Football Fridays in Georgia
Countdown to Kickoff: Week 11
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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: Week 11
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WELCOME TO "COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF."
I'M HANNAH GOODEN -- THAT'S JOHN NELSON.
WEEK 11, SHOW 11, AND WE'VE GOT A SHINY NEW HELMET FOR THIS LUCKY NUMBER 11.
>> THAT WE DO.
WE THANK COACH ADAM CARTER AND FRIENDS AT GRISON FOR HELPING US OUT ADDING GRAYSON TO THE MIX.
SHE'S GOING TO GRAB IT.
AND ALSO PROFILE, PROFILE.
>> WHICH CAMERA WANTS IT?
>> SO SHE'S FLASHING IT TO ALL THREE.
GO TO THREE.
BINGO.
>> THIS CAMERA WANTS IT.
>> IN ADDITION TO THE HELMET, MISS HANNAH.
>> YES.
>> WERE COACH CARTER HIMSELF.
>> FROM COACH CARTER HIMSELF.
HANNAH GETS TO ADD THIS TO THE WARDROBE.
>> IS THAT FOR ME?
>> GRAYSON FOOTBALL GETS TO BE ADDED TO HANNAH'S STACK NOW SO THERE IT IS.
>> WOW.
>> THE RAMS WILL BE REPRESENTED IN HANNAH HOUSEHOLD AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FOLD THESE THINGS.
GRAYSON FOOTBALL.
>> JEFFERSON SHIRT WAY TOO MUCH.
>> IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADD YOUR HELMET TO THE STACKS, WE'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY SOME COACHES WHO WANT TO ADD THEIR HELMETS TO THE STACKS, REACH OUT SOCIAL MEDIA OR @GPBSPORTS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM ITS AND ADD YOUR HELMET, WHETHER IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, GEORGIA, THE CAROLINAS, FLORIDA, BAHAMAS, NASSAU HIGH SCHOOL WOULD BE A GREAT ADD.
WE WANT ALL THE HELMETS ON THIS OR ANY OTHER PLANET, WE WANT THEM ALL HERE SO REACH OUT TO US.
WE'LL FIND A WAY TO GET IT HERE AND SHOW OFF THE TO THE REST OF THE STATE AND ADD TO HANNAH'S WARDROBE.
SHE NEEDS SOME SHIRTS THAT SHE CAN -- >> WHAT SIZE IT?
>> AN XL.
>> I HOPE SO.
COACH GAVE ME THAT JEFFERSON SHIRT, AND GAVE YOU THE SHIRT TO GIVE TO ME AND I WEAR IT WAY TOO MUCH.
THIS IS MY NEW XL.
>> IF YOU WANT TO ADD TO HER WARDROBE AND OUR SET PLEASE DO.
WE LOVE ALL OF YOU AND ALL THE SCHOOLS IN THE STATES EVERYWHERE.
ADD TO THE SET, ADD TO OUR WARDROBE.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, SHARING THE STATE WITH THE REST OF THE STATE.
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
>> BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH THE SHOW IF YOU DID NOT LISTEN TO THE PODCAST WHICH CAME OUT YESTERDAY WE HAD GABBY AWARDS.
>> WE DID?
>> THAT WERE AWARDED TO GPB SPORTS THIS PAST WEEKEND.
THE GABBY AWARDS IS A GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, GPB AWARDED MANY BUT THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT JOHN NELSON WAS AWARDED BEST TV ANCHOR LARGE MARKET FOR GABBY.
>> THAT IS TRUE, THANKS FOR THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOR THE HARDWARE AND RECRUITING 2021 FOR BEST SPORTS PROGRAM.
>> WE DID.
>> GPB SPORTS WELL REPRESENTED AT THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF BROAD CASTERS, GABY AWARDS LAST WEEKEND.
THANKS FOR THE TIP OF THE HAT AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THE FAMILY AS WELL AND WATCHING US EVERY SINGLE WEEK HOWEVER YOU WATCH US IN ALL THE WAYS YOU WATCH US.
THE GPB SPORTS APP IS AVAILABLE IN IOS AND ANDROID.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING FOR LARGE.
PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH AND TEA.
>> NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
>> MICHAEL BAXTER IS HAVING PANERA BREAD.
>> WHAT'S INSIDE THE BREAD, THOUGH?
IF HE SAYS I'M HAVING PANERA BREAD, IS IT SOMETHING IN BETWEEN THE SLICES?
WHAT'S THE CARB LOAD?
>> MICHAEL, FRIED CHICKEN OR MARINATED GRILLED CHICKEN?
SOLUTION, BOTH.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> SIDE OF SWEET POTATO FRIES, YES, SIR.
WHAT IS EVERYONE ELSE HAVING FOR LUNCH?
WE ARE HAVING A GOOD LUNCH TODAY, JOHN.
>> WE ARE.
SO WHERE IS YOURS?
>> MINE'S IN MY PURSE.
>> MINE'S RIGHT HERE.
ONCE AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU TO LAKE CITY CHIROPRACTIC, NORTH COBB FOOTBALL TEAM'S CHIROPRACTOR THEY PROVIDED OUR LUNCH TODAY, PUBLIX SANDWICHES.
YOU CAN'T GET BETTER THAN A PUB SUB.
>> SHOUT OUT TO LAKE CITY CHIROPRACTIC, REACH OUT TO THEM IF YOU ARE IN THE NORTH COBB AREA OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME CHIROPRACTIC DONE TO YOUR PERSON OR KNOW SOMEONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CHIROPRACTIC DONE TO THEIR PERSON.
THANKS TO LAKE CITY CHIROPRACTIC AND THANK YOU FOR MY LUNCH WHICH WILL BE HAD ABOUT 12:31.
>> YOU NEED TO TAKE A BITE AND LET US KNOW HOW GOOD IT IS.
>> YOU DON'T LIKE ALL THIS STUFF IN BETWEEN.
>> COME ON, JOHN.
>> NOT YET.
MAYBE AS WE'RE RAPPING UP THE SHOW.
YOU DON'T WANT BREAD AND ALL THESE THINGS IN BETWEEN MY TEETH.
THIS SAN ITALIAN SUB.
MAYBE WHEN WE SAY GOOD-BYE I'LL GET AN EARLY START.
THIS COULD NOT BE MORE ACCURATE.
I'VE GOT GREAT TASTE.
>> YOU'VE GOT GREAT TASTE.
>> I DO, HOW ABOUT YOU?
>> LOVE IT.
THANK YOU, LAKE CITY CHIROPRACTIC.
GUYS, WEEK 11, BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, WE WANT TO LOOK BACK AT WEEK TEN, I CANNOT BELIEVE IT.
LET'S GET THE SHOW STARTED AND FIRST WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR FOOTBALL FRIDAY IN GEORGIA GAME OF THE WEEK, BROOKLYNER HAVE CESS GRAYSON LOGANVILLE.
>> IT WAS DIGGSTOWN FOR AN ENTIRE 48 MINUTES.
ALEXANDER DIGGS RUSHED FOR 145 IN THREE AND WOULD CATCH NINE PASSES FOR 81.
DYLAN LONERGAN RUSHED FOR ANOTHER 68, ANOTHER SCORE BY DIGGS AND THE SUPERMAN LEAP.
I ASKED HIM ABOUT THAT AFTER THE GAME, I WAS LIKE HOW FAR OUT DO YOU PRACTICE THAT SUPERMAN LEAP FROM?
ALEXANDER DIGGS PICKING THEM UP AND PUTTING IT DOWN.
HE HAD ONLY GOTTEN A LOOK FROM DAVIDSON SO FAR HEADED INTO THIS GAME, GRAYSON ENDS UP WITH WAHAD RUNNING IT BACK FOR THE SCORE TO TRY TO DRAW GRAYSON CLOSER IN THE SECOND HALF AND EVENTUALLY WOULD BE A WIN FOR THE BRONCOS AS THEY IMPROVE TO 6-2.
GRAYSON DROPS TO 6-3, 35-14 YOUR FINAL AND LOOKING AT THINGS IN THE REGION WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO NOW, LOOKING AT HOW THINGS ARE IN REGION FOR THEM, IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE.
BROOKWOOD 2-0 IN REGION.
THEY ARE HALF A GAME AHEAD OF GRAYSON AT 2-1.
GRAYSON HAS ONE MORE GAME LEFT IN THE SEASON AND NEWTON AT 1-1, PARK VIEW AT 1-2, SOUTH GWINNETT HAS WORK TO DO AT 0-2, FIVE TEAMS, FOUR SPOTS IN REGION 4 7A.
>> REGION 4 7A STILL UP FOR GAMES.
MANY OTHER GAMES AND TEAMS WHO CLINCHED REGION TITLES LAST FRIDAY, WHY TOP FIVE SCORERS LET'S LOOK AT THE TEAMS ON THE BOARD.
SEVEN TEAMS CLINCHED THE REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS, I LEFT JOHN WITH TWO.
>> THANKS.
>> HERE IS MY FIVE IN CLASSICS REGION ONE LEE COUNTY CLINCHED THE TITLE, THEY BEAT 41-7.
REGION 8 5K CLARK CENTRAL WITH A WIN OVER LOGANVILLE.
>> IN THE BLENDER BY THE WAY.
>> TALK ABOUT TWO, THREE, FOUR.
>> AND FIVE AND SIX.
YOU'VE GOT SIX TEAMS AT 3-2 OR 2-3 IN THAT REGION.
THE TWOS AND THREES AND FOURS WILL BE A SPRINT IN THE REST OF THAT REGION.
>> REGION THREE QUAD A, BENEDICTON GETS THE REGION CHAMPS TITLE, BEAT NEW HAMP TED 70-28.
THOMASVILLE WITH A WIN OVER FITZGERALD, 50-8 THE FINAL SCORE AND CLASS A PRIVATE DARLINGTON BEAT NORTH COBB CHRISTIAN 35-23.
>> YOU MENTIONED THOMASVILLE, THE HEAD COACH WAS ON THE GEORGIA PODCAST FRIDAY THIS WEEK AND LOVED HIM TALK ABOUT HIS DUDES.
>> HE SAID MY GUYS WILL BE GUYS AND MY DUDES WILL BE DUDES, THE BEST COACHING ADVICE I'VE EVER HEARD.
>> THEY BOTH STEPPED UP, GUYS AND HIS DUDES GETTING THE WIN IN FITZGERALD LAST WEEK AT JC STADIUM.
THOMASVILLE TRAVELED MAKING THEIR WAY TO BEN HILL COUNTY.
THOMASVILLE HAS ONE MORE GAME ON THE SCHEDULE, BERRIENT.
THOMASVILLE ONCE AGAIN WILL GET AT THE LEAST TWO HOME GAMES IN THE PLAYOFFS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONE SEED RIGHT NOW AND WE MENTIONED THE COIN FLIP HOPING TO GET HELP AND MAKING SURE THEY COULD GET MORE GAMES AT VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM OFF OF GEORGIA 300 IN THOMASVILLE.
HE'S A GREAT GUEST ON THE GEORGIA PODCAST, GETS A TIGHT GAME.
THOMASVILLE THE ONE AND FITZGERALD THE TWO, THE FIRST HOME GAME AND THEY HAVE TO DO SOME WORK DOWN THE ROAD, LOOK AT THE STANDINGS AT GPB.ORG AND LOOKING AT AA, THOMASVILLE AND FITZGERALD ARE IN THE TOP FIVE.
>> WHAT ARE YOUR TOP FIVE?
>> LET'S SHOW THOSE TWO AND OTHERS.
>> YOU'VE GOT THE BIG ONE.
>> LOWNES IS YOUR REGION CHAMP, ONCE 7A WRAPS THIS UP WEEK, THEY WILL BE WATCHING ON DECISION DAY ON NOVEMBER 5th AND FIGURE OUT WHO THEIR OPPONENTS ARE, PROBABLY ADVANCED SCOUTING.
WHO IS THAT GUY ON THE SNRNDS RIGHT-HAND SIDE?
GOT ENTIRELY TOO MUCH HAIR, LOOKS LIKE PAT RILEY.
BRECKLY COUNTY WINS REENLGOR 3AA.
THIS WAS A BACK-AND-FORTH GAME IN AUGUSTA.
WASHINGTON WILKS, AND SLY WINS 20-19 OVER CHATCO.
CAVALRY DAY ONE OF THE QUIETEST STORIES YOU'RE HEAR ABOUT KEEP ON ROLLING IN A PRIVATE.
THEY GOT THE WIN BEATING SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY 28-7.
JAKE MERKLINGER, KEEP AN EYE ON.
ONE OF THE QUIET'S 9-0s THIS YEAR.
AQUINAS ARE ONE OF THE TOP THREE TEAMS DEPENDING ON THE POLL IN CLASS A PRIVATE.
THEY GET THIS WEEK OFF BEFORE THEY WRAP UP THE REGULAR SEASON AGAINST JAQUINAS NEXT WEEK.
>> SLY ARE 4-1 IN REGION PLAY AND 7-1 ON THE SEASON.
DESPITE GETTING THE W ON FRIDAY THINGS GOT NASTY ON OUR PLAY OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK.
>> IT DID.
LET'S PEEK AT THE PLAY OF THE WEEK.
WAS A POET DIDN'T KNOW IT.
AGAINST CHATCO, A GREAT GRAB FIRST AND FOREMOST.
THE ONE-HANDED GRAB AND THE STEAL.
>> OH, NO!
>> THE STEAL!
AWAY, WHICH MEANS CHATCO GETS THE SCORE AND SLY HANGS ON 20-19, SLY AND CHATCO TWO TEAMS TOP TEN.
THIS WAS TWO PLAYS OF THE WEEK.
THE GRAB FIRST AND FOREMOST.
>> AMAZING.
>> WAS AMAZING.
THE ONE-HANDED GRAB WITH THE RIGHT HAND AND THEN THE STEAL AND THE SCOOP AND SCORE.
I GUESS THE STEAL AND SCORE GOING BACK THE OTHER WAY.
A GREAT GRAB.
>> THE STRIP AND SCORE.
>> OKAY, STRIP, STEAL AND SCORE.
THERE YOU GO.
IT WAS TWO PLAYS, TWO PLAYS, TWO PLAYS IN ONE FOR THE PLAY OF THE WEEK THANKS TO WRBL, AND EVERYBODY DOWN THERE IN COLUMBUS.
>> LOTS OF COMMENTS WE'LL GET TO THOSE IN A SECOND.
BEFORE WE TURN THE PAGE TO WEEK 11, BIGGEST TAKE AWAYS AND STORY LINES FROM NEXT TEN, JOHN?
>> THE FANCY TV TRAFFIC I CAN SAY THAT BECAUSE I WON'T GET PENALIZED FOR IT, IS THIS THE END?
BY THAT, CLINCH COUNTY ARE 2-6, IS THIS THE END OF ALL OF THOSE YEARS THAT THEY HAVE IN THE PLAYOFFS?
THE PLAYOFF RUNS FOR SOME FOLKS COULD BE ENDING WITH THIS REGULAR SEASON CLINCH AND THE REGION OF DOOM DEALING WITH A YOUNG TEAM, A ROUGH YEAR FOR THEM WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING INTO THE POST SEASON.
IN THE BLENDER THIS IS A CONSTANT TOPIC THIS WEEK AND NEXT.
WE MENTIONED WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE IN 4 7A AND IN CLARK CENTRAL'S REGION YOU'VE GOT SIX CHASING FOR THREE SPOTS AND IT'S GOING TO BE THIS WEEK AND NEXT, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE AND WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF REGIONS THAT ARE IN THE BLENDER RIGHT NOW.
THIS WEEK AND NEXT WILL DETERMINE REGION CHAMPS IN THE PLAYOFF SEEDING.
ARE WE DONE YET?
THE ANSWER TO THAT IS NO.
>> NO.
>> WE'RE AT THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE SEASON.
>> NOT DONE YET.
>> YOU STILL GOT SOME WORK TO DO IF YOU THINK THAT YOU'RE ON TOP RIGHT NOW IN THE REGION STANDINGS, YOU GOT ONE OR TWO GAMES TO GO, YOU STILL GOT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE THE ONE OR THE TWO, OR THREE OR THE FOUR IN THOSE CASES WHERE YOU GOT REGIONS THAT ARE IN THE BLENDER TO MAKE SURE YOU GET INTO THE POST SEASON, GET THE HOME GAMES WHEN YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET YOUR HOME GAMES AND TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS.
THAT IS WHY YOU ARE NOT DONE YET, YOUNG MAN.
YOU'VE STILL GOT ONE OR TWO GAMES TO GO IN THE REGULAR SEASON.
>> THERE WILL BE SOME TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS THIS FRIDAY FOR SURE.
LAST WEEK IN THE COMMENTS SECTION I ASKED YOU GUYS FOR THE WORD.
THE WORD COMES FOR THE WORD OF THE WEEK COMES FROM DIRECTOR BUNK.
>> OF COURSE IT DOES.
>> YOU HAVE NOT SAID IT YET.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> I ALSO THE PUNISHMENT FOR JOHN IS NOT CONFIRMED SO HE CAN'T SEE THE COMMENTS SECTION SO LET ME KNOW YOUR IDEAS ABOUT WHAT JOHN NEEDS TO DO IF HE DOES SAY THIS PARTICULAR WORD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I'M KEEPING MY EAR OUT FOR IT.
HASN'T SAID IT YET >> NO.
>> LET'S DIVE IN, "HELLO FROM MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE. "
>> GREETINGS FROM MINNESOTA STATE AND MAVERICK, COOL LOGO.
>> BILL HASLETT GRILLED CHEESE AND CHILI.
I WILL NEVER SAY A BAD WORD ABOUT A GRILLED CHEESE.
>> MIXING IT WITH CHILI, DIP ONE END INTO THE OTHER, FANTASTIC IDEA.
>> CHICO, BIG OLD BURGER FROM FIVE GUYS, AND ANOTHER FIVE GUYS.
JESSE HAVING CHICKEN AND SHRIMP AND WITH NACHO CHEESE.
CHICKEN, SHRIMP, NACHO CHEESE FOR LUNCH.
SOUNDS LIKE A STOMACH ACHE BUT -- >> ROCK ON.
>> WE'LL LET YOU HAVE IT.
DOESN'T SOUND GREAT TO ME.
>> I'M NOT A SEAFOOD GUY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DO, MORE POWER TO YOU.
IF THERE'S A LUNCH WHERE SEAFOOD IS HERE I'LL LET YOU HAVE MINE.
>> YOU'RE NOTHING GREEN, NO VEGGIES.
>> NO.
>> NO SEAFOOD.
>> NO.
>> JUST AN ITALIAN SUB FROM PUBLIX.
>> CORRECT.
>> MICHAEL BAXTER WANTED A SALAD FROM PANERA BREAD.
THEY HAVE GREAT SALAD.
>> PANERA IS WHERE YOU WENT TO EAT AND GOT A SALAD FROM THEM.
BUT NOW THE INTERIM TAG KNOCKED OFF AND THEY HAVE ONE MORE GAME LEFT IN THEIR SEASON AND THEY ARE TRYING TO BE AS MUCH OF A TROUBLEMAKER IN REGION AS THEY CAN WHEN IT COMES TO LOWERING WINS AND LOSSES FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.
THEIR REGULAR SEASON ENDS AFTER THIS WEEK.
>> YEAH, WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT LATER IN THE SHOW BUT WE WENT AHEAD, MICHAEL JUMPED THE GUN, SO -- >> OUR RUNDOWN?
>> WE'LL HEAR FROM HIM LATER IN THE SHOW.
AND WE ALSO HAVE TOP RANKINGS COMING UP, GAMES TO WATCH AND GET YOUR COMMENTS IN BECAUSE WE'LL GET TO THOSE MORE IN A MINUTE.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, ANYTHING FOR JOHN AND I, GET THOSE IN.
>> AND KEEP SENDING IN THE PUNISHMENTS.
>> OH, I'VE ALREADY FORGOTTEN.
>> ONE MINUTE OF PLANKING.
>> OKAY.
OBVIOUSLY IT WILL HAVE TO BE DONE BEHIND THE TABLE AND YOU RUN A COUNTDOWN CLOCK.
>> YOU CAN DO IT ON THE SIDE.
THERE IS ROOM.
>> OKAY.
SO, JUST RUN A A COUNTDOWN CLOCK.
>>> AND SO TIME NOW TO PREVIEW OUR GAME OF THE WEEK.
AND IT IS ANOTHER GOOD ONE.
REGION 7-A 5.
CARTERSVILLE IS UNDEFEATED.
WARMED UP FOR THE SHOW, WOODLAND 49-7.
CALHOUN IS 8-1.
BUT UNDEFEATED IN REGION PLAY AT 4-0.
WON 35-13 ON FRIDAY.
CARTERVILLE IS KNOWN FOR PRODUCING CURRENT JACKSONVILLE QB TREVOR WARREN.
AND THEY ALSO HAVE JAKE PARKER WHO HAS THROWN FOR MORE THAN 1,000 YARDS.
CALHOUN HAS ONE OF THE TOP PLAYERS IN WIDE RECEIVER AND RETURN MAN COLE SPEARS.
HE AND CHRISTIAN LEWIS MAKE UP A LETHAL TANDEM.
CARTERVILLE HAS WON THE LAST THREE MEETINGS.
SO THIS GAME WILL DETERMINE REFUGEE CHAMP AND HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE FOR AT LEAST TWO GAMES IN THE PLAYOFFS.
KICKOFF SET FOR 7:30.
>> AND WE MENTIONED WHAT REGIONS ARE DOING.
AN INTERESTING SCENARIO THAT WE HAVE HERE IN REGION 7-5 A WHERE YOU HAVE THE ONE AND TWO PLAY.
THE 3 AND 4 ARE PLAYING.
AND BLESSED TRINITY AND CASS.
THE FIVE AND SIX ARE PLAYING.
WOODLAND AND HYRAM.
AND SO IT COULD BE VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE THIS REGION WILL BE DONE BY THE END OF FRIDAY NIGHT AS WELL.
SO YOU HAVE FOUR TEAMS INSIDE TRACK TO GETTING THE THREE AND FOUR.
WOODLAND AND HYRAM NEED HELP TO GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS PICTURE.
BUT ONE PLAYS TWO, THREE AND FOUR TIED AT 2-2.
AND THEN THE ONES AT FIVE AND SIX PLAY.
SO AN INTERESTING DYNAMIC FOR THE LAST GAME IN THE REGULAR SEASON.
WE'LL HAVE ONE VERSUS TWO FOR YOU FRIDAY NIGHT.
>> AND I THINK WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE WEEK OF RANKINGS ON OUR SHOW BEFORE WE GET TO BRACKETS?
>> TWO.
THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEK, AND ACTUALLY -- YEAH, THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK AND THEN WE GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS AND WE PUT THE RANKINGS ASIDE.
>> AND WE GET THE BRACKETS OUT.
>> AND YEAH, BRACKETS.
>> JOHN'S FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR.
>> DECISION DAY FRIDAY NEXT FRIDAY, EVERYBODY JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE GOT PEN AND PAPER HANDY, YOU HAVE YOUR ERASERS.
IT WILL BE A FUN NIGHT.
SOMEONE WON'T BE WITH US, SO I'LL BE ON INDOOR DUTY DOING BRACKETS AND CATCHING UP WITH COACHES AND ALL THAT STUFF.
BUT DECISION DAY NEXT FRIDAY.
WHEN WE KNOW WHAT OUR GAME IS, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.
BUT DECISION DAY NEXT FRIDAY, BRACKETS, COACHES, GAMES.
ALL THAT STUFF RIGHT HERE ON GPB.
IT WILL BE A VERY BUSY NIGHT, ONE OF THE BUSIEST NIGHTS OF THE YEAR.
KIND OF CALL IT ELECTION COVERAGE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IT IS REALLY WITH ALL THE TEAMS GOING TO BE MAKING THE POSTSEASON AND GOING TO BE CATCHING UP WITH EVERYBODY.
WHO IS GOING WHERE, WHAT COULD BE TRIPUPS.
GOING TO BE A FUN NIGHT.
>> SO TWO MORE WEEKS OF RANKINGS WITH US.
SO LET'S DO IT, WE'LL START WITH 7-A.
>> LET'S SHOW YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE TOP TEN.
COLLINS HILL, MILL CREEK.
ONE VERSUS FOUR.
THAT IS ONE OF THE GAMES TO WATCH THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
NORTH COBB IS YOUR TWO.
MILTON YOUR THREE.
BROOKWOOD WITH A WIN LAST FRIDAY.
AND ROSWELL IS YOUR NUMBER TEN.
IT IS BUFORD AND LAKE COUNTY ONE AND TWO, BRUNSWICK 7-0, THEY ARE THERE AS WELL.
CARROLLTON, 6-1.
RIVER WOOD, JOHNS CREEK, CAMBRIDGE, ALL THREE FROM THE SAME REGION, EIGHT, NINE AND TEN.
IN 5-A, CARTERSVILLE AT NUMBER ONE, CALHOUN NUMBER FOUR.
THERE YOU SEE THE TWO AND THREE.
COFFEY HOSTING THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, THEY ARE NUMBER SEVEN.
ST. PIUS AND DECATUR, THEY WILL BE PLAYING IF THEY WIN THIS WEEK FOR REGION CHAMPIONSHIP AND ONE AND TWO SEEDING NEXT FRIDAY, THEY ARE YOUR EIGHT AND NINE.
WHITE WATER IS YOUR TEN, CREEK SIDE, WOODWARD ACADEMY, THEY WILL BE PLAYING NEXT WEEK AS WELL.
AND THAT IS YOUR LOOK AT 5-A.
FINISHING UP IN QUAD, JEFFERSON AND MARIS, THEY HAVE BEEN AT THE TOP MOST OF THE SEASON.
AND CARVER COLUMBUS IS NUMBER THREE.
PERRY AND BALDWIN, THEY ARE A REGION RIVALS AS WELL.
AND SPAULDING ALSO A PART OF THAT DISCUSSION.
BAINBRIDGE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE BEARCATS.
HAVE TO SCHEDULE A LOT OF NONREGION GAMES AND YES, THE NUMBER TO THE RIGHT OF THE DASH IS BIGGER THAN WHAT YOU ARE SEEING WITH EVERYBODY ELSE THERE.
BUT IT IS BECAUSE OF THAT NONREGION SCHEDULE.
BAINBRIDGE ONE OF THE TOP TENS THERE IN 4-A.
GO TO GPB.ORG IN THE SPORTS SECTION AND RANKINGS TAB AND YOU GET ALL THE RANKINGS FOR ALL THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATIONS.
>> AND CAITLIN SAYS MURRAY COUNTY AT LAKEVIEW, HAD TO LOOK UP WHO THE COUNTY WAS PLAYING.
HAVEN'T MENTIONED THEM.
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT MATCH-UP?
>> IT IS PART OF THE MOUNTAIN REGION AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN, IT HAS BEEN REALLY COMPETITIVE.
I'M TRYING TO FIND WINS AND LOSSES RIGHT NOW WITH WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WITH LFO AND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IN QUAD.
SO SPOT ME A MINUTE.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
>> I WAS TRYING TO STUMP YOU, IT DID NOT WORK.
>> THIS IS RINGGOLD AND ROCK MART, THEY ARE CHASING AFTER THE REGION TITLE.
THAT IS NEXT WEEK.
SO WE CAUGHT UP WITH COACH AIKENS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO ABOUT THEIR UNDEFEATED RUN.
NORTH MURRAY AND ADAIRS BOTH AT 4-2, 6-2, BUT WE MENTIONED THE BLENDER.
NORTH MURRAY IS ONE OF THOSE AT 4-2.
LFO NOT RUN IN REGION THIS YEAR AND NEITHER HAS MURRAY COUNTY.
SO ONE OF THESE TEAMS WILL GET A WIN IN THE REGION.
>> WHAT TEAMS DON'T YOU KNOW ABOUT?
I ALWAYS TRY TO STUMP YOU WITH THE GAME TO WATCH AND IT DID NOT WORK.
SO NOW I WILL BE WATCHING MURRAY COUNTY AT LAKEVIEW FOR OGLETHORP.
>> AND WE LOVE ALL OF OUR CHILDREN EQUALLY, BUT THESE ARE THE FIRST FIVE THAT I CAN TALK ABOUT.
WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THREE TEAMS IN 1-5 A ARE IN THE TOP TEN.
WARNER ROBBINS AND COFFEY, FOR THE TWO AND THREE.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT WHERE YOU HAVE A CONE ANY HART AND MONROE.
AND WASHINGTON COUNTY AND DODGE, THAT IS ANOTHER TOUGH ONE.NY HART AND MONROE.
AND WASHINGTON COUNTY AND DODGE, THAT IS ANOTHER TOUGH ONE.NY HART AND MONROE.
AND WASHINGTON COUNTY AND DODGE, THAT IS ANOTHER TOUGH ONE.Y HART AND MONROE.
AND WASHINGTON COUNTY AND DODGE, THAT IS ANOTHER TOUGH ONE.
REGION 1-7 A AND 1-6 A DONE AFTER THIS WEEK.
THAT IS WHY WE LISTED THOSE TWO, AT LEAST I DID, AT THE BOTTOM OF MY TOP FIVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON.
SO A LOT OF GAMES TO WATCH AND THOSE ARE JUST THE FIRST FIVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON.
>> ANOTHER GOOD ONE IS VALDOSTA AGAINST LEE COUNTY.
>> YES.
>> VALDOSTA 4-5 ON THE SEASON.
THEY ARE 1-1 IN REGION PLAY.
BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PLAY IN THE POSTSEASON.
THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO SPOIL THE FUN FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.
JOHN CAUGHT UP WITH NOW NEW HEAD COACH NOT INTERIM COACH SHELTON FELDON TO TALK ABOUT HOW DO YOU STAY FOCUSED.
LET'S SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.
>> YOU HAVE TO TRY TO KEEP THE KIDS MOTIVATED.
HARD WITH NO POSTSEASON, BUT THEY FOUGHT HARD AND THE SEASON MEANS A LOT TO THEM.
SO IT IS MY JOB TO MOTIVATE THEM AND GET THEM TO COMPETE EVERY GAME.
>> AND SO YOU HAVE ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT IN REGION 1-6 A.
NORTH SIDE AND HOUSTON COUNTY BOTH AT 0-1, AND THEY WILL BE PLAYING EACH OTHER.
AND SO LEE COUNTY, THEY CAN FINISH AT 3-0 IN REGION PLAY.
VALDOSTA 4-5, AND SO RIGHT NOW IN 6-A, TRYING TO CHASE A PERFECT RECORD IN A MINI REGION.
AND TWO AND THREE DETERMINES WHO GETS THE FIRST HOME GAME.
BIG GAME IN CENTRAL GEORGIA TO DETERMINE FIRST ROUND HOME GAME THERE OUT OF 1-6 A.
>> AND IT WILL BE AMAZING.
SO AS SEVEN REGION TITLES WERE CLINCHED, HOW MANY MORE ON THE LINE THIS FRIDAY?
>> LET'S SEE.
SO SHE'S HAING ME DO MATH.
>> I'M JUST DETERMINED TO STUMP YOU TODAY.
>> THEORETICALLY, IT IS ALL OF THEM.
SO REALLY ONCE AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT ARE WE DONE YET BACK IN MY TALKING POINTS.
YOU ARE NOT DONE YET.
AND SO THERE IS A HANDFUL OF THEM THAT CAN BE DETERMINED THIS WEEK.
IN THEORY, THE ANSWER IS ALL OF THEM BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS WEEK AND NEXT.
>> WHAT SPORT ARE WE COVERING?
WHAT SPORT IS THIS, JOHN?
>> THIS IS HOCKEY.
>> I CANNOT GET YOU TO SAY THE WORD FOR ANYTHING.
>> GO AHEAD AND SAY IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T STUMP ME WITH IT, SO GO AHEAD.
>> I'M NOT SAYING IT STILL.
THERE IS STILL A CHANCE.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THERE IS A CHANCE.
>> SO YOU'RE SAYING THERE IS A CHANCE.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT RECRUITING THIS WEEK BY ZOOM INTERVIEW WITH GUNNER STOCKTON.
REALLY COOL KID, REALLY GOOD INTERVIEW ON RECRUITING 2021, THAT KID DOES NOT NEED AN OFFER, HE IS GOING TO GEORGIA.
BUT WE HAVE OTHER TEAMS OUT THERE THAT HAVE VERY TALENTED PLAYERS.
THAT MEANS AN OFFER.
>> EXACTLY.
THANK YOU FOR THE TRUMPET FANFARE.
PART OF OUR RECRUITING 2021 SHOW THAT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:00 LEADING INTO FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA.
AND IF YOU, DEAR VIEWER, OR READER OR LISTENER, HAVE SOMEONE THAT YOU THINK IS UNDERAPPRECIATED, UNDERSTARED, OVERLOOKED FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT IS WHAT MAKES THAT KID AN OFFER IS ALL ABOUT.RD, OVERLOOKED FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT IS WHAT MAKES THAT KID AN OFFER IS ALL ABOUT.ED, OVERLOOKED FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT IS WHAT MAKES THAT KID AN OFFER IS ALL ABOUT.
SEND US AN Email AND YOU CAN LET US KNOW, GIVE US ALL THE INFORMATION.
NOT JUST THE ON THE FIELD STUFF AND STATS, ALL THE OFF THE FIELD STUFF TOO.
TEST SCORES, GRADE POINT, WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY.
ALL OF THAT INFORMATION NEEDS TO COME IN ONE PLACE.
>> AND YOU SAID THE WORD.
>> WHAT WAS IT?
>> THE WORD WAS FOOTBALL.
COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY EASIER.
AND IN THE COMMENTS SECTION, HE SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO EAT A RAW OYSTER.
>> THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.
>> A PLATE OF RAW OYSTERS CAN COME IN NOW.
>> ONE MINUTE ON THE CLOCK.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WHILE HE PLANKS, I'M GOING TO -- >> WHERE IS THE CLOCK?
>> THERE IS NO CLOCK.
JUST THE REST OF THE SHOW.
>> THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.
>> WE ONLY HAVE TWO MINUTES LEFT.
WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR ON THE CLOCK.
AND WE'LL DO THE KIRK WHILE YOU PLANK.
THIS WEEK WE GO TO GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE, THEY ARE ABOUT TO HIT A BIG MILESTONE.
ONE WIN AROUND FROM THEIR REGION TITLE SINCE 1960.
AND YOU HAVE TO CALL THE HIGHLIGHTS.
>> I CAN CALL THE SUB PLOT HERE.
MOST WINS THAT THEY HAVE HAD SINCE 1975 CURRENTLY.
SO GNC UNDEFEATED, AND WE CLEARED 45 SECONDS, I CAN GARN GUARANTEE IT.
>> OH, YOU ARE SO WRONG.
AT LEAST YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT I HAD TO DO IT WITH -- OH, MY GOODNESS.
AT LEAST YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT I HAD TO DO IT WITH ONE ARM SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THAT LAST 15 SECONDS -- >> WHO SAID THE ONE ARM THING?
>> NO, NO, I'M JUST SAYING THAT I'M GLAD IT WASN'T SPECIFIED THAT I ONLY HAD TO DO IT WITH THE ONE ARM ON THE PLANK.
LAST 15 SECONDS WAS HARD.
>> ARE YOU OKAY?
>> NO.
>> WHERE IS YOUR MOUNTAIN DEW?
>> IT IS OVER THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE'LL LET YOU CATCH YOUR BREATH.
I THINK THAT IS THE SHOW.
>> AND IT IS.
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