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2023 GHSA Playoffs- Semifinals: Camden County vs. Walton
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AS WE WELCOME YOU TO RADAR VALLEY TONIGHT.
GOOD EVENING.
CAMDEN COUNTY IS TRULY A CINDERELLA STORY.
THIS IS THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE TRIP TO ATLANTA IN THE STATE PLAYOFFS.
LAST WEEK THEY KNOCKED OFF NUMBER ONE MILL CREEK.
TONIGHT THEY FACED THE POWERFUL WALTON RAIDERS WHO AVERAGE 50 POINTS PER GAME.
>> A TRUED WARRIOR TYPE TEAM.
THEY CAME HERE TO BE PHYSICAL AND WITH A PERFECT OFFENSE TO RUN THE BALL AND EAT UP THE CLOCK AND KEEP THE OFFENSE ON THE SIDELINE.
>> THAT IS THE GAME PLAN.
13-0.
THERE ORDER BACK IS COMMITTED TO WAKE FOREST.
HE GETS MY VOTE FOR THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
>> ALL OF THE INTANGIBLES.
THE QUICK RELEASE DOWN THE FIELD.
HE CAN MOVE AROUND IN THE POCKET.
IQ KIND OF GUY THAT IS ALWAYS READY TO MAKE A PLAY DOWN THE FIELD.
HE IS THE LEADER OF THIS OFFENSE.
>> ON DEFENSES THE REAL SIDE OF THE BALL.
GIVING UP JUST 14 POINTS PER GAME.
LED BY THE FOUR-STAR COMMITTED TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
>> HE IS A HOUSEBREAK OR ESPECIALLY OFF THE EDGE.
TONIGHT CAN HE PLAY IN THE BOX AND TAKE ON THIS WEST COAST WIND TO TRY TO STOP IT?
>> ONE OF THE GREATEST HEAD COACHES IN STATE HISTORY.
OVER 300 VICTORIES.
FIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
NOW HE IS BACK WITH THE WILDCATS FOR A SECOND TIME.
>> HE IS SUCH A DYNAMIC PLAYER.
IT IS ABOUT HIS SAFETY PLAY.
HE IS A THREE-STAR SAFETY.
CAN HE KEEP UP TONIGHT?
WE SHALL SEE SOONER OR LATER IF HE CAN LIVE UP TO THE THREE STARS.
>> JOINING HIM ON DEFENSES THE DEFENSIVE END.
WHO IS COMMITTED TO APP STATE.
>> HE IS BIG AND PHYSICAL.
YOU MIGHT BE THE FASTEST PLAYER AT 245 ON THE TEAM TONIGHT.
HE WILL HAVE TO GET AFTER HIM AND TRY TO MAKE SOME PLAYS.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A FUN GAME.
DO THE UPSET CONTINUE AFTER ALL OF THE CARNAGE IN THE QUARTERFINALS LAST WEEK?
WE ARE GOING TO FIND OUT TONIGHT, BUT FIRST WE ARE GOING TO SEND IT OFF.
>> THEY CALLED HIM A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK.
WHY WOULDN'T HE?
WHAT IS GOING ON BACK IN THE STUDIO?
>> WHO WILL BE PUNCHING THEIR TICKETS TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM?
WE WILL FIND OUT TONIGHT, AND WE WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH IT ALL.
>> I HAVE ALL OF THESE BRACKETS, AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SPOTS LEFT OPEN FOR CINDERELLA.
DO THEY MAKE IT TO MERCEDES- BENZ OR DO WE HAVE A LOT OF THE TOP 10 MAKE THEIR WAY?
WE WILL FIND OUT TONIGHT.
>> DO NOT FORGET TO FOLLOW YOUR ROUTE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND VOTE FOR OUR QUESTION OF THE NIGHT, WHICH IS WHO IS GOING TO WIN THE GAME?
UNTIL THEN, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
AS WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO RAIDER VALLEY.
ANOTHER LONG TRIP FOR CAMDEN COUNTY.
THEY HAVE TRAVELED OVER 40 HOURS IN THE STATE PLAYOFFS.
CLOSE TO 3000 MILES IN THE STATE PLAYOFFS AS A ROAD TEAM EACH AND EVERY WEEK, BUT HERE THEY ARE SPEAKING AN IMPROBABLE VICTORY AGAINST WALTON AND WHAT WOULD BE THEIR FIRST TRIP EVER TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> WATCHING THEM AND WARM-UPS IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE FIRED UP.
THEY CAME HERE FOCUSED.
THEY HAVE A BIG TEAM TO TRY TO KNOCK OFF.
>> HE IS READY TO GO.
THE OPENING KICKOFF IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY BUCKLE UP GEORGIA.
SEATBELTS SAVE LIVES.
THE RAIDERS WON THE TOSS.
THEY ELECTED TO RECEIVE.
THEY KNEW THEY WOULD DO THAT.
COACH SAID WE WANT THE BALL FIRST.
WE WANT TO GET THE LEAD FIRST.
>> THAT IS WHY THEY WANT TO COME OUT WITH THE QUICK OFFENSE.
CAMERON LOYD, STANDING DEEP TO TAKE THE KICKOFF FROM THE SENIOR WHO IS RECEIVING INTEREST AS SELF CAROLINA AND APP STATE.
WE ARE UNDERWAY IN THE 7A SEMIFINALS.
FROM THE ONE YARD LINE.
HE WILL NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE 20 AS HE GETS STOPPED AT THE 17.
THAT IS WHERE THE RAIDERS WILL GO ON OFFENSE FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT.
IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS YOUNG MAN PLAY YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT.
67 TOUCHDOWNS.
22 INTERCEPTIONS.
THIS SEASON 42 TOUCHDOWNS AND JUST ONE INTERCEPTION.
>> THE IS IN TOTAL COMMAND OF THE OFFENSE.
THEY HAVE BASICALLY GROWN UP TOGETHER.
HE CAN MAKE ALL OF THE THROWS.
QUIETLY WITH HIS FEET HE MOVES IN THE POCKET.
HE HAS THIS CAPABILITY.
HE CAN PUNISH YOU.
WHAT A GREAT SEASON FOR HIM.
>> 1st DOWN AND 10.
AS THEY START ON OFFENSE.
THE HANDOFF.
GOING TO GET STOPPED BY THE TACKLING MACHINE.
AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT WALTON ON OFFENSE.
THE LEFT TACKLE IS COMMITTED TO GEORGIA APPEAR ONE OF THE TOP LINEMAN IN THE COUNTRY.
THE BACKS AND THE RECEIVERS YOU JUST SAW.
COMMITTED TO JACKSONVILLE STATE.
THE UNDER RECRUITED WIDE RECEIVER.
RIGHT THERE.
OFF TO THE RACES.
TRACKED DOWN AT THE 42 YARD LINE.
>> NICE READ RIGHT HERE.
THE LITTLE THE READ OPTION.
WHAT A GREAT SEASON HE HAS HAD.
THE QUICK SLANT ROUTE.
SOMEBODY BETTER COME GRAB HIM REALLY QUICK.
THAT IS HOW EXPLOSIVE HE IS.
THAT WAS ALL ABOUT BEING PATIENT AND READING THE DEFENSE.
>> THAT WAS A 36 YARD PICKUP.
CRASHING THROUGH THE LINE TO GET CLOSE TO 10 ON THE PLAY.
AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT CAMDEN ON DEFENSE.
THERE IS COOPER AT THE DEFENSIVE END SPOT.
HE HAS BEEN A GOOD PLAYER FOR THEM AT NOSE.
ROBINSON IS COMMITTED TO NAVY PIER HE WAS THE STARTING QUARTERBACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.
GETS AWAY FROM COOPER, BUT HE WILL NOT GET AWAY FROM THE SECONDARY PURSUIT ON THE PLAY.
>> GREAT JOB COMING DOWN THE LINE.
JUST GETTING UP IN THE AIR.
FORCING HIM TO HAVE TO RALLY TO THE BALL.
>> HE HAS BEEN THERE SECOND- LEADING TACKLER.
THAT IS GOING TO BE 2nd DOWN AND 15 FOLLOWING THE 5 YARD LOSS.
I MENTIONED HIM A FEW MOMENTS AGO.
HE IS NOT COMMITTED TO NAVY PIER HE HAS AN OFFER AND ARMY AND TWO OTHERS.
2nd DOWN.
ON THE SCREEN.
TRYING TO BOUNCE IT OUTSIDE.
WILLIAMS WAS THE FIRST GUY TO GET THERE, BUT HE IS NOT THE GUY WHO GETS HIM ON THE GROUND.
THREE OTHERS DO.
>> GREAT JOB BY WILLIAMS.
GETTING OFF OF THE BLOCK.
WATCHED HOW HE USED THAT LONG ARM.
HE IS A LEGITIMATE SIX-FOOT A PROSPECT.
A GREAT JOB OF GETTING OFF THE BLOCK AND FORCING HIM OUTSIDE.
>> 3rd DOWN AND 14.
A LOT OF TIME.
GOING TO LOAD UP AND GO TO THE END ZONE, AND IT IS GOING TO BE CAUGHT FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
>> ONLY A THREE-MAN RUSH.
A GREAT JOB OF PROTECTION BY THE OFFENSIVE LINE.
THE GUN IS LOADED FOR JEREMY HECKLINSKI.
WIDE-OPEN IN THE END ZONE.
NUMBER EIGHT.
HE SAID I HAVE NOT PLAYED A LOT THIS YEAR.
I AM GOING TO GO UP AND BRING THE BALL IN, AND YOU CAN SEE THE GREAT PLAY FROM THAT YOUNG MAN.
WHAT AN OUTSTANDING GRAB BY HIM GOING UP ON THE LADDER AND BRINGING THAT IN.
>> 7-0 LEAD FOR WALTON.
HE HAS BEEN SIDELINED A LOT THIS SEASON.
MOST RECENTLY WITH A CONCUSSION, BUT HE IS ON THE RECEIVING END OF THIS TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM HECKLINSKI.
7-0.
>>> THE WHAT IS IT LIKE TONIGHT?
>> IT IS ELECTRIC.
IF YOU ARE NOT HERE YOU BETTER BE WATCHING.
THANK YOU FOR THIS GENEROUS CHECK.
>> THIS IS THE CHECK PRESENTATION.
LET'S PLAY SOME FOOTBALL.
>> IN THE THEY ARE FIRED UP.
TRYING TO GET TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
>> THEY ARE FOCUSED THIS YEAR.
THEY PLAYED A LOT OF FOOTBALL.
OFFENSIVELY EXPLOSIVE AS YOU CAN BE.
>> THEY ARE READY TO GO.
>> THE KICK IS GOING TO COME DOWN AT THE 4.
AND OF THE RETURN BY RIDDLE.
ABLE TO GET TO THE 26.
LET'S CHECK AND SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING TO GO.
AFTER THE RETURN BY RIDDLE.
THERE IS A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE GAME OFFICIALS WORKING THIS 7A SEMIFINALS.
>> THAT IS GOING TO PUT THEM AS THEY GO ON OFFENSE FROM THE 9.
THERE IS THEIR QUARTERBACK.
PARKS RIENDEAU.
THE SOPHOMORE.
14 TOUCHDOWNS AND FOUR INTERCEPTIONS.
THE IMPORTANT STORY IS TO RUN THE OFFENSE.
THE HANDOFF GOES ON THE SWEEP.
INSTANT SUCCESS.
TO THE 30 YARD LINE.
21 YARD PICKUP.
>> JET MOTION.
QUICK HANDOFF.
HIS OFFENSE IS JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU RARELY SEE THESE DAYS.
A WEST COAST WING T. OVER 3300 YARDS RUSHING.
43 TOUCHDOWNS.
THIS OFFENSIVE LINE CAN GET THE JOB DONE.
>> 1st DOWN AND 10 FROM THE 30.
DID NOT BEGIN THE SEASON AS THE STARTING QUARTERBACK.
MASON ROBINSON WAS.
TRYING TO CLEAR IT TO THE EDGE, AND HE DOES.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT AWAY JUST HOW EFFECTIVE IT CAN BE.
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE OPPOSING DEFENSE HAS NOT A LOT OF TIME TO WORK ON IT.
AS YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR OFFENSE.
HE IS THEIR MOST RECORDABLE GUY UP ON THAT OFFENSIVE LINE.
THERE YOU CAN SEE THE BACKS AND THE RECEIVERS.
NUMBER SEVEN.
THAT SIZE IS AMAZING.
THE NUMBER ONE RATED TIGHT END IN THE CLASS.
COMMITTED TO THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS.
1st AND 10.
HE IS RUNNING HARD, AND HE IS GOING TO GET ABOUT EIGHT ON THE PLAY.
>> THEY GOT IN A HUDDLE.
I DO NOT KNOW IF I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS YEAR, BUT THEY GO RIGHT BACK TO WHAT THEY CAN DO RIGHT THERE.
GOING TO GET UP INSIDE.
THE DOWNHILL RUNNER.
THIS IS WHAT IT IS GOING TO BE.
AND UGLY DOWNHILL GAME, CAN THEY MAKE THE PLAYS INSIDE TO KEEP PACE WITH THIS RUNNING GAME?
>> A BALL AT THE 49 YARD LINE.
THE HANDOFF GOES TO THE FULLBACK.
THAT WAS THE FIRST CARRY BY JADEN DAILEY.
HE GOT DROPPED AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
HE HAS HAD A MONSTER SEASON.
THIRD DOWN AND 2.
ON THE CARRY.
HE IS NOT GOING TO GET THE FIRST DOWN.
GRAY PENETRATION THAT TIME ON DEFENSE.
MAKING THE TACKLE AND IT WILL BE 4th DOWN.
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY DO.
>> THEY HAVE THE BIG LEFT TACKLE IN THERE.
LOOK HOW HE PUSHES THE POCKET.
TAKES ON THE DOUBLE-TEAM RIGHT THERE.
KEEPING THEIR OFFENSE ON THE FIELD RIGHT HERE.
>> THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO MATCH THE SCORE.
>> THAT IS THEIR MINDSET.
THEY HAVE TO BE AGGRESSIVE.
THEY HAVE TO FEEL CONFIDENT THEY CAN PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN.
>> GOING TO GET BLOWN DEAD ON THE SWEEP.
APPARENTLY NOBODY ELSE HEARD THE WHISTLE.
YOU CAN SEE NUMBER 77 WHO IS GOING BOTH WAYS NOW THAT WE ARE DEEP INTO THE PLAYOFFS.
>> HOW DO YOU BLOCK THAT GUY?
>> REALLY LOW.
YOU PUT TWO PEOPLE ON HIM AND DO NOT WORRY ABOUT TRYING TO DRIVE HIM OFF OF THE BALL.
>> BECAUSE OF THE PENALTY THAT NOW MAKES IT 4th DOWN AND 8 AND A PUNTING SITUATION.
AS MUCH AS THEY WANT TO GO FOR IT RIGHT HERE THEY DO HAVE TO GIVE UP THE BALL ON A PUNT.
GOING TO BE TAKEN AND NEARLY DROPPED AT THE 28th YARD LINE.
THAT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS CATCH AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR KEYS TO THE GAME.
>> ALL ABOUT PROTECTING THE FOOTBALL.
THEY PUT A COUPLE ON THE GROUND LAST WEEK IN THEIR VICTORY.
THAT IS SOMETHING THEY HAVE TO CLEAN UP.
THEY HAVE TO LIMIT THE BIG PLAYS.
THIS OFFENSE CAN STRIKE FROM ANYWHERE ON THE FIELD.
YOU HAVE TO KEEP GUYS IN FRONT OF YOU AND RALLY TO THE BALL.
>> 3-3.
74 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN ON HIS OPENING DRIVE.
GOING TO TAKE THE SACK.
THEY GOT TO THEM AT THE 23 YARD LINE.
HE HAS BEEN A MONSTER ON DEFENSE.
>> COMES IN WITH OVER 150 TACKLES ON THE SEASON.
HE IS THE LEADING TACKLER.
COACH SAYS HE WANTS TO BE A DOCTOR, BUT I THINK HE IS A FOOTBALL PLAYER RIGHT NOW.
>> LOOK AT THAT.
APPROACHING 300 TACKLES FOR HIS CAREER.
THAT WAS HIS THIRD CAREER QUARTERBACK SACK.
RECEIVING INTEREST INCLUDING NAVY.
YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF THAT HERE.
A LOT OF KIDS GOT OFFERS FROM RV OR NAVY OR AIR FORCE.
A LOT OF NAVY.
>> THE DEFENSE DEFINITELY HAS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS DOWN AND DISTANCE.
THEY HAVE TO GET OFF THE FIELD.
THAT IS THE BIG THING FOR THEM IS SETTING IT UP.
THEY HAVE TO GET THE SHORT FIELD FOR THEIR TEAM.
THEY CANNOT LET THEM DRIVE THE BALL.
THEY HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET A 3 AND OUT.
AGGRESSIVE IN THE FIRST COUPLE SERIES.
I THINK THEY KNOW THEY HAVE WATCHED THE FILM.
YOU CANNOT SIT BACK THERE AND LET HIM PICK YOU APART.
2nd DOWN AND 20.
THE HANDOFF GOES TO MAKARI BODIFORD.
TO THE 23 TWO BRING UP 3rd DOWN.
AUSTIN WILLIAMS WAS THE SECOND HALF OF THEIR ONE-TWO PUNCH.
HE IS KIND OF A CHANGEUP RUNNING BACK FOR THEM.
>> THAT IS THE THING WHEN YOU HAVE A PASSING GAME LIKE THEM.
YOU THINK YOU ARE ALL ABOUT THROWING THE BALL, BUT THEY COME INTO THE GAME WITH OVER 900 YARDS RUSHING.
THEY CAN RUN THE BALL AND ARE VERY CAPABLE OF MIXING IT UP.
>> THEY ARE COMING AFTER HIM.
THROWS OFF HIS BACK FOOT IN MISSES HIM AT THE 40 YARD LINE.
THAT IS GOING TO BE A PUNTING SITUATION.
BOULTON IS GOING TO HAVE TO PUNT.
>> DIALING UP THE PRESSURE.
MAKING HIM FEEL THE PRESSURE.
CAN SET UP THE THROW.
HE GOT OPEN OUT ON THE EDGE.
JUST COULD NOT DELIVER HIM THE BALL.
GOOD DEFENSE.
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU NEEDED TO DO WAS GET THEM OFF THE FIELD.
>> KICKS IT TO THE FAR SIDE.
ON THE RETURN.
GOING TO GET DROPPED AT THE 49 YARD LINE TO THAT IS WHERE CAMDEN COUNTY IS GOING TO GO ON OFFENSE FOR THE SECOND TIME.
DOING PRETTY GOOD.
THEY ARE ON THE PLUS SIDE OF THE 50 WHEN WE GET BACK.
>>> THE EARLY STAGES.
MANY HAVE CALLED THEM A CINDERELLA STORY, BUT THEY ARE ALSO ROAD WARRIORS.
AS YOU TAKE A LOOK AT HOW FAR THEY HAVE TRAVELED THIS SEASON THROUGHOUT THE PLAYOFFS.
THEIR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE HER AGAIN.
OVER 300 MILES TO EACH OF THEIR FIRST ROAD GAMES IN THE PLAYOFFS.
THREE TRIPS TO THE PLAYOFFS OR ATLANTA RATHER.
THE MILEAGE.
THAT IS ALL THE WAY TO SAN FRANCISCO.
THEY HAVE NOT HAD A HOME GAME SINCE OCTOBER 13.
UNBELIEVABLE RUN ON THE ROAD.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT.
IT IS A PHENOMENAL RUN FOR THEIR TEAM, BUT IF THERE IS ANY COACH THAT COULD DO IT IT'S HIM.
RUNNING THE WING T. HE GETS STOPPED ON THE CARRY.
A BIG PLAY BY THE DEFENSE RIGHT THERE.
>> NICE PENETRATION.
A LITTLE REVERSE ACTION.
TRYING TO GET BACK UP IN THE MIDDLE.
THE BIG BODY INSIDE.
THE NOSE TACKLE.
A LITTLE UNDERSIZED, BUT HE CAN GET OFF THE BLOCKS.
>> 2nd DOWN OF THE 49 YARD LINE.
AS THEY TOOK A LOSS ON THE PLAY.
UNDER THREE AND HALF MINUTES TO PLAY IN THE OPENING QUARTER.
BALL DOWNFIELD, AND HE COULD NOT COME UP WITH IT.
GOING TO BE 3rd DOWN.
>> NICE PLAY ACTION.
HIGH COVERAGE DOWN THE FIELD.
NUMBER 17 TAKING PERFECT PLACEMENT TO DROP THE BALL IN THERE.
NOT A LOT OF SIDELINE.
ALMOST COMING UP WITH THE CATCH.
>> THE STARTED THE SEASON WITH MASON ROBINSON IS THE QUARTERBACK.
THEY LOST THEIR SECOND GAME AGAINST RUNS WEEKEND AT THAT POINT HE SAID WE KNEW WE HAD TO MAKE A CHANGE AT QUARTERBACK.
THEY ALTERNATED THEM.
BY THE FOURTH GAME IT WAS APPARENT TO EVERYBODY THAT HE NEEDED TO BE THE STARTER.
GOING BACK ON THE SCREEN.
THAT IS COOPER.
AS HE GETS BACK TO THE ORIGINAL LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
>> GREAT HUSTLE.
IF HE DOES NOT IT IS A 1st DOWN RIGHT HERE.
BACK TO THE LEFT.
MAKING THAT PLAY RIGHT THERE.
IF HE DOES NOT MAKE THAT PLAY THERE IS A LOT OF GREEN GRASS TO RUN.
>> 4th DOWN AND 10.
PUNTING SITUATION AGAIN.
STANDING AT THE 36 YARD LINE.
A HIGH KICK.
COMING DOWN AT THE 15 AND BOUNCING THEIR WAY INSIDE THE 10 AND DOWN AT THE 9, SO A GOOD KICK.
39 YARDS.
PINNING THEM DEEP AGAIN.
>> THIS DEFENSE HAS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE.
YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT 3 AND OUT.
YOU HAVE TO START PLAYING FIELD >> AVERAGING 15 PER GAME.
AUSTIN WILLIAMS, GETTING HIS FIRST CARRY OF THE GAME.
THAT IS A BIG TACKLE.
>> WORKING UNDERNEATH THE TACKLES.
WHAT A BIG HIT RIGHT THERE.
>> SEE HOW FAST HE GOT THERE.
>> SLICING UNDER THE RIGHT TACKLE.
WHAT AN IMPRESSIVE BODY WATCHING HIM OUT ON THE FIELD.
VERY EXPLOSIVE.
>> COMMITTED TO APP STATE.
RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE ON THE CARRY.
WILLIAMS GETS A BURST OF SPEED IN THE MIDDLE TO PICK UP THE 1st DOWN AT THE 23.
>> THE LIGHTNING OF THAT THUNDER AND LIGHTNING PACKAGE.
YOU CAN SEE THE EXPLOSIVE VISION TO MAKE THAT CUT.
13 TOUCHDOWNS ON THE SEASON.
WHAT A BREAKOUT YEAR HE HAS HAD.
>> HE WAS HAMPERED BY TURF TOE LAST YEAR.
HAS COME BACK FULLY HEALTHY.
1st DOWN AND 10.
AUSTIN WILLIAMS AGAIN.
NO RUNNING ROOM THAT TIME.
HE GETS STOPPED DEAD IN HIS TRACKS.
THAT WAS NUMBER 16 COMING UP WITH THE TACKLE.
>> GETTING IN THERE AND MIXING IT UP.
GOOD JOB BY THE DEFENSIVE LINE.
NICE JOB BY THE LINEBACKER.
>> THEIR SECOND LEADING TACKLER.
2nd DOWN AND 9.
COMPLETES IT AND HE WILL STEP OUT OF BOUNDS WITH A 1st DOWN AT THE 36.
>> GREATER IOWA RIGHT THERE.
THE ONE ON ONE SITUATION OUT THERE.
YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE SPACE RIGHT THERE.
HE IS IMPRESSIVE, BUT IN THAT SMALL FIVE FOOT A PACKAGE HE CAN WORK INSIDE AND ON THE EDGE, AND WE KNOW THE SPEED HE HAS.
>> I THINK HE IS OUR 2023 MAKE THAT KID AND OFFER A GUY.
TOTALLY UN-RECRUITED.
56 CATCHES.
DOES HAVE OFFERS FROM NAVY, AUSTIN PEAY, AND WAGNER.
SLINGS IT DOWNFIELD.
ALL THE WAY TO THE 40 YARD LINE.
MIGHT BE THE BEST TIGHT END IN THE STATE.
>> GOOD JOB OF GETTING OUTSIDE OF THE POCKET.
A LITTLE SIDE ARM ACTION.
HE CAN SEE HIS BUDDY.
THE THREE-STAR TO THE MIAMI OF OHIO.
PHYSICAL.
WE HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF HAVING SO MANY GREAT TIGHT ENDS, AND TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO GREAT TIGHT ENDS.
>> THE DIFFERENCE IS HE DOES NOT HAVE ALL OF THE STARS OR THE BIG RECRUITING RANKING BECAUSE OF HIS SIZE AS 6'2 220, BUT HE CAN CATCH THE BALL IN THE CLUTCH.
LOADING UP AND GOING FOR IT ALL.
LOOK AT THAT INTERFERENCE.
HE DID NOT TURN AROUND TO LOOK FOR THE BALL.
THAT IS GOING TO BE INTERFERENCE, BUT NOT A BAD PENALTY TO TAKE.
BETTER THAN TO GIVE UP A TOUCHDOWN.
>> TAKING THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH.
IF YOU ARE RIDDLED.
YOU HAVE A BUSINESS DECISION.
DO YOU LET THE BAND PLAY AND LET THEM HAVE THE TOUCHDOWN CATCH RIGHT HERE?
CHOOSING TO JUST GET IN THERE.
THAT IS PASS INTERFERENCE.
A GREAT WROTE.
WHAT EXPLOSIVENESS HE CHOSE.
GREAT PROTECTION.
PROTECTION UPFRONT BY THE LINE.
JUST SHOWING YOU 50 60 YARDS HE CAN TAKE A TO THE END ZONE.
>> HE WAS THROWING IS 60 YARDS WITH NO EFFORT AND WARM-UPS.
THIS MIGHT BE THE FINAL PLAY OF THE QUARTER.
THE LAST THING CAMDEN COUNTY WANTS IS TO FALL BEHIND BY TWO TOUCHDOWNS.
WILLIAMS, RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE.
HE IS GOING TO GET ABOUT FIVE ON THE PLAY ON THE FINAL PLAY OF THE QUARTER.
ACTUALLY THAT WAS MAKARI BODIFORD.
THAT WILL BE THE FINAL PLAY OF THE QUARTER.
WE HAVE PLAYED 12 MINUTES AT RAIDER VALLEY.
7-0 LEAD AS WALTON TRIES TO IMPROVE TO 14-0 ON THE SEASON.
CAMDEN COUNTY IS TRYING TO STOP THEM.
>>> WE HAD TO THE SECOND QUARTER.
7-0.
WE WON'T NEED A TENT THE NEXT PLACE WE GO.
>> A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A RAIDER NATION FAN.
>> THE SEVEN THE PLAY OF THE DRIVE IS COMING UP RIGHT HERE.
AT THE WILDCATS 20 YARD LINE.
THE OFFICIAL I THINK JUST TOLD THE WILDCAT BAND TO PIPE DOWN AS THEY ARE ON OFFENSE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM.
SECOND DOWN AND 5.
GOING TO BRING UP 3rd DOWN.
COOPER WAS IN ON THAT TACKLE AGAIN.
HAS BEEN A VERY ACTIVE PLAYER SO FAR IN THIS GAME.
>> STRONG AND QUICK INSIDE.
>> HE RAN INTO HIS TEAMMATE ON THAT PLAY.
HOPE HE IS OKAY.
WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE RECEIVERS IN THE BACKS, BUT A VERY CAPABLE LINE THAT WALTON HAS UPFRONT.
>> 13 MANAGER ON THE SEASON.
JUST THE SECOND TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY THEY HAVE BEEN 13-0.
AT THIS POINT IN THE SEASON.
LAST TIME WAS 2011 WHEN THEY GOT TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT 14-0.
HE IS STILL FAVORING HIS RIGHT ARM AS HE MAKES HIS WAY TO THE SIDELINE.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH THE BIRTHDAY BOY.
>> KNOW WHERE ELSE I WOULD RATHER SPEND IT THEN RAIDER VALLEY.
AS FAR AS THE OFFENSIVE LINE GOES YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE SKILL GUYS.
THEY HAVE A RALLYING CRY.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TEACHER THAT THEY MADE.
I ASKED COACH WHERE IT CAME FROM AND HE SAID HE IS A KENTUCKY GUY, SO I THINK IT IS ONE OF THOSE OLD SAYINGS.
>> ON THE CUTBACK.
HE HAS THE 1st DOWN AND MORE.
STILL ON HIS FEET.
MOVING THE PILE.
WE WILL SEE WHERE THEY SPOTTED.
>> A CREATIVE WAY OF GETTING THE BALL INTO HIS HANDS.
THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR WITH A LITTLE JET SWEEP ACTION TO GET HIM OUT IN SPACE.
LOOK AT HIM GO TO WORK RIGHT GREAT VISION.
>> THE PLAY IS BONE DEAD.
THE TIMEOUT IS CALLED BY CAMDEN COUNTY.
IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY OBVIOUS THING TO SAY WHEN I SAY THEY DO NOT WANT TO FALL BEHIND, BUT THAT POINT IS MAGNIFIED WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING A WITH T OFFENSE.
>> IS BUILT TO POSSESS THE BALL AND MINIMIZE TURNOVERS.
FROM THE BALL.
THAT IS WHAT THEY DO GREAT.
WE SAW IT IN THE LAST DRIVE.
NOT REALLY BUILT TO THROW THE BALL.
ESPECIALLY DOWN THE FIELD.
THEY ARE VERY KIP FULL OF GETTING UP BY TWO OR THREE TOUCHDOWNS AND RUNNING THE BALL THEMSELVES.
>> THE OTHER SEMIFINAL IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
THE WINNER OF THIS GAME PLAYS THE WINNER OF THAT ONE ON DECEMBER 13.
THAT IS A WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7:00 RIGHT HERE ON GPB.
1st AND GOAL AGAIN.
MAKARI BODIFORD NOW AT TAILBACK.
GOING TO THROW IT IN STEAD, AND THAT IS A TOUCHDOWN.
A FOUR YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS AS THEY GO UP 13-0.
>> GREAT PLAY ACTION FAKE RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE HE KNEW WHERE HE WAS GOING WITH THAT BALL.
COMING OUT INTO THE FLAT WIDE OPEN.
THE DEFENSE SELLING OUT TO STOP FINDING THE YOUNG SOPHOMORE TIGHT END IN THE END ZONE.
>> TRYING TO MAKE IT 14-0 RIGHT HERE.
AND HE DOES.
14-0 LEAD.
13 MINUTES INTO THIS GAME.
44th TOUCHDOWN PASS OF THE SEASON.
>>> WALTON IS OUT TO A TWO SCORE LEAD.
WE WANT TO SHOW THIS T-SHIRT.
A SAYING THAT WAS COME UP WITH THE ASSOCIATES HEAD COACH.
IT IS WHAT GETS THE ENTIRE KIM GOING.
PARTICULARLY BE OFFENSIVE LINE.
THEY MADE THIS T-SHIRT AND GAVE IT TO THEIR COACH.
IT CAN BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT IS A FUN ONE WITH THIS PHRASE.
I MUST SAY YOU ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A GOOD CALL TONIGHT.
>> THE OFFENSIVE LINE HAS BEEN A BIG STORY HERE IN THEIR SEASON.
THEY HAVE CALHOUN OVER ON THE LEFT SIDE.
LEGIT D1 PROSPECT.
BUT DO NOT SELL SAME TRAINER SURE AT THE RIGHT TACKLE POSITION.
HE IS AN AIR FORCE COMMIT.
MUCH SMALLER, BUT IT IS THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE OFFENSIVE LINE.
ON THE RETURN.
KIND OF TIPPY TOES UP THERE AND GOES DOWN AT THE 17 YARD LINE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE KEYS TO THE GAME.
>> RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE TO PUT A DRIVE TOGETHER NOT ONLY TO GET ON THE BOARD, BUT TO GIVE THEIR DEFENSE SOME REST.
>> RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE ON THE FULLBACK DIVE.
JUST HIS SECOND OF THE GAME.
HE IS OVER 1200 YARDS.
FIVE OFFERS INCLUDING NAVY.
>> JUST A WRECKING BALL AT 5 FOOT NINE, 175.
A PHYSICAL RUNNER.
HE CAN MAKE YARDS BY HIMSELF, AND THEY WILL NEED HIM TO START TO MAKE SOME BIG CHUNK PLAYS.
>> 2nd DOWN AND 8.
TO THE OUTSIDE.
GOING TO PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN.
THAT IS WHERE THEY HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS ON THEIR OPENING DRIVE AND MY RIGHT HERE ON DISPLAY.
THEY HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS GETTING TO THE EDGE.
>> GETTING HIM OUT ON THE EDGE.
GREAT BLOCKING OUTSIDE.
STAY IN THAT BLOCK RIGHT THERE.
GETTING THAT CORNER.
THE EAST CAROLINA COMMIT.
WE TALKED ABOUT HIS IMPACT ON DEFENSE.
HE HAS EQUALLY BEEN VERSATILE ON OFFENSE.
>> 1st DOWN AND 10.
NICE STIFF ARM.
ANOTHER ONE.
BIG RUN CLOSE TO THE 50.
HOW ABOUT HIM USING THE STIFF ARM TO CLEAR A COUPLE OF TACKLERS?
>> NICE JOB.
GETTING TO THE EDGE.
RUNNING HIM TO SHOW YOU THE KIND OF SPEED THAT HE HAS.
PROBABLY THE FASTEST OF THE RUNNING BACKS.
>> THEY WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT DID NOT GET A PENALTY THRONE FOR A LATE HIT.
AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A FLAG DOWN.
THAT SIDELINE IS OBSCURED FROM US, SO THEY DID DROP A FIVE ON THE SIDELINE, AND THAT IS A GOOD CALL.
>> THE'S ARE THE KIND OF PLAYS THEY HAVE TO CAPITALIZE.
HOWEVER YOU CAN WIN THIS GAME IS YOUR MENTALITY.
WHEN YOU GET ON YOUR SIDE OF THE FIELD YOU HAVE TO MAKE PLAYS AND HAVE TO TRY TO KEEP PACE TO TRY TO WIN.
RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE COOLED DOWN AND CONTINUE TO HAVE SUCCESS RUNNING THE BALL.
>> 1st DOWN AND 10.
AT THE 43.
SECOND TIME INTO WALTON TERRITORY IN THIS GAME.
WE WILL SEE IF THEY CAN CASH IN.
GET THE HANDOFF AND IS DROPPED AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
>> WHAT A PLAYER HE HAS BEEN.
RIGHT THERE SLIPPING THE BLOCKS.
6'4, 220.
CANNOT STAY ENOUGH ABOUT THIS FOUR-STAR MIDDLE LINEBACKER AND >> HE KNEW HE WOULD BE IN THERE STUDYING FILM, AND HE IS COMMITTED TO NORTH CAROLINA.
2nd DOWN AND 10.
THE BALL AT THE 43.
THEY HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH HIM ON THE EDGE.
WE WILL SEE IF THEY CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
THAT WAS A BIG CONCERN WHEN WE TALKED TO COACH ABOUT BEING ABLE TO CONTAIN THE EDGE.
HE WILL HAVE TO DO HIS JOB OUT THERE.
>> IT IS HARD TO SIMULATE FOR A TEAM IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THAT PERSONNEL.
JUST NOT WHAT THIS DEFENSE HAS TYPICALLY SEEN.
>> 3rd DOWN AND 7.
GOING TO THROW IT DOWNFIELD, AND IT IS INCOMPLETE.
THROUGH ITS SHORT TO A WIDE RECEIVER THAT WAS OPEN.
GOING TO BE 4th DOWN.
THE FRESHMAN WHO IS ALREADY RECEIVING INTEREST FROM GEORGIA AND AUBURN.
HE WAS WIDE OPEN.
>> THE DAVE PRESSURE RIGHT HERE.
COMING UNDERNEATH THE BLOCK.
DOING A GOOD JOB.
COMING IN WITH THE HANDS TO PUT THE HIT ON HIM AND NOT LET HIM STEP INTO THE THROW.
THAT WAS THE KEY TO THAT PLAY BECAUSE HE WAS OPEN.
THE PUNT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD ONE.
AT THE 15 YARD LINE.
MAKE IT THE 12.
THAT IS WHERE THE FAIR CATCH IS MADE.
PINNED DEEP.
THE LAST TIME THEY WERE DOWN THERE THEY WENT 90 YARDS IN NINE PLAYS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR RESUME.
THE OVERALL 13-0.
THE NINTH REGION TITLE IN PROGRAM HISTORY.
HIGHEST REMAINING TEAM IN THE 7A BRACKET AFTER ALL OF THE UPSETS IN THE QUARTERFINALS.
ONE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN 2011.
THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE SEMIFINALS.
1-3 ALL-TIME IN SEMIFINAL ACTION.
MOST RECENTLY THE LAWSON 2021.
RIGHT IN TO THE DEFENSE.
MAKARI BODIFORD.
GOING TO BE 2nd DOWN.
>> UNDERRATED.
UNDER RECRUITED.
6'3, 240.
PLAYS WELL WITH HIS HANDS.
HOLDING THE POINT ESPECIALLY AGAINST THIS KIND OF LINE AND RUNNING GAME HE HAS TO HAVE A BIG GAME TO TROT DOWN THE OFFENSE.
>> GOING THROUGH THE AIR.
THE SIDE ARM TO CAMERON LOYD.
1st DOWN AT THE 23.
>> THAT IS THE THING WITH HIS ABILITY TO DELIVER BALLS AT ANY KIND OF ARM ANGLE.
RIGHT HERE JUST A LITTLE SIDE ARM ACTION.
QUICK RELEASE TO HIS TOP TARGET OF THE YEAR.
HARD TO GET THERE, BUT HE IS THROWING THE BALL IN UNCONVENTIONAL WAYS.
>> IS IT OBVIOUS THAT HE GREW HE WILL LIVE AROUND WITH THE SIDE ARM.
THE THREE-QUARTER ACTION.
GETS ABOUT TWO ON THE PLAY.
>> GOOD JOB OUT ON THE EDGE.
GETTING ACTION FROM THE SAFETY POSITION.
>> HE IS GOING BOTH WAYS.
HAS TO TAKE A BREATH EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
THEY WILL USE SERGEANT A LOT AND THAT SPOT TOO.
2nd DOWN AND 7.
GOING TO TRY TO BOUNCE IT TO THE OUTSIDE.
NOT GOING TO GET THERE.
NICE TACKLE.
GOING TO FORCE THEM INTO A THIRD DOWN AND LONG.
ONCE AGAIN WITH THE BIG PENETRATION INSIDE.
NOT LETTING HIM AS HE TRIED TO MAKE THE CUT BACK.
BEATING HIM TO IT RIGHT THERE.
FORCING IT BACK TO THE OUTSIDE FOR NO GAIN.
>> IT IS A LITTLE SLIPPERY ON THE FIELD.
NEVER REALLY RAINED HARD, BUT THERE IS A MIST IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW.
2nd DOWN.
TURNS AROUND AND MAKES THE CATCH AT THE 42.
>> DANGEROUS THROW.
HE IS STILL DOWN ON THE TURF.
TOOK A BIG HIT AT THE END.
JUST KIND OF HUNG THE BALL OUT TO CAMERON LOYD.
NOT REALLY SURE THAT HE SAW THAT HE WAS OPEN MORE THAN HE SAW HE WAS IN THE AREA.
HE IS DOWN RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU CAN SEE HE HAS ALREADY UNDONE HIS PADS THAT WRAPAROUND THE MIDSECTION.
NOTHING DIRTY ABOUT IT.
GOT A CLEAN SHOT ON HIM AS HE WAS RELEASING AND HE IS STILL DOWN ON HIS BACK.
THE BACKUP QUARTERBACK IS A JUNIOR WHO HAS GOTTEN SOME ACTION THIS SEASON.
MOST OF THAT HAS BEEN AND MOP UP DUTY.
>> HITTING HIM RIGHT IN THE ABDOMEN AREA.
>> THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK THAT YOU SAW WARMING UP.
YOU HEARD THEM SAY YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE IN THIS GAME, AND THAT MIGHT BE TRUE.
A LOT ON THE LINE.
THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON FOR.
THEY GOT HIM UP, BUT HE IS MOVING OVER HIS OWN POWER.
>> LOOKS LIKE MAYBE THE AIR JUST GOT KNOCKED OUT OF HIM.
YOU KNOW IF THERE IS ONE PERSON THAT WILL BE BACK IF HE CAN IT WILL BE HIM.
>> FOCUSED AND READY TO GO.
>> MAKARI BODIFORD TO THE NEAR SIDE.
>> I DO NOT KNOW HOW HE IS GOING TO FIGHT THE TEMPTATION OF KEEPING TO PLAY FOOTBALL.
A GREAT SCHOLAR IN SCHOOL.
WANTS TO BE A DOCTOR.
>> TALK COACH I WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL, BUT I AM NOT GOING TO LET THAT GET IN THE WAY OF MY ACADEMICS.
3rd DOWN AND 5.
SLINGS IT TO THE OUTSIDE.
THAT WAS CAUGHT.
WAS HE IN BALANCE?
WHAT A PLAY.
I THINK SERGEANT GOT A HAND ON IT AND HE STILL CAUGHT IT BUT HE WAS OUT OF BOUNDS.
>> TRUSTING THAT CAMERON LOYD WAS GOING TO MAKE THE PLAY.
TRYING TO THROW HIM OPEN RIGHT THERE.
TIGHT COVERAGE.
REALLY KNOW WHERE TO FIT THIS.
JUST TRUSTING GETTING A HAND ON IT.
JUST COULD NOT GET A FOOT DOWN IN BALANCE.
>> MAKE THAT KID AND OFFER UP YOUR WE HAVE SOME SON BOUGHT PROGRAMS THAT COULD NO DOUBT USE THEM.
>> THAT IS GOING TO ROLL DEAD AFTER THE 12.
HE DOES THAT TOO.
>> SO TALENTED.
>> NO DOUBT ABOUT.
CAMDEN COUNTY, GOING BACK ON OFFENSE.
JUST UNDER FIVE TO PLAY IN THE HALF.
THEY NEED TO DESPERATELY PUT TOGETHER A SCORING DRIVE.
>>> WELCOME BACK.
IT IS THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE 7A SEMIFINALS GAME.
COMING UP WE WILL HAVE THE VERY LAST MAKE THAT KID AND OFFER A NOMINEE SEGMENT.
AND BREAKING DOWN BRACKETS TO SEE WHO IS PUNCHING THEIR TICKETS TO MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.
IT IS ARE COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, GUYS.
>> IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.
WE ARE PUNCHING TICKETS TO MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE NOT NEXT WEEK.
THEY WILL BE THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
ALL OF THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS INCLUDING THE FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE SEEN RIGHT HERE ON YOUR SOURCE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, GPB.
BACK ON OFFENSE GOES CAMDEN COUNTY.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET HIM UNLEASHED YET.
MAKES THE TACKLE AND HE PICKS UP ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT.
>> GOOD BLOCKING ON THE EDGE TO SECURE THAT.
THE FEW TIMES THAT HE HAS POPPED INTO THE SECONDARY.
A NICE RUN.
>> 2nd DOWN IN 2.
PRIOR TO THE 66 YARDS RUSHING IN THIS GAME.
ON THE 2 PASSING.
THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED ONLY 2 PASSES.
>> THAT IS GOING TO BE SHORT OF THE 1st DOWN.
THIRD-DOWN AND SHORT.
CAN YOU WIN A SEMIFINALS WITHOUT A PASSING GAME?
>> WE ARE GOING TO SEE HERE WITH CAMDEN COUNTY RIGHT NOW.
WE TALKED ABOUT ONE OF THE BIG KEYS.
CAN THEY CREATE SIX 3 AND OUTS IN THE GAME?
HERE IS A PERFECT TIME.
GET YOUR TEAM THE BALL BACK.
>> YOU DO NOT WANT TO OVER DRAMATIZE THE URGENCY, BUT I GET THE FEELING THEY HAVE TO GET A FIRST DOWN HERE.
THE AND AND I GIVE THEM THE BALL BACK AT THIS POINT IN THE HALF.
GOING TO DIVE FORWARD TO PICK UP THE 1st DOWN.
THAT WAS A BIG 1st DOWN.
>> VERY CLOSE.
BACK IN THERE WITH THAT BIG PENETRATION.
NICE JOB RIGHT THERE OF GETTING OUT OF THAT TRAP.
PICKING UP THE 1st DOWN.
>> 334 VICTORIES.
ONLY 68 LOSSES IN HIS CAREER.
FIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
BY HIS OWN ADMISSION HE WAS NOT A GOOD FIT.
HE IS MORE OF A CAMDEN COUNTY KIND OF GUY.
BEING IN GWINNET COUNTY WITH ALL OF THE TRANSFERS.
THE SCHOOLS ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER.
THERE IS A LOT OF PLAYER MOVEMENT.
HE SAID THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING TOGETHER SINCE THEY WERE FIVE YEARS OLD.
>> IT IS JUST A FAMILY AFTER FAMILY SENDING THEIR PLAYERS OUT.
IT TAKES A COMMITMENT TO RUN YOUR STYLE OF OFFENSE.
>> THAT IS A DOWN COMPLETION.
AND A FLAG COMES IN AT THE END OF THE PLAY.
>> NICE PLAY ACTION FAKE.
THE WING T ACTION.
GETTING HIM OUT IN SPACE.
>> NO PENALTY.
JUST A WARNING.
GOING TO BE 1st DOWN AND 10.
CAN THEY PUT TOGETHER A LONG DRIVE AND GET A SCORE BEFORE THE END OF THE HALF AND GET THE SECOND HALF KICKOFF AND BE RIGHT BACK IN THE GAME?
>> HAVE TO GET DOWN THE FIELD.
>> WOW.
LOOK AT HIM.
SAW HIM PLAY IN THE STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST YEAR.
HE HAD 19 REBOUNDS AND 7 BLOCKED SHOTS.
>> THE BIG JUNIOR.
JUST ONE OF THOSE GENERATIONAL TALENTS.
ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT HIS HEIGHT.
IS ALREADY A JUNIOR.
YOU HAVE TO START PRAYING THAT HE DOES NOT GET A COUPLE OF INCHES TALLER BECAUSE YOU CAN GROW OUT OF A COUPLE OF POSITIONS WITH THAT HEIGHT.
HE HAS THE ABILITY TO PLAY OUT WHITE AS WELL AS A RECEIVER.
>> 1st DOWN AND 10.
GOES UP TOP.
OUT OF BOUNDS.
GOING TO BE 2nd DOWN.
GEORGIA HAS BECOME THE STATE FOR TIGHT ENDS.
SEEMS LIKE THIS IS LIKE THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK OF OF THE NUMBER ONE TIGHT END IN THE COUNTRY IN SOME CAPACITY.
ONE OF THE RANKINGS HAS THIS GUY NUMBER ONE.
OF COURSE ELIAS IS NUMBER ONE IN THE 2025 CLASS.
>> I THINK THE WAY THEY PRODUCE THEY MIGHT BE SPARKING THAT KIND OF REVOLUTION.
IN THE STATE FOR YEARS NOW THEY HAVE PRODUCED THAT KIND OF PRODUCT.
THEY SEE THAT AND THEY WANT TO START AT THAT POSITION AS WELL.
>> A FLAG COMES OUT.
I THINK HE WENT OUT OF BOUNDS AND THEN CAME BACK IN TO CATCH THE BALL.
INCOMPLETE.
ILLEGAL RECEIVER.
WE ALSO HAVE A MAN DOWN FOR WALTON.
IT HAS BEEN A REALLY PHYSICAL GAME.
TRYING TO GET EYES ON THE INJURED PLAYER AT THE 37.
BUT I BELIEVE THE PENALTY IS GOING TO BE ILLEGAL RECEIVER.
I THINK HE STEPPED OUT OF BOUNDS AND THEN HE COMES BACK INTO MAKE THE CATCH, WHICH YOU CANNOT DO.
>> CANNOT REALLY TELL WHO WAS DOWN RIGHT THERE.
>> AND LOSS OF DOWN PENALTY.
THAT IS WHY THEY TAKE THE AND NOT THE HOLDING.
THEY STILL HAVE A MAN DOWN HERE TRYING TO IDENTIFY.
HE IS COMMITTED TO YALE.
THE SENIOR.
HAD A MONSTER SEASON.
REBOUNDED FROM AN ELBOW INJURY THAT REALLY KIND OF LIMITED HIM AS A JUNIOR.
>> DEFINITELY STEPPED UP.
13 SACKS ON THE SEASON.
WHENEVER I SEE THAT I WANT TO GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
>> I START TO THINK HE IS GOING TO BE MY BOSS ONE DAY.
THIRD-DOWN AND 25, TO THE OUTSIDE.
TRYING TO GET AROUND THE EDGE.
NOT ABLE TO DO IT.
GREAT PURSUIT BY THAT WALTON DEFENSE.
4th DOWN, AND THEY WILL HAVE TO GIVE UP THE BALL.
>> THAT IS SHOWING YOU THAT THEIR DEFENSE IS STARTING TO ADJUST.
EARLY ON THEY WERE GETTING TO THE EDGE, AND THEY HAD NOT REALLY SEEN THIS KIND OF OFFENSE IN A LONG TIME.
NOW THEY ARE MAKING THAT ADJUSTMENT.
>> THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH PUNT OF THE GAME.
SO WALTON BURNS THE TIME BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KEEP MORE CLOCK FROM BURNING.
THEY WANT TO GET THE BALL BACK WITH SOMETIME.
WHILE THEY DO THAT LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAMDEN COUNTY RESUME.
THIS IS THEIR 72nd SEASON OF FOOTBALL.
STARTING IN 1952.
STANDING DEEP FOR WALTON BACK AT THE 33.
THAT WAS A NICE PUNT.
TAKES IT OUT THE 35.
GOING TO GO DOWN AT THE 30.
THAT IS WHERE WALTON IS ON OFFENSE.
1:35 LEFT IN THE HALF.
>> EXPLOSIVE RECEIVING CORPS.
TRY TO PUT SOME POINTS ON THE BOARD HERE TO EXTEND THIS LEAD.
PUTTING MORE PRESSURE ON THE WILDCATS.
TO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT THEY DO IF THEY ARE DOWN AT HALF.
THIS IS A SERIOUS DRIVE BEFORE THE HALF.
>> AND BOUGHT OF PRESSURE ON THE BACK OF THAT DEFENSE RIGHT NOW TO HOLD THE LINE.
THROWS IT BEHIND HIM.
HE HAS HAD A TOUGH SEASON INJURY WISE.
BROKE HIS HAND IN THE SUMMER.
THEY PLAYED HIM AT SAFETY, AND HE IS A PRETTY GOOD SAFETY TOO.
HE CAME BACK AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION.
NEARLY INTERCEPTED OUT ON THE EDGE AND IT WAS INCOMPLETE.
GOING TO BE THIRD-DOWN.
>> NICE BREAK ON THE BALL.
THE YOUNG JUNIOR OUTSIDE LINEBACKER.
>> 3rd DOWN AND 10.
THE BLITZ IS COMING.
IT IS CAUGHT AT THE 43.
THAT IS A 1st DOWN.
>> SO CALM AND COOL.
BRINGING THE PRESSURE ON THE THIRD-DOWN AND LONG.
DELIVERING THE BALL OUT.
>> THE 13 YARD PICKUP.
GOING TO HEAVE IT TO DEEPER.
HAS A MAN WIDE OPEN.
TOUCHDOWN.
20-0.
>> FIND HIM AND GIVE HIM A HIGH FIVE.
THE RUNNING BACK ON WILLIAMS.
GIVING THAT EXTRA PROTECTION.
WATCH NUMBER THREE TAKE ON THE BIG OUTSIDE LINEBACKER.
HIT HIM AGAIN RIGHT THERE.
BUYING SOME TIME.
GETTING LOST IN THE TRAFFIC DOWN THE FIELD FOR THE BIG TOUCHDOWN RIGHT BEFORE HALF.
>> 14th TOUCHDOWN CATCH OF THE SEASON.
21-0 LEAD.
THIS IS WHAT HE KEEPS PLAYERS A LIFE.
THE DEFENSE FREEZES AND THE WIDE RECEIVERS AND IN THIS CASE THE TIGHT END JUST KEEPS RUNNING.
>> THAT IS WHAT HE DOES.
JUST KEEP GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN THE FIELD.
THEY JUST START TO RUN GO ROUTE'S.
COMING UP WITH THE BIG CATCH AND PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE ON CAMDEN COUNTY.
GOING DOWN ANOTHER SCORE AT HALF.
GREAT EXECUTION BY THE OFFENSE.
BY AND THAT TIME.
PICKING HIM UP OFF THE EDGE.
YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE SMILES OVER THERE.
>> THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN PASS OF THE GAME.
GIVING HIM 45 ON THE SEASON WITH JUST ONE INTERCEPTION.
HE GETS MISCAST I THINK.
PEOPLE CALL HIM A GUNSLINGER BECAUSE HE THROWS IT AT ALL OF THESE CRAZY ANGLES.
IS NOT A GUNSLINGER.
THEY DO NOT HAVE A 45-1 TOUCHDOWN TO INTERCEPTION RATIO.
>> THEY ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO BECAUSE TYPICALLY THEY HAVE A POWERFUL ARM TRYING TO FIT THE BALL IN.
BUT JEREMY HECKLINSKI SEEMS THAT HE HAS BEEN WATCHING THE PATRICK MAHOMES AND AARON RODGERS TYPE RELEASE AND DELIVERY.
IS MAKING QUICK READS AT THE SNAP AND HE IS DELIVERING THE BALL.
>> COMMITTED TO WAKE FOREST BUT HE HAS BEEN THERE FOR NEARLY A YEAR COMMITTED TO THEM LAST DECEMBER 14 AT THE END OF THIS JUNIOR SEASON.
ONLY HAD THREE OTHER OFFERS.
INCLUDING UCF.
CONSENSUS THREE-STAR.
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE STAR RATING PROCESS WHEN HE IS ONLY GETTING THREE STARS.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SIZE I SUPPOSE.
THE BALL GETS BY HIM AND IT IS STILL LOOSE.
CAMDEN WAS ABLE TO SAVE IT.
THAT WAS A NEAR DISASTER RIGHT THERE.
>> JUST COULD NOT BRING IT IN.
IN THAT CASE YOU JUST WANT TO GET ON THE BALL.
GOOD RECOVERY TO SAVE HIS OFFENSE.
>> WILL WALTON JUSTIN.
THEY BURNED ANOTHER TIMEOUT.
THEY SMELL BLOOD IN THE WATER.
THEY WANT TO TRY TO GET IT BACK AGAIN BEFORE THE END OF THE HALF.
>> THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A TALL TASK TO TRY TO COME BACK >> CAMDEN AS IT BACK AT THE 9 YARD LINE.
USING THAT TIMEOUT PREVENTING THEM FROM TAKING A KNEE AND GO INTO THE LOCKER ROOM.
THAT IS A STATEMENT THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET YOU OFF THE HOOK AND GO TO THE LOCKER ROOM AND REGROUP.
>> YOU ARE IN RAIDER NATION.
WE WANT TO GO TO THE BEN'S NEXT WEEK.
WE CAME HERE TO WIN.
WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON YOU.
>> WE WILL SEE IF THEY BURN ANOTHER TIMEOUT RIGHT HERE.
THAT ALL CAME BACK IN THE SEASON HE SAID SOME OF THE PLAYERS IN CAMP WERE GROWING MUSTACHES AND THEY ENCOURAGED HIM TO DO IT AND HE SAID HERE IS THE DEAL.
I WILL GROW THE MUSTACHE, BUT ONLY STAYS AS LONG AS WE STAY UNDEFEATED.
>> WE HAVE TALKED TO HIM A COUPLE OF TIMES.
YOU KNOW HE HAS A TEAM.
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND THE LOCKER ROOM THAT THEY ARE READY TO DO GREAT THINGS.
THEY PLAY WITH A LOT OF CONFIDENCE.
HE WAS SO FIERY THIS WEEK WHEN WE TALKED TO HIM.
>> THAT IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT HIM.
HE CAME HERE AS A STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH.
I THINK DOES MAKE THE BEST HEAD COACH IS.
OFFENSIVE LINE.
DEFENSE COACHES.
NOAH FANT, BUT NOT QUARTERBACK COACH IS.
I WANT MY GUY TO BE A DEFENSIVE GUY.
THOSE ARE THE GUYS THAT BEAT FOOTBALL TEAMS.
>> SO THEY RUN IT AGAIN.
NOW THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY TIMEOUTS.
21-0 IN THE SEMIFINALS.
>> A BIG PLAY HERE IN THE FIRST HALF.
THAT HAS REALLY BEEN THE KEY TO THE GAME.
HITTING RECEIVERS DOWN THE FIELD AS WE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO.
>> TONIGHT COACHES INTERVIEW >> COACH, YOUR DEFENSE PITCHES A SHOT OUT.
YOU SAID YOU WANT TO BE AGGRESSIVE AT THE POINT OF ATTACK OR WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN?
>> THEY ARE DOING A GOOD JOB.
THEY GOT US ON THE EDGE A COUPLE OF TIMES.
WE HAVE TO GET THAT CLEANED UP.
>> OFFENSIVELY YOU HAVE HAD SOME BIG PLAYS.
WHY HAS THAT WORKED TONIGHT?
>> WE HAVE A GOOD QUARTERBACK AND SOME REALLY GOOD RECEIVERS AND I AM SURE THAT HELPED.
>> SURE DOES.
>> THEY HAVE A 21-0 LEAD AND ARE ON THEIR WAY POTENTIALLY TO THE FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SINCE 2011.
BEFORE WE RETURNED TO RAIDER VALLEY PER WHEN WE COME BACK.
ANNA AND JOHN WILL HAVE MAKE THAT KID AND OFFER AND SCORES FROM AROUND THE STATE.
STAY WITH US RIGHT HERE.
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IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY THAT YOU LOVE OR YOU THINK HAS A PROBLEM INSERT YOURSELF INTO THAT CONVERSATION TO BE THERE FOR YOU BE DOING WITH COMPASSION.
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>>> HEY, EVERYONE.
WILL COME TO THE HALFTIME SHOW.
WE ARE COMING TO YOU FROM HALFTIME OF THE TREND SEVEN 7A SEMIFINALS GAME.
JEREMY HECKLINSKI ISSUING WHY HE IS ONE OF THE TOP QUARTERBACKS.
>> NO DOUBT.
YOU GOT TO SEE THE GUNSLINGER WORK.
YOU ARE SEEING A LOT OF ANGLES AND APPROACHES THAT HE GETS RID OF THE FOOTFALLS HE HAS THE CANNON ON HIM.
YOU SAW IT TWICE.
HE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GO SIDE ARM AND WORK IT OFF THE HIP.
A LOT OF IMAGINATION.
IT IS ON DISPLAY HERE TONIGHT.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE KID THAT ARE OVERLOOKED WHEN IT COMES TO RECRUITING?
LET'S SEE.
>> MAKE THAT KID AND OFFER.
>> THAT IS OUR LAST MAKE THAT KID AND OFFER.
WE ARE GOING TO AIR SOME OF THESE.
SO MANY PLAYERS HAVE GOTTEN SCHOLARSHIPS BECAUSE OF OUR SEGMENT.
IF YOU HAVE PLEASE FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE WE WOULD LOVE TO KNOW.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE REST OF THE STATE.
SO MUCH MORE THAN ELECTRICITY.
HERE IS AN EARLY LOOK AT WHO COULD PUNCH THEIR TICKET.
THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME THEY HAVE EVER PLAYED.
>> A SHOOTOUT.
I THINK THE MARGIN IS A BIT OF A SHOCKER RIGHT THERE.
>> MORE SCORES TO COME.
STICK WITH US.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT WE WILL SEE YOU IN A FEW MINUTES ON GPB SPORTS.
>>> JEREMIAH WILLEMS, CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL OF YOUR SUCCESS.
WE HAVE TO TAKE ONE MORE QUICK BREAK, BUT WE WILL BE WITH THE WALTON PRINCIPAL COMING UP NEXT, AND WE WILL BREAK DOWN THE BRACKETS TO SEE WHO WILL BE PUNCHING THEIR TICKET TO THE MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.
COMING UP NEXT.
>>> WE CONGRATULATE DULUTH HIGH SCHOOL ON THE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONORING THE SCHOOLS THAT EXHIBIT SPORTSMANSHIP DURING COMPETITIVE EVENTS.
ONLY ONE SCHOOL IN EACH REGION IN EACH CLASSIFICATION IS CHOSEN TO RECEIVE THIS ANNUAL AWARD.
THEY CAN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALL ASPECTS OF SPORTSMANSHIP.
MAKING IT A TRIBUTE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
>> WE ARE SO HONORED AND BLESSED TO PRESENT THIS TO THEM.
WE ARE SO HAPPY FOR THE STUDENT BODY AND THE KIDS.
>> THEY REINFORCE THEIR PHILOSOPHY THAT EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES FROM ATHLETES TO SPECTATORS SHOULD ADHERE TO THE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES IT REPRESENTS.
>> WE HAVE A STUDENT LEADERSHIP GROUP THAT MEETS.
AND EARS ON THE GROUND.
IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> BEING ABLE TO BE UP THERE AND GET RECOGNITION MEANS A LOT.
ESPECIALLY TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE PEOPLE LOVE THE SCHOOL.
>> THOSE PARTICIPATING ARE PROUD TO SPONSOR THE COOPERATIVE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DULUTH HIGH SCHOOL.
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE HALFTIME SHOW.
IT IS THE 7A SEMIFINALS MATCHUP.
21-0.
LET'S SEND IT TO RAIDER VALLEY FIRST WHERE WE ARE STANDING BY WITH THE PRINCIPAL.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE NOW JOINED BY THE WALTON PRINCIPAL.
THE ATMOSPHERE HERE TONIGHT IS LIKE NOTHING ELSE.
WAS LIKE ONE IN THE SEMIFINAL GAME?
>> IT IS AMAZING.
HAVE NOT EXPRESSED THIS YET, BUT THE COMMUNITY HAS COME OUT IN FULL FORCE AND EXCITEMENT.
THEY ARE KNOWN FOR SO MANY GREAT THINGS.
ATHLETICS AND ALSO OUR ACADEMICS.
THE ATHLETICS DO WELL THEY COME OUT TO SUPPORT.
>> THEY HAVE HAD A PRETTY HUGE FALL THIS YEAR.
>> WE ARE REALLY EXCITED.
THE CHEERLEADERS GOT THE COED CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY.
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THEM.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO THE WINNER SPORTS YOU HAVE THEM PLAYING THIS DEEP INTO DECEMBER NOW.
I AM SURE THERE ARE SOME OTHER COACHES IN THE WINNER THAT WANT TO GET SOME OF THESE FOOTBALL PLAYERS BACK.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FOR THE WINNER SPORTS THIS YEAR?
>> THEY ALWAYS DO VERY WELL.
THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND IS WRESTLING.
THEY JUST GOT DONE WITH A MATCH WHERE THEY WERE 41-4.
THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR SOME OF THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO COME OUT.
WE ARE JUST EXCITED ABOUT WHERE THE SEASON IS GOING TO TAKE THEM.
>> WHAT WOULD IT MEAN FOR THEM TO GET YOU MERCEDES-BENZ TO DISPLAY IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP?
>> I THINK IT WOULD MEAN EVERYTHING.
WE HAVE WANTED SO MANY THINGS BUT THAT IS THE ONE ALLUSIVE THING THAT IS HANGING OUT THERE.
>> TONIGHT COULD BE A SPECIAL NIGHT FOR WALTON.
THAT IS ALL FOR THE PRINCIPLE OF WALTON HIGH SCHOOL.
BACK TO YOU.
>> A SPECIAL NIGHT.
HAS 30th BIRTHDAY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
>> WELCOME TO THE ZERO CLUB, BROTHER.
>> SERIOUSLY.
>> THE WINNER TONIGHT WILL PLAY THE WINNER OF THE OTHER RIGHT NOW THAT IS A TOTAL TOSSUP.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE BRACKET TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON.
>> LET'S TAKE A PEEK AT 7A.
YOU CAN SEE HOW WALTON MADE IT IN BY KNOCKING OFF CARROLLTON.
CAMDEN SHOCKED MILLCREEK LAST WEEK.
THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY STOPS EARLY ON.
7-7.
14-14.
GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
21-21.
THE GAMES ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE MIGHT TAKE A WHILE.
>> WE HAVE SOME UPSET ALERTS.
THESE NUMBER ONE TEAMS ARE ALL MOVING RIGHT NOW.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE BRACKETS AS WELL.
>> LET'S TAKE A PEEK AT FIVE A.
THE START OF THE THIRD QUARTER.
21-17 RIGHT NOW.
LEADING JEFFERSON.
THE SUMMER IS GETTING THE BALL TO START THE SECOND HALF.
RIGHT-HAND SIDE.
THE ZERO ON THE BOARD.
THAT HAS BEEN BIG.
RIGHT NOW NUMBER ONE IS IN TROUBLE.
>> SWITCHING IT OVER TO QUAD TO SHOW YOU WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.
NOT PLAYING LATE SECOND QUARTER AND THEN IN TRIPLE-A WE WILL SHOW YOU WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT THERE.
ON THE ROPES.
CEDAR GROVE.
THAT ONE IS IN A BIT OF A BACK AND FORTH.
THAT IS HOW IT IS SHAPING UP RIGHT NOW.
14-7 AT THE BREAK.
WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT, AND WE HAVE THESE OTHER GAMES GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
A BIG ONE THERE IN THE CLASS A FEW WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THE SCORES TO SEE WHO CAN MAKE IT THROUGH.
A GREAT SEASON SO FAR FOR THE REDSKINS, BUT A TOUGH ONE TONIGHT.
>> THIS IS A PREVIEW OF WHAT IS TO COME ON THE POSTGAME SHOW.
WE WILL GO THROUGH EVERY BRACKET AND TALK TO THE HEAD COACHES AS THEY COME OFF THE FIELD.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE HALFTIME SHOW.
WE WILL SEE YOU AFTER THE GAME.
>>> HALFTIME HERE AT RAIDER VALLEY.
LEADING 21-0.
HERE WITH YOU FROM THE BOOTH.
I THINK THE BIG QUESTION FROM EVERYBODY AS THEY WALKED BY US IS CAN THEY GET BACK IN THE GAME?
>> WHAT ADJUSTMENTS CAN THEY MAKE OFFENSIVELY?
TO BE ABLE TO THROW THE BALL LIMITED PASSES BEING COMPLETED BY THEM.
HOW CAN THEY GET BACK IN THE GAME?
AND DEFENSIVELY THE BIG PLAY.
THEY HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
HOW CAN THEY MAKE ADJUSTMENTS?
>> NOT ONLY OFFENSIVELY, BUT FINDING A WAY TO SLOWDOWN OR STOP JEREMY HECKLINSKI.
>> WE EXPECT THAT THIS KIND OF A LEAD IF HE COMES INTO THE GAME HE IS GOING TO KEEP HIS FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL.
>> TONIGHT COACHES INTERVIEW AT HALFTIME IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY JOHNNY'S NEW YORK STYLE PIZZA.
>> COACH, WHAT WAS REMISSIONS TO THE TEAM AT HALFTIME?
>> I TOLD THEM IT WAS NOT THE SAME TEAM THAT WE BROUGHT UP HERE LAST WEEKEND I DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEY WENT, BUT WE DID NOT PLAY VERY WELL.
THEY HAVE A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM.
12 IS SPECIAL.
WE GAVE THEM TWO BIG PLAYS.
JUST CANNOT DO THAT AGAINST THEM.
THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE WELL FOR THE LAST MONTH WE DID NOT DO WELL.
SOME OF THAT IS THEM AND SOME OF WHAT IS US.
WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE DO AND BE WHO WE ARE AND SCRATCH AND CLAW TO GET OURSELVES BACK INTO THIS SOMEHOW.
>> YOU SAID YOU WORKED INTO A POWER RUNNING TEAM.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO GET MORE?
>> YOU CANNOT SEE IT RIGHT NOW, CAN YOU?
THEY ARE PLAYING REALLY WELL.
MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IT IS JUST MISSED ASSIGNMENTS.
IT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE DOING BUT HOW WE ARE DOING IT AND WE HAVE TO GET THAT FIXED.
>> THERE IT IS.
LET'S GET THE SECOND HALF GOING.
>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTS.
>> GETTING THE PARTY STARTED DOWN THE FIELD.
OPEN UP HIGH TO PUT HIS TEAM ON THE BOARD.
>> HE THOUGHT HE HAD THE TOUCHDOWN.
WITH A MINUTE TO PLAY IN THE FIRST HALF HE GOES DEEP.
THIS IS WHAT COURT WAS TALKING ABOUT.
>> A LITTLE SCRAMBLING TO GET TO THE EDGE.
>> YOU HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET THIS GUY.
EVEN WHEN YOU SACK HIM HE COMES BACK TO MAKE A BIG PLAY.
>> THEY CAN READ WHEN HE STARTS TO SCRAMBLE.
THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO GO TO BE FOUND BY JEREMY.
>> GETTING READY TO GO HERE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
LET'S SEE WHAT KIND OF ADJUSTMENTS AND CHANGES THE COACHING STAFF WAS ABLE TO MAKE IN THE HALFTIME LOCKER ROOM.
SOUNDS A LOT LIKE SOME OF THE ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE BETWEEN THE EARS.
MOTIVATING THEM AND GIVING THEM THE CONFIDENCE TO SAY YOU HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE.
YOU BEAT MILLCREEK BY THREE TOUCHDOWNS.
>> THAT WAS THE BIG QUESTION.
COULD THEY BOUNCE BACK.
>> THE THIRD QUARTER KICKOFF.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY BUCKLE UP GEORGIA.
THAT IS GOING TO BE CAUGHT AT THE 36 YARD LINE.
INTERESTING STRATEGY.
KIND OF GOING FOR THE THROAT RIGHT HERE.
>> JUST TRYING TO CATCH THEM SLEEPING RIGHT HERE.
GET A LITTLE AIR UNDER THE BALL.
HOPEFULLY THE BACKLINE DOESN'T GET OFF.
NICE JOB BY THE FRONT-LINE RETURN GUY COVERING THE BALL UP.
IF YOU ARE CAMDEN COUNTY YOU HAVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY GOOD FIELD POSITION.
THAT WAS A TERRIBLE START IN THE FIRST HALF.
THEY HAVE TO START WORKING DOWN THE FIELD.
>> ONLY 3-5 PASSING FOR 27 YARDS IN THE FIRST HALF.
IN MOTION.
GOING TO TAKE THE HANDOFF.
STRUGGLES TO GET BACK TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
>> THAT IS SOME OF THAT THE DEFENSE HAS MADE ADJUSTMENTS.
>> IF YOU DID NOT CATCH THEM AT HALFTIME.
6A SCORES.
THE WINTERS OF THOSE WILL MEET UP TUESDAY NIGHT AT 7:00.
DECEMBER 12.
>> NICE JOB WEAVING IN BETWEEN THE TACKLES.
>> 3rd DOWN AND 6.
>> YOU GET THE FIRST DOWN.
BREAKS INTO THE OPEN.
NOBODY IS GOING TO CATCH HIM.
60 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN TO GET THEM ON THE BOARD.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THIS OFFENSE.
NEEDING THOSE KIND OF RUNS.
RIGHT THERE TO GET BACK INTO THE GAME.
NOWHERE TO GO OUT ON THE EDGE.
THE DEFENSE OUTSIDE.
GREAT INSTINCT TO CUT BACK INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD.
WHEN HE GETS IN THE OPEN FIELD YOU CAN SEE NO ONE IS MAKING IT UP.
>> HOW MANY TIMES CAN HE TOUCHED THE BALL IN THE SECOND HALF?
AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.
FINALLY GETS A CHANCE TO SHOW OFF THEIR STAR.
THE CAKE IS UP AND GOOD.
21-7.
>> JUST NOWHERE TO GO OUT ON THE EDGE.
MAKING IN THIS RIGHT THERE AND THEN MAKING IT INTO A FOOT RACE.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE OVER PURSUIT OF THE DEFENSE AND USING HIS ATHLETIC ABILITY TO MAKE THAT PLAY.
>> THAT SHOWS YOU HOW FAST HE IS.
THAT WAS THE LAST SHOT THEY HAD AT HIM.
>> THAT IS WHAT HE BRINGS TO THE GAME.
WE TALKED ABOUT HIS VERSATILITY.
SO EXPLOSIVE.
THOSE ARE THE KIND OF PLACE THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN MISSING IN THE FIRST HALF.
>> LET'S SEE HOW THEY APPROACH THIS ON THE KICKOFF.
THEY TAKE A CHUNK OUT OF THAT A WALTON LEAD.
NOW DO THEY TRY SOMETHING ON THE KICKOFF HERE?
SQUARES IT UP AND LETS IT FLY.
COMING DOWN.
WALTON FROM THE 20 YARD LINE.
THEIR FIRST POSSESSION.
DOWN TO THE FIELD.
>> STEP ONE IS COMPLETE.
IF THEY ARE GOING TO SLOW DOWN THIS OFFENSE THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT WITHOUT THEIR NUMBER TWO TACKLER.
HE IS ON THE SIDELINE IN STREET CLOTHES.
HIS RIGHT ARM IS IN A SLING.
THAT IS A BIG LOSS.
>> THAT IS A TOUGH BREAK.
NEXT MAN UP ON THE DEPTH CHART.
NUMBER 22.
SLIPS OUT OF THE TACKLE AND GETS ABOUT THREE ON THE PLAY.
>> MAKING PLAYS.
THIS TIME NOT MAKING THE TACKLE.
ABLE TO GET INTO THE LEGS OF MAKARI BODIFORD.
THIS IS A BIG POSSESSION HERE.
YOU HAVE TO REACT TO THE ENERGY OF YOUR OFFENSE.
TRIED TO GET THE 3 AND OUT.
>> GOES OFF A MAN AND THEN GETS TACKLED RIGHT THERE.
AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
HAS SOME RECRUITING INTEREST.
MAY BE JACKSONVILLE STATE.
>> LINING UP FAST.
NOT A TUSH PUSH, WHICH YOU CANNOT DO IN HIGH SCHOOL.
ANOTHER SOLID FOR YARD GAIN.
HERE IS THE THING FROM THE CAMDEN COUNTY PERSPECTIVE.
HERE IS THE DANGEROUS THING IS THAT WALTON IS JUST AS CAPABLE OF BLEEDING THE CLOCK AS ANYBODY.
>> INTERCEPTED.
WHAT A BIG PICK OUT ON THE EDGE BY MASON ROBINSON.
JUST THE SECOND INTERCEPTION THAT JEREMY HECKLINSKI HAS THROWN THIS SEASON.
THERE IS A FLAG ON THE FIELD, BUT THEY ARE RUNNING OFF.
>> NEEDING SOME EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS.
GETTING THEM HERE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
>> PLAYING PUNT AND RUN AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
NICE JOB OF GETTING HIS HEAD AROUND AND READING THE EYES AND BREAKING ON THAT BALL.
HE STARTED AS THE STARTING QUARTERBACK.
COACH SAID HE WAS A NATURAL CORNER.
RIGHT HERE SHOWING YOU HIS ABILITY.
>> THAT IS THE POSITION HE IS GOING TO PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL.
HE GETS THE BALL BACK FOR THE OFFENSE.
1st DOWN AND 10.
IN MOTION.
GOING TO HANDED OFF.
OPENS UP A LITTLE BIT NOW AS THEY CRASH FORWARD FOR THE FIRST DOWN.
>> NICE JOB BLOCKING INSIDE BY THE OFFENSIVE LINE.
THERE IS NO SIZE ON THE FIELD ON THAT SET OF DOWNS.
THOSE ARE THE CHUNK RUNS THAT WE EXPECTED THEM TO HAVE TO HAVE A CHANCE TONIGHT.
>> 1st DOWN AND 10.
THE BALL IS AT THE 29.
SHOWING A SPARK HERE.
PERHAPS IT WAS THE VETERAN COACH WHO LIT A FIRE UNDER THEM AT HALFTIME.
THROWING IT ON THE RUN, AND IT IS BROKEN UP.
>> NICE COVERAGE.
YOU WANT TO GET THAT BALL HIGH.
THROW IT UP AND KEEP IT HIGH.
DO NOT LET IT DROP ON YOU RIGHT THERE.
WHEN YOU HAVE A BIG TARGET LIKE THAT KEEP IT LIKE A JUMP BALL AND KEEP IT HIGH.
>> USED THAT HEIGHT ADVANTAGE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.
2nd DOWN AND 10.
THE HANDOFF.
DOWN TO THE 22.
>> GOOD HOLD RIGHT THERE ON THAT RIGHT SIDE.
DOING A GREAT JOB AT THE POINT OF ATTACK IN THE SECOND HALF.
>> 3rd DOWN IN 3.
8 ON THE PLAY CLOCK.
HE HAS A HOLE UP THE MIDDLE.
INSIDE THE 10, AND DOWN TO THE SEVEN.
>> RUNNING IN THAT GUARD AND CENTER AREA.
THE LEADING RUSHER.
9.5 YARDS PER RUSH COMING INTO THE GAME.
A BIG AND PHYSICAL RUNNER.
ONLY FIVE FOOT NINE, 175.
BUT HE IS A HARD TACKLE FOR THE DEFENSE.
>> MOST OF THAT COMING HERE EARLY IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE THIS TIME.
HE WAS READY FOR IT.
>> JUST A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENERGY HERE.
YOU COULD HEAR AS COACH CAME ASKING WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TEAM?
I DROVE HERE LAST WEEK.
SEEMS LIKE THAT MESSAGE GOT AWAY AT HALFTIME.
>> FIVE CARRIES AND 40 YARDS IN THIS QUARTER ALONE.
NO OPTIONS.
GOING TO GO DOWN.
COMING FROM THE SECONDARY TO MAKE THAT.
3rd AND GOAL.
>> GOOD JOB.
GETTING OFF THE FIELD.
TAKEN AWAY THAT PITCH AND MAKING THAT PLAY.
>> 3rd AND GOAL.
YOU HAVE TO GET A TOUCHDOWN HERE.
>> YOU THINK THEY ARE IN 4 DOWN TERRITORY.
YOU HAVE TO FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO GO FOR IT HERE.
>> AROUND THE EDGE.
NOT GOING TO GET THERE.
STOPPED AT THE SIX YARD LINE.
BIG TACKLE BY THE HEIR APPARENT TO THE LINEBACKER.
>> REALLY LOOKED LIKE HE WAS GOING TO GET OUT ON THE EDGE.
COMES OVER WITH THE BIG HIT.
THE JUNIOR.
LOOKS LIKE HE IS GOING TO TAKE THE POINTS.
>> HE HAS OFFERS FROM GEORGIA SOUTHERN AND MIAMI OF OHIO.
THAT IS WELL WITHIN HIS RANGE.
HE IS A VERY GOOD KICKER.
FROM THE HASH.
THE KICK IS ON ITS WAY AND IT IS UP AND IN.
23 YARD FIELD GOAL.
CAMDEN COUNTY INCHES A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
21-10.
WITH FIVE TO PLAY IN THE THIRD.
>>> THINGS ARE GETTING A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING HERE TONIGHT.
THE LAST FIELD GOAL AFTER THE BIG INTERCEPTION.
HE WAS A QUARTERBACK AT THE START OF THE SEASON.
HE BROKE HIS COLLARBONE IN HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR.
COACH DISCUSSED HOW SOLID HIS RELATIONSHIP IS WITH PARKS RIENDEAU.
THEY ARE IN THE WEIGHT ROOM TOGETHER.
THERE IS NO ILL WILL.
>> NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
IT'S A GREAT STORY.
THEY HAVE OUTSCORED THEM 10-0 IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
DOWN BY 11.
AS THEY GET READY TO KICK OFF AGAIN.
>> THAT WILL NOT BE A RETURNABLE KICK.
SO THE RAIDERS WILL BRING IT OUT TO THE 20 YARD LINE.
ANYTHING GOING OFFENSIVELY IN THIS QUARTER PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE INTERCEPTION HE THREW ON THE GREAT PLAY BY ROBINSON.
THEY HAVE OWNED THE QUARTER.
>> THE DEFENSE HAS TO STEP UP AND CONTINUE TO TRY TO MAKE PLAYS AND GET OFF OF THE FIELD.
A BIG PLAY IS WHAT HURT THEM IN THE FIRST HALF.
JEREMY HECKLINSKI'S ABILITY TO SCRAMBLE AND FIND RECEIVERS DOWNFIELD.
YOU HAVE TO KEEP THEM IN FRONT OF YOU.
>> HE WANTS TO GO BACK TO THE AIR, AND IT IS INTERCEPTED.
HE HAS A CHANCE AT A PICK SIX.
TOUCHDOWN.
THEY ARE BACK IN THE GAME.
46 YARD PICK SIX.
>> THE THREE-STAR.
EAST CAROLINA.
WE TALKED ABOUT HIS IMPACT BIGGER DEFENSIVELY TONIGHT.
PLAYING CENTERFIELD ON THIS INTERCEPTION.
JUST KIND OF AIRING IT OUT TRYING TO GET THE BALL DOWN THERE.
WE KNOW WHAT HE CAN DO WITH THE BALL IN HIS HANDS.
>> WOW.
STUNNING THE CROWD HERE AT RAIDER VALLEY.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
TOUCHDOWN RUN EARLIER AND NOW A 46 YARD PICK SIX.
21-17.
JEREMY HECKLINSKI HAD THROWN ONLY ONE INTERCEPTION THE ENTIRE SEASON.
HE HAS THROWN TWO OF THEM IN THIS QUARTER.
>> WE SAW HIM GET AWAY WITH A COUPLE OF THOSE IN THE FIRST HALF.
THIS TIME KEEPING THINGS IN FRONT OF HIM.
MAKING A HUGE GETTING HIS TEAM BACK IN THE GAME QUICKLY.
A COUPLE OF BIG PLAYS IN THE SECOND HALF.
>> THIS IS AS LATE AS HE HAS BEEN BEHIND IN A GAME THIS SEASON.
WHEELER WAS THE ONLY TEAM WITH A HALFTIME LEAD ON THEM THE ENTIRE YEAR, AND HERE THEY ARE.
THEY ARE NOT BEHIND YET, AND MAYBE THEY WON'T BE.
THE 17 POINT QUARTER.
JUST FEELS LIKE THEY ARE BEHIND RIGHT NOW AFTER THE QUARTER THEY PUT TOGETHER.
>> LOOKS LIKE COACH HAS FOUND HIS TEAM.
THEY ARE PLAYING WITH A DIFFERENT ENERGY.
THE OFFENSE RESPONDS WITH TWO BIG TURNOVERS.
THE GAME IS TIGHT.
CAN YOU MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS TO FIND THE MOJO AGAIN?
>> WITH A COACH LIKE HIM WHO IS THE BEST IN STATE HISTORY.
ONE OF THE BEST ALL TIME.
YOU HAVE TO FIGURE HE KNOWS HOW TO MOTIVATE HIS TEAM AT HALFTIME.
THEY LOOK LIKE A DIFFERENT TEAM IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
ANOTHER KICK THAT IS GOING TO SAIL INTO THE END ZONE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WALTON OFFENSE THAT MAY BE FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL SEASON LONG LOOKING A LITTLE SHAKY.
>> HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE BASICS IF YOU ARE THIS OFFENSE.
HE THREW A COUPLE OF PASSES THAT HE GOT AWAY WITH IN THE FIRST HALF.
NOW THE DEFENSE IS READING HIM BETTER.
THEY KNOW THAT HE WILL THROW SOME GAMBLE BALLS AND THEY HAVE INTERCEPTED THEM SO FAR IN THE SECOND HALF.
>> NOT ONLY HAS HE THROWN TWO INTERCEPTIONS TONIGHT ON THE LAST TWO PASSES.
THE DYNAMIC OF THIS GAME HAS CHANGED SO DRAMATICALLY.
FROM THE START OF THE THIRD QUARTER WHERE YOU THINK WALTON WILL COME OUT HERE AND GET A COUPLE OF QUICK TOUCHDOWNS AND PUT THE GAME OUT OF REACH TO KNOW THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES.
>> THEY ARE ON THE ROPES RIGHT NOW.
THEY HAVE TO RESPOND.
>> GIVING THEM A SPARK WITH HIS QUICK FEET.
PICKS UP A FIRST DOWN.
>> THIS YOUNG MAN IMPRESSES WITH HIS YOUNG ABILITY AND VISION.
EXPLOSIVE.
ONLY LISTED AT 160, BUT HE IS A STUD WITH THE BALL IN HIS HAND.
>> 1st AND 10 AFTER A 12 YARD PICKUP.
THAT IS GOING TO BE A ONE YARD GAIN.
>> MAKING A PLAY HERE ONCE AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT DEFENSE.
WHAT A LEADER.
COACH SAYS IT IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD THING THAT HE HAS 160 TACKLES, BUT FOR THIS YOUNG MAN HE IS TRULY IMPACTFUL.
IN HIS ABILITY TO READ THE COVERAGE.
'S FOOTBALL IQ IS OUTSTANDING.
ACROSS MIDFIELD.
TO THE 46 YARD LINE.
>> I REALLY LIKE HOW HE CATCHES THE BALL AND GETS UPFIELD.
GOOD EXPLOSION.
STRONG HANDS.
GREAT ROUTE RIGHT THERE.
>> 16 YARD PICKUP.
COMMITTED TO MIAMI OF OHIO.
THE FLAG IS DROPPED.
WE HAVE MOVEMENT ON WALTON.
>> THE GEORGIA COMMIT.
ONCE YOU START GOING FORWARD IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP.
WHAT A BRIGHT SPOT HE HAS BEEN FOR THIS TEAM.
AS EFFECTIVE AS ANY PLAYER FOR WALTON.
THE OTHER 7A SEMIFINAL IS BEING PLAYED IN GWINNETT COUNTY TONIGHT.
THE WINNER OF THAT GAME WILL PLAY THE WINNER OF THIS ONE FOR THE 7A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> CAMERON LOYD IN MOTION.
GETS ANOTHER 10 YARDS.
>> LATER DESIGNED BY THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR.
HUNTER TEAL, WORKING UNDERNEATH.
NOT SURE WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR WITH A TIGHT END OTHER THAN HE IS AS GOOD AS ADVERTISED.
AUSTIN WILLIAMS ON THE CUTBACK.
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 22 YARD LINE.
THAT WILL MOVE THE STICKS AGAIN, AND WALTON IS MOVING THE BALL AGAIN.
>> JUST AN ENERGIZER BUNNY.
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT RUNNING BACK.
YOU CAN SEE HE IS THE KIND OF GUY THAT CAN GET THEM GOING IN THE RUNNING GAME.
SO VERSATILE.
>> HE IS THE GUY THAT THEY NEEDED ON THIS DRIVE.
THE DIFFERENT RUNNING BACK.
THORNHILL MAKES THE TACKLE.
>> A LITTLE UNDERSIZED.
TEETH ALIGNMENT TO THAT POINT.
GOING FOR THE END ZONE AND IT IS CAUGHT FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
THERE IS YOUR REDZONE SECURITY BLANKET.
>> HE IS DOING IT AGAIN.
RUNNING RECEIVER ROUTES OUT HERE.
GOING UP TO BRING IT IN.
LOOKING LIKE A RECEIVER ON THAT PLAY.
STEERING THE CORNER DOWN.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CATCH.
BIG TIME THROW ON THAT CORNER ROUTE.
HE IS A TRUE PLAYER.
>> MAKES IT 28-17.
YOU NOTICED WHEN HE GOT INTO A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE HE WENT BACK TO HUNTER TEAL.
THAT ENTIRE DRIVE.
>>> FOLLOW ALL OF OUR ACCOUNTS FOR MORE INFORMATION AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP EXTRAVAGANZA.
THE KICK COMES DOWN TO THE FIVE YARD LINE.
DOES HE HAVE ANOTHER LONG TOUCHDOWN IN HIM?
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 48 YARD LINE.
HE COMES DOWN AWKWARDLY ON HIS ARM, AND HOPEFULLY HE IS NOT HURT AND HE CAN STAY IN THE GAME BECAUSE WHAT A SPECTACULAR PLAYER HE HAS BEEN FOR CAMDEN COUNTY.
>> TRYING TO GO FOR THE TRIFECTA.
DEFENSIVE, OFFENSIVE, SPECIAL- TEAMS.
SHOWING YOU ONCE AGAIN HOW FAST AND DANGEROUS HE IS OUT IN SPACE.
ON HIS ANKLE GETTING ROLLED UP ON THAT TACKLE.
YOU CAN SEE HAM RIGHT THERE GETTING ON THAT ANGLE AND KIND OF ROLLING IT UP.
>> HOPEFULLY HE IS OKAY.
FOR CAMDEN COUNTY'S SAKE AND FOR HIS SAKE AND FOR OUR SAKE BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WATCH.
>> HE WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT OF THE LOCKER ROOM AT HALFTIME BECAUSE HE GOT THE WHOLE MESSAGE ABOUT PLAYING AT THE NEXT LEVEL AND PLAYING AT A DIFFERENT TEMPO IN THIS SECOND HALF.
>> WE WILL SEE HOW THIS WILL IMPACT THE BENCH.
WHEN YOU TAKE AWAY THE WEAPON FROM THE OFFENSE THAT IS ONE ABOUT.
>> GOING TO THE AIR.
>> YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR HIM AND THOSE 1 ON 1 MATCHUPS.
HIGHLIGHT HIM ON THAT 50-50 BALL.
KEEP IT HIGH AND THROW IT DOWN THE FIELD AND LET HIM MAKE PLAYS WITH HIS ATHLETIC ABILITY AND SIZE.
>> THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT HE IS BACK IN THE HUDDLE.
THERE HE IS.
3rd DOWN AND 8.
THE PASSES BATTED DOWN AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
>> 6'4.
GOING UP AND DOING A GREAT JOB OF READING THIS BY THE QUARTERBACK.
GETTING OFF HIS PASS RUSHING AND KNOCKING THE BALL DOWN.
THAT IS JUST HIS INSTINCTS READING IT AND KNOCKING IT DOWN.
>> THEY GET IT ACROSS.
>> FAKE.
NOT GOING TO GET THERE.
YOU KIND OF HAD A FEELING THAT WAS COMING.
UNFORTUNATELY IF I HAVE A FEELING IT IS COMING THEY ALSO DO.
FAKE.
THEY WERE EXPECTING THIS AND THEY SHUT IT DOWN.
>> THE BALL GOES OVER ON THE FAKE.
TURNOVER ON DOWNS.
NOW WALTON HAS IT BACK.
32 YEARS AS A HEAD COACH.
HIS FIRST HEAD COACHING JOB WAS RIGHT HERE IN 1989.
THE HEAD COACH AT WALTON FOR ONE SEASON.
LAND 8-4 IN THAT ONE SEASON BEFORE MOVING ON.
HE HAS HOPPED AROUND.
KIND OF LIKE THE VERY BROWN OF HIGH SCHOOL COACHES.
HE HAS HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT JOBS.
THE HANDOFF.
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 38.
>> RIGHT THERE SHOWING YOU THE VIOLENCE AND PHYSICALITY.
LOWERING THE SHOULDER.
>> THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FINAL PLAY OF THE QUARTER.
CALLS THE OFFENSE OVER TO THE SIDELINE, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE IT FOR THE THIRD.
WE ARE HEADED TO THE FOURTH.
THE 7A SEMIFINALS.
12 MORE MINUTES TO DECIDE WHO PLAYS FOR THE 7A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
>>> WE HEAD TO THE FOURTH QUARTER FOR THE FINAL TIME AT SITE AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
12 MINUTES AWAY FROM THEIR SECOND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCE EVER.
12 MINUTES AWAY FROM STOPPING THEM AND GETTING HERE FOR THE FOURTH TIME.
ON THE CARRY.
WITH THE ONE-TWO PUNCH LAST DRIVE IT WAS WILLIAMS.
THIS TIME IT IS IN.
>> NICE JOB RIGHT THERE.
HE IS MORE OF A POWER BACK.
IT THROWS THE DEFENSE OFF MAKING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS.
YOU HAVE TO GET TO THE HOLE WITH THE SPEED AND NOW YOU HAVE TO GO FILL IT WITH THE SIZE.
>> MAKARI BODIFORD, RUNNING HARD.
>> GOOD BLOCKING ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
JUST RUNNING BEHIND AND DOWNHILL RIGHT HERE.
>> THAT WAS A 19 YARD PICKUP.
QUICKLY RACKING UP THE YARDAGE IN THE SECOND HALF.
AFTER NOT PLAYING MUCH IN THE 30 NOT HAS 16 CARRIES FOR 90 YARDS.
>> HE IS LOOKING AT HIM ON THE SIDELINE LIKE I WANT IN THE GAME APPEAR HE IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIS SNAPS NOW.
>> THE PLAY IS BLOWN DEAD.
BURNS A TIMEOUT.
THAT WILL LEAVE THEM WITH TWO YOU WE WILL STEP ASIDE WITH THEM TO 28-17.
WITH 11:15 LEFT TO GO AND REGULATION.
>>> THEY TOOK A TIMEOUT RIGHT THERE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THIS OFFENSE THAT IS NOW INSIDE THE 10 YARD LINE AND IT IS 1st AND GOAL TO GO.
STICK AROUND.
THE POSTGAME SHOW IS COMING UP WITH ALL OF THE SCORES AND COACHES INTERVIEWS COMING UP.
MAKARI BODIFORD BOUNCES OFF OF A MAN.
WILL NOT BOUNCE OFF OF THAT ONE AS HE GOES DOWN AT THE SIX YARD LINE.
>> HIT AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE RIGHT THERE.
ABLE TO GET OUT OF THAT TACKLE.
JUST DRIVING THOSE LEGS.
HE WANTS TO GET IN THERE FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
HE LOOKS HUNGRY.
>> RE-GATHERING THEMSELVES AFTER THAT.
GOING TO RUN THE END AROUND.
NOTHING DOING.
THAT WAS CAMERON LOYD.
HE COMES UP GRABBING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
>> SHOWING YOU THE SPEED.
WHAT A WEAPON HE HAS BEEN FOR THIS TEAM.
>> AS WE LOOK AT I LOVE THE MOVE BY THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION TO PUSH THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TO THE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY.
SCHEDULING, BUT IT WORKS OUT WELL FOR THE TEAMS I THINK.
ESPECIALLY SINGLE-A TEAMS WHO PLAY THE SEMIFINAL FRIDAY NIGHT AND UNDER THE OLD FORMAT HAD TO COME BACK TO PLAY THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON A SHORT WEEK ON A THURSDAY.
NOW EVERYBODY GETS AT LEAST A WEEK PLUS TO PREPARE AND ALSO TO HEAL UP.
>> AND ALL OF THAT TRAVELING.
TO GET A COUPLE OF DAYS WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY GET SOME AND PRACTICE TIME.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
IT IS A GREAT MOVE TO ACT THOSE EXTRA DAYS.
>> 3rd AND GOAL.
THEY HAVE TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE END ZONE HERE.
>> DEFINITELY CANNOT LET THEM GET IN FOR HIS SCORE HERE.
YOU HAVE TO GO ALL OUT RIGHT HERE.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON HUNTER TEAL IN THIS SITUATION.
>> TAKE THE HANDOFF.
GOING TO THE END ZONE.
IT IS CAUGHT FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
'S SECOND TOUCHDOWN CATCH OF A FIFTH TOUCHDOWN PASS.
34-17.
>> TAKE YOUR PICK.
OPEN IN THE BACK OF THE END ZONE.
HE IS EXCITED TO BE BACK IN THE MIX.
BATTLED INJURIES ALL YEAR LONG WITH HIS HAND AND HIS WRIST.
SHINING HERE IN THE PLAYOFFS.
>> THAT IS A BIG MESS BECAUSE IT KEEPS IT AT THE 17 NUMBER.
TWO TOUCHDOWNS AND A FIELD GOAL TO TIE IT UP.
I KNOW THAT IS A BIG IF BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE 9:53 LEFT IN THE GAME.
>> THE RAIDERS WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE THOSE COUPLE OF HAYMAKERS THAT THEY DELIVERED AND THAT THIRD QUARTER.
NOW GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS.
JEREMY HECKLINSKI GOING TO OLD RELIABLE.
HUNTER TEAL.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP.
CATCHING THE BALL AND COMING DOWN THE FIELD.
>> HE IS ONE OF THE GUYS THAT HAS GROWN A MUSTACHE AND CHALLENGED THE COACH TO GROW ONE HIMSELF.
A GREAT STORY.
SOPHOMORE.
DID NOT EVEN PLAY FOOTBALL.
HE CONCENTRATED ON BASEBALL.
AND THEN RETURNED TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND HAS BEEN A GOOD ONE.
>> HE HAS BEEN A GREAT ONE.
HE HAS BEEN IMPACTFUL FOR HIS TEAM TO BE AT THIS LEVEL.
SO THE RETURN COMES TO THE 33.
THAT IS WHERE THEY SEND THE OFFENSE BACK OUT.
YOU FIGURE THEY HAVE TO GET SOME BIG PLAYS.
YOU HAVE THE PICK SIX.
YOU FEEL IT HAS TO COME THAT WAY.
>> THE BALL GOES BEHIND HIM.
TRYING TO SET UP A TIGHT END SCREEN.
GOING TO BE 2nd DOWN AND 10.
>> UNDERSIZED.
JUST WORKING AND PUTTING PRESSURE.
NEVER LETTING HIM SET UP TO DELIVER THE BALL.
TRYING TO GET IT OUT ON THE EDGE.
>> WE COULD BE LOOKING AT A WALTON VERSUS MILTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
SOME VERY CLOSE SCHOOLS.
OF COURSE WALTON IS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE.
TRYING TO BECOME THE FIRST COBB COUNTY TEAM OR SCHOOL SYSTEM TEAM TO WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN FOOTBALL.
MARYANNA WON IN 2018.
THEY ARE TECHNICALLY NOT A SCHOOL SYSTEM.
>> THEY ARE NOT A PART OF THE SAME SCHOOL SYSTEM.
>> THAT IS A LOT OF MATH.
>> THE BALL IS UP IN THE AIR AND IT IS CAUGHT BY WILLIAMS.
THE BIG PLAY THAT THEY SO DESPERATELY NEEDED.
>> WE SEE WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
YOU HAVE TO TRY THOSE KIND OF PLAYS WHEN YOU HAVE THAT TALENT.
THERE ARE GUYS THAT ARE JUST DIFFERENCE MAKERS.
TWO OR THREE TIMES PER GAME YOU JUST HAVE TO DIAL UP THERE NUMBER.
I EXPECTED THAT PLAY A LITTLE EARLIER.
TO MAKE SOME PLAYS FOR YOU.
>> IT WAS A 46 YARD PLAY, BUT NEGATED BY THE ILLEGAL MAN DOWNFIELD PENALTY.
HE IS UPSET WITH THE CALL.
RIENDEAU GOES UP TOP AND THROWS IT OVER HIS HEAD THAT TIME.
TRIPLE COVERED OVER THERE.
LET'S SEE.
THEY ARE GOING TO PUNT.
I DO NOT DISAGREE WITH OUT.
>> IT IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.
WALTON WILL GO BACK ON OFFENSE.
>>> THAT IS MAKARI BODIFORD ON THE CARRY.
GETS A COUPLE OF YARDS ON THE PLAY.
>> YOU EXPECT HIM TO RUN THE BALL.
THE CLOCK IS YOUR FRIEND.
TRYING TO SAVE AS MUCH TIME AS YOU CAN.
NO HURRY.
EACH AND EVERY SECOND PUTS MORE PRESSURE ON THEM.
>> HE IS GOING TO GET UP TO THE 29 YARD LINE.
DOING THEIR BEST TO BURN SOME CAULK RIGHT HERE.
PROTECTING THE 17 POINT LEAD.
>> GOOD JOB.
THAT SAME COACH IS RIGHT.
MAKING ANOTHER PLAY FROM THE BACK NINE.
>> 3rd DOWN AND 5.
THE BALL GOES TO HUNTER TEAL.
RAKES A TACKLE.
ACROSS THE 50.
TAKES THREE MEN TO GET HIM ON THE GROUND AT THE 42.
MY GOODNESS.
WE HAVE SOME PUSHING AND SHOVING HERE.
DO NOT WANT ANYBODY TO GET IN TROUBLE.
>> WE ARE GOING TO ADD A STAR TO YOUR NAME TONIGHT.
IT IS UNOFFICIAL, BUT THE WAY YOU ARE PLAYING.
SHOWING THE EXPLOSION AFTER THE PLAY.
HE IS A BIG TIME STAR THAT IS BEING OVERLOOKED.
BASICALLY OVER A SIZE ISSUE.
>> RECOGNIZING THEY NEEDED THE MOMENT.
>> YOU KNOW HIS NICKNAME IS KIND OF A MISNOMER.
THE FIRST DAY THERE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR WAS ON THE STAFF HE SAW HIM TALK SOME TRASH TO A TEAMMATE.
HE DID POINT OUT THAT IS A PART OF HIS COACHING STYLE.
>> HE HAS GREAT SPEED, BUT THE SHIFTING US AFTER BEING HIT WITH THAT POWER JUST THROWS THE DEFENSE OFF.
>> 1st DOWN AND 10.
HANDOFF RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE.
THEY ARE GETTING WORN OUT.
>> TALK ABOUT THIS OFFENSIVE LINE.
HAS BEEN SOLID UPFRONT IN THE HE IS A BEAST.
CALLING FOR IT RIGHT THERE, AND THAT IS ALL YOU WANT.
BALL SECURITY.
FALL FORWARD.
EAT UP CLOCK.
MORE AND MORE PRESSURE.
STAY IN BOUNDS.
>> 2nd DOWN IN 9.
>> HE IS AS GOOD AS ADVERTISED.
>> THE CLOCK GOES UNDER FIVE.
>> THIS IS THE KIND OF DRIVE THEY WANTED.
DEFEND THEIR TERRITORY.
>> GOING TO THROW IT OUT OF BOUNDS AND IT IS GOING TO BE 4th DOWN.
>> THEY WANTED A LATE HIT RIGHT THERE.
INTERESTING CALL RIGHT THERE.
THEY ARE KEEPING THEIR OFFENSE >> HE DOES NOT LIKE TO KICK MANY FIELD GOALS.
THEY ARE GOING TO RUN THE PLAY CLOCK DOWN.
SO WE WILL STEP ASIDE WITH A 4th DOWN IN 9 COMING UP.
TRYING TO NAIL DOWN A SPOT IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
>>> WELCOME BACK.
IT IS THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE 7A SEMIFINALS GAME.
COMING UP WE ARE GOING TO BREAK DOWN BRACKET AND CHECK IN WITH HEAD COACHES TO SEE WHO COULD BE PUNCHING THEIR TICKET.
>> THE'S ARE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT THAT I HAVE HAD FROM THE BEGINNING.
ALL THAT IS LEFT IS FIGURING OUT THE LAST TWO SPACES ON THESE PAGES.
>> SEVEN SEASON AS THE RAIDERS HEAD COACH.
THEY HAVE BEEN BUILDING TOWARDS THIS.
NOW GOING FOR IT ON FOURTH DOWN.
TO THE AIR AND IT IS CAUGHT FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
SIXTH TOUCHDOWN PASS OF THE NIGHT.
THAT SHOULD PUT THE GAME OUT OF REACH.
40-17.
>> 40-17.
THE KICK IS UP AND GOOD.
PROBABLY HAS PUT THIS ONE TO BED.
HEADED TO THE 7A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN ALL LIKELIHOOD.
>> WE SAW HIM LEAVE WITH THIS INJURY, BUT HOW EXPLOSIVE THEY ARE ANYWHERE ON THE FIELD.
GOING ON ALMOST 5 MINUTE DRIVE TO TAKE THE GAME AWAY FROM THEM.
ON THE SCOREBOARD.
LEAVING THEM NO TIME TO DO MUCH WORK TO GET IN THE GAME.
>> AS I WAS SAYING A FEW IN THE SOPHOMORE SEASON, AFTER THEY HAD FOUR CONSECUTIVE SECOND ROUND PLAYOFF EXITS.
I REMEMBER HIM TALKING TO US ABOUT HAVING TO BREAK THAT GLASS CEILING.
THEY FINALLY BROKE THROUGH IN 2021 AND GOT TO THE SEMIFINALS.
MASTER IN THE QUARTER THEY GOT BEAT BY CARROLLTON.
THIS YEAR THEY BEAT CARROLLTON AND NOW THEY ARE FOUR MINUTES AWAY FROM ADVANCING.
ANOTHER LONG RUN HERE.
TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP ON A DIME.
>> 1st DOWN AND 10.
>> IN THIS CASE YOU CAN SEE THEM RUN THE BALL RIGHT THERE.
THAT IS WHAT THE OFFENSE DOES.
>> ROLLING AND IS GOING TO RUN IT AND WILL TAKE A BIG HIT.
THE BALL COMES OUT AFTERWARDS.
>> WHEN YOU RUN THIS KIND OF OFFENSE THAT IS THE BIGGEST DEFICIT YOU FIND IS YOU GET BEHIND.
>> THE OTHER TEAM IS TRYING TO GET UP ON THE BOARD QUICK.
THEY JUST DO NOT HAVE THE PERSONNEL TO HANDLE.
>> THE RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A 1st DOWN.
>> IT HAS BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY PLAYOFF RUN.
>> I THINK ANYONE I RAN INTO ALL WE WAS SHOCKED BY THAT SCORPIO WANTED TO BE ONE OF THOSE LAST-SECOND HAIL MARY THROWS.
IT WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE LAST TRICK PLAYS TO WIN THE GAME.
THEY HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF THIS SEASON.
>> CLOCK GOES UNDER TWO MINUTES.
AND TWO MINUTES UNTIL WALTON CAN CELEBRATE A SPOT IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
>> THE PUMP FAKE, AND HE IS GOING TO BE ON HIS FEET STILL SOMEHOW.
PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN ON THE RUN.
>> THE GAME IS OUT OF HAND.
NO REASON TO PUT IT ON THE LINE.
>> THE HANDOFF GOES.
STOPPED AT THE 4.
TIMEOUT CALLED BY CAMDEN COUNTY.
TRYING TO GET ONE MORE TOUCHDOWN ON THE BOARD HERE IN THIS SEASON.
DO NOT GO ANYWHERE.
AS SOON AS WE ARE DONE HERE WE WILL BE SENDING YOU TO THEM.
AND I DEFINITELY WINS.
YOU WIN.
UNANIMOUS LANDSLIDE.
>>> THE QUARTERBACK COMMITTED TO WAKE FOREST.
>> HOW ABOUT HIM REBOUNDING AFTER HE THREW THE SECOND INTERCEPTION?
HE WAS A 7-7 FOR 112 YARDS.
>> YOU JUST SETTLED DOWN AND GOT BACK TO WHAT GOT HIM TO THIS POINT.
HE FOUND THOSE GUYS.
NOT FORCING IT.
DID NOT TRY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THOSE WERE MORE JUST POOR PASSING.
WENT BACK TO THE BASIC FUNDAMENTALS AND WAS ABLE TO FIND HIMSELF QUICKLY.
>> TIME TO UNBUCKLE THE PADS.
I AM GUESSING THAT HE IS NOT GOING TO GO OUT THERE TO TAKE ANY FOR THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE GAME.
>> THERE IS THE ONSIDE KICK.
ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS NEED THIS, BUT I DO LOVE THE FIGHT THAT WE SAW FROM THEIR TEAM.
I JOKED WHEN WE GOT ON THE PHONE WITH HIM THIS WEEK.
SPENT OVER AN HOUR WITH HIM.
I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE I WAS GOING TO TALK TO YOU AGAIN.
THE LAST TIME I DID IN THAT CAPACITY WAS WHEN HE WAS AT GRAYSON.
I THOUGHT WHEN HE WENT TO TENNESSEE TECH HE WAS RIDING OFF INTO THE SUNSET.
GOING TO TAKE THE COLLEGE JOB AND GO INTO RETIREMENT EVENTUALLY.
HE CAME BACK AS A HEAD COACH AND YOU HAVE TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO BE A THREAT GOING FORWARD.
>> MADE THE POINT THAT HE WAS ONLY COMING BACK TO CAMDEN COUNTY.
FELT LIKE IT WAS WHERE HE WANTED TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY.
WHERE HE HAD SUCCESS.
>> THE KNEE IS TAKEN.
THEY WILL BE PLAYING CAMDEN COUNTY IN THE NEW RECONFIGURED 6A NEXT YEAR WITH REALIGNMENT.
THAT WILL BE A SEVEN TEAM REGION.
BUT I LIKE CAMDEN COUNTY GOING INTO 2023.
THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
SHOULD BE A FUN GAME.
THAT IS GOING TO DO IT.
41-25.
THE RAIDERS NOW 14-0.
HEADED TO TO THE 7A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
>> GREAT JOB.
A TEAM THAT IS KNOWN FOR RUNNING THE BALL.
YOU WANT TO GO UP EARLY.
WAS ABLE TO WEATHER THE STORM IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
WHAT A YEAR.
THEY ARE FOCUSED.
YOU CAN JUST GET A FEEL OF THEM.
THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A TEAM THAT CAN BRING HOME THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
WHEN YOU GET THAT KIND OF A TEAM YOU HAVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
>> YOU FEEL LIKE YOU SAW WHAT WAS COMING.
BACK IN AUGUST.
A TEAM THAT GOT TO THE SEMIFINALS HERE THIS SEASON AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE LOSING TONIGHT.
YOU KNEW THAT ALL OF THE PIECES WERE IN PLACE IF THEY COULD STAY HEALTHY.
THEY HAD THE MAKINGS OF GETTING TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> THAT IS THE BIG KEY.
>> THEY WANT TO GET ON THE FIELD AND CELEBRATE WITH THEIR CLASSMATES.
I THINK THE TEACHERS ARE TRYING TO HOLD THEM BACK.
SO HE IS GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HUDDLE UP WITH HIS TEAM AND TALK TO THOSE GUYS IN A SPECIAL MOMENT BEFORE HE MEETS WITH US.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE ENCOURAGEMENT RIGHT THERE.
THEY ACCOMPLISHED THEIR MISSION.
A COUPLE OF MILES DOWN SOUTH.
THEY CAN GET TO THE BENDS.
WHAT A PERFORMANCE.
QUARTERBACK AND RECEIVING CORE.
YOU CAN SEE THE STUDENT BODY FINALLY GETTING OUT ON THE FIELD AS WELL.
I GET THE FEELING THEY ARE GOING TO BUY A LOT OF TICKETS FOR MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.
WHAT AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE.
THAT IS THE FIRST TIME THEY GOT TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
IT IS TIME FOR THE COACHES INTERVIEW.
>> THANK YOU.
HURT, YOU TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF A PUNCH TO START THE SECOND HALF.
IT WAS A FOUR POINT GAME.
HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO RESPOND SO EMPHATICALLY TO TAKE CONTROL OF THIS ONE?
>> I DID NOT REALLY SEE THE WORRY MANY TIMES BUT WE KNEW THEY WOULD HAVE A STORM AT SOME POINT THAT WE WEATHERED THE STORM AND FINISHED OFF THE RIGHT WAY.
>> SIX TOUCHDOWNS.
325 YARDS.
HE IS ONE OF THE SELECT FEW THAT HAS LED HIS TEAM TO A STATE FINAL.
WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT HIM?
>> THE IS THE BEST QUARTERBACK IN THE STATE.
THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
>> I GIVE ALL OF THE CREDIT TO OUR PREP OFFENSIVE TEAM.
THEY GAVE US A GREAT LOOK THIS WEEK.
>> COACH, CONGRATULATIONS, AND HAVE FUN IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE HAVE THE PLAYERS OF THE GAME HERE.
ARE YOU READY?
>> I WANT TO START WITH YOU.
I JUST ASKED COACH ABOUT IT.
17 POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF.
A COUPLE OF INTERCEPTIONS.
FROM THAT POINT FORWARD HUMAN 7- 70 WHAT WAS THE CONVERSATION LIKE AFTER THAT?
>> WE WERE NEVER REALLY WORRIED.
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT MENTAL TOUGHNESS.
STAYING IN THE ZONE NO MATTER WHAT BE A WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS I BOUNCE BACK.
>> HUNTER TEAL, I AM LOOKING AT YOU.
TWO TOUCHDOWNS.
WHAT WAS THIS GAME LIKE FOR YOU?
>> IT WAS OBVIOUSLY AMAZING.
THE ATMOSPHERE WAS AWESOME.
IT IS JUST A BLESSING TO BE IN THIS ATMOSPHERE.
>> WHAT MAKES JEREMY SO SPECIAL?
>> EVERYTHING HE DOES.
HE IS THE BEST QUARTERBACK IN THE NATION.
>> I WILL ASK YOU THE SAME QUESTION.
WHAT IS THIS LIKE FOR YOU?
>> YOU CANNOT ASK FOR MUCH MORE.
SO GOOD.
>> FOR BOTH OF YOU WHAT ARE THE NEXT 10 DAYS GOING TO BE LIKE?
>> IT IS GOING TO BE EXCITING.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE BEEN TO STATE AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO LOSE LIKE 2011.
WE ARE GOING TO GET THEM BACK.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
A GREAT PERFORMANCE TONIGHT.
>> THOSE ARE OUR PLAYERS OF THE GAME.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THEY WERE DESERVING BECAUSE A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE HE WENT TO A SECURITY BLANKET.
>> NOT JUST A SECURITY BLANKET BUT HIS BEST FRIEND.
>> THE REFERENCE WAS TO BE 2021 SEMIFINALS.
AT THEM BACK BECAUSE THEY ATE THEM THAT NIGHT PRETTY HANDEDLY.
THAT WAS THE CINDERELLA SEASON.
THEY WOULD BE VERY GLASS SIPPERS THIS TIME AROUND FEAR THEY MIGHT BE THE FAVORITE HEADING INTO THAT GAME, AND IT >> THE SURE TO JOIN US STARTING AS WE BRING YOU THREE FULL DAYS OF ACTION.
THE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.
THEY ARE FOUR DAYS.
EIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FOOTBALL.
HE ALSO HAVE THE FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AS WELL.
WE WILL HAVE THAT ALL COVERED FOR YOU.
IF YOU MISSED A PORTION OF TONIGHT'S GAME OR IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN YOU CAN CATCH A FULL REPLAY LATER THIS EVENING AFTER OUR POSTGAME SHOW OR IN THE COMING WEEK ON DEMAND.
ONCE AGAIN, THE FINAL.
MARCHING INTO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH THE 41- 25 VICTORY OVER CAMDEN COUNTY.
GOOD NIGHT STAY TUNED IN THE STUDIO WITH OUR POSTGAME SHOW AND THE UPDATED BRACKETS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RAIDERS.
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