McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers

The Finish Line

Published October 27, 2025 | By Jason Bishop

By: Jason Bishop

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We have made our way to the final week of the high school football season. For some there are still a lot of undecided seedings and playoff berths to be determined in this final week and for others the season will close on Halloween Night.

The Brunswick High Pirates will be moving onto the playoffs, just what seed still needs to be determined. The Pirates are 7-2 overall and 6-1 in region play.

Brunswick will host the South Effingham Mustangs this week at Glynn County Stadium. The Mustangs were eliminated from the playoffs last week after they went down to

The Statesboro Blue Devils last week 27-17.

For South Effingham it is a chance to finish at .500 and for Brunswick there is still potential to claim a region title and a #1 seed for the GHSA playoffs.

The Pirates need to beat South Effingham and a little help from the Effingham Rebels, who play Statesboro at Womack Field in Statesboro.

If Effingham can knock off the Blue Devils coupled with a Pirates win, the Rebels would claim a #2 seed and the Pirates would claim the Region Title. Otherwise, BHS would be #2 seed and Effingham would be the #3 seed with Statesboro as your Region Champ.

If BHS were to lose to South Effingham and Effingham wins, the Rebels would be your Region Champs.

The Frederica Knights went 7-3 in the regular season and 3-0 in the region.

The Knights downed the St. Andrews Lions last week 49-16 to finish the regular season.

Frederica will receive a 1^st round bye in the GISA playoffs but will have to begin on the road taking on the Valwood Valiants in Valdosta.

Valwood earned a #4 seed and Frederica was the #5 seed.

The Knights fell to Valwood earlier in the season 33-14 at home on St. Simons Island.

The Glynn Academy Red Terrors are currently 5-4 and 4-3 in region play.

The Red Terrors fell to Effingham last week 45-42 in a game that the Terrors made a frantic comeback almost pulling off a miracle. Glynn trailed 45-20 heading into the 4^th quarter and scored 21 unanswered points to close the game and simply ran out of time to finish the comeback.

The Terrors will close the season against the Greenbriar Wolfpack. Win or lose Glynn will be in the playoffs as the #4 seed from Region 1-5A. Greenbriar is 2-7.

The MCA Buccaneers are 5-4 and 4-3 in region play. The Bucs took care of business last week beating the Savannah Blue Jackets 35-20 last week.

Currently the Bucs are sitting as the #3 seed in Region 3-A D2. MCA will take on the Portal Panthers needing a win to maintain playoff hopes.

A Buccaneer win coupled with a loss for either Bryan County or Jenkins County would punch a playoff ticket for McIntosh County. If MCA and Jenkins County win and Bryan County loses the Bucs would be a #4 seed. If MCA and Bryan County win and Jenkins County loses then MCA would be a #3 seed.

Bryan County plays Metter at Metter and Jenkins County goes to Savannah.

If all three lose then it would create a four-way tie breaker between MCA, Jenkins county Metter and Bryan County for the #3 and #4 seeds. If all three win then it would be a three-way tie breaker for the #3 and #4 seeds.

The Camden County Wildcats are 5-4 on the season and 0-4 Region 1-6A.

The Wildcats had their playoff hopes ended last week at the hands of the Colquitt County Packers, losing 45-28.

Camden started the season undefeated at 5-0 but have since gone winless in region play.

The Wildcats will play the Tift County Blue Devils looking to finish above .500 at 6-4. Tift is also winless in the region at 0-4 and is 3-6 overall. They will play the game in Tifton.

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Dragons Slayed

Published October 20, 2025 | By Jason Bishop

By: Jason Bishop

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As the High School Football season marches on the playoff picture begins to become clearer with teams around southeast Georgia.

Over on St. Simons Island the Frederica Academy Knights claimed another region championship. The Knights hosted Pinewood Christian Academy on Friday night and down the Patriots 28-14.

The win took the Knights to 6-3 overall and 2-0 in the region and clinched another Region Championship for Coach Brandon Derrick and his Knights of Frederica.

Frederica will trek up to Savannah to take on St. Andrews in the season finale with a possible 1^st Round bye on the line.

The Brunswick High Pirates are currently the #2 seed in Region 1-5A with the #1 seed still a possibility. The Pirates are hoping either the South Effingham Mustangs or Effingham Rebels can upend the Statesboro Blue Devils in one of the last two games of the season which would allow Brunswick to claim the #1 seed.

Brunswick is 7-2 overall and 6-1 in region play. The Pirates will rest up on a bye this week before they play and will get ready to take South Effingham in the season finale.

The MCA Buccaneers went into Friday’s game against the Metter Tigers in a ‘must win’ situation to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The Bucs did just that. Coach Bradley Warren’s Buccaneers went on the road to Metter and beat the Tigers 18-8.

The win pulls the Bucs to .500 at 4-4 overall and 3-3 in the region.

MCA’s defense has only allowed 15 points in the last 3 games.

The Bucs still have the Savannah Blue Jackets and the Portal Panthers on the docket. If they win both of those games the Bucs would be in as a #4 seed holding the tie breaker over both Bryan County and Metter.

The Glynn Academy Red Terrors are currently the #4 seed in Region 1-5A and have a big matchup this week against the Effingham Rebels. Effingham is currently the #3 team in the region.

This is a must win for the Red Terrors. A Glynn win would almost assure Glynn of a playoff berth at least as #3 seed. A Red Terror loss puts them on the outside looking in and Glynn would need a lot of help to get into the playoffs in the final week.

The Red Terrors are 5-3 overall in 2025 and 4-2 in the region. A #2 seed is still not out of reach for Terrors either with a little help. If Glynn Academy wins out and Statesboro drops another game the #2 seed would belong to the Red Terrors.

The Camden County Wildcats will be taking on the Colquitt County Packers and are coming off of a much-needed bye. After a 5-0 start the Camden County Wildcats have dropped 3 straight, all region games.

With losses to Valdosta, Lowndes and Richmond Hill Camden has to win in the Hog Pen in Moultrie to have a chance to make the playoffs.

For the Wildcats the path to the playoffs is a little complicated. Camden must beat both Colquitt and Tift in the final two and have Richmond Hill beat Colquitt in the season finale. This would give Camden the #4 seed. A loss to Colquitt or Tift would eliminate Camden from postseason play.

The Wildcats are currently 5-3 on the season and 0-3 in region play.

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Swash-Buc-Lers

Published July 23, 2025 | By Jason Bishop

By: Jeff Doke

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McIntosh County Academy Head Coach Bradley Warren is about to start his 7^th consecutive/10^th overall season with the Buccaneers.

I was able to get a few minutes of his time to talk about what to expect from the upcoming season.

JD: The Bucs went 7-3 in the regular season but had a tough 9-0 loss in the first round of the playoffs. Is this year’s team using that loss as motivation or have they turned the page & started fresh?

Coach Warren: It’s for sure a turn the page & start fresh year. We graduated 18 seniors, eight of them were three-year starters. This will definitely be a fresh new look for the Buccaneers.

JD: Your starting quarterback from last year graduated. Who do you expect will take over as starter and what style of play does he have?

Coach Warren: Mekhi Jackson will be the starter. Big, powerful quarterback 6’3” 200lbs. He’s fairly fast and has got a good arm. He’s also an All-State Linebacker. He’s one of the toughest kids in the state.

Blake McMahan is a rising sophomore. He’s a good starting quarterback as well. When Mekhi needs a rest, Blake is going to come in. He’s also the starting Free Safety right now, so they’re going to have to tag-team the quarterback position.

We also have a rising freshman Jackson Shirah who can manage the game if called upon.

JD: You had some serious contributors graduate last year. Apart from Earnest McIntosh, who can fans look for to make an impact on the offense this year?

Coach Warren: We feel really good about the running back stable that we have. We have Earnest, we’re getting Demarien McNear back, he was out all last year with a knee injury.

He’s really good. We have Jayden Lotson who’s tough as well. Then there’s rising freshman Tyren Cummings. We’ve got four backs that can go 80 yards on you.

JD: Like last year’s squad, the 2025 Buccaneers are loaded with upperclassmen. How does that impact the locker room?

Coach Warren: This last senior class we had one exceptional leader on it in Nehemiah West. His presence, not being here has been felt. We’re a little bit struggling at leadership right now, but not in a bad way. We’ve got some guys that are being given the opportunity to lead and they’re having to grow up. We’re not where we want to be but we’re definitely headed in the right direction.

JD: Apart from Mekhi Jackson, who can we expect to be top contributors on defense?

Coach Warren: Javonte Cummings is an All-State defensive lineman. He’s very good. We feel like we’re going to be really competitive on the front, but we graduated our entire secondary.

We’ve had some kids that have had a really good summer there, but we’re really an untested secondary. We’re going to have to see what they look like.

JD: Earnest McIntosh was your leading rusher last year with 688 yards. Has he set a goal for himself for this year?

Coach Warren: I’m sure his goal is not to get injured. He’s gotten derailed with some just minor things the last two seasons.

He’s had a really great summer; I’ve been really pleased with him. He’s going to be a definite factor in the backfield and on defense.

JD: You finished 3^rd in the region last year with two losses to region champs Metter & 2^nd place Jenkins County. How do you think the 2025 Bucs will stack up to the Tigers & War Eagles?

Coach Warren: Metter graduated a lot on their front, but they’ve got a lot of skill kids back including their QB & RB. They’ll be tough.

Jenkins County has roughly the same thing. They graduated a lot on the front. They’ve got their quarterback back and some really good skill kids back.

There are 6 teams in the region that have the possibility of making the playoffs and two teams sitting at home, so we’re going to have to really play well to not get bumped.

This year’s team is going to have a lot of new faces and is going to get better as the season rolls along. I just hope that we can grow up and can develop our identity before it’s too late.