OSG High: Greenbrier Suspends 18 Soccer Players For Road-Trip Drinking and Smoking (UPDATED)

Which, pretty much, takes out most of the team's two-deep...

Scott Rouch of the Columbia County News-Times details how a lot of the Wolf Pack are out of their uniforms until further notice.

It has to do with athletes drinking while underage on a school-sponsored trip and also being fingered by others for smoking Spice- a form of synthetic marijuana...

Which reminds the HQ of this...
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The numbers 18 of the 25 were drinking and two were tattled on for the smoking...

So, how did people become aware of the actions of the soccer team... social media...
Which reminds the HQ of this...
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Greenbrier played for the Class 4A title last year in the GHSA against Lambert High School...
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And with only seven varsity players available, the 2nd-ranked team in 5A (this year, because of reclassification) was supposed to play top-ranked McIntosh this weekend. So much for that high-quality match-up...

“We may allow any of those who did admit to go ahead and waive their rights to a hearing and we will place them immediately in the alternative school so they don’t miss any school time,” Columbia County School Superintendent Charles Nagle said at a press conference.

Here's Courtney Elledge with the breakdown...
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3/28 UPDATE: Valerie Rowell of the Columbia County Times says in her article that the teens will not face criminal charges, but will face supplemental discipline from the school system on Friday.