The Brunswick Pirates scored on each of their first possessions and sailed to a 43-12 win over Bradwell Institute at Olvey Field/Hokey Jackson Stadium on Friday night.

The Pirates, ranked No. 8 in the state, will enter the Class AAAAA state football playoffs as the Region 1 champs. Their win moved their record to 9-1 on the year and 8-0 in the region.

Bradwell ended its season at 2-8 overall and 1-7 in the region.

Carlito Savea’s 2-yard scamper on the final play of the first half accounted for Bradwell’s first score of the game, bringing the Tigers within 29-6.

Tyon Jones’ 23-yard scoring strike with 5:31 to go provided the final touchdown of the game.

The Pirates had three touchdowns called back on penalties, yet they still scored on two of those possessions.

Josiah Gibbons capped Brunswick’s opening drive with a 14-yard run, and Jamarious Towns’ jump pass to massive junior tight end Heze Kent put the Pirates in front 8-0.

Kent, a 6-foot-7, 265-pound top college prospect, powered his way in from 6 yards out on the next possession.

Towns scored from 2 yards out, just after a 45-yard gain, with 9:25 left in the first half. He scored on a 13-yard run from the wildcat formation with 5:07 to go before halftime.

The Pirates rushed for 175 yards in the first half.

Jeremiah Robbins had a 7-yard run on the Pirates’ first drive of the second half, and Grant Moore connected with Josiah Gibbons on a 25-yard scoring pass for Brunswick’s final touchdown of the game.

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