Flag Football Recap: Effingham County Starts Season with Victory on the Road

By Team Reports Oct 3, 2025, 2:29pm

Flag Football Recap: Effingham County Rebels vs. Islands Sharks

Effingham County had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They snuck past the Islands Sharks with a 13-7 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rebels also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.

Effingham County had a senior duo take command as Ivyana Jenkins rushed for 112 yards and one score on only six carries and Jada Praylo rushed for 97 yards and one TD. Praylo's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain her lofty yards per carry total.

Effingham County's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Brooks Burnsed and Areyana Jenkins, who racked up all five sacks between them.

Effingham County wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 29-6 victory against Claxton on the 2nd. As for Islands, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Johnson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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