Football Fridays in Georgia
Countdown to Kickoff 2021: Playoffs - Round Two
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Jon Nelson and Hannah Goodin discuss 2021's football playoffs news.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> WELCOME TO "COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF."
I'M HANNAH GOODIN.
>> SHE'S THREE DIMENSIONAL.
>> I'M IN STUDIO THIS WEEK.
WE HAVE A NEW FRIEND.
>> YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT ONE?
>> WELL, NOT MUCH TO EXPLAIN.
LONG COUNTY, BABY.
>> COACH MIKE FEASTER AND THE BLUE TIDE.
>> I THAT STICKER.
>> WHAT HE DID, YOU SEE THE ANGRY WAVE HAS BEEN A PART OF THE LONG COUNTY LOGO FOR THE LONGEST TIME.
SO HE ADDED THE BACKDROP OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND THE STAR ON THE LOGO IS WHERE -- REMEMBER I ASKED YOU TO SPELL IT?
>> CAN'T SPELL IT.
>> ON THE HELMET, THE STAR IS WHAT HE SAID, THAT'S WHERE LUDOWISI IS IN THE STATE OF GHEORGHE.
THAT'S HIS DESIGN IN THE RETOOLING OF THE HELMET.
THANKS TO OUR FRIEND -- >> YOUR GEOGRAPHY LESSON FROM JON.
>> YOU HAVE TO PASS GHEORGHE HISTORY TO GRADUATE IN THE STATE OF GHEORGHE SO YOU HAVE TO KNOWN THE COUNTYEORGIA HISTORY TO GRADUATE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA SO YOU HAVE TO KNOWN THE COUNTY SEATS.
LONG COUNTY IS COUNTY SEAT -- IT'S THE COUNTY SEAT OF LONG COUNTY.
THANKS TO THE COACH.
HANNAH HAS NEW FRIENDS TOO.
>> I DO?
>> YES, YOU DO.
>> YOU BROUGHT ME MORE PRESENTS.
>> I DID.
>> THE BEST PART OF THE SHOW WHEN I GET PRESENTS.
>> YESTERDAY I WAS UP IN FANNIN COUNTY, IN BLUE RIDGE.
>> CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT STORY.
>> TO DO A STORY.
SO THIS IS YOUR FANNIN COUNTY -- IS THAT A HAND LINK?
YOU'LL NEED THAT FROM FANNIN COUNTY.
>> ALWAYS CHECK THE SIZE.
DOUBLE X.
>> FROM OUR NEW FRIENDS AT LONG COUNTY, A WORKOUT SHIRT FOR HANNAH.
>> AWESOME.
>> COACH FEASTER RIGHT THERE.
>> YOU'RE THE BEST.
I LIVE IN MY JEFFERSON SHIRT.
>> ALSO GOING BACK TO OUR NEWER FRIENDS, JACKSON COUNTY, WHEN HANNAH STARTED NOT BEING HERE IN PERSON.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY.
>> FROM RICHMOND PORTER AND OUR FRIENDS AT JACKSON COUNTY.
>> WOW.
>> SO, HANNAH -- >> SPOILING ME.
>> NICE-LOOKING STUFF RIGHT THERE.
>> I KNOW.
>> SPOILING ME.
>> SO ONCE AGAIN, THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AT JACKSON COUNTY, LONG COUNTY, AN FANNIN COUNTY, BECAUSE HANNAH WILL NEED THIS STUFF TO HELP OUT WITH THE WARDROBE.
>> YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
IT'S BASICALLY ALL I WEAR IS THESE SHIRTS YOU BRING TO ME.
I'M NOT EVEN JOKING.
THE GRAYSON ONE AND THE JEFFERSON SHIRT AND THE BLACK ONE.
LIVE IN THEM.
THANK YOU, JON.
>> JACKSON COUNTY, FANNIN COUNTY, LONG COUNTY HAVE BEEN ADDED TO HER WARDROBE.
>> AWESOME.
>> SHE NEEDS IT.
>> LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT EVERYBODY IN HERE.
SOMEBODY WAS HAVING BIG CHICKEN FOR LUNCH.
TOASTED CHEESE SANDWICHES FOR LUNCH.
>> WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT, A TOASTED CHEESE AND A GRILLED CHEESE?
>>> I THINK STEVE JUST LIKES TO CALL IT A TOASTED CHEESE.
IT'S REALLY A GRILLED CHEESE.
>> THIS IS A NEW LOGO AT FANNIN COUNTY, AN ALTERNATE LOGO.
>> THE MOUNTAINS.
>> THE MOUNTAINS IN THE BACKGROUND, THE BLUE RIDGE.
THAT'S GOING INTO MY STACK ON MY DESK.
IF ANYBODY'S SEEN MY DESK AT GEORGIA PUBLIC, YOU KNOW WHAT THESE ARE.
HATS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THAT'S TREMENDOUS.
THIS ONE STAYS WITH ME.
>> OKAY.
>> CARRY ON.
>> YOU ARE LOADED WITH SWAG.
>> YES, I AM.
>> AWESOME.
THANKS, EVERYBODY.
>> WE'LL GET INTO THE FANNIN COUNTY STORY IN A BIT.
>> WE LOVE THE HELMETS.
WE WANT YOUR HELMET.
REACH OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO ADD YOUR HELMET TO THE STACKS HERE.
THANKS, EVERYBODY, ADDING TO OUR STACKS HERE.
>> LET US KNOW WHAT YOU'RE HAVING FOR LUNCH.
THEY'RE ALREADY ROLLING IN.
WE MENTIONED STEVE CARTER IS HAVING A TOASTED CHEESE, AKA, A GRILLED CHEESE.
WE SHOULD HAVE A DEBATE ON WHAT IT'S CALLED.
>> WHEN I WAS IN BLUE RIDGE YESTERDAY SHOOTING THE FANNIN COUNTY STORY, I WENT TO A RESTAURANT THAT HAS A GROWN-UP GRILLED CHEESE.
THREE SEPARATE CHEESES AND BACON.
TREMENDOUS.
>> MICHAEL HAVING CHICK-FIL-A.
>> TAKE TWO.
>> THAT IS NOT AN ADULT MEAL.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
SECOND ROUND OF PLAYOFFS.
SECOND ROUND OF PLAYOFFS BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, THOUGH, A LOT OF LOOKING BACK TO LAST WEEK.
WHAT WERE YOUR BIGGEST TAKE-AWAYS FROM THE FIRST ROUND?
>> WOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST YOU HAD 11 RANKED TEAMS GET KNOCKED OUT.
WE HAD ONE OF THOSE MATCHUPS ON FOOTBALL FRIDAY, COFFEE AND CREEKSIDE.
>> WE DID.
>> 11 TEAMS THAT WERE RANKED GOT KNOCKED OUT.
YOU LOOK AT THE ROTATION OF HOW THINGS ARE, THIS PARTICULAR SEASON, YOU'LL GET THESE BIG FIRST-ROUND MATCHUPS.
YOU'LL GET 4s KNOCKING OFF 1s.
THAT'S HAPPENED FOUR TIMES.
HANNAH WILL TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> BUT YOU SEE THAT, I THINK SEASON AVERAGE USUALLY FIVE FOURS KNOCKING OFF ONES.
WE HAD FOUR THIS YEAR.
HONESTLY, ALL OF THE MATCHUPS BECAUSE OF THE ROTATION THAT YOU GOT ON THE TABLE, THAT'S BEEN A TYPICAL MATCHUP FOR THE FIRST ROUND.
YOU SAW THAT THIS YEAR.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT IN THE SECOND ROUND.
YOU'LL GET WHAT A LOT OF FOLKS WOULD THINK OF AS SEMIFINALS AND FINALS MATCHUPS IN THE QUARTERS IF THEY WORK THROUGH.
THE UNIQUENESS OF THE ROTATION THIS YEAR.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE HAVE TO LOOK BACK AT OUR GAME OF THE WEEK TOO.
A 5A BETWEEN COFFEE AND CREEKSIDE.
SEMINOLES PULLED IT OUT 36-27.
LOOK AT THAT CATCH.
>> I LOVE THE COMMIT COACH DIXON HAS ON ALL OF THE BACK BS OF THE JERSEYS.
CREEKSIDE GETS OUT TO A BIG LEAD, COFFEE CLOSES THE DEAL JUST A LITTLE BIT, AND IT WAS A ROUGH DAY FOR THEM GETTING ANY KIND OF OFFENSE GOING WHEN YOU HAVE ONE OF YOUR MAIN TARGETS OUT FOR DAY.
LONG TOUCHDOWN RUN THERE.
IT GOT TO 20-18 AT ONE POINT AFTER THE SCORE AND THEN ANOTHER LATE SCORE WITH YOUR TWO-POINT CONVERSION THERE.
AND LATE SCORE MAKES IT 28-18 THE FINAL.
CREEKSIDE GOES ON TO WIN.
A GREAT SHOWING BY COFFEE, GREAT TO SEE OUR FRIENDS FROM REGION ONE 5A, YOUR LAST FOUR ON THE BOARD.
A LITTLE HOT PASS FOR THE SCORE.
24-18 THE FINAL SCORE.
CREEKSIDE ADVANCES FROM THE SWAMP.
COFFEE, TREMENDOUS SEASON FOR THEM IN REGION ONE 5A.
GREAT TO SEE OUR FRIENDS THERE.
CREEKSIDE FAIRBURN IN 5A, AND WE'LL FIND OUT WHO THEIR OPPONENT IS IN THE SECOND ROUND IN A LITTLE BIT.
>> WE'LL GO THROUGH ALL OF THE BRACKETS COMING UP.
SHOUT-OUT TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMENT SECTION, THERE ARE SO MANY COMING IN, BUT I'M NOT ABLE TO COPY AND PASTE MY FAVORITES.
I'LL DO MY BEST.
ONE SAYS PUT THE FANNIN SHIRT AWAY.
THEY'RE ABOUT TO GET ROLLED OVER BY FITZGERALD.
>> NOW THAT YOU START SEEING THE SECOND-ROUND BRACKETS.
I WAS AT A PRACTICE YESTERDAY, AND WE'LL GET INTO THAT STORY IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT FANNIN COUNTY, REGION CHAMPS, KNOCKED OFF DADE COUNTY ON SENIOR NIGHT TO GET THAT NUMBER-ONE SEED.
HAD A BIG WIN OVER BREMEN IN ROUND ONE OF THE PLAYOFFS.
FITZGERALD, PACK A LUNCH, DINNER, A LATE-NIGHT SNACK TAKING ON FANNIN COUNTY.
>> ROCKY REESE IS HAVING FRIED GIZZARDS.
>> YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>> BLESS YOU?
DID YOU SNEEZE?
ALL RIGHT.
THERE WERE OTHER TOP SCORES AROUND THE STATE.
LET'S LOOK AT MY TOP FIVE.
WE ARE GOING TO START WITH A TEAM THAT WAS RANKED NUMBER ONE JUST THREE WEEKS AGO.
JEFFERSON GETTING KNOCKED OUT BY HAPEVILLE CHARTER 12-10.
UNBELIEVABLE.
THAT WAS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE UPSETS OF WEEK.
>> NO QUESTION.
>> KIN SAW MOUNTAIN AND LANIER, 249-21.
FIRST EVER PLAYOFF WIN FOR KENNESAW MOUNTAIN?
WAY TO GO, GUYS.
STEPHENS DEFEATING ROCKMART 27-13.
WHAT A SHOCKER.
WARREN COUNTY KNOCKS OFF CHATT CO, 42-7.
THAT IS IN SINGLE-A PUBLIC.
THEN DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, NOT A SURPRISE, BUT THE SCORE IS A HUGE SURPRISE.
41-17, WALTON DEFEATS COLQUITT COUNTY ON THE ROAD IN MOULTRIE.
THAT'S QUITE THE MARGIN, JON.
THAT'S SHOCKING.
>> IT IS.
THE HEAD COACH OF THE WALTON RAIDERS AND THOSE OF COLQUITT ON THE GEORGIA PODCAST THIS WEEK, WE TALKED ABOUT THOSE GAMES AND WINS WITH THEM.
WALTON AND COLQUITT THE 2-3.
WALTON THIS YEAR ON FOOTBALL FRIDAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY CAN BRING TO THE TABLE.
THEY WERE IN COMPLETE CONTROL FROM THE BEGINNING.
TEAMS FROM THE ONE 7A, THEY GET KNOCKED OUT.
>>> YOU LIKE TO GO AROUND THE STATE, SOUCHT FOR YOUR SCORES.
LET'S LOOK AT WHAT YOU PICKED.
>> LET'S SHOW YOU MY TOP FIVE HERE.
HERE'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT.
1A, THE BACK AND FORTH WITH TURNER COUNTY AND DUBLIN.
DUBLIN HAD A BIG RUN IN REGION PLAY.
THEY LOSE TO TURNER COUNTY 38-36.
WE TALKED ABOUT FITZGERALD KNOCKING OFF DODGE BY AN IDENTICAL SCORE FROM THE REGULAR SEASON, AND EARLY COUNTY HAD BLECKLEY COUNTY ON UPSET ALERT BUT THEY WIN OVER EARLY COUNTY.
RINGGOLD AND HART COUNTY WAS A BACK AND FORTH IN ONE OF THOSE TWO-THREES.
BIG WIN, THEY'LL GO TO ROUND TWO.
BRUNSWICK PUT 60 ON TUCKER AFTER A SLOW START.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE SEE WITH THE BRUNSWICK PIRATES AND SEAN IS THEY GET OFF TO A SLOW START, BUT ONCE THE PEDAL IS DOWN, THEY'RE OFF AND RUNNING.
WE SEE THAT WITH WARNER ROBINS AS WELL.
A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOW START, THEN THE PEDAL GOES DOWN AND THEY PUT UP AMAZING NUMBERS.
WE SAW THAT WITH BRUNSWICK KNOCKING OFF TUCKER.
>> ONE OF THESE TEAMS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS OUR PLAY OF THE WEEK.
WE'LL GO TO MOULTRIE FOR THE COUGHLIN COUNTY GAME.
RAIDERS PUTTING UP WILD PLAYS.
>> YOU THINK KOL QUILT GETS AN EARLY POINT ON THE BOARD.
LIKE SCOOP AND SCORE CENTRAL THIS SEASON.
GOING FROM THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN TO THE LEFT, THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AT FOX 5 IN ATLANTA.
SCOOP AND SCORE OFF THE BLOCK FOOLED EVERYBODY.
A BIG START FOR THE WALTON RAIDERS, GETTING THE BLOCK, RUNNING IT BACK FOR THE SCORE FROM 86 YARDS OUT.
>> HAD TO SLOW IT DOWN AT THE END THERE.
SLO-MO BLOCK.
>> MM-HMM.
SLO-MO.
>> SLO-MO.
>> BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD SLO-MO ON THE SHOW BECAUSE WE HAVE ONLY ABOUT HALF AN HOUR, 35 MINUTES TO GET ALL THAT STUFF IN.
A BIG MOMENTUM SWING WITH THE FIELD GOAL BLOCK TAKEN ALL THE WAY BACK.
>> WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR YOU TO SAY THE WORD.
>> I KNOW.
>> WE HAVE THE PUNISHMENT.
WAITING FOR THE WORD.
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
INEVITABLE.
>> THE VOICE IS GONE.
>> NOT BAD THIS WEEK.
>> ALWAYS BAD.
>> ONE MORE THING BEFORE WE PREVIEW THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS.
BIGGEST STORY LINES, BIGGEST TAKE-AWAYS FROM ROUND ONE, JON.
>> THERE YOU GO.
THE FOUR SEED, FOUR OF THEM THAT ADVANCE.
I CAUGHT UP WITH ALL FOUR COACHES IN MY WEEKLY COLUMN.
IT WAS DOUGLAS COUNTY AS THE FOUR, JONS CREEK AS THE FOUR, ALTHOUGH WE'VE SEEN THEM ON FOOTBALL FRIDAYS, AND IT WAS MATHAM LOSING, THEY GET A WIN OVER ROME.
STEPHENS COUNTY, THEM OVER ROCKMART.
FOUR NUMBER FOUR SEEDS MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE SECOND ROUND.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE ANGRY TWOS.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THAT TEAM WE THINK IS GOING TO MAKE THEIR WAY IN AS A REGION CHAMP AND FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY LOSE, THE REGION TITLE GAME AND THEY TURN INTO A TWOSIDE LIKE IN OCONEE COUNTY.
KEEP AN EYE ON THEM AS ONE OF THOSE ANGRY TWO SEEDS FOR THE SECOND ROUND.
WE'LL LACK AT THAT IN THE BRACKETS.
OBVIOUSLY, TRAVEL, TRAVEL, TRAVEL, THE MAIN EXAMPLE, 1A PUBLIC, MANCHESTER HAS TO GO FROM MERIWEATHER COUNTY, EAST OF COLUMBUS, THEY HAVE TO GO TO DARIEN, WHICH IS THE COAST.
THERE'S NO AIR McINTOSH COUNTY, NO DIRECT FLIGHT FROM MANCHESTER TO DER YEN.
TALKING WITH COACH HOLMES, WE WERE JOKING ABOUT IT, HALF JOKING, I SAID AFTER WE GOT OFF THE PHONE, ARE YOU LEAVING?
10:00 IN THE MORNING ON FRIDAY, A COUPLE STOPS, MAY CONTINUE AND SAVANNAH, AND GO TO DARIEN AND BE THERE BY 5:00.
SEVEN-HOUR ROAD TRIP BY BUS.
MANCHESTER AS AN EXAMPLE TRAVELING FROM ONE END OF THE STATE TO THE OTHER FOR THEIR SECOND-ROUND GAME AS THEY TAKE ON BRADLEY WARREN.
>> PEOPLE CHECKING IN.
CHARLES SMITH FOR IRWIN COUNTY.
JACOB, PIERCE COUNTY.
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND WHAT GAME ARE YOU BROADCASTING THIS WEEK?
FUNNY TO ASK, BECAUSE THAT'S NEXT ON THE AGENDA.
IF YOU'RE JUST NOW JOINING US, THIS IS "COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF."
I'M HANNAH GOODIN.
WE HAVE LOTS OF BRACKETS, THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE REST OF THE SHOW.
FIRST OUR GAME OF THE WEEK, THE BEST GAME IN THE ENTIRE STATE, TWO OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CLASS 7A PROGRAMS IN NUMBER EIGHT MARIETTA TRAVELING TO PLAY NUMBER THREE MARIETTA.
TWO-SEED MARIETTA OPENED THE PLAYOFFS WITH A WIN OVER CHESTER COUNTY.
THE BLUE DEVILS WON A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2019 UNDER RICHARD MORGAN.
THEY'RE EAGER TO GET BACK AGAIN.
MILTON IS 10-1 NOW.
THEY BEGIN THE PLAYOFFS BY BEATING DULUTH 45-14.
THE EAGLES WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2018 UNDER CURRENT HEAD COACH ADAM.
THEY WON THE REGION FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS SEASON.
ONLY BLEMISH A LOSS TO NORTH COBB BACK ON AUGUST 27th.
KICKOFF IS SET FOR 7:30, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE.
>> AND MILTON IS ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS, MARIETTA AS WELL, THEY WANT TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES NATIONALLY.
WE SHOWED YOU HIGHLIGHTS OF MILTON'S WIN ON THE ROAD IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS YEAR.
WHEN IT'S TOUGH TO SCHEDULE GAMES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, SOMETIMES FOLKS SAY WE WANT YOU TO PLAY IN PENNSYLVANIA AND ADAM WANTS TO GIVE HIS KIDS THESE EXPERIENCES YOU GO TO THE LIBERTY BELL, SEE PHILADELPHIA, UNDERSTAND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE AND ALL THAT STUFF FROM 1776.
AND HE BELIEVES IN EXPERIENCES.
HE GAVE THEM ONE IN A WIN IN PENNSYLVANIA EARLIER THIS YEAR.
TWO TEAMS THAT LIKE TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES NATIONALLY ON THE AIR AT 7:30 ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
RECRUITING 2021 IS AT 7:00.
>> WHAT A WAY TO GET READY FOR THE REST OF YOUR TOP REGION SCHEDULE THAN TO GO PLAY A TEAM IN PENNSYLVANIA.
>> 12-HOUR BUS RIDE IS WHAT HE TOLD US ON THE CONFERENCE CALL.
WE'LL PLAY A GAME IN PENNSYLVANIA ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND GET THE WIN ON THAT LATE TOUCHDOWN THAT WE SHOWED YOU ON "COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF" ON ONE OF OUR PLAYS EARLIER IN THE SEASON.
TOUGH CHALLENGE TO GET READY FOR SEASON THREE.
>> JUST WHEN YOU THINK KLATT IS LOSING HIS MIND, IT COMES BACK FULL CIRCLE.
TIME TO GET TO THE PART EVERYONE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR AND THAT'S BRACKETS.
WE'LL GO THROUGH ALL EIGHT.
WELL, JON IS, BECAUSE THIS IS HIS FAVORITE THING TO DO.
WE'LL START WITH 7A.
>> OKAY.
I WAS ORIENTING MY PAGES.
>> 7A AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PICK YOUR GAME TO WATCH FROM EACH BRACKET.
BUT WE KNOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
PROBABLY GOING TO GO LONG.
I DON'T HAVE A WATCH ON.
I'M TIMING YOU.
>> OKAY.
>> 7A, ROCK AND ROLL.
LET'S SEE WHERE WE ARE.
MARIETTA AND MILTON.
WALTON AND ARCHER.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH DANIEL BRUNER AND ANDY DYER.
THAT'S THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.
GRAYSON AND DENMARK, GRAYSON HAS TO TRAVEL AFTER THEIR WIN OVER EAST COWETA.
NORTH COBB PUT 34 ON CAMDEN COUNTY.
DOWN LOW RIGHT, EVERYBODY MIGHT BE LOOKING, YOU'RE LOOKING AT LOWNDES AND COLLINS HILL THE NEXT ROUND, BUT THEY HAVE TO WIN AGAINST PEBBLEBROOK AND NORCROSS FIRST.
6A, UPPER LEFT, EVANS AND JOHN'S CREEK.
BRUNSWICK, NORTH SIDE AFTER THEIR WIN OVER NORTH SIDE EVANS, THEY HOST DOUGLAS COUNTY.
SHILOH ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.
WEST LAKE, THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL TO KENNESAW MOUNTAIN.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE WIN LAST WEEK FOR THEM.
CARROLLTON GETS A FRESH ACOVY TEAM BECAUSE ALCOVY HAD A BYE IN ROUND ONE.
LOW RIGHT, LOT OF FOLKS LOOKING, BUFORD, LAKE DOWN TI, THEY HAVE TO BEAT THE OTHER TWO FIRST.
CREEKSIDE AND PIUS, INTERESTING THAT, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY THE COFFEE LSH CREEKSIDE WINNER, UPPER LEFT, IS MAYBE THE FAVORITE TO MAKE IT INTO THE SEMIFINALS.
WARNER ROBINS AND CARTERSVILLE, TWO HEAVYWEIGHTS THERE.
REMATCH OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
THEN THE WINNER, SURVIVOR GETS THE WINNER OF EAST SIDE AND JONES COUNT I. HARRIS COUNTY, SECOND ROUND.
THEY GET A REGION CHAMPIONSHIP AS THEY KNOCKED OFF JACKSON COUNTY.
B.T.
AND WOODWARD, AN INTERESTING MATCHUP THERE.
CALHOUN AND WARE, ANOTHER GREAT MATCHUP.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH JASON STRICKLAND A LOT THIS YEAR.
CALHOUN AND WARE COUNTY, DON'T DISCOUNT THAT ONE IN 5A.
4A.
SAM CRENSHAW AS A GREAT COLUMN UP ABOUT HAPEVILLE CHARTER.
THEY DO MORE WITH LESS.
CAIRO THERE WITH NEW HAMPSTEAD.
LAGRANGE AND MARIST, PEOPLE LOOKING AT BENEDICTINE.
SPALDING HAS TO TRAVEL IN A 3-2.
NORTHWEST WHITFIELD, TOP TEN OFFENSE IN THE STATE.
THAT'S PACK A LUNCH, A DINNER, A MIDNIGHT SNACK AND FOLLOWING BREAKFAST.
YOU'RE GOING FROM CHAT.
>> -- CHATTANOOGA FROM THE STATE LINE.
GO TO 3A.
S.E.B.
KNOCKED OFF LONG COUNTY.
THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR CEDAR GROVE.
OCONEE TAKES ON RIS.
RINGGOLD AND THOMASON.
RINGGOLD HAS TO TRAVEL TO AUGUSTA, A LONG ONE.
BURKE AND STEPHENS COUNTY, CARVER, ATLANTA LIBERTY.
PEACH, MONROE AREA, DAWSON, AND PIERCE.
FOUR TEAMS IN THERE, THAT LOW RIGHT BRACKET IS TOUGH ACROSS THE BOARD.
PEACH AND DAWSON HAVE TO TRAVEL.
2A, HARALSON, GREAT JOB BY THEM.
FITZGERALD AND FANNIN, LOVING IT.
PUTNAM COUNTY.
THAT LOW LEFT BRACKET IS BIG.
SO IS LOW RIGHT.
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND.
SOUTH ATLANTA, AUGUSTA, YOU HAVE TO CONTAIN THE RUNNING GAME FOR THE TOP GAME AS WESTSIDE COMES TO TOWN.
CALLAWAY AND BLECKLEY IS SNEAKY AS WELL.
CALLAWAY IS AN ANGRY 2A.
>> THE ANGRIEST OF THEM ALL.
>> GOING TO BLECKLEY COUNTY.
JEFF DAVIS, RABUN, HEARD, AND THOMASVILLE.
SINGLE-A, PUBLIC, ECI, MAY CONTINUE COUNTY, A TOUGH TEST.
PEDIGREES ACROSS THE BOARD.
>> I'M SAD ABOUT GMC.
>> I KNOW.
GMC, MANCHESTER MAKES THEIR WAY THROUGH.
WE TALKED ABOUT THEM HAVING TO TRAVEL.
TRION HAS TO GO TO WILCOX AND ROCHELLE.
ANOTHER BIG ROAD TRIP.
TURNER COUNTY, BOWDON.
THAT'S A HEAVYWEIGHT.
BROOKS AND WASH-WILKES.
COACH FREEMAN TRAVELING ANYWHERE.
HE'LL GO TO WASHINGTON.
WARREN COUNTY AND PELHAM.
THAT WRAPS UP PUBLIC.
IN PRIVATE, ATHENS ACADEMY HAS TO TAKE ON EAGLES LANDING CHRISTIAN AS A ONE.
DARLINGTON, TRINITY CHRISTIAN, REMEMBER, THEY HAD A BYE PAST WEEK.
PACELLI, FELLOWSHIP, INTERESTING FOR TIM McFARLAND.
WESLEYAN HAS TO TRAVEL TO THE COAST.
BROOK STONE FACING MT.
VERNON.
THAT'S YOUR BRACKET, SEVEN THROUGH SINGLE-A PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO GET ME TO SAY THE WORD.
I KNOW.
UH-HUH.
YEAH.
WHAT WAS MY TIMING?
>> SEVEN MINUTES.
>> YOU SAID FIVE.
>> YOU WENT TWO MINUTES OVER.
>> I'LL JUST TALK FASTER, THEN.
>> HOW WAS THAT?
>> GOT THEM ALL IN.
GREAT MATCHUPS ACROSS THE BOARD ROUND TWO.
>> WHAT -- >> I KNOW.
SEE, YOU'RE FILIBUSTERING TRYING TO GET ME TO SAY A WORD.
WE HAVE A SHOW TO DO.
>> WE HAVE SIX MINUTES LEFT AND YOU HAVEN'T SAID IT.
>> YOU'RE FILIBUSTERING TO TRY TO GET ME TO SAY IT.
WE HAVE A SHOW TO DO.
>> WE'LL KEEP GOING.
>> I'M TAKING A IP.
>> SPEAKING OF TRAVEL, HOW DOES THE COIN TOSS -- I'M ACTUALLY -- I'VE LOST IT NOW.
HOW DOES THE COIN TOSS WORK?
WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE COIN TOSS TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAVE TO TRAVEL TO THEIR SPOTS?
>> SO BASICALLY WE'RE TALKING TRAVEL AND TRAVELING?
>> COIN TOSS.
WHAT HAPPENS?
>> ROBIN HEINZ AT THE OFFICES IN THOM STON, THEY POSTED ON -- THEY POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WHAT THEY'LL DO, LOBBY IN THE OFFICE, HE'LL SHOW THE COIN AND FLIP IT.
THEN IT WILL DETERMINE WHO GETS THE SEED AS A HOME GAME IF THE SEEDS ARE EQUAL.
HE DID THAT EARLIER THIS WEEK.
THERE WILL BE SOME INTERESTING MATCHUPS, INTERESTING TRAVEL AS WE WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH, THEN THEY DO IT AGAIN FOR THE SEMIFINAL ROUND, AND THERE YOU GO.
QUARTERFINAL COIN FLIP WAS MADE THIS PAST MONDAY.
THEY DO IT AGAIN I THINK ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY FOR THE SEMIS.
INTERESTING PLAY WE HAVE HERE FOR COIN FLIP.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
>> SO -- >> SOMEONE REACHING OUT ON YOUR PHONE.
>> SOME OF THE COMMENTS.
THEY'RE COMING IN SO FAST.
WHO THE LONGEST DRIVE THIS WEEK IS?
>> PROBABLY NORTHWEST WHITFIELD TO BAINBRIDGE, PROBABLY.
THAT'S THE CONTENDER.
MANCHESTER TO MCA WAS A CONTENDER BUT THE NUMBER ONE IS NORTHWEST WHITFIELD TO BAINBRIDGE.
I THINK THAT TAKES THE CAKE THIS WEEK.
>> OUR BROADCASTS LOOK A BIT DIFFERENT NOW.
JON, YOU'RE IN STUDIO.
THAT WILL BE FOR FRIDAY.
>> YES.
>> I'M BACK IN STUDIO.
>> ACROSS THE HALL.
>> I'LL BE IN J, YOU'RE IN E. WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?
>> BRACKETS, BRACKETS, UPDATES, UPSETS.
WE FOUND THE UPSET ALERT.
WHEN CHRIS BROUGHT THAT TO THE TABLE AND CREATED THAT ONE, THAT'S FUN ONE TO HAVE FOR US WHEN WE'RE COVERING GAMES AND LETS YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, GAMES THAT NEED TO BE PAID ATTENTION TO BECAUSE OF THE UPSETS, ALL THOSE FOURS WE TALKED ABOUT.
UPSET ALERT, CATCHING UP WITH COACHES IN THE POSTGAME SHOW, CATCHING UP WITH HANNAH FOR THE QUARTERFINALS.
I AM IN STUDIO.
SHE'LL BE HANGING OUT WITH COACH MORGAN AND COACH KLATT.
>> I CAN'T GET YOU TO SAY THE WORD.
>> YOU CAN'T.
>> MIGHT HAVE A PUNISHMENT.
>> I SEE.
>> WE HAD A COMMENT COME IN ABOUT THE THOMAS COUNTY CENTRAL YELLOW JACKETS COACH, NELSON E., SAYS WHO WOULD YOU PICK?
THAT'S SOME OF THE LATEST NEWS OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AROUND THE STATE.
>> WE'VE HAD SOME VACANCIES, CRAWFORD, HENDERSON AT THOMAS COUNTY CENTRAL.
I THINK ONE OF THE PAULDING HAS A VACANCY NOW.
WARLD AT TEMPLE HAS RETIRED.
I THINK RIDGELAND IS A KRA CAN SI.
WE'RE SEEING THOSE AS WELL.
TRADITIONAL TURNOVER IS ABOUT 20% OF THE FOOTBALL PLAYING SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
18% TO 20%.
WE'VE HAD YEARS IT'S BEEN CLOSER TO 25%.
THOSE ARE THE OUTLIERS.
18% TO 20%.
THOMAS COUNTY CENTRAL, I DON'T HAVE A NAME IN MIND BECAUSE WE'RE STILL IN SEASONAL AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPY THE END OF THE SEASON, BUT IT'S SOMEONE WHO ENJOYS A CHALLENGE AND A VERY, VERY TOUGH REGION AND A VERY TOUGH PART OF THE STATE AND DOESN'T MIND THE BIG RIVALRY MATCHUP LIKE WE HAVE WITH -- LIKE YOU HAVE WITH WAR OF THE ROSES WITH THOMASVILLE.
IT'S SOMEONE WHO ENJOYS A CHALLENGE, ENJOY A TOUGH REGION, WHO HAS TO SCHEDULE I THINK HALF OF THE SCHEDULE FOR NONREGION GAMES AND A GREAT CITY RIVALRY.
SO ONE WHO WANTS TO EMBRACE ALL THOSE THINGS, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
ASHLEY HENDERSON IS OUT AT THOMASVILLE.
>> 5-6 OVERALL, 2-3 IN REGION PLAY, THEY'LL BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER COACH.
SPEAKING OF OUR BROADCAST, THE NEW SETUP, THAT WILL BE AT 7:30.
"RECRUITING 2020" IS ALWAYS AT 7:00.
MY INTERVIEW THIS WEEK IS WITH DEFENSEMAN L.T.
>> HE'S WITH HANNAH!
>> WHERE IS HE GOING?
I DON'T KNOW.
I ASKED HIM LOTS OF QUESTIONS.
>> I BET YOU DID.
>> PROBING HIM ABOUT WHERE HE'S GOING.
WOULD NOT TELL ME.
>> OF COURSE NOT.
>> HE'LL COMMIT NEXT YEAR.
>> ONE OF THE TOP JUNIORS IN THE COUNTRY.
I THINK HE'S DROPPED TO THREE BECAUSE OF INJURIES.
I THINK HE HAS 3 1/2 SACKS THIS SEASON.
BUT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT L.T.
OVERTON AS ONE OF THOSE REASONS, NOW THAT EVERYBODY'S HEALTHY, ALL THE VISITS ARE DONE WITH ALL THE TALENTS THAT MILTON HAS, THEY'RE GETTING BACK TO FULL SONG AT THE RIGHT TIME.
IT WILL BE A TOUGH TEST FOR MARIETTA HEADING TO MILTON IN THIS ONE, BUT L.C.
OVERTON, SPOT SHADOW, UNDERLINE, CIRCUMSTANCE UNTIL YOUR TVs.
KEEP AN EYE ON HIM THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
>> COULD BE OHIO STATE, COULD BE OKLAHOMA.
>> THERE WILL BE DIFFERENT VERGS OF THIS INTERVIEW.
THE LONG EXTENDED -- >> LONG AND SHORT.
>> THE 12-MINUTE DANCE MIX ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SHORT VERSION ON "RECRUITING 2021."
>> WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME ON OUR SHOW.
>> NO SUCH THING.
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING FOR THE KICKER THIS WEEK, JON.
I'M GOING TO LET YOU PICK THIS.
>> IF YOU'RE A SCHOOL IN GEORGIA AND YOU'RE CHASING AFTER A CHAMPIONSHIP, THERE'S ONE SCHOOL THAT'S DOING IT IN NORTH CAROLINA.
>> THAT'S WHY I WAS CONFUSED.
>> RABUN SCHOOL IS PLAYING FOR A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK.
HERE'S YOUR HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST WEEK'S GAME AS THEY BEAT CHARLOTTE LATIN 38-16.
THEY PLAY PROVIDENCE TODAY IN THE NORTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEK.
SO OUR KICKER IS A TEAM IN GEORGIA CHASING AFTER A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS FRIDAY.
WE'LL COOM AN EYE ON THAT ONE AS WELL.
GREAT STORY WITH THE COACH UP THERE.
>> WHIPLASH ON THAT ONE.
YOU MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE SHOW OUR PODCAST THIS WEEK IS AWESOME.
WE HAVE STEPHENS COUNTY ON, WALTON ON, WE PREVIEW, WE RECAP EVERYTHING.
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND I GUESS BEFORE WE WRAP THE SHOW, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT ROUND TWO?
>> BRING IT.
>> BRING IT.
BRING IT ON.
>> HEY, THE FIELD WAS CUT IN HALF AFTER LAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AND IT'S GOING TO GET CUT AGAIN.
KEEP AN EYE ON THE 6A SCHOOLS AND THE SINGLE-A SCHOOLS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
THEY HAD ONE LESS DAY TO PREPARE FOR THE GAMES THIS FRIDAY.
EVERYBODY'S ON FRIDAY.
KEEP AN EYE ON 6A AND SINGLE-A AND HOW THOSE GAMES LOOK ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
>> FULL CIRCLE WITH HOW WE STARTED THE SHOW.
STEVE CARTER HAS CLEARED IT UP.
TOASTED IS A GRILLED CHEESE MADE IN AN OVEN.
GRILLED CHEESE IS ON THE GRIDDLE.
TOASTED IS HEALTHIER.
I'M SURE THIS IS THE HEALTHIEST TOASTED CHEESE SANDWICH YOU'VE EVER HAD.
ALSO, GOT TO GET THIS ONE IN, B.E.
PARNHAM, NEVER GET RID OF HANNAH.
SHE'S A GOOD' UN.
>> I LIKE THAT.
>> YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE WORD WAS?
>> YES.
>> BRACKETOLOGY.
BRACKETOLOGY, JON.
>> SINCE YOU SAID IT, YOU HAVE TO DO THE PUNISHMENT.
>> IT WAS EASY.
YOU JUST HAD TO TAKE YOUR SHIRT OFF -- >> FINISH THE SHOW SHIRTLESS.
>> NO.
NO.
YOU WERE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
>> THAT WAS MY IDEA.
>> THAT WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> YOU WERE GOING TO -- >> OH, NO.
>> YOU WERE GOING TO SING THE "STAR-SPANGLED BANNER."
>> OH, YEAH.
>> YOU WERE ALSO GOING TO -- SHOUTOUT TO OUR FRIENDS AT FANNIN COUNTY.
GREAT DAY YESTERDAY.
>> WE STARTED A MINUTE LATE.
YOU WANT A QUICK 20-SECOND PREVIEW ON YOUR FEATURE?
>> WELL, IT'S ABOUT -- >> CLOCKING YOU.
>> CLOCKING ME?
TWO FRIENDS WHO ARE BROTHERS BASICALLY FROM ANOTHER MOTHER, THAT TYPE.
IT'S A STORY ABOUT A YOUNG MAN THAT HAS BEEN BATTLING A BRAIN TUMOR THAT'S BEEN A PART OF THE FANNIN COUNTY PROGRAM ALL SEASON LONG, WHAT HE MEANS TO THE COMMUNITY, WHAT HIS TEAMMATES MEAN TO HIM AND HIS ROAD BACK, WHICH IS STILL GOING ON IN ROUND TWO OF THE PLAYOFFS.
>> AWESOME.
CANNOT WAIT TO GET STARTED ON PRODUCING THAT.
WE'LL REVEAL THAT ON CHAMPIONSHIP PUBLIC.
MARIETTA VERSUS MILTON, THAT'S TOMORROW AT 7:30.
"RECRUITING" AT 7:00.
THAT'S JON NELSON.
I'M HANNAH GOODIN BACK IN STUDIO AFTER MISSING A COUPLE WEEKS.
CANNOT WAIT FOR IT.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE BEHIND THE CAMERA AND IN THE CONTROL ROOM.
SEE YOU TOMORROW EVENING.
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