Football Fridays in Georgia
Cambridge vs. Johns Creek
Season 2021 Episode 6 | 3h 52m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Cambridge vs. Johns Creek - Oct. 15, 2021
Trailing 34-17 entering the fourth quarter, 8th ranked Cambridge rallied to defeat Region 7-6A rival and 9th ranked John’s Creek 48-47 in overtime. Cambridge tied the game on an untimed down at the end of regulation on a 44-yard field goal, then won in overtime on a blocked extra point.
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Football Fridays in Georgia
Cambridge vs. Johns Creek
Season 2021 Episode 6 | 3h 52m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Trailing 34-17 entering the fourth quarter, 8th ranked Cambridge rallied to defeat Region 7-6A rival and 9th ranked John’s Creek 48-47 in overtime. Cambridge tied the game on an untimed down at the end of regulation on a 44-yard field goal, then won in overtime on a blocked extra point.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> THIS IS FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA.
IT'S PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY.
REMINDING YOU TO BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.
WE WELCOME YOU TO THE COLISEUM IN JOHNS CREEK, AND TONIGHT, FIRST PLACE IN 7-6A TONIGHT, AND JOHNS CREEK TAKES ON THE CAMBRIDGE GLADIATORS, JOHNS CREEK AND CAMBRIDGE ARE MAKING THEIR GPB SPORTS DEBUTS THIS EVENING.
AND GOOD EVENING.
I'M MATT STEWART JOINED BY NFL FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK WAYNE GANDY.
NOT ONLY IS FIRST PLACE ON THE LINE TONIGHT, WE HAVE A JOHNS CREEK OFFENSE THAT IS AVERAGING MORE POINTS THAN CAMBRIDGE HAS GIVEN UP THISSEN.
>> 34 POINTS A GAME FOR JOHNS CREEK.
WE ARE USED TO THAT.
AND PHYSICAL, FIRST, GIVING UP 6.4 POINTS.
THE METAL WILL HIT THE ROAD TONIGHT.
>> THE GLADIATORS AND DEFENSIVE END ALEX CUNNINGHAM.
NUMBER ONE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN, SOPHOMORE IN THE COUNTRY, HAS OFFERS.
>> 6'3", 265.
HE IS BIG, PHYSICAL.
HE'S LONG.
HE HAS ALL THE INTANGIBLES TO BE DEFENSIVE END.
WATCH FOR HIM TONIGHT.
>> UP FRONT ON THE OFFENSE LINE, TYLER GIBSON, COMMITTED TO THE ATTACK.
>> TIGHT END, AND LETS YOU KNOW HOW ATHLETIC HE IS.
HE IS DOMINATING AT OFFENSIVE LINE.
>> AND ALL OVER THE FIELD FOR THE GLADIATORS TONIGHT, TERIAN WILLIAMS COMMITTED TO STANFORD.
>> WE WANT TO SEE MORE TOUCHES ON OFFENSE, USE THAT EXPLOSIVE POWER.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BEARS, 5-0.
THEY ARE OFF TO THE BEST STARTS IN THE TEN YURP'S FOUR-YEAR HISTORY.
IT STARTS WITH QUARTERBACK, ZACH HARRIS.
HE IS COMMITTED TO GEORGIA SOUTHERN, BUT TO PLAY BASEBALL.
>> 6,000 YARDS THROWING, SINCE HE'S BEEN THE STARTER.
HE HAS HEAT BEHIND THE ARM.
95 MILES PER HOUR.
HE CAN THROW IT ANY WHERE HE SPREADS IT OUT THEIR GUY THAT NEVER COMES OFF THE FIELD IS JACK MARLOW.
>> A RETURN, MR. DO IT ALL.
LACROSSE TOUGH.
HEADED TO MICHIGAN FOR LACROSSE.
>> ANDMENT THE LINEBACKER BENNETT LONG ANCHORS A DEFENSE THAT HAS GIVERN UP THE FEW ERS POINTS ALL SEASON.
>> FOUR SACKS, LEADING THE TEAM.
IT'S A PHYSICAL, FAST DEFENSE.
YOU CAN ONLY -- YOU CAN PLAY FIVE GAMES AND ONLY GIVE UP 32 POINTS.
>> SHOULD BE A FUN GAME.
SIXTH ALL-TIME MEETING BETWEEN THE FULTON COUNTY RIVALS.
THE MAN ON THE FIELD IS JOHN NELSON.
I HAVE TO ASK YOU.
IN THE WORDS OF MAXIMUS, ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
>> YEAH, I AM INDEED ENTERTAINED.
WE HOPE EVERYONE WATCHES GPB WILL BE FOR THE NEXT THREE HOURS OR SO.
LET' SHOW YOU WHAT THE GAME MEANS TONIGHT.
HERE IS YOUR LOOK.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S THREE GROUPS OF TWO THAT ARE CHASING SIX TEAMS LOOKING AT FOUR SPOTS.
YOU HAVE CAMBRIDGE AND JOHNS CREEK.
THEY HAVE FOUR GAMES LEFT, 5-0 IS ACCURATE.
THEY ARE ONLY GOING TO PLAY NINE GAMES THIS YEAR.
CREEK VIEW AND RIVER RIDGE AT ONE AND TWO.
YOU HAVE SIX TEAMS SEPARATE BID TWO GAMES.
TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE, WE CAUGHT UP WITH HEAD COACH MATT HELMERICH OF JOHNS CREEK.
HE SAID THIS IS A MAKE OR BREAK GAME FOR THE SEASON.
LAST YEAR, CAMBRIDGE, FOUR DAYS' REST AT HOME WON THAT GAME.
AND ENDED UP GETTING IN THE SECOND ROUND, AND JOHNS CREEK, HAD TO GO ON THE ROAD AND LOSING AS -- AS THEY WENT UP AGAINST A NUMBER ONE SEED.
THAT IS THE URL STORY FROM THE COLISEUM.
HANNAH?
>> IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT REGION SEATING IS ALREADY ON THE LINE ALL ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT, AND WE WILL KEEP UP WITH THE TOP MATCHES ON FOOTBALL FRIDAY.
STICK AROUND AND JOIN ME FOR THE POSTGAME SHOW WHERE WE WILL CATCH UP WITH COACHES LIVE AS THEY HEAD OFF THE FIELD.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS ANY OF IT.
DOWNLOAD THE SPORTS APP, DOWNLOADING THE QR CODE ON THE SCREEN.
GRAB THE PHONE, DOWNLOAD THE APP, TAKE IT WITH YOU ON THE GO.
TIME TO GO TO MATT AND WAYNE TO GET IT STARTED IN JOHNS CREEK.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AND THE STATE OF GEORGIA, WHERE FIRST PLACE REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS AND PLAYOFFS ARE ON THE LINE.
AND THE BEARS BAND HAMMERING OUT GO BIG BLUE.
AND JOHNS CREEK AT 5-1, THEIR ONLY LOSS COMES TO CARROLLTON.
ANOTHER TEAM RANKED IN THE 6A TOP TEN.
SAW THEM A COUPLE WEEKS AGO ON GPB, AND THEY HAVE WON FOUR STRAIGHT.
CRAIG BENNETT, TENTH SEASON AS THE BEARS HEAD COACH.
HE'S BEEN THE HEAD COACH SINCE THEY STARTED THE PROGRAM.
HE ONCE LED MILTON'S GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAM TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
PLAYING DAYS AT CHATTANOOGA WHERE HE WAS A TEAMMATE OF TERRELL OWENS.
AND JOHNS CREEK WILL KICK OFF.
THEY WON THE TOSS.
THEY HAVE DEFERRED.
McRAE BALL.
FIVE TOUCH BACKS ON 33 ATTEMPTS THIS SEASON.
TIED UP AND READY TO GO, AND THE OPENING KICKOFF IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY BUCKLE UP GEORGIA.
SEAT BELTS SAVE LINES.
CHRISTIAN ISIBOR, HE AND CHAFFIN AND JACK MARLOW STAND DEEP FOR THE BEARS, AND WE ARE UNDER WAY IN JOHNS CREEK.
KICK TAKEN AT THE 6 YARD LINE.
RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE.
AND A GREAT RETURN.
ALL THE WAY UP TO THE 44 YARD LINE.
HARDEN SKIPPER WITH A 34-YARD KICK RETURN TO SET UP THE BEARS WITH A GREAT FIELD POSITION AND HERE IS A CHANCE TO SEE ZACH HARRIS, WAYNE MENTIONED, OVER 6,000 YARDS PASSING IN HIS CAREER.
YOU SEE HIS NUMBERS, 67% COMPLETION.
EIGHT TOUCHDOWNS AND JUST TWO INTERCEPTIONS.
AND THAT'S RIGHT.
HE DOES HAVE A 95 MILES PER HOUR FASTBALL IN BASEBALL.
WE'LL SEE HOW FAST HE THROWS IT -- OR SPINS IT HERE IN FOOTBALL.
CHAFFIN IN MOTION.
AND THE FIRSTHANDOFF OF THE GAME, AND A ONE YARD PICKUP, AND NO MORE THAN THAT.
AND THAT WAS ISIBOR ON THE CARRY.
WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE STARTING LINEUP BROUGHT TO YOU BY REGENT'S BRANCH.
BRODERICK, HEW WITT, PHILLIPS UP FRONT.
IST DOR, TAYLOR, CHAFFIN, AND TAYLOR, WITH 14 CATCHES ON THE YEAR.
IST DOR AGAIN STOPPED BEHIND THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE THAT TIME.
>> EARLY ON, YOU SEE CAMBRIDGE COMING OUT, TRYING TO STOP THE RUN.
NICE JOB THERE BY THAXTON GALLAGHER, HOLDING HIS GROUND, AND STAYING HOME, MAKING THAT TACKLE.
JOHNS CREEK, THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO FORCE.
ZACH HARRIS AND THIS RECEIVING CORP.
VERY TALENTED.
YOU WANT TO FORCE THE THIRD AND LONG SO YOU CAN GET THE QUARTERBACK.
>> THIRD AND TEN FROM THE 44.
HARRIS BEING CHASED, AND FIRST DOWN CATCH INSIDE THE 30, AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 28 YARD LINE.
TERIAN WILLIAMS ON THE STOP.
A 28-YARD PICKUP.
>> MR.
VERSATILITY IN CHAFFIN.
NICE ROLL OUT BY HARRIS TO GET AWAY FROM THE TRAFFIC.
NICE BALL GETTING IT TO CHAFFIN.
THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT.
HE IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PLAYER THEY HAVE.
LOOK FOR HIM TO MAKE BIG PLAYS TONIGHT TO SET THE OFFENSE UP.
>> FIRST AND TEN, BACK THROUGH THE AIR.
A SCREEN PASS.
INSIDE THE 10.
AND DRAGGING DEFENDERS DOWN TO THE 5 YARD LINE, WILL TAYLOR ON THE CATCH AND RUN.
FIRST AND GOAL TO GO.
>> AVERAGING 27 YARDS A CATCH, I THINK WE HAVE TO TALLY THAT ONE UP TOO.
6'3", 170 OUT ON THE EDGE.
JUST A WIDE RECEIVER SCREEN.
LOOK AT WILL TRY TO GET THAT STIFF-ARM READY.
WHAT A TARGET HE IS.
6'3", BIG PLAY.
THEIR LEADING RECEIVER.
>> YOU SEE HIS NUMBERS.
THAT CATCH RIGHT THERE PUTS HIM RIGHT AT 400 YARDS RECEIVING FOR THE SEASON.
FIRST AND GOAL, OPENING DRIVE JUST TWO MINUTES IN.
HARRIS, STOPS AND POPS, AND BROKEN UP, TRYING TO GET THE BALL TO CONNOR HARRIS.
AND THAT IS TERIAN WILLIAMS ON THE FENCE.
MORGAN, OPPENHEIMER, DYKES, MURRAY, WILLIAMS, AND NWIZUGBO.
COACH COULDN'T PRONOUNCE IT EITHER SO I DON'T FEEL SO BAD.
THAT IS MARLOW ON THE CARRY.
>> NICE JOB UP FRONT.
YOU SEE A BIG HOLD THERE, AND CLOSED QUICK THERE BY ALEX CUNNINGHAM.
>> LOOK HOW MASSIVE HE IS, WHAT A PROSPECT HE IS.
ONLY 15 YEARS OLD.
6'6", 265.
HIS BIGGEST PROBLEM IS REALLY GROW OUT OF THE POSITION.
>> PLAY ACTION.
HARRIS ROLLING TO HIS RIGHT.
THROWING, TOUCHDOWN BEARS!
WILL TAYLOR WITH A TOUCHDOWN CATCH, A FOUR-YEAR STRIKE, AND CAMBRIDGE ON TOP, 6-0.
>> NICE JOB BY HARRIS.
TO FIND TAYLOR, AND YOU SAW TAYLOR SLOW UP AT THE END RIGHT THERE.
LETTING THE UNDERNEATH RECEIVER CLEAR OUT.
HE SLOWED UP, GOT OUT OF THE FOOT RACE.
NICE JOB CATCHING.
>> HERE IS THE COACH'S CAUGHTER, McCALL BENNETT OUT FOR THE P.A.T., AND BENNETT IS NOW 18 FOR 18 ON THE P.A.T.s THIS SEASON.
FOUR-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS.
HARRIS, TAYLOR.
BEARS ON TOP.
>>> TIME TO CATCH UP WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM JOHNS CREEK.
REPRESENTS THE GLASS.
THANKS FOR BEING A GREAT PARTNER WITH GPB ALL WEEK LONG, AND FOR BEING A PART OF FOOTBALL FRIDAY.
>> THANK YOU.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK GPB SPORTS.
JUST AMAZING TO HAVE YOU HERE, AND KAREN WELLINGTON, PINK OUT.
IT'S A MASSIVE GAME FOR US, AND WHAT YOU DO FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, IT'S AMAZING.
TO SEE GREAT YOUNG TALENT EVERY NIGHT.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
>> AS ARE WE.
ONCE AGAIN, $1500 DONATION FROM OUR FRIENDS HERE ON FOOTBALL FRIDAYS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
WE TAKE A LOOK AT WILL TAYLOR ON THE RECEIVING END OF THE FOUR YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS BY HARRIS, AND A GREAT START FOR THE BEARS.
>> NICE MIX.
TRYING TO ESTABLISH THE RUN GAME EARLY.
ZACH HARRIS AND THE RECEIVING CORP DOWN THE FIELD, AND TAYLOR MESSING UP HIS COVERAGE THERE WITH A FOUR YARD CATCH.
THROWING DOWN, LET THEM GET THE COVERAGE AND TAKE THE BODIES OUT OF THE WAY, AND MAKE ROOM FOR HARRIS.
>> CONNOR NOONE KICKS OFF FOR THE BEARS.
THEY WILL HAND IT OFF AND GOING TO THE OPPOSITE SIDELINE, AND A NICE RETURN UP TO THE 38 YARD LINE BY JOSH THOMPSON.
IS THERE A FLAG DOWN ON THE FIELD.
32-YARD RETURN BY THOMPSON.
LET'S CHECK THE PENALTY CALL.
THERE WAS A HOLD AGAINST THE GLADIATORS.
>> Referee: ON THE RETURN.
HOLDING BY THE RECEIVING TEAM.
TEN YARD PENALTY.
FIRST DOWN.
>> SO THAT WILL BACK UP THE GLADIATORS FOR HEAD COACH MATT HELMERICH.
PROGRAM'S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH WITH 49 VICTORIES IN 49 GAMES AND PLAYOFF APPEARANCES THREE OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
SO NOW WE SEE KYLE DURHAM AND THE GLADIATORS OFFENSE OFFENSE.
AND DURHAM TO THE AIR, AND THOMPSON OFF TO THE RACES.
HAS ONE MAN TO BEAT.
DOWN ON THE SIDELINES HE GOES.
TOUCHDOWN GLADIATORS!
>> THEY CAN PAN OUT.
JOSH THOMPSON.
BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN GET IT OUT, MATT, A BLUR ON THE SCREEN.
BIG PLAY, JOSH.
THE TEAM IS HAPPY TO HAVE HIM BACK.
5'11", 170.
AND THIS IS JUST A LITTLE SLANT ROUTE TO THE INSIDE, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO WHAT WE CALL THE FOOT RACE.
AND IN THIS SITUATION, IN MOST SITUATIONS, AGAINST ANYONE, JOSH THOMPSON IS GOING TO WIN.
>> WOW, WHAT A START TO THE GAME.
McRAE BALL ON FOR THE P.A.T.
HE IS 20 FOR 20 ON THE YEAR, AND HE PUTS IT UP AND IN.
RIP ROARING START AT THE COLISEUM.
JOHNS CREEK AND CAMBRIDGE TIED AT 7-7.
>> RPO.
NICE FIND THERE BY DURHAM, AND THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE SPEED AND THE ATHLETIC ABILITY OF JOSH THOMPSON.
BEFORE THE GAME, I SENT A TEXT OUT TO MY GREAT FRIEND RODDY WHITE WHO IS THE WIDE RECEIVER COACH, AND THE FIRST THING HE SAID, WAS WATCH HOW FAST JOSH THOMPSON IS, AND WE SEE IT OFF THE BAT.
>> JOSH THOMPSON, 90-YARD TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION.
THIS YOUNG MAN HAS BEEN OFFERED BY EASTERN KENTUCKY, UT MARTIN, JACKSONVILLE STATE AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY START.
THE ALMA MATER OF THE GREAT JERRY RICE, AND HE IS ALSO STARTING TO RECEIVE POWER FIVE CALLS AS WELL.
PROGRAMS INTERESTED IN KNOWING ABOUT THIS YOUNG MAN.
>> YOU START CLOCKING THAT KIND OF SPEED AND WHEN YOU WATCH THAT PLAY, YOU SEE HIM ON THAT SLANT.
HE OUTRUNS THE ANGLE.
AND IT'S THAT KIND OF SPEED, THAT WILL GET YOU NOTICED BY A LOT OF PEOPLE.
NICE JOB, AND NICE, QUICK READ THERE BY THE QUARTERBACK, KYLE DURHAM.
>> McRAE BALL IS OUT THERE TO QUICK OFF AGAIN.
WE HAD TWO TOUCHDOWNS SCORED IN A LITTLE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.
ONE WAS A METHODICAL DRIVE BY CAMBRIDGE.
THE OTHER WAS A LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM JOHNS CREEK, AND CHAFFIN WILL TAKE THIS ONE FROM THE 1 YARD LINE.
IAN CHAFFIN RIGHT OUT THE MIDDLE.
HE BREAKS OUT ACROSS THE 40, AND CHAFFIN TRIES TO OUTRACE TO THE FENCE.
GETS ON HIS FEET, STAYS ON HIS FEET AND DRAGGED DOWN AT THE 5 YARD LINE.
WAIT, I'M GOING TO RUN OUT OF OXYGEN IN THE FIRST FOUR MINUTES OF THE GAME.
>> SIMILAR TO JOSH THOMPSON F ON THE OTHER SIDE.
JOHNS CREEK, THE FIRST NOTE OF I ON IAN CHAFFIN IS FAST AND ELUSIVE.
ONCE AGAIN, OFF THE GOAL LINE HERE, THIS IS JUST FLAT OUT SPEED.
GETTING TO THE OPEN AREA, STIFF-ARM, SLAPPING ARMS TO GET AWAY FROM HIM, AND THE BALANCE HERE TO GET ANOTHER 20, 25 YARDS AT THE END BY CHAFFIN, WHAT A TERRIFIC PLAY, AND IMPACT PLAYER HE IS FOR THE CAMBRIDGE TEAM.
>> 94-YARD KICK RETURN AND FIRST AND GOAL TO GO AGAIN FOR THE BEARS, AND ISIBOR GETS STONE WALLED RIGHT THERE AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
NO RUNNING ROOM FOR ISIBOR THAT TIME.
>> NICE JOB THERE BY MICAH GAY.
SENIOR, STANDING HIS GROWN, AND LETTING LeBRON MORGAN IN THERE TO FINISH THE PLAY.
>> SECOND DOWN AND GOAL TO GO FROM THE 4 YARD LINE.
MENT ZACH HARRIS ROLLING AND THROWING, BACK OF THE END ZONE, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE INCOMPLETE.
AND THERE IS A FLAG DOWN ON THE FIELD.
>> NICE COVERAGE THERE BY TERIAN WILLIAMS, THE FREE SAFETY.
MORE OF A MAN-TO-MAN CORNER TYPE.
QUITE SURE ONCE HE GETS OUT TO STANFORD.
>> Referee: HOLDING, OFFENSE, TEN-YARD PENALTY FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL.
REPLAY SECOND DOWN.
>> A ROLL OUT ONCE AGAIN AND ROCKED FOR HIM EARLIER, AND I THINK, YOU CAN SEE REALLY ALEX CUNNINGHAM PULLING THE TACKLE'S FACE MASK.
THIS COULD BE A FUNCTION OF FEELING LIKE HE'S BEING HELD BUT THE ONE THING IN THAT SITUATION IN THE RED ZONE, YOU DON'T WANT, IS BIG PENALTIES TAKING YOU AWAY FROM THE GOAL LINE.
>> SECOND DOWN AND 20 P, AND A QUARTERBACK SACK FOR CUNNINGHAM, HIS THIRD OF THE SEASON.
>> HE IS ONLY A SOPHOMORE.
COACH SAID HE IS GETTING STRONGER AS HE GROWS.
JUST CONSISTENT BULL RUSH COMING OFF THE EDGE.
TOMMY BRODERICK OF THE LEFT TACKLE, SELDOM IS HE AT 270 GOING TO FIND HIS EQUAL IN THAT DEFENSIVE END POSITION.
AND YOU CAN JUST SEE THE TALENT DRIPPING OFF AC, NUMBER 99.
>> THIRD DOWN AND GOAL, HARRIS GOING TO THE END ZONE, AND INCOMPLETE.
AND NOW IT'S GOING TO BE FOURTH DOWN.
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY DO HERE.
THEY ONLY ATTEMPTED ONE FIELD GOAL THIS SEASON.
CONNOR NOONE IS THEIR DISTANCE FIELD GOAL KICKER.
WE MENTIONED THAT McCALL BENNETT, THE COACH'S DAUGHTER, IS THE P.A.T.
KICKER.
AND LONG FIELD GOALS, THEY USUALLY CALL ON CONNOR NOONE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL GO FOR FIELD GOAL HERE, OR WHETHER THEY WILL GO FOR IT.
IT IS FOURTH AND GOAL FROM THE 24.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO TRY A LONG FIELD GOAL HERE.
REMEMBER, THE QUARTERBACK, ZACH HARRIS IS THE HOLDER.
DREW PETIT IS A LONG SNAPPER.
THIS IS A 42-YARD ATTEMPT FROM THE RIGHT HASH.
KICK IS ON ITS WAY.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT DISTANCE AND HE PUTS IT THROUGH.
A 42-YEAR-OLD FIELD GOAL BY CONNOR NOONE GIVES THEM THE LEAD.
>> NICE JOB BY CONNOR NOONE.
YOU CAN SEE, HE WASN'T AS CONFIDENT AS HE THOUGHT WHEN THE BALL LEFT HIS FOOT.
HE WILL TAKE IT ANY KIND OF WAY HE CAN GET IT.
BIG PLAY AFTER BIG PLAY.
GOOD RESPONSE HERE BY CAMBRIDGE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP PACE WITH THE JOHNS CREEK OFFENSE.
26 POINTS A GAME, AS THEIR OFFENSE BEEN ABLE TO PUT UP.
WE KNOW JOHNS CREEK AND THE EXPLOSIVENESS THEY HAVE.
THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE TO KEEP PACE WITH THEM.
>> YEAH, NOONE, THEY LOST 20 YARDS ON THAT POSSESSION.
REMEMBER AFTER THE 94-YARD KICKOFF RETURN BY CHAFFIN, THEY HAD FIRST AND GOAL AND ENDED UP LOSING 20 YARDS, AND NOONE FOR 42 YARDS TO PUT THE BEARS BACK ON TOP.
WE HAD THREE POSSESSIONS IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES AND IT'S 10-7.
FUN GAME BETWEEN THE TWO, FULTON COUNTY RIVALS MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL TIME, AND 21-14, YOU SEE WILLIAMS STANDING DEEP, AND THE BALL'S GOING TO SQUIB BACK TO THE 9 YARD LINE, AND WILLIAMS PICKS IT UP AND HE IS HIT RIGHT AWAY.
NICE SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLE RIGHT THERE BY AIDEN FORCUCCI, ON THE SPECIAL TEAMS WITH A TACKLE.
STOPS WILLIAMS.
AS YOU TAKE A LOOK AT KYLE DURHAM.
WE NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE HIM LAST TIME.
BECAUSE HE THREW A TOUCHDOWN ON HIS LAST PASS.
DURHAM, TRANSFER FROM SOUTH FORSYTHE.
COMPLETED 57% OF HIS PASSES THIS SEASON.
59 FOR HIS CAREER AND CLOSE TO 4,000 YARDS THROUGH THE AIR.
GOING TO SET UP A SCREEN OUT THERE.
AND TO THE 32 YARD LINE.
AS THEY PICK UP ABOUT EIGHT ON THE PLAY.
A GOOD CATCH BY BRANDON PALMER.
WE TAKE A LOOK.
GET BACK IN THE GAME WITH REGENT'S BANK.
THE THREE STAR COMMITTED TO GEORGIA TECH.
JOHNSON, VAKA, DARNELL.
DARNELL JUST CAME BACK AFTER SUFFERING AN ACL INJURY LAST WEEK, SECOND DOWN AND SHORT, AND JOHNSON, THE OTHER WEAPON WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT YET.
PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN ON A CARRY.
>> RUNNING BETWEEN THE TACKLES.
AND RIGHT NOW HE WOULD BE IT.
HE IS JUST HARD TO BRING DOWN, HAS THAT SPEED.
HE'S NOT GOING TO DO A LOT OF JUKING.
BRING YOUR BIG BOY PADS IF YOU WANT TO BRING HIM DOWN.
>> 772 YARDS.
OUR SEVENTH IN RUSHERS.
THEY TRY TO GO TO PALMER ON THE PLAY.
THERE IS A FLAG DOWN ON THE PLAY, AND THE PASS IS BROKEN UP.
THAT WAS D.J.
BENT, THE BENCH SAFETY ONLY THE COVERAGE, AND LET'S CHECK THE PENALTY CALL.
>> NICE JOB, SLIDING OUT THE POCKET.
BUYING TIME, GETTING AWAY FROM THE RUSH.
>> Referee: ILLEGAL MOTION, FIVE-YARD PENALTY, REPLAY.
>> THEY WILL BACK HIM UP.
MAKE IT FIRST AND 15.
AT THE 38.
>> HAVING SUCCESS TONIGHT.
HERE IS THE SECOND ONE.
BEING ABLE TO RUN THE BALL EARLY.
>> JOHNSON WILL GET SHOVED OUT OF BOUNDS, AND THERE IS A FLAG DOWN ON THE FIELD.
>> THAT IS SMITH THE CORNERBACK, AND WE WILL CHECK THE PENALTY AGAIN BY DICKERSON.
GLADIATORS OFF THE PAST WEEK, AND A 57-0 WIN AT CHATTAHOOCHEE, TWO FRIDAY NIGHTS AGO.
>> A BREAK IN THE GEORGIA RULING.
OFFENSE, TEN-YARD PENALTY.
REPLAY, FIRST DOWN.
>> TYPICALLY, WE DON'T HEAR THE PLAYER IDENTIFIED BUT THE OFFICIAL HAS THE MIKE OPEN.
THE GOOD COMES WITH THE BAD, AND COLLEGE AND THE NFL, THEY I.D.
YOU, AND APPARENT LIP THEY ARE I.D.ING YOU AGAIN.
AND A LOOK AT THE BOTTOM.
STILL TRYING TO ESTABLISH THE RUN, AND JOHNS CREEK.
>> HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REGENTS BANK, AND HUDSON AND BARRETT UP FRONT.
THE LINE BACKERS ARE MOODY, MORLEY AND LONG.
THE SECOND DOWN AND 17.
>> IT'S PRESSURE.
YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT IF YOU'RE JOHNS CREEK.
YOU HAVE TO HAND THE BLITZ.
>> DURHAM BEING CHASED.
THROWING ON THE RUN, AND NEARLY INTERCEPTED TO THE 50 YARD LINE.
TRYING TO GET THE BALL TO WILLIAMS AND THAT IS JACK MARLOW ON THE COVERAGE.
>> HE HAS TO MAKE THE THROWS TONIGHT, KYLE DURHAM.
THE DEFENSE WAS SIX POINTS A GAME, THEY ALREADY HAVE GIVEN UP MORE THAN THEY USUALLY GIVE UP.
BUT THEY ARE FAST.
THEY PLAY PHYSICAL.
THEY'RE NOT THE BIGGEST DEFENSE.
BUT THEY ARE AGGRESSIVE GOING AFTER THE QUARTERBACK.
>> THIRD AND 17.
TE.
>> WATCH IT COMES OFF THE SLOT WITH A SLOT BLITZ.
YOU SEE CAMBRIDGE.
>> DURHAM, LOST IT ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND IT'S CAUGHT BY PALMER.
PALMER JUST SHY OF THE 50 YARD LINE, PICKS UP 12.
THAT WILL NOT BE ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST DOWN.
>> ONLY A THREE-MAN RUSH.
GOOD POCKET TO THROW FROM.
GOOD FIND BY DURHAM.
THAT IS A GOOD TACKLE THERE.
GARDELLA.
NOT SURE IF HE IS EXPECTING THAT MUCH IMPACT.
NICE JOB GETTING THE RECEIVER DOWN.
>> GARDELLA, THE SENIOR, LEADS THE SECONDARY WITH 21 TACKLES, AND INTERCEPTION AND A FUMBLE RECOVERY.
AND THE PUNT BY BALL.
BOBBLED AND SCOOPED UP AND MARLOW.
FORWARD MOTION.
ABOUT THE 24.
THAT WAS A 32-YARD KICK BY BALL.
WE'LL STEP ASIDE FOR A TIME-OUT.
CAMBRIDGE LEADS BY A FIELD GOAL.
>> SCAN THIS CODE RIGHT NOW WITH YOUR PHONE'S CAMERA TO DOWNLOAD THE APP TO GET SCORES FROM EVERY GAME AROUND THE STATE.
WATCH TONIGHT'S GAME ON THE GO.
LET THE LATEST TEAM RANKING SCHEDULES AND MORE.
SCAN THE QR ROAD RIGHT NOW TO GET THE SPORTS APP.
JUST UNDER FIVE MINUTES OF PLAY HERE IN THE OPENING QUARTER.
CAMBRIDGE GOING BACK ON OFFENSE AND LEADING THIS ONE, 10-7.
ZACH HARRIS, 65 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN.
AND WILL TAYLOR, THREE CATCHES FOR 31 YARDS HERE IN THE QUARTER.
HARRIS, BALL BATTED UP IN THE AIR BY BIG ALEX CUNNINGHAM.
>> CAN'T TALK ENOUGH ABOUT THE YOUNG SOPHOMORE.
YOU CAN JUST SEE THE FRAME WHEN I WATCH THEM.
LOOK AT THE SCREEN.
JUUSE JUST USING A SWIFT MOVE, AND FOR AN ATLANTA FALCON, NFL -- IT REMINDS MEP OF A GUY I USED TO BLOCK, CHRIS DOLLMAN.
>> WHO LIVES HERE IN ATLANTA.
>> YEAH, LONG ARMS.
HE SON-IN-LAW 15 YEARS OLD.
SO THE SKY IS DEFINITELY THE LIMIT.
>> BIG HOPE UP THE MIDDLE, AND ONE MAN CAN CATCH HIM.
AND WILLIAMS TAKE THES THE FOOTBALL, AND DROPS HIM INSIDE THE 15 YARD LINE.
>> THE HOME RUN HITTER IS KRIS ISIBOR.
NOT THE BIGGEST OF BACKS BUT YOU CAN SEE HIM SLITHER THROUGH HIS HOLE RIGHT HERE.
KEPT HIS BALANCE ONCE AGAIN, OFF TO THE FOOT RACE.
ONLY THING ABOUT IT IS TERIAN WILLIAMS ON THE OTHER SIDE TO RUN HIM DOWN AND YOU CAN SEE, HOW WILLIAMS POSITIONED HIMSELF TO GET THAT BALL OUT RIGHT THERE.
TO HAVE THAT POISE AND HAVE A FLAG ON THE PLAY.
BIG TIME SPEED BY CHRISTIAN ISIBOR.
WE EXPECTED THAT.
>> SO APPARENTLY THERE WAS NO FLAG.
AND FIRST AND TEN FROM THE 14 YARD LINE.
AND NOW MARLOW GETS A HANDOFF, AND HE PICKS UP ABOUT THREE ON THE PLAY.
>> THIS IS THE KIND OF OFFENSE THAT CAMBRIDGE CAME IN THIS GAME, WANTING TO ESTABLISH THE OFFENSIVE LINE UP FRONT.
TAKE AWAY FROM THAT PRESSURE DEFENSE.
DON'T WANT TO PASS PRO AGAINST THE LIKES OF GALLAGHER AND CUNNINGHAM, AND HOW DO YOU DER DETER THAT?
YOU RUN THE BALL, HARRIS ON THE KEEPER E INSIDE THE 5 YARD LINE AND DOWN TO THE 2.
>> ZACH HARRIS, FOUR-YEAR STARTER, THERE IS NOTHING ON THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL HE HASN'T SEEN.
NICE, HE SEES THE SAFETY COMING ON THE BLITZ.
NICE PULL BY HIM.
YOU CAN SEE HIS EYE LEVEL LOOK UP AND INSTANTLY SEE THE SAFETY BLITZ AND PULLS THE BALL FOR A BIG PICKUP.
>> AND JACK'S BROTHER JOSH IS A STARTER FOR WAKE FOREST AND NOW THE BEARS OFFENSIVE LINE COACH.
FIRST AND GOAL TO GO, AND THE PLAY GETS WHISTLED DEAD BEFORE THEY CAN SNAP IT.
>> FALSE START.
OFFENSE, FIVE-YARD PENALTY, REPLAY.
>> REMEMBER, A FEW MOMENTS PAY GO, THEY HAD A HOLDING CALL THAT BLEW UP THE TOUCHDOWN OPPORTUNITY, AND THEY HAD TO SETTLE FOR A FIELD GOAL.
>> AND OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR.
THAT MEANS THAT TWO HARRIS JUST GOT GREAT.
THEY ARE BEATING THEMSELVES THE.
>> FIRST AND GOAL AGAIN, NOW BACK AT THE 8.
CORNER END ZONE THROW.
LOOKING UP FOR TAYLOR, AND LOOKS UP THE ROUTE.
SHE WAS COVERED TIGHTLY, AND NOW IT WILL BE SECOND DOWN AND GOAL.
>> TRYING TO CHALLENGE TERIAN WILLIAMS ON THE OUTSIDE.
LOOK AT TAYLOR.
6'3".
TRYING TO RUN THAT FADE ROUTE TO THE CORNER.
>> ANOTHER HOLDING IN THE RED ZONE.
CRAIG BENNETT, TENTH SEASON, 46-52.
>> Referee: TEN YARD PENALTY, FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL.
REPLAY FIRST DOWN.
>> THE OFFENSIVE LINE RIGHT NOW IS NOT HELPING THE TEAM.
DOING A GREAT JOB IN THE RUN BLOCKING.
BUT THE HOLDING AND FALSE START PENALTIES, PUSHING ONCE AGAIN, OUT OF THE EDGE, OUT OF THE FIVE YARD LINE AREA.
AND JUST MAKING THIS GAME A STRUGGLE RIGHT NOW IN THE FIRST QUARTER TO GET IN THE END ZONE.
>> DOUBLE SCREEN, NO BLOCKING OUT THERE FOR WILL TAYLOR, AND THAT PLAY GETS DESTROYED RIGHT AWAY.
GLADIATORS COME AWAY WITH THE BALL, AND THE PLAY IS BLOWN DEAD, LeBRON MORGAN.
>> NICE READ GETTING OFF THE BLOCK THERE TO MAKE THAT TACKLE.
AND TAPPING UP THE RECEIVER, AND GOOD TO HAVE HIM BACK, HE HAD A LOT OF CONCUSSIONS EARLY IN THE SEASON.
HE IS LONG AND ATHLETIC, AND MORE OF A CORNERBACK LEVEL SKILL IN COVERAGE.
AND NICE JOB GETTING OFF THE BLOCK THERE.
>> THIS IS HIS FIRST GAME BACK.
HE MISSED IT A FEW WEEKS AGO IN CONCUSSION PROTOCOL.
COMEMAN IMCON PLEAT.
NICE COVERAGE ON THE BACK END.
GOOD JOB BY CAMBRIDGE COMES OFF THE CORNER THERE, AND CHRISTIAN ISIBOR, BETTER COVERAGE ON THE BACK END.
VERY TALENTED ON THAT BACK END.
WITH MEIER AND WILLIAMS, WHITE AND MORGAN.
NOWHERE TO GO WITH THE BALL THERE FOR ZACH HARRIS TNCHTS AFTER WRAPPING UP HIS PLAYING CAREER AT WEST GEORGIA, BENNETT STARTED HIS CAREER IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND JERRY SHARP BECAME ONE WHAT HE CALLS ONE OF THE BIGGEST COACHES INS INFLUENCES OF HIS LIFE.
THIRD DOWN AND GOAL, AND HARRIS FROM BEHIND, THROWS UNDERNEATH AT THE 10 YARD LINE, AND FIGHTING FOR THE END ZONE, AND OUT AT THE 1.
NO TOUSMT TOUCHDOWN SIGNAL ON THE CATCH BY ELLINGTON.
>> NICE ROLL OUT.
ZACH HARRIS SHOWING YOU A HEATER ON THE ARM.
AND ON THE STREAM THERE TO CADE ELLINGTON, AND FIGHTING FOR EACH AND EVERY INCH.
AND IN THE SITUATION FOR CAMBRIDGE.
>> FOURTH AND GOAL INSIDE THE 1, AND A TIME-OUT CALLED BY JOHNS CREEK.
>> SO CAMBRIDGE, A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE STATE, AS I WROTE IN THE BLOG, CAMBRIDGE AND JOHNS CREEK, I'M NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE TWO SCHOOLS.
BECAUSE THE NEW SCHOOLS, CAMBRIDGE HAS BEEN AROUND ONLY TEN YEARS.
THEY STARTED THE PROGRAM IN 2012.
5-0.
THE BEST START IN SCHOOL HISTORY.
THREE SHUT OUTS IN FIVE GAMES IN.
THAT IS ALREADY A SCHOOL RECORD.
MADE THE PLAYOFFS IN 2016.
AND THEN AGAIN LAST YEAR, PICKED UP THEIR FIRST EVER PLAYOFF VICTORY LAST YEAR, DEFEATING CALE, AND THEY ALREADY HAVE A PLAYER IN THE NFL, JOHN HURST WENT TO WEST GEORGIA, NOW WITH THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE GAMES FOR CAMBRIDGE, EVEN THEY HAD SUCCESS AGAINST JOHNS CREEK AS ONE OF THE GAMES THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS FOR REAL.
AND THIS OUTPUT, THIS KIND OF PLAY TO GET PEOPLE TO REALLY BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A FAKE 5-0 SCHEDULE.
>> SO FOURTH AND GOAL FROM THE 1 YARD LINE.
WILL ALEX CUNNINGHAM COME UP WITH A BIG PLAY ON ZMFS WILL IT BE A TOUCHDOWN FOR THE BEARS?
IT IS THE SECOND THING.
TOUCHDOWN, BEARS, JACK MARLOW TAKES IT IN.
AND THE FOURTH RUSHING TOUCHDOWN OF THE SEASON, AND CAMBRIDGE HAS A 16-7 LEAD HERE IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
>> JACK MARLOW, YOU EXPECT IN THIS SITUATION, HE IS THE RUN GETTING THE BALL.
HE MAKES BIG PLAYS OFFENSIVELY AND DEFENSIVELY.
NICE BLOCKING UP FRONT TO GET IN THE END ZONE.
>> BENNETT.
THE DAUGHTERS, THE COACH'S DAUGHTER, A GREAT STORY HOW SHE ENDED UP BEING THE KICKER, PERFECT ON THE SEASON.
19 FOR 19.
A COUPLE YEARS A GO, SHE GOES TO HER DAD AND SAID, I WANT TO TRY OUT FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM.
HE SAID THAT'S FINE.
YOU CAN DO THAT.
YOU HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING THEY DO.
EVERY DRILL THEY DO, YOU HAVE TO DO IT TOO.
AND SHE DID.
AND SHE EARNED THE PLAYERS' RESPECT.
THEY CALL HER MAC, MAC SHOT FOR McCALL, AND HER NICKNAME IS AUTO MACCIC.
AND SHE HAS BEEN ON THE P.A.T.s THIS YEAR.
>> THEY ARE RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.
NOT ANY QUESTION.
GREAT STORY, AND COACH BENNETT, WITH GREAT CONFIDENCE.
MENT DOING A GREAT JOB, AND A GREAT SOCCER PLAYER AS WELL.
>> THERE'S MOM SHEA.
HER HUSBAND, THE COACH, SAID SHE CAN'T WATCH.
SHE STILL LOOKS NERVOUS, AND HER DAUGHTER KICKED HER SECOND P.A.T.
>> SHE MIGHT AS WELL COME ON THE FIELD.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST COME STAND DOWN ON THE SIDELINE.
>> LIKE THE KICKER FOR A&M.
MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN THAT VIDEO.
>> EXPLOSIVE, AND TAKING THE BALL WITH THE BIG PLAYS, AND FINISHING -- AND LAST DRIVE WITH SEVEN.
>> AND NOONE WITH A KICKOFF.
GOING TO SQUIB IT, AND WILLIAMS, WILL LET IT GO OUT OF BOUNDS, SO THEY WILL BRING IT OUT TO THE 35 YARD LINE.
SO WE KNEW ABOUT THIS CAMBRIDGE DEFENSE.
BUT WHAT WE DIDN'T KNOW OR ANTICIPATE WAS THE EXPLOSIVENESS OF THE OFFENSE.
>> 26 POINTS A GAME, THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT UP SO FAR.
>> OUT OF BOUNDS.
UNTOUCHED BY THE RECEIVING TEAM.
BALL WILL BE SPOTTED AT THE 35 YARD LINE.
FIRST DOWN JOHNS CREEK.
>> ONE THING YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS REMEMBER, IF YOU HAVE A TOP.
THAT DEFENSE, LIKE CAMBRIDGE DOES THAT MEANS THAT OFFENSE AND PRACTICE IS GETTING A FIRST RATE LOOK.
SO YOU CAN NEVER BE AMAZED IN THE GROWTH THEY CAN SHOW, AND RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE TAKING THE FIELD WITH A LOT OF CONFIDENCE.
>> MATT HELMERICH'S TEAM IS DOWN HERE IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
TYLAN JOHNSON ON THE CARRY.
KICKED UP IN THE BACK FIELD.
>> GLADIATORS STILL TRYING TO ESTABLISH THE RUN.
THEY HAVE A BIG OFFENSIVE LINE, AND TYLER GIBSON, THE RIGHT TACKLE.
WE TALKED ABOUT HIM, AND JOHNSON, 210 POUNDS.
YOU WANT TO KEEP POUNDING HIM ON THE SMALL DEFENSE.
>> YEAH, 75.
GIBSON, NO SHRINKING VIOLENT, AND WILL THOMPSON.
THE SECOND BIG PLAY OF THE GAME BY JOSH THOMPSON.
JOSH THOMPSON, 60 YARD CATCH OVER THE SHOULDERS.
>> YOU HAVE THE SPEED.
AND DURHAM CAN'T OUTTHROW HIM, IT SEEMS AND JUST A QUICK READ, READING THE DEFENSE AND GETTING YOUR BEST RECEIVER A CHANCE, AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE FOOT RACE, WE TALKED ABOUT SMITH, THE CORNER.
HE IS STRONG, HE IS CONSISTENT.
BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE TO THE KIND OF SPEED TO KEEP UP WITH IT.
>> THE BEST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION, NUMBER EIGHT AND NUMBER NINE FOR THOMPSON IN THE OPENING QUARTER.
AND BALL POPS IT THREW.
62 SECONDS TO PLAY IN THE OPENING QUARTER.
AND 31 POINTS TOTAL, AND JOSH THOMPSON HAS CAUGHT A 90-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS AND A 60-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS.
>> KYLE DURHAM, AND THEY PLAY AGGRESSIVE.
GOING UP TOP.
QUICK READ AND GETTING IT TO THOMPSON.
HE IS LIVING UP, AND WITH HIS SPEED.
BIG PLAYS, ABILITY, AND AS YOU MENTIONED, MATT, EYES ARE STARTING TO OPEN.
BIGGER THAN WHAT HE ALREADY HAS BEEN OFFERED FOR HIS SCHOLARSHIPS.
>> WE HAD THAT SEGMENT ON THE RECRUITING 2021 SHOW, MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.
AND FBS OFFERS, FCS, AND MAYBE POWER FIVE OFFERS MIGHT BE COMING SOON WITH A PERFORMANCE THAT HE HAS PUT ON TONIGHT.
>> BIG KEY FOR JOHNS CREEK, AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS.
EARLY IN THE GAME, THE SLANT READ TO THOMPSON, AND RIGHT THERE, GOING UP TOP.
THAT NINE ROUTE, AND WHAT A POOCH KICK AT THE 38 YARD LINE, THAT IS NOT FAIR CAUGHT AND TO 494.
AND CAMBRIDGE WITH UNDER A MINUTE NOW TO PLAY IN THE OPENING QUARTER.
GOING TO GO BACK ON OFFENSE, HAVING SCORED EVERY TIME THEY TOUCH PD THE BALL SO FAR IN THIS GAME.
>> A LOT OF TIMES THE MATCHUPS WHERE YOU HAVE THE UNRANKED TEAMS, YOU THINK THE TEAMS WILL COME OUT WITH A LITTLE NERVE, A LITTLE JITTERS, THAT IS NOT SEE SO IN THIS GAME.
A LOT OF ACTION HAS TAKEN PLACE.
BIG PLAY ALL AROUND.
CAMBRIDGE, OUTSIDE OF THE PENALTIES IN THE RED ZONE, REALLY NOT BEEN STOPPED.
>> ZACH HARRIS GOING TO GO BACK TO THE AIR AGAIN, AND FIRES TO THE FAR SIDELINE, NICE, DIVING CATCH AT THE 43 YARD LINE BY CONNOR HARRIS.
THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS, THEY DO SO WELL.
THEY ARE AVERAGES 7 DIFFERENT RECEIVERS PER GAME.
>> ZACH HARRIS, WE SAID, HAS BEEN AROUND THE PROGRAM.
ADDS COACH JOKED, IT'S LIKE HE HAS BEEN HERE FOREVER.
THE RECEIVERS ARE GETTING OPEN.
>> ISIBOR ON THE CARRY.
GETS DRAGGED DOWN BY GALLAGHER.
FLAG DOWN ON THE FIELD.
>> ONCE AGAIN, CAMBRIDGE WITH THE PENALTIES, NEGATING BIG PLAYS.
GOOD FIELD POSITION.
>> HOLDING, THE OFFENSE.
TEN YARD PENALTY.
REPLAY.
>> THE AMAZING THING ABOUT ALL THE PENAL TIPS THAT CAMBRIDGE HAS WRACKED UP SO FAR, THEY HAVE OVERCOME EVERY SINGLE ONE OF.
>> THE YOUNG OFFENSIVE LINE, IS GROWING TOGETHER.
JUNE YOMPS AND SOPHOMORES UP FRONT.
>> HARRIS CAN REALLY SPIN IT.
I KNOW HE'S GOT A SCHOLARSHIP OFFER AND HE HAS A BIGGER DECISION NEXT SUMMER, WHEN A DRAFT COMES ALONG WITH A 95-MILE-PER-HOUR FASTBALL.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT PLAYING COLLEGE FOOTBALL, TLO THERE WOULD BE A SPOT THERE.
>> A TRUE POCKET PASSER, YOU CAN SEE THE PASS, AND IT'S LIKE A BLUR TO THE RECEIVERS, AND THE RECEIVERS BEING ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE HIGH HEAT COMES OUT OF IT.
>> SECOND DOWN AND 21.
HARRIS GOING TO STEP UP AND NOW HE IS GOING TO RUN IT.
STEPS OUT OF THE BOUNDS AT THE 41 YARD LINE.
HE CAN DO THAT ONCE IN A WHILE TOO.
>> 12th CARRY ON THE SEASON, OVER 100 YARDS RUSHING, TWO TOUCHDOWNS.
POCKET BREAKS DOWN FLORKS WHERE TO GO WITH THE BALL, NICE JOB OF HIM BEING A VETERAN AND GOING AND CREATING ON A THIRD AND MAKEABLE FOR HIMSELF.
FROM THE QUARTERBACK POSITION.
>> THE 57, THE TACKLE, TIEDEMAN, HE IS MORE LIKE A TIGHT END THAN A RIGHT TACKLE.
SWING IT OUT FROM THE FAR SIDE, AND ELLINGTON IS THROWN OUT OF BOUNDS.
SHORT OF THE STICKS.
IT'S GOING TO BE FOURTH DOWN AND SHORT WITH TIME FOR ABOUT ONE MORE PLAY IN THE QUARTER.
>> BIG DECISION HERE FOR CRAIG BENNETT.
THIS OFFENSE IN THIS SITUATION, FOURTH AND -- AND THREE.
>> YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE SHORT.
IT'S ABOUT THREE YARDS, I THINK.
FOURTH AND FOUR IS WHAT THEY WILL CALL IT.
>> DEFINITELY IN THAT GROOVE WHERE AS A COACH, YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER GOING FOR IT IN THIS SITUATION.
>> JACK MARLOW, THEY WILL KEEP THE OFFENSE OUT THERE, AND A TIME-OUT WILL BE CALLED BY JOHNS CREEK AGAIN.
>> THIS IS ALL A FUNCTION HOW SUCCESSFUL THE OFFENSE HAS BEEN, AND MOST OF THE NEGATIVE PLAYS, IT'S SHOOTING YOURSELF IN THE FOOT, AND THE RECEIVING CORP THAT ZACH HARRIS HAS, THEY SHOW YOU ON THE LAST SECOND DOWN, BEING ABLE TO SCRAMBLE, YOU HAVE TO TRUST HIM IN THAT SITUATION TO MAKE THE PLAY.
>> WE SHOWED YOU CAMBRIDGE'S RESUME EARLIER.
JOHNS CREEK IS NOT THAT MUCH OLDER.
THIS IS JUST THEIR 13th SEASON OF FOOTBALL.
OPENING THE PROGRAM IN 2009.
THEY HAD THREE REGION TITLES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
BEEN TO THE PLAYOFFS FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
THEIR 10-2 RECORD, A SCHOOL RECORD, WHEN THEY WON THE FIRST AND ONLY PLAYOFF GAME, AND LOST TO VALDOSTA IN THE SECOND ROUND, AND YOU SEE THE REGION RECORD, AND THEY MADE THE PLAYOFFS VERY QUICKLY, OPENED IN 2009.
THEY WERE IN THE PLAYOFFS BY 2011.
MARK HELMERICH FROM ST. THOMAS AQUINAS, THE THIRD COACH IN PROGRAM HISTORY, FOLLOWING LLOYD AND TEMPLE.
FOURTH DOWN, GOING FOR IT.
PLAY ACTION, BALL BATTED DOWN.
LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
THE BALL WILL GO OVER ON DOWNS.
>> AND CUNNINGHAM, BIG AC.
GETTING HIS HAND UP.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN.
TRYING TO HIT THAT SLANT.
ZACH HARRIS.
TO WILL TAYLOR AND NOT ABLE TO COME UP WITH IT.
NICE JOB BY THE DEFENSIVE FRONT.
YOU HAVE TO IMAGINE THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO RUN SOMETHING QUICK, PUSH THE POCKET AND GET YOUR HANDS UP RIGHT HERE.
AND EXCUSE ME, THAT IS GALLAGHER OUT ON THE END.
NUMBER EIGHT.
PL.
>> SO GALLAGHER WITH A BIG PLAY ON DEFENSE.
FINAL PLAY OF THE FIRST QUARTER.
STOPPED AT AT LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
WHAT A FRENETIC FIRST 12 MINUTES WE HAD IN THE COLISEUM IN JOHNS CREEK.
TEAMS GOING TO TAKE THEIR BREATH.
REGROUP AND THE SECOND QUARTER.
CAMBRIDGE ON TOP, 17-14.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE COLISEUM.
WE WILL GET YOU READY FOR THE SECOND 12 MINUTES.
SEE IF IT MATCHES.
WE WILL GIVE YOU SCORES AND IT MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS, AS YOU ARE SEEING HERE.
A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS, AND WARNER ROBINS, AN EARLY LEAD ON VALDOSTA.
AND HALFWAY THROUGH THE SECOND QUARTER, THAT IS 9-3, AND THE PIECE DE RESISTANCE.
HALFWAY THROUGH THE SECOND QUARTER, VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM, IT HAS BEEN ALL WARE COUNTY.
19-0 GATORS HALFWAY THROUGH THE SECOND, AND ON THE ROPES EARLY.
INTERESTING SCORES PILING IN AROUND THE STATE TONIGHT.
HERE, WE'VE GOT A CRAZY ONE AFTER ONE QUARTER.
17-14, CAMBRIDGE ON TOP.
KYLE DURHAM, 4 OF 5 PASSING, 171 YARDS IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
CHASED OUT OF THE POX, AND RUN DOWN IN THE OPEN QUARTER.
JOSH BAGWELL, THE DEFENSIVE END RUNNING HIM DOWN.
>> THE EMPTY BACK FIELD, THE GLADIATORS, THE EXPLOSIVE RESEEPING CORP, WILLIAMS AND THOMPSON, AND GUYS LIKE JOHNSON.
OUT IN THE SLOT.
>> THIRD DOWN AND SIX.
FLAG OUT.
AND DURHAM SLIDES DOWN A LITTLE SHORT OF THE LINE TO GAIN.
IT WILL'S CHECK THE PENALTY CALL.
AND WE'LL GET YOU UPDATED ON ALL THE BIG SCORES COMING UP AT HALFTIME WITH HANNAH GOODEN, AND JOHN MENTIONED, WARE COUNTY SHUTTING OUT HUNTER ROBINS.
>> Referee: HOLDING, REPLAY.
>> HELMERICH'S TEAM GOING TO BE FLAGGED FOR HOLDING.
THAT WILL BACK HIM UP, AND IT LOOKS LIKE DURHAM SHAKEN UP ON THE PLAY.
HE HAS BEEN OFFERED BY REINHART IN THE DIVISIONS AS WELL.
HE IS LIMPING NOTICEABLY.
>> YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THE SLIDES, THE QUARTERBACK HAS A PROBLEM GETTING DOWN.
>> AND ANOTHER HUGE CATCH BY JOSH THOMPSON.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO COVER HIM YET.
41-YARD PICKUP.
>> THIS TIME WORKING FROM THE SLOT, AND THOMPSON, HE MOVES AROUND, CAME IN THE GAME WITH A 24-YARD AVERAGE.
AND YOU IMAGINE KYLE DURHAM, REALLY NOT PABL TO STEP INTO THAT THROW, MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE ANKLE, WHATEVER HE IS DEALING WITH IN THE LOWER BODY.
JOSH THOMPSON HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE BALL.
>> TYLON THOMPSON ON THE RUN, AND THREE CATCHES FOR OVER 19D 0 YARDS.
191 TO BE EXACT.
>> TWO MINUTES IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE GAME.
WHAT A BIG PLAY.
WHAT A BIG PLAYER HE IS, AND YOU CAN STILL SEE, THE QUARTERBACK LIMPING.
>> DRAGGED ACROSS THE MIDDLE, AND PALMER, MAKES A MAN MISS.
PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN, AND A FACE MASK COMING UP ON CAMBRIDGE.
AND 12-YARD PICKUP.
THEY WILL TACK ON TO IT.
>> BRANDON PALMER, PART OF THE RECEIVING CORP.
TALKED ABOUT, REALLY FILLING PALMER, AS THAT NEXT LEVEL TALENT.
THIS HASN'T BEEN -- >> Referee: FACE MASK.
BY THE DEFENSE.
FIVE-YARD PENALTY.
ADDED TO THE END OF THE RUN.
FIRST DOWN.
YOU CAN SEE A DRAG ROUTE HERE.
MAKING A MOVE.
VERY EASY FOR THE REF TO CALL, DRAGGING DOWN.
THE RECEIVER THERE, MARLOW, WITH A FACE MASK.
>> AND IN AND OUT OF THE HANDS OF PALMER, INSIDE THE 10 YARD LINE.
AND DEFLECTED VERY DANGEROUSLY IN THE END ZONE.
>> A LITTLE PEPPER ON THAT ONE RIGHT THERE BY KYLE.
KYLE DURHAM.
MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE HEAT THERE, AND PALMER, NOT SURE HE CAN SEE THE BALL, WHERE HE WAS POSITIONED.
WHERE THE BALL WAS COMING FROM, WITH A BIG BODY IN THE MIDDLE.
>> SECOND DOWN AND TEN.
DURHAM AS WE MENTIONED, TRANSFER, RAN A PRO STYLE OFFENSE.
GETTING USED TO THE RPO GAME, WHICH JOHNS CREEK RUNS, HAS BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS FOR HIM.
YOU SAW THE RPO READ THERE, AND THE HANDOFF GOING TO JOHNSON.
>> NICE JOB BY JOHNSON GETTING OUT OF THE HANDS OF BENNETT AND LONG.
OUT ON THE EDGE, AND THAT'S THE THING ABOUT HIM, WITH HIS SIZE, AND HIS STATURE, THE WAY HE RUNS THE BALL.
IT'S HARD TO BRING DOWN.
>> THIRD DOWN AND EIGHT.
MENT JOHNSON, GOING TO BE STOPPED RIGHT THERE AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
NO RUNNING ROOM THERE, AND REALLY GOOD JOB OF CONTAINING HIM, AND THE JUNIOR STRONG SAFETY, FROM THIS SFOT MAKE THE TACKLE.
>> VERY INTERESTING PLAY CALL THERE ON THIRD AND EIGHT.
THE WAY YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO THROW THE BALL.
DURHAM AND THOMPSON, LAY UP AND ENSURE, AND MAKE SURE YOU TIE THE GAME UP 17-17.
NOT AGGRESSIVE AT ALL.
>> AND COACH HELMERICH DECIDES TO TRY THE FIELD GOAL HERE, AND McRAE BALL.
ALONG THE 40 AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A 29-YARD ATTEMPT.
LINED UP ON THE RIGHT HASH, AND LUKE RICHARDS IS A HOLDER, AND EATON IS THE SNAPPER.
>> Referee: OFFENSE, FIVE-YARD PENALTY.
>> THIS WILL TURN INTO IT A 34-YARD ATTEMPT.
>> VERY SURPRISED THE WAY THEY HAVE BNG ABLE TO THROW THE BALL ON THIRD AND EIGHT.
AND YOU HAVEN'T ESTABLISHED THE RUN GAME LIKE YOU WANT, GIVING THE BALL TO JOHNSON UNDERNEATH, AND THE PENALTY MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT.
>> AND JOHNS CREEK AVERAGES CLOSE TO 191 A GAME ON THE GROUND.
BUT THE PASSING GAME'S BEEN THERE.
THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EAT IT UP WITH THAT.
SO FOURTH AND 11, GOING FOR THE FIELD GOAL.
KICK IS ON ITS WAY.
PLENTY OF DISTANCE.
AND THE KICK IS GOOD.
34-YARD FIELD GOAL BY McRAE BALL AND WE'RE TIED AT 17-17 HERE IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
>>> BACK AT THE COLISEUM, JOHNS CREEK, PULLED EVEN.
AND UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA, AND LEADER IN EXCELLENCE.
UNDER GRADUATE MAJORS, IN DOCTORATE PROGRAM.
DETAILS AT GO ENG.E.D.U./LEARNMORE.
GREAT ENVIRONMENT HERE.
WE SHOWED YOU THE FANTASTIC TICKETS THAT SAY -- PUT TOGETHER THE GAME TONIGHT, AND YOU SEE THE FOLKS WEARING PINK.
IT'S THE PINK OUT GAME.
MORE ON THE STORY AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND HOW JOHNS CREEK IS HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE BATTLED SOME WHO HAVE LOST THEIR BATTLE WITH CANCER ALONG THE WAY.
THE KICK GOES INTO THE END ZONE.
AND CAMBRIDGE OUT TO THE 20 YARD LINE.
>> WHAT AN EXCITING GAME, FULL OF BIG PLAYS.
JOHN CREEK IN THE LAST SERIES INSIDE THE RED ZONE, DECIDING MORE OF A LAYUP, JUST WANTED TO GET UP ON THE GREENS THERE TO TIE THE SCORE.
WHERE CAN THEY STOP THE HARRIS ON THE FIELD.
THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
>> HARRIS IS 8 OF 14 FOR 100 YARDS.
A TOUCHDOWN PASS TO TAYLOR.
FOUR CATCHES FOR HIM.
AND KRISTEN ISIBOR, THREE CARRIES FOR 63 YARDS.
61 OF THEM COMING ON ONE BIG RUN.
>> NUMBER 71 GABE SMITH, ONLY A FRESHMAN IN THE GAME.
6'5", WHAT A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THEM.
>> WAYNE, WHERE DO THEY GROW THESE GUYS?
ARE THEY PUTTING THEM TOGETHER IN THE LAB?
YOU JUST MENTIONED 71, GABE SMITH, 6'5", 280 POUNDS AND HE'S 14 YARDS OLD.
>> I WAS 6'5", 281.
SO THAT IS HOW FAR WE HAVE COME.
>> LOOK AT THAT.
>> WHAT SIZE.
GABE SMITH.
>> YEAH, HE WILL BE A COLLEGE PROSPECT.
>> SECOND DOWN AND TEN.
HE ALREADY IS A COLLEGE PROSPECT.
THE OFFERS JUST HAVEN'T COME YET.
BECAUSE HE'S IN THE NINTH GRADE.
BUT THEY WILL SOON.
THEY WAS HARRIS ON THE RUN, TACKLE MADE BY SAM OPPENHEIMER.
LEADING TACKLER FOR THE GLADIATOR TEAM.
LEADS THE REGION WITH 61 TOTAL TACKLES.
AND AVERAGING TEN TACKLES A GAME.
>> I LIKE THE PLAY BY HARRIS, PULLING THE BALL, YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THE DEFENSE PLAY HONESTLY.
TO DO THAT, THE QUARTERBACK HAS TO RUN THE BALL.
>> THIRD DOWN AND FOUR.
AND THROWING BEHIND WILL TAYLOR.
HE TOOK OFF DOWN THE FIELD, AND THE PATTERN AT LEAST IN THE MIND OF HARRIS IS AN OUT.
SO MISCOMMUNICATION THERE, AND FOURTH DOWN, AND CAMBRIDGE IS GOING TO HAVE TO PUNT.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THEY PUNTED.
>> MISCOMMUNICATION AND PRESSURE, TRYING TO GET RID OF THE BALL.
COULDN'T FIND HIS TARGET DOWN THE FIELD.
NICE JOB HERE BY JOHNS CREEK GOING OUT TO THREE AND OUT.
>> LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A TIME-OUT CALLED BY CAMBRIDGE.
WHICH GIVES US A CHANCE TO REPLIND YOU TO TUNE IN EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:00.
WE KICK OFF THE FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA WITH RECRUITING 2021.
JOHN MILTON AND I WITH HANNAH GOODEN.
IF YOU MISSED IT LIVE, YOU CAN SEE IT AFTER THE GAME.
FOUR STAR WEST FORSYTHE TIGHT END.
THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS THIS WEEK, AND HANNAH GOODEN'S CONVERSATION CAN JEFFERSON QUARTERBACK/SAFETY MALACHAI SPARKS.
SORRY, WAYNE.
>> THAT IS 30 SCHOLARSHIPS.
IS THAT -- WE HAVE BEEN ON THE AIR SIX, SEVEN WEEKS.
THAT IS 30 PLAYERS THAT HAVE ALREADY SIGNED.
>> I WILL TELL YOU THAT ALEX CUNNINGHAM DID GET AN OFFER FROM AUBURN THIS WEEK.
>> FINALLY.
SOMEONE, AND I HAVE TO WAIT THREE YEARS FOR THAT.
>> YEAH, IN FACT, CUNNINGHAM PICKED UP THREE OFFERS THIS WEEK ALONE.
SEEMS LIKE I GOT TAGGED ON EVERY ONE OF THE TWEETS.
LOOKS LIKE HE IS GOING TO THROW THEM OFF SIDES.
DID THEY CALL TIME-OUT OR TAKE A PENALTY.
THEY CALLED ANOTHER TIME-OUT.
RATHER THAN TAKE A PENALTY.
>> NO REAL EXPLOSIVENESS TO THE TWO BRAUE.
A LOT OF TIMES, IT'S THE QUARTERBACK, IT DRAWS YOU OVER OR IT'S MOVEMENT AMONGST A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
YOU ONLY REALLY SAW ONE PERSON MOTIONING AROUND AND THERE IS NOTHING FOR THE DEFENSE REALLY TO REACT TO.
INTERESTING CALL HERE BY CAMBRIDGE IN THIS SITUATION.
>> AS WE MENTIONED, NOT JUST A FOOTBALL COACH, BUT ALSO A GIRL'S BASKETBALL COACH WHEN HE WAS AT MILTON.
HE WAS ALWAYS THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR OF THE DEFENSE TEAM, AND THE HEAD COACH OF THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM.
LED THEM TO THE FINAL FOUR, AND HE SAID, IF YOU ASK US PLAYERS, THE GIRLS PLAYERS HE COACHED ON THE BASKETBALL TEAM, THEY WILL TELL YOU, HE COACHED THEM JUST LIKE HE COACHED THE BOYS AND HE SAID, WHAT HE LEARNED COACHES GIRLS AND BOYS IS THAT GIRLS LISTEN BETTER.
THEY FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BETTER.
AND THAT'S NO SURPRISE.
RIGHT?
>> NOT AT ALL.
AND ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.
>> GOING TO ROLL DEAD AT THE 35 YARD LINE.
AND CRAIG BENNETT HAS HAD UBER SUCCESS AS A GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH AND ENJOYING HIS BEST SUCCESS EVER AS A HEAD COACH IN FOOTBALL AS HIS CAMBRIDGE PROGRAM IS OFF TO HIS BEST START, AND 5-0, TRYING TO GO TO OF-0 AND GRAB SOLE POSITION, AND THEY NEVER WON A REGION TITLE, AND THE BEST EVER FINISH CAME LAST YEAR, WHEN THEY FINISHED THIRD IN THE REGION AT 4-3.
>> AND VICTORY TONIGHT COULD CLINCH THE FOURTH WINNING SEASON IN SCHOOL HISTORY, HERE IN YEAR TEN.
>> TALK ABOUT INTENSE FAITH.
COACH BENNETT RIGHT THERE, A LOT OF INTENSITY IN THAT FACE.
>> AND JOHNSON PICKS UP ABOUT EIGHT ON THE PLAY, THE FIRST CARRY OF THE SERIES.
>> JOHNSON, THE SENIOR, 5'10", 210.
YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS NO WINDOW DRESSING MR. JOHNSON.
THERE IS ONE CUT.
AND HE'S ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS WITH WHO WANTS TO TRY TO TACKLE HIM.
AND NICE, PHYSICAL RUN.
CONTINUE TO TRY TO GET HIM IN ACTION IF YOU'RE JOHNS CREEK.
>> YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE LOWER BODY, AND COACH HELMERICH, HIS LOWER BODY, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
STAYS IN THE BLOCK THIS TIME.
AND NOW DURHAM GOING TO RUN IT AND HOP SKIP AND PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN.
>> BOTH QUARTERBACKS, A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF PLAYING SMART FOOTBALL WHEN THEY DON'T SEE IT DOWN FIELD.
DIDN'T GET THE READ THAT HE WANTED ON IT.
GOT AWAY FROM THE BLITZ AND JUST MAKING POSITIVE YARDS TO KEEP IT MOVING.
RIGHT THERE IS KYLE DURHAM.
>> REALLY THE FIRST TIME THAT GLADIATORS EVER HAD A DUAL THREAT QUARTERBACK IN THEIR PROGRAM.
FLAG OUT AND JOHNSON RUMBLES DOWN TO THE 10 YARD LINE.
THE DEJECTION.
HE KNOWS IT'S COMING BACK.
>> THIS WAS MORE DOWN FIELD AFTER JOHNSON HAD BROKEN THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
>> GOING TO ERASE A 29-YARD RUN, AT LEAST PART OF A 29-YARD RUN.
>> HOLDING, BY THE OFFENSE, TEN-YARD PENALTY FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL.
WE WILL REPLAY ONE.
>> YOU DIDN'T SEE IT COMES OFF THE RIGHT SIDE.
AND OUT ON THE EDGE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE STYLE IN WHICH WE SEE RIGHT THERE.
AND WHAT HE IS, COMING DOWN THE FIELD AGAINST EUROPE DEFENSE.
>> NOW THEY BRING THE BALL BACK TO THE 32 YARD LINE, FIRST AND FOUR.
REMEMBER, IT'S THE SPOT OF THE FOUL PENALTY.
HIT AS HE THROWS.
THE FIRST TIME HE IS ABLE TO GET TO THE QUARTERBACK.
THAT IS MOODY.
>> FINALLY ABLE TO CORRAL HIM IN THE POCKET.
YOU CAN SEE EARLY ON, DURHAM UNCOMFORTABLE RIGHT HERE.
DIDN'T GET THE READ HE WANTS.
THE THINKS ABOUT RUNNING AND BY THE TIME, RIGHT THERE, CAN JOHNSON, NICE JOB, PUSHING JOHNSON BACK AND BEING ABLE TO BRING DOWN DURHAM.
>> SAW THE NUMBERS ON MOODY.
THE 6'2", 210 JUNIOR.
A VERY YOUNG PROGRAM.
THEY HAVE SEVEN JUNIOR STARTERS OUT OF THEIR 11 ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL.
ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL, THEY HAVE AN 8 OF 11 JUNIOR STARTERS.
THEY HAVE EIGHT SOPHOMORES AND FIVE FRESHMAN.
CAMBRIDGE WILL BE AROUND FOR AWHILE.
JOHNSON UP THE MIDDLE, A COUPLE YARDS ON THE PLAY.
AND GOING TO BRING UP THIRD DOWN.
>> THE WORKHORSE.
IT'S RARE NOW, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE THAT YOU SAW, JUST CONTINUE TO RUN THE BALL, AND JOHNSON, ALL THE INTANGIBLES TO RUN BETWEEN THE TACKLES AND USE IT LIKE A WORKHORSE.
THAT WILL BE A FIRST DOWN FOR IT, AND HE GOES UP OVER 60 YARDS RUSHING IN THE GAME.
D.J.
BENT MAKING THE TACKLE AND PICKED UP.
>> COUNTERACTION PULLING THE LEFT GUARD AND FOLLOWING DOWN FIELD, AND ONE CUT AND DOWNHILL FOR JOHNSON.
>> OH, JUST MISSED HIS WIDE RECEIVER, AND PALMER WAS WIDE OPEN.
DURHAM MISSED HIM THAT TIME.
RUSHED THE THROW.
>> ON THE DRIVE, BEEN ABLE TO RUN THE BALL, AND PLAY ACTION PASS, PRESSURE, YOU'RE RIGHT.
JUST MISSING HIM, IN THAT POSITION.
YOU HOPE TO PUT IT ON HIS NUMBERS, AND LET HIM CATCH THE TOUCHDOWN.
>> DURHAM HAD TO RUSH THE THROW.
HE IS FACING A PASS RUSH.
HE HAD GET IT IN THERE QUICKLY, SECOND DOWN AND TEN.
THE TENTH PLAY OF THE DRIVE RIGHT HERE.
PLAY ACTION AND OFF THE HANDS OF THE RECEIVER.
INSIDE THE 5.
THAT IS DARNELL INSIDE THE TARGET, AND THERE A FLAG DOWN DMSM HE HAVE A SHOT TO THE HEAD?
>> DARNELL SUCHERED AN ACL INJURY LAST SEPTEMBER.
CAME BACK, THEN HAD TO HAVE THE KNEE SCOPED IN JANUARY.
HE PLAYED IN JUST TWO GAMES IN JANUARY.
THIS IS JUST HIS THIRD GAME.
>> JACK MARLOW, THE SAFETY COMING UP WITH A BIG HIT.
>> INELIGIBLE RECEIVER DOWN FIELD BY THE OFFENSE.
THE PENALTY IS DECLINED.
THIRD DOWN.
P. >> SOMETIMES WHEN THE RPOs, THE OFFENSIVE LINE, TRYING TO SELL THE RUN PLAY, DRIFTING DOWN THE FIELD.
AND NICE BREAK UP OF THE PASS BY THE FREE SAFETY, JACK MARLOW FOR CAMBRIDGE.
>> SEVEN RUNS, THREE PASSES ON THE TEN-PLAY DRIVE FOR THE GLADIATORS, TRYING TO TAKE THE LEAD HERE.
DURHAM BEING CHASED AND CAUGHT FROM BEHIND.
GREAT PURSUIT BY THE DEFENSE THE RUNNING DOWN.
AND BENL RIDENOUR, THE SAFETY.
>> HE IS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYONE DOWN FIELD, NOT SURE WHY THE RECEIVER DIDN'T CUT OFF HIS ROUTE.
TRIED TO BUY TIME AND GET TO OUT OF THE POCKET, AND RIDENOUR, THE SAFETY RUNNING HIM DOWN.
HE WAS THERE FOR THE QUARTERBACK.
>> BALL IS ON TO TRY TO GIVE JOHNS CREEK THEIR FIRST LEAD OF THE GAME.
29-YARD ATTEMPT COMING UP RIGHT HERE.
AND THE KICK, PLENTY OF DISTANCE.
DID HE GET IT UP THERE THE UP RIGHTS?
FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT, JOHNS CREEK ON TOP WITH UNDER FIVE MINUTES TO PLAY IN THE HALF.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE COLISEUM.
AND GETTING IT READY FOR REGIONAL HALFTIME SHOW, AND JUST AROUND THE CORNER, A COUPLE SCORES TO KEEP AN EYE ON AT THE BREAK.
AND 22-7 OVER WARNER ROBINS.
THE SHOT ACROSS EVERYBODY, AND NORTH COBB LEADING BY A SCORE OF 8-7, AND REGION 5-1A, LEADING 42-0 UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER.
MORE SCORES COMING UP.
MATT, WE GET READY FOR THE FINAL 4:46 OF THE FIRST HALF.
>> WE HAD A SPECTACULAR GAME HERE, AND JOHNS CREEK ON TOP.
CAPPING A 11-PLAY, 56-YARD DRIVE WITH A 29-YARD McRAE BALL FIELD GOAL.
CAMBRIDGE HAD FIVE DRIVES, THREE SCORES, JOHNS CREEK, FIVE DRIVES AND FOUR SCORES.
AND BALL'S KICK IS GOING TO BE TAKEN AT THE 2, AND FUMBLED AND PICKED UP.
AND CHAFFIN IS GOING TO GO DOWN, SHY OF THE 10.
GREAT SPECIAL TEAMS COVERAGE BY SAM OPPENHEIMER, MAKING THE STOP.
FLAG DOWN TOO.
>> NICE JOB OF STAYING IN YOUR LANE IN THOSE SITUATIONS AGAINST THE SPEEDSTER.
YOU GET OUT OF YOUR LANE, NICE COVERAGE THERE, HE CAN'T CHANGE THE FIELD AND GELL TO THE OVER SIDE.
>> AND THE TACKLES BY OPPENHEIMER, HE HAD A 21-TACKLE GAME AGAINST SEQUOIA LAST WEEK, AND ST. PIUS.
>> FIRST DOWN.
>> SO WAYNE CAMBRIDGE IS STAGNATED A LITTLE P BIT, AND JOHNS CREEK HAS SOMEBODY TO DO WITH THAT AS WELL, AND EVER SINCE GETTING THAT FIELD GOAL, BY NOON, AND THEN THE TOUCHDOWN RUN BY MARLOW, THEY HAVE BEEN HELD SCORELESS.
ANOTHER FLAG OUT.
>> SOME OF THAT MOMENTUM IS TAKEN AWAY.
THEY OVERCAME A LOT OF THEM, AND THAT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THAT -- IT TAKES THE ENERGY LEVEL THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP -- >> Referee: ILLEGAL MOTION BY THE OFFENSE.
THE PENALTY IS DECLINED.
SECOND DOWN.
>> THEY'RE REMARKING UP THE PENALTIES PRETTY QUICK NOW.
THAT IS SEVEN NOW, SIX NOW, AND DECLINED AT SIX FOR 63 YARDS.
>> AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE FIRST QUARTER, BIG PENALTIES IN THE RED ZONE.
AND NOW, BIG PENALTY INSIDE THE RED ZONE, COMING OFF THE GOAL LINE.
YOU CAN'T HAVE AND BET A BIG TEAM LIKE JOHNS CREEK.
>> SECOND DOWN AND TEN.
4 1/2 MINUTES TO PLAY HERE IN THE FIRST HALF.
PL CHAFFIN.
CAN'T BEAT THE TWO DEFENDERS OUT THERE.
ACTUALLY, THAT WAS WILL TAYLOR, THAT IS 2, NOT 7 WITH THE CATCH.
THIRD AND THREE COMING UP FOR THE BEARS.
>> JOHNS CREEK, IF YOU CAN STEP UP RIGHT HERE AND GET HIM TO HAVE TO PUNT THE BALL AND GIVE UP THE BALL AT MIDFIELD, IT WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO YOUR TEAM.
NICE JOB THERE BY SAM OPPENHEIMER, SHOWING THE SPEED AND AGGRESSIVENESS HE IS KNOWN FOR.
MAKING THE TACKLE.
>> FIRST GAME BACK AFTER A NECK INJURY.
PASS BATTED AND NEARLY OUT OF THE AIR FOR WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A PICK SIX.
>> PRESSURE OFF THE EDGE, AND MORGAN, WE TALKED ABOUT THE STAR BACKER AND COMING OFFER THE EDGE, UNBLOCKED BEFORE YOU WATCH HIM FROM HOME, AND THAT SITUATION, THAT IS ON THE QUARTERBACK.
HE HAS THE MAN ON THE OFF EDGE, NICE JOB OF KNOCKING THAT MAN DOWN.
>> HE STOLE THE BALL OUT OF THE QUARTERBACK'S HANDS OUT OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
GOT AN INTERCEPTION.
HE NEARLY COULD HAVE DONE THAT RIGHT THERE.
SO MARLOW PUNTING OUT OF HIS OWN END ZONE.
AVERAGES 44 YARDS PER KICK.
COMING DOWN AT THE 49.
FIELDED.
McKEE.
INSIDE THE 40 AND DOWN TO THE 46, TAZ SMITH ON THE RETURN, AND A GOOD ONE FOR JOHNS CREEK.
40 YARD KICK BY MARLOW.
17-YARD RETURN FOR SMITH.
>> THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL WINNING AS A TEAM.
THE DEFENSE, YOU GO OUT, THREE AND OUTS, THE OFFENSE, MAKE THEM PUNT OFF THEIR THE GOAL LINE, SPECIAL TEAMS.
IT IS YOUR TURN TO COME OUT, AND NICE JOB BY OPPENHEIMER, BLOCKING, LETTING THE RETURN MAN GET FREE.
AND IN THESE SITUATIONS, WATCH THE OFFENSE GO UP TOP.
>> RUNNING A REVERSE.
TO THOMPSON.
INSIDE THE 30 AND ANOTHER BIG PLAY BY JOSH THOMPSON.
INSIDE, 13 YARD PICKUP BY JOHNSON.
>> JUST A LOWER VERSE HERE, AND ALL ABOUT THE SPEED OF THOMPSON OUTRUNNING THE END THERE TO GET THE POSITIVE YARDAGE.
CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW FAST HE IS, RIGHT THERE, AND GARRETT MOODY, ON THE REVERSE.
>> HE DIDN'T GET THE PLAY LAST YEAR, AND SHORT GAIN, AND BEN COMES UP TO MAKE A PLAY.
AND YOU HAVE TO RUN THE RPO.
A LOT OF TEAMS TRY TO DO IT WITH A POCKET PASSER AND THE QUARTERBACK NEVER PULLS THE BULL.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT A LOT.
NICE JOB THERE BY DURHAM GETTING THE YARDS.
>> SECOND DOWN AND SEVEN.
BALL AT THE 21.
QUICK PASS.
TRY TO SET UP THE SCREEN UP THERE, AND THE BLOCKER, PALMER, FIRST PASS COMPLETION TO GREEN AND NOW IT WILL BE THIRD DOWN.
>> GOOD PLAY DESIGN.
THE PLAYS, TYPICALLY ARE BETTER TO THE OPEN SIDE OF THE FIELD, WHICH GIVES THE RECEIVER A LOT MORE ROOM TO WORK WITH.
THE SHORT SIDE OF THE FIELD.
>> BIG THIRD DOWN RIGHT KNOW, AND JOHNSON, GOING TO BE SHORT, MAYBE A JORDE SHORT DESPENDING ON THE SPOT, AND BIG DECISION FOR JOHNS CREEK.
>> AND MATT HELMERICH IN THAT SITUATION, AND KEEP THE DRIVE GOING.
>> THEY GO FOR IT.
>> I DON'T THINK THEY GOT IT.
>> IT WILL DEPEND ON THE SPOT.
IT LOOKS THE LIKE THE SPOT IS FAVORABLE THAN I THOUGHT.
WE'LL CHECK AND SEE, CAMBRIDGE THINKS THEY STOPPED HIM.
>> INTERESTING CALL, NOT THE CALL OF GOING FOR IT BUT THE EXECUTION OF THE PLAY, GIVING IT TO DURHAM, INSTEAD OF TURNING IT AROUND TO JOHNSON.
>> WHEN YOU HAVE A BIG BACK, I REALLY LIKE GIVING IT TO THAT GUY, AND NOT THE 185-POUND QUARTERBACK.
CAMBRIDGE WITH A STOP.
BALL GOES OVER ON DOWNS.
>> INTERESTING SITUATION THERE.
I'M NOT GETTING BEHIND THE OFFENSIVE LINE, OR, 200 YARDS A GAIN RUSHING, AND JOHNSON COMING DOWNHILL.
THEY REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET PENETRATION.
NOT COMING UP WITH THE FIRST DOWN, BIG STOP THERE BY THE CAMBRIDGE BEARS DEFENSE.
>> HELMERICH NOT HAPPY AS HIS TEAM IS FOURTH AND ONE.
COME BRIDGE ON OFFENSE.
AND PICKS UP A COUPLE YARDS ON THE PLAY.
HE WAS INJURED IN THE OPENER AND JUST CAME BACK A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
HE HAD ONLY PLAYED IN THREE OF THE FIVE GAMES.
HE WAS AVERAGING COMING INTO TONIGHT, 112 YARDS RUSHING PER GAME.
>> HAD A PRETTY GOOD NIGHT.
HARRIS ROLLING TO HIS LEFT, TRYING TO THROW ACROSS HIS BODY, GOING TO PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN WITH HIS LEGS.
>> NOT EYE LOWING HARRIS TO SET UP.
AND SET UP, TRYING TO FIND AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN SET UP AND DELIVER THE BALL, AND IN THE POCKET, GET THE YARDS HE CAN, AND YOU TALKED ABOUT MATT.
AND THE STEAM HAS GONE OUT OF THE OFFENSE.
>> THEY DO HAVE ONE TIME-OUT REMAINING TO TRY TO GET THE BALL OUT OF FIELD GOAL RANGE, AND NOONE HAS BOOTED A 42-YARDER.
AND GOOD GAME FOR ISIBOR RIGHT THERE.
HE RUSHED FOR 116 YARDS IN THEIR 28-0 VICTORY OVER SEQUOIA LAST WEEK.
>> ONE TIME-OUT, I IMAGINE SOME KIND OF AGGRESSIVE PLAY DOWN THE FIELD, WHEN YOU HAVE TALENT, AND WILL TAYLOR, AND HARRIS, CARSON KENT DOWN THE FIELD.
AND ONCE AGAIN LAYING UP WHAT YOU HAVE, FIRST DOWN CATCH RIGHT THERE.
>> SLIDING CATCH JUST BEHIND THE STICKS BY MARCUS VEAZIE.
WITH HIS FIFTH CATCH OF THE YEAR, AND BACK UP TO THE LINE.
TIME WINDING DOWN HERE, ELLINGTON WITH A CATCH.
NOT BE ABLE TO BE GET OUTSIDE, AND LIKELY HAS TO BURN A TIME-OUT HERE.
THEY DO.
NOW THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF TIME-OUTS.
>> GOOD JOB BY THE CORNER THERE, NOT LETTING THE RECEIVER GET OUT OF BOUNDS, AND SHEFFIELD NOT GETTING HIM DO SO, AND CAMBRIDGE HAS TO CALL A TIME-OUT.
>> LET'S CHECK WITH HANNAH GOODEN, WHAT IS COMING UP AT HALFTIME?
>> THE REGION HALFTIME SHOW, THAT IS WHAT JOHN CALLED IT.
WE WILL STICK WITH THAT, AND A COUPLE SCORES FOR YOU, AND PARK VIEW, 14-13.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD ONE AND REGION 1-7A, 19-7.
I HAVE SO MANY SCORES COMING UP.
IT'S ALL NEXT ON THE FOOTBALL FRIDAY IN GEORGIA HALFTIME SHOW PRESENTED BY REJONT'S.
>> LOOKING FORWARD HEARING THE SCORES.
WINDING DOWN, FOUR WEEKS LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON.
AND HERE TONIGHT FIRST PLACE IN REGION 7-6A ON THE LINE, AND JOHNS CREEK WITH A FIELD GOAL LEAD WITH 17 SECONDS TO PLAY.
HERE IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
CAMBRIDGE AT 5-0.
BEST STARTED IN PROGRAM HISTORY.
HE KNOWS IT'S A CLICHE.
BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE IT WEEK BY WEEK, NOT GETTING CRAZY OVER 5-0.
JUST FOCUSING ON EACH INDIVIDUAL PLAY.
BEHIND HIS RECEIVER, THE 25 YARD LINE, AND DHA IS A SECOND CONSECUTIVE THROW AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO 11 SECONDS LEFT IN THE HALF.
>> ROLLING TO THE LEFT, AND HARRIS, A SHOULDER SQUARE.
COULD NOT GET IN THE SHOULDER THROW.
YOU IS' HIM, AND YOU STILL HAD TO GO THROUGH THE FUNDAMENTALS TO DELIVER THE BALL TO VEAZIE.
>> 11 OF 21 FOR 128, THIRD DOWN AND FIVE.
>> TIME TO GET THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD ON A BIG CHUNK PLAY.
>> THAT WILL END THE HALF WITH A FASTBALL THE.
ROLLING LEFT, TRYING TO GET SET UP, AND I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY MORE OF THAT DOWN THE FIELD.
BIG HIT BY HIM, AND PRESSURE INSIDE.
>> TANDEM SACK BY OPEN TIMER AND GOO, AS YOU CAN FEEL, CAMBRIDGE HAS THE MOMENTUM IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
STARTED TO LOSE A LITTLE BIT OF GRASP OF THAT MOMENTUM AND JOHNS CREEK HAS IT, FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO HALFTIME.
DOESN'T IT.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXPLOSIVE HALF.
AND THE DEFENSE IS DECIDING THE SECOND QUARTER TO SETTLE DOWN, AND NICE JOB BY JOHNS CREEK GETTING BACK IN THE GAME.
>> AND.
>> AS'ED HERE WITH THE COACH, FIRST QUARTER, YOU HAVE THE PLAYS, AND YOU REALLY GOT OUT THERE, AND IT TURNED IN A 15-ROUND FIGHT YOU WERE ANTICIPATING.
>> YEAH A GOOD FOOTBALL GAME.
THEY GAVE US FIELD POSITION.
CAN'T DO THAT WITH A GOOD FIELD LIKE CAMBRIDGE.
>> SECOND QUARTER, THINGS SEEM TO CALM DOWN A LOT.
THE DEFENSE WAS DICTATING THINGS AND I KNOW THAT FOURTH AND SHORT HERE WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTING HERE.
>> YEAH, OUR DEFENSE, WE WERE SCRAMBLING A LITTLE BIT GETTING LINE YOU HAD AND NOW WE ARE DOING A GOOD JOB ON OFFENSE.
HUGE LETDOWN RIGHT THERE ON 18, 20, AND WHATEVER THAT WAS.
A CHANCE FOR POINTS AND WE HURRIED UP AND DIDN'T GET IT.
SO BIG FOURTH DOWN STOP FOR THEM.
>> GOOD LUCK IN THE SECOND HALF.
THANKS FOR HANGING OUT.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.
>> THE HALFTIME SHOW STARRING SOMEONE NAMED HANNAN GADDEN.
>> WE HAVE SCORES AND GAMES TO GO THROUGH.
WE WILL CHECK WITH HERE FROM MORE COMING UP HERE ON GPB.
>>> THE HALFTIME SHOW, GET BACK IN THE GAME WITH REGENTS BANK.
LIVE FROM THE STUDIO IN ATLANTA.
IT'S HAF TIME OF CAMBRIDGE VERSUS JOHNS CREEK AT THE COULD SEEM.
GLADIATORS UP 20-17, BATTLING IT OUT FOR THE REGION 6A TITLE.
POSSESSION TO WIN AND THAT IS HAPPENING ALL AROUND THE STATE.
AND JUROR'S EMTs, IT'S SO MUCH AND IT'S NICE, IT'S IS COLQUITT VERSUS CAMDEN.
WILDCATS UP 14-7, AND 7A GOING AT IT, AND NORTH COBB OVER A SCORE BY WALTON.
WE HAVE ANOTHER RIVALRY GAME GOING ON, AND HOPE UP 17-7 AT THE HALF BY KENNESAW MOUNTAINS, AND WARNER ROBINS DOWN.
AND 25-7 OVER BLESSED TRIPCY.
WE HAVE SHOUT OUTS ON THE SECOND PLACE.
S THE ONLY TWO UNBEATEN TEAMS IN 4 A ARE PLAYING, CARVER, COLUMBUS AND THAT COULD BE THE FRONT-RUNNER, 22-0.
TWO AUGUSTA AREA SCHOOLS, THOMPSON OVER BURKE COUNTY, AND NORTHEASTERN, 2A, 6-0 NORTHEAST.
ANOTHER ONE FOR POSITION IN SEEDING IN THE REGION OF DOOM, AS JOHN LIKES TO CALL IT.
SINGLE "A."
IT'S ALL BROOKS COUNTY, 21-0, AND REGION FIVE.
SINGLE "A," 14-0.
WE ARE GOING TO CHECK IN WITH JOHN VERY SOON TO GET EVEN MORE IN-DEPTH WITH SOME OF THE GAMES AND SCORES.
A LOT TO KEEP UP WITH.
STICK AROUND, THAT IS COMING UP NEXT.
>>> WELCOME BACK.
IT'S HALFTIME OF CAMBRIDGE VERSUS JOHNS CREEK.
GLADIATORS UP 20-17.
IF YOU WERE WATCHING US IN THE FIRST HALF, YOU KNOW THIS WAS GOING FROM ONE END ZONE TO THE OVER END ZONE, AND JOSH THOMPSON, THAT IS ALL OVER THE FIELD.
HE IS THE PLAYER IN THE FIRST HALF.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTS.
FIRST QUARTER, GO, THE BEARS HAD JUST SCORED THOMPSON WITH THE ANSWER.
HE WILL TAKE IT 90 YARDS FOR THE FIRST JOHNS CREEK TOUCHDOWN AND WE ARE TIED AT 7-7, AND DURHAM WILL AIRPLANE IT OUT.
HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWN OF THE GAME AND THAT IS TOUCHDOWN EIGHT AND NINE ON THE SEASON.
HE HAD THREE RECEPTIONS FOR 191 YARDS, AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS.
5'11", 170 POUNDS, AND THE OFFERS ARE COMING ROLLING IN.
MATT TALKED ABOUT HE CAN TALK ABOUT, MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER GUY, AND HE'S GOT OFFERS.
BUT HE NEEDS BETTER OFFERS.
BUT HE IS PHENOMENAL.
HE WILL CHECK IN WITH MORE OF THE REGION GAMES WITH JOHN AND WE MIGHT HERE FROM THE BAND.
WE'LL SEE.
STICK AROUND.
>>> WELCOME BACK.
AS PROMISED, CHECK IN WITH JOHN NELSON BEFORE WE CHECK OUT THE GAME WE HAVE NOW.
I WANT TO GET UPDATES ON THE BATTLES AROUND THE STATE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> A LOT OF STUFF.
CAMDEN NOW LEADING 21-0.
ALSO DOWN SOUTH.
THEY ARE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, AND WARNER ROBINS AND VALDOSTA GOING BACK AND FORTH, AND IT COMES TO UPDATING US ON SCORES, TURN ON DOWNS IN WARNER ROBINS, THAT IS 22-7.
WARE COUNTY INSPECT THE OPENER, 1-5A AND THE WIN COULD PUT THE REGION IN THE SEMIFINALS, A TOM TEAM IN THE GLASS ON THE ROPES AND WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS ONE FOR THE FINAL QUARTER AND HALF, FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING.
A LOT OFA GOING BACK AND FORTH.
WE ARE GETTING SWINGS HERE, AND BACK AND FORTH WITH RANKED TEAMS ON THE ROPES EARLY AND ASSERTING THEMSELVES EARLY ON.
WE WILL SEE WHAT THE REST OF THE NIGHT HOLDS.
>> WARE COUNTY CAN BE THE UPSET ON THE SEASON.
WE HAVE A BIG REGION 7-6A BATTLE AT THE COLISEUM, THE SCORE 20-17.
WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN FROM THE SIDELINE?
>> A LOT OF THIS.
A LOT OF THAT.
THAT IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING.
A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH, AND IT'S AN EXCITING BRAND OF FOOTBALL.
WE ARE SEEING THEM RANTING TO RUN THE BAUFS AND ASSERT THEMSELVES WITH THE OFFENSIVE LINE.
THEY PASS THE BALL.
THEY HAVE JOHNS CREEK ON THEIR HEELS AND JOHNS CREEK'S SPEED, THEY HAD THE JUMP PLAY YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH.
SO I COULD SUGGEST FOR FOLKS HERE, THAT EVEN THOUGH THE SECOND QUARTER DID BLOW DOWN WHEN IT COMES TO PACING AND THE TEAMS GOT COMFORTABLE, WE MIGHT SEE THAT.
FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS.
>> WE WILL LET YOU GET COACH BENNETT ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CAMBRIDGE BEARS AND HOW THEY ARE GOING.
TIME TO CHECK IN THE JOHNS CREEK MARCHING BAND.
THEY FINALLY STARTED PERFORMING.
LET'S LISTEN IN REAL QUICK.
♪♪ >>.
>> AN IF YOU FUN FACTS.
IT'S A PINK OUT, AND MORE ON THE GAME COMING UP SOON.
BUT STICK AROUND FOR THE POSTGAME SHOW.
LIVE AS THEY COME OUT OF THE BIG REGION BATTLES.
THEY WILL BE IN THE BUSES, AND LOCKER ROOM.
THEY COULD BE TALKING ABOUT THE BIG REGION WIN OR LOSS AND HOW THINGS ARE GOING TO SHAKE OUT AROUND THE STATE.
DO NOT MISS THE POSTGAME SHOW.
INNER WITH OUR GAME FROM WAYNE AND MATT COMING UP.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE COLISEUM GETTING FOR WITH A SCORE OF 24-17, AND JOHNS CREEK LEADING CAMBRIDGE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST MINUTES, IT WAS ALMOST TWO SEPARATE QUARTERS.
A LOT OF BACK AND FOURTH, AND THE SECOND 12 MINUTES, AND THINGS CALMED DOWN, AND WHAT IS YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THAT?
>> A COUPLE PLAY ON BOTH TEAMS.
WE HAVE TO ELIMINATE THEM, AND THE SAME THING.
A LOT OF MENTAL BREAK DOWNS IN THE FIRST QUARTER, SECOND QUARTER.
WE HAVE TO FIX THAT.
>> I KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING YOU DON'T WANT TO FOCUS ON, THAT YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT.
WHAT WHAT ARE THE CONVERSATIONS LIKE WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO GET IT BACK IN THE HALF?
>> IT'S QUICK.
THE KIDS NEW IT, AND I MADE MISTAKES TOO.
WE JUST SAY, THE NEXT PLAY, LET'S FORGET ABOUT IT, AND I THINK THE KIDS ARE FINE.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
GOOD LUCK IN THE SECOND HALF.
>> LET'S GET READY FOR THE SECOND 24 MINUTES HERE.
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
>> MAXUMUS, I AM ENTERTAINED AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SECOND HALF, THE THIRD QUARTER, WHO IS GOING TO BE ABLE AND WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THAT TEAM THAT GRABS MOMENTUM HERE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE?
>> I THINK IT WILL BE WHO CAN RUN THE BALL.
BOTH DEFENSES HAVE ADJUSTED TO THE BIG PLAY DOWN THE FIELD.
THEY HAVE PLAYED SOFTER.
NOW IT'S ABOUT WHAT TEAM CAN ESTABLISH THE RUN, AND WHICH WILL BE PATIENT ENOUGH TO RUN THE FIELD?
>> YOU MENTIONED THE BIG PLAY.
AND THE FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHTS.
WE HAD PLENTY OF THEM, AND TOUCHDOWN PASS TO TAYLOR, OPENING POSSESSION AND A 7-0 LEAD, FIRST PLAY FOR JOHNS CREEK.
THEY GO 90 YARDS, DURHAM TO THOMPSON.
>> THE FLASH.
THOMPSON WITH A BIG PLAY TO GET HIS TEAM BACK ON THE BOARD.
PLENTY FROM HIM IN THE FIRST COUPLE MINUTES.
>> ANOTHER LONG DRIVE FOR CAMBRIDGE CAPPED BY THE TOUCHDOWN RUN FROM MARLOW.
17-7 LEAD FOR CAMBRIDGE TO THAT POINT.
HERE CAME JOHNS CREEK, THOMPSON AGAIN.
OVER THE SHOULDERS.
60 YARDS.
>> GREAT JOB, GOING UP TOP.
MEETING THE MAN DEFENSE.
>> AND 34-29 YARDS, AND THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN THE BALL GAME RIGHT NOW, AS YOU TAKE A LOOK, TOTAL YARDS, A LOT OF TOTAL YARDS, FROM THE TWO TEAMS.
THAT IS 550 YARDS.
A LOT OF BAD PENAL TIPS, A LONG TIME.
>> THEY WERE COSTLY PENALTIES, ESPECIALLY FOR CAMBRIDGE COMING IN THE RED ZONE.
SO HERE WE GO, START OF THE SECOND HALF.
THE BATTLE OF FIRST POSSESSION, BOTH TEAMS, 3-0.
IN THE REGION.
ZACH HARRIS IN THE FIRST HALF, 11 OF 21 FOR 128 YARDS IN THE TOUCHDOWN PASS TO WILL TAYLOR.
YOU SAW TO CULMINATE THE FIRST DRIVE OF THE BALL GAME.
SKILE DURHAM, 7 OF 12 FOR THE GLADIATORS.
THE NUMBERS COMING OFF BIG PLAYS.
THE 90 YARDS TOUCHDOWN PASS TO JOSH THOMPSON, FOLLOWED BY A 60 YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS, AND THOMPSON HAD ANOTHER BIG PLAY FOR CLOSE TO 200 YARDS RECEIVING FOR THE FIRST HALF.
>> JOHNS CREEK, CAMBRIDGE AS A BOTH QUARTERBACKS PLAYED EXCELLENT AT GETTING OUT OF TROUBLE, AND WHEN THEY HAD A CHANCE, THEY HAD ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE FIRST TWO, THREE MINUTES, AND IT STARTED BECOMING WHAT WE THOUGHT WHEN WE HAD TWO TEAMS, AND TAKE THE FIELD.
>> THIS IS THE PINK OUT GAME FOR JOHNS CREEK.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR THEM.
THOMPSON'S NUMBERS ON THE BACK OF EVERY PLAYER'S HELMET, THERE IS SOMEONE WHAT WHO WON THE BATTLE OR LOST THE BATTLE, AND SPECIAL JOSH THOMPSON, WEARING THE NAME MEREDITH ON THE BACK OF HIS HELMET.
MEREDITH WAS THE MOTHER OF COACH MATT HELMERICH.
SHE DIED OF CANCER WHEN HE WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.
A SOMBER NIGHT, AND CELEBRATORY NIGHT.
AND THOSE WHO FOUGHT BRAVELY FOR CANCER, AND JOSH THOMPSON, WEARING THE NAME OF THE COACHES MOTHER ON THE BACK OF THE HELMET.
MOVING TRIBUTE.
IN THE BATTLE AGAINST THE TERRIBLE DISEASE.
>> IMPACT THIS IS FOR THE YOUNGER PLAYERS.
>> A DYNAMIC ATMOSPHERE HERE.
AND SECOND HALF KICKOFF, BROUGHT TO YOU BY BUCKLE UP GEORGIA, AND BUCKLE UP GEORGIA, SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES.
JOHNS CREEK ON OFFENSE.
THE BALL GOES THROUGH THOMPSON'S HANDS AND BACK IN THE END ZONE FOR A TOUCH BACK.
THEY BRIDGE IT OUT TO THE 20.
ONE OF FEW TIMES THOMPSON HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT WITH THE FOOTBALL.
AND HE'S A GREET STORY.
JOSH THOMPSON PLAYED HIS FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE SEASONS AT PARK VIEW.
THEIR FAMILY HOME BURNED DOWN.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PERMANENT HOME LAST YEAR, AND SO HE DIDN'T HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL HE WAS ATTACHED TO, SO HE WAS INELIGIBLE TO PLAY, AND NOW HE IS A SENIOR TRIES TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME, AND JOHNSON MAKING UP A LOT OF YARDS THERE ON THE OPENING SNAP OF THE QUARTER.
GAINED NEARLY 20 ON THE PLAY.
>> AND JUMP STEP THERE BY JOHNSON, GETTING TO THE RIGHT SIDE, AND DOWN THE HILL.
AND POWER RUN WITH GREAT VISION AND YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE EK EMPLOYEE SIFNESS IN HIM RIGHT THERE.
BY JOHNSON.
NICE JOB OF VISION, FLAG JOHNSON, HE PICKS UP EIGHT ON THE PLAY.
AFTER THAT 19-YARD RUN TO START THE HALF, JOHNSON HAD 15 CARRIES FOR 86 YARDS.
>> ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE SEEN BOTH TEAMS TONIGHT OFF THE BIG PLAYS.
>> AND GOING BACK TO WHAT YOU JUST SAID A FEW MOMENTS AGO, YOU LOOKED LIKE THE TEAM THAT WOULD BE THE ONE THAT RUNS THE BALL AND JOHNS CREEK COMES OUT AND RUNS JOHNSON, BAM BAM, RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
>> ACCOMPLISH THE RUN AS WE TALKED ABOUT.
>> HOLDING, ON THE OFFENSE, TEN-YARD PENALTY, REPLAY FIRST DOWN.
>> WITH THE WAY THE QUARTERBACKS AND RECEIVERS PLAYED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE FIRST QUARTER, THE DEFENSE IS DROPPING UP, AND NOT SO MUCH ZONE, BLITZING, AND NOW YOU HAVE TO COME TO YOUR RUN GAME AND YOU HAVE TO BE A PATIENT QUARTERBACK AND WORK THE FIELD.
THEY NEVER COULD GET OVER THE COVID HUMP.
THEY HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE SICKNESS, PLAGUE AND DERAIL THEIR MOMENTUM LAST YEAR.
YOU TAKE A LOOK.
19-4, AND 4-0 AND BACK TO 5-1 THIS YEAR.
>> COACH HELMERICH TALKED ABOUT THE POSITION, AND THE TEAM IS GOING FORWARD.
HELP BEING ONE OF THE BIG KEYS AND THE CONTINUITY OF ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO GET BACK TOGETHER AT THE LAST SEASON.
RIGHT THERE, WE HAVE SEEN AGAIN, JOHNS CREEK, CAL DURHAM, NOT SURE WHETHER TO GO WITH THE BALL, AND GETTING RID OF THE BALL RIGHT THERE.
BIG DOWN FOR THIS OFFENSE, PUTTING HIM IN THE THIRD AND 20.
>> THIRD DOWN AND 20 RIGHT HERE.
DURHAM FIRES AND MISSES HIS TARGET.
THERE AT THE 47 YARD LINE, TRYING TO GO TO BRANDON PALMER.
AND DURHAM NOW JUST ONE OF HIS LAST SIX PASSERS.
HOW MUCH THAT IS PLAYING INTO THE SUDDEN INACCURACY BY THE QUARTERBACK.
>> THERE IS A LIMP IN THE LEG THERE, AND NOT HAVING TO GET RID OF THE BALL TOO SOON, AND A LITTLE MORE TIME TO GET DOWN THE FIELD.
AND SHOW A LITTLE PATIENCE IF YOU ARE CAL DURHAM.
>> ON THE PUNT.
>> AND COMING OFF THE EDGE.
AND THE BALL GOING TO BE A HIT AROUND THE 43 AND KICKED SIDEWAYS OUT OF BOUNDS.
AND HE WAS DOING A LITTLE ACTING RIGHT THERE, TRYING TO DRAW A PENALTY FLAG.
AND IT DIDN'T WORK.
>> IT'S NOT UP THERE WITH BRAD PITT OR ANYTHING.
HE TRIED TO SET IT THERE, AND BIG KICKS.
GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO SELL IT.
>> THE WIND BLEW HIM DOWN.
>> AND YOU SAW THERE WERE CHUCKLING ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS.
>> CAMBRIDGE BACK ON OFFENSE AT THE 45 YARD LINE.
>> ISIBOR, FIVE CARRIES FOR 65 YARDS, AND BALL IS AWAY.
HE'S DROPPED.
STILL LOOSE, AND JOHNS CREEK IS ON TOP OF IT.
WHAT A CRAZY PLAY.
>> THIS IS JUST QUARTERBACK RUNNING BACK, THE BEGINNING OF EACH PRACTICE HANDING THE BALL OFF AND HE DIDN'T TAKE THE BALL.
ISIBOR NOT SURE IF HE THOUGHT THAT HARRIS WAS PULLING THE BALL.
NEMP TOOKT BALL FROM THE QUARTERBACK, AND LUCKY BREAK, ACTUALLY.
FOR CAMBRIDGE IN THIS SITUATION.
AND OPPENHEIMER WAS RUNNING FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
>> HE OUTRAN THE BALL.
HE WAS RUNNING FASTER THAN HE WAS CARRYING THE BALL, AND FORTUNATELY FOR THE GLADIATORS, THEY TAKE OVER AND GO OVER FOR OFFENSE AT THE 29.
JOHNSON, THROWN TO THE GROUND AFTER A COUPLE YARDS GAIN ON THE PLAY.
>> AND WE TALKED ABOUT COMING OUT OF THE HALF, AND ESTABLISHING THE RUN AND ONCE AGAIN, STARTING THE DRIVE WITH JOHNSON.
AND YOU COULD JUSS SEE THE POWER.
AND COMING OFF THE EDGE AT 230, STILL TAKING HIM TWO, THREE YARDS TO PULL HIM DOWN.
>> LOBBING IT UP TOP.
JUMP BALL, AND THOMPSON, RUNS UNDER IT FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
BUT THERE IS A FLAG DOWN ON THE PLAY.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO COVER JOSH THOMPSON ONE SECOND TONIGHT.
>> AS YOU HAVE MENTIONED CONTINUALLY IN THE FIRST HALF.
CAN SOMEBODY MAKE THOMPSON AN OFFER.
AND JUST GIVE HIM A CHANCE HERE, KYLE DURHAM THROWING IT UP AND LETTING HIM RUN THE CORNER AND DO TWO DEFENDERS RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER.
NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THE PENALTY LONG DISCUSSION HERE BETWEEN THE REFEREES -- >> IT'S A BIG ONE, IF IT'S GOING AGAINST JOHNS CREEK, IT ERASES A TOUCHDOWN.
>> IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GIVING MATT HELMERICH POSITIVE VIBES OVER THERE.
SIDELINE INFRACTION.
>> SOOT FLAG ACCIDENT A WARNING AND NOT A PENALTY, AND JOSH THOMPSON WITH HIS THIRD TOUCHDOWN CATCH OF THE NIGHT.
>> NOT SURE IF MAYBE THE LINE JUDGE GOT KAUPGT ON THE SIDELINE TRAFFIC.
27-17, WILL THOMPSON.
HAVE YOURSELF A NIGHT.
THIRD BIG TOUCHDOWN CATCH FOR THE SENIOR.
>>> JOHNS CREEK AFTER FALLING BEHIND 17-7 IN THE FIRST QUARTER HAS SCORED 20 UNANSWERED POINTS TO TAKE A 27-17 LEAD ON CAMBRIDGE, AND THE GLADIATORS TO SCORE NEARLY AS MANY POINTS AS THE BEARS HAVE GIVEN UP IN THE FIRST FIVE GAMES COMBINED.
>> WE TALKED IN THE OPEN, IF SOMEONE TO H TO GIVE TONIGHT, RARELY CAN YOU KEEP A CONSISTENT DEFENSE IN THE MODERN DAY FOOTBALL WHERE YOU ARE ONLY GIVING UP SEVEN POINTS AND THE OFFENSE OF JOHNS CREEK IS UP TO THE TASK OF DISPELLING THE CAMBRIDGE BEARS OFFENSE.
>> AND THE KICK IS GOING TO BE KICKED UP AT THE 21 YARD LINE.
AND MARLOW IS GOING TO BE DRIVEN OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE 27, AND THAT IS WHERE THE BEARS WILL GO ON OFFENSE AND NOW FACING A 10-POINT DEFICIT.
>> A QUICK READ BY DURHAM GOING TO HIS NEXT EXPLOSIVE PLAYER.
GIVING UP ON THE ROUTE THERE, AND WHAT A PLAY ON THE BALL THERE BY JOSH THOMPSON.
J.T.
WITH ANOTHER BIG TOUCHDOWN DOWN THE FIELD FOR HIS OFFENSE.
>> FIRST AND TEN FROM THE 27 YARD LINE.
WE'LL SEE IF CAMBRIDGE CAN ENJOY THE MOMENTUM THEY ENJOYED IN THE QUARTER.
RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE, AND THE RUN BY ZACH HARRIS.
PICKS UP ABOUT FIVE ON THE PLAY.
>> NICE JOB AGAIN BY HARRIS, AND A COUPLE TIMES IN THE FIRST HALF, MAKING A RIGHT READ, READING THE DEFENSE AND THE EDGE PRESSURE, THE GLADIATORS, AND SHOWING THE PATIENCE, TAKING WHAT HE CAN GET.
>> SO FAR TONIGHT, SECOND DOWN AND FIVE.
HARRIS GOING TO TAKE A SACK.
BACK AT THE 24 YARD LINE.
HE WAS THERE TO FINISH IT OFF.
>> GALLAGHER COMING ON A LAT DOG IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN, AND DEFENSE PLAYING ZONE, VERY SOFT.
NOT GOING TO GIVE UP THE BIG PLAY, AND ANDREW GUTH, THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THE EFFORT THEY GIVE, AND NICE JOB AGAIN, A COMBO SACK.
>> SECOND SACK OF THE NIGHT.
EIGHT OFFERS INCLUDING WASHINGTON AND LEE.
TEAM LEADING FIVE QUARTERBACK SACKS, AND PASS IS INCOMPLETE.
AND HARRIS AGAIN PRESSURE COMING FROM THE GLADIATORS, AND BIG ALEX CUNNINGHAM LEADING THE WAY, AND NOW IT'S GOING TO BE FOURTH DOWN.
>> SAW IT EARLY ON AS WELL.
BIG AC, ALEX CUNNINGHAM DRIVING TO THE INSIDE THERE OF BRODERICK.
BIG FELLA, 6'6", 265.
THAT IS ABOUT 275.
HE IS A BIG MAN PLAYING THE DEFENSIVE END SPOT.
ONLY A SOPHOMORE.
WOW.
>> HE TOOK AN UNOFFICIAL VISIT TO THE ALMA MATER, THE GEORGIA/AUBURN GAME.
THE THREE LATERS EST SCHOOLS TO OFFER THEM, AND YOU SAID GEORGIA TECH, PENN STATE, TENNESSEE, AMONG HIS 34 OFFERS NOTCH NOT BAD FOR A GUY WHO DIDN'T START PLAYING FOOTBALL UNTIL THE NINTH GRADE.
>> THAT IS THE DEFENSIVE END POSITION.
BEING ONLY 15 AND ALREADY 6'6", HE TLOULD THREE COULD THROW IN JOHN HENDERSON, AND YOU HAVE TO MOVIE HIM IN THE FREE TECHNIQUE, AND EASILY, HE COULD GROW TWO INCHES HERE.
>> YOU SAID HE MIGHT GROW OUT THE POSITION, AND WHAT POSITION IS HE GOING TO GROW INTO?
HOW CAN HE POSSIBLY GROW IN A POSITION, THE BIGGER AND LAGEERS DEFENSIVE END.
>> JOHNSON ON THE CARRY.
AND YOU KIND OF GET A SENSE HERE THEY HIT HIM WITH A BIG PLAY, AND A SENSE OF JOHNSON.
TRYING TO PUT THE FOOT DOWN ON THE NECK.
AND TRY TO TAKE THIS GAME OVER FROM A PHYSICALITY STANDPOINT RUNNING THE BALL, PLAYING SMASH MOUTH FOOTBALL RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS IS TO JOHNS CREEK WHEEL HOUSE.
A BIG OFFENSE, AND JOHNSON.
YOU WANT A BIG BACK IN HIS FRAME DOWNHILL SINCE ATTACK THE LINE BACKERS, MAN, OH, MAN BLOCKING UP FRONT.
>> INTERCEPTED AT THE 25 YARD LINE BY MARLOW, AND CLOSE TO THE 50 AND PERHAPS THE BIG PLAY THAT THE BEARS NEEDED TO GET MOMENTUM BACK.
>> THIS IS WHERE WE SPEAK ABOUT, ABOUT BEING PATIENT, IF YOU ARE DURHAM OR HARRIS, TAKE WHAT THE DEFENSE GIVES YOU, PRESSURE COMES OFF THE EDGE AS WE HAVE SEEN CONTINUALLY TONIGHT.
CAMBRIDGE, AND NOT SURE WHERE DURHAM WAS REALLY GOING WITH THE BALL.
TWO RECEIVERS IN THE AREA, FLOATEDING IT UP THERE, AND MR. DO IT ALL.
MARLOW, MAKING A BIG PLAY.
>> FIRST AND TEN, BALL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE 50.
>> THE GLADIATORS HAVE IT AT THE 50 YARD LINE.
THEY CUFF IT UP, AND MORGAN IS THERE.
TO CASH IN THE GIFT.
>> ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE SEEN -- WE SAW IN THE LAST DRIVE, RUNNING BACK EXCHANGE.
AND THIS TIME, THE BALL NEVER GOT BACK.
TO ZACH HARRIS, DREW PETIT, THE BALL IS BEING SNAPPED.
THE BALL IS SNAPPED TO 25 RIGHT THERE, AND THE FULLBACK, PETIT.
WHAT A BAD BREAK HERE FOR CAMBRIDGE IN THIS SITUATION, GIVING JOHNS CREEK A SHORT FIELD ONCE AGAIN.
>> JOHNSON HAMMERS IT IN THE HAMMER THERE, AND 19 CARRIES FOR ROUGHLY 107 YARDS RUSHING.
FOR JOHNSON AFTER THAT CARRY RIGHT THERE.
>> THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE A RUNNING BACK, AND IN BETWEEN THE TACKLES.
>> HE GETS THREE RIGHT THERE, AND WITH A TEN-POINT LEAD, I FOUR, GET THREE, GET FOUR MORE AND KEEP THE SIX MOVING, KEEP THE CLOCK MOVING.
>> LOWER BODY, 210, BUILT FOR THIS SITUATION.
AS YOU CAN SEE, AFTER CONTACT, HE FALLS TWO OR THREE YARDS.
>> AND JOHNSON PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN AS HE CROSSES THE 40 DOWN TO THE 39.
>> BEHIND THAT RIGHT SIDE OVER THERE, AND LIFTS THE CENTER.
BAYLOR AND GIBSON, WE TALKED ABOUT THE GEORGIA TECH, THREE-STAR TIGHT END PERFORMING WELL, PHYSICAL RIGHT TACKLE.
>> HE CHOSE GEORGIA TECH IN JUNE, AND INDIANA, THE OTHER SCHOOL THAT HE VISITED DURING THE SUMMER, AND PASS COMPLETE, AND THAT IS WILLIAMS, THE STANFORD COMMIT, THERE IS A FLAG DOWN.
WILLIAMS IS A GUY THAT LAST YEAR, USED A LOT MORE ON OFFENSE.
THEY HAVE MORE REPUBLICANS THIS YEAR.
THEY DON'T HAVE PLAY AS MUCH ON OFFENSE.
HE STARTS ON DEFENSE, AND LIKELY GOING TO BE A SAFETY ON THE OFFENSE.
>> Referee: ILLEGAL MOTION ON THE OFFENSE.
AND WILLIAMS CONSIDERED AN ATHLETE, LIKELY GOING TO BE A SAFETY, PLAYING FOR DAVID SHAW'S TEAM OUT THERE FOR STANFORD.
>> THESE ARE THE KIND OF PLAYS AS THE SEASON -- THIS POINT ON, YOU PROBABLY WILL SEE MORE AND MORE TOUCHES COMING TO THAT KIND OF PLAYER, WHERE YOU JUST -- THREE OR FOUR THINGS A GAME, AND GET THE BALL IN HIS HANDS.
>> NICE CUT.
GILLIAM ON HIS FIRST CARRY AND JUST HIS SEVENTH CARRY OF THE BALL GAME.
>> AND BACK, COMPARED TO JOHNSON.
AND RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE TO WONDER IF YOU ARE JONS CREEK, WHY WOULD YOU THROW THE BALL?
>> BLOWN DEAD.
AND AS YOU SEE MOST OF THE RUNS, YOU DON'T SEE A LOT OF PENETRATION -- >> COACH HELMERICH TOLD US THEY HAVE A VERY GOOD WEEK, A COUPLE WEEKS OF PRACTICE COMING OFF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE BLOW OUT WIN, AND THIS IS WHO GOT HIM LAST YEAR, THEY HAD A WEEK OFF GOING TO A CAMBRIDGE GAME, AND THEY HAD A WORST WEEK OF PRACTICE.
THEY GOT BEATEN BY CAMBRIDGE.
AND STUMBLED DOWN THE STRETCH AND BARELY MADE THE PLAYOFFS, AND JOHNSON RUMBLES AND SPINS DOWN INSIDE THE 30 YARD LINE.
HE IS UP CLOSE TO 120 YARDS RUSHING.
>> HELLO MR. JOHNSON.
JUST PHYSICAL RUN.
SHOULDERS SQUARE, AND GUYS BOUNCING OFF JOHNSON.
>> DURHAM GOING TO STEP OUT OF BOUNDS.
AND JOHNSON GETTING INTEREST FROM NCAA DIVISION II, AND THERE IS A PLACE FOR HIM SOMEWHERE AT THE NEXT LEVEL.
>> ESPECIALLY HOW TEAMS LIKE TO ROTATE BACK, AND YOU FIND A LOT OF TEAMS, THAT DON'T HAVE A DOWNHILL LATE GAME RUNNER, AND JOHNSON FITS IN THAT MOLD.
>> GILLIAM SPINS FORWARD, AND THE BLOCK APPROACHES FIVE MINUTES TO PLAY IN THE QUARTER.
>> WINNER OF THE GAME TAKES OVER SOLE POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE, AND 6A AT 4-0.
LOSER DROPS BACK INTO A TIE WITH EITHER RITH WOOD OF CREEK SHOE, AND DURHAM SEEMS CON VENSED HE IS ABLE TO PULL CAMBRIDGE OFF SIDES THERE WITH A SNAP COUNT.
>> THE ONE WITH A HARD COUNT.
>> RESULTS FIRST DOWN.
>> A GUY LIKE ME, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AMAZED AND OFF SIDES, WHEN THE QUARTERBACK.
>> UP TOP, WIDE OPEN, AND FIRST CATCH OF THE NIGHT FOR JOSH THOMPSON, AND AS GREAT OF A WIDE RECEIVER PERFORMANCE AS WE HAVE EVER SEEN ON GPB.
FIVE CATCHES, FOUR TOUCHDOWNS, CLOSE TO 250 YARDS, 244 RECEIVING, THROWING THE 20 OR SO YARDS RUSHING.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MOST OF 270 TOTAL OFFENSE FOR THIS YOUNG MAN TONIGHT.
>> WHAT A GREAT VIEW BY KYLE DURHAM OF CATCHING THE DEFENSE IN THEIR OWN COVERAGE, THROUGHOUT BY HIMSELF, AND THOMPSON FOR THE EASY TOUCHDOWN.
>> KICK UP AND GOOD.
27 UNANSWERED POINTS BY JOHNS CREEK, AND JOSH THOMPSON, WITH HIS FOURTH TOUCHDOWN CATCH OF THE NIGHT.
TO PUT THE GLADIATORS UP BY 17.
>> THE BIG REGION SHOWDOWN SCAN, THIS CODE RIGHT NOW, WITH YOUR PHONE'S CAMERA, TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE SPORTS APP TO GET -- WATCH TONIGHT'S GAME ON THE GO, LET THE LATEST, AND MORE, YOU CAN SEE A BUNCH OF HIGHLIGHT REPLAYS FOR JOSH THOMPSON WHO HAS HIS PASS FIVER, WHATEVER IT TAKES.
>> I ALREADY KNOW THAT IS WHAT THEY CALLED HIM IN HIGH SCHOOL AND AFTER THE GAME, THAT I CAN CALL HIM BIG PLAYS, TJ DOWN THE FIELD, ONE AGAIN, UNBELIEVABLE NIGHT, ONE OF THOSE STORY BACK NIGHTS THAT IN 20 YEARS, IT WAS EIGHT TOUCHDOWNS ON EIGHT CATCHES KIND OF STORY BOOK WHAT A PERFORMANCE.
>> WILL BE FIELDED AT THE 31-YEAR-OLD, AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, AS WE GET LATE IN THE THIRD QUARTER, THEY ARE DOWN 17 POINTS.
GOING BACK TO JOSH THOMPSON FOR JUST A MOMENT.
YOU KNOW, HE MISSED OUT ON HIS JUNIOR YEAR, AND COACH SAID, THIS IS A YOUNG MAN WHO REALIZES HE HAS TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN REALLY QUICK.
YOU DIDN'T GET TO PLAY, YOU GO IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR, YOU GOT TO TURN SOME HEADS PRETTY QUICK AND HE HAS DONE THAT TONIGHT.
>> THE OLD SCHOOL WAY, YOU JUST EXPLODE ON THE SCENE AS A SQUEENOR AND JUMP A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> INCOMPLETE AT THE 50 YARD LINE, AND CHAFFIN GOT SEPARATED FROM THE BALL.
BY SHEFFIELD, AND CHAFFIN IS SHAKEN UP.
>> CHAFFIN, 5'7", 160, A LITTLE ROLL OUT TO THE RIGHT.
GET THE BALL OUT BEHIND A RECEIVER RIGHT THERE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RECEIVE EVERY HAVING TO TURN AROUND, AND MISSING ON THE THROW.
LEADING HIM INTO THAT HIT THERE, AND SHEFFIELD.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING BACK IN THE GAME, THEY NEED A BIG PLAYABILITY TO BE ON THE FIELD.
>> THIS JOHNS CREEK COMEBACK HAS BEEN AS MUCH ABOUT THEIR DEFENSE AS IT HAS BEEN THEIR OFFENSE.
FOCUS A LOT ON JOSH THOMPSON AND WHAT HE HAS DONE.
A SPECTACULAR INDIVIDUAL NIGHT, AND REALLY PUT TOGETHER A SOLID SECOND AND THIRD QUARTER AFTER GETTING POPPED FOR 17 POINTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
>> SETTLE DOWN THE DEFENSIVE FRONT, ESPECIALLY AGAINST THE PASS, GETTING A LOT OF PRESSURE IN THE BACK FIELD AND YOU CAN SEE ONCE AGAIN, ANDREW GUTH.
BIG PRESSURE ON THE FIELD BY ALEX CUNNINGHAM.
MAKING THE BALL GO UNDERNEATH, AND GUTH CLEANING IT UP.
>> CAME IN LEADING THE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN WITH 42 TOTAL TACKLES.
HE HAS EIGHT OFFERS, WASHINGTON AND LEE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
HAS OFFERED HIM AMONG THE EIGHT.
PICKED UP TWO MORE QUARTERBACK SACKS TONIGHT FOR A TEAM LEADING FIVE.
AND PLAYING OUT OF POSITION.
HE IS PLAYING INSIDE.
DEFENSIVE END.
HE IS HAVING TO PLAY INSIDE BECAUSE OF A KNEE INJURY SUFFERED BY SHAWN LYLES A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
PASS COMPLETE AND SHORT OF FIRST DOWN.
CARSON KENT, FIRST TIME WE CALLED HIS NAME.
TIGHT END WHO IS RECEIVING INTEREST FROM GEORGIA STATE, GEORGIA SOUTHERN, KENNESAW STATE, AND AUSTIN P. NOW IT'S FOURTH AND TWO.
>> TACKLE BY MORGAN, THE STAR BACKER THERE, TO HOLD KENT UP FROM GETTING THE FIRST DOWN, AND PUTTING CAMBRIDGE IN A SITUATION, WHERE THEY HAVE TO ROLL THE DICE, AND KEEP THE DRIVE ALIVE, DOWN BY 17 POINTS.
>> THE CARDS ON THE TABLE NIGHT RIGHT NOW, FOURTH AND TWO.
>> CAMBRIDGE CALLED THE TIME-OUT ON FOURTH DOWN AND TWO.
LET'S CHECK IN AND GET AN UPDATE ON SCORES AROUND THE LEAGUE.
>> I WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON ONE SCORE, AND THERE'S A REASON I KEEP RITING REFRESH ON THE PITTERS.
RIGHT NOW, WARNER ROBINS SCORED A TOUCHDOWN.
17 SECONDS TO GO, AND THIS IS THE TALLEST OF TALL ORDERS.
WARE COUNTY LEADS WARNER ROBBINS BY TEN.
29-19 AT VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM.
THEY ARE 17 SECONDS AWAY FROM THE TOP TEAM IN 5A, AND THEY ARE 17 SECONDS AWAY.
THE HEAD COACH OF THE WARE COUNTY GATORS, WHEN WE CAN TRACK HIM DOWN.
IN A BIG REGION 1-5A GAME.
>> THAT IS A HUGE VICTORY AS IT APPEARS, IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT WITH THE GATORS KNOCKING OFF THE DEMONS.
A TEAM THAT APPEARED TO BE UNBEATABLE.
THEY ROLLED LEE COUNTY, ONE OF THE TOP TEAMS IN 6A OUT OF TOWN A COUPLE WEEKS GUY AND WARNER ROBINS, AS CLOSE AS THERE WAS TO AN UNDEFEATIBLE TEAM IN THE STATE, AND IT LOOKS THE LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO GO DOWN TONIGHT.
FOURTH DOWN AND TWO COMING OUT OF THE TIME-OUT.
GLADIATORS SHOWING BLITZ ON THE EDGE, AND ALMOST INTERCEPTED.
BROKEN UP, AND THE BALL'S GOING TO GO OVER ON DOWNS, AND SHEFFIELD, THE THIRD GUY THEY ROTATE IN THERE, THE CORNER POSITION.
HE HAS A LOT OF PLAY IN HERE TONIGHT, AND THE SECOND HALF, HE HAS BIG PLAY, AND IT WILL BE THE GLADIATOR BALL.
THE RIGHT HAND, AND SHEFFIELD, THE PASS INTERFERENCE, AND WATCH THIS BREAK ON THE BALL AND LOOKING DOWN, THE RECEIVER, AND ZACH HARRIS, NICE JOB BY NUMBERS, GETTING A HAND IN THERE, AND ROLLING THE DICE IS CAMBRIDGE, TRYING TO KEEP THE DRIVE ALIVE, AND MOST OF IT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT JOHNS CREEK CAN RUN THE BALL, YOU CAN SEE THEM STARTING THE DRIVE HERE ONCE AGAIN, AND OUR MAN JOHNSON.
>> YEAH, CAME BRIDGE IS GOING TO GET VERY FAMILIAR WITH JOHNSON HERE.
16 MINUTES OF THE GAME.
LESS THAN 16 NOW, MORE LIKE 15 MINUTES TO GO AND EXPECT HIM TO GET A STEADY DIET OF HANDOFFS HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE MIXING IN TEEN OWE GILLIAM A LITTLE BIT TOO.
IN THERE AT RUNNING BACK NOW, THEY DUMP IT OFF UNDERNEATH, AND PALMER, HE GETS SLUNG OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE 31 YARD LINE.
>> NICE READ THERE BY DURHAM, WE HAVE SEEN HIM AND HE WILL MAKES QUICK DECISIONS AND THE BALL OUT OF HIS HANDS THERE, AND PALMER, DRAG ROUTE UNDERNEATH, AND PICK UP OF FINDING HIM ON THE BACK END, THE BACKSIDE, DELIVERS THE BALL HERE.
QUICK READ, REED THE DEFENSE AND TAKE WHAT THE DEFENSE GIVES YOU, AND WORK THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD.
>> FALSE START, OFFENSE, FIVE-YARD PENALTY, REMAINS FIRST DOWN.
>> COACHES HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING ON MONDAY TO TALK ABOUT.
>> TOO MANY PENALTIES.
>> NINE PENALTIES, 65 YARDS.
AND THEY HAVE DO PENALTIES.
THAT WAS STENSON GETS HIS FIRST CARRY.
STENSON JUST CAME OUT OF THE SENIOR TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR THE FIRST TIME.
AND COACH ASKED HIM WHERE HE HAD BEEN.
HE SAID, I HAVE BEEN WORKING AT ARBY'S TRYING TO BUY A CAR, GOOD GOAL AND BROKEN UP.
TRY TO SQUEEZE IT INTO THOMPSON AT THE TIME.
>> ONCE AGAIN, GOING WITH THE RPO AND YOU CAN SEE THE SECONDARY, NOT GOING TO LET JOSH THOMPSON GET BEHIND HIM.
HE HAS DONE IT CONTINUALLY ALL NIGHT.
>> THIRD AND 14.
KEEPER, THE QUARTERBACK READ.
HE IS NOT GOING TO PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN.
IT WILL BE FOURTH DOWN, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY DO HERE.
THEY GOT ABOUT SEVEN YARDS TO GO FOR THE FIRST DOWN.
IT WOULD BE A VERY LONG FIELD GOAL.
>> ON THIS PLAY, DURHAM THIS BRANDON PALMER.
NOT JUST A RUN-PASS OPTION.
HE PULLED THE BALL AND HE COULD HAVE EASILY GOT TO THE EDGE THERE, AND PALMER, STANDING BY HIMSELF.
>> MORE LIKE TEN TO GO, WHERE THEY SPOTTED IT.
FOURTH DOWN.
>> A HARD COUNT.
AN EASY FIVE, POSSIBLE TO GET HIM TO JUMP, GIVE HIM FIVE AND GO FOR IT ON FOURTH AND FIVE SITUATION.
>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH NELLY.
>> IT IS A FINAL WARNER ROBIN, GETS A TWO-POINT CONVERSION AND THEY DO NOT RECOVER THE ON SIDE KICK, AND WARE COUNTY, AND WARNER ROBINS BY A SCORE OF 29-21.
HUGE WIN FOR WARE COUNTY, AND JASON STRICKLAND, AND WENT BACK IN THE BLENDER TONIGHT.
>> I'M GOING TO REACH OUT TO JASON STRICKLAND RIGHT NOW AND LET HIM KNOW.
>> I WAS THINKING MORE SELFISHLY, SUNDAY WHEN I DO MY RANKINGS, I HAVE TO READJUST.
>> HOW MUCH THOUGH?
THAT IS THE QUESTION.
THREE TIMES IN THE.
>> NO ONE SAID THERE WOULD BE MATH IN THE BROADCAST.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT THEY DO.
COMING OUT OF THE TIME-OUT HERE.
AND THEY WILL PUNT IT INSTEAD.
YOU HIT THE OUTSIDE.
FOURTH AND FIVE.
AND INSTEAD OF BEING UNSUCCESSFUL, THEY WILL PUNT HIM.
SEE IF McRAE BALL CAN DROP IT INSIDE THE TEN.
DROPS IT INSIDE THE 15 AND BOUNCED BACKYARDS.
SEE IF THEY CAN SPOT IT AT THE 18.
THAT IS WHERE CAMBRIDGE WILL GO BACK ON OFFENSE, WHICH GIVES ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO US TO TELL YOU ABOUT RECRUITING 2021.
WE KICK OFF FOOTBALL FRIDAY YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE TOP RECRUITING NEWS.
THE NUMBER ONE TIGHT END IN THE COUNTRY, COMMITTING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
I WILL GET YOU AUBURN NEWS IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
WE DO HIGHLIGHT ALEX CUNNINGHAM ON THE SHOW, AND HE DID GET AN OFFER FROM AUBURN THIS WEEK.
THERE IS A LITTLE SOMETHING SOMETHING FOR YOU.
>> CAMBRIDGE STARTED THE GAME, OFFENSIVELY, REALLY HAS JUST KIND OF FIZZLED OUT AS THE GAME WENT ON, AND JACK HARRISON, AND WILL TAYLOR, HE SAID HIS NAME EARLY ON IN THE GAME, AND LEADING RECEIVER FOR THEM.
MISCUES AND MISHAP, THEY HAVE GIFTED JOHNS CREEK THE BALL ON THEIR SIDE OF THE FIELD.
AND NOTHING GOING OFFENSIVELY RIGHT NOW.
>> TO THE AIR AND CAUGHT IN STRIDE, AND THERE IS THE AFOREMENTIONED WILL TAYLOR ON CENTER STAGE.
JUST AS WAYNE GANDY CALLED HIM OUT.
ACROSS THE 50 YARD LINE.
NICE JOB STANDING IN THE PRESSURE THERE OF ZACH HARRIS, AND CUNNINGHAM, IN HIS SPACE HERE.
AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
NICE JOB OF HIM STICKING IN THERE, AND HE WILL HAVE IT.
>> NICE JOB.
THE PASS THROWN, AND THE RUNNING BACK STAYED IN THERE, AND A CHIP BLOCK TO KEEP THE PASS RUSH OFF HARRIS, AND THEY WILL NOT GET ANOTHER PLAY OFF BEFORE THE THIRD QUARTER CAN END.
36 MINUTES IN THE BOOKS.
WE HAVE 12 TO GO, AND CAMBRIDGE HAS A LONG WAY TO COME BACK AS WE HEAD TO THE FOURTH.
JOHNS CREEK ON TOP.
34-17.
>>> START OF THE FOURTH QUARTER, JOHNS CREEK LEADING BY 17 AFTER TRAILING BY TEN IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
AND NOW CAMBRIDGE STARTS THE LAST QUARTER TRYING TO GET BACK IN THE BALL GAME.
THEY GOT IT, FIRST AND TEN AT THE JOHNS CREEK 43.
AND ISIBOR GETS ABOUT ONE YARD ON THE PLAY.
>> RIGHT NOW, CRAIG BENNETT'S OFFENSE IS GETTING BEAT A WHAT THEY TRIED TO DO, AND PUSHED AROUND, PUSH HIM IN THE POCKET AND MADE IT HARD FOR THEM TO ESTABLISH THE RUN GAME TONIGHT.
>> SECOND DOWN AND NINE.
AND GOING TO STEP UP AND THROW.
AND IT IS CAUGHT INSIDE THE 20 YARD LINE.
CHAFFIN CAME OFF THE FIELD EARLIER IN THE GAME, AND NOW BACK ON THE FIELD, COMES UP WITH A BIG PLAY.
>> PRESSURE IN HIS FACE ONCE AGAIN, AND HARRIS HAVING TO JUST JUMP PASS, GET THE BALL OVER THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
NICE ADJUSTMENT TO THE BALL, AND CHAFFIN, GOOD TO SEE HIM BACK IN THE GAME TO GIVE HIS TEAM A CHANCE.
>> 28-YARD PICKUP THROW AND TOUCHDOWN.
CAMBRIDGE STARTS THE COMEBACK, AND THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN CATCH OF THE NIGHT.
AND IT'S 34-23.
>> HE HAD A FEELING THAT THE TEAM WAS GOING TO GET ANYTHING GOING, AND ROLL OUT, SPRINT OUT TO THE RIGHT.
NICE JOB THERE, BY THE QUARTERBACK, GIVING HIS QUARTERBACK ROOM TO DELIVER THE BALL, AND HARRIS HITTING HIM RIGHT BETWEEN THE NUMBERS.
>> P.A.T.
IS UP AND GOOD BY BENNETT, AND 34-24 LEAD, AND CAMBRIDGE BACK, PLENTY OF TIME TO PLAY IN THE GAME.
>>> 34-24.
CAMBRIDGE WITH A TOUCHDOWN, AND SOLE POSITION, RIVERWOOD HAS DEFEATED CREEK VIEW, SO WE KNOW THE LOSER OF THE BALL GAME WILL DROP IN A TIE WITH RIVERWOOD FOR SECOND PLACE.
JOHNS CREEK HAS ALREADY BEATEN RIVER WOOD.
THEY COULD HAVE A HIGH BREAKER.
CAMBRIDGE WOULD BE PLAYING RIVERWOOD, AND WE KNOW WITH A RESULT WITH CREEK VIEW NOW, CERTAINLY WOULD BE A LOWER SEED COMING IN THE PLAYOFFS, A THIRD OR FOURTH SEED, AND WOULD BE ON THE ROAD.
WE'RE GETTING TO THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.
NOW THE QUESTION, CAN CAMBRIDGE COME ALL THE WAY BACK?
>> THE DEFENSE CAME IN, AND TOUTED TO BE ONE OF THE TOP OFFENSES IN THE STATE TO STEP UP HERE AND GIVE THEIR TEAM THE BALL BACK.
THEY CANNOT LAY.
ON SIDE KICK.
>> DIDN'T GO FAR ENOUGH.
>> DIDN'T GO TEN YARDS.
>> AND JOHNS CREEK JUMPS ON TOP OF IT, AND BRIAN AUGUST COULD HAVE SCOOPED AND PROBABLY SCORED BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAD RUN RIGHT BY HIM.
THE ONLY PERSON HE HAD TO BEAT WAS THE KICKER.
HE MIGHT THINK ABOUT THAT.
GOING FORWARD AT NIGHT.
HE IS LAYING IN BED.
I PROBABLY COULD HAVE SCOOPED IT AND SCORED.
THERE WAS NOBODY BETWEEN HIM AND THE END ZONE.
THAT BALL IS JUST SITTING THERE.
>> AND WITH 11 MINUTES TO GO IN THE GAME, SURPRISING THAT CAMBRIDGE ON SIDE KICK THERE.
THE DEFENSE HE PLAYED.
YOU IMAGINE, KICKS YOU OFF AND GIVE YOUR TEAM ONE MORE CHANCE TO STP THE OFFENSE AND MAKE YOU GO LONG FIELD.
>> JOHNSON, TRY TO GO BACK TO WORK HERE, AND PICKS ALL COUPLE YARDS ON THE CARRY, AND ZACH BARRETT MAKING THE TACKLE.
AND HIS SIXTH 100-YARD RUSHING GAME OF THE SEASON.
>> JOHNS CREEK, I KNOW YOU ARE TRYING TO PUMP THE BRAKES A LITTLE, AND SLOW THE GAME OFF.
AND DISRUPT THE OFFENSE SO THAT YOU STALL YOUR OWN SELF OUT.
YOU HAVE TO STILL BE AGGRESSIVE AND YOU HAVE TO -- KYLE DURHAM HAS DONE A GREAT JOB TONIGHT, AND HE DIDN'T MAKE THE BALL IN HIS HANDS.
AND SECOND DOWN AND NINE, AND THE TIGHT END.
AND NIGHT READILY THE QUARTERBACK, AND THE QUARTERBACK, ON THE BACK END OF THE PLAY AND NOT COMING UP WITH THE CATCH.
AND PLENTY OF FEEL OUT IN FRONT OF DARNELL TO RUN, IF HE CATCHES THIS BALL.
>> THIRD DOWN AND NINE COMING UP.
HELMERICH CAME TO GEORGIA FROM THOMAS -- ST. THOMAS AQUINAS FROM FT. LAUDERDALE, WHERE HE WAS ASSISTANT COACH.
AND COACHED THE BOSA BOYS, NICK AND JOE, WHEN HE WAS DOWN THERE, LIKE MANY FLORIDA COACHES, COMING NORTH TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA TO BECOME A HEAD COACH.
PLAYED HIS COLLEGE BALL FOR THE BUTLER BULLDOGS.
GOT IN THE CAR, DROVE TO FLORIDA LOOKING FOR JOBS.
>> AND WHAT A PROGRAM THEY HAVE DOWN THERE.
CONSISTENTLY PUTTING OUT TOP LEVEL TALENT IN COLLEGE EACH OTHER.
YEAR.
>> THIRD DOWN AND THIRD.
HE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB HERE, THE ALL TIME WINNINGEST COACH, AND THE GLADIATORS, AND IT'S CAUGHT AT 309 YARD LINE AND FIRST DOWN BY TERIAN WILLIAMS.
>> TERIAN WILLIAMS READING THE DEFENSE, AND A SOFT SPOT IN THE MIDDLE AND FINAL A THREE-MAN RUSH, AND NO BLITZ TO HAVE TO READ.
GOOD DELIVERY THERE, AS YOU CAN SEE, A NICE JOB OF TERIAN WILLIAMS COMING UP WITH THE CATCH, TAKING A BIG BIT.
>> GOING TO SCAMPER DOWN TO THE 259.
I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING, WILLIAMS MADE THE COMMITMENT TO STANFORD BACK IN SEPTEMBER, CALLED IT A 40-YARD DECISION AND WHAT HE MEANS, I'M CHOOSING STANFORD, NOT JUST FOR FOOTBALL, BUT FOR A LIFETIME BEYOND FOOTBALL.
>> PRESTIGIOUS PROGRAM IS STANFORD.
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE ACCEPTED TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE.
>> AND JOHNSON ON THE CARRY.
SHORT GAIN.
>> I DO PRIDE MYSELF OF GETTING A OFFER FROM STANFORD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> IN MY DAY AND COMING OUT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, I WAS NOT GOING TO THE WEST COAST.
>> PALO ALTO.
>> I NEVER LEFT THE STATE BUT ONCE IN MY LIFE.
I KNEW I WASN'T GOING.
>> IT WORKED OUT FOR YOU.
AUBURN.
STARTED EVERY GAME OF YOUR CAREER.
FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK BY THE RAMS.
YOU ENDED UP GOING TO THE WEST COAST AFTER ALL.
GOING TO THE REST COAST EVERY ANY WAY, DESPITE YOUR OBJECTIONS.
YOU ENDED UP GOING TO PLAY FOR THE RAMS.
AN INJURY TIME-OUT HERE, JOHNSON LOOKS LIKE HE MIGHT BE BATTLING A CRAMP, AND SO WHILE THEY TEND TO HIM, WE WILL STEP ASIDE.
>>> 8:52 TO PLAY IN REGULATION.
34-24 LEAD, ON CAMBRIDGE.
CAMBRIDGE JUMPED OUT TO A 17-7 LEAD IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
AND THEY HAVE BATTLED BACK.
AND THE BEARS HERE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
CUT IT TO TEN.
THE BALL IS GOING TO COME OUT HERE, FOLLOWING AN INJURY TIME-OUT.
ATTEMPT HIS THIRD FIELD GOAL OF THE NIGHT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO FOR IT ON FOURTH AND THREE.
A PENALTY.
GOING TO BE FOURTH AND EIGHT.
>> A FALSE START BY JOSH THOMPSON.
JUST CAN'T HAVE THOSE KINDS OF PLAYING, AND PLENTY OF TIME FOR THE TEAM, THE CAMBRIDGE TO GET BACK IN THE GAME.
AND AS A RECEIVER, COMING OUT OF THE TIME-OUT, THAT STARTS ON A HARD COUNT.
>> YOU JUST SAW THERE ON THE SHORT, AND HELMERICH IS UP ON THE SIDELINE.
AND RODDY WHITE, THE WIDE RECEIVER COACH AT JOHNS CREEK, FOURTH DOWN AND EIGHT GOING ON TOP OF THE END ZONE, JUMP BALL AND BROKEN UP.
AND THE BALL WILL GO OVER ON BROWNS, AND THE BEARS WILL TAKE BACK OVER WITH JUST UNDER NINE MINUTES TO PLAY AND STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO PUT TOGETHER A DRIVE HERE, SCORE, AND STILL MAKE A RUN.
AND DID YOU EVER SEE HIM AS A HIGH SCHOOL COACH?
>> I DID NOT.
>> I HAVE SEEN THAT LOOK RIGHT THERE BEFORE.
HE'S NOT GETTING THE BALL.
WHAT A GREAT RECEIVER, AND ALL TIME GREAT.
>> NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
>> CAMBRIDGE BACK ON OFFENSE.
AND THE BALL KNOCKED AWAY.
AND IT GOT KNOCKED OUT OF HIS HANDS.
AND ZACH HARRIS THREW A BLUR DOWN FIELD.
WE HAVE A PENALTY FLAG DOWN.
AND A COUPLE OF THEM DOWN.
>> THE PENALTIES ON THE PLAY.
>> PTI THAT WAY.
>> DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE.
15 YARD PENALTY.
FIRST DOWN.
>> THE PENALTY GOING AGAINST JOHNS CREEK.
AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN, THANKS TO THE BEARS.
SEE WHERE THEY END UP PUTTING THE BALL DOWN.
THEY BRING IT OUT TO THE 43 YARD LINE.
IF YOU'RE THE BEARS THAT DOESN'T HURT.
THAT HELPS.
FIRST AND TEN.
HARRIS, HIT AS HE THROWS, BALL IS LOOSE.
THAT IS INCOMPLETE.
THAT IS LeBRON MORGAN AGAIN COMING OFF THE EDGE, AND ANDREW IS GOING TO TRY TO TROT IN THE END ZONE JUST TO MAKE SURE.
BUT THE PLAY IS DEAD.
>> BIG TIME PLAY HERE, BY NUMBER 12 COMING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
UNBLOCKED, BEATING THE RIGHT TACKLE, TRY TO COME OUT AND HAVEN'T BEEN LATE, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, TRYING TO GET OFF TO THE SAFETY BLITZ.
MORGAN MAKING BIG PLAYS HERE.
AND FIRST GAME BACK.
WHAT A TALENT HE IS PROVING TO BE.
>> HE HAD FOUR TACKLES IN THE FIRST HALF.
SECOND DOWN AND TEN, BALL AT THE 43.
AND HARRIS WILL PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN, AND CROSSES THE 50.
TO THE 37.
>> THE TOUGHNESS THAT COACH BENNETT SAYS THAT HARRIS POSSESSIONS RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN SEE, A ROLL OUT, WE HAVE SEEN HIM A COUPLE TIMES TONIGHT, AND LOOKING DOWN FIELD, NOTHING DOWN FIELD.
NOT TRYING TO GET OUT OF BOUNDS.
ACTUALLY ESCAPING THE TACKLE OF MORGAN THERE TO PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN.
>> FIRST AND TEN.
FIRES AND OUT OF HIS HANDS, AND CHAFFIN COULDN'T HOLD ON.
INCOMPLETE.
SECOND DOWN AND 10.
>> NICE JOB FOR THE LINEBACKER, AND DROPPING IN COVERAGE, AND OPPENHEIMER, GETTING A HAND ON THE BALL.
>> BIG GAME FOR OPPENHEIMER.
NOT UNUSUAL.
JUST SOUNDS LIKE A LINEBACKER.
>> LOOK AT HIS GIFT.
I MEAN, THAT'S A LINEBACKER.
NO THERE'S NO -- THERE'S NO CONFUSION, THE POSITION HE PLAYS.
>> QUICK FIRE TO THE OUTSIDE, AND HE IS OUT OF BOUNDS.
SEE WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO SPOT IT.
PICKS UP ABOUT THREE OR FOUR ON THE PLAY ON THE COACH BY ELLINGTON.
>> THIS IS A BIG DRIVE BY CAMBRIDGE, EMPHASIZE THAT AGAIN, AND CAN YOU IMAGINE, COACH BEN IT IN IN THE TIME OF THE GAME, WHERE THIS IS FOUR DOWN, AND A DEFENSE, YOU HAVE TO ADJUST TO THAT, AND ALL PLAYS ARE OPEN IN THIS SITUATION, FOR CONVERSION.
ON THIS DRIVE, TO KEEP IT GOING, AND ZACH HARRIS AND HIS OFFENSE.
>> THIRD DOWN AND FIVE FROM THE 43.
STEADY RUSH, HARRIS DOWN FIELD, HAD A MAN WIDE OPEN.
AND WILL TAYLOR COULD NOT RUN AROUND IT.
THAT WAS A TOUCHDOWN.
>> RICE ROUTE BY WILL TAYLOR, THE BIG PLAY RECEIVER.
RUNNING FREE DOWN THE SIDELINE.
BEATING THE COVERAGE OF WILLIAMS AND NOT ABLE TO COME UP, NOT REAL PRESSURE ON THE THROW OF HARRIS.
HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO DELIVER THE BALL, AND MISSING THE RECEIVER DOWN FIELD.
>> FOURTH DOWN AND SIX.
OPPENHEIMER ON THE OTHER SIDE.
BIG PLAY IN THE GAME, AND RUSH, AND HARRIS GET IT OUT OF THERE, AND A FIRST DOWN CATCH, AND HARRIS STOOD IN THERE, AND TOOK PUNISHMENT AND PICKED UP THE FIRST DOWN ON THE THROW.
AND I MEAN, HE HAD ABSOLUTELY GOT BLASTED.
>> LIT RIGHT INTO HIS -- THE TEETH OF ZACH HARRIS, STANDING IN THERE, JUST ENOUGH ARM STRENGTH TO GET THE BALL OUT OF, AND TAYLOR, RIGHT UP THE YARD MARKER, AND THE GENEROUS SPOT THERE BY THE LINE JUDGE TO GIVE HIM FIRST DOWN.
>> FIRST AND TEN FROM THE 37, CAMBRIDGE KEEPS IT GOING HERE.
AND HARRIS UP TOP AGAIN, AND MAN ON THE SIDELINE, AND IT IS CAUGHT.
DID HE GET A FOOT DOWN?
DID TAYLOR GET HIS FOOT DOWN?
HE DID.
>> WILL TAYLOR, THE LAST COUPLE DRIVES, BIG PLAYS, THAT'S WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM HIM WITH HIS 63 49 FRAME.
JUST GOING TO JUMP A BALL ON THE SIDELINE.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE, HIS RIGHT FOOT -- >> TOE CAME DOWN.
>> THE TOE TOUCHED DOWN BEFORE THE HEEL.
>> I THINK IT'S RIGHT.
>> BEFORE THE HEAT HIT DOWN.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> FIRST AND TEN, ISIBOR BACK IN THERE, RUNNING THE BALL, INSIDE THE PYLON, AND TOUCHDOWN CAMBRIDGE.
BEARS ARE BACK IN IT.
BUT WE DO HAVE A FLAG.
>> BIG RUN BY THE MIGHTY BACK, ISIBOR.
LET'S CHECK THIS PENALTY.
>> IT LOOKS THE LIKE A CELEBRATION PENALTY ON CAMBRIDGE PROBABLY.
>> FOR YOU, THEY HAVEN'T SUITED UP.
>> AFTER THE SCORE, UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT, AND 15-YARD PENALTY.
>> ENTHUSIASM ON A PLAY LIKE THAT, IS JUST HARD TO CONTAIN.
NICE JOB, BOUNCING OFF TACKLES, MAKING PEOPLE MISS, PULLING HIMSELF ONLY 160 POUNDS.
GETTING UP AND I THINK -- THEY CONSIDERED WHAT HE LOOKED DOWN, AND STAIRED AT THE DEFENDERS.
THE PENALTY.
CAMBRIDGE IS BACK, GOTTEN HIMSELF IN A GAME WITH 7:36 LEFT TO GO IN THE FOURTH.
>> SO BENNETT PUTS THROUGH THE P.A.T., AND NOW IT'S A THREE-POINT GAME.
AND NOW YOU WILL HAVE A 15 YARD MARKOFF, AND THE KICK OFF TO THE 25, AND CAMBRIDGE SHOWS LIFE HERE.
IT LOOKED LIKE THEY FELL BEHIND, 34-17, THEY MIGHT BE DOWN FOR THE COUNT.
BUT THEY HAVE GOTTEN OFF THE DECK, SCORED CONSECUTIVE TOUCHDOWNS, FOUR MINUTES APART HERE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
TO PULL TO WITHIN A FIELD GOAL.
>> LET'S SEE.
COACH BENNETT REMINDING ISIBOR THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD UNSPORTSMANLIKE PENALTIES RIGHT HERE.
BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE TO KICK OFF FROM THE 25 INSTEAD OF THE 40.
>> HE WAS IN THE LOOK OUT AT THE FIELD -- >> THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE TO KICK OFF.
>> SEE WHERE HIS TEAM IS HAVING TO KICKOFF.
>> NOT EXCUSING ISIBOR'S CELEBRATION PENALTY AT ALL.
AND JUST LIKE WE GET EXCITED WATCHING IT, THE RUN, HE KNEW WHAT HE DID, AND FROM DRAGGING INTO THE END ZONE, JUST TOO MUCH ENTHUSIASM IN FRONT OF THE PLAYER.
>> SO THE KICK COMES DOWN AT THE 16.
AND TERIAN WILLIAMS RETURNS IT.
UP TO THE 26, 27 YARD LINE, AND THAT'S WHERE THE GLADIATOR GOES BACK ON OFFENSE.
BUT NOW THEIR LEAD IS DOWN TO THREE.
>> NOW CAN YOU GET BACK TO WHERE YOU WERE?
YOU WERE HIGH OCTANE, AND MOVING THE BALL, AND YOU HAD A BIG 17-POINT LEAD.
AND SO YOU TRY TO MILK THE CLOCK, THE LAST DRIVE, AND THE BIG TIGHT END.
AND MISSED THE CATCH THAT COULD HAVE KEPT THAT DRIVE GOING, NOW, CAN YOU GO BACK AND DURHAM AND THE OFFENSE, AND GET POINTS ON THE BOARD, AND GET MOMENTUM BACK.
>> 11 OF 21 FOR 310 YARDS PASSING.
FIVE TOUCHDOWNS, A DELAY OF GAME CALLED.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE DELAY OF GAME CALL IS AGAINST CAMBRIDGE.
BECAUSE THE CAMBRIDGE BAND WAS PLAYING AS JOHNS CREEK WAS COMING TO THE LINE, DELAY OF GAME ON CAMBRIDGE, AND ACTUALLY ON THE BAND IT WOULD APPEAR.
JOHNSON STOPPED AT AT LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, NO BEGIN.
.
>> AND CAMBRIDGE BEARS DEFENSE, HAVEN'T REALLY STOOD UP TO THE OFFENSE TOO MUCH TONIGHT.
AND CAME IN, LESS THAN SEVEN POINTS A GAME, AND YOU A TEAM LIKE JOHNS CREEK, PUT UP THEIR AVERAGE, IT'S TIME TO MAKE BIG PLAYS AND GET THE BALL BACK TO THE OFFENSE.
>> SECOND DOWN AND FIVE AND IT'S CAUGHT BY PALMER, FIRST DOWN, AND YOU CAN SEE BROOKS MORLEY, THE LINEBACKER, TRIED TO REACH IN AFTER HE MADE THAT CATCH, AND STRIPPING BEFORE HE HITS THE GROUND, FIRST AND TEN, HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT DOING THAT.
>> AND THE RECEIVER JUST SELLING DOWN IN EMPTY SPACE.
AND DURHAM HIT YOU IN THE NUMBERS TO PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN.
>> FIRST AND TEN FROM THE 46.
JOHNSON.
GETS ABOUT EIGHT ON THAT PLAY.
27 YEARS, 136 FOR JOHNSON TONIGHT.
>> RPO, READING THE DEFENSE, SEEING THAT PRESSURE COME OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LINE.
AND THROW BACK RUNNER RIGHT THERE, AND JOHNSON, THINGS HANGING OFF AND PEOPLE BOUNCING OFF HIM.
>> STRIPPED, THAT HE HAD IS JUST DANGLING THERE, LIKE A PIECE OF BAR GAGE, AND INCOMPLETE, TRYING TO CONNECT WITH DARNELL, THE TIGHT END AND NOW IT WILL BE THIRD DOWN AND TWO.
THEY FELT COMFORTABLE, AND THEY HAVE JOHNSON, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO DO SOME THINGS THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO, AND THIRD AND ONE, THIRD AND TWO, AND NOW IT'S JOHNSON.
THE SHORT YARDAGE SITUATIONS.
>> I HAD SIZE AND STRENGTH AND THE SIZE OF THE OFFENSIVE LINE, YOU ALWAYS FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THE THIRD AND TWO SESSIONS.
>> CASE IN POINT, THEY PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN EASILY ON THE PLAY.
FRESH SET OF DOWNS, THE CLOCK CONTINUES TO ROLL.
LOOK AT THAT.
DANGLING IN THE ARM.
HE'S A MESS.
>> THAT'S WHOO I -- AS AN OLD LINEMAN, HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE LOOK.
JUST A HARD NOSED, PHYSICAL RUNNER.
>> NOT A PRIMA DONNA, BY ANY MEANS.
>> THE FIRST ONE OR TWO GUYS DON'T BRING HIM DOWN.
PRESSURE ON THE HANDOFF, AND BOUNCE OFF THE TACKLES AND GET HIS SHOULDERS SQUARE.
HAVE A BIG NIGHT, JOHNSON.
>> JOHNS CREEK HAS TO BE CLOSE TO 500 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE I THINK AS A TEAM TONIGHT.
SECOND DOWN AND SEVEN.
JOHNSON RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE, ANOTHER FIRST DOWN.
WHAT THE FIRST DOWNS MEAN, THAT IS PROBABLY ANOTHER 90 SECONDS OR TWO MINUTES OFF THE CLOCK EVERY TIME YOU GET A FIRST DOWN.
>> NOT SURE WHAT THEY CALL THE LAST FORMATION.
RIGHT TACKLE, GIBSON, ONCE AGAIN.
>> DURHAM, FLAG OUT.
AND DURHAM PICKS UP ONE ON THE PLAY.
THAT WAS MARLOW IN ON THAT TACKLE.
AND SOME OF HIS BUDDIES.
>> THE WAY THAT JOHNS CREEK IS RUNNING THE BALL, I DON'T -- I'M LOST RIGHT NOW WITH THE GIMMICK, YOU DOMINATE THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, AND YOU REGULAR RUN FORMATION.
GOING TO THE WELL ONCE AGAIN, WITH THE TACKLE FLEXED OUT.
>> BLOCK IN THE BACK, OFFENSE, TEN-YARD PENALTY, REMAINS FIRST DOWN.
>> WELL, THAT MIGHT BE THE PENALTY THAT CAME BRIDGE NEEDED TO STOP THIS FROM CONTINUING.
>> THERE IT WAS.
THE BLOCK IN THE BACK, AND THAT -- YOU POLITICS THE OFFENSIVE TACKLE OUT THERE, WIDE.
AND HE IS IN A SPACE WHERE HE IS UNCOMFORTABLE, RIGHT?
>> IN A PLACE TO RECOVER, GIBSON.
>> IN THERE, TIGHT, TIGHT QUARTERS, HE CAN GET IN, AND A BIG 290 POUND TACK UNTIL SPACE, AND BECAME A BIT OF A DANCING BEAR, AND SO -- >> IN THAT SITUATION, IF YOU -- IF YOU HADN'T HAD SUCCESS AND YOU NEEDED TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET A RUN GAME, MAYBE YOU TRY THAT, RIGHT NOW, JOHNSON GETS DOWNHILL.
>> BACK TO THE CONVENTIONAL FORMATION, A MAN OPEN INSIDE THE TEN.
FIRST AND GOAL TO GO.
BIG CATCH INSIDE THE 10 YARD LINE.
KYLE VAKA, THE FIRST CATCH OF THE NIGHT, HIS FIFTH OF THE SEASON.
>> HE IS FINE HERE BY DURHAM, GETTING LOST IN SPACE THERE.
VAKA.
NEITHER DEFENDER, WE SAW EARLY ON THE TOUCHDOWN TO JOSH THOMPSON, FIGURE OUT WHO IS ABLE TO GO WITH A RECEIVER.
>> JOHNSON GETS STOPPED AT THE 5 YARD LINE.
THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY GOT TO KEEP HIM OUT OF THE END ZONE HERE IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ANY HOPE OF WINNING THIS GAME.
AND THE QUESTION BECOMES, IF THEY GET STONE WALLED AND STOPPED ON A FOURTH DOWN INSIDE THE FIVE, DO THEY KICK A FIELD GOAL OR GO FOR IT.
>> AND USE TWO OR THREE DOWNS, GET IN THE ZONE, AND USE THE CLOCK.
>> GALLAGHER GETTING THE CARRY RIGHT THERE.
>> GOING AWAY, WHAT TIME, AND COACH BENNETT USED HIS TIME-OUT TO START TRYING TO SHOW THE GAME, THIRD AND GOAL, JOHNSON, IN THE BACK FIELD.
YOUR OFFENSIVE LINE, POWER FORMATION.
JOHNS CREEK.
>> THEY'RE BURNING A LOT OF TIME HERE.
>> THIRD DOWN, AND DID NOT GET IN.
STOPPED INSIDE THE 1 YARD LINE.
CAMBRIDGE, SEE IF THEY USE A TIME-OUT HERE.
THEY DO.
I HEAR A WHISTLE.
I ASSUME THEY BURN A TIME-OUT.
THEY NEEDED TO RIGHT THERE, FOURTH AND GOAL COMING UP.
SO THE BEARS CALL THE TIME-OUT.
2:09 TO GO, AND FOURTH AND GOAL COMING UP AND GALLAGHER GOT STOPPED.
SHY OF THE GOAL LINE.
YOU SEE THE PUSH BACK RIGHT THERE R ZACH BARRETT LEADING THE WAY FOR THE BEARS.
>> AND JOHNS CREEK IN THE LAST TWO PLAYS, THE WAY THAT JOHNSON HAS RAN THE BALL TONIGHT, JUST A HISTORY OF WHY HE DIDN'T TOUCH THE BALL AND IN THAT SITUATION, THREE TIMES, A LITTLE STACK FORMATION WITH GALLAGHER, AND THE EXTRA OFFENSIVE LINEMEN IN THE BACK FIELD.
YOU GIVE IT TO THE UP MAN GALLAGHER WHEN YOU HAVE JOHNSON ON THE FIELD WITH HIM.
>> I AGREE WITH YOU.
YOU ARE RIDING -- RIDE THE HORSE THAT GOT YOU INTO TOWN, RIGHT?
>> HE HAS GOTTEN THEM ALL THE WAY.
>> MIGHT AS WELL GO AHEAD AND SADDLE HIM UP, TRY TO RUN OUT OF TOWN WITH A VICTORY.
FOURTH DOWN AND GOAL.
569 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE FOR JOHNS CREEK TONIGHT.
THEY NEED ONE MORE YARD TO PUT THE GAME AWAY.
GREAT LOOK, RIGHT DOWN THE LINE.
QUARTERBACK KEEPER, THAT IS A TOUCHDOWN.
AND THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR JOHNS CREEK.
KYLE DURHAM PUSHING IT IN FOR A SIXTH RUSHING TOUCHDOWN OF THE NIGHT.
AND THAT SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT GIVES JOHNS CREEK SOLE POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE IN REGION 7-6A.
>> THE USC TROJAN PUSHED THE QUARTERBACK IN THE END ZONE FORMATION.
AND GALLAGHER, THE BIG DEFENSIVE END, TIGHT END, BASICALLY PICKING DURHAM UP AND THROWING HIM OVER THE GOAL POST FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
>> SO THE P.A.T.
RIGHT HERE TO TRY TO MAKE IT A TEN-POINT GAME AND HE DOES.
AND IT IS 41-31.
THERE IS A FLAG DOWN.
BARRING A MIRACLE AT THIS POINT, CAMBRIDGE IS GOING TO SUFFER THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON, AND DROP INTO A SECOND PLACE TIE WITH RIVER WOOD IN THE REGION.
>> REALLY CAN TELL WHAT THE PENALTY WAS IN THAT PLAY.
>> WHAT A PERFORMANCE BY BOTH OF THE TEAMS MAKING THEIR GPB DEBUTS TONIGHT.
THEY HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINING.
>> WE HAVE A BLOCK BELOW THE WAIST BY THE OFFENSIVE TEAM.
THE SCORE IS GOOD, THE PENALTY WILL BE ASSESSED ON THE KICKOFF.
>> THERE YOU GO.
GOOD JOB BY GORDON DICKERSON OF EXPLAINING THAT TO US.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH JOHN NELSON.
>> THANK YOU.
POSTGAME SHOW COMING UP JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
TO GIVE YOU A TASTE OF WHAT IS GOING ON.
UPDATING SCORES, AND NORTH COBB IS LEADING WALTON BY A SCORE OF 37-21.
OVER TIME, COLQUITT AND CAM BEN, AND AFTER THEIR LOSS LAST WEEK, THEY SHUT HIM OUT BY A SCORE OF 31-0.
THAT IS JUST A SMALL SAMPLE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND THE STATE.
COMING UP, WHEN THE GAME IS OVER, THE BROADCAST ISN'T OVER.
BECAUSE THE POSTGAME SHOW IS COMING UP, HANNAH GOODEN, MYSELF, AND COACHES CATCHING YOU UP ON WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS END.
BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, AND WE WILL BE WATCHING THAT POSTGAME SHOW TO GET CAUGHT UP ON EVERYTHING GOING ON AROUND THE STATE, INCLUDING A RECAP OF THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A JOHNS CREEK VICTORY FINALLY.
72 TOTAL POINTS ON THE BOARD.
570 YARDS IN OFFENSE FROM JOHNS CREEK TONIGHT.
THEY NEEDED THAT FINAL YARD TO NAIL THIS ONE DOWN.
>> BIG PERFORMANCES ALL AROUND IN THIS GAME.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TALK AT JOHNS CREEK WITH THOMPSON, AND THE WAY THAT JOHNSON RAN THE BALL, AND THE OTHER SIDE, ZACH HARRIS, DIFFERENT POINTING MAKING DIFFERENT PLAYS WITH THAT OFFENSE.
>> THE KICKOFF, COMING FROM THE 25 AFTER THE PENALTY.
AND A BIG RETURN.
BEATS A MAN WITH A STIFF-ARM, DOWN INSIDE THE 30.
STILL ON HIS FEET.
IS THAT A TOUCHDOWN?
TOUCHDOWN FOR THE BEARS!
80 YARDS.
DON'T CHANGE THE CHANNEL JUST YET.
>> CHAFFIN.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT, AND A BIG HIT BY CHEFFIELD.
HE HAS MADE HIS PRESENCE KNOWN.
AND EXPLODING ON THE KICKOFF, AND SHORT KICK AT THE 20.
>> WATCH THE STIFF-ARM.
>> AND STIFF-ARM AND THE SPEED OF CHEFFIELD RIGHT THERE, ON DISPLAY FOR THE BIG TOUCHDOWN.
>> THE SPEED AND THE BALANCE.
I MEAN, HE WALKED THE TIGHT UP ROPE ON THE SIDELINE.
WILL THEY BRING IT OUT?
>> WILL ARE THEY GOING TO STAY HE STEPPED OUT?
THEY SAID HE STEPPED OUT.
SO THE BALL IS AT THE 13.
A LITTLE BIT OF A LATE INDICATION ON THAT FROM OUR OFFICIALS, AND NONETHELESS, WE PLAY ON HERE FROM THE 13.
FIRING AND THROWN SHORT INSIDE THE 5 YARD LINE LOOKING FOR TAYLOR, AND NOW IT'S GOING TO BE SECOND DOWN AND TEN.
>> A PUSH OFF THE EDGE BY GALLAGHER, PUSHING THE RIGHT TACKLE INTO THE LAP OF THE QUARTERBACK, NOT GIVING HIM ANY ROOM TO STEP IN AND PUT ANY HEAT BEHIND IT.
NEED TO GET HIM TO THE END ZONE QUICKLY, AND DON'T WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME GETTING TACKLED OUT IN SPACE, THE TIME WENT OFF THE CLOCK.
>> SECOND DOWN AND TEN, FIRING AND CAUGHT FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
WILL TAYLOR IN THE BACK OF THE END ZONE, AND 13-YARD TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION, HIS THIRD TOUCHDOWN CATCH OF THE NIGHT.
PM AND NOW IT'S 41-37.
>> GOOD PROTECTION UP FRONT.
TAYLOR HAS BEEN IN THE FOREFRONT OF THIS COMEBACK TO KEEP HIS TEAM ALIVE, AND A NICE FIND BY ZACH HARRIS ON THE STRIKE TO HIS RECEIVER.
>> P.A.T.
IS UP AND GOOD.
THE CALL OF BENNETT, STICKS IT THROUGH AGAIN, AND IT'S 41-38.
WE HAVE ON SIDE KICK COMING UP.
>> STEP INTO THE FLOW, AND POST ROUTE RIGHT THERE, AND WILL TAYLOR, NICE JOB, COMING UP WITH A BIG CATCH.
STRONG HANDS, STRONG CATCH THERE, AND THE BALL OUT.
>> SO NOW WE HAVE THE ON SIDE KICK, WE THOUGHT THIS GAME HAD BEEN PUT TO REST.
WITH THAT LAST TOUCHDOWN BY JOHNS CREEK.
BUT CAMBRIDGE HAD OTHER IDEAS.
THE LONG KICK RETURN AND A TWO-PLAY 13-YARD DRIVE KEPT BY THE 13-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS, HARRIS TO TAYLOR, AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN, GAME STILL IN THE BALANCE.
>> IT COMES DOWN TO THE ON SIDE KICK.
YOU CAN SEE, CAMBRIDGE, NO TIME-OUT.
AND THEY GET THE RECOVERY HERE F THEY HAVE ANY CHANCE.
AND THE WORLD OF THE KICKING GAME, ON ANY LEVEL RIGHT NOW.
IT IS A MYSTERY HOW THIS PLAYS OUT.
REQUEST YOU GET THE BALL AND GO TEN YARDS.
>> BOUNCE ALONG, DENINELY FOR EIGHT YARDS, AND JUST EXPLODE.
>> THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
>> ON SIDE KICK ATTEMPT.
CONNOR NOONE IS GOING TO TAKE IT.
THE BALL IS FREE.
AND CAMBRIDGE ON TOP OF IT.
THEY ARE!
CAMBRIDGE HAS RECOVERED THE ON SIDE KICK.
>> I MENTIONED IN THE WORLD OF KICKING, YOU GOT HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE NOWADAYS, THE BALL RIGHT HERE, DON'T TAKE A HUGE BOUNCE.
IT HIT TERIAN WILLIAMS, AND IN THE SKIRT, AND NOT VERY CONFIDENT, AND HE JUST MISSES IT.
AND A BIG RECOVERY.
>> AND THREE TOUCHDOWN CATCHES, RECOVERED THAT KICK, AND HARRIS, FIRES AND CAUGHT AT 409, FLAG OUT.
AND BIG KICK RETURN WITH A CATCH.
AND A TOUCHDOWN CATCH.
>> HOLDING OFFENSE, TEN-YARD PENALTY.
REPLAY.
>> THE TEAM EARLY IN THE GAME, DOWN ON THE GOAL LINE, AND NOW IN THE MOESHL CRUCIAL TIME, HELPING THE DEFENSE OUT ALREADY A TOUGH TASK, AND NO TIME-OUTS, AND TO TRY TO TIE THIS GAME UP AT LEAST.
>> WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE GAME.
CAMBRIDGE HAS TO GET IN AT LEAST FIELD GOAL RANGE.
HARRIS, DUMPED IT OFF TO CHAFFIN.
CHAFFIN, WE TALKED TO THE COACHES, AND WE HAVE DONE THE HOME WORK.
>> COACH TALKED ABOUT HOW HE IS DANGEROUS WITH THE BALL IN HIS HANDS.
HE IS ONE OF THE GUYS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO GOES TO THE BIG PLAYS, ONCE THEY CATCH THE BALL.
>> CAUGHT AT 409 YARD LINE.
AND ANOTHER HUGE CATCH.
CLOCK CONTINUES TO RUN.
>> CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET THAT BALL, THAT IS WILL TAYLOR.
HOW BIG HAS HE BEEN IN THE COMEBACK FOR CAMBRIDGE.
>> VERY BIG.
>> LOOKING AND FIRING AND BROKEN UP BY WILLIAMS AND FLOW IT'S FOURTH DOWN.
>> NICE BREAK ON THE BALL, AND WILLIAMS.
>> FOURTH DOWN LINE TO GAIN.
939 BALL IS JUST A LITTLE BIT SHY OF THE 40.
YOU HAND IT OFF HERE.
CHAPMAN, HE HAS THE FIRST DOWN.
AND THEY KEEP THE CLOCK GOING, SURPRISINGLY.
I WAS SURE THAT CHAPMAN YOU GOT OUT OF BOUNDS, AND HE'S HURT.
THEY FINALLY DO STOP THE CLOCK, AND CHAPMAN IS SHAKEN UP OVER THERE.
>> WE SAW HIM LEAVE EARLY IN THE GAME AFTER THE BIG HIT.
THIS WAS LIKE MAYBE HIS ANKLE OR HIS KNEE AS HE WAS BEING PULLED BACK THERE BY SHEFFIELD, A PITCH AND CATCH AND DRAGGED DOWN RIGHT HERE.
LIKE MAYBE HIS LEG GOT OUT UNDERNEATH HIM.
>> LOOKING AT CHAPMAN OVER THERE.
THIS WILL BE A HUGE LESS FOR THEM IN THE LAST COME BACK ATTEMPT.
AND FIGHTING FOR A FIRST DOWN.
>> MORGAN PULLING AT THE BALL.
>> AND THAT ANGLE, THE END, HE IS SHOWING TO BE A BIG PLAY, AND REALLY OF THEIR EXPLOSIVENESS.
STARTS WITH HIM.
>> CHAFFIN, FOUR CATCHES FOR 82 YARDS TONIGHT.
AND THAT BEGINS TO STELL THE STORY.
HE HAD TWO HUGE KICK RETURNS IN THE GAME.
IF THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND TIE THE GAME, WIN IT, CHAFFIN.
>> GIVING THE TEAM A CHANCE.
AND YOU SAW IN THE PLAY, HE WAS ABOUT A YARD SHORT WHEN HE CAUGHT THE BALL.
HE HAD TO FIGHT TO GET THE FIRST DOWN.
FIRST AND DOWN, NO TIME-OUTS.
HE HAS TO WORK THE SIDELINES, IF YOU'RE COACH BENNETT OR QUARTERBACK.
>> KEEP THE NO TIME-OUT THING IN MIND.
YOU STILL HAVE TO GET A FIELD GOAL UNIT ON THE FIELD.
>> HARRIS GOING UP TOP.
BROUGHT DOWN INSIDE THE 10 YARD LINE, ELLINGTON, AND THAT WILL BE A DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE.
LOOKED LIKE HE WAS THE ONE WHO INTERFERED.
>> GOING UP TOP IS HARRIS.
TRYING TO GET IT TO ELLINGTON.
RIGHT COVERAGE, AND THE NWIZUGBO.
>> FIRST DOWN.
>> LET'S SEE WHERE THEY PUT THE BALL DOWN.
ARE THEY IN FIELD GOAL RANGE?
THAT IS THE QUESTION.
CLEARLY, INTERFERENCE WITH THE BALL IN THE AER, AND CONTACT ON THE WAY THERE.
HARRIS GOES TO THE BALL, AT THE TEN AND NOW IT'S GOING TO BE SECOND DOWN.
YOU SEE THE BALL AT 291.
THAT IS ROUGHLY A 38-YARD FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT.
THIS POSITION ON THE FIELD, CONNOR NOONE KICKED A 42-YARD FIELD GOAL BACK IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
>> THIS POINT, YOU HAVE 29 SECONDS.
YOU STILL CAN USE THE WHOELD FIELD, MAKE A PLAY DOWN THE FIELD, BUT YOU GOT REMEMBER TO GET -- IF YOU FALL SHORT OF THE STICK, GET BACK UP AND CLOCK THE BALL SO YOU GIVE YOUR TEAM ANOTHER CHANCE.
>> SECOND DOWN AND TEN.
HARRIS TO THE END ZONE, AND AGAIN, CONTACT WITH THE BALL IN THE AIR.
AND TERIAN WILLIAMS APPEARED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ELLINGTON WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO CATCH A PASS IN THE END ZONE.
>> BIG RUSH COMING AT ZACH HARRIS ON THE PLAY.
GETTING THE BALL OUT, ONCE AGAIN, TRYING TO GO TO ELLINGTON.
>> SO WE MIGHT HAVE TWO FLAGS ON THE PLAY.
THIS IS ONE THAT IS DROP IN THE END ZONE.
AND WE MIGHT HAVE OFF SETTING PENALTIES HERE.
>> TWO PENALTIES ON THE PLAY.
WE HAVE A HELD ON OFFENSE, AND PASS INTERFERENCE.
AND BOTH PENAL TIPS WILL OFF SET, REPLAY THE DOWN.
>> JOHNS CREEK CALLS A TIME-OUT.
FP CAMBRIDGE HAS NONE REMAINING AND WE HAVE SECOND DOWN COMING UP.
AND THAT NO TIME-OUTS FOR CAMBRIDGE IS HUGE.
BECAUSE AS WE MENTIONED, YOU HAVE TO GET A FIELD GOAL UNIT ON.
SO THAT MEANS YOU GOT TO KEEP -- IF YOU -- YOU'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF BOUNDS OR HAVE A FIRST DOWN OR HAVE ENOUGH DOWNS TO BE ABLE TO SPIKE THE BALL.
>> THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR JOHNS CREEK TO SETTLE THE DEFENSE DOWN.
THEY HAD SOME PENALTIES.
THIS TIME, YOU CATCH A BREAK BECAUSE YOU HAD OFF-SETTING PENALTIES.
SETTLE DOWN, MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS LINED UP CORRECTLY AND EXPLAIN THE SITUATION.
OF THEM NOT HAVING TIME-OUTS.
TACKLE INBOUNDS IF YOU CAN, AND LET IT BE A WEAPON OF THEM TRYING TO GET THE FIELD GOAL TEAM OUT.
SECOND DOWN AND TEN.
HAND OFF, UP THE MIDDLE, AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET UP THERE, AND THEY DID GET GET THE FIRST DOWN, THEY HAVE TO TYKE IT HERE.
THEY HAVE TO SPIKE IT.
THE CLOCK, AND NOW THE OFFICIALS STEP IN AND A FLAG'S BEEN THROWN.
>> I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO CALL A PERSONAL FOUL, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT'S AN OFFENSIVE LINEMEN.
>> WHITE.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE HUGE.
BECAUSE THEY HAD JUST RUN THE BALL TO GET IN REASONABLE FIELD GOAL RANGE.
>> REPLAY THIRD DOWN.
>> WOW.
>> SO NOW THE QUESTION BECOMES, WITH EIGHT SECONDS LEFT, DO YOU TRY THE FIELD GOAL HERE?
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO -- IF YOU DON'T GO FOR IT HERE, YOU GO FOR THE END ZONE.
YOU WILL NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO STOP THE CLOCK AND GET YOUR FIELD GOAL UNIT ON.
THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THE BALL DOWN AT THE 30 YARD LINE.
31 OR 32.
THIS IS OUT OF FIELD GOAL RANGE.
THIS IS A TIME-OUT BY JOHNS CREAM.
>> GOOD JOB BY JOHNS CAREEN, SETTLE YOUR DEFENSE, EXPLAIN THE SITUATION TO THE GROUP.
MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON.
THREE SECONDS IS LEFT ON THE CLOCK.
NOT SURE WHERE THE FIVE SECOND RUN OFF IS.
>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH NELLY.
>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT MORE FINAL SCORES BEFORE WE GET IN THE POSTGAME SHOW IN OVERTIME N REGION ONE.
AND CAM BEN, 34-31.
ON THE BOARD, THE AREA KNOCKED OFF.
AND CALVARY DAY CONTINUING THEIR RUN IN SINGLE "A" PRIVATE, AND THEY ARE RANKED THE HIGHEST THEY HAVE BEEN.
AND I THINK I SAID IT.
>> WE THOUGHT THIS GAME WAS OVER.
CAMBRIDGE HAS HAD A DRAMATIC RUN HERE FOR A FINAL PLAY.
HERE WE GO, FINAL PLAY OF THE GAME, AND IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, REMEMBER THAT THE GAME CANNOT END ON A DEFENSIVE PENALTY.
YOU WILL HAVE AN UNTIMED DOWN.
THEY WILL TRY A FIELD GOAL HERE.
CONNOR NOONE ON FOR A 49-YARD KICK TO TRY TO TIE IT AND SEND IT TO OVERTIME.
WOW.
HERE YOU GO.
MENT 49 YARDS, KICK IS ON ITS WAY.
IT'S GOTS DISTANCE AND THE KICK IS NO GOOD.
IT IS NOT LONG ENOUGH, AND I THINK JOHNS CREEK MAY HAVE HAD TOO MANY MEN ON THE FIELD.
THEY HAD A MAN RUNNING OFF THE FIELD.
HE WILL GET ANOTHER CHANCE AT IT.
>> NOT SURE WHY THERE WAS SO MUCH CONFUSION.
ESPECIALLY WITH JOHNS CREEK CALLING THE TIME-OUT TO GET EVERYBODY SETTLED.
SEEMED LIKE THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT -- THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT COVERAGE THEY WANTED TO PLAY IN A FIELD GOAL SITUATION.
>> FIVE-YARD PENALTY, UNTIMED DOWN.
>> HERE YOU GO, NO TIME ON THE CLOCK, AND NOW THIS BECOMES A 44-YARD KICK.
TO TRY TO SEND IT TO OVERTIME.
THE KICK IS STRAIGHT, AND THE KICK IS GOOD!
44-YARD FIELD GOAL BY CONNOR NOONE.
WE ARE HEADED TO OVERTIME.
>> PENALTIES ONCE AGAIN PLAYING A FACTOR IN THE GAME, THIS TIME, THE PENDULUM SWUNG IN THIS SITUATION.
FIVE YARDS TO GAIN ON THE PENALTY, GIVEN NOONE JUST ENOUGH LEG TO DROP THIS BALL OVER THE BAR.
DEAD CENTER, NICE JOB, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
>> CAMBRIDGE JUMPED OUT TO A 17-7 LEAD IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
JOHNS CREEK CAME BACK, THEY SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE IN CONTROL OF THE GAME.
AND IT WAS 34-17 GOING TO THE FOURTH QUARTER.
CAMBRIDGE HAS OUTSCORED JOHNS CREEK 24-7 IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, TO TIE THE GAME AT 41 AND SEND IT TO OVERTIME.
>> FOCUS THERE BY CONNOR NOONE IN THAT SITUATION.
COMING UP SHORT, THAT FEELING OF LETTING YOUR TEAM DOWN.
REPLACED BY THE JOY OF GIVING HIM ANOTHER CHANCE.
YOU GOT LOVE THE GAME OF FOOTBALL.
>> YOU'RE CALLING HEADS, COACH.
>> I HAVE TAILS.
I HAVE TAILS.
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO GO OFFENSE OR YOU GO CHOOSE TO GO DEFENSE.
YOU'RE GOING DEFENSE.
WE'LL PLAY FROM THE 15.
EACH OF YOU WILL HAVE ONE TIME-OUT FOR OVER TIME SESSION.
YOU'LL HAVE THE BALL FIRST AND TEN FROM THE 15.
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU.
>> WOW.
WE ARE HEADED TO OVERTIME.
TIED AT 41-41.
AND SO, MATT HELMERICH CHOOSING TO GO ON DEFENSE FIRST, ANY TIME YOU WIN THE TOSS, THAT'S THE CALL YOU WANT TO MAKE, YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY POINTS YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO SCORE WHEN YOU GO ON OFFENSE.
WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO BAT SO TO SPEAK.
>> WHAT WORDS DO YOU FIND TO GET YOUR TEAM -- YOU HAD THIS IN HAND.
A LOT OF THE PLAYERS, YOU CAN SEE HAD ALREADY CONCEDED IN THEIR MIND, THIS GAME IS OURS.
>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS OVER.
I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER WHEN JOHNS CREEK SCORES A TOUCHDOWN TO GO UP 41-31.
WITH LESS THAN TWO MINUTES TO PLAY IN THE GAME MIND YOU.
I THOUGHT THE GAME WAS OVER.
>> BIG RETURN BY CHAFFIN, GIVING HIM A CHANCE.
AND THEN THE BIG BREAK WITH THE PENALTY THERE ON THE MISSED FIELD GOAL, TO GIVE HIM FIVE MORE YARDS FOR NOONE TO TEND THE GAME IN OFFICIAL OVER TIME, AND THEY START FROM THE 15 YARD LINE, AND CAN'T PICK UP A FIRST DOWN.
RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE, AND IT'S A FIVE-YARD GAIN.
THAT WAS ISIBOR.
A HECK OF A BALL GAME.
I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY -- HE'S NINE CARRIES FOR 85 YARDS, BUT IN TOTAL, WE ARE OVER 900 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE FROM THE TWO TEAMS EASILY.
>> COMPOSURE AND FOCUS IN THIS PART OF THE GAME N OVERTIME, YOU SEE A LOT OF GUYS LIMPING.
IT'S BEEN A LONG GAME.
BOTH TEAMS.
>> SECOND DOWN AND SIX.
AND ELLINGTON, LOOKS LIKE HE GOT A FIRST DOWN.
HE'S RIGHT AT IT.
>> A LITTLE SHORT.
YOU SAW THE REACTION FROM ELLINGTON THERE, AND LOOKS LIKE HE IS A STEP SHORT OF FIRST DOWN.
THIRD DOWN COMING UN.
>> THAT IS PLAY THEY HAVE RUN A COUPLE TIMES TONIGHT.
THEY RUN A LITTLE FLARE ROUTE ON THE EDGE, AND THEY ARE SO DYNAMIC, COMING UP SIX INCHES SHORT OF THE FIRST DOWN.
>> KEEPER.
6 AND TOUCHDOWN BEARS, CAMBRIDGE BACK ON TOP.
47-41.
>> ZACH HARRIS.
HEADED TO GEORGIA SOUTHERN.
AT LEAST RIGHT NOW, FOR BASEBALL RIGHT NOW.
MAKING MORGAN MISS.
THE SAFETY THERE, AND MAKING THE PROPER READ GETTING IN THE END ZONE.
>> SO BEN IT IN ON FOR THE P.A.T.
>> AND SHE REMAINS PERFECT.
AUTO MAC-IC.
AND THEY SLAP HANDS, AND MAKE WARE WAY TO THE SIDELINE, AND CAMBRIDGE ON TOP, 48-41, AND NOW JOHNS CREEK GETS THE BALL AT 159 YARD LINE.
>> COACH CAN BRIDGE THE TWO TEAMS IN, AND THEY EXPECTED THE 15 ROUNDS, AND 16 ROUNDS RIGHT NOW, GOING ON.
PLAYS AROUND THIS FIELD TONIGHT, AND NICE JOB IS THERE ON THE DRIVE, EXECUTION, AND ZACH HARRIS.
AND I THINK GLADIATOR DEFENSE WAS EXPECTING CAMBRIDGE TO COME OUT IN OVERTIME, AND THEY START OUT WITH A WIN AND ENDED IT WITH A RUN.
>> KYLE BURM, 13 OF 26 FOR 3:46.
FIVE TOUCHDOWNS TONIGHT.
BUT COULD BE ON THE LOSING END.
UNLESS THEY CAN SCORE RIGHT HERE.
DURHAM, TO THE END ZONE, TOUCHDOWN, THEY GOT IT RIGHT BACK.
KYLE VAKA, AND NOW, NEEDS A P.A.T.
AND NICE JOB WITH THE THROW.
AND VAKA, GOING UP THE SIDELINE, AND WHAT A NICE JOB OF EXECUTING, AND HAVING IT RIGHT THERE.
AND FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
>> AND NOW, A TIME-OUT HAS BEEN CALLED BY CAMBRIDGE.
THEY WANT THE YOUNG MAN TO THINK ABOUT IT THIS KICK.
NOT OFTEN THAT YOU SEE A KICKER GET ICED ON A P.A.T.
PRAPSS THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD SOME CONCERN, I DON'T KNOW THEY MIGHT -- ZBOO GO AND WIN THE GAME OUTRIGHT HERE.
JOHNS CREEK IS IN THAT POSITION.
AND THEY HOLD THAT CARD.
THEY WIN THE GAME WITH ONE PLAY, AND READ THE GAME RIGHT HERE.
>> WE HAVE SEEN ADVENTURE.
YOU BECOME PART OF HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND PRO FOOTBALL WHEN IT COMES TO KICKING THE BULL.
>> THE BLITZES, THEY ARE BACK UP, THE HOLDER.
>> HE'S BLOCKED!
CAMBRIDGE HAS WON!
UNBELIEVABLE!
THE BEARS 6-0, TAKE OVER SOLE POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE IN REGENT 7-6A.
>> COMING RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SCREEN.
IS MORLEY, NUMBER THREE FOR CAMBRIDGE.
NO ONE TESTING AT ALL AS HE COMING UP BETWEEN THE GUARD AND CENTER GAP FOR THE BLOCK.
UNBELIEVABLE.
>> 48-47, CAMBRIDGE WINS IN OVERTIME.
AND THE BEST SEASON IN PROGRAM HISTORY CONTINUES WITH A DRAMATIC COME FROM BEHIND VICTORY HERE AT JOHNS CREEK.
TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR BEST PLAY OF THE GAME.
SHARE WITH YOUR BESTIES AND TAKE YOU BACK A FEW SECONDS.
MORLEY UP THE MIDDLE AND A BLOCKED P.A.T.
TO WIN THE GAME.
FOR THE BERS.
WOW.
AND THIS IS COACH BENNETT.
>> YEAH.
>> I DREW IT UP JUST LIKE THAT.
LOOK AT HIM.
>> YES.
INCREDIBILITY.
HUGS HIS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JIM ROLE.
AND THEY PROVE TONIGHT THEY CAME IN WITH THE LOWEST SCORING DEFENSE IN 6A.
YOU SEE HELMERICH TRYING TO SAY HE JUMPED OVER THE LINE.
I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE CASE.
HE CAME THROUGH THE LINE.
>> HE CAME THROUGH THE CENTER GUARD GAP.
HE DIDN'T PUSH OFF THE BACK OF THE CENTER AT ALL.
JUST WENT UNBLOCKED.
STEPPED UP IN THE HOLE, THE GUARD, AND REACT AS THOUGH HE DIDN'T THEY MORLEY WAS COMING.
HE CAME TO GIVE HIS TEAM A VICTORY.
>> WOW.
CAMBRIDGE AT 4-0.
NOW IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO WIN THE FIRST REGION CHAMPIONSHIP IN THEIR TEN-YEAR PROGRAM HISTORY.
JOHNS CREEK DROPS TO SECOND AND IN A TIE, RIVERROAD, WHO THEY BEAT EARLIER THIS YEAR.
NOW TO JOHN NELSON.
>> YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO BREATHE.
WHAT IS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND AS THAT KICK WAS GETTING READY.
YOU TAKE A TIME-OUT TO HAVE THE KICKER THINK ABOUT IT.
WHAT IS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND WITH ALL OF THAT GOING ON?
>> YOU GO THROUGH YOUR MIND.
AND THE THIRD QUARTER STEP, I AND LET'S GET BACK, READY TO GO.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE KICK, AND THE GUY IN THE MIDDLE GOT IT, AND A HECK OF A PLAY.
>> WHEN YOU'RE IN THE GAME, YOU'RE BEHIND, AND YOU CRAWL OUT THE WAY BACK TO SEND IT TO FREE FOOTBALL AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF WE'RE UP OR DOWN.
AND WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND?
>> HE'S MY DUDE.
HE'S THE TOUGHEST KID I EVER COACHED.
THE BEST PLAYER ON THE FIELD.
>> THAT IS WHY HE IS THE GEORGIA PLAYER OF THE GAME.
THANK YOU.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE -- >> NOW, THE HAT IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, AND -- >> FINANCIAL CHOICE FOR GEORGIA, THANK YOU.
P. >> YOU KNEW GOING IN THIS WAS GOING TO BE A BATTLE FOR 48 MINUTES AND ENDED UP BEING LONGER THAN THAT.
HOW BIG A WIN IS IT KNOWING YOU COME OUT ON TOP.
HOW BIG IS THIS?
>> WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A FIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, AND THE REGION'S NUMBER ONE SPOTS AND ALL THE GUYS BEHIND ME KNEW IT TOO, AND THEY CAME OUT AND FIGHT, AND THEY COMPETED UNTIL WE LOCKED THE EXTRA POINT.
IT WAS AWESOME.
>> WHAT WAS THE PLAY CALL IN OVERTIME WHERE YOU TOOK IT UPON YOUR SOLVE TO GO IN, AND YOU END UP GOING AND POLITICSING?
, AND I KNEW I WOULD TAKE IT AND THE REST IS HISTORY.
>> COACH WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS GROUP OF GUYS, SOME YOUNGER THAN OTHERS, THAT YOU GUYS -- AS A GROUP L FIGHT EACH AND EVERY GROUP, WHAT WAS IT LIKE ON THE SIDELINE WHEN YOU WERE DOWN AS YOU ARE COMING BACK.
>> ANY TIME, WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND WORK, WE HAVE TO GET NEGATIVE AND TRY TO KEEP IT AS POSITIVE.
AND EVERYONE GETS HYPE, AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND IT WAS AWESOME.
>> AND THE COMMISSIONER PLAYER OF THE GAME, AND THE COACHES, GO HANG OUT WITH YOUR DUDE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU WANT TO TALK CRAZY, THIS IS -- >> MAXIMUK, THE BEARS LEAVE THE COLISEUM AS THE VICTORS.
WOW, WHAT A PERFORMANCE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE EVER HAD A MORE EXHILARATING OR MORE EXCITING REGULAR SEASON GAME ON GPB THAN WE WE JUST SAW HERE TONIGHT, FROM TWO TEAMS MAKING THEIR LONG AWAYED DEBUT, AND A 48-47 VICTORY FOR OVERTIME.
>> I THINK THEY WANT US TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR, WHAT A BATTLE, WHAT A PENDULUM SWING FROM BOTH TEAMS.
THEY BATTLED WHEN YOU THOUGHT CAMBRIDGE WAS GOING TO GIVE UP, NO OFFENSE GOING, THEY EXPLODE ONCE AGAIN, EXCITING GAME.
I THINK WE HAVE ALMOST RUN OUT OF WORDS TO STRIPE WHAT WE JUST SAW.
>> WHEN JOHNS CREEK TOOK A VICTORY SCORING ON THE FOURTH AND GOAL ON THE 1 YARD LINE, WE'RE DOWN TO ABOUT TWO MINUTES TO PLAY, AND I WAS THINKING, WELL, NICE COME BACK, AND THEY CAME BACK, AND MADE IT A GAME FOR US, AND MADE IT EXCITING IN THE END.
BUT THAT IS THE END OF THE STORY.
THAT WAS NOT THE END OF STORY.
WHEN IT'S OVER, IT ISN'T OVER, AND WE HAVE THE POSTGAME SHOW COMING UP IN A FEW MOMENTS, AND CAMBRIDGE, HOW EXCITING FOR THEM, HERE THEY ARE, NOW THREE GAMES AWAY FROM THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON, AND THEY'RE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO WIN THEIR FIRST EVER REGION TITLE.
>> CAME IN THE GAME, KNOWING THAT PEOPLE REALLY DIDN'T BELIEVE IN THE RECORD.
THEY NEEDED A VICTORY AGAINST A TEAM LIKE JOHNS CREEK TO SOLIDIFY THAT, AND THEY DID IT IN GREAT FASHION.
>> THEY GET A STATEMENT WIN.
THE BIGGEST WIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY TONIGHT, AND YOU WERE WITNESSES TO IT ALL.
48-47 THE FINAL AS CAMBRIDGE COMES BACK AND BEATS JOHNS CREEK IN OVERTIME.
AND NOW FOR WAYNE GANDY, FOR JOHN NELSON, FOR HANNAH GOODEN WHO IS STANDING BY WITH THE POST GAME SHOW, I'M MATT STEWART.
SO LONG FROM THE COLISEUM WHERE THE BEARS RIDE OUT THE VICTORS.
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