>>> HERE IT IS, A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR FOOTBALL.

GAME TWO LIVE IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA AS THE CLASS AAA CRISP COUNTY COUGARS AGAINST THE CEDAR GROVE SAINTS FROM REGION FIVE.

THEY'RE AT 12-2.

GLAD YOU'RE WITH US.

LARRY HERE WITH THE COACH FROM TUCKER HIGH SCHOOL, BRIAN LAMAR.

A LOT OF YOUNG TALENT ON THIS TEAM.

THEY'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

>> CRISP HAS YOUNG GUYS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL LED BY A.J.

LOFTON, THE QUARTERBACK.

AND THE SOFT MORE RUNNING BACK DOES A GOOD JOB.

>> A LOT OF NICKNAMES, TOO.

TALKING HERE BEFORE THE GAME, LET'S GET TO THE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS.

THE FIRST ONE WAS AN EMOTIONAL ONE, ERWIN COUNTY, FIVE TRIPS TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN THE LAST SIX YEARS.

THEY FINALLY COME THROUGH AND GET THEIR FIRST TITLE FOR COACH BUDDY NOBLES.

OUR THOUGHTS TO HIM AND ALL THE THINGS HE'S GOING THROUGH PERSONALLY WITH HIS HEALTH.

WIN ONE FOR BUDDY, 56-14 OVER MARION COUNTY.

WHAT A FANTASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE INDIANS.

THIS ONE, GAME TWO ABOUT TO KICK.

CRISP COUNTY VERSUS CEDAR GROVE, THAT'S HERE IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS.

THE 4:30 GAME, AFTER THAT, COMING UP IT'S THE 4A TRYING TO WIN ANOTHER STATE CHAMPION.

THEN THE ONE EVERYONE BUZZING ABOUT, THE LOWNDES VIKINGS AGAINST THE MARIETTA BLUE DEVILS AND THEIR OUTSTANDING OFFENSE THERE.

THE STAR PLAYERS HAVE ERIC GILBERT, HARRISON BAILEY, THAT JAY JOHNSON, RICKY WHITE.

WE CAN GO ON AND ON.

ALL OF IT RIGHT HERE ON GPB.

GLAD YOU'RE SPENDING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.

KEY PLAYERS FOR THIS GAME, CRISP COUNTY, WHO DO YOU LIKE?

>> CRISP COUNTY HAS GOT A QUARTERBACK THAT DOES A GREAT JOB.

A GREAT LINEBACKER, CHRISTOPHER.

THEY'RE REALLY GOOD PLAYERS.

CHRIS PAUL RIGHT THERE, A JUNIOR, 146 TACKLES, 2 1/2 SACKS.

FLIES AROUND, LEADS THE DEFENSE.

>> I LIKE THE NAME.

MEANWHILE SHERROD BRIAN.

>> HE DOES A GOOD JOB AS WELL.

LEADS THE TEAM IN YARDS RECEIVING AND HAS SIX INTERCEPTIONS ON DEFENSE.

>> MEANWHILE, FOR CEDAR GROVE, LOOK OUT FOR JERSEY ONE, ISAIAH RATCLIFF.

>> A FOUR-YEAR STARTER AT LINEBACKER, LEADS THE TEAM IN TACKLES, BEEN FLYING AROUND FOR FOUR YEARS.

HE'S A VETERAN, LEADS THE DEFENSE.

>> BY THE WAY, HE USUALLY WEARS NUMBER ONE.

BUT WEARING 11.

ALVIN WILLIAMS IS A DISRUPTIVE PLAYER AS YOU CAN FIND IN THE COUNTRY.

14 HALF SACKS, 29 TACKLES FOR LOSSES, GOOD PLAYER, ACTIVE ON DEFENSE.

>> A SENIOR, 103 TACKLES.

HE HAS BEEN BUSY IN HIS SENIOR CAMPAIGN FOR THE CEDAR GROVE SAINTS.

LET'S GET TO THE KEYS OF THE GAMES.

BRIAN, WHAT DOES CRISP COUNTY HAVE TO DO TO GET A VICTORY?

>> THEY HAVE SLOW DOWN CEDAR GROVE'S EXPLOSIVE RUN GAME.

THEY'LL PLAY A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT BACKS BACK THERE, THEY RUN THE BALL WELL.

THEY'VE GOT TO LIMIT NEGATIVE YARDS PLAYED.

GOING TO BE A FEEDING FRENZY FOR WILLIAMS.

>> CEDAR GROVE IS THE HOME TEAM, WEARING THE BLUE JERSEY.

>> THEY'VE GOT TO LIMIT EXPLOSIVE PLAYS.

THEY WANT TO RUN THE FOOTBALL.

THEY'LL THROW IT A LITTLE BIT.

THEY'RE EX-PLOEIVE.

THEY GOT TO WIN THE TURNOVER BATTLE.

CEDAR GROVE HAS A VERY EXPLOSIVE TEAM.

THEY'VE GOT TO WIN THE TURNOVER BATTLE.

>> THOSE ARE THE KEYS OF THE GAME PRESENTED BY EXPRESS.

THE THIRD MEMBER OF OUR TEAM IS DOWN ON THE FIELD.

>> YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CRISP COUNTY.

ONE INTERESTING FACT ABOUT THEM.

THEY'RE NEWCOMERS TO THIS STAGE.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME MAKING AN APPEARANCE AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE HISTORY BY SNAGGING THAT TITLE.

I SPOKE WITH HEAD COACH BRAD HARBER, HE SAID THIS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IS BIGGER THAN FOOTBALL.

MANY OF HIS GUYS HAD NEVER BEEN TO ATLANTA OR OUT OF CRISP COUNTY.

HAVING THEM PLAY IN THIS ATMOSPHERE IS SOMETHING NEW TO THEM AND ONE LESSON HE'S TRYING TO ENSURE BECAUSE THIS GAME DOES PRESENT A LOT OF TEACHABLE MOMENTS, HE'S TRYING TO ENSURE HIS GUYS CAN HANDLE THIS MOMENT WELL.

>> WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU LATER IN THE GAME.

SPEAKING OF COACH BRAD HARBER, THERE HE IS.

THE LEADER OF THE COUGARS.

RANKED TENTH IN THE STATE IN AAA BY THE GPB TEAM.

HIS COUNTERPART ON THE OTHER SIDE IS MIG GET PATRICK.

HAD AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION WITH COACH PATRICK, HIS FIR YEAR AT THE HELM, CLASS 3A, NUMBER THREE IN THE STATE.

A GOOD LOOK AT HIM.

CEDAR GROVE, WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO NOW, WIN THEIR THIRD CHAMPIONSHIP HERE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

BOY, WHAT A SCHEDULE, BRIAN, JUST TO GET TO THIS POINT.

THEY'RE WELL TESTED AND READY FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

>> VERY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU'VE GOT A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE TESTED AND TESTED EARLY.

EASY TO BECOME COMPLACENT IF YOU HAVE A GOOD TEAM DOMINATING WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT AND WHEN YOU GET INTO A GOOD GAME, SOMETIMES YOU'RE NOT PREPARED.

HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB AND THE KIDS ARE RESPONDING.

>> CRISP COUNTY WON THE TOSS AND THEY DEFERRED, SO THEY WILL KICK OFF.

GOOD LOOK RIGHT THERE AT CRISP COUNTY, THEIR KICKER.

CONNOR RICHMOND, BASEBALL PLAYER CAME OUT TO HELP OUT THE TEAM.

IT IS GREAT TO SEE THE SUN COME OUT.

ANYONE WHO IS OUT HERE OR WATCHED OUR BROADCAST YESTERDAY, WHETHER YOU'RE TUNING IN ONLINE OR TV AND GPB, YOU KNOW IT WAS NOT AT ALL -- THE SUN DISAPPEARED AND NEVER SHOWED UP.

WINDY AND RAINY AND CHILLY.

BUT IT'S A PERFECT AFTERNOON FOR FOOTBALL HERE IN GEORGIA RIGHT NOW.

>> THE OPENING KICKOFF BROUGHT TO YOU BY BUCKLE UP GEORGIA, SEATBELTS SAVE LIVES.

CRISP COUNTY KICKING OFF TO CEDAR GROVE.

HERE WE GO.

INTO THE END ZONE.

A TOUCHBACK, IT WILL COME OUT TO THE 20.

THE SAINTS WILL PICK IT UP ON OFFENSE FIRST.

THE 3A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS UNDER WAY, GAME SIX OF OUR SLATE OF GAMES HERE THIS WEEKEND.

GETTING FINAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM COACH PATRICK.

WE GET A GOOD LOOK AT STARTING QUARTERBACK AUSTIN SMITH, MORE THAN 1400 PASSING YARDS, 18 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS AGAINST FIVE INTERCEPTIONS.

HE'S A JOIN YOUR, WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR.

6'2", 184.

HE'S GOT GOOD SIZE TO LEAD THIS TEAM.

STARTS OFF WITH AN EMPTY BACKFIELD.

FIVE WIDEOUTS ON FIRST DOWN.

NOW THEY RESET.

CHAVON WRIGHT THE LEADING RUSHER FOR THE SAINTS.

HE GETS A CALL ON FIRST DOWN.

LOOK AT THAT DEFENSE.

NICK MERCER AMONG THOSE.

TONIGHT'S STARTING LINEUP PRESENTED BY REGIONS BANK.

CEDAR GROVE ON OFFENSE UP FRONT.

SKILL PLAYERS FOR THE SAINTS, WE MENTIONED WRIGHT, THE SENIOR, BONNER, CONE AND SAM PITTMAN.

SECOND DOWN PLAYER, GREAT PLAY THERE.

OUTSTANDING BLOCKING, COACH.

CHAVON WRIGHT GETS THE FIRST DOWN.

170 YARDS FOR HIM ON THE SEASON, 12 ON THAT CARRY.

>> GREAT JOB ON THE COUNTERPLAY.

GOOD JOB WITH THE GUARD WRAPPING AROUND AND GETTING TO THE LINEBACKER.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLY IN THE GAME, THEY'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO STOP THIS RUNNING GAME FOR CEDAR GROVE EARLY AND OFTEN.

>> 12-YARD PICKUP THERE.

FIRST DOWN FOR THE SAINTS, OPENING MINUTES.

CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-UP.

THE THROW, ALMOST GETS AWAY, DOESN'T GET AWAY THE SECOND TIME.

GREAT JOB BY NUMBER 11, CHRIS PAUL, ALL SAINTS REGION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT HIM BEFORE THE GAME AS WELL.

>> WE SURE DID.

CRISP COUNTY, LET'S LOOK AT THEIR DEFENSE, SOME THINGS ARE BIGGER THAN BANKING.

BASS, MOATE AND MERCER UP FRONT.

ALL THREE BIG BOYS.

LAVONT, PAUL, RICHIE THE BACKERS.

IN THE SECONDARY, LOFTON, BRYANT AND J'KOBE HARRIS.

CEDAR GROVE GOING NOWHERE.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT CRISP COUNTY LIMITING NEGATIVE YARD PLAYS.

CEDAR GROVE HAS TO DO IT AS WELL.

WE'LL SEE WHAT CRISP COUNTY DOES, SEE IF THEY CAN GET OFF THE FIELD HERE.

>> THIRD DOWN PLAY COMING UP, THIRD AND 16.

AUSTIN SMITH GETTING THE CALL FROM THE SIDELINES.

NOTHING DOING ON DEFENSE RIGHT THERE.

NUMBER 16 WAS ALL OVER IT.

CORTEZ THOMAS ON THE STOP.

>> GOT THEMSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN GET OFF THE FIELD.

GOOD SERIES FOR CRISP COUNTY.

>> WHEN YOU GET IN HERE AGAINST A TEAM THAT'S BEEN HERE SO MANY TIMES, YOU'VE GOT TO GET CONFIDENT EARLY.

A GREAT JOB GETTING THE STOP AND PUTTING YOURSELF IN A SITUATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> CAINE MAKES THE CATCH.

CALLED FOR IT.

IT BOUNCES.

TAKES A HUGE CEDAR GROVE BOUNCE.

IT'S DOWN RIGHT THERE AT THE 26 YARD LINE.

52-YARD PUNT, VERY GENEROUS NOW.

THAT'S WHERE CRISP COUNTY WILL SET UP SHOP FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THE COUGARS OFFENSE, HUDDLE AROUND THEIR COACH BRAD HARBER.

THEY'LL BE LED ON THE FIELDLY A.J.

LOFTON, THE JUNIOR.

HE WAS THE TEAM'S SECOND LEADING RECEIVER BEFORE THEY MADE A POSITION SWITCH OVER THE QUARTERBACK.

>> HE DOES A GREAT JOB RUNNING THE BALL, OVER A THOUSAND YARDS RUSHING.

ALSO VERY CLOSE TO A THOUSAND YARDS PASSING.

AGAIN, HE DIDN'T START THE WHOLE SEASON AT QUARTERBACK.

>> LOFTON MAKES THE CALL.

UP THE MIDDLE GENTLEMAN QUESTIONS PALMER, THE SOPHOMORE.

SOME THINGS ARE BIGGER THAN BANKING.

BIG BOYS UP FROM, HILL, JOHNSON, DUNCAN COMES IN AT 200 POUNDS GIVE OR TAKE.

OLIVER 315.

PALMER, CHRIS PAUL, WE TALKED ABOUT HIM BEFORE.

THE TIGHT END FOR THEM.

ALSO SIRAD BRYANT AND MARQUISE PALMER.

>> RATLIFF, NOT BEFORE -- >> A GREAT JOB FINDING AN OPEN GUY.

LOOKED LIKE THEY HAVE SOMETHING ELSE THEY'RE TRYING TO WORK ON.

FOUND THE GUY FOR A POSITIVE PLAY.

TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME.

THIRD AND MANAGEABLE.

SEE IF COUNT CAN CONVERT.

>> THIRD AND GREEN.

FIRST QUARTER, NO SCORE.

TO PALMER.

HE STOPS SHORT AFTER JUST A COUPLE OF YARDS.

IT WILL BE FOURTH DOWN AND IT WILL BE CRISP COUNTY BRINGING ON THE PUNT TEAM.

>> GOOD JOB BY CEDAR GROVE GOING UP, THIRD AND SHORTERLY IN THE GAME AND FOUND A WAY TO GET IT STOPPED.

>> RICHMOND ON THE PUNT, FOURTH DOWN.

SAM PITTMAN IS BACK TO RECEIVE FOR CEDAR GROVE.

RICHMOND WITH THE HESITATION.

PITTMAN CORRALLED THAT BALL BEFORE IT GOT PAST HIM.

GOOD PURSUIT THERE BY SPECIAL TEAMS.

34 YARDS ON THE PUNT MINUS FOUR ON THE RETURN.

SO EACH OFFENSE HAS HAD A SHOT.

NO SCORE, WE'LL RETURN TO ATLANTA AFTER THIS.

>> THIS PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING -- >> IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN, TIME TO EMBRACE OUR COMMUNITY, TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL PREPARATION TO PAY OFF AND REACH NEW HEIGHTS.

WE JOIN TOGETHER AND WORK TO STRENGTHEN OUR BOND .

>>> BACK IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA.

48 DEGREES, A CRISP, SUNNY AFTERNOON AT THE GEORGIA STATE STADIUM.

FIRST TIME THE GHSA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE BEING HELD AT THIS FANTASTIC VENUE.

WHAT A GREAT JOB BY THE HOSTS, GREAT JOB CONVERTING THIS STADIUM.

REALLY ENJOYED IT HERE.

>> BEAUTIFUL VENUE.

CONVERTING IT FROM THE OLD BASEBALL STADIUM TO A CLASSY FOOTBALL VENUE.

>> VERY NICE.

CEDAR GROVE CAN GO ON OFFENSE FOR THE SECOND TIME.

AUSTIN SMITH, PRESSURE AND BROUGHT DOWN, GREAT JOB BY NICK MERCER, THE DEFENSIVE END, 14 TACKLES FOR A LOSS ON THE SEASON.

HE GETS A QUARTERBACK SACK THERE.

>> NICK MERCER HAS DONE A GREAT JOB ALL YEAR GETTING AFTER IT.

CEDAR GROVE HAS GOT TO FIND A WAY TO NEWT LIESZ HIM.

HE'S BEEN GIVING PRESSURE ALL AFTERNOON.

THEY'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO RUN THE FOOTBALL.

AS LONG AS HE'S GETTING VERTICAL, IT MIGHT BE A LONG DAY.

KEN DEL BROWN THERE, BRINGING UP SECOND DOWN.

CRISP COUNTY LOOKING VERY GOOD TO START.

WRIGHT WITH NOWHERE TO GO, BRINGS UP THIRD AND DOWN FOR CEDAR GROVE.

>> THE SAME BEING AN INSIDE MOVE, A GREAT JOB BEING PATIENT, GREAT JOB RALLIES TO THE FOOTBALL.

THEY'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO ESTABLISH THE RUN.

>> GOOD JOB BY PAUL STAYING HOME ON THAT PLAY.

NEED TO GET OUT TO THE 39 YARD LINE.

CHANGE OF PLAY FROM THE SIDELINES.

PLAY CLOCK NOW AT EIGHT.

CHANGES THE PLAY.

ACROSS THE FOO 5, 3.

WE'VE GOT A FLAG AND MAYBE SOME MOVEMENT HERE ON THE OFFENSE.

>> Referee: PRIOR TO THE SNAP, FALSE START, OFFENSE, FIVE-YARD PENALTY.

THIRD DOWN.

>> DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE SO FAR, GOOD LOOK AT MIGUEL PATRICK, HIS FIRST YEAR AS HEAD COACH OF CEDAR GROVE.

>> CEDAR GROVE HAS GOT TO BE CAREFUL RIGHT HERE.

DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING CRAZY.

THIRD AND VERY LONG.

GOT TO DO A GOOD JOB OF MAKING SURE YOU GIVE YOURSELF SOME SPACE TO PUNT.

IF YOU HAVE TO, GIVE YOURSELF AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONVERT.

DON'T DO ANYTHING CRAZY.

>> DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE HERE.

AS WE SAW IN THE LAST GAME, MARION COUNTY, BRINGING THE SAINTS TO THEIR END OF THE FIELD IN CONSECUTIVE FASHION.

THAT COST THEM THE GAME AT THE END.

THIRD AND 21, UNDER FIVE TO GO IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

COMPLETE, SHORT OF THE FIRST DOWN.

BIG TIME TACKLE BY A.J.

LOFTON, THE QUARTERBACK, ALSO PLAYS DEFENSIVE BACK.

15 YARDS, NOT ENOUGH.

FOURTH AND SIX FOR CEDAR GROVE.

>> THAT PASS WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING DESEVENIVE.

RIGHT OVER THE FINGERTIPS.

GREAT JOB ON THE CATCH.

SO FAR TO GO TO GET THE FIRST DOWN.

CAME UP A LITTLE BIT SHORT.

>> NICE TACKLE BY LOFTON.

THE CROWD APPROVING.

GOOD SIZE CONTINGENT FOR BOTH OF THESE SCHOOLS.

>> PUNT TIME FOR THE SECOND TIME.

DOMINGUEZ GETS IT AWAY DEEP.

THROUGH THE HANDS OF JAYLIN EPPS, 43 YARDS ON THE PUNT.

SO IT WILL BE THE COUGARS THIS TIME ON OFFENSE FOR A SECOND TIME.

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>> QUICK SHOUT-OUT TO THE GP TEAM.

OUTSTANDING BROADCAST ALL SEASON LONG.

THEY'VE OUT DONE THEMSELVES IN CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK.

FIRST DOWN, GREAT CAMERA WORK HERE TO SEE THAT BIG MAN RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE, NUMBER 50, JACKSON.

>> VERY QUICK, VERY ATHLETIC.

>> ONCE AGAIN, NOT MUCH DOING ON THE GROUND.

MARQUISE PALMER ON THE CARRY.

STARTING LINEUP BY THE CEDAR GROVE DEFENSE.

WILLIAMS, JACKSON, HALL AND MILLER.

BACKERS NEWSOM AND RATCLIFF ON FIRST DOWN.

FIRST DOWN AND MORE.

LOFTON WITH THE RUN.

ONE OF THE KEY PLAYERS YOU SAID TO WATCH, 43 YARDS TO PICK UP A BIG FIRST DOWN FOR CRISP COUNTY.

>> YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH THEM ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FIELD.

AGAIN, HE'S A JUNIOR, GREAT LENGTH AT 6'2", ABOUT 190 POUNDS, WENT UP AND MADE A GREAT PLAY.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME.

YOU'VE GOT TO LIMIT NEGATIVE YARDAGE PLAYS, GOT THEMSELVES INTO A THIRD AND MEDIUM AND WERE ABLE TO PUT THEM IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU'RE THINKING RUN OR PASS.

HAD A LITTLE PLAY ACTION.

>> Referee: TIME-OUT.

FIRST TIME-OUT OF THE HALF.

>> SO CRISP COUNTY CALLS A TIME-OUT AT THE 3:19 MARK AS THEY MOVE DOWN, THE FIRST BIG PLAY WE'VE SEEN IN THIS GAME.

IT'S BEEN A DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE ON BOTH ENDS SO FAR.

>> YEAH, BOTH COACHES HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.

SPECIAL TEAMS HAVE BEEN CLEAN AS WELL.

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YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE A SHOT AT THAT.

>> MIGHT GIVE IT A TRY.

>> THERE YOU GO.

LET ME KNOW HOW IT WORKS OUT FOR YOU.

>> WEAVE GOT FIVE CHAMPIONS IN THE BOOKS, THREE MORE TO CROWN BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT THE GHSA CHAMPIONSHIP.

SO BACK ON THE FIELD NOW, FIRST AND TEN.

PALMER WITH THE RUN, BREAKS THE TACKLE.

SWARMED BY THE DEFENSE AT THAT POINT.

ONE OF THE BIG BOYS UP THE MIDDLE, BRANDON HALL, THE DEFENSIVE TACKLE LEADING THE WAY ON THAT STOP.

>> CRISP LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD SOMETHING GOING THERE, BUT TOO MUCH BY CEDAR GROVE.

THEY DO A GREAT JOB GETTING OFF BLOCKS AND IDENTIFYING RUNS, RUN PLAYS, PASS PLAYS.

AGAIN, CRISP FOUND THEMSELVES A WAY TO GET POSITIVE YARDAGE.

YOU GET POSITIVE YARDAGE, YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO MOVE DOWN THE FIELD.

>> THEIR BIG BOYS UP FRONT FROM CEDAR GROVE, THEY CAN MOVE.

>> VERY ATHLETIC.

>> SECOND DOWN.

HANDOFF TO PALMER AGAIN.

>> NICE JOB THERE TO LIMIT IT, GETTING A FIRST DOWN.

NUMBER 26, CORIAN NEWSOM.

>> THEY PULLED TWO GUARDS AROUND.

GETTING POSITIVE YARDAGE THERE.

COUGARS A.J.

LOFTON, HE'S GOT A BIG HOLE.

INSIDE THE TEN.

A.J.

LOFTON FIRST AND GOAL.

16 YARDS IS THE PICKUP.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME.

YOU'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO CONTAIN LOFTON.

THE MOBILE QUARTERBACK HAS PUT SO MUCH PRESSURE AT EVERY LEVEL.

YOU SEE IT IN THE NFL WITH LAMAR JACKSON.

YOU HAVE A GUY WHO CAN RUN -- >> SAME PLAY THERE AGAIN.

HE KEEPS IT HIMSELF, LOFTON DOES.

AFTER THE 16-YARD GAIN, LOFTON PICKING UP A COUPLE MORE THERE.

HE'S ALREADY 2 FOR 2, 49 YARDS THROUGH THE AIR, DOWN NEAR THE ONE-MINUTE MARK.

CRISP COUNTY IS TRYING TO CHANGE THAT HERE BEFORE WE CHANGE ENDS AT THIS GEORGIA STATE STADIUM FOOTBALL FIELD.

SECOND AND GOAL FROM THE SIX.

PALMER LEFT, LOFTON AGAIN KEEPS IT HIMSELF.

RUNS IN, ALMOST IN.

THEY'RE GOING TO SAY HIS KNEE WAS DOWN JUST INSIDE THE 1 YARD LINE.

FIVE-YARD PICKUP.

THIRD AND GOAL FROM THERE.

>> FRONT SIDE COUNTER PLAY, PLAERD THE BACK, RANDOM QUARTERBACK RUNS AGAIN.

VERY HARD TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT WITH THE QUARTERBACK RUNNING THE FOOTBALL.

>> THIRD DOWN PLAY.

DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE.

IT BRINGS UP THE FOURTH AND SHORT.

A DECISION HERE FOR COACH HARBER.

>> CEDAR GROVE IS SO STRONG AND PHYSICAL AT THE FRONT.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A YARD TO TRY TO GET A TOUCHDOWN.

THEY HARDLY WENT BACK A HALF INCH.

>> FINAL SECONDS, THE FINAL PLAY OF THIS FIRST QUARTER, HANDOFF AND HE GETS NOWHERE.

A BIG STOP BY NUMBER 24 NICK BRANNON, THE DEFENSIVE BACK.

THE SAINTS WITH A PLAY TO CLOSE OUT A DEFENSIVE FIRST QUARTER.

>> AGAIN, YOU SEE BIG NUMBER 50 JUST RESET THE CENTER.

HE ALMOST GOT BACK THERE BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE HANDOFF.

YOU TALK ABOUT GUYS BEING BIG, NOT JUST BEING BIG, BUT BEING BIG, PHYSICAL, STRONG GUYS.

GREAT STOP BY CEDAR GROVE.

>> A SCORELESS GAME, SECOND QUARTER NEXT ON GPB.

DOLLAR.

>>> SCORELESS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HERE, CLASS 3A BETWEEN KROUNTD AND CEDAR GROVE.

LET'S GO DOWN TO THE FIELD NOW.

>> I'M OVER HERE ON THE SIDE WHERE CRISP COUNTY IS.

THERE ARE TONS OF FANS WEARING THEIR BLUE AND GOLD.

I MUST SAY I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL FANS THEY ARE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE BECAUSE THIS IS HISTORY FOR THEM.

AS YOU CAN SEE, MANY TRAVELED DOWN, A FEW CAME DOWN ON THE CHARTER BUS SPONSORED BY THE FANS AND THE COMMUNITY.

OTHERS GOT IN THEIR CARS AND DROVE DOWN BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO MISS THIS MOMENT.

ONE FAN SAID SPECIFICALLY THIS SOUTHERN TOWN, WE'RE TRAVELING, WE CAME TO THE CITY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO REPRESENT FOR OUR YOUNG MEN.

>> SO FAR THEY'VE REPRESENTED VERY WELL ON DEFENSE.

THEY'VE KEPT THE SAINTS FROM GETTING ANYTHING GOING.

THEY'VE GOT CEDAR GROVE PINNED AT THE 1 YARD LINE AFTER THE FOURTH AND ONE PLAY DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE.

STOPPAGE OF PLAY.

A TIME-OUT CRISP COUNTY.

>> Referee: TIME-OUT CRISP COUNTY.

THIS IS THEIR SECOND TIME-OUT OF THE HALF.

>> COACH COMING OUT OF A LONG TIME-OUT AFTER THE TV BREAK AS WELL AS THE CHANGE IN FIELDS.

THAT'S THE FIRST QUARTER.

HOW FRUSTRATING IS THAT, IF YOU'RE A COACHING STAFF, SOMETHING HE DIDN'T LIKE.

>> YOU ALWAYS HATE TO WASTE TIME-OUT, AFTER A BREAK IN THE ACTION.

YOU WANT TO GET IT RIGHT.

GAME IS BIG, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO LET THEM GET OUT OF THE SHADOW ON THE END ZONE THERE.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE TAKING YOUR TIME, DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE, SO YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.

>> WHILE WE'VE GOT A MOMENT, LET'S GO BRACK DOWN TO LARISHA.

>> COACH HARBER TOLD ME, THIS IS OLIVER, HE'S STARTED EVER SINCE HE CAME IN AS A FRESHMAN.

MAYBE YOU CAN LET ME KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS, 52nd START, I THINK THAT'S A HUGE DEAL.

>> THAT'S PRETTY BIG, NOT JUST PLAYING, BUT STARTING.

>> SO MUCH EXPERIENCE, LEARN SO MUCH ON EVERY SNAP.

>> NOW FROM THE ONE.

SMITH, CHANGE IN PLAY.

PLENTY OF TIME ON THE PLAY CLOCK.

DOESN'T GET OUT OF THE END ZONE, AND THEY'RE GOING SAY YES, JUST BARELY.

THAT WAS CLOSE.

AGAIN IT WAS TO CHAVON WRIGHT.

EXPECTING THE RUN, HE BARELY AVOIDED A SAFETY THERE.

>> NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

THAT TIME-OUT, WE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING PLAYERS IN POSITION TO MAKE PLAYS.

BOTH OF THESE DEFENSES ARE EXTREMELY PHYSICAL.

THEY'RE GETTING AFTER IT.

>> SEE THE QUARTERBACK AUSTIN SMITH TRYING TO HELP CHAVON WRIGHT, 5'8", 183 FOR THE RUNNING BACKS.

SECOND AND TEN.

HANDOFF AGAIN.

A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM.

THIS DEFENSE OF CRISP COUNTY, WHAT A JOB THEY HAVE DONE.

NUMBER 12, A.J.

BROWN.

>> THEY TRIED TO RUN THE BALL PREVIOUSLY.

THEY TRIED TO GET OUT THERE WITH AN OLD SCHOOL REPLAY.

GREAT JOB BY CRISP MAKING THE RUN SIDELINE TO SIDELINE.

>> CHECK THAT, IT WAS NUMBER 15, GENTLEMAN REGARD BRYANT.

>> CHAVON WRIGHT ON THE CARRY.

TEN-YARD PICKUP AND A FIRST DOWN.

>> VERY GOOD PICKUP AGAIN TO RUN THE COUNTER, PIN THE END.

A GOOD BOUNCE BY WRIGHT.

GREAT VISION FINISHING THE RUN.

NOT JUST GIVE CRISP COUNTY THE FOOTBALL BACK, AND NOT PUT YOURSELF IN POSITION WHERE YOU CAN GET A PUNT BLOCK.

>> AND NOW MAYBE THROW A PASS.

YOU HAVE TIME IF YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO.

>> IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING THAT FIRST FIRST DOWN.

>> HANDOFF AGAIN.

GOING LEFT SIDE AGAIN, THIS DEFENSE, A GREAT JOB THEY'VE DONE.

RASHOD DUBINION IS THE BACKUP FOR WRIGHT.

FIRST DOWN.

>> JUST POWER PLAY, KICK WITH THE FULLBACK, BRINGING THE GUARD AROUND.

IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THEY GOT MUCH.

A SIX, SEVEN-YARD GAIN ON FIRST DOWN.

CEDAR GROVE IS FINDING A WAY TO LOOSEN UP THE CRISP COUNTY DEFENSE.

THE LONGER YOU KEEP THEM ON THE FIELD, THE MORE OPPORTUNITY YOU'LL HAVE IN THE RUN GAME AND THE PASS GAME.

>> GOT THEIR FIRST FIRST DOWN AFTER BEING SHUTOUT IN THAT COUNTRY.

DUBINION AGAIN.

AT THE FIRST DOWN MARKER BEFORE HE WAS STOPPED BY LOFTON, THE JUNIOR.

THEY'LL SAY IT'S ENOUGH FOR A FIRST DOWN.

>> GOOD JOB AGAIN ON THE COUNTER, FINDING THE OPENING SPACE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A LOT OF HUGE PLAYS -- HUGE HOLES IN THIS CRISP COUNTY DEFENSE.

YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE WHAT YOU GET LITTLE BY LITTER.

THE LONGER YOU KEEP DEFENSE ON THE FIELD, CEDAR GROVE IS FINDING SUCCESS.

A COUPLE OF FIRST DOWNS NOW.

IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW CRISP COUNTY RESPONDS.

>> AND KEEPING THE COUGARS OFFENSE OFF THE FIELD, CRISP COUNTY 10-0 IN SCORING AT LEAST 20 POINTS THIS SEASON.

THE COUNT DEFENSE SHUTTING HIM DOWN.

THE PASS WAS MADE BY BERNARD MACK.

>> NEGATIVE YARDAGE PLAY.

BOTH DEFENSES THRIVE OFF THE NEGATIVE YARDAGE PLAY.

NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LONG YARDAGE SITUATION.

VERY HARD TO GET HUGE CHUNKS OF YARDS.

I'LL BE INTERESTED TO SEE,000 CRISP COUNTY RESPORNDS AND HOW CEDAR GROVE RESPONDS.

>> CRISP COUNTY SECOND DOWN AND 11 NOW, AUSTIN SMITH LOOKING TO DECIDE.

WRIGHT MOVING TO HIS RIGHT SIDE.

HE GETS THE CARRY.

HE'S GOT A HOLE, OUT TO THE 25.

>> FOR THE CEDAR GROVE DEFENSE, THIS CRISP COUNTY DEFENSE EXTREMELY QUICK ESPECIALLY AGAINST THE RUN.

>> BOTH DEFENSES ARE MIRROR IMAGES OF EACH OTHER.

GOOD PASS RUSHING, SO ALSO OUTSTANDING AT LINEBACKER.

NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE BIG, STRONG GUYS, THEY HAVE GUYS THAT CAN ACTUALLY RUN AND KNOCK YOU BACK WHEN THEY GET YOU.

>> THIRD AND LONG FOR THE SAINTS.

THIRD AND SEVEN.

CHANGING THE PLAY NOW.

PLAY CLOCK IS DOWN TO FIVE.

SMITH, LOOKING LEFT.

HAS HIS MAN.

CAN HE GET TO THE 6?

NO, HE CANNOT.

PASS COMPLETED TO SAM PITTMAN.

YOU WOULD THINK THEY HAVE TO PUNT THIS AND THEY DO.

A BIT OF A RECITATION BY QUARTERBACK AUSTIN SMITH.

MAYBE, MAYBE THEY THOUGHT ABOUT GOING FOR IT ON THEIR OWN 30.

>> YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT YOURSELF IN THAT SITUATION.

AUSTIN DID A GREAT JOB.

GET BREATHING ROOM.

START ON THE HALF YARD LINE, THE 1 YARD LINE.

GOT A COUPLE OF FIRST DOWNS, GOT CONFIDENCE GOING.

POSSIBLY PINNING THEM BACK A LITTLE BIT AND GET A STOP.

>> OR AT LEAST NOT GIVE THEM THE BALL ON YOUR OWN 40 IF POSSIBLE.

>> CORRECT.

>> DOMINGUEZ ON THE PUNT.

FAIR CATCH TAKEN THERE BY JAYLIN EPPS.

37 YARDS ON THE KICK AND NO RETURN.

ALL DEFENSE HERE, THE START OF THE CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP.

CEDAR GROVE AND CRISP COUNTY.

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DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAK BRIAN LAMAR AND I SENT OUT AN APB FOR MISSING OFFENSES IN THIS GAME.

THEY HAVE BEEN MISSING IN ACTION.

>> WE'VE GOT TWO VERY GOOD DEFENSES.

TIME WILL TELL.

>> BALL IS LOOSE ON THE GROUND.

IT'S GOING TO BE CRISP COUNTY THAT GETS IT.

QUARTERBACK LOFTON IS THE ONE WHO FINALLY COVERED UP.

HE COMES UP LIMPING.

>> CRISP COUNTY IS VERY FORTUNATE THERE.

THAT BALL WAS ON THE GROUND, SEEMED LIKE FOREVER, GUYS TRYING TO SCROUNGE AROUND AND GET IT.

AGAIN, PLAYING DEFENSE, SPECIAL TEAMS.

CEDAR GROVE WINNING THE TURNOVER BATTLE, HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY RIGHT THERE.

ANOTHER KEY TO THE GAME IS THE NEGATIVE YARDAGE PLAY.

CRISP COUNTY NOW IN THE NEGATIVE YARDAGE SITUATION.

THEY'VE GOT AN UPHILL BATTLE TO TRY TO GET A FIRST DOWN HERE.

>> LOFTON IS LIMPING.

THAT COULD BE A FACTOR LATER ON.

HANDOFF BY PALMER, THE SOPHOMORE.

>> DEFINITELY SHAKEN UP.

>> NO QUESTION.

AGAIN, HE TOOK OVER AS THE STARTING QUARTERBACK FROM SOPHOMORE JACK CARTER WHO BEGAN THE SEASON AS THE STARTER.

THOUGHT THE CHANGE WAS NEEDED AND BROUGHT HIM IN.

HE WAS THE RECEIVER AND MOVING TO QUARTERBACK.

YOU WONDER IF THIS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM FOR HIM.

>> ONLY TIME WILL TELL.

ONCE AGAIN THE DEFENSE, AS HAS BEEN WITH EVERY SERIES, THREE AND OUT NOW, THE SAINTS DEFENSE.

>> LOOKING FOR THE SCREEN HERE.

GREAT JOB WITH THE OUTSIDE PASS RUSHER GETTING HIS HANDS ON THE BALL.

THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD SOMETHING SET UP THERE.

A GREAT JOB.

BOTH OF THESE DEFENSES ARE VERY GOOD, VERY TALENTED.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SIZE.

IT'S ABOUT SKILL.

>> RICKMAN ON THE PUNT.

PITTMAN TO RECEIVE FOR CEDAR GROVE.

LINE DRIVE TO THE 31.

PITTMAN, TRYING TO ESCAPE THE TACKLE.

HE CAN'T.

FLAG ON THE PLAY.

THAT MAY BE AGAINST CEDAR GROVE.

37 YARDS ON THE PUNT.

NOTHING ON THE RETURN.

CRISP COUNTY, THEIR NUMBERS ON OFFENSE, 35 YARDS RUSHING, 39 YARDS THROUGH THE AIR.

>> AS GOOD AS THESE DEFENSES HAVE BEEN, BOTH TEAMS EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE.

>> Referee: DURING THE RETURN, HOLDING ON THE RETURN TEAM, TEN-YARD PENALTY FROM THE START OF THE FOUL, FIRST DOWN.

>> FIRST DOWN AND 20 AFTER THE TEN-YARD WALK OFF.

LET'S GO BACK DOWN TO LARISHA.

>> YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE STELLAR DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE.

I SPOKE WITH THE HEAD COACH OF CEDAR GROVE, COACH PATRICK.

HE TOLD ME ACTUALLY HIS DEFENSE, THEY STARTED OFF REALLY YOUNG BUT WORKED THEIR BUTTS OFF.

HE ACTUALLY TOLD ME THEY WEREN'T THAT GOOD WHEN THEY STARTED THE SEASON.

THEY HAD EXTRA FILM SESSIONS, DID EXTRA WORK AFTER PRACTICE.

THEY CONTINUED TO WORK HARD.

AS WE CAN SEE, THEY'VE GOTTEN MUCH BETTER.

THEY ARE REALLY PERFORMING WELL SO FAR.

>> NO QUESTION COACH PATRICK BEGAN HIS STINT AT CEDAR GROVE AS A LINEBACKERS COACH.

SHOWS UP ON THE FIRST DOWN PLAY.

NOT MUCH GOING ON.

SECOND DOWN NOW FOR THE PAINTS.

>> GREAT JOB BY CRISP WINNING FIRST DOWN.

BOTH TEAMS WILL HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO BE BALANCED.

PASSING THE BALL, RUNNING THE BALL.

NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF ANYTHING.

GOT TO BE ABLE TO MIX IT UP, GIVE YOURSELF AN OPPORTUNITY.

>> DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE SO FAR.

UNDER 4:30 TO GO IN HALF-TIME.

AUSTIN SMITH TAKES THE HANDOFF.

OVERTHREW IT BY SEVERAL YARDS.

TRIED TO GET IT TO JANIRAN BONNER.

>> WINDOWS ARE VERY SMALL AGAINST THIS CRISP COUNTY DEFENSE.

THESE TEAMS ARE ALMOST MIRROR IMAGES, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.

>> THEY REALLY ARE, NOT JUST THE DEFENSE, THE OFFENSE AS WELL.

>> CEDAR GROVE, THE QUARTERBACK IS NOT AS MUCH OF A RUNNING THREAT, BUT HE'S A BIGGER KID, CAN THROW THE BALL REALLY WELL.

BOTH TEAMS PHYSICAL UP FRONT, GREAT SKILL KIDS, A GREAT MATCH-UP.

YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER MATCH-UP FOR A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

>> BOTH TEAMS TRY TO GET THEIR OFFENSES GOING.

THIRD AND OUT.

HE'S BROUGHT DOWN, THAT'S NUMBER 11, THE STAR, CHRIS PAUL, THE ALL-STATER WITH THE SACK.

>> AGAIN, IT'S PRESSURE FROM THE OUTSIDE, CAUSING THE QUARTERBACK TO STEP UP.

HE'S A BIG, STRONG, ATHLETIC GUY.

ONCE YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON HIM, YOU'RE GOING DOWN.

>> MEANWHILE, AN ALL-STATER, REGION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

EIGHT OFFERS, MICHIGAN STATE.

THEY BELIEVE RIGHT NOW TO BE THE FRONT-RUNNER.

NEBRASKA MAYBE COMING IN AT A CLOSE SECOND.

WE'LL SEE WHERE HE DECIDES TO GO.

JUST GETS IT AWAY.

OH, WHAT A TACKLE.

SPECIAL TEAMS OUTSTANDING, BLACKAMORE, 35 YARDS ON THE KICK.

>> SPECIAL TEAMS HAVE BEEN GREAT.

EVERY PUNT HAS BEEN CLEAN, NO BLOCKS.

VERY FEW YARDS ON THE RETURN.

>> WE FLIP ONCE AGAIN.

AND NOW CRISP COUNTY'S TURN TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING.

BEST START THEY'VE HAD SO FAR ON OFFENSE AT THEIR OWN 47 YARD LINE.

BEST START IN THE GAME FOR ANY OFFENSIVE SERIES FOR EITHER TEAM.

A FLAG COMES OUT.

PALMER, RUNNING ACROSS THE FIELD, THE CLOCK STOPS.

WE'LL CHECK TO SEE WHAT THE PENALTY IS.

FLAG CAME OUT IMMEDIATELY.

>> ON THE OF FENCE, 15-YARD PENALTY.

>> CEDAR GROVE BROUGHT THE PRESSURE RIGHT THERE.

HE HAD A LINEMAN CHOP DOWN ONE OF THOSE BACKERS.

>> WITH THE PENALTY HERE, FIRST PENALTY OF THE GAME FOR CRISP COUNTY.

15 YARDS.

BOY, THAT'S A BIG, BIG CHUNK OF YARDS IN A GAME WHERE YARDAGE HAS BEEN AT A PREMIUM FOR BOTH OF THESE OFFENSES.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT STARTING POSITION, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN TAKING AWAY PLAYS LIKE THAT.

>> NOT GOING VERY FAR.

SECOND DOWN OUT TO THE 36 YARD LINE.

>> THE FUMBLE RECOVERY, HE'S WORKED HIS WAY THROUGH IT.

>> HE LOOKS FAST ON THAT RUN, JUST NOT VERY FAR TO GO AGAINST THE CEDAR GROVE DEFENSE.

>> PICK UP THREE, SECOND DOWN 21.

NEARING THE 2:30 MARK UNTIL HALF-TIME.

JOHN NELSON AND HANNAH GOODEN WILL TAKE IT FROM THERE.

LOFTON SAILING OVER EVERYONE'S HEAD.

TRYING TO GET THE BALL TO SIRAD BRYANT.

THIRD AND LONG FOR THE COUGARS.

>> AS GOOD AS THESE TWO DEFENSES ARE UP FRONT, EQUALLY DEADLY IN THE SECONDARY.

THESE YOU SAY, WELL, THEY'RE RUNNING THE FOOTBALL.

MAYBE THROW IT A LITTLE MORE, VERY DANGEROUS, VERY DANGEROUS.

>> BOTH SECONDARIES HAVE GUYS THAT CAN ENTER REPRESENT THE BALL IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.

>> THIRD AND 21.

HANDOFF IS TO PALMER.

HE GETS IT OUT PAST THE 40, BUT STILL -- FOURTH AND LONG.

AND THE PUNT TEAM COMING OUT.

A TIME-OUT VERY QUICKLY BY THE SAINTS.

STOPPING THE CLOCK AT 2:24.

>> TIME-OUT, CEDAR GROVE, THIS IS THEIR FIRST TIME-OUT OF THE HALF.

>> GETTING CLOSE TO HALF-TIME, JOHN AND HANNAH COMING UP.

HANNAH, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US AT HALF-TIME?

>> IT SURE IS.

ALMOST TIME FOR THE GHSA CHAMPIONSHIP HALF-TIME SHOW.

HEARING FROM FANS AND ALL THE HALF-TIME HIGHLIGHTS.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE BIG DEFENSIVE PLAYS RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT GPB SPORTS, STAY IN THE KNOW ALL DAY LONG.

>> A LOT OF DEFENSE, NO QUESTION, IS WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THOSE HIGHLIGHTS.

A GORGEOUS DAY FOR FOOTBALL AS WE SAID BEFORE.

>> CAN'T ASK FOR A BETTER DAY.

BEAUTIFUL.

THE SUN IS SHINING.

WHEN GHSA DECIDED TO MOVE HERE, THEY ENVISIONED THIS IS WHAT IT PROBABLY WOULD LOOK LIKE.

>> WE'RE GIVING THE CREDIT TO YOU SINCE YOU WEREN'T HERE YESTERDAY.

WE THINK YOU BROUGHT THE SUNSHINE.

>> I BROUGHT THE SUNSHINE WITH ME.

HAD IT IN MY POCKET, A LITTLE SUNSHINE IN MY POCKET.

>> THERE YOU GO.

FOURTH DOWN NOW, RICHMOND ON TO PUNT.

END OVER END.

SHORT PUNT.

TO THE 26.

HE BREAKS THE TACKLE.

SAM PITTMAN PAST THE 40 YARD LINE.

SO 35-YARD PUNT.

25-YARD RETURN BY PITTMAN, THE JUNIOR RECEIVER.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT IT THE PREVIOUS SERIES, VERY LIMITED RETURN.

CRISP COUNTY DOES A RUGBY-STYLE PUNT.

BUT INSTEAD OF DIRECTIONAL, THEY GOT IT STRAIGHT DOWN THE FIELD, A LOW LONG KICK WHICH GAVE THE RETURN TEAM SOME TIME TO GET A RETURN THAT TIME.

>> IF YOU'RE A COACH, DO YOU TAKE A SHOT DEEP HERE?

YOUR OFFENSE HAS GONE NOWHERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL SEE?

>> STILL GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL, JUST TAKING SHOTS.

ALL OF THE SECONDARY GUYS FOR CRISP COUNTY ALSO PLAY OFFENSE.

SO THEY'VE GOT GREAT BALL SKILLS.

>> GREAT COVERAGE ON THE DEFENSE.

GOING TO RUN IT HIMSELF INSTEAD.

OUT OF BOUNDS TO STOP THE CLOCK.

VERY NICE PICKUP AND FIRST DOWNED FOR CEDAR GROVE.

>> YOU TALK ABOUT GAME MANAGEMENT.

YOU GO BACK TO THE TIME-OUT, GIVING THEM EXTRA TIME.

THEY DID TRY TO TAKE A SHOT HERE BUT IT BROKE DOWN.

GOOD JOB BY THE QUARTERBACK.

>> 11-YARD PICKUP FOR SMITH IN THAT ONE.

CEDAR GROVE, ONLY SEVEN PLAYS MORE THAN FIVE YARDS IN THE GAME.

NOW PUT THEM INTO COUGARS TERRITORY.

THIS TIME THEY HANDOFF STRAIGHT UP THE MIDDLE.

THAT'S DUBINION, THE SOPHOMORE.

WE HAVE NOT SEEN CHAVON WRIGHT.

THE STAR, 1736 YARDS.

HERE IS A GOOD LOOK AT THE RUN BY DUBINION.

>> JUST GETTING POSITIVE YARDS.

CAN'T BE GREEDY AND TRY TO GET IT ALL AT ONE POINT.

>> SPEEDS UP THE MIDDLE.

30 YARD LINE AND MORE.

CHAVON WRIGHT DOWN TO THE 21 YARD LINE.

THE SAINTS WITH THEIR BEST RUN SO FAR INTO COUGAR TERRITORY.

>> A GREAT JOB WITH PLAY CALLING, NOT BEING GREEDY AND TAKING SHOTS DOWN THE FIELD.

RAN THE FOOTBALL, STAYED THE COURSE.

NOW THEY'RE SITTING RIGHT IN POSITION.

>> A GREAT ATHLETIC MOVE AND GREAT BALANCE FOR CHAVON WRIGHT.

TRYING TO GET IT TO BERNARD MACK.

THAT STOPS THE CLOCK AT 108.

BRINGS UP SECOND AND TEN FOR THE CEDAR GROVE SAINTS.

>> AGAIN, YOU TALK ABOUT PASS RUSH, THE PASS RUSH BEING A STRONG SUIT FOR BOTH TEAMS.

THEY ALSO DO A GOOD JOB AT DEFLECTING PASSES.

CRISP COUNTY WITH A COUPLE THAT PREVENTED BIG-TIME SCREENPLAYS.

>> SECOND DOWN FOR THE SAINTS.

AUSTIN SMITH, THE QUARTERBACK.

OH, WHAT A HIT.

J'KOBE HARRIS, TAKES OFF THE HELMET OF BERNARD MACK, WHO HOLDS ON, BY THE WAY.

JUST LISTEN TO THIS.

>> Referee: TIME-OUT, SECOND TIME-OUT OF THE HALF.

>> CEDAR GROVE CALLS A TIME-OUT AFTER THAT.

BOY, WHAT A HIT BY HARRIS.

>> BIG HIT, GREAT JOB OF GOING FOR THE FOOTBALL.

SEEING GOOD GAME MANAGEMENT BY COACH PATRICK IN HIS FIRST YEAR.

HAD A BIG TIME-OUT, WHICH GAVE THEM TIME.

THE CLOCK COULD HAVE RUN A LITTLE MORE BEFORE CRISP COUNTY PUNTED.

A GREAT RETURN AND USING ANOTHER TIME-OUT HERE IN THE SHADOW OF THE OPPONENT'S END ZONE.

>> TO YOUR POINT, A MINUTE LEFT, THIRD AND THREE.

YOU STILL HAVE ANOTHER TIME-OUT LEFT.

CLOCKWISE, YOU'VE GOT SOME OPTIONS NOW THAT YOU CAN DO SOME THINGS.

YOU CAN STILL RUN THE BALL WHICH IS A STRENGTH OF YOURS, A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND STILL HAVE THAT TIME-OUT IN YOUR POCKET IF YOU NEED IT.

>> THAT'S THE KEY, BEING ABLE TO RUN AND THROW.

BEING IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE TO THROW CRISP COUNTY DEFENSE, GOING TO BE IN TOUGH SITUATIONS, CALLING A TIME-OUT, GAVE ENOUGH TIME TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN RUN THE BALL, AND THEY RAN THE BALL PRETTY MUCH DOWN HERE.

>> 1:02 ON THE CLOCK NOW.

SAINTS WITH ONE TIME-OUT LEFT.

NO SCORE.

CEDAR GROVE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT.

THIRD DOWN AND THREE IN THE RED ZONE.

SMITH ON THE KEEPER, FIRST DOWN AND FOUR.

HE'S INSIDE THE 5.

DOWN TO ABOUT THE 3.

FIRST AND GOAL FOR CEDAR GROVE.

TO YOUR POINT, THE OPTION, BRIAN.

>> AGAIN, GOT AN OPPORTUNITY, THROW THE BALL, FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN A DESIGN QUARTERBACK RUN FROM CEDAR GROVE TODAY.

GREAT PLAY CALL, GREAT JOB OF KEEPING CRISP COUNTY OFF BALANCE.

>> 11-YARD PICKUP.

NOW WITH ALL THE CHANGES IT'S CRISP COUNTY.

REF ROCKEFELLER TIME-OUT, CRISP COUNTY.

>> THEY EARS FORCED TO BURN A TIME-OUT.

THIRD ONE OF THE HALF.

45 SECONDS LEFT.

THAT IS OUT OF NECESSITY.

YOU COULD SEE RIGHT BEFORE THE PLAY WAS ABOUT TO BE SNAPPED, THEY WERE TRYING TO GET PERSONNEL IN AND TRYING TO -- THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE BODIES THAT THEY HAD.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

TALK ABOUT CEDAR GROVE, THE RENAL AN FIVE CHAMPION.

HERE IS HOW THEY GOT HERE IN THE PLAYOFFS, BIG WIN TO OPEN THINGS UP.

LAST WEEK A MUCH CLOSER CONTEST.

THEY GET PAST CHRISTIAN, 28-18 THEY GET HERE.

TALK ABOUT THEIR OVERALL SCHEDULE EARLIER.

A TOUGH SCRIMMAGE EARLY IN THE FALL VERSUS MIAMI CHRISTIAN.

LOST AT 7A, REGION CHAMP IN THE QUARTERFINALS.

HE SAID TOP COMPETITION IS WHAT WE'RE PLAYING, WE MUST BRING OUR A GAME EVERY NIGHT.

>> BACK ON THE FIELD NOW, CRISP WITH A HANDOFF, RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE.

TOUCHDOWN!

CEDAR GROVE IN THE END ZONE, FINALLY PUTS THEMSELVES ON THE BOARD.

TWO-YARD RUN BY CHAVON WRIGHT.

>> GREAT JOB CAN CEDAR GROVE, COACH HAVING CONFIDENCE.

EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVEN'T HAD A TON OF SUCCESS EARLY IN THE GAME, GAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRAG THE BALL DOWN AND FINISHED IN THE END ZONE RIGHT THERE WITH THIS PHYSICALITY FOOTBALL.

>> A BIG BLOCKER RIGHT THERE.

TOUCHDOWN OF THE SEASON.

>> A ONE OR TWO-YARD SITUATION.

CAINE THE KICKER IS ON FOR THE EXTRA POINT.

HE PUTS IT THROUGH.

SAINTS GO ON TOP 7-0.

ONLY 1:33 TO YOUR POINT.

YOU MENTIONED BEFORE ABOUT THE TIME-OUT TO BE CALLED BEFORE THAT PUNT.

STARTED WITH THE SPECIAL TEAMS.

THEY GOT 20 YARDS ON THE RETURN WHICH RETURN.

FIRST DOWN, SCRAMBLING FOR ANOTHER TEN YARDS.

THAT WAS HUGE FOR THEM.

>> GREAT JOB BY CEDAR GROVE TO GET IN THE END ZONE AND BREAK THROUGH WHAT HAS BEEN AN OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE.

>> THE DISTANCE RIGHT NOW IS THE GOAL LINE STAND BY CEDAR GROVE, CRISP COUNTY BEING THERE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CONVERT.

CEDAR GROVE BEING ABOUT TO CONVERT.

COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN A 7-7 GAME.

CEDAR GROVE GOT THE STOP ON DEFENSE.

>> CRISP COUNTY WITH 41 SECONDS TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET ON THE BOARD.

THEY WILL GET THE BALL IN THE SECOND HALF.

CAINE WITH THE APPROACH.

SWIFT KICK UP THE MIDDLE.

THAT'S LOFTON, THE QUARTERBACK.

TO THE 30, AFTER THE 34, GREAT RUN BACK BY A.J.

LOFTON, THE JUNIOR.

18 YARDS ON THE RETURN.

COUGARS SETTING UPSHOT WITH 33 SECONDS TO GO TO SEE IF THEY CAN EQUAL THE SCORE BEFORE HALF-TIME.

NO TIME-OUTS LEFT.

THEY BURN THAT LAST ONE THERE BEFORE THE TOUCHDOWN TO GET THE RIGHT PERSONNEL IN THE GAME.

>> SEE WHAT KIND OF TRICKS THEY HAVE ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVE, THEY WANT TO TAKE IT TO HALF-TIME BEING DOWN 7-0 AND RECONVENE.

>> THE HANDOFF TO PALMER.

NOWHERE TO GO.

THINGS SHUT DOWN VERY QUICKLY.

JUSTIN MINNITEE HAD A REALLY GOOD SEASON.

THAT MAY BE THE FINAL PLAY OF THE HALF.

CLOCK KICKING DOWN, TEN SECONDS LEFT.

THE GUG ARS APPEAR TO BE IN NO HURRY TO GET A PLAY OFF.

THAT'S HOW WE'LL CLOSE OUT THE FIRST HALF.

ENTERTAINING AND VERY COMPETITIVE THE FIRST 24 MINUTES.

AAA CHAMPIONSHIP IS ON THE LINE.

SEED GAR GROVE VYING FOR THEIR THIRD TITLE IN FOUR YEARS.

THEY HAVE THE ADVANTAGE AT INTERMISSION.

7-0 RIGHT NOW OVER CRISP COUNTY.

CERTAINLY THE LOWEST SCORING FIRST HALF WE HAVE SEEN TODAY.

YESTERDAY IN THE CLASS A PRIVATE GAME IT WAS WESTIAN WITH THE 6-0 LEAD OVER CHRISTIAN BEFORE THE CHARGERS CAME OUT BIG IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> COACH, THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DEFENSIVE BATTLE IN THE FIRST HALF.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY HAS BEEN A KEY TO YOUR SUCCESS?

>> WE'RE PLAYING REALLY WELL UP FRONT, COMING OFF THE BALL WELL.

THAT'S BEEN A KEY TO OUR SUCCESS SO FAR.

>> AUSTIN SMITH PROVIDED FOR YOU AN OFFENSIVE START.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE HIS RUN GAME?

>> A SNEAKY FAST KID BECAUSE HE'S TOUGH TO BRING DOWN.

HE HELPED US OUT IN THE LAST DRIVE.

>> THANK YOU, COACH.

>> VERY BIG DEFENSIVE BATTLE.

JOHN AND HANNAH.

>> THANK YOU, LARISHA.

LATE TOUCHDOWN BY CEDAR GROVE TRYING TO GET THEIR THIRD TITLE IN FOUR SEASONS.

>> WE ANTICIPATED THIS WOULD BE A BIT OF A GRINDER.

THE MORE THE SCORE PUSHES ITSELF INTO THE MID 20s, THE MORE IT WOULD FAVOR CEDAR GROVE AND THEIR OFFENSE.

BRAD HAR BER AND CRISP HAVE BEEN CHOKING THE LIFE OUT OF OFFENSES ALL SEASON LONG.

WHEN WE COME BACK, FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHTS, TALKING WITH THE FANS.

CEDAR GROVE WITH THE LATE SCORE, UP 7 ON GPB.

>>> WELCOME BACK.

I'M HANNAH GOODEN.

THAT'S JOHN NELSON.

>> WE'RE THANKFUL YOU HAVE BEEN HERE THE ENTIRE WEEKEND WITH US.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF GAMES AFTER THIS A LITTLE LATER ON.

WE'LL SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

FANTASTIC ACTION ALL WEEKEND LONG.

IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE BLAST.

>> IT HAS.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT DAY.

BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE BACK OUT.

>> WHAT IS THIS BLUE STUFF WE'RE SEEING OUT HERE, ESPECIALLY AFTER YESTERDAY.

I THINK MY CLOTHES ARE STILL SOAKED.

THERE IT IS, ALL THE BLUE STUFF.

>> LET'S LISTEN IN TO THE CRISP COUNTY MARCHING COUGAR BAND DOWN ON THE FIELD BY REGIONS BANK.

SOME THINGS ARE BIGGER THAN BANKING.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> THE FIRST SONG THEY PLAYED "LIVEIN ON A PRAYER."

THAT'S US AFTER 16 HOURS ON AIR.

>> WE'RE LIVING ON CAFFEINE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, NOT NECESSARILY A PRAYER.

>> I'M SORRY.

I HAD TO.

>> LIVING ON CAFFEINE.

IT'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS WEEKEND.

BRINGING YOU THESE EIGHT GAMES IN ABOUT 38 HOURS.

>> SO MUCH MORE TO COME ON THE GHSA HALF-TIME REPORT.

>> HOW DID WE GET TO THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT IN TIME?

WE'LL SHOW YOU THE FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHTS.

I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF DEFENSE WE'LL SHOW YOU FROM THE FIRST 24 MINUTES.

CRISP COUNTY PURSUING ALL THE FIRST HALF.

YOU'RE FORCING AUSTIN SMITH INTO DECISIONS, AND THEN YOU BRING OUT THE SOUND TACKLING YOU'VE ALSO SEEN FROM BRAD HARBER'S BUNCH.

GREAT WORK BY CRISP TO PIN IN CEDAR GROVE.

THEY'VE HAD TO WORK DEEP OUT OF THEIR OWN END FOR MOST OF THE HALF, BUT THEN THE PUNT RETURN THAT WILL SET UP THE SCORE.

ALL YOU NEED IS A FRACTION OF SPACE.

THAT'S ALL YOU NEED THERE, THE SPIN MOVE AND A WEAVE.

THEN YOU GET THE BIG GAINER RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE.

AUSTIN SMITH, THE SNEAKY FAST KID ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH MIGUEL PAT TRISH.

AND THEN GETTING TO THE CORNER, THEY'RE GOING TO GET DOWN TO THE 2 YARD LINE.

THIS IS WHEN CHAVON WRIGHT WILL PLUNGE IT IN.

7-0.

41 SECONDS LEFT TO GO IN THE FIRST HALF.

THAT'S THE ONLY SCORE WE HAVE ON THE BOARD.

CRISP COUNTY HAS BEEN THERE BEFORE.

IT WAS A FIGHT LAST WEEK.

IT WAS A FIGHT THE WEEK BEFORE.

ONCE AGAIN, 22-20 OVER JEFFERSON.

BACK AND FORTH WITH JENKINS.

THIS WAS EXPECTED.

>> WHAT DO THE COUGARS NEED TO DO IN THE SNEKD.

>> MORE OF THE SAME.

MAKE SURE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SHORT FIELD WHICH IS WHAT THEY'VE DONE ALL SEASON LONG, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR OFFENSE TO GO SHORT FIELD IN TRANSITION AND DO WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING FOR CEDAR GROVE.

I THINK IT'S CONTINUED TO WORK THE GROUND GAME, MAKE SURE THEY CAN GET OUT OF THOSE JAMS THAT CRISP COUNTY WANTS TO CREATE.

GIVE THEMSELF SOME SPACE SO THE OFFENSE COULD BE CREATIVE.

>> STICK WITH US.

WE'VE GOT MORE RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> TIME TO CHECK IN WITH THE PARENTS OF ONE OF THE FOLKS YOU'VE BEEN SEEING ON THE FIELD IN THE FIRST HALF.

ON THE CEDAR GROVE SIDE IT'S AUSTIN SMITH'S PARENTS.

RAPID FIRE.

TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN.

CHIME IN AT ANY TIME.

HIS FAVORITE RAPPER?

>> -- >> MOST LIKELY TO MAJOR IN COLLEGE WHAT?

>> FORENSICS.

>> FAVORITE -- >> PATRICK MAHOMES.

>> HIS FAVORITE TV SHOW.

>> STRANGER THINGS.

>> NICELY DONE.

FLAG, FLAG, FLANGE.

THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US.

THAT'S ANOTHER ROUND OF RENT CHECK.

THEY KNOW THEIR ATHLETE VERY, VERY WELL.

FROM THE CEDAR GROVE SIDE OF THINGS, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS.

>>> WELL COME BACK.

HALF-TIME ROLLS ON FOR THE AAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, 24 MINUTES DOWN, 24 MINUTES TO GO.

CEDAR GROVE LEADING CRISP 7-0.

>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH THE CEDAR GROVE MARCHING SAINTS DOWN ON THE FIELD BROUGHT TO YOU BY REGIONS BANK.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> GREAT PERFORMANCE BY THE SAINTS.

LET'S LOOK AT THE GEORGIA SCOREBOARD.

HERE IS OUR CURRENT SCORE, SAINTS UP 7-0 AGAINST THE COUGARS IN THE CLASS AAA FINALS.

COMING UP NEXT, AFTER THE GAME THIS MORNING, THE CLASS SINGLE A ERWIN COUNTY INDIANS DEFEATED MARION COUNTY EAGLES.

15-6 WITH A RUNNING CLOCK IN THE FOURTH.

COMING UP NEXT AT 4:30, THE CLASS 4A GAME BETWEEN THE WARRIORS AND THE BLESSED TRINITY TITANS, GOING FOR THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT.

TONIGHT, THE CLASS 7A MATCH-UPS, LOWNDES VIKINGS AGAINST THE BLUE DEVILS.

MARIETTA HASN'T BEEN BACK IN THE FINALS SINCE 1967.

LOWNDES, FIRST TIME BACK IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 2007.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ONE.

>> LET'S GO BACK TODAY ONE.

HISTORY FOR EAGLES LANDING, DOWN EARLY TO FRANKLIN AND THE WOLVES.

EAGLES LANDING CHRISTIAN FIVE TITLES IN A ROW, A RECORD FOR GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, THEY WIN IT BY 20, 33-13.

DUBLIN AND BROOKS COUNTY, WE FIGURE THIS WILL HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY AND OFFENSE BEHIND IT, AND THE GAME DID NOT DISAPPOINT.

DUBLIN DOWN EARLY LIKE THEY WERE IN THE REGULAR SEASON TO BROOKS COUNTY, CAME BACK TO PUT UP BIG NUMBERS.

YOU CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT ONE OF THE GURUS, ROGER HOLMES, THEY DON'T HAVE TO SHARE THIS TITLE.

DUBLIN WINS 42-32.

THAT GOES BACK TO THE SHACK ROCK BOWL.

THIRD YEAR IN A ROW WARNER ROINS, BUFORD WINS IT 17-14.

HARRISON AND ALTOONA.

LAST TIME THEY MADE IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WAS BACK IN 2000, LOSING TO PARKVIEW HARRISON.

ALTOONA WON IT IN 2015, HARRISON WINS IT IN 2019.

RUNNING THE TABLE, MATT DICK MAN AND THE HOYAS, A COB COUNTY SCHOOL TAKES HOME THE TITLE.

>> HEADING TO GAME SIX OF EIGHT.

WHAT'S BEEN YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT SO FAR?

>> PERSONALLY GETTING TO INTERVIEW A FRIEND, BUDDY NOBLES.

IT'S A STORY WE FOLLOWED A LOT WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT IT.

A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE FOLLOWED ALONG AND THEY'VE FOLLOWED THE JOURNEY ALONG WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALL THE PLATFORMS OF.. BUT TO BE ABLE TO INTERVIEW A FRIEND LIKE I WAS ABLE TO ON THE FIELD, HAS BEEN A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR NOT JUST THE NOBLES FAMILY, BUT EVERYONE IN THAT PART OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, FOR EVERYONE WHO ENJOYS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AND ENJOYS THE STORY.

THERE ARE MOMENTS LIKE THAT YOU'LL CARRY WITH YOU.

>> MINE IS WATCHING THE HARRISON HOYAS GETTING THEIR FIRST TITLE.

IT WAS A CELEBRATION DOWN ON THE FIELD LAST NIGHT.

A LOT OF EMOTION, THOSE PLAYERS WERE SO EXCITED.

>> AND THEY WERE SOAKED AS WAS SOMEONE STANDING TO HANNAH'S LEFT.

THAT'S A RAIN SHOWER THAT YOU DON'T MIND, WHEN YOU COME UP WITH YOUR FIRST STATE TITLE AFTER TRYING AS LONG AS YOU HAVE, YOU FINISH THE DRILL AND YOU'VE DONE EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEEDED TO DO.

WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL GET YOU READY FOR THE SECOND 24 MINUTES.

DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE, OR IF YOU LIKE A PITCHER'S DUEL, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING.

WHEN YOU COME BACK, THE SECOND HALF.

CEDAR GROVE LEADING CRISP 7-0.

WE'LL SHOW YOU MORE IN JUST A BIT.

>>> PER PEKT DAY FOR FOOTBALL.

CEDAR GROVE PUNCHING THROUGH IN THE FINAL MINUTES OF THE FIRST HALF.

READY TO START THE SECOND HALF.

LARRY SMITH ALONG WITH COACH FROM TUCKER HIGH SCHOOL, BRIAN LAMAR.

WE LOOK AT THE SAINTS AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

TEN-GAME WINNING STREAK, AVERAGE GIVING UP SEVEN POINTS A GAME.

RIGHT NOW PITCHING A SHUTOUT.

>> BOTH GROUPS PLAYING VERY WELL.

CEDAR GROVE COMING UP WITH THE STOP ON THE 1 YARD LINE AND CRISP FOLDING A LITTLE BIT ON THE 1 YARD LINE.

>> WE'LL SEE IF IT COMES BACK.

DOWN TO LARISHA HARRIS.

SHE HAS THE COACH.

>> A.J.

LOFTON IS A LITTLE BANGED UP.

HOW IS HE?

>> HE'S OKAY.

HE ROLLED HIS ANKLE A LITTLE BIT.

HE'S FINE.

>> HE DID PUSH THROUGH AND CONTINUES TO PLAY.

>> A.J.

'S GOT A WARRIOR'S HEART.

HE'S GOING TO HAVE A GREAT SECOND HALF.

>> WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS DEFENSIVELY?

>> JUST KEEP HOLDING THEM.

DO WHAT WE DID.

WE VOIDED THE MIDDLE ON THE LONG RUN THEY HAVE.

>> WHAT DID YOU TELL YOUR TEAM TO HELP THEM MAINTAIN THEIR COMPOSURE AS YOU HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF WHICH WILL BE THE FINAL PART OF THE GAME?

>> JUST CLEANUP THE PENALTIES AND WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

WE'RE IN THIS BALL GAME.

IT IS A DEFENSIVE BATTLE.

WE KNEW THAT COMING IN.

WE'VE GOT TO PLAY CLEAN BALL IN THE SECOND HALF.

WE'LL BE FINE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COACH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> BACK TO YOU GUYS.

>> GREAT TO HEAR FROM COACH HARBER THERE.

IT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM THIS GUY HERE, THE COACH, SAYING THE SAME THING.

AGAIN IT'S A 7-0 GAME.

THIS CAN GO VERY EASILY EITHER WAY.

WHAT CHANGES DO YOU THINK THE TEAMS WILL MAKE TO START THE SECOND HALF?

>> I THINK BOTH TEAMS ARE GOING TO TRY TO DO THE SAME THING, FIND A WAY TO STAY BALANCED.

THEY BOTH WANT TO RUN THE FOOTBALL.

THEY CAN'T SIT THERE AND KEEP RUNNING INTO A BRICK WALL.

GOT TO FIND BALANCE.

TRY TO CREATE TURNOVERS AND TRY TO PREVENT TURNOVERS.

THAT'S GOING TO BE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE GAME.

>> FIRST HALF STATS LOOK A BIT LIKE THIS.

THE NUMBERS ARE EXTREMELY EVEN.

BOTH TEAMS ALMOST 100 YARDS TOTAL.

NOT MUCH RIGHT THERE.

HERE IS THE BIG DIFFERENCE, THOUGH, LOOK AT THE LAST TWO LINES.

LESS THAN TEN YARDS, BOTH TEAMS STRUGGLING TO GET OFFENSIVE GOING.

CEDAR GROVE, TWICE AS MANY PLAYS, MORE THAN TEN YARDS.

A LOT OF THAT COMING ON THAT FINAL DRIVE RIGHT THERE.

GOT THEM THE TOUCHDOWN AND THE 7-0 LEAD AT HALF-TIME.

>> OUTSIDE OF THE LAST DRIVE, CRISP COUNTY WAS KIND OF WINNING THAT BATTLE.

THEY WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GOAL LINE AND CAME UP A LITTLE BIT SHORT.

THE DEFENSIVE BATTLE IS BACK AND FORTH, TWO TEAMS VERY WELL COACHED ON OFFENSE, DEFENSE, SPECIAL TEAMS.

THEY'VE GOT GREAT ASSETS ALL OVER THE PLACE, LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT SECOND HALF.

LOOK AT THE EMOTION RIGHT THERE BY THE CEDAR GROVE COACHING STAFF.

THE SAME ON THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL.

>> BOTH OF THESE TEAMS UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S AT STAKE.

WE GET SET TO BRING YOU THE THIRD QUARTER HERE OF THIS SIXTH GAME OUT OF EIGHT THIS WEEKEND.

THE SECOND ONE OF THE DAY AS JOHN AND HANNAH MENTIONED AT HALF-TIME, TWO MORE ON THE WAY HERE AT 4:30 AND AGAIN AT 8:00 FROM GEORGIA STATE STADIUM.

YOU CAN SEE THE SHADOWS OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STADIUM.

CRISP COUNTY, THEY LOVE THE VISITOR SIDE.

THEY'RE STILL IN THE SUN.

>> GREAT SEATS.

A WARMING SECTION RIGHT THERE.

YOU CAN SEE THE SHADOWS, PEOPLE TRYING TO HIDE FROM THE SHADOWS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> BEAUTIFUL SHOT RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF US, YOU CAN SEE THE SUN COMING IN.

A GREAT FOOTBALL GAME.

>> THE SUN IS SHINING TON CRISP COUNTY SIDELINE.

AS WE GET READY FOR THIS THIRD QUARTER KICKOFF.

THE SAINTS KICKING OFF TO START THE SECOND HALF IN THE HOME JERSEY, COUGARS OF CRISP COUNTY IN THE WHITE.

THEY'RE OFF TO THE RIGHT.

>> LOFTON AND PALMER, BOTH BACK TO RECEIVE THIS KICK.

KICK TO THE RIGHT.

THAT'S LOFTON PICKING UP AT THE 8.

HE'S ROUGH AND RUNNING TO THE 20 BEFORE HE'S FINALLY BROUGHT DOWN.

SLOW TO GET UP IS LOFTON AGAIN.

THE COACH SAID HE'S GOING TO FINISH, HE'S GOT A WARRIOR MENTALITY.

HE'S LIMPING YET AGAIN.

WE SAW THIS IN THE FIRST HALF.

HE WAS LIMPING QUITE A BIT.

COULD BE A LITTLE MORE SERIOUS.

WE'LL SEE HOW HE RESPONDS.

HE'S LIMPING AWAY FROM THE HUDDLE.

TAKING HIS HELMET OFF.

LOOK AT THIS HIT.

>> OH, YEAH.

GOT HIT RIGHT ON THE KNEE.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE KNEE OR HE REAGGRAVATED THE ANKLE.

>> RIGHT NOW HE'S OUT OF THE GAME, SOPHOMORE JACK CARTER WHO WAS THE STARTING QUARTERBACK TO BEGIN, QUICK PASS FROM HIM.

DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE.

CREDIT TO HIM WITH NO WARMUP, HE COMES RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX THROWING.

LOSS OF FOUR.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO LOOSEN UP THESE TWO GREAT DEFENSES.

ONE WAY OF DOING THAT IS THROWING A QUICK SCREEN, QUICK PASS, GETTING THE BALL OUT OF YOUR HAND.

DOES A GREAT JOB CORRALLING THAT.

HERE WE GO WITH A NEGATIVE YARDAGE PLAY.

SECOND AND LONG, EXTREMELY HARD TO CONVERT.

>> THE SAINTS DEFENSE ANSWERS THE CALL.

A SHOT HERE OF LOFTON.

INSTALLED ON THE REPLAY, BRIAN, THE OTHER WAY, SEE IF HE CAN GET HIM BACK IN THE GAME.

HE IS HUGE FOR CRISP COUNTY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL, NOT JUST A QUARTERBACK.

HE RETURN KICKS, PLAYS DEFENSIVE BACK.

SO IF HE CAN'T GO, THAT'S A BIG PIECE MISSING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL AND SPECIAL TEAMS.

>> LOOK LIKE THEY WERE TAPING THAT ANKLE.

>> THE QUARTERBACK IS UNDER PRESSURE.

FINALLY HE IS BROUGHT DOWN, MINIMAL GAIN.

HE AVOIDS THE SACK, JACK CARTER, THE SOPHOMORE.

BUT THREE AND OUT HERE FOR CRISP COUNTY.

THEY RUN THIS OFFENSIVE SERIES WITHOUT THEIR STAR QUARTERBACK.

>> THIRD AND LONG SITUATION YOU DON'T WANT TO BE IN.

EITHER OF THESE DEFENSES WITH THEIR ABILITY TO PRESSURE THE QUARTERBACK AND COME BACK OUT, EVEN JUST MAN TO MAN PASS RUSHING.

GREAT SKILL IN THE SECONDARY.

RUN THE BALL, HOPING CEDAR GROVE TO MAKE A MISTAKE.

THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO GO THABT.

>> BIG DE MARIUS JACKSON.

BIG KICK BY CONNOR RICHMOND.

>> THE GEORGIA EXPRESS LANE CAN GET YOU TO THE GAME AND WHEREVER YOU'RE HEADED.

PEACH PASS WISHES ALL THE TEAMS THE BEST OF LUCK WEEKEND.

PEACH PASS, KEEP MOVING.

INFORMATION AT PEACHPASS.COM.

>> INTERESTING TO SEE IF CEDAR GROVE CAN PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF, AN OUTSTANDING DRIVE THE LAST TIME THEY HAD THE FOOTBALL, MIXING IT UP, RUNNING PASS.

ABLE TO PUT POINTS ON THE BOARD.

LET'S SEE HOW THIS CRISP COUNTY DEFENSE RESPONDS.

>> AUSTIN SMITH, 5 OF 7 WITH 23 YARDS IN THE FIRST HAFRL.

PICKS UP FIRST DOWN AND TEN FROM THE 36.

HANDOFF TO HIM.

BREAKS ONE TACKLE.

GREAT ATHLETIC MOVE THERE.

PULLS ANOTHER DEFENDER WITH HIM OUT TO THE 44 YARD LINE.

ABOUT AN EIGHT-YARD GAIN.

SECOND DOWN AND TWO.

THAT'S A GOOD START FOR THE SAINTS OFFENSE.

>> BREAKING TACKLES AND GETTING YARDS.

>> SECOND DOWN NOW, HANDOFF AGAIN FOR WRIGHT.

UP THE MIDDLE FOR A FIRST DOWN.

INTO COUGARS TERRITORY, OUT TO THE 40.

A BIG FIRST DOWN.

AND IF YOU'RE CEDAR GROVE, YOU LIKE THE WAY THIS STARTS WITH RUNNING BACK CHAVON WRIGHT.

>> CEDAR GROVE DOING A GOOD JOB.

THEY CAUGHT CRISP COUNTY IN A SLANT.

ABLE TO WASH THE DEFENSE AGAIN.

WRIGHT MADE A GREAT CUTOFF.

>> GOOD TEMPO WITH WRIGHT AGAIN.

A STOPPAGE IN PLAY.

THE PLAYER'S HELMET COMES OFF.

THAT'S BRANDON HALL, THE 6'3", 228-POUND SENIOR.

LOOKS LIKE THE SAINTS COACHING STAFF, THEY SEE SOMETHING THEY LIKE, A MATCH-UP THEY LIKE.

THAT'S THE SAME PLAY THEY'VE RUN TWO STRAIGHT TIMES WITH WRIGHT CARRYING THE BALL.

>> SPREADING THEM OUT A LITTLE BIT AND ABLE TO GET RUNS INSIDE AND OUT.

>> WRIGHT AGAIN FALLS FORWARD AFTER MAKING CONTACT.

CLOSE TO A FIRST DOWN THEY MAY MARK IT JUST SHORT.

THIRD AND LESS THAN A YARD.

OPENING MINUTES OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, IT'S THE CEDAR GROVE SAINTS ON TOP.

THEY WON IT ALL LAST YEAR, REACHED THE STATE SEMIS IN 2017.

THIS YEAR TRYING TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES AS ONE OF THE POWERS IN 3A IN CASE ANYONE QUESTIONS THAT.

>> FIRST DOWN.

PAST THE 30.

THEY MOVE THE CHAIN.

THERE'S A FLAG DOWN THOUGH.

WE'LL SEE WHAT THE CALL IS.

>> WE DO HAVE A FLAG DOWN.

CEDAR GROVE HAS COME OUT AND THEY'RE I'M POSING THEIR WILL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FOOTBALL.

CAME OUT DEFENSIVELY, GOT A THREE AND OUT, MOVING THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD WITH CHUNKS OF YARDS.

HERE WE GO WITH THE PENALTY.

>> KEEP IN MIND THIS CRISP COUNTY DEFENSE IS WITHOUT A.J.

LOFTON.

HE WAS INJURED ON THAT KICK RETURN, ALSO PLAYS QUARTERBACK.

SAT OUT THAT SERIES, GETTING TAPED UP.

HE'S STILL ON THE SIDELINE RIGHT NOW, NOT IN THE GAME.

PERHAPS WAITING FOR OFFENSE.

THIRD AND SIX FOR SMITH.

PASS COMPLETE, FIRST DOWN AND MORE.

SAM PITTMAN WITH THE RECEPTION.

FIRST DOWN FOR THE SAINTS, 17 YARDS.

>> HUGE CONVERSION RIGHT THERE.

>> READY FOR THE NEXT PLAY.

PASS FOR SMITH.

CAUGHT BY BONNER.

LET'S GO OUT TO LARISHA.

>> YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OFFENSE.

COACH PATRICK SAID ONE OF THE BIGGEST STRENGTHS FOR AUSTIN SMITH HAD BEEN THE LEADER.

IT'S BEEN EVIDENT SO FAR TODAY.

>> HE'S GOT THE SAINTS IN THE RED ZONE ON SECOND DOWN AND EIGHTH.

184, THE JUNIOR QUARTERBACK, LEADING THE SAINTS.

A 7-30 LEAD RIGHT NOW.

GIVES IT TO WRIGHT.

PASSED THE DEFENDERS AND INTO THE END ZONE FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.

18 YARDS FOR CHAVON WRIGHT AND THE SAINTS WITH THE SCORE.

>> GOOD JOB BY COACH PATRICK AND HIS STAFF, GETTING INTO HALF-TIME, COMING OUT AND EXECUTING THEIR GAME PLAN.

MOST OF THE DRIVE IS THE BASIC ZONE, GUYS BLOCKING, GETTING A MAN ON A MAN AND FINDING A HOLE AND GETTING PAY DIRT.

>> CHAVON WRIGHT 5'8", 183, HE'S A SENIOR.

>> WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF RUNNING BACKS IN GEORGIA THAT ARE BIG AND STRONG AND QUICK AND AGILE.

EXTRA POINT IS GOOD.

WE'VE GOT A FLAG ON THE PLAY.

WE WILL CHECK IT FOR YOU WHEN WE COME BACK AS WE TAKE A QUICK TIME-OUT RIGHT NOW.

13-0 WITH THE EXTRA POINT PENDING.

MORE AFTER THIS.

>> WE'RE BACK HERE AT GEORGIA STATE STADIUM LIVE ON THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

CEDAR GROVE NOW ON TOP 14-0 ON THE SCORING DRIVE.

64 YARDS IN 3:10.

SO NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN A COUPLE OF THINGS.

DOWN A COUPLE SCORES TO A TEAM WITH A VERY GOOD DEFENSE AND THE QUESTIONABLE HEALTH OF YOUR STAR PLAYER, A.J.

LOFTON, WHO HAS YET TO COME BACK ONTO THE FIELD SINCE HE SUFFERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ANKLE INJURY.

IT'S TAPED UP.

HE'S NOT OUT THERE RIGHT NOW TO RETURN THIS KICK.

TRAY WALKER, THE FRESHMAN INSTEAD TO TAKE HIS PLACE.

>> CEDAR GROVE COULDN'T WISH FOR A BETTER START TO THE SECOND HALF.

CAME OUT ON FIRE ON DEFENSE, GOT THE BALL OFFENSE, WENT STRAIGHT DOWN THE FIELD, TAKE A 14-0 LEAD.

CRISP HAS TO FIND A WAY FOR PLAYERS TO BE 100%.

>> LOFTON WAS NOT IN ON THAT PLAY AS THE KICK WAS RETURNED BY TREY WALKER.

CEDAR GROVE MARCHED DOWN THE FIELD FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.

NUMBER ONE LOFTON IN THE MIX RIGHT THERE COMING BACK OUT ONTO THE FIELD FOR THE FIRST TIME HERE SINCE THE OPENING KICK.

>> IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MOBILE HE IS.

HIS RUNNING GAME IS A HUGE PART OF THIS CRISP COUNTY OFFENSE.

>> OVER A THOUSAND YARDS RUSHING ON THE SEASON, 13 TOUCHDOWNS AS WELL.

FIRST DOWN PLAY.

>> HE LOOKED PRETTY GOOD RIGHT THERE.

I GUESS THAT ANSWERED THAT QUESTION.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

AS COACH SAID AT HALF-TIME, HE'S GOT A WARRIOR MENTALITY.

IT'S GOINGS TO BE HARD TO KEEP HIM OUT OF THE GAME, NO QUESTION.

>> A SHOUT-OUT TO THE MEDICAL STAFF.

LIKE HE WAS SHOT OUT OF A CANNON RIGHT THERE.

>> SEVEN-YARD PICKUP FOR LOFTON ON FIRST DOWN.

HANDOFF TO PALMER.

IN THE BACKFIELD QUICKLY, LIKE HE WAS SHOT OUT OF A CANNON, NUMBER 11, ISAIAH RATCLIFF.

>> DEFINITELY DIALED UP THE RUN BLITZ RIGHT THERE.

TALKED ABOUT STAYING AWAY FROM THOSE NEGATIVE YARDAGE PLAYS.

BIG PLAY ON FIRST DOWN TO KEEP THE BALL MOVING.

>> LOFTON MAKES THE THROW.

OH, TRYING TO GET THE BALL TO NUMBER 16, CORTEZ.

FLAG ON THE PLAY.

LOOKS LIKE THEY'LL GET THE SAINTS FOR PASS INTERFERENCE.

>> THEY DEFINITELY HELD ON THAT PLAY.

CEDAR GROVE BROUGHT THE PRESSURE, MAN-TO-MAN COVERAGE ON THE OUTSIDE.

GOT THE ARM ON IT, FIRST DOWN FOR CRISP.

>> Referee: PASS INTERFERENCE, DEFENSE, 15-YARD PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT.

FIRST DOWN.

>> HOW BIG IS THAT PLAY IF YOU'RE CRISP COUNTY BECAUSE YOU'RE FACING ANOTHER PUNT IN A FORCE SITUATION.

INSTEAD YOU'VE GOT A FIRST DOWN IN SAINTS TERRITORY.

>> DEFINITELY DODGE A BULLET RIGHT THERE.

PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN AND GET A LITTLE MOMENTUM.

NOTHING ELSE, KEEP THAT CEDAR GROVE DEFENSE ON THE FIELD.

>> PALMER WITH THE CARRY.

TO 40 AND THEN SOME.

OUT TO A FIRST DOWN.

OUT TO THE 32 YARD LINE.

BIG ONE THERE BY THE SOPHOMORE MARQUISE PALMER.

>> GREAT JOB AGAIN, THE LONGER YOU KEEP THE DEFENSE ON THE FIELD, THE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTACK IT.

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A PENALTY DOWN.

PROBABLY HOLDING ON THE OFFENSE.

>> Referee: ILLEGAL USE OF THE HANDS TO THE FACE, OFFENSE, TEN-YARD PENALTY FROM THE START OF THE PLAY.

FIRST DOWN.

>> THAT'S REALLY, REALLY A KILLER BECAUSE INSTEAD OF HAVING A FIRST DOWN AT THE 32, YOU'RE PUSHED BACK TO YOUR OWN 46.

A 22-YARD SWING IF MY MATH IS CORRECT.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT THEM GETTING THE BALL IN THE POSITIVE POSITION, PROBABLY THE BEST POSITION THEY HAD OF THE FIRST HALF.

THEY WENT BACK TEN YARDS ON FIRST DOWN.

AGAIN, THE PENALTY COMING BACK TO BITE HIM A LITTLE BIT.

>> FIRST AND 18.

LOFTON TO PALMER.

THEY'LL TRY THE SAME PLAY.

BUT THIS TIME THE SAINTS TOOK THAT ONE OUT PRETTY WELL, GOING TO THE RIGHT.

CEDAR GROVE CREDIT THERE FOR KEEPING THAT TO MINIMAL GAIN.

BRINGS UP SECOND DOWN.

>> A BETTER JOB OF CEDAR GROVE ON THE KICK.

PULLING THE TWO GUARD, THEY HAD A LITTLE BIT OF THE SCENE, BUT NOT MUCH GOING.

DID A GREAT JOB OF DIAGNOING PLAYS, RALLYING TO THE FOOTBALL.

>> STOPPAGE OF PLAY AS A CRISP COUNTY COUGAR IS DOWN ON THE FIELD.

SAW THIS LAST GAME WITH ERWIN COUNTY, ONE OF THEIR DEFENSIVE PLAYERS HAD TO BE CARTED OFF THE FIELD.

JUST HOPE IT ISN'T SERIOUS.

CRISP COUNTY COMING INTO THE GAME, RANKED TENTH IN THE STATE.

CHAMPION OF REGION ONE, 11-3 ON THE YEAR.

THE ONE SIMILARITY IN ALL THREE LOSSES IS FAILING TO SCORE.

THEY SCORED 13, 17 AND 9 POINTS RESPECTIVELY IN THEIR THREE LOSSES.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO GET ON THE BOARD HERE QUICKLY.

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YOUR HOME FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IN GEORGIA.

WE HAVE ENJOYED INTERACTING WITH ALL OF YOU ALL WEEKEND LONG.

KEEP THEM COMING.

A FEW MORE GAMES AFTER THIS ONE -- TWO MORE GAMES AFTER THIS ONE.

LOFTON STILL IN THE GAME FOR THE COUGARS.

SHORT GAIN FOR HIM.

CREDIT TO NUMBER 26 N'KORIAN NEWSOM.

>> CRISP COUNTY HAS TO FIND A WAY TO PROTECT AND THROW THE BALL AND ABLE TO NEUTRALIZE THAT PRESSURE, WHETHER IT'S SCREEN OR VERTICAL PASSES.

>> WE HAVEN'T SEEN MANY SCREENS.

>> CEDAR GROVE DOES A GREAT JOB OF NOT ONLY EDGE PRESSURE -- >> LOFTON PASSING ON THIRD DOWN.

THE BIG RUSH, THROWS IT UP AND OUT OF BOUNDS THAT WAS NUMBER 11, RATCLIFF JUMPING OVER THE BENCH ON THE VISITOR'S SIDELINES, INCOMPLETE PASS.

A PUNT SITUATION FOR CRISP COUNTY AS THE CEDAR GROVE DEFENSE HOLDS AGAIN HERE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

>> RATCLIFF GOING OVER.

>> GOT TO GET HIM OUT THERE INVOLVED IN TRACK AND FIELD.

AGAIN, CEDAR GROVE IS COMING UP WITH A WAY TO GET A STOP, FINDING A WAY TO GET THEM IN THIRD AND LONG SITUATION.

>> CONNOR RICHMOND ON TO PUNT AGAIN.

HE FUMBLES IT, THAT'S SAM PITTMAN.

PICKS IT UP.

HE'S STOPPED IN A HURRY.

JAYREN FOX, JAY BOY THEY CALL HIM.

>> FOX IS ANOTHER GUY, WE CALLED HIM NAME A COUPLE TIMES TODAY, ALSO A REALLY GOOD PLAYER.

15 CATCHES FOR LOSS, SEVEN SACKS THIS YEAR.

HE'S A BIG PART OF THE DEFENSE AS WELL AND SPECIAL TEAMS.

>> HE BROUGHT DOWN SAM PITTMAN NOW, HE'S SLOW TO GET UP AT THE 3:37 MARK IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT HERE, BRIAN, FOR CEDAR GROVE TO GET ANOTHER DRIVE IF THEY CAN GET A SUSTAINED DRIVE HERE, TAKE THREE OR FOUR MINUTES OFF THE CLOCK AND GET ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN, IT COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR CRISP COUNTY TO COME BACK FROM THAT THREE-TOUCHDOWN DEFICIT IN JUST ONE QUARTER.

>> MORE IMPORTANTLY, WITHOUT EVEN GETTING THE SCORE.

RIGHT NOW WOULD ALSO BECOME -- TALKING ABOUT SHORTENING THE GAME, BEEN VERY HARD TO GET POINTS IN THIS GAME, CEDAR GROVE GETTING A COUPLE OF FIRST DOWNS EVEN IF THEY DON'T GET A SCORE, A TOUCHDOWN OR FIELD GOAL WOULD BE GREAT, KEEPING THE BALL AWAY FROM CRISP COUNTY.

>> ON THAT PUNT, 38 YARDS ON THE PUNT, FIVE YARDS FOR THE RETURN.

GOOD TO SEE PITTMAN UP AND RUNNING OFF THE FIELD AFTER HE WAS DOWN FOR A MOMENT.

HERE COME THE SAINTS ON OFFENSE.

FIRST AND TEN FROM THE 15.

HALF FOR SMITH.

GREAT DEFENSIVE PLAY BY NICK MERCER, THE JUNIOR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN.

>> GEORGIA SOUTHERN SHOWING TLFT, LIBERTY AND AKRON AS WELL AMONG THE SCHOOLS HEADING TO CRISP COUNTY FOR THIS YOUNG GUY.

YOU CAN SEE WHY.

>> GREAT ATHLETICISM, GREAT HANDS.

HE'LL HAVE A TON MORE OFFERS.

>> FIVE SACKS COMING INTO THE GAME, VERY ACTIVE ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE.

>> DUBINION IN THE GAME FOR WRIGHT.

THE FLAG CAME OUT IMMEDIATELY.

APPEARS TO BE AGAINST THE SAINTS.

>> CEDAR GROVE CAN HAVE GREAT SUCCESS.

THEY STARTED THE GAME -- >> Referee: ILLEGAL SHIFT, OFFENSE, FIVE-YARD PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT.

REPLAY SECOND DOWN.

>> GETTING THE GAME, SPREAD HIM OUT A LITTLE MORE.

ZONE BLOCKING.

>> WHAT THEY CAN FIND.

>> FIVE-YARD PENALTY, SECOND AND 15.

UNDER 3:20, THIRD QUARTER.

SAINTS ON TOP TO GIBBS, TO TO BE I DON'T KNOW.

>> BACK TO A TWO-BACK SET.

EVERY TIME THEY GO TO THE TWO-BACK SET, CRISP ADDING AN EXTRA GUY IN THE BOX.

>> RASHOD DUBINION COMING OFF.

5'11", 175, GIVING CHAVON WRIGHT A SENIOR, PERHAPS SAVING HIS LEGS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER WHEN YOU NEED THE WORK HORSE.

BIG PLAY HERE ON THIRD DOWN.

11 YARDS.

GET TO THE 25, AND THE PLAY CLOCK WAS ABOUT TO RUN DOWN AS THEY WERE SHIFTING TRYING TO GET PERSONNEL IN PLACE.

>> Referee: TIME-OUT, CEDAR GROVE, FIRST TIME-OUT OF THE HALF.

>> DOWN TO ONE, THE PLAY CLOCK DID, FORCED TO TAKE THE FIRST TIME-OUT OF THE SECOND HAVEL.

>> LET'S GO DOWN TO LARISLA.

>> I WAS A ABLE TO TALK TO COACH HARBER AND HE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT HIS BEARD.

I WAS TOLD HE WAS GROWING IT OUT DURING PLAYOFF TIME, AND HE WAS ABOUT TO CUT IT.

HE WAS TOLD NO BY HIS WIFE AND HIS DAUGHTER.

THEY TOLD HIM NO, HUH-UH, YOU CAN'T CUT IT OFF UNTIL AFTER THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

HE CONSIDERS IT SORT OF LIKE A GOOD LUCK CHARM, SO TO SAY.

HE'S NOT CUT IT OFF AND THEY'VE BEEN WINNING.

HIS HOPE TODAY IS IF HE CUTS IT OFF, THEY'LL TAKE HOME THE FIRST TITLE.

>> EVERY INCH IS WORTH IT.

EIGHT-GAME WIN STREAK SINCE THEIR LAST LOSS TO BAINBRIDGE 14-9 BACK IN OCTOBER.

COUGARS HAVE AN OUTSTANDING SEASON.

>> THEY LOST TO TEAMS THAT WEREN'T VERY GOOD.

>> THIRD AND 11 AFTER THE SAINTS TIME-OUT.

GOT TO GET TO THE 25.

SMITH, HE GOT HIGH.

SEAVER BONNER LAID OUT.

COULDN'T QUITE COME UP WITH THE PASS.

HERE COMES THE PUNT TEAM.

>> GOOD JOB BY CRISP, STAYING IN FRONT, DIVING ON THE BALL, GET HIM TO BREAKUP.

THAT WAS A HUGE SERIES FOR THEM.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE MOMENTUM GOING IN CEDAR GROVE'S FAVOR.

CEDAR GROVE HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THE GAME OUT OF REACH.

GOOD JOB CRISP GETTING THE STOP.

NOW THEY HAVE TO GET GOING OFFENSIVELY IF THEY WANT TO MAKE THIS A GAME.

>> COULDN'T AFFORD -- SEVERAL FIRST DOWNS WOULD TAKE THE CLOCK DOWN INTO THE FOURTH QUARTER POSSIBLY.

>> GOOD PRESSURE.

THEY'RE IN SPECIAL TEAMS.

THE PUNT GETS IT AWAY, BUT IT'S NOT A VERY GOOD ONE.

DOMINGUEZ ON THE PUNT.

IT GOES OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE 37 YARD LINE OF CEDAR GROVE.

LOOK AT THE PRESSURE.

>> TALK AND SPECIAL TEAMS, CEDAR GROVE'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN CAME OUT OF THEM GETTING A GREAT RETURN.

HERE WE ARE WITH A POOR PUNT AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CRISP COUNTY TO GET A GREAT START.

A LOT OF THESE DROPS, ESPECIALLY IN THE DEFENSIVE BATTLES, YOU'VE GOT TO GET SOMETHING TO GET YOU GOING.

GETTING THE BALL HERE IS LIKE TWO OR THREE FIRST DOWNS ON A NORMAL PUNT.

>> EXCELLENT POINT.

CRISP COUNTY COMING OUT ON OFFENSE.

QUARTERBACK LOFTON STILL IN THE GAME.

HE'S BEEN BANGED UP A COUPLE OF TIMES.

HAD TO LEAVE THE GAME.

HE'S BACK IN, WEARING NUMBER 1.

MAN IN MOTION.

THAT'S PALMER.

ON THE LEFT SIDE.

A COUPLE OF BLOCKS, DOWN TO ABOUT THE 32.

THAT BEFORE BRING UP SECOND DOWN.

>> STARTING TO SEE CREATIVITY FROM CRISP, TRYING TO FIND DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET THE BALL MOVING.

>> TRYING TO GET QUIS PALMER, HE HAS NINE 100-YARD GAMES THIS SEASON.

>> LOFTON ON THE RUN, ALMOST PICKED OFF.

A COUPLE OF SAINTS THERE.

FOR 11, ISAIAH RATCLIFF THOUGHT HE HAD IT.

>> I KNOW FOLKS WATCHING AT HOME SCRATCHING THEIR HEAD, WOW, THEY THROW THE BALL, THAT'S WHY.

CEDAR GROVE HAS OUTSTANDING PLAYERS IN THE SECONDARY.

THEY DO A GREAT JOB STOPPING THE RUN.

WHEN YOU TRY TO THROW THE BALL AGAINST THEM, YOU'VE GOT TO BE EXTREMELY ACCURATE BECAUSE THAT BALL FLOATS IN, NOT ONLY THE SECONDARY GUYS, BUT YOU SAW RATCLIFF RIGHT THERE, 25 YARDS DOWN THE FIELD FROM HIS LINEBACKER POSITION.

>> PALMER IN THE BACKFIELD, NUMBER TWO.

PALMER GETS THE CARRY.

IMMEDIATELY BOUNCES OFFSIDES AND GETS IT ACROSS THE 30.

HE'S SHORT OF THE FIRST DOWN.

FOURTH AND SHORT RIGHT NOW AS WE APPROACH THE ONE-MINUTE MARK IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

THE QUESTION IS, IF YOU'RE THE COUGARS, DO YOU GO FOR IT?

FOURTH DOWN AND TWO.

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S THE CALL FROM COACH BRAD HARBER.

THE OFFENSE STAYS ON THE FIELD.

HERE WE GO.

DOWN TWO TOUCHDOWNS.

THE COUGARS, A.J.

LOFTON MAKES THE CALL.

PALMER TAKES IT.

ACROSS THE 20 YARD LINE, GREAT CALL BY THE COUGARS HEAD COACH BRAD HARBER.

THEY GET A FIRST DOWN AND KEEP THIS DRIVE ALIVE.

NINE-YARD GAME FOR LOFTON.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT EARLY IN THE GAME, A GREAT EQUALIZER.

CAN'T KEY ON THAT BACK AND LOAD UP AND GO AFTER HIM.

CEDAR GROVE STACKED THE BOX, EVERYONE WAS DISTRACTED GOING FOR THE INITIAL BALL CARRIER WHICH WAS THE RUNNING BACK AND HE PULLED IT.

>> GREAT CALL, GREAT EXECUTION.

WAY TO KEEP HIM OFF BALANCE.

>> LOFTON STILL LIMPING AGAIN, HAD TO LEAVE.

MISSED A SERIES ON BOTH OFFENSE AND DEFENSE.

STAYING IN THE CAME.

PALMER HAS IT.

UP THE MIDDLE.

STILL ON HIS FEET.

INSIDE THE 10.

SHIFTS TO HIS LEFT.

GOES FOR THE PYLON.

TOUCHDOWN!

20 YARDS OUT AND THE COUGARS GET ON THE BOARD.

>> STARTED WITH GREAT FIELD POSITION, PRESSURE ON THE PUNT, THE SHORT FIELD.

ABLE TO PUNCH IT IN RIGHT HERE.

THE LAST TWO PLAYS, CEDAR GROVE BROUGHT PRESSURE.

IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PICK UP THE PRESSURE, YOU'LL FIND SUCCESS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

ABLE TO PUT HIS FOOT IN THE GROUND AND FOUND PAY DIRT.

GREAT JOB BY CRISP COUNTY EXECUTING TALKED ABOUT GETTING THIS STOP, NOT LETTING THE CLOCK RUN DOWN, NOT LETTING TIME LEFT IN THE GAME.

CRISP IS ABLE TO EXECUTE RIGHT HERE.

NOW WE'VE GOT A 14-7 GAME HEADING INTO THE FOURTH QUARTER.

CRISP COUNTY WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE.

>> THAT PLAY, TO YOUR POINT, MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

WHAT A GREAT ATHLETIC RUN THAT WAS BY PALMER.

MADE THINGS HAPPEN ON HIS OWN AS WELL.

THE SHIFTY SOPHOMORE, 17th TOUCHDOWN RUN OF THE SEASON MAKES IT A ONE-TOUCHDOWN GAME.

THE SCORING DRIVE, FIVE PLAYS, 37 YARDS, TOOK ONLY TWO MINUTES.

PALMER WITH 56 YARDS AND 17 CARRIES ON THE SCORE.

TO YOUR POINT, AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT GAME NOW THAN IT WAS A MOMENT AGO AT 14-0.

>> A BIG-TIME CHESS MATCH.

IT LOOKS LIKE ONE TEAM HAS GOT AN ADVANTAGE.

JUST BACK AND FORTH.

INTERESTING TO SEE HOW CEDAR GROVE RESPONDS.

THEY HAD SOME STUFF GOING OFFENSIVELY, GOT FORCED INTO A THREE AND OUT ON THE LAST DRIVE.

LET'S SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO HERE ON THIS POSSESSION.

>> LOOKING ACROSS THE FIELD AT THE CRISP COUNTY FANS, THE VISITORS AREA PRETTY MUCH FULL.

A LOT OF BLUE AND GOLD OVER THERE.

CELEBRATING IN THE SUN, THAT BIG PLAY.

LOVE THE BAND.

TAKES IT DOWN AND HOME.

BIG-TIME HIT RIGHT THERE.

GREAT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAY BY NUMBER 22.

>> STARTING DRIVE INSIDE THE 20 YARD LINE.

TACKLE INSIDE THE 20.

THE CHANCE OF THE OFFENSE DRIVING THE LENGTH OF THE FIELD AFTER STARTING INSIDE THE 20 IS VERY LOW.

>> AS A COACH YOU'RE VERY HAPPY WHEN YOUR SPECIAL TEAMS CAN DO THAT, KEEP YOUR GUYS FROM GETTING OUTSIDE OF THE 30.

>> THAT'S SOMETHING WE REWARD AT TUCKER HIGH SCHOOL, GET A PASS INSIDE A 20.

MAKING THAT PLAY RIGHT HERE.

>> THAT'S MACK ON THE RECEPTION, FIRST DOWN.

THAT SHOULD BE THE FINAL PLAY OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

MACK COMES UP LIMPING TO THE SIDELINES.

AS HE COMES OUT AND WE CHANGE SIDES, WE TAKE A QUICK TIME-OUT.

ENTERTAINING THREE-QUARTERS OF ACTION WITH THE CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE.

12 MINUTES TO GO.

IT'S ANYBODY'S GAME.

BACK WITH MORE AFTER THIS.

>> BRAD HARBER ON THE LEFT, MIGUEL PATRICK ON THE RIGHT.

BRIAN LAMAR FROM TUCKER HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN THE BOOTH.

WHAT A FANTASTIC CHESS MATCH THIS HAS BEEN BETWEEN THESE TWO VERY TALENTED COACHES.

RIGHT NOW THE SAINTS ON TOP 14-7.

GETTING THE TOUCHDOWN MOMENTS AGO TO GET ON THE SCOREBOARD.

NOW A CRUCIAL DEFENSIVE STOP HERE.

BY THE WAY, IN THAT, THE THIRD QUARTER, WRIGHT, CHAVON WRIGHT FROM CEDAR GROVE, FIVE CARRIES, 48 YARDS.

104 YARDS, 14 CARRIES IN BLUE FOR CEDAR GROVE.

LIVE ACTION NOW.

SEVEN YARDS ON THE PICKUP ON THE FAST PLAY.

SECOND AND THREE.

MET BY A HOST OF TACKLERS.

>> THEY WENT BACK TO WHAT MADE THEM SUCCESSFUL IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

GOOD RUN.

WASN'T A WHOLE LOT OF ROOM, BUT SECOND AND SHORT.

VERY IMPORTANT FOR CEDAR GROVE TO KEEP THE BALL MOVING, TRYING TO GET AS MANY FIRST DOWNS AS POSSIBLE KEEP THIS CRISP COUNTY DEFENSE ON THE FIELD, HOPEFULLY THEY CAN FIND BIG PLAYS DOWN THE ROAD.

>> IF NOTHING ELSE, RUN THE CLOCK AND TRY TO PIN THE OFFENSE BACK IF YOU DO HAVE TO GET THE BALL.

SMITH WITH THE THROW.

TRYING TO GET IT TO SAM PITTMAN.

ONE MORE LOOK AT IT.

>> BOTH SECONDARIES ARE REALLY GOOD AT SAFETY.

HAVE TO THROW THE BALL IN TIGHT WINDOWS TO FIND SUCCESS DOWN THE FIELD.

BOTH TEAMS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL RUNNING THE FOOTBALL, BUT NO ONE HAS HAD REALLY GREAT SUCCESS VERTLY DOWN THE FIELD.

A COUPLE OF BIG COMPLETIONS, BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A LIVING OFF IT.

>> GOOD COVERAGE BY NUMBER TEN, J'KOBE HARRIS.

SECOND DOWN NOW, ACROSS THE 30.

UP TO ABOUT THE 37 YARD LINE BEFORE HE'S BROUGHT DOWN BY CHRIS PAUL.

CHRIS PAUL JR., 6'1", 218.

>> THEY HAD SUCCESS WITH THE ONE BACKGROUND.

NOW THEY STARTED WITH THE TIGHT END.

SO TWO BACKS AND ONE TIGHT END.

CEDAR GROVE HAS BEEN PLAYING THE CHESS MATCH, SWITCHING GEARS.

>> THIRD AND TWO.

WRIGHT AGAIN, HIT IN THE BACKFIELD BUT FALLS FORWARD WITH ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET THE FIRST DOWN FOR CEDAR GROVE AND THE CHAINS MOVING IN.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT ONE OF THE KEYS TO THE GAME BEING STOPPING THE POWERFUL RUN GAME OF CEDAR GROVE AND NOW CEDAR GROVE IS RARING BACK.

BEING PHYSICAL, KNOCKING CRISP OFF THE BALL RIGHT NOW.

>> 3A CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA.

TWO MORE GAMES TO COME AT 4:30 AND 8:00.

KICK BACK AND ENJOY THE REST OF THE DAY HERE.

CEDAR GROVE TRYING TO CLOSE THIS ONE OUT.

A BIG RUN BY THE BACKUP DUBINION.

RASHOD DUBINION ACROSS THE 30.

BROUGHT DOWN BUT NOT BEFORE A BIG CHUNK OF YARDAGE CHEWED UP BY RASHOD DUBINION, THE SOPHOMORE, 33 YARDS ON THE PLAY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST PLAYS OF THE GAME FOR EITHER SIDE.

>> WRIGHT BEING A MORE PHYSICAL, STRONGER BACK, BUT YOU SEE THE SPEED, THE CHANGE OF PACE, THE EXPLOSIVENESS OF THE SOPHOMORE.

>> ONE THING I'VE NOTICED THAT CEDAR GROVE LIKES TO DO WHEN THEY GET THOSE BIG MOMENTUM PLAYS, GO AGAINST THE LINE AND RUN ANOTHER PLAY.

GET THE DEFENSE ON THEIR HEELS AND DONE THAT TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

CREDIT THE COUGARS THAT TIME HOLDING THEIR GROUND AND DUBINION WITH THE GAIN.

HE'S OUT OF THE GAME AND WRIGHT IS SFWHAK.

>> ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT HAS TRICKLED DOWN TO THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, THE TEMPO, THE TEMPO OFFENSE, ABLE TO SNAP THE BALL QUICKLY, GET YOUR TEAM MOVING.

GETTING A FIRST DOWN IS BIG AND GET B THE TEAM BACK ON THEIR HEELS.

>> FINALLY, MOATE COMES OUT OF NOWHERE TO SMACK HIM AND KNOCK HIM OUT OF BOUNDS.

BUT NOT BEFORE -- TEN YARDS ON THAT PICKUP.

HE'S A LOAD TO BRING DOWN.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT RUNNING THE SPLIT ZONE.

DONE A GOOD JOB OF MIXING IT.

KEEPING CRISP ON THEIR HEELS.

GOT TO FIND A WAY TO STOP THE BLEEDING.

CEDAR GROVE GETTING RIGHT WHERE THEY WANT, A TIME CONSUMING DRIVE AND GETTING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR POINTS.

>> CHANGE IN PLAY, PLAY CLOCK WINDS DOWN TO TWO.

GOT TO HURRY.

JUST GET IT OFF.

SMITH.

TOUCHDOWN!

RASHOD DUBINION, 17 YARDS TO NUMBER 7.

WHAT A JOB BY THE SOPHOMORE FINISHING IT OFF WITH A TOUCHDOWN CATCH AS WELL.

>> HE'S ONE OF THE MORE TALENTED PLAYERS ON THE CEDAR GROVE TEAM.

HE PLAYS RUNNING BACK, RECEIVER, IN THE RETURN GAME.

WAS INJURED FOR A GOOD PART OF THE YEAR.

YOU CAN SEE WHAT KIND OF TALENT HE'S GOT.

>> THAT'S A BIG ANSWER FOR THE SAINTS WITH A TOUCHDOWN AT THE OTHER END.

THE LAST DRIVE BY THE COUGARS.

CAINE IS IN FOR THE EXTRA POINT AND HE PUTS IT THROUGH.

SO CEDAR GROVE CAME TO ATLANTA WITH A GOAL OF TRYING TO GET A THIRD STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN FOUR YEARS.

THEY PAD THEIR LEAD TO 14.

UNDER TEN MINUTES TO GO.

BACK WITH MORE AFTER THIS.

>>> 9:43 TO GO IN THIS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP.

RASHOD DUBINION PROVING HIS DOMINION OVER THIS DUG GARS DEFENSE.

SCORING DRIVE, NINE PLAY, 82 YARDS.

I THINK THE SAINTS LIKE TO TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME OFF THE CLOCK.

THEY'LL SETTLE FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.

>> YOU ALWAYS TAKE THE POINT.

YOU WANT TO RUN TIME OFF THE CLOCK AND TIME OF POSITION EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO GET IN THE POINT, THAT'S THE GOAL TO THE GAME, HAVE MORE POINTS THAN YOUR OPPONENT.

GREAT JOB.

THEY MIX IT UP, SWITCH GEARS.

GOING TO THE GAP D POWER GAME, SWITCHING BACK AND ALSO BEING ABLE TO THROW THE BALL AFTER STARING THE RUN.

GREAT JOB BY CEDAR GROVE OF RETAKING THE MOMENTUM.

>> CRISP GOT THE MOMENTUM IN THE SECOND HALF.

YOU HAVE TO RESPOND IN A BIG WAY.

>> 82 YARDS, 33 ON THE GROUND.

ONE CATCH FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.

TAKEN BY PALMER AT THE 23.

TACKLE THERE.

LARISHA, WHAT DO YOU HAVE?

>> INJURY UPDATE, NUMBER 16, BERNARD MACK, WE SAW HIM COME TO THE SIDELINES, AND AFTER THAT HAPPENED, THE ASSISTANT KEPT HIM ON THE BENCH AND ICED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

THEY HAD IT TAPED UP A LITTLE BIT.

AS YOU CAN SEE, NOW HE HAS GOTTEN THAT ICE TAKEN OFF, PUTTING BACK ON HIS SOCKS AS IF HE'S READY TO GO.

SEEMED LIKE HE WAS IN SOME PAIN, BUT WE SAW SOME OF HIS TEAMMATES SAY, HEY, YOU CAN DO THIS.

KEEP PUSHING, KEEP PUSHING.

>> FIRST DOWN AND TEN.

HE FINDS HIS WAY BACK TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AND GETS A MINIMAL GAIN.

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.

>> VERY ILLUSIVE, VERY TALENTED.

TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU GET OUTSIDE AND WHEN THE PLAY BREAKS DOWN.

HE DOES A GOOD JOB MOVING DEEP AND GETTING POSITIVE YARDS.

>> CRISP WITH A ONE-YARD GAIN.

112 YARDS RUSHING AS A TEAM.

PALMER SECOND DOWN, GOING LEFT TRYING TO FIND SOME DAYLIGHT.

NOT MUCH THERE.

AFTER THE BRAVES PLAYED HERE, LATE AFTERNOON, 1:00 SUNDAY START.

>> ANOTHER GOOD RUN.

IT MAKES IT THIRD AND MEDIUM, THIRD AND MANAGEABLE.

THEY WENT FROM ALMOST HAVING NEGATIVE YARDAGE PLAY ON FIRST DOWN TO GETTING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AND GETTING FOUR OR FIVE YARDS ON THE FAST BREAK.

THEY GET A FIRST DOWN HERE TRYING TO COME UP WITH POINTS.

THEY WANT TO COMPETE IN THIS BALL GAME.

WE'VE GOT A TIME-OUT BEING CALLED.

>> TIME-OUT, CRISP COUNTY.

>> THERE SEEMED TO BE CONFUSION THERE AS THEY CALLED THEIR SECOND TIME-OUT, I BELIEVE, THEIR FIRST TIME-OUT OF THE SECOND HALF.

YOU SAW CONFUSION PALMER AND LOFTON LOOKING AT THE SIDELINES, A LONG CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE TWO, RUNNING OUT OF TIME ON THEIR PLAY CLOCK.

THIRD DOWN PLAY.

IT'S REALLY CRUCIAL.

RIGHT NOW THE LATEST, THE WAY CEDAR GROVE IS PLAYING EVERY POSSESSION, YOU HAVE TO PUNT THE BALL HERE AND YOU MIGHT NOT GET IT BACK.

>> AND YOUR TIME IN THE GAME.

EIGHT MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME.

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME.

YOU SCORE HERE, YOU'RE DOWN SEVEN.

YOU CAN STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO GO BACK AND FORTH.

BEING DOWN TWO SCORES, GIVING THE BALL BACK TO CEDAR GROVE OFFENSE, JUST ROLLING RIGHT NOW.

HUGE, HUGE, HUGE PLAY RIGHT HERE.

GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU COMMUNICATE -- >> BIG PLAY HERE, THIRD DOWN AND FIVE FOR LOFTON.

ANOTHER HIGH SNAP GETS RID OF IT.

WHAT A GREAT DEFENSIVE PLAY BY BLACKAMORE.

THEY'RE GOING TO THROW A FLAG.

>> THAT WAS UNFORTUNATE.

GOOD COVERAGE.

THE BALL WAS ACTUALLY THROWN BEHIND.

BECAUSE HE REACHED BACK FOR THE BALL, THE INTERFERENCE CAME IN.

WHEN THE RECEIVER REACHED BACK FOR THE BALL, THE DEFENSIVE BACK MADE CONTACT.

IT WAS MORE SO BECAUSE THE BALL WAS UNDERTHROWN.

>> PASS INTERFERENCE, DEFENSE, 15-YARD PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT RESULTS IN A FIRST DOWN.

>> TO YOUR POINT ON THE REPLAY, EVEN THOUGH AGAIN THE BALL WAS BEHIND AND TO YOUR POINT REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO.

SO WHAT A BIG PENALTY.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE'VE SEEN THIS WHERE INSTEAD OF BEING A POSSIBLE FOURTH DOWN, INSTEAD IT'S A BIG PENALTY.

THEY'RE IN SAINTS TERRITORY.

FIRST DOWN AND TEN.

LOFTON CALLING FOR IT.

ACROSS THE 40.

DOWN TO THE 34 YARD LINE, AND THE COUGARS NOW ON THE MOVE.

>> THE LONGER YOU CAN KEEP THAT DEFENSE ON THE FIELD, YOU'LL START TO FIND SUCCESS AGAIN, TO GET A FIRST DOWN.

NOW THEY'RE USING QUARTERBACK DESIGN RUNS AGAIN.

WE TALKED ABOUT LOFTON BEING A HUGE PART OF THIS GAME.

WE HAVE A DUEL THREAT QUARTERBACK, YOU'VE GOT TO STAY WITH THE RUN.

A WHOLE OTHER DIMENSION TO YOUR OFFENSE.

>> SECOND DOWN AND TWO.

7:30 TO GO.

HAND OFF TO PALMER.

FUMBLED, BUT LOFTON AND HAMILTON FALL ON IT.

THAT WILL BRING UP A THIRD AND LONG.

DON'T WANT NEGATIVE YARDS AT THE OUTSET.

THAT WAS ONE AGAIN, THEY'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SNAP.

HE BRINGS IT DOWN.

BUT PALMER HAD ALREADY RUN PAST HIM.

>> THE SNAP IS WHAT GOT THAT WHOLE THING GOING.

THAT WAS A HUGE, A HUGE BLUNDER RIGHT THERE.

>> LOSING YARDS.

>> SECOND AND SHORT WITH A CHANCE TO PICK UP A FIRST DOWN AND KEEPING DEFENSE ON THEIR HEELS.

NOW CEDAR GROVE WITH THIRD AND LONG AND HERE COMES THE BLITZ.

>> THE CLOCK IS RUNNING, 107 MINUTES TO GO.

YOU NEED TWO TOUCHDOWNS.

>> LOFTON, THE BLOCK.

HE'S GOT HIS MAN THERE AND THEY'RE GOING TO THROW THE FLAG.

>> TRYING TO GET THE BALL TO SIRAD BRYANT.

HE'S BEEN QUIET.

HAVEN'T CALLED HIS NAME IN A BIT.

>> BEAT HIM ON THE DOUBLE MOVE ON THE OUTSIDE.

THEY DID A STOP AND GO.

BALL WAS UNDERTHROWN AGAIN WHICH WAS CAUSING THE INTERFERENCE.

THE SECOND TIME WE'VE SEEN REALLY GOOD COVERAGE, BUT AN UNDERTHROWN BALL BRINGING THE RECEIVER BACK -- >> Referee: PASS INTERFERENCE, DEFENSE, 15-YARD PENALTY, RESULTS IN A FIRST DOWN.

>> THE BALL PLAY NOW AT THE 25 YARD LINE.

THE CLOCK NOW WILL BE STOPPED AT 6:43 TO GO IN THIS GAME.

>> THAT WAS A GOOD JOB BY CRISP OF PICKING UP THE BLITZ.

WE SAW THE PRESSURE THERE ON THIRD DOWN.

NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE IT.

ABLE TO PICK UP THE INTERFERENCE.

>> FIRST DOWN PLAY GOES TO PALMER.

THE PLAY GOES NOWHERE.

SHUT DOWN IN A HURRY BY NUMBER 9 JORDAN GRIER.

>> YOU SEE JORDAN GRIER MAKING THE TAP IN OPEN SPACE.

THEY DO A GREAT JOB DIAGNOSING PLAYS.

>> JORDAN GRIER COMING IN WITH 58 TACKLES ON THE SEASON.

LOFTON WITH THE KEY.

ON THE RUN, TRYING TO FIND HIS MAN DOWN FIELD.

IN AND OUT OF HIS HANDS!

HE KNEW HE HAD IT THERE.

LANE, THE SENIOR, WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT ONE BACK.

>> YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE LOFTON WORK HIS MAGIC.

HIS FEET ARE STARTING TO BE A SERIES, MOVING AROUND, FINDING GUYS IN THE SECONDARY.

YOU SEE THE DEFENSIVE LINE SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF THEIR PRESSURE, STARTING TO FIND MORE OPENING.

CEDAR GROVE HAS TO DO A BETTER JOB OF KEEPING THEM CORRALLED.

THAT'S ONE OF THE KEYS TO THE GAME.

>> THIRD DOWN AND NINE.

LOFTON, TO YOUR POINT, LETTING HIS FEET DO THE WORK.

GETS IT COMPLETE FOR A FIRST DOWN.

THEY'LL BLOW THE PLAY DEAD RIGHT THERE.

12-YARD GAIN, THAT MOVES THE STICKS AND KEEPS THE CLOCK ALIVE.

THE CLOCK IS STOPPED AS WELL.

>> LOFTON AGAIN DOING A GREAT JOB WITH LISS FEET, GETTING THAT BALL OFF.

IT'S ONLY SO LONG THE SECONDARY GUYS, THEY DIDN'T DO A BAD JOB CONTAINING THEM.

HE'S CHANGING DIRECTIONS, FINDING A LITTLE SPACE GETTING THE BALL OUT.

>> STOPPAGE OF PLAY AS A CEDAR GROVE DEFENDER IS ON THE FIELD AT ABOUT THE 28-YEAR-OLD.

STAFF TENDS TO HIM.

GOING TO DO A RESET.

LIVE WHAT YOU HEAR ON GPB.

WE'LL TAKE A QUICK TIME-OUT -- NO, WE'RE GOING TO STAY HERE ACTUALLY.

THE PLAYER DOWN GETS DOWN UNDER HIS OWN POWER.

N' KORIAN NEWSOM.

GOOD TO SEE THAT.

>> WHAT AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT EARLIER FOR COACH NOBLES, BATTLING STOMACH CANCER, STAYED ON THE SIDELINES.

WAS RIGHT HERE AT THE STADIUM AS WELL EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

A DOMINATING SECOND HALF FOR THE INDIANS.

KUDOS AFTER THEIR BIG WIN.

THAT WAS GAME ONE.

THIS IS GAME TWO.

TWO MORE TO GO.

BIG PLAY HERE ON FIRST DOWN.

LOFTON CALLS TO THE EMPTY BACKFIELD.

OUT OF BOUNDS.

HE'S PUSHED OUT THERE BY GRIER.

CLOCK STOPPED.

>> CRISP COUNTY HAS STARTED TO PUT THE BALL IN A.J.

LOFTON'S HANDS, LEADING HIM TO THE PROMISED LAND A LITTLE BIT.

IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE THEY GO FROM HERE.

CEDAR GROVE HONES IN ON THAT AND ALSO WITH THE AMOUNT OF VOLUME HE'S USING, HIM PROTECTING THE FOOTBALL CAN BE AN ISSUE DOWN HERE.

>> RED ZONE, COUGARS TRYING TO GET THEIR SECOND TOUCHDOWN OF THE HALF.

INCOMPLETE.

THIS TIME THERE'S NO FLAG.

ANTONIO TAYLOR, THE JUNIOR ON THE COVERAGE.

ONE MORE LOOK AT IT.

>> TRYING TO GIVE HIS GUY AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE PLAY.

CEDAR GROVE BACKFIELD IN GREAT POSITION ALL DAY.

TWO PASS INTERFERENCE CALLS ON BALLS UNDERTHROWN FOR GOOD TIGHT COVERAGE ALL DAY.

>> GOOD CALL THERE.

>> IN THIS SITUATION, GOOD NO CALL.

>> FIFTH PLAY OF THE DRIVE COMING UP HERE, FINDS THE HOLE.

STILL ON HIS FEET, GETS IT DOWN TO THE 6.

SHORT OF THE FIRST DOWN.

>> THAT WILL BRING UP THE FOURTH DOWN PLAY, CLOCK TICKING DOWN TO 5:15.

>> PUT IT IN HIS HANDS.

ALLOWING HIM TO MAKE PLAYS.

TRYING TO RIDE HIM ALL THE WAY INTO THE END ZONE HERE.

>> LOFTON BECOMES A FACTOR NOW.

CALLING FROM THE SIDELINE.

COACH HARBERHARBER, THAT BEARD WILL BE GONE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

WILL HE TRADE IT FOR A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP?

THAT'S THE QUESTION.

>> ANOTHER FOURTH DOWN FOR CRISP COUNTY.

>> GOT TO GET DOWN TO THE TWO.

PLAY CLOCK DOWN TO ONE.

THEY'VE GOT TO CALL TIME-OUT.

>> TIME-OUT, CRISP COUNTY, SECOND TIME-OUT OF THE HALF.

>> HERE IS THE PROBLEM WITH THAT.

THAT'S TWICE YOU CALLED A TIME-OUT WITH THE PLAY CLOCK RUNNING DOWN AND THE GAME CLOCK.

THAT'S 20, 40 SECONDS YOU COULD HAVE PLAYED.

A QUICK BREAK.

WE'RE BACK WITH MORE AFTER THIS.

>>> BACK TO THE CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN ATLANTA.

CRUCIAL FOURTH DOWN PLAY HERE, FOURTH AND FOUR.

THEY'VE GOT TO GET DOWN TO THE 2 YARD LINE.

THE COUGARS HAVE GOT TO GET A TOUCHDOWN DOWN AND GET THE BALL BACK QUICKLY.

ONE TIME-OUT LEFT.

CEDAR GROVE DEFENSE HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GAME.

JUNIOR QUARTERBACK LOFTON.

PALMER ON HIS LEFT, THE STAR RUNNING BACK.

ANOTHER HIGH SNAP.

LOFTON WITH THE THROW, AND IT'S INCOMPLETE.

>> GREAT JOB BY CEDAR GROVE.

NOT ONLY DID HE HAVE PRESSURE FROM THE INSIDE OUT, BUT PRESSURE FROM THE OUTSIDE IN AS WELL.

GREAT JOB BY THE CORNER.

HUGE STOP FOR CEDAR GROVE RIGHT THERE.

>> ACTUALLY FELL DOWN ON THE PLAY.

THE OTHER RECEIVER WAS -- THAT DIDN'T COME INTO PLAY.

4:37, A HUGE STOP THERE, 11 PLAYS, 56-YARD DRIVE.

5:01.

YOU COME UP WITH NOTHING.

SO NOW, THE SAINTS TAKE OVER ON THEIR OWN 6 YARD LINE.

YOU CAN ACCEPT A DOSAGE OF RUNNING PLAYS TO MILK THE CLOCK AS BEST THEY CAN, STARTING WITH THAT RIGHT THERE.

LANGSTON, THE SOPHOMORE.

A FLAG ON THE PLAY.

SLOW TO GET UP.

>> Referee: TWO FOULS ON THE PLAY, PERSONAL FOUL, FACE MASK, ON THE DEFENSE.

ILLEGAL FORMATION ON THE OFFENSE.

PENALTIES OFFSET.

REPLAY FIRST DOWN.

>> MORE IMPORTANTLY, MORE TIME COMING OFF THE CLOCK NOW, 4:31 LEFT IN THIS GAME.

>> DIDN'T ACTUALLY SEE THE FACE MASK.

I THINK JUST THE WAY HE TURNED HIS HEAD AND MADE IT LOOK AS THOUGH HE HAD HIS FACE MASK PULLED.

>> MATCHING THE SEASON HIGH ALLOWED, 21 OVER SOUTH GWINNETT EARLIER IN THE REGULAR SEASON.

>> CEDAR GROVE IS GOING TO POUND THE FOOTBALL.

THEY'VE GOT EXTRA LINEMEN IN THE GAME.

SIX OFFENSIVE LINEMEN AND A FULLBACK IN THE GAME.

THEY'LL POUND THE BALL.

>> SAME PLAY.

>> LETTING THE CLOCK RUN.

LANGSTON WIDE AGAIN.

HE COMES OUT OF THE GAME, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

COUGARS NOW ONLY ONE TIME-OUT TRYING TO DECIDE, COACH BRAD HARBER, WHEN TO USE IT.

AUSTIN SMITH THE QUARTERBACK FOR CEDAR GROVE MORE THAN HAPPY TO LET THAT PLAY CLOCK RUN DOWN, INSIDE FIVE.

GAME CLOCK INSIDE 3:25.

HANDOFF NOW TO CHAVON WRIGHT.

THE SAINTS GET A FRESH SET OF DOWNS AND TAKE ONE STEP CLOSER TO THAT CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> WASN'T A WHOLE LOT OF SPACE THERE, DID A GOOD JOB GETTING BEHIND THE PASS.

DRIVING BLITZ.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT CEDAR GROVE GETTING THAT EXTRA BIG BODY IN THERE AS WELL.

>> HOW ABOUT CHAVON WRIGHT BEHIND THE LINE.

19 CARRIES, 136 YARDS NOW ON THE GROUND.

SAINTS JUST LET THIS RUN UNDER THREE MINUTES.

KEEPER BY SMITH.

BIG STOP RIGHT THERE BY KAM MOATE.

WE TALKED TO COACH PATRICK DURING THE WEEK ABOUT THIS GAME.

NOT JUST A SPECIAL TEAM, BUT A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE QUESTIONS WHAT THEY'VE DONE AS A PROGRAM.

NO QUESTION AT ALL.

TWO TITLES IN THREE YEARS, AND TRYING TO CLOSE IN NOW WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF THE THIRD IN FOUR YEARS.

WHAT A JOB BY HIM, PLAYED AT ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY, JOINED CEDAR GROVE STAFF RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE AS A LINEBACKER COACH BACK IN 2007.

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR IN 2012.

HEAD COACH FOR THE FIRST TIME TRYING FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIS FIRST YEAR.

RUNNING PLAY THERE.

THAT'S WHEN CRISP COUNTY WILL CALL THEIR THIRD AND FINAL TIME-OUT.

>> 1:57 TO GO.

CRISP COUNTY, WE TALKED ABOUT HARBER WINNING REGION ONE.

11-3 ON THE SEASON.

YOU TALK ABOUT THEIR LOSSES, ALL THREE WERE BY FIVE POINTS OR LESS.

SO THEY WERE THAT CLOSE TO HAVING AN UNDEFEATED SEASON.

>> THOSE TEAMS ARE ALSO VERY GOOD DEFENSIVE TEAMS.

THEY'VE GOT A YOUNG TEAM.

THINK ABOUT CRISP, A LOT OF YOUNG GUYS.

YOU SEE A LOT OF JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES PLAYING ON THEIR ROSTER.

THEY'RE FIGHTING THEIR BUTTS OFF RIGHT HERE.

CEDAR GROVE DOING A GREAT JOB.

TALKED ABOUT COACH PATRICK AND HIM TAKING OVER.

PEOPLE DON'T APPRECIATE HOW HARD IT IS TO TAKE OVER A PROGRAM THAT'S SUCCESSFUL.

WHEN THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE GUARD, PEOPLE SAY, WELL, YOU'VE GOT TALENT, THEY WERE ALREADY GOOD BEFORE YOU BECAME HEAD COACH.

TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN IT, MAINTAIN THE CULTURE.

>> WHAT YOU DID AT TUCKER, TAKING OVER A PROGRAM, RIGHT?

>> YEAH.

AND THERE WERE CHALLENGES WITH THAT.

WE HAD A GOOD GROUP WHEN I TOOK OVER THE PROGRAM, I TOOK OVER AFTER A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> THE BAR COULDN'T HAVE BEEN HIGHER.

>> RIGHT.

IT'S A CHALLENGE TO GO IN AND FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GREAT COACH AND GREAT LEADERSHIP.

I TIP MY HAT BECAUSE HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB KEEPING THE GUYS HUNGRY AND KEEPING THE GUYS FOCUSED.

>> FOURTH AND ONE PLAY HERE FOR CEDAR GROVE.

LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE DRAWN THE COUGARS OFFSIDES.

>> LOOK AT BRAD HARBER THERE, WHAT A JOB HE'S DONE.

>> Referee: PRIOR TO THE SNAP, FALSE START, OFFENSE.

STILL FOURTH DOWN.

>> GOES THE OTHER WAY AGAINST THE SAINTS.

EXPECT A PUNT NOW AT THIS POINT.

>> SO THE PUNT TEAM COMES ON FOR CEDAR GROVE, NUMBER 30, LOUIS DOMINGUEZ COMES ON.

THE CLOCK WON'T START UNTIL THE BALL IS SNAPPED.

>> DOES A GOOD JOB, CEDAR GROVE, DIDN'T GET A TON OF YARDAGE.

>> IT'S A LIVE BALL.

PICKS IT UP AND RUNS!

FLAG ON THE PLAY.

INTO THE END ZONE FOR THE TOUCHDOWN, BUT LET'S WORK THIS OUT.

TREY WALKER, THE FRESHMAN.

YOU CAN HEAR THE COACHING STAFF SAYING TO GO AFTER IT.

THERE'S A FLAG ON THE PLAY.

BOBBLED SNAP.

DOMINGUEZ GOT IT AWAY.

>> Referee: NO FOUL FOR ROUGHING THE KICKER, THE BALL WAS TIPPED.

THE RESULT OF THE PLAY IS A TOUCHDOWN CRISP COUNTY.

>> THERE YOU GO.

HANG ON.

CRISP COUNTY STILL IN THIS BALL GAME.

1:18 TO GO.

THEY NEEDED SOMETHING BIG TO HAPPEN.

THE BLOCKED PUNT RIGHT THERE.

WHAT A SERIES OF EVENTS FOR THE COUGARS.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT WINNING THE TURNOVER BATTLE BEING THE KEY FOR CEDAR GROVE.

HERE IS A KEY TURNOVER.

GOT TO BE ABLE TO FINISH THE GAME.

SO THAT WAS A HUGE CHANGE OF EVENTS BY CRISP COUNTY, ABLE TO GET THE BLOCKED PUNT.

I THINK THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION BY CEDAR GROVE BECAUSE THEY WERE GETTING AWAY FROM THE BALL, NOT UNDERSTANDING IT WAS LIVE AND YOU COULD PICK IT UP AND RETURN IT.

>> I THINK IT WAS SUCH A BANG-BANG PLAY THAT YOU'RE TRAINED ON A PUNT TO DO THAT.

WE'VE GOT A FLAG DOWN AS WE GET READY FOR THE EXTRA POINT HERE.

ALMOST TRAINED TO STAY AWAY FROM IT, NOT REALIZING WHAT HAD HAPPENED.

SO 21-13 NOW.

MAY THAED THE EXTRA POINT WHILE WE WERE IN THE REPLAY.

THERE'S A FLAG ON THE PLAY.

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENED.

>> JUST GOT VERY INTERESTING VERY QUICK.

>> OKAY.

SO THE CALL IS A TOUCHDOWN.

>> Referee: DURING THE PLAY, PERSONAL FOUL ON THE DEFENSE, THE PENALTY WILL BE ENFORCED ON THE KICKOFF.

>> NOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET EVEN SHORTER FIELD FOR THE ONSIDE.

>> INSTEAD OF KICKING FROM THE 40, THEY WILL KICK FROM THE -- SO THIS BECOMES VERY INTERESTING.

IF YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL ON THE ONSIDE KICK, YOU'VE GOT A VERY SHORT FIELD TO TRY TO GET THE TIEING SCORE.

>> WHAT IS THE BALL GAME VERY MUCH, IF CEDAR GROVE RECOVERS AN ONSIDE KICK, CRISP DOESN'T HAVE THE TIME-OUT TO STOP THE CLOCK.

IF CRISP RECOVERS IT, IT'S GOING TO GET VERY, VERY INTERESTING.

>> VERY INTERESTING, VERY INTERESTING.

>> CONNOR RICHMOND IS ON TO TRY TO ONSIDE KICK.

A PUNTER AND A KICKER.

WE MENTIONED AT THE TOP HE'S A BASEBALL PLAYER.

HE CAME ON TO HELP THEM OUT.

THE SAINTS HAVE THEIR HANDS TEAM IN.

1:18 TO GO.

AND THERE IT IS.

>> THAT WILL DO IT.

>> GREAT JOB EXECUTION AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS, NFL PROGRAMS, COLLEGE PROGRAMS WORK ON THEIR HANDS TEAMS, GETTING THAT GROUP OUT THERE, WORKING ON THEM BEING ABLE TO FIELD THE BALL.

NOW HAVE TO SECURE THE POSSESSION AND COME OUT HERE AND TAKE A KNEE.

>> TELL YOUR KIDS, DON'T BE A HERO.

WE DON'T NEED A RETURN.

WE NEED POSSESSION.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED.

>> I TALKED TO MY KIDS ABOUT BEING A HERO, BEING A HERO IN THE SENSE OF WANTING TO BE THE GUY TO MAKE THE PLAY.

CATCH THE BALL, GET ON THE GROUND, THAT'S THE HERO.

NOT TRYING TO GET A TOUCHDOWN OR A HUGE RETURN.

ALL WE WANT TO DO RIGHT THERE IS BE THE GUY TO GET THAT BALL AND GET ON THE GROUND.

>> COUGARS WITH NO TIME-OUTS.

VICTORY FORMATION AND CEDAR GROVE WILL CALL A TIME-OUT.

THE PLAY CLOCK TICKS DOWN TO ONE.

A LITTLE TOO MUCH TIME ON THE SIDELINES.

COACH PATRICK, SOME CONFUSION SOMEHOW WITH PERSONNEL OR SOMETHING.

WE'VE BEEN TREATED TO OUTSTANDING FOOTBALL RIGHT NOW.

STAY WITH US RIGHT HERE.

THE CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS ON THE WAY.

AK CONEY COUNTY VERSUS BLESSED TRINITY.

STANDING BY TO BRING YOU THAT ONE.

NOT BEFORE THE TAILGATE PARTY WITH JOHN NELSON AND HANNAH GOODEN.

WE HAVE TROPHY PRESENTATION FIRST.

ALWAYS SOME OF THE BEST TELEVISION, SOME OF THE BEST FOOTBALL ALL YEAR WITH THE GPB TEAM AS WE HAVE ANOTHER OUTSTANDING FOOTBALL SEASON HERE IN GEORGIA.

>> A GREAT GAME AGAINST TWO REALLY GOOD TEAMS.

>> OUTSTANDING GAME.

>> WHEN YOU LOOK EVEN WITH THAT, THE STOP ON THE 1 YARD LINE IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE GAME RIGHT NOW.

>> YEAH.

YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

>> ONE MINUTE TO GO IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

YOU CAN HEAR THE FANS OF CEDAR GROVE STARTING TO CELEBRATE.

MIG GET PATRICK, FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH.

6-0 IN REGION PLAY.

THEY PLAYED A KILLER SCHEDULE EARLY ON.

THEY PLAYED THE TITLE GAME OVER THERE.

UNDEFEATED IN THE SEASON.

AND THEY BEGIN TO CELEBRATE.

HATS OFF TO CRISP COUNTY AND THE COUGARS, 11-4 ON THE SEASON.

OUTSTANDING YEAR FOR BRAD HARBER'S GUYS.

TODAY IT'S MIGUEL PATRICK AND THE SAINTS FROM CEDAR GROVE.

FOR THE THIRD TIME IN FOUR YEARS THEY'RE CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONS.

FINAL SECONDS HERE FROM GEORGIA STATE STADIUM.

>> COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER GAME IN TERMS OF THE WEATHER, THE TURNOUT IS BEAUTIFUL.

>> I KNOW THAT A WIN IS A WIN, A LOSS IS A LOSS.

I GET THAT.

THERE'S A PART OF ME THAT LIKES THIS 21-14 SCORE BETTER THAN 21-7.

WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT IT, THIS GAME WAS MUCH CLOSER THAN A 21-7 GAME.

>> NO DOUBT.

IT VERY EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN A 21-21 GAME.

TALK ABOUT A STOP ON A 1 YARD LINE.

VERY CLOSELY CONTESTED GAME.

CEDAR GROVE I FELT LIKE DID A BETTER JOB ESTABLISHING OFFENSE FOR THE COUNTY.

RIGHT BEFORE THE HALF, WAS ABLE TO GET A SCORE AND KIND OF BREAK IT OPEN.

THEY REALLY MOVED THE BALL WELL.

>> THE CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP IS IN THE BOOKS.

THE SAINTS GO MARCHING TO THE PODIUM.

UP NEXT FOR THE TROPHY PRESENTATION ON THE GREAT GPB.

WE'LL HAVE IT LIVE AFTER A QUICK TIME-OUT.

STAY WITH US.

TWO DAYS, WE'RE ABOUT TO CROWD A CHAMPION.

CEDAR GROVE SAINTS, CLASS 3A CHAMPIONS TO GO WITH THEIR TITLES IN 2016 AND 2018.

COACH MIGUEL PATRICK, WHAT A JOB HE'S DONE IN HIS FIRST SEASON AT THE HELM WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP OF HIS OWN.

WHAT A GREAT JOB BY CHAVON WRIGHT, 21 CARRIES, 142 YARDS, 86 IN THE DECISIVE SECOND HALF.

>> GREAT JOB BY CEDAR GROVE.

COMING TO THE GAME, WANTING TO ESTABLISH THE RUN.

THEY DID A GREAT JOB.

DEFENSE WAS PHENOMENAL ALL NIGHT, ALL EVENING.

>> CEDAR GROVE ON AN 11-GAME WIN STREAK.

THEY GO TO 13-2.

CRISP COUNTY WILL CLOSE OUT AT 11-4.

TALKING TO THIS YOUNG MAN, MIGUEL PATRICK, WHAT A BRIGHT YOUNG FUTURE HE HAS A CEDAR GROVE, DAYTON, OHIO NATIVE.

REALLY ENJOYED HIS TIME IN GEORGIA.

HE'S BEEN A LONG-TIME ASSISTANT THERE.

NOW IN HIS 12th YEAR, HIS FIRST AS HEAD COACH.

>> BOTH OF THESE TEAMS HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG TALENT.

IT'S NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IF THINGS PLAY THEMSELVES OUT THE RIGHT WAY, WE COULD SEE BOTH TEAMS BACK HERE NEXT YEAR.

>> BOTH TEAMS HAVE A LOT OF UNDERCLASSMEN THAT PLAYED.

VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY GO.

I THINK CRISP HAS A LITTLE MORE BALANCE IN TERMS OF OFFENSE AND DEFENSE RETURNING.

A LOT OF THE GUYS -- ED.

>> I COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER FIRST YEAR.

>> THIRD TIME IN FOUR YEARS.

WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT WHERE THIS PROGRAM IS RIGHT NOW WITH YOUR CONTINUED DOMINANCE IN THIS CLASS?

>> I THINK YOU IS THE PROGRAM.

WE HAVE A PROGRAM AT CEDAR GROVE.

THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW.

>> LET'S TALK TO OUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

YOU'RE HOLDING A LITTLE PIECE OF HARDWARE THERE.

HOW DOES THAT FEEL.

>> THAT WILL BE THERE WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT.

I CAN'T -- I THANK MY PARENTS AND MY COACHES.

SHOUT-OUT TO GOD FIRST AND MY TEAM.

>> AT THE SAME TIME YOU KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE A GRINDER.

IT WAS TOUGH IN THE FIRST HALF.

WHAT DID THEY TALK ABOUT TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS COME OUT WITH A WIN.

>> -- >> THAT'S IT.

THAT'S ALL YOU NEED.

CEDAR GROVE ONCE AGAIN CHAMPS OF AAA.

THAT'S HIS FIRST FUMBLE OF THE DAY, GUYS.

>> SO CEDAR GROVE, 2019, COACH PATRICK TELLING THE CROWD HERE AT GEORGIA STATE STADIUM WHAT HE TOLD US EARLIER THIS WEEK, WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN TO HIM, AND THAT WE ARE A PROGRAM, NOT JUST A TEAM, A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

CERTAINLY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE, TWO TITLES IN THREE YEARS BEFORE HE TOOK OVER AS HEAD COACH, HE NOW HAS ONE ON HIS OWN.

HE CAN SAY HEY, WE'VE MADE THE TRANSITION YOU KNOW IS SO HARD TO MAKE AND WE'RE STILL STATE CHAMPIONS.

THEY MOVE ON AS ONE OF THE PREEMINENT PROGRAMS IN GEORGIA FOOTBALL.

>> YOU TALK ABOUT PROGRAM, YOU TALK ABOUT A WHOLE UNIT, NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS.

THEY HAVE GOOD INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS, GOOD INDIVIDUAL COACHES.

AS A UNIT THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB DOING EVERYTHING THAT'S VERY, VERY SPECIAL.

>> LOVE TO SEE ALL THE SENIORS THERE, LED BY THE YOUNG MAN CHAVON WRIGHT IN HIS FINAL GAME, BECOMING THE GEORGIA COTTON PLAYER OF THE GAME, 142 YARDS AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS.

COACH, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THANKS AGAIN FOR JOINING US.

SAME TIME NEXT YEAR WE'LL DO IT AGAIN.

>> YEAH.

>> BRIAN LAMAR FROM TUCKER HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M LARRY SMITH.

THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE.

WE'RE NOT DONE ON THE GREAT GPB.

THE TAILGATE PARTY COMING UP NEXT.

>>> WELCOME INTO THE GPB TAILGATE PARTY.

GAME TWO OF DAY TWO IS IN THE BOOKS.

CEDAR GROVE JUST DEFEATED CRISP COUNTY 21-14.

WE'RE TURNING OUR PAGE TO OAK CONEY COUNTY VERSUS BLESSED TRINITY.

WHILE THE TEAMS WARM UP, WE'LL HAVE THE FANS, THE KOEFRPS, THE PRINCIPALS AND SO MUCH MORE.

LENGTHS KICK THINGS OFF BY DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.

GPB VOTED ON AN ALL-STAR TEAM.

HERE IS JOHN NELSON WITH INSIDE THE BALL.

>> MILES MURPHY, ONE OF THE TOP RECRUITS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY FROM HILLGROVE, IS GOING TO GO TO CLEMSON.

ON THE THIS LIST.

FOUR OTHERS ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE, DUTCH COUNTY, YOU KNOW THEM FOR THEIR DEFENSE.

WILL ANDERSON HEADING TO ALABAMA, NO SURPRISE WITH WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO DEFENSIVELY.

YOU'VE SEEN MARIETTA ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

NOW YOU SEE THEM ON THE DF SIDE.

B.J.

LAS SPENT TIME ON BOTH SIETSDS OF THE BALL, HEADED TO LSU.

HE'LL MAKE ED ORGERON HAPPY ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE.

OUT OF MARIETTA.

OUT OF NORTH GWINNETT, JARED IVY, ONE OF TWO UNDECIDEDS, SENT THEM DEEP INTO THE PLAYOFFS.

JARED IVY AND ALSO NAZEER STACKHOUSE, HE'S STAYING INSIDE THE STATE LINE.

HE'S GOING TO AGENT THENS AND WILL HANG OUT WITH KIRBY SMART AT THE NEXT LEVEL.

FOUR LINEBACKERS ON THE LIST.

SECOND UNDECIDED IS PHILIP WEBB OUT OF LANIER.

YOU SAW HIM ON FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA.

PHILLIP WEBB STILL DECIDING WHERE HE WANTS TO GO.

HE WESLEY STEINER WILL BE HEADING TO THE PLAINS TO HANG OUT WITH KEVIN STEELE AND THE AUBURN TIGERS.

NEXT ONE OUT OF CENTRAL GEORGIA, WE GO TO FORT VALLEY, DECIDED A LONG TIME AGO HE WAS GOING TO GO AND BE WITH THE CLEMSON TIGERS, SERGIO AMMON IS A LINEBACKER FOR US.

KEVIN SWIN OUT OF CARROLLTON, HE'S HEADING TO LET ME SON.

OUR LINE BACKING CORE ON DEFENSE, PHILIP WEBB FROM LANIER, WESLEY STEINER AND SERGIO ALLEN, KEVIN FLINT OUT OF CARROLLTON.

YOUR DEFENSIVE BACKS, RYAN BRANCH OUT OF SANDY CREEK HEADING TO TUSCALOOSA, WILL BE PART OF NICK SABAN'S BRANCH.

RASHAD TORRENCE, YOU SAW HIM WITH MARIETTA AND WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO AGAINST CAMDEN COUNTY AND AGAINST PARKVIEW AND HEADING TO CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND.

THE SENIOR FROM MARIETTA, HE'S HEADING TO FLORIDA TO BE PART OF THE FLORIDA GATORS.

BENITO SUAREZ WILL BE PART OF HERM EDWARDS BUNCH OUT OF ARIZONA STATE.

KEVIN SLOCUM, THE ONLY JUNIOR ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL, SLOCUM OUT OF CARTERSVILLE.

OUR DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD, BRIAN BRANCH FROM SANDY CREEK, RASHAD TORRENCE.

SLOCUM FROM CARTERSVILLE, THE LONE JUNIOR.

BROCK TRAVELSTEAD ONE OF THE TOP SPECIAL TEAMERS IN THE COUNTRY, HE IS HEADED TO LOUISVILLE.

HE'S GOING TO HANG OUT WITH SCOTT SATTERFIELD FOR HIS NEXT ROUND OF KICKING AND PUNTING.

IT WILL BE GREAT TO SEE HIM AT THE NEXT LEVEL AS WELL.

THAT'S YOUR ALL GPB DEFENSIVE BUNCH FOR 2019.

LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ON ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

>> THE GPB PLAYER OF THE YEAR IS NORTH GWINNETT'S JARED IVY.

AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE MATCH-UP, I'M HERE WITH OCONEE COUNTY PRINCIPAL BEN WIGGINS.

THE FIRST TIME YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN MATCHED IN A FINAL SINCE 1999, 20 YEARS.

WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE?

>> IT'S BEEN GREAT.

WE'VE HAD A WONDERFUL SEASON.

OUR COACHES HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.

OUR PLAYERS, CHEERLEADERS, BAND, IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING TIME.

>> YOU TOLD ME SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL.

ONE OF THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND ANOTHER STUDENT AT YOUR SCHOOL HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER RECENTLY.

HOW HAS THE TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY RALLIED AROUND THEM.

>> IT'S BEEN PHENOMENAL, SOMETIMES A TRAGEDY BRINGS PEOPLE CLOSER.

OUR TEAM, IF YOU CAN SEE THEIR SHIRTS THEY SAY LANDON HAGWOOD, NUMBER 54, IF YOU'RE WATCHING AT EGGELSTON TODAY, WE LOVE YOU.

>> DEFINITELY A SHOUT-OUT.

BESIDES FOOTBALL, WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON WITH OTHER SPORTS AROUND YOUR SCHOOL?

>> WE HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL FALL SPORTS SEASON.

OUR CROSS COUNTRY, OUR BOYS FINISHED THIRD IN THE STATE, GIRLS FINISHED FOURTH.

OUR SOFTBALL TEAM FINISHED THIRD IN COLUMBUS AS WELL.

A FANTASTIC FALL.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

LET US KNOW, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, ACADEMICS, WHO IS SHINING AT YOUR SCHOOL RIGHT NOW?

>> WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL STUDENTS.

WE ARE VERY HIGH-ACHIEVING SCHOOL ACADEMICALLY.

WE DO A WONDERFUL JOB.

WE HAVE FANTASTIC TEACHERS.

WE HAVE WONDERFUL PARENTS AND OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS A RATED, ONE OF THE TOP SCHOOLS IN THE STATE.

>> OUTSTANDING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THROUGH FOR YOUR TIME.

WE ARE TALKING FOOTBALL, THOUGH.

HAD THE CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH YOUR HEAD COACH TRAVIS NOLAN.

LET'S LISTEN IN TO HOW THE TEAM IS PREPARING FOR THIS BIG GAME.

>> WE'RE EXCITED.

I THINK EVERY TEAM THAT'S HERE IS EXCITED BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A LONG JOURNEY TO BE A PART OF THIS GAME.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL AND OUR COMMUNITY.

>> LOOKING BACK ON THE SEASON, WAS THERE A TURNING POINT FOR YOU?

WHAT WAS CLICKING SO WELL?

>> YOU KNOW, WE LOST A TOUGH CLOSE GAME EARLY IN GAME TWO.

I THINK THAT ONCE WE EXPERIENCE THAT AND OUR GUYS REALIZED THAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO GO BACK THERE FOR A WHILE, THEY STARTED BELIEVING AND FOCUSING MORE IN PRACTICE AND WE GOT BETTER AS THE SEASON WENT ALONG.

>> WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN THAT SEMIFINAL GAME AGAINST SANDY CREEK?

>> SOMETHING WE ALREADY KNEW, THAT OUR GUYS HAVE A LOT OF CHARACTER AND A LOT OF TOUGHNESS AND RESILIENCE.

WE JUMPED OUT TO AN EARLY LEAD AND THEY MADE A COMEBACK.

A LOT OF TEAMS WOULD HAVE PANICKED.

OUR GUYS STAYED THE COURSE AND SAW IT THROUGH TO THE END.

>> YOU PLAYED BLESSED TRINITY.

THEY'VE BEEN REALLY TOUGH THIS SEASON.

WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS?

>> WELL, WE PLAYED THEM THREE YEARS AGO IN THE PLAYOFFS.

THEY PLAY A TOUGH PHYSICALITY BRAND OF FOOTBALL.

THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO DO.

I THINK IT WILL BE A VERY PHYSICAL GAME AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE AN EXCITING GAME.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE LINE UP AND PLAY.

>> ON THE OTHER SIDELINE WE HAVE BLESSED TRINITY PRESIDENT RYAN MARKS WITH US.

B.T.

GOING FOR ITS THIRD STRAIGHT TITLE.

HOW HAS THE TEAM BEEN ABLE TO HAVE SO MUCH SUCCESS?

>> THEY'VE JUST WORKED SO HARD ON AND OFF THE FIELD.

WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING COACHING STAFF, VERY DISCIPLINED STUDENT ATHLETES.

I THINK AFTER THE BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, EVERYBODY THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A REBUILDING YEAR.

I THINK THE UNDERCLASSMEN FROM LAST YEAR WANTED TO PROVE THAT THEY COULD GET BACK TO THIS GAME.

>> YOU TOLD ME THE LAST TIME YOU WERE LIVE ON GPB YOU WERE A HEAD BASKETBALL COACH.

HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT?

>> VERY DIFFERENT.

A LITTLE MORE RELAXED TO SIT IN THIS POSITION AND ROOT ON AND ENCOURAGE OUR FOOTBALL TEAM THAN BEING ON THE SIDELINES.

WE WERE UNSEC SESFUL IN THAT GAME.

I HOPE OUR FOOTBALL TEAM HAS A BETTER OUTCOME THIS YEAR.

>> WHAT OTHER SPORTS ARE SHINING RIGHT NOW.

>> WE'VE HAD A REALLY STRONG FALL.

THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH ALLISON BOWES.

INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPION JUNIOR HANNAH MANUTY.

>> WHERE IS YOUR SUCCESS COMING FROM?

>> PROUD WE'RE A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE.

WE STRIVE TO IMPROVE EVERY YEAR.

OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN IN OUR STEM PROGRAM.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A GROUP OF ROBOTICS AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS WORK ON A YEAR-LONG PROJECT BUILDING A TINY HOME.

THEY JUST COMPLETED THAT.

WE'RE REALLY PROUD THAT WE JUST DONATED THAT TINY HOME TO A HOMELESS VETERAN COMMUNITY IN CHEROKEE COUNTY.

THAT'S AMAZING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WE'LL HAVE MORE FROM BLESSED TRINITY AND OCONEE COUNTY ON THE GPB SHOW AFTER THIS.

>>> PRACTICING SAFE DRIVING HABITS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE.

BE DEFENSIVE, DON'T DRIVE DISTRACTED, BUCKLE UP.

UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T MAKE THE BEST CHOICES.

THOSE CHOICES CAN LEAD TO TERRIBLE OUTCOMES.

THIS YEAR WE PARTNERED WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY TO GET STUDENTS EXCITED ABOUT USING THEIR SEATBELTS.

HERE IS OUR THIRD PLACE WINNER FOR THE PSA ANNOUNCEMENT.

>> MOM, I HAVE TO GRAB SOMETHING FROM THE STORE.

LOVE YOU.

>> SHE'S A MINUTE AWAY.

LET'S GO.

COME ON.

>> IMAGINE YOUR FAMILY WAITING FOR YOU TO COME HOME, YOU NEVER SHOW UP.

YOU NEVER THOUGHT THIS COULD HAPPEN.

YOUR SEATBELT COULD HAVE SAVED YOUR LIFE.

YOU CHOSE NOT TO PUT IT ON THIS TIME.

IT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK.

BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.

>> AND YOU SAW WHO IT WAS.

NOW WE GET TO INTRODUCE YOU TO LEE FREE MAN FROM ALPHARETTA HIGH SCHOOL.

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION?

>> TEENAGERS ARE STARTING TO GET OUT THERE AND DRIVE AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO WEAR YOUR SEATBELT.

I CAN'T IMAGINE NOT COMING HOME BECAUSE I DIDN'T WEAR THE SEATBELT.

>> THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO EVERYONE WOULD HAVE BEEN WHAT?

>> BUCKLE UP GEORGIA.

>> NICELY DONE.

ANY THANK YOUS LEFT ON THE TABLE THAT YOU NEED TO GIVE SHOUT-OUTS FOR?

>> YES.

I WANT TO THANK MY VIDEO TEACHER MR.

MIZER FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

>> ROB THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR POINTING OUT WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO CARE ABOUT US AND THEY WANT US TO GET HOME SAFELY.

IT WAS A GREAT MESSAGE.

ON BEHALF OF GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, WE'RE PROUD TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS iPAD FOR YOUR VIDEO.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> CONGRATULATIONS LEE HI.

THANK YOU ROBERT AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

WE'D LIKE TO THANK OUR FRIENDS AT CIGNA FOR PROVIDING THE PRIZES.

WHEN WE RETURN, GETTING YOU SET FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF OCONEE COUNTY AND BLESSED TRINITY.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE GPB TAILGATE PARTY.

I'M HANNAH GOODEN.

THAT'S JOHN NELSON.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A QUALITY MATCH-UP BETWEEN OCONEE COUNTY AND BLESSED TRINITY.

GPB DID SOMETHING COOL.

WE VOTED ON AN ALL-FOOTBALL TEAM.

WE WENT OVER THE DEFENSE.

WE'RE ABOUT TO GO OVER THE OFFENSE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THOSE PLAYERS COMING UP, OCONEE COUNTY.

>> IT IS SPECIAL TEAMERS, OFFENSE, DEFENSE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHO IS JOINING MACK ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL.

GPB ALL-STARS ON OFFENSE FOR 2019.

>> VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A NEW TRADITION HERE ON GPB SPORTS.

THAT IS OUR FIRST EVER ALL GPB TEAM AS WE'LL CHOOSE THE TOP OFFENSIVE AND TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE REGARDLESS OF CLASSIFICATION.

SO I'M GOING TO DO THE OFFENSE AND JOHN NELSON WILL STEP IN AND CLOSE IT OUT WITH THE DEFENSE.

OUR ALL GPB TEAM ON OFFENSE STARTING AT QUARTERBACK, WE'LL HAVE TWO OF THOSE.

OUR NUMBER ONE WILL BE HARRISON BAILEY OF THE MARIETTA BLUE DEVILS.

YOU KNOW HIM, YOU LOVE HIM.

FOUR-STAR, NUMBER FOUR QUARTERBACK IN THE COUNTRY, COMMITTED TO THE TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS.

HE'LL BE THE QUARTERBACK FOR OUR TEAM ALONG WITH MAX JOHNSON OF THE OCONEE COUNTY WARRIORS, COMMITTED TO THE LSU TIGERS.

NEPHEW OF MARK RICK, SON OF FORMER SUPER BOWL QUARTERBACK BRAD JOHNSON.

THOSE ARE OUR TOP TWO QUARTERBACKS.

RUNNING BACK HANK BIGSBY OF CALLOWAY HEADED TO THE AUBURN TIGERS.

UNFORTUNATELY THEY DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT TO THE STATE FINALS THIS YEAR.

STOPPED IN THE SEMIFINALS.

HANK ALONG WITH CODY BROWN OF PARKVIEW, ONE OF OUR RARE JUNIORS ON THE LIST.

IN FACT, THE ONLY JUNIOR ON OUR OFFENSIVE LIST FOR THE ALL GPB TEAM.

CODY BROWN HAD 197 AGAINST MARIETTA IN A SEMIFINAL LOSS LAST YEAR.

JAROMIR GIBBS IS HEADED TO GEORGIA TECH.

BIGSBY, BROWN AND GIBBS.

WIDE RECEIVERS, WE'VE GOT THREE.

JAVON BAKER.

YOU SAW HIM HERE ON GPB IN THE QUARTERFINALS.

HE'S HEADED TO THE ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE.

JOSH DOWNS OF NORTH GWINNETT, HE'S HEADED TO NORTH CAROLINA, THEY GOT STOPPED IN THE SEMIFINALS AND JALEN BARTON IS HEADED FOR THE PITT PANTHERS.

BAKER, DOWNS AND BARTON, OUR TIGHT END, AND HARDLY A TIGHT END, BUT A TIGHT END BY DEFINITION OF POSITION, ERIC GILBERT OF THE MARIETTA BLUE DEVILS FOR MY VOTE.

HE WOULD BE THE TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYER IN THE STATE THIS YEAR.

HE'S HEADED TO LSU TO PLAY FOR THOSE TIGERS.

HE IS OUR TIGHT END ON OUR TEAM.

AND NOW OUR OFFENSIVE LINEMEN, BRODERICK JONES OF LISONIA, COMMITTED TO THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS, MILES HINTON, SON OF CLIFF HENSON, HE'S HEADED TO STANFORD.

PAUL TEO OF MILTON, THE SENIOR IS HEADED TO CLEMSON TIGERS AS IS JOHN WILLIAMS OF CREEKVIEW, HEADED TO THE CLEMSON TIGERS.

HE MAKES THE LIST AND SETH McLAUGHLIN OF THE BUFORD BULLS, HE'S HEADED TO ALABAMA.

JONES, HINTON, TEO, WILLIAMS AND McLAUGHLIN.

OUR KICKER OF THE YEAR GOES TO ATHENS ACADEMY.

JAMES WILLIAMS IS HEADED NORTH TO PLAY FOR THE SYRACUSE ORANGE.

JAMES WILLIAMS WILL BE OUR PK FOR OUR ALL GPB TEAM.

THERE YOU GO, A NEW TRADITION ON GPB, THAT'S OUR OFFENSE.

JOHN NELSON WILL BE ALONG IN A LITTLE BIT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ALL GPB DEFENSE.