HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO MACON COLISEUM FOR THE 2025 STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

I AM HANNAH AND IT IS DAY NUMBER TWO OF HOOPS ACTION.

YESTERDAY, CHEROKEE BLUFF TOOK THEIR FIRST TITLE HOME FOR THE GIRLS AND SANDY CREEK WENT THREE IN A ROW FOR THE BOYS.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS COMING UP TODAY ON THE SCOREBOARD.

THERE ARE FIVE TEAMS TRYING TO WIN TITLES FOR THE FIRST TIME INCLUDING HARDAWAY FACING OFF AGAINST MURRAY COUNTY.

THE INDIANS HAVE NOT WON SINCE 1955.

THEN THE PANTHERS HAVE NOT EARNED A TROPHY EVER WHILE BUTLER HAS ONE IN 1965.

AND THE COED WHITE CONTEST, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THAT.

WE HAVE JACKSON VERSUS CREEKSIDE.

THE JAGUARS ARE TRYING TO REPEAT THIS YEAR AND THE SEMINOLES ARE HUNGRY FOR THEIR FIRST.

THEN IT IS ALWAYS.

THE TITANS LOOKING TO GO BACK TO BACK BUT THEY WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE NIGHT TO HAVE WON FIVE TITLES INCLUDING 2023.

LET'S GET THIS ONE STARTED AND SEND IT ON OVER TO KELSEY AND SAM.

THE ATMOSPHERE IS ROCKING HERE AT 1:00.

WELCOME TO THIS AFTERNOONS TEMPERATURE COMPETITION.

WE HAVE THE HAWKS OF HARDAWAY AND THE INDIANS OF MURRAY COUNTY.

I SAM PRINCER HERE WITH KELSEY ROZIERS.

MURRAY COUNTY, ONE OF THE PLAYERS THAT MAKES THINGS GO FOR THEM IS LEDFORD.

SHE IS AN ALL REGION PLAYER AND AVERAGES JUST UNDER 16 POINTS PER GAME AND EIGHT REBOUNDS PER GAME.

TALK ABOUT A SHARPSHOOTER, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF SHARP SHOOTING OUT OF HER.

A BIG MOMENT FOR HER.

HER HARDAWAY HAS MIKAYLA JOHNSON.

SHE IS A SENIOR ON THIS TEAM AND KNOWS THIS IS HER LAST OPPORTUNITY TO GET THOSE CHAMPIONSHIP.

SHE IS JUST UNDER 2000 POINTS PER GAME AVERAGING 17 POINTS PER GAME.

SHE MIGHT HAVE AN OLDER BROTHER THAT WE SPOT LATER IN THE FOURTH --BROADCAST BUT WE WILL WATCH HER SHOOTING.

THE COACH SAYS THEY DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

THEY LIKE IT FAST AND THEY LIKE THE BALL MOVEMENT.

WE TALKED ABOUT THEIR SHARPSHOOTERS AND THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO DO.

KELSEY, EARLIER WE SAW A GREEN WAVE DEFEND AND JOHN NELSON HAS MORE.

YOU CAN GO ALL THE WAY FROM ONE SECTION TO THE OTHER.

YOU CANNOT FIND A SEAT HERE AND A LOT OF FOLKS WERE SAYING THERE ARE MORE COMING.

I THINK EVERYBODY FROM CHATSWORTH IS HERE TODAY.

THIS IS A DAY 60 DAYS --60 YEARS IN THE MAKING.

THE 1965 AND 1966 TEAMS TOOK A PHOTO WITH THIS YEAR'S TEAMS TO SHARE THE MOMENT AND UNDERSTAND THE APPRECIATION OF THIS.

ONE NUMBER FOR YOU, SAM, AND KELSEY AND THE NUMBER IS 50.

27-0 AND THE NOISE IS GOING TO COME DOWN ON THE COURT THIS AFTERNOON.

MEANWHILE, COACH KELLY ELLISON AT HARDAWAY IS AN ALUM.

IT MEANS MORE WHEN YOU ARE AN ALUM.

SHE LAID THE PATH FOR THEM TO BE HERE AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LEVEL THEY GET TO PLAY AT.

WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THE STARTERS NOW.

THERE IS HARDAWAY.

ADAZHA BURRELL, MIKAYLA JOHNSON, MIKHIA MIMS AND RHIANNA BOYNTON.

AND WE HAVE EMMA BLAYLOCK, BAYLEIGH WINKLER FOR THE MURRAY COUNTY INDIANS.

THE TEAMS ARE ON THE FLOOR AND READY TO GET THINGS STARTED.

WE ARE UNDERWAY IN DAY TWO.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE IN MACON.

THE DRIBBLE OUTSIDE.

LEDFORD TRACKS DOWN THE REBOUND.

DEFLECTED.

KNOCKED AWAY AND HARDAWAY COMES AWAY WITH IT.

SO, THE HAWKS TRY TO GET THE FIRST POINT OF THE GAME.

THE POINT.

SHELTON.

TRYING TO GET IT INSIDE.

AND THE BALL IS DEFLECT DID.

JUMP BALL.

HERE ARE THE OFFICIALS.

SARAH, ELIZABETH, AND JEFF COLLINS ARE THE OFFICIALS.

NICE SHOT.

GREAT ONE MADE BY MICHAELA JOHNSON.

THAT IS NOT AN EASY SHOT TO MAKE.

INDIANS BEAT THE PRESS.

BY JOHNSON.

THERE IS A LOOK BACK AT THAT FIRST SHOT BY JOHNSON AND A BIG SHOT BY SHELTON.

SHELTON WITH THE BLOCK.

TRYING TO GET THE INBOUND PASS.

NOW THEY SET THE OFFENSE.

WINKLER.

DODSON.

HARDAWAY SAID ONE OF THE KEYS TO THE GAME WAS GOING TO BE THE PRESSURE DEFENSE.

THEY ARE ALL OVER IT DEFENSIVELY.

MISSED OUTSIDE THAT TIME.

BACK THE OTHER WAY, HARDAWAY COMES UP WITH THE 2-0 LEAD.

SHORT SHOT AND MISSING THAT TIME.

HARDAWAY RETAINS POSSESSION.

THE SHOT OFF THE WINDOW.

THAT WHEN COUNTED BY BOYNTON.

A LOOK INSIDE.

NICE SHOT UNDERNEATH.

HARDAWAY WITH THE LEAD AND HERE IS SHELTON.

SHELTON IS GOING TO DRIVE.

MURRAY COUNTY PLAYING MAN-TO-MAN DEFENSE RIGHT NOW.

KICK OUT.

MIMS LEDFORD WITH THE REBOUND.

IN THE PAINT.

PULLS IT UP AND TAKEN AWAY THAT TIME BY BOYNTON.

MORE OF A FORCED SHOT.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT KICK OUT.

MURRAY COUNTY AT THE THREE POINT LINE AND I GET THAT.

BUT YOU HAVE TO MOVE WITH THE BALL.

THE SHOP BY BOYNTON THAT TIME DOES NOT MAKE IT.

DEFLECTION AND THE BALL GOES OUT OF BOUNDS AND IT IS HARDAWAY BASKETBALL.

YOU DON'T NORMALLY SEE A FULL-COURT PRESS COMING OFF OF A REBOUND BUT HARDAWAY HIGH SCHOOL IS RIGHT THERE PRESSURING THE DEFENSE.

THEY ARE NOT WAITING.

WE ARE IN THE FIRST QUARTER WITH FIVE MINUTES TO PLAY IN THE FIRST.

THE HARDAWAY HAWKS WITH A 4-0 LEAD.

THE SHOT FROM OUTSIDE.

TAKING IT ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT.

REBOUND TAKEN AWAY BY SHELTON AND FROM THE OTHER WAY COMES HARDAWAY.

I LIKE THE ATTACK MODE.

SHELTON, THIS IS EVERYTHING.

THE BALL SAVED AND BOUNCED BUT THEY GOT A WHISTLE.

HERE IS A LOOK AGAIN.

ADAZHA BURRELL WITH THE 3-POINT SHOT AND WE HAVE A FOUL ON BLALOCK.

HARDAWAY WITH A 7-0 LEAD.

IF YOU ARE CHRIS TIPTON THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU WANT TO IMPRESS UPON YOUR TEAM.

THE FIRST COUPLE OF SHOTS YOU CAN TELL THERE IS SOME EXCITEMENT AND NERVOUSNESS.

I LIKE THE AGGRESSIVENESS OF GOING TO THE BASKET.

THEY JUST NEED TO SETTLE INTO THEIR GAME.

THEY HAVE A HUGE CROWD SUPPORTING THEM.

IF I FEEL THE ENERGY FROM THE CROWD THAT SHOULD PERMEATE TO THEM.

Sam: THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE FULL COURT PRESS.

Kelsey: THE PRESS IS NOT BOTHERING THEM BUT THEY JUST NEED TO SETTLE INTO THEIR GAME.

BURRELL WITH THE INSIDE PASS FOR THE HAWKS.

JOHNSON.

JOHNSON WITH THE BASKETBALL.

JOHNSON ON THE DRIBBLE GOING INSIDE.

SHELTON WITH THE TURNOVER AND IT GOES OUT OF BOUNDS.

OFF THE HANDS OF MIKAYLA JOHNSON.

BAILEY WINKLER IS SLOW TO GET UP.

Sam: HERE IS THAT PRESSURE AGAIN.

COACH ELLISON, NO DOUBT, [ INDISCERNABLE ].

THIS IS TENACIOUS.

Kelsey: MIMS IS GOING TO BE CALLED FOR THE FOLLOW.

SHE JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH THE DRIBBLE AND THE LAST TIME I SAW THAT WAS BY JUJU WATKINS JUST THE OTHER NIGHT.

RIGHT!

SO THEY RETAIN POSSESSION.

THERE IS A LOOK AGAIN, KEEPING THE BALL ALIVE, DOTSON.

Sam: THE SHOT FROM THE CORNER.

DOES NOT GET IT THAT TIME.

JOHNSON WITH IT.

BURRELL IS GOING TO TAKE THE SHOT.

DID NOT GET IT THAT TIME.

SHE TURNS AROUND LIKE I CANNOT BELIEVE I DID THAT.

Kelsey: THE DEPTH PERCEPTION IS REAL HERE.

THE TEAMS ARE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK AND WE WILL TOO.

WE HAVE 7-7.

Sam: 3:53 TO PLAY IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

HARDAWAY IS OFF TO A LEAD.

Kelsey: ONE OF THE KEYS TO THE GAME THAT COACH ELLISON SAID IS THE DEFENSIVE PRESSURE.

THEY ARE SHOWING THAT AND WHY SOMETIMES MURRAY COUNTY HAS GOTTEN THROUGH THAT.

THERE DEFENSE IS JUST STIFLED.

Sam: THEIR RECORD IS 25-6.

THEY HAVE LOSSES TO NORTH SPAULDING, CARROLLTON.

AND IN HOOVER ALABAMA, THIS TEAM IS BATTLE TESTED.

AND THEY ARE GOING TO PUT THIS TEAM TO THE TEST.

Sam: DEALING WITH THE PRESSURE AGAIN.

DOTSON AND BACK UP TO WINKLER.

THERE IS DOTSON.

HE DEFINITELY WANT TO GET HER GOING.

INSIDE BACK TO LEDFORD.

Kelsey: I LIKE THE IDEA.

THE FLASHING WITHOUT THE BALL, WE NEED TO SEE MORE OF THAT UNTIL WE CAN GET THE OUTSIDE GAME GOING.

Sam: THE SHOT INSIDE NO GOOD.

A LONG PASS AHEAD.

TO LEDFORD.

UNDERNEATH UNDERNEATH AND THE SHOT IS BLOCKED.

SECOND BLOCK BY SHELTON.

NOW WATCH NUMBER FOUR IN THE DARK JERSEY.

Kelsey: SAUDI OUTLET PASS BUT SHE LET SOMETHING SLIP.

GOOD DEFENSE AND VERTICALITY.

SHE IS SIGNED TO PLAY AT HAMPTON UNIVERSITY NEXT YEAR.

Sam: THE REBOUND AND THE FOUL WILL BE CALLED ON NUMBER 25, BLALOCK.

Kelsey: THAT IS THE SECOND PERSONAL FOUL ON EMMA BLALOCK.

SHELTON STEPS TO THE LINE.

AND MISSES THE FIRST FREE THROW ATTEMPT.

Kelsey: SHELTON IS A 60% FREE-THROW SHOOTER.

THAT ONE DID NOT GO.

WHO COMES UP WITH THAT?

WE HAVE A JUMP BALL IN THE DIRECTION OF MURRAY COUNTY.

Kelsey: GOOD EFFORT BY BOTH TEAMS.

WE LIKE TO SEE THAT CONTROL.

RIGHT NOW THE BALL IS NOT FALLING IN FOR EITHER TEAM.

SO, CONTROL WHAT YOU CAN.

Sam: BOTH TEAMS COMING UP ON 15 GAME WHEN WIN STREAKS.

Kelsey: THAT IS NUMBER THREE FROM MURRAY COUNTY.

Sam: SHELTON GETTING IT BACK TO ADAZHA BURRELL.

MIMS.

ADAZHA BURRELL THINKS ABOUT IT.

THE SHOT THAT TIME BY RHIANNA BOYNTON.

A SOPHOMORE ON THIS TEAM.

THEY'VE GOT NUMBERS.

S.W.A.T.

BLOCKED AGAIN BY SHELTON.

Kelsey: THIRD BLOCK OF THE GAME AND WE ARE IN THE FIRST PERIOD.

Sam: NICE HANDWORK BY DOTSON.

NOW TO GET IT BACK UP THE COURT.

THE HARDAWAY DEFENSE IS STIFLING.

SPIN.

Kelsey: UP AND UNDER!

NICE MOVE!

GREAT HAITIANS THAT TIME.

THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH.

NOW YOU HAVE TO USE THAT FINESSE TO MAKE A BASKET.

Sam: INDIANS ON THE BOARD.

THEIR FIRST POINTS.

9-2 IS THE SCORE.

THEY REACH UP FOR THE BLOCK.

ONCE AGAIN --.

SHE GETS UP OFF OF HER FEET.

UP AND UNDER AND GREAT DISCIPLINE.

TO THE FREE-THROW LINE.

JOHNSON.

85 FOR 110 COMING IN FOR HER.

Sam: SHE IS BOUND FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

11-2.

THE SHOT UP BY BLAKLEE LEDFORD.

HERE IS BURRELL DRIVING TO THE LEFT.

SHELTON WITH THE REBOUND TAKES IT OUTSIDE.

JOHNSON!

GOT IT!

Kelsey: JOHNSON FROM THE OUTSIDE.

SOMETHING THAT COACH TIPTON WANTED TO DO WAS LIMIT TO ONE SHOT.

THEY NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF BOXING OUT.

I WONDER IF MIMS IS GOING TO BE CALLED FOR THAT FOUL.

Sam: BACK OUT AND HERE IS JOHNSON.

Kelsey: JOHNSON NOW WITH SEVEN POINTS.

Sam: THE SHOT, EARNED, LEFT HAND AND NO GOODBYE WINKLER THAT TIME.

THE FOUL IS GOING TO BE ON BOYNTON.

WINKLER COMING IN AND SHE SPINS AWAY AND SHE IS KIND OF SETTLING IN.

THE SCORE IS 14-3 BUT THEY JUST NEED TO SETTLE INTO THE GAME.

Sam: ANOTHER LOOK.

14-4.

LESS THAN 30 SECONDS LEFT TO PLAY IN THE CORRIDOR.

AN IMPRESSIVE FIRST QUARTER FOR THIS HARDAWAY TEAM.

--PICKS UP THE DRIBBLE, INSIDE.

SECOND CHANCE.

Kelsey: BOYNTON AGAIN ON THE INSIDE.

Sam: THE TURNOVER, JOHNSON!

Kelsey: WINKLER WITH THE FOUL AND IF YOU ARE GOING TO FOUL, MAKE SURE THEY DON'T MAKE THE SHOT.

Sam: MIKAYLA JOHNSON IS BEING OBSERVANT ON THAT SHOT.

BOYNTON PUTS IT BACK UP IN IN AND THAT IS THE END OF THE CORRIDOR.

THE HAWKS OF HARDAWAY GIVING THE FOLKS OF COLUMBUS SOMETHING TO BE EXCITED ABOUT.

ONE ORDER DOWN.

STAY WITH US.

IT IS CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK HERE ON GPB.

Sam: READY TO START THE SECOND QUARTER.

HARDAWAY WITH THE LEAD OVER DOOLY COUNTY.

Kelsey: THERE DEFENSE HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL.

THEY ARE EXECUTING THAT TO A T. BACK INSIDE THE PAINT AS WELL.

Sam: THEY HAVE BEEN RELENTLESS.

FULL COURT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING.

Kelsey: I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY ARE GOING TO LET UP.

THOSE ARE THE KEYS TO THE GAME.

Sam: HARDAWAY WITH THE BASKETBALL.

THERE IS BOYNTON.

AROUND THE OTHER WAY AND BURRELL IS GOING TO TAKE THE SHOT.

Kelsey: BURRELL, TWO OF THREE FROM OUTSIDE.

ANOTHER TURNOVER RIGHT BACK TO MURRAY COUNTY.

Sam: LET'S CHECK IN WITH JEFF JOHN NELSON.

THEY WANT TO REMIND EACH OTHER TO BOX OUT SO THEY ARE NOT GETTING SECOND CHANCES FOR HARDAWAY.

HARDAWAY, KEEP YOUR HANDS UP TO DEFEND AGAINST THAT SMALLER MURRAY COUNTY TEAM.

Kelsey: THANK YOU, SO MUCH, JOHN.

IT TOOK THEM A WHILE TO GET ON THE BOARD.

Kelsey: IT IS LIKE THERE IS A SEAL ON THE BASKET.

I LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY ARE GETTING BUT IT IS JUST NOT FOLLOWING.

Sam: FOR SHELTON --WE HAVE TWO PLAYERS ON THE FLOOR.

LEDFORD.

SHE IS ON THE DRIBBLE.

SHE IS A PLAYER THEY REALLY WANT TO GET GOING.

Kelsey: SHE HAS GOT TO GET SOMEBODY -- SOMETHING GOING.

Sam: THAT IS A PLAYER CONTROL FOUL THAT TIME ON SHELTON.

Kelsey: NICE LITTLE TAP ON THE INSIDE BUT LOOK AT THAT.

GREAT JOB BY CALLAN LEDFORD.

TRYING TO GET HERSELF IN THE GAME AND BUILD UP HER CONFIDENCE.

Sam: BACK OUT, MISSING THAT TIME.

BLEAKLEY.

BACK THE OTHER WAY COMES --.

MURRAY COUNTY, IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A ZONE.

Sam: STEPS TAKEN BY MIMS BEFORE SHE PUT THE BASKET IN.

Kelsey: YOU JUST HAVE TO PUT A SEQUENCE OF STOPS AND SCORES TOGETHER.

CALLAN LEDFORD.

Sam: NICE LITTLE SHOT BY WINKLER.

THEY WANT TO CALL 830 SECOND TIMEOUT.

Kelsey: SHE IS TELLING THEM GET THEIR HANDS UP.

SHE IS DEMONSTRATING, GET YOUR HANDS UP.

THE HANDS ARE UP.

I AM NOT SURE THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE THAT BOYNTON COULD HAVE DONE OUTSIDE OF FOLLOWING.

MAY BE A HARDER PASS.

YOU DEFEND THE GUARDS ON THE PERIMETER AND MAKE IT HARDER FOR THEM TO GET IT IN THERE.

WINKLER RIGHT NOW IS THE SHOW.

SHE HAS ALL SIX POINTS FOR MURRAY COUNTY.

Sam: THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN EXPECT AND THAT COACH ELLISON TALKED ABOUT.

MURRAY COUNTY, THEY ARE A VERY EFFICIENT TEAM IN TERMS OF SHOOTING THREE POINTERS.

WE ARE BACK AT IT NOW.

HARDAWAY WITH THE BASKETBALL.

GIRLS CLASS 2A.

JUMPER.

IT BOUNCED AROUND AND GOES IN.

Kelsey: ON THIS SIDE OF THE COURT YOU HAVE TO MAKE THOSE PASSES HARDER.

Sam: DOTSON STILL ON THE DRIBBLE.

BACK DOWN ON REBOUND.

MISSING THAT TIME IS WINKLER.

Kelsey: I LIKE THAT?

SECOND SHOT.

WINKLER IS FEELING AT.

GOOD DEFENSE AND THE REBOUND.

Sam: CALLAN LEDFORD AND JOHNSON HITS THE FLOOR.

SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD A TEAMMATE THERE BUT NO ONE IS THERE.

TOO FAR FOR SHELTON.

AND COACH TIPTON IS NOW SAYING, CALM IT DOWN.

Kelsey: AT THIS POINT IT IS ONE POSSESSION AT A TIME.

YOU HAVE TO GO DEFENSE TO THE OFFENSE.

Sam: LET'S SEE WHAT LEDFORD CAN DO.

WINKLER UNDERNEATH.

Kelsey: WINKLER IS GOING TO WORK.

IF SHE IS CARRYING MURRAY COUNTY WITH ALL EIGHT POINTS.

SHE IS GOING TO NEED SOME HELP.

THIS IS A HUGE POINT DIFFERENTIAL.

Sam: TO FINISH THIS FIRST HALF, YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAYBE MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS.

THE FOUL THERE AGAINST WINKLER.

Kelsey: THAT IS THE SECOND FOUL ON WINKLER BUT I DON'T KNOW IF COACH TIPTON CAN SUPPER OUT.

SHE IS THE ONLY ONE PRODUCING DEFENSIVE POINTS AT THIS POINT.

Sam: SHE REMAINS IN.

A COUPLE OF PLAYERS ARE UP TO REPORT SOON FOR MURRAY.

Kelsey: BOYNTON IS ONLY A 57% FREE-THROW SHOOTER.

Sam: BLAYLOCK IS RETURNING FOR MURRAY COUNTY.

WINKLER DOES TAKE A SEAT WITH 4:12 TO PLAY IN THE HALF.

Kelsey: ALREADY IN DOUBLE DIGITS WITH POINTS.

Sam: POINTS AND REBOUNDS.

HERE IS MURRAY COUNTY.

BLAKELY LEDFORD.

CAN'T MAKE THAT ONE.

BACK OUTSIDE.

JOHNSON WITH THE STEAL.

UP OFF THE GLASS.

GETS IT!

SHOT DOWN BY JOHNSON.

3:25 TO GO.

CLEAR PATH TO THE BASKET.

MISSES THE LAYUP.

THAT WAS WIDE OPEN.

Kelsey: THE FRESHMAN HAD THE LANES SPLIT.

Sam: HERE IS SHELTON.

DOWN LOW.

Kelsey: THE HIGH LOW ACTION RIGHT THERE.

Sam: UNDER 3:00 TO GO IN THE FIRST HALF.

LEDFORD SHOT BLOCKED THAT TIME BY, WHO ELSE, SHELTON.

Kelsey: HER FIFTH SHOT.

SHE'S BLOCKING SHOTS ON THE PERIMETER NOW AS WELL.

Sam: 2:30 TO GO.

JOHNSON UNDERNEATH.

ONCE AGAIN, WE SEE [ INDISCERNABLE ] TAKING CHARGE THIS TIME.

WE HAVE A TIMEOUT HERE.

2:30 TO PLAY AND THE HAWKS ARE IN CHARGE HERE IN MACON.

Sam: 28-8 IS THE SCORE AND HARDAWAY WITH THE LEAD.

FROM THE ONSET WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT MIKAYLA JOHNSON AND BOYNTON.

THEY HAVE HAD IMPRESSIVE FIRST HALF.

Kelsey: THEY CERTAINLY HAVE.

EIGHT REBOUNDS.

SHE IS DOING A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

MAKING THEM ADJUST THE SHOTS ON THE INSIDE.

THERE IS THE HIGH LOW ACTION.

HER PRESENCE ON THE INSIDE IS REALLY BEING FELT.

Sam: JUST A SOPHOMORE, MAKING HER PRESENCE FELT IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

2:00 TO GO UNTIL HALFTIME.

THERE IS CALLAN LEDFORD, NICE PASS.

MIMS AND HARDAWAY.

Kelsey: I LIKE THE LOOKS THEY ARE GIVING WHEN SLASHING OFF THE BALL.

THEY JUST HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT AND FINISH THOSE SHOTS.

Sam: INBOUND.

THERE IS LEDFORD.

STILL LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST POINTS --HER FIRST POINTS OF THE GAME.

EIGHT SECONDS, SEVEN SECONDS, NO SHOT.

REBOUND TAKEN BY BLAYLOCK.

THE FLYAWAY AGAIN.

JOHNSON, THE REBOUND, GOT A WHISTLE.

THAT IS GOING TO BE A FOUL CALLED ON [ INAUDIBLE ].

Kelsey: I LIKE THE AGGRESSIVENESS OF POWERS GOING IN THERE.

THAT IS THE FRESHMAN RIGHT THERE.

COACH TIPTON HAS SOME GOOD THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE YOU CANNOT TEACH THAT AGGRESSIVENESS.

Sam: NICE TAKE AWAY BY --.

Kelsey: SHELTON WITH THE BLOCK!

Sam: HERE COMES BURRELL!

1:25 LEFT IN THE FIRST HALF.

IN THE PAINT AND DOES NOT GET IT GOING THAT TIME.

THIS IS EVERYTHING.

Kelsey: THAT IS A QUICK SHOT.

THAT IS THEIR STYLE TO MOVE FAST AND WHEN YOU HAVE A TEAM LIKE HARDAWAY THAT MOVES FAST AT THAT PACE GOT YOU MIGHT NEED TO SWITCH IT UP.

Sam: DID NOT GET AT THAT TIME.

UNDER 1:00 TO PLAY.

CALLAN LEDFORD.

TRYING TO GET ON TRACK.

Sam: BLAKLEE LEDFORD, THE FRESHMAN, GETTING THE OFFENSE GOING.

GET SOME POINTS DEDUCTED.

SHOT CLOCK IS OFF.

FINAL 20 SECONDS OF THE FIRST HALF.

THE SHOT THAT TIME BY [ INDISCERNABLE ].

10 SECONDS.

SEVEN SECONDS.

LEDFORD.

BLAKLEE LEDFORD.

NOPE.

THE FIRST HALF IS DONE.

THE FIRST HALF OF BASKETBALL.

HARDAWAY WILL TAKE A HEALTHY 28-11 LEAD.

HALFTIME OF THIS GAMECOCK HEALTHY AND THIS IS NOT WHAT WE ARE WERE EXPECTING TO SEE.

Kelsey: HARDAWAY GOT THE FIRST AND SECOND PUNCH MURRAY COUNTY WILL REGROUPING COME OUT HOPEFULLY WITH A BETTER SECOND HALF.

OUR COVERAGE IS SPONSORED BY BREDA PEST MANAGEMENT.

LET'S GO TO JOHN NELSON.

John: SO THE PLAN HAS BEEN PRESSURE.

IT DEFINITELY IS.

WE ARE BOXING OUT AND FINISHING.

John: I KNOW YOU ARE TRYING TO REMIND THEM BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHT ADVANTAGE THAT THEY ARE PUTTING HANDS UP AND MAKING IT THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT WHEN MURRAY COUNTY GOES INTO THE PAINT.

DEFINITELY.

WE WORKED ON HIGH HANDS WHEN WE CLOSE OUT AND TRYING TO STAY DISCIPLINED.

STAY ON OUR FEET SO WE CAN CONTEST THE SHOTS.

Sam: WE HAVE THE HALFTIME SHOW COMING UP IN JUST A MINUTE WITH HANNAH.

STICK AROUND.

WELCOME TO THE HALFTIME SHOW AT THE MACON COLISEUM.

WE ARE HERE FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS GHSA STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

IT IS HALFTIME OF THE GIRLS MATCHUP BETWEEN THE MURRAY COUNTY INDIANS AND HARDAWAY HAWKS.

TO MY RIGHT IS THE MURRAY COUNTY PRINCIPAL AND TO MY LEFT IS THE HARDAWAY PRINCIPAL.

I WANT TO START WITH YOU.

BECAUSE OF THE SCORE, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE FIRST HALF?

THE TEAM LOOKS OUTSTANDING.

COACH ELLISON IS A GREAT.

I HOPE THEY CAN PLAY WELL IN THE SECOND HALF.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE FIRST HALF?

ADJUSTMENTS TO BE MADE ON THE SECOND?

THEY HAVE SOME CHALLENGES AND I THINK YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY ARE NERVOUS.

BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT AFTER THE HALF THEY WILL COME BACK AND REGROUP.

I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO GET A LOT OF POSITIVE ENERGY FROM THE CROWD.

THE LAST TIME THIS TEAM WON A TITLE WAS IN 1965.

THE FANS SHOWED OUT.

I THINK IT IS LIKE A THREE HOUR DRIVE OVER.

TALK ABOUT THE FAN SUPPORT.

IT IS AMAZING.

IT IS OVERWHELMING IN SUCH A POSITIVE WAY.

OUR COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT SUCCESSES WE HAVE, THEY ALWAYS SHOW UP CONSISTENTLY AND WE ARE REALLY LUCKY AND THEY ARE PART OF THE REASON WE ARE SUCCESSFUL.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE GIRLS TO GET THE FIRST STATE BASKETBALL TITLE.

I WAS LISTENING TO YOU ALL THING THEY WON THE LAST ONE IN 65 AND HARDAWAY OPENED IN 1965.

WINNING A STATE TITLE WOULD BE HUGE FOR OUR FAN BASE AND COMMUNITY.

WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON ACADEMICALLY AT YOUR SCHOOL?

WE ARE AN IV WORLD SCHOOL.

WE HAVE THE --WE ARE DEFINITELY PROUD OF THAT.

[ INDISCERNABLE ] BASEBALL SEASON AND WE ARE JUST VERY PROUD OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

THEY WORK VERY HARD IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE ATHLETIC ARENA.

OUR STARTER, NUMBER FOUR, SHE HAS A 4.0 GPA.

WE HAVE VERY TALENTED STUDENTS.

I HAVE THE SAME QUESTION FOR YOU, ANDREA BUT FIRST I WANT TO INTRODUCE THE DANCE TEAM.

THEY PLACED SECOND AT SECTIONALS WHICH EARNED THEM A SPOT IN THE 2A DANCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP.

THEY REALLY ARE A TALENTED GROUP.

THEY BRING THE ENERGY AND HELP SUPPORT ATHLETES AND THE CROWD LOVES THEM.

THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS.

Hannah: BRAG ON WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON ACADEMICALLY AT YOUR SCHOOL.

ATHLETICS HAVE BEEN MAKING --FOUR YEARS IN A ROW.

WE ALSO, CROSS-COUNTRY IS GOING TO STATE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WE HAVE A LITERARY STATE CHAMPION AS WELL.

WE HAVE BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER THAT WENT TO STATE LAST YEAR AND WE HAVE TRACK AS WELL.

ACADEMICALLY, MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE IN --COURSES SO THEY LEAVE WITH COLLEGE CREDIT OR POSSIBLY AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE AND OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL PROGRAM, MANY CAN LEAVE THE SCHOOL INDUSTRY CERTIFIED.

Hannah: WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR HANGING OUT.

WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.

WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK HERE ON GPB.

Hannah: WELCOME BACK.

IT IS HAVE TIME AT 2A GHSA.

THIS IS ONLY DAY TWO OF FOUR DAYS OF BASKETBALL ACTION SO MAKE SURE YOU ARE FOLLOWING ALONG ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT 2A.

WE'RE STREAMING LIVE EVERYWHERE.

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WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE GAME FOR COUNTDOWN TO TIP OFF.

JOIN JOHN NELSON AND I THEN.

HERE IS THE SECOND HALF OF THE GAME.

John: WELCOME BACK TO MACON COLISEUM.

I SHOWED YOU THE STAT SHEET FROM THE FIRST 16 MINUTES.

WHAT DID YOU THINK?

ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WAS NOT GIVING UP.

OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS OURSELVES.

JUST CALMING DOWN IN THE MOMENT AND TAKING CARE OF THE BALL AND TRUSTING EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF FORCING THE SHOTS.

John: WHAT ELSE DID YOU TALK ABOUT?

REALLY JUST BEING US.

WHICH IS EXECUTE AND TAKING WITH THE OTHER TEAM GIVES US.

WE NEED TO QUIT PRESSING OURSELVES.

I FEEL LIKE I CAN BEAT OUR TEAM BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN BEAT THE OTHER TEAM.

John: BACK TO SAM AND KELSEY FOR THE SECOND HALF.

Sam: TO ECHO WHAT THE COACH JUST HAD TO SAY, DON'T BEAT YOURSELF.

Kelsey: THAT IS A PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS HAPPENING.

MIKAYLA JOHNSON JUST GETTING THINGS GOING FOR HARDAWAY AND BOYNTON HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING.

Sam: GREAT THINGS TO GET THIS TEAM GOING.

YOU KNOW MURRAY COUNTY HAS MADE ADJUSTMENTS AND IF THEY CAN GET LEDFORD, WHO IS 0-11 FROM THE FIELD, IF SHE GETS ON AND GET SOME POINTS, THE GAME COULD CHANGE.

Kelsey: THEY ARE A GOOD THREE POINT SHOOTING TEAM AND I THINK IT WILL GET BETTER.

SOMETIMES IN THIS FACILITY, WITH THE DEPTH PERCEPTION, IT IS NOT GETTING BETTER.

I THINK WINKLER HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB ON THE INSIDE.

Sam: AS WE GET THINGS STARTED IN THE SECOND HALF, MURRAY COUNTY WITH THE BALL.

Kelsey: DOING WHAT GOT THEM INTO THIS GAME.

SHE HAD THE FIRST EIGHT POINTS INTO THE GAME AND GOING BACK TO WHAT IS WORKING.

Sam: 28-13 AND BURRELL, NO GOOD THAT TIME.

DEFLECTED.

Kelsey: BLAYLOCK SAID GIVE ME THAT BLOCK SHOT.

THERE IS WINKLER.

THAT IS WHAT WORKED IN THE FIRST HALF SO WHY NOT GO BACK TO IT.

DON'T CHANGE WHAT IS NOT BROKEN.

Sam: LUKA JOHNSON SWOOPING IN THERE WITH THE TAKE AWAY.

THE DEFENSE IS STILL PLUGGED IN FOR HARDAWAY.

Kelsey: FROM THE MOMENT THEY GET THE INBOUND PASS, THEY ARE ON YOU.

Sam: BEAT THE PRESSURE.

PICKS IT UP, NO GOOD AND THE REBOUND TAKEN DOWN BY BOYNTON.

IT IS STILL HARDAWAY BASKETBALL.

STILL TRYING TO GET LEDFORD INTO THE SCORING COLUMN.

Kelsey: SHE WAS AMONGST TREES THERE.

I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN HER FIND ONE OF HER OPEN PLAYERS WITH THAT.

Sam: WINKLER WILL TAKE THE JUMPER.

Kelsey: PARTIAL BLOCK SHOT BY MIMS.

A GREAT DEFENSE AND GETTING THE POSSESSION OPPORTUNITY.

THEY ARE GETTING SHOTS BUT THEY ARE JUST NOT FALLING RIGHT NOW.

Sam: A LITTLE CHANGE IN PACE.

LEDFORD.

WINKLER, SHOT DEFLECTED BY BOYNTON.

Kelsey: THAT IS HER FIRST BLOCK SHOT AND SHE DID EXACTLY WHAT COACH ELLISON ASKED HER TO DO.

STAY ON YOUR FEET.

INSTEAD OF COMING DOWN TO TRY TO BLOCK THE SHOT SHE DID JUST GO STRAIGHT UP VERTICALLY.

Sam: DON'T BLOCK IT.

JUST SWAT IT.

ON THE DRIBBLE, ALL THE WAY AROUND.

NO GOOD THAT TIME.

A GOOD JOB OF BOXING OUT.

Kelsey: FANTASTIC BOX OUT.

Sam: BLAKLEE LEFT IT ON THE DRIBBLE.

THE SHOT NO GOOD THAT TIME.

BY DOTSON.

REBOUND BY LEDFORD.

JUMP BALL IN THE DIRECTION OF MURRAY COUNTY.

CALLAN LEDFORD IS DOING EVERYTHING THAT SHE CAN.

Kelsey: STILL HAS NO POINTS.

Sam: THE LID ON THE BASKET FOR THIS GAME.

Kelsey: YOU TALK ABOUT THE LEADING SCORER AVERAGING 15 POINTS PER GAME, THOSE ARE CRUCIAL POINTS FOR THIS MURRAY COUNTY TEAM.

Sam: 5:45 TO PLAY.

Kelsey: THEY NEED TO BACK THAT UP AGAINST JOHNSON.

Sam: DEFLECTED.

BURRELL.

OVER TO MIMS.

ONE MORE TIME TO JOHNSON.

EIGHT SECONDS.

BURRELL ON THE DRIBBLE.

OUTSIDE.

WE'VE GOT A WHISTLE.

IT SEEMED LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WAS PRETTY CLOSE.

IT IS A GOOD THING BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE THE SHOT AND YOU TAKE IT.

Kelsey: THERE IS A BALANCE BETWEEN SELFISH AND UNSELFISH AND KNOWING WHEN TO MAKE THAT EXTRA PASS AND SHE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN IT.

THEY ARE DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAS A SHOOTING FOUL.

Sam: HARDAWAY TRIGGERING THE INBOUND PLAY.

BOYNTON, NO GOOD AND GOT A WHISTLE.

THAT IS GOING TO BE A FOUL ON CALLAN LEDFORD.

THAT IS HER SECOND PERSONAL.

0-12 FROM THE FIELD.

BOYNTON, SHORT JUMPER.

UP AND IN.

AND SHELTON.

HER FIRST POINTS.

FEELS THE PRESSURE.

TRAVEL CALLED THAT TIME.

Kelsey: SAM, IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAVE SEEN SUCH INTENSIVE TRAPS.

THEIR TRAPS ARE HARD TO GET OUT OF.

Sam: HARDAWAY FORCING ANOTHER TURNOVER.

30-13 IS THE SCORE.

BURRELL, TRIPPING AND FALLING DOWN THERE.

BOYNTON, THE BALL IS GOING TO GO OVER TO MURRAY COUNTY.

THE SWITCH SPOT ON THE FLOOR.

Kelsey: BOYNTON JUST DID NOT HAVE HER FEET UP UNDERNEATH HER.

Sam: THE BALL KICKED OUT OF BOUNDS BY JOHNSON.

THE PRESSURE IS JUST INCREDIBLE.

Kelsey: THE PRESSURE AND THE LENGTH WITH BOYNTON.

Sam: THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT COACH ELLISON TALKED ABOUT.

OUR LENGTH IS OUR STRENGTH.

Kelsey: IT WILL BE A RESET OF THE SHOT CLOCK AND A KICKED BALL VIOLATION.

Sam: LEDFORD.

OUT OF BOUNDS.

IT GOES BACK TO HARDAWAY.

Kelsey: SAM, I WILL SAY IT AGAIN.

I UNDERSTAND THAT MURRAY COUNTY HAS PLAYED THAT FAST PACE ALL SEASON LONG BUT WHAT HAS WORKED WAS THE OFFENSIVE HALF COURT SET UP WHEN THEY GET THE BALL INTO WINKLER.

THEY ARE TRYING TO PUSH THE TEMPO AND HARDAWAY IS FASTER AND MORE ATHLETIC.

Sam: THEY HAVE A SCORING DRIVE RIGHT NOW.

RHIANNA BOYNTON.

THEY ARE ABOUT TO FORCE ANOTHER TURNOVER.

OUT OF BOUNDS.

MURRAY COUNTY BASKETBALL.

COACH ELLISON OUT OF HER CHAIR AND APPLAUDING.

SHE WANT TO KEEP APPLYING THE PRESSURE.

Kelsey: BOYNTON, THE CENTER ON THE INSIDE, SHE JUST SMACKS IT OUT OF BOUNDS AGAIN.

THE VISIBILITY LINES TO TRY TO SEE TEAMMATES CUTTING IS MAKING IT REALLY DIFFICULT.

Sam: BAYLEIGH TRYING TO TAKE THE INSIDE PASS.

SHELTON RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER.

WINKLER.

GETS IT BACK.

[ INDISCERNABLE ] WE HAVE A WHISTLE.

TIMEOUT.

30 SECONDS.

THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ONE TOO.

3:55 TO PLAY IN THE THIRD.

HARDAWAY LEADING HERE.

YOU ARE WATCHING STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WE CARE ON GPB.

John: WELCOME BACK TO MACON COLISEUM.

THE MARGIN IS PLUS 19 AND WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT FAMILY AFFAIRS AND THE DEPTH OF ATHLETICISM WITH FAMILIES HERE ON THE COURT.

WE HAVE A PLAYER WHO HAS NINE AND THREE RIGHT NOW WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE START LINE AND WHEN YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF A STEP LINE, VERY COOL YOU ARE LOOKING AT WILLIAMS WORKING ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

AND WE HAVE AN APB OUT FOR MICHAEL WILLIAMS.

I KNOW HE IS NOT HARD TO MISS.

HE HAS HAD SOME GREAT SATURDAY AFTERNOONS.

TODAY HIS LITTLE SISTER IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

Kelsey: SHE IS KEEPING THAT DRIBBLE ALIVE AND SHE HAS SUCH HIGH IQ AND ATHLETICISM BUT DID NOT REALIZE THAT SHOT WAS GOING TO LAY DOWN.

Sam: HARDAWAY BACK ON THE BALL.

THEY HAVE THE LEAD WITH 3:35 TO GO IN THE THIRD.

SHELTON TAKES A SHOT AND DOES NOT GET IT THAT TIME.

BOYNTON TAKES IT DOWN.

SHE TAKES THE SHOT.

ALMOST ON A PASS.

Kelsey: I THINK THAT WAS A SHOT, SAM.

Sam: DIDN'T HAPPEN.

TRYING TO GET SOME CONSISTENT THINGS GOING FOR THEM.

IT HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE THROUGHOUT THE GAME.

Kelsey: MURRAY COUNTY HAS NOT SCORED IN A LITTLE OVER 4 1/2 MINUTES.

Sam: AWAY AND HERE IS JOHNSON.

Kelsey: QUICK CONTACT AND FINISHES ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

Sam: MIKAYLA JOHNSON.

RIGHT SIDE.

Kelsey: GREAT EXECUTION.

TEXTBOOK ON HOW TO BREAK UP A PRESS.

Sam: POWERS IS A FRESHMAN ON THIS TEAM WITH MURRAY COUNTY.

THE SCORE IS 34-15.

SHELTON STAYS WITH IT.

BACK INSIDE TO SHELTON AGAIN.

BURRELL WITH THE LONG JUMPER.

THERE IS BOYNTON.

GETTING THE FOUL.

THAT FOUL IS GOING TO BE ON LEDFORD.

Kelsey: AT THE THIRD PERSONAL FOUL ON LEDFORD.

Sam: 2:11 TO PLAY IN THE THIRD.

LET'S SEE IF SHE COMES OUT, STEPHENSON.

--AUBRIE STEVENSON.

AUBRIE STEVENSON INTO THE GAME.

Kelsey: SHE IS CURRENTLY AT A DOUBLE-DOUBLE.

A 15 POINTS AND 12 REBOUNDS ALREADY.

Sam: MISSES THAT SECOND ONE.

THE REBOUND BY MIKAYLA JOHNSON.

Kelsey: THAT IS A STRONG MOVE.

SHE HAS FINISHED TWO SHOTS WITH CONTACT.

Sam: 35-15.

OUTSIDE JUMPER NO GOOD THAT TIME.

HERE IS BOYNTON WITH IT.

BACK TO JOHNSON.

WHO BACKS IT OUT HERE.

SHE IS A SENIOR ON THIS TEAM.

SHELTON SHOT IS NO GOOD.

SAVED BY MIKAYLA JOHNSON.

Kelsey: JOHNSON IS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

ALL SHE CAN DO IS GET THE SCRATCH OF HER TEAMMATES.

SHE IS THE UTILITY PLAYER RIGHT NOW.

Sam: WE ARE WATCHING THE SHOT CLOCK.

DOWN TO SEVEN SECONDS.

NO GOOD THAT TIME.

1:20 TO GO IN THE THIRD.

BLAKLEE LEDFORD.

SPINS AND TO OFF THE GLASS.

IT GOES.

Kelsey: NICE LITTLE SCOOP BY LEDFORD.

Sam: THEY HAVE THE FRESHMAN DOING REDUCTION RIGHT NOW.

Kelsey: COACH SAYS SHE HOLD SO MUCH OF THE SUCCESS OF THE SAME ON HER SOLD SHOULDERS AND THAT HAS GOT TO BE A GREAT FEELING WHEN YOU HAVE A FRESHMAN THAT DOES THAT.

Sam: TRYING TO SAVE IT BUT IT GOES OUT OF BOUNDS AND IT IS MURRAY COUNTY BASKETBALL.

50 SECONDS TO GO IN THE THIRD.

--WITH THE BASKETBALL.

LOOKING FOR SOME CONSISTENCY ON OFFENSE.

Kelsey: NICE DEFENSE BY MIMS OUT ON THE TOP.

Sam: LEDFORD.

WE'VE GOT A WHISTLE.

Kelsey: MIMS IS GOING TO BE CALLED FOR THE FOUL.

Sam: MIMS CALLED FOR THE FOUL.

Kelsey: IT WAS A 4-0 COUNT.

RIGHT?

Sam: NICE [ INDISCERNABLE ].

Kelsey: WINKLER NOW WITH 12 POINTS.

FIVE OF 10 FOR FIELD GOALS.

Sam: STEP BACK FOR THEM.

MOST OF BEEN INSIDE OF THE PAINT.

FINAL 13 SECONDS.

OF THE THIRD.

THE HAWKS IN CONTROL OF THIS ONE.

BURRELL ON THE DRIBBLE.

STOPS.

BOYNTON.

THE CLOCK EXPIRES AND WE ARE DOWN.

WE HAVE ONE MORE QUARTER TO GO TO DECIDE THE FINAL OF THIS GIRLS STATE 2A CHAMPIONSHIP.

STAY WITH US ON THE GREAT GPB.

Sam: IT IS THE START OF THE FOURTH QUARTER HERE IN MACON.

THIS HAS BEEN FOR YEARS IN THE MAKING FOR THIS TEAM.

Kelsey: IT CERTAINLY HAS.

YOU HAVE SENIORS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND HAVE HAD --THE SOPHOMORES GOT INTO THE FINAL FOUR.

LESTER THEY LOST THE TITLE GAME AND NOW THEY ARE SENIORS ON THIS STAGE AGAIN.

CAN THEY TAKE WITH THEY HAVE LEARNED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS AND APPLY IT?

THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

Sam: THE HEARTACHE WOULD BE NOT GETTING IT FINISHED AND THESE SENIORS ARE JUST EIGHT MINUTES AWAY OF THAT FROM THAT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

LEDFORD BACK IN THE GAME.

THE FOLLOW-UP IS NO GOOD.

AND THERE IS JOHNSON WITH THE BASKETBALL.

ADAZHA BURRELL.

RHIANNA BOYNTON.

BURRELL WITH IT AGAIN.

Kelsey: THERE IS NO REASON TO SLOW THIS GAME DOWN IF YOU ARE HARDAWAY.

Sam: SHOT CLOCK IS DOWN TO SIX SECONDS.

BURRELL AND THE SHOT IS DEFLECTED.

THE FOUL ON BLAKLEE LEDFORD.

Kelsey: THAT IS A TOUGH FOUL ON BLAKLEE.

ONLY ONE OF FOUR FROM THE FREE-THROW LINE.

Sam: NICE SHOT.

Kelsey: SO MANY OTHER THINGS GOING WELL IN THIS GAME THOUGH.

15 POINTS.

Sam: AND A PAIR OF BLOCK SHOTS.

Kelsey: BEEN TO THE TOP OF THAT PRESS AND REALLY MAKING THOSE VISIBILITY LINES TOUGH.

Sam: THERE IS BLAKLEE LEDFORD ON THE DRIBBLE.

BACK THE OTHER WAY COMES HARDAWAY.

THEY ARE BEING QUITE DELIBERATE RIGHT NOW.

THE TAKE AWAY.

BLAKLEE LEDFORD WITH THE STEAL.

CALLAN LEDFORD.

THE DRIBBLE INSIDE.

Kelsey: WINKLER AGAIN ON THE INSIDE PUTTING IN THE WORK.

THE BALL NEEDS TO TOUCH HER HANDS EVERY TIME.

Sam: BLAKLEE NOW WITH 12 POINTS IN THE GAME.

MAKE THAT 15.

BURRELL.

INSIDE.

TIMEOUT BLAKLEE IS THE PERSON THAT HAS BEEN DOING THINGS FOR THEM.

Kelsey: SHE CERTAINLY HAS.

SHE IS WHAT GOT THEM GOING AND SHE HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE SUCCESS.

IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH DAY FOR THE REST OF THIS MURRAY COUNTY TEAM.

ESPECIALLY CALLAN LEDFORD.

Sam: SHE IS LIKE 0-13 FROM THE FIELD.

JUST AN UNBELIEVABLE DAY.

Kelsey: BUT THE YOUNGER FRESHMAN, BLAKLEE LEDFORD, FIVE POINTS AND FOUR REBOUNDS.

THAT MIGHT NOT BE A LOT.

WHEN YOU KIND OF LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF THIS, IT IS NOT OUT OF REACH BUT YOU CAN START TO FEEL THIS SLIPPING AWAY.

IF YOU ARE COACH TIPTON, YOU ARE A YOUNG HUNGRY FRESHMAN AND HOW SHE FEELS AFTER THIS GAME WILL BE VERY SIX IMPORTANT FOR THEIR SUCCESS.

Sam: ALSO REALLY IMPRESSIVE IN THIS GAME IS POWERS.

THEY GOT THE BASKETBALL NOW AND THEY WILL GO BACK TO WORK OFFENSIVELY.

HARDAWAY NOT DOING THE FULL COURT PRESS THIS TIME.

CALLAN LEDFORD WITH THE GIVEN GO AND HER FIRST POINTS OF THE GAME!

Kelsey: LET'S SEE IF SHE CAN PUT A COUPLE MORE OF THOSE OFFENSES SEQUENCES TOGETHER.

Sam: 40-23 THE LEAD BY HARDAWAY.

VERY DELIBERATE IN THEIR APPROACH.

5:30 TO PLAY IN THE GAME AND THE SHOT CLOCK IS AT 12 SECONDS.

BACK TO BURRELL.

SHELTON TO BOYNTON.

BOYNTON WITH THE SHOT, COMES OUT AND KNOCKED OUT OF BOUNDS.

THAT WILL BE HARDAWAY BASKETBALL.

THAT GOES OFF OF BLAKLEE LEDFORD.

LEDFORD GETS ON THE BOARD BUT IS IT ENOUGH?

THEY NEED MORE WITH 5:13 TO PLAY.

THE PLATFORM IS A DIFFICULT EVENT.

IT IS LIKE HITTING CONCRETE WHEN YOU HIT SO IT HAS TO BE VERY PRECISE AND TIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO BE VERY STRONG WHEN YOU HIT THE WATER.

MY GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND HAS HELPED A LOT WITH LEARNING HOW TO USE THE PLATFORM TO MY ADVANTAGE.

I GOT INTO THE SPORT VERY LATE CONSIDERING HOW LONG EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN DOING IT BUT THE BEST THING ABOUT THE SPORT IS BEING ON TOP OF THE PODIUM.

I HAVE GOTTEN TO DO IT IF YOU TIMES AND IT IS A REALLY GOOD FEELING.

John: WELCOME BACK TO MACON COLISEUM.

5:13 TO GO TO DETERMINE THE 2A CHAMPION.

DIVING INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE, YOU LOOK AT THE ROSTER THAT CHRIS TIPTON HAS AND THERE ARE ONLY TWO SENIORS ON IT.

RICHARDS AND BAYLEIGH WINKLER.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THE FRESHMAN THERE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THE FRESHMAN, THEY HAVE GONE 30-1 COMING INTO THE GAME.

15-0, YOU RUN THE --UP TO TODAY SO THERE IS A LOT OF PROMISE TODAY AS THEY TRY TO WIN THE TITLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 60 YEARS TODAY.

Sam: THAT ONE LOSS CAME ONE OF FOUR TIMES THEY PLAYED THAT TEAM.

Kelsey: 3-1 AGAINST THEM, IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO BE SOMEBODY TWICE LET ALONE THREE TIMES.

BUT FOUR?

WHAT AN IMPRESSIVE SEASON THEY HAVE PUT TOGETHER.

Sam: THEY WERE IN DOUBLE OVERTIME.

THEY GOT THE BASKETBALL NOW.

UNDER 5:00 TO PLAY IN THE GAME.

LEDFORD DRIVING IN.

MIKAYLA JOHNSON WITH THE REBOUND.

THAT IS HER SEVENTH REBOUND OF THE GAME.

WHISTLE HERE.

THAT IS GOING TO BE CALLED FOUL AGAINST LEDFORD.

Kelsey: HER THIRD PERSONAL FOUL.

Sam: THIRD PERSONAL.

Kelsey: I'M NOT SURE THAT WAS REALLY NEEDED IN THIS GAME.

A LITTLE BIT OF MARGINAL CONTACT.

Sam: IF YOU SAY SO.

Kelsey: I DO.

YOU HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE GAME.

Sam: 4:20 LEFT TO PLAY.

JOHNSON.

SHELTON.

SHOT CLOCK AT SEVEN SECONDS NOW.

Kelsey: SHELTON WORKING HARD DOWN IN THE TILE.

Sam: BALL STAYS IN POSSESSION AND DIRECTION FOR HARDAWAY.

BURRELL --SHELTON SHOT NO GOOD.

Kelsey: THAT IS A GREAT DEFENSIVE POSSESSION THERE.

Sam: [ INDISCERNABLE ] Kelsey: THEY HAVE HELD OPPONENTS TO 29 SO FAR.

MURRAY COUNTY NOW AT 25.

Sam: BOYNTON GETS THE CONTACT BUT MISSES THE SHOT.

Kelsey: THAT IS THE THIRD PERSONAL FOUL ON WINKLER.

I DON'T LIKE THAT AT ALL.

THE LAST SHOT BY WINKLER.

NO GOOD BUT, RIGHT THERE, LEDFORD CLEANED IT UP.

Sam: THAT TIME, RHIANNA BOYNTON.

YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PLAYERS RETURNING TO MURRAY COUNTY --[ INDISCERNABLE ] -- HARDAWAY.

LEDFORD.

CALLAN LEDFORD HAS FOUR POINTS NOW.

BLAKLEE GOT A WHISTLE.

TIMEOUT.

3:19 TO GO IN THE GAME.

THAT WILL TURN INTO A FULL TIMEOUT.

3:19 TO PLAY.

BIG TIME OVER MURRAY COUNTY.

STAY WITH US AS WE HEAD FOR THE FINISH HERE IN MACON.

Sam: BACK HERE AT MACON WITH 3:19 TO PLAY.

HARDAWAY WITH A COMMANDING LEAD.

Kelsey: FOUR POINTS AND FOUR TURNOVERS, NOT THE GAME WE WERE EXPECTING.

EIGHT REBOUNDS, TWO ASSISTS AND TWO STEALS.

MURRAY COUNTY STILL GOING STRONG.

CALLAN LEDFORD FIGHTING UNTIL THE VERY END HERE.

AN ALL REGIONAL PLAYER IN CALLAN LEDFORD.

NOT GOING AWAY QUIETLY.

Sam: SHE IS NOT.

Kelsey: I HAVE NOT SEEN HER DROP HER SHOULDERS OR CHIN ONCE, FOR THE GAME THAT SHE HAS HAD.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY FOR ANY PLAYER TO SAG IN THEIR OWN MISERY.

Sam: SHE HAS FOUND OTHER THINGS TO DO FOR HER TEAM.

BUT HER PRODUCTION HAS BEEN DONE TODAY.

THE LONG PASS.

HERE IS BURRELL.

OUT TO SHELTON.

OUT OF BOUNDS.

THAT COULD --BACK IN A HURRY.

COACH TIPTON CALLS FOR A TIMEOUT.

Kelsey: JOHNSON GOING COAST-TO-COAST.

Sam: 2:57 TO PLAY TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS.

INBOUNDS.

Kelsey: THERE IS A DOTSON, FINDING CALLAN LEDFORD.

THE TIMING OF THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER.

Sam: QUICKLY BACKUP THE FLOOR.

WHAT DO YOU GIVE THE TEAM RIGHT NOW?

YOU HAVE TO:57 TO PLAY.

Kelsey: THIS IS THE TEAM THAT WE THOUGHT WAS GOING TO COME IN HERE AND PLAY ORIGINALLY.

UNFORTUNATELY IT CAME OUT TOO LATE.

THIS IS THE TEMPLE THAT WE WANT.

SCORE, FINISH, PLAY SOLID DEFENSE.

Sam: IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE CROWD THAT MADE THE LONG DRIVE, THERE IS NOBODY IN CHECK.

THEY ARE ALL HERE.

Kelsey: THIS IS THE FINAL PUSH AND IF THEY CAN USE THIS ENERGY THAT IS BEHIND US TO MAKE A BIT OF A RUN, THAT IS WHAT THEY NEED TO UTILIZE.

Sam: HARDAWAY WITH THE BASKETBALL.

2:57 LEFT TO PLAY.

THEY BRING IN THE PRESSURE.

WHISTLE.

Kelsey: HADLEY DOTSON GOING TO BE CALLED FOR THE FOUL.

Sam: NOW TO:52 LEFT IN THE GAME.

MIKAYLA JOHNSON GETS IT TO BOYNTON.

PUT TWO HANDS ON THAT.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE.

Kelsey: ABSOLUTELY AID DOUBLE DRIBBLE.

THANK GOODNESS FOR THE CENTER OFFICIAL ON THAT.

Sam: 2:25 TO GO.

LEDFORD.

BALL KNOCKED AWAY.

LEDFORD GETS IT BACK.

THE SHOT --EMMA BLAYLOCK!

Kelsey: THE 39% THREE POINT SHOOTER COMING IN HOT!

Sam: COACH ELLISON WANTS TO TALK WITH THE TEAM.

Kelsey: A BROKEN UP PLAY AND CALLAN LEDFORD HAD NOWHERE TO GO BUT SHE FOUND EMMA BLAYLOCK IN THE CORNER.

Sam: BLAYLOCK A JUNIOR ON THIS TEAM AND HERE IT COMES.

YOU WONDER WHERE IT HAS BEEN ALL GAME.

Kelsey: WHAT A TIME FOR A SHOT LIKE THAT.

Sam: CHRIS TIPTON HAS HIS TEAM ALL HUDDLED UP.. Kelsey: THAT PRESSURE DEFENSE, FULL-COURT PRESS, I DON'T CARE HOW TIRED YOU ARE, THIS IS WHAT YOU TRAIN FOR.

2:25, YOU ARE DOWN SO PUT SOME STOPS AND TRANSITION POINTS TOGETHER AND YOU GIVE YOURSELF A SHOT FOR A BUZZER BEATER AT THE END OF THE GAME.

Sam: [ INDISCERNABLE ] COACH ELLISON.

Kelsey: IT IS ALL ABOUT COMPOSURE RIGHT NOW.

THEY SLOW THIS GAME DOWN AND I DON'T THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE.

THEY HAVE GOT TO GO BACK TO THEIR STYLE.

Sam: LET'S SEE IF THEY DO.

A BIG CROWD HAS MADE THEIR WAY OVER FROM COLUMBUS.

HARDAWAY BASKETBALL.

INBOUND PLAY.

JOHNSON.

JOHNSON ON THE DRIBBLE.

2:10 TO GO.

WE HAVE A WHISTLE NOW.

Kelsey: TIMEOUT CALLED BY COACH ELLISON AND A VERY TIMELY CALL.

Sam: 2:08 IN THE GAME.

WHAT IS THE CONVERSATION INSIDE THE HUDDLE RIGHT NOW?

Kelsey: WE HAVE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF THE BALL.

WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE COMING AFTER US SO DON'T MAKE ANY RAINBOW PASSES ACROSS THE FLOOR.

BEFORE THEY GET TO YOU, MAKE THE PASS SO THERE ARE NO DEFLECTIONS.

THAT IT GOES BACK TO COMPOSURE.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN UNDER PRESSURE THIS ENTIRE GAME, SO NOW, TO FLIP THE SWITCH PSYCHOLOGICALLY, TO NOW YOU ARE GETTING THE PRESSURE ON YOU AT HALF COURT AND FULL-COURT, THEY HAVE GOT TO KEEP COMPOSURE.

Sam: MURRAY COUNTY IS MAKING A MOVE.

Kelsey: THEY ARE ON A 7-0 RUN AND HARDAWAY HAS NOT SCORED IN FOUR MINUTES.

Sam: LET'S GO TO JOHN NELSON.

John: THE FIRST THING COACH REMINDED THEM IS YOU ARE STILL UP.

YOU ARE STILL AHEAD.

THE BIGGEST REMINDER, PLAY LIKE YOU ARE STILL AHEAD.

THEY STILL HAVE THE LEAD.

Kelsey: LOOK AT THAT TRAP!

Sam: ALMOST HAD THE TURNOVER THERE.

ANOTHER 2:00 TO PLAY.

MIKAYLA JOHNSON, FOUR SECONDS.

DID NOT LOOK GOOD TOWARDS THE BASKET.

Kelsey: IT IS GREAT DEFENSE BUT THEY WERE ABOUT TO DO A TRANSITION AND HAD A WIDE-OPEN LAYUP.

Sam: 1:49 TO GO AND MURRAY COUNTY GETS THE BASKETBALL HERE.

THEY HAVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN QUICK.

LEDFORD.

THE SHOT DEFLECTED THAT TIME BY BOYNTON.

Kelsey: THAT WILL STAY MURRAY COUNTY BASKETBALL.

Sam: BLAKLEE LEDFORD INBOUNDS.

READY TO GO.

ON THE DRIBBLE BACK OUT.

[ INDISCERNABLE ] ON THE FLOOR.

Kelsey: SHELTON GOING TO BE CALLED FOR A FOUL.

THIRD PERSONAL.

Kelsey: SHE ADDED ANOTHER BLOCKED SHOT TO HER STAT SHEET.

Kelsey: -- SAM:, SHE HAS BEEN PART OF THE PROBLEM FOR LEDFORD THROUGHOUT THE GAME.

LEDFORD GRABBING IN.

JOHNSON WITH THE BALL TO REBOUND.

THE PASS, SHELTON UP AND IN!

44-32.

Kelsey: YOU NEED TO GET A HIGH ON-SCREEN THERE.

Sam: MIKAYLA JOHNSON, ACROSS THE TIMELINE.

LESS THAN ONE MINUTE TO PLAY.

Kelsey: YOU HAVE TO COME AND GET THAT BACK TO.

Sam: MIKAYLA JOHNSON, BURRELL, THE BALL KNOCKED AWAY.

THE FOUL AGAINST LEDFORD.

Kelsey: THERE IS THE DEFENSE WITH THE PASS UP THE COURT TO SHELTON FOR AN EASY TWO POINTS.

Sam: MIKAYLA SHELTON HAS SIX POINTS, 10 REBOUNDS AND EIGHT LOCKED SHOTS.

Kelsey: BOYNTON IS SIX OF NINE FROM THE FREE-THROW LINE.

20 POINTS, 12 REBOUNDS, THREE BLOCKED SHOTS.

Sam: MISSING THAT ONE.

THE REBOUND BY JOHNSON.

HARDAWAY --BACK OUT TO BURRELL.

25 SECONDS.

20 SECONDS REMAINING IN THE GAME.

WHAT A FINISH BY BOYNTON THAT TIME!

22 POINTS IN THE GAME!

TIMEOUT WITH 14.9 SECONDS TO GO.

THEY MADE THE TRIP OVER TO SEE THE TEAM AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, KELSEY, WHAT A MOUNTAIN IT HAS BEEN FOR THEM TO CLIMB.

EACH AND EVERY YEAR THEY MAKE THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEY ARE READY TO TAKE IT HOME.

Kelsey: YOU FEEL WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THE LONG DAYS OF PRACTICING, RUNNING ON THE TRACKS, THEY FEEL THAT.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY LOST THE LAST THREE YEARS WHAT THEIR STATS WERE BUT THEY FELT WHEN THEY GO HOME AND DIDN'T WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND YOU BRING THAT TO THIS GAME AND FROM THE ONSET OF THE GAME THEY HAVE BEEN LIGHTS OUT.

Sam: THE INTENSITY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.

AND THEY HAD TO MAINTAIN IT THROUGHOUT THE GAME.

WHAT A PERFORMANCE.

YOU SAID IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU SOUGHT LOCKED DOWN DEFENSE LIKE THIS.

WE CAN SEE SMILES ON FACES.

Kelsey: THE LAST FOUR YEARS BUILDING UP TO THIS MOMENT THAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO CELEBRATE.

Sam: WE HAVE A SENIOR ON THE FLOOR TODAY THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO PLAY, JENAIYA HARDY.

SHE IS A SENIOR AND YOU'VE GOT TO GET THE BALL RIGHT NOW.

COACH ELLISON TOLD US THAT SHE WOULD NOT PLAY THIS GAME BUT SHE IS OUT THERE WITH A BRACE ON HER KNEE.

DETERMINED NOT TO MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY.

THAT WOULD MEAN A LOT AS A SENIOR.

YOU HAVE THE BRACE ON, BUT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO MISS IT.

Kelsey: I RESPECT THAT.

YOU GO THROUGH THIS SEASON.

THE FANS THAT ARE SITTING HERE, THEY GET TO SEE THE PRODUCT ON THE FLOOR.

THEY DON'T GET THE 6:00 A.M. WEIGHTLIFTING.

THE 5:30 P.M. RUNNING ON THE TRACK.

TEAMBUILDING AND HAVING DINNER AT EACH OTHER'S HOUSE.

THEY DON'T GET TO SEE ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

YOU JUST SEE THE FINAL PRODUCT SO YOU HAVE A SENIOR WITH AN INJURY STILL CAME IN THE GAME AND, TO SAY YOU WERE ON THE FLOOR AND A PART OF IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY HAS GOT TO BE SPECIAL.

Sam: MIKAYLA REALLY HAD TO TAKE THINGS ON IN THE LINEUP BUT HERE SHE IS, JENAIYA HARDY GOING TO PLAY THIS INBOUND PLAY.

SHE WILL NOT FORGET THIS MOMENT.

PASSED BALL KNOCKED AWAY.

THE CLOCK IS RUNNING DOWN.

THE GAME IS DONE!

THE HAWKS FROM COLUMBUS ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

FANTASTIC EFFORT BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAMS.

THESE ARE THE FACES ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE FROM MURRAY COUNTY.

TEARS FOR THE MURRAY COUNTY TEAM.

WE TALKED ABOUT HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN FOR THIS TEAM.

Kelsey: KUDOS TO BOTH OF THESE TEAMS.

THERE WAS NO QUIT IN BOTH OF THESE TEAMS NO MATTER THE SCORE.

Sam: COACH KELLY ELLISON, WE TALKED ABOUT HER BEING AN ALUM AND PLAYING COLLEGE BALL AT STETSON.

TO BE BACK AT HER SCHOOL AND SEE THEM REACH THIS MOMENT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT SHE TAKES INCREDIBLE PRIDE IN.

WE MADE THOSE COMMENTS ABOUT THOSE SENIORS AND THE LEGACY THAT THEY LEAD NOW.

HERE AT HARDAWAY.

YOU CAN SEE SOME SMILING AND SOME TEARS.

Kelsey: IT IS SURREAL, THE EMOTIONS THAT GO INTO THIS.

THESE ARE LONG SEASONS.

YOU TRY TO DO YOUR SCHOOLWORK ON THE BUS.

YOU PUT ALL OF THAT TOGETHER AND TO GET TO THE GOAL THAT YOU SET OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON, FOR IT TO COME TO A REALITY IS A SPECIAL MOMENT.

Sam: WE TALKED ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THIS TEAM HAD WITH LOSING SIX GAMES.

TEAMS THAT WE HAVE SEEN THEM PLAY LIKE THE BEST IN THE TEAM LIKE ENGSTRAND HUGHES, CARROLLTON.

AND HOOVER, ALABAMA, SOME OF THE TOUGH TEAMS THAT THEY SCHEDULED.

COACH ELLISON MEANT TO DO THAT AND WANTED THEM TO SEE EVERY TYPE OF SITUATION POSSIBLE.

ALL FOR THIS MOMENT AND THEY HAVE REACHED IT.

THANK YOU.

IT IS TIME TO PRESENT.

I BELIEVE THIS IS THE LEGISLATIVE LIAISON.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MURRAY COUNTY ON AN OUTSTANDING SEASON AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF MURRAY COUNTY FOR SHOWING UP FOR YOUR GIRLS.

NOW COACH, ON BEHALF OF BREDA PEST MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IT GIVES ME THE GREAT PLEASURE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

COACH ELLISON, FIRST TIME EVER.

HOW DOES IT FEEL?

IT FEELS AMAZING.

THANK YOU TO THE FANS HERE TO SUPPORT US AND THANK YOU TO THE GIRLS WORKING HARD.

OUR GIRLS DESERVE IT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

HARDAWAY WINNING THE TROPHY.

MORE FROM MACON.

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTINUE ON THE GPB AFTER THIS.

WE ARE LIVE FROM MACON COLISEUM FOR THE 2025 GHSA BOYS AND GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

WE ARE COURTSIDE BETWEEN GAMES AND WE JUST WRAPPED UP THE MATCHUP BETWEEN MURRAY COUNTY AND HARDAWAY.

I AM HANNAH GOODIN AND WE WILL HAVE THE PLAYER OF THE GAME COMING UP IN JUST A BIT BUT FIRST WE ARE GOING TO UNVEIL THE GIRLS ALLSTATE TEAM OF THE YEAR.

WE HAVE THE BOYS AND THE GIRLS AND WE HAVE THE WHOLE PACKAGE TODAY.

HERE IS MARIANNE STEWART WITH THE LIST.

Reporter: THE GPB COACH OF THE YEAR, --ELLIS HAS GOTTEN THE SEMINAL TO A PERFECT RECORD, RICH IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEIR FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE IN GIRLS BASKETBALL.

SHE HAS DONE THIS WITH A STARTING LINEUP OF ONE SENIOR AND THREE SOPHOMORES.

--, THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

NUMBER ONE POINT GUARD IN THE COUNTRY AND THE NUMBER ONE OVERALL PROSPECT IN THE COUNTRY AVERAGING 32.2 POINTS PER GAME AND 9.6 REBOUNDS AND 3.1 ASSISTS PER GAME.

SHE HIT 36 THREE POINTERS THIS SEASON.

THE REST OF THE GPB ALL-STAR TEAM, HALEY SWAIN.

THE NUMBER ONE PROSPECT AND THE NUMBER TWO POINT GUARD IN THE COUNTRY AND AVERAGING 23.5 POINTS PER GAME AND 9.1 REBOUNDS PER GAME --REBOUNDS PER GAME.

JOCELYN OF LANGSTON HUGHES.

A FOUR-STAR PROSPECT WITH THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS.

AVERAGING 12.7 POINTS PER GAME AND SEVEN REBOUNDS PER GAME AND 3 1/2 ASSISTS PER GAME.

-- FROM MILL CREEK.

NUMBER TWO PROSPECT IN GEORGIA IN 2026.

NUMBER 21 OVERALL NATIONAL PROSPECT AVERAGING 10.7 REBOUNDS PER GAME AND 2.7 STEALS PER GAME.

--CLEVELAND OF RIVER RIDGE.

THREE-STAR COMMITTED TO --NUMBER 21 POWER FORWARD IN THE COUNTRY, 14.9 POINTS PER GAME, 7.3 REBOUNDS, 30% ON NUMBER ONE PROSPECT IN GEORGIA IN 2027, NUMBER SIX SHOOTING GUARD IN THE COUNTRY.

23 OVERALL NATIONAL PROSPECT AVERAGING 30.8 POINTS PER GAME.

14.9 REBOUNDS PER GAME, FIVE ASSISTS, FOUR STEALS, 3.7 BLOCKS PER GAME AND 53 THREE POINTERS THIS SEASON AND SHOT 40% BEHIND THE THREE POINT LINE.

--CHRISTIAN, A 6'2" SENIOR.

COMMITTED TO MIAMI.

NUMBER THREE PROSPECT IN GEORGIA AND NUMBER THREE POWER FORWARD IN THE COUNTRY AVERAGING 18.7 POINTS PER GAME.

2.1 STEALS PER GAME AND 1.9 BLOCKS PER GAME.

BUTLER, A SIX FOOT ONE SENIOR SIGNED WITH THE AUBURN TIGERS.

17.2 POINTS PER GAME, 10.1 READ ROUNDS PER GAME, 2.9 STEALS PER GAME AND 3.2 BLOCKS PER GAME.

JESSICA FIELDS, MOUNT AARON CHRISTIAN, 6'1" SENIOR.

FOR NEXT ARE COMMITTED TO MICHIGAN.

NUMBER FOUR PROSPECT IN GEORGIA IN 2025.

22.4 POINTS PER GAME, 2.3 STEALS PER GAME, TWO BLOCKS PER GAME TO HIT 61% OF SHOTS.

FINLEY PARKER, RIVER RIDGE.

6'3" SOPHOMORE.

FOUR START AND NUMBER TWO PROSPECT IN GEORGIA.

NUMBER FOUR POWER FORWARD.

14.4 POINTS PER GAME, 6.8 REBOUNDS PER GAME, 1.6 --AND HIT 36% OF HER POINTS.

5'6" FRESHMAN POINT GUARD.

NUMBER ONE PROSPECT IN 2026.

8.3 REBOUNDS PER GAME, 4.9 ASSISTS PER GAME.

6.2 STEALS PER GAME AND 57 THREE POINTERS.

SHOT 35% BEHIND THE THREE POINT LINE.

SAID IN A BARKER, 14.4 REBOUNDS PER GAME AND 3.1 ASSISTS PER GAME.

2.7 STEALS PER GAME AND 2.3 BLOCKS PER GAME.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR 2025 ALL-STARS.

SPEAKING OF TALENT I HAVE RHIANNA BOYNTON TO MY LEFT AND COACH ELLISON TO MY LEFT.

WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THEIR FIRST ALL-TIME STATE TITLE AFTER THIS.

Jon: WELCOME BACK TO COUNTDOWN TO TIPOFF.

WE ARE LIVE FROM MACON COLISEUM AND WE JUST WRAPPED UP GAME NUMBER ONE.

HARDAWAY BE MURRAY COUNTY.

WE HAVE THE PLAYER OF THE GAME, RHIANNA BOYNTON, ONLY A SOPHOMORE.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO GET THE FIRST EVER GIRLS BASKETBALL TITLE?

IT FEELS GOOD ESPECIALLY AFTER LAST YEAR.

Jon: WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR?

I HAD TO BE MORE CONFIDENT AND HAVE MORE HEIGHT THROUGHOUT MY GAME.

Hannah: YOUR CONFIDENCE WAS ON POINT.

HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO CHANNEL THAT?

BY TALKING TO MY TEAMMATES AND WE GOT HYPED UP DOING TIKTOK AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

Hannah: YOU WERE CALM, COOL, STEADY, THE ENTIRE TIME.

Jon: THE TROPHY HAS MADE ITS WAY BACK TO THE LOCKER ROOM BUT WE DO HAVE A COMMEMORATIVE PEN.

NOW, COMING FROM LAST YEAR, WHERE WE PLAYED AGAINST BALDWIN, WE CAME UP SHORT, WHAT WAS THE RIDE LIKE FROM THE LOSS LAST YEAR TO COMING UP ALMOST 365 DAYS TO THE WIN TODAY.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE LEARNING I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT IS LIKE, WE HAVE ADVERSITY.

WE MADE A PLAN AND WERE FOCUSED ON STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE GET BACK TO MAKE AN WE CAN WIN THE WHOLE THING.

Jon: IT IS 32 MINUTES OF PRESSURE.

TO THE RESULTS SURPRISE YOU?

DOES WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SURPRISE YOU?

SOMETIMES IT DOES.

I AM LOOKING POSSESSION BY POSSESSION.

AT THE END, WHEN WE GET THE STATS I LIKE, WOW.

WE FORCED THIS MANY TURNOVERS AND SCORED THIS MANY POINTS OFF OF TURNOVERS.

SO IT IS A GOOD THING TO SEE.

Hannah: COACH, BRAG ON RHIANNA BOYNTON FOR A MINUTE.

IT IS AMAZING.

SHE HAS BEEN AVERAGING A DOUBLE DOUBLE ALL YEAR.

SHE HAS JUST WORKED REALLY HARD AND SHE DESERVES IT.

I LOVE COACHING HER AND SHE IS ALWAYS YES MA'AM AND GIVES 100% EFFORT.

Hannah: JULIA JOHNSON ALSO PLAYED WELL.

AS A WHOLE I AM JUST SO PROUD OF THEM.

WE HAVE A MIX OF SENIORS AND SOPHOMORES THAT PLAY A LOT OF MINUTES.

SO FIGURING OUT HOW TO MESH THAT WAS TOUGH BUT NOW THEY ARE LIKE ONE UNIT AND EVERYBODY PLAYS FOR EACH OTHER AND IT IS AMAZING TO SEE.

HOW PROUD ARE YOU OF YOUR TEAMMATES?

SO PROUD!

Hannah: YOU HAVE TWO MORE YEARS OF THIS SO DOMINANCE IS COMING.

YOUR SEASON, YOU HAD SIX LOSSES BUT THE POINTS OF VICTORY, WHEN YOU DID WHEN, YOU WERE OUTSTANDING.

20-22 POINTS.

WE HAVE A BIG MARGIN OF VICTORY.

HOW HAS YOUR TEAM BEEN ABLE TO OVERCOME A VERY TOUGH SCHEDULE?

WE SET UP THE TOUGH SCHEDULE ON PURPOSE.

Jon: DID YOU TALK TO THE SCHEDULE MAKER ABOUT THAT?

THEY NEED TO BE TESTED EARLY ON AND THAT REALLY CAME THROUGH AS WE CAME THROUGH REGIONAL PLAY AND THE STATE PLAYOFFS.

PUSHING THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY, EVERY SINGLE GAME.

AND JUST GIVE OUR BEST EFFORT.

Jon: LET ME ASK YOU, RIHANNA, YOU ARE ON TOO TALK DOING THAT TO GET HYPED.

IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR ARTIST THAT YOU REFERENCE ON TIKTOK AND SAYING, I AM GOING TO GO ON TIKTOK RIGHT NOW AND LOOK FOR THIS ONE VIDEO TO GET HYPED.

Hannah: YOU ARE GOING TO EMBARRASS HER!

WE JUST LIKE DO STUFF FOR FROM.

WE DON'T --WE WANT TO HAVE FUN.

Jon: ARE YOU GOING TO BE ON THIS VICTORY TIKTOK.

WHILE THEY DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, THEY LOVE TIKTOK.

BUT, FOR THE VICTORY, I MIGHT JOIN IT.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO THE SCHOOL?

NOT JUST TO THE BASKETBALL TEAM IN GENERAL.

SPECTER SCHOOL HAS REALLY BEEN BEHIND US AND THE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN AMAZING.

THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY HAS BEEN SENDING GATORADE, POWERADE, SENDING THE LOVE.

IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO HARDAWAY AND THE COMMUNITY OF COLUMBUS AS A WHOLE.

Hannah: ALL OF THE HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF.

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY AND CHATTING.

WE ARE GOING TO --BUT STICK WITH US HERE ON GPB.

WHAT IS TO COME, COUNTING ON THE TIPOFF.

THERE IS MORE RIGHT HERE ON GPB.

Jon: WELCOME BACK TO MACON COLISEUM.

THE HAWKS WON 27-34.

THAT IS JON NELSON AND I AM HANNAH GOODIN.

WE HAD A LOT OF ACTION.

A FULL SLATE TODAY.

WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN?

Jon: THE POINT WAS MADE BY -- DURING THE TROPHY PRESENTATION TO MURRAY COUNTY AND YOU SAW ALL THAT WAS THERE.

YOU HAD EVERYBODY FROM CHATSWORTH HERE TO BE A PART OF THE EXPERIENCE.

IT MEANT SO MUCH, THEY ARE --BUT JUST THE COMMUNITY ASPECT OF IT ALL AND AS WE GO HERE IN THE DAY, COMING UP, YOU WILL HAVE BUTLER REPRESENTING AUGUSTA AND YOU WILL HAVE UNION COUNTY ONCE AGAIN.

Hannah: LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE GPB SCOREBOARD AT WHAT IS COMING UP.

Jon: I'M NOT DOING ANOTHER SIX MINUTES!

Hannah: YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

HARDAWAY BE MURRAY COUNTY, 47-34 FOR THEIR FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP.

Jon: COMING UP NEXT IS UNION COUNTY AND BUTLER.

AND THE GREEN HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A LOT OF PURPLE COMING IN.

IT WAS LIKE YOU WERE SWAPPING OUT SEATS.

TWO GREAT COMMUNITIES WITH UNION COUNTY AND BUTLER COMING UP.

AFTER THIS GAME, IT IS THE COED THREE POINT CONTEST.

THIS IS A GREAT DISPLAY OF THE TALENT.

IT IS GIRLS AND BOYS COMBINED.

THESE FINALISTS WERE DETERMINED THROUGH THIS --THROUGH THE 22nd AND 23rd.

NOT THEY GET TO BE HERE AND THE PLAYER WITH THE MOIST MOST POINTS WINS THE COED THREE POINT CONTEST AND THE GIRLS ARE HAVING THEIR OWN COMPETITION TOMORROW.

SO COMING UP, WE HAVE -- VERSUS CREEKSIDE.

Jon: REALLY, JUST A GREAT ROLE MODEL AT MAYNARD JACKSON.

WE WILL GET INTO THAT STORY WITH HER BATTLES COMING UP AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE GAME AND TONIGHT, THEN I KEPT.

COACH RASMUSSEN CHASING AFTER A ANOTHER TITLE IN PACE ACADEMY.

OVER 500 WINS IN HIS CAREER AND SIX TITLES IN A ROW.

NOW HE IS AT PACE ACADEMY AND I THINK HE HAS 38 BAZILLION TITLES.

COACH RASMUSSEN IS THE NIGHTCAP COMING UP AROUND 7:30.

Hannah: TOMORROW WE WILL START THINGS OFF AT 1:00 WITH GIRLS 1A MATCHUP.

AT 3:00 IT WILL BE THE BOYS 1A BETWEEN MACINTOSH AND SAVANNA AND THAT 5:00, THE GIRLS THREE POINT CONTEST.

GIRLS 5A MATCHUP BETWEEN RIVER MILLS AND LANGSTON.

THE TRI-CITIES VERSUS WOODWARD ACADEMY IS ONE TO WATCH.

Jon: IT IS HARD TO BEAT SOMEONE FOUR TIMES IN A YEAR BUT THAT WILL BE THE CASE WHEN WORD WORD ACADEMY COMES.

CAN THEY GO FOUR ON THE FLOOR AND GET THE TITLE?

OR DOES TRI-CITY UP AND THEM.

THAT WILL BE A FUN ONE TO WATCH.

Hannah: THAT WILL BE A FUN ONE TO WATCH.

WE WILL STICK AROUND FOR THE HALFTIME SHOW.

WE ARE GETTING YOU READY FOR THE DOUBLE A BOY MATCHUP, UNION COUNTY VERSUS BUTLER.

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE ARE EVERYWHERE.

STREAMING EVERYWHERE SO IF YOU DON'T GET US ON TV WE ARE STREAMING.

AT.ORG /SPORTS.

Jon: WE HAVE THE YOUTUBE, THE TWITCH, ALL OF THE THINGS.

UNION COUNTY AND BUTLER COMING UP.