Football Fridays in Georgia
Countdown to Kickoff 2021: Week 6
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Jon Nelson and Hannah Goodin take a look at the biggest football news around the state.
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WELCOME TO KICKOFF ON FACEBOOK LIVE.
I'M ANNA ALONGSIDE JOHN NELSON.
IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, STARTING A JUICE CLEANSE A COUPLE DAYS AGO, AND MAN, JOHN, YOU'RE LOOKING SLIM.
>> AREN'T I?
THE JUICE CLEANSE IS FOR ME.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE DONE IT IN A LONG TIME.
THOSE OF YOU WHO DO THEM, HAVE AN AMAZING CONSTITUTION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.
IT'S A COMBINATION OF GRAPEFRUIT JUICE, LEMON JUICE, AND DISTILLED WATER.
THAT'S HOWL YOU CAN HAVE, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE 12 OUNCES ON THE HOUR EVERY HOUR AND YOU HAVE TO DO A GALLON A DAY.
THAT'S NOT THE END RESULT.
HERE'S THE END RESULT.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
BYE.
WE'RE DONE.
THAT'S GOING OVER HERE.
>> OH, MAN.
>> THAT'S GOING THAT WAY.
>> YOU'RE ABUSING YOUR CARDBOARD CUTOUT.
>> I'M DOING THE OPPOSITE OF A CLEANSE.
I'VE DWROEN A FEW INCHES.
>> BYE.
>> BYE, CARDBOARD CUTOUTS.
>> BYE.
>> YOU'RE TALLER THAN I AM.
>> I AM.
>> HOW?
>> BY QUITE A BIT.
>> HOW ARE YOU TALLING THAN ME?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> IT'S GREAT.
>> A HAT EVENS OUT OUR SIZES?
>> I AM NOT GOING TO LET THIS GO TOO FAR.
BECAUSE JOHN'S PUNISHMENT FOR SAYING THE WORD OF THE WEEK IS GOING TO BE -- >> THANK YOU.
>> HAVING THE CARDBOARD CUTOUT SPEAK FOR HIM, AND HE HAS TO DO THE ENTIRE SHOW OFFSET.
>> UH-HUH.
I SEE HOW THIS IS.
>> MAKE SURE THAT YOU SAY THE WORD -- >> I SEE HOW THIS WORKS.
WE HAVE NEW FRIENDS WITH US THIS WEEK.
>> WE DO.
WE HAVE FRIEND A AND FRIEND B.
>> COURTESY OF WHAT THE PLURAL FOR JARVIS?
>> JAHVI.
>> THANK YOU TO GREGG JARVIS AND HIS BROTHER.
COURTESY OF OUR FRIENDS IN AL BERTON J THIS GETS ADDED TO HANNAH'S STACK.
>> OH, THE BEST.
THANK YOU.
>> ADDED TO HANNAH.
WE COME TO CAMERA TWO.
>> MY FIFTH SHIRT FROM YOU OVERALL.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> HOPEFULLY IT'S VERY LARGE, EXTRA LARGE, FITS OVER THE BABY BUMP.
>> YES.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> ADD IT TO THE STACK.
HANNAH GETS ALBERT COUNTY.
THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS UP LAST WEEK DOING, CATCHING UP WITH THE JARVI ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN AL BERTON AND MILL CREEK.
THAT'S GOOD STUFF.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY AT MILL CREEK AND AL BERTON FOR ADDING TO THE STACKS AND ADDING TO HANNAH'S STACK AS WELL.
>> MY T SHIRT COLLECTION.
>> I WEAR THESE.
>> AS YOU SHOULD.
>> SHOWING SUPPORT FOR ALL THE PROGRAMS AROUND THE STATE.
AND ARE A REMINDER IF YOU WANT TO SHOW OFF YOUR TEAM HERE TO THE REST OF THE STATE, WE WANT TO SHOW OFF THE STATE TO THE REST OF THE STATE, LET US KNOW.
SEND US AN EMAIL.
REACH OUT TO US ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO THE STACKS JUST LIKE WE HAVE.
ALBERT COUNTY AND MILL CREEK THIS WEEK.
>> WEEK SIX SHOW SIX.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
>> WE GOT RIVALRY GAMES.
REGION PLAY KICKING OFF.
AND YOU'LL SEE THAT SOMETIMES YOU ONLY HAVE TO SAY ONE WORD AND A LOT OF FOLKS KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO A PARTICULAR GAME.
IT'S LIKE TIGER, JACK, ARNIE, MADONNA.
AND THIS GAME COMING UP THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSSED ON, AND I WILL SAY THIS AS I SAID ON FRIDAY.
THE WINNER OF THIS GAME, YOU'RE ON NOTICE.
THESE TWO SCHOOLS ARE ON NOTICE.
I'M GOING TO CATCH UP WITH THE WINNING COACH AND TRY TO HAVE THEM ON FOR THE FOOTBALL FRIDAY PODCAST NEXT WEEK.
>> I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.
>> MICHAEL BAXTER IS HAVING LUNCH AT TEN LIZZIE'S.
I LOVE THAT.
WHAT IS EVERYBODY ELSE HAVING FOR LUNCH?
>> YES.
>> WE WANT TO KNOW.
GET INTO THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS SECTION WITH WHAT'S FOR LUNCH.
>> MAKE US HUNGRY BY LETTING US KNOW WHAT YOU'RE HAVING FOR LUNCH, AND I THINK LUNCH MIGHT BE ON THE STACKS AFTER WE'RE DONE WITH A PARTICULAR SHOW HERE.
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR THAT FIVE LETTER WORD THAT IS THIS TIME OF DAY WHERE YOU ALL MAKE US WANT TO HAVE LUNCH OURSELVES BY SHARING YOUR RECIPES AND YOUR MEALS WITH US AS YOU ALWAYS DO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE WEEK THAT WAS.
WEEK FIVE BEFORE WE GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES.
WE'RE GOING TO RECAP FOOTBALL FRIDAY'S GAME OF THE WEEK.
TWO OF THE TOP TEAMS IN MILL CREEK WENT AT IT.
>> AND IT CAME DOWN TO MOMENTS, REALLY, WHEN IT CAME TO THIS PARTICULAR GAME.
IT WAS AN EARLY LEAD FOR MILL CREEK.
WORKING HIS WAY INTO THE END ZONE AND THEN MILL CREEK WOULD RESPOND WITH A LOT OF DEFENSIVE WORK AS WELL.
YOU GOT TO SEE HOW STOUT MILL CREEK IS DEFENSIVELY IN THIS.
IT WAS A GAME HEADING TOWARD A 10 -10 TIE BUT YOU HAD A SCOOP AND SCORE OFF OF A BLOCKED FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT.
MILL CREEK GOES THE OTHER WAY.
GREAT TO SEE THE BAND OUT THERE.
IT GOES THE OTHER WAY TO MAKE IT 17-7 HEADING INTO THE THIRD QUARTER.
21-3.
THERE'S YOUR SCOOP AND SCORE OFF THE BLOCK HEADING BACK THE OTHER WAY.
THIS WOULD GO FROM 10-10 TO 17-7 LIKE THAT.
21-3 IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
MILL CREEK, 38-10 YOUR FINAL SCORE.
MILL CREEK GOT TO SHOW THE ENTIRE STATE OF GEORGIA WHY THAT ARE A FORCE RECKONED WITH.
RANKED TOP FIVE.
THEON REGION MATCHUP HEADING INTO REGION PLAY, HOW DOES WEST VERSAILLES RESPOND IN THAT'S THE QUESTION.
MILL CREEK WAS DOMINANT, ESPECIALLY IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER.
>> WE THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A HUGE OFFENSIVE BATTLE.
IT CAME DOWN TO SPECIAL TEAMS WITH THE TWO BLOCKED FIELD GOALS.
THE RETURN FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
HE WAS MY PLAYER THE FIRST HALF AND PROBABLY PLAYER OF THE GAME.
THAT RETURN TOOK THE TOTAL WINS OUT OF THEIR SALES.
>> STARCH OUT OF THEIR DRESS SHIRTS, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
CALEB DOWNS WAS OUR GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSIONER PLAYER OF THE GAME FOR PULLING EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
OFFENSE, DEFENSE, SPECIAL TEAMS AVAILABLE FOR YOU WHEN IT CAME TO CALEB DOWNS.
WE'LL SEE A LOT OF THAT THIS SEASON AS THEY MAKE THEIR DASH TOWARD CHASING AFTER THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.
OUR GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSION PLAYER OF THE GAME.
THE NATURAL CHOICE, FOR GEORGIA.
>> GOT TO GET THAT PLUG IN.
MILL CREEK HELD THEM TO 40 YARDS RUSHING.
>> SOUTH.
>> WE'LL PREVIEW THAT ONE COMING UP.
LET'S LOOK BACK AT MY TOP FIVE SCORES FROM THE WEEK THAT WAS.
THE WEEK FIVE IN THE BOOKS.
CARTERSVILLE GOT ANOTHER WIN OVER CHEROKEE.
PURPLE HURRICANES GO 4-0 ON THE YEAR.
TRINITY BATTLED TO WIN BY A FIELD GOAL 24-21.
THE CHARGERS LED 21-0 IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
IN CENTRAL GEORGIA THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN 5A.
LIKES THE MUSCLE ONCE AGAIN.
WINNING 49-9.
IN SOUTH GEORGIA TIPTON DEFEATED IRWIN 16-14.
A BIG UPSET.
BUFORD WAS SHUT OUT.
THE FIRST TIME OVERALL SINCE 2015 LOSING 7-0 TO THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN FLORIDA 3A.
AND THE BONUS GAME.
BONUS GAME.
>> LASIDER?
>> YOU SAID THE WORD.
>> OF COURSE YOU DID.
>> 27-21.
>> TOO EASY.
BREONNA, BRING IT IN.
BRING IT IN.
GO AHEAD.
FINE.
>> GET OFF MY SET.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I'LL GET OFF YOUR SET.
>> BREONNA, LINE IT UP.
MAKE SURE IT'S FACING A LITTLE BIT IN THE CONVERSATION WITH HANNAH.
KIND OF LOCKED IN A LITTLE BIT.
TILTED TO THE SIDE.
LET'S BRING HER OVER A LITTLE MORE.
>> FIND THE MARK.
>> A LITTLE SHINY.
WE MIGHT NEED SOME POWDER.
>> OF COURSE.
BYE.
>> BYE.
>> BYE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS JOHN FOR THE REST OF THE SHOW.
>> JOHN FOR THE REST OF THE SHOW.
>> WE MIGHT LET HIM COME BACK.
>> DOUBTFUL.
>> THAT'S UP TO PRODUCER LORI.
>> REALLY?
>> THOSE ARE MY TOP SCORES.
YOU HIT YOUR TOP SCORES FROM WEEK FIVE.
JOHN?
>> THANK YOU.
GET IT RIGHT.
FOCUS ON THE PROPER ONE OF ME.
THERE I AM.
WARE COUNTY AND BANEBRIDGE.
JASON STRICTLAND, A 17-POINT WIN.
PIERCE COUNTY KNOCKING AFTER CLINCH.
CLINCH HAS LOST TO TWO TOP FIVE TEAMS IN TRIPLE A AND TO THE NUMBER 16 IN SINGLE A.
SO FAR THIS SEASON.
CLINCH ONE OF THE TOP FOUR TEAMS IN MY POLL WHEN IT COMES TO SINGLE A PUBLIC.
PEACH THE 22-POINT WIN OVER THE BULLDOGS.
FITZGERALD, 29 -13.
WASHINGTON COUNTY CONTINUES THEIR WINNING WAYS.
EVANS WITH A SCORE OF 43-26.
YOU CAN CATCH UP WITH JOEL I THINK INGRAM AND THE GOLDEN HAWKS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY ON SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS WHERE I CAUGHT UP ABOUT A BUNCH OF THINGS.
THERE'S A STORY COMING UP A LITTLE LATER ON IN THE YEAR ABOUT ONE OF THE TALLEST LINEMEN IN THE STATE THAT IS REALLY PICKING UP HIS CRAFT AFTER ONLY LEARNING IT IN THE SPRING.
FIRST SEASON OF FOOTBALL FOR A PARTICULAR LINEMAN AT WASHINGTON COUNTY.
6'7", 250 POUNDS.
HE ALREADY HAS AN OFFER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.
THAT'S ONE OF THE STORIES FROM LATER ON IN THE YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO WASHINGTON COUNTY.
THAT'S MY TOP FIVE GAMES.
NO BONUS PICK INVOLVING LAKE CHEROKEE BLUFF LAST WEEK.
>> I WENT WITH LASSIDER.
>> THAT'S EASY.
I WANT TO POKE FUN WITH YOU THE ENTIRE TIME.
>> YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY IT.
I WAS GOING TO SAY MY BONUS GAME IS.
>> THAT'S ALMOST TOO EASY OF A LEAD-IN.
>> YOU FELL SHR IT.
>> WHAT A SHOCK.
I FELL FOR YOUR WORD OF THE WEEK.
>> SO FAR YOU'RE 0 FOR 3.
>> AM I?
IN YOUR WORLD I'M 3 FOR 3.
I THINK I'M 3 FOR 3 WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING THE WORD OF THE WEEK.
>> FROM THE WORD OF THE WEEK TO THE PLAY OF THE WEEK.
WE GO OUT OF STATE, OUT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
WE HEAD TO NEVADA.
THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLE GAME.
A HUGE COMEBACK, JOHN, BETWEEN TWO OF THE TOP TEAMS IN THE STATE.
>> BISHOP GORMAN AND -- YOU'RE DOWN 17 POINTS WITH 1:10 TO GO.
YOU COME BACK TO WIN.
YOU COME BACK TO WIN.
HERE'S 24-17.
>> HUSKIES.
NICK SWISHER.
THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED.
>> THROWBACK TO THE RIGHT.
>> THE WEST VIRGINIA COMMIT.
GOES TO HIS LEFT.
HERE COMES THE PRESSURE.
HAMILTON.
>> SO YOU'RE DOWN 24-7.
YOU SCORE.
YOU RECOVER THE ON SIDE KICK.
YOU SCORE AGAIN.
YOU RECOVER THE ON SIDE KICK.
YOU SCORE, YOU GO FOR TWO.
YOU'RE UP 25-24.
BISHOP GORMAN TRIES A PLAY.
THEY DON'T MAKE IT PAST MID FIELD.
THAT'S THE ENDING.
HAMILTON ARIZONA COMES BACK WITH A MINUTE NINE TO GO.
THAT'S THE PLAY OF THE WEEK.
AMAZING STUFF OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL OUT WEST.
>> I NORMALLY DON'T KEEP THE AUDIO UP.
THOSE GUYS WERE SO HYPED.
THAT PLAY CALL, E WELL, MULTIPLES, IS WHAT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS ALL ABOUT.
THEY WERE SO PSYCHED.
I WAS LIKE WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THEM IN THERE.
>> NO DOUBT.
GOOD STUFF.
GREAT COMEBACK.
WHEN YOU'RE DOWN, WHEN YOU THINK THAT YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT, YOU'RE NOT.
THIS IS YOUR MOST RECENT EXAMPLE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LAST NIGHT FROM WEEK FIVE BEFORE WE TURN THE PAGE.
BIGGEST STORY LINES, JOHN.
HIT IT.
>> OKAY.
SO HIT IT.
I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT MY STORY LINES ARE.
THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST WEEKS THAT WE'VE SEEN THE RANKINGS IN THE TOP FIVE AND TOP SIX IN MOST THE CLASSIFICATIONS.
PRETTY MUCH STAY IN PLACE.
SAME AS IT WAS.
NONREGION BATTLES, FITZGERALD AND K-ROW AND THE ONES COMING UP WHERE YOU HAVE THE CENTRAL GEORGIA ROUND ROBINS.
AND SWEET 16.
SWEET 16, THE NUMBER OF UNDERDOGS ONCE AGAIN THAT WERE WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH AND A LOT OF THE TOP RANKED TEAMS THAT WERE 16 TEAMS BY THE WAY IN THE TOP RANKINGS IN THE TOP 10.
ALL THE CLASSIFICATIONS THAT HAD SHUTOUT VICTORIES THIS WEEK.
>> WOW.
>> 16 TEAMS RANKED IN YOUR TOP TEN HAD SHUTOUTS.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST STORYLINE ACCORDING TO ME.
AND THAT JUICE CLEANSE IS REALLY JUST -- >> LOOKING SLIM.
I THINK WE THREW SOME PEOPLE OFF IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BEFORE WE GOT STARTED.
BECAUSE EVERYONE IS LIKE WAIT.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> THAT WAS THE IDEA, WASN'T IT?
>> DON'T WORRY.
JOHN IS HERE.
HE SAID IF YOU'RE JOINING US, HE SAID THE SECRET WORD, AND HE HAS TO DO THE WHOLE SHOW OFF -- >> REALLY QUICKLY.
JUST TO PROVE IT, I'M GOING TO WALK IN.
I'M HERE.
>> HE'S HERE.
>> HI.
THIS IS ME.
I'M RIGHT HERE.
I'M GOING TO GO BACK OVER HERE BECAUSE I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS GUY.
>> NO.
>> OFF THE SET.
>> YOU SAID -- >> TRIPLE MY CABLE.
>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS.
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF PEOPLE IN HERE TODAY.
SOME NEW NAMES.
SOME NEW FACES.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> TO START WITH, WE HAVE EVAN RISCO HORNETS.
HAVING ANOTHER BACON, EGG ON A CROISSANT.
>> LOTS OF COFFEE IN THE BUILDING.
>> REGION 1-5-A.
ONE OF THE STRONGEST OUT THERE.
>> THE PLAYOFF RUN FOR BOTH TEAMS.
>> DEFINITELY ONE OF THE GAMES OF THE WEEK TO KEEP AN EYE ON.
>> WE'LL PREVIEW THAT ONE.
>> JUST A BIT.
I THINK WE WILL.
>> I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
>> DON CLARK CRAB CAKES SANDWICH IN MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA.
DON, I JUST HAD THE BEST CRAB CAKES OF MY LIFE WHEN I WAS IN ST. SIMONS LAST WEEKEND.
>> OKAY.
>> THAT'S A STRONG PLAY, BY THE WAY.
>> PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH AND MILK AGAIN.
>> BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
NOTHING I DON'T THINK WITH THAT.
>> EVAN REESE -- I GOT THAT ONE ALREADY.
>> YOU ALREADY GOT THAT.
>> I NORMALLY COPY AND PASTE MY TOP COMMENTS TO THE LEFT.
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TODAY.
I'M GOING IN BLIND.
MICHAEL, HEALTHY CHOICE.
FALAFEL AND TAHIHI.
AMBER NICOLE, SHE SAID THAT'S MY BABY AND POSTED THAT WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ZAKAI.
I'M NOT 100% SURE.
>> BUT THANKS FOR WATCHING.
>> AUTUMN, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA GURU MESSAGED ME.
WE WERE HOPING TO GIVE HER A SHOUTOUT IF YOU'RE ZAKIA'S MOM.
CHRIS ZOELLER, LUNCH TODAY BRISKET SANDWICH WITH BAKED POTATOES AND GREEN BEANS.
>> KEEP THOSE ROLLING IN AND KEEP YOUR QUESTIONS FOR JOHN AND I COMING IN.
WE LOVE YOUR SCORE PREDICTIONS AND WILL BE OUT ON FRIDAY.
COMING UP, WE'LL HAVE THE GAME OF THE WEEK PREVIEW IN A FEW SECONDS.
WE'LL GO THROUGH THE TOP TEN RANKINGS.
WE'LL HAVE GAMES TO WATCH, HEAR FROM A FEW MEDIA MEMBERS ABOUT THE DARK HORSES THEY THINK COULD MAKE A RUN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
WE HAVE A KICKER AT THE END AND WE'LL KEEP CHECKING BACK IN WITH YOU GUYS.
THIS IS JOHN NELSON.
I'M HANNAH GOOD.
FACEBOOK LIVE.
>> YOU EVEN GOT THE POINT DOWN.
>> YES, THE POINT.
>> YES.
>> I DON'T HAVE TO BE SIX FEET DISTANCE FROM THIS.
>> YOU DON'T.
>> PULL HIM OVER.
>> HE'S MY NEW BEST FRIEND.
>> LET'S PREVIEW OUR FOOTBALL FRIDAY IN GEORGIA.
GAME OF THE WEEK.
ANOTHER GOOD ONE THAT WE'VE GOT.
IT WAS GOING TO BE IN COBB COUNTY FOR THE CLASS 7-A SHOWDOWN.
ROSWELL IS 4-0.
CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE QUARTERBACK IN ACTION.
19 TOUCHDOWNS THIS SEASON.
THE HORNETS HAVE NOT GONE OVER 40 POINTS IN A GAME AND ARE COMING OFF A 41-21 WIN OVER CAM BELL.
WALTON IS 2 -1.
HORNETS LEAD THE SERIES 17-16 AND HAVE WON THE LAST THREE MEETINGS INCLUDING A 23 -17 WIN IN 2020.
KICKOFF IS SET FOR 7:30 P.M. JOHN, YOU'LL BE ON THE SIDELINES.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS GAME?
>> ANOTHER CLOSE ONE.
AND THIS IS -- I THINK 34 TIMES THESE TWO TEAMS HAVE MET.
THIS IS THE 34th WITH 17 -16 WITH THE SEASON SERIES.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE TWO HIGH-POWERED OFFENSES, THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT HIGH-POWERED OFFENSES, WHAT ALWAYS HAPPENS?
TURNED INTO A PITCHER'S DUAL.
>> YES.
>> WHEN WE'VE HAD THESE TWO TEAMS ON THE AIR IN THE PAST, IT'S COME DOWN TO THE END.
I'M ANTICIPATING IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THAT WAY FRIDAY NIGHT.
RECRUITING 2021 IS ON AT 7:00 WITH THE THREE OF US.
MATT STUART, HANNAH GOODEN AND MYSELF.
KICKOFF A LITTLE AFTER 7:30.
PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING GREAT PARTNERS WITH US AT GPB.
A GREAT FAME THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
>> CHRIS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION WANTS TO KNOW WHY I DON'T HAVE A WORD OF THE WEEK.
BECAUSE I RUN THE SHOW.
>> SHE'S THE HOST OF THE SHOW.
>> I RUN THE SHOW.
I MAKE THE RULES.
THE RULE IS IT'S JOHN.
JOHN GETS THE WORD OF THE WEEK AND JOHN GETS KICKED OFFSET.
NOT ME.
>> EXACTLY.
I SEE HOW THIS WORKS.
>> THAT'S PERFECT TIMING TO THROW TO OUR GPB TOP RANKINGS.
THIS WEEK WE ARE GOING TO START WITH 3A.
IF YOU'RE MISSING ANY OF THE CLASSIFICATIONS OR YOU WANT TO SEE THEM NOW, DOWNLOAD THE GPB APP.
LET'S HIT IT WITH 3A.
CEDAR GROVE ON TOP WITH A WIN OVER THOMASVILLE.
THEY ARE AT NUMBER TWO.
APPLING COUNTY WITH ANOTHER BIG WIN.
THEY'RE AT NUMBER THREE.
>> YES.
>> THAT'S GREAT WORK IN THE CAGE.
I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW.
BEACH COUNTY WITH A WIN.
PIERCE COUNTY WITH THEIR WIN.
AT NUMBER FIVE.
SANDY CREEK UNDEFEATED AT SIX.
THE BULLDOGS WITH A WATCH THAT IS ALWAYS TEN MINUTES FAST.
HE WANTS TO GET THINGS DONE EARLY.
MONROE AREA WINNING BY FORFEIT THIS PAST WEEK AT NUMBER ONE.
2A, ONCE AGAIN YOU CAN TAKE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR THROW A BLANKET OVER THEM ALL.
FITZGERALD WITH THE WIN.
HAVEN COUNTY WITH A WIN OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA SIDE.
CALLAWAY GOES TO 4-0.
BLACK LEE COUNTY AT 4-5.
JEFF DAVIS AT NUMBER SIX.
TALKED ABOUT WACO'S WIN AT SEVEN.
DODGE COUNTY ONE OF THE GAMES TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS WEEK.
BECAUSE IN OUR POLL IT WILL BE FIVE VERSUS EIGHT IN EASTMAN.
PUTNAM COUNTY IS NUMBER TEN AFTER THEY BEAT WEST SIDE AUGUSTA BY A SCORE OF 19.
SINGLE A PUBLIC IRWIN COUNTY, THEY LOST TO TIFT ONCE AGAIN.
A 7A SCHOOL.
RIGHT NOW NUMBER ONE IN THE RANKINGS AT 2-2.
THIS WEEK ONE VERSUS TWO.
IRWIN COUNTY AND BROOKS START OFF THE REGION OF DOOM.
MACON COUNTY IS THE NUMBER THREE.
SLIDE COUNTY WITH BIG NUMBERS ON THE BOARD.
BEAT MARION LAST WEEK.
CHATCO IS SIX.
WASHINGTON WILKS IS NUMBER EIGHTY.
RUSS MURRAY AT NUMBER NINE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND A STORY WITH ONE OF THEIR STAR RUNNING BACKS AS SOMEONE WE SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON IN THE MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER CATEGORY.
1A PRIVATE.
EAGLE LANDING PLAYING UP IN CLASS.
STILL LARGE PART OF THE CLASS OF THE ACT IN SINGLE A PRIVATE.
AT NUMBER TWO.
PAC FELLOWSHIP, DARLING TON AND WESLEY KNOCK OUT THE TOP TEN.
NEXT WEEK WE GO BACK TO THE TOP OF THE ORDER.
>> WE GOT SOME OF THOSE BIG CLASSIFICATIONS ON THE GAMES TO WATCH THIS WEEK.
JOHN, WHICH TEAMS ARE ON YOUR LIST?
>> ALL THE ABOVE.
WINNERSVILLE.
WE TALKED ONE WORD.
ARNIE JACK.
>> I CHANGED IT TO TWO WORDS.
THAT'S MY FAULT.
>> ARNIE JACK, MADONNA.
>> DRAKE.
>> DRAKE.
>> SHARE.
>> LORD.
>> WHO ELSE IS A SINGLE NAME?
>> WINTERSVILLE.
>> BEYONCE.
>> BECK.
>> WINTERSVILLE.
THAT'S HOW IT IS.
NUMBER ONE.
BROOKS AND EARL HAMM, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT ONE.
FITZGERALD CONTINUES THEIR NONREGION GAMES.
WE MENTIONED BLACK LEE AND DODGE.
YOU'VE ALSO GOT CEDARTOWN.
GRAYSON IN MILL CREEK.
LEE COUNTY AND WARNER ROBINS.
DON'T OVERLOOK THAT ONE.
TWO OF THE TOP TEAMS IN 5 A AND 6 A.
THAT'S A SMALL SAMPLE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR GAMES OF THE WEEK.
>> WE'VE GOT MORE PEOPLE ASKING US TO PREVIEW OTHER GAMES IN THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS SECTION.
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE.
TWO TEAMS YOU HAVE NOT HEARD ON THIS SHOW TODAY ARE DARK HORSES.
WE HAVE TWO MEDIA MEMBERS.
PHIL JONES NEXT, AND CHRIS BECKHAM FROM FOOTBALL FRIDAY NIGHT RADIO SHOW.
JOHN WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH THEM TO ASK THEM WHO THEIR DARK HORSES ARE.
WHO THEY THOUGHT WERE UNDERLOOKED KIND OF LIKE OUR MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER SEGMENT.
>> MAKE THAT TEAM AN OFFER.
>> YES.
>> LET'S LISTEN IN TO WHO THEY THINK COULD MAKE A RUN.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO GO WITH THE PERRY PANTHERS.
WATCH OUT FOR PERRY THIS YEAR.
KEVIN SMITH LAST YEAR, FIRST REGION CHAMPIONSHIP IN I DON'T KNOW WHEN.
OFF TO A GREAT START SO FAR THIS YEAR.
I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE TEAM.
I THINK THEY'RE ONE OF THE TEAMS STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LATE TO THE PARTY ON.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THE PERRY PANTHERS.
LOOK FOR THEM TO MAKE A BIG RUN.
THEY ARE MY DARK HORSE PICK IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOUTH GEORGIA.
ALTHOUGH THEY'VE HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS TRADITIONALLY, NOBODY REALLY TALKS ABOUT THE K RESERVE MAKERS.
THEY'RE THERE EVERY YEAR.
BUT I THINK THEY'VE GOT SOME PLAYERS THIS YEAR.
THEY LOOK GOOD IN THE SCRIMMAGE WITH THE TWO UPPER DIVISION TEAMS.
THEY HAVE SOMETHING GOING.
I THINK THEY COULD BE ONE FLYING UNDER THE RADAR BUT SPECIAL LATER IN THE YEAR.
>> JOHN, WHO IS YOUR DARK HORSE?
>> WOW.
I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT SO MANY.
THEY HAD SOME GREAT ONES.
WE'LL BE CATCHING UP WITH OTHER HOSTS COMING UP IN THE COMING WEEKS.
OUR FRIENDS FROM ESPN COASTAL GAVE US THEIR INPUT.
LOTS OF INPUT.
AND JOHN HAD A GREAT ONE IN SINGLE A PUBLIC.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
AND THEY'RE IN OUR POLL AT THE BOTTOM.
THEY'VE GOT THAT STOUT RUNNING GAME THAT'S THERE AS WELL.
WE KEEP UP WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY, JOHNSON COUNTY MIGHT HAVE A GOOD RUN IN THEM.
AA YOU SAW THE FOLKS BELOW.
DODGE COUNTY COULD BE A PART OF THE DISCUSSION.
BLAKELY, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE A DARK HORSE.
I THINK BECAUSE EVERYBODY FOCUSES ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE FOUR TEAMS ABOVE, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ACTIVITY.
I THINK AA IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE DEEPEST CLASSIFICATIONS YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHEN IT COMES TO CHASING AFTER A TITLE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN LOOK WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THOSE.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT SO FAR.
I KNOW FOLKS SAY EAST CAL WEEDEN.
THEY GET THEIR BIG TEST WITH COLLINS HILL.
THAT'S JUST A SMALL SAMPLE.
WE'LL HEAR MORE DARK HORSES IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
BY THE WAY, YOU SAW PHIL JONES WHEN WE TALKED TO PHIL.
PHIL WAS DOING HIS RADIO SHOW LIVE.
HE WAS DOING HIS SHOW LIVE, AND WE CRASHED HIS STUDIO.
AND THAT'S WHY PHIL IS WEARING HIS HEADSET AND HOLDING OUR MICROPHONE BECAUSE HE WAS DOING HIS SHOW LIVE ON FACEBOOK LIVE AS WE WERE DOING THE INTERVIEW.
>> AMAZING.
>> COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY SHOCKED?
>> ONLY JOHNS NELSON IS ALLOWED TO BARGE INTO A STUDIO.
>> AND WE DID THE SAME THING WITH CHRIS BECKHAM.
THE LAST TEN MINUTES OF CHRIS BECKHAM'S SHOW ON MONDAY NIGHT WE CRASHED THAT AND PHIL'S SHOW THAT AFTERNOON.
WE WENT FROM CRASHING ONE SHOW TO CRASHING THE NEXT SHOW.
>> I LOVE IT.
ALL RIGHT.
A LOT OF THESE TEAMS YOU MENTIONED HAVE THOSE PLAYERS THAT ARE ALSO UNDERRATED.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE LIKE TO -- >> MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.
>> MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.
>> I LOVE IT.
THERE'S JOHN.
HE'S -- LET'S BRING HIM BACK IN.
>> OKAY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> COME ON.
>> PUNISHMENT IS OVER.
>> SURE IT IS.
>> IT'S NEVER OVER.
>> ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
>> AGREE.
>> I THOUGHT WE'D BRING YOU IN FOR THE LAST PART.
LORI IS ALLOWING YOU BACK IN.
>> THE LAST BLOCK OF THE SHOW.
>> SO -- >> I GET THAT FOR SAYING THE WORD OF THE DAY AND TRYING TO PROMOTE HER ALMA MATER.
>> MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER, CARLTON MADDEN, COMMITTED TO UGA.
THIS WAS A FUN INTERVIEW.
HE'S A COOL KID.
I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS.
DON'T FORGET TO WATCH THE SHOW TOMORROW AT 7:00.
IT WILL ALSO AIR ON GPB/SPORTS.
LET'S HIT THE COMMENT SECTIONS BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF TIME.
BILL SANDERS IS HAVING LUNCH TODAY AT HOOTERS.
SMOKED WINGS.
I'VE HEARD THEIR WINGS ARE CHEF'S KISS.
I'VE BEEN TO THAT PARTICULAR RESTAURANT, BUT THE GARLIC BREAD GT ME WHEN I WOULD GO.
>> JOE SAYS WHY DON'T I SEE A TIGERS FOOTBALL HELMET?
>> WE NEED ONE.
WE NEED ONE OF THOSE.
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO ADD IT TO THE SET.
IF YOU KNOW HOW TO CATCH UP WITH THE COACHING STAFF DOWN THERE, I'VE GOT THE -- I THINK I MIGHT HAVE NUMBERS AND EMAILS SOMEPLACE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A SWANSBRO HELMET.
>> WELL OILED MACHINE.
>> THE RUNNING BACK THAT WE TALKED TO JASON STRICKLAND ABOUT EARLY IN THE SEASON.
A HEALTHY RUNNING GAME AND THOMAS'S HIGH POWERED OFFENSE.
YOU'VE SEEN IT THIS YEAR.
>> STEVE CARTER, BROOKS 19 AND JESSIE MACE, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WARNER ROBINS VERSUS LEE COUNTY?
WE TOUCHED ON THAT ONE.
>> HEAVY WEIGHT FIGHT.
THAT IS GOING TO BE AMAZING.
GET THERE EARLY.
PARKING WILL BE AT A PREMIUM.
AND BOTH OF THESE SCHOOLS WILL SHOW UP AND REPRESENT TWO GREAT FOOTBALL TEAMS.
TWO GREAT FOOTBALL TEAMS.
THE MAC WILL BE HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION.
LEESBURG WILL BE HEADED THERE AS WELL.
IT'S GOING TO BE A PACKED HOUSE FRIDAY NIGHT.
BAR NONE.
QUOTING MY OLD FRIEND.
>> ONE MORE COMMENT.
CHRIS ELLERS, TROJANS IN REGION ONE 4 A SEEMS TO BE SHOCKING A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> THEY DID, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE EARLY UPSET OF NORTHEAST.
IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT, GO BACK AND FIND THE ARTICLE LAST SEASON THAT WAS WRITTEN BY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ABOUT FOOTBALL THERE IN THE ALBANY AREA.
AND IT WAS THE COVER STORY THAT WAS DONE.
IT WAS A GREAT PIECE OF WORK.
SEEING HOW THEY'VE COME THROUGH THE 2020 SEASON COMING INTO 2021, THEY'RE OFF TO A GREAT START.
YOU'VE SEEN IT IN THE RANKINGS AT GPB.
>> WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?
>> THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET KICKED OFF THE SET.
FOR THE KICKER THIS WEEK, LUMPKIN COUNTY.
19-GAME LOSING STREAK WITH A WIN 34-14.
POOR ST. FRANCIS.
>> ST. FRANCIS WON IT LAST YEAR.
IT WAS A BIT OF A TEASE.
I CATCH UP WITH THE HEAD COACH.
HE'LL BE MY COLUMN NEXT WEEK.
BIG WIN FOR LIMPKIN COUNTY.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH THEM LAST WHEN THEY HAD BEFORE THIS ONE WAS IN GILLMAN IN THE MOUNTAIN REGION.
THEY START AGAINST GILL HER THIS WEEK.
GILLMER'S HEAD COACH IS A NEW GUY.
YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD OF HIM .
THEY'RE ON FALL BREAK BUT GETTING READY FOR THE GAME IN REGION PLAY THIS WEEK AGAINST GILLMER.
>> GOOD STUFF, COACH.
ALL RIGHT.
THE PODCAST THIS WEEK WE HAD TRAVIS NOLAN.
IT IS ON ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.
YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT THERE.
AND SEND OUT YOUR HELMET.
MY LAST THOUGHT OF THE DAY.
PUTTING OUT SO MANY VID ES AND STUFF.
FIND US THERE FOR ALL THE THINGS.
>> WHAT SHE SAID NOW THAT I'M BACK FROM TIME-OUT AND CAN STAND HERE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING ANOTHER EDITION OF OUR SHOW.
THANKS FOR ALL DEALING WITH ALL THE CRAZINESS.
WE'LL GET JOHN OFF THE JUICE CLEANSE VERY SOON.
WE'LL SEE YOU IN RAIDER VALLEY TOMORROW NIGHT.
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