>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE GPB SPORTS TAILGATE PARTY.

WE ARE LIVE FROM MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

I'M HANNAH GOODEN ALONGSIDE JOHN NELSON AND BOWDON PRINCIPAL JEFF BRYANT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK Y'ALL FOR HAVING US.

>> HOW DOES IT FEEL?

>> THIS IS AMAZING.

WHAT A GREAT FACILITY, WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE AND DO IT IN THIS FACILITY.

>> YOU'RE IN YOUR SECOND YEAR.

>> YES, SIR.

>> LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET MY MATH STRAIGHT.

>> YES, SIR.

>> OH BOY.

>> FIRST YEAR YOU'RE PRINCIPAL, YOU WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> SECOND YEAR YOU'RE PLAYING FOR A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> LUCKY CHARM.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE MIGHT BE SOME KIND OF CONNECTION HERE.

WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE FOR THE BOWDON COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF SEASONS WITH THIS RUN THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN ON?

WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE?

>> I FEEL LIKE THIS RUN RIGHT HERE STARTED LAST YEAR.

THAT WAS KIND OF EXPECTED.

BOWDON COMMUNITY HAS AN EXPECTATION OF EXCELLENCE WHEN IT COMES TO ATHLETICS.

WE'VE KIND OF RIDDEN THE MOMENTUM OF LAST YEAR INTO THIS YEAR AND JUST KIND OF KEPT IT GOING ACROSS ALL OF OUR SPORTS.

THE KIDS KNEW THEY WERE CAPABLE OF IT.

THEY KNEW WHAT IT TOOK, HAD A LOT OF KIDS BACK FROM LAST YEAR.

WE JUST RODE THAT MOMENTUM.

ASIDE FROM FOOTBALL, WHAT IS GOING ON AT YOUR SCHOOL?

BRAG ON YOUR SCHOOL.

>> WE HAVE TONS OF THINGS.

AVERY NOLAN WAS THE CROSS COUNTRY WHO RAN IN THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS YESTERDAY.

WE HAD A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FFA MEMBER.

WE'VE HAD ALLSTATE BAND MEMBERS.

IN CARROLL COUNTY WE TRY TO FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, ARTS, ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES.

WE HAVE SOMETHING CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL GOING ON IN ALL FOUR OF THOSE AREAS.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY WE HAVE ALL FOUR OF THEM GOING ON.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EXPERIENCE AT BOWDON, FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER BEEN A PART OF THAT ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE AT BOWDON, HOW WOULD YOU BREAK IT DOWN?

>> WHEN YOU COME TO A FOOTBALL GAME ON FRIDAY NIGHT, YOU SEE WHAT BOWDON'S MADE OUT OF.

YOU SEE THE SUPPORT THEY GIVE ALL THEIR KIDS WHEN IT COMES TO ACADEMICS.

OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO PUT ON PREMIER EVENTS FOR OUR KIDS.

OUR KIDS HAVE AS GOOD ACCESS TO MATERIALS AND RESOURCES AS ANYBODY IN THE COUNTRY.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A PASSIONATE FAN BASE AND COMMUNITY AND JUST A GREAT SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE.

>> HEAD COACH FINLEY IS AN AMBASSADOR FOR YOUR TEAM.

HE'S SO PROUD.

WHAT DOES HE MEAN TO THE TEAM?

AND WHAT WOULD A WIN MEAN TO YOUR COMMUNITY?

>> HE'S EVERYTHING TO OUR TEAM.

YOU CAN'T REPLACE THE PERSONALITY OF OUR HEAD COACH AND WHAT IT MEANS TO OUR KIDS.

A WIN TONIGHT WOULD MEAN EVERYTHING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY SUPPORT OUR KIDS IN EVERYTHING THEY DO.

THIS IS A WAY WE CAN GIVE BACK TO THEM A LITTLE BIT FOR THAT.

>> THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US.

GOOD LUCK TONIGHT AGAINST THE OTHER DIFFERENTLY COLORED DEVILS TONIGHT.

IT'S RED DEVILS AND BLUE DEVILS.

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYBODY DOWN ON THE FIELD.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK BACK AT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TODAY.

THAT CAME KICKS OFF AT 7:00.

EARLIER TODAY AT 4:00, IT WAS SWAINSBORO VERSUS PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN.

PAC CAME AWAY WITH BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS.

>> HE TIED THE RECORD FOR TOUCHDOWN PASSES IN A SEASON.

GREAT WORK BY SWAINSBORO.

DEMELO JONES RESPONSIBLE FOR 36 POINTS FOR THE TIGERS TODAY.

>> TODAY AT 2:00, THE FLAG FOOTBALL DIVISION GOT US STARTED.

SOUTHEAST BULLOCK WON 14-0 TO GO UNDEFEATED IN PROGRAM HISTORY AND THREE TITLES IN A ROW.

>> AMAZING RUN.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT DAY SO FAR.

THAT'S THE FIRST FLAG CHAMPIONSHIP.

WE'VE HAD ONE HIGH SCHOOL TACKLE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE BARN.

BOWDON AND MANCHESTER COMING UP IN A BIT.

>> FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT GPB SPORTS FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES AS WE MAKE OUR WAY THROUGH THE CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE AT THE BENZ.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING THE GPB SPORTS TAILGATE PARTY.

WE HAVE THE DIVISION 2 SINGLE A MATCHUP COMING UP NEXT.

IT'S BOWDON.

IT'S MANCHESTER.

>>> THE GHSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY, REMINDING YOU TO BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.

WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO THE MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM FOR THE DIVISION 2 SINGLE A CHAMPIONSHIP AS THE BOWDON RED DEVILS TAKE ON THE MANCHESTER BLUE DEVILS.

MANCHESTER RESERVE TIGHT END BRANDON SMITH WAS REPORTED MISSING BY HIS COACH ON SATURDAY.

UNFORTUNATELY, YESTERDAY HE WAS DISCOVERED DEAD.

THE GPI AND MANCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE INVESTIGATING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS DEATH.

THE TEAM HAS DECIDED TO PLAY THE GAME.

WE WOULD NOT HAVE FAULTED THEM HAD THEY DECIDED NOT TO PLAY THE GAME.

BECAUSE THEY HAVE, WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO CALL THE GAME WITH AS MUCH ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION AS WE CAN IN THE MIDST OF THIS DEVASTATING NEWS.

YOU AS A PLAYER THROUGHOUT COLLEGE AND THE PROS FACE NOT EXACT BUT SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

HOW DID YOU AND YOUR TEAM HANDLE THAT?

>> MATT, A SITUATION LIKE THIS IS JUST DIFFERENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL, A SMALL COMMUNITY.

AT THAT AGE, THESE ARE YOUR CORE FRIENDS, YOUR LIFETIME MEMORIES.

SO IT HITS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TRYING TO DEAL WITH EMOTIONS FOR THIS COMMUNITY, IT'S NOT JUST THAT YOUNG SMITH IS PART OF THE TEAM.

HE'S PART OF THAT COMMUNITY.

IT'S FAMILY.

THIS IS YOUR FAMILY THAT YOU CARRY THROUGH LIFE.

THIS TEAM ALREADY -- ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR SHOWING UP TONIGHT TO PLAY THIS GAME.

HOW THEY CONTROL THEIR EMOTIONS WILL BE THE BIGGEST KEY TO TRYING TO BRING HOME A VICTORY.

>> ABSOLUTELY UNSPEAKABLE TRAGEDY.

WE WILL DO OUR BEST HERE.

>> WE SPOKE TO COACH HOLMES.

HE WAS VERY, VERY PROUD TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS CHAPLAIN, PASTOR ROB.

HE'S BEEN WITH THE TEAM SINCE 2008.

I CAUGHT UP WITH HIM EARLIER AND ASKED WHAT THE MESSAGE WAS TO HIS TEAM.

FIRST OF ALL, HE TOLD ME THIS IS A RESILIENT BUNCH.

WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING TOWARDS ADVERSITY ALL SEASON LONG.

NATURALLY, HE BROUGHT UP THE STORY OF DAVID AND GOLIATH.

HE SAID WE HAVE BEEN DAVID ALL SEASON LONG.

WITH THE PASSING OF BRANDON AND COMPETING IN LESS THAN 36 HOURS IN THE STATE TITLE GAME IS, IN FACT, GOLIATH.

PASTOR ROB EMPHASIZED HOW RESILIENT THEY ARE ON AND OFF THE FIELD AND THAT THEY HAVE A FUTURE ON AND OFF THE FIELD, AND TO TAKE THAT TO HEART NOT JUST FOR TONIGHT, BUT IN FACT, FOREVER.

THEY HONOR BRANDON BY WEARING A 52 STICK ON ON THEIR HELMET.

GRIEF AND JOY, IT CAN COEXIST.

THERE IS JOY IN CELEBRATING THAT BRANDON IS A PART OF THIS STORY.

THE COMMUNITY IS RALLYING AROUND THIS TRAGEDY.

THIS IS A GAME, THE BIGGEST GAME IN 30 YEARS FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

THE GRIEF, THE JOY, IT'S COEXISTING TONIGHT FOR THIS TOWN OF MANCHESTER ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

>> WELL SAID.

THERE'S HEAD COACH STEVENS HOLMES IN HIS THIRD SEASON AS THE HEAD COACH.

HOW IRONIC THAT THE GREATEST MOMENT SO FAR IN HIS HIGH SCHOOL THE SAME TIME OF HIS MOST DEVASTATING MOMENT AS A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH.

>> AS A HEAD COACH, TRYING TO MOTIVATE THESE YOUNG MEN TO BE ABLE TO DO THINGS ON AND OFF THE FIELD, IS THE BIG KEY FOR COACH HOLMES AND HIS STAFF TONIGHT.

WHERE CAN THEY LAY THEIR HEAD AND GET THIS TEAM TO TRY TO FOCUS AND WIN THIS GAME.

>> WELL, MANCHESTER WON THE TOSS.

THEY HAVE DEFERRED.

THAT MEANS WE WILL SEE THE RED DEVILS ON OFFENSE TO START THIS GAME.

JACK UNDERWOOD HAS IT TEED UP AND READY TO GO FOR MANCHESTER.

DEVAN POWELL AND JORDAN BEASLEY STANDING DEEP.

OPENING KICK IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY BUCKLE UP GEORGIA.

BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.

SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES.

THE RETURN OUT TO THE 27 YARD LINE.

THAT'S WHERE THE RED DEVILS PUT THE BALL IN PLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY.

THEIR SPECTACULAR QUARTERBACK, WHO JUST RETURNED THE OPENING KICK, KYLER MCGRINN, 1900 YARDS PASSING, 1965 YARDS RUSHING.

HE HAS A CHANCE TO BECOME JUST THE SECOND QUARTERBACK IN STATE HISTORY TO GO OVER 2,000 RUSHING AND PASSING IN THE SAME SEASON.

GOT A GREAT CHANCE TO DO THAT HERE TODAY.

>> DEFINITION OF A TWO-WAY PLAYER RIGHT THERE, RETURNING KICKOFFS.

THIS MAN IS THE EMBODIMENT OF THAT YOUNG GENERATION OF BEING ABLE TO THROW AND RUN THE BALL.

>> THE OPENING HANDOFF GOES TO JORDAN BEASLEY.

BEASLEY UP TO THE 31 YARD LINE ON THE CARRY.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE RED DEVILS ON OFFENSE.

POWELL, VILSAINT, EDWARDS, VILSAINT AND HARDEN, THOSE ARE BROTHERS.

BEASLEY, AKINS, DAMAGES, PROTHRO.

>> WATCH FOR KYLER MCGRINN ON THIS OFFENSE, EXPLOSIVE.

>> SECOND AND SIX.

BEASLEY GETS THE CARRY.

BEASLEY HAS THE FIRST DOWN.

UP TO THE 39 YARD LINE GOES JORDAN BEASLEY.

>> NICE JOB ON THAT RIGHT SIDE OVER THERE WITH SIMONS AND HARD HARDEN THERE.

>> MCGRINN GOING TO RUN IT, FOLLOWS BEASLEY TO THE EDGE.

MCGRINN GETS TRIPPED UP AND DIVES FORWARD TO THE 45 YARD LINE, PICKS UP SIX ON THE PLAY.

WE LOOK AT MANCHESTER ON DEFENSE.

JUSTUS TERRY, THE JUNIOR, WEARING NUMBER 70 IS RATED AS HIGH AS THE NUMBER TWO DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE COUNTRY FOR 2025.

>> BIG, PHYSICAL, 6'5", 275, JUST HARD TO BEAT UP FRONT.

>> THERE'S A LOOK AT THE SECONDARY WITH ALFORD, BRYANT AND TERRY.

SECOND DOWN CARRY FOR BEASLEY AS HE'S TRIPPED UP AND FALLS FORWARD.

GOING TO BRING UP A THIRD AND SHORT FOR THE RED DEVILS.

12-2 ON THE SEASON.

>> BIG PENETRATION BY TERRY ALREADY IN THIS GAME.

HE'S JUST MONITOR SIZED.

>> 6'5", 275-POUND JUNIOR, COMMITTED TO THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS LAST JANUARY 16th.

IT WAS WHILE HE WAS STILL A SOPHOMORE.

KYLER MCGRINN, 6'1", 198 SENIOR, FACING THIRD DOWN AND THREE.

HANDOFF TO BEASLEY.

HAS THE FIRST DOWN DOWN TO THE 46 YARD LINE.

>> NICE JOB BY THE CENTER JACKSON EDWARDS, ABLE TO CONTROL THAT PENETRATION ON THAT BLOCK DOWN.

JORDAN BEASLEY, HE'S A SOLID GUY, ESPECIALLY FROM THE WAIST DOWN.

>> HAS SIX OFFERS, INCLUDING MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE, GEORGIA STATE.

BEASLEY GETS IT AGAIN.

IT'S BEEN A STEADY DOSE OF JORDAN BEASLEY TO START THIS GAME.

>> THIS IS HOW THIS BOWDON OFFENSE -- THEY'RE METHODICAL.

>> LET'S LOOK AT THE KEYS TO THE GAME FOR THE RED DEVILS.

>> ESTABLISH THE RUN.

THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO.

THAT SETS UP THE PLAY ACTION PASS.

FOR MANCHESTER, AS WE SEE IN THIS DRIVE, TRYING TO STOP THE RUN.

THEY MAKE THEIR MONEY, BOWDON, BY RUNNING THE BALL WITH BEASLEY AND MCGRINN.

CAN YOU HAVE GREAT SUCCESS ON FIRST DOWN AND SHUT DOWN THE RUN?

>> BOWDON CONTROLLING THE GAME WITH THE GROUND GAME.

>> NICE FALLING FORWARD BY MCGRINN.

THESE ARE MAINLY IN-THE-BOX RUNS.

THEY'RE TRYING TO WEAR THIS DEFENSIVE FRONT OF MANCHESTER DOWN.

>> FIRST AND TEN, BALL AT THE 32.

THE OFFICIALS STEP IN.

I THINK IT'S A CHAIN ISSUE.

WE DON'T HAVE A GAME WITHOUT A CHAIN ISSUE.

>> I THINK WE'RE ON CHAIN NUMBER FIVE.

>> HAD TO GET THE KINK WORKED OUT OF THE CHAIN.

IT DIDN'T BREAK.

WE'VE HAD SOME BREAKAGE THIS YEAR.

THIS IS JUST A KINK IN THE CHAIN, I THINK.

FIRST AND TEN, BALL AT THE 32 FOR THE RED DEVILS.

GREAT START TO THIS GAME.

BOWDON, THEY'RE FOLLOWING THE SCRIPT.

THEY'RE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO DO.

MCGRINN GOING TO KEEP IT AGAIN.

MCGRINN GETS GRABBED BY JADEN REVELL, THE DEFENSIVE END.

THAT'S A PICKUP OF MAYBE THREE ON THE PLAY.

MCGRINN DOES A GOOD JOB OF FALLING FORWARD.

>> YEAH.

YOU SEE HIM RUNNING BEHIND HIS PADS.

IT MAY BE MORE OF A NATURAL RUNNING BACK THAN A PASSER, BUT VERY CAPABLE OF TAKING OVER.

AS HIS NUMBER STATES, HE COMES IN THE GAME AVERAGING MORE RUSH YARDS THAN PASSING THE BALL.

>> HE SAYS HE WANTS TO PLAY WHEREVER HE GETS THE OPPORTUNITY.

HE JUST WANTS TO CONTINUE PLAYING FOOTBALL AT THE NEXT LEVEL.

OUT OF THE SHOTGUN SNAP, GOING TO DIVE FORWARD.

ANOTHER CLUNK OF YARDS OFF THE LEGS OF KYLER MCGRINN.

>> THESE RUNS ARE EXACTLY WHAT COACH FENDLEY WANTS RIGHT HERE.

GOOD BLOCKING UP FRONT.

NICE BLOCK ON THE EDGE BY PROTHRO, THE RECEIVERS, VICKERS, THE TIGHT END.

EVERYBODY GETS INTO THIS RUNNING GAME, IT TRULY BECOMES A GAME OF 11 ON 11.

THE WAY THAT MCGRINN IS ABLE TO RUN THE BALL, THE CHALLENGE OF THE CURRENT DRIVE TO START THE GAME.

THE FIRST TIME THE BLUE DEVILS DEFENSE HAS BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH A PLAY.

THAT WAS DARIUS FAVORS WITH A TACKLE.

>> NICE JOB OF FOLLOWING THIS TO THE OUTSIDE.

NO CREASE RIGHT THERE.

YOU CAN SEE JUSTUS TERRY TAKING UP THREE MEN, FORCING BEASLEY TO BOUNCE IT OUTSIDE.

CLEANUP WORK THERE BY DARIUS FAVORS.

>> THEY'VE ALREADY CHEWED UP OVER SIX MINUTES OF THE GAME CLOCK TO START THIS GAME.

FOURTH AND FOUR FROM THE 27.

KEEPER, MCGRINN.

HE'S GOING TO GET THERE WITH A POWER RUN TO CONVERT ON FOURTH DOWN!

>> NICE JOB ON THAT LEFT SIDE, POWELL, THE BLOCKING UP FRONT.

>> THEY JUST CONTINUE TO POUND THE ROCK.

WE'RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY A 15-PLUS-PLAY DRIVE IF THEY'RE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS THING.

WHAT A WAY TO START THE GAME.

>> A TRUE METHODICAL RUNNING DOWNHILL, RUNNING BEHIND YOUR PADS, NO FLEA-FLICKERS, NO JET SWEEP FLIPPING THE BALL.

THESE ARE JUST IN THE BOX POWER RUN GAMES.

>> RICHARD FENDLEY, THEIR HEAD COACH, 52-22 HIS RECORD.

MANCHESTER CALLS A TIMEOUT JUST TO CATCH THEIR BREATH.

IT'S BEEN ALL BOWDON.

I MEAN, THEY'RE THE ONLY TEAM THAT'S TOUCHED THE BALL YET.

WE'LL STEP ASIDE.

>>> BOWDON IN THE MIDST OF A 13-PLAY GAME TO START THIS GAME.

THEY'VE DRIVEN ALL THE WAY TO THE 16 YARD LINE.

>> RUNNING THE BALL.

>> NO PASSES.

>> DOWNHILL, PHYSICAL RUN GAME WITH MCGRINN AND BEASLEY.

WE EXPECT IT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BALL WITH MANCHESTER, BUT THIS BOWDON TEAM HAS COME OUT WITH A PURPOSE.

THEY ARE RUNNING THE BALL AND TRYING TO WEAR THIS DEFENSE OUT.

>> DRIVE STARTED AT THEIR OWN 27.

THEY HAVE TAKEN SEVEN MINUTES AND 15 SECONDS OFF THE CLOCK.

IT'S SECOND DOWN AND SIX.

MCGRINN GOING TO RUN IT AGAIN, GOING TO SQUIRM HIS WAY DOWN TO THE 12 YARD LINE.

JUSTUS TERRY IN ON THAT TACKLE.

GOING TO BE THIRD AND SHORT COMING UP FOR BOWDON.

>> MCGRINN SAW FAVORS COMING OFF THE EDGE.

HE QUICKLY RECEIVED THE BALL AND GOT UP INSIDE BEFORE THOSE ENDS COULD CRASH ON HIM TO GAIN THOSE COUPLE OF YARDS.

>> BIG JUSTUS TERRY COMMITTED TO GEORGIA.

HE HAD OVER FOUR OTHER OFFERS.

HE WAS A TENTH GRADER WHEN HE COMMITTED TO THE BULLDOGS.

HE'S THE RATED TWO DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY FOR THE CLASS OF 2026.

AGAIN, A STEADY DOSE OF KYLER MCGRINN MOVES THE STICKS AGAIN.

THEY'LL HAVE IT FIRST AND GOAL TO GO.

>> NICE JOB OF KNOWING WHERE THE STICKS ARE RIGHT THERE, MCGRINN GETTING THE BALL, ONE CUT UP INSIDE THERE.

THE RED DEVILS COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER START TO THE GAME.

>> THE DRIVE IS NOW EIGHT MINUTES LONG.

MCGRINN GOING TO SPIN FORWARD AND DOWN TO THE 6 YARD LINE.

THAT WAS JAVON FAVORS GETTING TO HIM.

>> YOU SAW MCGRINN FALLING FORWARD, RUNNING BEHIND HIS PADS.

HE'S 6'1", 200 POUNDS.

>> 17th PLAY OF THE DRIVE.

BEASLEY GETS THE ROCK.

BEASLEY DIVES DOWN CLOSE TO THE GOAL LINE AND DOWN AT THE 1.

I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE EVER SEEN AN 18-PLAY DRIVE TO OPEN A GAME.

>> DOUBLE TEAMED RIGHT THERE BY THE RIGHT GUARD AND RIGHT TACKLE JOHN HARDEN, SECURING THAT BLOCK ON JUSTUS TERRY.

>> THIRD AND GOAL FROM THE 1, MCGRINN BULLS HIS WAY INTO THE END ZONE.

BOWDON GETS AN 18-PLAY DRIVE THAT CHEWS UP NINE-PLUS MINUTES OFF THE CLOCK, ALL 18 PLAYS ON THE GROUND.

>> TRUE BULLY BALL RIGHT HERE.

DOUBLE TEAMS ON THAT SIDE JUST DRIVING THEIR FEET INTO THE END ZONE.

JORDAN BEASLEY, THE BIG SENIOR RUNNING BACK, GETTING INTO THE END ZONE.

>> WOW.

WHAT A PLAY.

MCGRINN, 31st TOUCHDOWN RUN OF THE SEASON.

HE HAS ACCOUNTED NOW FOR 55 TOUCHDOWNS THIS YEAR, PASSING AND THROWING, PASSING AND RUNNING.

BRANDON JONES IS ON FOR THE P.A.T.

THE KICK IS UP AND GOOD.

IT'S A 7-0 LEAD FOR BOWDON.

>> WHAT A DRIVE BY THE RED DEVILS.

IF YOU'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD, YOU KEEP TELLING YOURSELF THEY'RE GOING TO DROP BACK AND THROW A PASS.

IT'S NOT GOING TO CONTINUE IN 2023.

THEY HAVE TO BE SETTING UP SOMETHING DOWN THE FIELD.

NO.

WITH THIS O-LINE AND THIS QUARTERBACK IN MCGRINN, WOW, WHAT A DRIVE.

>> YOU KNOW, THIS WEEK WHEN WE TALKED TO COACH FENDLEY, HE IS A STATE CHAMPION WEIGHTLIFTING COACH.

WE ASKED HIM HOW DOES THAT PREPARE YOU FOR THIS JOB?

HE SAID YOU CAN TAKE KIDS AND WORK THEM TO DEATH ON SPEED, BUT THAT CEILING IS SMALL.

HE SAID WE'RE GOING TO BUST IT IN THE WEIGHT ROOM.

THERE'S A HIGHER CEILING TO GET BETTER AND STRONGER.

HE SAID WE MADE THAT DECISION TO BE TOUGH, PHYSICAL KIDS.

SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE WON FOUR MEETS AT BOWDON SINCE HE TOOK OVER.

HE SAID OUR FOOTBALL MENTAL TOUGHNESS SIDE IS MADE FROM JANUARY TO AUGUST.

WE'VE GOT A TOUGH SCHEDULE, A TOUGH STRENGTH PROGRAM.

THIS GAME JUST STARTED.

YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO SEE PHYSICALITY FROM THIS BOWDON TEAM.

>> LOOK AT COACH FENDLEY ON THE SIDELINE.

I WANT HIM ON MY SIDE.

WHATEVER IT IS WE'RE DOING, I WANT HIM ON MY SIDE.

I'M STANDING BEHIND HIM.

THAT GUY'S A BEAST.

KICK BOUNCES DOWN TO THE 31.

THE BLUE DEVILS WILL FALL ON IT RIGHT THERE.

AFTER OVER NINE MINUTES, MANCHESTER FINALLY GETS TO TOUCH THE BALL.

>> THE ONE THING ABOUT THAT DRIVE BY BOWDON, IT WORE DOWN THE DEFENSE.

SEVERAL OF THOSE PLAYERS NOW HAVE TO GO AND TRY TO PLAY OFFENSE.

IT WORKED TWOFOLD FOR THEM, SETTING THE TONE FOR THIS GAME.

>> THIS IS MANCHESTER, DARYUS BRYANT THEIR QUARTERBACK.

THE PASSING NUMBERS NOT A BIG DEAL.

OVER 1,000 YARDS RUSHING, THOUGH.

THEY RUN THE WING T. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO SEE MORE RUNNING OF THE FOOTBALL.

WE MIGHT HAVE A WHOLE QUARTER HERE WHERE NO ONE THROWS A PASS.

AND NOTHING DOING AS THEY GIVE THE BALL TO DARIUS FAVORS ON THE VERY FIRST PLAY.

THEY CALL HIM BIG Z. VILSAINT WITH THE TACKLE.

>> GOING BACK TO THE WEIGHT ROOM STORY AND COACH FENDLEY, KYLER MCGRINN'S WORKOUT PARTNER, THE QUARTERBACK IS HIS WORKOUT PARTNER IN THE WEIGHT ROOM.

>> COACH LOOKS LIKE HE'S HAD A SET IN ALREADY.

>> BALL IS LOOSE!

BOWDON IS ON TOP OF IT AT THE 23 YARD LINE!

JaMICHAEL JONES, THE FREE SAFETY, COMES UP WITH THE FUMBLE RECOVERY.

>> TRYING TO GET THE BALL OUT ON THE EDGE HERE TO QUA COOPER.

NOT ABLE TO SECURE THE PITCH RIGHT THERE.

YOU CAN SEE LAKE WITH THE PENETRATION.

OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE RIGHT THERE, NOT ABLE TO RALLY THAT BALL IN.

BIG TIME TURNOVER FOR BOWDON.

>> SO BALL GOES OVER TO THE RED DEVILS, ALREADY LEADING 7-0.

THEY HAVE IT AT THE BLUE DEVILS' 23.

NOT THE START THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.

BOWDON, OF COURSE, STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS THREE TIMES IN THEIR HISTORY, INCLUDING LAST YEAR.

MCGRINN GOING TO THROW A PASS.

KAIDEN PROTHRO WITH THE TOUCHDOWN!

>> WHAT A FUTURE HE HAS.

TIPPED BALL THERE BY DARIUS FAVORS.

IN THAT SITUATION RIGHT THERE, THE SAFETY IS NOT GOING TO STOP A BIG MAN LIKE HIM FROM GETTING IN THE END ZONE.

>> BRANDON JONES, P.A.T.

THE BALL IS PLACED BY THE HOLDER BERKELEY PERKINS.

AND IT'S GOOD.

14-0, BOWDON.

>> PLAY ACTION FAKE HERE BY MCGRINN.

NICE JOB TRYING TO GO UP AND KNOCK IT DOWN BY FAVORS.

FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION, BRINGING THE BALL IN AND GETTING INTO THE END ZONE.

>> 22-YARD TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION, 13th TOUCHDOWN CATCH OF THE SEASON AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE BOWDON RED DEVILS RESUME PRESENTED BY DVHDD.

12-2 OVERALL THIS SEASON.

THE REGION CHAMPS ONLY PLAY TWO REGION GAMES.

NUMBER THREE IN THE REGULAR SEASON, GPB TOP TEN, THREE STATE TITLES, '71, '92 AND 2022.

THEY ARE 3-2 ALL TIME IN THIS, THEIR SIXTH STATE FINAL.

FOR A WING-T OFFENSE, THIS IS THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO BE, DOWN TWO SCORES.

WELL, YOU NEVER WANT TO BE DOWN TWO SCORES.

BUT WHEN YOU GOT A PASSING OFFENSE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE PALATABLE.

BALL RETURNED UP TO THE 37 YARD LINE.

THAT'S WHERE THE BLUE DEVILS WILL GO ON OFFENSE FOR THE SECOND TIME.

>> IF YOU'RE MANCHESTER, YOU HAVE TO SETTLE DOWN, RALLY IN.

RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE ON THE ROPES.

BOWDON IS THROWING THOSE HAYMAKERS.

THEY TOOK YOU ON A PHYSICAL 18-PLAY SCORING DRIVE TO OPEN THE GAME UP.

A LOT OF THE PLAYERS HAVING TO PLAY BOTH WAYS.

YOU'VE GOT TO SETTLE DOWN, TAKE IT ONE PLAY AT A TIME AND EXECUTE YOUR OFFENSE.

>> MANCHESTER'S 1-0 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CAME BACK IN 1997, DEFEATED IRWIN COUNTY 28-7 IN THE STATE FINAL THAT YEAR.

RUNNING THE WING-T.

QUA COOPER ON THE RUN.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MANCHESTER OFFENSE.

YOU SEE BIG JUSTUS TERRY UP THERE PLAYING THE LEFT GUARD POSITION TODAY.

THE REST OF THE BACKS AND THE RECEIVERS, FAVORS AND COOPER AND BRYANT, THEY'RE ALL 1,000-YARD RUSHERS.

>> THEY HAVE PUT UP BIG NUMBERS RUNNING THE BALL.

THEY COME IN THE GAME WITH OVER 3700 YARDS RUSHING.

>> AND BRENT COOPER GETS THE BALL.

HE'S SLAMMED DOWN AT THE 42 YARD LINE.

>> JORDAN BEASLEY FROM THAT SAFETY POSITION GETTING SOME JERSEY THERE OF COOPER.

DIDN'T REALLY SEE HIS HAND UP AROUND HIS NECK AREA.

RIGHT THERE AT THE END, YOU SEE THAT LEFT HAND GRAB THE BACK OF THAT COLLAR.

>> Referee: 15-YARD PENALTY FROM THE END OF THE RUN.

FIRST DOWN.

>> INITIALLY YOU SAW HIM GRAB THE LOWER PART OF THAT AND THEN THAT LEFT HAND GOT UP INTO THOSE PADS.

THAT IS THE RIGHT CALL RIGHT THERE.

>> WE HAVE DAVE REYNOLDS OUR RULES OFFICIAL UP HERE.

GRABBING THE JERSEY FROM BEHIND AND PULLING A PLAYER DOWN FROM BEHIND IN ANY CAPACITY COULD QUALIFY AS A HORSE COLLAR?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> BALL AT THE 43 YARD LINE.

IT'S FIRST AND TEN FOR MANCHESTER, MOVING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT.

THEY'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE LIKE THAT.

THAT WAS A RUN BY BENJI KEMPSON.

BIG-TIME TACKLE BY THE RED DEVILS.

>> MALYKIE VICKERS, 24, ONE OF THOSE SMALL BUT POWERFUL D-LINEMEN, ONLY 5'10", 220.

MORE OF A LINEBACKER PLAYING D-LINE.

VILSAINT AND VICKERS PLAY WITH GREAT LEVERAGE AND ENERGY INSIDE.

>> MIGHT BE THE FINAL PLAY OF THE FIRST QUARTER RIGHT HERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE SECOND DOWN FROM THE 45.

BRYANT THROWING ON THE RUN.

INCOMPLETE.

LOOKING FOR HIS TARGET AT THE 39 YARD LINE.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE RED DEVILS ON DEFENSE.

FIVE-MAN FRONT, OLD-SCHOOL FOOTBALL RIGHT THERE.

YOU SAW VICKERS JUST MADE THE TACKLE A FEW MOMENTS AGO.

BIG VILSAINT THERE AT THAT NOSE TACKLE POSITION.

YOU HAVE MCGRINN, WHO'S THEIR LEADING TACKLER AND KYLER'S YOUNGER BROTHER.

BEASLEY IN THE BACKFIELD, HE'S GOT COLLEGE OFFERS AT RUNNING BACK AND STRONG SAFETY.

I LOVE WHAT BOTH THESE COACHES SAID.

>> Referee: TIMEOUT, BOWDON.

>> WOW.

THAT'S REALLY A STRANGE TIMEOUT.

THEY DON'T CONTROL THE CLOCK, BECAUSE THERE'S FIVE SECONDS LEFT IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

BUT THEY BURN A TIMEOUT WITH JUST FIVE SECONDS LEFT IN THE FIRST.

MUST HAVE SEEN SOMETHING THAT REALLY BOTHERED THEM TO BURN THE TIMEOUT.

>> THIRD AND LONG.

WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS LINED UP.

YOU GOT ALL THE MOMENTUM.

YOU DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO GO FREE FOR MANCHESTER AND COMPLETE AND MAKE THIS THIRD AND LONG.

>> LET'S LOOK AT THE KEYS TO THE GAME FOR THE BLUE DEVILS WHEN THEY HAVE THE BALL.

>> WHEN YOU RUN THIS KIND OF OFFENSE, YOU HAVE TO BE CLEAN.

YOU HAVE TO BE PENALTY-FREE.

THAT'S WHAT MANCHESTER IS TRYING TO DO TO TRY TO GET THIS WIN.

CAN THEY STAY AHEAD OF THE STICKS?

FOR BOWDON, READ YOUR KEYS.

YOUR LINEBACKERS, YOUR ENDS, HAVE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE READING THE RIGHT KEY ON THE TRIPLE OPTION FAKES TO SLOW DOWN THIS WING-T OFFENSE.

>> YOU SEE COACH RICHARD FENDLEY.

HE AND STEPHEN HOLMES WERE RUNNING BUDDIES BACK IN THE DAY EARLIER IN THEIR CAREER WHEN FENDLEY WAS THE HEAD COACH BACK AT ALEXANDER FOR A COUPLE OF SEASONS.

THEY'VE BEEN FRIENDS EVER SINCE.

THE RUN FOR A FIRST DOWN.

GREAT RUN BY DARYUS BRYANT.

JUST KEEPING HIS BALANCE AND WEAVING THROUGH THE TRAFFIC.

THAT WAS THE FINAL PLAY OF THE FIRST QUARTER.

>> NICE JOB GETTING TO THE EDGE, SHOWING THE ATHLETIC ABILITY THERE BY BRYANT.

>> ONE-QUARTER IN THE BOOKS AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

BOWDON ON TOP 14-0.QUARTER IN THE BOOKS AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

BOWDON ON TOP 14-0.

QUARTER IN THE BOOKS AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

BOWDON ON TOP 14-0.

>>> START OF THE SECOND QUARTER AT THE BENZ, BOWDON ON TOP OF MANCHESTER 14-0 HERE IN THE CLASS 1A DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONSHIP.

THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE AS WE PLAY THE FINAL GAME OF DAY NUMBER ONE.

YOU SEE THE WHOPPING TIME OF POSSESSION FOR BOWDON IN THAT OPENING QUARTER.

>> BIG DRIVE FOR THEM, PHYSICAL PLAY IS WHAT HAS BEEN KEY FOR THEM IN THIS GAME SO FAR.

THAT LAST PICKUP ON THIRD AND 12 BY BRYANT WAS BIG, NOT ONLY TO KEEP THE BALL MOVING, BUT TO KEEP THIS DEFENSIVE TEAM ON THE SIDELINE TO CATCH THEIR BREATH.

>> LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE RECOVERED FROM THE SHOCK AND AWE OF THE OPENING DRIVE.

THEY FINALLY LOOK LIKE THEY'VE GAINED A RHYTHM IN THIS WING-T OFFENSE.

>> STARTING TO SEE THOSE BLUE JERSEYS INSERT THEMSELVES UP FRONT, PLAYING ON BOWDON'S SIDE OF THE BALL IN THESE LAST COUPLE OF SNAPS.

>> SECOND TIME THEY'VE PLAYED THIS SEASON.

HANDOFF GOES.

A FLAG GOES OUT.

WE KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE HOLDING.

SECOND TIME THEY PLAYED.

THEY ACTUALLY OPENED THE SEASON AGAINST EACH OTHER WITH MANCHESTER BEATING BOWDON 21-20.

>> Referee: HOLDING ON THE OFFENSE.

TEN-YARD PENALTY.

REPLAY SECOND DOWN.

>> WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH MANCHESTER.

CAN'T HAVE THESE KIND OF PENALTIES WHEN YOU RUN THIS KIND OF OFFENSE.

YOU'VE GOT TO STAY AHEAD OF THE STICKS.

GOOD PENETRATION BY THE RED DEVILS' DYLAN AKINS, NUMBER 59.

54 RIGHT THERE, LEDBETTER, THE CENTER, WITH THE HOLDING.

>> IT'S GOING TO BACK THEM UP TO THE 30 YARD LINE.

>> Referee: PLEASE RESET THE GAME CLOCK TO 11:18.

>> COACH STEPHEN HOLMES IN HIS THIRD SEASON AS HEAD COACH.

HE'S DONE A HECK OF A JOB WITH THIS BLUE DEVILS PROGRAM THAT HAS JUST ONE STATE TITLE IN 85 YEARS, BUT THEY ARE BACK ON THE MAP IN CLASS SINGLE A.

>> KENTREZ LAY WITH A GOOD PLAY.

>> THIRD DOWN AND NINE WITH THE BALL SITTING ON THE 28.

MANCHESTER DESPERATELY NEEDS TO GET AT LEAST HALF OF IT HERE.

UP TOP THEY GO.

MAN BREAKS OPEN!

IT IS GOING TO BE CAUGHT FOR THE TOUCHDOWN!

JAYDEN TERRY COMES DOWN WITH A 28-YARD RECEPTION!

I WASN'T SURE AT FIRST WHETHER HE HAD RETAINED POSSESSION TO THE GROUND, BUT HE DID.

IT'S 14-6.

>> ONLY HIS FOURTH RECEPTION OF THE SEASON, TERRY.

NICE JOB HERE, BRYANT AIRING IT OUT, LEADING THE RECEIVER ON THE POST ROUTE.

A LITTLE ROLLOUT, GET THE BALL, LEAD THE RECEIVER.

DEVAN POWELL CAN GET BACK IN THE PLAY.

GREAT CATCH BY JAYDEN TERRY.

BEAUTIFUL BALL THERE BY BRYANT.

NICE JOB OF TERRY GOING UP AT THE HEIGHT OF THIS PASS AND BRINGING IT DOWN RIGHT THERE.

CORNERBACK TRYING TO PULL IT OUT.

STRONG HANDS ABLE TO HOLD ONTO THE BALL FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.

>> THEY MIGHT WANT TO RETHINK THIS PASSING THING.

YOU'RE RIGHT, BRYANT HAD A GREAT SPIN ON THAT BALL.

SUPER JOB BY JAYDEN TERRY, THE SOPHOMORE, TO GO BACK UP TO BRING IT IN FOR THE SCORE.

>> THIS MANCHESTER TEAM HAS KIND OF WITHSTOOD THE STORM IN THAT FIRST QUARTER.

THEY GOT SOME RHYTHM IN THAT DRIVE, CAUGHT THEIR BREATH.

THEY COME IN THIS GAME PLAYING WITH A LOT OF EMOTION, A LOT ON THEIR SHOULDERS FOR THEIR FALLEN COMRADE.

NOW THEY HAVE MADE IT TO THIS POINT IN THE GAME THAT THEY CAN BE ABLE TO STICK WITH THEIR OFFENSE AND PLAY WITH BOWDON.

>> THERE'S YOUR GOVERNOR'S RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN SCORING DRIVE FOR MANCHESTER.

UNDERWOOD NOW SET TO KICK OFF.

NOT A WHOLE LOT OF ANTICIPATION THIS BALL IS GOING TO BE KICKED DEEP.

THE DEEP MEN ARE STANDING AT THE 20.

IT'S GOING TO BACK THEM UP TO THE 15 WHERE IT'S CAUGHT.

IT'S RETURNED UP THE SIDELINE TO THE 32 YARD LINE FOR THE RED DEVILS.

THAT WAS POWELL.

THAT'S WHERE BOWDON IS GOING TO PUT THE BALL BACK IN PLAY.

>> THEY SEE THIS BOWDON OFFENSE IS VERY CAPABLE OF RUNNING THE BALL RIGHT AT THEM.

NOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STEP UP, TRY TO GET SOME PENETRATION UP FRONT.

THEY DO HAVE SIZE WITH TERRY AND CASH WHITE IN THE MIDDLE.

>> FIRST AND TEN.

BALL IS AT THE 33.

SAW THE NUMBERS ON MCGRINN ALREADY, 66 YARDS OF OFFENSE IN THIS GAME.

GOING TO RUN IT RIGHT THERE AND PICK UP MAYBE THREE YARDS ON THE PLAY.

>> GOOD JOB THERE BY GRAY COMING UP TO MAKE THAT PLAY.

IF YOU'RE THE BLUE DEVILS, YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON A GUY LIKE PROTHRO.

>> NICE JOB OF COOPER, MAYBE THE TOUGHEST GUY ON MANCHESTER EVEN THOUGH HE'S THE SMALLEST, FIGHTING, GETTING INTO THAT LEG AREA OF MCGRINN TO BRING HIM DOWN.

>> I LOVE IT.

I LOVE THAT ASPECT OF THE SINGLE A GAME.

THIRD DOWN AND SIX.

THROWING ON THE RUN AND PICKED AT THE 39 YARD LINE!

TAKING IT BACK THE OTHER WAY, JAYDEN TERRY, WHO HAD A TOUCHDOWN CATCH JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO.

THE SOPHOMORE PLAYING BIG.

>> JUST A MISTAKE BY KYLER MCGRINN.

HE STEPS UP INTO THE POCKET, FEELING THE PRESSURE.

TRIES TO AIR THE BALL OUT RIGHT THERE.

COULDN'T GET ANYTHING ON IT.

TRYING TO GET THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD TO PERKINS.

NICE BREAK ON THE BALL BY TERRY FOR THE INTERCEPTION.

>> MANCHESTER RIGHT BACK IN BUSINESS, WAYNE.

THEY HAD THE BALL AT THE 25 YARD LINE, FIRST AND TEN.

>> EXECUTION, CLEAN FOOTBALL FOR THE BLUE DEVILS IS WHAT THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE SUCCESS.

YOU FEEL A LITTLE MOMENTUM SHIFT IN THIS GAME RIGHT NOW.

THIS MANCHESTER TEAM SEEMS TO HAVE CAUGHT THEIR BREATH.

>> FIRST AND TEN.

THEY HAVE THE BALL SPOTTED AT THE 26 AFTER THE 37-YARD INTERCEPTION RETURN, RUNNING THAT WING-T IN THAT INSIDE, HANDOFF THAT SCISSORS PLAY.

I LOVE THAT OFFENSE.

>> DYLAN AKINS, THE JUNIOR OUTSIDE LINEBACKER READING HIS KEY, STAYING HOME TO MAKE THAT PLAY FOR THE RED DEVILS.

>> SECOND DOWN AND NINE COMING UP.

8:30 MINUTES TO PLAY HERE IN THE FIRST HALF.

YOU'RE THINKING WHEN THEY GO DOWN 14-0, MAYBE ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED ARE JUST TOO MUCH FOR THIS TEAM.

BUT MANCHESTER HAS COME BACK WITH GREAT PASSION AND EMOTION.

THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO TIE IT UP ON THIS POSSESSION.

GREAT RUN RIGHT THERE BY DARIUS FAVORS.

ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR 1,000-YARD RUSHERS.

>> THE BIGGER PACK OF THE THREE, FAVORS, THE YOUNG SOPHOMORE, GETTING OUT ON THE EDGE HERE, SHOWING YOU THE SPEED, FINISHING THE RUN.

NO FACE MASK.

IT LOOKED LIKE POSSIBLY BY DEREK PHILLIPS, A LITTLE FACE MASK, BUT GOOD TACKLE BY THE YOUNG CORNERBACK.

>> HE IS A BIG BACK TOO.

HE'S 6'1", 195.

THAT WAS AN 11-YARD PICKUP RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE.

COOPER DIVES FORWARD TO THE 9.

>> MANCHESTER FLIPPING THE PAGE ON BOWDON, STARTING TO GET DOWNHILL, PLAY PHYSICAL.

THE NUMBERS THEY PUT UPCOMING INTO THE GAME WITH THREE DIFFERENT BACKS, OVER A THOUSAND YARDS RUSHING, VERY CAPABLE OF RUNNING THE BALL.

>> THEIR FIRST TOUCHDOWN IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IS ON A PASS.

THREE 1,000-YARD RUSHERS AND THEIR FIRST TOUCHDOWN ON THE PASS TO JAYDEN TERRY.

>> THAT'S THE THING WHEN YOU'RE IN A GAME LIKE THIS.

IT'S ABOUT EXECUTING.

AS THE HEAD COACHES, YOU HAVE TO EXPECT THAT YOU GET A COUPLE OF YARDS, SET UP A FOURTH AND SHORT.

WHEN YOU RUN THE BALL, HOW MANY POSSESSIONS IN THIS GAME WILL YOU HAVE IN THE RED ZONE?

>> THIRD DOWN AND FIVE.

COOPER SHOOTS RIGHT THROUGH THE HOLE AND SCORES THE TOUCHDOWN FOR MANCHESTER!

>> QUA COOPER, THE SPARK PLUG, MR.

EXCITEMENT.

GREAT BLOCKING UP FRONT BY THE O-LINE, REVELL, NICE >> THIS GAME IS TIED.

>>> COACH HOLMES TOLD US THIS WEEK THAT HE TOLD HIS TEAM THEY NEED TO FINISH THE DEAL.

HE SAID HE USED THE WORD FINISH, BECAUSE THIS IS IT.

THIS IS THE LAST GAME.

WITH JAYDEN TERRY AND THE QUA COOPER TOUCHDOWNS, THE BLUE DEVILS HAVE RALLIED AND RESPONDED AGAINST BOWDON.

>> THERE IS NO DOUBT THEY HAVE REGROUPED WHEN THINGS WERE KIND OF BLEAK.

THAT 37-YARD INTERCEPTION TURNED OUT TO BE A REALLY BIG PLAY AS WELL TO SET UP THAT TOUCHDOWN PASS.

THAT WAS BOWDON, ACTUALLY.

BOWDON HAD THE 37-YARD INTERCEPTION TO SET UP THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN.

THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO REBOUND FROM THAT, MANCHESTER, TO GET BACK IN THIS GAME.

>> GOTTEN THEMSELVES SOME ENERGY.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE WEIGHT OF THEM COME INTO THIS GAME AND WHAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH.

IT TOOK THEM A LITTLE WHILE, BUT YOU COULD SEE THE ENERGY LEVEL HAS INCREASED AND THEY'RE ENGAGED TO TRY AND WIN THIS GAME.

>> THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THESE TWO TEAMS HAVE PLAYED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.

THEY HAVE A RIVALRY GOING.

COACH HOLMES SAID WE DIDN'T PLAN IT THAT WAY, BUT IT'S WORKED OUT THAT WAY.

BOWDON GETS THE RETURN UP TO THE 25 YARD LINE.

NOW IN A TIE GAME AGAIN.

>> NOW WITH THIS BOWDON TEAM, CAN YOU GET BACK TO THAT PHYSICALITY THAT YOU SHOWED IN THAT FIRST DRIVE WHEN YOU WENT ON THAT 18-PLAY TOUCHDOWN RUN?

CAN YOU PLAY WITH THAT KIND OF PHYSICALITY?

THESE LAST COUPLE DRIVES, THEY'VE TRIED TO THROW THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD.

GO BACK TO YOUR IDENTITY.

RUN THE BALL.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GREAT AT.

>> STEPHEN HOLMES LOOKS LIKE A HEAD COACH RIGHT OUT OF CENTRAL CASTING OVER THERE.

HE LOOKS LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL COACH JUST STRAIGHT OUT OF THE MOVIES.

BEASLEY GETS DROPPED RIGHT THERE AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

>> SCORE A TOUCHDOWN, THEN GO MAKE A BIG TACKLE ON ONE OF THEIR KEY PLAYERS.

QUAVION COOPER RIGHT HERE COMING OFF THE EDGE TO MAKE THAT PLAY.

>> IT'S GOING TO BE SECOND DOWN AND NINE.

MCGRINN GOING TO FOLLOW BEASLEY THIS TIME AND TRY TO GET OUTSIDE.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LET HIM.

GREAT PURSUIT BY THIS MANCHESTER DEFENSE, REALLY GETTING AFTER IT NOW.

THAT WAS FAVORS ON THE TACKLE.

>> NICE JOB, STARTING TO REACT A LITTLE BETTER TO THESE RUNS BY THE QUARTERBACK.

GETTING THROUGH ALL THAT TRAFFIC THERE IS DARIUS FAVORS.

>> I KNOW FOLKS ARE SAYING, WAIT A SECOND, DIDN'T I SEE HIM RUNNING THE BALL?

NOW HE'S TACKLING?

FOLKS, THIS IS SINGLE A FOOTBALL AT ITS BEST.

>> THAT'S WHAT YOU GET AT THIS LEVEL.

YOU GET TALENTED PLAYERS THAT HAVE TO DOMINATE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.

>> THIRD DOWN AND SEVEN.

MCGRINN, 14 CARRIES, 50 YARDS RUSHING.

>> Referee: TIMEOUT, BOWDON.

>> THE TIMEOUT CALLED BY BOWDON.

IF YOU'RE COACH RICHARD FENDLEY, WHAT'S THE MESSAGE TO YOUR TEAM?

YOU JUMPED OUT AND GOT THE BIG LEAD.

LOOKED LIKE THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT NIGHT.

ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE BACK IN A FISTFIGHT.

>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A FOUR-QUARTER GAME.

THIS TEAM EARLIER IN THE SEASON WERE ABLE TO BEAT YOU TO START THE SEASON OFF.

YOU GET THOSE COUPLE OF DRIVES.

YOU START THINKING IT'S GOING TO BE EASY TONIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW THE PUNCHES ARE GOING BACK AT YOU.

YOU'VE GOT TO SETTLE DOWN, EXECUTE YOUR OFFENSE.

IF YOU'RE RUNNING THE BALL, MCGRINN, BEASLEY, IT WAS EASY.

NOW THIS DEFENSE IS PLAYING WITH ENERGY.

YOU GOT TO BE ABLE TO BREAK A COUPLE TACKLES AND MAKE SOME PLAYS.

>> BOWDON HAD 73 YARDS ON THAT OPENING DRIVE, ONLY 55 YARDS SINCE.

THEIR SECOND TOUCHDOWN WAS SET UP BY THAT AFOREMENTIONED INTERCEPTION.

NOW THEY'RE FACING THIRD DOWN AND SEVEN COMING OUT OF THE TIMEOUT WITH 5:33 TO PLAY IN THE HALF.

BIG OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR THE BLUE DEVILS IF THEY CAN GET THAT STOP TO GET THE BALL BACK.

BEASLEY GOING TO CLEAR THE EDGE.

GREAT CLOSING SPEED ON THAT PLAY BY JAVON FAVORS.

>> FAVORS, FAVORS, BIG LINEBACKERS, BIG SPEED HERE.

CJ FAVORS.

WATCH THE CLOSING SPEED BY NUMBER 1 RIGHT HERE.

YOU THINK JORDAN BEASLEY IS GOING TO PICK UP THAT FIRST DOWN.

NO, SIR.

ONE COMES OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD TO MAKE THAT PLAY.

>> FOURTH DOWN.

CHRIS WYATT COMING ONTO PUNT.

LOOK AT FAVORS WITH 91 TACKLES, THREE TFL, COUPLE OF PICKS, 16 PBU ON THE SEASON.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST PUNT FOR EITHER TEAM.

HIGH SNAP, KICKS A LINE DRIVER.

IT'S GOING TO BE FIELDED ON THE ONE HOP AT THE 30.

WATCH OUT.

SETTING UP AN EDGE OVER THERE AND DRIVEN OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE 49 YARD LINE.

18-YARD RETURN AND A NICE ONE AT THAT BY DARYUS BRYANT, WHO ALSO IS QUARTERBACK.

>> WE GOT QUARTERBACKS RETURNING KICKOFFS.

WE GOT QUARTERBACKS RETURNING PUNTS.

IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK IN THESE KIND OF GAMES.

THIS IS THE KIND OF TALENT THAT BOTH SIDES HAVE, JUST PLAYMAKERS.

>> QUARTERBACKS RETURNING PUNTS, QUARTERBACKS RETURNING KICKOFFS, QUARTERBACKS PLAYING DEFENSE AND NOT JUST PLAYING DEFENSE, BUT STARTING ON DEFENSE.

>> STARTING AND MAKING PLAYS.

>> FIRST AND TEN FOR MANCHESTER FROM THEIR OWN 49. COOPER GOING TO GET STOPPED RIGHT THERE IN THE HOLE.

NO RUNNING ROOM THAT TIME.

RED DEVILS' SIMONS WITH THE PICKUP.

>> NICE JOB BY SIMONS.

SECOND DOWN AND NINE.

SIMONS, BY THE WAY, IS ALSO STARTING RIGHT GUARD.

WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING BOTH WAYS IN AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, THAT'S REALLY DOING SOMETHING RIGHT THERE.

FLAG DOWN ON THE FIELD.

THE CARRY CARRY BY HINES.

KEN'DERIUS HINES.

>> THE EARLY FLAGGED LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING ON THE PRESNAP.

>> THIS BOWDON TEAM STARTED OFF SLOW.

THEY LOST THEIR FIRST TWO GAMES.

COACH FENDLEY ADMITS PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT OF COMPLACENCY AFTER WINNING THE STATE TITLE.

>> Referee: ILLEGAL SHIFT ON THE OFFENSE.

FIVE-YARD PENALTY.

ALSO, AFTER THE PLAY, PERSONAL FOUL ON THE DEFENSE.

PERSONAL FOUL ON THE OFFENSE.

THOSE PENALTIES ARE OFFSET.

REPLAY SECOND DOWN.

>> COACH FENDLEY SAYS A LITTLE BIT OF COMPLACENCY AFTER WINNING THAT STATE TITLE.

TOOK THEM A WHILE TO GET THINGS GOING IN THEIR OFF-SEASON CONDITIONING PROGRAM.

>> SPOKE ABOUT THIS TEAM BEING A LITTLE MORE RELAXED, NOT AS INTENSE.

THAT'S THE KIND OF TEAM HE HAD AFTER LOSING A LOT OF STARTERS FROM LAST SEASON.

>> 17.

>> HE REPLACED THEM WITH A LOT OF YOUNG PLAYERS THAT HADN'T PLAYED.

THEY HAD MORE OF A RELAXED MENTALITY TO HOW THEY STARTED.

BUT ONCE THEY HIT THE WEIGHT ROOM AND THE FIELD, THEY HAD THAT SAME INTENSITY.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE IN THE BENZ TONIGHT.

>> THEY BACK IT UP TO THE 45.

SECOND AND 14.

BRYANT GOING UP TOP.

IT IS CAUGHT IN STRIDE!

MANCHESTER HAS THE LEAD!

JAYDEN TERRY, A 55-YARD BOLT OF LIGHTNING TO PUT THE BLUE DEVILS ON TOP!

>> DARYUS BRYANT ONCE AGAIN WITH A BEAUTIFUL PASS DOWN THE FIELD, PLAY ACTION FAKE, GOOD PROTECTION.

LEADING THE RECEIVER ONCE AGAIN, HIS MAN JAYDEN TERRY TO THE END ZONE.

BEAUTIFUL PASS.

A TEAM THAT COMES IN THE GAME ROUGHLY ONLY THROWING THE BALL ABOUT 4 1/2 TIMES A GAME.

TWO BIG STRIKES RIGHT THERE.

CORNERBACK CAN NEVER GET BACK IN THE PLAY.

>> UNDERWOOD WITH THE P.A.T.

MANCHESTER HAS COME BACK FROM A 14-0 DEFICIT TO TAKE A 21-14 LEAD.

WOW!

JAYDEN TERRY, 55-YARD TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION, HAD A 28-YARDER EARLIER THAN THAT.

>> ON SIMILAR ROUTES.

ON THAT FIRST TIME, IT WAS MORE FROM INSIDE THE POCKET.

THIS TIME COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE ACROSS THE FIELD ON THAT SAME KIND OF POST ROUTE, LEADING THE RECEIVER.

YOU CAN SEE WITH JAYDEN TERRY, HE GETS A STEP ON THAT CORNERBACK.

HE IS FLAT-OUT FAST.

>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MANCHESTER RESUME PRESENTED BY DBVDD.

11-2 ON THE SEASON.

THEY WERE THE NUMBER TWO SEED COMING OUT OF REGION SIX, RANKED NUMBER FOUR IN THE REGULAR SEASON, TOP TEN IN 1A D2.

HERE IN BIG GAME NUMBER FOUR, THEY'RE UP 21-14.

THE KICK COMING DOWN AT THE 13 YARD LINE.

AND UP TO THE 26 GOES KYLER MCGRINN.

HE'LL JUST STAY OUT THERE AND PLAY QUARTERBACK.

>> NOW, CAN THIS RED DEVILS OFFENSE GET ANY OF THAT MOMENTUM?

THE FIRST TWO SCORES OF THE GAME, THEY PUT ON THE BOARD, KYLER MCGRINN WITH A TOUCHDOWN RUN, THEN THREW A BALL DOWN THE FIELD TO KAIDEN PROTHRO.

SINCE THEN MANCHESTER HAS CONTROLLED THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AND NOTHING BIG HAS HAPPENED FOR THE RED DEVILS.

>> MANCHESTER NOW UP BY A TOUCHDOWN, AND BOWDON GOING BACK ON OFFENSE FROM THEIR 26.

MCGRINN GETS FOUR ON THE PLAY OR THEREABOUTS, MAYBE MORE LIKE THREE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO SPOT IT AT THE 29.

WE HAVE A MAN HURT ON THE PLAY.

>> LOOKS LIKE JUSTUS TERRY IS DOWN THERE, NUMBER 70.

THEY CAN ILL AFFORD TO LOSE THE BIG FELLOW WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TRYING TO STOP THIS RUN GAME OF BOWDON.

>> JUSTUS TERRY IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF TWO OF SOME OF THESE PLAYERS COMBINED.

HE'S A FIVE STAR AND COMMITTED TO THE BULLDOGS VERY EARLY IN HIS CAREER BEFORE HE EVEN GOT TO HIS JUNIOR SEASON.

RATED AS HIGH AS THE NUMBER SEVEN OVERALL JUNIOR IN THE COUNTRY REGARDLESS OF POSSESSION.

>> IMPRESSIVE, 6'5", 275, VERY WELL BUILT, GOOD EXPLOSION OFF THE BALL, DOMINANT AT TIMES, REQUIRES A DOUBLE TEAM.

>> THAT'S A GROWN MAN RIGHT THERE.

YOU SEE THEM WEARING THE NUMBER 52 OF BRANDON SMITH, THEIR TEAMMATE WHO WENT MISSING AND THEN WAS FOUND DEAD OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE BLUE DEVILS DECIDING TO PLAY DESPITE THAT UNSPEAKABLE TRAGEDY.

JUST AMAZING THE WAY THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO RESPOND.

REALLY KIND OF COMPARTMENTALIZE AND COME OUT AND FOCUS AND PLAY THIS FOOTBALL GAME AND TO DO SO WITH GREAT PASSION.

>> A TOUGH TIME, A TOUGH TEAM.

THEY ARE SHOWING YOU THE RESILIENCE HERE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THAT SECOND QUARTER.

>> HANDOFF GOES TO BEASLEY.

BEASLEY GOING TO DIVE FORWARD TO THE 34 AND MAKE IT THIRD AND TWO.

>> THOSE LAST TWO PLAYS ONLY THREE OR FOUR YARDS.

YOU SAW MORE ENERGY.

THAT LOOKED LIKE THE FIRST DRIVE WHERE THEY'RE NOT LOOKING FOR A HOLE.

THEY'RE JUST GOING TO PUT THEIR FOOT IN THE GROUND AND START GOING FORWARD.

>> THAT OPENING DRIVE WAS SOMETHING ELSE.

18 PLAYS, 73 YARDS TO SCORE OVER NINE MINUTES.

THE OFFENSE HAS NOT BEEN AS PRODUCTIVE EVER SINCE, EXCEPT RIGHT THERE.

MCGRINN RUNS FOR A FIRST DOWN UP TO THE 45 YARD LINE AS WE APPROACH THREE MINUTES TO PLAY IN THE HALF.

>> THIS IS WHAT WE SAW IN THAT FIRST QUARTER THERE, JUST GETTING BEHIND THE BLOCK, MAKE A CUT, SQUARE THE SHOULDERS UP.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT MCGRINN, 6'1", 200 POUNDS, BIG, PHYSICAL RUNNER INSIDE.

>> 11-YARD PICKUP.

FAMILIES FROM BOWDON, THEY MOVED OFF TO ALABAMA.

HE'S COME BACK TO PLAY AT BOWDON.

THEY'RE HAPPY THAT HE DID.

THE SCREEN PASS GOES TO BEASLEY.

GETS A BLOCK FROM MCGRINN.

SLIPPED ON THE CUTBACK.

GOT A GREAT BLOCK FROM HIS CORNERBACK AND THEN SLIPPED BACK TRYING TO CUT BACK BEHIND HIM.

>> WHAT AN ATHLETIC MOVE BY BEASLEY, QUICK SCREEN OUT ON THE EDGE.

NOTHING THERE.

CUTS BACK IN, SHOWS YOU THAT SLASHING ABILITY.

MCGRINN OUT THERE LEADING, GETTING A BIG BLOCK RIGHT THERE.

I SEE YOU QUARTERBACK WITH THE PANCAKE.

>> WOW, WHAT A BLOCK.

BEASLEY ON THE SEASON, THAT HIS HIS RECEIVING NUMBERS ON THE YEAR TO GO ALONG WITH THAT 1300 YARDS RUSHING.

SECOND DOWN AND SIX.

MCGRINN GOING TO RUN IT.

WIDE UP THE MIDDLE!

INSIDE THE 10 AND DIVES FOR THE PYLON.

HE'S GOING TO BE OUT OF BOUNDS.

LET'S SEE WHERE THEY SPOT IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE INSIDE THE 5.

>> THIS TIME FOLLOWING THE BACKUP LINEMAN ZATORIEN VILSAINT, 54, WITH THE BLOCK THERE, GETTING OUT INTO OPEN FIELD RIGHT THERE.

THE YOUNG SOPHOMORE WITH THE KEY BLOCK.

AND THEN THE SPEED AND ATHLETIC ABILITY OF THE THE QUARTERBACK THERE MCGRINN.

>> 48-YARD RUN BY MCGRINN GIVES THE RED DEVILS THE BALL, TRYING TO TIE THIS UP BEFORE HALFTIME.

>> Referee: TIMEOUT, MANCHESTER.

>> WHOLESALE MOVE OF THE OFFENSIVE LINE FORCING A WHOLESALE MOVE OF THE DEFENSIVE LINE.

MCGRINN, 17 CARRIES FOR 111 YARDS IN THIS FIRST HALF.

>> GOING WITH THEIR HEAVY PACKAGE RIGHT THERE.

THEN THEY MADE THAT SHIFT OF BOTH OF THOSE LINEMEN, POWELL AND VILSAINT.

THE DEFENSE JUST GOT CONFUSED AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO LINE UP.

GOOD TIMEOUT THERE BY COACH HOLMES.

>> OUR TWO SINGLE A CHAMPIONSHIP BEING DECIDED.

>> Referee: CORRECTION, TIMEOUT MANCHESTER.

>> MANCHESTER CALLED THE TIMEOUT.

>> ANOTHER FUN ONE HERE AS MANCHESTER IS UP SEVEN.

>> TWO TEAMS THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHER OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

BOTH HAVE TAKEN THEIR SWINGS AT EACH OTHER.

MANCHESTER COMING UP BIG HERE IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

NOW THE KIND OF RESPONSE WE FIGURED COACH FENDLEY AND THE RED DEVILS WOULD MAKE.

THEY GOT BACK TO THAT PHYSICALITY OF THAT FIRST DRIVE, GETTING THE RUN GAME GOING, GETTING DOWNHILL, ATTACKING THE LINE INSTEADOF LOOKING FOR HOLES.

THEY'RE FORCING THE HOLE WITH MCGRINN AND BEASLEY.

>> MCGRINN GOING TO RUN TO THE POWER SIDE OF THE FIELD.

HE SPINS BACKWARDS DOWN INSIDE THE 1.

>> GOOD POWER RUNNING THERE BY MCGRINN.

CAN'T TALK ENOUGH ABOUT THIS IS NOT YOUR REGULAR QUARTERBACK SIZE.

THIS IS 6'1", 200 POUNDS, PHYSICAL, CAN RETURN PUNTS, CAN RETURN KICKS, PLAY ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE, GETTING BEHIND THIS OFFENSIVE LINE.

THE YOUNG SOPHOMORE ZATORIEN VILSAINT.

>> MCGRINN UP THE MIDDLE, TOUCHDOWN EASILY.

AND IT'S 21-20.

>> NO NEED TO MAKE IT COMPLICATED.

GET BACK TO WHAT YOU STARTED DOING AND WHY YOU WERE SO DOMINANT TO START THE GAME.

LOOK HOW EVERYONE'S FEET ARE IN THE END ZONE.

THAT IS GREAT BLOCKING RIGHT THERE.

WHEN YOUR ENTIRE LINE IS STANDING IN THE END ZONE, IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUCHDOWN.

>> P.A.T.

IS UP AND GOOD.

IT'S 21-21.

NO NEED FOR A TUSH PUSH WHEN YOU JUST PUSH THE DEFENSIVE LINE BACK THROUGH THE BACK OF THE END ZONE.

>> JUST GREAT PUSH UP FRONT.

EDWARD, SIMON, VILSAINT BROTHERS, EVERYONE IS IN THE END ZONE.

CAN'T BE ANYTHING BUT A TOUCHDOWN AT THIS POINT.

EASY WORK BY KYLER MCGRINN TO GET IN FOR THAT TOUCHDOWN.

>> SECOND RUSHING TOUCHDOWN OF THE NIGHT FOR MCGRINN, WHO'S NORTH OF 120 NOW RUSHING IN THE GAME.

83 SECONDS LEFT TO PLAY HERE IN THE FIRST HALF.

HOW MUCH FUN HAS IT BEEN TO WATCH THESE TWO TEAMS SLUG IT OUT?

THERE'S THE OFFICIAL LOOK AT THE GOVERNOR'S RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN SCORING DRIVE.

>> TWO TEAMS PLAYING WITH A LOT OF PASSION AND A LOT OF PHYSICALITY TO GET TO THIS POINT IN THE GAME AT 21-21.

>> BRANDON JONES SET TO KICK OFF FOR BOWDON, SENDS IT DOWN FIELD.

GOING TO BE FIELDED AT THE 15 YARD LINE.

COOPER ON THE RETURN, A NICE ONE AT THAT, UP TO THE 38, 14 YARDS ON THE RETURN.

THAT'S WHERE THE BLUE DEVILS GO ON OFFENSE.

THEY DO HAVE ONE TIMEOUT REMAINING.

BEFORE THIS GAME STARTED, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T THROW THE BALL.

ON SECOND THOUGHT, THEY CAN THROW THE BALL AND DO IT FAIRLY WELL.

>> YOU'D THINK THEY'D JUST HAVE TO TAKE A KNEE AND TRY TO EXECUTE AND HOPE THEY DON'T FUMBLE THE BALL.

IF YOU'RE BOWDON ON THE BACK END, YOUR CORNERS HAVE NOT SHOWN ANY ABILITY ON THE DEEP ROUTES, ESPECIALLY ON JAYDEN TERRY.

EXPECT SOME COVERAGE TO ROLL OVER TO HIM IN THIS DRIVE.

>> DARYUS BRYANT GOING TO HAND OFF.

THAT WAS THE RUN BY KEN'DERIUS HINES.

DARYUS BRYANT, THEIR QUARTERBACK, CAME IN WITH THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES THE ENTIRE SEASON.

HE'S THROWN TWO HERE IN THE FIRST HALF.

>> CONNOR DANIEL, THE YOUNG FRESHMAN, GIVING JORDAN BEASLEY A LITTLE REST ON THAT PLAY, RUNNING THAT PLAY DOWN.

>> SECOND DOWN AND FOUR.

BALL SITTING ON THE 44. COOPER GOING TO GET IT.

QUA COOPER, FOOT RACE, DRAGGED DOWN INSIDE THE 20 YARD LINE!

>> FINALLY GETTING TO THE EDGE, FINALLY FINDING THE LANE TO THE OUTSIDE.

GOOD BLOCKING THERE BY THE TIGHT ENDS AND THE BACKS TO SECURE THAT EDGE.

>> Referee: TIMEOUT, MANCHESTER.

>> MANCHESTER USES THEIR LAST TIMEOUT, A 38-YARD RUN BY QUA COOPER.

WHO NEEDS TO THROW THE BALL IN A TWO-MINUTE OFFENSE?

>> QUA COOPER, HIS COACH RAVED ABOUT HIS PHYSICALITY.

RIGHT THERE SHOWING YOU AT 155 POUNDS THE BRILLIANT SPEED, MAKING A BIG PLAY FOR HIS OFFENSE.

WE'VE SEEN HIM ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.

HE'S MADE SOME NICE TACKLES DEFENSIVELY.

RIGHT THERE, GETTING IN THAT LANE, GETTING UP FIELD, SHOWING YOU THE DYNAMIC ABILITY HE HAS.

>> HIS NUMBERS FOR THE SEASON, 112 RUSHING FOR 1,042 YARDS, 9.3 YARDS A CLIP.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

THAT'S A FIRST DOWN ALMOST EVERY TIME HE TOUCHES THE BALL.

TEN TOUCHDOWNS AND FOUR 100-PLUS YARD RUSHING GAMES.

>> I SEE THE GUYS DRINKING WATER.

THIS IS TURNING INTO ONE OF THOSE GAMES OF WHO MIGHT CRAMP FIRST.

DRINK THE WATER.

STAY IN THE GAME, MAKE SURE YOU'RE GETTING PLENTY OF FLUID.

>> 35 SECONDS REMAINING IN THE HALF.

THE BALL IS SITTING AT THE 19 YARD LINE.

I WAS WONDERING ABOUT FIELD GOAL OPPORTUNITIES IF THAT SITUATION WOULD ARISE.

THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO KICK ONE UNLESS THEY GET IT INSIDE THE 15.

TIMEOUT CALLED BY BOWDON.

>> Referee: TIMEOUT, BOWDON.

>> AND THAT WOULD BE THEIR LAST.

THEY'LL PLAY THE FINAL 35 SECONDS WITHOUT A TEAM BEING ABLE TO STOP THE CLOCK.

>> THEY THOUGHT THEY MIGHT GET A CHANCE TO SEE THOSE GUYS AGAIN.

BOWDON GOT TO THEM FIRST AND KNOCKED THEM OUT IN A REMATCH AT THE STATE FINAL LAST WEEK IN THE SEMIFINALS.

SO FIRST AND TEN, BALL AT THE 19 YARD LINE.

BRYANT WANTS TO THROW IT AGAIN.

GOT BACKSIDE RUSH COMING AT HIM.

GOING TO THROW TO THE SIDELINE AND OVERTHROW HINES, WHO MIGHT HAVE JUMPED TOO SOON.

I DON'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO MATTER EITHER WAY.

THE BALL WAS WAY OVER HIS HEAD.

>> COULD NOT SET HIS FEET THERE, BRYANT TO DELIVER THE BALL TO HINES.

HINES KIND OF GOT LOST AS EVERYTHING SETTLED DOWN, JUST COULDN'T FIND HIM DOWN THE FIELD.

NICE JOB OF HIM FEELING THAT PRESSURE ON THE BACKSIDE, KNOWING THAT HE NEEDED TO GET RID OF THE BALL.

>> SO SECOND DOWN AND TEN, 29 SECONDS.

PROBABLY NOT IN FIELD GOAL RANGE, AT LEAST NOT YET AND NOT SURE THEY EVER WOULD BE.

YOU KNOW, THE COACH SAID NOT KICKING IT UNLESS WE'RE INSIDE THE 15 KIND OF MEANS WE'RE NOT KICKING IT AT ALL SOMETIMES.

THE RUN BY BRYANT.

DOES A GOOD JOB OF LOOKING AHEAD, GETTING AS MANY YARDS AS HE CAN, THEN STEPS OUT OF BOUNDS TO STOP THE CLOCK WITH 22 NOW THEY'RE THINKING TOUCHDOWN.

>> GREAT EXECUTION UP FRONT.

THIS IS A LONG RUN TO THE OUTSIDE.

YOU CAN SEE THE SPEED TO GET TO THE EDGE RIGHT THERE, SEEING TOO MANY WHITE JERSEYS, DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE CLOCK.

>> HERE YOU GO.

22 SECONDS TO GO.

REMEMBER, THERE ARE NO TIMEOUTS REMAINING FOR EITHER TEAM.

IF YOU DON'T GET IT IN THE END ZONE ON THIS PLAY, THERE'S A CHANCE YOU MIGHT NOT GET ANOTHER PLAY.

>> MATCHUP UP TOP, JAYDEN TERRY OUT ON THE EDGE.

>> Referee: DELAY OF GAME, OFFENSE.

FIVE-YARD PENALTY.

STILL FIRST DOWN.

>> THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT TOUGHER.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO RUN ANOTHER PLAY.

THE POINT I'M MAKING IS IF YOU RUN IT AND GET STOPPED INSIDE THE 10 YARD LINE, YOU GET GUYS SITTING ON THAT PILE EXTRA LONG, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR OPPORTUNITIES LIMITED.

YOU LIKELY SHOULD GET AT LEAST TWO PLAYS OUT OF THESE FINAL 22 SECONDS RUNNING THE BALL.

THEY'RE GOING TO PASS IT AGAIN.

BRYANT WITH THE THROW.

MISSES JAYDEN TERRY THIS TIME.

>> UP TOP, ONE ON ONE AGAINST BERKELEY PERKINS HERE.

JAYDEN TERRY IS RUNNING AN OUT ROUTE.

JUST COULDN'T HIT HIM ON THE RUN.

HE HAD A STOP ON THE CORNER.

JUST NEEDS TO BRING THAT DOWN TO THE BIG TARGET OF TERRY.

>> DON'T MIND THAT PASS, THOUGH, BECAUSE HE PUT IT IN A PLACE THAT ONLY THE WIDE RECEIVER IS GOING TO GET IT.

THERE'S GOING TO BE VERY LITTLE OPPORTUNITY THROWING IT THAT HIGH THAT IS GOING TO BE PICK SIX.

>> ON A PLAY WHERE YOU COULD FEEL GOOD ABOUT HIM BEING ABLE TO THROW THE BALL AWAY, IF NOT COMPLETE THE BALL TO STOP THE CLOCK.

>> SECOND AND GOAL FROM THE 12.

BRYANT.

HE THROWS IT INCOMPLETE.

FORTUNATELY, HE HAD A MAN IN THE AREA.

THAT CAN'T BE THE GROUNDING CALL, CAN IT?

>> Referee: INTENTIONAL GROUNDING.

>> FROM MY VANTAGE POINT, QUAVION COOPER WAS IN THE AREA, LOOKED LIKE HE HAD FALLEN DOWN HERE.

WATCH NUMBER 4 HERE.

>> OH, THAT'S A LINEMAN.

THAT'S TERRY.

I GUESS THE QUESTION I HAVE IS THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK FOR THEM TO DROP THE FLAG.

WHY DIDN'T THE FLAG COME MORE INSTANTLY INSTEAD OF AFTER HE WAS STANDING OVER THE QUARTERBACK?

THAT PUTS THEM IN A TIGHT SPOT HERE.

THAT'S A HUGE CALL THAT GOES AGAINST MANCHESTER, BACKS THEM UP TO THE 33.

NOW THERE'S JUST 12 SECONDS.

I MEAN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A HAIL MARY TO GET THE BALL TO THE END ZONE.

>> IF YOU'RE BOWDON, YOU CAN'T FALL ASLEEP ON THE BACK END AND LET ONE OF THESE RECEIVERS JUST KIND OF FLOAT AND GET OPEN.

KEEP YOUR EYE ON JAYDEN TERRY.

EXPECT THE COVERAGE TO ROLL OVER TO HIM.

>> GOING TO BE A HALF BACK PASS.

IT'S GOING TO BE A QUARTERBACK SACK.

NO.

THEY THROW TO JASON TERRY.

THAT'S AN ILLEGAL RECEIVER.

JUSTIN TERRY.

JUSTIN TERRY GETS A RECEPTION, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO COUNT.

>> TERRY DID COME INTO THIS GAME WITH A COUPLE OF CARRIES UNDER HIS BELT.

>> Referee: HALFTIME.

>> AND IT'S HALFTIME.

MANCHESTER MISSED A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY RIGHT THERE.

THEY HAD THE BALL AT THE 7 YARD LINE.

IT LOOKED LIKE THEY MIGHT TAKE THE LEAD, BUT MADE SOME MISTAKES RIGHT THERE.

THE BOWDON DEFENSE BOWS UP AND MAKES SOME PLAYS.

21-21 AS THE TEAMS HEAD TO THE LOCKER ROOM.

YOU SEE STEPHEN HOLMES MAKING HIS WAY TO THE LOCKER ROOM.

WHAT AN ENTERTAINING FIRST HALF.

>> BOWDON TOOK CONTROL OF THE FIRST QUARTER, BEING ABLE TO RUN THE BALL.

THEN MANCHESTER CAUGHT THEIR BREATH WITH A LOT OF ENERGY, MAKING SOME PLAYS DOWN THE FIELD AND TOOK THE LEAD.

IT'S BEEN A TALE OF TWO QUARTERS, ONE DOMINATED BY THE RED DEVILS, ONE DOMINATED BY THE BLUE DEVILS.

>> HALFTIME INTERVIEW IS BROUGHT BY JOHNNY'S NEW YORK STYLE PIZZA.

>> HEY, COACH.

WE SAW THE MOMENTUM SHIFT INTO YOUR FAVOR.

NOW, I KNOW THAT'S NOT HOW YOU WANTED THE LAST DRIVE TO END.

HOW DO YOU RESPOND IN THE SECOND HALF?

>> OUR KIDS WERE A LITTLE TIGHT AT FIRST.

WE JUST GOT TO COME BACK IN AND EXECUTE BETTER IN BETWEEN THE TACKLES AND OPEN SOME THINGS UP.

REAL PROUD HOW HE PLAYED THE MIDDLE OF THAT HALF.

WE DIDN'T FINISH, A LITTLE MANAGEMENT ON THE CLOCK.

THAT'S ALL MY FAULT.

THE KIDS LOOSENED UP.

WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE THEM STAY HONEST ON DEFENSE.

>> KYLER MCGRINN HAD YOUR NUMBER.

HOW DO YOU NEUTRALIZE HIM AT THE QUARTERBACK POSITION?

>> HE'S A GREAT PLAYER.

WE'VE GOT TO PLAY ASSIGNMENT FOOTBALL.

THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

WE'VE GOT TO READ OUR KEYS AND GET OUR RUN FITS.

>> LASTLY, COACH, CAN I ASK YOU REAL QUICK HOW PROUD ARE YOU OF YOUR TEAM RIGHT NOW?

>> HEY, THERE'S 48 REASONS RIGHT THERE TO BE PROUD.

>> FINISH THE DRILL, COACH.

GOOD LUCK.

IF YOU GUYS ARE JUST NOW JOINING US, IT IS HALFTIME OF THE SINGLE A DIVISION 2 GAME BETWEEN MAMPS MANCHESTER AND BOWDON.

COMING UP, WE'LL HAVE OUR HALFTIME SHOW.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

>>> LET'S HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE PLAYERS ON "MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER."

WE START WITH SENIOR LINEBACKER CAMERON HAINES.

THE FOUR-YEAR STARTER BOUNCED BACK FROM INJURY LAST SEASON AND HAD EARNED HALL COUNTY AND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS.

HE HAS A 3.9 GPA.

SOMEBODY MAKE HIM AN OFFER.

NEXT UP IS BROOKWOOD QUARTERBACK RAJ WALDROP.

HE THREW FOR OVER 3,100 YARDS AND 36 TOUCHDOWNS DURING HIS JUNIOR SEASON WHILE BREAKING FIVE SCHOOL RECORDS AND EARNING ALL-STATE AND ALL-REGION HONORS.

SOMEONE MAKE HIM AN OFFER.

OUR THIRD NOMINEE IS TYKAVION STAVALL.

HE HAD 822 YARDS AND 14 TOUCHDOWNS, AVERAGING 137 YARDS PER GAME.

YOU GOT TO MAKE HIM AN OFFER.

HOPEFULLY THESE KIDS GET SOME OFFERS ROLLING IN VERY SOON AND HAVE SOME BIG DECISIONS TO MAKE.

WE HAVE AN EARLY NATIONAL SIGNING DAY SPECIAL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20th AT 8:00 P.M. STREAMING LIVE ON ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN INCLUDING GPP.ORG/SPORTS AND THE GPP SPORTS APP AND ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

8:00 WITH JOHN AND MATT.

WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.

COMING UP NEXT, WE HAVE OTHER GEORGIA PLAYER SPOTLIGHT.

DR. HINES IS MAKING A VISIT ON SET.

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT.

>> "FOOTBALL FRIDAYS" ON GPB IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY -- >>> CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUCCESS.

THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT SPOTLIGHT.

WE HAVE TO TAKE ONE MORE QUICK BREAK.

DR. HINES IS GETTING ALL SET UP.

STICK WITH US.

>>> DR. HINES, WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU.

WE CONTINUE TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE GREAT FOR YOUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO COME HERE TO CREATE A MEMORY THAT WILL LAST FOREVER.

>> I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT ALL THE WORK THAT IT TAKES FOR THIS TO HAPPEN FROM THE GHSA POINT OF VIEW.

WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THE ELBOW GREASE THAT MAKES SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN?

>> WELL, THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF WORKING WITH US.

WE KNOW THE THINGS WE NEED TO HAVE.

JALEN UPSHAW IS COORDINATING THE EVENT FOR MERCEDES-BENZ.

HE'S REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB AND CERTAINLY DESERVES A LOT OF CREDIT FOR MAKES THIS HAPPEN.

FROM THE INITIAL CONVERSATIONS TO PULLING IN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ABOUT HOW ALL THOSE PIECES FIT TOGETHER AND TO BRING IT FOR THESE THREE DAYS TO CREATE THIS EXPERIENCE FOR THESE COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS AND ESPECIALLY THOSE ATHLETES AND BAND MEMBERS AND CHEERLEADERS, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES WE'VE MET AND HOW MANY TRIPS AND HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF E-MAILS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

I WANT TO MENTION ERNIE YARBROUGH FROM OUR SIDE WHO DOES A SUPER JOB.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NEWCOMERS, PERRY AND STOCKBRIDGE COMING HERE.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE TALENT LEVEL OVERALL ACROSS THE STATE AND HERE AT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS?

>> IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

WHEN YOU READ EACH WEEK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PLAYOFFS AND YOU SEE THESE GUYS THAT ARE CREATING THESE NEW RECORDS AND THROWING FOR A GAZILLION YARDS, YES.

>> THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT.

>> IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE.

I'M TELLING YOU, YOU KNOW, THE SINGLE A FOOTBALL IS SOME GREAT FOOTBALL THAT'S BEING PLAYED.

I'LL TELL YOU ANOTHER THING.

THE SINGLE A COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE COME OUT TO SUPPORT THEIR KIDS HAS BEEN AWESOME.

WE'RE IN QUITE A GAME RIGHT NOW.

BACK AND FORTH, THESE GUYS ARE GOING AT IT.

IT'S JUST GREAT FOOTBALL.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO TOMORROW OR IF YOU DO HAVE SOMETHING TO GO TOMORROW, PUT IT ON HOLD AND GET OUT HERE AND WATCH THESE GAMES.

WE HAVE SOME GREAT GAMES ON TAP TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY.

IT'S JUST AN EXCITING TIME FOR US.

>> SO THEN MY LAST QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH FLAG FOOTBALL, HOW WE START EACH DAY HERE AT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO SEE IT GROW TO WHERE IT'S THREE AREAS AND THREE TITLES AND YOU HAVE A DYNASTY FROM SOUTHEAST BULLOCK?

WHAT'S THAT LIKE TO SEE FLAG GROW?

>> WELL, IT'S BEEN GREAT SEEING IT.

WE PUT IT IN.

WE FOUND ANOTHER WAY FOR OUR YOUNG LADIES TO COMPETE.

AND COMPETE DO THEY.

TO SEE IT GROW FROM 80 SCHOOLS -- IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE.

REMEMBER, THAT WAS THAT COVID TIME AND ALL.

BUT NOW GOING UP TO APPROXIMATELY 250, IT'S STARTING TO PICK UP.

WE WANT TO GET MORE SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF OUR STATE INVOLVED TO GROW THAT.

BUT, YES, GETTING BACK TO SOUTHEAST BULLOCK, I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE PLAYING DIDLY -- IN THE NFL, IF YOU PLAY 62 STRAIGHT GAMES, THAT'S A HUSBAND AND WIFE DUO THAT'S DEADLY.

IT'S BEEN FUN TO WATCH THEM AND SEE THOSE GIRLS.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING OFFENSIVELY, IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE, THE STRATEGY, THE COACHING, THE WAY THESE GIRLS PLAY.

IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE.

WE'RE SEEING THE REST OF THE SCHOOLS WORK UP TO THAT.

THE COACHING IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.

THEY'RE TAKING THE GAME VERY SERIOUSLY.

THE YOUNG LADIES WE HAVE ARE TREMENDOUS.

>> QUICK CONGRATULATIONS, DR. HINES, ON YOUR RETIREMENT.

WE WILL MISS YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

I'LL BE AROUND FOR A WHILE.

I'LL CONTINUE TO LURK.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE HALFTIME SHOW.

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT GPB SPORTS TO GET ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

WE HAVE TWO MORE DAYS TO GO.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN AN AWESOME DAY ONE HERE ON THE SET.

>>> START OF THE THIRD QUARTER AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM, TIED AT 21-21.

TIME FOR YOUR COACHES INTERVIEW.

>> COACH, YOU WERE JUST TELLING ME IT'S A TIGHT ONE.

HOW DO YOU RESPOND IN THE SECOND HALF?

>> IT'S A 0-0 GAME HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT, 21-21.

THE TEAM THAT SCORES THE MOST THIS HALF IS GOING TO BE THE STATE CHAMPION.

YOU ERASE EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE FIRST HALF AND PLAY FROM THIS POINT FORWARD.

HOPEFULLY WE PLAY THE BETTER FOOTBALL GAME.

>> WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE TO YOUR TEAM IF THE FIRST HALF DIDN'T MATTER TO YOU RIGHT NOW?

>> JUST LOOKING AT THE MISTAKES WE MADE.

YOU KNOW, WE GOT LINED UP WRONG ON DEFENSE A FEW TIMES.

THEY'RE PLAYING REALLY, REALLY HARD.

THEY WANT TO WIN AS BAD AS WE DO.

AT SOME POINT, SOMEBODY'S GOT TO MAKE A THIRD DOWN PLAY.

HOPEFULLY WE MAKE MORE THAN THEY DO THIS HALF.

>> WE'LL SEE IF DEFENSE CAN MAKE A STOP ON THIRD DOWN RIGHT HERE.

>> YES, MA'AM.

WE GOT TO WIN THIS FIRST DRIVE FOR SURE.

>> MATT AND WAYNE, BACK TO YOU.

>> LET'S LOOK AT THE FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHTS.

IT WAS BOWDON COMING OUT OF THE GATE STRONG.

18 PLAYS, 73-YARD DRIVE.

KYLER MCGRINN CAPPED IT WITH A TOUCHDOWN RUN.

THEN THE FUMBLE ON THE OPENING POSSESSION FOR THE BLUE DEVILS SET UP THE RED DEVILS FOR A QUICK SECOND SCORE.

>> MCGRINN GOING TO THE END ZONE TO HIS BIG TARGET, KAIDEN PROTHRO TO PUT THE BOWDON TEAM UP 14-0.

>> BUT MANCHESTER STARTED TO GET THEIR LEGS UNDER THEM, ONING THAT WING-T. TO THE AIR THEY WENT FOR THE 28-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM BRYANT TO TERRY.

THAT MADE IT 14-7.

THEN JAYDEN TERRY CAME UP WITH A BIG PLAY ON DEFENSE.

>> BIG TURNOVER FOR THIS MANCHESTER BLUE DEVILS TEAM TO GET MORE ENERGY FOR THEIR OFFENSE ON A SHORT FIELD.

>> 37-YARD RETURN LED TO THE NINE-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN BY QUA COOPER.

WE WERE TIED AT 14-14.

AND THEN MANCHESTER TOOK THEIR FIRST LEAD OF THE GAME ON ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN PASS, BRYANT TO TERRY, 55 YARDS.

>> THEN KYLER MCGRINN, ONCE AGAIN, GETTING BEHIND HIS PADS, RUNNING INTO THE END ZONE TO TIE THE SCORE UP 21-21 AT THE HALF.

>> MANCHESTER HAD A CHANCE THERE AT THE END AND KILLED THEMSELVES WITH SOME MISTAKES.

HERE'S THE HALFTIME STATS.

>> THE ABILITY OF THE MANCHESTER TEAM WITH THE PASSING YARDS, BEING ABLE TO THROW THE BALL DOWNFIELD.

YOU FEEL LIKE BOWDON WOULD HAVE HAD AN ADVANTAGE IN THAT CATEGORY.

BOWDON WITH 176 YARDS RUSHING IN THAT FIRST HALF, A LOT OF THAT ON THAT FIRST DRIVE.

THEY'VE SHOWN THEY CAN TAKE THE BALL, CONTROL THE CLOCK AND RUN IT DOWN MANCHESTER'S THROAT.

>> WELL, BOWDON WILL GET THE BALL TO START THE SECOND HALF.

ACTUALLY, IT'S GOING TO BE MANCHESTER TO GET THE BALL.

IT WAS MANCHESTER THAT WON THE OPENING TOSS AND DEFERRED.

SO THEY GET THE BALL.

THAT SHOWS YOU JUST HOW BIG OF A MISS IT WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T SCORE AT THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER.

THEY COULD HAVE DOUBLED THINGS UP TO SCORE LATE AND GET THE BALL FIRST HERE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

AS COACH FENDLEY TOLD YOU, IT'S REALLY A 0-0 GAME.

THE TWO TEAMS START EVEN AS WE BEGIN THIS THIRD QUARTER.

>> BOTH TEAMS TOOK THEIR QUARTERS.

BOWDON WON THE FIRST REALLY.

MANCHESTER FOUND THEIR ENERGY, WOKE UP TO TAKE THAT SECOND QUARTER.

WE HAVE A TIE SCORE FOR THE SECOND HALF.

>> SECOND HALF KICKOFF IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY BUCKLE UP GEORGIA.

BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA, SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES.

BOUNCING BALL FIELDED AT THE 33 YARD LINE.

THE RETURN UP TO THE 43.

GOOD FIELD POSITION FOR MANCHESTER AS THEY START WITH THE BALL HERE IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> MANCHESTER IN THE PASSING GAME REALLY WOKE UP IN THAT FIRST HALF, BIG PLAYS DOWN THE FIELD TO JAYDEN TERRY.

THEY HAVE TO FEEL CONFIDENT WHEN THEY NEED TO IN THE SECOND HALF, THEY CAN DROP BACK AND THROW THE BALL WITH DARYUS BRYANT.

IT STARTS WITH THEIR ABILITY TO RUN THE FOOTBALL WHEN YOU RUN THIS WING-T OFFENSE.

>> THEY PLAYED EACH OTHER IN WEEK ONE.

IT'S NOW GAME 15.

MUCH DO YOU CHANGE THE WAY YOU DO THINGS WHEN YOU PLAYED FOUR MONTHS AGO?

>> AT THIS POINT IN THE GAME AND TRYING TO TAKE HOME THE CHAMPIONSHIP, YOUR IDENTITY IS WHO YOU ARE.

NOW IT'S ABOUT IMPOSING YOUR WILL, PLAYING MISTAKE-FREE FOOTBALL ON BOTH SIDES TO TRY TO TAKE HOME THE TROPHY.

>> GAIN OF THREE ON THAT OPENING CARRY, BRINGS UP A SECOND DOWN AND SEVEN.

DARYUS BRYANT WITH 83 YARDS IN THAT FIRST HALF.

GOING TO HAND OFF TO QUA COOPER.

COOPER GOING TO RUN IT UP TO THE 48 YARD LINE AND GET THREE MORE YARDS ON THE PLAY.

THIS IS WING-T WHEEL HOUSE RIGHT HERE.

YOU GET THREE YARDS, YOU GET THREE YARDS.

NOW YOU GOT THIRD DOWN AND FOUR.

>> STAYING AHEAD OF THE STICKS.

THIS IS THE DOWN AND DISTANCE.

DARYUS BRYANT PUTS PRESSURE ON THE BACK END.

GOT TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIS ABILITY TO PLAY FAKE AND DELIVER THE BALL TO JAYDEN TERRY OUT ON THE EDGE.

>> THIRD DOWN AND FOUR.

TOSS NOT GOING TO WORK.

DARIUS FAVORS GETS TRACKED DOWN IN A HURRY BY MALYKIE VICKERS AND KENTREZ LAY.

FAVORS GOT HURT ON THE PLAY TOO.

>> NICE JOB OF LAY CONTINUING TO BE ABLE TO STRING THIS PLAY OUT.

>> Referee: TIMEOUT.

>> NICE HUSTLE BY THE OTHER TEAMMATES, VICKERS GETTING TO THE BALL.

THEY CAN ILL AFFORD TO LOSE THIS YOUNG MAN RIGHT HERE.

>> A LOT OF SIX ON THE PLAY.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEHIND THAT RIGHT KNEE.

MAYBE IT'S HIS HAMSTRING.

MAYBE IT'S JUST A CRAMP.

>> I THINK IT'S MORE THAN A CRAMP.

CHECKING THE MOBILITY OF THAT RIGHT LEG, RANGE OF MOTION.

FAVORS IS ONE OF THEIR THREE 1,000-YARD RUSHERS.

SIX CARRIES, 12 YARDS TOTAL AFTER A SIX-YARD LOSS ON THAT PLAY.

NOW ABLE TO SIT UP.

LOOKS LIKE HE'S KIND OF POINTING TO THE PORTION OF HIS LEG WHERE THE LEG AND THE TORSO COME TOGETHER.

>> DARIUS FAVORS RIGHT HERE AT THE END TRYING TO STOP, JUST GET TURNED AROUND RIGHT THERE.

YOU CAN SEE THE HIP FLEXOR RIGHT THERE WHERE HE JUST GETS BENT DOWN.

GOOD TO SEE IT'S NOT THAT KNEE, BUT HE'S STILL HAVING A LITTLE MISSTEP IN HIS GAIT.

HOPEFULLY HE CAN GET BACK INTO THIS GAME, BECAUSE HIS IMPACT IS NOT JUST AS A RUNNING BACK, BUT AS A LINEBACKER TRYING TO STOP THIS BOWDON RUSHING AS WELL.

>> JACK UNDERWOOD IS ONTO PUNT.

HE'S STANDING AT THE 28.

BEASLEY IS DEEP AT THE 19 YARD LINE FOR THE BOWDON RED DEVILS.

BALL AT THE 43, THAT'S WHERE IT WILL BE SNAPPED FROM.

UNDERWOOD BOOMS IT OUT OF THERE.

THAT'S A GREAT PUNT, HIGH IN THE AIR.

BEASLEY CALLING FAIR CATCH AND MAKING IT AT THE 23 YARD LINE.

34-YARD KICK WITH A LOT OF AIR UNDERNEATH IT.

THAT'S WHERE BOWDON IS GOING TO GO ON OFFENSE WITH 10:15 TO PLAY IN THE QUARTER IN THIS 1A DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

WHAT A PERFORMANCE BY KYLER MCGRINN IN THAT FIRST HALF, 141 YARDS RUSHING ON 19 CARRIES FOR THE QUARTERBACK AND 30 YARDS PASSING.

HE'S NOW 62 YARDS AWAY PASSING WISE TO BECOMING JUST THE SECOND QUARTERBACK IN STATE HISTORY TO RUN AND PASS FOR 2,000 YARDS BOTH IN THE SAME SEASON.

MCGRINN GOING TO RUN IT AGAIN.

HE GETS A SOLID PICKUP OF NINE ON THE PLAY.

>> THIS OFFENSE HAS REALLY AXEL EXCELLED WHEN MCGRINN AND BEASLEY GET TOGETHER.

NICE JOB GETTING TO THE EDGE, READING THAT BY MCGRINN.

>> VICKERS JUST BURIED HIS MAN.

IT'S GOING TO BE SECOND DOWN AND ONE FROM THE 34.

QUICK PASS TO BEASLEY.

HE PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN AT THE 40.

>> DYLAN AKINS, KAIDEN PROTHRO BLOCKING OUT ON THE EDGE.

THIS PLAY TAKES A LONG TIME.

JORDAN BEASLEY GOING DOWN LOW TO PICK THIS UP, MAKING A BUSINESS DECISION THERE, RUNNING RIGHT INTO ALFORD TO PICK UP THAT FIRST DOWN.

>> THAT WAS THE KIND OF PLAY SELECTION DISPARITY WE EXPECTED TO SEE OUT OF MANCHESTER.

WHY PASS IT WHEN YOU'VE GOT MCGRINN, WHO'S BEEN RUNNING IT LIKE THIS?

>> ONCE AGAIN, MAKING A QUICK DECISION ON THIS READ, SHOWING YOU THE SPEED.

HE HAS RUNNING BACK SPEED, GREAT VISION, GETTING TO THE OUTSIDE, TURNING THIS INTO A FOOT RACE THERE AGAINST JAYDEN TERRY.

THOSE TWO GUYS HAVE BEEN SO DOMINANT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL FOR THEIR TEAM.

>> RICHARD FENDLEY CALLS HIM THE BIGGEST HIDDEN CHIP IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

I WOULD TEND TO AGREE.

150 YARDS RUSHING FOR MCGRINN HERE EARLY IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

BEASLEY DOES A NICE JOB OF PICKING IT UP, DOWN TO THE 32 YARD LINE.

GOING TO GET FIVE ON THE PLAY.

>> JUST GETTING BACK TO THAT FIRST-QUARTER MENTALITY, GETTING DOWNHILL.

THESE TIGHT ENDS EXECUTING AND RUNNING THE BALL BEAUTIFULLY.

>> SECOND DOWN.

BOWDON PUTTING TOGETHER A NICE SOLID DRIVE IN THIS THIRD QUARTER.

BEASLEY GOT IT WRAPPED UP AS HE RUNS THROUGH THE HOLE DOWN TO THE 27.

GOING TO BRING UP THIRD AND ONE.

>> THREE OR FOUR YARDS LEFT SIDE HERE, PULLING THE RIGHT GUARD JALEN SIMONS WITH THE KICKOUT BLOCK.

FALLING FORWARD THERE IS JORDAN BEASLEY.

>> THIRD DOWN AND ONE, BALL AT THE 27.

>> MCGRINN GOING TO GET THE FIRST DOWN.

LOOKS A LOT LIKE THEY'RE GETTING BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE TO START THE GAME.

>> GETTING BACK TO THAT PHYSICAL MENTALITY, NORTH AND SOUTH RUNNING BY THE BALL CARRIERS, MCGRINN FALLING FORWARD.

THEY'RE IMPOSING THEIR WILL AGAINST THIS DEFENSIVE FRONT UP FRONT.

>> FIRST AND TEN FOR BOWDON.

TRYING TO WIN A SECOND STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

FOUR WIDE RECEIVERS SETTING UP THE SCREEN PASS FOR BEASLEY AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN.

THE PLAY GETS BLOWN DEAD.

>> Referee: FALSE START ON THE OFFENSE.

FIVE-YARD PENALTY.

REPLAY FIRST DOWN.

>> THAT'S ONLY THE SECOND PENALTY ON BOWDON.

FIRST AND 15 NOW.

BALL DOWN AT THE 28 NOW.

>> CONTINUING TO SHOW THIS KIND OF QUAD PACKAGE OUTSIDE, FOUR RECEIVERS BUNCHED UP ON THE EDGE.

>> MCGRINN GOING TO RUN IT.

HE'S GOING TO PICK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, MAYBE FOUR ON THE PLAY, CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

>> YOU SAW EARLY IN THE DRIVE THROWING THE QUICK SCREEN OUT TO BEASLEY.

THAT FORMATION SETS UP FOR DEFINITELY A FAKE TO THE QUICK SCREEN, SOMETHING DEEP DOWN THE FIELD TO PROTHRO.

NICE JOB READING THE BOX BY KYLER MCGRINN, GOING TO GET THOSE THREE OR FOUR YARDS.

>> EIGHTH PLAY OF THE DRIVE COMING UP.

PROTHRO IS GOING TO MOTION MCGRINN.

LOOKING DOWN FIELD.

BEASLEY MAKES A ONE-HANDED CATCH, BUT THEN GETS NAILED RIGHT AWAY BY FAVORS.

>> THE MIDDLE SCREEN HERE TO JORDAN BEASLEY, NICE JOB OF HIM BEING PATIENT.

ONE-HANDED CATCH THERE AND A BIG HIT BY CJ FAVORS.

HE MADE HIM PAY THE PRICE FOR THAT CATCH.

>> NOW IT'S THIRD DOWN.

YOU CAN SEE BEASLEY WAS FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF DEVELOPMENT IN THAT PLAY AFTER HE GOT UP FROM TACKLE.

THIRD AND TEN.

MCGRINN ACROSS THE MIDDLE.

BROKEN UP AT THE 7 YARD LINE.

BIG-TIME PLAY, BEASLEY THE RECEIVER.

>> BIG HIT BY DARYUS BRYANT.

YES, DARYUS BRYANT THE QUARTERBACK.

HE KNOCKS THAT BALL OUT OF THE HANDS OF JORDAN BEASLEY.

>> BRINGING THE HAMMER.

NOW IT'S FOURTH DOWN AND TEN.

BOWDON GOING FOR IT.

LINE TO GAIN IS THE 13.

BIG PLAY HERE MIDWAY THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER.

GRIN SCANS THE FIELD, LOOKS FAR SIDE.

GOT THE FIRST DOWN!

SNUCK A MAN OPEN.

BERKELEY PERKINS COMES UP WITH A HUGE CATCH ON FOURTH DOWN.

>> GREAT PLAY DESIGN HERE.

NICE PATIENCE BY MCGRINN, LETTING THIS PLAY DEVELOP RIGHT THERE, FAKE THE FLARE PASS OUT ON THE EDGE TO BEASLEY.

PROTHRO GRABBING THE SAFETY ON HIS ROUTE AND LEAVING BERKELEY PERKINS WIDE OPEN DOWN THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

>> 15-YARD PICKUP ON FOURTH AND TEN.

IT'S FIRST AND GOAL TO GO NOW FOR THE RED DEVILS.

THE BALL IS AT THE 7 YARD LINE.

BEASLEY LOWERS HIS SHOULDER, RAMS OFF LEFT TACKLE, GETS DOWN TO THE 4.

DEVILS OFFENSE FALLING FLORIDA, SO SIMILAR TO THAT FIRST DRIVE THEY HAD TO START THE GAME.

NICE EXECUTION.

SLOW ROLLING TO THE END ZONE.

TRUST ME, THAT'S NOT A NEGATIVE FOR THEM.

IT'S OKAY IN THEIR MIND TO TAKE TWO OR THREE YARDS TO SCORE.

>> MCGRINN RUSHES IN FOR THE SCORE!

HIS THIRD RUSHING TOUCHDOWN OF THE NIGHT COMES FROM FOUR YARDS OUT.

THE RED DEVILS ARE BACK ON TOP.

>> BEAUTIFUL BLOCKING THERE, TIGHT ENDS, RUNNING BACKS.

MASON DANIELS BLOCKING A WALK-IN TOUCHDOWN FOR KYLER MCGRINN.

THEY GET THE KICK UP AND IN.

ANOTHER LONG DRIVE FOR BOWDON.

THIS ONE IS 12 PLAYS.

THE RED DEVILS ON TOP BY SEVEN.

>> Announcer: "FOOTBALL FRIDAYS" IS BROUGHT YOU IN PART BY CIGNA HEALTH CARE.

>>> CAN THIS BLUE DEVILS TEAM ANSWER?

THAT MAN RIGHT THERE HAS HAD A BIG DAY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL, DARYUS BRYANT.

HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE THAT AND GET BACK TO THEIR ABILITY TO RUN THE BALL WITH COOPER AND FAVORS.

>> FIRST AND TEN.

BALL IS AT THE 39 YARD LINE.

HANDS THE BALL TO KEN'DERIUS HINES.

HE GETS THE FIRST CARRY OF THE DRIVE.

HE MUSCLES IT UP TO THE 45 YARD LINE, PICKS UP SIX ON THE PLAY.

>> NICE QUICK HIT INSIDE.

HINES 5'9", 160.

>> ONLY 202 YARDS RUSHING, 29 CARRIES.

BUT WHEN YOU RUN A WING-T OFFENSE, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO GET THEIR CHANCE SOONER OR LATER.

>> ANYONE CAN GET THE BALL AT ANY TIME.

>> DARIUS FAVORS.

BALL COMES OUT, BUT THE WHISTLE HAD BLOWN.

>> GOOD TO SEE FAVORS BACK IN THE LINE-UP.

HE WAS ON LEAVE THERE WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE MAYBE A LITTLE HIP INJURY.

RIGHT HERE, GETTING DOWNHILL, PHYSICAL BACK IS FAVORS.

HIS FORWARD MOMENTUM HAD STOPPED.

YOU CAN SEE COACH FENDLEY RIGHT THERE ASKING THE REFEREE.

>> HE WANTS TO KNOW IF HE CAN CHALLENGE.

HE WANTS TO CALL A TIMEOUT.

YOU SAW ON THE REPLAY IT LOOKED LIKE THE BALL WAS CLEARLY OUT, BUT HAD THEY BLOWN THE WHISTLE?

THAT'S THE QUESTION.

SO HE CALLS A TIMEOUT.

HE'S TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER HE WANTS TO CHALLENGE THE CALL OR NOT.

>> ARE YOU CALLING IT DOWN BY WHISTLE OR FORWARD PROGRESS?

ARE YOU SAYING IT WASN'T A FUMBLE?

I THINK THAT'S WHAT COACH FENDLEY IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.

>> LET'S BRING IN DAVE REYNOLDS.

>> WE'RE WAITING FOR THE COACH TO THROW THE RED FLAG.

I THINK HE JUST THREW THAT TO CHALLENGE THE SPOT OF THE FORWARD PROGRESS OF THE RUNNING BACK.

>> THE BALL WAS OUT.

SO HOW DOES THAT WORK IF THE PLAY WAS BLOWN DEAD?

SO HE'S NOT CHALLENGING THE FUMBLE?

HE'S CHALLENGING THE SPOT?

WHAT'S HE GOING TO CHALLENGE?

OR DO WE NOT EVEN KNOW THAT YET?

REPEAT THAT, PLEASE.

>> Referee: THE PREVIOUS PLAY IS UNDER REVIEW.

>> SO THE PLAY IS BEING REVIEWED NOW.

>> SO THE CHALLENGE IS SPOT OF THE BALL OR THE FUMBLE?

>> WHERE HE MADE HIS FORWARD PROGRESS TO THAT POINT REVIEWED.

ONCE THAT OFFICIAL HAS DEEMED THAT TO BE THE SPOT, THEREAFTER IT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE OVERTURNED.

>> SO WE'VE GONE UNDER REVIEW.

WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT.

THE DETERMINATION IS, HAS HIS FORWARD PROGRESS BEEN STOPPED?

HE IS GOING BACKWARDS.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

>> YES.

I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ON THE OTHER ANGLES THE REVIEW PROCESS HAS.

BUT THAT ONE CAMERA ANGLE, I WOULD SAY THE RUNNER'S FORWARD PROGRESS IS STOPPED AT THE 48 YARD LINE, THEN PUSHED BACKWARDS, THEN FUMBLED.

SO THE PLAY IS DEAD.

>> AND THE BALL WOULD BE PLACED AT THE 49.

>> IF THE COACH IS CHALLENGING WHETHER HE FUMBLED, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE OVERTURNED.

FORWARD PROGRESS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN STOPPED.

THEN THE FUMBLE CAME AFTER FORWARD PROGRESS HAD BEEN STOPPED.

>> THEN SOME GROWING PAINS RIGHT THERE BETWEEN THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE OFFICIATING STAFF FROM UPSTAIRS, FROM THE COACH.

A NEW PROCESS FROM EVERYBODY INVOLVED RIGHT THERE TO STOP THAT PLAY.

>> SO THIS IS A STICKY ONE.

YOU'VE GOT TO DETERMINE WHERE FORWARD PROGRESS STOPPED.

IT APPEARS AT THIS POINT FORWARD PROGRESS HAS STOPPED.

HE STILL HAS PROCESSION OF THE BALL.

>> Referee: AFTER REVIEW, THE CALL ON THE FIELD STANDS.

THIRD DOWN.

>> THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE A POPULAR CALL WITH THE BOWDON FANS.

BUT IT APPEARS TO BE THE RIGHT CALL, BECAUSE THEY ESTABLISHED THAT FORWARD PROGRESS HAD BEEN STOPPED.

ONCE THAT STOPPED, THE PLAY IS DEAD.

>> DEFINITELY THE RIGHT CALL.

BALL SEEMS TO BE IN THE RIGHT SPOT.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S THIRD AND INCHES AT THIS POINT.

IT'S VERY CLOSE TO A FIRST DOWN.

>> SO WAS THAT ALSO COVERED BY THE REPLAY, THE SPOT OF THE BALL?

>> SO THE RULING ON THE FIELD WAS THE RUNNER WAS STOPPED SHORT OF THE LINE TO GAIN, PUSHED BACKWARDS AND THEN FUMBLED.

>> THIRD AND LESS THAN A YARD FOR MANCHESTER.

THAT'S A FIRST DOWN CARRY FOR THE BLUE DEVILS AS THEY CROSS THE 50 YARD LINE.

>> BIG SURGE THERE ON THAT RIGHT SIDE OF THE BALL.

DARIUS FAVORS FALLING FORWARD.

>> FIRST AND TEN, BALL AT THE 48 YARD LINE.

>> HANDOFF TO COOPER.

QUA COOPER GETS ABOUT SEVEN ON THE PLAY.

>> NICE JOB OF COOPER RIGHT THERE FINDING THAT FIRST HOLE, NOT TRYING TO BOUNCE TO THE OUTSIDE.

JUST GETTING DOWNHILL RIGHT THERE, DECIDED HE WAS NOT GOING TO TRY TO GET TO THE OUTSIDE.

TOUGH RUNNING, HOLDING THE BALL WITH TWO HANDS TO PICK UP THOSE YARDS.

>> YOU COULD SEE AT THE END OF THAT REPLAY BEASLEY GRABBING AT HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM, MAYBE HIS SHOULDER.

YOU SEE HE'S FLEXING THAT NOW.

HE GOT HURT ON THE PLAY.

HOPEFULLY HE CAN GET BACK IN THIS GAME.

DARIUS FAVORS IS ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT IS KEY OFFENSIVELY AND DEFENSIVELY FOR HIS TEAM TO HAVE SUCCESS.

>> BEASLEY'S NUMBERS ON DEFENSE FOR THE SEASON, ONLY ONE TACKLE TODAY.

HE'S ALSO RUSHED FOR 47 YARDS AND CAUGHT FOUR BALLS FOR 15 YARDS.

SECOND DOWN AND THREE.

BALL IS SITTING ON THE 41.

A BIG RUN BY FAVORS.

THEY'RE STARTING TO FLEX THEIR MUSCLES INSIDE.

12-YARD PICKUP.

>> NICE RUN BY FAVORS HERE, BIG PHYSICAL BACK, GETTING OUT OF THAT TACKLE AND GET UP FIELD.

ONCE HE GETS INTO THAT SECONDARY, WITH HIS SIZE AND STRENGTH, HE IS A LOAD TO HANDLE.

>> FIRST AND TEN.

CARRY STRAIGHT UP THE MIDDLE, GETS THROWN BACKWARDS.

SHORT GAIN, IF ANYTHING, RIGHT THERE FOR FAVORS ON THAT PLAY.

>> NICE JOB FILLING IN THERE BY LANGLEY, 17.

YOU CAN SEE LITTLE Z VILSAINT GETTING IN THE ACTION RIGHT THERE, NUMBER 54.

>> HE'S ACTUALLY BIGGER THAN HIS BROTHER FROM A WEIGHT STANDPOINT.

SECOND DOWN, BALL AT THE 28. COOPER WITH A BIG HIT RIGHT THERE IN THE HOLE, VERY PHYSICAL PLAY.

>> BIG HIT BRINGING DOWN QUAVION COOPER.

>> SIX TACKLE OF THE GAME FOR DYLAN MCGRINN.

HE CAME IN AS THEIR TOP TACKLER, 143 ON THE SEASON.

MANCHESTER, THREE OF FIVE ON THEIR THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS TONIGHT.

COOPER TRIES TO GET TO THE OUTSIDE.

NOT GOING TO GET THERE.

GREAT RALLY TO THE BALL BY THE BOWDON DEFENSE.

THEY COME UP BIG.

CHRIS WYATT, THE OUTSIDE LINEBACKER, FIRST GUY TO GREET HIM.

>> GREAT JOB OF HOLDING THE POINT ON THIS PLAY HERE ON THE OUTSIDE.

A LITTLE JET ACTION, TRYING TO GET COOPER TO THE OUTSIDE.

GOOD JOB RIGHT THERE OF FIGHTING BY MARCUS HARPER, NOT LETTING HIM GET TO THAT CORNER, FORCING HIM BACK INTO THE TRAFFIC TO SET UP THIS FOURTH DOWN.

>> A LOT OF GUYS ON THAT PLAY, JACKSON EDWARDS ALSO.

FOURTH DOWN.

BRYANT, IN TROUBLE!

QUARTERBACK SACK BACK AT THE 38 YARD LINE!

MALYKIE VICKERS!

BALL GOES OVER ON DOWNS.

>> BIG TIME PURSUIT FROM THE BACKSIDE.

YOU CAN SEE BRYANT TRYING TO GET TO THE EDGE.

GOOD JOB BY LAY NOT ALLOWING HIM TO GET OUTSIDE.

THEN THE BACKSIDE PURSUIT THERE BY MALYKIE VICKERS.

THAT'S ALWAYS KEY ON A ROLLOUT AS YOUR D-LINE CONTINUES TO HUSTLE TO THE BALL.

NICE JOB OF HIM BEING ABLE TO RALLY AND BRING DOWN DARYUS BRYANT.

>> VICKERS HAS HAD A MONSTER GAME.

THAT'S HIS EIGHTH SOLO TACKLE, QUARTERBACK SACK AND TWO TFL.

THE BALL GOES OVER ON DOWNS.

FIRST DOWN AND TEN FOR THE RED DEVILS.

QUA COOPER GRABS A LEG AND HOLDS ONTO BEASLEY.

>> GREAT JOB, ONCE AGAIN, PLAYING THE RUN BY QUA COOPER, LITERALLY THE SMALLEST MAN OUT ON THE FIELD HERE.

>> THAT IS GOING TO BE THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

HEADING TO THE FOURTH IN ATLANTA, BOWDON SEEKING A CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND UP A TOUCHDOWN.

>>> START OF THE FOURTH QUARTER AT THE BENZ, BOWDON ON TOP OF MANCHESTER 28-21 IN THE CLASS 1A DIVISION 2 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

YOU SEE THE EMOTIONS AND THE TENSION ON THE FACE OF THESE PLAYERS AS ONE TEAM IS 12 MINUTES AWAY FROM WINNING A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

FOR BOWDON, IT WILL BE THEIR SECOND IN A ROW.

FOR MANCHESTER, IT WOULD JUST BE THE SECOND IN SCHOOL HISTORY AND THE FIRST SINCE 1997.

BOWDON HAS THE BALL TO START THIS FOURTH QUARTER.

SECOND DOWN AND NINE FROM THEIR OWN 39.

KYLER MCGRINN, WHO IS THE LEADER FOR GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSION PLAYER OF THE GAME, HAS THE CARRY.

WHAT A PERFORMANCE BY MCGRINN.

>> NICE JOB OFF THE EDGE BY BOBBY ELLISON.

HAVEN'T CALLED HIS NAME A LOT TONIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE HIM PLAYING WITH THAT BIG GLOVE ON HIS HAND RIGHT THERE.

STILL MAKING THE PLAY.

>> BROKEN HAND.

THAT'S A BIG CLUB RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S A WAR CLUB ON HIS LEFT ARM.

THIRD AND TEN.

MCGRINN SPREAD OUT, THROWS INTO A TIGHT SPOT.

IT IS CAUGHT, BUT GOING TO BE SHORT OF THE FIRST DOWN AS THE BALL GOES TO PERKINS.

NOW IT'S GOING TO BE FOURTH DOWN.

YOU DON'T GO FOR IT HERE, DO YOU?

>> NOT IN THIS SITUATION ON THIS SIDE OF THE FIELD.

YOU'RE UP ONE SCORE.

YOUR DEFENSE HAS BEEN PLAYING PRETTY TIGHT HERE IN THE SECOND HALF.

NICE ROLLOUT.

NICE JOB OF PERKINS GOING DOWN TO GET IT FOR HIS QUARTERBACK AS WELL.

>> CHRIS WYATT, OUTSIDE LINEBACKER, ALSO THEIR PUNTER, STANDS AT THE 33 TO KICK.

TWO MEN BACK FOR THE BLUE DEVILS.

KICK GOING TO BE FIELDED BY COOPER.

HE WENT OUT OF BOUNDS.

LET'S SEE WHERE THEY SPOT IT.

LOOKS LIKE THE 24 IS WHERE THEY'LL PUT IT.

34-YARD KICK BY WYATT.

THE BLUE DEVILS GO BACK ON OFFENSE, DOWN A SCORE WITH 10:31 LEFT IN REGULATION.

>> IF YOU'RE MANCHESTER, YOU GOT TO COME OUT HERE AND EXECUTE AND REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU GOT TO FLIP THE FIELD IN YOUR MIND AND SCORE IN THIS DRIVE.

YOU HAVE SEEN HOW BOWDON CAN GO ON A LONG DRIVE, EAT UP A LOT OF CLOCK.

THE CLOCK STARTS BEING YOUR ENEMY IF YOU'RE MANCHESTER WHEN YOU'RE DOWN 28-21 WITH A TEAM THAT CAN RUN THE BALL THE WAY THAT BOWDON HAS SHOWN.

>> FIRST AND TEN FOR THE BLUE DEVILS.

INSIDE HANDOFF AND A BIG HOLE.

THAT'S WHITAKER ON THE CARRY.

THAT'S HIS FIRST CARRY OF THE GAME.

YOU GOT A MAN DOWN ON CRAMP FOR BOWDON.

STARTING TO SEE A LOT OF THAT NOW.

>> NICE KICKOUT BLOCK THERE BY TERRY.

>> Referee: TIMEOUT.

>> OUT ON AKINS, FOLLOWING BEHIND THE BIG BLOCK THERE TO GET UP FIELD IS WHITAKER.

>> THAT'S CHRIS WYATT, WHO JUST PUNTED THE BALL A FEW MOMENTS AGO.

NOW HE'S OUT THERE GETTING HIS LEG STRETCHED OUT.

NOW HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK OFF THE FIELD UNDER HIS OWN POWER.

SO SECOND DOWN AND ONE.

THE OFFICIALS HAVE CALLED A TIMEOUT, I GUESS.

THEY CALLED A TIMEOUT FOR THE INJURY BREAK, BUT NOW SENDING THE GUYS BACK OUT.

10:18 TO GO.

MANCHESTER LOOKED LIKE THEY MIGHT GET BLOWN OUT OF THE BENZ EARLY.

THEY FELL BEHIND 14-0.

WHAT A JOB STEPHEN HOLMES HAS DONE, THIS TEAM DEALING WITH INCREDIBLE TRAGEDY WITH THE LOSS OF BRANDON SMITH OVER THE WEEKEND JUST A DAY BEFORE THEY COMPETE FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

COOPER ON THE RUN, GOING TO GET STONEWALLED.

BEASLEY ON THE TACKLE.

THE MANCHESTER FOLKS WANT A FLAG.

DON'T GET IT.

>> QUA COOPER RUNNING BEHIND HIS PADS RIGHT THERE FINISHING THE PLAY.

THEY THREW HIM DOWN AFTER THE WHISTLE.

>> GETS THE FIRST DOWN.

FIRST AND TEN, BALL AT THE 37 1/2.

BIG RUN, FAVORS.

CARRYING BOWDON DEFENDERS DOWN TO THE 39.

>> LEDBETTER, TERR ON THE LEFT SIDE.

NICE FIND BY FAVORS.

ONE CUT DOWNHILL, PHYSICALITY AT THE END.

JaMICHAEL JONES, THE SAFETY, HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE TO BRING DOWN FAVORS.

>> FIRST AND TEN FROM THE 39.

FAVORS LEANS FORWARD AND FALLS FORWARD TO THE 34 YARD LINE.

>> YOU CAN SEE FAVORS IN A LITTLE GROOVE, MAKING THAT MOTION, FEED ME, FEED ME.

DEFENSE HAS BEEN OUT THERE, THEY'RE TIRED.

IT'S BEEN A PHYSICAL GAME.

A GUY LIKE HIM TRYING TO TAKE OVER.

BIG BODY, 6'0", 200-POUND SOPHOMORE, JUST GETTING DOWNHILL AND DARING ANYONE IN HIS WAY TO TACKLE HIM.

WE'RE RIGHT AT 400 YARDS RUSHING IN THE GAME.

TRYING TO GET TO THE EDGE.

NOT GOING TO GET THERE.

GREAT PURSUIT BY THE DEFENSE OF BOWDON AS DEVAN POWELL COMES UP AND PREVENTS THE RUNNER FROM GETTING BEYOND THE EDGE.

>> ANDERSON RUNNING THE BALL THERE, MAKES THE EIGHTH RUNNER FOR MANCHESTER, THE EIGHTH BALL CARRIER FOR THE GAME FOR THEM.

>> KIWAN NOT EVEN ON OUR DEPTH CHART.

THIRD DOWN AND FIVE.

TRYING TO GET AROUND THE EDGE, COOPER DOWN TO THE 29 1/2.

GOING TO BE CLOSE TO THE FIRST DOWN.

>> NICE JOB HERE BY COOPER TO FINISH THIS PLAY.

NOW FOURTH AND ONE.

>> THEY SPOTTED IT DOWN AT THE 30.

DIDN'T QUITE GIVE IT THE SPOT I THOUGHT.

THEY'RE NOW ABOUT A FULL YARD SHORT OF THE FIRST DOWN YARDAGE AND GOING FOR IT RIGHT HERE WITH EIGHT MINUTES TO PLAY IN THE GAME.

HEAVY RUSH.

THEY GET IT OUT OF THERE.

GREAT PLAY BY FAVORS.

GREAT PLAY BY BRYANT TO GET THAT HANDOFF AS THE RED DEVILS BROUGHT A DOG BLITZ.

>> DYLAN MCGRINN RUN BLITZING.

NICE JOB OF BRYANT TO HAND THAT BALL OFF TO FAVORS TO GET OUT OF THAT TACKLE, GET TO THE EDG AND FALLING FORWARD TO PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN.

>> FIRST AND TEN, BALL AT THE 25.

KEEPER BY BRYANT.

BRYANT CUTS BACK!

INSIDE THE 10, LOSES HIS HELMET.

FLAG COMES OUT AS HE REACHES THE 8.

>> DARYUS BRYANT DECIDING TO KEEP THE BALL OUT ON THE EDGE, GETTING UP FIELD HERE.

GOOD BLOCKING OUT ON THE EDGE RIGHT HERE.

SEES THAT GREEN GRASS.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO CALL DEREK PHILLIPS PULLED THE HELMET OFF.

DOES THAT MEAN DARYUS BRYANT HAS TO LEAVE THE GAME AT THAT POINT?

HECAN STAY ON THE FIELD BECAUSE THE DEFENDER PULLED HIS HELMET OFF.

>> ANOTHER MAN BEING TENDED TO FOR BOWDON AT THE 5 YARD LINE.

>> Referee: PERSONAL FOUL, FACE MASK ON THE DEFENSE.

HALF THE DISTANCE TO THE GOAL LINE, FIRST DOWN.

>> WHAT A RUN BY DARYUS BRYANT RIGHT THERE.

HE HASN'T DONE MUCH OF THAT TONIGHT.

BREAKS OFF A 17 YARDER.

>> RIGHT HERE GETTING OUT ON THE EDGE, DECIDING NOT TO TAKE THE PITCH, SHOWING YOU HIS ATHLETIC ABILITY OUT IN SPACE, TAKING THE BIG HIT, THE FACE MASK THERE AT THE END BY PHILLIPS.

GLAD TO SEE THAT HE CAN STAY IN THE GAME.

AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, IF YOUR HELMET COMES OFF, TYPICALLY YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE GAME.

BUT BECAUSE THE DEFENDER PULLED IT OFF, HE'S ALLOWED TO STAY IN THE GAME.

>> FIRST AND GOAL TO GO FOR THE BLUE DEVILS.

RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE, TOUCHDOWN DARIUS FAVORS FROM FOUR YARDS OUT!

IT'S 28-27.

>> WHAT HIP PROBLEM, IS WHAT DARIUS FAVORS IS SAYING.

GREAT BLOCKING UP FRONT, RUNNING BEHIND HIS PADS.

THIS ENTIRE DRIVE, HE'S BEEN PUTTING HIS WILL ON THIS DEFENSE, DARING ANYONE TO STEP UP AND TRY TO TACKLE HIM RIGHT THERE.

GIVING YOU THE EZEKIEL ELLIOTT SPOON FEED ME THE BALL ON THAT DRIVE.

>> HIGH SNAP.

KICK IS UP.

IT KNUCKLES THROUGH.

FLAG COMES OUT AS WELL.

WE'LL CHECK THE PENALTY CALL RIGHT HERE.

>> WE HAVE A CHOP BLOCK INSIDE.

>> Referee: ILLEGAL BLOCK BELOW THE WAIST ON THE KICKING TEAM.

15-YARD PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT.

>> THAT IS A HUGE PENALTY.

THIS MAKES THIS A VERY DIFFICULT MAKE, I BELIEVE, FOR JACK UNDERWOOD, THEIR KICKER.

THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY PUSH THIS OUT BEYOND HIS RANGE.

>> YOU CAN SEE ON THAT TIGHT END POSITION BENJI THOMPSON GOING LOW ON THE DEFENDER THERE, TAKING HIS LEGS OUT.

>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT P.A.T.

MAKE FOR JACK UNDERWOOD.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A 35-YARD KICK.

>> Referee: TIMEOUT, MANCHESTER.

>> I MEAN, THERE ARE NO GOOD OPTIONS HERE.

>> A TWO-POINT CONVERSION FROM THIS DISTANCE IS JUST KIND OF UNTHINKABLE.

>> WHILE THEY THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO, WE'RE GOING TO STEP ASIDE.

>>> COMING OUT OF THE TIMEOUT, MANCHESTER IS GOING TO TRY A LONG 35-YARD P.A.T.

HERE FOR JACK UNDERWOOD AFTER THE SHOT BLOCK PENALTY PUSHED BACK THE P.A.T.

ATTEMPT.

NOW.

THEY'RE GOING TO RUN A FAKE INSTEAD.

THROW DOWNFIELD TO NOBODY IN PARTICULAR.

JAYDEN TERRY WAS THE INTENDED TARGET.

NICK BROWN THREW THE INCOMPLETION.

COACH STEPHEN HOLMES NEW THE KICK WAS OUT OF UNDERWOOD'S RANGE, SO THEY HAD TO TRY SOMETHING.

>> YOU COULD SEE THE BOWDON DEFENSE WAS SET.

THEY WERE PLAYING WHAT YOU WOULD CALL FIELD GOAL SAFE.

THE SECONDARY IS ALREADY BACK.

ONLY THREE GUYS REALLY RUSHING THE FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT.

SO PLENTY OF WHITE JERSEYS ON THE BACK END NOT GOING TO LET THAT PLAY HAPPEN.

>> SO THE SCORE IS 28-27.

BOWDON'S GETTING READY TO GET THE BALL BACK.

IF YOU'RE MANCHESTER, YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN BOWDON BREAK OFF A NINE-MINUTE DRIVE.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE RED DEVILS ARE GOING TO TRY TO DO HERE, FINISH THIS GAME WITH ONE FINAL DRIVE.

>> PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THEIR OFFENSE.

THIS DEFENSE HAS TO GET OFF THE FIELD.

THEY'VE GOT TO GET SOME PENETRATION.

THE ONE THING THEY HAVEN'T CONSISTENTLY DONE TO STOP BOWDON TONIGHT IS TO GET THIS D-LINE TO GET SOME PENETRATION UP FRONT.

CAN THEY DO IT ON THIS DRIVE?

>> SO UNDERWOOD WILL KICK OFF FROM THE 40.

THAT MANCHESTER DEFENSE IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH A BIG STOP AS THE KICK IS TAKEN AT THE 16 YARD LINE.

THE RETURN BY MCGRINN UP TO THE 26.

THERE IS A FLAG DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD.

>> Referee: BLOCK IN THE BACK ON THE RECEIVING TEAM.

TEN-YARD PENALTY.

IT WILL BE FIRST DOWN.

>> DYLAN MCGRINN WITH THE BLOCK IN THE BACK AWAY FROM THE BALL.

THOSE KIND OF PLAYS YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO CLOSE OUT A GAME AND TAKE THAT FIELD POSITION AWAY FROM YOUR OFFENSE.

BIG BREAK HERE FOR MANCHESTER.

>> LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO SPOT IT OFF FROM THE 26.

MEANS THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IT DOWN AT THE 16.

SO FIRST AND TEN FOR BOWDON.

RED DEVILS HAVE IT AT THE 16 YARD LINE.

THEY HAVE SEVEN MINUTES AND TEN SECONDS TO KILL TO CAPTURE THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEIR FOURTH IN SCHOOL HISTORY.

THEY'VE HAD TWO TEN-PLUS PLAY DRIVES.

FIRST DRIVE OF THE GAME WAS NINE PLUS MINUTES AND EIGHT PLAYS.

BEASLEY GETS TRIPPED OUT ON THE EDGE.

GREAT PLAY ON THE DEFENSE.

>> DARYUS BRYANT, THE QUARTERBACK THAT'S MAKING ALL THE PLAYS OFFENSIVELY, HERE MAKING A BIG TACKLE OUT ON THE EDGE.

JORDAN BEASLEY TRYING TO GET OUT OF IT RIGHT THERE, TRYING TO HIGH STEP OVER THE JUNIOR QUARTERBACK.

ABLE TO BRING HIM DOWN THERE WAS BRYANT.

>> SECOND DOWN.

MCGRINN GOING TO COME TO THE SHORT SIDE.

GETS STUCK IN THE HOLE THERE BY CJ FAVORS.

IT'S GOING TO BE THIRD DOWN.

>> HERE'S A PLAY FOR THE BLUE DEVILS DEFENSE TO GET OFF THE FIELD IN THIS SITUATION.

A THREE-AND-OUT, GIVE YOUR OFFENSE THE BALL WITH GREAT FIELD POSITION.

PENETRATION IS KEY FOR THIS DEFENSIVE LINE.

>> MCGRINN HAS GONE FOR 186 TONIGHT.

IF THIS IS INDEED A PENALTY ON MANCHESTER, IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE TO A FIRST DOWN.

>> Referee: ENCROACHMENT ON THE DEFENSE.

FIVE-YARD PENALTY RESULTS IN A FIRST DOWN.

>> IT IS GOING TO BE FIRST DOWN.

>> THEY WENT WITH THE HARD COUNT AND WAS ABLE TO CATCH HIM IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE ON THAT PLAY.

HARD COUNT ONCE AGAIN.

WE'VE SEEN BOWDON DO THAT TO MAKE THE DEFENSE DECLARE ITSELF CONSISTENTLY TONIGHT, THIS TIME GETTING GRAY TO JUMP OFF SIDE.

>> STEPHEN HOLMES WORKING THE OFFICIALS.

FRESH SET OF DOWNS FOR BOWDON FROM THE 21.

BALL IS THROWN OVER THE HEAD OF BEASLEY.

THEY'RE GOING TO RULE THAT INCOMPLETE.

THAT WAS CLOSE TO BEING A BACKWARDS PASS AND A LOSS OF YARDAGE ON THE PLAY.

>> DEFINITELY FROM OUR ANGLE LOOKS LIKE THE BALL WENT BACK.

YOU SEE COACH HOLMES UP THAT LOBBYING.

HE'S THROWN THE RED FLAG.

HE FEELS LIKE IT WAS A LATERAL AS WELL.

HE WANTS THAT FIVE YARDS.

HE WANTS THAT BALL MOVED BACK.

RIGHT HERE YOU CAN SEE MCGRINN.

THAT BALL IS GOING BACK.

>> YEAH.

IT LANDED BACKWARDS.

>> MCGRINN WAS ON THE 19.

THAT BALL KIND OF WENT AT THE ANGLE ON THE 19 1/2.

THAT IS A BACKWARDS PASS.

>> Referee: THE PREVIOUS PLAY IS UNDER REVIEW.

MANCHESTER IS CHALLENGING WHETHER IT WAS A FORWARD PASS.

>> I THINK THE 21 IS WHERE THE BALL WAS SITTING.

I THINK THE PASS ENDED UPCOMING DOWN.

THE BALL WAS SITTING ON THE 26.

THE PLAY WAS MADE AT THE 21, I THINK.

I THINK THE BALL ENDED UPLANDING BEHIND BEASLEY AT ABOUT THE 20 1/2, IF I GOT IT RIGHT.

HERE'S THE PASS FROM THE 21.

BEASLEY IS KIND OF STRADDLING THE 21 RIGHT THERE.

NOW, WATCH WHERE THE BALL LANDS.

IT LANDS CLOSE TO THE 20.

THE FLIGHT OF THE BALL AND WHERE IT LAND ARE ALL ARE EQUAL, THAT IS A BACKWARDS PASS.

WHAT'S IN QUESTION HERE IS WHAT WOULD BE A SIX-YARD LOSS ON THE OPENING PLAY OF THIS SERIES OR THIS SET OF DOWNS.

>> THIS IS A CORRECT CALL HERE BY COACH HOLMES TO CHALLENGE THIS IN THIS SITUATION.

HE'S EMPHATIC.

YOU CAN SEE MCGRINN TRYING TO GET THE BALL OUT TO BEASLEY AND THE BALL JUST SAILING AWAY FROM HIM OVER BEASLEY'S HEAD, BUT BACKWARDS.

FROM OUR ANGLE, THAT LOOKS LIKE DEFINITELY A BACKWARDS PASS.

>> BOWDON COULD CONSIDER THEMSELVES FORTUNATE THAT THAT BALL DIDN'T STAY IN LIVE PLAY, BECAUSE THAT MAKES IT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A FUMBLE RECOVERY.

THE PLAY CONTINUES TO BE UNDER REVIEW.

A CHALLENGE FROM MANCHESTER COACH STEPHEN HOLMES.

ALL IN ALL, THE WHOLE REPLAY PROCESS GOING BACK TO OUR FIRST TACKLE FOOTBALL GAME OF THE DAY TO THIS ONE HAS BEEN A GOOD ONE.

IT HAS HELPED THE GAME.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

GREAT DECISION BY THE GHSA TO IMPLEMENT VIDEO REVIEW.

>> Referee: AFTER REVIEW, IT WAS A BACKWARD PASS.

IT WILL BE SECOND DOWN AT THE 20 YARD LINE.

PLEASE RESET THE CLOCK TO 5:53.

>> THAT'S THE OTHER THING I LOVE ABOUT THIS.

THEY'RE ABLE TO USE THE REVIEW TO GET THE TIME RIGHT AND PUT THREE ADDITIONAL SECONDS BACK ON THE CLOCK.

THAT ENDS UP BEING A SIX-YARD LOSS ON WHAT ESSENTIALLY BECOMES JUST A LONG FUMBLE OUT OF BOUNDS.

I'M GUESSING THAT MCGRINN, THE QUARTERBACK, GETS CREDIT FOR THE FUMBLE SINCE HE WAS THE ONLY GUY WHO TOUCHED THE BALL.

SO BACK AT THE 20 NOW.

SECOND DOWN AND 16.

WE'LL SEE IF MANCHESTER CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE.

MCGRINN GOING TO RUN IT.

MCGRINN GOING TO GO DOWN.

ZYTERRIOUS GRAY, THE DEFENSIVE END, IS RIGHT THERE TO STOP HIM.

IT'S GOING TO BE THIRD DOWN.

>> NICE JOB OF GRAY GETTING OFF THE BLOCK OUT ON THE EDGE.

THIS TIME ABLE TO BRING MCGRINN DOWN.

A LOT OF BODIES OVER HERE.

WATCH HOW HE GETS OFF THE BLOCK RIGHT THERE.

MALYKIE VICKERS ABLE TO RALLY AND BRING DOWN THE QUARTERBACK.

>> THAT WAS A BIG-TIME PLAY BY HIM.

BOWDON IS 6 FOR 10 ON THIRD DOWNS, BUT THEY HAVEN'T FACED MANY THIRD AND 14s TONIGHT, WHICH IS WHAT THEY'RE FACING RIGHT NOW.

THE CLOCK IS APPROACHING FIVE MINUTES TO PLAY IN REGULATION.

MCGRINN LOOKING TO THROW IT.

NOW HE'S GOING TO TAKE OFF AND RUN.

THEY DON'T CONTAIN.

HE PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN!

WHAT A HUGE PLAY BY KYLER MCGRINN TO GET A FRESH SET OF DOWNS.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE ON THIS PLAY CJ FAVORS AND COOPER HAD A CHANCE MAYBE TO KNOCK HIM OUT OF BOUNDS, KIND OF PULLED OFF A LITTLE.

NOT SURE IF THEY WERE AFRAID TO GET THE PERSONAL FOUL OR GET OUT OF BOUNDS HERE, BUT BOTH CONCEDED AND LET MCGRINN PICK UP THAT FIRST DOWN ON THE EDGE.

>> MCGRINN WITH 175 YARDS RUSHING TONIGHT 37 HANDOFF GOES GOES TO BEASLEY.

BEASLEY DOWN TO THE 49 1/2.

>> BIG, PHYSICAL RUN RIGHT THERE BY JORDAN BEASLEY.

YOU COULD TELL BY HIS BODY, HE'S LABORING.

HE'S A LITTLE TIRED.

HE'S GOING TO FALL FORWARD, THOUGH.

HE IS PLAYING HIS HEART OUT, CHALLENGING THE DEFENSE RIGHT THERE.

JAYDEN TERRY HAVING TO BRING HIM DOWN AFTER PICKING UP THE FIRST DOWN.

>> COACH SAID THAT TERRY'S PERFORMANCE IN THEIR VICTORY AGAINST SCHLEY COUNTY WAS THE BIGGEST GAME OF HIS LIFE.

THAT'S A BIG CARRY RIGHT THERE.

GOING TO REVERSE IT.

NOT TECHNICALLY A REVERSE, BECAUSE THE BALL DIDN'T REVERSE, BUT THE PLAY WENT TO THE RIGHT AND THE RUNNER BEASLEY COMES BACK TO THE LEFT.

>> NICE JOB RIGHT THERE, NICE TACKLE ONCE AGAIN.

DARYUS BRYANT STICKING HIS HEAD IN THERE TO BRING DOWN BEASLEY.

THE CLOCK STILL TICKING.

YOU CAN SEE BOWDON IN NO RUSH TO RUN ANY PLAYS.

>> SECOND DOWN AND EIGHT, BOWDON TRYING TO GRIND THIS GAME OUT.

MANCHESTER HAS TO START THINKING ABOUT USING TIMEOUTS ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE HERE IN A MOMENT.

BEASLEY GETS ANOTHER CHUNK OF YARDAGE, DOWN TO THE 43.

IT'S GOING TO BE THIRD DOWN.

I THINK MANCHESTER -- NO.

ONE OF THE PLAYERS, 55, JACKSON EDWARDS, THE CENTER, LOSES HIS HELMET.

>> YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE WHOLE HELMET GOES OFF, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE GAME.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT'S A RULE.

YOU LOSE YOUR STARTING CENTER HERE FOR A PLAY, WHICH IS ALWAYS A PIVOTAL POSITION WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO CLOSE OUT A GAME TO HAVE GOOD SNAPS.

>> OR THEY COULD CALL A TIMEOUT TO GET HIM BACK ON THE FIELD.

THEY ELECT NOT TO DO THAT HERE.

THIRD DOWN AND THREE.

A SHOTGUN SNAP GOES RIGHT BACK TO MCGRINN.

HE PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN AND MORE.

MCGRINN DOWN TO THE 32.

NOW MANCHESTER IS GOING TO HAVE TO START USING TIMEOUTS.

THEY ONLY HAVE TWO.

>> TYLER MCGRINN HERE QUARTERBACK DRAW ALL THE WAY, LITTLE COUNTER ACTION THERE.

DYLAN AKINS NOT BLOCKING FAST ENOUGH FOR ME.

YOU COULD SEE HIM PUSH HIM IN THE BACK, PUSH HIM FORWARD.

GREAT RUN THERE BY MCGRINN.

>> FOURTH CAREER 200-PLUS RUSHING GAME FOR KYLER MCGRINN.

FIRST AND TEN.

WHAT A WAY TO CLOSE OUT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CAREER WITH KYLER MCGRINN AND HIS PERFORMANCE TONIGHT.

BEASLEY, ANOTHER SOLID RUN.

MANCHESTER IN TROUBLE NOW, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T STOP THIS RUSHING ATTACK OF BOWDON.

>> YOU COULD SEE ON THOSE LAST TWO RUNS BETWEEN MCGRINN AND WATCH JORDAN BEASLEY GET A LITTLE BURST OF LIFE RIGHT HERE, THE FEET QUICK, BREAKING TACKLES, FALLING FORWARD.

THEY'RE GETTING THAT FEELING.

THEY CAN SENSE AND SMELL THAT CHAMPIONSHIP GOING HOME WITH THEM.

>> BLEEDING CLOCK, PLAY CLOCK IS DOWN TO TEN SECONDS, RUNNING IT ALL THE WAY DOWN AS FAR AS THEY CAN BEFORE THEY SNAP THE BALL.

BEASLEY TRYING TO CUT BACK AND GOING TO BE CLOSE TO THE FIRST DOWN.

A FLAG COMES OUT.

IF THIS IS A PENALTY ON MANCHESTER, IT JUST MIGHT DO IT FOR BOWDON.

>> Referee: FACE MASK, DEFENSE.

HALF THE DISTANCE TO THE GOAL, FIRST DOWN.

>> NOW INEVITABILITY STARTING TO CREEP IN FOR MANCHESTER.

OUTSIDE OF SOME CATASTROPHIC MISTAKE, LIKE A MIAMI HURRICANES TYPE MISTAKE AGAINST GEORGIA TECH, IT'S GOING TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR MANCHESTER TO STOP BOWDON HERE.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE FIRST AND TEN AND ONLY TWO TIMEOUTS REMAINING FOR THE BLUE DEVILS AFTER THIS NEXT RUNNING PLAY OR WHATEVER THE PLAY IS.

MANCHESTER IS GOING TO HAVE TO BURN A TIMEOUT.

THERE'S STILL 30 ON THE PLAY CLOCK.

THEY PROBABLY SHOULD BE BURNING A TIMEOUT RIGHT NOW.

THE MATH IS WORKING AGAINST THEM WITH JUST TWO TIMEOUTS.

>> Referee: TIMEOUT, MANCHESTER.

>> THEY TOOK TOO LONG TO BURN THAT TIMEOUT.

1:28 TO GO.

BOWDON CLOSING IN ON A SECOND STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>>> THAT WAS THE EXPLANATION ON THE PENALTY AND WHY IT WAS AN 11 1/2-YARD PENALTY.

>> PHYSICALITY HAS BEEN THE THEME OF THE SUCCESS OF BOWDON, RUNNING THE BALL WITH MCGRINN AND BEASLEY.

>> AND MCGRINN TRIES NOT TO SCORE AND GOES DOWN AT THE 1 YARD LINE.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHETHER MANCHESTER WAS TRYING TO LET HIM SCORE THERE SO THEY COULD GET THE BALL BACK.

IT WOULD MAKE SENSE.

>> GREAT JOB, MANCHESTER.

MCGRINN SAYS, NO, I'M NOT GOING IN.

YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO LET ME SCORE, BUT I UNDERSTAND FOOTBALL.

THE STAR OF THE GAME FOR BOWDON, AFTER ALL THAT'S GONE ON, FOR HIM TO REMEMBER DON'T SCORE, DON'T GET DOWN THERE, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE HYPE OF THE CELEBRATION.

GETTING THE VICTORY IS WHAT'S KEY.

GREAT JOB OF KNOWING WHERE HE WAS ON THE FIELD AND GETTING THE FIRST DOWN.

>> TREMENDOUS AWARENESS BY KYLER MCGRINN RIGHT THERE.

MCGRINN WAS ABLE TO THINK THAT FAST AND SLIDE DOWN BEFORE HE GOT INTO THE END ZONE.

NOW, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS KNEE THIS OUT.

MANCHESTER HAS NO TIMEOUTS REMAINING.

THIS GAME SHOULD IN ALL LIKELIHOOD END AT THE 1 YARD LINE.

BOWDON WILL FINISH THE GAME THE WAY THEY STARTED IT.

>> PHYSICAL DRIVE, 18 PLAYS TO START THE GAME TO GO UP FIRST, AND THEN A BIG DRIVE COMING DEEP IN THEIR TERRITORY TO EAT UP THE REST OF THE CLOCK IN THIS GAME TO TAKE HOME THE VICTORY.

>> THEY GO INTO THEIR VICTORY FORMATION.

THIS IS THE DOUBLE VICTORY FORMATION RIGHT HERE.

THEY'VE GOT TWO GUYS BACK 20 YARDS OFF THE BALL.

MCGRINN TAKES A KNEE, AND THERE'S NOTHING MANCHESTER CAN DO ABOUT IT.

THEY'LL HAVE TO SNAP IT ONE MORE TIME.

ALTHOUGH I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT TAKING THE KNEE OUT OF THE SHOTGUN.

THAT'S STILL A LITTLE SCARY TO ME, BUT TEAMS DO IT ALL THE TIME NOWADAYS.

>> I'M SO SCARED WHEN I SEE TEAMS SNAP THE BALL BACK FOUR OR FIVE YARDS.

>> SO ONE MORE SNAP TO GO.

THEY COMPLETE THAT, THE GAME WILL BE DONE.

AGAIN, A LITTLE LOW ON THAT SNAP, BUT MCGRINN WAS SURE TO CATCH IT.

FLAGS COME OUT.

GUYS ARE GETTING A LITTLE CHIPPY OUT THERE.

IT'S AN EMOTIONAL GAME.

IT IS COMPETING FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THAT'S GOING TO DO IT.

THE CLOCK OFFICIALLY SHOWS 28 SECONDS.

THE CLOCK WILL START RUNNING AGAIN ONCE THEY MARK OFF THE PENALTY.

BOWDON IS GOING TO WIN THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

WHAT A JOB BY RICHARD FENDLEY.

>> Referee: AFTER THE PLAY, PERSONAL FOUL, DEFENSE.

PENALTY IS HALF THE DISTANCE TO THE GOAL.

IT WILL BE THIRD DOWN.

>> WAYNE, JUST A TOUGH, TOUGH SITUATION FOR MANCHESTER TO BE IN COMING INTO THIS GAME.

I THOUGHT THEY PLAYED THEIR HEARTS OUT.

>> YEAH.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT A GAME LIKE THIS AND A PERFORMANCE LIKE MANCHESTER PUT OUT THERE, THERE'S A CHAMPION IN BOWDON, BUT THERE'S NO LOSERS IN THIS GAME.

FOR THAT TEAM TO COME OUT AND PLAY THIS TOUGH JUST SO MANY HOURS AFTER LOSING A FALLEN TEAMMATE IN THAT COMMUNITY SHOWED THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY, SHOWED THE STRENGTH OF THE COACHING STAFF AND TEAM.

YOU HAVE TO TIP YOUR HAT OFF.

THEY GAVE BOWDON ALL THEY WANTED ON THEIR ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> IT WAS A ONE-POINT GAME WHEN THEY PLAYED IN WEEK ONE.

IT WILL BE A ONE-POINT GAME WHEN THEY FINISH IT UP HERE IN GAME 15.

BOWDON GETS THE REVENGE AND THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

I DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO SNAP IT AGAIN, BUT APPARENTLY THEY WILL HAVE TO SNAP IT AGAIN.

NOW THEY DO, AND NOW THAT WILL DO IT.

BOWDON RED DEVILS, STATE CHAMPIONS IN 1971, 1992, 2022 AND NOW IN 2023.

28-27 WINNERS OVER MANCHESTER IN A HECK OF A BALL GAME.

WE HAD TWO GREAT CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE TONIGHT.

PRINCE AVENUE WINNING FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, BOWDON WINNING FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

>> THAT MAN RIGHT THERE, COACH RICH FENDLEY, HIS DEMEANOR, HIS ATTITUDE REALLY WAS REFLECTED THROUGH HIS TEAM HERE TONIGHT, TOUGH, PHYSICAL, DOWNHILL RUNNING, SMART FOOTBALL, VERY FEW PENALTIES.

THAT YOUNG MAN RIGHT THERE, KYLER MCGRINN, LEADING HIS TEAM TO VICTORY, A TRUE DUAL-THREAT QUARTERBACK THAT HAS DOMINATED THIS GAME TONIGHT.

>> YOU SAW THE FRIENDLY EXCHANGE BY COACH HOLMES AND COACH FENDLEY, LONG-TIME PALS GOING BACK TO EARLY IN THEIR CAREER.

THEY MEET IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HERE TONIGHT.

FENDLEY WALKS AWAY WITH THE TROPHY.

WHAT A PLEASURE TO WATCH THEM PLAY THIS GAME TONIGHT, JUST THE PHYSICAL NATURE WITH WHICH THEY PLAYED.

YOU HEARD EARLIER IN THE GAME THE STORY ABOUT HOW HE DECIDED THAT THE WEIGHT ROOM WAS GOING TO BE THE LINCHPIN, THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH HE WAS GOING TO BUILD HIS PROGRAM.

YOU CAN'T REALLY INCREASE SPEED THAT MUCH, BUT YOU CAN INCREASE POWER AND SIZE AND STRENGTH.

HE DECIDED TO GO THAT WAY WITH HIS PROGRAM.

THE RESULT IS A SECOND STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE TONIGHT.

>> MENTAL TOUGHNESS.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT DEVELOP IN THE LOCKER ROOM, IN THE WEIGHT ROOM, WHO'S WILLING TO SACRIFICE, COME IN EARLY, WHO'S WILLING TO DO AN EXTRA SET.

HE WAS PROUD TO SAY KYLER MCGRINN IS HIS WORKOUT PARTNER.

I CAN'T GET YOU DOWN TO A 4.2, BUT I CAN GET YOUR BENCH PRESS UP AND YOUR SQUAT UP.

THIS TEAM PLAYS JUST LIKE THEIR COACHEXEVERYONELY FIE SHOWS.

>> THEY GET TO CAP IT OFF WITH THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

WHAT A FUN NIGHT FOR THE MCGRINNS.

HIS BROTHER THE LEADER ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL.

JUST TEARS OF JOY STREAMING DOWN HIS FACE RIGHT NOW.

>> JUST A GREAT MOMENT FOR A YOUNG MAN WHO REALLY LIVED UP TO BILLING.

>> THEY'RE PRESENTING THE RUNNER-UP TROPHY TO MANCHESTER RIGHT NOW.

THERE ARE NO LOSERS TONIGHT.

MANCHESTER DID FALL IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, BUT GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THEY PLAYED THEIR HEARTS OUT HERE TONIGHT WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD NOT HAVE FAULTED THEM WHATSOEVER IF THEY HAD SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH BRANDON SMITH, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PLAY TONIGHT.

>> DEFINITELY BEING ABLE TO GALVANIZE AND TAKE THAT TRIP AND COME HERE AND FOCUS IN -- I WAS RAISED IN A SMALL COMMUNITY.

IT'S NOT JUST YOUR RELATIVES IN THOSE KIND OF COMMUNITIES.

EVERYTHING'S FAMILY.

YOU'RE ONE PERSON REMOVED FROM KNOWING EVERYONE.

A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THAT TEAM FOR WHAT THEY DID ON THE FIELD.

>> CHAMPIONS TAKE THE PODIUM.

LET'S SEND IT DOWN TO JOHN NELSON.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M SURROUNDED BY RED.

LET'S TALK TO OUR FRIENDS FROM MANCHESTER FIRST.

JUST KNOW THAT EVERYONE ATTACHED TO GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS AND HERE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA LOVES YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

FANTASTIC SEASON THERE IN MANCHESTER.

NOW IT IS TIME TO PRESENT A TROPHY FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS TO THE DEVILS THAT WEAR RED.

TO DO THAT IS DR. ROBIN HINES.

>> THANK YOU, JOHN.

FIRST, I WANT TO ADD MY CONGRATULATIONS TO MANCHESTER.

THANK YOU TO THE CROWD THAT'S DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB IN SUPPORTING YOUR TEAM ALL YEAR LONG.

I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO COACH HOLMES, WHO DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU, COACH.

TONIGHT WE'RE HERE FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, COACH, TO PRESENT YOU, IT'S THE GREAT PLEASURE OF THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION AND ALPHA INSURANCE TO GIVE YOU THIS STATE TROPHY.

COACH, THIS IS TWO YEARS IN A ROW.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

>> I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

I GOT A COUPLE OF THANK YOUS, FIRST OF ALL, TO THE GREATEST FAN BASE AND THE GREATEST COMMUNITY IN ALL OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

THOSE PEOPLE UP THERE WILL DO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR OUR KIDS.

SECOND THING I WANT TO SAY IS THE SCHOOL BOARD AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS, WE'VE GOT THE BEST SCHOOL BOARD IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA WHEN IT COMES TO ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS.

MR. COWARD AND JEFF BRYANT AND MONICA STEVENS WHO KNOW HOW TO BALANCE ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS.

GREATEST COACHING STAFF IN GEORGIA.

WE'RE NOT HERE IF IT'S NOT FOR THOSE GUYS.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE GUYS WHO HAD IT TOUGHER THAN LAST YEAR'S TEAM, BECAUSE YOU'VE HAD A BULLSEYE ON YOUR BACK ALL YEAR.

IT WAS MUCH HARDER FOR YOU.

BUT HEY, BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPS FOR THIS BUNCH RIGHT HERE!

>> OBVIOUSLY YOU WERE LOOKING AT MY NOTES ABOUT THE QUESTIONS TO ASK YOU HERE.

I DON'T THINK A LOT OF FOLKS NOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO GO BACK TO BACK.

IT WAS THE SECOND TIME IN 31 SEASONS WHEN YOU DID IT LAST YEAR.

NOW YOU'RE BACK TO BACK THIS YEAR.

HOW TOUGH WAS IT WITH ALL OF THESE ABSENCES AND THIS GROUP OF SENIORS COMING THROUGH?

>> IT WAS EXTREMELY TOUGH.

IT WAS ABOUT A MONTH TO GET THINGS GOING THE RIGHT WAY IN THE WEIGHT ROOM.

THEN THE 0-2 START.

I'M EXTREMELY PROUD THAT OUR KIDS TRUST OUR COACHING STAFF AND TRUST THE PROCESS OF WHAT IT TAKES TO BE GREAT.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU WIN ON DECEMBER 11th.

IT STARTED BACK IN JANUARY.

THIS IS THE END RESULT OF ALL THE HARD WORK PUT IN.

>> NOW WE OFFICIALLY GET TO SAY ONE MORE TIME HERE AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM, THE BOWDON RED DEVILS ARE BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPS.

>> SOME GRACIOUS WORDS OF THANKS FROM COACH RICHARD FENDLEY FOR HIS FAN BASE, WHO TRAVELED WELL HERE AND REPRESENTED VERY WELL AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

>> AND WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT A TOUGHER PATH, YOU TRY TO REPLACE 17 STARTERS AND GO OUT AND START OFF A LITTLE SLOW AND DROP THOSE FIRST TWO, BUT HIS TOUGH MENTAL ATTITUDE TOWARD HIS TEAM, AND THIS COMMENT SEEMS TO BE ALL-IN.

>> WAYNE, IT'S TIME TO PRESENT OUR GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSION PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD.

>> RIGHT NOW I'M HANGING OUT WITH KYLER MCGRINN, WHO IS OUR GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSION PLAYER OF THE GAME.

KYLER, YOUR NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES PRODUCTION-WISE.

YOU HAD 183 RUSHING ON THE JOB, THREE TOUCHDOWNS.

WHAT CAN YOU SAY?

>> NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT MY TEAM.

I JUST LOVE THEM.

THEY HAVE MY BACK EVERY TIME.

>> SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE LEADER.

WALK ME THROUGH WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN THAT FAKE FIELD GOAL WENT YOUR WAY.

>> THAT WAS AMAZING.

I KNEW THAT'S WHEN WE WERE GOING TO GET THAT WIN.

WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE DOWN THE FIELD AND TAKE A KNEE AND WIN THE GAME.

>> KYLER, BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPION, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU ARE CLOSING OUT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.

WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE YOU'VE HAD AS A RED DEVILS?

>> THIS IS AMAZING.

THEY KNOW THEY WON IT LAST YEAR.

I MOVED IN AND CAME IN AND WE WENT ALL THE WAY AND DID IT AGAIN.

I JUST LOVE THIS TEAM AND WHAT WE DO.

>> WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT YOUR WEIGHT LIFTING PARTNER, YOUR HEAD COACH?

>> I LOVE THAT MAN.

HE'S IN THERE EVERY DAY PUSHING ME AS HARD AS I CAN.

>> HE'S INTENSE AS IT IS.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE TO BE THAT MAN'S WORKOUT PARTNER.

>> I LOVE HIM.

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

WE WILL BE ROOTING FOR YOU AND CHEERING FOR YOU FOR WHATEVER IS NEXT TO COME IN YOUR CAREER.

>> THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT.

>> THAT'S IT, MATT.

>> THANK YOU, NIKKI.

>> WAYNE, I LOVE THIS GAME TONIGHT.

I KNOW YOU LOVED IT TOO.

THE GRIND-IT-OUT MENTALITY, THE WAY BOWDON STARTED AND FINISHED THE GAME.

>> PHYSICAL, RIGHT IN YOUR FACE KIND OF ATTITUDE ON THE OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE LINE.

KYLER MCGRINN SHINING AS A BRIGHT STAR FOR THEM TONIGHT, BEING ABLE TO RUN THE BALL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, A WELL DESERVING TEAM FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP WITH RICH FENDLEY.

>> THAT'S GOING TO DO IT FOR DAY NUMBER ONE.

TWO DAYS TO GO HERE IN THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

WE WILL START AT 11:00 A.M.

IN THE MORNING WITH THE FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEN THE AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL FOLLOW AT 1:00.

WE ALSO HAVE FOUR AND SIX ON DECK FOR TUESDAY AS WELL.

WHAT A THRILLING GAME AS BOWDON WINS THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

THEY BEAT A TOUGH MANCHESTER TEAM 28-27 TO TAKE HOME THE TITLE.

AND NOW FOR MY PARTNER, WAYNE GANDY, JOHN NELSON, HANNAH GOODEN, OUR PRODUCER GLENN DIAMOND, OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF SPORTS KEVIN GIRKY, OUR DIRECTOR AJ KEEN, OUR STATISTICIAN KEVIN BARNES, OUR ENTIRE FABULOUS EMMY AWARD WINNING GPB SPORTS TEAM, I'M MATT STEWART.

SO LONG FROM THE BENZ.

WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE ON TUESDAY.

>> Announcer: "FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA" IS PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR'S HIGHWAY OFFICE ON SAFETY.

BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.