ITG-SEGA / September 2016
Fall has arrived, and with it comes Pirates’ football. Coach JT Pollock enters his 12th season at the helm of the Pirates’ ship. Several players return this year, including quarterback Keelan Crosby and running backs Japheth Morris and Devon Moore, both of who did well as members of the track team last season. Appling County opens at Vidalia and then hosts Charlton County and Dodge County. They travel down Highway 341 to Jesup to face Wayne County and then are back in Baxley to play Statesboro. The final five games are region-tilts at Long, Brantley, and Tattnall and hosting Liberty and Pierce. The annual border war with the Pierce County Bears is scheduled for Halloween weekend, Oct. 28.
The junior varsity football team also got started in August against Brantley County. The JV will also play Pierce, Wayne, Jeff Davis, Long, Vidalia, and Tattnall this year.
2016 Junior Varsity Football Schedule
Aug. 25 Brantley
Sept. 8 at Pierce
Sept. 15 Wayne
Sept. 22 at Jeff Davis
Sept. 29 Long
Oct. 6 at Vidalia
Oct. 13 Tattnall County
The Lady Pirates’ softball team got its season underway in August, opening on the road in Brunswick against Glynn Academy. Head coach Linsey Tillman has the team fired up after a 17-12 record last year, 12-7 in the region, before falling to Southeast Bulloch in the region playoffs. This season, Appling County moves from Division A of 1-AAA into a new Region 2-AAA. The new region includes Brantley, Liberty, Long, Pierce, and Tattnall. Tillman has a young team with only two seniors returning this season.
Aug. 2 at Pinewood (scrimmage)
Aug. 11 at Glynn Academy
Aug. 15 Jeff Davis
Aug. 19-20 Watermelon Tournament at Crisp Co. Rec. Dept.
Aug. 23 Southeast Bulloch
Aug. 30 Pierce*
Sept. 1 at Tattnall*
Sept. 2 Jeff Davis Diamond Day at Hazlehurst Rec. Dept.
Sept. 8 Long*
Sept. 12 at Jeff Davis
Sept. 13 Brantley*
Sept. 15 at Liberty*
Sept. 20 at Pierce*
Sept. 21 Glynn Academy
Sept. 22 Tattnall*
Sept. 27 at Long*
Sept. 29 at Brantley*
Oct. 4 Liberty*
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Appling Football, Softball Off To fast starts
Written by: Rob Asbell
Photos by: Rob Asbell
