By KEVIN PRICE

The Brunswick News

The expression on Mike Lamper's face following another tough night of football for Glynn Academy said it all.

Walking off the field with his pads in hand moments after the Red Terrors had fallen 42-0 to Wayne County Friday at Glynn County Stadium, the GA junior linebacker had a long, somber look on his face as he pondered Glynn's third straight loss to start the season and its second consecutive shutout.

"Football's supposed to be fun, and it is fun to play," he said, "but, you have to win. It's hard going oh and three. We're into the games, but we can't execute. Our offense was horrible, and our defense was horrible."

A game that stood the chance of getting out of hand did so sooner than probably anyone anticipated. The Yellow Jackets (3-2), favored for a postseason berth from Region 3-AAAAA, Sub-Region B, have one of the better defenses in the area and figured to make matters even more difficult for a Glynn offense that had produced only nine points in its first two games. But really, the Terrors never gave themselves much of a chance as they fumbled three times inside their own 20-yard line in the game's first 12 minutes, leading to a trio of touchdowns that allowed the Jackets to build a 21-0 lead just seconds into the second period.

"It was a game that was like a building falling on you," said GA coach Terry Tuley. "At 21-0, I asked Coach Allison (GA offensive coordinator John) how he liked his game plan now? We weren't going to be able to use it then. We had to throw to get back in it, and that wasn't something we wanted to do."

Making matters worse for the Terrors, they were forced to go with freshman Greg Cross at quarterback from the second quarter on because sophomore starter Donnie Anderson suffered a concussion in the first period. Anderson's last play was a fumbled snap which led to Wayne's third touchdown.

Glynn's backup quarterback would have been David McNicoll, the first-string tailback, who was suspended for the game.

"If it weren't for bad luck, we wouldn't have any," Tuley said. "When we had to play a freshman, it was like if we didn't have any offense before what are we going to do now? But, I was really proud of the way Greg handled himself coming into that situation."

Still, the Terrors struggled offensively the rest of the game. With the three first-half fumbles and another after halftime, the Terrors finished with four turnovers for the game. They managed just 19 net rushing yards because of several lost-yardage plays and had just 46 passing for 65 total yards for the game.

Meantime, the Jackets were clicking offensively and finished with 328 total yards including 260 on the ground. Senior quarterback Josh Roberts carried 14 times for 117 yards, scoring on a 10-yard keeper in the first quarter and also a 36-yard run in the third period.

Through the air, Roberts completed 5-of-8 passes for 68 yards and a touchdown — a 24-yard strike to Calvin DeWeese late in the first period following Glynn's second fumble of the quarter.

Also for the Jackets, senior running back Antonio Atkins finished with exactly 100 yards on 17 attempts. He also scored a pair of touchdowns, both in the first half.

Wayne's final touchdown came just seconds into the fourth quarter when junior quarterback Roderick Pittman dashed 20 yards to the Glynn end zone. Earlier, Pittman caught four passes for 42 yards.

After the game, Wayne coach Daryl Jones, a former GA assistant and a close friend of Tuley, sympathized with the Terrors' plight.

"I've been on both sides of a game like this," he said. "I've had nights like we had tonight, and ones where it got away from the very beginning like it did for them tonight."