Football Fridays in Georgia
Countdown to Kickoff: Week 1
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THANKS FOR JOINING US, HAPPY WEEK ONE, EVERYBODY, ONE OF THE HOTTEST TOPICS AROUND HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WAS RECLASSIFICATION AND HOW DID IT AFFECT GAME PLAY ON THE FIELD.
JON, WHAT WERE YOUR BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS ON THAT?
>> YOU LOOK AT RECLASSIFICATION AND WONDER WHERE FOLKS ARE, NONRJ BARRETT PLAY IS NONREGION PLAY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE MATCHUPS YOU LOOK AT THE COUNTY AND ROBINS, TRADITIONALLY THEY PLAY EACH OTHER.
LEE COUNTY PUT UP A NUMBER AND GOT A DOUBLE DIGIT WIN AGAINST WARNER ROBINS.
REALLY THE ONLY UPSET UPSET WAS COLUMBIA FROM DeKALB COUNTY, SUBTLE PLUG, SAM CRENSHAW'S COLUMN BUT YOU HAVE COLUMBIA GOING DOWN TO CAMDEN COUNTY WE HAVE THE INTERVIEW FROM CAMDEN COUNTY AVAILABLE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WHAT HE LEARNED, THIS SEASON, GONNA BE MORE WORK, THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE PUT IN DOWN THERE.
COLUMBIA TRAVELS DOWN FROM DeKALB COUNTY GOES TO KINGSLAND KNOCKS THEM OFF.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST ONE ON THE BOARD FOR ME.
YOU LOOK AT HOW THINGS ARE WITH MATCHUPS AND THINGS, THAT'S THE FUN PART ABOUT SEASON 1 IS THAT YOU GET WHO WANTS TO PLAY WHO.
ALL THOSE MIDDLE GEORGIA SCHOOLS PLAY EACH OTHER.
YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THAT COMING UP THIS WEEK AS WELL.
LEE COUNTY, WARNER ROBINS THAT'S ON THE BOARD BUT COLUMBIA CAM AGAIN COUNTY IS ON THE BOARD.
>> WE'VE BEEN RINGING THE UPSET ALARM ON YOUR HAIR, JON.
WE NEED TO PAT IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
>> MIND OF ITS OWN.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> THAT LOOKS BETTER.
>> WELCOME TO THE SHOW, JON.
HOW WAS YOUR SOCCER SHOW THIS MORNING?
>> TALKING ABOUT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DROP.
WE'LL SEE HOW THE 32 TEAMS CHASING AFTER A CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYED IN TURKEY NEXT YEAR.
WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES.
>> NO BUSIER MAN THIS TIME OF YEAR THAN JON NELSON.
WE CANNOT FORGET THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE SHOW.
THAT IS WHAT'S EVERYBODY EATING FOR LUNCH?
TELL US WHAT'S FOR LUNCH.
HOW DID I MISS THAT LAST WEEK?
>> WE WERE FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT "COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF" WAS HERE FOR YOU.
IN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE ELEMENTS FOR "COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF" WERE READY TO GO, WE KIND OF FORGOT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE.
BUT NOT THIS WEEK.
>> NOT THIS WEEK.
>> WHAT'S FOR LUNCH.
BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE DONE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HEADED, WE'RE HUNGRY.
WE ALWAYS ARE.
WE ASK YOU TO GIVE US HINTS FOR WHAT'S FOR LUNCH.
>> LET'S CHECK IN THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS.
COFFEE IS IN THE BUILDING, RODNEY JOHNSON.
MICHAEL BAXTER HERE.
CHARLES SMITH, CHECKING IN FROM IRWIN, Y'ALL.
DUANE LITTLE FROM BROOKS COUNTY.
LET US KNOW WHAT YOU'RE EATING FOR LUNCH SO WE CAN RUSH OFF THE SHOW AT 12:30 AND PROBABLY GET THE SAME THING WE GET EVERY DAY.
WE'LL MENTION BROOKS IN A LITTLE BIT.
>> YES WE WE.
WEEK ZERO, DENMARK AT ROSS WELL, HORNETS WON 35-10.
BIG STORY LINE WAS NUMBER FIVE, ROBBY ROPER, EVERYBODY WAS PLAYING FOR HIM.
KJ SMITH WAS GETTING IN HIS GROOVE.
>> IT WAS A SPECIAL NIGHT THERE.
THEY PLAYED THE FIRST PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE AS QUARTERBACK.
>> GAVE ME CHILLS.
>> YOU SEE COACH PRUITT THERE, IT WAS A BIG DAY FOR ONE OF THE TOP RANKED TEAMS IN 6A.
DAVENPORT GOES FOR 148, SMITH 154 AND 2.
DOMINANT EFFORT BY ROSWELL ESPECIALLY AFTER THE STARTING QUARTERBACK FOR DENMARK WAS INJURED IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND HELD OUT THE REMAINDER OF THE GAME.
BUT BIG WIN FOR ROSWELL 35-10.
LONE TOUCHDOWN ON THE DAY FOR DEN MARC.
ROSWELL SAW THINGS.
WATCH THIS CATCH HERE.
GRAB IT AND STICKS TO THE HANDS AND GOES IN THE END ZONE.
I THINK ROSWELL SAW THINGS WITH DENMARK WHERE THEY COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR OWN SPEED ON THE EDGES.
YOU CAN SEE THE WORK THERE.
BIG WIN.
35-10.
THEY CAN WORK IT DOWN THE FIELD GET BIG CHUNK PLAYS AND CLOSE THE DOOR ON THE RUNNING GAME.
BIG WIN FOR ROSWELL OUT OF THE BLOCKS.
>> LEADING UP TO THE GAME I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO DENMARK'S OFFENSIVE TACKLE ABOUT EVERYTHING HE WAS ABLE TO DO, THE TENNESSEE COMMITMENT.
I DIDN'T THINK HE WAS A SUPER BIG FORCE ON THE LINE IN THE GAME.
>> YOU'RE RUNNING AWAY FROM -- THAT'S THE THING.
IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE AN INJURED QUARTERBACK, YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE QUARTERBACK CAN DO.
IF YOU'RE ROSWELL, YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOUBLE-TEAMING A GUY WHO'S 6'7" AND MAKE SURE HE WON'T BE THE FOCUS OF YOUR OFFENSE TO WHERE DENMARK CAN RUN BEHIND AND RUN BEHIND AND MAUL YOUR WAY DOWN THE FIELD.
ROSWELL KEPT DENMARK IN CHECK.
>> THEY DID.
>> ESPECIALLY WITH A GUY -- I'M GOING TO TAKE MY HAND AND GO OVER 6'1" HERE, THAT'S ABOUT 6'7".
SO YEAH.
THEY REALLY DID NEUTRALIZE -- >> THEY DID A GREAT JOB OF IT.
>>> TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE OTHER GAMES WE WERE WATCHING ON FRIDAY.
MY TOP FIVE SCORES WILL BE FIRST.
WE START WITH A FREEDOM BOWL GAME, THREE TIME CHAMPION BUFFORD TAKES DOWN THOMPSON.
ALLOWED 155 YARDS AND HAYNES RUSHED FOR 92 YARDS AND RETURNED A KICKOFF 97 YARDS FOR A SCORE.
>> BUSY DAY.
>> NORTH COBB AND WEST LAKE, TWO OF THE POWER HOUSE QUARTERBACKS.
THE WARRIORS WERE TOO MUCH FOR THE LIONS WINNING 21-17.
JOSH NIBLET MADE HIS DEBUT, THE GAME WAS 34-23.
LEE COUNTY WARNER ROBINS, A HUGE MATCH UP, EACH WITH SEASON STREAKS OF WINNING 11 GAMES OR MORE.
THE TROJANS BEAT THE DEMONS, WHICH BROKE THEIR WINNING STREAK AT THE STADIUM.
WE HAVE KAUKA OUT IN DEERFIELD.
I ADD THAT BECAUSE COACH SEAN CALHOUN WAS ON THIS WEEK.
>> EXCELLENT.
IT WAS GREAT TO CATCH UP WITH HIM BECAUSE PART OF THE STORY LINE WITH THE THREE COACHES IN 7A, PART OF THE COACHING TREE.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS FUN.
YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT SOUND THAT WAS RELEASED BY HANNAH AND OUR WIZARDS WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> A PODCAST TEASER.
>> YES.
SHELTON, ZACH GRAY, WINNERSVILLE CLASSIC, YOU HAVE TWO COACHES UNDER THE RUSH COACHING TREE AND THEN YOU HAVE SEAN CALHOUN, THE THIRD COACH IN THAT MIX.
THREE COACHES, ONE COACHING TREE, ONE STAFF TWO TITLES.
VERY COOL TO HEAR ABOUT THAT DYNAMIC AND HOW THEY'RE CLOSE WITH EACH OTHER SIX DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK.
BUT THEN THAT SEVENTH DAY, WHICH IS FRIDAY OR SATURDAY DEPENDING ON WHEN WE PLAY.
WE ROOT FOR THEM UNTIL WE'RE PLAYING AGAINST THEM.
SO IT WAS COOL TO HAVE SEAN CALHOUN PEEL BACK THE CURTAIN.
>> WHICH GAMES WERE YOU WATCHING?
>> WE'LL SHOW YOU MINE OUTSIDE THE CITY.
DUBLIN AND WILLKO STREAMING GAME OF THE WEEK FITZGERALD AND COUNTY.
FITZGERALD 28-20 IN THAT ONE.
95 YARDS IN TWO MINUTES FOR THE LEAD.
BROOKS COUNTY OVER THOMASVILLE, THE FOLKS IN BROOKS COUNTY BROUGHT THE HAMMER.
AND A SUBTLE PLUG FOR ME, MY COLUMN CATCHING UP WITH THE FOLKS IN ALAMO WHEELER COUNTY KNOCKING OFF GMC BY 32-14.
GMC HAD AN UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON LAST YEAR.
WHEELER COUNTY A LOT OF CLOSE LOSSES IN REGION LAST YEAR.
THEY GOT A BIG WIN THE PAST WEEK, WHAT CAN THEY DO AGAINST TOMBS COUNTY, I'LL STEAL THE ENDING OF MY COLUMN.
THE HEAD COACH AT WHEELER COUNTY HAS -- HIS WIFE WORKS AT TOMBS COUNTY, WHEELER IS PLAYING TOMBS THIS WEEK.
THEY HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO GOES TO TOMBS COUNTY BUT THE SON GOES WITH COACH SMITH TO WHEELER COUNTY.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE DINNER TABLE IS LIKE THIS WEEK IN THE SMITH HOUSEHOLD WITH WHEELER HEADED TO THE PIT TO PLAY TOMBS.
THAT'S A FUN ONE IN CENTRAL GEORGIA, THE FAMILY CONNECTION FOR WHEELER COUNTY AND TOMBS COUNTY AND THE SMITH FAMILY, COOL TO DISCOVERY THAT.
YOU CAN READ THE REST AT GPB.ORG.
>> I'M GLAD YOU FIGURED OUT WHAT YOU WERE WRITING ABOUT THE DAY BEFORE YOUR COLUMN IS DUE.
>> I KNOW WHAT I'M WRITING NEXT WEEK.
VALDESTA IS PLAYING COOK THIS WEEK.
DID YOU KNOW THAT BOTH PLAY BY PLAY VOICES ARE DOCTORS?
>> WHOA.
>> THAT'S COOL.
>> I'LL HAVE THE PLAY BY PLAY VOICE.
THE TWO DOCTORS, I THINK THEY'RE DENTISTS.
>> HOW DO THEY HAVE THE TIME?
>> WHEN YOU HAVE TWO DENTISTS, PLAY BY PLAY VOICES, COOL STUFF.
SO DOCK MIKE YOU'RE ON NOTICE.
>> OUR PLAY OF THE WEEK.
THIS WAS A WILD ONE.
THE MOST INSANE OF THE ENTIRE 2022 SEASON.
>> LAST WEEK, WE'RE IN QUADRUPLE OVERNIGHT TIME WE SAW IT LAST YEAR WITH FITZGERALD, FITZGERALD DID THE SAME PLAY.
>> LOOK AT THAT.
>> BLIND, OVER THE SHOULDER, NO LOOK AND YOUR RECEIVER MAKES THE CATCH TO WIN THE GAME IN QUADRUPLE OVER TIME.
ONE MORE TIME UP HIGH.
WATCH THE FAKE HANDOFF.
RIGHT THERE.
>> BEHIND THE BACK, NO LOOK, OVER THE HEAD PASS.
>> TO WIN IT IN QUADRUPLE OVER TIME.
THAT'S FURTHER OUT THAN THE FITZGERALD VERSION WE SHOWED LAST YEAR.
THEY DID IT LAST YEAR.
YOU GET THE WINNER TO DO IT AGAIN THIS WEEK.
LOGANVILLE, THERE'S LOGANVILLE.
>> THE END OF THE VIDEO I HAD TO CUT IT BECAUSE THE CAMERA OPERATOR WAS JUST SHAKING -- >> WOULDN'T YOU?
>> HE THREW IT?
>> HE WANTED TO MAKE EVERYBODY DIZZY.
>> HE THREW HIS CELL PHONE IN THE AREA AIR?
>> IT FLIES IN THE AIR.
>> THAT WAS A GREAT ENDING TO A GREAT GAME.
A SHOCK ENDING LIKE THAT.
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE IN QUADRUPLE OVER TIME YOUR DEFENSE IS TIED.
LET'S GET IT OVER WITH, THE NO LOOK OVER THE SHOULDER BLIND PASS DOWN FOR THE SCORE THAT'S HOW YOU WIN IN QUADRUPLE OVERTIME.
>> BIGGEST STORY LINES.
>> FANCY TV GRAPHIC TIME ONE MORE TIME.
HERE, YOU LOOK AT THE BORDER WARS AND YOU MENTIONED BUFORD AND THOMPSON, GEORGIA TEAMS PLAYING ALABAMA TEAMS.
THE DOUBLEHEADER.
YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE GEORGIA, ALABAMA, THIS WAS A LITTLE MORE THAN A BORDER WAR.
DARLINGTON PLAYING SCHULYKILL, PENNSYLVANIA.
IT'S A FUN TIME OF YEAR, THE TEAMS WITH CHALLENGES FILLING OUT SCHEDULES SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO GO ACROSS THE BORDER TO FIND AN OPPONENT.
SEASON ONE, A LOT OF COACHES IN THEIR FIRST SEASONS AS HEAD COACHES ACROSS THE STATE.
YOU MENTIONED JOSH NIBLET, GETS A WIN OVER THE LEGEND IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, CHAD MERRICK.
MOTHER NATURE UNDEFEATED.
>> ALWAYS UNDEFEATED.
>> WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT ONE BECAUSE OF THE POST GAME SHOW WHERE OUR GAME IS OVER, AND LIKE HOW MANY OF -- GAMES ARE STILL GOING ON.
MOTHER NATURE NEEDS TO COOPERATE WITH GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, ALL I'M SAYING.
WHEN OUR GAME IS OFF THE AIR, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KICK OFF AT 7:30, OR 8:00, EVERYBODY'S GAMES START WHEN GPB STARTS.
THAT'S HOW IT HAS TO BE FOR THE POST GAME SHOW TO GO SWIMMINGLY AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
>> WE LOST JON, THE CAMERA GOT DISCONNECTED.
DIDN'T HAVE OUR COACHES.
THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
>> YES.
MOTHER NATURE, IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON, ALL OF THE GAMES KICK OFF AT 7:30 WITHOUT FAIL.
A LOT OF GAMES WERE AFFECTED BY WEATHER, SOME NOT MADE UP EITHER.
THEY'RE OFF THE BOARD, APPLY AND WEAR AT THE END OF THE YEAR, PLAYING NINE GAMES THAT'S WHY.
OTHERS YOU HAD SATURDAY FINISHES, SATURDAY AT 10:00 A.M. TO FINISH GAMES.
THANKS MOTHER NATURE.
CAN WE NOT HAVE THAT THIS WEEK, PLEASE.
>>> WE HAVE TO MOVE ON BEFORE WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEXT WEEK.
WEEK ONE WE HAVE TO JUMP INTO THE FACEBOOK COMMENT SECTION SEE WHAT EVERYONE IS EATING FOR LUNCH.
DANTEL EATING LASAGNA.
>> STRONG PLAY, WELL DONE.
>> RISING ROLL HITTING THE SPOT TODAY.
THAT'S MAYBE A SUSHI SPOT?
>> SANDWICH.
>> OKAY.
>> SHE'S THE HEALTHIER EATER.
HE SAYS WHO DO YOU LIKE BETWEEN BURRKIN AND THOMPSON.
>> YES.
>> SMOKED STUFFED PORK CHOP, THAT'S GOOD.
WE NEVER HAD THAT LUNCH OPTION BEFORE.
>> I'M INTRIGUED.
>> ANOTHER COMMENT HERE.
HEY, FROM MARIETTA LOOKING TO REBOUND FROM FRIDAY, LOOKING LIKE BO JANGLES FOR LUNCH.
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
AS ALWAYS WE'LL TAKE A QUESTION, REESE ANOTHER GAME THAT SHOCKED AND SCARED ME ALFARETA BEATING JEFFERSON, DO YOU THINK THEY PERFORMED BETTER OR DID JEFFERSON NOT PERFORM AS WELL.
>> WHEN YOU GET ANOTHER SEASON UNDER HEAD COACH YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE -- WE CAUGHT UP WITH JASON KERWYNN AT FULTON COUNTY MEDIA DAY.
TO CATCH UP WITH HIM IT'S ANOTHER SEASON OF HIM AND HIS PHILOSOPHY AND SYSTEM, GETTING INTO FULL SONG THERE.
WHEN YOU HAVE TWO LINEMEN THAT ARE LARGE THAT ARE BEING SOUGHT AFTER BY A LOT OF COLLEGES YOU CAN HAVE THAT ANCHOR FOR YOUR OFFENSE.
IT'S ANOTHER SEASON OF ALFARETA GETTING TO DO THINGS JASON IS LOOKING TO HAVE THEM DO.
FOR JEFFERSON, YOU LOSE THE HEAD COACH, BRING IN ANOTHER, IT'S PHILOSOPHY, TRYING TO GET ADJUSTED TO THINGS.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST WAY I CAN PHRASE IT.
CONTINUITY AT ALFARETA, NEW STUFF AT JEFFERSON, A RESULT LIKE THAT NOT A SURPRISE IN A WEEK ONE, GAME ONE KIND OF SCENARIO.
>> TURNING THE PAGE, FOOTBALL FRIDAY GEORGIA, GAME OF THE WEEK IS CHRIS COUNTY AT WEST LAKE.
TELL US ABOUT THIS ONE.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN.
CRISP IS A TEAM THAT LIKE A LOT OF TEAMS IN SOUTH GEORGIA, PLAY ANYBODY, ANY PLACE, ANY TIME, TWICE ON TUESDAY, MIGUEL PATRICK WAS THE HEAD COACH AT CRISP BEFORE HE GOT A JOB AT NOT A OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BUT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.
>> THE.
THAT'S WHAT LORI SAID IN MY EAR.
>> ASK THE FOLKS IN COLUMBUS, THEY TRADEMARKED THAT ARTICLE, WE CAN'T USE IT ANYMORE, I GUESS.
MIGUEL PATRICK GOES TO THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.
OC LAWRENCE SMITH IS THE HEAD COACH AT CRISP.
WITH THE CEDAR GROVE PEDIGREE NOW DOWN AT CRISP, SAME THING.
CEDAR GROVE WILL PLAY ANYBODY, ANY PLACE, ANY TIME.
CRISP PLAYS ANYBODY, ANY PLACE, ANY TIME.
AND WEST LAKE WE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF.
GOING TO BE A FUN ONE, CRISP IS A 3A SCHOOL, WE'LL PLAY ANYBODY.
LOAD UP AND GO.
FUN AT WEST LAKE, EXPECT A LOT OF FOLKS MAKING THE TRAVEL NORTH, TWO HOUR DRIVE, A LOT OF FOLKS LEAVING EARLY.
THE VISITOR'S SIDE SHOULD BE PACKED FRIDAY NIGHT.
>> KEEP YOUR EYE ON SENIOR CORNER BACK AVIAN TERRELL.
ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS ON THE FIELD FRIDAY.
COMMITTED TO CLEMSON, GREW UP GOING TO CLEMSON BECAUSE OF HIS BROTHER.
>> AJ.
>> AJ, FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK IN 2020, PLAYS FOR THE FALCONS.
HIS BROTHER IS OBVIOUSLY IN ATLANTA AND HE'S ABLE TO TALK WITH AVIAN ABOUT HIS FUTURE, AND WHAT KIND OF PLAYER HE WANTS TO BE ON AND OFF THE FIELD.
HE TAKES HIS ADVICE TO HEART AND MODELS HIS GAME AFTER HIS BROTHER.
HERE'S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.
>> HE STAY IN ATLANTA, SO EVERY DAY WE TALK TO EACH OTHER.
HE BE AT THE HOUSE EVERY DAY.
SO I SEE HIM EVERY DAY, EVEN WHEN I PLAY A GAME, HE TELL ME WHAT I'M DOING WRONG.
HE GET ON ME ALL THAT.
HE TELL ME STAY HUMBLE, BE HUMBLE.
WORK, ALWAYS BE THE ONE TO DO EXTRA WORK.
BE THE FIRST TO EVERYTHING, FIRST TO CLASS.
ALL THAT.
>> AND HE WAS ON TIME FOR THE INTERVIEW, 3:30 SHARP.
FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW AND MORE ABOUT HIS RECRUITING PROCESS, WATCH RECRUITING 2022 THIS FRIDAY.
ALSO WATCH IT ON DEMAND AFTER THE SHOW.
GREAT KID.
FUN INTERVIEW.
AND HE WAS REALLY CLOSE TO GOING TO AUBURN.
HIS BROTHER HE SAID, STOP PLAYING YOU'RE GOING TO CLEMSON.
STOP PLAYING.
HE SAID AUBURN WAS THIS CLOSE.
>> EVERYBODY IS THIS CLOSE UNTIL THE FAX PLAYER GETS THERE.
>> HE HASN'T SIGNED YET.
>> IF YOUR LAST NAME IS TERRELL AND YOU GO TO WESTLAKE, AREN'T YOU A LEGACY?
>> YEAH CONSIDERED A LEGACY.
>> YOU'RE LOCKED IN.
>> BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN WAY, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE COMPARED TO YOUR BROTHER CONSTANTLY, THEY PLAY THE SAME POSITION.
>> I UNDERSTAND BUT YOU WANT TO FOLLOW IN YOUR BROTHER'S FOOTSTEPS, I CAN BE BETTER THAN MY BROTHER.
I CAN HAVE AJ'S RECORDS AND BE AHEAD OF HIM IN THE RECORD BOOK.
>> CRISP COUNTY, WEST LAKE, WE HAVE OUR STREAMING GAME, A HUGE SUCCESS.
THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN.
THIS WEEK'S GAME IS CALWAY CAVALIERS AT CEDAR TOWN BULLDOGS.
YOU CAN WATCH IT WITH OUR OTHER GAME, JON.
>> YOU CAN AND SHOULD.
CEDAR TOWN WON LAST WEEK, 24-17.
BIG RIVALRY IN GEORGIA WITH THOSE TWO SCHOOLS.
TRADITIONAL RIVALS IN POLK COUNTY.
THAT'S FUN IF YOU HAVE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THAT, ADD IT TO YOUR LIST IF YOU HAVE A SPARE FRIDAY NIGHT.
CALLAWAY WE TALKED ABOUT BORDER WARS EARLIER.
THEY WENT ACROSS THE BORDER, LOST BY ONE ON A LATE SCORE.
SO CALLAWAY AND OPALLIKA, CLOSE TO THE GEORGIA/ALABAMA LINE YOU GET THE GAMES HAPPENING, ALL THE COLUMBUS SCHOOLS PLAY ACROSS THE RIVER.
THAT'S WHAT CALLAWAY DID, LOST THE TIGHT ONE BUT BIG GAME IN SMALLER CLASSIFICATIONS.
>> TIME TO TALK WEEK ONE RANKINGS.
THIS IS WHERE IT GETS FUN IN THE COMMENTS SECTION.
WE LOVE TO SEE YOU GOING BACK AND FORTH.
YOUR NEW WEEK ONE, ONE, NUMBER ONE RANKING.
A NEW TEAM ATOP THE FOOTBALL RANKINGS IN 5A, NOT A STRANGER, THE PURPLE HURRICANES, A STATE FINALIST TWO YEARS AGO, DEFEATED CHEROKEE 35-0.
TOP RANKED TEAMS REMAIN THE SAME, BUFFORD, HUGHES, CARTERSVILLE, BEN DIG TIN, CEDAR GROVE.
WHAT SURPRISED YOU, NOT NECESSARILY NUMBER ONE BUT WHO JUMPED AROUND?
>> WHO IS THAT?
JUMP AROUND.
>> JUMP.
JUMP AROUND.
>> I FORGET -- >> WE NEED MUSIC.
>> JUMP UP, JUMP UP AND GET DOWN.
THERE GOES HANNAH.
I THINK YOU LOOK AT THE SMALLER CLASSIFICATIONS AND FOR ME -- REMEMBER ONCE AGAIN WHEN WE PIECE THE POLL TOGETHER THERE'S A COMPOSITE.
THERE'S SEVERAL OF US THAT VOTE, MATH INVOLVED AND THOSE OF US WITH CERTAIN SCHOOLS IN THE THERE.
YOU LOOK AT THE TOP TENS.
IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY VOLATILE WHEN IT COMES TO THE RANKINGS, ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE YEAR WITH NONREGION PLAY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IF YOU SEE A TEAM -- A TOP RANKED TEAM, LIKE A TOP FIVE AND LOSE AND DROP OUT, THAT'S JUST THE VOLATILITY OF NONREGION PLAY AND DEALING WITH COMPOSITE VOTE WITH A POLL.
ONE EXAMPLE, FOR ME SPECIFICALLY, I HAD WHEELER COUNTY IN MY TOP TEN IN SINGLE A OVER GMC PREP.
GMC PREP ENDED UP IN THE POLL IN SINGLE A BUT I HAD WHEELER COUNTY OVER THEM IN THE POLL.
IT'S SITUATIONS LIKE THAT.
YOU GO TO THE RANKINGS PAGE EVERY WEEK, A REMINDER, EARLY SEASON IT'S UP AND DOWN, IT'S GOING TO BE VOLATILE, SOMEBODY COULD BE THREE AND THEN EIGHT BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU SEE PLAYING THE NONREGION GAMES.
EVERYTHING SETTLES IN REGION PLAY.
FOR ME, I HAD WHEELER COUNTY IN MY TOP TEN OVER GMC PREP, THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE.
>> AWESOME.
GOOD STUFF.
FOR THE FULL RANKINGS GO TO GPB.ORG/SPORTS.
AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PART I THINK, HOW DID THE RECLASSIFICATION AFFECT GAMES THIS WEEK?
AND, OF COURSE, WHICH TRICKLES DOWN AND AFFECTS THE RANKINGS.
WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT RECLASSIFICATION IN WEEK ZERO?
>> CARROLLTON, WE KNOW -- WE HAD CARROLLTON AS PART OF OUR TOP TEN, A CROSSOVER GAME, HANDLED THEM, WON BY 62 POINTS YOU HAVE A TEAM LIKE CARROLLTON, PUT UP A BIG NUMBER EARLY ON.
YOU HAVE GAINESVILLE, ONCE AGAIN, WORKING THEIR WAY IN THE 6A, I'M SITTING AND SCANNING AS I'M GOING.
YOU HAVE CALHOUN, YOU HAD CAMBRIDGE AND CAL IN 5A, QUAD A, THE SAME FOLKS WE'VE SEEN THE LAST HANDFUL OF YEARS.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GO FROM SINGLE A TO TRIPLE.
KENNY WAS LIKE WE'LL GO TO QUAD BECAUSE IT'S MORE FITTING FOR US GEOGRAPHICALLY.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN LOSES TO WOODWARD, LOSE BY 18.
I HAD THEM STILL IN MY TOP TEN, I HAD WOODWARD ACADEMY HIGHER IN MY RANKING SET AS WELL.
ONCE AGAIN, I'M TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WITH A TEAM LIKE TRINITY CHRISTIAN AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE.
PLAYING A TEAM UP IN CLASS AND YOU DID LOSE BUT I HAVE EXPECTATIONS FOR YOU TO MAKE DEEP RUNS INTO THE PLAYOFFS IN YOUR OWN CLASSIFICATION.
WE TALKED ABOUT VOLATILITY.
I THINK I HAD TRINITY CHRISTIAN AT THREE OR FOUR, HAD THEM DROPPING SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF EIGHT.
YOU'LL SEE TEAMS DROP MORE THAN ONE SPOT IN THE REGION I'M TALK ABOUT.
>> GO CALEB CARMEN, I'VE KNOWN HIM SINCE HIS TIME AS A SHORTER HAWK PLAYING THERE.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE WHAT CALEB HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH THE PROGRAM IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
>> STEVEN ANDERSON, EATING A COLD CUT AT JFHQ, GEORGIA.
>> EATING A HOT DOG.
STEVEN ANDERSON -- HE HAS A QUESTION FOR US.
WHICH I'M GOING TO SAVE FOR LATER IN THE SHOW.
WE HAVE TO MOVE ON.
GAMES TO WATCH, JON.
WE HAD TO PICK FIVE.
I KNOW THAT'S HARD.
WHAT ARE GAMES TO WATCH THIS WEEK.
>> COFFEE AND BANE BRIDGE.
COFFEE GOING FROM ONE END OF THE PLANET TO THE OTHER, AS FAR AS YOU CAN GO BEFORE HAVING TO GO PLAY A TEAM IN ALABAMA.
RICHMOND HILL AND WEAR COUNTY, THAT'S GOING TO BE FUN.
THIS IS WEAR COUNTY'S FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR.
NORTH SIDE AND PEACH.
THAT'S ONE WE TALKED ABOUT THE TEAMS IN MIDDLE GEORGIA PLAYING THE ROUND ROBIN SO THEY CAN GET ADJUSTED TO HOW THINGS ARE IN MIDDLE GEORGIA.
AND THEN WAYNE AND BROOKS.
JAYBO SHAW TRAVELS TO BROOKS COUNTY.
AN EARLY SEASON TEST FOR JAYBO SHAW.
THEY BRING THE HAMMER.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A TALL ORDER FOR WAYNE COUNTY.
THAT'S FIVE THERE.
ALL TOUGH PLACES TO PLAY.
>> RICHMOND HILL HEAD COACH MATT LAZOTA HAS DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH THE PROGRAM.
REVAMPED IT, STARTED FROM SCRATCH, WHERE THEY CAME UP WITH BUILD THE HILL, IS THAT IT?
THE QUOTE.
HE TALKED TO JON ALL ABOUT IT.
LET'S HEAR WHAT BOTH COACHES HAD TO SAY.
>> WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO AIM AND SET THE BAR SO HIGH, EVEN IN THE FIRST YEARS BACK IN 2015, JUST -- YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WAS LIKE REALLY?
YOU REALLY NEED THAT?
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT?
NO ONE IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM REALLY KNEW.
SO IT'S BEEN A LEARNING CURVE THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH WHAT IT TAKES TO BE COMPETITIVE, COMPETE IN FOOTBALL, ATHLETICS IN GENERAL.
>> WHAT'S IT LIKE TO PLAY HERE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR SOMEONE WHO'S NEVER BEEN HERE.
>> FOR COACH STRICTLAND THIS IS MY FAVORITE PLACE ON THE PLANET.
A LOT OF TIMES THURSDAY NIGHTS I'M UP THERE PARKED STARING AT THE FIELD.
NUMBER ONE I DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
I GREW UP DOWN THE ROAD IN CLINCH COUNTY.
WHEN I GOT INTO COACHING WOULD DRIVE BY THE STADIUM 10 MILLION TIMES THINKING HOW COOL TO BE COACHING HERE, NEVER DREAMING THAT YOU'D HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.
THIS ADMINISTRATION, THIS COMMUNITY HAS GRANTED US THAT CHANCE.
AND IT'S SPECIAL.
>> WE HAVE BOTH THE HELMETS HERE ON THE SET, DON'T WE?
>> WE DO.
WARE COUNTY IS UP IN THE CORNER UP THERE.
WAY UP IN THE CORNER, THE LAST ONE IN THE LINE AND ADDED RICHMOND HILL THIS YEAR.
SO RICHMOND HILL IS DOWN BELOW.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR HELMET SHOWN OFF, REACH OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, REACH OUT PERSONALLY.
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU OFF.
SO LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN DO IT.
>> TIME FOR THE KICKER.
AND THIS IS PERHAPS A FIRST IN GEORGIA, JON.
ACE CHARTER HAD ONE PLAYER, SCORE FIVE TOUCHDOWNS WHILE ANOTHER PASSED FOR FIVE TOUCHDOWNS IN THE SAME GAME.
THAT'S AARON DAVIS AND CALEB SCAR BERRY.
LOOK AT THIS CRAZINESS.
>> GO TO ROBERTA, THANKS TO YOUR FRIENDS AT 13 WMAZ.
FIVE FOR RUSHING, CALEB SCAR BERRY, 11 OF 17.
123 POINTS.
>> 123 POINTS.
>> IN THIS GAME.
>> 70 TO 53, ACE CHARTER GETS THE DUKE AND SCAR BERRY WITH A TOUCHDOWN ON THE DAY.
70 TO 53.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH COACH PUCK KET ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON THE 123 POINTS, PASSES FOR FIVE, RUNS FOR FIVE, ON THE SAME TEAM.
TALK ABOUT HIGHLIGHTS, 45 SECONDS.
YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET YOUR NORMAL HIGHLIGHTS ON A NEWSCAST.
HOW DO YOU BUDGET 123 POINTS?
QUICKLY.
>> IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR A KICKER, HIT US UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
IT'S EVERYWHERE.
WE ADDED A NEW SPOT THIS WEEK.
WE ARE ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, TIKTOK, YOUTUBE AND NOW TWITCH.
HOW SCHOOL.
WE ARE ONLY FOUR FOLLOWERS AWAY FROM HAVING 52 -- LORI SAYS TWO, TWO FOLLOWERS AWAY FROM 50 ON TWITCH.
IF YOU'RE ON TWITCH, PLEASE FOLLOW US.
THANK YOU.
TIKTOK IN THE MIDDLE, DOING SOMETHING COOL THIS YEAR.
DENMARK WON OUR TIKTOK CHALLENGE.
THIS WEEK GO ONTO TIKTOK IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE FOLKS, SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO FOR WEST LAKE AND CRISP.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND WE WILL SELECT THE WINNER.
MAKE YOUR VIDEO TO THE SOUND, IT CAN BE DANCE, HIGHLIGHTS, WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE.
>> DENMARK.
>> WE WILL PICK THE WINNER.
>> DENMARK WAS THE WINNER.
>> YES.
THEY HAD LIKE 7 GAZILLION PEOPLE.
>> THEY DID.
>> THANKS FOR BEING A PART.
>> IF YOU WIN YOU GET ON AIR.
>> I KNOW WE'RE RUNNING LONG BUT STEVEN ANDERSON, DO YOU THINK BUFORD IS BETTER THAN GRACELAND?
>> NOT YET.
>> MICHAEL SAYS HE HAS A PACK LUNCH DINNER.
BENEDICTINE GOING TO MIAMI.
>> 7:30 FRIDAY NIGHT, OLYMPIA HEIGHTS FLORIDA.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE.
>> THOUGHTS ON ROME'S DOM DOMINANT DEFENSE.
>> THEY BEAT CREEK SIDE.
A YOUNG TEAM, GETTING OLDER OVER THE LAST HANDFUL OF SEASONS.
DOING WELL.
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THEY'RE CLAMPING DOWN AND SHOWING EVERYBODY ELSE THEY'RE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN 6A.
>> I COPY AND PASTE SOME OF THESE GOOD COMMENTS TO THE SIDE AND THEN GET TO THEM AT THE END OF THE SHOW.
RICHMOND HILL IS NOT 6A.
>> RICHMOND HILL IS PART OF NEW 1-7A.
>> SORRY IF I DID NOT GET TO YOUR QUESTION THEY GO SO FAST, AND I TRY TO SAVE AS MANY AS I CAN.
WE HAVE ANOTHER FOLLOWER ON TWITCH.
ONE AWAY FROM 50.
IF YOU'RE ON TWITCH, PLEASE FOLLOW YOU US.
>> PLEASE FOLLOW US.
PLEASE FOLLOW US ON TWITCH.
THERE'S NO RHYTHM THERE.
>> MY EAR.
>> WEST LAKE, CRISP COUNTY, RECRUITING 2020, SOCIAL MEDIA, FOLLOW US.
>> SHE'S GONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> SHE'S GONE, SO ARE WE.
HAVE FUN.
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