>> THE GHSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, REMINDING YOU TO BUCKLE UP GEORGIA.

WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO CENTER PARK STADIUM IN DOWNTOWN, -- THE DEMONS TAKE ON THE GATORS.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I AM MATT STEWART JOINED BY RUSTY.

ROBBINS, GOING FOR A THIRD CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THEY HAVE WON FIVE GAMES IN STATE HISTORY.

WARE COUNTY IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE ONLY COUNTIES TO NEVER WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> I THOUGHT EVERYONE THOUGHT THAT WARE COUNTY WOULD BE HERE LAST YEAR.

THOMAS GOES OFF TO CENTRAL FLORIDA.

THEY GET UPSET.

LOW AND BEHOLD THEY ARE BACK THIS YEAR.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT ROBBINS.

THE TWO-TIME DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS WERE 1 AND 4 OF THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

THEY HAVE RATTLED OFF NINE CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES FOR TODAY MARKS THE END OF THE REMARKABLE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER OF FOUR STAR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN, BURLEY.

ONE OF THE TOP DEFENSIVE LINEMAN.

TODAY HE STARTING HIS FOURTH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF HIS CAREER.

THIS IS AN ALL-AMERICAN -- >> Matt: FLIP IT OVER TO THE OFFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL.

NOT WITHOUT ADVERSITY.

ISAIAH CANION STEPS IN TO BE THE NUMBER ONE QUARTERBACK.

>> Rusty: WE HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE OF QUARTERBACK.

LET'S BRING IN, CANION.

>> Matt: THEY HIT HIM IN THE RUNNING BACK ROOM LAST YEAR WHEN FRED PERRY STEPPED IN AS THEY STAR OF THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY OVER CALHOUN.

SENIOR THREE STAR RUNNING BACK, OFFERS INCLUDING COASTAL CAROLINA.

>> Rusty: HE WAS GOING FOR THE 2000 YARD MARK.

30 TOUCHDOWNS IN THE LAST TWO SEASONS.

THE COUNTRY WILL BE WATCHING THIS RUNNING BACK.

>> Matt: THE CYCLE OUT WARE COUNTY.

13 AND 0 ON THE SEASON.

THEY TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SEMI'S.

A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT LAST YEAR WAS THE YEAR BECAUSE --NIKO SMITH HAS STEPPED IN.

JR. QUARTERBACK HAS FILLED THOSE BIG SHOES.

>> Rusty: THIS IS THE FIRST ON THE STATE OF GEORGIA WILL SEE THIS JR. QUARTERBACK.

JUST LIKE CANION ON THE OTHER SIDE, HE STEPPED IN AND HE FACED -- >> Matt: HE'S GOT GREAT WIDE RECEIVERS TO THE BALL TOO.

>> Rusty: 6'4", ALONG.

THEY LOOK FOR HIM WHEN THEY NEED.

>> Matt: ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE, ONE OF THE GAME RECORDS IN THE STATE, HARGROVE.

>> Rusty: WHEN HE HITS YOU, YOU WILL FEEL IT.

I PROMISE YOU.

>> Matt: THE GATORS AND THE DEMONS.

THIS WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THE FAMILY FEEL.

THESE ARE LONGTIME REGENT -- THEY KNOW EACH OTHER VERY WELL.

THIRD MEMBER OF OUR TEAM, WILEY, DOWN ON THE FIELD.

>> YOU MENTION OFF THE JOB, ROBBINS HAS NOW PLAYED IN SIX CONSECUTIVE MET CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.

FOR ROBBINS, HE'S HAD SOME PRETTY GOOD TIMES -- THEY WENT UP TO HEAD COACH WESTBROOK AND SAID, THESE ARE THE GOLDEN YEARS OF WARNER ROBINS FOOTBALL.

THE SEASON, LOSING FOUR OF FIVE GAMES, LOSING THE QUARTERBACK, EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE.

-- >> Matt: WESTBROOK, THEY LOST FOUR GAMES OF THE FIRST FIVE GAMES THIS YEAR.

>> EVERYONE WAS GROUP HUGGING AND HIGH-FIVING.

THEY ARE NOT DONE.

>> Matt: HERE ARE THE DEMONS.

10 AND 4.

THE NUMBER TWO SEED AT FIVE AND ONE.

THEY LOST A TOUCH HIM.

THE SAME TEAM THAT WARE COUNTY BEAT 31-7 IN THE SEMI FINALS ONE WEEK AGO.

WE SAW WESTBROOK IN HIS THIRD SEASON.

50 AND 8, FROM DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR AFTER THREE SEASONS NOT ONLY DID THEY NOT MISS A BEAT, WESTBROOK TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

>> Rusty: THE COLLEGE BACKGROUND, YOU LOOK AT HIM, SUCH FOCUS.

WE TALKED TO HIM AND SUCH RESPECT FOR HIS OPPONENT THAT HE'S ABOUT TO PLAY.

HE UNDERSTANDS THAT YOU HAVE TO WIN THIS ONE.

>> Matt: STRICKLAND IN HIS FOURTH SEASON.

HIS RECORD TITLES.

JASON STRICKLAND, PLAYED IN TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WITH FITZGERALD.

BACK IN THE OLD GEORGIA --WE ARE READY TO GO.

WARE COUNTY WILL KICK IT OFF.

THEY WON THE TOSS.

THE OPENING KICKOFF IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY, BUCKLE UP GEORGIA.

ON THE KICK RETURN FOR THE DOMINANCE --UP TO THE 25.

THAT'S WHERE ROBINS --THEY WILL PUT THE BALL IN PLAY.

QUARTERBACK, NUMBER FOUR, ISAIAH CANION.

HE STARTED PLAYING QUARTERBACK IN THE PLAYOFFS.

584.

FIVE TOUCHDOWNS.

ONE INTERCEPTION.

>> Rusty: ALL THE CHANGES THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH OFFENSIVELY THIS YEAR.

IF THEY WERE TO WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND CREDIBLE STORY.

>> Matt: FIRST-HAND OFF OF THE GAME.

IT GOES TO MALCOLM BROWN.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WARNER ROBINS -- CARTER JOHNSON, STEVENS, GOING UP FROM.

IN SUCCESSFUL RUN.

>> Rusty: EVERYONE I TALKED TO SAID THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE BEST DEFENSES IN THE STATE REGARDLESS OF CLASSIFICATIONS.

>> Matt: THIRD-DOWN AND NINE.

>> Rusty: BASICALLY AN EXTRA OFFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THIS SET.

>> Matt: THIRD-DOWN AND NINE AFTER TWO.

BROWN.

SMITH, GOING TO SPRINT OUT OF THE POCKET.

EXCUSE ME, CANION, HE GETS BACK TO THE 28-YARD LINE.

STANLEY.

WARNER ROBINS ON THE OPENING POSSESSION.

>> Rusty: THEY WERE READY FOR THAT.

JUST A LITTLE SPRINT OUT.

WARE COUNTY, RUNNING TO THE FOOTBALL.

YOU SEE HOW FAST THOSE GREEN JERSEYS SHOW UP IN THAT SCREEN.

>> Matt: ALEX, THE STANDING DEEP FOR THE GATORS.

THE KICK.

SHORT.

IS GOING TO BE FIELDED AT THE 44-YARD LINE.

FAIR CATCH.

ROBINS -- GREAT FIELD POSITION FOR THE OPENING POSSESSION.

>> Rusty: WARE COUNTY WILL TAKE THE FIELD RIGHT HERE.

I WANT TO SEE THIS MATTER.

THE WARNER ROBINS DEFENSE.

THIS QUARTERBACK MAKING THE FIRST START ON TV.

JR. QUARTERBACK TAKING OVER ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY LAST YEAR.

>> Matt: 24 TOUCHDOWNS.

EIGHT INTERCEPTIONS.

THE BALL IS COMPLETE ON THE SCREEN.

WASHINGTON, CLOSE TO 10 ON THE PLAY.

BRENDA WASHINGTON, WITH THE CATCH AND RUN.

P AIR, GRIFFIN, MOORE, A BUNCH OF BIG GUYS THERE.

WASHINGTON, DEAN, HAYES, ARE THE WIDE RECEIVERS.

BOYD, WITH THE RUN.

PICKS UP FIVE ON THE PLAY.

DOWN TO THE 43.

OF FROM FOR WARNER ROBINS, GIBSON, LaMARR, BURLEY.

THE LINEBACKERS, BROWN, FAIRCLOTH, AND -- IN THE SECONDARY, JR., ADAIR, STERN.

DEACON IS TIED WITH EIGHT INTERCEPTIONS THIS SEASON.

THE PASS GOES INCOMPLETE.

>> Rusty: A LITTLE MISCOMMUNICATION.

THE OFFENSIVE COACH, IS REAL -- A LITTLE MISCOMMUNICATION ON THAT ROUTE.

I THINK IT IS A SABRA?

HE WENT A LITTLE DEEP WITH THE ORDER BACK.

>> Matt: SECOND DOWN AND 10 WITH THE BALL AT THE 43.

CENTRAL PARK STADIUM IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

BOYD RUMBLES DOWN TO THE 35- YARD LINE.

>> Rusty: YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THE PACE HERE.

WARE COUNTY WANTS TO GO AS FAST AS THEY CAN.

THEY ARE GOING TO BE ON THE BALL THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT WARNER ROBINS HAS GOT.

THEY NEED TO KEEP THEIR PERSONNEL ON THE FIELD.

>> Matt: THIRD-DOWN AND THREE.

BOYD GETS IT AGAIN.

HE WILL BE CLOSE TO THE FIRST ARM.

ABOUT ONE YARD SHORT AT THE 34.

THAT WAS --ON THE TACKLE.

FOURTH AND ONE.

THEY WILL GO FOR.

>> Rusty: THEY WILL GO DOUBLE TIGHTS HERE.

THAT IS THE SECOND RUNNING BACK.

THE 19 FOR DAY JEAN DENNIS.

I CALLED HIM THE SECOND RUNNING BACK BECAUSE HE IS NUMBER TWO ON THE DEPTH CHART.

HE'S THE LEADING RUSHER.

>> Rusty: THEY SEALED THE EDGE.

THAT'S AN EASY FIRST DOWN FOR WARE COUNTY.

>> Matt: FIRST AND 10.

BALL AT THE 19 YARD LINE.

PLAY ACTION GOING OVER HERE ON THE SIDELINE.

INCOMPLETE, LOOKING FOR LANDON.

SECOND DOWN AND 10 FOR WARE COUNTY.

THE REGION ONE FIVE A CHAMPION.

>> Rusty: THEY HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY DESTROYING TEAMS.

>> Matt: NEARLY INTERCEPTED AT THE -- >> Rusty: TRYING TO RUN A SCREEN TO JARVIS HAYES.

LOOK AT HIM LOOKING FOR THE SAFETY.

COMING ACROSS.

HAD ALIGNMENT DOWN THE FIELD.

WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE PLAY OUT.

>> Matt: THIRD-DOWN.

A POCKET FOR SMITH.

FIRES IN THE MIDDLE.

TOUCHDOWN.

HAYES.

19-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM, NICO SMITH TO JARVIS HAYES.

WARE COUNTY HAS THE LEAD.

>> Rusty: THAT WAS A BIG-TIME THROW, MATT.

WINDOW.

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT WAS A BULLET FOR A TOUCHDOWN.

>> Matt: HE PUTS IT UP AND IN.

IMPRESSIVE ONLY WHEN HE -- TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM SMITH TO HAYES.

COVERS 19 YARDS.

>> NICO SMITH WAS 2 FOR 5.

28 YARDS ON THE OPENING DRIVE.

7-0 LEAD FOR WARE COUNTY.

YOUR GOVERNORS RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN, NINE PLACE.

37-YARDS.

>> Rusty: YOU HEAR THEM TALKING ON THE SIDELINES.

TOUCH TECHNOLOGY NOW, COMES IMMEDIATELY TO THE SIDELINES.

>> Matt: GREAT START FOR THE WARE COUNTY TEAM, TRYING TO WIN THE FIRST EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME THEY WENT TO THE STATE FINALS, 1961.

TOMMY --THE MAN WHOSE NAME IS ON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT WAS THEY HAD COACH OF THE GATORS.

>> Rusty: I THINK ABOUT FRED GIBSON, WHEN I THINK ABOUT WARE COUNTY.

>> Matt: THE BALL GOES OVER.

BROWN.

THAT WILL BE A TOUCHBACK.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WARE COUNTY ON DEFENSE.

THE STARTING LINEUPS PRESENTED BY -- MORRIS AND BALDWIN OF FROM.

THE LINEBACKERS, HARGROVE, WHO WE TALKED ABOUT.

EVANS, BARCLAY, JONES.

IN THE SECONDARY, BAKER, BARTON, STANLEY AND HALL.

>> Rusty: NUMBER 18.

THERE WILL BE A LOT OF COLLEGES WHO DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS RIGHT NOW.

I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF HE DOESN'T HAVE A VERY PRODUCTIVE DAY FOR THE WARE COUNTY DEFENSE.

LET THEM COME OFF THE EDGE A LOT.

>> Matt: WARNER ROBINS HAS A GUESS SOMETHING GOING ON OFFENSE.

THEY GAINED TWO YARDS ON THEIR OPENING POSSESSION.

THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THINGS THAT YOU TYPICALLY WOULD GO THROUGH EARLY IN THE SEASON BECAUSE THE QUARTERBACK HAS ONLY PLAYED THIRD OR FOURTH GAME.

>> Rusty: YOU ALSO HAVE CO- OFFENSIVE COORDINATORS.

THEY HAD TO MAKE THAT A TEAM EFFORT BECAUSE A LOT OF STUFF IS GOING ON OFFENSIVELY.

>> Matt: LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR MANAGEMENT KEYS TO THE GAME.

>> Rusty: CONSISTENTLY RUN THE BALL.

YOU HAVE TO STAY IN FRONT TO WORK THE DEFENSE.

THEY CANNOT BE SECOND AND LONGS ALL DAY.

WARE COUNTY, THEY WANT TO GET YOU BEHIND THE CHAINS.

LET'S KEEP WARNER ROBINS WITH SOMETHING MORE PREDICTABLE -- >> Matt: THEY FORCE THEM TO USE A TIMEOUT TO START THE SECOND SERIES.

OAKUM BROWN RUNS TO THE DEFENSE.

>> Rusty: THIS WARE COUNTY DEFENSE, WE TALKED TO THREE TEAMS THIS WEEK ABOUT THEM AND EVERYONE SAID THEIR DEFENSE IS FEROCIOUS.

>> Matt: SECOND DOWN.

BROWN GETS AGAIN.

GOES TO THE RIGHT SIDE.

AGAIN, NOTHING DOING FOR HIM.

DEMETRIUS BALDWIN, THE STRONG AND, LEADING THE CHARGE.

6'2".

JR. >> Rusty: YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO CONTROL THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

IS GOING TO BE A BAD DAY OFFENSIVELY FOR WARNER ROBINS.

>> Matt: THIRD-DOWN AND SEVEN.

CANNON SPRINTS TO HIS LEFT AND THE THROAT IS COMPLETE.

DROPPED AT THE 27.

WILL NOT BE ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST DOWN.

>> Rusty: WE HAD TWO LINEMEN GOING TO LOOK WRONG WAY.

THEY HIT EACH OTHER.

STILL A BIT OF MISCOMMUNICATION.

ONE LINE AND THOUGHT IT WAS THIS WAY, ONE THOUGHT IT WAS THAT WAY.

IT SHOWS YOU RIGHT NOW OFFENSIVELY, THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO PUT PLAYS TOGETHER.

EVEN EARLY.

>> Matt: FOR THEM.

PUNTING SITUATION FOR THE DEMONS.

JACKSON -- HE'S HAD A GREAT CAREER WITH THE DEMONS.

THEY GOT A GOOD KICKING GAME.

STANDING AT THE 13.

THE KICK WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKED, I BELIEVE?

LET'S SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE.

THE BALL WILL BE DOWN AT THE 46- YOUR LIMB.

I BELIEVE THEY GOT A PIECE OF THAT.

LET'S CHECK THE PENALTY FLAG.

IN 19-YARD KICK.

>> Rusty: SPECIAL TEAMS.

SPECIAL TEAMS.

WATCH THE WARNER ROBINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LAST YEAR.

A COUPLE OF PUNT PLEASE.

>> Matt: A FIVE-YARD PENALTY ON TOP OF THE BLOCK KICK THAT ONLY WENT 19 YARDS.

THAT WAS HARGROVE WHO GOT A PIECE OF THAT KICK.

>> Rusty: HE IS EVERYWHERE.

I WATCH MORE OF HIS TAPE THIS MORNING BEFORE COMING OVER.

HE IS FUN TO WATCH.

GERMAN FIRST AND 10 FROM THE 41.

HANDOFF GOES BIG.

JENKINS.

HE'S GOING TO SCORE THE TOUCHDOWN.

DENNIS.

PART OF ME.

13-0.

>> Rusty: THEY GO STACKED FORMATION.

SPREAD THEM OUT.

OF THE BOX, IF SOMEBODY GETS MOVED OUT OF THE GAP, YOU GET AN EASY TOUCHDOWN.

>> Matt: 41-YARD TOUCHDOWN FOR DENNIS.

13-0 LEAD.

MAKE IT, 14-0.

WHAT A START.

WARE COUNTY.

TRENCHES SECOND-LEVEL BLOCK WOULD YOU SEE THE OFFENSIVE GUARD GET TO THE LINEBACKER.

YOU SEE GAVIN MORE --WHEN HE GETS ON THE SECOND LEVEL, IT'S A TOUCHDOWN.

WE HAVE SEEN STARTS LIKE THIS THE LAST TWO YEARS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

IT WAS WARNER ROBINS TO CARTERSVILLE.

TODAY, WARE COUNTY.

DENNIS, SCORING HIS 18th OF THE SEASON.

NOT EVEN QUITE OFFICIALLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER.

IT'S A TWO TOUCHDOWN LEAD >> Rusty: THE FORMATION CALLS WARNER ROBINS TO SPREAD IT OUT.

A COUPLE OF BLOCKS CREATED, AND THEY TOOK IT TO THE HOUSE.

>> Matt: WARNER ROBINS HAS YET TO GENERATE ANY OFFENSE FOR THEIR EARLY DOWN 14-0.

FAIRCLOTH WILL TAKE IT AFTER 10.

MAKE THAT -- FLOWERS, NUMBER 60.

ON THE RETURN.

THEY WILL PUT THE BALL AT THE 21.

NOT ONLY HAS WARNER ROBINS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GENERATE OFFENSE.

AT THIS POINT JUST SIX RUSHING YARDS.

THEY HAVE HAD FOUR FIELD POSITIONS.

>> Rusty: YOU HAVE TO MOVE THE CHAINS A COUPLE TIMES.

YOU SEE FORMATION, SEE HOW THEY WILL LINEUP.

NOW YOU'RE INTO THE FLOW OF THE GAME.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE PLAYS.

>> Matt: BROWN GETS THE HAND OF.

HE WILL GET TO THE 30.

THAT WILL MOVE THE CHAINS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

IT'S A NINE YARD PICKUP.

ONE YARD SHORT.

TEND TO GET A BLOCKER OUT IN FRONT.

HE SEES THE LANE.

>> Matt: THEY REALLY SWARM TO THE BALL.

THAT'S A GREAT PURSUED BY THE WARE COUNTY DEFENSE ON THE PASS COMPLETION.

>> Rusty: THEY CALLED THE FIRST DOWN.

HE MIGHT HAVE GOT A YARD BUT IT WAS ENOUGH.

>> Matt: STERN, WITH THE RECEPTION.

FIRST AND 10.

I KNOW YOU HAVE TO RUN THE BALL TO LOOSEN UP THE DEFENSE, BUT BETWEEN THE TACKLERS.

>> Rusty: THE ONLY POSITIVE PLAY YOU GOT WAS OUT, TO MALCOLM BROWN.

THEY GO TRIP TO TOP.

>> Matt: HAVE A RUSH.

OFF TO BROWN.

HE GOT A BLOCK ON THE EDGE.

RON, ACROSS THE 50.

DOWN TO THE 34.

WARNER ROBINS OFFENSE.

>> Rusty: LOVE THE CLUB.

WATCH WERE THE DEFENSE FLIES UP THE FIELD.

CANADA'S YOU SEE WHAT NUMBER 7 CAN DO.

>> Matt: 31-YARD PICKUP.

A TWO-YEAR PICKUP FOR WILLIAM -- >> Rusty: NICE PLAY CALL.

IT WAS MADE BY CANION.

HE WAS UNDER TREMENDOUS PRESSURE.

>> Matt: SECOND DOWN AND EIGHT.

>> Matt: FIVE YARD MARK OFF AGAINST THE DEMONS.

SIXTH PLAY OF THE DRIVE.

SECOND DOWN AND 13.

HE GOES IN MOTION.

UP THE MIDDLE.

COMPLETE.

FLOWERS, WITH THE CASH.

ABOUT A YARD SHORT.

>> Rusty: WATCH THE RUNNING BACK CREATE THE LANE.

A LITTLE SLANT ROUTE.

>> Matt: WE MIGHT HAVE ENCROACHMENT?

OUR ROUGHER REWORKING THIS 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

THE REST OF THE CREW WORKING WITH THEM.

DAVE REYNOLDS IS WITH US.

OUR EXPERT HERE.

>> Rusty: HE HAS EARNED HIS CHECK THIS WEEK.

>> Matt: FIRST AND 10, FOLLOWING THE PENALTY.

THE BALL IS AT THE 21.

THEY WILL SWING IT OUT.

HARGROVE MAKES A NIGHT -- >> Rusty: WE HAVE SEEN SOME GREAT LINEBACKER PLAYS THIS WEEKEND.

OLD SCHOOL.

I LOVE THE NET ROLLS.

WE SAW ELI BARROW YESTERDAY.

>> Matt: SECOND DOWN AND NINE.

CANION THROWS IT.

SHORT.

INCOMPLETE.

AT THE 19-YARD LINE.

LOOKING FOR STERN.

>> Rusty: HARGROVE WITH PRESSURE.

HE IS RELENTLESS.

THEY DO SO MANY THINGS WITH HIM.

IF YOU WATCH ENOUGH TAPE, HIS FAVORITE POSITION IS COMING OFF THE EDGE.

>> Matt: THIRD-DOWN AND EIGHT FROM THE 19.

HAVE A RUSH.

CANION.

INSIDE THE TENT.

DOWN INSIDE THE FIVE.

A FIRST DOWN FOR CANION.

>> Rusty: GREAT JOB FEELING THE PRESSURE.

WATCH HIM COME FROM THE TOP.

WATCH HIM RECOGNIZE THAT AND TAKE OFF.

GOOD JOB THERE BY ATHLETIC QUARTERBACK DOING WHAT HE NEEDED TO DO.

>> Matt: FIRST --FIRST AND GOAL TO GO FOR WARNER ROBINS.

BROWN.

THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

STOPPED IN HIS TRACKS BY BERKELEY.

>> Rusty: NOBODY THERE TO BLOCK HIM.

THE LINEBACKER IS STRAIGHT DOWN.

>> Matt: SECOND DOWN AND GOAL.

THAT GOES TO BROWN.

ACROSS BACK TO THE QUARTERBACK.

DOWN.

TOUCHDOWN PASS.

FLOWERS.

>> Rusty: WE CALLED THAT PLAY, DELAYED PHILLY SPECIAL.

EVERYBODY RUNS THAT PLAY.

IF YOU WATCH IT, THE PLAY HAD TO GO A LOT LONGER.

A GREAT JOB TO EXTEND LONG ENOUGH TO GET THE BALL OUT FROM THE RECEIVER TO CANION.

>> Matt: GREAT JOB OF DECEPTION BY CANION.

HE MISSED IT.

DANIEL BARBER HAS BEEN SO RELIABLE.

HE HOOKS THAT ONE OFF TO THE LEFT.

14-6.

>> Rusty: HE MADE THE DEFENDER MAKE A DECISION, WELL I STEP UP OR WILL I BEEN?

ONCE HE STEPS UP, DELIVERS A TOUCHDOWN.

NICE JOB.

FLOWERS.

>> Matt: CANION, THE QUARTERBACK TURNED TO THE WIDE RECEIVER ON THAT.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE GOVERNOR'S RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN SCORING DRIVE.

11 PLAYS AND 79 YARDS.

THE DEMONS FINALLY SHOWING -- WATCH THE DECEPTION.

CANION WALKS LIKE HE'S TALKING TO THE SIDELINE.

HE THROWS UP HIS HANDS LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON?

HE SOLD THAT THING ALL THE WAY.

GREAT JOB BY HIM.

>> Rusty: WE SEE THESE TEAMS HAVE BEEN HOLDING THESE THINGS.

HE RAN ONE -- >> Matt: THE KICK IS COMING DOWN AFTER 30.

GO BACK ON OFFENSE.

WARNER ROBINS REALLY NEEDED THAT DRIVE.

>> Rusty: I KNOW IT'S 14-0, WARNER ROBINS IS THE STATE CHAMPION.

THEY ARE MULTIYEAR.

YOU WILL HAVE TO KNOCK THEM OUT TO WIN THIS GAME.

>> Matt: SMITH, COMES BACK.

FIRST AND 10 FROM THE 38.

THE PASS COMPLETE FROM THE EDGE.

WASHINGTON, A COUPLE YARDS ON THE PLAY.

SECOND CATCH OF THE GAME FOR WASHINGTON.

THEY GOT A LOT OF GUYS WHO CAN CATCH THE BALL WEARING GREEN AND GOLD.

>> Rusty: LOOK HOW FAST THEY GO.

>> Matt: BOTH TEAMS HAVE BEEN UP-TEMPO.

WE WILL HAVE A WHISTLE.

ILLEGAL PROCEDURE.

>> Referee: FALSE START.

OFFENSE.

FIVE-YARD PENALTY.

SECOND ON.

>> Matt: THAT'S GOING AGAINST JARVIS HAYES.

>> Rusty: WESTERN KENTUCKY COMMIT.

>> Matt: JASON STRICKLAND SENT A LOT OF FOLKS DOWN.

THOMAS CASTELLANO'S, THE STAR QUARTERBACK.

AS A SURPRISE TO THE GATORS FANS.

>> Rusty: WHEN HE LEFT, A LOT OF GUYS LEFT WITH HIM.

I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO HEAR A LOT OF NOISE ON THIS TEAM.

A GOOD READ.

AS THE YEAR WENT ON, YOU STARTED HEARING IT FOR REAL.

>> Matt: MARTIN WAS THE GUY THAT LED THEM TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> Rusty: THEY HAD A GUY STUCK AND HE WAS NOT ALL SIDE.

>> Matt: THIRD-DOWN AND SIX.

SMITH GUNS IT.

OFF THE HANDS OF THE WIDE RECEIVER, WASHINGTON.

ADAIR HAD COVERAGE BEHIND HIM.

IT WILL BE THE FOURTH DOWN.

WILLIAM WILL COME OUT AND PUNT FOR THE GATORS.

>> Rusty: IT'S COOLING OFF, YOU CAN FEEL IT.

IT IS REALLY COOLING-OFF.

>> Matt: I BET IT FEELS GOOD TO THE PLAYERS.

>> Matt: NO DOUBT.

IT WAS SO HUMID THURSDAY.

>> Matt: FLOWERS, STANDING DEEP.

BATES.

BARELY CLEARS --THAT'S A LINE DRIVE OF ABOUT SEVEN FEET OFF THE GROUND.

IT POPS AND ROLLS ANOTHER 20 YARDS.

DAD AT THE 19.

39 YARD KICK.

IT WENT 17 YARDS IN THE AIR.

TAKE A LOOK AT WARNER ROBINS.

NOT A REGION CHAMPION.

A GOOD NORTHSIDE COLUMBUS TEAM.

A HISTORIC YEAR FOR THEM.

NOT THEM OUT.

THEY WENT ON THE ROAD AGAINST CREEKSIDE.

31-20.

KNOCKED OFF CARTERSVILLE.

THEY BEAT LAST YEAR IN THE SECOND ROUND AND THIS YEAR.

>> Rusty: POTENTIAL YOU THOUGHT IT COULD BE CREEKSIDE AND WARE COUNTY.

>> Matt: THEY WILL GUESS STOPPED.

ON THIS DEFENSE.

THAT WAS, EVANS, THE LINEBACKER MAKING AN ATTACK.

SECOND DOWN.

ALL KINDS OF TIME.

IT BREAKS DOWN ON A SCRAMBLE.

>> Rusty: THEY GOT FLAGGED.

THAT'S A TOUGH RULE.

IT'S A SAFETY RULE.

HE STAYED ENGAGED.

>> Matt: ISAIAH PERRY MADE THIS TACKLE.

LET'S WAIT FOR THE CALL.

>> Rusty: UNLESS IT WAS HANDS TO THE FACE THAT KNOCKED IT OFF.

>> Matt: HE'S PICKED UP THE FLAG.

>> Referee: A LEGAL THE PLAYER WHOSE HELMET CAME OFF CONTINUED ON THE PLAY.

WE PLAY, SECOND DOWN.

>> Matt: WE WILL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.

THAT WAS NUMBER 71.

CARTER.

RIGHT THERE.

>> Rusty: THAT WAS HARD -- >> Matt: HOW DOES THE HELMET COME OFF?

LET ME BRING DAVE REYNOLDS, THE OFFICIALS EXPERT.

IT LOOKS LIKE ON THAT PLATE -- WE WILL COME BACK ONLY COME FOR THE START OF THE SECOND QUARTER.

I WANT A CLARIFICATION.

THAT IS THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER.

WARE COUNTY STARTED OFF STRONG.

TWO TOUCHDOWNS FOR THE OPENING SIX MINUTES.

14-6.

WE ARE GOING TO THE SECOND.

>> WELCOME BACK.

THE OFFICIATING CREW HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE HEAVY HEARTS THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

THEY LOST ONE OF THEIR OWN.

DICKINSON, WHO PASSED AWAY AFTER A LONG BATTLE OF PROSTATE CANCER, THEY HAVE PLACED AN APP AT THE TOP OF THE NORTH GOALPOST.

THEY USE AN APP OF A SYMBOL BECAUSE HE WOULD --IT IS SAFE TO SAY THE COMMUNITY IS AS TIGHT AS ANY IN FOOTBALL.

THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY PAY TRIBUTE TO HIM AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WE REMEMBER GORDON DICKERSON.

LET'S GO BACK UPSTAIRS.

>> Matt: THANK YOU.

THAT IS A TOUCHING STORY AS A BRING IN DAVE REYNOLDS.

I WILL ASK YOU AGAIN ABOUT THE PLAY INVOLVING, CARTER.

IF A DEFENDER KNOCKS OFF THE HELMET, WHY IS IT A PENALTY ON THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER?

>> I'M A BIT RUSTY ON THIS ONE.

DEFINITELY THE SECOND ACT BY NUMBER 71 --A SAFETY FOUL -- >> Matt: START OF THE SECOND QUARTER.

THE DEMONS, AND COMPLETE AT THE TIME.

TRYING TO GET THE BALL TO CHAS STERN.

IT WILL BE THIRD-DOWN AND 18 FOR WARNER ROBINS.

THE BALL ENDS UP ON THE GROUND.

INCOMPLETION.

I THINK THEY ACTUALLY DO RULE IT -- >> Rusty: WATCH HIM FLIP IT.

THERE IS THE CATCH.

>> Matt: NICE SPIRAL THAT IS COMING DOWN.

46.

THAT WAS A BOMB AFTER HE HAD HIS PREVIOUS ONE BLOCK.

>> Rusty: THAT WAS A GREAT KICK.

THE FLIP.

THE FIELD.

>> Matt: 44-YARD KICK.

HERE'S THE ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WARE COUNTY.

THEY BE --COUNTY, 50- -- CALHOUN, THE STATE FINALS LAST YEAR, 35-0.

THEY BEAT DUTCH TOM.

>> Rusty: THE FORMATION THEY SCORED OUT OF EARLIER.

>> Matt: THE HANDOFF GOES TO JENNINGS.

>> Rusty: I BELIEVE THAT IS NUMBER 56.

YES.

THAT IS GOING TO BE, PEER.

ONE OF THEIR TOP OFFENSIVE LINEMAN.

JUST A JUNIOR.

IT'S AMAZING THE AMOUNT OF PLAYERS THEY GET RECRUITED.

THAT'S AMAZING.

>> Matt: THEY HAVE OFFERED TO GUYS --ON THE GATORS TEAM.

>> Rusty: LASTER THEY GOT BEAT ON A SHOOT OUT AGAINST CALHOUN.

>> Matt: THEY ARE GREAT OPPONENTS.

>> Rusty: GOING BACK TO WHAT I SAID EARLIER, THEY MAY BE THE BEST TEAM IN THE STATE NEVER TO WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

TRYING TO DO IT HERE IN 2022.

A TIMEOUT CALL BY WARE COUNTY FOLLOWING THE INJURY TO PIERRE.

>> Matt: THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT LOSS ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

THAT IS A LEFT TACKLE THAT YOU HAVE TO REPLACE.

WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY DO WITH THAT.

THE LAST FIVE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES FOR WARNER ROBINS AND, THE CHAMPIONS AGAINST CALHOUN.

THE HEARTBREAKING LOSS IN OVERTIME IN THIS BUILDING.

MAYBE THE GREATEST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME EVER.

47-41.

ROLLED ON THE HOME FIELD.

ONE OF THE GREATEST TEAMS IN STATE HISTORY TO BEAT THEM 38-0.

>> Rusty: JUST HAVE THE RECORD BROKEN LAST NAME.

LOOK AT THOSE TEAMS, THOSE LAST GAMES, SOME TOUGH OPPONENTS.

>> Matt: SECOND DOWN AND EIGHT.

PLAY ACTION.

SMITH, GOING UP TOP.

OVER THE SHOULDER.

HAYES, OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE THREE.

>> Rusty: WATCH HIM CHECK THIS BALL.

WATCH HIM ADJUST HIS BODY.

A LITTLE BIT OF WOBBLE OVER HIS SHOULDER.

BRINGS IT IN.

LOOK AT THAT ADJUSTMENT.

LEANS BACK TO THE RIGHT.

THIS YOUNG MAN RIGHT HERE -- >> Matt: 50 YARD COMPLETION.

THE GATORS IN THE RED ZONE.

IT GOES TO DENNIS.

>> Rusty: THEY GO, WILDCAT JUMBO SET.

MAYBE WARNER ROBINS HAS NOT SEEN THAT IN THE RED ZONE.

THEY CALLED A TIMEOUT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS ADJUSTED TO THIS.

>> Matt: WARNER ROBINS, BACK ON THEIR HEELS AFTER THE 50 YARD COMPLETION FROM NIKO SMITH TO JARVIS HAYES.

WARE COUNTY LOOKING AT THEIR THIRD TOUCHDOWN OF THE FIRST HALF.

>> Rusty: ONE OF THE BETTER STORIES THIS WEEK TALKING EVERYONE, BUT AFTER WE TALKED TO THE COACH, WE TALKED ABOUT BIG BURLY AS A FRESHMAN.

THEY HAD TO PUT HIM IN AS A 14- YEAR-OLD FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN RIGHT THERE.

HE MADE HIS FIRST CAREER START AT COLQUITT COUNTY.

AT THAT POINT ON, WHEN HE HOLD HIS OWN IN THAT GAME, THEY KNEW HE WAS DIFFERENT.

NOW HE'S ALL-AMERICAN.

HE WILL FINISH HIS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER IN EARLY JANUARY PLAYING THE ALAMODOME.

>> Matt: HE STRETCHED THAT BALL.

TOUCHDOWN.

NICE JOB AT THE END.

FIGHTING THROUGH IT.

HAVING THE AWARENESS TO TAKE THE BALL ACROSS THE END ZONE.

>> SECOND TOUCHDOWN RUN OF THE DAY FOR DENNIS.

>> RUNNING THROUGH CONTACT.

WATCH AT THE END.

GREAT JOB.

A 20-6 LEAD.

WARE COUNTY.

WILLIAM GOES ON.

THE NUMBER THREE QUARTERBACK.

THE KICK IS UP AND GOOD.

21-6 LEAD.

DENNIS.

THE 41-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN.

THIS WAS A TWO YARD.

>> WARE COUNTY GOES UP 21-6.

IT WAS A BIG HOUSE FROM NIKO SMITH TO JARVIS HAYES.

>> WATCH HIM TRACK THIS BALL.

SEE THAT?

LEAN TO THE RIGHT.

AWAY FROM THE DEFENDER, CATCHES IT OVER HIS SHOULDER.

WATCH HIM MOVE HIS LEGS.

GREAT JOB STRETCHING AT THE END.

EVERY STRENGTH COACH IN THE STATE IS SCREAMING AT THE SQUAT RACK.

>> BALANCED OFFENSE FOR WARE COUNTY.

ANYONE-YARDS RUSHING.

81-YARDS PASSING.

WARNER ROBINS FINDS HIMSELF DOWN BY TWO TOUCHDOWNS, AGAIN.

YOU GOT TO FIGURE WITH ALL THE ADVERSITY THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS YEAR, WITH TWO TOUCHDOWNS IN THE FINALS, NOT IDEAL, IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T FEEL THEY CAN'T OVERCOME.

DROP THE KICK OFF.

GETS BURIED AT THE 16.

>> GOING STILL -- >> NOT ONLY ARE THEY FAST ON DEFENSE, THEY ARE FAST ON SPECIAL TEAMS.

THOSE GUYS GOT DOWN IN A HURRY.

WARNER ROBINS WILL START AT THE 17-YARD LINE.

CANION.

6 AVEDIS.

HE'S HAD 19 YARDS RUSHING.

HE'S ALSO HAD A TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION AS WELL.

GREAT TACKLE OUT THERE ON THE EDGE.

HALL, THE ARMY CADET.

>> PHYSICAL PLAY.

PICKED UP FOR YARDS.

BROWN.

A COUPLE OF YARDS ON THE PLAY FOR MALCOLM BROWN.

EIGHTH CARRY OF THE GAME FOR BROWN.

>> GOT TO GET HIM GOING SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY.

RIGHT NOW FINDING NOTHING INSIDE THE TACKLE.

A LITTLE BIT OF MOMENTUM OUTSIDE FOR HIM.

THEY ARE FIVE ON FIVE.

NOW, SIX.

>> BROWN.

WARE COUNTY DEFENSE.

BERKELEY.

>> SOMEBODY'S GOING TO BE UNBLOCKED.

>> BERKELEY HELPED HIM OUT.

FOURTH-DOWN.

McCOOK.

HEAVY RUSH.

PENALTY FLAG DOWN THE LINE.

IT WILL BE A PERSONAL FOUL.

ROUGHING.

THERE WILL BE A FIRST DOWN FOR WARNER ROBINS.

HE'S GOT TO BE ABLE TO LAND.

AN EASY CALL, RIGHT?

IF HE CAN LAND, NO ONE TOUCHES HIM.

HE WAS UNABLE TO DO IT.

>> KNOCKED HIM DOWN.

FIRST IN TIME.

THE BALL IS AT THE 36 FOR WARNER ROBINS.

CAN INTO THE AIR.

FAR SIDE.

INCOMPLETE.

TRYING TO SQUEEZE IT OVER TO FLOWERS.

WESTBROOK, WHO STARRED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AS A CORNERBACK, RECRUITED BY -- MEMBER OF THE 2000 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.

HE WAS A STAR QUARTERBACK AND STARTER HIMSELF IN HIS HIGH SCHOOL DAYS.

THERE IS, HARGROVE, ANNOUNCING HIS ARRIVAL.

>> HE GETS THERE.

WATCH WHAT HE DELIVERS WHEN HE GETS THERE.

>> Matt: THIRD DOWN AND 10.

A TIMEOUT CALLED BY WARE COUNTY.

>> WHAT DID THE COACH SAY ABOUT HIM?

IT'S AMAZING WHAT HE SAID.

WHEN HE LOSES EIGHT TEEN -- IT WILL BE THE HARDEST KID HE EVER HAD TO REPLACE.

>> Matt: HE'S HAD A LOT OF STAR PLAYERS.

HARGROVE IS THE ONE THAT HE 132 TACKLES ON THE SEASON ENTERING TODAY'S GAME.

>> Rusty: HE SAID IT WILL BE THE HARDEST PLAYER HE'S EVER REPLACED IN HIS TIME COACHING.

FOR WHAT HE DOES ON THE FIELD, OFF THE FIELD, IN THE LOCKER ROOM, HE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT IT.

>> Matt: HAD A STRONG STAY FINAL TODAY.

HE AND THE ENTIRE DEFENSE FOR WARE COUNTY HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB.

THIRD DOWN AND 10.

BALL AT THE 36.

CANNON, GOING UP TOP.

FAR EDGE.

TOO FAR FOR FLOWERS.

McCOOK WILL COME BACK OUT.

HAD THE PENALTY.

STILL SURVIVING.

THREE AND OUT.

FOUR PLAYS LATER.

McCOOK.

>> Matt: LOOK AT HARGROVE.

HE BLEW UP THE PASS PROTECT BLOCKER.

>> Rusty: NOT JUST A PASS PROTECTOR.

HE WAS ALL-AMERICAN.

YOU CAN'T RELAX.

>> Matt: THAT'S INCREDIBLE -- TWO GUYS RUN INTO EACH OTHER.

THEY ARE LUCKY THE BALL DID NOT BOUNCE FORWARD.

YOU HAVE TO CALL THAT WHEN ONE BACKS OFF.

YOU GOT TRIPS TO THE BOTTOM.

ATTACHED TO THE TOP.

>> Matt: THE HANDOFF GOES TO RJ BOYD.

HE GETS A COUPLE YARDS ON THE PLAY.

LET'S GO BACK TO THAT PLAY.

HARGROVE AND BURLEY COLLISION.

YOU'RE NOT TAKING A PLAY OFF WITH A TEAM.

I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.

HE WILL LAY YOU UP.

BURLEY, ON DEFENSE FOR THE DEMONS.

>> Rusty: HE CERTAINLY HAS MADE 1 MILLION PLAYS.

ON THE NEXT PUNT, HE WILL BE READY FOR THAT.

18 DOES NOT PLAY AROUND.

>> Matt: HE COMMITTED TO CLEMSON.

ALLSTATE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN.

>> Rusty: GREAT KID.

COVERED HIM FOR 2.5 YEARS.

FANTASTIC PLAYER.

HE WILL BE A SUPERSTAR FOR CLEMSON.

HIS BEST PLAYING DAYS ARE AHEAD OF HIM.

>> Matt: THE PASS ACROSS THE MIDDLE.

COMPLETE.

THAT WILL BE A FIRST DOWN.

>> Rusty: EARLY ON, I WAS IMPRESSED WITH NIKO SMITH.

HE DELIVERS THE BALL IN SOME TIGHT WINDOWS.

>> Matt: DOES NOT HAVE THE STATS THAT KATHY LLANOS -- FIRST AND 10.

BACK IN THE AIR HE GOES.

DOWN TO THE 43.

THEY ARE MOVING AT WILL.

>> Rusty: YOU HAVE ATHLETES ALL OVER THE PLACE.

PUTS A MOVE ON THE WARNER ROBINS DEFENDER.

GETS UP THE FIELD.

MOVES THE CHAINS.

FIVE WHITE.

>> Matt: COMPLETE TO HAYES.

ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 23.

>> Rusty: SO MANY ATHLETES.

THEY ARE DIALED IN.

THERE ONE STEP AHEAD.

>> Matt: FIRST AND 10.

HAYES COULD NOT GET TO THAT ONE.

WESTERN KENTUCKY WANTS THIS GAME TO GET OVER WITH.

>> Matt: THE QUARTERBACK LASTER, BAILEY --HE MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF THIS YEAR WITH THE PATRIOTS.

THAT IS THE PERFECT OFFENSE.

>> Rusty: HE IS BLOCKING FOR HIM.

>> Matt: WHEN THEY SAY TO HIT HIM IN THE NUMBERS, THAT'S WHAT HE DID.

RIGHT BETWEEN THE FOUR AND THE ONE.

WATCH THIS.

IT'S A PERFECT PASS.

THIRD AND 10.

LOOKING FOR A RUNNING LEG.

AT THE 21.

LET'S SEE WHAT THEY DO ON FOURTH-DOWN?

>> Rusty: ONLY GAINED BY TWO YARDS.

IF THAT.

>> Matt: THEY WILL BRING WILLIAM BATES ON FOR A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT.

IT WILL BE ON THE LEFT HASH.

IT WILL BE A 36-YARD KICK.

SPECIAL TEAMS.

THAT'S BEEN THE THEME OF THE WEEKEND.

THE KICK IS ON ITS WAY.

IT IS GOING TO BE GOOD.

HAD ENOUGH TO GET OVER THE CROSSBAR.

36.5 FIELD GOAL.

24-6.

WARE COUNTY.

>> LOOK AT THAT THING.

>> HAD A LITTLE FADE ON IT.

IT LOOKED LIKE ME WITH A PITCHING WEDGE.

HE WAS USING THAT BODY ENGLISH TO GET HER THROUGH.

18 POINT LEAD FOR THE GATORS.

>> NICE JOB BY THAT YOUNG MAN.

>> THE SCORING DRIVE, 9 PLAYS.

STRICKLAND HAS BEEN ON THIS STAGE BEFORE.

BACK WHEN THEY HAD JAMES GRAHAM.

JD KING.

HAD COACH AT PIERCE COUNTY.

FITZGERALD.

LAMAR COUNTY, BEFORE THAT.

TWO FORMER LaMARR COUNTY COACHES HERE.

JAMIE ABRAMS.

YESTERDAY.

THE KICK COMING DOWN AT THE 13.

FLOWERS ON THE RETURN.

GETS TO THE OUTSIDE.

OUT OF BOUNDS ACROSS THE 40.

>> WARNER ROBINS NEEDED THAT.

PLENTY OF TIME HERE.

GIVING A LITTLE JUICE TO START THIS DRIVE.

WATCH HIM CUT ACROSS THE FIELD.

HE PUTS HIS FOOT ON THE GROUND HERE.

>> Matt: 37-YARD RETURN.

FLOWERS.

>> Rusty: THAT JERSEY, YESTERDAY -- >> Matt: FIRST AND 10.

AT THE 42.

THE HANDOFF.

BROWN.

THAT WILL BE A FIRST DOWN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE 15.

>> Rusty: THAT MOTION TO GET YOU LOOKING ONE WAY.

BROWN, OUT OF THE BACKFIELD FOR A BIG CHUNK PLAY.

>> GETTING THE HANDOFF.

BROWN.

HE WILL GAIN ONE-YARD ON THE PLAY.

NO MORE.

JONES, THE ROVER ON THE TACKLE.

SECOND DOWN AND NINE.

BOTH TEAMS ARE UP-TEMPO.

IT IS RECOVERED BY WARE COUNTY.

ISAIAH PERRY, GOT ON TOP OF IT.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE HE CAN DO?

LET CAESAR RECOVERS A?

ISAIAH PERRY RECOVERS IT.

THAT'S A GREAT PLAY BY WARE COUNTY.

WARNER ROBINS HAS MOMENTUM.

IT IS HARGROVE.

HE STRIPS A.

HE'S SUCH A PLAYER.

THERE ARE GOING TO BE SCHOOLS ALL OVER THIS YOUNG MAN AFTER PLAYING ON TV TONIGHT.

>> HE'S LIKE ROOSEVELT IN FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH.

FIRST AND 10.

UP TOP.

CANION GOING FORWARD ALL.

NO FLAG ON THE PLAY.

GREAT COVERAGE.

JOINER, 5'9".

A GOOD JOB BY MILES JOYNER.

>> Matt: ANOTHER STRONG RUN BY DENNIS.

THAT'S ABOUT FIVE ON THE PLAY.

>> Matt: THIRD DOWN.

DENNIS CARRIED -- GOES IN MOTION.

THEY WILL THROW IT TO HIM.

FIRST DOWN FOR DENNIS.

HE LUNGES FORWARD TO THE 35.

>> THEY STRETCH HIM SO MUCH.

THOSE THE BALL OUT HERE.

THEY MOVE THE CHAINS.

SO MANY ATHLETES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL NOW FOR WARE COUNTY MAKING PLAYS.

>> Matt: REALLY STRONG FOR WARE COUNTY THIS SEASON.

BOYD.

THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

>> THIS IS A BIG SERIES.

YOUR DOWN 18 RIGHT NOW.

YOU GOT THE BALL ON YOUR 34.

SECOND AND NINE.

YOU GOT TO FIND A WAY TO COME AWAY WITH NO POINTS.

>> Matt: THEY HELD HIM TO THREE THE LAST TIME.

THEY NEED A BAGEL.

STANDING THERE AND FIRING DOWNFIELD.

INCOMPLETE.

>> HE DELIVERED A POP.

JONES, WAS THE TARGET FOR SMITH.

>> SMITH TOOK ONE.

39 QUARTERBACK HURRIES.

SAW HIM LAST YEAR IN THE GAME AGAINST CARTERSVILLE.

UNBELIEVABLE.

INTERCEPTED.

MAY GET THE 20 YARD LINE.

ADAIR COMES UP WITH A HUGE PICK.

WARNER ROBINS DEFENSE.

THEY GET THE BALL BACK.

>> YOU HAVE TO MAKE A PLAY.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE A STOP.

WARNER ROBINS GETS A HUGE TURNOVER.

THE RECEIVER CHURNED -- THEY ARE ANTICIPATING HIM IN THE ROUTE.

A BIG TURNOVER.

ADAIR WITH THE INTERCEPTION.

>> LET'S SEE IF WARNER ROBINS CAN TURN THIS INTO POINTS?

>> DUMPING OFF FOR STERN.

GETS BACK TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

>> IT SO HARD TO GO EAST OR WEST WITH THEM.

THEY PURSUE.

>> SECOND DOWN AND NINE.

CANION.

THE DEFENSE WILL FALL ON TOP OF HIM.

>> THEY REMIND ME OF -- WASHINGTON COUNTY TEAMS.

DEFENSIVELY -- THEY HAD A DOMINATING LINEBACKER.

>> CANION.

INTERCEPTED.

OUT OF BOUNDS.

INCOMPLETE.

IT WAS JUGGLED OVER.

BAKER, NEARLY HAD THE INTERCEPTION.

>> LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS?

THE BALL IS TIPPED.

TIPPED AGAIN.

THAT'S INTERCEPTION.

I TOLD YOU.

>> I SAW THE OFFICIAL GIVE THE INCOMPLETE.

POPS IT UP.

THAT'S AN INTERCEPTION BY BAKER.

THE OFFICIAL WILL GET TOGETHER WITH THE OTHERS TO TALK ABOUT IT.

HOPEFULLY THEY GET IT RIGHT.

>> WE HAVE ONE GUY THAT SIGNALS -- >> LET'S BREATHE -- >> GREAT JOB BY THE OFFICIATING CREW TO GET THE CALL RIGHT.

IT WAS TOUCHED BY -- THERE IS, BAKER, THE CORNER, TRAILING ON THE PLAINTIFF LUCKETT OUT OF THE AIR.

IT IS TIPPED.

WARNER ROBINS ANSWERS, WARE COUNTY COMES RIGHT BACK.

FIRST AND 10.

WARE COUNTY HAS ONE TIMEOUT.

BOYD LOST A YARD ON THE PLAY.

>> SETS THE EDGE.

NOWHERE TO GO.

ISAIAH GIBSON.

THE SOPHOMORE.

SECOND DOWN.

THE CLOCK IS RUNNING.

ONE MINUTE TO PLAY IN THE HALF.

HE STARTED RUM THE BALL BEFORE HE HAD CONTROL.

THIRD DOWN.

>> THINKING ABOUT HIS NEXT STEP.

NICHOL SMITH, 8 FOR 18 THIRD DOWN AND 11.

THAT WILL BE A QUARTERBACK SACK.

ISAIAH GIBSON.

>> PROBABLY HOLDING ON SOMEONE ELSE.

AND NINE YARD LOSS ON THE PLAY.

WE WILL CHECK THE PENALTY CALL.

THIS IS A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN THE GAME.

WARE COUNTY IS SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD GO FOR THE JUGULAR.

THEY GET A BIG DEFENSIVE PLAY TO GET THE BALL BACK.

>> THERE IS THE HOLD.

PRETTY CLEAR AS DAY.

>> HUNTING SITUATION.

HE WILL ANGLED THE KICK TO THE FAR SIDELINE.

HE WILL KICK INSIDE THE TENT.

IT WILL BE DOWN AT THE ONE.

42-YARD KICK.

40-3 -- >> THEY CANNOT TAKE A NEGATIVE PLAY.

>> THEY CAN'T TAKE A KNEE.

THEY HAVE TO GET AT LEAST A ONE- YARD ON THE PLAY.

LET IT ROLL ALL THE WAY --ONE MORE ROTATION, THAT MIGHT KICK IN TO THE END ZONE.

SUPER JOB RIGHT THERE.

I HAVE SEEN SOME GREAT PLAYS BY SOCIAL TEAMS AND DEFENSE DURING THE FIRST HALF.

YOU OBVIOUSLY CAN'T JUST TAKE A KNEE.

THEY DO.

THAT SHOULD BE THE END OF THE HALF.

THAT SHOULD BE THE FINAL PLAY THAT THEY WERE ON.

>> A VERY TOUGH TWO YARDS TO END THE HALF.

>> THEY PUT THE BALL AT RISK IF THEY PLAY.

THAT IS THE END OF THE FIRST HALF.

WARE COUNTY SEEKING THE FIRST- EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, LEAVING THE TWO-TIME DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS, WARNER ROBINS 324-6.

THE TEAMS HAD TO THE LOCKER ROOM.

WILL SEND IT DOWN THE WILEY IN JUST A MOMENT.

HE WILL CATCH UP WITH COACH STRICKLIN.

THE HAVE TO BE EXCITED, BUT ALSO WANT TO KEEP IT IN PERSPECTIVE.

>> COACH COME YOU GUYS CAME OUT WITH A LOT OF ENERGY.

IT WAS A BIG OPPORTUNITY.

WHAT WERE YOU SATISFIED WITH?

>> COMING FROM BOTH SIDES, WE WERE PLAYING FAST AND PHYSICAL.

HAVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD DOWNS, TWICE, WE MISSED THE SIGNAL.

>> YOU HAVE A MULTI-SCORE LEAD, WHAT WILL YOU TELL YOUR PLAYERS IN THE LOCKER ROOM?

>> PLAY WITH THE HEART OF THE LANE.

IF YOU CANNOT BEAT THOSE GUYS, YOU HAVE TO DO IT UNTIL THE LAST PLAY.

>> THANKS.

>> HANNAH?

>> COMING UP ON THE HALFTIME SHOW, WE WILL BREAK DOWN WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND WAS TO COME WITH OUR COVERAGE.

NAME OUR PLAY OF THE FIRST-HALF STAT AND MUCH MORE IS HERE ON GPB.

>> THEY SEE THEM AS MORE SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE.

NOT MUCH OF A STIGMA AROUND THEM.

THE MARKETING THAT IS TARGETED AT e-CIGARETTES HAVE BEEN VERY TARGETED AT TEENS VERY COLORFUL PACKAGING.

FLAVORS THAT ARE APPEALING TO YOUNG CHILDREN.

>> WHAT SHOULD PARENTS DO TO HELP THEIR KIDS KICK THE HABIT?

CAN DO IS UNDERSTAND WHY?

WHY IS 13 VAPING?

IS IT BECAUSE OF PIERRE PRESSURE?

ARE THEY TRYING TO MANAGE ANXIETY OR A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION?

UNDERSTAND WHY AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE EDUCATED ON DANGERS.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE GO TO CIGNA.COM.

>> WELCOME BACK.

LET'S HAD TO CENTER PARK STADIUM WHERE JOHN IS STANDING BY WITH WARNER ROBINS PRINCIPAL, CHRIS McCOOK.

>> AT THAT TIME, VISIT NUMBER ONE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.

YOU HAVE I BEEN HAVING THE SAME CONVERSATION.

>> IT NEVER GETS OLD.

>> WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE ON CAMPUS THIS YEAR CONSIDERING THE START OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM WITH -- >> WE DEDICATED THE SEASON TO LONGTIME COACH AND HALL OF FAME COACH, BEING RESILIENT.

TOUGH AS NAILS.

HERE BE AT THE BAND JUST GOT DONE PLAYING AND THAT'S BEEN OUR RALLYING CALL.

>> 60 SECONDS LEFT.

WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON AT WARNER ROBINS?

>> FINE ARTS AND ACADEMICS.

OUR TEACHERS DO A GREAT JOB.

EXCITED FOR OUR SCHOOL AND WHERE WE ARE.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO CHANGE LIVES, COME SEE US.

>> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER BEEN TO THE --IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT ARE THEY MISSING OUT ON BY NOT SEEING WARNER ROBINS FOOTBALL?

>> MAC IS A GREAT PLACE.

IT'S WHAT FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ARE ALL ABOUT.

IT'S WHAT MAKES US GREAT.

WE ENJOY IT.

>> IMPORTANT GUY AT THE MAC ON FRIDAYS.

THE FIRE MARSHAL.

ONE PRINCIPAL DOWN.

WE WILL CATCH UP WITH -- IN A BIT.

>> EVERYBODY STAY WITH US.

MORE INTERVIEWS AND PLAYS.

NEXT.

>> IF YOU'RE JUST NOT JOINING US AT HALFTIME, OF THE FIRST HALF.

SECOND QUARTER UNDER TWO MINUTES TO GO.

CAN I WILL GO ACROSS THE MIDDLE.

ALMOST CAUGHT BY STERN.

KATIE BAKER IS THERE FOR THE INTERCEPTION ON THE EDGE.

WILD PLAY AND THE GATORS HEAD TO THE LOCKER ROOM WITH A 24-6 LEAD.

TIME TO CHECK BACK IN WITH JOHN NELSON, WHO HAS THE WARE COUNTY PRINCIPAL.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

CATCHING UP WITH DR. KELLOGG.

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO SEE THE SUPPORT OFF YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER?

>> THEY HAVE SUPPORTED US ALL YEAR.

LAST YEAR WE LOST SECOND ROUND AND IT LOST -- THOUGH COMMUNITY HAS BEEN BUZZING.

ALL 14 GAMES THAT WE HAVE PLAYED, THEY HAVE BEEN EXCITING.

>> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT COUNTY --FOR SOMEONE WHO'S NEVER BEEN HERE, HOW WOULD YOU BREAKDOWN ON WHAT IT MEANS?

>> CELL GEORGIA FOOTBALL, EXCITEMENT.

WE HAVE FIREWORKS.

TRAIN HORNS.

WHATEVER YOU CAN IMAGINE.

THERE IS A SHOW FOR EVERYONE.

WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

EXCITING FOOTBALL.

EXCITING ATMOSPHERE.

>> GOES BACK TO THE GREAT BASEBALL HISTORY.

BABE RUTH HAS PLAYED THERE.

WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON AT WARE COUNTY THESE DAYS?

>> ONE THING THAT WE LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW, SOMETIMES WE TALK ABOUT GRADUATION RATE, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US.

WE WANT TO FOCUS ON OUR GOALS -- THE SENIORS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

SUCCESS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

ONCE THEY CROSS OVER.

WERE NOT DONE WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY GRADUATE.

THAT'S A BIG FOCUS FOR US.

WE'RE TRYING REALLY HARD TO REACH OUR KIDS.

>> WARMER QUESTION, THE TRAIN WHISTLE, WHAT IS THE BACKGROUND FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW?

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF TRAINS THAT COME THROUGH HERE.

WE BLOW THE HORN AT HOME.

THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ACTUALLY BUILT ONE TO BRING HERE SO WE CAN HAVE THE HORN HERE.

WE BROUGHT IT WITH US.

>> YOU BROUGHT A LOT OF NOISE.

HANNAH, TWO TRIPS TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE.

>> I WANT YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE FIRST iPAD I'M SURE YOU HAVE HEARD THE HORN OFTEN BECAUSE THEY ARE UP, 24-6.

DOES THIS SCORE SURPRISE YOU?

>> THE MARGIN MAY, BUT ONCE STINGY ON DEFENSE.

MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR WARNER ROBINS OFFENSE TO GET GOING.

WILL YOU GET USED TO SEEING AFTER GAME FIVE.

WHEN YOU HAVE A LINEBACKER --REMEMBER, COMING INTO THIS GAME, WARE COUNTY HAS ONLY GIVEN UP 90 POINTS THIS SEASON.

THEY HAVE NOT EVEN GIVEN UP 100 POINTS ALL SEASON IN TOTAL.

THE STINGINESS FROM WARE COUNTY, SHOWING UP HERE AGAINST WARNER ROBINS.

>> I SEE FANS PILING IN BEHIND YOU.

WHAT IS THE ATMOSPHERE LIKE THERE ON DAY THREE OF OUR CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE?

>> DRY, DRYER, LOUD.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GREAT FOOTBALL TOWN, WARNER ROBINS -- GREAT FOOTBALL TOWN.

WE GOT TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH SANDY AND TYRONE AND CEDAR GROVE.

GOOD ENVIRONMENTS ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

CARROLLTON, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WE KNOW THAT THE --WILL BE HERE IN FORCE.

I ANTICIPATE A LOT OF THIS AT THE PARK TO BE FILLED AS WE ARE GETTING READY FOR THE AND OF THE GAME -- >> THANK YOU.

I WILL TALK TO AT THE TAILGATE PARTY SHOW AFTER THIS.

>> WILL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CONSTANT UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

DON'T FORGET YOU CAN TAKE THE GAMES ON THE GO WITH YOU TO DOWNLOAD OUR APPS.

THAT'S IT FOR THE HALFTIME SHOW.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

MORE FOR THE GATORS VERSUS THE DEMONS AFTER THIS QUICK BREAK.

>> Matt: BACK AT GEORGIA STATE.

WRAPPING UP HALFTIME HERE.

WARE COUNTY ON TOP.

LET'S SEND IT DOWN TO WILEY.

>> COACH, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF ADVERSITY FIGHTING BACK FROM ONE AND FOUR.

>> WE HAVE BEEN HERE, THIS IS -- THE WAY THAT WE RESPOND, WE CAN HOLD OUR HEADS DOWN.

WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING.

>> IS THERE AN ADJUSTMENT THEY HOPE THE GUYS MAKE IN THE SECOND HALF?

WE HAVE TO FINISH PLAYS.

>> MORE PHYSICAL THAN WE WERE.

>> YOU HAVE 24 MINUTES LEFT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

GOOD LUCK DURING THE SECOND HALF.

>> Matt: THAT IS THE THING THAT IS ALWAYS IMPRESSIVE ABOUT THIS COACH.

REGARDLESS OF THE SITUATION HE HAS A CALM DEMEANOR.

>> Rusty: THEY HAVE BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT.

THIS PARTICULAR GROUP --THIS IS A 59th GAME.

DON'T FORGET, THE TWO YEARS BEFORE THEM, THEY PLAYED 30 GAMES.

THEY PLAY 15 GAMES A YEAR.

THEY'VE BEEN IN ALL TYPES OF SITUATIONS.

THE STAFF AT WARNER ROBINS.

24-6.

A BIG DEFICIT.

SOMETHING THEY CAN CLIMB OUT OF.

>> WARE COUNTY STARTED REALLY FAST.

NIKO SMITH GOES FOR THE TEST ON.

>> Rusty: GREAT BALL RIGHT THERE.

THEY CAUGHT HIM IN A FORMATION.

>> 41-YARD TOUCHDOWN BUY, DENNIS.

THEY RUN THEIR VERSION OF THE PHILLIES SPECIAL.

THE FLOWERS, THROWS THE BALL TO CANION.

IT WAS 14-6.

>> WATCH THEM ADJUST ON THIS.

OVER THE SHOULDER.

AGAIN WITH THE CHUNK PLAY FOR >> THE TOUCHDOWN RUN BY DENNIS.

HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWN.

DOING A GOOD JOB OF EXTENDING.

BREAKING THE PLAY.

THE FIELD GO UP AND IN THERE BY WILLIAMS.

>> BOTH DEFENSES WITH A COUPLE ANSWERS LATE TO KEEP THE SCORE FROM GOING ANY DIRECTION.

>> WARE COUNTY.

WHERE ROBINS.

>> 6.4, WARE COUNTY.

WARNER ROBINS UNABLE TO GET A LOT OFFENSIVELY GOING.

>> Matt: IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER GO.

WARE COUNTY ON TAP.

TWO ORDERS AWAY FROM MAKING HISTORY.

THE FOLKS IN HAVE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

THEY ARE TWO QUARTERS AWAY FROM WHAT WOULD BE THE FIRST EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN PROGRAM HISTORY THAT GOT THERE IN 2020.

THEY GOT THERE IN 2012, UNDER HEAD COACH, ED DUDLEY.

2007, COACH DAN GOT THEM THERE.

1961, THE FIRST TIME EVER.

TOMMY, GOT THEM TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

NEVER BEFORE HAVE THEY BEEN ABLE TO WIN IT.

YOU'VE GOT A 19 POINT LEAD ON THE STATE CHAMPIONS.

GET READY TO START THE THIRD QUARTER.

A LOOK AT THE WARE COUNTY RESUME.

20 FIRST-RATE PLAYOFF APPEARANCE.

BACK TO BACK REGION TITLES.

15 REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR THE GATORS.

>> HARD TO BELIEVE THIS PROGRAM HAS NEVER WON A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

GREAT TRADITION.

A LOT OF FAN SUPPORT.

PLAYING AT ONE OF THE BEST STADIUMS IN THE STATE.

AND MIGHT BE A DANGEROUS NIGHT IN THE SWAN.

>> MEMORIAL STADIUM, YOU ARE REFERRING TO.

THEY WILL GET THE BALL TO START THE THIRD QUARTER.

>> COACH STRICKLAND TOLD US THAT IF THEY WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, ONCE THEY GET HOME FROM THAT BUS RIDE, THERE WILL BE A BIG PARTY TONIGHT.

IF WE DON'T WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, MIGHT AS WELL DRIVE THE BUS OFF A BRIDGE.

WENT THROUGH THERE ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO.

YOU TALK ABOUT A LONG WAY.

BIG BURLY IS READY TO GO.

TEARS IN HIS EYES.

THAT MAN IS READY TO GO.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY, BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.

BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.

SEATBELTS SAVE LIVES.

GETTING READY TO START THE SECOND HALF.

KICK COMING DOWN AT THE 31.

RETURNED TO THE 43.

THAT'S WHAT THE GATORS WILL START ON OFFENSE TO BEGIN THE SECOND HALF.

>> LOOK AT THE OFFENSIVE LINE FOR WARE COUNTY.

IT IS BIG.

THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE IN 33 PLAYS.

6.5 YARDS PER PLAY.

ONE SACK GIVEN UP.

>> AM PRETTY IMPRESSED WITH THE SIZE OF EVERYBODY DOWN HERE.

THERE'S AN EYE, THE SIZE OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM --SANDY CREEK, CEDAR GROVE, THESE TWO ARE BIGGER TONIGHT.

THE FINAL.

>> THE HANDOFF GOES TO BOYD.

HE WILL BE DRIVEN BACK.

THERE IS BIG BURLY.

>> BIG BURLY NOSE, THIS IS THE LAST HALF HE WILL EVER PLAY HERE.

YOU SEE THE YOUNG MAN NOW WITH SOME FIRE IN HIM.

HE'S GOT THAT LOOK ON HIS FACE.

HE SETS THE TONE.

FIRST PLAY OF THE SECOND HALF FOR A LOSS OF YARDAGE.

>> HE HAD THAT LOOK ON HIS FACE AS THEY CAME OUT OF THE LOCKER ROOM.

I LOOK YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO MEET ONE-ON-ONE.

HE MET BOYD WITH OUTLOOK.

A TWO YARD LOSS.

A PASS THROWN TO WASHINGTON.

THE DEMONS ON DEFENSE.

>> I GUARANTEE YOU THAT IT WAS A VERY SPIRITED LOCKER ROOM.

I GUARANTEE THAT BIG BURLY, HE HAD SOMETHING BIG TO SAY TO HIS TEAM.

>> MYLES DORN OR, WITH A TACKLE ON THE EDGE.

THIRD DOWN AND 13.

COACH STRICKLAND AND WARE MIGHT AS WELL NAMED THE TROPHY AFTER THEM.

INTERCEPTED.

BACK TO THE 31.

EMMANUEL BROWN.

AT THE OUTSIDE LINEBACKER.

THE DEMON START ON FIRE.

>> HE STEPPED IN FRONT OF, HAYES.

HE TAKES THE BALL AWAY.

THE WARNER ROBINS DEFENSE HAS CAME OUT ON FIRE AND STEPPED IN THERE AND GOT A HUGE TURNOVER TO START THE SECOND HALF.

>> WHAT AN IMPRESSIVE START TO THE SECOND HALF BY THE DEFENSE.

FIRST AND 10 AS A 32.

LET'S SEE IF THEY COME OUT AND TAKE A SHOT OFF THE BACK?

CANION, THE QUARTERBACK -- 33- YARDS PASSING, FIRST.

GOING FOR THAT SHOT.

ACROSS THE MIDDLE.

TOUCHDOWN.

WARNER ROBINS.

32-YARD TOUCHDOWN.

RECEPTION.

THAT WAS QUICK.

>> I SAID EARLIER, YOU HAVE TO KNOCK OUT A STATE CHAMPION.

YOU CAN'T KNOCK THEM DOWN.

YOU HAVE TO KNOCK THEM OUT.

WARNER ROBINS IS NOT GOING DOWN EASY.

THEY SET THE SECOND HALF WITH A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LOOKING TEAM.

>> HE MISSED THE FIRST.

HE GOT THERE THROUGH THE UPRIGHTS IN THE NICK OF TIME.

24-13.

>> HE DROPS IT IN.

POST ROUTE.

MISCOMMUNICATION.

THE DB LOOKS BACK.

GREAT JOB, GREAT BALL.

LOOK AT THE TIGHT SPIRAL.

ON THE MONEY.

>> TOUCHDOWN.

WARNER ROBINS.

WHAT A STAR FOR THE SECOND HALF.

THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS.

TRYING TO MOUNT A COMEBACK.

CANION HAD 33 YARDS PASSING IN THE FIRST SET.

32 YARDS ON THAT TOUCHDOWN PASS ON HIS FIRST PASS OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

>> IF THEY WIN THIS GAME, THAT MOMENT WITH BIG BURLY AND THE LOOK HE HAD BEFORE AND STARTED -- >> SOMETHING WAS SAID IN THAT LOCKER ROOM.

SOME FIRE AND BRIMSTONE IN THE LOCKER ROOM.

LET'S SEE IF WARE COUNTY CAN RESPOND?

RETURN UP THE SIDELINE.

THE BALL POPS OUT.

I THINK THEY SPOTTED IT BACK AT THE POINT WHERE IT WAS FUMBLE?

NO.

IT WILL BE WHERE IT WAS OUT OF BOUNDS.

OKAY.

THIS IS WHERE THE RULES DIFFERENTIATE WITH THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

LET'S BRING, DAVE REYNOLDS.

TELL US ABOUT THE RULE IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL?

FIRST AND 10.

BALL AT THE 44.

THE PLAY GETS BLOWN DEAD.

>> HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, THE BALL IS OUT OF BOUNDS.

IN COLLEGE, WE COME BACK WHERE THE FUMBLE WAS.

A GOOD CALL THERE.

PENALTY KNOCK SETBACK TO THE 39.

HANDOFF GOES.

MID RUN.

GOOD ANSWER THERE BY DENNIS.

>> HE HIT SO HARD.

>> HE'S BEEN IMPRESSIVE AT THE 12 YARD -- 64-YARDS RUSHING.

A COUPLE TOUCHDOWNS IN THE FIRST.

5 FOR 76 IN THIS GAME.

>> HE TURNS IT UP.

>> DENNIS.

CUTBACK.

TACKLED BY NUMBER 99, ISAIAH GIBSON.

WARE COUNTY, TRYING TO COUNTERPUNCH.

DOING A GOOD JOB.

THEY GOT ACROSS MENTO.

>> 235 POUND DEFENSIVE END.

>> NIKO SMITH UP TOP.

A MAN IS OPEN.

WASHINGTON, HAD COME OPEN AND THEY DID NOT CONNECT.

>> JUST MISSED HIM.

SECOND DOWN AND 10.

BOYD GETS SLAMMED TO THE GROUND.

JARVIS LaMARR, THE NOSE.

IS GOING TO BE THIRD-DOWN.

BRIAN WASHINGTON PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN.

>> GREAT THROW THERE.

TIMING ROUTE.

GETS TO THE STICK AND TURNS AROUND.

HE TURNS IT LOOSE.

THERE'S HIS GUY.

STRETCHES.

FIRST HIM.

>> THE CHAINS ARE BROKEN.

THEY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME MOVING THOSE THINGS.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE THEY GOT IT FIXED.

FIRST AND 10.

35.

GOOD ANSWER SO FAR BY WARE COUNTY.

>> GOOD ANSWER.

NIKO SMITH.

GOING TO THE SIDELINE.

TOUCHDOWN.

WARE COUNTY MAY >> THEY COME RIGHT BACK TO.

RIGHT BACK.

>> HE GETS ON TOP OF HIM.

THIS TIME, SMITH DELIVERS THE STRIKE.

ON THE MONEY, WASHINGTON, 35- YARD TOUCHDOWN.

IT IS GOOD.

31-13.

I LOVE THE CALL.

LET'S GO BACK TO.

DON'T PUT IT IN THE TOOLBOX FOR LATER.

>> Matt: WASHINGTON, ON THE RECEIVING END OF A 35-YARD RUSHING PASS FROM NIKO SMITH.

DIDN'T WAIT AROUND.

CAME RIGHT BACK TO YOU.

DIFFERENT RESULT, TWO PLAYS LATER.

WARNER ROBINS HAS TAKEN ALL THE EARLY MOMENTUM.

NOW WE ARE BACK WHERE WE STARTED.

18 POINT LEAD.

WARE COUNTY KICKING OFF.

>> WASHINGTON, ONE OF THE GREAT WIDE RECEIVERS.

GOVERNORS RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN DRIVE.

50 PLUS YARDS.

>> WE HAVE TWO TOUCHDOWNS SCORED IN THE OPENING OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

>> MALCOLM BROWN, ON THE RETURN.

HE WILL NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE 20.

>> LOOK AT THIS COVER.

I HAD SO MANY TEXT MESSAGES AT HALFTIME.

WHO IS NUMBER 18 AT WARE COUNTY?

>> THAT WILL BE, HARGROVE.

5'11".

205, SENIOR LINEBACKER.

CANADA GETS READY TO BRING THE OFFENSE BACK OUT.

CAN I, UP TO 11 -- I'M SORRY -- 7 FOR 12, IN THE GAME.

SPIN MOVE.

BROWN GOT HIT IN THE BACKFIELD.

THE LAST TWO TOUCHDOWN DRIVES FOR WARNER ROBINS, AFTER A VERY SLOW START FOR THEIR OFFENSE.

BURLEY, THE GUY IN MOTION.

MALCOLM BROWN, TRYING TO GO TO THE SHORE SIDE.

OPEN SPACE.

FIRST DOWN AND MORE.

CROSSES THE 30, TO THE 34.

BROWN, WITH THE CARRIER.

>> OFFENSIVE PULLING GUARD, GETTING IN FRONT OF YOU.

ONCE THE GUARD PULLS, HE GETS BEHIND HIM, ONCE HE ENGAGES, RON COMES OFF HIS TAIL.

CONVERTS THE FIRST HIM.

>> BROWN, GETS ANOTHER CARRIER.

ANOTHER BIG ONE.

A 10-YARD CARRY TO THE 44.

>> LOTS OF TIME LEFT IF THEY COULD GET HIM GOING.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE A CRAMP.

ONE OF HIS TEAMMATES IS MASSAGING HIS CALF MUSCLE.

>> YOU EXTEND A LOT OF HALFTIME ENERGY, I GUARANTEE THAT HE WAS VERY, VERY, THIS IS A LEADER -- YOU EXTEND A LOT OF ENERGY WITH THINGS LIKE THAT.

EARLY IN THE SECOND HALF, THE SENIOR LEADER IS DOWN ON THE GROUND.

>> WE SAW THIS IN THE SINGLE A DIVISION GAME ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

HE GOT CRAMPS AND HE WAS NEVER ABLE TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THAT GAME.

>> MY BUDDY TEXTED ME AND SAID THAT -- >> I REMEMBER HIM WELL.

HE WENT TO AUBURN.

FIRST AND 10.

BALL AT THE 44.

IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

>> AND BROWN IS GOING TO GET MAYBE THREE ON THE PLAY THAT TIME.

SMITH, NUMBER 90, MAKING THE TACKLE, BACK QUICKLY.

PASS COMPLETE TO THE EDGE, AND BURN WILL BE A COUPLE OF YARDS SHORT OF THE FIRST DOWN.

>> TURNED UP A LITTLE BIT THERE, COULD'VE GOT THAT FIRST DOWN, PROBABLY.

>> OH, YEAH.

>> WILDCAT HERE.

HITS THAT LINEBACKER DATE.

>> MEMBER 9.

ANTONIO WILL TAKE THE SNAP, AND HE WILL GET THE FIRST DOWN.

WOW.

SO, THE FIRST DOWN AT ABOUT 2 1/4.

>> WATCH 18 ALMOST GET IN THERE.

TOUCHING OUT FOR THE FIRST DOWN.

>> ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE 50 AT THE 46.

STONEWALL, THERE IS A LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

MALCOLM BROWN GETS NOTHING THAT TIME.

AGAIN, IT WAS --GOING TO BE SECOND DOWN.

BROWN RAN FOR OVER 1300 YARDS THIS YEAR BEFORE THE WRECKING HIS KNEE IN THE PLAYOFFS.

IN THE BACKFIELD.

DRIVEN BACK.

BALDWIN, NUMBER 58 LEADING THE CHARGE.

>> LOOK AT THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

NOWHERE TO GO.

>> IT IS THIRD DOWN NOW, AND LONG.

13 TO BE EXACT.

DEMONS, TWO OF EIGHT ON THEIR THIRD DOWNS TODAY.

CANON, HERE COMES THE BLITZ!

INCOMPLETE OUTFIELD FROM THE 15 YARD LINE.

HE HAD TO GET RID OF THAT THING IN A HURRY.

>> GOT HIM OFFICE BOUGHT.

INCOMPLETE.

>> YOU HAVE GOT TWO GUYS ON 18.

THAT LEFT THE INSIDE GAP OPEN.

>> SO FORTH DOWN, PUNTING SITUATION.

McCOOK, LINE DRIVE KICK SPINNING SIDEWAYS.

GOING TO HIT AND KICK BACK THE OTHER WAY.

AND THIS IS GOING TO ROLL DOWN AT THE ONE YARD LINE.

WHAT A PHENOMENAL KICK.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE INTENDED TO DO THAT.

THAT THING WAS SPINNING SIDEWAYS.

LIKE A TOP.

IT HIT NEAR THE SIDELINE AND KICKED BACK INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD, AND DOWN IT THE 1.

TONIGHT THAT ENDED ON THE 1.

ONE.

ENDED THE FIRST HALF FOR WARE COUNTY.

EARLY IN THE SECOND HALF, WARNER ROBINS GETS ONE.

>> ENDS UP BEING A 47 YARD PUNT.

WATCH THIS THING.

IT IS SPINNING, HE COOKS IT AWAY.

>> SIDE ON THE SIDE, AND THEN IT KICKS BACK AWAY FROM THE RECEIVER.

>> AND DOWN AT THE 1 FOR WARE COUNTY TO GO ON OFFENSE.

YOU CAN TELL IT IS ONE OF THOSE KICKING BALLS, BARELY HAD ANY COLOR.

GOING TO BE A SAFETY!

CLOSE TO A FUMBLE!

THEY ARE GOING TO RULE IT DOWN AT THE 1.

>> 1 YARD LINE.

>> WELL, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING DAVE IN ON THIS ONE, I THINK.

>> WOW, THAT ALL SPURTED OUT.

I THOUGHT HE WAS DOWN IN THE END ZONE.

I DON'T THINK HE WAS EVER DOWN AT THE 1 YARD LINE.

>> STEWART, THAT HIS KNEE TOUCH BEFORE HE EXTENDED?

>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

OUT.

HE IS HIT IN THE BACKFIELD.

WE WILL HAVE TO SEE THAT AGAIN.

GOING UP TOP, AND HE CATCHES IT OVER HIS SHOULDER AT THE 37 YARD LINE!

MAN, WHAT A TURNAROUND.

HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT PLAY.

NO, HERE IS THE LONG PAST.

JUST THE GO ROUTE.

AND THEY WASTED NO TIME.

PASS THROWN COMPLETE TO HAYES.

IN HAYES DOWN AT THE 45 YARD LINE.

SECOND DOWN AND 2.

HAND OFF GOES, DENNIS, DENNIS FIGHTING FOR YARDS.

GOING TO PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN, I BELIEVE.

HE NEEDED TO GET TO THE 47.

I BELIEVE HE GOT THERE.

AND I TELL YOU ONE THING WE GOT RIGHT, THE FIRST OF THIS GAME WITH IMPACT PLAYERS TO WARE COUNTY.

HARGROVE, AND SMITH HAVE BEEN HUGE PIECES FOR THE GATORS.

>> SO FIRST AND 10 FOR WARE COUNTY AT THE 47 YARD LINE.

OH MAN, YOU CAN HEAR THE COLLISION WAY UP HERE.

ON THE RUN BY RJ BOYD.

>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH WILEY.

>> Reporter: DAVID WORKING ON HIS CALF NONSTOP.

FIRST TIME SINCE HE WENT DOWN.

IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND.

SO, THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO TRY TO GET THEM READY TO PLAY.

BUT HE IS IN SOME PAIN, AS YOU CAN SEE.

ON TOP OF THAT.

>> BOYD, SPIN MOVE IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN THE FIRST OUT THE 41.

ANOTHER FIRST DOWN.

MY COACH IS ABOUT TO SAY, BURLEY HAS NOT BEEN IN THE GAME YET.

CRAZY TURNAROUND.

ALMOST A SAFETY, ALMOST A JUMBLE FUMBLE, THEY JUMP LATE.

NOT THREE PLAYS LATER THEY ARE ON YOUR SIDE OF THE FIELD.

>> FIRST AND 10 AT THE 41.

BOYD DOWN TO THE 39.

THIS TWO GONE PLAY.

TOUCHDOWN HEREBY WARE COUNTY WHILE NOT PUTTING THE GAME TOTALLY OUT OF REACH WOULD MAKE IT VERY, VERY DIFFICULT FOR WARNER ROBINS.

IN THE FOURTH QUARTER JUST FROM A MASS STANDPOINT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET ENOUGH POSSESSION.

TIME-OUT HERE, AND INJURED PLAYER.

MAN DOWN FOR WARE COUNTY IN THE I BELIEVE THIS IS ANOTHER CRAMP.

LISTENING TO YOU AND WAYNE LAST NIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAD THE PICKLE JUICE BROUGHT OUT LATE ON THE FIELD LAST NIGHT.

HAVE NOT SEEN THAT IN A WHILE.

THEY HAD SOME KIND OF CONCOCTION IN PLASTIC JAR.

>> THAT IS.

THE LEFT TACKLE.

HE HAS BEEN ON THE SIDELINES WARMING UP.

INJURED AN ANKLE EARLY.

THAT IS NO.

6'4" JUNIOR, OFFENSIVE LINEMAN, COACH STRICKLAND STREAMLINING HIM EARLY OFFERS.

HE WILL BE A GUY AS WE TRANSFER INTO THE OFF-SEASON THAT WILL KIND OF JUST OFFERS A PICKUP IN HIS NAME WILL BE MORE AROUND IN THE SPORTING WORLD.

>> SO, SECOND DOWN COMING UP.

THEY BRING CARTER IN TO REPLACE HIM AS LEFT TACKLE.

PLAY ACTION, SMITH GOING OUTSIDE AND STREAK IS OPEN!

TOUCHDOWN!

39 YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS, THIRD TOUCHDOWN PASS OF THE GAME FOR NICO SMITH.

AND THE SECOND BIG TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION FOR JARVIS HAYES.

AND A 25 POINT LEAD FOR WARE COUNTY, WITH JUST 15+ MINUTES LEFT IN THIS GAME.

>> RIGHT NOW, THESE WARE COUNTY WIDE RECEIVERS ARE TOO MUCH FOR THE WARNER ROBINS QUARTERBACK.

THEY ARE TAKING SHOTS, AND THEY ARE GETTING POINTS.

>> JARVIS HAYES, AND ARE 4, BRANDON WASHINGTON, NUMBER 9.

GETTING THAT MAN-TO-MAN COVERAGE.

OUT RUNNING WARNER ROBINS DEFENSIVE BACKS, AND NIKO SMITH DELIVERING THE BALL ON THE MONEY.

>> SIX CATCHES, 171 YARDS, TWO TOUCHDOWNS FOR THE WESTERN KENTUCKY COME IN TODAY.

WHAT A GAME FOR JARVIS HAYES.

>> I'M TELLING YOU, HE IS SIX FOOT ONE, BUT HE HAS GOT GREAT LENGTH.

RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN SCORING DRIVE, EIGHT PLAYS, 99 YARDS THAT STARTED WITH A NEAR SAFETY, NEAR FUMBLE TURNOVER IN 99 YARDS LATER IT IS SEVEN MORE POINTS FOR WARE COUNTY.

IT WILL BOUNCE IN THE END ZONE, TOUCHBACK.

WHAT A PERFORMANCE BY NIKO SMITH THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO AT THE COURT ABOUT THE POSITION THIS YEAR.

NIKO SMITH MOVES IN FROM OVER THE BORDER IN NEARLY, FLORIDA.

>> MOVES UP TO WAYCROSS.

WARE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

AND HE HAS MADE THE MOST OF HIS FIRST YEAR IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

>> 256 YARDS PASSING TODAY.

PASSES COMPLETE.

AND A FIRST DOWN CATCH FOR WARNER ROBINS.

AND WARNER ROBINS A MAN DOWN IN THE WIDE RECEIVER CORPS.

IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE FLOWERS, WHO IS OVER ON THE SIDELINES, IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK IN.

THERE IS CAM FLOWERS.

ICE ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

>> FLOWERS ALSO THREW A TOUCHDOWN PASS IN THIS GAME TODAY.

PASS COMPLETE.

BEAR CLAW -- FAIRCLOTH UP TO THE 42 YARD LINE.

DOMINIC FAIRCLOTH WHO IS ALSO A DARTING LINEBACKER.

HELPING OUT IN THAT WIDE RECEIVER CORPS.

THIRD DOWN AND 4.

PAST QUAKE OUT OF THERE, AND COMPLETE.

GUESS WHO?

HARGROVE BRINGING THE HEAT.

AND IT IS FOURTH DOWN.

AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT A NUMBERS GAME RIGHT HERE.

THEY ARE DOWN 25 POINTS.

THAT IS FOUR SCORES TO HAVE OUTSIDE OF FORCING A TURNOVER.

OR EVEN A DEFENSE OR SPECIAL TEAMS TOUCHDOWN.

THE NUMBERS ARE WORKING AGAINST WARNER ROBINS NOW.

ENOUGH OFFENSIVE POSSESSIONS TO GET A COMEBACK.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME DO SOME THINGS IN OTHER FACETS OF THE GAME TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

NOBODY OUT TO FIELD IT.

AND NOW IT ROLLS BACK UPFIELD, IT WILL BE FOUND AT THE 23.

>> WE ARE KIND OF APPROACHING THAT AFTER SEEING ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF WARE COUNTY.

OF THE DISCUSSION OF THIS TEAM I HEAR BEING ABLE TO PLAY WITH ANYONE.

DEFENSIVELY, THE SPEED THEY HAVE GOT.

GUYS ON THE EDGE.

THIS IS A TEAM RIGHT HERE THAT WOULD BUCKLE IT UP WITH ANYONE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA ON A FRIDAY NIGHT.

>> NIKO SMITH DAY OR, DEEP MARGIN.

FIRST AND 10.

13 MINUTES AWAY FROM LEADING WARE COUNTY TO THEIR FIRST EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THAT WAS BOYD ON THE CARRY.

>> THEY ARE HIGH ON HIM.

SECOND DOWN IN 6.

BOYD, AGAIN.

ALL THE WAY OUT ACROSS THE 40 YARD LINE!

YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, THEY CANNOT ALLOW WARE COUNTY THE SCORE BEFORE THE END OF THIS QUARTER WE WILL HAVE A RUNNING CLOCK >> TO TELL YOU THIS, WITHOUT BIG BURLY IN THERE, WARE COUNTY JUST COMING DOWNHILL.

STRAIGHT AT THEM.

>> FIRST AND 10, BALL OF THE 43.

LET'S SEE IF THEY TAKE A SHOT TO TRY TO GET THAT RUNNING CLOCK.

HAND OFF GOES.

BOYD.

SO YOU WOULD, FOUR YARD PICKUP, IN YOUR MIND THAT IS THE LAST THING TO BE MY COACH, WE NEED TO TAKE A SHOT RIGHT HERE.

>> SECOND DOWN IN 6.

MIGHT BE THE FINAL PLAY OF THE THIRD QUARTER RIGHT HERE.

>> YOU CAN TAKE A SHOT AT THE BOTTOM.

>> THEY HAVE GOT ONE-ON-ONE COVERAGE PATIENCE NO, HAND OFF GOING TO GO.

GOOD JOB THERE.

GIDDENS THIS TIME.

IT IS GOING TO BE THE FINAL PLAY OF THE QUARTER.

AND WE ARE GOING TO HEAD TO THE FOURTH QUARTER IN ATLANTA.

WARE COUNTY ON THE PRECIPICE OF FOOTBALL HISTORY IN WAYCROSS.

THEY HAVE GOT 12 MINUTES SEPARATING THEM FROM THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THEY LEAD TWO TIME DEFENDING, WARNER ROBINS.

38-13 AS WE HAD TO THE FOURTH.

FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA BY GDB IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY REGIONS BANK.

GET BACK IN THE GAME WITH REGIONS BANK.

>> START OF THE FOURTH QUARTER IN ATLANTA.

BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.

WARE COUNTY, 38-13 LEAD ON WARNER ROBINS AND CODE THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

OUR NEXT-TO-LAST A FINAL HERE IN ATLANTA OUT OF A.

MILL CREEK AND CAROL'S AND LATER ON TONIGHT.

BUT WHAT A NIGHT IT HAS BEEN FOR THE GATORS, AS THEY ARE FACING THIRD AND 7 STARTING THIS FINAL PERIOD.

THAT GUY RIGHT THERE, DENNIS HAS HAD A NICE PERFORMANCE.

HARD RUNNER.

6'1" 90 JUNIOR.

THEY HAVE GOT BOTH OF THESE RUNNING BACKS COMING BACK NEXT YEAR, AS WELL AS THE QUARTERBACK.

AS WELL AS TWO STARTERS ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

THEY DO LOSE A CHUNK OF THEIR WIDE RECEIVER CORPS, BUT THEY ARE SET UP PRETTY GOOD.

THEY STILL WANT TO FINISH OFF TONIGHT BEFORE THEY START TALKING ABOUT THAT.

DENNIS HAS CARRIED 82 YARDS TONIGHT.

>> GOOD JOB GETTING IT ALL.

AND THAT IS A FLOATER DOWN THE FIELD, FAIR KOCH CALLED.

DOWN TO 24.

THAT IS WHERE WARNER ROBINS GOES BACK ON OFFENSE, AND THEY NEED TO SCORE A BUNCH AND IN A HURRY.

>> YEP.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE THIS ONE PLAY AT A TIME HERE.

7 MINUTES TO GO.

YOU NEED A LOT OF THINGS TO GO YOUR WAY.

BUT A QUICK STRIKE, SOME BIG JUMP PLAY.

SOB BIG BURLY TRIED TO GO IN THE HUDDLE.

THE COACH BACKED HIM OFF.

HE IS STANDING OVER BEHIND COACH WEST EUROPE.

TRYING TO GET ON THE FIELD, LIMPING A LITTLE BIT.

A YOUNG MAN WANTS TO PLAY HIS LAST QUARTER AT WARNER ROBINS HIGH SCHOOL.

>> FIRST AND 10 FOR WARNER ROBINS FROM THE 24.

CANION IS GOING TO HAVE A THOROUGH HERE.

THROW HERE, DOES THROW COMPLETE AT THE 30.

UP TO NUMBER 29, WHO WAS NOT ON OUR ROSTER.

MYLES JOYNER MAKING THE CATCH.

FIRST AND 10, BALL AT THE 34.

SCRAMBLING TO HIS RIGHT, CANION THROWS BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD.

MAN OPEN, STURN, THAT IS A FIRST DOWN CLOSE TO THE 50.

GOOD JOB THERE JUST TO STAY IN THE PLAY.

GOOD JOB, THIS IS GETTING IT BACK ACROSS YOUR BODY.

SHOWS THE STRENGTH OF THAT YOUNG MAN TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

>> CANION WITH A NUMBER TWO QUARTERBACK WIDE RECEIVER WHEN RACE WENT DOWN.

PASS IS COMPLETE DOWN TO THE 33 YARD LINE.

>> BACK ON THE LEFT, WE HAVE A THERE.

>> THAT WAS QUICK WITH THE CATCH.

QUICK WITH A TOUCHDOWN CATCH UP 32 YARDS AT THE START OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

>> HARGROVE DOWN WITH A CRAYON.

A BIG BURLY DOWN WITH A CRAMP.

>> LATELY HERE FOR CRAMPS.

>> WELL, THE WEATHER HAS BEEN WEIRD.

TODAY HAS BEEN THE COOLEST DAY OF THE THREE OF THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

BUT FOR DISSEMBLE, STILL RELATIVELY WARM.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF THICKNESS IN THE AIR.

IT HAZY IS WHAT YOU WOULD CALL IT IF IT WAS SUMMERTIME.

BUT A LOT OF MOISTURE HANGING IN THE AIR HERE.

YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE STADIUM LIGHTS.

HARGROVE GOING TO GO OFF.

TEMPERATURES DOWN AROUND 50, WAS WHAT THEY WERE PROJECTED TO BE BY THE TIME WE REACHED THE LAST GAME TONIGHT, WE ARE APPROACHING THAT 7:00 HOUR.

WITHIN AN HOUR NOW.

WE ARE AT 5: 52 EASTERN TIME IN WARNER ROBINS TRYING TO CLAW BACK IN THE GAME.

MAN, THEY HAVE GOT SO MUCH WORK TO DO.

JENKINS AND COMMOTION BEHIND THE LINE.

GOING TO THROW TO JENKINS AT THE 35 YARD LINE.

RASHAD DINKINS HUGS THE SIDELINE, GOES OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE 22 YARD LINE.

>> THAT BALL THERE, GOOD BALL THERE ON THE OUTRIGHT.

IS IT OUT THERE TO WHERE HIS RECEIVER CAN CATCH IT AND TURN UP THE FIELD.

NICE TIMING PLAY.

>> FIRST AND 10.

CANION BEING CHASED FROM BEHIND, GETS IT OUT OF THERE, AND SNAGGED.

WHAT A BULLET AND CATCH.

AT THE 10 YARD LINE.

>> THE BALL THERE AGAIN.

>> DOWN THERE QUICK MAKING THE NICE GRAB.

>> WARE COUNTY PLAYING A ZONE HE JUST FINDS AN OPENING.

>> FIRST AND GOAL TO GO.

THEIR HEAVY RUSH LET'S HAVE TO GET IT OUT OF THERE AND DUMPS IT OFF.

MAN, THEY SENT THE HOUSE.

>> THEY WERE PUMPING.

>> I MEAN, THAT WAS A JAILBREAK BLITZ RIGHT THERE.

>> THEY WERE TRYING TO SET UP THAT PLAY SCREEN TO MALCOLM BROWN.

IT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN THE FIRST HALF, THAT TIME THE PRESSURE WAS SO QUICK, THE QUARTERBACK COULD NOT GET THE PLAY DEVELOPED >> SECOND AND GOAL.

BLOWS IT UP THERE FOR BIRDEN AND A STOP IN THE END ZONE.

BURLY BACK IN THERE, THEY FLUID OVER THE HEAD AND MERELY INTERCEPTED IN THE END ZONE BY HALL.

>> GOT A FLAG DOWN RIGHT HERE ON THE WARNER ROBINS SIDELINE.

THREE ON THAT SIDE.

ILLEGAL SHIFT.

>> THE WIDE RECEIVERS AT THE TOP DID NOT GET SET.

SO, THEY WILL TAKE THE INCOMPLETION.

>> THEY RAN THIS EXACT SAME PLAY FOR A TOUCHDOWN LAST YEAR, BUT DIFFERENT GUY, DIFFERENT TIGHT END.

INTO THE END ZONE.

>> THIRD DOWN AND GOAL FROM THE 10.

THEY ARE IN FOUR DOWN TERRITORY.

CANION GOING TO TRY TO RUN IT UP THE MIDDLE.

THEY PUSH THIS FORWARD TO THE 5.

CUT THE DISTANCE IN HALF.

IT IS GOING TO BE FOURTH AND GOAL FROM THE 5.

>> WESTBROOK HAS SOUGHT DONE SUCH A MARVELOUS JOB WITH THIS PROGRAM.

THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE FINALS EVERY YEAR THAT HE HAS BEEN THE HEAD COACH.

THEY HAVE WON IT THE LAST TWO YEARS.

HE TRIED FOR 3-PIECE.

WIDE SPLIT HIGH.

A VERY WIDE SPLIT, ALMOST OUT OF BOUNDS.

>> CANION GOES TO THE END ZONE.

OVERTHROWS HIS TARGET.

THE BALL IS GOING TO GO OVER ON DOWNS.

THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE LAST BEST CHANCE FOR WARNER ROBINS IN THIS GAME.

>> YEP.

FRUSTRATION FOR ISAIAH CANNON.

IF HE GOES TO THE BENCH, WE WILL STEP ASIDE AS WARE COUNTY COMES BACK OUT WHEN WE GET BACK TO RUN THE OFFENSE.

CLOSING IN ON THE FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA ON THE GOVERNORS RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN.

CELEBRATE LIFE, LIVE DRUG-FREE.

>> NIGHTFALL HERE ON THIS SATURDAY NIGHT IN ATLANTA.

38 -13.

WARE COUNTY WINNING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

CAPITAL SEVEN.

MILL CREEK KARK 'S LEAKING THEIR FIRST EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

CARROLLTON GOING AFTER THEIR FIRST 1998.

AND THE HANDOFF AND STOP AT THE TWO YARD LINE.

BOYD GOT STOPPED IN HIS TRACKS.

THAT WAS 23, EMMANUEL BROWN WAS THE TACKLE.

>> STARTED TALKING ABOUT CARROLLTON OF 1998.

ONE OF THE MOST ELECTRIFYING WIDE RECEIVERS.

I SAY THE CRAZIEST THING ABOUT REGGIE BROWN, 24 NINE LONG JUMPERS.

>> YEAH, YOU HAD TO MAKE THE ARGUMENT HE IS THE GREATEST PLAYER TO COME OUT OF THE CARROLLTON PROGRAM.

>> YET, BUT JOHNSON JONES IS STILL LIKE IN HIS EIGHTH YEAR OF NFL.

BUT AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY, WINNING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

YOU KNOW, HE WAS A HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECRUITED GUY.

CRAZY, CRAZY ATHLETIC.

>> STARTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.

A SECOND ROUND DRAFT PICK OF THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES.

HAD A NICE ENOUGH CAREER.

>> YOUNG MAN THAT MIGHT'VE PUSH THAT BUTTON.

>> OH, NO DOUBT.

>> JUJU LEWIS.

THE FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK.

BOYD HIT RIGHT THERE AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, SO AS HE IS DOWN, THE STATES NUMBER ONE PLAYER.

>> YEAH, HE IS JUST TRYING TO HOLD THE POINT THEY ARE.

>> THEY ARE DOUBLE TEAMING HIM RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS PROBABLY MOST LIKELY NOT GOING TO END THE WAY HE WANTED.

WHAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IMPACT ON THE HIGH SCHOOL, YOU WANT TALK ABOUT SOMEBODY THAT IS GOING TO GET CALLED ABOUT THE BIG BOYS FROM THE PLACE THAT HAS PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES OUT TO JUST SO MANY TALENTED PLAYERS IN WARNER ROBINS.

BIG BURLEY.

PART OF HIS OWN NAME IN THAT HISTORY.

>> VERY RARE PROOF OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO CAN SAY THEY STARTED.

>> Referee: FALSE START.

>> OBVIOUSLY I GREW UP IN ROME.

VERY FAMILIAR, IT ALWAYS FASCINATES ME GOING TO 60 GAMES.

SO, COACH WESTBROOK, THIS IS THEIR 59.

THEY HAD ONE IN THE COVID HERE.

TO BE ABLE TO PLAY TWO YEARS OF EXTRA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS INSANE TO ME.

60 GAMES.

CRAZY.

>> KICKED COMING DOWN, HITTING IN THE 30, POUNCING AWAY FROM THE RECEIVER.

ENROLLING DEAD AT ABOUT THE 41, WITH SEVEN MINUTES TO PLAY.

THAT IS A 39 YARD KICK.

WARNER ROBINS WILL GO BACK OUT ON OFFENSE.

DOWN BY 25.

AND I GOT TO ASK YOU IF BURLEY HEADLINES A BATCH OF HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS.

I THINK 10 OF THEM, MOST OF THEM IT SEEMS TO BE ON THE DEFENSIVE BITE OF THE SIDE OF >> THEY HAVE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB.

>> ANDERSON WHO WE HAVE SEEN IN SUCH GAMES.

>> IS RIGHT.

ACTUALLY, SHRIEK OH, THE RUNNING BACK WAS DE-COMMITTED FROM THE AIR FORCE OF COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

HE PICKED UP AN OFFER TODAY FROM CLEMSON.

I THINK IT WILL BE HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THAT SENIOR WILL NOT END UP AT CLEMSON.

CLASS OF 2023 RUNNING BACK.

>> YEAH, CONGRATULATIONS TO PEYTON.

WE SAW HIM PLAY FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

A JUMP BALL, BATTED DOWN.

>> INTERCEPTION.

>> AND INTERCEPTED!

WOW!

SUPER PLAYBACK THERE.

LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE BATTED DOWN.

AND INTERCEPTED BY BIRDEN, THE CORNERBACK.

I MEAN HE JUST WENT UP THERE AND GOT IT.

HE BATTLED FOR IT AND TOOK IT RIGHT AWAY FROM THE RECEIVER, DINKINS, ON HIS WAY TO THE GROUND.

WOW, THESE LAST SEVEN MINUTES HERE YOU CAN SEE THE STUDENTS FROM WARE COUNTY, SO FIRED UP.

SO EXCITED.

THEY ARE GOING TO CHECK THAT BOX HERE TODAY.

AND NO LONGER WILL THEY BE ONE OF THE BEST PROGRAMS IN THE STATE WITHOUT A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO GET THEIRS TONIGHT.

>> LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE STRAY HAND QUOTE.

HE IS ON THE PLANE FLYING BACK FROM THE SUPER BOWL.

HE THEY ASK HIM WHAT TYPE OF RING.

HE SAID I WANT A TWO TABLE RING.

RIGHT NOW THE WAY WARE HAS WAITED A LONG TIME.

THEY WILL HAVE SOMETHING THAT THESE KIDS AND THIS COMMUNITY WILL BE PROUD OF YOU AND COACH STRICKLAND WILL CERTAINLY BE GROUND GLAD TO ENTER SUP THAT.

>> EXCITING NIGHT FOR THEM DOWN IN WAYCROSS.

BIG BURLEY, YOU KNOW, DETERMINED DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE HAS BEEN SIDELINED A GOOD CHUNK IN THE SECOND HALF.

CAL'S PROBLEMS, CRAMPS, HE WANTS TO FINISH OUT THE GAME ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD IN HIS FINAL HIGH SCHOOL GAME IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

>> YEAH, GREAT KID.

CAN'T SAY THAT ENOUGH, COVERED HIM TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

WENT DOWN TO WASHINGTON FOR SPRING PRACTICE A YEAR.

I HAVE SAID IT, THIS KID, I THINK HE IS GOING TO BE AN ABSOLUTE SUPERSTAR ON THE NEXT LEVEL.

>> I GET TO SEE HOW MORE DOWN TIME DOWN IN TEXAS.

>> BIG RUN UP THE MIDDLE!

THERE HE GOES!

IT IS A FOOT RACE!

RJ BOYD!

FINALLY CALLED AT THE 14.

76 YARD CHOP.

CHOP.

>> A JOB THERE.

WATCH HIM RUN OUT OF GAS HERE.

THE BIG BOYS LIKE I HAVE TO GET TO THE SIDELINES.

>> GREAT RUN, GREAT JOB BLOCKING THEIR.

AGAIN, SECOND-LEVEL, WARE COUNTY GETTING ON THE BACKERS OF WARNER ROBINS, OPENING UP THAT LANE.

>> HAND OFF GOES, DENNIS THIS TIME, AND HE GETS DROPPED FOR A LOSS.

JUST WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING, JUST KIND OF PUT A BOW ON THE VIC BURLEY STORY.

I LOVE THAT HE IS OUT THERE IN A 30-13 GAME.

HE IS NOW 100%.

HE IS OUT THERE.

A LOT OF GUYS, IN THE DAY AND AGE WHERE SO MANY GUYS ARE CHECKING OUT AND THEY ARE SAYING WELL, I HAVE TO PROTECT MYSELF FOR THE FUTURE.

VIC BURLEY WANTS TO FINISH HIS CAREER THE WAY HE STARTED IT.

WIN OR LOSE, DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER HIS TEAM IS GOING TO WIN, WHICH THEY ARE NOT GOING TO TODAY.

IN FACT, THEY ARE GOING TO GET BEATEN PRETTY BADLY IN THIS 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

VIC BURLEY WANTS TO BE OUT THERE FOR THE FINAL WHISTLE.

>> COACH WESTBROOK, IT NEVER EVEN CROSSED HIS MIND TAKE THE GUY OUT.

NEVER CROSSED HIS MIND.

HE EARNED THE OPPORTUNITY TO FINISH.

STAY IN FORMATION, THEY HAVE BEEN RUNNING UP THE MIDDLE HERE.

BOTH SIDES OF THE FIELD.

THEY ARE GOING TO RUN THIS BALL WITH INSIGHT HAND OFF.

KEEP THE SAME PLAY.

>> BALL COMES OUT AFTER CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

DENNIS DOWN TO THE 7 YARD LINE.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN RUNNING OUT OF FORMATION.

>> IS A NUMBERS GAME.

TAKE THE GUY OUT OF THE BOX.

>> 15 CARRIES, 93 LARGE FOR DENNIS TODAY.

IT IS FOURTH DOWN AND 2.

LET'S SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO HERE.

LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE A JUMBO SET IN THERE.

>> WILDCAT HERE?

>> AND THEY WILL NOT PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN ON THE DIRECT SNAP.

C.J.

JOHNSON.

>> YEAH, C.J.

JOHNSON, 5'7", TO 11 RUNNING BACK GETTING HIS FIRST CARRY OF THE GAME TODAY.

>> THEY LIST MY MANETTE 5'7", 211.

THAT FEELS LIKE AN IGLOO COOLER.

>> BROWN.

>> OH, YEAH, GAVE HIM A SHOT.

>> COACH STRICKLAND.

GAVE HIM A SHOT.

HEY, LOOK, YOU GET IT YOU GET IT, WE ARE NOT GOING TO THROW THE BALL INTO THE END ZONE.

>> THAT IS RIGHT.

THAT KID THERE HAS PROBABLY GIVE YOUR SHOT, CJ.

>> WILL STEP ASIDE AND COME BACK TO THE LAST 3: 30 MINUTES OF THIS WARE COUNTY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> THIS PROGRAM ON GPB IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY SUPPORTERS OF THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INCLUDED.

>> THE CELEBRATION IS JUST BEGINNING FOR THE WARE COUNTY GATOR FANS.

IT IS GOING TO LAST A LONG PASS TONIGHT, INTO THE WEEKEND.

NEXT WEEK, AND MAYBE UP INTO THE NEXT FOOTBALL SEASON.

>> PLEASE, NOBODY STAY OUT OF THIS ONE TONIGHT.

PLENTY OF PLACES IN WAYCROSS TO ENJOY TONIGHT.

>> LOOK AT THE BALANCE TO OFFENSE FOR WARE COUNTY TONIGHT.

229 ON THE GROUND AND 256 IN THE AIR.

WARNER ROBINS TRYING TO FINISH THIS THING OFF STRONG.

MALCOLM BROWN WITH THE CARRY.

IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

HAS GOT SEVEN OFFERS, COASTAL CAROLINA AMONG THEM.

NATIONAL SIGNING DAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AWAY, BUT THEN THERE IS THE FEBRUARY NATIONAL SIGNING DAY AS WELL.

>> DON'T REMIND ME OF THAT.

MAYBE CONCENTRATE ON THE SATURDAY GAME.

GO HOME TOMORROW, TAKE MAYBE A NAP.

COME OUT MONDAY.

>> OF COURSE, WE WILL HAVE OUR REVIEWING 2022 SIGNING DAY COVERAGE ON GPB SPORTS.

SECOND DOWN AND 3.

THAT USUALLY INCLUDES AN APPEARANCE BY RUSTY MANZELLA.

>> MALCOLM BROWN OFF TO THE RACES, AND FINALLY CAUGHT ACROSS MIDFIELD AT THE 48.

40 YARD PICKUP FOR MALCOLM BROWN.

>> A DIVISION HERE, WATCH THEM CUT BACK THROUGH THIS HOLE.

GOOD JOB BY WARE COUNTY THERE TO CUT IT BACK.

YOU SEE JEREMY AVERY THERE TALKING TO MALCOLM BROWN.

>> CANON, PRESSURE COMING FROM THE BACKEND, LOOKING DOWNFIELD, AND BLOWING, AND IS THAT GOING TO BE A COMPLETION?

LOOKS LIKE IT IS.

A MERE, QUICK MAKING THE GRAB IS A 36 YARD LINE.

THAT WILL BE A FIRST DOWN.

BALL OUT ON THE QUARTERBACK.

WARE COUNTY IS ON TOP OF IT.

THEY ARE.

>> IF YOU HAD TO GUESS WHO KNOCKED THE BALL OUT?

DID YOU SEE THAT REPLAY?

>> DON'T HAVE TO SEE THE REPLAY.

THIS GUY, ALL DAY.

WHAT A JOB BY HARGROVE TODAY.

>> I HAVE BEEN IN THIS LONG ENOUGH, MAN.

YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE TV SIDE, I HAVE BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT.

WHAT HE HAS DONE TODAY, HIS OFFICE, THE FUSE ON HIS HUDDLES, EVERYTHING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IS SKYROCKETING.

>> WHAT THIS MEANS IS WARE COUNTY IS GOING TO GET TO NEIL THIS ONE OUT.

THEY WILL RUN A COUPLE OF PLAYS HERE, GET WITH WITHIN RANGE AND IT OUT.

WARNER ROBINS DOES HAVE TIME- OUTS REMAINING, THOUGH THEY WILL USE THEM.

>> PICK UP AT THE PLAYERS THAT PLAY THERE, THE COMMUNITY.

>> DENNIS GETS THE CARRY.

>> THEY JUST HAVE THE ONE COACH ON THE DATABASE MATCH.

THEY ARE PROBABLY LOOKING FOR COACH STRICKLAND AT SOME POINT.

AND COACH STRICKLAND IS ALREADY TAKING OFF THE POWER EQUIPMENT.

GOOD MOVE.

>> OH, THEY ARE GETTING A FEW OF THEM ON THE SIDELINES NOW.

GETTING THE BLUE GATORADE, POWERADE, HERE COMES COACH STRICKLAND.

ANYBODY GETS IT RIGHT HERE.

>> ALL THE WAY AROUND.

>> THEY ARE SETTING HIM UP.

GIVING HIM A HUG, SETTING HIM UP.

NOW THEY HAVE GOT THE PLAYERS HEAD.

AS SOON AS IT TURNS AROUND, AND IT IS OVER.

>> IS USUALLY WHEN THEY GET HIM.

GIVE HIM A HUG, GET HIM DISTRACTED.

ALREADY TAKING A KNEE.

>> THERE HE GOES.

>> THAT WILL BE THIRD DOWN.

>> THEY ARE GETTING EVERYBODY.

>> IT IS MAYHEM OVER THERE ON THE WARE COUNTY SIDELINE RIGHT NOW.

>> S OFFENSE COORDINATOR, I BELIEVE.

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR.

>> I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO KNEEL THIS ONE ALL THE WAY OUT.

THE PLAY CLOCK IS 15 RIGHT NOW.

SO, GOING TO TAKE IT DOWN TO AROUND 50 SECONDS BEFORE THEY'S TRY TO SNAP IT AGAIN.

WAITING TO GET TO 1, AND THERE THEY DO IT.

48.

PLAY CLOCK HAS NOT RESTARTED YET THERE THEY GO.

YEAH, WE ARE UNDER THE 40 NOW.

THE CONFETTI IS FLYING, THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO RUN ANOTHER PLAY.

WARE COUNTY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR ILLUSTRIOUS PROGRAM CHAMPIONS.

A YEAR WHERE EVERYBODY THOUGHT THEY HAD MISSED THEIR STOPS.

LAST SEASON THEY GO 14-0.

>> WOW, THE EMOTIONS, THE OUTPOURING OF EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW.

WHAT A SEASON, AND A DOMINATING SEASON.

THEY WAY THEY FINISHED IT, A 35- 0 WIN OVER CALVIN IN THE QUARTERS OF 31.

AND THEN A 38-13 WIN OVER WARNER ROBINS.

THE TWO TIME DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS PLAYING IN THEIR SIX CONSECUTIVE FINAL.

BEAT THEM BY 25 IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

>> DOMINATING PERFORMANCE.

THIS WAS NOT A SURPRISE PERFORMANCE TONIGHT.

WHATEVER TEAM IS LINED UP ACROSS THE FIELD FROM WARE COUNTY THIS YEAR HAS SEEN THIS RESULT.

>> MIKO SMITH, WHO WAS KEPT IN.

NOBODY KNEW WHO HE WAS.

CAME ACROSS THE QUARTER FROM YULEE, FLORIDA.

THE GREAT STAR QUARTERBACK WHO HAD GRADUATED LAST YEAR.

AND MIKO SMITH LEADS THEM TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

PASSES FOR OVER 250 YARDS.

THREE SACKS TODAY.

AND JARVIS HAYES, THE BURNER.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE MAKER IN THAT OFFENSE FOR THE GATORS TONIGHT.

>> YEAH, THEIR WIDE RECEIVERS, BUT SPECIFICALLY HAYES.

HE WAS TOO MUCH FOR WARNER ROBINS.

WHEN HE NEEDED TO GET DEEP AND CATCH.

>> BERKELEY ENDS UP NEEDING LEADING THEM WITH NINE TACKLES.

HARGROVE HAD EIGHT TACKLES, AND THREE TFL'S IN THE GAME.

AND A QUARTERBACK SACK ON TOP OF THAT.

>> TREY HARGROVE, REMEMBER THE NAME.

GOING TO BE SOMEONE TO WATCH TO SEE WHAT IS GOING TO TRANSPIRE WITH THE 5'11", 205 SENIOR ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY.

MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS TONIGHT.

>> YES, HE DID.

I BET YOU HIS TWITTER FOLLOWERS WENT UP, WITH SEVERAL COACHES ADDED TO THAT AS WELL.

THEY GET THE HUG.

EARNED THAT ONE.

>> COACH SAID IT WOULD BE THE HARDEST PLAYER HE HAS EVER HAD TO REPLACE IN HIS ENTIRE COACHING HISTORY.

KNOW ABOUT NUMBER 18 FROM WARE COUNTY.

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

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MATT, STUART.

IT IS TIME TO AWARD THE CLASS 5A TROPHY.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, SHOT OUT TO EVERYBODY A WARNER ROBINS MAKING IT TO THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.

SEEING YOU IN DECEMBER, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

CONGRATULATIONS TO WARNER ROBINS AND THE DEMONS COMMUNITY.

BUT IT IS TIME TO PRESENT A STORE TROPHY.

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER FOR THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL TO DO IT, IT IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, AND OUR FRIENDS FROM GEORGIA FARM BUREAU INTERN.

>> THANK YOU, JOHN.

FIRST I WANT TO CONGRATULATE WARNER ROBINS ON A GREAT SEASON.

AND A GREAT MANY SEASONS.

WHAT A TREMENDOUS RUN IT HAS BEEN.

AND I KNOW IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE.

SAME TO ALL OF THE WARNER ROBINS COMMUNITIES TO HELP AND SUPPORT THEIR TEAMS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HOWEVER, WE ARE HERE NOW TO AWARD YOU THE FIRST EVER 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TO WARE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

IT HAS BEEN A DOMINATING PERFORMANCE ALL YEAR.

YOU AND YOUR KIDS, YOUR STAFF HAVE BEEN DEFENDERS FOR THIS THING.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT ALL OF THIS ABOUT RIGHT NOW?

>> OH.

THERE IS GOING TO BE A PARTY.

A BIG PARTY.

>> I HAVE BEEN THERE.

>> WE ARE ABOUT AS JACKED UP AS WE CAN BE.

YOU KNOW, WE CAME IN THIS THING WITH A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

REALLY NOT KNOWING WHO WE WERE.

BUT WE KNEW THIS, WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF SENIORS THAT HAVE ONE HECK OF A CHIP ON THEIR SHOULDERS BRADY WANT TO TALK ABOUT ACCOUNT ABILITY, THEY HELD UP CLOSE TO A HIGH STANDARD.

EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY THEY TELL THEM THEY CAN GET BETTER.

THEY ARE STILL GOING TO BE GRAPPLING ABOUT SOMETHING TONIGHT.

BUT I KNOW THIS, BY THE END OF IT, WE COULD BE CALLED STATE CHAMPIONS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CROWD FROM WARE COUNTY IN THE STADIUM TONIGHT.

SO, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> STRICT, EASIEST QUESTION I'VE ASKED YOU MY FRIEND, HOW DOES IT FEEL?

>> IT'S FOR REAL, BABY!

I TELL YOU.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ARE GOING TO PLAY FOOTBALL ANYMORE.

BECAUSE WE WILL BE CHASING THIS FEELING FOR THE REST OF OUR AND DON, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF YOUNG MAN, AND AN INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY THAT GOT BEHIND US FOUR YEARS AGO.

AN INCREDIBLE ADMINISTRATION THAT SUPPORTED US THROUGH THICK AND THIN.

THEY BELIEVE IN WHAT WE WANTED TO DO.

THEY SUPPORTED US, AND WE ARE COMING HOME WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY!

>> THIS TOWN, TOMMY GALINDO, DAN REICHEL, AND DUDLEY, JASON STRICKLAND.

ALL GREAT COACHES IN THEIR OWN, RIGHT?

NOW THIS TOWN I THINK IS ONE OF THOSE TOWNS THAT NEEDED A CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

AND YOU ARE BRINGING IT HOME.

>> WELL, THEY WON A TON OF GAMES THROUGHOUT THEIR HISTORY.

YOU KNOW, AND FOLKS HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT WIN THE BIG ONE.

HECK, THEY SAID I COULD NOT WIN THE BIG ONE.

I TELL YOU WHAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO HAVE GREAT PLAYERS THAT ARE WILLING TO COME BACK.

THAT IS WHAT WE FOUND.

HEY, WARE COUNTY, WAYCROSS, WE LOVED YOU YESTERDAY, WE LOVE YOU TODAY, AND WE ARE GOING TO LOVE YOU TOMORROW!

>> SO I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A FAVOR FROM THAT WARE COUNTY SIDELINE.

SOMEONE GO OVER TO THE TRAIN WHISTLE AND HIT IT HARD ONE MORE TIME!

FIRST EVER STATE CHAMPS, THE WARE COUNTY GATORS!

CONGRATULATIONS, MY FRIEND.

MATT STEWART, TAKE AWAY.

>> APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WOW.

THE EMOTIONS COMING FROM COACH STRICKLAND, AND THE ENTIRE WARE COUNTY FAN BASE TO HIT THAT TRAIN HORN.

>> YOU HEAR THAT?

>> THERE HE GOES.

THEY WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THIS SITE.

LIKE COACH STRICKLAND SAID, THERE WERE THOSE WHO JUST DID NOT THINK IT WOULD EVER COME.

BUT IT COMES HERE ON DECEMBER 10th, 2022.

>> WELL, I CAN TELL YOU AT 60:22 P.M., HE WILL NOT HAVE A VOICE LEFT AT ABOUT 7: 22.

>> 38-13, THE FINAL.

THE 7 A CHAMPIONSHIP COMING UP AT 7:00.

AND NOW ARE PRODUCERS STEVE GRAHAM, OUR DIRECTOR RYAN BOWLES, OUR STATISTICIAN KEVIN BARNES, I AM AT STEWART.

SO LONG FOR NOW.

POST GAME SHOW, GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSION PLAYER OF THE GAME IS COMING UP NEXT.

>> FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA ON GPB IS BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY GEORGE'S GMC.

SO MUCH MORE THAN ELECTRICITY.

>> HEY, EVERYONE.

WELCOME INTO THE DETAILED GAIT PARTY.

I'M HANNAH GOODMAN, WE ARE LIVE FROM THE GPB SPORT STUDIOS IN ATLANTA.

THE GHSA 5A JETT BEACHUM IN THE BOOKS.

THE STATE THREE IN OUR COVERAGE, THAT IS ART 10th TITLE I OF THE WEEK.

THAT WILL MORE TO GO TONIGHT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK BACK AT WHAT YOU MISSED AND WHAT IS COMING ON GEORGE'S EMCS, DO SO MUCH MORE THAN ELECTRIC.

THERE YOU SEE A GAME.

JUST GOT WRAPPED UP.

WARE COUNTY BE WARNER ROBINS, 38-13 TO GAIN THEIR FIRST TITLE IN THE CITY FOR YOUR HISTORY.

TAKING DOWN THE TWO TIME DEFENDING CHAMPS.

EARLIER TODAY IT WAS A 3 A MATCHUP.

21-17 AGAINST THEIR FIRST TITLE SINCE 2012.

AND TONIGHT WE HAVE ONE MORE GAME WE ARE GETTING READY FOR.

IT IS A 7:00 GAME.

THE FIRST TIME THESE TWO TEAMS ARE PLAYING EACH OTHER.

CARROLLTON'S FIRST-TIME BACK SINCE 2013.

THEY WON IT IN 1998, 19th YEAR HISTORY.

SO, DAY ONE WAS THURSDAY.

WE GOT THINGS STARTED OFF WITH THE FIVE FOOTBALL GAMES.

HARRIS COUNTY, 13-0.

GOES 39-0 IN PROGRAM HISTORY AND GET THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT JETT BEACHUM IN THE ROW.

FIRST EVER IN GHSA.

THAT IT WAS THE CAPITAL 2 A GAME.

IT IN THE DIVISION III FOOTBALL.

MILTON, 19-13 IN A CRAZY OVERTIME GAME.

BOYS SINGLE A DIVISION TWO.

39-30.

ONE FOR THE FIRST 30 YEARS AND IN SINGLE A DIVISION I.

52-31 JUST THREE YEARS.

WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY ON A FEW DAYS LATER IN THE SHOW BUT FIRST LET'S CHECK IN WITH JOHN NELSON AT CENTER PARK STADIUM WHO WAS STANDING BY WITH THE GATORS COTTON DIVISION PLAYER OF THE GAME.

>> THANK YOU.

TIME TO CATCH UP WITH JARVIS HAYES.

GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSION, THE NATURAL CHOICE FOR GEORGE'S.

WHAT HE DID LAST NIGHT WIDE.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE A STATE CHAMP FIRST TIME EVER FOR WARE COUNTY.

>> IT FEELS GOOD.

>> I WAS TALKING TO COACH, I WAS ASKING HIM, LIKE THIS TOWN NEEDED THIS CHAMPION.

WHAT DOES WARE COUNTY FOOTBALL MEANS TO WAYCROSS?

>> IT MEANS A LOT.

IT MEANS A LOT.

>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE OUT THERE TONIGHT GOING UP AGAINST WARNER ROBINS.

YOU GUYS PUT THE PEDAL DOWN EARLY.

>> JUST DOING MY JOB.

>> WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING IN OVER THEM WITH A QUARTERBACK LIKE NIKO.

BECOMES IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS EFFORTLESS OUT THERE TIME SPENCER MAKI JUST PUT THAT ON THE MONEY EVERY TIME.

I DO MY JOB, HE DOES HIS JOB.

>> SO, I DID THE NEXT NEXT UP FOR YOU DRIVERS IS TO GO CELEBRATE WITH YOUR TEAM.

>> YES SIR.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

>> YES SIR.

>> AFFORD, GO CELEBRATE.

THE GATORS OVER THERE, GREAT IN GOALS.

SO, JARVIS IS OUR PLAYER OF THE GAME FOR THE GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSION.

GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSION, NATURAL CHOICE FOR GEORGIA.

THE OUTPUT THAT WARE COUNTY HAD TONIGHT.

>> AMAZING GAME.

HANG OUT THERE WHILE THE 7 A TEAMS WARM-UP WE WILL GET YOU READY TO TAKE THE FIELD.

PREVIEWING THE UPCOMING GAMES WITH JOHN, HEAD COACHES, AND MUCH MORE.

BUT FIRST, LET'S KICK THINGS OFF WITH OUR TEAM THAT GOES ON EACH YEAR.

THE HERE IS JOHN WITH THE ALL- STARS ON OFFENSE.

>> HERE IS A LOOK AT YOUR GPB ALL-STARS ON OFFENSE FOR 2022.

FOR THE QUARTERBACK POSITION, STARTING OFF WITH JUNIOR ERIN SILO FROM.

JUJU LEWIS, THE ONLY FRESHMAN ON THE LIST OUT OF CARROLLTON.

AND KEEGAN STOVER, SENIOR OUT OF RABUN COUNTY.

SEVEN OF THE RUNNING BACK POSITION.

Q1 BROWN FROM SOUTH ATLANTA.

HE IS HEADING TO PURDUE.

JEMIMA TUCKER FROM JOHNSON COUNTY.

LOOKING FOR A HOME NEXT SEASON ON THE COLLEGE RING.

NICK WOODFORD, NORTHEAST MACON.

THE ONLY SOPHOMORE IN THE RUNNING BACK CORE.

MALACHI HOUSLEY, NORTHSIDE COLUMBUS, UNDECIDED AS WELL.

JUSTIN HAYES FROM BUFORD, HE IS HEADING TO ALABAMA.

JABARI WILL CLOCKS FROM SEIFERT SITES, HE IS AND BEEN CITED AS WELL.

SPAIN FOR PARK VIEW.

THE ONLY JUNIOR ON THE LIST.

THREE A TIGHT END, IT THURMAN, HE IS FROM OHIO STATE.

LAWSON LUCKY FROM NORCROSS, THEY ARE BOTH HAVING TO ATHENS.

7 ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

BOTH HUGUELY FROM HUGHES HAD, HEADING TO GEORGIA.

SANKAR FROM SOUTH PARLIN, HE IS HEADING TO LOUISVILLE.

DJ CHESTER FROM EAGLES LANDING CHRISTIAN HEADING TO LSU.

KELTON SMITH FROM CARVER COLUMBUS, HE IS HEADING TO GEORGIA.

JAVON BARR, HEADING TO SOUTH CAROLINA.

SHAMPOO MORALE FROM DENMARK, HE IS HEADING TO TENNESSEE.

AND GABRIEL FORTSON FROM NORTH COBB CHRISTIAN, HE IS HEADING TO DO THINGS.

7 AT WIDE RECEIVER.

IT JADEN GIBSON FROM WAIVER COUNTY, UNDECIDED FOR NEXT YEAR.

ALL OF THE WIDE RECEIVERS STILL LOOKING FOR HOMES IN THE COLLEGE RANKS.

BAILEY STOCKS AND FROM --JUNIOR, MIKE MATTHEWS.

ONE OF TWO IN THE WIDE RECEIVER CORE.

BJ GIBSON FROM WILCOX COUNTY.

THE BOND GATLING FROM WILTON.

AND I A CAR, THE SECOND JUNIOR ON THE LIST.

SEVEN ATHLETES ON THE LIST AS WELL.

WE WILL START OFF WITH GAVIN HALL.

KALE TODD FROM LAGRANGE, HE IS A CHEAT CODE, AND HE IS UNDECIDED FOR NEXT YEAR.

TJ BELL FROM PIERCE COUNTY IS HEADING TO GEORGIA TECH.

AARON GATES FROM TRINITY CHRISTIAN, HE IS HEADING TO FLORIDA.

TJ HARBISON FROM WELDON IS UNDECIDED AS WELL.

BRYCE STICKS, THE ONLY JUNIOR ON THE LIST FROM CARROLLTON.

AND TYSON GREENWOOD FROM DALTON IS LOOKING FOR HIS COLLEGE IN 2022.

THAT IS THE LOOK AT YOUR GPB ALL-STARS ON OFFENSE.

>> THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IS LANGSTON HUGHES, JUNIOR QUARTERBACK ERIN NOLAN, THE FOUR STAR RECRUIT HAD 28 COLLEGE OFFERS AND HAS A BIG DECISION TO MAKE VERY SOON.

NOW LET'S SEND IT BACK TO JOHN FOR THE BEST THE STATE HAS TO OFFER ON DEFENSE.

>> HERE IS A LOOK AT YOUR 2022 GPB ALL-STARS ON DEFENSE.

STARTING OFF WITH SEVEN ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE.

WE START OFF WITH BIG BARKER.

FROM WARNER ROBINS, HE HAS COMMITTED TO CLEMSON.

ELIJAH GRIFFIN FROM SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN, HE IS UNDECIDED AS WELL AS WE COME UP THE SIGNING DAY.

OWEN PHILLIPS FROM MILTON, HE IS LOOKING FOR A HOME IN 2022.

OMAR WHITE FROM VALDOSTA, THE ONLY JUNIOR ON THE LIST.

AJ HOSLER FROM WOODWARD ACADEMY, HE IS HEADING TO CLEMSON.

STEPH ISLAND IS ALSO HEADING TO CLEMSON.

SEVEN IN THE LINEBACKER POSITION, STARTING OFF WITH JUNIOR SAMMY BROWN FROM JEFFERSON.

ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER INDIVIDUALS NEXT SEASON.

ANDERSON FOR MILL CREEK, HEADING TO CLEMSON.

LaVALLEY, NORTH CAROLINA.

JAELYN SMITH FROM GRAYSON, HEADING TO TENNESSEE.

JAELYN DAVIS FROM CAIRO, STILL HEADING TO DETERMINE A HOME.

WATFORD FROM SLIGH COUNTY, THE ONLY SOPHOMORE THE LIST.

AND MAGUIRE FROM WHITEWATER, HE IS HEADING TO MIAMI.

DEFENSIVE BACKS.

SEVEN NAMES HERE AS WELL.

CAN WE FROM CEDAR GROVE, HE IS EVIAN TERREL, HEADING TO THOMPSON.

HUGHES HEADING TO THE PLANE.

JAKE LINDSAY FROM CAMDEN COUNTY, STILL LOOKING FOR A HOME FOR NEXT YEAR.

BRANDON STROZIER FROM ST. FRANCIS, HE IS HEADING TO CLEMSON.

NATHAN FROM ROSWELL, HE IS UNDECIDED.

KJ BOLDEN FROM BUFORD, THE ONLY JUNIOR IN THE SECONDARY.

AND YOUR SPECIALISTS.

FOUR OF THEM HERE MAKE THE GPB ALL-STAR TEAM IN 2022.

PLACE KICKER, A WORD FOR MILL CREEK.

HE IS UNDECIDED.

AT PUNTER, PHILIP SCHULTZ FROM CARTERSVILLE, HE IS LOOKING FOR HOME NEXT YEAR.

LONG SNAPPER, DREW PRIETO FROM MARIST.

TERRY MITCHELL, JUNIOR, OUT OF BRUNSWICK.

THAT IS YOUR 2022 GPB ALL-STARS.

>> THE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IS THE SENIOR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN, KAYDEN McDONALD, THE FOUR START PROSPECT.

WE WILL BE TAKING TO OHIO STATE NEXT SEASON.

AND THE GPB ALLSTATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IS CALEB DOWNS.

HE IS IN EVERYONE'S SAFETY IN THE NATION AND BOTH A FIVE STAR RATING.

HE WILL BE HEADING TO TUSCALOOSA VERY SOON TO PLAY FOR ALABAMA.

LET'S BRING IN NELSON, TO TALK ABOUT HIM.

HE IS GOING TO HAVE A BIG GAME COMING UP, JOHN.

WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS?

>> I THINK THAT THEY WILL BE, I'M LOOKING AT A GAME PROBABLY HIGH 20s, LOW 30s WITH BOTH OF THESE OFFENSES.

I THINK THAT IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW YOU HAVE A FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK GOING UP AGAINST A VERY EXPERIENCED A DEFENSE IN MILL CREEK.

WILL MILL CREEK TRY TO DISGUISE THE COVERAGES AND TRY TO FORCE A QUARTERBACK LIKE JUJU LEWIS AND TO SEEING THINGS THAT HE THINKS HE SEES BUT REALLY ARE NOT THERE.

WHEN YOU HAVE A TALENTED SECONDARY, AND A TALENTED LINEBACKING FOUR AS YOU HAS GOT A MILL CREEK.

HOW MANY MISTAKES, HOW CLINICAL CAN CARROLLTON BE ON OFFENSE?

HOW MANY MISTAKES WILL A FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK MAKE ON OFFENSE?

I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE BIG MATCHUPS FOR ME WITH WAYNE ANNETTE COMING UP AROUND THE CORNER.

AN THANKS, JOHN.

SO, THIS NEXT GAME, BOTH OUR ALLSTATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN CALEB DOWNS AND OUR COACH OF THE YEAR, THAT IS CARROLLTON'S JOEY KING.

THE TROJANS ARE PLAYING IN THE FINAL GAME OF THE YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2013.

ENDED UP WITH FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK, JUJU LEWIS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR 2022 GPB ALL-STARS.

WE HAD TO TAKE A QUICK RAKE.

THE COMING UP NEXT, WE HAVE MORE INTERVIEWS, AND YOU WILL HEAR FROM BOTH 5A COACHES, 7 A COACHES, THAT IS ALL COMING UP HERE NEXT ON THE GPB TAILGATE SHOW.

>> THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HAVERHILL HEALTH AND MENTAL DISABILITIES SAYS THAT HALF OF THE NATION OVERDOSES HAPPEN WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.

I HOPE YOU JOINING ME TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS IS TAYLOR PAYTON.

THE GEORGIA OPIATE RESPONSE.

TAYLOR, CAN YOU TELL US WHY SO MANY OVERDOSES HAPPEN AT HOME?

>> YES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HIRING ME.

AND THANK YOU FOR ASKING.

OCCUR AT THE HOME PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF IMPROPER MEDICATION STORAGE AND DISPOSAL.

SO, AND PROPERLY DISPOSING OF YOUR MEDICATION MIGHT END UP WITH SOMEBODY STEALING OR MISSING WHICH WILL LEAD TO A FATAL OVERDOSE.

>> WAS FENTANYL, AND WHY IS IT SUCH A GROWING CONCERN?

>> ABSOLUTE.

FENTANYL IS A SYNTHETIC OPIATE ROAD.

IT IS ACCOUNTED FOR 51% INCREASE IN OPIOID OVERDOSES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

WHICH MEANS FENTANYL OVERDOSES INCREASES BY 218% IN THE LAST YEAR.

AND WE ARE FIGHTING FENTANYL IN DRUGS SUCH AS COCAINE, MDMA, AND EVEN WEED.

>> WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ALL UNUSED PRESCRIPTIONS, AND WHAT IS THAT UNTIL HERE IN GEORGIA?

>> YES.

SO I SAID, OVER PERSON 80% OF ALL OVER THIS TO OCCUR IN THE HOME.

SO IT MAY COME FROM SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY DOING YOUR MEDICATION OR STEALING IT.

IN ORDER TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF MEDICATION, YOU SHOULD UTILIZE MEDICATION DISPOSAL BOXES AT A LOCATED ALL OVER THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

AS WELL AS MEDICATION LOCKBOXES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ONLINE.

>> SO, WHAT CAN GEORGIANS DO TO HELP AID IN THE PREVENTION OF OVERDOSES?

>> ABSOLUTE.

SO, AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, THE PROPER DISPOSAL AND STORAGE OF MEDICATION IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.

FENTANYL TEST STRIPS, AS WELL AS LIFESAVING DRUGS IN PHARMACIES ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

AND WE REALLY DO RECOMMEND JUST SUSTAINING FROM DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

>> THIS IS TRULY LIFESAVING INFORMATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

TRACK MY PLEASURE.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> PLEASE VISIT OPIOID RESPONSE.INFO FOR MORE INFORMATION.

>> FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA ON GPB IS PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY.

REMINDING YOU TO BE SAFE ON EVERY TRIP TO BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.

>> WELCOME BACK TO THE TAILGATE PARTY.

I'M HANNAH GOODEN.

THE 5A GAMES IN THE BOOKS TODAY.

SO IT IS TIME TO GET READY FOR THE 7 A MATCHUP BETWEEN CARROLLTON IN MILL CREEK BEFORE WE DO THAT WE CHECK IN WITH NELSON AT CENTER PARK STADIUM WHO HAS THE FIRST PLACE WINNER FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY VIDEO COMPETITION.

JOHN?

>> YEAH, WE CHALLENGED ALL OF THE STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA WHO ARE INTERESTED TO COME UP WITH A MESSAGE WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE WITH HIGHWAY SAFETY ABOUT BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.

WE HAVE STILL KNEW THIRD, SONY SECOND, NOTICE I'M TIME TO SHOW YOU THE WINNER.

HERE YOU GO.

>> [ MUSIC ] >> AND FOR THE MAGIC OF TELEVISION, HERE HE IS.

OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER.

FIRST OFF, ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE MY JOB?

IS THAT HOW THIS WORKS?

>> WELL, IF I CAN I WILL.

I PLAN ON PURSUING AND CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.

>> HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU FROM THE GERMINATION OF THE IDEA TO COMPLETION.

HOW LONG THE PROCESS WEATHER?

>> IT WAS AROUND A MONTH FIRST COMING UP WITH A SOLID IDEA, AND IN SORT OF WORKING TOWARD THE SOUND EFFECTS, EDITING, SOUND EDITING, AND THEN GETTING TOWARDS THE FILMING.

NOW HERE WE ARE.

>> HOW MANY VERSIONS OF IT THAT YOU GO.

BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PERFECTIONIST.

WHO WILL LOOK AT THE FIRST VERSION IS A NO, I DON'T LIKE THAT ONE.

HOW MANY VERSIONS?

>> I DID AROUND FOUR OR FIVE VERSIONS REALLY.

GETTING TO THE MINOR IS LIKE A LITTLE ECHO IN MY VOICE.

CUTTING CERTAIN THOUGHTS IN IT OUT.

>> AND BECAUSE HE IS FIRST, GO AHEAD AND SHOW IT.

HE HAS BEEN LIFTING THIS MACBOOK PRO UP AND DOWN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MINUTES.

HE HAS REALLY BEEN GETTING SOME MUSCLE TONE.

DANIEL, CONGRATULATIONS BUT THANK FOR BEING A PART OF THE BUCKLE UP GEORGIA CONTEST.

FANTASTIC WORK THIS YEAR.

>> TRANSFER HAVING ME PERSON MAXING OUT IS THE MAGIC OF TELEVISION.

DANIEL, GO FOR.

ELECTRIC A LOT.

DR. HINES, COME ON IN.

>> FOR THE MAGIC OF LIVE TV.

A SECOND DIRECTOR OF THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR, DR. HINES.

>> FOUR QUARTERS AND WE ARE DONE.

HARD TO BELIEVE IT IS COMING TO AN IN PERSON AT THE SAME TIME FROM ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT THIS WE CAN IS THE VARIETY OF TEAMS THAT HAVE MADE IT TO THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.

ALL OF THESE GREAT FOOTBALL TIMES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN IN A WHILE.

WARE COUNTY WITH WAY ACROSS.

GREAT TO SEE SOME NEW FACES HERE.

>> OH, THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

WHEN ALL OF THIS PANNED OUT AND WE GOT THE BRACKETS SET, WE KNEW IT WAS TIME TO BE A GREAT JUMPING SHIP SERIES.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GOT TEAMS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN HERE.

HE SAW HIM ENTIRE COMMUNITIES.

SLAW COUNTY, I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANYBODY LEFT DOWN THERE.

WHAT ABOUT WARE COUNTY THAT ARE JUST BEING DISPLAYED.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN, AND THEY DEFINITELY WERE.

THEY WERE LOUD AND PROUD.

AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THEM TO GET THEIR FIRST FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> AND CARROLLTON AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE, COMING UP HERE.

IS A LITTLE BIT.

THE TROJANS ARE BACK IN THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.

>> THOSE ARE SOME NAMES YOU JUST MENTION RIGHT THERE.

I GUARANTEE YOU JOEY IS GOING TO ADD HIS TO THAT BUNCH, TOO.

HE HAS DETERMINED HIS JOB MOVING UP IN CLASSIFICATIONS AND GOING THROUGH THOSE GAMES THE WAY THEY DID TO MAKE IT TO THIS GAME AGAINST A VERY GOOD MILL CREEK TEAM.

THIS OUGHT TO BE REALLY INTERESTING.

>> A LITTLE LESS THAN ONE MINUTE TO GO.

MY LAST QUESTION FOR YOU.

A LOT OF FOLKS MAY NOT KNOW, ALL OF THE EFFORT THAT IT TAKES FOR THE GHSA TO PUT ON AN EVENT LIKE THIS.

A LOT OF FOLKS MIGHT SIT THERE AND SAY IT IS ALSO THE DOG PADDLE.

YOU KNOW, BRINGING THE STICK BACK TO SHORE.

FOLKS, SEE WHAT IS GOING ON BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE WORK UNDERNEATH OR HOW BIG OF AN EFFORT IS THIS?

>> WELL, WE WILL START ON NEXT YEAR MONDAY.

AND I AM SERIOUS ABOUT THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE WILL GO REVIEW WHAT WENT WELL, WHAT WENT WRONG, WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

ARE THERE NEW JOBS WE NEED TO CREATE?

WHAT ARE WE HAVE TOO MANY APPEAR TO THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

OF COURSE, WE GET MORE AND MORE INVOLVED AS IT GETS CLOSER, AND WE PLAN RIGHT UP TO THE NIGHT BEFORE.

>> DR. HINES, FANTASTIC TO SEE PROJECTS FOR BEING A GREAT HOST TO US ALL YEAR AND TRICKS FOR BEING A GREAT HOST HERE AT CENTER PARK.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

ONE MORE GAME TO GO.

>> RIGHT.

I APPRECIATE YOU AND GPB, AND APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS IN GENERAL.

THANK YOU, JOHN.

>> TRANSFER YOUR TIME TO LISTEN BACK TO YOU, HANNAH.

THAT WAS DR. HINES.

>> THANKS, JOHN PARRY DR. HINES SAID IT, FOUR MORE QUARTERS TO GO, WE ARE GOING TO GET YOU READY FOR DECKING NEXT.

WE HAVE TWO MORE QUICK RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM BOTH HAWKS AND TROJANS HEAD COACHES.

STICK WITH US.

>> WELCOME BACK TO THE TAILGATE PARTY.

WE GETTING YOU READY FOR THE 7 A MATCHUP IT WILL BE THE FIRST MEETING BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAMS.

WE CAUGHT UP WITH BOTH COACHES TO RECAP INCREDIBLE PLAYOFF RUNS AND PREVIEW THE CHANGE OF GABRIEL A START WITH CARROLLTON HEAD COACH, JOEY KING.

>> COACH KING, CARROLLTON COULD NOT GET BACK THE QUARTERFINAL ROUND FOR FINAL FIVE YEARS IN A ROW.

THEN YOU CAME IN LAST YEAR, TOOK THEM TO THE SEMI'S.

NOW YOU ARE IN YOUR SECOND SEASON AS HEAD COACH COMING FOR THE STATE TITLE.

HOW DOES IT FEEL, AND WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

>> IS TAKING A LOT OF WORK.

YOU KNOW?

OUR GUYS, ANYTIME YOU GET SOMEWHERE, YOU TRY TO MAKE YOU KNOW, YEAR ONE WE SAID IS ABOUT PLANTING SEASON TRYING TO WATER IT AND GETTING THOSE ROOTS TO GROW.

HOPEFULLY BY YEAR TWO, THOSE RATES HAVE GOTTEN THE GRASS IN THE SOIL, WE BELIEVE THAT HAS HAPPENED IN OUR GUYS.

THEY EMBRACE THE CHANGES THAT WE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES GOING FOR ME JUST GETTING THEM TO LOVE EACH OTHER AND STAND BY EACH OTHER.

YOU KNOW, THAT IS WHAT THE WHOLE DEAL IS ABOUT.

WE PREACH FAMILY ALL THE TIME.

NOT JUST ON THE FIELD, BUT CARING ABOUT EACH OTHER, DEVELOPING THAT SENSE OF BROTHERHOOD.

THAT IS SOMETHING THOSE GUYS HAVE REALLY EMBRACED.

AND YOU SEE IT AS A PLAY ON FRIDAY SPENCER MAKI DID IT WITH A FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK JUDY LEWIS.

SO, A LOT OF PEOPLE KEPT CALLING YOUR SEMI FINAL GAMES AND UPSET.

HOW IS HE ABLE TO LEAD THIS TEAM TO A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP?

WHAT, 15 YEARS OLD?

>> YEAH, JUST TURNED 15 DURING THE SEASON.

HE HAS DEMONSTRATED JOB, BUT HE HAS GOT A GREAT SUPPORTING CHANCE, TOO.

HE WILL BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU THAT.

IT IS A LOT BIGGER THAN THIS TIME, BUT HE IS VERY OBVIOUSLY HE UNDERSTANDS THE OFFENSE AND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.

THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB JUST MANAGING IT.

WE TRY TO DO SOME OF THE TIME THAT WE WANT TO JUST TAKE WHAT THE DEFENSE GIVES YOU AND JUST TRUST THAT THOSE BIG LACE WILL COME.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING HE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF ALL YOUR PATIENCE YOU HAD TO GET BACK IN TRY TO BE HERE.

WHAT WAS THE GAME I?

>> IT WAS CRAZY.

THE FANS WERE GREAT, THE TROJAN NATION SHOWED UP IN FULL FORCE.

LONG TRIP, LONG BUS RIDE ON THE WAY BACK.

IT WAS A FIGHT, TOO.

THOSE GUYS DID A GREAT JOB.

TWO UNDEFEATED TEAMS GOING AT IT IN THE SEMI FINALS.

OUR KIDS JUST WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO COME UP WITH THE WIN.

WE'RE JUST TEST BLESSED TO BLESSED TO BE IN THE POSSESSION WE ARE IN.

THE MACKLEMORE TEST PILL MILL CREEK, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO BEAT THEM?

>> VERY TALENTED TEAM.

VERY BIG TEAM.

THEY'VE GOT THE BIG BODIES UP THERE.

THEIR COACH DOES A TREMENDOUS JOB.

ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF RESPECT FOR HIM.

WE JUST HAVE TO GO FULL OFF.

WE SAID ONCE THE PLAYOFFS YEAR IN 7 A FOOTBALL.

IT IS A MARATHON, NOT A SPRING.

HOPEFULLY OUR KIDS FIGHT ALL THE WAY THERAPIST THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK.

>> IT IS CARROLLTON'S FIRST TIME BACK IN FOR THE FINAL GAME OF THE YEAR SINCE 2013.

THEY WON IT ALL BACK IN 1998.

IN JOHN, I BELIEVE YOU AND GPB HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE '97 COVERING THE GHSA CHAMPIONSHIP.

DO YOU READ THE '98 SHIPPING SHOW?

>> WE BROADCAST THE SEMI FINALS IN THE LATE '90s AND EARLY 2000'S WHEN IT WAS JUST THE GEORGIA DOME.

I REMEMBER THE GAME WE WERE NOT THERE, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT YEAR.

BUT I DO REMEMBER CARROLLTON CHASING AFTER THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

I WILL SAY THIS, BEN SCOTT WAS ONE OF THE BEST INTERVIEWS I EVER DID.

CARROLLTON IN THE DOME, IN THE SEMI FINALS WAS GOING THROUGH ALL OF THE STUFF AND THEY HAD WON THAT SEMIFINAL GAME THAT YEAR, AND HE LITERALLY TURNED TO THE CAMERA AFTER HE HAD DONE THE INTERVIEW WITH ME AND HE YELLS AT THE CAMERA, HI MOM.

HE JUST YELLED HI MOM INTO THE CAMERA AND SPRINTED OFF TO BE WITH HIS PLAYERS.

BEN SCOTT, ONE OF THE TRUE PLAYERS HERE, ONE OF THE GREAT COACHES IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

BUT TO MENTION GUYS LIKE CHARLIE GRISHAM AND BEN SCOTT, NOW JOEY KING AS DR. HINES WAS MENTIONING.

THAT IS A GREAT PEDIGREE AND A FANTASTIC PROGRAM.

BUT YEAH, 1997 WAS MY FIRST YEAR DOING CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE AT GPB.

BUT YEAH, CARROLLTON HAS BEEN FANTASTIC A LONG TIME.

>> WE WILL SEE IF THE TROJANS CAN DO IT AGAIN, JOHN.

SO, MILL CREEK ON THE OTHER HAND IS CONCEDING IN THEIR FIRST EVER TITLE IN 19 HERE HISTORY.

LET'S HEAR FROM HEAD COACH JOSH READILY.

>> YOU WILL HAVE THIS ENTIRE TIME, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE PLAYING IN THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR?

>> GREAT.

IT REALLY IS.

19 YEARS, A LOT OF HARD WORK BY A LOT OF KIDS, SETTING A FOUNDATION.

SO, THIS IS A SPECIAL GROUP THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL YEAR.

SO, WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE.

>> WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF ATTENTION THAT IS PUT ON THE PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS YOU ARE HAVING, RANKED NATIONALLY.

ALL THAT KIND OF ATTENTION.

HOW DO YOU TUNE OUT FOLKS LIKE US?

>> JUST PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR KIDS, AND I THINK WHEN YOU HAVE LEADERSHIP LIKE OUR KIDS, OUR CAPTAINS SO TO SPEAK.

CALEB DOWNS, THAT HAVE ANDERSON'S LIKE THAT, THAT HAVE ALL OF THE STARS, ALL THE TENSION.

THE REASON YOU GUYS ARE HERE, THE REASON WHY ALL THE MEDIAS THERE, IS BECAUSE WHEN THEY ARE HANDLED THE RIGHT WAY, THE REST OF THE FOLKS FALL.

THEY GO IN THERE AND SAY HEY, TIME TO LOCK YOU IN.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THIS, LET'S PLAY THE GAME, PUT THAT TO THE SIDE.

THAT IS WHAT, IF IT IS PLAYER LEAD, THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

WE CAN TALK ALL WE WANT IS COACHES AT TIMES, BUT IT'S DEEP.

>> WHAT IS IT LIKE HAVING PLAYERS LIKE CALEB DOWNS, LIKE THESE ONES THAT YOU HAVE.

HOW SPECIAL ARE THOSE GUYS?

>> UNBELIEVABLE.

YOU KNOW, THE UNSELFISHNESS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE PROVIDE, BUT ALSO THE CULTURE THAT THEY BOND INTO AS FAR AS IT DOES NOT MATTER WHO TOUCHES THE BALL.

IT DOES NOT MATTER WHO WAS GETTING THE STATUS.

IT MATTERS ABOUT HAVING FUN AND WINNING.

>> HAVE YOU HAD THE CHANCE THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS YEAR KNOWING HOW SPECIAL IT HAS BEEN?

>> I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE TELL ME TO TAKE PAUSE.

TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN YOU HAVE THE SPECIAL MOMENT, AS A HEAD COACH, YOU ALWAYS TRY TO BE TWO WEEKS AHEAD, A WEEK AHEAD.

WE HAVE JUST BEEN PLANNING, LOOKING AT WHERE THEY ARE TO KEEP IT SPECIAL.

BUT YES.

>> WHEN YOU LOOK ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD, WHAT YOU SEE IN CARROLLTON?

>> TRAUMA STRONG TRADITION.

YOU KNOW, A PROGRAM THAT HAS ALWAYS HAD SUCCESS.

CARROLLTON, A LOT OF ATHLETES, GREAT COACHES, AND BODY IN A SO, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR HANDS FULL.

THEY PLAY HARD.

HOLY COW, THEY PLAY HARD.

>> JOHN, IT IS THE ENTIRE TOWN THERE IS A PARK STADIUM.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO THE COMMUNITY THERE?

WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN TONIGHT?

>> WELL, IT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BOOK AND ON THE CARROLLTON RESEARCH PROJECT.

OUR RETURN STAFF, THEY HAD TO GO TO BLAKELY AND WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

SO, YEAH, IT WAS THAT GAME WHERE BEN SCOTT SAID HI MOM ON AIR.

WE LOOK AT EVERYBODY, YOU THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS HAPPENED IN 19 YEARS.

HOW JARVIS, THE DRIVERS FAMILY.

ALL THOSE GUYS BUILT THE PROGRAM KNOCKING ON THE DOOR, KNOCKING ON THE DOOR, KNOCKING ON THE DOOR, TRYING TO GET TO THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.

I THINK THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS YEAR THAT WE HAVE HAD MILL CREEK ON GEORGIA PUBLIC PODCASTING.

SO, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THIS POWERHOUSE LITERALLY PUT THE PEDAL DOWN.

WE MENTION THE THAT MADE THEM A TWO SEE.

THEY HAD TO WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH AFTER THE FIRST ROUND.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE PLAYERS PLAYING BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.

THINK IS GOING TO BE AN ELECTRIC BIKE FOR EVERY BUDDY FOR MILL CREEK AS THEY ARE PLAYING FINALLY IN THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.

>> SEE IF YOU CAN GET HER OVER THERE FOR A REALLY QUICK GAME PREVIEW.

>> NIKKI!

STUDIO LIVE TV, COME HERE.

COME HERE, LIVE TV.

COME HERE.

>> 30 SECONDS.

>> HAD IS ASKING FOR A GAME PREVIEW FOR 30 SECONDS.

BACK IN 30 SECONDS?

>> AND IT IS GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE.

WE HAVE LOST OUR POWER IN THE STEAM.

RIGHT?

AND I'M JUST STILL TALKING.

WE ARE LIVE TV.

>> YES, WE ARE.

ROCKWELL, HEY, GO TEAM.

THEY HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO GO 15- 0.

IS A BIG DEAL.

XO, THERE'S A LIVE UPDATE.

THEY ARE ALL HERE.

THEY ARE HUNGRY.

>> HUNGRY.

>> HUNGRY.

>> WHAT SHE SAID.

>> I HAD A COOKIE.

>> SHE GOT MORE SUGAR IN HER SYSTEM THAN I DO.

SO THERE YOU GO.

>> YOU'LL HAVE FUN.

>> YEAH, SHE IS GOING TO GO DO A GAME.

SHE HAS HAD HER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE, SHE HAS HAD HER HELPING YOU POTATO CHIPS.

SHE IS FIRED UP AND READY TO GO IN MORE THAN ONE ASPECT.

IT IS GOING TO BE ON THE FUN ON THE SIDELINE FOR NECKTIE.

>> SO AWESOME.

SORRY TO PUT NIKKI ON THE SPOT LIKE THAT.

LOVE YOU GUYS, ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE TO TAKE ONE MORE QUICK RIGHT.

BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE GOING TAKE YOU TO THE WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK AND LET YOU KNOW WHERE YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE ACTION.

>> FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA ON GPB IS BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY GHSA AND THE GOVERNORS RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN.

CELEBRATE LIFE, LIVE DRUG-FREE.

>> WELCOME BACK, IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING THREE DAYS OF GHSA CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE.

WE ALREADY WONDER WHAT HAPPENED ON THURSDAY, LET'S SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

IT WAS THE EVEN CLASSIFICATION.

AND 2 A GOT A START.

THOMSON B FITZGERALD.

EARNING THEIR FIRST TITLE SINCE 2022.

CEDARTOWN, 14-13.

IT WAS A LAST-SECOND GOAL LINE TO WIN BACK TO BACK STATE TITLES.

FOURTH IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

THEN IN 6 A, LANGSTON HUGHES BEAT GAINESVILLE.

AND TODAY AT NOON, 3 A GAME.

GET THERE FIRST TITLE SINCE 2012 IN WARE COUNTY BEAT WARNER ROBINS, 38- 13, WITH THE GATORS FIRST TITLE IN THEIR HISTORY.

TICKING DOWN THE TWO TIME DEFENDING CHAMPS.

SO, WE ARE GETTING READY FOR CARROLLTON FIRST AT MILL CREEK.

CARROLLTON'S FIRST TIME BACK SINCE 2013, AND MILL CREEK, TRYING TO GET THEIR FIRST VICTORY EVER.

EVERYONE, GO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT GPB SPORTS FOR COST AND UPDATE ROUTE THE GHSA CHAMPIONSHIP.

YOU CAN TAKE THE GAMES WITH YOU ON THE GOAL BY DOWNLOADING THE GPB SPORTS APP.

ALWAYS STREAMING LIVE ON GPB.ORG.

THANK SO MUCH FOR JOINING THE GPB TAILGATE PARTY.

BE SHOOTING SURE TO TUNE IN AT HALFTIME WHERE WE WILL BE BACK FOR INTERVIEWS, HIGHLIGHTS, AND MORE.

WE WILL SEE YOU THEN.