MCA trying to win first playoff game since 2022 against Clinch County

With a 5-5 regular season, McIntosh County Academy advanced to the GHSA Class A playoffs as the No. 18 seed. The postseason berth is the eighth straight for the Buccaneers. Across head coach Bradley Warren’s 11 seasons coaching for McIntosh — encompassing two stints from 1999-2001 and 2019-2026 — the Bucs have never missed the playoffs. kAm“x> 6I4:E65 2?5 AC@F5 7@C @FC 4@>>F?:EJ E92E H6’G6 366? 23=6 E@ 8@ E@ E96 A=2J@77D E96 A2DE 6:89E J62CD x’G6 366? 96C6[” (2CC6? D2:5]k^Am kAms6DA:E6 E96 A=2J@77 DEC62<[ |4x?E@D9 92D?’E H@? 2 A@DED62D@? 82>6 D:?46 a_aa 2?5 92D?’E >256 :E A2DE E96 D64@?5 C@F?5 D:?46 a_`e]k^Am kAm“x H@F=5 =:<6 E@ D66 FD EFC? E96 4@C?6C 2?5 >2<6 D@>6 566A6C CF?D E92? H6 92G6 C646?E=J[ 3FE E92E 4@>6D H:E9 E:>6 2?5 4F=EFC6[ 2?5 E9@D6 2C6 E9:?8D E92E H6’C6 H@C<:?8 @? C:89E ?@H[” (2CC6? D2:5]k^Am kAm(2CC6?’D A=2J@77 C64@C5 :D f\`_ 24C@DD 9:D AC6G:@FD `_ A@DED62D@? 2AA62C2?46D 2E |4x?E@D9[ H:E9 9:D 36DE D9@H:?8 4@>:?8 H96? E96 qF4D >256 E96 D6>:7:?2=D :? a___]k^Am kAmpH2:E:?8 |4x?E@D9 :? E96 7:CDE C@F?5 E9:D J62C :D }@] `d r=:?49 r@F?EJ Wf\bX]k^Am kAm%96 !2?E96CD 2C6 C:5:?8 2 E9C66\82>6 H:??:?8 DEC62< E@ 4=@D6 E96:C C68F=2C D62D@? 2?5 92G6 25G2?465 E@ E96 BF2CE6C7:?2=D @7 E96 A@DED62D@? :? 6249 @7 E96 A2DE 7@FC D62D@?D]k^Am kAm%96 EH@ AC@8C2>D 5@ 92G6 2 9:DE@CJ[ H:E9 r=:?49 r@F?EJ 9@=5:?8 2? ``\c 6586 :? E96 2==\E:>6 D6C:6D :? 255:E:@? E@ 2 7@FC\82>6 H:??:?8 DEC62< 282:?DE E96 qF4D]k^Am kAm%92E 7@FC\82>6 D<:5 7@C |4x?E@D9 :?4=F56D =@DD6D :? a_a_[ a_aa 2?5 a_ab H:E9 (2CC6? 2E E96 96=>]k^Am kAm%96 !2?E96CD’ DEC6?8E9 E9:D D62D@? :D :? E96:C 5676?D6[ H9:49 :D 2==@H:?8 @?=J `a A@:?ED A6C 82>6 2?5 92D =6E FA EH@ E@F495@H?D @C >@C6 @?=J E9C66 E:>6D 2== D62D@?]k^Am kAm“Wr=:?49X CF?D 2 c\c 5676?D6[ 2?5 E96J’C6 H6==\4@24965 2E :E[” (2CC6? D2:5] “(6 92G6 E@ 36 23=6 E@ >2:?E2:? 5C:G6D 2?5 <66A E96:C @776?D6 @77 E96 7:6=5] %92E’D @?6 @7 E96 <6J 724E@CD E92E’== 92G6 E@ 92AA6? @? uC:52J :7 H6 H2?E E@ H:?]”k^Am kAm~776?D:G6=J[ r=:?49 :D =65 3J BF2CE6C324< %C2G::2? |:==6C[ H9@ 92D E9C@H? 7@C `[`cb J2C5D 2?5 `_ E@F495@H?D H9:=6 CFD9:?8 7@C c`d J2C5D 2?5 EH@ D4@C6D]k^Am kAm#F??:?8 324< {2>2C4FD qCJ2?E 92D 366? 2 AC@3=6> 7@C @AA@D:?8 5676?D6D H:E9 cdf J2C5D 2?5 7@FC E@F495@H?D @? E96 D62D@?]k^Am kAm|62?H9:=6[ H:56 C646:G6C z2>2C:@? y@9?D@? 92D 42F89E ac A2DD6D 7@C cfg J2C5D 2?5 7@FC E@F495@H?D[ 2?5 76==@H H:56@FE y2] :? w@>6CG:==6]k^Am