Glynn Academy’s season came to a disappointing finish Friday night as the Red Terrors fell 50-7 at Jackson County in the first round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs. The Terrors were making their 18th straight playoff appearance and 12th in a row under head coach Rocky Hidalgo. Glynn, the No. 4 seed from Region 1-AAAAA, finishes its season 6-5. Both the Terrors and region No. 2 seed Effingham lost their first-round games on Friday. The Rebels were nipped at home by Clarke-Central 34-33. The Gladiators were the No. 3 seed from Region 8. Brunswick won as the Region 1 champion and Statesboro won as the league's No. 3 seed. Jackson County advanced to round two for the first time in school history with Friday’s win as the Panthers were making their second straight trip to the state playoffs. The Panthers went 9-1 in the regular season and won Region 8 with a perfect 6-0 mark. The Panthers scored on their first play from scrimmage Friday with RJ Knapp connecting with Silas McDaniel, his favorite receiver, for a 54-yard score on a slant route. The Terrors would give the ball right back to Jackson County on their first series with a fumble deep in their own territory and the Panthers turned that into a quick score for a 14-0 advantage. It only got worse for the Terrors. The Panthers added two more scores prior to halftime for a 29-0 lead going into the break. Once the second half started, Jackson County went up 36-0 on a scoop-and-score. With the Panthers up 43-0, Knapp and McDaniel teamed for their third score of the night, this one covering 25 yards, to make the score 50-0. The Terrors avoided the shutout when halfback DJ Creighton scored from a yard out before the end of the third quarter. The final period was played with a running clock per state rule with Jackson County leading by more than 30 points. The 50 points were the most Glynn had given up since allowing 55 to Brunswick back in the 2022 season. The Terrors have now lost their last five first-round games. Jackson County advances to play Milton in the second round next week. --- Compiled by Kevin Price for GCS Athletics