Georgia high school football team forced to forfeit all 10 victories from 2024 season

According to a report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Todd Holcomb, Appling County's football team will be forced to forfeit all 10 of their victories and a region title from the 2024 season due to playing an ineligible player.
The Pirates, who had won the Class AA, Region 3 championship last season, lost an appeal this past week and will have to vacate all of its wins from a year ago.
Appling County had reached the Class 2A state semifinals, falling to Carver 49-6.
Among the victories from 2024 came against Cook, Crisp County, Fitzgerald, Pierce County, Stephens County, Swainsboro, Suwannee and Tattnall County.
Since 2019, Appling County has won a total of 60 games including multiple 10-plus win seasons. The Pirates have averaged 10 victories per season between 2019-2024.
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