Sports
Pirates looking to improve at loss to Dalton
By Jeffery Williams, The Budget Sports Correspondent
“Growing Pains” was a popular sitcom in the 1980’s.
Garaway football coach hopes that the reimagining of the show his team put on in a 34-21 loss to Dalton last Friday is a short-lived series.
The young Pirates trailed just 13-7 in the season opener at halftime but were outscored 21-0 after allowing 235 rushing yards in the third quarter to fall behind 34-7 heading into the final stanza. A pair of solid drives orchestrated by first-year starting sophomore quarterback Tyler Walter eased the ending in the fourth quarter.
“We’ve got a long way to go,” said Wallick. “That’s the thing about growing pains with a young team. At times tonight we ran the ball well, and at times tonight we didn’t run the ball so well. At times tonight we threw the ball well, and at times tonight we didn’t throw...
