By Kevin Price For GCS Athletics Kickoff A look at Brunswick High’s second-round playoff game: Opponent: Marist When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Marist Football Field, Atlanta, Ga. Radio: 107.7 FM Records: BHS 7-3 overall, No. 3 seed from Region 2-AAAAAA: Marist 10-1, No. 1 seed from Region 4-AAAAAA, ranked No. 7 in state. Last week: BHS won 28-22 at Mundy’s Mill; Marist won 38-21 at home over Northside-Warner Robins. All-time: This will be the first-ever meeting between the teams. Game Preview: Brunswick will be playing in the second round for the fourth time in five seasons. The Pirates came from behind last week to win on the road in the opening round as they advanced with a 28-22 victory over Mundy’s Mill, the No. 2-seed from Region 3-AAAAAA. Brunswick trailed 22-7 at halftime. The second round has been a roadblock for the Pirates who have not played beyond round two since the 1999 Brunswick team reached the Class AAAA title game. The Pirates are 0-7 in second-round games since that historic season. Brunswick lost at home to Dacula in round two to end the 2021 season when they made their last appearance in the final 16. Marist won its fourth straight region championship this season, going a perfect 5-0 in Region 4-AAAAAA. The War Eagles, ranked seventh in Class AAAAAA to end the regular season, have won first-round games in seven straight seasons. The last time they didn’t reach the second round was the 2016 season when they lost 23-20 to Sandy Creek in the opening round. Marist has advanced to the quarterfinals each of the last six seasons, winning their third state title back in 2020. Alan Chadwick has been the team’s head coach since the 1985 season. Chadwick is currently the winningest active coach in the state with a 429-79 overall record. He is also second all-time for coaching victories in the state, trailing only Lincoln County legend Larry Campbell who finished his career with 477 wins. The War Eagles have won 10 straight games since dropping their season opener 34-26 to Gainesville, the runner-up last season in Class AAAAAA. The Pirates were the only Region 2 team to advance beyond the first round. Marist also was the only Region 4 team to win a first-round game last week. Last week, Marist intercepted four passes in its first-round victory over Northside and returned two for touchdowns. They also threw the ball themselves only four times, but completed two for scores. Jack Euart completed those two touchdown passes while also rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Pizzo added 83 yards and a touchdown on the ground for Marist. Sophomore Grant Moore is expected to make his fourth start at quarterback for the Pirates after taking over as the starter for the Pirates late in the season. Moore has passed for 1,166 yards and 14 touchdowns in 10 games. Senior wideout Terry Mitchell continued to lead all BHS receivers with 1,082 yards and nine touchdowns. He averages 108 yards a game catching the ball. William Heck and Jamarious Towns, both juniors, lead the Pirates rushing attack with 714 and 699 yards, respectively. Sophomore tight end Heze Kent is a threat as a pass-catcher and rusher for the Pirates. Kent scored Brunswick’s first touchdown last week on a 28-yard run. The winner of Friday’s game would meet the winner of the Lanier-Roswell second-round matchup next week in the state quarterfinals. Brunswick would be on the road against either team.