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Welcome back to War Memorial Stadium.

It's the nightcap on a Saturday.

A cool brisk Saturday.

The four A state championship game between Joe T Robinson and Shiloh Christian.

Hello everybody.

I'm Westmore, joined by Bobby Swofford in the booth a couple of 13 and one teams getting set to play tonight, and you look at it all year long.

Basically they've been one in two and four A and a lot of people thought this very well could be the matchup.

Everybody thought that Robinson.

Versus Shiloh was the matchup in the finals of the preseason.

They thought it was the matchup when the bracket was finalized after week 10.

And here we are in the second week in December and these two teams, who are no stranger to War Memorial Stadium, going to Duke it out for a championship two years ago.

They played for a state championship here at War Memorial Stadium.

Joe T got the win that night last year.

Shiloh Christian made it back.

They got the title so each team has won a title in the last two years.

Let's take a look at some of the key players to watch tonight.

Will start with Shiloh Christian and it all begins.

With the quarterback, you know it's nice to be able to throw the football pretty effectively.

It's nice to be able to run the ball as a quarterback, but when you can do both, you're exactly what Eli Wilson's been able to do.

35 touchdown passes, 18 rushing touchdowns more than 3800 yards of total offense.

Eli Wisdom makes the Saints offense going.

As you can imagine.

By those points, they put up a lot of points and they put him up in bunches 53.

Total touchdowns from wisdom will keep an eye right there on number 2 now for Pulaski.

Robinson, Joe, T, Robinson, the senators.

Their quarterback Jack Cleveland.

He's put up some nice numbers this year.

Yeah, he's been really effective.

He did protecting the football.

That's key.

2700 yards is nice, but that bottom line you see on the stat line 33 touchdowns compared to just five interceptions was at 8 to one touchdown interception ratio thereabouts.

You protect the football and you put it in the end zone.

You're going to give your team a chance to win.

Cleveland is a great story because when the year started, he wasn't projected to be the starting quarterback.

He into quayson right.

You'll see a lot of jackyson right tonight.

#1A wide receiver.

They weren't a quarterback battle and it was Cleveland that won the battle.

And then he took over and has just flourished and coaches Scola was just raving about Cleveland earlier this week.

Said he just makes right decisions.

He gets them in the right place.

He was bragging about a couple of checks he made against Warren last week.

A couple of them resulted into touchdown so they feel like he is a another coach on the field getting in the right spot.

Getting into the right position and putting in your.

Your team and they write spot that be successful.

Is all quarterbacks really asked the dude you go out and make plays.

Beyond that you take it to another level.

These two teams combine average 88 points per game and their quarterbacks have bigger reason why the scoreboard operator better be on his game.

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We'll show you how these teams got here.

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As we mentioned, we have a couple of 13 and one teams coming into this 4A state championship game.

How they got here?

Well, let's take a look both just rolling through the playoffs.

Shiloh Christian, though, had a good game last week against Arkadelphia down to the wire.

They had to go blow for blow with the Badgers and 5754.

You can see it on the left side of the up right there it's you know.

Coach Jeff Conaway said that they would get up a touchdown and once they got possession to maybe extend that lead, they turn the football over.

That he said that is the biggest key tonight against Robinson.

Gotta protect the football.

Nice road win.

Heading up to Rivercrest not only getting a win but 41 to 7.

That is impressive.

Now for Joe T they have had a pretty good roll through the playoffs.

Eva had some impressive wins but I don't know if any of them were as impressive as what they did last week against Warren.

Yeah, that's fact that they beat the lumberjacks is not surprising, but the fact that they posted a 30 point victory.

It was a mercy rule.

Had to do it on the road it checked.

All the boxes of why Robinsons in the state championship, while they were expected to be in the state championship, and I've got a chance to win the title.

We always like to talk about guys who are going to be playing on Saturdays at the next level.

And tonight we have a couple of future Razorbacks playing into this game.

Let's head down to the sideline and check in with Kyle Sutherland guys, Marian Harris for Robinson and Kaden Henley of Shiloh.

They might be wearing different uniforms tonight both four year starters and next year will be wearing a Razorback uniform apart of the 22 Class A Marion Harris starting his 58th game.

As a high school player, he started as a 13 year old against 7A Shiloh Christian and so these two guys are going to be opponents tonight and looking to make their state championship before they head to college.

But next year they'll be wearing the same uniform in Fayetteville.

Like you.

There's a look at Kaden Henley 135 tackles 22 tackles for loss and two interceptions and you will see him on offense.

He kind of does a little bit everything.

The lining up at tight in the lining up in the backfield.

He's there?

Short yardage guy.

He's a thumper on defense.

But he's going to run into a wall of a man in a Marion Harris.

Marion Harris is just huge if if you've never met someone that big in your life.

It's just kind of all inspiring when he stayed next to him and there are stories of him being confused as a college football recruit as a 7th grader, 8th grader.

I know Coach mopping is told the stories of when he was in the 5th grade.

He was on a visit with his brother and a bunch of other Jyoti players and they were getting weight and and measurables and the coach was all about.

This one this win wade this when they're like he's a fifth grader and they're like, oh, let's why, even in size him up anyway.

He was like 6 foot 200 pounds.

I think the story goes as a fifth grader and that the growing hasn't stopped 6 foot seven listed at 370 pounds.

The footworks good.

He plays offense and defense.

He can make plays so he's going to be an impact player as the senators hit the field.

You want to have alignment control a game.

Well, Route Robinson certainly got one who can do so they're going to try to run the ball tonight, but they will take to the air and throw some.

And here come the Shiloh Christian Saints, the American flag, the Shiloh flags we are ready for some football at War Memorial Stadium.

The 48 titled The Saints looking to go back to back Joe T looking for their second title in three years two teams and know how to win two teams that have been winning a lot.

And tonight they want to continue it.

These two teams have been the pinnacle.

You throw Arkadelphia in the mix.

You throw a warrant in the mix.

Those have been.

The four that have really been the pinnacle of 4A football and it's fitting that these two teams in their last year for a you brought it up in the previous game.

Both of these squads or moving up to five A, so they're both looking to go out on top, but their success is not going to stop once they move up.

I think you and I are both in agreement.

They're going to compete at the next level as well.

Yeah, we wondered.

Could this be a preview of the five A state championship?

I know there are a lot of schools out there that will have a say in that and try to prevent this from happening next year, but I do believe both schools will have success.

At the next level, the Senators are getting ready to kick off.

They will.

Start this game on defense unless something happens on this, kick off, the Saints will be returning the opening kickoff they'll have.

Couple guys going back there.

Jacob Solomon is one of their kick returners Ben Baker.

I'm running back.

We should talk a little bit about Ben.

He had a huge game last week.

23 carries 207 yards rushing and five touchdowns and that went over Arkadelphia.

And one thing about Shiloh Christian, who's run?

Take a look at the kick return unit.

Jeff Conaway believes in putting his best players on the field.

No matter the situation, you're going to see a lot of starters on that kick return unit on their punt team on the field goal unit, 'cause you don't want to breakdown in any phase of the game.

So you might as well put your best players available out there.

Alex Gabriel.

Set to kick off and we are underway.

Is short kickoff fielded by Shiloh at the 25, and quickly brought down, slumped to the ground at the 27th a 2 yard return before Brandon Grill, BG brings him down and go first look at Eli Wisdom that do it all quarterback.

He's been recruited as a defensive back for some schools.

He's got speed to burn, but we saw the offensive numbers earlier.

35 touchdown passes, 8 interceptions to almost 2800 yards through the air.

He can do it as a quarterback as well.

Jonas ***** Jesse Brown Nathan Lintin Jackson Bowl and Zac Brown on that offensive line for the Saints wisdom and shotgun.

Where is them looking to throw pressure coming on the blind side?

Those at DP as a receiver that receivers open Cooper Hutchinson with the catch the ball pops out.

I will say the ground calls that contact the ball to come loose.

What a great concept to start the contest for Shiloh Christian at three receivers to the near side, wisdom takes the hit and a busted coverage allows Hutchinson to go right down the seam in a huge game to start for the Saints.

Wisdom will hand it off over the right side.

Got a hole inside the 10 down to the five the Saints were in actor in great scoring the territory.

Ben Baker with the carry Darrell Searcy, the Senators starting running back makes a tackle.

Who explosive plays to start.

Shiloh Christian likes to operate quickly on the offensive side and nothing more quick than real enough about 75 yards and two plays.

Aiden Henley.

In the.

Backfilled with Eli Wisdom Henley, the big Back will use him down by the goal line, going to use him as a blocker.

Wisdom takes it, nothing there.

A lot of times when you when you bring in those defensive players to play offense, they'll take you right to the football and Robinson does a nice job of recognizing that Henley's in the game he's going to be the lead blocker and shuts down the quarterback.

Draw Campos on the tackle.

He almost brought down wisdom on the sack on the long play.

Second and goal ball on the floor.

Where's the Baker?

Got a whole.

Into the end zone.

No, they're gonna mark him down just short of the goal line.

Now they're saying is the ball loose.

They they whistled that it might be Robinson football.

And they are.

They are saying Robinson football will have to take a replay and this will be reviewed.

All turnover turnovers are reviewed.

Ooh, that that's close.

They're going to take a look at this one.

Chase Nichols there on the tackle.

Still has it there spinning.

No balls out.

Ball without good eyes.

That's a big break for Robinson is Shiloh Christian this March?

Is it down?

The field gets all the way to the goal line, but couldn't get those last six inches.

Is Robinson jars of free?

That's the land and trustee I refereed tonight.

The previous play is under further review.

We can take a look at it again.

We clearly saw the ball was out.

I want to see which Senator came in there at the last second.

I mean, this is a touchdown saving hit.

Chase Nicholls.

It appears number ten was the one who laid the hit and guard the ball loose as he spinning towards the goal line.

This will be 10 coming in right?

Here now, that's not.

That's not the right angle.

Take another look at it.

I think he got in.

See the ball coming loose.

The right knee hits the ground.

Robinson jumps on it, so we have a clear recovery.

First hit and it's the second hit right here.

It knocks the ball out.

I don't think it can't tell if the ball across the line the plane yet, but it chased Nichols.

The junior safety came in and not to do.

It will be first and 10 at the 20 yard line for Robinson.

Ball was recovered in the end zone.

But that's also a big part of the review.

Is Robinson was deemed to recover the football in the end zone.

So instead of being at their own 1 yard line, they get the ball to 20.

It's a good point.

We were worried about.

Was it a fumble?

Coach Jeff Collins ET al.

Over maybe broke the plane that we didn't have it down the line shot, so we couldn't really tell if it if it broke the plane.

It didn't look like as his body was kind of turning away with the football.

That's a huge break.

Times 2 for Robinson is not only did they get the football, they prevent from getting it in the shadow of their own goal.

Post chase Nichols, the first big play of the night pops the ball out right before Shiloh crosses the plane and Robinson takes over first and 10 ball at the 20.

Cleveland in Shotgun brings a receiver of motion.

Saints jump offsides.

Got a flag down, pardon snap encroachment.

Defense 5 yard penalty first down.

Gotta controlled emotions.

If you're Shiloh Christian, the first offensive big swing doesn't go your way.

Now, defensively, you've got to settle in.

What's Robinson gets a head start as a free 5 yards defensive tackles?

Want to get out there and Marion Harris?

Here's the handoff.

Right up the middle.

That'll be a first down for Jyoti.

They pick up 7 on first down.

I was watching Harris on.

He's going to be fun to watch if you're sitting at the house tonight, he's going to be on that left side.

Your left tackle and he just.

Drove the defender 6 yards backwards.

He was all kind of that combo block on the right defensive end and he quickly got up to the linebacker level.

That's that's a good explosive from a player who's listed at 370 pounds.

Number 76.

Cleveland, he's going to keep it go over that right side.

Not much there picks up two on first.

Now obviously tried to pull the backside guard and tackle and they couldn't get out there quick enough.

Shiloh Christian able to shut that one down just beyond the line of scrimmage.

No dejar not with the tackle #22 you see coming up from his linebacker spot.

Heard 16 stops for the journey this year.

Secondat Cleveland.

Has Daryl Cersei junior next to him?

Cleveland back to pass pumps it going deep looking for receiver.

He's got a receiver open.

Makes the catch that Zach Wofford with it Wofford, has the first down and much more than mark him down at the 31.

And that ball hung up just a little bit.

Wofford did a nice job of coming back to it.

I thought the Shiloh Christian defender might have had a chance to make a play on it, but Wofford uses his frame boxes out.

The defender makes the big play.

Who's up?

And gets it.

Give it to Searcy Searcy over the right side, still fighting for yards across the 25 down to the 23.

Seth Low on the tackle.

It would be easy as a coach and a play college to design every running play right behind your big left tackle with gotta be balanced.

Nice job to use the right side of the offensive line to pick up 8.

Give it to Searcy again.

He's trying to get outside.

He's hemmed up, making moves, trying to make something out of nothing, and he does.

He'll pick up the first down, move those chains ball down at the 18th.

That was all Searcy at.

Kaden Henley was in the backfield, had a chance to to getting down well behind the line of scrimmage, but he's able to step through that tackle attempt by Henley and picks up nice yardage.

And as you mentioned, moves the chains.

Ball is at the 19 yard line Jotis first drive of the game marching down.

Big play through the air.

Give it to Searcy again.

He's over the left side.

He's to the 10 he's brought down by the ankles, picks up 9.

You can't argue with Cleveland.

I don't think the offensive line is going to have trouble hearing him.

You can see his entire body move when he calls for the football from his quarterback spot.

Check out the tackle from Jacob Solomon in the open field.

If he doesn't make that tackle, he picks up the first down and more.

Searcy again, this time nowhere to go.

There was some penetration in the backfield Saints all over that that's a great job defensively believe that's 52.

Brenton Watney, who just comes inside of Harris.

The big left tackle that comes underneath it makes the big play.

You're down 3.

Lose yards on that third and three.

They need to get it just inside the 10 yard line.

Probably about the nine and a half for the first down.

Go to Scola, told me earlier this week they're here to score touchdowns.

I think this is 4 down territory.

If they don't pick it up here.

They won't get the first down in more Saints cannot make the tackle.

Nope, they're gonna say, stepped out of bounds at the two yard line.

Solomon pushed him out of bounds.

Got just enough to get the back, and that's Darrell Searcy out of bounds at the 2 yard line.

Here's a good look at it.

See if he steps out.

Right there, Yep.

Great angle, stepped out of bounds right at the two Robinson.

They'll have a chance to take advantage of their defensive good fortune as they forced a turnover like a chance to take advantage offensively.

Person goal.

It's cersei.

He just goes over that left side.

They loaded up on that left side.

He ran in behind Damarian Harrison.

They had a big tight end over there.

They just powered their way in.

And Cersei gets the first points on the board for Jyoti it's Big Boy football.

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Run behind your big tackle and tide in and this man on man and Robinson strikes first.

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Turnovers, always huge in football, but it seems in the state championship games are even bigger.

We've been talking about it the first weekend so far this weekend.

Joe T. Robinson takes a Shiloh Christian turn over right at the goal line.

And turns it in seven points, marching 80 yards.

Short kick fielded right around the 30.

Once again Jotis there to cover it quickly, and Shiloh Christian will take over at the 34 we always talk about starting fast, scoring first and Shiloh Christian put together a masterful Dr offensively, moved the ball all the way down inside the five yard line, but finishing that drive was the biggest key and now Robinson gets seven points off of that turnover.

And so instead of Shiloh Christian feeling really good about themselves and their fans with the lead Robinson able to take all that momentum and go back the other way with it.

Just a huge huge.

Turn over taking seven possible points off the board and giving a little momentum to Joe T. Robinson.

Saints second drive starts right around the 34 receiver comes in motion wisdom fakes the handoff he's looking to pass there, trying to set up the screen and that screen is blown up.

That's Zach Wofford making another big play.

Walther makes the big play on offense catches the long fade route down the far sideline and that time he reads the halfback screen perfectly and gets out there and makes a play.

Avoids the two Shiloh lineman out in space and drops him for a big loss.

Loss of five on the plane that was a tackle on Hindley.

He tackled him low.

Wisdom looking to pass now, scrambling pressures coming and he just dumps it off to receiver.

He makes the catch but they're gonna lose more yards on the play.

Gonna come in and say that one hit the turf first.

Actually going to save Shiloh Christian a couple yards third and 15 playing from behind the changes.

What Robinson's defense has been successful at all season long, according to the defensive stats, that's a keyword there.

According to the stats, 226 tackles for loss this year.

Aggressive defense.

Third and 15.

Wisdom.

Walks up to the line of scrimmage.

It's got a couple receivers to his left and to his right.

Receiver goes in motion.

Where's them under pressure?

Robinson gets him two defenders, bringing down as Campos and Pennington.

Each came into the game with seven sacks.

Now each have seven and a half sacks.

The great job is Shiloh Christian.

Clearly trying to make a shot downfield on 3rd and long protection broke down and they converge on the quarterback in Robinson.

Going to get great field position for their offense, looking to add to the seven.

Nothing lead their putra Turner.

It's like Jacob Solomon back there now that Shiloh is Putman Turner.

Chase Nichols.

His back around his own 45.

Caleb Anderson gets the pawn off.

He punted it, kicks it away from Nichols, gets a great bounce and it just keeps rolling inside the 35 to about the 33.

He came into the game, averaging 45 1/2 yards per punt.

That went from the 25 to the 3317.

That's 42 yards with no return.

I think most teams will take that.

That's that's a weapon you can use, and that's shallow.

Christian doesn't punt it very often, but when they do, they've got a weapon there in.

Anderson IN.

Deal position, traditionally you're gonna get the ball near midfield if you're punting from your own inside your own 20, but that I'm able to flip field position and enforce Robinson.

Try to go with 72.

So Robinson starts her second drive on the 32.

They were just went 80 yards for the first score of the game.

Searcy in the backfield next to Cleveland.

Cleveland back to throw and he's going deep once again.

He overthrows the defender and.

Kind of a dangerous throw there by Cleveland.

They faked the kind of the stop screen or the tunnel screen to the top.

Your top of your screen and they try to sneak a receiver out behind the coverage of Shiloh Christian, but they read that one perfectly stayed at home and forced incompletion.

He was looking for Jackyson, right?

That's one of their big play receivers, right?

Has 34 catches, 696 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Could you tell me a story about right?

He dropped a pass last week against Warren when they got back to Robinson, he went inside to the indoor facility.

Want to catch 100?

Passes he said he wasn't going to drop anymore.

Never again let's Cleveland with it.

He just keeps it goes up the middle.

He's tackled by dejarnett.

On the shopping list.

This is a great job of establishing things up front, but Cleveland slips the first would be tackler and able to pick up three or four and they get that third and medium type.

Third and six Saints want to get their defense off the field.

Comes the receiver, emotionless jackyson right?

Cleveland scrambling up the middle, trying to pick up the first down.

He does move the chains ball to the 45 yard line.

Quick scramble up the middle from Cleveland before Cooper dark and bring him down and Cleveland hasn't run the football too many times this year.

59 rushing attempts for just 327 yards, but back to back plays the legs of the quarterback.

Help keep the Robinson offense on the field.

Searcy in the backfield with Cleveland.

Searcy with it, he's got five.

He's got eight give him Yep, 8 yards on first down, Robinson will take that yeah there one in the battle at the line of scrimmage West that that offensive line that's generated huge chunks of yardage in the running game.

How about 2800 yards rushing this year?

Over 200 per contest.

For Robinson, you're starting to see why the darn it with another tackle for Shiloh Christian.

Hard count for Cleveland.

Shiloh does not jump.

That's Freeman in the ball game.

Freeman has the first down and more.

He splits.

One safety has one man to beat Cleveland to the end zone.

Touchdown senators big time run from the backup running back.

He goes 47 yards for the score.

Noah freeman.

Welcome to the game and what a burst by Noah Freeman he gets to that next level makes a great cut to the outside and this shows off the speed and that offensive line starting to do big time work for Robinson.

In Shiloh, Christian is going to have to make an adjustment defensively West.

They're only going three down lineman, just two linebackers.

They're going to have to get more bodies in the box.

Otherwise Robinson is going to have a field day, and the rushing attack Alex Gabriel on for the extra point kick is up.

Kick is good 14 nothing senators over the Saints up shot several Joe T Robinson games this fall, and I've seen Noah Freeman and it always seemed like a short yardage situation and I looked and he had 11 touchdowns coming into the game and I was speaking with coaches Scola.

This week, I says, is framing kind of your big back your your short yardage God.

He said no no.

He's actually smaller than Daryl Searcy.

He's just waiting his turn.

That was his quote.

He said he's only a junior Searcy is a senior and freeman would be starting for most teams across the state.

He said he's that good.

We feel like we have two starters.

He said we have unselfish guys, he said so many times Cersei has run the ball down to what you're seeing.

The goal on to the five yard line Ale Tap his helmet saying needs a breather and so will stick.

In Freeman and he finishes off the drive and he's getting a lot of touchdowns that you're seeing on TV in short yardage situations.

But no, this luxury to have when you've got a guy with 11 touchdown, he's like, Nope, he's just not quite as good as the other guy and you're going to see a lot of the Robinson offensive players on defense and they go both ways.

But Coach says they like to substitute a lot.

They'll substitute frieling.

He says that goes back to the unselfishness.

When you get tired, come out of the game, we got somebody else that will come in for you.

So they try to spell on offense and defense.

Hi kickoff, once again Saints get it on the 30 balls on the turf.

They quickly recover it.

They'll take over on about the 33 yard line.

After Shiloh Christian, you've got to settle in here, made sure it's 14, nothing.

But it's a lot of time left.

It's still first quarter, plenty of time to get back into this contest.

Try to maybe established that run game.

You gotta slow down the pass rush of Robinson, they just pin their ears back on that last possession and came after Eli Wisdom motion trying to get something going.

Maybe this screen game or the rushing attack to slow that penetration down up front.

Saints trying to get on the board their third drive.

Wisdom brings Henley in motion.

He's going to line up as a tide in.

No handed off to Baker, Baker picks his wave, finds some room to run, but he's brought down quickly by Anthony Freeman.

Freeman comes up from his safety spot to make the tackle.

After a 5 yard game.

Nice job to show a little patience there by Baker.

You know the whole was kind of congested, so he bounces to the left side and then picks up five yards.

Will cut back lane.

He found there Baker again, Baker hit right around the line of scrimmage.

He'll fight forward for two that'll bring up third and three Michael Pennington there to make the stop.

We haven't seen Eli Wisdom.

Try to use his legs just yet, but maybe on 3rd and three may be an option to re try to give your quarterback the ability or the option to try to make it play with his legs.

Saints need to get to the 44 yard line.

Be third and three.

Still playing at time on the play clock, we're just now at 15.

Wisdom with Baker to his right he brings hinley emotion.

Robinson with little penetration.

Baker trying to get it and there's nothing there.

He got maybe a yard that will bring up 4th and two senators did a good job of just pushing it out.

Zach Wofford makes the tackle.

No hesitation, Shiloh Christian going to go forward here on 4th down, but Baker was trying to find a hole in that left side.

Kept mounting outside, bouncing it outside and Robinson just did not allow a crease for him to cut up into.

Wisdom, looking over at the sideline.

15 on the play clock.

He's got hit Lee in the backfield with him.

The big back.

Senators look like they're coming wisdom to the outside.

Wisdom picks his way, finds enough yards to pick up the first down it came to play after the night that I expected, but you've got to find a way to use wisdom in the run game.

He's too dynamic as a runner for sideline for him for too long over 1000 yards rushing this season.

18 touchdowns faints, trying to pick up the pace.

They get that first down they want to.

They want to get going.

They'll send Cooper Hutchinson in motion, empty backfield wisdom, looking to throw low pressure coming.

Now more pressure coming.

Wisdom running for his life, stiff arm throws it to the sideline.

Did he catch it?

Nope, out of bounds and the key there.

Even they weren't able to take advantage on that passing play West is if you go no huddle.

It keeps those defenders on the field.

You mentioned how much Robinson likes to substitute.

Maybe start to wear down that senator defense.

Once again, pressure on wisdom seems like every time he's gone back to throw, even on the completed pass, he had pressure at big completion they had in their first drive of the Game 2 minutes, one second to go in the first quarter.

With some quick pass out to the right there was a senator.

There he catch it.

He caught it, but they're going to lose yard.

Nope, now they're gonna say incomplete ball hit the ground they were looking for Baker, but that was BG Brandon Grill there to break it up and.

Really takes the focus off the receiver when he flashed in there.

It's kind of short armed it there did wisdom, they got enough on it and.

Not been a close catch, but actually break for Shiloh was ruled incomplete 'cause he would have lost four or five yards.

Third, intent.

They gotta cross midfield and get the ball to the Joe T 44.

Listen, master pass.

He's got a receiver breaking across the middle is it almost picked off that time?

Wisdom had protection.

I think he knew the internal clock might have been taking a little faster 'cause he's been hit so many times already.

In this first quarter he had a receiver breaking open on a deep route, but unloaded that one early, throws it into double coverage, and luckily that one wasn't picked off.

AJ Owens almost picked it off.

We both saw Jacob Solomon breaking free.

I thought he was going to throw it, put some air under it.

Let's Solomon run under it.

So Caleb Anderson is back.

Underpant Jyoti sins back.

Chase Nichols Nichols.

Not going to get to return it short rolling now.

Nichols picks it up, Nichols stops it from rolling.

I think it's a smart play, always like it.

And I mean he could have left that role and I think the Saints could have found it inside the five he picks it up and gets a few yards before Beau Williams brings him down.

And you're looking at a punt this down inside the 10 if not the five and a great job just to feel that pun on they got a nice hop right into his chest and able to advance at 567 yards.

Returns.

Really not the point of that.

You limit the damage on the roll.

We're going to start at the 23 and very easily could have been starting on their own three and that just that frees you up to to call anything you want to.

For Cleveland so like Cersei's in there with him, Cersei picking his way breaks a tackle, gets over the right side and certainly make something out of nothing once again.

And Shiloh Christian made the adjustment there, brought in an extra defensive lineman, had it stacked up at the point of attack with Cersei.

That shows the patient shows the athleticism, bounces it outside, and picks up 10 or 11 more and moves the chains in Baker on the tackle for Shiloh Christian.

Coaches Scola said that Darrell Searcy junior is playing his best football.

In fact, he was raving about the practice he had on Tuesday.

Shallow showing pressure.

Cleveland wants to throw.

He's going to get rid of it looking deep down the field.

He's got a receiver open.

It is caught and that's going to be a touchdown for Joe T Robinson.

Brandon Grill comes in and makes the big time catch grill goes 65 yards and the senators are up 20 to nothing.

Shiloh Christian was trying to bring a little extra pressure expecting the run and Jyoti just goes big ball and grilled us finds nobody there defensively and had 195 yards receiving on the season.

But you mentioned right there 65 on that play and Robinson's got a three touchdown lead here in the first.

Alex Gabriel is on to attempt the extra point.

Just a great pass from Cleveland on the money.

Extra point is good, it's 21 to nothing.

Senators over the Saints.

It seems like a long time ago, but how big is that?

Fumble now on the goal line for Shiloh Christian, your six inches away from taking a 7 nothing lead.

And just like that, the explosive offense for Robinson has found the end zone three times and and Shiloh hasn't been down like this all season long.

Only have the one loss to Sand Springs, a 6A school from Oklahoma and they had a lead in the fourth quarter in that game.

So shiloh's gotta settle down and.

And collect themselves otherwise this one is going to get away from in the first half.

Momentum is big in all sports, but it just seems in football there just how it can snowball.

Heck, I was watching the NFL game on on on Monday night was the Thursday night.

The Steelers were playing.

You know they were down 29 nothing and I thought well this game is over and all sudden Big Ben got going.

They got a little momentum and they got right back in the game.

You're just how does that happen?

How does momentum mean so much?

Well it just does and then you take it to a lower level with kids like this that momentum that energy they can just ride that.

Momentum, and that's what you're seeing right now with the senators.

After that fumble they're just there, they are.

They've got a little something going right now.

Success breeds confidence West, and so you get something to go your way.

You're starting to believe in, OK, we can do this, you know, 2 * 3 times we can do it for a series.

Now we can do it for a quarter now.

Shiloh Christian.

This needs to get something to go their way, whether it's on the special teams wore on offense, whatever the case, maybe they've got to get something to go their way.

Maybe it's a big play with the quarterback run game.

Whatever the case, maybe get something to go your way.

Start to chip into this lead and maybe that momentum will start to slow down for Robinson and start to trickle back your direction.

Bodhi Neil just made a huge play.

That ball is loose and Bodhi Neil Alertly jumps on it, recovers it.

For the Saints there were a couple senators just jetting down the field hoping to recover that ball.

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They they know what it takes.

They know how to come back on the same things with the Saints.

They know what it takes to come back and and just start chipping away, chipping away.

And it all starts with getting a couple of first downs.

That's what they're going to try to do right now.

Kirby Owens?

Ask AJ on the tackle for the Senators and bowl.

Williams try to change the pace, the different running back 48 carries.

He's got 10 touchdowns just looking for anybody that provide you a spark.

For Shiloh Henley back there now.

Wisdom is going to run it.

Wisdom knocked out of bounds.

He's knocked sideways by KJ Owens.

It looked like there might have been a running lane there for wisdom on the outside, but Owens quickly closes ground and get to tackle for loss.

Comes up from that safety position and watch him just there.

He comes just two bam.

Full head of Steam makes the tackle and see coach mopping the defensive coordinator there on the sideline.

He's excited, he's got this defense playing well right now.

Third and eight Saints need a first down.

That's the end of the quarter.

All Joe T in the first quarter.

They're up 21 to nothing in the four.

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Seaver goes in motion that Solomon Wisdom rolls, right?

Looking for Solomon?

Got Solomon throw on the run.

Good catch, big first down Big first alley they roll wisdom to the right.

They move the pocket.

They kind of move that launching point for the defensive line.

They get Henley out in front and a great job by Solomon to go down and make it play.

Sliding to a knee in a much needed first down now rolls left, moving the pocket once again.

Almost picked off.

He threw it behind his receiver that time and jotis Ashton Williams, their linebacker who leads the team in tackles, had a chance.

Coach says he is a stud.

Call this junior a Division One prospect.

He said he was a couple inches taller.

Everybody would want him, but of course you know how it is with some of the power.

Five size matters, but he believes this guy will be playing on Saturdays at some level.

Second, in wisdom across the middle has receiver open balls.

Loose senators have it.

They want some more, but Tyson right returns it to the 49 yard line of the Saints.

They completed the past and then BG Brandon Grill.

Another big play knocks it loose.

Just the story of this first.

After Shiloh, you think they're getting something going?

They hit their leading receiver Hutchinson on a little shallow slant route.

He makes the play makes a football move and this knocks the ball loose and now Robinson got the ball plus territory and got a chance to really pile it on.

Here and take a potentially a four score lead that was a great look at it.

Hutchinson caught it, took a couple of steps so makes the football move.

Then Ball comes out right, picks it up.

Second, turnover of the game for the Saints, and normally this is where you say stop the bleeding, but you've got to stop the hemorrhaging right now.

If you're the Saints.

Quick pass out to right right.

Looking to make another big play.

Takes it down to about the 42 yard line.

Sorry that's not number one that was number 7 Zach Wofford.

Luke Slider brings him down.

Second and three, maybe 4-3 and a half.

Four take what the defense gave you.

Their Shiloh Christian showed they were dropping deep into his own, so let's take the safety valve.

Their pick up 6 yards and stay in front of the chains.

Cleveland as Cersei.

Next to it, I'll give it to Searcy, Searcy over the left side has one blocker splits the two defenders he picks up the first down, mark him down at the 37 yard line.

Just seem to be able to pick up 567 yards anytime they want to search.

See averaging 7 yards of total so far today, averaging more than eight and a half yards on the season.

Cleveland in shotgun.

Now he looked back over to coach Uscola.

Handed off to up the middle and was Freeman freemans in for Searcy.

That's going to hurt Freeman's average.

He was averaging 17.7 yards per carry after that long run of 46.

He was only able to pick up a couple yards on that play, already starting to see Shiloh Christian for trying to tackle the football.

Trying to get it out.

Try to create some kind of momentum for their defense.

Yeah, I said he only picked up a couple yards.

This shows you the line push that they're getting.

He didn't have anywhere to go.

He picked up 4 yards there.

They're dominating the line of scrimmage right now.

Cleveland is looking to pass.

Like that ball came out finding out of his hand.

Something happened there.

He short hopped his receiver.

Shiloh Christian do.

When they've got a light box, only had six in the box right there talking four down Lineman, 2 linebackers and one of those linebackers is really spread out wide and that just gives you a numbers game.

If you're the offensive line for Robinson, you're seeing that and you've trust your guys just go one on one and win the battle up front against Shiloh.

And those are running type situations of more times than not going to be successful for the senators third and six you saw Coach Eskola.

Sure this is 4 down territory.

If they don't get it here.

He gives it to his back.

He dances over there.

Let's see where they mark him out of bounds close to the first down marker.

Searcy is he able to pick up the first down think he's going to be just short.

Is pushed out of bounds by Ben Baker.

Four days running back on running back right?

It was good.

Good ball fake.

It faked me.

I wasn't sure who had it for a second I thought Cleveland captain was looking to pass.

They go mark him short of the first down, so it's 4th and one.

Christian got six in the box under what linebacker walk it up now so.

Got the big simple numbers game and.

Better flag.

Before the snap false Start offense 5 yard penalty for town.

That's a big penalty there.

Now you can't just automatically rely on your run game to pick up six yards.

I was about to point out they had a big Marion Harris at left tackle.

They lined up the tide in right behind him like we saw in that goal line.

Thought maybe they're gonna try to do that same thing.

Just go over that left side powered their way for one yard.

Now it's totally different.

Play 4th down at 6.

Balls on the 33 really need to get to outside the 27, about 27 and a half yard line.

Cleveland hands it off going to be a pass halfback pass.

He's got a receiver and he makes the catch.

A leaping catch made by Zach Wofford.

The defense's all run they immediately broke up, and, Sir, she pulls out the trick.

Play hits his receiver.

He had to climb the ladder to make that blade that shows you how important this drive is to coach this cola and company that they know if they go up 4 scores.

It's going to be really, really tough for shallow Krishna to come back from that jotis very confident in their defense.

They feel like you give them a four score lead.

They're sitting well.

Cleveland's warning at all here throws in the corner of the end zone.

It is caught by Wofford again back to back catches for Wofford, and that is touchdown Robinson.

Just created separation from the defensive back.

The top of the screen and a great job by Robinson and a great throw by Jack Cleveland and it hits his man and he goes up and elevates for the catch.

It's a foot down and Robinson about to take a 28.

Nothing lead.

Apologies to KJ Owens and his family that was not Wofford that was Owens.

The uniforms got me.

It's so hard to see these uniforms at white and gold, it just the two of the seven.

That's a I think.

The second time I've missed the numerals, but Kjo wins with the grab and it is 28 to nothing.

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It has been a dominant performance and of course their defense pitching the shutout their defense has.

Forced two turnovers.

And they have all the momentum they are rolling right now.

Shiloh Christian, needing something big on this drive.

High pooch kick again.

It's going to be filled at a 35 yard line.

Not a lot there for Shiloh Christian, and they'll be voting, kneels, knocked down about the 37 yard line.

Ashton Williams there one of the many senators making the tackle.

Anthony Freeman there also.

You see clearly that Robinson they're not going to kick it deep here.

They just say they're going to do the pooch kick around right around the 35 yard line.

They've done that now four or five times and kick return yards.

What may it may be combined 15 yards on the four kickoff tests?

See what wisdom in the Saints can do.

Desperately need to get going here?

Solomon in motion.

He'll hand it off to Henley Henley.

Handle it keeps going.

That's a first down and more that gets the Saints fans on their feet.

That gives them something to cheer about.

The sideline raises their hands.

Chase Nichols makes the tackle Henley the big back, the future Razorback a linebacker.

But he also plays running back.

Nice job to keep his balance their hurdles through one defender Saints quickly up to Linus.

Great image wisdom.

He runs it.

He picks up four on 1st down.

This is when Shiloh Christian said it's most effective is when they pick up the pace they go no huddle.

And then they start.

Hit you from every which direction they go.

Henley they go quarterback run and now let's see if they get the passing game going.

Gotta try something they gotta pick up the tempo.

Do something a little different.

Michael Pennington with that tackle.

Second in six.

Slow it down here.

Still 20 seconds on the play clock, so no rush.

Main thing for them is they have to get some points they've gotta put in the end zone.

There's no doubt about that.

Baker bake it to Baker.

Wisdom keeps it, he fights forward, will pick up 3.

Pennington on the stop again, back to back tackles for him.

Third, and three, no doubt this is, you know, four down territory is exactly what I was about to say.

Barring you know a penalty or significant loss here, you gotta believe Shiloh is going to have two plays to pick up these three yards.

Wisdom and Baker Baker has it Baker he has the first down.

He fights forward to the 35 yard line.

KJ Owens brings him down.

Result of the play the Saints and that's all you gotta do is just continue to trust your running game and your offense is going to be able to score.

Be able to put up some points picking up the pace as Baker with it over the right side.

He's in trouble.

This time he's thrown for a loss.

3 senators there to knock him down, Kjo wins again.

Nice job by Owens again.

They're they're doing a really good job of setting the edge and making Shiloh Christian try to bounce it out in that team speed on the defensive side for Robinson's really preventing Shiloh from getting to that outside and picking up extra yardage.

See that team speed.

Wisdom brings Solomon emotion.

System back to pass, looking deep.

Rule contact there.

I think it just really their feet got tangled up and you saw the defensive back for the senators.

I hate to say it was Wofford because I can't see the numeral very well up here but he he saw the ball in the air and he just goes where he's going to pick it off and when he did he clipped the feet of the receiver and it wasn't offered.

It was K J Owens 271.

I can't see up here but it's got as much right to the football is the receiver does and I think that's incidental contact and a good note.

Call third and 13 May have an offsides.

No, he timed it perfect, but they have a receiver open.

And he's going to pick up the first down big play for the Saints.

They needed that Bodhi Neil just wide open sat down in the zone and found a spot and wisdom saw it's a great job and Neil, he just kind of hooks in there and he kind of the slides to his left.

Ever so slightly finds the hole in his own, gives his quarterback Elaine to throw the Football Saints quickly back with it.

To the 15.

Picks up four on 1st down.

Those Baker on the run.

Michael Pennington, Warren Harris 6 1/2 minutes to go in the half.

Saints with their second best drive in the game.

Their first job made it all the way to the one before they fumble it.

Henley in the back filled with wisdom.

Where is it going to pass it to Henley?

He's got a blocker out there.

The big back brought down that was a good play by Ashton Williams and Nice job to recognize that, and he's kind of that trail defender.

They had a alignment out in front and if Williams doesn't make that play from coming from the side that maybe a big play is ad blocker out in front in full head of Steam for him would be tough to slow down.

Goes for the legs.

Grab the ankle holds on and brings down the big back.

You're not going to bring down Henley if you hit him around the shoulders, so you gotta get him around the side of shin area and and try to do everything you can to get him on the ground.

Urgent five wisdom.

He's going to keep it goes over the right side.

He's going to be short of the first down.

He had Henley leading the way for him.

I think that was another case of.

It's clear four down territory for Shiloh Christian, so you're just kind of trying to cut that 4th and five into something a little more manageable and give credit to Robinson's defense.

Again, they're not given a whole lot up in the run game.

I could Pennington on the tackle it again.

We've caught his name a lot so far in the first half.

4th down and three.

So if they need to make it to the 9 yard line to get that first down.

Wisdom and Baker in the backfield they're gonna call timeout Saints they want to talk about it makes sure they got the right play call.

This is huge down it is this this is.

It's too early.

There's still a whole half of football left in five minutes left in this first, but it kind of feels like if they don't score here and they give Robinson the ball back a chance to add to a 28 nothing lead it.

It could be over 28 seven, you know you feel like OK three possessions and a half.

That's easily, easily done.

But the way that Robinson.

Offense has been clicking on all cylinders scored every time they've had it today.

I believe, so you've got to find a way to just put the ball in the end zone first start chipping away, but you've got to also make some adjustments on the other side of the football.

We know Shiloh can score, they can put up some points in a hurry so they're not out of this game, but here's the thing you worry about.

If you're the Saints, if you don't get this first down and Jyoti gets the ball marches down, uses up that five minutes and they score a touchdown.

Is 35 nothing.

The sportsmanship rule begins and that clock is running.

Continuously in the second half and Robinson gets the ball to start the third quarter.

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Here we go fork down in three.

The big back.

Kaden Henley.

He's in the backfield with wisdom.

Wisdom rolling to his left throws and it's short.

No Flags Robinson takes over.

That was the look I think you want if you're shy.

Little Christian had the corner out, had plenty of real estate to lay it out there in front of.

I believe it was Solomon on that corner out, but for the see if wisdom got hit or the ball slipped out.

I just came out of his hand funny.

I mean he had his receiver in the end zone and the ball just did not come off the hand of wisdom properly.

And now it's worst case scenario for Shiloh Christian as the Saints have a chance to add to this already huge lead.

Senators have been doing a great job of timing up that cadence in the snap and a couple times.

I thought maybe they're going to be offsides hand up if they weren't offsides.

Handoff up the middle.

Nothing there, no gain on the play.

Great job by Bo Williams.

The time it up Speaking of time enough to snap, he came off the edge and able to shut down the Robinson running game for the first time of maybe all afternoon or evening.

We've been able to say that's a no gain.

Williams trying to give his team a spark.

He was looking over at the sideline trying to encourage them.

Senator second in 10.

Balls on the 12.

88 yards to go.

4 1/2 minutes in the half.

Cleveland to throw escapes the pocket and he scrambles out to his right.

Cleveland brought down.

That's Henley on the play.

Give Henley a sack at his great closing speed, buffer the future Razorback.

He saw the play breaking down.

He saw Cleveland kind of start to roll to his right, and you're going to see him like a blur from the right side of your screen is come in and make a play.

And now a huge third down opportunity for the Shiloh defense to get the ball back to your offense and potentially put some points on the board before the half.

So will be a big time.

Start by the Saints defense Robinson.

Taking their time now 15 seconds on the Play clock third and 13.

Cleveland has no iframe in next to him.

Freeman picks up the blitzer, gets the pass out, and it's caught receiver steps out of bounds right around the 23.

That's going to be close to the first down.

He has the first down.

Dax Widger brings down the receiver Zach Wofford, but that is a huge play for Robinson.

That is a great routes that get beyond the sticks, be able to come back just to yards, but the protection and the way that Cleveland fills the pressure from his right side to be able to step up.

Just ever so slightly and gets the first down a huge first down for Robinson and the flag comes flying in from behind.

This play will check the flag.

Where they threw it and told him.

Holding on the offense 10 yards on the file.

Repeat first down.

See if the Saints defense can use that penalty to force a punt.

Get a stop.

Mark it down at the 15 yard line.

They need to.

First move it all the way out to the 3318.

Clock is running 309 in the half.

Robinson doesn't seem to be in too big of hurry.

Cleveland.

Got Cersei in the backfield.

He's going deep.

He's got a receiver at the 50 off the hands of his receiver.

Almost a great throw in a great catch.

Starting to see Shiloh Christian bring a little pressure that time on the delay blitz Henley came in and just Cleveland able to get rid of it.

And that one just out of the outreached hands of his receiver.

That was almost a big time.

Throw in catch Brandon Grill again.

Grill had the big catch in the first quarter and almost came up with another big catch.

And they're just they're having success running by the shallow defenders.

You know, that's what's so dangerous.

They've got that speed on the outside.

You've got to either play off as a defense and allow everything.

Underneath or try to go man to man and risk them running by you.

5 seconds on the play clock, they're going to pick up the pace and they're not going to get this off.

2 seconds one second there night and I see coaches color running over to call a timeout.

Sign out loud.

That is their first time out of the house at the time out, so it'll be second in 18th.

After the holding car wondered, maybe if Jody was going to slow it down and just milk the clock and go in with the 28.

Nothing lead and then they throw it deep to VG and tried to get the first down in a whole lot more.

Just trying to get it all back in one play and two or three inches here.

Maybe a little wind gusts into their face.

They would have been able to make a big play, but Shiloh catches that break but we've got to find a way to get another two stops here.

Defensively taking a look at some of the first half stats.

Jack Cleveland is five of eight passing 100.

31 yards and two touchdowns.

Darrell Circes run the ball 9 * 62 yards.

He has one touchdown.

Noah Freeman 5 carries 57 yards.

He has a touchdown.

Receiving for Robinson Zach Wofford 4 catches 78 yards.

Brandon Grill, one catch 65 yards.

Kirby Owens one catch 11 yards and Jason Wright, who came in as one of their most explosive receivers, has not caught a pass yet.

They're up 28 to nothing.

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Second in 18.

Cleveland looking back over at coach Eskola.

He's got the signal.

Turn on the play clock.

Searcy in the backfield.

Fake it to Cersei.

Those it out to the left.

Still on his feet dancing around.

A lot happened for a 2 yard gain.

Bodhi Neal brings him down.

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Shiloh Christian calls timeout.

They want to get the ball back.

The second time it's a good use of a timeout.

You've got him backed up third and long.

Got a quick strike offense 2 1/2 minutes.

There's plenty of time if you're the Saints, it's all going to come down to this play.

This is a huge huge play coming up for the shallow defense.

Can they prevent a third and 15 ahead for the Saints?

For the Robinson senators?

Look at that Saints defensive huddle.

The paint worn off of that helmet think that Brent Gluttony hasn't been into some collisions.

Love those shiny gold helmets for Shiloh Christian.

It's it's a classic look.

No need to change it.

Chance for a classic showdown tomorrow.

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3rd and long.

Cleveland looking to pass Cleveland scrambling to his left, he's going to throw out the ball tip and falls to the turf.

So the Saints get the hold that started with the coverage they were trying to get the wheel routes to the near side for Pulaski rock.

Excuse me, Joe, T. Robinson and Shiloh Christian covered that forced the quarterback to go back to his second or third read forced the left and great pursuit.

Looks like 31.

Got a hand on the football.

It's Hudson Ball freshman and they got high hopes for him.

The future is certainly going to be bright for Hudson.

Ball Hudson bowls.

Brother Jackson Ball is a senior of right guard on the team and.

Hudson's been playing brought the freshman up and he said he has been very impressive.

Not a starter, but he's getting a lot of snaps.

SNAP is low, punter does a great job of getting it off.

He went down to Anita Field that snap and that's gonna give Shiloh Christian the ball inside the 10.

Good catch there Bobby.

That's why the whistles I heard the whistles.

I didn't.

I couldn't understand why they're blowing the play dead and now you see why it landed trusted the head official all on top of that, as he saw the punter go to an E, picks up the football, it's immediately blown dead and Shiloh Christian, their defense gets a much needed stop and now their offense is in prime position to cut into this lead, take a look at it again, low snap and the punter goes down the field.

They may want to review that.

That need may have been backed up by the time he caught it, yeah?

Let's close question is they since they blew it dead.

Can't say that the pot got away, so maybe 'cause the whistle came out after that.

The way the play calls on the inverted whistle, yeah.

Here's one more angle we'll see.

Check and see when he has it in the knees down.

It's close.

It is close up anyway.

Shallows got in there.

Now there's a flag down.

Part of the snap false start offense.

5 yard penalty.

It's first down.

I think it's one of those.

They went back and reviewed it and we looked at it twice and it was so hard to tell unless they had a frozen you know frame by frame that that would be tough to overturn.

Yeah, but I believe the whistle since it came in there would be hard to change the ruling on the field and Shiloh Christian choteau off there as they move early wisdom rolling with the Met in the backfield.

He's slumped to the ground.

The senators with another tackle for a loss.

This time it's Austin Porter.

Looks like Porter was just a scrawny kid, but just kept plugging away, plugging away, plugging away, and now he's on that defensive line, making a big play for the Senators and the state championship game.

Already five stops for a loss for this Robinson defense in the first half.

They're averaging upwards of 17 yards per 17 tackles for loss of game and you're starting to see why.

And Shiloh offense is averaging.

46 PTS and 430 yards of offense.

Shallow had first and goal in the five.

Now their second blow it dead again.

Think yeah, Joey called timeout.

This is their second time out of the half.

Let's head down to the sideline.

Let's check in.

We haven't heard from Kyle in awhile Kyle.

What's going on guys?

A lot of excitement on this Robinson sideline and then it could look across and you know, like you guys said Shiloh, they're they're not the state champions for no reason.

There's certainly not out.

As we saw earlier today, and so a lot of excitement.

As I said, right over here with Robinson, but this definitely not over when you got a whole second half left to play.

Thank you.

Kyle, 2nd and 15.

Had a 5 yard penalty on first down, then they lost five yards on the tackle for a loss.

So all of a sudden it's second and goal from the 15 he had that big play on special teams and you thought that maybe some momentum going shallows way.

They get the big defensive stop and they get the bad snap.

Take advantage of it, maybe all of a sudden you go in 28, seven at the half and it's been a terrible happened.

At least you have a little momentum going into the locker room.

This is important couple of downs for Shiloh Christian.

It really is.

I mean you've got to be able to take advantage of this.

Robinson defense is only giving up 140 points or so in the last 12 games.

You've got to find a way to take advantage when you can with some rolling right.

He's looking to pass.

He gets it off as a receiver.

He makes the catch inside the 10 yard line.

That was Hutchinson on the catch.

Wofford brings him down, let's say isn't four.

Momentum was stopped at the 7th, so you get half of it back there on second down.

Clock is going to continue to run if you're Shiloh Christian one, you want to score or two.

You know.

Maybe not leave much time for Robinson to to answer before the halftime bill.

3rd and goal.

Wisdom rolling left looking those near the end zone is picked off.

The senators go down inside the end zone.

Another big turnover, big play by the senators Anthony Freeman with the interception that's his second of the year.

The first one was a pick six but this one even bigger.

It's a second time wizard and is trying to get the ball to the corner of the end zone and is under shot at that time as well.

Underthrown behind his receiver.

Solomon had the corner he was open.

That's who he's trying to get the football too, but.

Wisdom could not get enough on that throw and Robinson gets a huge defensive stop before the half.

The senators looking to pitch a shutout in the first half.

The second turnover that they've gotten in the red zone, one in the end zone, the other one on the 1 yard line, but the fumble was recovered in the end zone.

So that's twice now.

Now Robinson got a chance to add onto it.

If they choose to do so.

But just one time out after disposal handed off up the middle to Searcy, Searcy picks up the first down.

He moved to change you pick up 1012 yards at a time, 14 there for Searcy clocks going to stop the move the chains minutes enough time for the senators to go down the field in school it's just a simple play right up the middle handoff up the middle don't do it again to Searcy.

Bottled up this time now he's going to bounce it out to this.

Sideline he stumbles, keeps going, gets out of bounds at the 45.

That's another first down as this great effort by Sir she bounces it outside 25 yards on the last two carries combined and Robinson out near midfield.

And we're just starting to see the talent and they want to from Searcy.

He's pretty impressive.

He's over 80 yards in this first half.

Clock is stopped with Searcy getting out of bounds.

Of course, he got the first down.

Cleveland.

He's looking to pass this time he fakes it.

He throws a deep.

The receiver just stopped his route as hard around.

There's going to be a stop and go and the receiver saw the the secondary slacking off on him didn't bite on the play fake, so he was going to sit it down and the quarterback.

They already started his motion to throw it downfield and Cleveland wisely just throws it over everybody's head.

He's looking for Wofford again.

Second, in 1042 seconds, but he had one on one coverage with the safety came over the top.

I sobbed, disguising that for Shiloh Christian.

And prevents the big play.

Cleveland hands it off over Searcy slips.

The 45 yard line Gotti 45 yard line gets credit for that tackle.

Robinson have to hurry it up if they want to try to score, but they may be content with 28.

Nothing lead.

They don't have to run another play.

They're going to, though I think they're gonna take one more shot and see if they can get some yards and maybe throw it in the end zone.

You don't hand it off to Searcy service, it just takes it up the middle.

And that's going to end the first half.

Joe T Robinson, dominant in the first half, 28 to nothing, taking advantage of the Shiloh Christian turnovers.

Going to the locker room with a four touchdown lead.

Amazing the momentum shift in this game.

West Shiloh Christian takes the opening kickoff.

March is right down the field.

Looks like they're going to score, but a big defensive player right at the goal line stops it.

A 28 old run for the senators and it really has been all Joe T Robinson in this first half as they've been dominant on both sides of the football since that opening.

Dr Let's go down to the sideline and see what Todd Eskola has to say.

Todd, you really couldn't have asked for a better first half.

What do you tell your guys just to keep up them up as you write?

Well, last two possessions I wasn't happy with.

You know we had a holding penalty with lazy feet and and then had a receiver kind of busting assignment.

So we're trying to be perfect.

last Test of the year.

So we we still got some work to do in some corrections, but come up with a big plays on defense.

Thank coach.

You heard Coach say our last Test of the year.

He explained that they've been testing their guys every Friday night, so you know, in school we all take tests.

They're taking tests in English history.

Whatever class well, we have a test once a week on Friday nights we prepare.

We study for that test each week and we want to pass that test on Friday nights.

He said.

We had one more test to pass and that's this state championship game.

So far I'll give Joe T&A.

That's an A for sure.

In this first half.

We'll come back with our halftime report.

We'll take a look at some stats stick around.

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Back at War Memorial Stadium, it is halftime Joe T Robinson with a 28 to nothing lead over Shiloh Christian.

Tell you what Bobby back in the booth Westmore, Bobby Swofford.

I've never saw this one coming.

I thought if he told me Joe T Robinson has 28 points, I mean, OK. Well, Shiloh's got 21.

This is going to be a close game back and forth, back and forth.

We've talked about at the beginning of the game, how important turnovers are those big momentum plays, shallow Christian turned it over twice, Joe T Robinson turned that into 14 points, and I hate to keep harping on that first drive of the game.

But how different would this contest feel if Shiloh punches it in on the opening possession of the game?

They go up 7.

All the momentum is on their side now.

The pressure is on Joe T. Robinson, which is by the way ace their last 13 tests on 13.

Sorry victories.

How do they handle a little adversity falling behind early now we don't have to see that and now we're having to see how Shiloh Christian handling this adversity and right now they're not handling it well.

Earlier this week I spoke with Todd Eskola, head coach at Joe T Robinson, and we were talking about turnovers and he gave me a quote.

And it was so important it stuck out my mind.

I wrote it down, so I want to grab my sheet here.

So I got it right, he said, quote, we got to play clean.

They play clean in the first half, no turnovers.

It was Shiloh Christian with three turnovers and that's the difference it might have been something they saw on film last week when Arkadelphia was able to score 54 points on Shiloh Christian.

Maybe there was a ***** in the armor defensively.

A defense has been pretty good all season long.

A team that Robinson clearly knows well playing in the same conference.

Maybe they're able to replicate some of those same things at Arkadelphia, was able to do running the football in the passing game, and that's why they've got 28 points here in the first half, and they're halfway home to a title.

Shiloh Christian also had to play Ashdown.

That's another team from that 748.

So that's some familiar faces, some familiar tape, when JoJo T looked at that game tape all right?

Well, check in with David Basil.

The halftime reports coming up next.

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This is our last one, so let's get right to it coming up how to grow a football team will show you how an Arkansas Delta School is turning a group of young men into a team and even a family from scratch then will visit with a future Razorback student athlete.

Kaden Henley of Shallow Christian.

But first, we're here in the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, the home that countless stories.

In Legends of Arkansas Sports from Jerry Jones.

Dickies ausby to Hazel Walker.

Let's hear from Greg Hatcher, the president for the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame about this special place.

Greg, thanks for being here with us today.

Sure man, listen, I've known you.

We go back along way and and you, you're pretty specific on what you get involved in.

Why do you decide to get involved with the arts and Sports Hall of Fame?

Well, you know I've been on lots of boards, but this is my.

This is my favorite and most fun.

Just 'cause I love sports and I love excellence and with the sports Hall of Famer.

Getting to meet the best that there ever was, and you know, I've always loved sports because when you're part of a team, you learn how to be a teammate there, which which transfers into business and transfers into everything you do.

And when you work with somebody who hasn't been a teammate, they don't always get it right, you know, so.

You know it's just been a pleasure to get to meet all the people and you know our sports Hall of Fame works.

Works as a good team to to promote Arkansas heroes from the past.

Do you come in this great facility and do you find something new every time you come in here or appreciate what you see?

I do, but I I think Arkansas needs to know about the facility.

You know, this facility can be used for luncheons for meetings, and it's it's really inexpensive and you'll always have plenty of talking points and things for people to do.

In fact, at the Hatcher Agency, we're going to have a meeting with our with our clients and our staff.

In the next couple months, just to show it off.

Well, if anybody knows about sports, it's you.

You know, we're we're covering the high school football championships and your son Lane was a four time state champion and talk about how important high school sports is in your family.

You know five kids and they've all they've all played for titles and one some one titles, but you can't ever take that away and it's always a part of your life.

You know, I think I've talked to hunter Henry.

Who played Pro College in high school and he said nothing was more important than high school.

When you're playing with your high school buddies that are your lifelong friends and you're playing for a championship for your city, there's nothing bigger.

And though my kids have all played at the college level, they still would tell you that there's something pretty special about those high school championships.

So everybody that's playing today, they got memories that never will go away.

Anything new on the horizon for the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame?

That's maybe on your agenda to to accomplish.

Uh, we just want to get the word out, celebrate more.

We've had record voting for this year's Sports Hall of Fame.

We're going to do some new twists.

We've got some championship rings or some sports Hall of Fame rings that will come out this year for our inductees and the presidents before have taken it up another level.

And we just try to keep growing.

You know, today with video and books and memorabilia we can keep.

We cannot lose those honorees where we can watch their films for years to come, so we just want to take it all digital where it will always be there so you can go back and see your favorites and what's exciting is that we're watching high school football this week.

Players who may be in this facility one of these days.

So that's an exciting part two, we appreciate you Greg, for being here.

We hope more folks take the opportunity to come explore Arkansas's rich sports history right here.

So many great stories.

Remember, every great story begins with the first step, though this year.

We've seen Kipp Delta collegiate.

In Helena, West Helena, take their first steps in building a football program from scratch.

Our cameras were on the field tonight, the Blue Hornets faced off against their neighbors the DeSoto Thunderbirds for their first scrimmage as a team.

You know, a kid.

We often say one team, one family team and family.

We use all of these different like idioms.

It really has to become lived.

When you think about football.

So knowing that this is the first year, it's brand new to our kids, I mean.

And when I say brand new, I mean brand new knowing they were about to get ready to walk in and we're gonna face a team.

DeSoto who's been playing for a while, even though they only been playing for two months.

A lot of just three weeks.

Period absolutely under this pain then.

Great then give it out.

Complete lot of mistakes so they don't upset me.

It's F. Did Bath mean the fact that this year right after a pandemic we were able to start and get these young men involved in this program and they're going to kind of be our founders of the program?

Kind of puts us in that position to where we can truly say that we are a viable sports option for Helena West Helena.

Our vision of becoming a real program is coming to light.

We've gone to the football OK communicate already.

There we go, go go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.

Turn team only everybody.

Don't pick up with everybody back up.

45 come up with other sports.

You know guy can go on a 12O run by itself and win the game right?

Football is coming like that sport to where there is actually no way can't.

You can't do this without a team, but the reason that it's so important for us right now to kind of get this off the ground is because having that five year plan in mind, we know now that if we start now with this group of young men, it's only going to continue to get better each year after year.

Heavy in appointment.

We win situation with.

Things aren't going well.

We wanted to, you know, can't convert from downs.

Can't move the ball wiki.

Stop nobody fumbling snaps missing passes all day you gotta stay calm because when they look at you you know they see a leader they see somebody look up to somebody they can fall and so my thing is whatever you do do it full speed I mean just commit to it alright just just just commit to it man.

Whatever happens, happens fine.

Let's get it.

Go, go, go.

Second, once they actually began to play crazy parties that it was just like this is normal for a second.

Second, the feeling for me and the filling the way our community came out and supporting us in this.

I mean, it was like none other.

It was just so amazing to just see that many people come out and support something that literally started three weeks ago.

At one point, linebacker since then, next thing you know.

We've flown Divas lineman barely coming out tomorrow, and next thing you know, I see you shooting your hand.

Those are the small improvements that we need.

You just gotta bring me.

Don't care about scoreboard all I want us to do is go out there and do us, compete give me your best effort.

Whether you mess up or not.

I can.

Currently we want to attack and run to the ball.

What you find in football like we worked on just went through it OK, everything OK as a team.

I mean, I'm proud up.

Let's go y'all.

Take it out, take it out take it out thinking that.

Hey.

We got guys get into writing it back.

Around bargain for y'all have been playing football for a few weeks, few months, but there's still a lot of time to prepare for high school football games.

I'm so proud.

I couldn't stop smiling in the game 'cause I was just thinking about what it was you just did.

You win that thing competing.

Nothing.

I cannot.

I see why coaches don't like.

Good luck to Kipp Delta collision as they continue this journey and here's to them having a full season next year.

OK, let's meet another outstanding student athlete, Kaden Henley from shallow Christian is gearing up to put on a new red jersey next season.

Bobby Swofford caught up with Kaden to see what he's learned from his years at Shiloh and how he'll take those lessons on the field with the Razorbacks.

We knew that we had a special football player and he's one of those that just continually got better.

And performed weekend and week out.

That is a high school football coach.

Choose your position coach.

How tough is that for you to not only go outperform know that your position coaches, you're going to hear from him at home, but just to kind of put all that together but also know, hey, that's there for me too.

How do you?

How do you mix all that together?

I mean, it's fun when I'm doing well, but sometimes it can be a little frustrating when I'm doing bad 'cause he's always there and he lets me know.

But it's a good thing.

At the same time when you get on the field and you know he's on the sideline, he's always in your ear.

Is that motivation for you?

Is that a distraction?

Had you handled that dynamic on Friday night?

I like it just 'cause having having my dad there and he's a really good coach and if I'm messing up on a little something little, he can always tell me and I can correct it in game.

I think just growing up in a family where your dad is a coach.

You've got an advantage and I think he's extremely intuitive.

I think he does a great job of knowing what that opponent is going to do.

Obviously there's a lot more to it than see football tackle football.

You know, what do you do during the week that allows you to be successful?

On game day, the biggest thing and especially Coach Gil and our defensive coaching staff and as well is we try the personnel them by formation.

OK, they're in this formation.

Its first down they like to run this play to the field.

OK, they're on the boundary.

They want to run this play to the field.

Just little things like that.

Then we try to catch up on how do you take that information and not get bogged down because a lot of people could take that information and regurgitate it to you but they wouldn't be able to take that information and instantly react to the football.

How do you balance?

That I mean, for me it's you just have to take advantage of practice.

OK, we're working third and long.

OK, that's it's third and long.

And then you just you have to take advantage of all the practice reps you get throughout the week and you have to take advantage of all the meetings and all the films you watched or you will, as you said, like not be able to do both in your middle linebacker.

You want someone that's going to be able to see something, help others align first and foremost, but then react to what the offense is doing.

And he's a guy that we get to see weekend and week out of practice.

Those commands coach up his teammates, and when you've got a guy like that on defense that can really confront and demand is his teammates in a way where they respect it?

You've got a special player you're going to play for the Razorbacks.

You know that hadn't been done a lot in Northwest Arkansas in the state to be a linebacker for the Hogs.

Obviously you've spent the last few years watching them on Saturdays.

What's it going to mean?

To put on that Razorback helmet?

I'm excited to go over there.

There's nothing like it in the nation.

And that's why I want to be a Razorback.

Think it speaks volumes for both him.

And our school.

And so we're extremely excited about his opportunity.

We know he's excited and we can't wait to watch him play for the hogs.

It's time to wrap up this edition of the halftime show and our coverage of the 2021 state football finals.

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Let's get you back to War Memorial for the conclusion of the four Eight Championship game on the home of the high school state finals.

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Back at War Memorial Stadium where Joe T. Robinson, lead Shiloh Christian.

28 to nothing in the four A state championship game.

Westmore, Bobby Swofford with you.

Surprising first half.

I think a lot of people are stunned with the score in the first half.

We thought this was going to be a close ball game, but instead Jotis raced out to a 28 point lead.

Any play that mattered.

The big plays in that first half was all about the senators they made the plays defensively.

They made the big plays on offense and they took advantage of the opportunities they had Shiloh Ditton.

And that's why it's a 28.

Nothing margin, 3 turnovers.

Big story in this game, all three committed by Shiloh Christian.

Jyoti is taking advantage of those turnovers.

And they lead it with 28 to nothing and they will receive the first half kick and.

We expect shallow Christian to come out.

Try an onside kick and try to get that ball.

If they don't Jyoti goes down and scores 35 point lead with the extra point.

Then we could have the mercy rule invoked in this state championship game.

Let's take a look at some of the first half stats and it's as you would imagine, dominated by Joe T. Robinson.

The thing that sticks out to me.

Bobby is rushing yards.

In fact, if you look individually.

The quarterback Eli Wisdom 8 carries 0 yards with a longer four.

Yeah, for a quarterback and a player who ran for 1100 yards up to this point.

And this season, Joe T. Robinson has shut down the running game.

They have shut down Eli wisdoms aspect of the running game and making them a one dimensional team.

And that's when they're able to pin the ears back and come after the quarterback.

And that's where a lot of those negative yards have come.

But it's because of sacks.

You were tracking tackles for a loss earlier tonight.

And when you get down to five at some point.

This Joe T. Robinson defense is aggressive now that they're making plays and what they're doing is they're getting a push up front with just their front four.

They're moving that line of scrimmage as we take a look at the first half stats that they've controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the football.

And that's why you see that Jyoti has 146 yards on the ground, while shallow Christian is yet to crack 50.

Those are big play right there.

First play of the game to Hutchinson and the they were able to get March on down the field but fumble dawn, the 1 yard line.

Jyoti gets the ball and that's one of their many big plays to Wofford in the first half, they get that first score from Darrell Searcy over that left side and Marion Harrison Company.

There's another one of those tackles for loss.

We saw that defense swarming all night.

Yeah, they're just they're.

They're moving the line of scrimmage.

Here's the big touchdown run by Freeman.

I mean, they've made the place.

I mean, it's as simple as that.

Shiloh Christian hasn't made the plays.

Joe T Robinson has, and that's why they've got a 28 nothing lead and.

You had a blown coverage on top of it right there, and you know life has been pretty good for Jack Cleveland in that senator offense and you already mentioned it.

If they come out and find a way to get this second half kickoff and go down and score this second half go down pretty quickly as the sportsmanship rule could be invoked.

This is one of the few plays by that Shiloh defense that was Kaden Henley firing through there.

We saw the halftime interview that you had with Henley, the future Razorback, but looked like he was shot out of a cannon.

To get that sack right there, they put a couple more minutes on the clock.

We got about two minutes to go before we kick off the second half.

Other stats for you receiving for Joe T Robinson.

Zach Wofford leads the way for catches 78 yards.

Kirby Owens or KJ has two catches for 14 yards and we just saw that catch he had in the back of the end zone for his touchdown and Brandon Grill or BG as they call him one catch for 65 yards.

That was a.

A big momentum changer there in the first half that got Jyoti.

I believe at that time their 14th point.

They gave him a two touchdown lead.

Yeah they just came out like a cannon to start that contest offensively.

21 first quarter points and before Shiloh Christian's defense could settle down, they they already had a 3 touchdown deficit.

Did the Saints and they're they're they're a team that can play from behind and they score points in bunches.

But you know, getting four stops and in 1/2 against a team as talented as Robinson is going to be a tough ask.

And you know that that.

Maybe the biggest points shallow Christian can score 28 points.

That's not the argument right?

Can they get enough stops that it's gonna matter if they score 28 points?

Yeah, I would caution those who think this is over or the Jyoti fans who are celebrating a state championship.

I know Todd Eskola and his coaching staff.

They're not celebrating.

They know they haven't won anything yet.

This Shiloh offense is explosive.

I mean they put up 50.

How many points last week against Arkadelphia?

57 against Arkadelphia and you just pull up the schedule 48 against Cave City 56.

Against Huntsville, you go back to their regular season at 62 grav.

It's 5849, fifty five against peerage in the season opener, so I mean, that's not.

It's not out of the realm of the possibilities, but can you get enough stops to prevent Robinson from school reports 'cause you won't talk about scoring points?

Well, this team can do it too.

I mean 56 couple times, 62 against Nashville, and they're they're putting up points against perennial powers.

You're talking.

They blow out Nashville.

They blow out Warren last week score 43 points.

I mean, it's two premier offenses, but a Robinson's been the upper echelon of the two.

Certainly in the first half tonight.

Well, I have a feeling I know what Todd Eskola told his team at the half 'cause we heard a glimpse when he was talking with Kyle Sutherland just when the half ended.

He wasn't happy with their last two offensive drives he he wants to score right here and make it 35 to nothing.

He wants to score every time he touches the football.

And that's the goal of it off it.

So that's the goal of a coaching staff.

Put points on the board every opportunity you can, and so when Shiloh's defense.

Started to kind of stiffen there in the house.

He's not happy about it, but now we'll see if Shiloh Christian wants to maybe roll the dice and try to get an onside kick, which isn't completely out of their normalcy is they?

They onside?

Kick a whole lot more than a normal high school does?

Robinson has lined up with their hands team, they have eight guys within 15 now one guys drive.

Two guys are dropping back, so they're prepared for that onside kick.

We're gonna go ahead and kick it deep.

It's going to be filled at about the 11 yard line.

Senators will take it out to about the 27 before they're knocked out of bounds.

It was K J Owens on the return.

Maybe the Saints thinking they don't want to put their defense in a bad spot.

If you try the onside kick you know, Robinson may only have 4550 yards to go for a touchdown.

They scored touchdown in.

You know it's only happened once in Arkansas history.

A team come back to win when the the sportsmanship, sportsmanship rule is in effect and so they want to give their defense a chance to get a stop and then get the offense.

The ball back.

Shallow Christians defense made the adjustments in that second quarter.

You know and gave their office a chance to get back into it.

They just couldn't take advantage of it as they start this second half of the four man defensive line, but Robinson still able to muster their way to a 5 yard gain.

Searcy takes it up to about the 30 yard line gain of five on 1st down.

He was finally brought down by Beau Williams.

I think you're going to see Joe T being methodical at times.

They don't need to get into any hurry.

Low snap Cleveland is going to take it.

Hanley wraps him up about the 3132.

They'll say the 33 yard line, so still able to get three yards making something out of nothing.

It looked a little scary when he had to go down and picked that ball off the turf.

Just a great job is showing a little patience.

He finds a slight seeing there, but 44 in Navy.

They're in a meeting, but not until he gets three yards behind the line of scrimmage.

Marking down for 32 so they pushed it back a yard third and three.

Searcy bounces it outside.

He's drugged down, looked like he was going to get the first down, but he was caught from behind.

I think Bo Williams got him.

Bo is excited, big played tracking him down from behind and drop him just beyond the line of scrimmage.

Might have got a half a yard, but a great job defensively and now we'll see if Robinson up 28 nothing.

Once the roll the dice and their average and.

Six yards of carry this contest, and now they're fourth and one.

They got to get to 35.

They don't punch a lot.

They're not like quite like PA, but they'll pundit if they have to.

But they're not punting here, it appears they're not.

Handling makes this stop and he stopped him in the backfield.

Shiloh gets to stop.

They desperately needed another low snap.

Their West modest looked.

I throw off the timing a little bit, but Hindley came downhill.

You you expect them to run behind vigor.

Marion Harrison Henley gets back in the backfield and and gets the arms around the legs.

The circean and shuts him down before he can get it going.

And just like late in that first half, shallow Christians got a chance with great field position, but can they find a hole in this Robinson defense?

And more importantly, can they make the plays as they failed to do so twice in that first half, Hanley shot the gap was in the backfield makes the play.

It's the football IQ of Kaden Henley is pretty impressive senators.

Turn it over on downs.

What can the Saints do?

Wisdom looking to pass.

Looking across the middle, he's got his receiver across the middle.

Let's bowl Williams.

This kind of on a skinny post mega thread.

The needle between 2 senator defenders and Shiloh Christian is going to pick up the pace.

Look the pocket he had room.

Stand in the pocket.

Williams gets inside that in almost broke it you saw that Shiloh sideline kind of jump up.

They thought he was going to break it.

The football came out and he's able to corral a two bow.

Williams almost turned it over.

Campos on the tackle Saints picking up the pace.

Wisdom Wisdom keeps it wisdom into the end zone.

Now they're gonna mark him down at the ward.

They're picking up the pace, they're going no huddle there for trying to get the ball snap before Robinson can even get sat.

And I'd expect wisdom straight ahead here.

Don't go.

You can give it to Bo Bo gets in.

There you go, Saints exactly the way they needed to start the half so I can get a four and out and they score.

That's a great start and you know that those one of those plays.

It's easy for us to sit up here in the booth West II.

Guess why do you go forward up 28 and get risk?

The possibility given Shiloh Christian, great field position.

Of course, as an offense you're coached out of school.

You wanna put the game away and you'll always have faith in your team.

You're averaging 6 yards of carry.

We can get a yard while the Shiloh defense rose to the occasion.

Now they're off.

It's finally takes advantage of it, puts in the end zone, and we said the game's not over.

Now things could get real interesting.

Saints looked at the two point conversion.

They're going to kick the extra point now.

Caleb Anderson on.

Good snap, good whole kick is up and it's good.

So the Saints get on the scoreboard.

It is 28 to 7 stick around.

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This is the last one, but we got a bonus one tomorrow.

We get a game tomorrow on a Sunday high school football on a Sunday yeah, weather postponed.

Last Night's 2A game will play.

It will be back here 2:30 tomorrow.

Fordyce will be here and McCrory will be here not to waste your Sunday.

Being disappointed by the Cowboys and watch Little 2A high School state championship game.

Washington football team.

By the time the Cowboys have a good lead, you can flip it on over here.

Kick off by the Saints.

Robinson will field it at about the 13 yard line.

Senators head over the left sideline, they're out of bounds right around the 27 yard line.

Make comments like that.

As my patriots are off this week and can't lose tomorrow at those patriots, they're rolling right now, well?

Had a couple former Razorbacks on that team under Henry Dietrich Wise.

They've been fun to watch, while future hogs out here on the field, and one of them made a huge impact.

Kaden Henley on that last drive, 2 tackles for loss.

And jumps jump started this St defense and I'm trying to get back into it.

Searcy with it, he's met in the backfield once again and now this Shiloh defense is feeling it.

That time it was Hudson Ball, the freshman defensive end.

Yeah.

Want to play in just a freshman?

621 ninety five wins the point of attack gets in the backfield and shows the strong hands gets ahold of the jersey, slings him down, and guys in Navy and gold are starting to feel it in Robinson's gotta try to get a spark from their offense.

Cleveland back to pass under a little pressure scapece of pocket has a receiver at the 33 up the field.

He has a first down out of bounds around the 45 yard line.

That's Kirby Owens with the catch big first down.

Robinson needed that it was a big first down and that was created because Cleveland was able to extend the play roll out to the right side.

That allowed his receiver time to make that long cut from across the field made some separation from Henley.

The linebacker in coverage made a nice throw on the move.

In Robinson's out near midfield, but more importantly keeps their offense out there.

Thomas Reese got some penetration.

He forced Cleveland to escape the pocket.

Cleveland looking to pass again.

Dumps it off.

The receiver bobbles it.

Balls on the ground?

They're saying it's a fumble.

Right now there's no sign of an incomplete pass.

They're calling this a fumble and a Shiloh recovery.

Let's make it official.

There we go, we will have a review because all turnovers are reviewed.

Think that a big reason why they went ahead and called it a fumble on the field is 'cause they know they can go back and review.

This will have to wait and see if he had possession.

Can't see from that angle.

If he had possession of it, made a football move before the ball was knocked.

Three and this one likely going to be reviewed, and we'll see what kind of looks we can get at it.

The previous play is under review.

I like that you know, of course, high school officials aren't used to having benefit of review to lean back on.

I think the official did a great job of going ahead and say this is a fumble on the field.

Now we can go back and look at it.

Stick ice and right and it said forward pass hat.

Balls moving there before any contact was made.

His couldn't tell if he secured it initially.

So if we have a different look, that's a second look.

The first look we couldn't tell anything.

I think this would be a good one.

The nearest location.

It's out of frame, so we don't see what happens there.

So from those two looks, I'm not sure you could overturn it.

Unless there's another angle that we haven't seen just yet.

When the ball clearly comes out before contact is made with the defender.

Just can you tell if he secures the catch before that contact is made?

I don't know.

I think that's our best look and it's really close.

That's and and again, this may be the downside of them really going to completion in a fumble on the field.

Yeah, I'm not sure there's enough there to overturn it.

With the naked eye, when we were watching it live, what did you think?

I thought it was an incomplete pass it to in real time just 'cause the ball came out so quickly.

It looked like he was kind of.

Bobbling it the whole time he goes out of frame there so you can't see it.

I thought in real time it was an incomplete pass, but you know, in these instances and this, this review is taking longer than any of the two weekends.

I think because they want to make sure they get it right.

It's just I just don't know if there's enough video evidence to overturn it.

That's our best look right there.

You know he took a couple steps at it.

See if we can see who actually recovered the fumble.

Think of us handling.

I don't think he ever had it.

Is there defensively who makes the 22 that were covered it well then it comes loose again.

Is handling that pops up on there.

Yep, he's got it there under the pile and they're still looking at it.

I think the longer they look at it the new war benefits.

Shiloh Christian, but.

We'll have to wait and see.

They've done a nice job of coming down and explaining the ruling afterwards, and.

This is obviously a massive call shiloh's already cut the lead to 28 seven and this would potentially give the Saints the football right at midfield.

I believe, and I want to get clarification from the booth.

We've looked at every angle we have, correct?

We have so you've seen every angle inside the stadium with all the cameras that we have.

I don't.

I don't think you can overturn it.

Was I mean whether it was right or wrong?

I just don't think there's enough video there to say, OK, is this note of which is the keyword that the the word they're always looking for?

This is the best angle right here.

Has it takes a step.

It's bobbling comes out.

Because the keyword that he brought up to us in the pregame, he goes as soon as you think it's a play.

He goes, you immediately kill it because you know if you think it's an incomplete pass or you think it's a fumble, don't think.

Here's the call.

After review, the ruling on the field has been changed.

Incomplete, pass, second down, Robinson at the minus 47.

So I think they got it right.

It's just I didn't see the video evidence to prove that it was right.

Just crazy and makes no absolutely no sense coming out of my mouth but watching it real time I thought it was an incomplete pass.

One angle we saw he has in his hands he's trying to take a step balls, bobbled comes out.

I wasn't sure.

Let me say that I wasn't sure if it was going to be returned, but I do think they got it right that matter how we get to the conclusion that they got it right.

But it's just that they got it right.

Second in 10.

So it's just an incomplete pass.

Second in 10.

When I handed off, run it up the middle big yards for Searcy Searcy across the 45, Searcy to the 44 he's close to a first down that's Kaden handling with another stop we saw the surge there.

Shiloh Christian went back to a three man defensive front Robinson able to take advantage of it.

They fake it.

They try to get the Saints to jump offsides.

They're going to switch sides of defensive ends or switching sides.

Third and short handed off right up the middle.

Great penetration from the offensive line, Searcy gets behind that line, finds a hole and picks up plenty of yards for the first down sinks at Shiloh.

Christian needs to stay with that fool down front, but they know their personnel a lot better than I do.

But then when they had the four defensive lineman in the game, the running lanes shrunk tremendously for Robinson.

One of those Robinson's got four wide receivers.

If you put him four defensive lineman, that's one less guy in coverage and we saw some senators running loose in that secondary.

Right now they have 4 defensive lineman in.

And they're going to pass.

Under pressure gets it out to his receiver, makes one move, picks up nice yards.

That's a Zach Wofford again.

Zacspin their leading receiver tonight.

That's his fifth catch on the game.

He's brought down by Dax Wager.

Cleveland took a big shot as he left that one flight to the flat, shallow starting to get a little pressure.

They're starting to get in the face of the quarterback just the tip too late and he would get that out to the safety valve.

Balls on the 28th, 2nd and three.

Run it up the middle, but he's met right in the middle by handling that is called playing downhill.

You see a hole.

You see the door open.

You fill it or you close it.

Either way you look at it, Kaden Henley came and showed up with bad intentions and drop that one for a significant loss.

The loss of two.

He almost took the handoff as quickly as he closed that door.

With both elbows taped up, you got blue blood showing through.

That's a linebacker you want playing for you third and five.

Two down territory here for the Saints we've already earned for the Senators.

We've already seen them go for it on 4th down.

Fake the handoff rolling left as a receiver open and he has ever seen her for the first down and more inside the 20 to the 18th.

That was just a good touch pass out to his receiver and even a better catch that time Ashton Williams was on the receiving end.

But you mentioned that a table of it over 2 Shiloh defenders right in his face know where his receivers going to be.

And that's a big first down 'cause that could have been a big loss going back the other direction.

First catch for Ashton Williams and that was a big one.

First and 10, they're in the red zone at the 18 yard line.

Cleveland was Searcy.

He's going to pass.

He's looking into the corner of the end zone, juggled not caught incomplete.

Oh, his receiver wanted at that time it was what that was.

K J it was Owens great touch on the ball again by Cleveland.

He hasn't had too many errant throws today and he put it in the at at least a chance for his receiver to make a play and he was tapping his chest and that's my fault.

That didn't make the play for you.

He was trying to make a one handed grab.

Went up with that left hand couldn't bring it in.

Second in 10.

Bakes it to Searcy, Searcy picks up the Blitz, tries to hit the receiver right around the goal line.

Has Cage after he came out, I thought he's tapping his head.

He was, I thought he stabbed his helmet.

He needed to come out.

He was tapping him and say, my bad.

A little window there for Cleveland, but again, Shiloh Christian had a little pressure on the quarterback and let that one fly across the middle and just sailed on it.

Third and 10.

So if you're Robinson here and you're likely four down territory, I'd look for you know, maybe even just give the ball to search.

You can get half of this back here on 3rd down and try to make it 4th and manageable.

Cleveland to pass looking in the corner of the end zone, receiver tries to make an adjustment on the ball late, like lag is late.

Yeah, I thought that was this really good coverage and they may get Shiloh Christians, Bodhi Neil with interference.

It's chase Nichols in the end zone trying to make an adjustment on it.

And maybe when he made that adjustments when the interference happened.

Just looking here at the replay, I didn't.

I don't know.

There's not a lot there will take a look at the defense countries have the distance to the goal.

Repeat third down.

Ah, I just I don't.

I don't think that's enough there, but the official in the back of the end zone.

Through the flag, he saw something that we did.

It was tough to see if there was any contact right there with that angle.

Or if there was any grabbing her holding, but it's a first down for Robinson.

They're inside the no, it's not a first house, third in one and we got a flag down.

This plays blown dead, a lot of movement up front so it's a half the distance penalty prior to the snap.

False Start offense 5 yard penalty.

Third day was third and 10 became third and one is now third and six.

And we gotta remember, in high school and like college or the NFL is not an automatic.

First down for a penalty.

Let's say I don't believe there is any automatic first down penalties in high school.

I may be wrong on that, but.

And move it back out just around the 14 yard line.

Third and six months full mash formation.

Look this, they're gonna keep it right up the middle into the end zone.

They scamper in and that is the kayson right for the score.

That was just a lot of window dressing for a quarterback draw right up the middle, but enough moving parts there for the Robinson offense had Shiloh second guess who had the football and he's able to to jumped in from.

About 12 yards out in the easy score.

Oh, we told you earlier that Tyson, right, and Jack Cleveland weren't a quarterback competition when the season began and it wasn't till after a couple games at Cleveland took over as a quarterback.

But I was told Jack ISON is they can throw it.

He can run it and we just saw it right there as he ranted in out of that little Wildcat formation, faked a couple of handoffs and just scampered right up the middle for the score to make it.

35 to 7 Robinson answers with a huge drive.

How big was that overturned incomplete pass call?

Now set a Shiloh Christian.

Get the ball at midfield.

It's ruled an incomplete on the field and Robinson able to take advantage of that second opportunity and goes down.

Puts points on their board, regains that 28 point lead.

You could feel it here at the stadium when they were looking at that review that the Saints had a lot of momentum on their sideline that their sideline was excited.

Their fans were excited that you just had that feel that they were mounting a comeback after scoring that touchdown and thought maybe they were getting a.

Another stop on defense.

While we wait for Robinson to get their kickoff team on the field, he remind you we got a ball game tomorrow.

It's the two a state finals between four Dyson McCrory.

We will be here at 2:30.

I hope you can join us Fordyce looking for their third straight state championship McCrory looking for their first title.

Since I don't have my 28 notes in front me, I think 15 it was at six years ago.

I believe that's correct.

And we could see the red box, one of the top five mascots at all of Arkansas.

Gotta throw him in the top five and McCrory, you know they've been right there at the top of the two A rankings all year.

Many felt like they were the best team in the state and going up against the defending champs.

Now their high pooch kick fielded right around the 35.

And Jyoti will make the tackle Saints will start to ride around the 40 yard line.

Tanoue, Shiloh Christian.

He's got to answer the bell and we've got to start doing it in a hurry.

You wanna go down and try to score and now you gotta start stealing possessions 'cause you know you look at the time remaining 17 and a half game minutes left in this contest.

Shiloh Christian.

Not only do they need to score, they need to start gaining extra possessions.

So that's talking forcing turnovers, onside kick, whatever the case may be there 'cause I've got to keep the Robinson offense on the sideline, Vinny.

Big place.

Stuck place.

Wisdom all alone in the backfield.

Look in the past he has time to throw as a receiver right across the middle catches made.

It's a big play for the Saints on first down they go from there 40 to the Joe T Robinson 42, a gain of 18.

Look at him, hurry up, they're already ready to run another play.

Wisdom gets its hands it off right up the middle.

Get it down to about the 38 yard line Baker.

Picks up about 5 that was big for Shiloh Christian.

They'll go empty backfield 5 Y, but the offensive line one and gave with some time to find his open target Baker again.

Baker crossed the 35 he's gonna be marked out at the 34 before Owens knocks him out.

3rd and about 2.

Well, get some movement.

See who we call.

See if Jody was in the neutral zone and the Saints move all start offense.

5 yard penalty, third down.

You can hear the Saints fans moaning and groaning.

They thought maybe Robinson was in the neutral zone.

The third and short now it's going to be third and 7th.

With some going to keep it, wisdoms met in the backfield and brought down.

Why wouldn't Mike Pennington with the tackle for loss, go ahead on your chart there Bobby Mark down another TfL.

Now they've they.

They moved the line of scrimmage there as complimentary of the shallow offensive line up into that point.

But Big 53 and white just.

Engulfs Eli Wisdom and drops him for a loss.

Horns was there too, but he got knocked off the tackle by Pennington.

Had Tom Robinson jumps that's going to give Shiloh a free 5 yards on 4th down before the snap encroachment defense.

5 yard penalty for down.

So by my count that's six tackles for a loss for Robinson defensively and we talked about it.

The half you know that number is really big on the stat sheet 226 for the season you're starting to see why.

Maybe that may not be as far fetched as maybe we thought.

4th and five.

Who is going to look over the coaching staff?

He's got Hindley next to him.

Big play for the Saints.

In these situations, shallow Christians move the pocket quite a few times and see if they roll wisdom out One Direction and try to slow down the rush with shallow is going to call timeout as the play clock was about to expire.

It took Solomon in motion.

They ran this play earlier with Solomon goes in motion, then just runs a an out route and they also had wisdom rolling out to his right through to his right picked up the first down.

That's when they started moving the pocket.

That's really when they've been able to slow down the pass rush for Robinson.

We haven't seen much, you know from.

From Hutchison, really, since what the first quarter?

Shiloh's offense he's got four catches for 93 yards for the first one.

For 54, they've been able to keep him in check for the most part.

Suit Sharla wants to dial up here on 4th down.

I'm going to give a big shout out to Ashley Media for helping us get the word out about these state football championships.

Of course we appreciate their support another one tomorrow.

Looking at some of the stats, Darrell Circes going over 100 yards rushing in this game he's got 108 and one touchdown.

Jack Cleveland 9 of 17 for two touchdowns.

He stone for 175 yards.

Zach Wafford, his leading receiver, 5 catches 85 yards.

Since you set for Shiloh Christian Hutchinson, 4 catches, 93 yards or leading rushers.

Ben Baker 10 carries 42 yards.

Here we go.

4th down and long five to go.

Wisdom in the pocket, across the middle and his receiver.

That kind of bumped off his route.

He's pleading for pass interference, but Bodhi Neil's not going to get it.

Senators forced the turnover on downs.

That's that's a good coverage by Robinson.

Kind of a a jumbled mess there.

The shallow coaching staff was also pleading for a call.

They don't get it another fork down opportunity goes for not for the Saints offense.

Neal thought maybe he was thrown off his route, slowed down a little bit.

No flags, so centers will get it and now they have their chance to go up by 35.

They have the ball at the 38 need 62 yards for a score.

Cleveland, under pressure.

He quickly pulls it down, balls loose and the senators pick it up the line once more.

He wasn't going down.

He wasn't just going to recover it, he was going to advance the ball a little bit.

That's Michael Pennington.

We've seen Bennington on defense and now Pennington, the big offensive lineman with a huge fumble recovery.

That's when you know how things are going your way.

Not only does an offensive lineman preserve a fumble, but he had advances the football for you 4 yards and you're ahead of the chains.

Picked up a four yards after work if it's going to be a no game, but Pennington's recovery moves the ball to the 42.

Low snap balls loose again balls on the ground, Saints habit.

The Saints get it back to back bumbles this time they recover.

Well they're going to say Robin.

So how comes out of the pile with it?

Yeah, see that again, I thought that Big 79 had it.

Pennington got it again.

Are you kidding me?

Talk about having a nose for the football.

And the snap was never there and he did they there he is.

It's a heads up football Player 53 in whites listed at 612 fifty just a junior.

Then offensive lineman get player of the game.

I mean he's good.

He's definitely player of the drive here and you don't want your.

When your lineman touching the football at all, let alone twice on back to back plays.

Passes out got his receiver Wofford and Loft Wofford's got the first down, you know, penningtons the center and he's responsible for that low snap.

So maybe he felt like I better recover this.

I'm going to be in a lot of trouble making up for it.

That's a nice job there by Wofford knows where the chains are at.

It's just beyond him, turns around and footballs thrown perfectly by Cleveland.

Of course the shallow defense has to respect the deep balls.

I'm not able to get up and press even on 3rd and short.

Cleveland, it's going to hand it off.

Sir, she's got it, Sir.

She picks up a nice chunk on first down, give him six over the left side and again a lot of moving parts in the backfield there.

But a simple stretch play.

Only at the mesh that hold it for an extra account and give it to Sir.

See on the outside he finished his strong lowers.

His shoulder picks up 6.

Ask Coach school about Michael Pennington.

He's a junior, he said he's the strongest player on the team.

He's also a leader on that offensive line.

He's doing a good job of leading here.

Cleveland wants to throw and he's looking deep as a receiver wide open at his made for a touchdown reception.

Ashton Williams we've seen him on defense making plays and now we see the second catch from Ashton Williams.

This one gives Joe T Robinson a 34 point lead.

They fake the exact same play they ran last time.

The very previous play, and they just sneak Williams out and it is simple throwing catch there for Jack.

Cleveland is Williams was lost in the shuffle and he's able to walk in for the score.

So Alex Gabriel is on for a very important extra point snap hold kick.

It's up.

It is good 42 to 7 Joe T Robinson up 35 with a minute 13 to go big smile on Kocisko his face he knows what just happened.

Let's show you what just happened.

The sportsmanship rule in Arkansas will now go into effect.

It's a rolling clock now that Joe T leads by 35 points in the second half, the clock will only stop for scores, timeouts and first downs, and it doesn't matter if the Saints score again and they get under 35, it doesn't stop the sportsmanship.

Lee.

Only time it'll stop as if they score or they call timeout.

We go out of bounds incomplete passes.

They'll continue to roll and so the final 12 minutes and in the fourth quarter.

And of course this final 73 seconds here in the third.

We're going to go by pretty quickly, and that celebration starts on that far sideline as Robinson's about to win their second title in three years, you have Robinsons scores, don't you?

Their previous games, I know the invoke the sportsmanship rule and they semis against Warren the game before that was against Lamar 4914, and they did against Pocahontas.

49 seven they did not wait.

I'm not sure if they were up 35 on mills or not.

They beat Mills 35 eight in the opening round of the playoffs.

Well, I mean you may have to go back to the Ashdown game in the regular season, only won that game 21 day.

It's an impressive run.

Yeah, you invoked the sportsmanship rule in the finals.

The semifinals, the quarterfinals, and possibly in the first round.

I would have to go back and look in the archives to see what that score against Mills was.

If they were up 35 to nothing.

Again, we we started the broadcast talking about how they were expected to be here, just like Shiloh Christian was.

And then they're showing why that they were number one or two, and every poll all season long, and their classification their only blemish was to be five a state champion.

And so I mean clear, clear cut for a champion.

I mean when you loosen nobody but a state champion.

That's a pretty impressive resume.

We've already gone back and looked.

They were up 35 nothing at the half high lofted pass.

For screen falls, incomplete Robinson was there.

I think it was Ashton Williams was trying to pick it off.

That was a very dangerous throw, but wisdom had all kinds of pressure in his face.

He was just trying to get rid of it and try to make a play.

It's pretty impressive.

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He's still in deep downfield.

He's got a receiver there and just incredible play was at Wofford with it, Walker comes back.

The leading receiver for the Senators playing DB.

You see Coach mopping there on the field.

That's the defensive coordinator.

He knows how big that play was when the closing speed on the final play of the third quarter is one thing.

But look at the catch, he's able to make.

Here is on the ball.

Just looks like it hit him in the left shoulder.

And flag on the field.

But what a play by Wofford, they may get the Robinson bench coming out of the field.

See what the penalty is for before we take the break and we start this fourth quarter.

After the play, Ramon sportsmanlike conduct against a coach from Robinson will be half the distance to the goal be penalized down their fourth quarter.

That'll take us to the fourth quarter, Robinson rolling 42 to 7 you're watching the Centennial Bank State championships on Arkansas.

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We're loving it first and 10 senators fall on the 13 yard line.

They're up 42 to 7.

Cleveland in the shotgun.

He hands it off.

This time it's the Freeman Freeman Zimpher Searcy.

Will lose a couple yards.

Was Kaden Henley on the tackle?

Henley's been playing lights out defensively, they're just not enough of him out there.

It was Robinson's been able to find big plays in the passing game, the running game, and more importantly the turnovers son is now 4 turnovers on Shiloh Christian.

We talked about the you gotta steal possessions.

Robinson stole four of them and that's why they've got a five touchdown lead.

You're not going to win many games, turning the ball over four times and not forcing any turnovers.

Cleveland fakes shotgun or fakes.

They end off those deep.

He overthrows his receiver.

Wait?

I tried to push that one downfield.

If you would have checked it down to his receiver that there might have been 90 yards of run after catch, 'cause there was nobody anywhere close to number 2 for Robinson, KJ Owens could have been running for awhile.

You'll know set clock still ticking after the incomplete pass.

30 point lead.

35 point lead.

As the sportsmanship rule.

In effect, if you're just joining us, it's been all senators in this one, just a dominant performance offensively and defensively.

Cleveland fakes it to Freeman.

He rolls out running for his life.

He's almost gonna tuck it and run with it to the 15th to the 20 to the 21 yard line.

It was third and 13.

They're gonna be short about four yards.

We're gonna mark him down at the 20.

Kaden Henley trying to track him down from behind.

It goes out of bounds at the 24th, and three is going to be the first punt Robinson.

It's going to be the first part of the game.

It will take you never want to punt, but if you've got to, I guess this is a scenario you want to do it in.

Nothing wrong with putting up 35 right now and the clock won't stop.

They punt very rarely.

Alex Gabriel is on to punt Gabriels soccer player.

They got him off the soccer field.

High punt.

It's going to land at about the 48.

Great role.

Big bounce for the senators.

It's going to roll all the way to the 32 yard line 48 yard punt with the role.

No return taught.

US Golem will take that every single day so it'll change on the possession.

But once they blow it ready for play, the clock is going to start back up and you know this is just really surprising less, but the well oiled machine that the shallow offense has been 46 points a game 429 yards of offense, and today they've been held to this 203 and seven points.

Tip of the cap to those about 22 players on the defensive side.

That defensive coaching unit and they deserve as much credit as anybody for the way they've played today.

Wisdom back to pass and he's trying to set up a screen.

So I'm kind of.

Double clutch there.

He was trying to find Cooper Hutchinson but Vick Marion Harris on the lineup of the defensive end he recognized screenshot his rushdown all six foot seven and got his hands up into the passing lane.

Wisdom's not the tallest quarterback and he didn't have a clear window to throw through.

Second in 10.

Wisdom with Henley in the backfield?

He's back to pass.

He wants to go deep over the middle, but double coverage there so he wisely chooses not to throw it.

Smart move finds.

Baker Baker picks up about 6 on the play.

The big plays at Shiloh.

Christians used to making just aren't there like the coverage has been exceptional for Robinson to but just the athleticism.

You know they've got the closing speed, so what's normally open against other teams or is not open for very long against this secondary.

They're just making plays and.

Enforcing that front five for shallow block for an extra 2nd and Robinson has been able to win a lot of those battles.

Burton 5.

Wisdom under pressure gets rid of it quickly.

Robinson, the blitzing DB and just gunshot, they saw the pressure coming in this yellow Searcy.

Yep, didn't want to hold it for too long and it's unloads.

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We've seen some of the offensive stars for Joe Teague playing some defense, and right then you saw Cersei coming in on the Blitz and Wisdom had to get rid of it.

Just threw it away 4th and five.

Need to get the ball out to the 42 yard line.

He goes in motion.

Wisdom looking to pass.

He's got Hindley wide open.

He's got the first down and a lot more brought down at about the 33 yard line by Zach Wofford just snuck him out and he kind of went.

Motion lined up as tide in and just kind of got lost a lot of times you think he's gonna stay in and block me a an extra protector.

And that time he just snuck him out.

Wisdom hits him and Big Run after catch in shallow Christians inside the 35.

Where some rolls to his right may tuck it and run.

Now he's going to throw it deep, and he's got a receiver there in the end zone.

That's a touchdown.

Tommy finds Jacob Solomon.

We may not get a good angle at West, but if we had the end zone view, what the adjustments that he made Solomon at the top of his right.

He was.

The route was angled.

Put him towards the back corner of the end zone, but he broke it off and came back to the middle of the field.

The recognition of wisdom sees it right there and able to put it on him.

It makes the play and get shadow Christian back in the end zone.

Caleb Anderson to try the extra point.

After the 33 yard throwing catch, extra point is up in good 4214.

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W coming up in March.

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On my calendar.

It better be on your calendar is the onside kick attempt did not go 10 yards and it hit a sane.

Anyway.

I didn't hit a St or did.

Was that just a spin of the ball?

Yeah that might have been some some wild English.

Doesn't matter, it goes out of bounds, so Robinson will get the ball.

Certainly unique.

Free kick out of bounds against the kicking team.

Bobby placed five yards from where it went out of bounds.

First down Robinson can we see that again?

That way that ball bounce?

That was crazy.

That was some wild spin it if it didn't hit a St. That was some crazy English.

Yeah.

Look at that kick, wow.

Following the public person in 10, Robinson, the 45 three yards sooner.

Maybe you got a chance to recover that it was close to going 10 yards to where they could just pick it up or right there at the 45.

Alright, so the senators will take over clock is rolling.

Cleveland still in there like that Searcy with him next to him.

Yep, search, he gets it and he's going right up the middle and picks up close to five on 1st down.

Robinson will be content doing that for the next 6 1/2 minutes and just getting out of here.

Yeah dawned on me West.

You know you look at the Champions that have been crowned the last two weekends.

The three eight champions from earlier day, Harding Academy before a champion here Pulaski or to Joe T Robinson and then your 5A champion.

PA all moving up next year, and so we're going to have a chance to see new state champions in classifications.

At least three of them.

Cleveland in shotgun.

Cersei standing next to him.

They're milking that play, clocking sit on the bottom right of your screen, now at 5.

Cersei right up the middle, met by two Shiloh Christian defenders.

Henley, one of them C 44 getting up off the bottom of the pile.

I don't know how many tackles Hindley has but.

You Gwaltney combined for that one.

You've got to believe him.

He's going to be in double figures.

He looks like he looks like he spent been through a battle.

Both elbows taped up bleeding.

He's got a chance to be successful at that next level.

Let me see what Arkansas can do with linebackers from in state.

Him is a good one.

That'll be a first down for the senators.

Just a pretty easy pitch and catch.

That was Evans Olami first catch for him.

First down first and 10 for Jyoti, so they'll get the milk some more time off the clock and watch this offense just do work and high school football fans are going to appreciate this.

But 58 starts at left tackle for a Marion Harris started as a true freshman.

Played in a state title game that year.

In his career with the championship, not going to see many players to play that many games in a high school career.

He's got two state titles in three appearances.

That's that's a pretty good run.

I was reading the material on him this week preparing for the game and coaches goal of really thought Amari grew up a lot after that freshman year, and he didn't like losing in the state championship game.

He said he saw different Harris, his sophomore year, and lost the Arkadelphia.

I believe four years ago, and, you know, you put him into that program that Arkansas got with Sam Pittman.

And the staff you put him the strength conditioning program nearly 673 seventy right now he is going to be a monster in the next 12 to 18 months.

Another handoff up the Middle Henley there again.

May I check get the official stats on Hindley?

How many tackles Hindley has now?

He's gotta be getting way up there.

It just seems to be at least impotent in position to make every play, especially here in the second half.

It was his 12th tackle of the game double digits, and he's he's laid it out there, just not enough.

Third and four senators get another.

First down, they'll be close to being able to just to milk the rest of this 3 minutes.

Cleveland not going to get it.

Well, let's I said I talked too early.

Look at that effort for the first down.

That was a nice run for Joe T. Robinson.

Second efforts, big and they're going to be able to get real close to being able to kneel this one out the first time we see no Bonner in the game at running back.

Senior fresh, you could tell he was fresh the way he was running the ball.

Those legs kept churning.

Think he knew how big that play was.

Complete effort Robinson 224 yards rushing in the 480 right now.

480 total yards.

Milk in the play clock all the way inside 5.

Bonner again picks up two yards.

Gary.

The senators are about to win their second title in three years.

It was back in the 80s.

They had their first title.

It was a long drought.

Coach Eskola so happy to end that drought.

A couple of years ago and now they're going to have two and three years.

We were talking about it with success on the field, how it changes things, it changes your outlook of the contest, but successful.

The program that changes the entire communities feeling about your program gets the young kids believing, hey, I can win when I get to that level, and that's how programs are built.

Good look at Cleveland.

He's just watching the play clock.

He was milking it and you saw coaches Cola.

He was putting up the V with his hands.

He was making the V with his two hands and.

I think you all know that vement, the victory formation and you saw the offense lineup and Cleveland just took the snap took a knee that wants the game clock, gets inside 40 seconds.

They'll be able to take another knee and and put this game in the books and coaches Cola.

But your head on a swivel.

Your constant Gatorade buckets coming for you.

Poop.

John, hold on we're not doing it just yet.

Here's a big Marion Harris coming out of the game and you see the standing ovation the coaches go over.

The coach of Skull of giving him a high five and a big hug right now, Harris.

Gets him another ring.

If any player deserves a standing ovation, it's that one.

I mean, you mentioned the number of games and he's played and the level that he's played at.

I mean, it's you don't get Division One scholarships, just hand it out and he's certainly earned it and he shows.

Why?

'cause he manhandles anybody who lines up from across from him.

Coach is also pulling Jack Cleveland.

You see Cleveland coming out of the game and coach Eskola is giving him a big hug the senior quarterback.

Great Year for Jack.

Cleveland is the final play.

The final snap a knee and Joe T Robinson is going to win the four A state championship by 35.

There's a Gatorade on coach Discola the big smile.

The Senators are celebrating second time in three years Joti is your 4A state champs and it was convincing.

4214 the final and it was every bit that margin as Robinson jumped out to a big lead.

Early Victor, a defensive stopper.

Forced turnover on the opening possession of the game and they never let that momentum go as they thoroughly handled Shiloh Christian and his 48 championship game senators run quickly to celebrate with their their classmates and they're going to yell at him.

Get back over here and come.

Congratulate Shiloh Christian.

Here they come, see Shiloh lining up and shaking hands with some of the center players who didn't make it over to their classmates.

Just you, you nailed it.

A dominating performance by Jyoti the turnovers in this game just dramatically changed.

And it all started with that first shallow drive all the way to the one yard line.

I hate to even say the one yard line.

It may have been the one inch line.

It was so close to scoring a touchdown when that ball popped loose and the senators recovered the ball in the end zone.

They take it out to the 20 they March down and score.

That's a.

That's a 14 point swing right there to start the game.

Yeah, you can't have the hypotheticals.

But you always have to ask yourself, such as if you're a Shiloh Christian fan of what if that doesn't happen?

What if we take a 7?

Nothing lead?

What if Robinson has to play from behind?

We mentioned they've ruled off 6 consecutive sportsmanship victories.

So what if Shiloh takes a 7 nothing lead?

How does this game play out?

But again, give credit to the Robinson defensive players.

They make the in crucial play at that at that moment, and they created the opportunity for themselves.

They said down the sideline here.

From the winning coach, Tata school coach your second title in three years.

Just put into words how it feels.

I'm proud of the kids.

You know, the kids that coach is a community.

A lot of hard work goes into it.

Hats off Shiloh.

They got a fantastic program.

We both get to move its 5/8 next year so we continue the rivalry.

I hope and just proud of our kids.

Your entire team just played absolutely phenomenal tonight, but talking about the progression of Jack Cleveland, him and I had that QB battle back in in fall camp and he's just been phenomenal.

Yeah, our kids all year long have been special.

You know, they they.

They're they're truly one.

They're truly a team.

We've never cared who we played.

It was always about us.

The same thing tonight our kids were loose, they just wanted to go play and compete and and couldn't be prouder of him.

Thank you, coach.

Congratulations.

Call Sutherland down on the field.

Thank you Kyle.

Great job.

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Joe T Robinson 42.

Shadow Christian 14 Year 4A State Championship game is in the books Jyoti second title in three years and take a look at some of the stats.

While Jyoti celebrates their title and it was a pretty dominant performance.

481 total yards by the senators.

They held Shiloh Christian to 70 yards rushing, just the pass rush the shut down.

Eli Wisdom had 1100 yards rushing on the season and he had five yards tonight.

Of course in high school level the sax they're taking off their rushing total, but just the front floor was dominant from start to finish and the turning point of this game last one, the fumble.

But Shiloh Christian gets the ball at the five yard line first and goal at the five after the the botched punt.

Yes, they get zero points out of it.

Yes, you look at running wise.

Their longest shallow Christians running longest running plays 14 yards.

It tells you a lot about what the Senators were able to do is they have that trophy now and it's headed back to West Little Rock.

They'll add it to the trophy case, their third state championship in school history.

Here are the stats that we've been talking about.

The big one for me next to last.

The turnovers 0 for Joe T Robinson.

Four for Shiloh Christian.

We've now seen three teams in these state championship games over the two weekends.

Have 0 turnovers and it's not surprising all three teams won the game Jyoti today.

You had Harding Academy this afternoon was zero turnovers and Pulaski Academy last Friday night was zero turnovers.

Those three teams when convincingly because part part of the reason why they win the turnover battle, you'd get a value.

The football.

Yeah, your possessions are so important.

You don't have to score but you just have to be able to to make take care of the football.

Make the simple plays and not turn it over and not give the team.

Either good starting position, momentum, whatever the case may be.

That's what turnovers do that it causes you to, to things that really spiral out of control in a hurry.

If you don't protect the football and that's why Robinson is your state champion, here's your MVP at the state championship game.

Player Darryl Searcy.

Darrell Searcy the running back for the Senators 120 yards rushing and one touchdown I was talking with coach school earlier this week, he said.

This Darrell Searcy junior that they're getting the last couple weeks in the playoffs, is the player they thought they were going to have.

They said that he's just taking his game to another level.

He's been practicing harder.

He's been watching more film.

He's been spending more time, just gotten really serious, and he's emerged to be the player they thought he would be in, coach said, quote.

He's playing his best football.

He had a great practice Tuesday, Kocisko said on Tuesday night.

I can't wait to see what he does.

In the state championship game, he knew something special was coming in.

You know what something special happened at 215 pound running back?

That's tough to tackle, especially when it's cold.

You gotta lead.

Joe T Robinson took advantage of their running back and that's why he's the MVP and that's why they're the Champs tomorrow.

We will be back.

It's the two A state championship game.

Four dice in McCrory.

We'll be on the air at 2:30.

Kickoff at 240.

Hope you join us.

It is the last high school football game of the year.

Kind of sad.

It's been a great run.

It's been a lot of fun, but it all boils down to one last game who wins the last title?

Which team will be left celebrating tomorrow afternoon around 5:00 o'clock?

Join us in for Bobby Swofford.

I'm westmore.

Have a great night, everybody.