 215) and Mykevius Smith (5-10, 200).

“I though their linebackers were the best we faced last season,” said Strickland. “After seeing their scrimmage and the Bainbridge game my mind has not changed. Those are three really special players.”

The defensive backfield will have seniors Isaiah Johnson (5-10, 175), Jayden Hancock (6-foot, 175) and Adams.

“They (Trojans) play tight man-to-man in the secondary,” Strickland said. “Offensively, they don’t mind punting the ball away because of their defense being so good and forcing mistakes. For us, we have to be patient, protect the ball and be able to finish drives.”

PCMS kicks off the fivegame regular season Wednesday, August 28 against Wayne County at Bears Stadium with a doubleheader. The 6th-7th grade squads will start at 4 p.m., with the 8th-grade kicking off at 5 p.m.

Ware Middle begins its season today (Wednesday, August 21) traveling to Wayne County for a 5 p.m. start. The Gators 6th-7th grade team tangles Thursday, August 22 with cross-town rival Waycross Middle School at Memorial Stadium at 4:30 p.m.

The lone touchdown in the defensive struggle came via the legs of Jayme Perez (12 carries, 68 yards) on a 14-yard run with 3:06 left in the third quarter. PCMS failed to convert on the two-point conversion.

The Gators managed just 30 yards of offense (26 rushing, four passing) during the scrimmage. Za-Kivon Lewis managed 12 yards on seven tries. Kieran Brown was next with 10 yards on three tries. Jimmy Green netted three yards on three attempts with Aston Suess gaining a yard on his lone attempt.

Brown completed 4-of-8 passes for four yards. Hayes Sweat caught two passes for two yards while Angelo Mack and Green had a reception each for one yard apiece.

Following Perez for the Bears were Ja’Shun Faison with 25 yards on five carries, Damon Moody with 24 yards on three attempts and Dathan Thornton with six yards on two rushes.

Colton McCook completed 2-of-3 passes for 29 yards with both receptions going to Will Higginson.

The 6th-7th grade scrimmage also ended with a 6-0 score in favor of Pierce Middle. Aidyn Howard’s 22-yard run on the Bears’ second snap of the scrimmage following a Ware Middle turnover was the lone score.

The Gators managed 105 yards while PCMS finished with 144 yards.

Ware Middle was led by the 48 yards rushing of Arian Munford on seven carries. E’ron Bolds finished with 46 yards on 12 attempts.

Huck Hereford finished 3-of-4 in the passing department for 11 yards. Torrie McKoy caught two passes for 12 yards with Jackson Augustine being credited with a reception.

Howard finished with a game-high 60 yards on five carries for the Bears. Grayson Council had six rushes for 29 yards with Gavin Grant adding 24 yards on seven tries. Ayden Walley finished with 16 yards on two trips and Hunter Dendulk added five yards on his lone tote.

Grant was 1-of-3 passing for 10 yards with the completion going to Bryce Willis.

BAXLEY — Ware County unleashed a big play offense here Friday night in cruising to a 4010 victory against Appling County in the seasonopener for both schools at Jimmy Swain Stadium.

The victory was the 150th in head coach Jason Strickland’s career and 50th at Ware County (50-12) as he begins his sixth season. Strickland won 55 games at Fitzgerald (five years), 27 at Lamar County (four seasons) and 18 at Pierce County (two season). His overall record is now 15051-1.

The veteran coach is the fourth head Gator to reach the 50-win plateau tying Ed Dudley (50-16) for third place. Dan Ragle is the winningest coach going 74-32-1 during his nine seasons. Bruce Bennett is second with a 56-42 ledger over nine years.

The Gators, ranked seventh in the Atlanta Journal- Constitution Class 5A pre-season Top 10 poll, ran only 33 plays in a game that included a running clock in the final quarter under the “mercy rule,” but 13 of them went for 10-plus yards topped by an 85-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Luke Hooks to wide receiver Jasper Bolds. Those 13 plays produced 330 of Ware’s 383 yards total offense.

The scoring toss was one of four the senior had on the night, two going to Ja’Mario Rice and the other to Ja’Londi O’Hara. Hooks completed 6-of-8 passes for 172 yards.

“Luke is playing with so much confidence,” said Strickland. “I don’t know how many times he changed the play, but a lot of those (big yardage) came from him. He’s comfortable with what we’re doing and the guys he has around him. It was good to see.”

Jamir Boyd scored the Gators’ other touchdown on a short run. Senior kicker William Bates had a field goal and four conversions. The defense added a safety while also recovering a fumble and intercepting a pass. Junior kicker Jurgen Sepulveda added the conversion following the Gators’ final touchdown.

Trey Orange led the Gators in rushing with 86 yards on six carries as one of four running backs to fill in for injured returning starter R.J. Boyd. Ware County also had three receivers run the ball.

“That’s kind of what our offense has become without Boyd,” Strickland said. “We have some talent with those guys and a lot of people are going to touch the football.”

Quarterback Dayson Griffis accounted for the bulk of Appling’s offense. The senior, who’s signed to play baseball at the University of Georgia, completed 12-of-18 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown with the interception. He also ran six times for 69 yards.

Ware County went 80 yards in five plays after the opinion kickoff to take a lead it wouldn’t lose.

Hooks hit O’Hara on a route that had the receiver motioning through the backfield from one side to the other and back to get alone in the left flat to complete an 18-yard touchdown. Bates added the first of his conversion kicks for a 7-0 lead with 9:58 left in the quarter.

A 23-yard pass from Hooks to tight end Tayshaun Franklin off similar action to the first score opened the possession. Receiver MiKhi Patterson sped 32 yards with a jet sweep two plays later.

Appling County gave the ball back two plays after the kickoff when Griffis and running back Jaiden Knight messed up the exchange for a fumble Jamar Birden recovered at the Pirates’ 20.

Hooks connected with Rice on a fade on the next play for the touchdown for a quick 14-0 advantage.

The teams then traded field goals to make it 17-10 early in the second period.

Alex Ramirez capped a 11-play, 67-yard drive with a 30-yard field goal with 1:38 left in the opening quarter for the Pirates. His kick came after Griffis was sacked for an 8-yard loss on a naked bootleg pass attempt on a thirdand- 5 play from the Gators’ five.

O’Hara returned the ensuing kickoff 47 yards, and four plays later Bates negated the Pirates’ field goal with a 36-yard kick with 11:51 left in the first half.

After forcing a punt, the Gators were on the board again with their longest play of the night to make it 24-3 with 6:13 left in the half. On third-and-8 at the Ware County 15, Bolds got a step on defender Kemoni Ryals down the middle, pulled in the pass and cruised to the end zone when Ryals fell down just after the catch around the Gators’ 45.

Appling County stayed within striking distance by going 85 yards in 11 plays to score just :06.1 seconds before the clock expired to trail 24-10 at intermission.

Against the blitz, Griffis hit Jacaree Johnson in the middle of the field in the end zone on third down from the Ware County five for the score.

The Pirates converted a fourth-and-2 play at the 18 when Griffis walked out of the backfield toward the sideline like he was going to call time out and Knight took the center snap for four yards as the trick play unfolded.

Ware County put the game away with 16 points in the third quarter, but not before the Pirates threatened after the second half kickoff. Griffis converted a third-and-12 play from the Appling County 16 with a 27-yard pass tight end Kellen Echols pulled in one-handed against tight coverage along the sideline.

Two plays later, however, Griffis was errant on another attempt to Echols, and E.J. Mathusala returned the interception 67 yards to the Pirates’ 11.

Boyd covered the distance in two plays, the finale up the middle from the Appling County four for a 31-10 cushion with 8:10 left in the quarter.

“That was really huge,” Strickland said of the interception. “They’d (Pirates) just scored (at the end of the half) and had a chance to keep momentum going. We talked at halftime about how big that (first) possession would be. His play really made a difference.”

After Boyd’s touchdown, Appling County had trouble handling Bates’ corner kickoff inside the Pirates’ 10 near the sideline taking possession at their own two. After a false start, Knight was swarmed in the backfield by a handful of Gators for a safety.

After the free kick, Ware moved 65 yards in 10 plays with Hooks and Rice connecting for their second score, this one covering 22 yards. Sepulvado’s conversion kick make it 40-10 with 3:08 left in the quarter to bring on a running clock in the final period.

The Lady Gators (0-2) fell to the Class AA defending state champions and pre-season No. 1 Lady Pirates 13-4 Tuesday, August 13. They followed with a 5-2 setback in Brunswick to the Lady Red Terrors.

Ware County hosted Class 5A seventh-ranked South Effingham Tuesday (August 20). The Lady Gators wrap up the season series with Appling County Thursday, August 22 in Baxley with a 6 p.m. first pitch. Region 1 foe Perry visits Tuesday, August 27 at 5 p.m.

No. 1 Appling County..................................13 Lady Gators.................................................4

The Lady Pirates scored the final 13 runs after spotting Ware County a 4-0 lead through two innings.

The Lady Gators did all of their scoring in the second inning. Amberly Padgett (1-for-2) lined a leadoff. Following the first out, Ella Musgrove (1-for-3) singled.

Kayleigh LeMay’s (2-for-3) triple to right scored both Padgett and Musgrove for a 2-0 lead. Paislee Wildes reached on her fielder’s choice grounder with LeMay retired at the plate.

Wildes, who raced to second on a throwing error on the play, scored on Molly Smith’s (1-for-4) two-out triple. Kara Coleman (2-for-4) followed with a runscoring double extending the margin to 4-0.

Appling County started its comeback in the third inning scoring three runs against Reagan Middleton (5+ IP, 10 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 4 K, 2 BB) to get to within 4-3.

A three-run fifth gave the visitors the lead for good at 6-4.

The Lady Pirates scored five runs in the sixth getting a grandslam homer for the big blow in extending the lead to 10-4. Appling County added two runs in the seventh against LeMay (2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 BB, 1 WP) for the final margin.

Ashlyn Jacobs (1-for-3) recorded the other base hit for the Lady Gators.

Glynn Academy.....................5 Lady Gators ..........................2

BRUNSWICK — The Lady Red Terrors broke a 1-all tie in the bottom of the third on a run-scoring grounder in taking the lead for good against Ware County.

Glynn Academy struck first in its first at bat against Middleton. The Lady Terrors put their first two batters on and scored on a fielder’s choice groundout.

The Lady Gators evened the score in the third inning after stranding a runner in each of the first two frames. Paislee Wildes drew a leadoff walk and was sacrificed to second by Smith. Three batters later, Middleton’s two-out single drove home Wildes to even the score at 1apiece.

The Lady Red Terrors responded with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the inning. A one-out single and two stolen bases was followed by a run-scoring groundout for the 2-1 lead.

Glynn Academy plated two runs in the fourth taking advantage of a pair of errors to extend the margin to 4-1.

Ware County pulled to within 4-2 in the fifth getting a two-out, runscoring double from Ashlyn Jacobs. Coleman lined a one-out single, stole second and scored on the hit.

The Lady Terrors added an insurance run in the bottom of the inning on a one-out sacrifice fly. A leadoff hit batter and thefts of second and third base set up the run.