From Center Parc Stadium in downtown Atlanta.

It is day two of the GHSA a high school football championship.

Five championships decided yesterday, comes to us and double-A top-ranked teams coming at us right around the corner.

hanging out with us and doing so large device or small all of our social media busy day.

I'm dressed for as well high school football here in game at 12:00 anticipated start and chasing after another after their first championship in a long time, in the quad, a and then around 7:00. nationally-ranked, Gainesville, Josh niblet in his red elephants from Bobby, grew play in the last game of school football and Hoover High.

It is Gainesville us the story of Thomson & gentlemen that will be calling Crenshaw, gentlemen, take it away ride and get to this time of fantastic contest yesterday, today.

It is day two of game 15, we got a really good with Championship.

Now, we've all this week about this Players to watch and first offer Thompson.

to know this, all you have to Thompson.

Bulldogs.

First of all.

Oh, no offense, was really flip.

The switch productive games.

They want to way they can and he does.

Does defensive side, Why not?

Why not?

Why maker right here.

Watch me, things.

The defensive team, at those solo tackles, he has in tackles for loss.

He is everywhere for this other side Fitzgerald, very of the football season.

They starters on offense.

come out, they're gonna run the football.

That is what has gotten him to God, get it right there.

I lied Davis.

receive the ball also come out great catches.

So, watch with big man on the line.

Mr. establish things with to get on that offensive line establish the running game for the purple hurricane today at Cedar Park Stadium in keys of the game, presented by two teams have to do to get the wing.

the game in front.

The first want to get things off to line has to do good things for Fitzgerald there cuz you like to have a spy, he goes because he feels like Difference Maker for them.

So the keys and that name Curry Fitzgerald has the ball, they want to more physical team on with their offensive line.

You bend, but don't break.

If have to give some don't get to school.

We've got the campus of Georgia State the third member of our for even more Lucretia.

Well guys, I spoke Tucker.

Pruitt told me again, moments like this.

What he's physicality and making sure that they played mistake-free big game means more fighting complacency Because really, really hard.

That's for Young Blood, he says is just enjoy the moment and to environment, they came to guys can watch and see then afterward, tow.

And he told us guys maintain what we do and limit, just have to settle and enjoy the environment guys.

Thompson and on the other about just trying to manage Hurricane from Fitzgerald High the same time, the Bulldogs of the RN white were almost to kick off right your Witnesses, we mentioned Delhi and Lucretia had yesterday.

It's a little you know Sam it it humid though.

talking mid 60's, f****** So we have is a cloud cover some rain is the threat of it, some what we're going to see more game.

Fitzgerald and that's their sixth season here.

62 and 18 state champions and was a long time before that first title their second in school history their third, the purple hurricanes.

Meanwhile the man who knows how to count, that's right.

Fifth Season 4418, his record elected to receive and so they your screen wearing the black matching helmets and Thompson on the other end.

White jerseys black pants and gold helmets.

Here we go.

Georgia is up and away and there from there.

I'm getting a few yards business, their hurricanes, get going.

Do you need Round DJ Brown?

It want to come out to some physicality with that front crying.

Number one, outstanding Talent.

has one ring going for a second here on the GPB first down.

Direct snap there.

bat man that you mentioned early on getting him going something that be looking for something to watch forward.

Now is first play of the game, five-yard pickup.

Their to run, they will run and run a lots.

Tyler Williams.

yet to see the quarterback, take the snap, how about that lot of presented by Regions Morgan, Riggins Simmons, Walker and Pierce talk about cam Jackson's room Williams Williams is your tied in the singer, Harry better.

Group here, hoodies purple hurricanes third and three.

Direct snap again first down what a great deny silent deepens.

Silent now we said of by Regions Bank, Collins and Sally wide up front hearts and Roberts Norman Boyd, Brigham and hunts.

And the backfield their own 35, and they are going to go for it.

Here, right before timeout.

timeout.

minutes.

That's a in then, we're going to do.

the physicality, but that those things that can clean.

It early in the game, impose their will get this first down.

early stages of this football game for Fitzgerald.

didn't like his defense and what they had going on.

going to the running backs?

the quarterback.

That's right.

He's now in the game.

There he is.

Open Cooper.

to the 37 here that keeps Thompson some great field position, bun and motion.

now we've got a Fitzgerald timeout into the game already both coaches, burning a timeout.

Here speed up through the gaps that of them for Thompson and so, you know, looking to do.

So whoa, whoa, whoa, try something else.

I go to here.

outstanding outstanding crowd across the way our vantage that's almost a That's the side.

Yep.

And they have really Thompson.

They have made the trip up by 20. snap.

It's not Cooper.

And he gets to the 40-yard line works.

26 yards at a big drive alive.

call and to get there we look It's the block right there.

Big blocking off he goes for the Run.

one right there yards.

Moving the chains.

where they actually mark it out there.

the snap Fitzgerald.

And we talked about closely.

He's number one, game they're going to try to know when he's actually in different sets, so many different guys running the ball.

that some last night quarterback would come out.

in now.

right?

Well, here, so first and 15 their short game.

DeAndre Pascal and brings up second down.

see Jordan Jones 56 Thompson.

now.

They had them on they managed to get to continue the drive.

Cooper Under Center, catch there, Tie Solomon on the carry purple hurricanes.

heart hitting that they get in on the stop, your Thompson four, from the corner position.

Third and nine.

Now.

outstanding quarterback.

take the snap.

backfield.

Now we're looking to pass defensively right there, Sam.

It's at Lanigan all.

He just sniffed that one out, right from the start, One more.

Look at it right here.

Watch, heart watch the quarterback size.

made, the tackle great play.

that brings up now, the punt team coming out.

good punt.

The inside, the 10, there about the 12, yard line, 28 yard kick.

back.

Nobody back to if they're thinking.

fake it or something, I don't know, somebody up there just in case, again.

You never know.

You never know what's Tucker.

Pruitt.

offense for the first time for Champions 15 and 1 on the season.

Jones.

You see his numbers there, 16 total touchdowns on the season, He puts a Man in Motion job there by the line for seven yards on first down.

Rosetta by Regions Bank and a front Jones Ramsey, called, lock holder tackle, Curry Lane, Jeffrey senior.

One of the top targets with his quarterback, pickup, 2nd and 5.

Handoff up the middle and he's Great job there by johntavious Curry.

That 5/8 sophomore in about with Coach, he's one to watch today.

There he goes.

He hits the whole quickly where he is all the time.

Watch it today.

sophomore.

So, first down Thompson moves, the chains out to the 23.

Gomes call me Optimus blockers.

Keeps it game to bring up second down for the Bulldogs.

starters.

The starting lineup front, it's Daniel, James Morgan.

more and brown Alexander, Junior quarterback for Fitzgerald to yard game, 2nd and 8th.

Jones handoff.

third down and short at Jones Whatever he gets run the ball things and executes this Thompson, now big third down play here.

on first quarter class, games here in downtown Atlanta.

Don't switch to the sidelines like lock it down to 12. on the line, vacuole.

It's all handmade then some 40.

There's a flag the 45 yard line, but that may the call is.

If it stands, it's 15 yards.

On the carry holding.

the spot of the foul.

You can see there's 35 holding him, hit there.

It was a very productive play, game.

There long.

down.

Korean motion.

So scenery, talk about 17 yards Bulldogs.

Absolutely, the watchful Jones rolls out and some time, nice pass Nice reception on the other end.

Great play.

Call their sin.

Curry out in motion, receiver, big Target right there.

Found a seam other by the sidelines under five minutes to go now.

Empty backfield for Jack is Jones.

The junior, Bulldogs since Korean downfield.

He's got my goodness pass intended for delete Johnson.

he had him, he knows he had him.

I mean, he had time.

Yeah, my goodness.

his face as couple folks.

finish Coming up right here second and ten.

some space out.

There was another home.

carry already 70 yards before that, going to come back.

There was that flag was just past Midfield.

happy, you missed the chat shot you already on the school this, play it's going to be negated.

of you saw him there on what he did, but you got some Jersey.

They're so, him back.

Again, step back, 10 So the result is second and nine.

For the Thompson Bulldogs.

Jones had 57 yards for johntavious curry was so concerned about this gets right here and he can do the rest.

You get catch him moves as a painter uses his blockers.

Well Downfield.

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get going before they did in a big way.

One correction for this Thompson Bulldogs board.

First with run their, what a well-designed the team getting in the end zone to class 2A championship game.

by campaign?

three minutes.

23 seconds to zone.

just really flip the switch.

whatever coach wants to see.

After the Deep man here.

Beatrice Brown DJ Brown, correction on that dick.

Copeland?

that's where it's Gerald will start on their own 31-yard line.

Coach Pruitt Huddle right now Fitzgerald.

We've in the opening quarter the first series.

Let's see if quarterback, right?

What's a man in motion?

It's cam Jackson.

Number five, brought down second at about six coming up.

Just got to have all these many direct snaps.

us some different looks something to think about.

Cooper is not in backs to have the direct snap both going to be the ones shotgun.

number four he took and you'll Sam it feels like the studying tape on his Fitzgerald right there in front there you making a A big stop.

You got nothing doing here.

So, they're going about three.

for 2 on third Downs, the pitch.

goodness.

What a hit.

first down, and he's denied big time.

Hit storm up.

No, you are refused.

How about on helmet short and again looks like it.

Now they made it last time.

Big Time pick up my silent Davis.

Anita yard.

tackle, great job there.

what they messing with him.

Our word.

And they did say that, folklore the backfield as fall for to gets just enough that was close.

Yep.

Hey coach.

Um Because my God came to game that stop.

Thompson defense, vaunted.

Rushing attack of Fitzgerald.

half minute Mark Cooper in the game handoff very far defense, making them earned everything the guys right there.

The sit the temperature in the room, right?

It's going Coming here in this state championship game.

actually 43.

True more on the carry.

Got a yard sucking down down field he's got a man he's got big coplin 58 yards from Cooper.

the steps and those first the game right there.

Gets it in for the touchdown.

Copeland and Holiday Inn.

use five different ball carriers in this game, But they pass, what a moment for and getting his team on the board.

What a moment for him.

up and good.

We got ourselves a tie game.

now, one more look at Sam was right there with him.

good the races.

This boy just have there and that is all the Copeland needed.

being in and out of the game, he comes in and gets a chance to expected this team.

But it's Red Ribbon campaign scoring Yarns common possession was 2 minutes, 26 seconds.

precipitation starting to fall here Larry?

Yeah impact that has how these teams like to run.

lights are on here.

Sooner Park week, since we arrived don't know how long this is going to be growing through.

you're seeing people o together.

retreat to some of the area's here for a Braves game back in that's right.

It's going sit right there, right.

Great spots over there, stadium.

Just leave their go, that's right area this get defensive pass interference on and force here on the kickoff so that's why kicking off from the Thompson why man, that flying.

That was quick.

Sail on through and we'll start at the 20.

1:51 to go and tied at 7. little worried here.

Absolutely just about to the end of the first quarter conditions and I'm sure this at Here it is and let's see tricky.

Yes it can it really can job.

He's done here.

This Thompson football program.

time.

Since 2016, a proud championships up on the wall.

And the Fieldhouse the 24 He of the long touchdown, run strength of his legs could gets about 7 to bring up.

Shifty and fastest guy is he's strong to continue to pick up your.

Look deceptive.

Yes.

It's, he didn't lower half, like a lot of guys already.

69 yards on just three carries.

the rain in downtown Atlanta.

Since a Man in Motion.

Curry again, right side.

quarter first tackle gets out near johntavious Curry, 20 more yards.

Bulldogs.

We do have a flag in a hold and it's now.

right there.

Come on, come on.

the plays are making it happen.

See, then quavery is coming.

right side of your screen, it's holds right there, every time.

timeout Now.

By Thompson come out.

called Already 56 seconds to go.

Here are until the first quarter.

you'd Miss was downfield, you receiver in motion, had freakery for some extra yards, but again, it comes back after that.

staff.

They are you on, fellas.

Let's let's let's let's let's is the game we've been playing season long.

Let's not let us up things that we can control.

That's right.

control his Reign over there.

that we can't control.

Exactly.

Getting some instructions.

Here penalties have really hurt this Thompson team already the defensive pass major penalties here, and the first quarter, 14.

Now for the Bulldogs, looking down field.

He's got line.

Oh my goodness.

have two receivers right side out there, look at this play Jones.

Throws it out there and they're both.

Looking for the ball.

Hard pulls it in Great block there by Curry.

quite.

Make it first and goal.

Now, for the Thomson, Bulldogs, Atlanta Red Zone, two kinds Jones down Bulldogs.

Jeffrey.

Butts down at the one, he's down.

Okay.

Premature called with these teams are right now is turned into the air, a yes.

and that's the end of one quarter.

We're down one.

finish right there.

It is Thompson knocking on the door for a second touchdown of the game.

and Fitzgerald.

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He's got one touchdown already make it to.

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The snap was up high into his right.

get that the right side it go nobody could catch up with him Pursuit even despite that truly special tiles, on for the kick, make it a 14-7 game.

His true up in through look at it here.

Curry.

Second touchdown of the day.

something along the lines of you can't catch me?

No, no, see, that smile was face.

It running back for this Red Ribbon campaign scoring 80 yards in a time of possession.

Helped by the 80 yard that kind of inside the 5-yard Carrie's both scores for them 90 yards.

offense clicking on things to folks, he also does returns.

Special player.

with a lot of fans prepared.

Hey, look at that short kick on the kickoff, picking their 225 and hit hard the senior 47.

Quincy McCord came that almost lost the ball there.

Yeah.

to first time Thompson.

Let's see if they can do it again here.

quarterback.

Sultan Cooper of to a trying to do it again here at Atlanta Cooper.

Keeps it on the fake a man complete pass been filled.

And brought down there, mask, but there was not tackle, was clean.

23 yards.

There on the out there to Calvin, fakes the handoff, and there's nice.

Catch pulls it in catch.

down.

These Woods in the face mask.

the stop times, already 78 team that doesn't pass very much purple hurricanes First.

And Ten Man in Motion there he's going nowhere.

helmet on that play.

Yep.

just wrap him up.

Nobody missed on this play.

been, yeah.

Yeah, picked up 476.

That's right.

Miss that guy tri-tips so Cooper comes off the field stops to get to drink.

You should rinse off his helmet.

Clock is stopped.

broken.

So we look over on the Thompson Sidelines right there near coach.

markers for the you know, no down marker, that that box is broken.

So they're stoppage replacement and try to get Pops up.

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the sideline below as he's The number one showed up on it, huh?

Okay, down play.

still moving.

No whistle yet.

Solomon.

determined running.

He's fired up run by this junior, following his blockers, hard to bring down.

I saw her, what a great job.

thing.

Fixed, we've got the quarterback number one.

direct snap instead to can't Jackson.

Now, by the way, you know, we because Cooper's helmet came that last play and that he did.

I'll see if he's in the quarterback Sultan Cooper offense.

They run here the star but the time.

He's not out there now.

Let's snap again.

We vets Davis.

And it is Cylon, Davis the first quarter to keep the drive alive.

Early in the game.

Cooper, number one quarterback down to the 28 yard line of Thompson.

touchdowns by johntavious, Curry the senior Cooper for the handoff merciless.

Brigham that step make that stop.

Thanks.

Ooh, yeah, third and for coming up in we're doing one of the seniors on this team, the top suit.

offensive side to the right effort, the Wildcat formation.

He has nowhere to go back.

We've had I think about a half dozen purple Hurricane players carry the ball under eight minutes to go until halftime they will go for it.

Fitzgerald, 2421 fourth down, Place Davis in the wildcat.

Cylon Davis with enough Pruitt's purple hurricanes.

offensive line.

Remember from physicality in that coach.

Brad established himself on the field today.

then continue this drive.

You mentioned before Fitzgerald answered and Fitzgerald time to do it again First and Ten at the 21.

Wildcat formation again.

It's scatback Tyler Williams, Sam, nice, change of Direction to the right side.

Wooden the left?

Was able to pick up something.

the stop for Thompson.

looks like this is it is Boone with the carry good push still.

It feet were still moving his progress and stops.

down brings up third, and short for Fitzgerald the field.

Sam 11th play coming hurricanes.

Go to Third and two.

the game, Wildcat formation again Camp Jackson move.

The chains again as the rain, continues to fall heavy as it was a few minutes ago.

picks his way.

Reads.

The blocks continues to drive.

minutes elapsed and this drive Solomon on the direct snap for.

nobody's business.

Ty Solomon counting.

The too hard to bring down very hard to bring down.

direct snap.

Follows the block.

They just can't bring it down.

quarterback.

Soap Cooper for several place.

formation again.

Cylon Davis with the touchdown for Fitzgerald.

He wants this kind of drive, and look at this.

On the offense.

Oh, coach Pruitt is livid.

to happening.

Is that the new now is?

There we go.

guess.

So it's a look at you line it up and just throw it out there.

they will kick instead and it's And so instead of being on top away simply for its high after the kick crazy sequence, Eric Trejo the referee had not blown the whistle play, that was the problem.

at the booth with us.

David us.

plane is What's Happening Here.

reason why the penalty flag was thrown down.

On that play.

Appreciate David's here on the kickoff.

To the 25 Midfield, Jordan Lane, touchdown Thompson strikes right back.

You kidding me, there, too.

It just walk right back, everybody.

a team, back realize what was oh wait a minute receiver.

Get past the front Usually they're down within a few yards.

What a play Kick is up and that is no good Giles with the vessel the kick.

Harris on the sidelines for we've got what a game we have been.

Bulldogs compensation that with this guy's before emphasizing to his guys.

You out there and do what you're talked about communication, he told do what you need to do think they did that just now.

looking at right there.

Fitz program.

he's ready to come back on their starting quarterback.

So at the end of that drive, helmet came off.

number one with his helmet on engaged, he's got in that locker room.

He is on has happened to kick-off, the 15-yard line.

scene and he's got some Wheels.

Oh, Stepped out of bounds.

Great play there.

Dwayne Westbrook.

Nothing like that.

Yes.

Copeland freshman.

Yeah, do to respond, to what Thompson just did the right and Gary's are in the return Chased out of bounds by heart.

hurricanes offense comes back out on the field.

Without areas, do on the sidelines, happened touchdown and now they find themselves touchdown down again, Wildcat formation.

Williams going nowhere, fast from the top of the show trade McCurry.

this season.

Chalk up another one.

It's Thompson front.

penetration on this line Cooper.

Now, back in the game, second and 14.

Now, the handoff up the middle.

Three yards there.

the Junior.

up, third and long.

showing you some things in the outset don't break.

up and make some plays when they need to.

right here.

This is thing.

them punto balls yet.

They've times already until this them.

Cooper back to throw, he's got a man but he's intended for the berating, one loss, that Calvin, Tillman, punt this time we'll put and it brings on the return, man, your popcorn ready.

receive this kick ago, right down the road South.

Atlanta, that.

Curry, it's a real good bounce were down at 46 yards on the punt.

This job, Thompson with the ball and the lead.

out to do here, they got to 46 to go at some time on the clock, hadn't done all day, they the ball, a lot of feel the cover the locker room will be big for right?

After I'm still coming love side with the carry blocker there.

The defender Mark 3, gain of about 3 and suck it.

In 775 the stop that time for Fitzgerald.

It's Gerald, 14 an hour for picnic Champs.

Going into halftime, need to make a stop here.

lot of time and to movement.

Yeah, a lot of women five yard penalty.

So the rough time about this in That's been the one thing that As we mentioned, a lot of penalties in this penalties.

If it's a pass false starts, the team beats you so be it, this game and beat yourself.

Five-yard Markoff.

Clock running Curry trying something left side and Coach through a calls timeout.

For Fitzgerald and the sideline hope he's okay.

That's not good for Thompson.

sidelines for that, see how he's doing.

there.

County in the semifinals 2214 to get here to Atlanta.

familiar with the postseason.

second round or better 15 of the last 16 years.

Thompson last 41 years.

the playoffs.

It is just a programs in the state, not just this year.

But will always always, there's no secret schedule, they can always get their opponents.

Best each team.

Now has one left 136 the ball back one more time.

clock, third and long Jones with the flip, they're others.

carriers Gerald.

Now after last time for Thompson, and final timeout of the half back.

before, half-time.

and Thompson, and how they got their entire resume.

Again, at 2016, Welsh and what he did.

Three wins two different tenures then came back 99 to 2010 on left.

His mark.

Mark head coach of the Thompson.

Bulldogs very much, very much coaching the team and for a couple of those state Thompson.

more.

Thompson on the field now the punt Team.

back.

Bring the house.

great role.

Oh, my goodness, like that tell you here, in after the 41-yard punt for Thompson.

Well done, there.

By Noah story.

Fitzgerald sideline here right getting some warm-up tosses.

Like already thrown a couple of passes in the game.

will see him now.

No timeouts 117 on the clock down by a touchdown.

hurricanes can blow into before half-time.

and he's got blockers, he's slipped down.

him to Khalil Williams the senior.

more importantly though Sam that got screen.

Look at the blockers out there for me.

They are taking their time.

Brenda Center, handoff up the middle.

the half, it may just be at Davis on the carry.

Yep, here.

these teams.

The Thompson Bulldogs.

We had through the air yard half and that's the difference.

the defending Champion, Fitzgerald purple hurricane go.

rooms that have bands.

Ready to take the field.

adjustments to coaches can make trophy.

to clean up some things, some execution things and Thompson.

They have the lead but could probably be up by another penalties it slowed us down Alicia Harris, lebretia help get into the endzone, but from your office?

Which is got an overhang Dave, trying to with curry.

We see it, of blocking had a couple of hands work in the frame of the defensive line.

Men and defensive players.

So find ways to little bit better than it You guys have had a lot of seen to be.

The one thing that do you play to make those that?

Well, the biggest thing is all nurse, the kids and is played a game and So we got to try to find a way the good thing about it is we got to Four minutes.

and 34 minutes, you can say Champs.

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Thank you to at the halftime?

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kickoff by Fitzgerald, it was Jordan Lane finds the Gap and he will take it all the way he's fast Thompson missed are back on top 22:14 and that is our current score back in with John Nelson, who Center Park Stadium the principles.

It is time office here, and principals.

It's dr. David Sims and Ben Hill, principal at Thomson.

And guys, let's do it this way.

20.

Right rules give me a number 17.

All right Trevor 13, closer.

So you have the option answer questions first, I'll defer okay.

So what's the state champ to come back.

campus?

I mean it's always exciting.

little bit spoiled but you times in the last seven years.

business as usual for us and rally, we do a community pep involved more so.

But you know time.

These these seniors, you know, career.

guy so you know, trying to get keeping the eye on the prize.

for the first time in great.

I everyone has been excited.

We had streets to watch the football but everyone's been excited.

the summer know, as they showed on the playoffs.

You know, we've in the last 40 years.

So we're accustomed to that.

here in a while and so All right, we got less than in Fitzgerald?

Folks need to more than football and scad and kids going to Georgia we're College and Career know, the academics but also to move on.

So just moved into a brand new High people can come visit, if they want, we'll give time to be.

Purple Thompson, what's going on, careers.

In life are AP program, is one of our focuses.

who come over from the Middle school credit and they're able college credit as Juniors and that and also our CTE program in our welding department awards with fa and FB La.

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where you are, but a monsoon Stadium here in downtown Georgia, State University during halftime, Thompson band came out and they were taken off the field.

the field.

They went back into the stands, under the over, the overhang and play their actions from there instead, here to have time to allow teams to kind of this rain.

Go by it has let up here.

It was so loud about raining so hard.

You can the Press Box.

Yep.

Yep.

It has half time.

the seats and don't see many right?

They've just gone up leave this football game at first half of this game.

Thompson in the crowd from trip here.

They're determined to see if these teams the entire season finish it today champion on this, fried to.

Look at it.

Look at anywhere.

No, no, they haven't bearings were where you were that's So first base line Dugouts.

And if you will south end of the stadium is places to stay dry wherever it Everyone's got a lot of rain gear.

This is just some really, to the Risha, Harris, getting ready for the second half boresha.

of your office heading into we did some good things, we ran the ball.

Well at times had a negative play on another.

to get behind the sticks they returned head and bus the long run, and Mighty fortunate about that.

to play a lot better this emphasis to your team to better?

The second half?

We got nothing more.

Then the score at halftime.

some rain and we got a chance, doesn't stop it.

No, we play Cheryl.

Yes, sir, thank you for unimportant than the score at want to try to a championship here.

Last always with a sense of halftime halftime stats here, game.

As you can see here, Sam big thing we talked before again, the penalties them.

They out a number of penalties of big as you see the offense goes thought, what was then you see the fourth down, that end the time want to find a way to slow keep him on the sidelines, you then you scored the end.

once in the to do that again Sam.

How about the total number ball, Fitzgerald, 7, different players.

Rushing half is everybody touched that throughout the first half for this deep.

So, pick your poison, were very capable of when they 2014 Thompson on top of am actually was touchdown, ball a little short their run game.

Instead kicked receiver.

A Jordan Lane, the house 76 yards, and that is They missed the extra point.

but won the toss and took off here to start the second there at.

were worried about him kind of the first half looks like he's okay, ready to go.

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on the return.

Jordan Lane takes that one number seven.

Jordan lame, 25 yards on this one.

To Fitzgerald territory, just Some patients are waiting for use Curry, but throwing one here.

Help, get it, more yards.

the official trying to keep ongoing and bringing the towels out.

Now saw see some unusual passing, yards there in the first half.

in the rain.

The handoff.

And out of one tackle, gang tackle.

Then we'll it's a game.

Can finally stop his seen.

A couple of refused to go down.

You still Look at this.

Didn't fool.

Anybody verse 1 there 15, Robert Brown as a host of black jerseys there now.

So the legs and make sure you wrap more slippery than usual.

Slippery Earth.

But if you get you get the idea.

Second date now, up by six, curry in the back field.

That ball loose but he if he did he fell back on it very rough.

Exchange between Jones and curried.

Take another look at this.

Yeah, and he gets the, he gets back to him.

He never had that ball.

happened with this is rain that has fallen things, game.

seven-yard loss for curry on you hear that Fitzgerald fans, on their defense Korean motion Jones to pass.

He goes up top intended for hunts.

It's hunting coverage Jones like you almost shot.

Put it that way out there.

Defender coming and got rid of liked and overthrew his and do a story on the punt.

Nobody back the house bad snap.

punt, again, nobody back here.

So those let this thing run down to about the 16 yard line, take over for their first 42-yard punt.

My story Larry, back to receive, but it doesn't come out and try to go for a block possibly gotten them that bad snap.

one away, great effort by him to do that.

the second half here.

Fitzgerald's defense holes Now, comes their offense, direct snap.

Again on the Wildcat first down, Solomon.

He's good at that, occasions, because of that hard-nosed Runner.

Sultan Cooper, sidelines.

Very very little field for their star quarterback.

Direct snap again.

That's goes to It's about 3 brings up third down.

couple of ways is he's talking to coach.

Their into the game and there he goes.

Yeah, there beside go.

Yeah.

He's not treatment.

He's just right package.

That doesn't include him.

purple, hurricane down by six.

right side, trying to break short of a first down.

And it be forced to punt.

Let's see if gone for 4th down that's not going to stop.

Fourth and three coming up.

Run there and turned back in and finish right there by storm hunt.

Talk about 30 Craven Curry.

team, Nathan spearing The sophomore.

Got a whistle here, stoppage in play.

replace if you can see there on issue before with electronic with that.

old-fashioned manual.

The manual one.

There we go.

Hey, it's tried and true Just can I, can I just make phone because we are Nell the down markers down well.

Curry jumps off the catch in the great coverage, their outstanding job by Fitzgerald toehold Curry.

37 yards lost yards on the return.

Watch this done and get it away and he did that ball and Gary.

Thanks for trying to make something happen.

What happened?

Great coverage.

enough intentional, snap and extra second her, make the big play.

first series here in takes over in motion story is now in a quarterback, backup quarterback is in And that's Johnson.

Julie Johnson.

On the catch another.

Look at it story.

Just throwing it out there.

It's a completion right there on the sidelines.

sitting out.

five also standing on be injured.

Four yards on that play.

Story with the toss again quickly, Boom.

For yard pickup.

It's a third and about one.

Delay and play.

While they dryer football out there, one of the rain team right now.

now.

Jones, back in the game at pass plays by storing demand in motion, Lane ball is on the ground.

Fitzgerald has it turnover hurricane needed.

Sam six.

Daniel James isn't, who walks about another rough hand off here, High snap.

You faked the hand up.

knocked out of there.

54 gets a hand in and knocks it out.

here rather than happened first half, a bad snap ran in for the score, the first gives the purple hurricane And the direct snap to Cylon Davis and gets down and six game.

The defending Champion the dark jerseys Thompson Bulldogs in the white jersey.

Evilly played first half 2014, 14 game.

When yards, missed the extra point and here as we're just past quarter afternoon here on GPB.

Another direct snap.

Boone moment ago, gets enough for the first down The Rick snap at time.

The baby is bun.

for Thompson first down.

No Cooper again.

Number 7, Pascal.

be Pascal for the rec snap side-by-side to fool left side.

to watch as Sam pointed out before the game biggest run was a 27-yard run and one to keep the drive alive for Fitzgerald.

second and six now, That's Cam Jackson talking about before.

The Alicia Harris.

What do you got?

are getting the ball bag when Morgan is one of the most the open field and he can get to the ball and as help Fitzgerald get the ball happen right here on the old line as well, third down direct snap and he weaves his way through first down for Fitzgerald.

It was one thing, one first half was time of seven minutes seven for Thompson the first continued here.

His team knows grind thing out the long back in the game in the shotgun ahead on first down, nice game.

Cooper, the second half out again.

little crease right in there.

him.

Looks like they tend to him down, but they are after this quick.

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can take you to and and enjoy the ride, more a proud supporter of High School athletics, Thompson is a walked off on sure who he is, you get a look there at the continues and the rain coming it's been off and on rooms at halftime Cylon Davis on Get down Sam.

We talked about the number have his pick and pick it up have looking across the way it come back to seats, overhand right back.

Exactly.

seating under the overhang formerly known as Turner Field.

backs and there's a look at number 89, moment ago.

Becomes the eighth Fitzgerald.

Everyone getting a Touch third and short.

over a fourth and short should be fourth down.

was cam Jackson the senior on the carry He comes out Cylon Davis Coming Back In bruit.

Coach Freud said calm down folks.

Let us communicate.

the game.

So it's Cylon Davis.

red line right there, and that front by the offensive line, great penetration.

purple hurricane, this goes all about early about, being field, that's what it is.

the gonna push.

Great work there.

counting in the third quarter.

This is the store we had at halftime Fabian Boone.

Number two, got a whole, his biggest run of the day.

He's fired up 8 yards, there big-time look it through that to make it through.

there.

He was on on the way, expressive manner Red Zone and we are in the legs never stopped learning and we've got a game late for Sullivan, that guy's so determined in his running today.

touch the football.

him down.

into the end zone.

We're all tied up.

is up and good and Fitzgerald in the second half of Pruitt.

Now he's calling for cheers reply in earnest.

Rains falling.

They don't care.

championship.

They're behind this team.

the clock in this third quarter.

It really have Tucker Pro, it and he told her he should have Fitzgerald said bother us.

The second score at halftime score great great.

going to respond.

Like I said, the conditions to change over, can't to hurry seam the tackle there and can't do right between Cory and Lane and pick your poison there.

Avaya, George's, red ribbon five minutes and 20 seconds ago.

the way, our producer, Russ Aaron out that number 89 is name.

Thomas is his name, he's now, okay, first down.

What a great job the Speedster Alexander the junior defensive back to keep them to a minimal game.

on the defensive front after They want to do something.

You the football and got do some things slowing down.

space.

final play of the third on the field.

Look at these guys, they're bouncing.

finally have the lead in this game.

For the first time.

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Always bringing you just a very Finest certainly a thrill, an honor to final weekend of the 2022 changing sides, without that's we pick up the first play of play.

Again, it's Curry.

Try to find a hole somewhere, defense.

Not big energized as they finally of this game.

have their planning and there.

They know the girls they know that you talk with, follow him around you this.

Got a whole time coach fruit was saying for this he's capable of doing and he and what he's capable of doing.

having a huddle right there on the field.

to Tim, you know, they're very unlikely.

Anyway, get to the 49 to get a first Jones, calling for it.

left side thinks they have it, and they do.

in the direction of Fitzgerald, great call here.

yards for the first down but comes flying out.

Take a look.

comes out.

Drew more.

Yep.

out.

Thompson drives ending in game.

What thing?

We know they can do is eat up clock.

they've shown us that several possessions down.

I was pretty close So, first down, another direct snap here for Thompson Cylon Davis, with the run coming up, and he's holding his leg.

backs.

We have a little bit of a scramble.

Yeah, it's not cold.

No, no.

It's not.

So Davis comes out cam Jackson comes in limited action to the starting to a State title a year ago, clock continues to run doing that time was cam Jackson the game.

Go down to Liberation, are 14 and 0 but in all of been close, they never really been their style sort of the game as we see they've done said that's what they do in the fourth quarter.

They keep conditioning trying to continue to make opponent.

And now in this guys Do that.

again, as quarterbacks open Cooper, right behind it, alternating running backs.

Each time instead, he gives himself at Salomon again, keeps his legs.

Churning flips over a Defender yards is doing what they can been sitting Such a determined running throughout this game.

You got there in the rain?

No.

It's the fourth quarter, your Thompson.

You a turnover, get the ball back.

4th and 3, Fourth Downs, 3 for 3 in this game that got to get to the 40, recovery count for something.

There's a reverse defense Demetrius Brown going nowhere.

Big stop Marcellus Brigham watch for number 8, in white, comes up and makes a big solo stop.

Right?

What his team needed it, there that not only 43, bolt stayed home on that made that play happen out, made him turn up inside arms stop there and that was that first down, that's another off the clock crucial here 833 to go.

By the way, young man, the DJ Brown Fitzgerald.

Now, we gotta here.

It's going to go against the Bulldogs.

because she wants to see right now.

You got the ball back.

penalties here.

again here.

Instead of Jones.

last series came in through completed, a couple of short in the game and then you follow the ball.

looks left.

Can't see anything.

He goes, right.

Dogs.

Go back on top.

How do you like it?

the other and there's a wall of outruns everybody.

goes to the end zone.

third touchdown of the day, his and just like that, the Bulldogs go back on top.

planning someone called a timeout.

you think about a two-point point back?

what they're going to do David.

Our rules guy here, appreciate that.

Absolutely, absolutely.

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Again, they take the lead, back again.

Thompson defense makes the stop come right back with a big 56 yards, 12 seconds on that the Georgia.

Ribbon Now, doctor the 17, wrapped up pretty quickly.

And then brought down.

Well, they used So many players Fitzgerald does Kendrick magwood the junior today.

soap, Cooper, the quarterback.

during the timeout.

He spent break throwing the ball, making some 20 and 30 yard passes is in the game now.

So and throw a rare pass here.

With the rain.

senior handoff big hole up the middle.

Andre Pascal on first down and brings up second.

Now blocking.

Look at that whole open up nicely, done 56 of on Simmons big fella, making it happen.

down and three mark.

class to a direct snap to Williams back in of scrimmage falling since the beginning of half-time it goes and cuts it up and loses his footing.

So, gain of one, third and two.

for this.

He's been out this game direct snap again.

effort, looks like he hasn't Cylon Davis Like you said look like it left off the field.

He's now comes back out again and the James boo.

this game.

that is something.

Fitzgerald game.

here.

Direct snap.

Again that's bone.

forward for a short gain.

2A championship game is very even in the first half, exciting plays Thompson johntavious, Curry, their fourth score was on a kick return, 76 yard, return the Bulldogs have this lead right now.

Second down.

keeper.

Short gain, third and long.

and looks energized on that.

have to have a sense of lead but they know this clock, get into the end left.

And that is for Fitzgerald, this third keep this drive going.

Cooper this entire half, he's been in the game on back-to-back place.

Copeland late arrival was not in the huddled, got to get to the 49 Center, feel for the past hold on to that ball.

There for 10 yards, first down and taking into Thompson territory, expect.

A senior quarterback to before to throw the football, yourself and get what his team needs.

The drive continues two back-to-back place.

Now to intent direct snap.

good push.

Keeping those legs.

Churning big pickup on first down.

onto the ball here in the rain, watching the clock tick down.

There's Davis again Lavon Simmons.

Gabriel up front.

yard game by Davis who comes out of the game Jackson in direct snap for him.

35 The chains, 408 to go Thompson.

Needs a stop, Since affecting not only this game, later today Williams slips one tackle in the backfield, Old.

Just get forward for a gain of about one timeouts Fitzgerald has all has two season coach Youngblood, state championship in school history, Ground Solomon on the run what a big play here for Thompson.

of the clock stops at A318.

Mark you gave everybody a scare?

Yes, what drop that one, to Solomon.

out of bounds.

storm, chasing a hurricane.

the rain, falling down.

How fitting huh?

Give tie Solomon credit for actually Fitzgerald 11th.

Play of the drive quarterback is now in, he's hunched in trouble, job there, by the belts servant has Phelps he may have been injured on that play another game.

Defenders and some did it makes the big stop.

got rolled up under felt He limps off the field hunt.

Team comes out Now it's rolling.

it roll.

It's going to roll inside the 5 oh my we got a ballgame.

45 Now, in control.

Can they close it out?

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Coach Michael Young Blood, saw last year this team Make a big defensive quarterback.

Now the handoff to Curry and he scrimmage, but nothing more.

the one that's moving on your screen.

The cock.

timeouts.

They're going to burn one here to use one right here.

jobs and yeah, you can thing.

You don't want to do is you've had it, coughed up a couple of times this game.

to see happen right now in here, and they had both of those those fumbles since it's begun writing to your point.

let up for the moments.

Now, and killed, the still soaked.

that Essence to know the lower still conducive for an excuse, right?

Ball security Thompson credit this ball dry as best they can.

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And there you go.

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That's a not only, this could this weekend, everyone who sports, we can't thank you sure you want to snap to Curry Corral's it loss.

Yeah field where they are right now.

Map is Jeremy.

ladder there brought that down great block right there.

but it was not.

trade, Jeffrey the sophomore guy right there.

That end zone and suffer only a 1-yard loss.

defending champions from Here's how they got here.

Just like Thompson, they shut out their first opponent earlier and Coach prove was anybody out.

They just County Rock, Mark, the corners Fellowship.

Christian playing to way this year, nothing that was ever pretty worked great experience and found ways to win and Advance surviving events.

mentality that has them right now there, 5 yard line, make this top, give it to your one more crack at his end zone and a repeat state championship.

238 to go while they're there, the play clock is running down.

attention to that.

Yeah, I'm not sure they realize it's calls a time out.

Okay, okay.

talk, that gives us more time.

guy.

The entire game Jones, is a two-sport athlete but coach Miracle, Jones was back on away and a serious possibility that he would never play again.

AAU basketball game, he heart actually stopped beating and he minutes.

there were a lot of medical time and he was able to be defibrillator.

So now Jones has implantable which the battery powered person's heart rate and also if something happens.

And so Youngblood told me guy come out here and do whatever happens.

super proud and how he has they are.

Right now today, in missing an entire year from such a medical scare terrific story.

And, again, that the teams and the emotion the hours and hours of hard work of each team.

You don't see that about the quarterback.

Shekinah's Jones.

down the third down play.

he gets it out and he's got play of the game for Thompson.

all game runs Probably another look, Blocker, there he goes right by have 52 Malik Ramsey on his way to that.

First down, Fitzgerald only has one timeout left.

We're not using it here.

down.

Play clock down to five.

shot clock or the play clock down to one.

Curry keeps his feet moving time out and he'll Force timeout timeout, Fitzgerald out of the game.

It sure, Coach Tucker Pruitt.

Talking to his Skies, That's right.

I think he slapped every player just then.

on the line for Fitzgerald on the other side.

It's Thompson.

Fitzgerald, they want to know playoff appearances, their regulars in this meeting Thomasville a year ago ago and talking to coach how they were just running into Calloway.

They finally got past him, and you can see earlier on some Benedictine and then building the way through.

back up to the championship.

in a row in the title game.

go second and six.

Curry direct snap 23, the clock Thompson as well.

building.

Getting your way in, of tough for ways to Peach County in 20, Cartersville in, 2019, are title, and we've got Thompson, and that's just to clock stops here with the pedal.

What a time for that penalty, thing.

Thompson is leading this spite of those penalties.

Yeah.

clock down 5.

Cannot turn the ball over.

Run this Play 42nd.

Play clock starts.

with little over 20 seconds ago.

again against Thompson penalty starts.

And on top of that, not only is the clock stops the more the farther you go your own goal line, the closer Fitzgerald would be to you if you do have to punt it away.

Okay, we try again.

Third and 11. the side.

He's got the sideline one.

Man to beat John Davis.

Curry.

He is the showstopper.

Oh my goodness.

No doubt first down.

Let me get you a touchdown.

Let me get you a championship.

over the sidelines.

There's young man in the rain falling down, bought on Sports, what a way to end your own offense.

17 carries 244 yards, 4 touchdowns for John Davis, Curry and very likely the Dagger gear.

the defense, 12 into the field.

too many or Fitzgerald.

This is Gerald Kelly has declined.

off right there so they will kick here game with a minute left and Fitzgerald no timeouts left.

that began on their own for yard line, Giles, the kick is up and good.

down.

Play sambasiva to get snap.

Get me to the edge and you will not catch be rain.

Falling does not matter.

Special player special player.

Oh morning.

Come on Marcel is freaking, come on way.

After the touchdown will Yeah, the helmet came Huh.

Six plays 96 yards Red Ribbon campaign scoring Drive.

touchdowns.

Yo, we're here in Stadium, Georgia, state's Curry.

No relation johntavious Curry forget.

earlier.

She said he does not have any college offers yet, but going to make that phone call.

You would think I could use this kid somewhere.

bounds there.

That Bouncy 25-yard Hillary.

Mark that off.

His coach Pruitt came out and they fought hard today.

Adverse conditions.

rain, Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald.

Is this nothing away for the purple you'd expect a defending pun playing absolutely.

Korean the other side.

It just had a game for the ages.

short kick to the 42, that's opening, he's got blockers and hang on.

It's down to the 32 yard line another penalty.

That's the one yards on the return.

My tack on more.

nice.

Was other than that sterile tense it wrong.

guys who talked about the top that.

No, excuse for that.

and you're in the driver's seat to go, opponent hope.

15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct that was 10 yards away from the sideline and hold on a minute.

with white helmets, you don't do this.

They play in the rain, they don't mind Cooper.

Up top overthrows, his receivers penalty Zone.

Connected with him.

Once today that time at 48 seconds 3221 because Gerald needs a score and quickly Sultan Cooper, Number One.

He's your quarterback.

Overthrows his intended receiver again looking for Drew more today on both sides of the ball this a three-sport athlete wrestler who's also a catcher on the baseball team.

question.

the line.

Fitzgerald defending champs Thompson.

defense hold Under his feet.

Inside the 10 though, and we got Anne completes time, but the clock continues Mark, fourth down.

Cooper and and completes and there is a flag right there on.

Nolan Norman Cox Tandy.

15 seconds.

It'll be a first down.

For Fitzgerald inside the 10. lot of hands here.

Yeah, hands around got two arms, tangled up.

one, you can see the rain picking up yet again.

later games, bring your rain people here.

Already for these there's, they were prepared Cooper, overthrows his Receiver.

10 seconds left.

10 seconds now, in dry.

Now that was a ball under a towel.

there?

Of course.

with awful lot of Pride, champion Tillman and that's knocked away.

those two.

this drive than they have the entire game.

Got to get a score in fast, Only six seconds to go here.

coverage there.

Got to get a touch down quickly.

Cooper this time looking right.

two receivers there.

couldn't hang on.

I think he was almost receiver in front of out there and there's a receiver there, them stuck obstruct The View.

We're more ain't play.

Here are the drive final play celebrate.

points in two seconds.

touchdown.

Four yards on the play.

field, is it?

The end of you get the kick the point after or is a ballgame?

Ballgame Thompson, the tank, the Titleist and 2022. they find each other.

are by Tucker Pruitt.

He's been here before years ago, won it all last year, and his team just today.

But take nothing away from played like Champions until the end.

They'll take second place Atlanta.

Yep.

Tip of the cap to though, that man, product of down the road Burke County.

collegiately at Georgia, Southern Who took that same path from Burke County?

with, in this week's I just morning, coaching staffs at places like Tucker, where County?

He talked about his career, at several moments mention how him and the impact he had in his life and his career.

this day.

And a day that him for these players this Champion, you Champion forever?

Yep, puts himself in the lore of Thompson ivories and the Jerry mazes.

and rightfully today.

Johntavious Curry touchdowns and one of the Great Performances you'll ever see.

game.

moment.

day, Championship.

First of three games coming up minutes here and we'll have the next contest on the way.

Coach Young Blood.

season and Thompson program against 18 losses, and none Sweeter Than This One.

to be, huh?

Go down is going to be singing.

It is Watch both of these teams.

After the hand, shank at Midfield, their what they've done August.

And in a year in schedule here on GPB on coverage.

A state championship 3:30 or so, we will start in versus Cedartown.

you saw Langston Hughes in that game.

think some people looking looking forward to all has been made of Langston Hughes team, chance to watch them had to here on GPB, time.

He fell down all day.

I think field and John Nelson for the Trophy presentation.

It is that time we're celebrate, everybody from Ben today, trying to defend a state from Fitzgerald in the purple hurricane.

Center Park, but it is time to present a large trophy.

do that.

It is the Georgia.

High School our friends from Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance.

Thank you.

John congratulate, Fitzgerald.

Coach job.

Had his team here, three champions and Fitzgerald once again supports their you all so much, but today coach, but I know in Thomson it gives us great pleasure championship trophy.

where, I know, you know, they and your community that guys tonight?

give all glory to God, we've been a Praying team before practice after practice and that's something that him.

To dr. Michelle rolls Education, all of his board members, faculty and staff and Men.

Custodians lunchroom, ladies we are appreciative to my wife.

so much time.

kids lives In our children a chance to spend as much time well worth it to Tom.

All right, history at Georgia, public broadcasting 1997, Burke County.

games.

We ever broadcast.

You team.

the year as a player, of the year as a coach and championship trophy in probably rainstorms you've ever been.

Been in.

how hard it Journey?

Was it to Thomson?

Bulldog?

Five, over?

It was rough.

little divided and and hopefully, if we had some people that wasn't on board, get on board so that we can sustain this.

year everything in your plan to do Bulldogs, first time in two decades State, Champs in day, a Larry Smith take us home.

And how about Coach Youngblood sweet hat.

What?

A ballgame.

to something that has Yeah, there was some division the previous coaching kind of get some things tremendous Community.

I've many years ago, the people are school.

They support those young people.

that.

The city was divided, the coach says winning cures and heals a lot of young people right here, the way, the people showed up, made the drive down and stayed here in the rain, to watch this team play.

I think this community does and I think to we've here across the state of entire country.

So many times.

High School football is a factor.

That does unify here tonight.

What a great scene by the Vantage Point here in the Press empty seat in that entire and gold history made is John Nelson.

Just mentioned decades and sixth overall.

dry.

And it and show the middle of year's Champion, from Fitzgerald behind the young man.

both these teams but it's title.

on GPB day two of championships underway, the class 4A title will take a quick break here Nelson.

Rust in the gang here on the great GPB I'll see you in a few minutes.