Pickens Academy's Braden Davidson (9) makes an open field tackle on Oak Hill's Collin Coggins.
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
Pickens Academy played its first game of the season in a scrimmage against Oak Hill Academy on August 9. The Pirates were shut out 20-0 by the Raiders in a game that will not count toward either team’s record for the season.
The two teams traded possessions in the first quarter and Oak Hill would put together a scoring drive with five seconds left in the period when Ash Cullum threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Collin Coggins for a 7-0 lead after one quarter of play.
The Pirates would finally pick up a first down when John Wesley Rye ran for a 4-yard gain midway through the second quarter. Later in that drive quarterback Seth Peeks would pick up a fourth down conversion on a quarterback sneak with 3:25 left in the second quarter. However, Peeks was sacked on the ensuing play by Daniel Harrington, bringing up 3rd down and 25 yards and forcing a Pickens Academy punt.
See complete story in the Pickens County Herald.
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