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

According to a report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Appling County must vacate all of their wins due to an ineligible player

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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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.