Bulldogs ousted

The Thomasville Bulldogs surrendered too much ground at the start of Friday’s Class AA playoff game to catch Appling County at the end.

The Bulldogs (6-5), seeded third in Region 1-AA, fell behind Region 2-AA’s second-seeded Pirates 14-0 before falling 28-18.

Appling County (10-1) dominated the early going, ripping off big gains in consistent fashion. It scored on its first possession, concluding it with a 9-yard run by Lashune Moore.

Thomasville’s offense also looked sharp on its first drive. The Bulldogs, however, run into difficulty after moving deep into Pirates territory. A fourth-down sack snuffed the threat.

The Pirates scored on their second possession when Moore fired a 35-yard touchdown pass to Byron Buxton.

For full details, see Saturday's edition of the Times-Enterprise.

Appling County..28

Thomasville.......18

Thomasville    0    10    0    8 —    18

Appling County    7    14    0    7 —    28

First Quarter

A — Lashune Moore 9 run (Isarel Jarmilo kick)

Second Quarter

A — Byron Buxton 35 pass from Moore (Jaramilo kick)

T — Devante Jones 1 run (Lucus Haaran kick)

A — C.J. Nails 3 run (Jaramilo kick)

T — Haaran 25 FG

Fourth Quarter

A — Donnell McMillan 3 run (Jaramilo kick)

T — Joseph Fennelly 2 pass from Jones  (Quintez Spear pass from Jones)

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                     Thomasville    Appling

First Downs    18    14

Rush-yards    40-126    33-99

Passing    153    113

Comp-Att-Int    12-18-1    11-17-0

Fumbles-Lost    1-0    1-1

Penalties    10-90    11-79

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Thomasville, Chris Rainey 9-47, Jones 18-39.

PASSING — Thomasville, Jones 12-18-1 153.

RECEIVING — Thomasville, Trey Garland 3-69, Spear 4-53.