>> TWO TEAMS, 14-0.

THEY PLAY GOOD QUALITY FOOTBALL.

LET'S GET IT GOING.

>> LET'S START WITH MARIST, THEIR LEGENDARY OFFENSE LED BY JACK EUART.

THEIR COACH SAYS THEY ARE UP THERE IN HISTORY.

>> A TRUE COMPETITOR, A YOUNG MAN THAT HIS TEAMMATES RALLY AROUND AND HE ADDS VERTICALITY TO THIS OFFENSE, ABLE TO GET THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD AND THE TRIPLE OPTION BEING T PHASE OF THE GAME, CAN MOVE THE BALL TO THE OUTSIDE BUT THIS IS MARIST.

THEY ARE GOING TO RUN THE BALL.

AND THEY ARE GOING TO RUN IT RIGHT AT YOU.

JACK, YOU WERE A COMPETITOR.

HE IS THE GENERAL.

HE IS THE PART THAT MAKES THIS GO AND HE IS ONE OF THOSE GUYS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO WIN.

>> DEFENSIVE AND JACK RICHERSON MAY BE A BIGGER BASEBALL PROSPECT BUT HE GETS ON THE FOOTBALL.

>> IS FAST.

HE IS AGILE AND THE THING ABOUT THIS DEFENSE IS ABOUT THE DEFENSIVE END.

HIS BIGGEST ATTRIBUTE IS HIS HUSTLE, HIS ALL-OUT EFFORT.

HE CAN RUN THINGS DOWN FROM BEHIND.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT NORTH OCONEE LED BY THEIR QUARTERBACK , HARRISON FAULKNER.

HIS DAD IS BUSTER FAULKNER .

HARRISON STAYED BEHIND HIM AND HIS DAD GOT THE JOB AT GEORGIA TECH.

>> A YOUNG MAN, HE IS A DUAL THREAT.

HIS COACH TALKS ABOUT HIS ONE OF THOSE GUYS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO WIN.

HE HATES LOSING.

HE CAN MAKE ALL THE THROWS.

HE IS A NATURAL RUNNER AND HIS ESCAPE ABILITY IS THE BIGGEST PART OF HIS GAME.

>> DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL, REALLY BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL, NEVER REALLY COMES OFF THE FIELD IS KHAMARI BROOKS.

FIVE OFFERS INCLUDING GEORGIA.

>> PART OF A DEFENSE THAT ONLY GIVES UP 9.

5 POINTS.

HE IS A FREAK ATHLETE.

HE IS ALSO GREAT AT THE TIGHT END POSITION, A TRUE DUAL THREAT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.

>> ALL RIGHT, NORTH OCONEE AND MARIST.

LET'S GET THIS BABY STARTED.

THE THIRD MEMBER OF OUR TEAM IS NIKKI PALMER.

>> CONSISTENCY COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK OF THE 49-YOUR COACHING CAREER OF ALAN CHADWICK.

HE IS BEEN ON THE COACHING STAFF SINCE 1975.

SIX CURRENT COACHES WERE HIS FORMER PLAYERS AND ONE FORMER PLAYER, SEAN McVAY, WAS HIS QUARTERBACK IN 2003.

THEY WON A STATE TITLE TOGETHER NOW HE IS THE SUPER BOWL-WINNING COACH FOR THOSE LOS ANGELES RAMS.

HERE'S WHAT THE FORMER QUARTERBACK HAD TO SAY ABOUT HIS OLD COACH.

HIS CONSISTENCY IS WHAT MAKES HIM SO SPECIAL IN THE STANDARD AND DISCIPLINE HIS TEAMS ALWAYS PLAY WITH HIS APPARENT THROUGH THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS.

IT ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE COACH CHADWICK HIMSELF, RIGHT?

NORTH OCONEE'S HEAD COACH, DEFENSE, MADDOX BRICE , A LEADING TACKLE.

A LOT OF TACKLES HAVE TO MENTIONED IN COACH CHADWICK WAS CONSISTENCY AND DISCIPLINE.

THAT IS THE STANDARD.

THAT IS THE LEGACY THAT COMES WITH CHADWICK.

HE TOLD US THIS WEEK IS SIMPLY HONORED TO SHARE THE FIELD AND HE CALLED IT A BLESSING.

THERE ARE 32 YEARS BETWEEN THESE TWO HEAD COACHES.

>> WOW.

THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN.

WHEN YOU TALKED TO TYLER, AND HE IS A YOUNG GUY COMPARED TO ALLEN, SAYS IT IS AN HONOR TO BE ON THE SAME FIELD WITH THIS MARIST TEAM.

THE CONSISTENCY OF THEIR PROGRAM, THEY ARE IN AT LEAST THE QUARTERFINALS EVERY YEAR.

>> THEY ARE A TEAM KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO BE THE DEFINITION OF QUALITY UPSTANDING FOOTBALL PLAYERS.

GUYS THAT COME OUT.

THEY ARE NOT YOUR BIG STARS.

THEY ARE NOT YOUR GUYS GOING TO THE NEXT LEVEL PER SE BUT THEY PLAY HARD.

THEY ARE CONSISTENT AND IN THE SAME OFFENSE FOR ALMOST 45, 50 YEARS THAT IS TRUE CONSISTENCY.

>> ALAN CHADWICK.

THERE IS THE STORY ON COACH CHADWICK.

BY THE END OF THE 2027 SEASON HE MAY BECOME THE ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH IN THE STATES HISTORY.

HE IS NOW JUST 32 WINS AWAY FROM PASSING THE LEGENDARY LARRY CAMPBELL OF LINCOLN COUNTY AS THE STATES ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH.

445-80 SINCE HE TOOK OVER AS THE HEAD COACH IN 1985.

AND, THEY ARE JUST GETTING BETTER WITH AGE.

THIS IS THE SECOND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THEY PLAYED FOR NOW IN THE LAST FIVE SEASONS .

>> IT IS 18 PRIMED TO TAKE HIM THE TROPHY.

THEIR BIGGEST WEAPON IS TIME.

I COULD GET OUT ON THE FIELD, RUN THE BALL .

COACH CHADWICK IS NOT READY TO STEP AWAY FROM THE GAME.

HE IS READY TO TAKE HOME A TROPHY TONIGHT.

>> NORTH OCONEE WON THE OPENING TOO AND HAVE DEFERRED WHICH IS INTERESTING BECAUSE IF I AM NORTH OCONEE I WANT THE BALL FIRST.

YOU DON'T WANT TO FALL BEHIND MARIST.

YOU KICKOFF TO THEM YOU MIGHT NOT TOUCH THE BALL AGAIN TILL THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER.

>> VERY CONFIDENT CALL TO GIVE THEM THE BALL FIRST.

>> WE ARE READY TO GO.

NORTH OCONEE AND THE BLACK.

BUCKLEY HAS IT TEED UP AND READY TO GO.

AND MARIST IN THEIR TRADITIONAL WHITE JERSEYS, GRAY PANTS TRIMMED IN BLUE AND GOLD.

IT IS TAKEN AT THE ONE-YARD LINE RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE AND A NICE RETURN BY BRAYDEN LEWIS AND MARIST WILL START ON OFFENSE AT THE 25-YARD LINE.

JACK EUART, THE QUARTERBACK.

FIVE FOOT EIGHT, 165 SENIOR.

HE HAS SIGNED TO PLAY BASEBALL WITH LOCKET.

YOU LOOK AT HIS NUMBERS, 56% COMPLETION.

WE HAVE SOME QUARTERBACKS IN THESE FINALS WHO MIGHT PASS FOR 698 IN THE GAME.

>> IT'S ALL ABOUT HIS LEADERSHIP AND ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE HIS BODY ON EACH PLAY.

>> HE IS SIX YARDS SHY OF 1000 ON THE SEASON, GOES THROUGH THE AIR WITH THE VERY FIRST PLAY.

IT IS COMPLETE FOR A FIRST DOWN UP TO THE 37-YARD LINE.

>> GAME-WINNING RUN LAST WEEK FOR CAT 29, ONE OF THOSE VERSATILE IN AND OUT THE SLOT KIND OF RECEIVERS AND FOR DEFENSE, MADDOX BRICE , A LEADING TACKLE.

A LOT OF TACKLES HAVE TO BE MADE BY CORNERS AGAINST THIS KIND OF OFFENSE.

>> ON THE RUN, DID NOT GAIN ANYTHING.

ACTUALLY, A ONE-YARD GAIN FOR TRACE GAYNES ON THE SECOND SNAP OF THE GAME.

>> AGAINST NORTH OCONEE, FIRST DOWNS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO FORCE THIS OFFENSE IN THE SECOND AND THIRD AND LONG RIGHT THERE HAVING SUCCESS ON THE FIRST DOWN PENETRATION IS KEY, AND THAT MAN, KHAMARI BROOKS, THE LINEBACKER, IS GOING TO BE ASKED TO DO A LOT OF THINGS IN AND OUT OF THE BOX.

>> SECOND DOWN AND NINE.

THE GET LINE OF THE GAME IS THE 47.

BRAYDEN LEWIS GETS DROPPED FOR A LOSS, RIGHT BACK TO THE 37-YARD LINE.

>> KHAMARI BROOKS RIGHT HERE, NUMBER 5, PENETRATION GETTING RIGHT DOWN INTO THE LEGS RIGHT THERE, THE SPEED TO BE ABLE TO AFFECT THAT PLAY AND THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO, TRY TO PLAY ON MARIST 'S SIDE OF THE BALL.

YOU CANNOT SIT BACK AND LET THESE GUARDS GET INTO YOUR LEGS.

YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SHOOT THE GAP AND MAKE SOME PLAYS.

>> COMING OFF THE FIELD, LOOKS LIKE HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH HIS HELMET.

LOOKS LIKE HE'S WEARING THE TENNESSEE HEADBAND TONIGHT REPRESENTING THE VOLUNTEERS.

>> SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO X FIELD THEM ABOUT WHERE THEY WANT TO GO.

>> LEWIS DROPPING TO THE EDGE AND CLOSE TO THE FIRST DOWN.

AT THE 47 YARD LINE THE WERE EAGLES BELIEVE THEY'VE GOT IT.

>> THAT IS WHAT TELLS YOU ABOUT THIS MARIST TEAM.

MOST PROGRAMS HAVE TO GET IN THE SHOTGUN.

HERE WE ARE JUST GOING TO TOSS IT, GET OUT ON THE EDGE, GET RIGHT BLOCKING BY THE TIGHT END RIGHT THERE , NOAH GERRICK, AND GET UP THE FIELD.

>> IF YOU DON'T BLOCK, YOU DON'T PLAN THAT INCLUDES THE BACK.

>> EVERYONE OUTSIDE OF JACK EUART AND HE IS THE KIND OF PERSONALITY, HE WILL GET OUT THERE AND THROW BLOCK, AS WELL.

>> COACH ALAN CHADWICK SAYS THESE GUYS WOULD DIE FOR JACK EUART.

HE LOVES THE CHEMISTRY AND COHESIVENESS OF THIS TEAM.

DRIVEN OUT OF BOUNDS, SHORT GAIN.

NOAH GERRICK ON THE FAR SIDE LINE.

FOR MARIST UP FRONT, AUSTIN SPERRY THIS TACKLE, AND BRADEN LEWIS MISSED NEARLY HALF OF THE SEASON.

HE IS COMMITTED TO WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS.

SO, SECOND DOWN AND EIGHT.

>> A LOT OF BODIES STANDING UP RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE FOR NORTH OCONEE.

HAVE TO MAKE IT COUNT BY THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

>> HANDOFF GOES.

OWEN RICE, WHO IS BACK FROM A TOE INJURY GETTING WITH THE CARRY.

IT'S GOING TO BE THIRD DOWN AND SHORT.

>> OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR A TOTAL FRACTURE.

GOOD KICK OUT BY BRAYDEN LEWIS, THE RUNNING BACK ON THAT PLAY.

>> IT WAS NOT JUST AN ORDINARY TOE INFECTION.

HE SPENT THREE DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL.

DOWN AT THE 23 YARD LINE, BRAYDEN LEWIS SHOWING OFF HIS WILL.

>> TALK ABOUT JACK RICHARDSON THE DEFENSIVE END.

THIS TIME HE IS ON THE OFFENSE OUT WIDE.

WATCH NUMBER 80 SECURE THIS BLOCK RIGHT THERE.

THE CLOCK THERE ON LANDON ROLDAN TO SPRING LEWIS TO THE EDGE.

>> 10.

6 YARDS PER CARRY AVERAGE AVERAGING 53 YARDS PER GAME.

HE WAS JUST COMING BACK WHEN WE TELEVISED OCTOBER 11th .

AT THAT POINT, HE ONLY HAD EIGHT CARRIES ON THE SEASON.

>> FALSE START HERE.

>> Referee: FALSE START FROM THE OFFENSE.

FIVE-YARD PENALTY.

>> ARE REFEREE AND THE REST OF THE CREW WORKING TONIGHT, 4 A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

JUST LIKE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL, THEY GET RATED, THEY GET THE BEST GAMES BASED ON THEIR GRADES FROM THE REGULAR SEASON.

>> THE CALL WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE TRIPLE OPTION JUST LIKE DEFENSE OR OPPOSING TEAMS, REFEREES ARE NOT USED TO CALLING THESE KIND OF GAMES EITHER.

A LOT OF BLOCKING OPPONENTS, CUTTING INSIDE.

RIGHT HERE GIVING FIVE YARDS THERE.

>> TOSS GOES OUT THERE TO GAINS, AND HE GETS TRIPPED UP.

NICE TACKLE OUT THERE ON THE EDGE AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT NORTH OCONEE ON DEFENSE BROUGHT TO YOU BY REGIONS BANK IN THIS DEFENSIVE LINE, THEY ARE BASICALLY LINEBACKER-SIZER BASICALLY SAFETY SIZE.

THEY'VE GOT TO USE A LOT OF MOVEMENT AND SPEED.

LANDON ROLDAN, WHO IS COMMITTED TO GEORGIA, HE IS AN OUTSTANDING SPEEDY WIDE RECEIVER SIGNED WITH THE BULLDOGS.

MICHAEL FABRIS, YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE HIS NAME.

HIS DADDY WAS AT GEORGIA, NOW AT CLEMSON AND A QUARTERBACK SACK AS THE DEFENSE COMES UP BIG FOR NORTH OCONEE.

AND THAT WAS NOLAN BLOOM.

>> TWO PLAYS IN A ROW RIGHT THERE FOR KHAMARI BROOKS.

WATCH HOW HE BLOCKS RIGHT HERE.

BRAYDEN LEWIS BLOWS HIM OUT, PUSHES HIM BACK ABLE TO GET TO THE BALL CARRIER THERE, JACK EUART OUT ON THE EDGE, HIS BUDDY , NOLAN BLOOM, GETTING INTO ACTION AS WELL.

>> WORKS BLUE THAT PLAY UP WHEN HE SLAMMED THE BLOCKER BACKWARDS.

EUART HAD NO PLACE TO GO WITH IT.

THIRD DOWN AND VERY LONG NOW.

THEY ARE GOING TO RUN IT STILL.

THAT GAINS ON THE CARRY.

NOW, THEY HAVE GOT A GREAT FIELD-GOAL KICKER, SO THEY ARE GOING TO TRY ONE RIGHT HERE.

DREW LINNIHAN IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE STATE.

THEY BRING HIM ON FOR WHAT'S GOING TO BE 40 TO 45-YARD KICK AND >> THEY ARE ONE OF THOSE OFFENSES WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE.

ALREADY OVER FIVE MINUTES ON THIS DRIVE PLANNING A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT.

>> 44-YARD ATTEMPT FROM THE HASH.

NICE SNAP.

EUART GETS IT DOWN, AND THE KICK IS NO GOOD.

MIGHT'VE BEEN TOUCHED FROM THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

EITHER WAY, LINNIHAN USUALLY GETS THOSE THINGS ELEVATED.

THAT WAS A LINE DRIVE THAT WAS NOWHERE CLOSE.

MARIST HOLDS THE BALL FOR THE FIRST BUT FAILS TO SCORE.

>> BACK AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM SCORELESS.

>> GREAT JOB OF PENETRATION RIGHT HERE.

YOU SEE THE HAND GETTING UP LATE RIGHT THERE .

6'1" 200 POUND GOOD PENETRATION RIGHT OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE BALL GETTING A FINGER ON IT TO TAKE THE SCORE OFF THE BOARD FOR MARIST.

>> SECOND BLOCK FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT FOR MADDOX BRICE THIS SEASON.

TEAM-LEADING 80 TACKLES, TEAM-LEADING QUARTERBACK AND THAT GIVES TIGHTENS THE BALL.

FIRST AND 10 FROM THE 20-YARD LINE.

OUR FIRST CHANCE TO SEE HARRISON FAULKNER AND WATCH FOR NUMBER 12, LANDON ROLDAN.

WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT HIM A LOT TONIGHT.

IT IS CAUGHT BY A DALLAS DICKERSON WITH THE FIRST DOWN FOR THE TITANS.

>> GREAT PROTECTION BY THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

FALCONER HAS ALL THE ABILITY TO WORK THIS OFFENSE.

GOOD THROWING CATCH RATE THERE FROM FAULKNER TO DICKERSON.

>> GOT A LOT OF WEAPONS TO WORK WITH, TOO.

DICKERSON, 6'5" SOPHOMORE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE IMPACT PLAYERS.

>> ROLLED IN, -- ROLDAN, AS YOU MENTIONED.

AND ANTON HAVEN .

>> THAT IS JACK RICHERSON .

>> GREAT FIRST STEP TACKLE HAVING NO CHANCE.

TRIED TO BLOCK DOWN BUT CAN'T SECURE THE BLOCK OUT ON THE EDGE.

COULD NOT GET BACK AND THE SPEED OF RICHERSON THERE IS A WEAPON.

>> I KNOW THAT SPEED THERE PLAYS LONGER BUT HE MIGHT REACT TO RETHINK FOOTBALL.

HE IS A HECK OF A FOOTBALL PLAYER.

TO DATE AIR, THEY GO.

>> GOOD JOB RIGHT THERE GOING DOWN TO GET THIS BALL OFF THE TURF.

ALSO SUPPLY AND HOLDING UP THIS TIME.

PIKE COVERAGE ON THE BACK AND THEREBY CALLAHAN.

GOOD PHYSICAL RECEIVER.

>> THAT WAS AN EIGHT-YARD PICKUP AND NORTH OCONEE IS GOING TO PUNT.

THE SPIRAL TAKE --KICK TAKEN AT THE 18-YARD LINE.

RETURNABLE THERE BY TRACE GAYNES .

TRACE GAYNES, THAT IS ALL NAME YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT TONIGHT.

THAT WAS A 17-YARD RETURN.

>> GREAT JOB HERE BY GAYNES, EXPLOSIVE HERE IN PLAYOFFS FOR MARIST.

HARD RUNNER, AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE, SPINNING OFF THE TACKLES.

HIS ABILITIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL AND SPECIAL TEAMS IS WHAT HAS THIS TEAM PLAYING SO WELL.

LOOKS LIKE HE IS DEALING WITH A LITTLE INJURY ON THE SIDELINE RIGHT THERE REAL QUICK.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE COACHES BAFFLED WHY HE IS NOT GETTING MORE LOOKS.

EUART ON THE KEEPER PICKS UP FIVE YARDS BACK TO THE 40.

>> NICE JOB ON THAT LEFT SIDE OF THE LINE.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT RUNNING SPAULDING MUCH SO KEY , THEIR ABILITY.

THEY ARE UNDERSIZED.

ONLY ABOUT 205 OUT ON THE EDGE MAKING PANTS.

>> THAT PUTS HIM CLOSE TO 1000 YARDS ON THE SEASON RIGHT THERE AT 101 SO CONGRATULATIONS TO JACK EUART.

THE OPTION QUARTERBACK GOES INTO 1000 YARDS RUSHING FOR THE SEASON.

DAVE PLAY RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE.

THAT WAS KAISER, NUMBER 45.

>> THESE FULLBACKS, THEY RAN HARD.

THEY RUN BEHIND THEIR PADS.

HE CAN GET DOWNHILL WITH HIS RUN GAME AND HAVE ALL THE OPTIONS HERE.

>> BRAYDEN LEWIS PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN AT THE 48.

>> GOOD JOB ON PATIENTS HERE BY LUIS.

PARKS KAISER THE 45 AND THE KEY BLOCK RIGHT THERE JUST ENOUGH FOR PATRICK ELLIOTT TO CREATE A HOLE AND JUST RUNNING BEHIND RIGHT THERE IS LUIS.

>> HE WAS INJURED EARLY ON , BUT HE REALLY IS SO IMPORTANT TO THEIR OFFENSE, THE KEY COMPONENT AND BEING ABLE TO ACTIVATE THEIR PLAY ACTION.

FIRST DOWN AND 10.

EUART OUT OF OPTIONS, GOING TO GET PULLED DOWN BY BRYCE.

>> SUCCESS RIGHT THERE .

THAT SAYS SOMETHING AGAINST THIS OFFENSE YOU HAVE TO GET SOME PENETRATION.

YOU CAN'T GET BORED.

YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DO THE SAME THING.

IT IS A CONSTANT DRILL.

YOU CAN GET BORED THINKING THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.

THEY'RE GOING TO RUN RIGHT AT YOU.

>> SECOND DOWN AND NINE.

THEY HAVE ONLY TWO LINEMEN.

>> THAT IS ON ACCOUNT OF THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

>> EUART TOSSES TO LUIS -- LEWIS.

>> PATRICK ELLIOTT GETS THIS TACKLE TO THE OUTSIDE BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT KHAMARI BROOKS.

HIS SPEED CONTINUES TO RUN HIM OFF THE FIELD.

>> THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF BIG GUYS ON THE NORTH OCONEE DEFENSE BUT THEN I HAVE KHAMARI BROOKS AND HE MAKES UP FOR IT .

>> TRUE ALPHA, THE GUY THEY FOLLOW NO MATTER WHERE HE GOES.

>> EUART TAKES A HARD HIT AT THE 47-YARD LINE AND IT IS GOING TO BE FOURTH DOWN.

THEY ARE GOING TO SEND OUT THE PUNTING UNIT.

>> NICE HERE .

THAT WAS BRICE, THE LEADING TACKLER.

HE GETS OFF STRAIGHT TO THE OUTSIDE.

BEAUTIFUL TACKLE THERE BY THE YOUNG JUNIOR.

>> FOURTH DOWN.

THEY BRING ON THE PUNTER , LINNIHAN.

HE IS STANDING AT THE 40.

HIGH END OVER END KICK.

FAIR CATCH, AND MAKES IT FALLING DOWN AT THE 20 YARD LINE.

THAT IS WHERE NORTH OCONEE WILL GO ON OFFENSE FOR THE SECOND TIME TONIGHT.

>> WHEN WE TOUCH TO COACH AURANDT HE SAYS HE PRAISES HIS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR.

HE SAYS THIS GROUP OF ADOPTED TO HIS PERSONALITY.

WHAT A MEANS LIKE BY THAT IS THAT HE IS A WILD MAN.

HE GOES LOOK, DUDE, HE IS.

HE IS A WILD MAN.

THEY ARE TOUGH.

THEY ARE PHYSICAL AND THAT IS THE ENTIRE DEFENSE.

HE SAID THEY WERE QUICK.

>> AND THAT DAVY POLLOCK IS THE DAVID POLLOCK WHO PLAYED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK OF THE BENGALS.

HIS SON, NICHOLAS, AS A BACKUP LINEBACKER.

THAT KID IS GOING TO PLAY SOMEDAY.

>> Referee: FALSE START FROM THE OFFENSE.

FIVE-YARD PENALTY.

>> THERE IS COACH POLLOCK RIGHT THERE AND COACH AURANDT SAYS HE HAS BEEN SO INSTRUMENTAL BECAUSE HE IS JUST A BIG KID, LIKE THE KIDS ON THE TEAM, AND THEY TALK TO HIM SO HE IS GIVEN THEM SOME GREAT INSIGHT SO MAYBE WHEN THE COACHES LEAN ON HIM TOO HEAVY.

DAVID POLLACK COMES IN AND SAYS REMEMBER THERE JUST HIGH SCHOOL KIDS.

A COUPLE OF YARDS ON THE PLAY.

MIGHT'VE BEEN THE FINAL PLAY OF THE FIRST QUARTER.

>> SOME KIDS NEED THAT, THEY NEED TO REMEMBER THAT IT IS FUN.

SOMETIMES IN FOOTBALL YOU REMEMBER YOU THINK IT IS ALL BUSINESS.

PRACTICES ARE HARD OUT THERE.

COACH POLLACK, HE KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT DEFENSE.

YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN.

>> AND DID WE HAVE FUN SO FAR.

12 MINUTES ON THE BOOKS HERE AT THE OF -- MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

TITANS ON OFFENSE TO START THE SECOND QUARTER.

>> START OF THE SECOND QUARTER AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

MARIST AND NORTH OCONEE SCORELESS .

HERE IS THE ROAD THE TITANS TOOK TO GET TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THE FIRST TIME EVER.

LEGALS LANDING 45 -NOTHING ON THE WIN OVER CARTERSVILLE 28 - 26 IN THE QUARTERFINALS.

THAT WAS A BIG ONE FOR THEM RIGHT THERE, THEN THEY BEAT BLESSED TRINITY 27-7 IN THE SEMIFINALS BUT IN CARTERSVILLE, THAT WAS ONE OF THE ROADBLOCKS FOR COACH AURANDT'S TEAM THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THEY WOULD GET TO THE QUARTERS OR MAYBE THE SEMI'S BUT HAVE TO PLAY IT ON THE ROAD.

THEY WOULD LOSE THE COIN TOSS.

THIS TIME, THEY WON THE COIN TOSS.

SO, FIRST AND 10.

FALCONER GOES TO THE AIR.

IT IS COMPLETE THERE OUT ON THE EDGE TO BRAXTON GOOLSBY.

YOU MENTIONED NO STARTERS BACK FROM LAST YEAR'S TEAM.

NICK WAS THE ONLY GUY WHO STEPPED UP AT STARTER AFTER HIS TWIN BROTHER GOT HURT.

THERE YOU SEE KHAMARI BROOKS .

PASS OUT THERE TO DICKERSON WHO HAS GOT AN OFFER TO GEORGIA STATE GOING TO PICK OUT THE FIRST DOWN TACKLE OUT THERE BY TRACE GAYNES.

>> GOOD BLOCK RIGHT THERE.

ELLIOTT, THE LINEBACKER MOVING OVER AND YOU CAN SEE DICKERSON AND GOOLSBY.

THESE RECEIVERS UNDERSTAND HOW FAST AND QUICK THIS MARIST DEFENSE IS.

>> DICKERSON CAME INTO THE GAME WITH 21 CATCHES.

HANDOFF AND WRITE UP THE MIDDLE.

MY SON RIGHT THERE.

FIRST DOWN AS JT DOSTER WAS THE CHANGE.

>> DIVISION, RIGHT THERE WORKING THROUGH THE TACKLE ON THE EDGE .

GOOD TACKLE BY DAWSON BATEMON.

THESE RUNNING BACKS DON'T GET A LOT OF PRAISE BUT THEY DO A GREAT JOB.

>> FAULKNER SCRAMBLING KEEPING THE PLAY ALIVE WITH HIS LEGS.

DIVES SHORT OF FIRST DOWN.

>> THIS IS THE DIMENSION COACH AURANDT TALKED ABOUT WITH FALCONER.

THOSE INSTINCTIVE QUALITIES YOU CAN'T TEACH RIGHT THERE , MOVING AROUND IN THE POCKET , REFERENCED HIM WITH BRETT FAVRE, JUST ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT HAS THAT IS CAPABILITY, A BIG , PHYSICAL GUY, SIX FEET, 180.

HE DOES A GREAT JOB OF ESCAPING THE RUSH.

IT GOES TO JT DOSTER, GOING TO GET SLAMMED RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE.

NO GAIN AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARIST DEFENSE.

JACKSON COX, NUMBER 43 HAS PICKED UP OFFICE.

HE JUST MADE THE TACKLE ON THAT PLAY.

ONE OF THE IMPACT PLAYERS LEAVES THE CORNER TO SAFETY.

>> THEY HAVE TO MOVE AROUND BASED ON INJURY.

THEY ARE PLAYING WELL NO MATTER WHICH POSITION THEY ARE IN.

>> FOLKS ARE GOING TO STEP UP AND RUN IT AGAIN.

FALCONER DIVING FORWARD TO THE 30-YARD LINE.

>> ONCE AGAIN MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING.

>> THERE IS A FLAG OUT.

HOWEVER, THERE COMING BACK.

>> OUT ON THE EDGE YOU'RE GOING TO GET A HOLDING CALL.

[ INAUDIBLE ] TRYING TO SECURE THAT BLOCK FOR HIS TEAMMATE.

YOU CAN SEE THE MARIST DEFENDER GO TO THE GROUND.

>> THIS MIGHT BE A GAME WHERE DICKERSON AND GOOLSBY HAVE TO STEP UP AND CATCH THE BALL MORE BECAUSE YOU KNOW MARIST HAVE CIRCLED BOLDEN'S NAME ON THE SCOUTING BOARD.

>> HOLDING, OFFENSE.

10-YARD PENALTY.

>> RIGHT THERE THAT LEFT-HAND , ABLE TO GET AROUND HIM AND MAKE THE PLAY.

A BIG GAME LIKE THIS, IT'S JUST ONE GAME, JUST TRYING TO WIN TONIGHT WIN THE TROPHY.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE SOMEBODY OUT OF THIS OFFENSE RIGHT NOW .

>> THIRD DOWN NOW.

THE BALL GOES TO THE MIDDLE, AND THEY WERE TRYING TO GET IT AT DICKERSON.

IT WAS TIPPED AND IS GOING TO FALL INCOMPLETE, FOURTH DOWN.

>> GOOD JOB , JACK CALLAGHAN FALLING BACK.

HE GETS OUT OF THE POSITION BUT HAS THE ABILITY, WE TALKED ABOUT A NATURAL CORNER MOVING OVER TO SAFETY, FALLING BACK AND KNOCKING THAT BALL DOWN.

>> COACH AURANDT SINCE THE PUNTING UNIT ON.

I KNOW THIS IS THE RIGHT CALL.

STICK WITH THE GAME PLAN.

YOU ARE IN A FIELD POSITION BATTLING MARIST RIGHT NOW AND THE PLANT BY BROOKS GOES OFF THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT.

JUST A TERRIBLE POINT.

THE BALL IS LOOSE.

MARIST PICKS THE BALL UP, LASCO , THE BACKUP QUARTERBACK.

MARIST ON OFFENSE WHEN WE GET BACK.

>> SECOND QUARTER, STILL SCORELESS.

MARIST ROAD TO THE FINALS.

THEY HAD A GAUNTLET.

WARNER ROBINSON IN THE FIRST ROUND.

BECAUSE OF THE SEATING IN THE REGIONS, HAD TO BEAT THE DEMON SECOND ROUND.

THEY WERE BEHIND GOING TO THE FOURTH QUARTER AGAINST JONES COUNTY CAME BACK AND WON.

QUARTERFINALS TOOK CARE OF A TALENTED CAMBRIDGE TEAM.

SEMIFINALS, DOWN IN THE FOURTH QUARTER AGAINST MOE DIXON'S PRINCIPLES CAME BACK TO ME IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TONIGHT.

>> MADE SOME GREAT PLAYS LATE IN THAT GAME.

BRAYDEN LEWIS SCORED THE GAME-WINNING TOUCHDOWN WITH ABOUT TWO MINUTES LEFT ON THE CLOCK TO GET THEM TO THIS POINT.

>> HERE WE GO.

FIRST AND 10, BALL AT THE 30-YARD LINE.

>> A REAL COMPLEX DEFENSE, LOT OF BODIES STANDING UP.

ONLY TWO DEFENSIVE LINEMAN DOWN HANDS ON THE GROUND.

OFFENSIVE LINE IS FORCING JACK EUART TO HAVE TO MAKE ACCOUNT AND DECLARE WHO WOULD BE A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN AND WHO WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A LINEBACKER.

>> GAYNES RUNNING TO THE SHORT SIDE RIGHT THERE.

>> WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE SIGNS?

WHERE ARE ALL THE SIGNS IN THE TOWELS HOLDING?

>> YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD IN THE OPEN WHEN YOU CALLED IT THE MODEL T. >> OLD-SCHOOL FOOTBALL RIGHT THERE, JUST GO GET THE PLAY AND BRING IT BACK TO THE HUDDLE.

>> BALL IS FUMBLED.

EUART PICKS IT UP AND HE IS GOING TO TAKE A LOSS.

THEY SWALLOWED IT UP RIGHT AWAY, DEFENSE ON TOP OF HIM.

MACK COLLINS THE FIRST TO GET THERE.

>> RIGHT HERE CENTER PART -- POINT, THE BALL GOES DOWN.

WHEN THE BALL GOES DOWN, THAT IS ON THE QUARTERBACK.

WHEN IT GOES TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT THAT MEANS THE CENTER TOOK THE BALL WITH THEM.

WHEN THE BALL HITS FLAT ON THE GROUND RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE CENTER YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE IT AS A QUARTERBACK.

YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE THAT SNAP.

>> THIRD DOWN.

EUART SCRAMBLING.

TRIPPED AND FOUL DOWN, LOST HIS BALANCE.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PICK UP THE DOWN.

GOING TO HAVE TO PUNT.

>> GREAT JOB OF POLLUTING THE INSIDE PRESSURE.

DID NOT LIKE THE SCREEN TO THE OUTSIDE.

A LOT OF GAME AHEAD OF YOU.

>> FOURTH DOWN AND LINNIHAN WITH THE PUNT AGAIN FOR MARIST.

LINE DRIVE KICK GOING TO BE RETURNED FROM THE 26 YARD LINE.

GETS IT AROUND BACK THERE, GETS DROPPED AT THE 36 .

40-YARD KICK, EIGHT-YARD RETURN.

THAT IS WHERE NORTH OCONEE GOES BACK ON OFFENSE.

>> NORTH OCONEE HAS TO START CLOSING SOME OF THESE DRIVES.

WE HAVE SEEN THEM WITH THE ABILITY TO MOVE THE BALL.

THIS MARIST OFFENSE IS GOING TO START CLICKING AND THAT EATS UP A LOT OF CLOCK.

YOU HALF TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES WHEN YOU HAVE THE BALL AND PUT POINTS ON THE BOARD.

>> THEY CAME INTO THIS GAME THINKING THERE WOULD BE EIGHT POSSESSIONS IN THIS GAME AND WE TELEVISED THE GAME AGAINST SAINT PIUS.

I THINK WE HAD FOUR OR FIVE THE ENTIRE GAME, IT SEEMED LIKE BUT THERE WERE NOT A WHOLE LOT.

MARIST WILL TAKE THAT BALL AND PUT TOGETHER A TIME-CONSUMING DRIVE BUT THE NORTH OCONEE DEFENSES DONE A GOOD JOB SO FAR ON NOT ALLOWING THEM TO DO THAT SINCE THE OPENING DRIVE AND THEY OF COURSE CAME UP EMPTY ON THAT OPENING DRIVE.

>> GOOD JOB DOSTER THERE , BEING ABLE TO SPIN OFF THE INITIAL HIT.

>> SECOND DOWN AND SEVEN.

JACK RICHERSON RATED AS HIGH AS THE NUMBER ONE THIRD BASEMAN IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

PLAYS FOR THE MARIST BASEBALL TEAM.

RATED AS HIGH AS NUMBER 15/3 BASEMAN IN THE COUNTRY.

PASS GOES TO ROLLED IN .

YOU SAW HOW SLIPPERY IT CAN BE.

FINALLY GOT SOME OVER ALL THE --OPEN SPACE AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT.

>> FASTEST GUY HERE FOR NORTH OCONEE.

>> LANDON ROLDAN IS COACH AURANDT'S NEPHEW.

IS BEEN COACHING HIM SINCE HE WAS SIX YEARS OLD.

PASS GOES TO HIM AGAIN.

INSIDE THE TENANT DOWN TO THE FOUR.

>> DIFFERENT SIDE OF THE BALL THIS TIME RUNNING IT FROM THE SLOT POSITION.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE SPEED RIGHT THERE ON THE TALENT FROM WHY HE IS HEADED TO YOU GA. JUST DANGEROUS OUT IN OPEN FIELD IS ROLDAN.

>> CANNOT LET HIM GET FREE AND ROLDAN BACK TO BACK CATCHES IN HIS FIRST TIME GOAL FOR THE TITANS .

>> CONFUSION HERE, WHO IS IN THE GAME.

THEY HAD TO CALL A TIME-OUT THERE.

>> THAT LOOKED LIKE THE CAPITAL I FORMATION.

EVERYONE WAS LINED UP AT THE I.

SO, TALK THIS OVER WITH THE TIME-OUT.

>> HANGING OUT WITH THE BAND RIGHT THERE, ABOUT SIX BODIES LINED UP WITH THE CENTER.

>> Referee: DEAD BALL SPOT IS BEEN CHALLENGED BY NORTH OCONEE.

THAT IS THE FIRST CHALLENGE OF THE HALF.

>> THAT IS AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE THERE BECAUSE THE SPOTS OF THE BALL GET CHECKED EVERY PLAY BY THE REPLAY.

THEY ARE CONSTANTLY MOVING THE SPOT OF THE BALL IN THE REPLAY BOOTH.

SO, INTERESTING THAT HE CHALLENGES THE SPOT BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT TYPICALLY GETS TAKEN CARE OF ON EVERY PLAY.

>> RIGHT HERE AS YOU CAN SEE WAS ROLDAN AT THE END OF THIS PLAY , LOOKS LIKE MAYBE WE ARE ONLY TALKING ABOUT MAYBE HALF OF THE YARD.

LOOKS LIKE HE FALLS RIGHT HERE INITIALLY.

HIS ELBOW WAS DOWN ON THE FOUR.

THEY HAVE IT RIGHT.

THAT IS WHERE THE BALL IS.

THAT LEFT ELBOW ON THE FOUR-YARD LINE.

INTERESTING CHALLENGES YOU SAID BECAUSE FIRST AND GOAL AT THE 3R FIRST AND GOAL AT THE FOUR BUT IN THIS CASE, THE EMPIRES GOT IT RIGHT.

>> DAVE REYNOLDS IS OUR OFFICIALS EXPERT APPEAR IN THE BOOTH.

WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT HERE?

>> THAT SPOT RIGHT THERE I THINK WAYNE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD THERE.

SAW THE ELBOW DOWN AT THE FOUR-YARD LINE.

I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE STATE WHERE IT WAS.

>> I THOUGHT THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS FOR ME IN OUR FIRST YEAR OF REPLAY AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM LAST YEAR, THE CONSTANT ALTERING OF THE SPOT OF THE BALL.

>> Referee: THE DEAD BALL SPOT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.

FIRST DOWN.

>> IN SOME CASES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A WHOLE YARD SOMETIMES.

>> WE SEE A LOT MORE JUST ON A CHANGE OF POSSESSION REPENTS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT WHEN THE CREW IS SPREAD OUT WE CAN FIX AND HAVE MORE ACCURATE SPOTS.

>> MAYBE IN COACH AURANDT'S DEFENSE MAYBE HE DID NOT SEE THE ELBOW.

>> ONE THING DIFFERENT BETWEEN THIS LEVEL AND COLLEGE LEVEL IS A TEAM IS NOT CHARGED THE TEAM TIME-OUT FOR A COACH'S CHALLENGE.

YOU HAVE ONE COACH CHALLENGE PERHAPS NOT CHARGE THE TIME-OUT.

>> THERE YOU GO, HE JUST USED IT.

5:09.

70 CATCHES, NEARLY 1300 YARDS, ROLDAN.

IN FACT, HE IS GONE OVER THAT NUMBER ALREADY TONIGHT.

ROLDAN LINES UP IN THE BACKFIELD NEXT TO HARRISON FAULKNER.

INSTEAD THEY ARE GOING TO TOSS IT INSIDE TO BROOKS AND BROOKS IS GOING TO SCORE THE TOUCHDOWN STANDING UP.

KHAMARI BROOKS, TOUCHDOWN, NORTH OCONEE.

>> AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THIS TEAM DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF SIZE BUT THE ONE PERSON YOU CAN COUNT ON TO BE PHYSICAL IS KHAMARI BROOKS RIGHT HERE, ALMOST A WALK IN, AS YOU CAN SEE, GETS TO THE EDGE, START SHIFTING BODIES ALMOST LIKE HE DID NOT EVEN FEEL THE DEFENDERS IN HIS LEGS RIGHT THERE BUT ESPECIALLY A YOUNG MAN WHO HAS BEEN DOMINATING DEFENSIVELY AND NOW PUT HIS TEAM ON THE BOARD FIRST IN THIS GAME.

>> LIKE HE WAS BRUSHING OFF A NAP.

NINTH TOUCHDOWN OF THE SEASON FOR BROOKS AND IT IS 7-0.

A LITTLE RAZZLE-DAZZLE RIGHT THERE ON THAT PLAY GOAL WITH FAULKNER , ROLDAN AND KHAMARI BROOKS ALL RIGHT THERE IN THAT TRIANGLE.

BROOKS IS THE GUY THAT TAKES IT IN.

>> BROOKS TOOK IT IN BUT LANDON ROLDAN PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN THIS SCORING DRIVE.

HE SAID IT HAPPENED BY DEFAULT.

HE SAID HE DID NOT HAVE AN OPTION.

HE SAID HEY, WE NEED A COACH.

YOUR NEPHEW IS PLAYING, SO COACH AURANDT SAID HE WAS ABOUT TO GET MARRIED AND SAID I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS BUT FAST FORWARD HE COACHED HIS NEPHEW'S FIRST GAME.

HE IS COACHING HIS NEPHEWS LAST GAME.

IT IS BITTERSWEET.

HE ALSO SAID ONE THING THAT HAS NOT CHANGED WITH HIM IS THAT HE NEVER SHOWS OF HIS HIGH OR HIS LOPID HE DOES NOT LIKE TO LOSE.

IN FACT HE SAYS I HAVE TO CHECK IN WITH HIM AND SAY HEY, MAN, YOU GOT A PULSE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS WITH NIKKI, AND ASKING YOU TO DO SOMETHING, YOU DON'T HAVE THE OPTION OF SAYING YES OR NO.

THE GREAT GRAYSON RAMS COACH NOW ON STAFF AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY.

WE WILL SEE BASICALLY HE WAS THE FIRST COACH THERE, LED THEM TO THEIR FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BUT OF COURSE WE WILL SEE BRYANT, THE NEW HEAD COACH KNEW IN HIS SECOND YEAR OF THE RAMS AND WE WILL SEE THEM ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, OUR FINAL GAME HERE IN MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM TAKING ON CARROLLTON.

>> DEFINITELY BE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT BATTLE.

RIGHT NOW, THIS MARIST OFFENSE HAS TO GET GOING, STAYING ON TIME.

THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES ON FIRST DOWN.

PENALTIES.

THEY'VE HAD SNAPS.

THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE MORE SUCCESS ON FIRST DOWN.

>> WAR EAGLES BACK ON OFFENSE FROM THE 20-YARD LINE.

LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES TO PLAY HERE IN THE FIRST HALF.

EUART LOBS IT OUT AND IT IS CUT BY RICHERSON AND RICHESON HAS THE FIRST DOWN AT THE 43 YARD LINE.

>> YOU SAID HE WAS ONE OF THE TOP THIRD BASEMAN IN THE COUNTRY BUT ONLY A JUNIOR ON THE WAY HE IS PLAYING ON THESE FOOTBALL FIELDS, ESPECIALLY BEING CLOSE TO TIGHT END UP THERE IN ATHENS.

>> I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY HAS GIVEN HIM A FOCAL OFFER YET.

BASEBALL TEAMS HAVE OFFERED HIM AND I'M SCRATCHING MY HEAD AS TO WHY A FOOTBALL TEAM HAS NOT JUMPED ON THERE AND OFFERED HIM YET.

>> 6'4", TWO FOOT 10 --210 BUT HE IS SHOWING THE ATHLETICISM THERE.

>> EUART BEING CHASED BY BROOKS INSIDE THE 40.

HE'S CUTTING BACK INTO THE MIDDLE INSTEAD OF GOING OUT OF BOUNDS AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 30-YARD LINE WITH A 27-YARD RUN.

>> USING DISCIPLINE ON THE DEFENSE AS THE PLAY DEVELOPED.

YOU COULD SEE THEM JUST ACROSS THE FIELD THERE.

YOU CAN'T CROSS THE FIELD AND GIVE UP THE BACKSIDE TO AND ATHLETE LIKE JACK EUART.

GOOD JOB OF NOT HOLDING THEIR BY CALLAHAN OUT ON THE EDGE .

THE RECEIVER LET HIM GO , WHICH WAS NEEDED.

TWO BIG PLAYS HERE IN A ROW.

>> MARIST HAS MORE BASEBALL SIGNEES THAN FOOTBALL SIGNEES ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYING FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

FIRST AND 10.

HANDOFF RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE.

DOWN AT THE 25, THAT WAS KAISER AGAIN ON THE CARRY.

>> THE SENIOR JUST RUNNING ON THESE PADS FOR A TOUCHDOWN .

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SEEN HIM GET THE BALL HERE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

>> THEY'VE GOT EVERYTHING BUT THE NECK ROLL.

THEY GOT THE NECK ROLL AND THEY COULD BE PLAYING FOR PENN STATE 20 YEARS AGO.

SECOND DOWN AND FIVE.

TOSS GOES THIS TIME TO GERRICK.

ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE BASEBALL SIGNEES.

LAWFORD HAS A GREAT BASEBALL PROGRAM, BY THE WAY.

THEY PLAYED FOR THE NCAA REGIONALS THIS YEAR AT CHAPEL HILL.

>> GOOD JOB BY GERRICK BEING ABLE TO CORRAL THAT BALL.

HE GRABBED THE BALL AND GOT A FIELD.

PLAYING HARD, A DIFFERENT TEMPO.

>> Referee: TIME-OUT .

>> YEAH, COACH AURANDT'S TEAM SAYS LET'S TAKE A BREATH HERE.

>> GUYS LIKE ELLIOTT, KHAMARI BROOKS PLAYING BOTH WAYS, IT IS A MOMENTUM KILLER RIGHT HERE TO CALL A TIME-OUT.

YOU WANT TO SLOW IT DOWN, LET YOUR PLAYERS CATCH THEIR WRATH.

YOU CAN SEE MARIST IS IN A GROOVE.

SOMETHING ABOUT THAT TOUCHDOWN HAS REALLY WOKE THE WAR EAGLES UP HERE IN THIS DRIVE.

>> NO DOUBT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARIST SEASON RECAP.

>> Referee: TIME-OUT, NORTH OCONEE, THEIR FIRST CHARGED HIM OUT OF THE HALF.

>> 14-0 , 8-0 REGION CHAMPS NOT JUST THIS YEAR BUT FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON AND THEY HAVE WON 28 CONSECUTIVE REGION GAMES.

THEY SHUT OUT FOUR REGION OPPONENTS NINE GAMES SCORING 40+, FOUR GAMES WITH 50+ AND THREE OF FOUR PLAYOFF OPPONENTS POSTED 10+ WIN SEASONS.

THEY RAN A GAUNTLET IN THE PLAYOFFS.

>> THIS TEAM PLAYED TOUGH GAMES EARLY ON TO PREPARE THEM FOR THESE MOMENTS AND YOU CAN JUST SEE HOW THIS TEAM HAS FOUND A DIFFERENT ENERGY AND DIFFERENT STEP HERE TRYING TO GET ON THE BOARD BEFORE HALF.

>> THIRD DOWN AND TWO.

FLAG COMES OUT.

>> LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ENOUGH SIDES.

>> Referee: ENCROACHMENT ON THE DEFENSE.

FIVE-YARD PENALTY RESULTS IN A FIRST DOWN.

>> IT WAS OFF SIDES ON THAT PLAY.

IT WAS ENCROACHMENT .

JUST CAN'T HAVE THAT AND YOU SAW JACK EUART REALLY TRYING TO GET THE DEFENSE TO DECLARE.

>> THE PLAY OF THE DRIVE COMING UP RIGHT HERE.

FIRST AND 10 FOR MARIST TRYING TO GET POINTS ON THE BOARD.

2:31 TO PLAY IN THE SECOND QUARTER IN THE ALPHA INSURANCE RED ZONE.

WRITE UP THE MIDDLE.

DOWN INSIDE THE 10 TO THE SEVEN-YARD LINE.

AND, THAT WAS GERRICK AGAIN ON THE RUN.

>> WATCH HOW THE LINE MOVES .

NO KICK OUT BLOCK THERE BY JACKSON COX , PARKS KAISER.

FALLING FORWARD IS NOAH GERRICK.

>> 351 YARDS RUSHING ON THE SEASON.

IT IS SECOND DOWN AND ONE.

UNDER TWO MINUTES NOW TO PLAY HERE IN THE FIRST HALF.

EUART FAKES THE PITCH, PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN, DIVES FORWARD TO THE FOUR.

>> THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE WANTING TO SEE RIGHT THERE.

AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO SCORE A TOUCHDOWN, THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS GET A FRESH SET OF DOWNS THERE.

GOOD JOB ON PITCHING THAT BALL, GETTING UPFIELD, PICKING UP THAT FIRST DOWN.

>> JACK EUART COULD PROBABLY RECITE THE MARIST PLAYBOOK FOR YOU BACKWARDS IS DAD, JEFF, IS THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR.

HE HAS BEEN AROUND THE PROGRAM LITERALLY HIS ENTIRE LIFE.

THE PITCH TO LEWIS AND LEWIS GETS DRIVEN OUT OF BOUNDS BY MICHAEL FABRIS.

>> RIGHT THERE GIVE THE BALL TO KAISER MIGHT HAVE BEEN A TOUCHDOWN.

GIVE THAT BALL TO KAISER AND LET HIM USE THAT POWER TRYING TO GET TO THE EDGE.

GOOD DEFENSE THEREBY NORTH OCONEE.

THEY DROVE THE RUNNING BACK OUT OF BOUNDS.

>> MICHAEL FABRIS THE SENIOR, HIS BROTHER ALREADY AT KANSAS STATE.

JACKSON COX, THE TIGHT END, GOT MOVING TOO SOON.

>> Referee: FALSE START BY THE OFFENSE.

FIVE-YARD PENALTY.

SECOND DOWN.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE SHIFTING HERE OF NORTH OCONEE RIGHT THERE SHIFTING JACK COX.

TIME ON THE EDGE.

WHEN YOU GET TO THE END ZONE THERE IS A LOT OF BODIES BETWEEN THE 30 AND THE 30 JUST TRYING TO GET A JUMP OFF THE BALL THERE IS COX.

>> THAT BACKS THEM UP TO THE SEVEN-YARD LINE.

SEVENTH DOWN AND GO FROM THERE.

94 SECONDS TO PLAY IN THE FIRST HALF.

QUARTERBACK SACK BACK AT THE 30-YARD LINE.

KHAMARI BROOKS.

>> NOT FOOLED AT ALL IS KHAMARI BROOKS SCORING A TOUCHDOWN AS YOU CAN SEE.

WAVING IT OFF.

DON'T PLAY THAT WITH ME.

COMING DOWN OFF THE EDGE NOWHERE TO GO WITH THAT BALL RIGHT THERE FOR JACK EUART.

GOOD DEFENSE.

HIGHLY DIFFERS --DISCIPLINED RIGHT THERE BY THE DEFENSE.

>> Referee: TIME-OUT, NORTH OCONEE, THEIR SECOND CHARGED TIME-OUT OF THE HALF.

>> INTERESTING CALL RIGHT THEREBY MARIST WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SECOND AND GOAL.

YOU'VE GOT THE PENALTY BUT YOU ARE STILL IN YOUR WHEELHOUSE RIGHT THERE, SECOND AND GOAL, BEING ABLE TO RUN THE BALL ESPECIALLY IN THIS DRIVE.

>> NOW IT'S GOING TO BE THIRD DOWN AND GOAL FROM WAY BACK AT THE 18-YARD LINE.

HE SAW THE NUMBERS.

KHAMARI BROOKS ALREADY HAS SIX TACKLES.

DOUBLE CHECK THOSE QUARTERBACK SACK NUMBERS, TOO.

THAT IS AT LEAST --WE SAW THAT ONE QUERY --.

IS ACTUALLY GOT A SECOND HALF.

>> 6'4", 225 JUNIOR.

>> THAT IS DEFINITELY AN ORANGE T. I THINK.

ISN'T IT?

IT'S NOT THE SCARLET T OF NORTH OCONEE.

IT IS AN ORANGE T. >> WHAT A DYNAMIC PLAYER AND TALKING ABOUT BEING ENGAGED.

>> THIRD DOWN AND GOAL.

BALL IS THAT THE 18-YARD LINE.

EUART, PRESSURE AGAIN.

RUNNING AWAY FROM IT.

IT IS INSIDE THE 50, INSIDE THE TENT AND EUART SLAMS INTO A HOST OF DEFENDERS AT THE FOUR-YARD LINE.

>> THIS PLAY SHOWS WHY HIS TEAMMATES LOVE HIM, WHY THEY TRUST HIM, WHY THEY WILL FOLLOW HIM.

SACRIFICE HERE.

DID NOT LIKE WHAT HE SAW DOWN THE FIELD, THE ABILITY TO MOVE AROUND IN THE POCKET THAN THE EXPLOSION, THE FEET SPEED TO GET UPFIELD.

YOU CAN SEE MARIST IS KEEPING THE OFFENSE ON THE FIELD.

THIS FOURTH AND GOAL SITUATION.

>> CLOCK RUNNING DOWN TO 40 SECONDS TO PLAY, WHERE THEY GO FORWARD FOURTH AND GOAL FROM THE FOUR.

WE WILL SEE THEM TRY TO PULL IT OFF SIDES AND NOW THEY GIVE THEMSELVES A BETTER OPPORTUNITY ON FOURTH AND GOAL.

I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT DO THAT, WALK UP TO THE LINE, TRIED TO PULL THEM OFF SIDES AND KICKED THE FIELD GOAL BUT IF SUCCESSFUL KNOW WE HAVE A FIELD GOAL.

FOURTH AND TWO.

>> THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

YOU'RE WILLING TO LIVE AND DIE ON NEEDING TWO YARDS IF YOU ARE MARIST RIGHT HERE ALONG WITH THE MOTION RIGHT THERE , BRAYDEN LEWIS.

>> Referee: ENCROACHMENT BY THE DEFENSE HALF THE DISTANCE TO THE GOAL.

>> FIRST AND GOAL AT THE FOUR.

FOURTH AND GOAL AT THE TWO IS MARIST FOOTBALL.

THAT IS WHAT THEY LIVE ON.

>> FOURTH AND GOAL NOW FROM THE TWO.

WE WILL SEE IF NORTH OCONEE BURN THERE ONE TIME-OUT REMAINING.

30 SECONDS TO PLAY IN THE HALF.

JUST A SMART PLAY BY MARIST RIGHT THERE TO GIVE THEMSELVES A BETTER OPPORTUNITY ON FOURTH AND GOAL TO TRY TO TIE THIS GAME BEFORE HALFTIME.

>> WITH A HARD COUNT ONCE AGAIN.

>> OFF IT GOES TO KAISER.

TOUCHDOWN, MARIST.

>> PARKS KAISER , A WALK-IN TRIPLE OPTION TODAY, 40 YEARS AGO, 50 YEARS BEFORE THAT .

IT IS JUST HARD TO STOP FOR TWO YARDS.

THE OFFENSE IS MEANT TO DO THIS RIGHT HERE.

YOU SEE A LOT OF TEAMS EVEN RUN THE SPREAD, SOME KIND OF OPTION PLAY THAT IS HARD TO STOP RUNNING THE BALL WITH THE OPTION FOR TWO YARDS.

ACTUALLY, IF YOU CAN USUALLY STOP THEM THAT IS SUCCESS.

GREAT BLOCKING, GREAT RUNNING, GREAT PLAY CALL RIGHT THERE, GREAT DECISION I JACK EUART.

>> LINNIHAN TIES IT UP.

>> LOOK AT ALL THE WHITE JERSEYS IN THE END ZONE, NOT JUST KAISER BUT THE OFFENSIVE LINE JUST COMING OFF THE BALL.

YOU CAN GET INTO FOUR-POINT STANDS.

STEP OFF THE BALL.

GREAT RUNNING BEHIND THE PASS HERE IS KAISER.

>> EVERYBODY IS JUST GOING STUDENT BODY LEFT RIGHT THERE BIG TOUCHDOWN AND MARIST FOOTBALL IS ON DISPLAY THERE AND THAT DRIVE EATING UP THE CLOCK.

>> JACK EUART GETS THAT ELBOW CHEWED UP EVERY GAME, I BET.

>> HE IS A GAMER.

HE SETS THE TEMPO.

HIS TOUGHNESS AND GRIT IS WHAT DEFINES THIS 2024 SEASON FOR MARIST.

>> THE KICKOFF COMING DOWN AT THE SEVEN-YARD LINE.

DICKERSON ON THE RETURN BLOCKED AT THE 22.

RICHERSON DOWN THERE ON THE KICK-COVERAGE, TOO.

20 SECONDS TO PLAY IN THE HALF .

>> IT IS SO INTERESTING IN THIS HALF.

TYPICALLY ONE TEAM SCORES, THEY ABSORB ALL THE MOMENTUM.

NORTH OCONEE SCORED AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT IT WOKE UP MARIST.

>> JUST MADE THEM MAD.

>> IT REALLY PUT THEM IN DRIVE MODE EVER SINCE NORTH OCONEE SCORED.

>> THAT WAS A 12-PLAY 80 YARD DRIVE THAT TOOK 4.

5 MINUTES.

SO, NORTH OCONEE.

LET'S SEE WHAT THEY DO HERE WITH ONLY ONE TIME-OUT REMAINING.

HANDED OFF IN THE ROUND TO ROLDAN.

ROLDAN TRIPPED UP OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE 29 PICKED UP SIX ON THE PLAY.

STOPS THE CLOCK WITH 16 SECONDS.

>> IS TRYING TO GET A GUY LIKE ROLDAN ON HIS SPEED, HIS ELUSIVENESS.

PUT IT IN YOUR BEST PLAYERS HANDS, SEE IF YOU CAN MAKE A BIG PLAY RIGHT BEFORE THE HALF.

>> SECOND DOWN AND FOUR.

WRITE UP THE MIDDLE.

DOSTER STOPPED AT THE 32.

MIGHT BE THE FINAL PLAY OF THE HALF RIGHT THERE.

LINES ON DOWN AND WE ARE FINISHED FOR THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF PLAY.

>> GREAT CHAMPIONSHIP HALF OF FOOTBALL BY BOTH TEAMS TO GET GOING .

BOTH DEFENSES DOING A GREAT JOB IN THIS FIRST HALF CORRALLING THE OFFENSE.

>> 7-7 AS THE TEAMS HAD TO THE LOCKER ROOM HERE AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN THE 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

IT HAS LIVED UP TO THE BUILDING --BILLING, BEEN A FUN FIRST TWO QUARTERS HERE IN ATLANTA.

TIME NOW FOR OUR COACHES INTERVIEW AS DELIVERED BY JOHNNY'S PIZZA, YOUR ORIGINAL NEIGHBORHOOD PIZZERIA.

>> COACH, WE FINALLY SAW A TOUCHDOWN WITH PARKS KAISER.

>> IT'S BEEN BACK AND FORTH.

THERE A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS ON DEFENSE AND WE'VE GOT TO SET IT OUT A LITTLE BIT.

JUMPED OFF SIDES ONE TIME, TAKEN SOME .

WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THE CHANGE AND STAY THERE TO HAVE SOME SUCCESS.

DEFENSIVE, I DID NOT SEE THAT TOUCHDOWN DRIVE THAT THEY HAD BUT APPARENTLY THEY HAD A COUPLE OF BIG TOUCHES ON US.

WE GOT TO TACKLE BETTER, TOO.

THEY ARE VERY ELUSIVE.

>> COACH, YOU HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

THE STATE TITLE IS ON THE LINE TONIGHT.

WHAT'S THE MESSAGE TO YOUR TEAM IN THE LOCKER ROOM?

>> JUST KEEP PLAYING HARD, TRY TO MAKE SOME PLAYS.

>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

WE HAVE MORE FOOTBALL COMING UP FOR YOU BUT IN THE MEANTIME WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.

OUR FRIENDS HANNAH AND NELLY ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BREAK WITH OUR HALFTIME SHOW.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE.

KEEP IT RIGHT HERE.

>> THE 35 GEORGIA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP COOPERATIVES CONGRATULATE ALL MEMBERS OF THE GHSA SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD.

THIS AWARD HONORS SCHOOLS THAT EXHIBIT EXEMPLARY SPORTSMANSHIP DURING COMPETITIVE EVENTS.

ONLY ONE SCHOOL IN EACH REGION IN EACH CLASSIFICATION IS CHOSEN TO RECEIVE THIS ANNUAL AWARD.

WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALL ASPECTS OF SPORTSMANSHIP MAKING THE WORD -- AWARD ATTRIBUTE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

EVERYONE ASSOCIATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY SHOULD ADHERE TO THE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES IT REPRESENTS.

GEORGIA EMC AND THE 35 PARTICIPATING GEORGIAN ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP COOPERATIVES ARE PROUD TO SPONSOR THE COOPERATIVE SPIRIT SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS THIS YEAR.

>> WELL COME INTO THE FRIDAY IN GEORGIA HALFTIME SHOW.

WE ARE LIVE FROM MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM FOR THE 2020 FOR GIRLS AND BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

WE ARE AT THE HALF OF THE QUAD A MATCHUP.

>> FOUR IN A PHONE BOOTH IN BETWEEN THE TACKLES FOR MARIST AND HOW DOES NORTH OCONEE GET THE SCORE?

THE INSIDE REVERSE HANDOFF.

HOW DO YOU DO.

7-7 AT THE BREAK.

THIS ONE HAS BEEN A FUN ONE TO WATCH.

YOU HAVE MARIST IN BETWEEN THE TACKLES.

NORTH OCONEE TRYING TO GET FOLKS AVAILABLE SPACE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN ONE IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> 13 PLAYERS COMBINED OTHER HAVE SIGNED OR HAVE OFFERS ON BOTH TEAMS INCLUDING NORTH OCONEE SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER LANDON ROLDAN.

HE SIGNED WITH UGA BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PLAYERS WHO ARE -- WHEN IT COMES TO RECRUITING, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS HUGE WEEK, HERE IS THE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION [ INAUDIBLE ] WE START WITH MILTON SENIOR LINEBACKER WHO HOLDS THE TACKLE OF TEAM TACKLE LEADER AFTER 100+ TACKLES SEASONS.

HE HAS OVER 20 MILES PER HOUR ON THE CATAPULT.

HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE EAGLES WRESTLING TEAM PREQUALIFIED AS A STATE PLACER AND HOLDS A 3.

9 GPA.

NEXT UP IS ELIJAH MILLER.

ACCORDING TO MAX PERHAPS HE HAS OVER 1300 YARDS ON THE GROUND, AVERAGES 5.

5 YARDS PER CARRY.

HE IS A MEMBER OF THE GRAYSON BASEBALL TEAM AND HAS A 3.

9 ADJUSTED GPA THAN HIS NORTHEAST SENIOR MIDDLE LIFE --LINEBACKER SANTANA HOLCOMB, ONE OF THE COUNTY'S TOP PLAYERS FOR THREE SEASONS.

HE HAS LED THE TEAM IN TACKLES THIS YEAR WITH 122 AND HAS A CAREER 267 TACKLES, 160 ONE OF THOSE SOLO.

NEXT UP IS JUNIOR GAVIN FLETCHER , DURING HIS SOPHOMORE SEASON AWARDED FIRST-TEAM WIDE RECEIVER.

HE AVERAGES 17 YARDS A CATCH AND SCORE 16 CAREER TOUCHDOWNS.

FLETCHER IS A MULTI-TALENTED ATHLETE PLACING IN HIGH JUMP AND GIVE AN HONORABLE MENTION IN BASKETBALL AND FINALLY CARROLLTON JUNIOR LINEBACKER AND RUNNING BACK SPRATLEY NEEDS MORE OFFERS.

HE IS TIED FOR TEAM LEAD IN SACKS.

HE ALSO PLAYS THREE SPORTS, WINNING THE 2023 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN DISCUS AND POWER FORWARD ON THE TROJANS' BASKETBALL TEAM.

WITH NATIONAL SIGNING DAY APPROACHING ON FEBRUARY 5th, SOMEBODY MAKE THOSE KIDS SOME OFFERS.

WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK FOR COMING UP NEXT WE HAVE OUR PLAYERS BUT WIDE AND TWO SPECIAL GUESTS WERE GOING TO JOIN US TO WRAP UP THIS DAY FOR JOHN AND I.

>> THE FOOTBALL PLACID CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY ALPHA INSURANCE.

WE ARE MORE THAN JUST AN INSURANCE COMPANY, WE ARE PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY.

>> WELCOME BACK.

WE ARE FEATURING CARSON PAGE.

AT 5'6" HE HAS FACED A LOT OF ADVERSITY ABOUT HIS SIZE BUT HE HAS OVERCOME ALL OF THAT AND HAS AN AMAZING OFFER.

HERE IS HIS STORY.

>> I AM A FIRM BELIEVER THAT HARD WORK COULD BEAT OUT TALENT ANY DAY OF THE WEEK SO YOU'VE GOT TO GRIND.

YOU'VE GOT TO PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN AND IF YOU WANT SOMETHING YOU'VE GOT TO WORK FOR IT.

>> SOME SCHOOLS, IT WAS AN ISSUE.

THEY JUST FLAT OUT TOLD US HE IS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO PLAY AT THIS LEVEL.

>> NOT EVERYBODY IS RECRUITING 5'6" KIDS, THEY ARE JUST NOT.

BUT, I HAD TO THINK THERE WAS GOING TO BE A COACH THAT THOUGHT HE COULD PLAY THE GAME AND IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT HIS SIZE WAS.

>> THERE WERE SOME TIMES WHEN I WAS LIKE I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING ALL I CAN RIGHT NOW BUT I'M NOT GETTING OPPORTUNITY.

>> WE WERE BLESSED THAT GEORGIA TECH SAID WE DON'T CARE.

HE IS PRODUCING.

HE'S PUTTING UP THE NUMBERS.

HE IS DOING THINGS OTHER KIDS BIGGER THAN HIM ARE DOING SO THEY GAVE HIM THAT OPPORTUNITY.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE CARSON PLAY FOR THE YELLOWJACKETS NEXT SEASON.

ONE MORE QUICK BREAK BUT AS PROMISED, TWO SPECIAL GUESTS COMING UP NEXT.

STICK WITH US.

>> WE ARE BACK FOR THE HALFTIME SHOW.

WE ARE TITUS 7-7 AND HERE WE HAVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. TIM SCOTT AND GSA LEGISLATIVE LIAISON DR. ROBIN HINES.

WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE.

MY FIRST QUESTION IS, HOW WOULD YOU GRADE DR. SCOTT'S TROPHY PRESENTATIONS?

>> I WOULD GIVE HIM AN A+.

>> OH, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB TODAY.

>> LET ME TELL YOU, HE IS VERY LENIENT ON HIS GRADING.

>> YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

WE HAVE NOTICED.

>> I MEAN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS WEEK AND IT IS A WEEK BUT IT IS REALLY 362 DAYS THAT LEAD INTO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE FOR YOU TO NOW BE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HAVE THIS IS YOUR FIRST HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS UNDER YOUR CHARGE?

>> IT HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE BUT IT IS THE TEAM IN THE WORK THAT WENT AHEAD OF TIME.

DR. HINES AND THE GROUP DID MOST OF THE WORK.

I DID NOT GET HERE UNTIL JULY SO THEY HAVE REALLY DONE A LOT BUT THE TEAM BEHIND US AND NOT JUST FROM THE OFFICE, ACROSS THE STATE, ALL THE FOLKS WHO HAVE HELPED HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB AND IF I NEED SOMETHING I WILL PICK UP A PHONE CALL.

>> YES, YOU HANDED THE BATON TO HIM EARLIER THIS YEAR.

WHAT HAS YOUR ROLLBACK BEEN --ROLE BEEN THIS WEEK?

>> WE STARTED THIS LAST DECEMBER AND BEGIN TO MEET AND OF COURSE IT GETS MORE INTENSE AS IT GOES ON, SO NOTHING REALLY HAS CHANGED, YOU KNOW.

WE JUST TRY TO GET IN HERE, INCLUDE TIM.

HE IS A QUICK STUDY.

HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS GOING ON AND OF COURSE THE FOLKS HERE AT MERCEDES-BENZ, THEY HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE .

THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB FOR US AND I THINK WE CAME INTO THIS ONE AS READY AS WE HAVE EVER BEEN.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE A SHOWCASE THEN YOU LIKE THIS, WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT WHERE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HAS COME FROM TO WHERE IT IS NOW?

>> I THINK IT IS GREAT AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE STATE OF MONTANA WHO CAME IN TO WATCH SOME OF OUR GAMES.

THEY ARE TRYING TO GET GIRLS LIKE FOOTBALL GOING AND THEY WERE VERY COMPLEMENTARY.

WANTED TO SEE WHAT WE ARE DOING IN GEORGIA SO THAT IS A TRIBUTE TO WHAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS DONE, WHAT ROBIN HAS DONE DURING HIS 7+ YEARS.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT GIRLS LIKE FOOTBALL FIRST.

WE HAVE SOUTHEAST BULLOCK WHO WENT FOUR STATE CHAMPIONS AND GREENBRIER WHO WENT BACK TO BACK.

TALK ABOUT THE FOOTBALL TALENT AND WHAT IT HAS MEANT TO THE STATE .

>> IT IS BEEN REALLY EXCITING OVER THE LAST HOW MANY YEARS, TO SEE HOW IT HAS DEVELOPED AND GROWN.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO END UP CLOSE TO 300 SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR PLAYING FLAG FOOTBALL.

WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE STARTED THIS WITH A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FALCONS AND THEY CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH US IN THE ARTHUR BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING TO MAKE THIS HAPPENING AND NOT JUST GIRLS LIKE TO GO BUT ACROSS THE BOARD WITH THE G HSA .

WE ARE MOST APPRECIATIVE BUT IT IS REALLY GOOD AND JUST SEEMS TO GET BETTER EVERY YEARS, THE COACHING AND THE STAFFING HAVE COME LIGHT YEARS.

WHAT ABOUT THE GIRL FROM GREENBRIER SLING IN THAT THING AROUND AND CATCHES IT.

IT IS UNBELIEVABLE HOW THEY COMPETE.

>> AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT TACKLE, ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PLACES THAT ARE REPRESENTED HERE THIS WEEK YOU KNOW, HERE IT IS BOGART AND MARIST WITH A HISTORY OF ALAN CHADWICK.

EARLIER TODAY WE HAD BERKS COUNTY HERE.

BOUTIN WAS HERE.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO SEE THE STATE REPRESENTED FROM ALL DIFFERENT SECTIONS?

>> I THINK IT TELLS YOU WHAT THE QUALITY OF OUR ATHLETES ARE ACROSS THE STATE AND THIS IS BEEN A GREAT TOURNAMENT ALL THE WAY.

THE BRACKETS ARE TOUGH AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE REALLY GOOD GAMES THE NEXT TWO DAYS, AS WELL.

>> I KNOW WE ARE NOT DONE WITH THIS GAME YET BUT HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS NAME --DAY ONE HERE AT THE BENZ?

>> IT'S BEEN A RESOUNDING SUCCESS, GREAT CROWDS COMING IN HERE.

YOU LOOK AT NORTH OCONEE, THEY ALL SHOWED UP.

MARIST WITH A GREAT CROWD AND THE BANDS ARE OUTSTANDING.

THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR.

>> I WAS MOST IMPRESSED.

SINGLE A DIVISION 2, THE STANDS WERE ALMOST FULL.

>> WHAT IS IT LIKE WITH TWO COACHES TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON OUT THERE ON THE FIELD WITH THESE GREAT MASTERS THAT WE SEE WITH ALAN CHADWICK, WHO IS A LIVING LEGEND AND TYLER MARTIN WHO IS PULLED A PLAY OUT OF THE CHADWICK PLAYBOOK TO REALLY GET THAT FIRST SCORE.

>> I DON'T KNOW.

I TRY NOT TO SAY A WHOLE LOT BECAUSE I GUESS IF I WAS ANY GOOD AT IT, I WOULD STILL BE COACHING.

>> SAME YEAR.

>> OKAY, TWO FORMER COACHES.

>> I MEAN, IT HAS BEEN FUN TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON.

CAN WE LOCK THIS DOWN THAT WE GET TO VISIT WITH YOU GUYS FOR TWO MORE DAYS?

>> PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.

LAUGH HAS --LAST HAVE TIME, WE ARE GOING TO RECAP THE DAYS.

>> WE HAVE ANOTHER 24 MINUTES COMING UP.

>> THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

WE HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR ON ROSE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

WE LOVE YOU.

SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE.

THE REGIONS --THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE REGENTS HALFTIME SHOW.

WE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW .

IT IS THE QUAD A TITLE GAME AFTER THIS.

>> BACK HALFTIME AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM, THE 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

NORTH OCONEE AND MARIST TIED AT 7-7.

TYPICALLY AT HALFTIME I HAVE A FEELING OF WHO MIGHT WIN THE GAME.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHO'S GOING TO WIN THIS GAME.

>> A GREAT DEFENSIVE BATTLE WAS GOING ON OUT ON THIS FIELD, TWO HEAVYWEIGHTS, 14-0 AND YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE A FEEL WHO HAS THE MOMENTUM IN THIS GAME.

>> NORTH OCONEE WHEN THEY GOT INVOLVED IN THE GAME THEY LOOK REALLY GOOD AND MARIST SEEMED TO GET ANGRY AND THEY DROVE DOWN THE FIELD 80 YARDS SO AGAIN THE PUZZLE AS TO WHO HAS THE MOMENTUM.

MARIST WILL HAVE THE BALL, THAT, WE DO KNOW.

ACTUALLY, NORTH OCONEE IS GOING TO HAVE THE BALL COMING OUT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTS.

THIS IS THE ONE TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE OFFENSE GOING.

>> IN THE SECOND QUARTER OUT ON THE EDGE ON A COUPLE OF SLANT PLAYS HERE.

GOOD RUN AFTER THE CATCH HERE.

PUT HIS TEAM DOWN ON THE FOUR-YARD LINE.

>> HE'S GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.

THEN KHAMARI BROOKS THERE ON THE TOUCHDOWN PASS, THEN MARIST ESCORTING -- SCORING TO TIE UP THE FIRST HALF 7-7.

TIME NOW FOR OUR INTERVIEW WITH COACH AURANDT.

>> LET'S TALK DEFENSE.

KHAMARI BROOKS AND COMPANY HAVE HELD MARIST TO SEVEN.

WE SAW A LITTLE SPARK PLUG THERE AT THE END WITH MARIST.

HOW DO THEY CONTINUE TO NEUTRALIZE THAT OFFENSE IN THE SECOND HALF?

>> THEY'VE GOT TO DO A GOOD JOB OF PLAYING THE CALL AND NOT DOING MORE THAN THE OFFENSE ASKS US TO DO.

THERE ARE SOME GUYS OUT THERE TRYING TO DO THEIR OWN THING A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH BUT IF WE WILL COMMIT TO THE CALL WE WILL BE FINE ON THAT SIDE OF THE BALL.

>> YOU GET THE BALL TO START THE HALF.

HOW CRITICAL IS IT TO MAKE A STATEMENT RIGHT NOW WITH THIS OPENING DRIVE?

>> THESE FIRST FOUR MINUTES COMING OUT ARE GOING TO BE BIG FOR OUR TEAM SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME PLAYS HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DRIVE, GET THE BALL ROLLING AND FINISH IN THE END ZONE.

>> THIS IS YOUR SCHOOLS FOR STATE TITLE APPEARANCE.

WHAT WAS YOUR MESSAGE TO YOUR TEAM ON HOW TO FINISH THIS GAME?

>> JUST KEEP BEING YOU.

KEEP BEING YOURSELF AND LEAVE IT ALL OUT HERE ON THE FIELD.

THERE ARE 24 MINUTES LEFT IN THIS SEASON.

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE NO REGRETS.

>> GOOD LUCK IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE ALPHA INSURANCE FIRST HALF STATS AND TELL ME WHAT JUMPS OFF THE PAGE AT YOU.

>> THE RUSHING ATTACK OF MARIST FINALLY CAME ALIVE THERE IN THAT LAST DRIVE.

NORTH OCONEE IS GOING TO HAVE TO RUN THE BALL A LITTLE BETTER AND 39 YARDS.

NOT A LOT OF PENALTIES.

A LOT OF MISCUES FOR MARIST.

TIME OF POSSESSION THOUGH, THAT IS THE ONE THING NORTH OCONEE HAS TO WATCH OUT IN THE SECOND HALF.

MARIST WITH 15, 25, YOU CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN IN THE SECOND HALF.

LET MARIST HAVE THE LEAD WITH THE ABILITY TO GO AHEAD WITH THE BALL BECAUSE THEY CAN CHEW UP THE CLOCK.

>> THE THING WE DID NOT SEE MUCH UP IN THE FIRST HALF AND I THINK WE HAVE TO SEE IN THE SECOND HALF IS NORTH OCONEE IS GOING TO WIN, THAT IS FALCONER RUNNING THE BALL A BIT MORE.

>> THIS IS JUST TWO QUARTERS, GO OUT AND WIN A FOOTBALL GAME HOWEVER THAT HAPPENS.

>> AND KHAMARI BROOKS, NUMBER 5, WHAT A GREAT FIRST HALF HE HAD.

HE SCORED THE ONLY TOUCHDOWN.

SIX TOTAL TACKLES, FIVE SOLO.

>> THAT IS A YOUNG MAN WHO IS MEANT FOR THIS MOMENT.

HE IS A GREAT ATHLETE.

THEN HERE ON THE RUN , THE STRENGTH, THE POWER, A WALK IN, NOT EVEN FEELING THE TUG OF THE DEFENDER AS HE SCORES THE TOUCHDOWN.

>> I'M SURE THE MESSAGE, AND I KNOW NIKKI ASKED COACH CHADWICK THAT, I'M SURE THE MESSAGE IN THE LOCKER ROOM WAS OFFENSIVELY FOREVER NUMBER 5 IS ON DEFENSE, RUN TO THE OTHER SIDE.

>> DEFINITELY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET A COUPLE OF HANDS ON HIM BECAUSE ONE ON ONE, HE IS DANGEROUS.

>> SECOND HALF KICK UP IT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY HEADS UP GEORGIA.

PARK YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU DRIVE.

WE WILL START AT THE 20 YARD LINE AS LINNIHAN GETS BACK TO THE BACK END ZONE.

>> YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO GET THE BALL, MOVE AROUND DIFFERENT SPOTS, TRY TO GET THEM RIGHT MATCHUP.

SOMETIMES IN THIS KIND OF GAME YOU HAVE TO FORCE IT TO YOUR BEST PLAYER DOWN THE FIELD.

>> YES, YOU SAW WHAT AN IMPACT ROLLED IN --ROLDAN CAN HAVE ON THE GAME.

GREAT DECOY FOR BURKS TO TROT INTO THE END ZONE.

DOSTER ON THE CARRY AND DOES TO GET STOPPED, ONE-YARD GAIN.

GREAT PURSUIT BY THAT MARIST DEFENSE RIGHT THERE TO START THE THIRD QUARTER.

>> THAT TIME, ROLDAN IN THE BACKFIELD, MAKING SURE THE DEFENSE STAYS HONEST.

>> SECOND DOWN .

FAULKNER STEPS UP TO THE POCKET AND THROWS IT COMPLETE TO KHAMARI BROOKS AND HE'S GOING TO HAVE THE FIRST DOWN AND MORE AS HE FALLS FORWARD TO THE 37-YARD LINE.

>> GOOD JOB OF EXTENDING THIS PLAY BY FAULKNER HERE COMING FROM HIS LEFT, KEEPING HIS HEAD UP AND HE JUST DELIVERED IT.

SURE, LET'S JUST THROW IT TO OUR BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER DOWN THE FIELD.

GOOD JOB MAKING HIMSELF AVAILABLE RIGHT THERE BURKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD SHOWING OFF THE ATHLETICISM RIGHT THERE.

>> BROOKS AND ROLDAN RARELY COME OFF THE FIELD.

IN FACT, WHEN THEY TAKE HIM OFF THE FIELD FOR ONE PLAY, COACH AURANDT SAYS THEY ARE CONSTANTLY SAYING PUT ME BACK IN.

BALL UP TOP AND WE HAVE INTERFERENCE.

THERE WAS CONTACT.

THERE IT IS.

THE FLAG COMES OUT.

ROLDAN, MIGHT BE BATEMAN WHO MADE THE COLLISION WITH IT.

>> DAWSON BATEMON GETTING BACK INTO THIS PLAY LATE.

A LITTLE LATE ON THE PLAY HERE IS FAULKNER.

>> Referee: DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE .

15-YARD PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT .

FIRST DOWN.

>> YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE 81 JUST GETTING THERE TOO SOON TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THE PLAY BUT IN HIGH SCHOOL YOU WILL LIVE WITH THIS.

YOU WILL LIVE WITH THIS KIND OF PLAY .

BEFORE THE SHIELD AND THE HOME TEAM FALCONS THAT WOULD BE THE BALL DOWN THERE ON THE 20 YARD LINE.

>> AND STATUS AT THE 48.

THEY SWING IT OUT HERE TO BRAXTON GOOLSBY AND NORTH OCONEE MOVING THE BALL HERE ON THEIR FIRST POSSESSION OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

>> AGGRESSIVE DOWNFIELD, ROLDAN GETTING THE BALL ON THE FIELD OPENS UP THE RUN GAME.

HARRISON FAULKNER STILL IS GOING TO HAVE TO IMPACT THIS GAME MOVING AROUND IN THE POCKET.

>> HE IS 10 OF 11 PASSING FOR 37.

PLAY ACTION FAULKNER DATES AT AROUND BACK THERE AND DELIVERS , INTERCEPTED BY BATEMAN.

>> GREAT COVERAGE THERE BY BATEMAN.

TIGHT COVERAGE RUNNING STEP FOR STEP THERE WITH NICHOLAS POLLACK.

GREAT COVERAGE THERE BY BATEMAN.

>> LIKE A TRUE CORNER, GOT TO FORGET ABOUT IT.

>> SHORT MEMORY WHEN YOU PLAY TACKLE AND CORNER.

>> BALL GOES OUT TO ROLDAN ON THE SCREENPLAY.

MICE PLAY BY ROLDAN.

THEY RUN THAT SCREEN OUT THERE TO HIM, AND HE WEAVED HIS WAY THROUGH THE TRAFFIC TO GET CLOSE TO THE FIRST DOWN, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT SHORT.

>> THIS IS WHAT COACH WAS TALKING ABOUT IT HAVE TIME RIGHT THERE, THE ELUSIVENESS OF THEIR BIG PLAYERS LIKE ROLDAN AND BROOKS.

WHEN THEY GET THE BALL IN THEIR HAND YOU'VE GOT TO TACKLE THEM IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> MY STIFF ARM ON THAT PLAY, TOO, BY ROLDAN.

THIRD AND ONE.

DOSTER GOT THE FIRST DOWN INSIDE THE 25 AND DOWN TO THE 24.

>> EXECUTION ON THAT RIGHT SIDE RIGHT GUARD, RIGHT TACKLE JUST FALLING FORWARD THERE FOR FIRST DOWN.

>> HARD TO BELIEVE NEITHER ONE OF THESE TEAMS HAD A RETURNING OFFENSIVE LINE, BOTH BRAND-NEW OFFENSIVE LINEMAN AND HERE THEY ARE BOTH OF THEM 14-0 IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

>> [ INAUDIBLE ] WAS THE ONLY RETURNING STARTER AND HE GOT HURT IN CAMP.

>> ROLDAN ON THE SWEEP GOT KNOCKED BACKWARDS.

BIG HIT COMING IN THERE FROM UTSCH.

>> OUT ON THE EDGE OF GOT TO BE AGGRESSIVE HERE.

WATCH THIS HIT.

BOOM .

THAT WAS PHYSICAL BY JUDE NORDEN, THE MIDDLE BACKER, MAKING HIS PRESENCE FELT.

>> THEY'VE GOT SOME GREAT NAMES -- UTSCH, NORDEN.

>> DOSTER LEANS FORWARD.

NICE GAIN ON THE PLAY.

RICHERSON AND COXON ON THAT TACKLE.

GOING TO BE THIRD DOWN AND SHORT.

>> DEFENSE HAS THE GOOD OFFENSE GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO HOLD THEM AND KILL THIS MOMENTUM.

DEFENSIVE LINE HAS TO HAVE MORE PENETRATION.

THE MOST DANGEROUS PERSON IS HARRISON FAULKNER.

>> FIRST DOWN CARRY INSIDE THE 10-YARD LINE.

JUST SAW THAT STACK INSIDE THE OFFENSIVE LINE FOR NORTH OCONEE AVERAGING EIGHT YARDS PER PLAY.

>> JUST POWER RUN RIGHT AT YOU .

GOOD JOB RUNNING BEHIND THIS PASS WITH JT DOSTER.

SIX FEET, 190 JUNIOR STRONG, PHYSICAL.

HARD TO BELIEVE HE IS STARTING THE SEASON WITH THE JV TEAM.

>> ALPHA INSURANCE RED ZONE FOR THE TITANS TRYING TO TAKE THE LEAD.

FAULKNER, GOING TO RUN IT, GETS UPENDED.

SHORT GAIN ON THE PLAY FOR HARRISON FAULKNER.

>> YOU SURE THAT WAS IN A BROKEN PLAY THERE BY FAULKNER?

LIKE HE WAS LOOKING FOR JT DOSTER TO TAKE THAT.

HAD THE HEAVY PLAY OF TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN AND IT DID NOT OCCUR.

>> NORTH OCONEE HANDED MARIST A TASTE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE.

>> IT'S A COOL DRIVE HERE THREATENING THE END ZONE FOR SIX MINUTES OFF THE CLOCK IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> FAULKNER BREAKS IT DOWN NOW BEING CHASED BY HAVEN, INTERCEPTED BY BATEMAN.

BATEMAN COMES UP WITH A PICK, REDEEMS HIMSELF.

>> DAWSON, BATEMAN, THIS IS WHEN IT IS GREAT TO BE BLESSED WITH HEIGHT AT 6'3" HERE READING THE EYES OF THE QUARTERBACK, HARRISON FAULKNER GOING BACK TO THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD LIGHT, WHICH IS ALWAYS A NO-NO AS HE SCRAMBLES OUT OF THE POCKET.

>> Referee: MEDIA TIME-OUT.

>> DAWSON BATEMON PLAYING JOHNNY ON THE SPOT FOR THE INTERCEPTION.

>> HOLDING , 10-YARD PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT.

THIRD DOWN.

>> COULD CALL RIGHT THERE.

REGARDLESS OF DOWN AND DISTANCE OF THAT PLAY, YOU FELT LIKE MAYBE THEY WERE GOING TO GO FOR IT ON FOURTH DOWN.

HERE NOW THIRD AND FOREVER.

>> LET'S SEE IF THEY TRY TO CUT IT IN HALF AND STILL GO FOR IT.

THIRD AND 19.

FAULKNER FIRES AND INTERCEPTED AT THE 25-YARD LINE, AND TRACE GAYNES, WHO KEEPS MAKING BIG PLAY AFTER BIG PLAY FOR MARIST, COMES UP WITH THE PICK.

>> BEAUTIFUL JOB BY TRACE GAYNES RUNNING STEP FOR STEP, KHAMARI BROOKS PLAYING CENTER FIELD READING THE EYES OF THE QUARTERBACK THAT HE JUMPS THIS ROUTE AS THE BALL COMES.

YOU CAN SEE THEIR NUMBER 10 PLAYING CENTER FIELD.

HE SEES KHAMARI BROOKS, COMES INTO HIS VIEW, AND LUCKILY FOR NORTH OCONEE ON THIS INTERCEPTION, HE FALLS DOWN RIGHT THERE READING THE EYES.

HE CATCHES THAT CLAIM.

IT IS A FOOT RACE.

TRACE GAYNES AND THE SPEED THAT HE HAS WOULD'VE MADE THAT A FOOT RACE TO THE END ZONE.

>> THAT WAS A TREMENDOUS REPLAY RIGHT THERE YOU CAN SEE FROM THE QUARTERBACK PERSPECTIVE HE DID NOT SEE GAINS BUT GAINES WAS READING FAULKNER'S EYES THE WHOLE TIME THEN HE SAW THE WIDE RECEIVER FLASH IN FRONT OF HIM, STEP RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PASS AND GETS THE PICK.

>> HOW CAN THIS MARIST OFFENSE GET GOING AS WE SAW THEM LATE IN THAT FIRST HALF SO PLANE PHYSICAL AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AND GETTING THE RUN-GAME.

>> EUART FAKES THE KITCHEN FALLS FORWARD TO THE 31.

>> TRYING TO BREAK ANKLES ALMOST BROKE HIS OWN RIGHT THERE.

HAVING ENOUGH ATHLETIC ABILITY TO PICK UP SIX YARDS.

>> DO YOU GUYS REMEMBER WHEN COACH CHADWICK THIS WEEK WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW HYDRATION WAS GOING TO BE KEY FOR THIS GAME?

YOU KEEP MENTIONING GAINES AND HE IS THE ONE PLAYER THAT KEEPS COMING OUT TO HYDRATE HIMSELF SO COACH MUST KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT IS ALL I'M SAYING.

>> IT'S VERY WARM IN THIS BUILDING.

WE HAVE BEEN IN THE COLD WEATHER BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN THIS WARM FOR THESE PLAYERS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD IN QUITE SOME TIME AND IT IS WARM IN THIS BUILDING.

GAYNES PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN AT THE 37-YARD LINE.

>> GREAT JOB BY TRACE GAYNES HERE OUT ON THE EDGE BALANCING THIS TO THE OUTSIDE WITH VISION AND RIGHT THERE MAKING MONEY WITH HIS FEET RIGHT THERE SHAKING THE LINE BACKER AND GETTING UPFIELD, SHAKING CHARLIE HAWKINS AND GETTING THE FIRST DOWN.

>> FIRST AND 10 AT THE 37 YARD LINE.

SIX DIFFERENT PLAYERS HAVE RUN THE BALL HERE TONIGHT.

THAT IS JUST A MARIST FOOTBALL GAME RIGHT THERE, NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THAT.

EUART CUTS BACK IN THE MIDDLE, PICKS UP A COUPLE OF YARDS ON THE PLAY.

>> ONCE AGAIN SOME FIRST DOWNS RIGHT THERE.

THIS MARIST OFFENSE, THAT IS THEIR WINNING WAY WHEN THEY CAN GET FOUR, FIVE YARDS ON FIRST DOWN, EVERYTHING ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE OFFENSES SYNCED UP, AND THE PHYSICALITY IS PICKED UP IN THIS DRIVE ONCE AGAIN FOR THE WAR EAGLES.

>> SECOND DOWN AND SIX.

HANDOFF GOES TO KAISER.

DOES NOT GET THE FIRST DOWN.

GREAT DEFENSE RIGHT THERE.

LUKE BURNETT, THE SAFETY BACKUP QUARTERBACK STEPS UP AND GETS ANOTHER DOWN.

>> THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE NUMBER 22.

LIKE HOW HE IS PLAYING DOWN HERE RIGHT THERE INTERESTING PLAY CLOSE TO THE LINE KIND OF HIDING BEHIND MADDOX BRICE RIGHT THERE AND GETS DOWN HOW TO MAKE THAT PLAY.

>> 76 TACKLES ON THE SEASON, COUPLE OF FUMBLE RECOVERIES.

INTERCEPTION.

THEY MOVE HIM AROUND A LOT.

YOU CAN SEE HE MAKES A LOT OF PLAYS AS A RESULT OF THAT.

COMING HERE TO LEWIS, AND LEWIS GETS THE FIRST DOWN ON THE FINAL PLAY OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

>> MARIST FOOTBALL ON DISPLAY TOUGH RUNNING THERE TO PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN.

>> COUPLE OF INTERCEPTIONS FOR THE MARIST DEFENSE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

NOW MARIST HAS THE BALL AS WE HEAD TO THE FOURTH.

>> START OF THE FOURTH QUARTER AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

MARIST AND NORTH OCONEE TIED IT 7-7 AS WE HEAD TO THE FINAL 12 MINUTES OF REGULATION, OUR ENTIRE TPV TEAM WITH YOU TO WRAP UP THE FIRST DAY IN THE LAND OF THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

YOU KNOW WHERE THE GAME IS THAT, MARIST HAS THE BALL.

THEY'RE GOING TO HOLD THE BALL IF THINGS GO ACCORDING TO THEIR PLAN, THEY ARE GOING TO HOLD THE BALL ANOTHER FOUR OR FIVE MAYBE SIX MINUTES AND SQUARE.

NORTH OCONEE IS GOING TO GET IT BACK AND AT THAT POINT, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE CHANCE TO SCORE.

>> THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS A ONE-POSSESSION QUARTER.

THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THE TIME AND SHOW THEIR PHYSICALITY AND THE RUN GAME, A LOT OF PRESSURE ON NORTH OCONEE AND WHEN THEY GET THE BALL THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SCORE A TOUCHDOWN.

>> PLAY GETS BLOWN DEAD.

>> Referee: FALSE START ON THE OFFENSE, FIVE-YARD PENALTY.

DOWN REMAINS FIRST.

CLOCK OPERATOR, PLEASE MOVE THE CLOCK TO 12 MINUTES.

12 MINUTES ON THE CLOCK.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE FRUSTRATION FOR COACH CHADWICK.

DON'T TELL HIM HE'S BEEN AROUND HERE FOR 50 YEARS STILL TOTALLY LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO YELL AT.

>> I LOVE OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH COACH CHADWICK.

I FEEL LIKE WE ARE TALKING TO SOME SAGE, WISE OLD COACH LIKE A BILL WALSH ALTHOUGH I NEVER TALK TO BILL WALSH.

I ENVISION SOMETHING TO THAT NATURE OF CONVERSATION.

HE IS JUST SUCH A FANTASTIC COACH.

AND, HE STILL -- >> Referee: FALSE START .

OFFENSE, FIVE-YARD PENALTY, FIRST DOWN.

AND YOU KNOW, HE STILL LOVES FRIDAY NIGHTS.

HE LOVES THE PRACTICES, LOVES EVERYTHING ABOUT THE GAME EXCEPT MAYBE THE EARLY-MORNING WORKOUTS IN THE OFF-SEASON AND HERE IS THE RESUME.

33 WINS, 32 TO TIE, 32 TO BEAT LARRY CAMPBELL.

23 REGION TITLES AND BACK IN THE DAY HE WAS A PLAYER, TOO.

EIGHTH-ROUND DRAFT PICK OF THE CHICAGO BEARS.

>> GOING AGAINST COACH AURANDT, WHO IS ONLY 41 YEARS OLD.

>> EXACTLY.

THAT SUMS IT UP RIGHT THERE.

HE HAS BEEN COACHING AS LONG AS TYLER AURANDT HAS BEEN ALIVE.

HE IS APPROACHING HALF A CENTURY AT MARIST BECAUSE HE WAS THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR BEFORE HE BECAME A HEAD COACH.

>> YOU CAN SEE HE UNDERSTANDS RIGHT HERE ON THE SET OF DOWNS, THIS TEAM WAS NOT REALLY BUILT FOR PENALTIES.

TWO PENALTIES TO PUT THEM IN THIS SITUATION SECOND AND LONG SPREAD OUT TRYING TO MAKE IT PLAY DOWN THE FIELD.

>> HE SAYS HE IS NOT AS GRUFF AS HE USED TO BE ALTHOUGH HIS COACHES MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT.

HANDOFF GOES TO LEWIS AND HE IS UP TO THE 45-YARD LINE.

>> IT'S INTERESTING, ALAN CHADWICK SAYS HE STAYS AROUND BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY HOBBIES.

FOOTBALL IS HIS HOBBY.

HE LOVES IT.

HE STILL FEELS THAT ENERGY TO GET UP, FEELS LIKE HE HAS SOMETHING TO ACCOMPLISH EACH AND EVERY DAY.

HE WAS A FINE QUARTERBACK, AS WELL.

>> I LOVE THE QUESTION NIKKI ASKED HIM WHAT'S ON YOUR GOAL LIST.

HE SAID GO TO BED TONIGHT AND WAKE UP TOMORROW.

THAT IS A GREAT GOAL TO HAVE.

THIRD AND 13.

BALL IS AT THE 45.

PLAY ACTION.

EUART DOCS UNDER THE CAP --TACKLE, SCRAMBLING, NOT GOING TO GET AWAY FROM KHAMARI BROOKS.

MARIST GOING TO HAVE TO GET --GIVE UP THE BALL.

>> TWO FALSE STARTS TO START THIS DRIVE PUSH THEM FIRST AND 20 HERE JUST NOWHERE TO GO, PRESSURE IN HIS FACE RIGHT THERE AND THEN THE MAN FOR THIS GAME, BROOKS MAKING ANOTHER PLAY ON THIS GAME.

>> NORTH OCONEE IS GOING TO GET THE BALL BACK.

YOU SEE THE NUMBERS ON .

SEVEN TACKLES, 2.

5 QUARTERBACK SACKS.

3.

5 TFL TAKEN FROM THE 19.

DROPPED AT THE 22.

36-YARD PENALTY.

TWO-YARD RETURN.

TITANS GO ON OFFENSE WHEN WE GET BACK.

>> TYLER AURANDT AND NORTH OCONEE IN THE FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

HE WAS GRAYSON'S OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR FOR MICKEY KOHN WHEN THEY WON THE TITLE IN 2011.

HE WAS THE PARK VIEW OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR FOR COACH AARON GODFREY, HAD TWO PLAYOFF APPEARANCES BUT HIS RESUME MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE THAN THAT.

HE PLAYED FOR AND WON NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT VALDOSTA STATE PLAYING FOR THEN COACHING WITH CHRIS HATCHER ALSO WITH DAVID DEAN, WHO WENT ON TO WEST GEORGIA, NOW BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL COACHING OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

HE PLAYED FOR THE GREAT JIMMY JUMP AT GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN.

DOSTER ON THE CARRY UP TO THE 31-YARD LINE.

>> JT DOSTER HAS REALLY STARTED TO PUT HIS IMPRINT ON THIS GAME RUNNING THE BALL ONCE AGAIN RIGHT AT YOU DOWN THE MIDDLE HERE, BREAKING TACKLES, SPENDING, PICKING UP CRUCIAL YARDS.

NINE YARDS ON THAT RUN THERE BY JT DOSTER WHO REALLY GOT HIT AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

HE IS HAVING SOME BIG PHYSICAL RUNS AND WEARING THIS DEFENSE DOWN.

>> HOW DUMB WERE WE THAT WE HAD HIM ON THE JB AT THE START OF THE SEASON?

FAULKNER THROWING, BALL TIPPED INTO THE AIR THEN CUT DOWNFIELD AT THE 39 YARD LINE BY ROLDAN.

THEY GOT LUCKY THAT TIME.

ANYTIME YOU GOT A TIP LIKE THAT IT IS INTERCEPTION WAITING TO HAPPEN.

>> A JOB RIGHT THERE GETTING A HAND ON THAT BALL .

IT IS NOT ENOUGH, BALL UP IN THE AIR TRIPS THROUGH THEIR FOR LANDON .

>> FIVE CATCHES NOW FOR ROLL DOWN.

--ROLDAN.

FIRST AND 10, DOSTER TO THE 43-YARD LINE.

HE GOT FOUR ON THAT PLACE AND NOW NORTH OCONEE IS GOING TO TRY TO TURNTABLES HERE ON MARIST AND DO TO THEM WHAT THE WAR AIGLE'S WERE NOT ABLE TO DO TO THEM ON THE LAST POSSESSION.

>> WRITE THEIR STARTING TO GET THE BALL DOWN AGAIN.

>> FIRST AND 10, SIXTH CATCH OF THE GAME FOR THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS' SIGNEE.

>> ROLDAN GET IT OUT ON THE EDGE TO THE BEST PLAYER AND YOU CAN SEE THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH DRILLING HIS WAY TO A FIRST DOWN.

>> FIRST AND 10, BALL AT THE 50-YARD LINE.

HE JOINED THE NORTH OCONEE PROGRAM WHEN HE WAS IN SIXTH GRADE .

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM, ALWAYS PLAYED A YEAR UP, ALWAYS FASTER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE, ALWAYS PLAYED A YEAR ABOVE HIS GRADE LEVEL.

INSIDE PASS AGAIN GOES TO BREASTS.

--BROOKS.

PLATE VERY SIMILAR TO EARLIER AND IT'S DOWN AT THE 37 YARD LINE.

>> HE COMES UNDERNEATH AS THOUGH HE IS PULLING THE HANDOFF.

NOT SURE IF YOU FLIP DINNER HANDED THE BALL OFF, BUT IT WAS IN FORM SO IT COULD COUNT AS A PASS.

>> FIRST AND 10 BALL AT THE 37-YARD LINE COMING UP ON SEVEN MINUTES TO GO IN REGULATION.

>> YOU CAN SEE NORTH OCONEE TAKING THEIR TIME LOOKING TO THE SIDELINE GOING DEEP INTO THE PLAY CLOCK.

>> GOOLSBY GETS THE HANDOFF.

GETS TWO ON THE PLATE TO THE 35.

WE HAVE HAD BOTH TEAMS, 11 PLAY DRIVES THAT FAILED TO SCORE ANY POINTS.

MARIST ON THEIR PREVIOUS DRIVE, A PLACE, NO POINTS, SO WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PLAYS AND NOT A LOT OF POINTS.

>> PLANE PHYSICAL AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

AS YOU HAVE SEEN ON THIS DRIVE, A LOT OF TACKLES.

PUTTING GUYS IN THE BACKFIELD JUST NOT ABLE TO BRING THEM DOWN.

>> ROLDAN ON A SWEEP , NORDEN TRYING TO REACH IN THERE AND STRIP HIM OF THE BALL BUT HE GETS THE FIRST DOWN ON THE 27-YARD LINE.

>> GOOD BLOCKING, GOOD KICK OUT BLOCKS THEREBY THE TIGHT END.

JUST THE FINISHED BY ROLDAN FALLING FORWARD TWO OR THREE YARDS AFTER CONTACT EACH AND EVERY TIME HE TOUCHES THE BALL.

>> FIRST AND 10.

UNDER SIX MINUTES TO GO.

NORTH OCONEE TRYING TO SCORE HERE AND BACK MARIST INTO A CORNER.

FAULKNER PULLED DOWN BY ONE HAND, RICHERSON WITH A ONE-ARMED QUARTERBACK SACK.

>> GREAT JOB , JACK RICHERSON, ABLE TO CHANGE DIRECTION AND DISPLAY COMING OFF THE EDGE, AS YOU CAN SEE, KIND OF PLAYING CENTER FIELD, WAITING TO SEE WHO IS GOING TO TAKE THE BALL, DECIDING TO KEEP IT AND NOT GIVE IT TO DOSTER AND HIS ABILITY TO PLAY IN SPACE THEREBY RICHERSON.

>> 6'4" JUNIOR, WHATEVER SPORT HE ENDS UP PLAYING, HE IS GOING TO BE GOOD AT.

SECOND DOWN, FAULKNER BREAKS DOWNFIELD, STUTTER STEP THAT LOBS THE BALL OUT OF BOUNDS.

FLAGS ARE OUT.

OH MY GOSH, THEY DROPPED ANOTHER FLY, TOO.

I THINK THEY WILL CALL AN ADDITIONAL GROUNDING.

>> INITIAL CALL RIGHT THERE WAS HOLDING BY CARTER MINK.

>> BUT, MARIST WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE THE INTENTIONAL GROUNDING.

WE WILL SEE.

THE FLAG CAME OUT AFTER HE LOVED THE BALL OUT OF BOUNDS.

THAT IS WHAT MADE ME THINK INTENTIONAL GROUNDING, OR MAYBE IT IS A LATE HIT.

>> THE ACADEMY GOES TO HARRISON FAULKNER RIGHT THERE AS WELL.

GOOD JOB OF HIM.

NO NEED FOR THE MARIST PLAYER TO TOUCH HIM AT THAT POINT BUT HE DID FALL TO THE GROUND LATE OUT OF BOUNDS AND THE INITIAL CALL WAS HOLDING ON NORTH OCONEE BUT YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE AT THE END OF THIS PLAY , HENRY UTSCH SHOVES HIM IN THE BACK RIGHT THERE AND HE JUST KIND OF FALLS DOWN LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES.

>> HARRIS HAS BEEN A GOOD JOB MAYBE TAKING ACTING CLASSES AT NORTH OCONEE.

>> Referee: HOLDING ON THE OFFENSE .

PENALTY IS ASSESSED FOR PREVIOUS SPOT, 10 YARDS AFTER THE PLAY, PERSONAL FOUL ON THE DEFENSE.

PENALTY IS 15 YARDS.

DOWN REMAINS THE SECOND.

>> SO, NET GAIN FOR NORTH OCONEE WILL BE FIVE YARDS.

>> GOOD JOB RIGHT THERE BY FAULKNER , SOLD HIS LATE HIT AND THERE WAS CONTACT.

THERE WAS A TOUCH THERE BUT HE REALLY SOLD IT RIGHT THERE.

>> HE EMBELLISHED IT.

GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

SO, SECOND DOWN.

FAULKNER RIGHT THERE AND BROOKS COULD NOT HOLD ONTO IT.

THEY HAD IT SET UP AND IT MIGHT'VE GONE QUITE A WAYS HAD HE BEEN ABLE TO HOLD ONTO IT.

>> EXACTLY RIGHT.

RIGHT HERE IS A POSSIBLE TOUCHDOWN BUT KHAMARI BROOKS HAS THREE BLOCKERS OUT IN FRONT OF HIM, JUST MISSED THIS MIDDLE SCREEN HERE TIGHT END SCREEN COMING IN.

LOOK AT THE WHOLE LINE RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF HIM WITH HIS ATHLETIC ABILITY AND SPEED , IN THAT SITUATION DEFINITELY THE POSSIBILITY OF A TOUCHDOWN.

>> SO, NOW IT IS THIRD DOWN.

THE LINE OF GAIN IS 17, AND WE ARE GOING TO GO UNDER FIVE MINUTES ON THIS ONE.

>> TIME-OUT FOR NORTH OCONEE.

>> Referee: TIME-OUT , NORTH OCONEE , THE FIRST TO CHARGE TO TIME-OUT OF THE HALF.

THIS WILL ALSO BE A TV TIME-OUT.

>> WHAT THE MAN SAID.

WE WILL STEP ASIDE.

>> FIVE MINUTES TO PLAY IN REGULATION , WILL NORTH OCONEE WIN THEIR FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP?

MARIST STANDS IN THE WAY.

THEY HAVE WON THREE STATE TITLES.

MOST RECENTLY IN 2020 WHEN THEY WENT 13-0.

AND, IT IS THIRD DOWN AND 10 FOR NORTH OCONEE.

HEAVY RUSH.

FAULKNER GETS IT OUT OF THERE.

IT IS CAUGHT BY .

DOWN INSIDE THE TENT.

>> GREAT JOB FINDING THE OPEN AREA HERE BY KHAMARI BROOKS.

WE DO HAVE A LATE PENALTY, LOOKS LIKE ROUGHING THE PASSER HERE LATE WITH THE HIT RIGHT THERE , AS YOU CAN SEE, NOAH GERRICK HITTING HARRISON FAULKNER.

>> Referee: PERSONAL FOUL, ROUGHING THE QUARTERBACK ON THE DEFENSE.

THE PENALTY IS HALF THE DISTANCE TO THE GOAL.

>> FEELING THE PRESSURE, FAULKNER STILL SITTING IN THE POCKET .

CENTER FIELD HERE YOU CAN SEE THE LATE HIT RIGHT THERE AT 22.

EASY CALL RIGHT THERE FOR THE REFEREE TO CALL.

>> AND, HALF THE DISTANCE FROM THE END OF THE PLAY, SO FIRST AND GOAL TO GO FOR NORTH OCONEE AT THE FOUR-YARD LINE.

TITANS IN THE ALPHA INSURANCE RED ZONE TRYING TO TAKE THE LEAD.

HANDOFF, DOSTER, DOWN TO THE TWO.

>> NICE JOB THERE DOSTER FALLING FORWARD FOR A COUPLE OF YARDS, KEEPING THE CLOCK MOVING.

HE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TAKING TWO OR THREE DOWNS, EATING SOME CLOCK, MAYBE KICKING THIS BALL, ABOUT 3.

5 MINUTES LEFT.

A LOT OF PRESSURE ON MARIST.

BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST, GETTING IN THE END ZONE.

>> FAULKNER DIVES FOR THE GOAL LINE AND GETS IN FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.

NORTH OCONEE ON TOP WITH 3:58 TO GO.

>> PHILADELPHIA EAGLES DO THE TRASH PUSH.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CALL THIS BODY SURFING HERE BY HARRISON FAULKNER.

HE JUST JUMPS ON TOP OF THE OFFENSIVE LINE , KIND OF LETTING THE MOMENTUM --WATCH AS HE GETS ON THE O-LINE.

HE LEANS HIMSELF THERE INTO THE END ZONE FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.

>> THAT IS A GREAT CALL, LIKE YOUR BODY SURFING A WAVE.

YOU ARE IN THE OCEAN, IT'S COMING UP BEHIND YOU, YOU DIVE FORWARD, BUT THE WAVE CARRY YOU ON IN AND THAT IS WHAT HARRISON FAULKNER DID RIGHT THERE.

IT IS 13-7.

BUCKLEY ON FOR THE P. A. T. EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD AND THE KICK IS GOOD.

14-7.

>> GREAT JOB BY THE OFFENSE, HARRISON FAULKNER , TAKING THE BIGHEAD ON THE PERSONAL ROUGHING THE PASSER BUT FINDING KHAMARI BROOKS ON THE THIRD AND 10.

IT WOULD'VE BEEN FIRST DOWN ANYWAY THAN JUST DOING A GOOD JOB PHYSICALITY UP THERE IN THE OFFENSIVE LINE THE YOUNG MAN THERE , KHAMARI BROOKS.

THIS NORTH OCONEE TEAM TONIGHT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL , IS THERE MVP.

>> GOVERNORS RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN SCORING DRIVE IN CASE YOU MISSED IT IT WAS 13 PLAYS, 70 YARDS, 5:49, SO THEY NEARLY EIGHT UP HALF A QUARTER TO GET THAT TOUCHDOWN AND NOW, MARIST GETS THE BALL.

3:58 TO WORK WITH.

THEY DO HAVE ALL THREE TIME-OUTS REMAINING, SO -- EVEN IF THEY DON'T SCORE ON THIS POSITION THEORETICALLY, AND THEY HAVE TO GIVE THE BALL BACK, THEY STILL HAVE THOSE THREE TIME-OUTS TO WORK WITH IF THEY ARE ABLE TO SAVE THEM FOR THEIR DEFENSE.

>> JACK EUART AND THE OFFENSE THEY HAVE SHOWN EXPLOSIVENESS THROWING THE BALL, SO DON'T COUNT THEM OUT JUST YET.

>> NOT AT ALL.

STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO IN THIS ONE.

LUIS WILL WATCH IT SAIL OVER HIS HEAD AND HIT THE L OF THE END ZONE, SO, MARIST BRINGS IT OUT TO THE YARD LINE WITH THE SEASON ON THE LINE.

MARIST IS GONE 15-0 JUST ONCE IN THEIR 1989 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THEY EVER WON.

THEY ARE TRYING TO DO THAT TONIGHT.

IF THEY GET IT, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GET IT PLAYING FROM BEHIND.

TWICE IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS THEY HAVE COME FROM BEHIND IN THE FOURTH QUARTER TO WIN.

HAERTEL GETS STUCK, SHORT GAME.

>> STEPPING UP ONCE AGAIN, WATCH NUMBER 5 WORK AGAIN RIGHT THERE PHYSICALITY PULLING DOWN CHRIS HAERTEL WHO GOES AT 220 RIGHT THERE.

HOW STRONG IS BROOKS PULLING HIM DOWN LIKE A PAPER SACK.

>> THAT WAS THE FIRST CARRY FOR HAERTEL TONIGHT.

KAISER HAS GOTTEN MOST OF THE CARRIES FROM THE FULLBACK POSITION THIS EVENING.

EUART KEEPS IT, DIVES FORWARD TO THE 27-YARD LINE.

>> MARIST PLAYED WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE PACE WITH THOSE THREE TIME-OUTS.

A LITTLE MORE PACE, GET THE PLATE IN , LET THE CLOCK GO DEEPER AND DEEPER.

>> RICHERSON BRINGS THE PLAY IN FROM THE SIDELINE.

THIRD DOWN AND FOUR.

WE ARE NOW UNDER THREE MINUTES TO GO IN REGULATION.

>> TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET THIS PLAY IN.

10 SECONDS LEFT ON THE PLAY CLOCK.

THEY WILL HAVE TO BURN A TIME-OUT IN THE SITUATION.

>> TWO ON THE CLOCK AND THEY GOT TO BURN A TIME-OUT.

>> Referee: TIME-OUT, MARIST, THEIR FIRST CHARGED TO TIME-OUT OF THE HALF.

>> THAT IS A KILLER RIGHT THERE.

THAT IS A KILLER TO HAVE TO USE A TIME-OUT IN THAT SITUATION.

>> Referee: THIS TIME-OUT WILL BE A 60-SECOND TIME-OUT.

>> NOW APPROACHING A SITUATION WHERE IT IS THIRD DOWN.

SO THAT IF YOU DON'T COMPLETE IT, THE CLOCK WILL STOP WHICH WILL COUNT AS STOPPING PLAY.

HAVING TO BURN THAT TIME-OUT IS BIG RIGHT THERE FOR MARIST.

>> YES, YOU GOT TO GET FIRST DOWNS FROM HERE ON OUT.

YOU CANNOT NOT GET A FIRST DOWN OR THE GAME IS OVER BECAUSE WITH TWO TIME-OUTS YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THE CLOCK LIKE YOU WOULD WANT TO IF YOU WERE TRAILING ON DEFENSE.

>> YOU HAVE DECLARED THAT THIS IS THE DRIVE, RIGHT HERE.

>> YOU KNOW AND THEY REALLY HAD ALREADY DONE THAT WITH THE PACE THEY HAVE PLAYED AT.

THEY HAVE NOT PLAYED WITH ANY REALLY URGENT TEMPO SO THEY HAVE DECLARED THIS IS FOUR-DOWN TERRITORY FROM HERE ON OUT.

>> FOUR-DOWN MENTALITY RIGHT HERE.

THEY EXPECT THEIR FAVORITE RUN PLAYWRIGHT HERE GET DOWN, TRY TO PICK UP THIS FIRST DOWN.

>> HERE WE GO.

MARIST, FOUR FOR 10 ON CONVERSIONS.

FACING THE THIRD DOWN AND FOUR.

EUART GOING TO PASS IT AND IT IS CAUGHT OVER THE SHOULDER, STILL ON HIS FEET.

GAMES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 28-YARD LINE.

43-YARD PICKUP.

>> GREAT PLAY ACTION HERE BY JACK EUART.

TRACE GAYNES COMING OUT OF THE BACKFIELD.

GREAT JOB OF GOING UP AND GRABBING THAT BALL THAN HIS EXPLOSIVENESS DOWN THE FIELD BREAKING TACKLES.

WHAT A HUGE PLAYWRIGHT THERE, THIRD AND THREE TO CALL THAT UP BY THIS WAR EAGLE TEAM.

>> THEY SPOT THE BALL AT THE 30.

THIRST --FIRST AND 10 NOW UNDER TWO MINUTES TO GO.

>> Referee: FALSE START , OFFENSE, FIVE-YARD PENALTY, FIRST DOWN.

>> ONCE AGAIN, PATRIA ELLIOTT , AUSTIN SPERRY OVER ON THE LEFT SIDE, BOTH PLAYERS JUMPING TRYING TO GET A JUMP ON THAT DEFENSE.

STILL A LOT OF CONFUSION AS YOU CAN SEE TRYING TO GET THE PLAY IN THIS LATE IN THE SEASON, MISCOMMUNICATION.

>> EUART DRAGGED DOWN.

GREAT DEFENSIVE PLAY.

>> WORKING DOWN, EUART DECIDED TO PULL THE BALL.

>> Referee: TIME-OUT, MARIST, THEIR SECOND TIME-OUT OF THE HALF.

TIME-OUT WILL BE A 60-2ND TIME-OUT.

>> THAT WAS BRODY TAYLOR MAKING THE TACKLE, SECOND DOWN AND 15 COMING UP .

SO, IF YOU ARE MARIST, YOU GOT 89 SECONDS TO GET THIS BALL IN THE END ZONE.

AND, TIE THE GAME.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>> SPREAD THEM OUT, LET JACK EUART MAKE A PLAY THROWING THE BALL .

YOU HAVE A LOT OF SUCCESS WHEN YOU GO TO THE SPREAD, ESPECIALLY WITH HIM SCRAMBLING AROUND RIGHT HERE ON THE SECOND DOWN, JUST WANT TO TRY TO MAYBE CUT THIS IN HALF SO THAT THIRD AND SHORT SO YOUR TEAM DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO GET IT ALL RIGHT IN ONE PLAY.

>> SECOND DOWN 15, BALL IS AT THE 35-YARD LINE.

DOWN TO THE END HERE IN THE 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES , EUART TOSSES IT , GAYNES AGAIN.

GAYNES HAS HAD A HECK OF A GAME.

HIS OFFENSIVE STANCE DOESN'T NECESSARILY WELL YOU BUT HE IS ALSO THE LEADING TACKLER TONIGHT.

HE HAS RARELY COME OFF THE FIELD.

55 RECEIVING YARDS, AROUND 20 RUSHING YARDS.

EIGHT TOTAL TACKLES, BIG INTERCEPTION.

>> OPTION TO THE BOUNDARY THERE.

GOOD CHOICE OF FLIPPING IT OUT TO GAYNES BECAUSE IN THAT SITUATION IS GOING TO GET TACKLED OUT OF BOUNDS.

HE DID NOT WANT TO GET TACKLED INBOUNDS HAVE TO BURN A TIME-OUT RIGHT HERE GOING TO THE SPREAD.

JACK EUART HAS MADE A LOT OF PLAYS SCRAMBLING AROUND BARELY CONTAINED AND ANOTHER TIME-OUT HERE.

>> Referee: TIME-OUT.

NORTH GWINNETT.

SECOND CHARGE TIME-OUT OF THE HALF.

>> NOW IT'S GOING TO BE THIRD DOWN AND 10 .

>> NORTH OCONEE IS WHAT HE MEANT.

NOT NORTH GWINNETT.

>> IT'S THE EXACT SAME COLOR SCHEME.

BUT, HOW ABOUT THE ATHENS-AREA SCHOOLS SHOWING OUT HERE IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THIS ROUND?

YOU HAVE NORTH OCONEE PLANE HERE TONIGHT, PRINCE AVENUE IS PLAIN FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

JEFFERSON IS PLAYING FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND PATTERSON , WHEN KIRBY TOOK OVER IN ATHENS, FOOTBALL, EVEN MORE THAN IT ALREADY WAS, TOOK OFF AND ESPECIALLY IN HIS COMMUNITY THERE BOGART, NORTH OCONEE COUNTY.

HE SAID PEOPLE WENT FOOTBALL CRAZY AND IT HAS SPREAD INTO HIS FOOTBALL PROGRAM .

THAT GUY RIGHT THERE YOU JUST SAW ON THE SCREEN.

HE WAS PART OF THAT BEFORE KIRBY GOT GOING.

AND OF COURSE, THE NORTH OCONEE GIRLS PLAYED FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY EARLIER TODAY, CAME UP SHORT IN THE FINALS.

THIRD DOWN.

EUART STANDS IN THE POCKET, SENDS IT UP TOP FOR RICHERSON AND THE JUMP BALL BROKEN UP AND IT IS GOING TO BE FOURTH DOWN.

>> GREAT JOB THEREBY MICHAEL FABRIS ONE-ON-ONE DOWN THE FIELD HERE COVERING JACK RICHERSON OUT ON THE EDGE , MAKING THE JUMP BALL SITUATION HERE BETWEEN RICHERSON AND MICHAEL FABRIS KEEPING HIS EYES ON THE BALL HAD HIS HEAD TURNED AROUND THE WHOLE WAY, SAW THE BALL, NICE JOB OF KNOCKING THE BALL DOWN HERE AT THE END.

AS YOU CAN SEE, GREAT POSITION INSIDE .

>> FOURTH DOWN.

GAME COMES DOWN TO THIS PLAYWRIGHT HERE, FOURTH AND 10 FROM THE 30.

FIRING IN THE MIDDLE, INCOMPLETE.

AND, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, NORTH OCONEE IS GOING TO WIN THEIR FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HERE TONIGHT.

>> GREAT JOB BY JACK RICHERSON, THE TIGHT END, GETTING THAT INSIDE POSITION RIGHT THERE, STEPPING UP IN THE POCKET IS EUART AND JUST NOT ABLE TO PUT IT ON HIM, THROWING THE BALL A LITTLE HIGH AND BEHIND HIM.

WATCH 80.

HE COMES OPEN, JUST NOT ABLE TO THROW IT RIGHT THERE.

THROUGH IT HIGH AND NOT ABLE TO CONNECT DOWN THE FIELD.

YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE YOU KNOW HE WAS OPEN.

GREAT JOB, JUST COULD NOT GET THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD, IS EUART.

>> NOW, VICTORY FORMATION FOR NORTH OCONEE.

MARIST HAS ONLY ONE TIME-OUT LEFT.

THAT WILL NOT BE ENOUGH UNLESS NORTH OCONEE JUST FUMBLES THE BALL AWAY, THE TITANS ARE GOING TO WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE TONIGHT.

>> YOU KNOW THE CLASS OF COACH CHADWICK IN THE SITUATION, HE'S NOT GOING TO CALL THE TIME-OUT.

HE'S DONE THE CALCULATION.

HE KNOWS THE GAME IS OVER.

A LOT OF TIMES YOU SEE TEAMS CALL THE TIME-OUT.

HE KNOWS, HE DECLARED ON THAT LAST DRIVE THAT WAS GOING TO BE IT TO TRY TO TIE THIS GAME AND NORTH OCONEE.

IT IS ACTUALLY THE EASIEST TO COACH.

>> ONE FINAL PLAYWRIGHT HERE.

AND NOW, NORTH OCONEE CAN CELEBRATE .

21 YEARS AFTER NORTH OCONEE HIGH SCHOOL OPENED THEIR DOORS, THEY HAVE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> A WELL-DESERVED CHAMPIONSHIP.

PERFECT SEASON ON 15-0.

HARD-FOUGHT BATTLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL, NEVER BLINKING.

RIGHT THERE, KHAMARI BROOKS HAVING THE GAME OF HIS LIFE, THE YOUNG JUNIOR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.

>> TYLER AURANDT GETS HIS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, A SECOND ONE FOR HIM.

HIS FIRST AS A HEAD COACH.

AND NORTH OCONEE , CHAMPIONS IN 4A .

WOW, WHAT A PERFORMANCE, WHAT A GAME.

MARIST, NORTH OCONEE, JUST A TOE TO TOE HEAVYWEIGHT BLOW TO BLOW BATTLE HERE FOR THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.

NO DANCING AROUND, NO SHADOW PUNCHES, JUST COME TO THE LOGO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD, PLANT YOUR FEET AND JUST START THROWING PUNCHES AT EACH OTHER.

PUNCHING EVERY PLAYER ON EACH TEAM ON THE BIG PLAYS, WE SAW INTERCEPTIONS, THE STOP DRIVES, WE SOUGHT TACKLES FOR THE LOSS, THAT YOUNG MAN, KHAMARI BROOKS, SHUT DOWN SOME DRIVES, AND MARIST.

>> I TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN YOU GROW UP IN THE FAULKNER FAMILY FOR DAD BUSTER WON STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PARKVIEW, UNCLE TODD , IT IS HARD TO GET BRAGGING RIGHTS IN THAT FAMILY, BUT HARRISON HAS GOT SOME NOW AS HE LEADS THE TITANS TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> AND MATT, YOU HAD THE PLEASURE OF CALLING HIS DAD AND NOW HIS SON.

>> IS DATA NOW HIS SON.

>> HOW ICONIC ARE YOU, THAT SHOWS YOUR LONGEVITY AND EXCELLENCE, BEING ABLE TO STICK AROUND AND DO A WHOLE FAMILY.

>> LIKE THE GREAT JOE WALSH SAYING EVERYBODY IS SO DIFFERENT, I HAVEN'T CHANGED.

>> POLLACK OVER THERE, IN ADDITION TO THIS DEFENSIVE LINE, IT'S LIKE HE'S ALREADY HAVING FUN.

>> THEY SAY HE BROUGHT THE LEVITY TO THE TEAM, BROUGHT THE BIG KID PERSPECTIVE AND ANYBODY WHO KNOWS DAVID DOES THAT IS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WITH THAT GUY.

HE JUST LIKES TO CUT UP AND HAVE FUN.

TYLER AURANDT BEING INTERVIEWED BY THE MEDIA AS THEY CELEBRATE THEIR FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND WE WILL GET THE PODIUM PRESENTATION GOING HERE JUST A MOMENT WITH JOHN NELSON.

AND THEN OF COURSE NIKKI IS GOING TO INTERVIEW OUR GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSION PLAYER OF THE GAME.

>> MARIST LINING UP FOR THEIR TEAM , GETTING A SALUTE FROM THEIR FANS WHO ARE STILL IN ATTENDANCE.

WHAT A SEASON THEY PUT TOGETHER AS WELL, THE WAR EAGLES.

IT WAS A TOUGH GAME HERE 14-7 DEFENSE OF BATTLE.

GREAT DEFENSIVE GAME.

TONIGHT JUST TWO GREAT DEFENSES CHALLENGING THE OFFENSES OF TWO WILLS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.

>> I MEAN, LOOK, THE NUMBERS REFLECT THAT NORTH OCONEE HAD 305 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE WELL BELOW THEIR PER GAME AVERAGE.

MARIST HAD 242.

AND JUST TWO GREAT DEFENSIVE TEAMS BATTLING IT HERE TONIGHT WITH NORTH OCONEE WINNING THE STATE TITLE.

SO, HE GETS TO CHOOSE WHO GOES UP THERE.

THEY ONLY ALLOW SIX ON THE PODIUM AT A TIME, SO IT IS QUITE AN HONOR WHEN THE COACH POINTS TO YOU AND SAYS COME UP ON THE PODIUM WITH ME TO GET THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

>> LANDON ROLDAN, WHAT A GREAT GAME.

I WONDER IF HE IS TALKING.

HE TALKS WITH HIS GAME, THOUGH.

>> LOOKS LIKE SHOWING A LITTLE BIT OF EMOTION, FINALLY.

AND ON THE TOUGH PART.

TOUGH PART RIGHT NOW , AS THE YEARS GO ON, HE WILL BE ABLE TO REFLECT BACK ON IT.

YEAH, MAYBE NEVER GET OVER THE STING OF LOSING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BUT YOU WILL REMEMBER THE GOOD STUFF A LOT MORE THAN YOU ARE DOING RIGHT NOW AS MARIST IS UP THERE GETTING THE RUNNER-UP TROPHY.

MARIST CAME UP SHORT, CAME UP SHORT, ONE WIN SHY OF THEIR SECOND 15-0 SEASON EVER IN SCHOOL HISTORY.

>> ALAN CHADWICK, HIS PLAYERS, NOTHING TO HANG THEIR HEAD ABOUT.

DISCIPLINED, PHYSICAL, SMART FOOTBALL TEAM IS MARIST.

CLASS ACT, THEIR COACHES AND THEIR TEAM.

>> THAT IS THE HARD PART RIGHT THERE, ACCEPTING THAT TROPHY BECAUSE THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE PLAYING FOR HERE TONIGHT.

YOU ARE PLAYING FOR THE BIG ONE.

>> SEE HIM COMING OUT TO THE STAGE, LANDON ROLDAN , KHAMARI BROOKS.

>> THE EVEN LET AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN GET UP THERE.

>> THERE DURING COMMERCIALS, THEY GOT TALKSHOWS AND A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON FOR THE LINEMAN.

FINALLY, IT TOOK 200 YEARS OF FOOTBALL TO GET THEM SOME APPRECIATION.

>> LET'S SEND IT DOWN TO JOHN NELSON.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MATT STEWART.

IT IS TIME TO PRESENT THE LAST TROPHY ON DAY NUMBER ONE HERE AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

WE HAVE A FIRST AND TO PRESENT THAT FIRST IT IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION .

>> FIRST I WANT TO TIP MY HAT TO MARIST HIGH SCHOOL AND MARIST COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND THANK YOU FOR A GREAT SEASON, MARIST HIGH SCHOOL STATE RUNNER-UP.

AND THEN TO THE NORTH OCONEE COMMUNITY, WHAT A GREAT SHOWING YOU GUYS HAD HERE TONIGHT.

AND COACH, WHAT A GREAT JOB.

WHAT A GREAT FEELING.

SO, ON BEHALF OF ALPHA INSURANCE WE WANT TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY NORTH OCONEE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> TYLER, TALK TO YOU REAL QUICK.

TRADITIONALLY THERE IS ALWAYS THAT QUESTION THAT SAYS HAVE YOU EVER.

SOMETIMES THE ANSWER IS NO I NEVER.

THAT NO I NEVER CHANGES TONIGHT.

I SEE YOU NODDING YOUR HEAD.

HOW DOES THIS FEEL?

>> I AM TRYING TO SOAK IT ALL IN.

I AM SO HAPPY FOR OUR COMMUNITY , THE SUPPORT THAT THEY GIVE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT.

THESE KIDS, WHAT THEY POUR INTO THIS PROGRAM DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY FOR 365 DAYS A YEAR.

THEY DESERVE EVERY BIT OF THIS.

>> WHEN YOU GO BACK TO THAT FIRST SEASON WITH ONLY THE ONE WIN, NOW IT IS FOUR STRAIGHT YEARS I BELIEVE DOUBLE-DIGIT WIN SEASONS AND YOU END UP WITH A TROPHY.

WHAT HAS THE INVESTMENT BEEN LIKE NOT JUST FOR YOU AND THE STAFF, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET TO THIS POINT?

>> THEY POURED EVERYTHING INTO IT, THEIR HEART, THEIR SOUL, THE RESOURCES.

WHATEVER THEY CAN PROVIDE THEY PROVIDED.

WE HAVE AN UNBELIEVABLE ADMINISTRATION.

WE HAVE AN UNBELIEVABLE COMMUNITY AND THEY KEEP ASKING WHAT YOU NEED ASK AND WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HELP YOU ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS LIKE THIS.

>> ONE MORE FOR YOU GOING UP AGAINST MARIST, GOING UP AGAINST THAT DISCIPLINED OFFENSE AND DEFENSE WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU?

>> AT THE GRIND.

IT TAKES EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO GO UP AGAINST THEIR TEAM.

COACH CHADWICK DOES AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB.

THEY HAVE AN UNBELIEVABLE PROGRAM.

THE CONSISTENCY THEY PUT ON DISPLAY .

WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A BATTLE.

I TOLD THESE GUYS LEAVE IT ALL ON THEIR FIELD BECAUSE THERE AIN'T NOTHING LEFT AFTER THIS AND THEY MOST CERTAINLY DID TONIGHT.

>> TABLE CERTAINLY DID.

FIRST EVER NORTH OCONEE CHAMPS.

>> ALL RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NORTH OCONEE TITANS, DEFEATING MARIST HERE TONIGHT 14-7 IN JUST A SPECTACULAR 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

THAT GUY RIGHT THERE HOLDING THE TROPHY, KHAMARI BROOKS, OUR GEORGIA CON COMMISSION PLAYER OF THE GAME.

FOUR CATCHES, 52 YARDS, SCORED THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN AND ALSO HAD EIGHT TOTAL TACKLES, SEVEN SOLO, 2.

5 QUARTERBACK SACKS, JUST A MONSTER ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL FOR KHAMARI BROOKS.

>> IT IS HARD TO FIND A MOMENT WHERE HE WAS NOT MAKING A BIG PLAY, A BIG THIRD DOWN SACK OR BIG THIRD DOWN CATCH TO KEEP HIS TEAM ALIVE, BUT WHAT A NIGHT HE HAD FOR HIS TEAM.

>> LET'S SEND IT DOWN TO NIKKI STANDING BY WITH OUR COTTON COMMISSION PLAYER OF THE GAME.

>> ARE COTTON COMMISSION PLAYER OF THE GAME IS NONE OTHER THAN KHAMARI BROOKS.

COACH AURANDT CALLED YOU A FREAKING A GOOD WAY.

HE SAID HE SHOWS UP AND MAKES BIG PLAYS IN BIG MOMENTS.

THIS IS THE ULTIMATE MOMENT FOR YOU TONIGHT WINNING A STATE TITLE.

YOU HAD FOUR RECEPTIONS FOR 52 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT THE EIGHT TACKLES, 2.

5 TACKLES [ INAUDIBLE ] ONE AND HALF SACKS.

HOW DO YOU COME OFF THAT PERFORMANCE TONIGHT?

>> THIS MORNING ON THE BUS ON THE WAY HERE I TOLD MY TEAMMATES I WAS GOING TO COME OUT BETTER THAN I HAVE ALL YEAR.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST GAMES OF MY CAREER AND MY COACHES AND MY TEAMMATES AND SUPPORT AROUND THE COMMUNITY AT ALL TIMES WITH A GREAT PERFORMANCE BUT I CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT MY TEAM.

>> WELL, YOU ARE DOMINANT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.

HE MADE HISTORY FOR YOUR TEAM TONIGHT.

IT WAS DEFINITELY A TEAM EFFORT.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE THE PEOPLE AT HOME LEARNED ABOUT NORTH OCONEE TONIGHT?

YOU GUYS MADE A STATEMENT.

>> ALL YEAR WE WERE LITTLE NORTH OCONEE THAT NOBODY KNEW ABOUT BUT WE WAS GOING TO PUT OUR NAME OUT THERE AND JUST KEEP ON WINNING.

>> YOU STILL HAVE ANOTHER YEAR HERE SO WHAT IS NEXT?

IS IT BASKETBALL?

>> I ACTUALLY HAVE A GAME TOMORROW AT 7:00, SO I'M IN BASKETBALL SEASON TOMORROW.

>> I LOVE IT, SO YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT IN A BASKETBALL GAME?

>> YES, I PROBABLY WILL PLAY.

>> I LOVE IT.

ANY OTHER FINAL MOMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE FANS, WITH YOUR COMMUNITY, WITH YOUR TEAMMATES, LAST MESSAGE?

>> APPRECIATE EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING US ALL YEAR.

THEY HELPED US WIN THIS THING, HELPED US GET TO THE MOMENT AND HELPED US HERE TONIGHT.

>> AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET YOU NEXT YEAR AND FOLLOW YOUR BASKETBALL.

WHAT A STELLAR PLAYER, PLAYING BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE HIM A LOT NEXT YEAR.

>> PLAYING BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL AND PLAYING BASKETBALL TOMORROW NIGHT.

THAT IS A TRIPLE THREAT.

HE IS STILL IN FOOTBALL BALL MODE, HE MIGHT FALL OUT THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE GAME.

WILL HAVE TO GET RESULTS ON IT.

WHAT A BILL BY TYLER AURANDT.

IN 2022 5-6.

IN 2020 WHEN THEY START THE SEASON 1-3.

LATER ON THAT YEAR THOUGH, THEY BEAT JEFFERSON, A TEAM THAT NONE OF THESE KIDS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE SINCE THEY WERE SIX YEARS OLD, AND SINCE THEN THEY HAVE NOW WON 49 OF THEIR LAST 52 GAMES WITH NUMBER 40 9B IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE TONIGHT.

>> TESLA IS A BETTER CAR THAN THE MODEL T TONIGHT.

WHAT A COMPLETE TEAM WIN.

NO ONE GIVE UP ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BALL , GREAT PERFORMANCE .

>> DON'T FORGET ABOUT FABRICS.

HE BROKE UP WITH WAS A POTENTIAL CATCH IN THE END ZONE TO PRESERVE THE LEAD AND GET THE WIN .

HERE'S OUR SCHEDULE TOMORROW.

IT STARTS AT 11:00 A. M. OPEN PACE IN THE FLIGHT DIVISION THREE-CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THE CLASS A DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

MACON IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 1975 AND CENTRAL.

I SAY THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS MY DAD'S ALMA MATER AND THEY ARE PLAYING TOOMBS COUNTY.

4:00 P. M. IS BURTON COUNTY AT CARVER.

RUSTY MANZO WILL JOIN ME FOR THAT CALL THEM WAYNE IS BACK WITH ME HERE .

OH, MY GOODNESS.

THE 5 A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

WHAT DOES THAT SAY?

>> 7:00 P. M. LEX AND YOUTH PANTHERS VERSUS MILTON EAGLES, THE EAGLES TRYING TO WIN A NATIONAL TITLE.

LANGSTON HUGHES, WHO JUST WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

WHAT ABOUT FOR THE 5 A.

>> IF YOU MISS ANY OF THESE GAMES YOU'RE NOT A FOOTBALL FAN.

WE HAVE A GREAT DAY FOR YOU TOMORROW .

DAY THREE HERE AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

ONCE AGAIN NORTH OCONEE BEATS MARIST 14-7 TO WIN THE 4A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

NOW FOR OUR ENTIRE TEAM , MY PARTNER, WAYNE GANDY DOWN ON THE SIDELINES, THE INCOMPARABLE NIKKI, OUR STAFF GUY, KEVIN BARNES, OUR ENTIRE FABULOUS GPB SPORTS TEAM I AM MATT STEWART TELLING YOU GOOD NIGHT AND WE ARE GOING TO CRANK THIS THING BACK UP IN ABOUT 12 1/2 HOURS.

>> GPB SPORTS BROADCAST OF THIS GAME IS MADE POSSIBLE SUPPORTERS OF THE GHSA INCLUDING THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF HIGH SCHOOLS.

>> GHSA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY HEALTH INSURANCE.

WE ARE MORE THAN JUST AN INSURANCE COMPANY.

WE ARE PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY.

>> GPA WILL NOW RETURN TO THE PROGRAM ALREADY IN PROGRESS.