By: Christian Goeckel

TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services

Cancel those charter buses, dust off those red jerseys and tell Southern Soul to load up the concession stands.

We have playoff football in Glynn County Stadium. With a 45-14 win over Bradwell Institute, Glynn clinched a spot in the playoffs and thanks to a 40-26 Effingham win over Richmond Hill, they secured the number 1 seed in the region.

Glynn, Richmond Hill, and Brunswick all entered the week tied at the top of the region. Brunswick had already secured at least a share of the title and faced non-region Osbourne on Friday.

That meant one of four could happen on Friday night:

1. Both teams, which were favored, could win, leaving everyone to discuss the brutal three way tie.
2. Both teams could lose, giving the region solely to Brunswick.
3. Richmond Hill could win, while Glynn falls. That would give Brunswick the 1 seed.
4. What actually happened. Glynn took care of business, while Richmond Hill dropped their second region game in a row.

They would never admit thinking about it, but Glynn came into Friday night’s contest fully aware of all those possibilities above… well maybe not 2 and 3, Coach Rock never thinks about losing.

The Terrors have been consistently growing this year and have really started to find their stride. The Richmond Hill game withstanding, this team has been executing in all facets of the game much better than the team we saw fall to Benedictine to start the season.

Caine Crews has been a spark plug on offense for the Terrors. Originally, slated to start the year on defense, Crews has had to slide over to the running back position due to a rash of injuries.

He’s taken to it just like you’d expect a coach’s son to. With a big kickoff return to set up a score on Glynn’s first drive, Crews’ impact was felt from the jump.

Another huge sign for the offense was Nolan Grant coming along. Grant plunged into the endzone from 19 out to extend Glynn’s first half lead to 24-0. If both of the Grants can stay healthy, Glynn will have a formidable and fresh running back arsenal

The offense has really started to gel, putting up over 25 points in 5 out of the last 6 games, but what has carried this team is the defense.

Defensively, this team is good.. Really good. Since the start of the Brunswick game, featuring one of the best offenses in the region, Glynn’s defense has shined.

Big offense after big offense has rolled into town, only to leave with a fraction of the points they are used to scoring.

This is the perfect formula for winning playoff games: Run the ball. Check. Play nasty shutdown defense in the secondary. Check.

Moving to the playoffs, Glynn’s region 2-6A  will matchup with 1-6A. That places 1 seed Glynn at home against 4 seed Valdosta.

Don’t let Valdosta’s record or seeding fool you, this is a good team. Much like Glynn, they have found their stride at the right time, finishing up the regular season with a 51-20 drubbing of Houston County.

This will be an absolute battle in Glynn County Stadium on Friday Night, but dang it’s nice to be able to watch the region champs come run out of that red smoke.