Football Fridays in Georgia
Countdown To Kickoff 2021: Week 9
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Jon Nelson and Hannah Goodin take a look at the biggest football news around the state.
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Countdown To Kickoff 2021: Week 9
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Jon Nelson and Hannah Goodin take a look at the biggest football news around the state.
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I'M HANNAH GOODIN ALONGSIDE JON NELSON.
IT IS NOON ON THURSDAY.
HAPPY WEEK NINE, SHOW NINE, JON AND I WERE JUST CUTTING UP UNTIL I LOOKED DOWN AND SAID, OH, IT'S NOON.
>> WE'RE LIVE.
>> IT'S TIME TO GO.
WE HAVE ANOTHER SPECIAL EDITION TO ADD.
>> WE HAVE A NEW FRIEND WITH US IN THE STUDIO.
FRONT AND CENTER, RINGGOLD HIGH SCHOOL.
CAUGHT UP WITH COACH AIKENS YESTERDAY.
THERE IT IS, FLASH IT.
THE NUMBERS.
>> LOOK AT THAT.
GOT A NUMBER.
>> THE OLD ENGLISH ARE.
>> THE SPARKLE.
YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE THE SPARKLE.
>> TURN IT BACK AROUND.
SHOW THE OLD ENGLISH R. THERE YOU GO.
CAUGHT UP WITH COACH AIKENS YESTERDAY.
RINGGOLD NOW A PART OF THE STACKS HERE ON THE SET.
IF YOU WANT YOUR HELMET AND WE WANT YOUR HELMET BECAUSE I WANT ALL 450 MEMBERS OF THE GHSA HERE IN THIS SET.
HERE IN THIS STUDIO SETTING.
WE WANT YOUR HELMET, TRUST ME.
WE WANT YOUR HELMET.
>> EVEN THOUGH WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF ROOM.
>> NO SUCH THING.
WE WANT YOUR HELMET REACH OUT TO US, HANNAH, ME, ON FACEBOOK SPORTS, ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.
WE WANT YOUR HELMET.
>> THEY HEAR YOU.
>> SO WE CAN SHOW EVERYBODY OFF TO THE REST OF THE STATE.
BUT THANKS TO COACH AIKENS AND EVERYBODY AT RINGGOLD ADDING UP TO THE FAMILY OF HELMETS WE HAVE ON THE SET AT STUDIO J.
>>> IF YOU WATCHED THE SHOW LAST WEEK YOU KNOW I WON THE WORD GAME.
>> YOU DID.
>> WHAT'S THE RECORD NOW?
YOU'RE 0 AND 3?
3 AND 0, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT.
>> YOU'RE UNDEFEATED.
>> I'M UNDEFEATED.
YOU'VE LOST 3 TIMES.
>> I'M 0 AND 3, SHE'S 3 AND 0.
HOWEVER.
>> BECAUSE I'M SUCH A GOOD SPORT, TEAM PLAYER, SHOULD WE LIST ALL OF THE WONDERFUL ACCOLADES.
>> WHATEVER.
>> I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER TURN.
>> HOW MAG UNANIMOUS PUS OF YOU.
>> WE'LL SEE IF I SAY IT.
I'M NOT GIVING IN.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT JUST TO SAY IT, DIRECTOR BOMB.
IT BETTER BE A GOOD ONE.
>> SO WE HAVE 27 MINUTES TO GET IT FIGURED OUT.
I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.
>> MICHAEL BAXTER IS HAVING WAFFLE HOUSE FOR LUNCH.
I LIKE TO LIST HIS LUNCH FIRST IT SEEMS TO BE ALWAYS ONE OF THE BEST ONES.
WHAT IS EVERYONE ELSE HAVING FOR LUNCH?
>> MAKE US HUNGRY IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR SO WE CAN PREPARE FOR OUR LUNCH AS WELL.
YOU HAVE TO SET THE TABLE FOR US, PUN UNINTENTIONAL.
LET US KNOW WHAT YOU'RE HAVING FOR LUNCH SO WE CAN LEAVE AS HUNGRY AS POSSIBLE AT 12:30.
>> WE START BY RECAPPING OUR FOOTBALL FRIDAY GAME OF THE WEEK, IT WAS CHEROKEE VERSUS ROSWELL AT TOMMY BAKER FIELD.
>> FIRST VISIT FOR CHEROKEE FOR FOOTBALL FRIDAY.
IT WAS ALL ROSWELL FROM THE BEGINNING.
DOWN 13-0 THEN CHEROKEE MAKES IT 13-7.
ROBBY ROPER FIRING UP.
THIS WAS A BIG IN REGION PLAY WHEN YOU HAD BOTH TEAMS COMING IN AT 1-0, THIS COULD ADD TO THE CHASE WHEN IT COMES TO WHO'S GOING TO BE CHASING MILTON FOR THAT TOP SEED.
ROPER, SCRAMBLES, ONCE AGAIN TUCKS AND RUNS.
INJURED TWO WEEKS AGO FOOTBALL FRIDAY, HE GOES INTO THE END ZONE.
NAKAI DAVENPORT, THE SOPHOMORE.
THE BANDS.
>> WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH HALFTIME.
>> ELKO WITH THE KEEPER THERE.
DAVENPORT 28 FOR 172 AND 2.
ROBBY 136 THROUGH THE AIR.
A BIG WIN IN REGION PLAY FOR ROSWELL.
ROSWELL AND MILTON IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
THAT WILL PRETTY MUCH DETERMINE YOUR ONE AND YOUR TWO IN THAT REGION.
>> AWESOME.
AWESOME.
MAKHI DAVENPORT, YOUR POST GAME INTERVIEW WAS CUTE WITH HIM.
>> IT WAS HIS FIRST TIME.
OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE A SOPHOMORE AND YOU RUSH FOR MORE YARDS IN A GAME THAN YOU HAD THE ENTIRE SEASON, AND HAVE A DAY, IT WAS GREAT TO CATCH UP WITH HIM AS OUR GEORGIA COMMISSION PLAYER OF THE GAME AFTER THE GAME.
IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME, SO YOU LEARN FROM THESE SITUATIONS AND BY THE WAY, CHRIS PRUITT'S CO-PILOT, HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER, THAT WAS A COOL MOMENT, TOO.
>> I LOVED THAT.
>> A COOL MOMENT AS WELL IN THE POST INTERVIEW.
YOU HAD MAKHI DAVENPORT, GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSION, THE NATURAL CHOICE FOR GEORGIA AND CHRIS PRUITT AS WELL.
BIG WIN FOR ROSWELL IN REGION PLAY, CHASING MILTON FOR THE TOP SPOT.
>> IF YOU MISSED THE INTERVIEWS YOU CAN FIND THEM ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND TWITTER IF YOU WANT TO CHECK THOSE OUT.
WEEK EIGHT IS IN THE BOOKS.
MY TOP FIVE GAMES I HAD MY EYE ON.
ON FRIDAY WE START WITH SOME MAJOR MILESTONES THAT WERE MET.
FELLOWSHIP COACH TIM CHRISTIAN UNDEFEATED IN REGION PLAY.
RAVEN COUNTY QUARTERBACK GUNNER STOCKTON BROKE DeSHAUN WATSON'S TOTAL TOUCH WHEN HE HAD 219 WATSON HAD 218 IN 2013.
THE WILDCATS WIN OVER GROVETOWN.
IN 7A, COLLIN AND MILL FREE ARE BOTH OFF.
THEY CAME OUT WITH A 54-14 WIN TO GO 2-0 IN REGION PLAY, REGION 5-7A PLAY.
TALK TO COACH CLACK.
>> ON THE QUIETEST BUS EVER.
>> PEACH COUNTY'S 35 GAME WINNING STREAK IN REGION GAMES HAS COME TO AN END WITH A 14-27 LOSS TO CHRIS COUNTY ON FRIDAY AND FINALLY AN EXCITING NONREGION MATCHUP IN QUAD A, PERRY MOVES TO 5-1 AFTER BEATING WACO 37-24.
THE PANTHERS OVERCAME FIVE TURNOVERS, INCLUDING TWO PICK SIXES.
WE'LL PLAY SOME OF THE VIDEO FROM THAT ONE.
>> WE'LL SHOW YOU ABOUT PERRY AND WACO A LITTLE BIT LATER ON IN THE SHOW.
>> WHAT WERE YOUR TOP FIVE TEAMS, SCORES THAT YOU WERE LOOKING AT.
>> I CAN SAY THIS NOW CONSIDERING I'VE BEEN SUBJECTED TO PUNISHMENT FOR SAYING THIS IN THE PAST.
FANCY TV GRAPHIC TIME.
HARRISON AND CALLAWAY, A SHOCKER, HARRISON COUNTY AND HEAD COACH SCOTT PEEVE WITH A LEAD AT THE HALF.
WEAR COUNTY, BIG WIN.
BY THE WAY, THAT'S A BIG REGION GAME.
WEAR COUNTY, WARNER ROBINS THIS WEEK.
BIG WIN FOR WEAR COUNTY 43-3.
MACON COUNTY, REINFORCING THEIR STATUS AS ONE OF THE TOP TEAMS IN SINGLE A PUBLIC.
TURNER AND CLINCH, THIS IS INTERESTING.
RIGHT NOW CLINCH MAY NOT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.
THEY'VE HAD A ROUGH SEASON WITH A LOT OF YOUNG TALENT WITH HEAD COACH DON TYSON, TURNER COUNTY WINS 38-35.
BATTLE OF UNDEFEATED, CONEY COUNTY WINS AGAINST HART COUNTY, THIS IS A BIG REGION GAME AS WELL THAT GIVES CONEY COUNTY THE INSIDE TRACK.
RIGHT NOW CONEY COUNTY HAS THE GOOUK DUKE 35-13, SO THEY STAY UNDEFEATED.
THOSE THREE TEAMS CHASING THE ONE, TWO, AND THREE.
ONE OF THOSE TEAMS WILL BE ON THE ROAD FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS.
>> A LOT OF GOOD COMMENTS COMING IN.
BRUNSWICK IS IN THE HOUSE.
>> HEY!
>> HEY BRUNSWICK.
WE HAVE A LOT.
>> HOLD IT THERE A LOT.
>> WAIT.
THAT WAS THE WORD.
>> WHAT WAS?
>> COMMENTS.
>> NO!
>> GOTCHA!
SO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?
>> ALL RIGHT, BRI.
>> IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE, BRING THE HELMET.
>> I HATE LOSING.
I HATE LOSING.
>> OH WELL.
>> I HAVE TO WEAR THIS HELMET FOR THE REST OF THE SHOW.
>> OR UNTIL OUR ESTEEMED EXECUTIVE PRODUCER LORI SAYS YOU CAN TAKE IT OFF.
CAREFUL.
SHE'S WEARING EARRINGS TOO.
WHICH ARE DANGEROUS.
>> LET ME TAKE THE EARRINGS OFF.
THESE ARE HIGH SCHOOL HELMETS.
MAYBE I HAVE A LARGE HEAD.
>> EARRINGS HAD TO COME OFF, THEY WERE THE DIFFERENCE.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME STILL?
>> YES.
>> I HAVE TO LOOSEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
>> WHAT'S NEXT ON THE SHOW?
>> NEXT ON THE SHOW -- I CAN HEAR MYSELF ECHOING IN MY HEAD.
IT'S A LITTLE DISTRACTING.
IF THIS ISN'T ENOUGH ENTERTAINMENT.
>> GOTCHA.
>> WE HAVE OUR PLAY OF THE WEEK.
FOR OUR PLAY OF THE WEEK, WE GO TO LA GRANGE GEORGIA WHERE THE TIGERS HOSTED THE SHAW RAIDERS.
TWO DEFENDERS -- >> IT'S A DOUBLE MOSSING THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AT WRBL, JACK PATTERSON FOR THIS PLAY OF THE WEEK.
REACH OVER TWO DEFENDERS, GRAB IT, COME DOWN WITH IT.
THERE'S TWO FEET.
THAT'S A CATCH, CATCH.
SO TROOP GETS THE DUKE, A DOUBLE MOSSING.
THAT'S YOUR PLAYER OF THE WEEK.
YOU LOOK GREAT, BY THE WAY.
>> I KNOW.
WHY, 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE MY FACE?
THAT'S NOT FUNNY, JON.
>> YEAH, IT WAS FUNNY.
>> THAT WAS A GOOD PLAY OF THE WEEK.
WE HAVE A LOT COMING UP ON THE SHOW.
WE WILL PREVIEW OUR GAME OF THE WEEK, WE HAVE OUR TOP TEN RANKINGS 7A TO 4A THIS WEEK.
GAMES TO WATCH.
WE'LL HEAR FROM A COASTAL COACH, BRUNSWICK FOLKS THAT ARE WATCHING.
>> YEAH.
>> WE HAVE OUR KICKER AND WE HAVE TO GET TO THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS.
>> YES.
>> SINCE THAT WAS THE WORD.
>> YES.
THERE YOU GO.
>> COMMENTS.
>> COMMENTS.
THERE YOU GO.
SHE HAS TO HOLD THE HELMET THE ENTIRE TIME SHE'S WEARING IT BECAUSE IT IS TOO BIG.
>> IT DOESN'T FIT.
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PADDING IN IT.
HOW DO THEY NORMALLY KEEP IT ON?
>> IT'S TIGHTENED.
>> CUSTOM?
>> YES.
>> YOU COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN ME A CUSTOM HELMET?
KIDDING, KIDDING.
OKAY.
MICHAEL DEVAIN, I LOVE THIS COMMENT WE'VE BEEN DOING DARK HORSES ON THE SHOW AS YOU KNOW.
>> WE HAVE.
>> HIS DARK HORSE IS PEBBLEBROOK WHICH I LOVE, UNDEFEATED 6-1 -- >> 6-0-1.
>> YES.
>> 1-0 IN LEAGUE PLAY.
>> WE HAVE A RECENT COLUMN ON PEBBLE BROOKE AS WELL.
>> THEY STILL LET TEAMS TIE?
>> YEAH.
IF IT'S A NONREGION GAME AND THE COACH -- >> WHAT?
>> IF IT'S A NONREGION GAME AND COACHES AHEAD OF TIME SAY NONREGION, DOESN'T AFFECT ANYTHING, YOU END WITH A TIE.
IN NONREGION PLAY YOU HAVE TIES.
>> TIED WITH RIVER DALE, 14-14.
COMING OFF A WIN OVER EAST COWITA.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> AGREE WITH PEBBLEBROOK BEING A DARK HORSE.
I CAN'T DO THIS.
HOW DO YOU DO THE SHOW WITH THE CARDBOARD CUT OUT?
>> I DIDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH TO FOCUS ON.
THAT WAS A LESS THING TO FOCUS ON BECAUSE ALL I HAD TO DO WAS LOOK AT MY NOTES.
THE CARDBOARD CUTOUT TOOK UP THE ON CAMERA DUTIES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON JON AND HANNA THOUGHTS ON BECAME BRIDGE BEAR CATS WIN, ON DOUGHERTY COUNTY.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT BANE BRIDGE THIS YEAR AND JOHN LITTLETON LIKES TO CHALLENGE HIMSELF IN REGION PLAY.
WE KNEW DOUGHERTY WAS GOING TO CHALLENGE FOR THE REGION CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE ONE AND TWO.
SO HAVING A GAME THIS COMPETITIVE OR THIS TIGHT, THIS CLOSE, NOT A SURPRISE AND FOR ME NOT A SURPRISE AS YOU GET INTO REGION PLAY YOU SEE BANEBRIDGE GET TO FULL SONG.
LOOKING FOR DOUGHERTY TO BE CHASING THE ONE AND TWO.
BUT BIG WIN FOR BANEBRIDGE.
>> STEVE CARTER IS HAVING PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH AND MILK.
>> NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
>> BUT HE'S GOING TO EAT -- I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M ABOUT TO SAY THIS.
BUT HE SAID HE'S GOING TO EAT LUNCH WITH A HOT REDHEAD.
WHAT?
OKAY.
I THINK IT'S HIS NIECE.
I'M NOT SURE, STEVE.
BILL SANDERS IS HAVING LUNCH AT THE GEORGIA NATIONAL FAIR IN TERRY.
THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN A FAIR.
A FAIR IN GEORGIA, LOVE IT.
PROBABLY A FOOT LONG CHILI DOG AND FUNNEL CAKE.
>> FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THE BOSS IS A HOT REDHEAD.
>> THE BOSS IS.
>> MY WIFE, SHE'S A HOT REDHEAD.
I'M WITH YOU, STEVE ABOUT HOT REDHEADS.
>> LET'S LOOK AT OUR BIGGEST STORY LINES.
>> FANCY TV GRAPHIC TIME NUMBER TWO, IN THE BLENDER.
WHAT I MEAN WHEN YOU HAVE THESE UPSETS THAT WE SAW, THE HARRELSON COUNTY EXAMPLE OVER CALLAWAY.
WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
YOU HAVE ROSWELL WITH THEIR WIN OVER CHEROKEE, CHASING AFTER MILTON IN THEIR REGION.
WHEN YOU HAVE REGIONS WITH EARLY UPSETS, THE DOUGLAS COUNTY UPSET THIS PAST WEEK.
WHEN YOU HAVE FIVE TEAMS CHASING FOUR SPOTS, SIX FOR FOUR IN THAT CASE WITH THE DOUGLAS COUNTY, PAULDING REGION.
SHORT OF A COUPLE OF REGIONS, REGION 17A, 16A, FINALLY GETTING INTO REGION PLAY, IT'S SINGLE A PRIVATE INVOLVING EAGLES LANDING CHRISTIAN.
PUTTING UP A LOT OF POINTS.
WALTON PUTS UP 52, LOWNDES BACK AND FORTH WE CAUGHT UP WITH HEAD COACH JAMEY DuBOSE AS THEY PUT UP 45, ROSWELL PUT UP 41 ON FOOTBALL FRIDAY IN GEORGIA.
HUGHES PUTS UP NORTH OF 60 IN THEIR GAME.
YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF TOP TEN TEAMS PUT UP A LOT OF NUMBERS NORTH OF 40 IN THEIR COMPETITIONS.
SOME IN REGION PLAY MAKING EARLY STATEMENTS.
>> THAT'S JON I'M HANNAH GOODIN.
>> WEARING A HELMET.
SHE LOST BY SAYING HER WORD OF THE DAY FINALLY.
>> IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY I'M WEARING THE HELMET -- >> WHY ARE YOU WEARING THE HELMET?
>> I LOST THE WORD GAME.
>> SHE'S HAVING TO ALTERNATE HOLDING IT WITH HER HANDS NOW.
>> IT'S HEAVY.
I'M LEFT-HANDED BUT HOLDING IT WITH MY RIGHT FOR SOME REASON.
>> YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR LEFT HAND IS FREE.
>> TO TALK WITH.
>> AS A LEFTY, I UNDERSTAND HAVING YOUR LEFT HAND FREE.
>> IT'S TOO RIGHT THERE'S TWO LEFTIES BEHIND THE DESK.
>> NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
>> CREATIVE.
>> YES.
10% OF US LEFT-HANDED.
ACTUALLY, I'M AMBIDEXTROUS.
THAT'S YOUR FACT OF THE DAY.
>> FACT OF THE DAY.
>> I CAN WRITE WITH EITHER HAND, ACTUALLY.
SERIOUSLY, I CAN WRITE WITH EITHER HAND.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
>> IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I WAS WRITING LEFT-HANDED AND IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN YOU GET GRADES AND CONDUCT YOU'D HAVE S, N, U. I HAD UNSATISFACTORY IN HANDWRITING.
SO MY TEACHER TOLD MY MOM AND GRANDPARENTS I NEEDED TO CHANGE HANDS SO I HAD TO LEARN TO WRITE RIGHT HANDED SO TO STAY AWAKE IN LECTURES IN COLLEGE, I LEARNED TO REWRITE LEFT-HANDED.
>> PEOPLE NEEDED TO KNOW THAT STORY.
>> DIDN'T THEY?
>> THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR FOOTBALL FRIDAY GAME OF THE WEEK.
>> YES.
IN REGION 7-6A AS CAM BRIDGE HITS THE ROAD TO TAKE ON JOHNS CREEK, TWO TEAMS ARE TIED FOR FIRST PLACE WITH 3-0 LEAGUE RECORD.
>> AND YOU'RE SEEING -- WE CAUGHT UP WITH BOTH OF THESE TEAMS FOR FULTON COUNTY MEDIA DAY EARLIER THIS YEAR.
GREAT TO CATCH UP WITH BOTH COACHES.
EARLY DECIDER TO WHO COULD BE THE ONE AND TWO, THIS COULD GO A LONG WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHO GETS THE FIRST ROUND HOME GAME AND THE SECOND ROUND HOME GAME.
WHO COULD BE AT HOME FOR A WHILE.
IN OUR FIRST VISIT TO THE COLISEUM CATCHING UP WITH THE GLADS AND BEARS FRIDAY RIGHT.
>> WE HAD A FIRST TIME THERE.
>> THIS IS ALSO A FIRST, HANNAH HOLDING A HELMET.
>> CAMBRIDGE COMING OFF A WIN OVER A COY YA.
JOHNS CREEK 5-1, THEY DIDN'T PLAY LAST WEEK.
THE GLADIATORS HAVE WON FOUR STRAIGHT GAME, ONLY LOSS IN THE SECOND WEEK AGAINST CARROLLTON.
CAMBRIDGE WON THIS ONE LAST YEAR, LEAD THE SERIES 3-2.
>> RECRUITING 2021 PROCEEDS ALL OF THAT AT 7:00 WHERE HANNAH, MATT STUART AND MYSELF GIVE YOU ALL THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO RECRUITING IN THE SOUTHEAST.
BIG NEWS OUT OF WEST VERSAILLES AND ATHENS.
A LEADER HAS MADE A DECISION, WHERE HE'S GOING THE NEXT LEVEL.
WE'LL CATCH UP ON THAT ON RECRUITING 2021.
>> MY INTERVIEW THIS WITH MALACHI STARKS, HE IS COMMITTED TO UGA.
>> JEFFERSON'S MALACHI STARKS.
>> YES.
>> YOU HAD KOJO ANTWI LAST WEEK.
>> MY SCRIPTS KEEP GETTING CRAZIER AND CRAZIER.
YES, NOT LAMBERT.
I'M GOING TO TYPE THAT IN.
JEFFERSON ATHLETE MALACHI STARKS GOING TO UGA, NOT PLAYING THE POSITION YOU THINK HE WOULD BE.
CHECK OUT THE INTERVIEW TO FIND OUT WHAT THE COACHES ARE SAYING WHERE HE'S GOING TO PLAY.
>> THAT'S A TEASE IN THE TEASE.
TOP TEN RANKINGS ARE OUT.
WE'RE GOING 7A TO 4A.
>> TOP OF THE LADDER, IT'S COLLINS HILL.
NORTH COB, MILTON, MILLCREEK.
THOSE FIVE, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE THERE DEPENDING ON YOUR ORDER IN EVERY GIVEN WEEK.
WALTON AT NUMBER 6, LOUNGE WAS THERE NONREGION WIN AT NUMBER 7.
ROSWELL, BROOKWOOD AND GRAYSON, NINE AND TEN PLAY IN THE UPCOMING WEEK.
WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT.
IN 6A, NO SURPRISE.
BOWFORD AND LEE COUNTY AT THE TOP OF THE RANKINGS, HUGHES, BRUNSWICK, CATCH UP WITH SEAN PENDER IN A LITTLE BIT THERE.
HIGHEST RANKING IN TWO DECADES.
ROME AFTER THEIR SHAKY START NOW AT NORM FIVE.
CARROLLTON, YOUR NUMBER SEVEN.
JOHNS CREEK AND CAMBRIDGE, 8 AND 9 IN THE POLL, THAT'S THE GAME FRIDAY NIGHT.
RIVERWOOD, THE RAIDERS YOUR NUMBER TEN, GO TO 5A.
>> BLESS YOU.
>> THAT'S MY BURRMAN IMPRESSION.
WARNER ROBINS, CARTERSVILLE, WARE, CALHOUN AT FOUR, WOODWARD YOUR LAST UNDEFEATED -- ACTUALLY WOODWARD AT FIVE, DECATER AT NUMBER 10.
COFFEE IN REGION 1-5A, DON'T DROP THEM A LOT BECAUSE YOU LOSE TO A REGION RIVAL.
SO WARNER ROBINS, COFFEE, 1, 3, 7.
AND IN QUAD A, LAST ONE FOR THIS WEEK, GPP.ORG/SPORTS FOR ALL THE JEFFERSON, MARRY AT 4-1.
BENEDICTON IS YOUR 4.
PERRY, E WE'LL SHOW YOU HIGHLIGHTS IN A LITTLE BIT AGAINST WASHINGTON COUNTY.
THOMAS COUNTY CENTRAL.
LA GRANGE 3-3.
COMING IN AT NUMBER TEN.
GO TO RANKINGS GPB.ORG AND SEE WHAT THE REST OF THE RANKINGS ARE THIS WEEK.
>> CHRIS BALLARD SAID IF HANNAH'S HELMET COMES OFF DOES SHE HAVE TO SIT OUT A PLAY?
>> THAT IS TRUE.
>> I'VE BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION -- >> THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT IF IT DOES FALL OFF AS OPPOSED TO TAKING IT OFF.
DID YOU GET PERMISSION TO TAKE IT OFF?
>> DY.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
HOW DID THAT FEEL.
>> STUFFY IN THERE.
COULDN'T BREATHE.
>> BUT THE FACT YOU COULD HEAR YOURSELF INSIDE THAT ECHO CHAMBER.
>> IT WAS DISTRACTING.
A LOT COOLER NOW.
GETS HOT.
>> SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LOSE THE WORD GAME.
>> IT'S NOT FUN.
IT'S NOT FUN.
>> UM-HUM.
>> GETTING MYSELF BACK TOGETHER HERE.
>> I SEE THAT.
>> NOW I KNOW HOW IT FEELS.
I DO, I DO.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE EQUAL NOW.
>> A LITTLE BIT MORE EQUAL.
IT'S 3-1, SHE SAYS IT'S MORE EQUAL.
>> DR. BONG IS COMING UP FOR A NEW PUNISHMENT FOR YOU.
>> I LOVE HOW THE CREW IS PITTING THEMSELVES AGAINST US.
>> IT INVOLVES HAIR CLIPPERS.
WE WOULDN'T DO THAT TO YOU.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE HAIR FOR HAIR CLIPPERS TO BE THE MAGIC WORD.
>> SOMETHING ABOUT A TATTOO?
TATTOO NEEDLE COMING IN?
TATTOO ARTIST COMING?
HAIR CLIPPERS?
>> NO.
>> YOU NEED TO WATCH EVERY WEEK.
>> FIND OUT THE NEXT PUNISHMENT WHEN I LOSE.
>> WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT OUR GAMES TO WATCH ARE AS WE RUN OUT OF TIME.
LET'S GET TO THE GAMES OF THE WEEK.
>> KAHKWA AND CAMDEN.
AND FOR BLAKELY AND NORTHEAST.
REGION OF DOOM IN SINGLE A, BIG WITH CHARLESTON COUNTY GOING TO TAKE ON BROOKS.
PELHAM AND FLY, HOW DO THE WILDCATS REBOUND?
AFTER LOSING TO MAY CON COUNTY HOW DO THEY RESPOND AFTER THE LOSS LAST WEEK?
THAT'S YOUR FIVE GAMES TO WATCH, AT LEAST ON MY CASE.
>> ON OUR TOP RANKINGS BRUNSWICK WAS RANKED 4 IN 6A, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THEM ALL SEASON LONG, AND JON WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH HEAD COACH SEAN PENDER.
PIRATES ARE 7-0 ON THE YEAR, WINNING AGAINST STATES BORROW, 21-0.
THEY'RE KIND OF MY DARK HORSE THIS YEAR.
>> CAN THEY BE A DARK HORSE AT 7-0 AND NUMBER 4.
>> MAYBE A MONTH AGO THEY WERE MY DARK HORSE.
I NEVER SAID ANYTHING BUT I KEPT GETTING MORE AND MORE SHOCKED AS THEY KEPT WINNING AND WINNING BECAUSE WHAT WAS BRUNSWICK'S RECORD LAST YEAR?
>> THEY WERE A PERPETUAL PLAYOFF TEAM AND IN THE REGION -- >> REGION 6-2A.
>> IT'S ALWAYS TOUGH.
WE SHOWED YOU THE GAME WINNING HIGHLIGHT FROM THE RED WINNING SCHOOL DOWN THE ROAD.
ANOTHER CATALYST FOR SHAWN PENDER AS WELL.
THEY'RE RIGHT THERE.
BUT MAYBE BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THE COAST THEY'RE HIDDEN FROM A LOT OF CONVERSATION.
SO THAT'S WHERE YOU END UP HAVING THEM AS FLYING BELOW THE RADAR UNTIL YOU'RE ON THE SHOW.
>> WE'RE HAVING PEOPLE WEIGH IN ABOUT DARK HORSES.
I'LL GET TO THOSE IN A MINUTE.
THEY WERE MINE THIS SEASON SO LET'S HEAR FROM COACH PINDER.
>> OUR TEAMS ARE LIKE PERCEPTION UNTIL THEY SEE US ON FILM.
WHEN THEY SEE US ON FILM THEY REALIZE ONE THING WITH ROCKY OVER THERE WITH THE RED TERRORS THEY ALWAYS GET BETTER THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND BY PLAYOFF THEY HAVE A TRADITION OF MAKING IT TO THE SECOND OR THIRD ROUND.
WE'RE STARTING TO BUILD THAT REPUTATION AS WELL.
THE PAST COUPLE YEARS WE'VE BEEN MAKING IT FROM THE FIRST TO THE SECOND AND WE'RE LOOKING TO ADVANCE TO GET TO THE THIRD.
YOU HAVE RICHMOND HILL WHO IN YEARS HAS MADE STRIDES.
I THINK THERE'S A DARK HORSE, STATES BORO IS ON THEIR WAY BACK UP, SOMEONE TO DEAL WITH.
AND EFFINGHAM IS ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS STRUGGLING, THEY'RE DOING WELL TOO.
WE HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT FIVE OR SIX QUALITY TEAMS IN THIS REGION THAT CAN REALLY GET THE JOB DONE AT THE PLAYOFF LEVEL.
>> HE AIN'T LYING.
>> HE HAD SOME DARK HORSES, SOME THINGS TO SAY.
>> YOU LOOK AT REGION TWO RIGHT NOW, BRUNSWICK, GLEN ACADEMY 3-3-1, RICHMOND HILL, THEIR NONREGION SCHEDULE VERY TOUGH BUT 2-1.
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, THEY'RE AT 1-1.
STATESBORO 1-1.
SO REALLY YOU'RE LOOKING AT FIVE FOR FOUR RIGHT NOW.
SEAN IS NOT WRONG WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF REGION 2-6A AND WHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTO.
RIGHT NOW IN A TOUGH ONE REBOUNDING FROM THE WINS AND LOSSES.
GOOD START FOR THEM, 2-1 IN REGION.
BIG REGION GAME THIS WEEK.
>> YOU ASKED ME IF BRUNSWICK CAN BE A DARK HORSE AT 7-0.
>> JESSE SAYS MY DARK HORSE IS WARNER ROBINS, FIXING UP IN REGION PLAY.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE -- I'M NOT SURE WHAT HE'S TRYING TO SAY THERE.
BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WARNER ROBINS BEING A DARK HORSE?
>> ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC OFFENSES WE'RE SEEING THIS SEASON IN GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
I THINK THAT MAYBE BECAUSE NOT A LOT OF FOLKS OUTSIDE OF CENTRAL GEORGIA GET TO SEE THEM.
THEY GET TO SEE THEM IN A BOX SCORE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THEM HERE ON THIS SHOW.
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SEEING THEM ON A DAILY BASIS, MAYBE THEY ARE YOUR DARK HORSE.
BUT YOU HAVE TO COME OUT OF ONE OF THE TOUGHEST REGIONS IN THE STATE IN 1-5A.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS MATCHUP, WARNER ROBINS AND WEAR COUNTY GOES A LONG WAY IN DETERMINING THE ONE AND TWO IN THIS REGION, LOOKING AT WEAR, VETERANS, WARNER ROBINS AND THIS IS THEIR REGION OPENER, COFFEE AND WAYNE COUNTY RIGHT NOW.
FOUR OF THOSE TEAMS WILL BE MAKING THE PLAYOFFS.
INTERESTING TO SEE HOW IT SHAKES OUT.
THIS WILL BE A REGION WE TALK ABOUT BEING IN THE BLENDER BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL OF COMPETITION.
>> HURRICANES CHECKING IN -- >> THEY HAD A GAME ON MONDAY.
>> FITZGERALD.
>> THEIR GAME WAS PUSHED BACK TO MONDAY BECAUSE OF FLOODING AT JC STADIUM.
THEIR WIN -- >> THE PICTURE YOU HAD WAS CRAZY.
>> IT WAS.
YOU END UP WITH THAT THERE.
IT'S A SHORT WEEK FOR FITZGERALD ON THE TURN AROUND.
BUT LOOKING AT ONE OF THE TOP TEAMS IN DOUBLE A THAT IS GOING TO BE THERE.
PART OF THE DISCUSSION FOR GAME 15 IN A IF YOU HAVE REGION.
THEY'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF THAT REGION.
IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH ORDER FOR FITZGERALD BUT A LOT OF FOLKS ANTICIPAING THEM TO STAY NEAR THE TOP OF THE RANKINGS.
>> STEVE REMINDED ME TO PUT MY EARRINGS BACK ON.
THANK YOU.
>>> WE'LL GET A FEW MORE.
GO HORNETS.
JUST WONDERING WHO Y'ALL THINK WILL WIN NEXT -- WE NEVER REALLY PICK WINNERS BUT ROSWELL, MILTON GAME, THOUGHT?
[ WHISTLE ] >> THAT'S MY THOUGHT.
THAT'S A GREAT GAME.
>> I LOVE BOTH OF THOSE COACHES.
>> AND AS ROBBY ROPER CONTINUES TO GET HEALTHIER, NOW ON HIS THIRD WEEK AFTER THE SHOULDER INJURY THAT WAS HERE ON FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN THE GAME AGAINST WALTON AS HE CONTINUES TO GET HEALTHIER, HE'LL BE A CATALYST FOR ROSWELL IN THE GAME AGAINST MILTON.
GOING TO BE A TOUGH ORDER CONSIDERING MILTON IS IN THE TOP IN 7A.
>> ONE MORE STEVE CARTER, 6A NUMBERS COULD CAMDEN DECIDE TO STAY IN 7A.
MUCH AS YOU CAN APPEAL TO GO DOWN.
THAT'S THE INTERESTING PART OF THE APPEALS PROCESS.
WE'RE GETTING STARTED IN THAT DISCUSSION.
WE'LL HAVE AN ARTICLE UP ON GPB.ORG WHERE I CAUGHT UP WITH ADMINISTRATORS IN THEIR THOUGHT.
>> FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE'RE ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE AND GUESS WHERE ELSE.
>> WHERE ELSE?
>> TWITCH.
STREAMING LIVE ON TWITCH.
>> TWITCH DOES TV?
>> AFTER THE SHOW WE HAVE TO DO THAT.
>> TWITCH.TV/INSERT.
>> THERE YOU GO.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT FOR YOU.
WE ADDED IT THIS WEEK.
>> KICKER?
>> FOR THE KICKER AS WE COME DOWN TO THE FINAL MINUTE IN THE SHOW, WE GO TO PERRY WHERE SOMEHOW THE PANTHERS PULLED OUT A W OVER WACO WITH FIVE TURNOVERS AND TWO PICK SIXES.
>> THANKS TO BIG MARVIN AND FRANK AND OUR FRIENDS FOR THIS ONE.
IN A GAME, PICK SIXES HAPPEN.
WE KNOW THIS.
PICK SIXES DO HAPPEN.
WASHINGTON COUNTY RETURNS THE INTERCEPTION FOR A SCORE.
BUT TO PARAPHRASE, JAY Z, I GOT 99 PROBLEMS AND THIS PICK AIN'T ONE.
ONE END TO THE OTHER, TWO INTERCEPTIONS FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY BUT PERRY GETS THE DUKE AND STAYS WHERE THEY ARE IN THE RANKINGS.
SO TWO INTERCEPTIONS FOR SCORES.
PERRY WINS 27-34.
BIG WIN FOR THEM.
>> I'M LOOKING FOR GERALD'S PREDICTIONS FOR OUR GAME OF THE WEEK.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M MISSING IT.
>> REPOST IF YOU SENT IT.
>> YOU HAVE FIVE SECONDS, WE'LL BE OFF THE AIR BECAUSE WE HAVE A SEVEN SECOND DELAY.
>> THAT WAS THE DELAY.
>> STILL NOT THERE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING HANNAH GOODIN AND JON NELSON ON GPB, FACEBOOK LIVE.
THANK YOU TO THE CREW BEHIND THE CAMERA, IN THE CONTROL ROOM.
WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW.
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