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Pirates fall in last minute of play

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Friday, October 15. 2010

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The Pike Pirates traveled to Madison tonight to do battle with the Morgan County Bulldogs in a key region matchup.

11:51 2nd quarter. Morgan Co. 22-yard field goal. Bulldogs 3, Pirates 0.

4:22 2nd quarter. Raymond Tice 1-yard run for TD. Andrew Chau PAT. Pirates 7, Bulldogs 3.

8:03 2nd quarter. Morgan Co. 4-yard TD run. PAT no good. Bulldogs 9, Pirates 0.

11:23 3rd quarter. Morgan Co. 12-yard TD run. PAT good. Bulldogs 16, Pirates 7.

3:21 3rd quarter. Andrew Fortson 4-yard TD run. Bulldogs 16, Pirates 14.

2:56 4th quarter. Chau 47-yard field goal. Pirates 17, Bulldogs 16.

0:52 4th quarter. Morgan 35-yard TD reception. 2-point conversion good. Bulldogs 24, Pirates 17.

Final Bulldogs 24, Pirates 17. [Full story »]

Cavaliers claim region

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Wednesday, October 13. 2010

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In just their second year of ICSGA competition, the CrossPointe Cavaliers won the eight man football South Region Championship Friday afternoon in their hardest fought game of the season against the Faith Christian Academy Lions of Griffin. [Full story »]

brooks conrad = epic fail

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Monday, October 11. 2010

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Conrad has cost the Braves two playoff games with his errors. If you are Bobby Cox, do you even let him sit in the dugout today? [Full story »]

Final: Northeast 33 Pike 13

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Friday, October 8. 2010

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The Pike County Pirates hosted the Northeast Raiders Friday night. Kickoff was at 7:30 p.m.

Northeast was winless prior topping Monticello 21-20 last week.

Realtime scoring updates from the game by Greg Parrott included:

3:50 1st quarter: 70 yard TD run by Northeast Macon. 7-0.

0:35 end of first quarter: Northeast 7 Pike 3. Andrew Chau hits 18-yard field goal for Pike.

7:30 2nd quarter: Northeast 13 Pike 3. 62 yard TD run by Northeast Macon. PAT failed.

4:23 2nd quarter: Northeast 13 Pike 6. Chau hits 38 yard Pike field goal.

HALF

11:38 3rd quarter: Northeast 21 Pike 6. Northeast 83-yard TD run with 2-point conversion.

4:29 3rd quarter: Northeast 27 Pike 6. Northeast 68-yard TD pass reception. No 2-point conversion.

4:04 4th quarter: Northeast 27 Pike 13. 42-yard TD pass reception by Pike's DeAndre Holmes.

3:45 4th quarter: Northeast 33 Pike 13. Northeast 54-yard TD. PAT blocked.

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Boys of Fall fall to Trojans

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Wednesday, October 6. 2010

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By Greg Parrott

The Pike County Pirates rolled into Barnesville with a perfect 5-0 record. They left with a defeat they will look back on for many years to come and wonder how it happened. The game started with a bang as the Pirates scored two quick touchdowns and took a 14-0 lead. Lamar County outscored them 20-3 in the last three and a half quarters for a 20-17 win. [Full story »]

Pirates fall to Trojans

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Friday, October 1. 2010

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The Pike Pirates traveled to Barnesville tonight to take on the Lamar County Trojans in the annual Battle of Potato Creek. [Full story »]

Battle of Potato Creek set for Friday

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Wednesday, September 29. 2010

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The Pike County Pirates won a wild 42-35 shootout with the Monticello Hurricanes at homecoming Friday night.

The win set up this week's showdown with the Lamar County Trojans in Barnesville in what amounts to a must win game if Lamar hopes to host a playoff game for the second straight season.

Advanced tickets are available at Lamar County High School and middle school as well as Medical Supplies on Main in downtown Barnesville all day Thursday and Friday until 1 p.m. The cost is $5 each. Admission at the gate will be $7. [Full story »]

Successful week for Lady Pirates softball

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Saturday, September 25. 2010

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The Pike County Lady's softball team had a successful week as they won three out of four games. [Full story »]

Undefeated Pirates lead region

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Wednesday, September 22. 2010

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By Greg Parrott

The Pike County Pirates claimed first place in the region with a 33-14 win over the Crawford County Eagles. On a muggy evening in Roberta the Pirates came into the game with a 3-0 record. The hapless Eagles were 0-2 as they entertained the Pirates. [Full story »]

Pike beats Crawford 33-14

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Friday, September 17. 2010

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The Pike County Pirates and the Lamar County Trojans can take command of the title race in their new region with wins over 4AA opponents tonight.
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Lady Pirates smash Morgan Co.; will host playoffs

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Friday, September 17. 2010

The Pike County Lady Pirates Softball Team dismantled the Morgan County Lady Bulldog by a score of 8-3 on Thursday. Both teams were undefeated in Region play coming into the match-up. [Full story »]

Homecoming parade, pep rally and bon fire planned

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Thursday, September 16. 2010

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The Pirates will bring back some homecoming traditions to involve the entire community for the week preceding the homecoming game against Monticello Friday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. [Full story »]

Pirates tame Tigers in overtime

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Wednesday, September 15. 2010

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By Greg Parrott

One of the greatest games in Pike County football history took place last Friday night under the lights in Zebulon. The Greene County Tigers made a 100 mile trip to be dejected by their 31-30 loss to the Pirates in overtime. [Full story »]

Pirates defeat Tigers in overtime

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Friday, September 10. 2010

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The 2-0 Greene County Tigers battled the 2-0 Pirates Friday night. Real time scoring from the game was provided by Greg Parrott. [Full story »]

12-year-old races in Nationals in Texas

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Wednesday, September 8. 2010

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Some may have thought 12-year-old race car driver Mad Maddie really was mad after she offered her biggest competitor her car for the Nationals race after he wrecked both of them at Texas Motor Speedway. [Full story »]