Tribe’s Season Ends With Second Round Loss To Screven – By Glenn Hughes
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The Charlton County football team saw their season come to a close last Friday night in Sylvania after falling to Screven County 35-14 in the second round of the GHSA state playoffs. The Indians finished the year with a 6-6 record.
The Gamecocks received the opening kickoff and promptly drove fifty-eight yards in eight plays. Screven scored on a thirty-eight yard fourth down run even though the play clock had apparently expired but no flag was thrown. The PAT was good and Screven led 7-0 with 8:22 left in the opening quarter.
Charlton was unable to move the ball after a penalty negated a long pass and had to punt the ball away. The Gamecocks again used their strong rushing attack to go fifty-six yards in seven plays to make it 14-0 with 2:52 left in the quarter.
Once again the Indians were unable to move the ball and after being dropped for a loss on fourth down the Gamecocks took over from the Indian thirty-four. Five plays later Screven scored on a three yard run and with just over a minute gone in the second quarter the Indians found themselves down 21-0.
But the Indians showed their fighting spirit and took over from the thirty-three after the kickoff. Quarterback A.J. Glover ran for eight yards before connecting with Brandon Woolard for ten more. Omari Wilson followed with three runs totally twenty-one yards. Runs by Glover, Wilson and Elijah Bryant moved the ball down to the twelve-yard line. From there Glover ran it in and Tray Jones added the PAT cutting the deficit to 21-7 with 6:41 left in the half.
Screven looked as if they would score again driving down the field but Woolard’s fumble recovery ended the Gamecock’s drive. The Indians were able to move the ball down to the Screven thirty-eight but ended up punting on fourth and twelve. Screven ran two plays and went into the half leading by fourteen.
The Indians would take the second half kickoff and behind the running of Wilson and Bryant move from their own twenty six to the Screven twenty eight. Glover added eight more on the ground then hit Woolard for fifteen yards down to the five. But on second and goal from the three a penalty moved the ball back five yards and the Tribe couldn’t recover from it and a high snap on fourth down caused a ten yard loss ending the drive. Fifteen plays and almost nine minutes off the clock and not scoring took the sails out of the Indians.
Screven would then go eighty-five yards on eleven plays scoring on a twelve yard run. After the PAT the Gamecock lead was 28-7 with 10:24 remaining in the game.
After the kickoff the Tribe was able to pick up one first down but turned the ball over on downs at their own forty three. Six plays later Screven was in the end zone again scoring on a twenty three yard run to make it 35-7.
Charlton would then put together their final scoring drive of the year. Passes from Glover to Wilson, Khalil Smith and Trevan Cobb moved the ball down to the eight yard line and Wilson ran it in from there with 3:29 remaining. Jones kicked the extra point making it 35-14.
The Indians almost recovered an onside kick but Screven was able to grab the loose ball and run out the clock to end the year for the Tribe.
Wilson led the rushing attack with sixty-four yards while Glover added thirty-eight. Glover added 113 yards through the air with Woolard grabbing three passes for forty six yards while Cobb added two catches for forty eight yards.
