Story courtesy of The Press Sentinel
Wayne’s middle schools take to the gridiron in scrimmage
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| AWMS’s Tyler Jenkins, No. 3, ran the ball hard against Waycross Middle. |
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 seasons.
MPMS and Waycross tied 0-0, and AWMS and Waycross tied 6-6. AWMS’s lone score in this game came from a quarterback sneak by Garrett Overholt.
The two Wayne schools then played each other. Both teams started with their second strings getting some playing time, and MPMS scored first on an 80-yard run by Jeffrey Chadwick. AWMS answered on the next play with its own 80-yard run by Elijah Johnson. Johnson also added the two-point conversion to give AWMS an early 8-6 lead.
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 seasons.
MPMS and Waycross tied 0-0, and AWMS and Waycross tied 6-6. AWMS’s lone score in this game came from a quarterback sneak by Garrett Overholt.
The two Wayne schools then played each other. Both teams started with their second strings getting some playing time, and MPMS scored first on an 80-yard run by Jeffrey Chadwick. AWMS answered on the next play with its own 80-yard run by Elijah Johnson. Johnson also added the two-point conversion to give AWMS an early 8-6 lead.
Chadwick would score again to give MPMS a 12-8 lead when the game was called for poor weather.
“The boys competed well and got some good experience going against two talented teams in Waycross and Arthur Williams,” said MPMS coach Matthew Brookins. “We still have a ways to go and a lot to work on, but I was proud of the boys and their effort.
“Against Waycross, I was pleased with how our first group was able to pound the ball up the middle. Caelen Roberts ran extremely hard along with Isaiah Kincade and Terrence Bennett. On defense, we initially struggled with the speed of Waycross, but we adjusted and the boys shut them down.
“Against Arthur Williams, we were able to get some work in for all of the boys on the team. Jeffrey Chadwick ran the ball well at quarterback and scored on a couple of busted plays for us. Although we struggled more with our execution in the second game, our boys competed and will continue to improve.”
AWMS coach Paul Rothwell said he was please with the overall effort, but saw areas where the team needs to improve.
“Garrett Overholt and Elijah Johnson scored for us,” said Rothwell. “Willie Reynolds, Dylan Leach and Jamarion Hunter lead a great defensive effort. Lots of things to clean up in the next week, and we will go back and reinstall everything.”
AWMS will play Pierce Middle on the road on Wednesday, and MPMS will host Ware Middle at Jaycee Stadium. Both games will begin at 5 p.m.
“The boys competed well and got some good experience going against two talented teams in Waycross and Arthur Williams,” said MPMS coach Matthew Brookins. “We still have a ways to go and a lot to work on, but I was proud of the boys and their effort.
“Against Waycross, I was pleased with how our first group was able to pound the ball up the middle. Caelen Roberts ran extremely hard along with Isaiah Kincade and Terrence Bennett. On defense, we initially struggled with the speed of Waycross, but we adjusted and the boys shut them down.
“Against Arthur Williams, we were able to get some work in for all of the boys on the team. Jeffrey Chadwick ran the ball well at quarterback and scored on a couple of busted plays for us. Although we struggled more with our execution in the second game, our boys competed and will continue to improve.”
AWMS coach Paul Rothwell said he was please with the overall effort, but saw areas where the team needs to improve.
“Garrett Overholt and Elijah Johnson scored for us,” said Rothwell. “Willie Reynolds, Dylan Leach and Jamarion Hunter lead a great defensive effort. Lots of things to clean up in the next week, and we will go back and reinstall everything.”
AWMS will play Pierce Middle on the road on Wednesday, and MPMS will host Ware Middle at Jaycee Stadium. Both games will begin at 5 p.m.
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