For the Record…
In honor of the upcoming War of the Roses, our curator, Ephraim, is bringing you some Thomas County football history for this blog. If you want the definitive list of football games played by Thomasville High School and Thomas County High School, from the good ol’ days to the infamous game of ’93, he’s got ’em!
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The Complete Appendix for Bulldogs vs. Yellow Jackets
The first football game between the Thomasville High School Bulldogs and the (then) Central High School Yellow Jackets took place on Friday, September 14, 1962. It was the Bulldog’s 49th year of playing football, and the Yellow Jacket’s 4th, so it was no surprise that Coach Joe Sumrall’s squad beat Moe McClung’s 34-0. Below is the complete list of matchups between the two teams, by coach and year; the home team is listed first.
Total Combined Score: Central 981 – Thomasville 1105
Moe McClung (Yellow Jackets) vs. Joe Summerall (Bulldogs)
1962 09-14: Central 0 – Thomasville 35
1963 09-20: Thomasville 34 – Central 0
1964 09-04: Thomasville 13 – Central 6
1965 09-03: Central 2 – Thomasville 25
Moe McClung (Yellow Jackets) vs. Lee Forehand (Bulldogs)
1966 09-02: Central 6 – Thomasville 27
1967 09-01: Thomasville 21 – Central 7
Lee Forehand (Bulldogs) vs. Bruce Long (Central)
1968 09-20: Central 8 – Thomasville 40
1969 09-19: Thomasville 56 – Central 7
Tom Fiveash (Central) vs. Jim Hughes (Thomasville)
1970 11-13: Central 0 – Thomasville 34
Jim Hughes (Thomasville) vs. Will Roy Cooley (Central)
1971 11-12: Thomasville 27 – Central 0
1972-1975: No games were played between Central and Thomasville
1976 10-15: Thomasville 3 – Central 7
1977 10-14: Central 14 – Thomasville 15
Jim Hughes (Thomasville) vs. Don Garland (Central)
1978 10-06: Thomasville 26 – Central 6
1979 10-05: Central 23 – Thomasville 21
1980 10-10: Thomasville 6 – Central 7
Jim Hughes (Thomasville) vs. Larry Green (Central)
1981 10-09: Central 0 – Thomasville 28
1982 10-08: Thomasville 28 – Central 0
Larry Green (Central) vs. Terry Powell (Thomasville)
1983 10-07: Central 0 – Thomasville 10
Mike Hodges (Thomasville) vs. Charlie Greene (Central)
1984 09-07: Thomasville 0 – Central 10
1985 09-06: Central 27 – Thomasville 6
1986 10-17: Thomasville 28 – Central 35
1986 11-28: Central 13 – Thomasville 7 Regional Playoff Game
1987 10-16: Central 6 – Thomasville 15
1987 11-27: Thomasville 21 – Central 35 Regional Playoff Game
1988 10-07: Thomasville 27 – Central 0
1988 11-18: Thomasville 21 – Central 3 Regional Playoff Game
1989 10-06: Central 20 – Thomasville 17
Charlie Greene (Central) vs. George Bobo (Thomasville)
1990 09-14: Thomasville 46 – Central 7
George Bobo (Thomasville) vs. Ed Pilcher (Central)
1991 09-13: Central 9 – Thomasville 23
1991 11-15: Thomasville 42 – Central 21 Regional Playoff Game
1992 09-11: Thomasville 21 – Central 20
1993 09-10: Central 28 – Thomasville 7
1993 12-18: Central 14 – Thomasville 12 State Championship Game
Ed Pilcher (Central) vs. Neal Rumble (Thomasville)
1994 10-14: Thomasville 0 – Central 28
Ed Pilcher (Central) vs. Jack Johnson (Thomasville)
1995 10-13: Central 45 – Thomasville 7
1996-1999: No games were played between Thomasville and Central
Ed Pilcher (Central) vs. Tommy Welch (Thomasville)
2000 09-22: Thomasville 16 – Central 7
2001 09-21: Central 19 – Thomasville 0
2002 09-13: Thomasville 28 – Central 29
2003 09-12: Central 56 – Thomasville 26
2004 08-20: Game cancelled because of lightening two consecutive days
Ed Pilcher (Central) vs. Richie Marsh (Thomasville)
2005 08-19: Central 45 – Thomasville 24
2006 09-01: Thomasville 7 – Central 21
2007 09-01: Central 28 – Thomasville 7
Richie Marsh (Thomasville) vs. Bill Shaver (Central)
2008 08-29: Thomasville 7 – Central 13
2009 08-28: Central 9 – Thomasville 13
2010 08-27: Thomasville 17 – Central 20
2011 08-26: Central 35 – Thomasville 20
2012 08-25: Central 41 – Thomasville 7
Bill Shaver (Central) vs. Leroy Ryals (Thomasville)
2013 08-23: Central 38 – Thomasville 0
2014-2015: No games were played between Thomasville and Central
Bill Shaver (Central) vs. Zach Grage (Thomasville)
2016 08-26: Thomasville 14 – Central 16
2017 08-25: Central 7 – Thomasville 41
Zach Grage (Thomasville) vs. Ashley Henderson (Central)
2018 08-24: Thomasville 39 – Central 7
2019 08-30: Central 31 – Thomasville 17
2020 09-11: Thomasville 34 Central 7
2021 08-27: Central 14 – Thomasville 23
Justin Rogers (Central) vs. Jonathan DeLay (Thomasville)
2022 08-26: Thomasville 0 – Central 31
2023 08-25: Central 45 – Thomasville 7
2024 09-06: Thomasville 10 – Central 48
2025 09-05: Central ?? – Thomasville ??
