Middle Grades football kicks off

Story courtesy of The Press Sentinel Wayne’s middle schools take to the gridiron in scrimmage AWMS’s Tyler Jenkins, No. 3, ran the ball hard against Waycross Middle. Published: Friday, August 31, 2012 3:11 PM CDT Wayne County’s middle school football teams were able to squeeze in most of their scrimmage games on Wednesday before poor weather rolled in.Both Arthur Williams and Martha Puckett middle schools started the jamboree with ties against Waycross Middle School. The ties were a good sign for the Wayne County programs since Waycross has dominated the Southeast Georgia Middle School Conference the past two years with undefeated...

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Penalties, turnovers lead to 14-14 Wayne Appling tie

Story courtesy of The Press Sentinel Penalties, turnovers lead to 14-14 Wayne-Appling tie Chris Cohen led all rushers with 144 yards on 21 carries. Published: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 4:07 PM CDT The Wayne County High Yellow Jacket football team drug the Appling Pirates up and down the field in Baxley Friday night, but untimely turnovers and a sea of yellow flags resulted in a 14-14 tie.The Appling Pirates would not agree to play overtime, and the game ended in a tie.The Jackets are off this Friday night and will host Glynn Academy on Sept. 14. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.“We have to put this one behind us and get ready for Glynn,”...

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