>>> WELCOME IN TO COUNTDOWN TO KICK-OFF HERE ON GPB SPORTS FACEBOOK LIVE.

IT IS WEEK THREE.

WE ARE FINALLY IN SEPTEMBER, JOHN.

IT SEEMS TO ALREADY BE GOING BY.

>> FINALLY IN SEPTEMBER.

>> TOO FAST.

>> YEAH.

THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SAY.

ABSOLUTELY GOING TOO QUICKLY.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALWAYS MENTIONED THAT ONCE THE SEASON GETS STARTED IT REALLY IS GOING TO SOUND LIKE A SPRINT WHEN WE GET TO THE TAIL END OF THE SCHEDULE BUT ALREADY IN SEPTEMBER YOU HAVE FOLKS CHASING THEIR THIRD GAME, FOLKS STILL WAITING TO PLAY THEIR FIRST GAME HOPEFULLY THIS WEEKEND.

IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AS SOME OF THE NONREGION SCHEDULES ARE STARTING TO FADE AND YOU HAVE THE TEAMS IN THE 718 REGIONS CHASING REGION SCHEDULES THIS WEEK AND NEXT AND THEN THOSE THAT ARE TRYING TO COME UP WITH 97 NONREGION GAMES AND GET READY FOR THE SPRINT LATE OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER HANNAH WHEN WE GET TO PLACES LIKE THE REGION 1s AND THINGS WHERE IT IS GOING TO BE A SPRINT.

>> WE WAIT FOR EVERYBODY TO GET IN HERE, GOOD AFTERNOON, GUYS.

WE'LL CATCH UP WITH WHAT WE DID YESTERDAY.

JON'S BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE.

HE GETS TO GO TO CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH GEORGIA AND WE NEED TO GET UP TO NORTH GEORGIA.

>> WE DO.

WE ACTUALLY DO.

THERE ARE A COUPLE STORIES I HAVE IN MIND IN NORTH GEORGIA.

SO NORTHEAST GEORGIA, YOU'RE ON THE CLOCK AND I'M COMING.

>> SO YESTERDAY I GOT TO GO WITH JON ON ONE OF HIS TRIPS.

WE WENT TO SLY COUNTY, VETERANS HIGH SCHOOL.

>> THAT WAS THE SECOND ONE.

WE WENT TO VETERANS IN HOWSDEN COUNTY SO TWO TRIPS AND GOING TO ELVILLE WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MINUTES, 15, 20 MINUTES NORTH OF AMERICA SO WE GOT TO HANG OUT AND SEE OUR FRIENDS AT SLY AND THEN FROM THERE GO AND CATCH UP WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM VETERANS.

VETERANS BY THE WAY IS REPRESENTED HERE ON THE SET.

SO I WILL TURN AND POINT RIGHT THERE.

VETERANS, RIGHT THERE.

THERE'S YOUR VETERANS HELMET.

VETERANS IS REPRESENTED.

SO THAT IS THE POINT OF THE SHOW WHERE I GET TO SIT HERE AND SAY OKAY.

YOU SEE ALL THE HELMETS HERE.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR HELMET SHOWN OFF HERE TO THE REST OF THE STATE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME, GET IN TOUCH WITH HANNAH, GET IN TOUCH WITH US HERE AT GPB SPORTS AT GPB.ORG.

YOU CAN BE ADDED TO THE STATS.

WE WANT TO SHOW OFF TO THE REST OF THE STATES.

THIS IS PART OF SOUTHERN SWING AND WE GOT CENTRAL SWING WITH THE HELMETS TO MY RIGHT AND ALL OF OUR STALWARTS HERE.

SO IF YOU WANT TO ADD YOUR HELMET TO THE STACKS, LET US KNOW AND WE'D LOVE TO HAVE IT AND SHOW YOU OFF TO THE REST OF THE STATE.

IT'S BEEN A FUN SUMMER.

ABSOLUTELY PACKING THE GPB SPORTS VAN WITH ALL OF THESE HELMETS GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WE WANT TO ADD YOUR HELMET.

LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP YOU GET YOUR HELMET HERE TO SHOW IT OFF TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

>> ALSO IF YOU SEE ANYONE WHO WON THE LOTTERY IN ELLAVILLE PROBABLY ME.

I'M GOING TO WIN.

JON TOOK US TO GET LOTTO TICKETS.

SMALL TOWN.

WE GOT SOME LOTTO TICKETS.

WE'LL CROSS OUR FINGERS.

ONE MORE SPECIAL THING.

WE HAVE LUNCH.

THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER BEEN PROVIDED LUNCH ON THE SHOW THOUGH WE ARE CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT LUNCH.

>> BECAUSE WE'RE HUNGRY.

>> PRODUCER LAURIE'S GOOD FRIEND KELLY NAGLE.

NAGLE'S BAGELS.

I AM SO EXCITED TO EAT THIS.

>> I AM, TOO.

>> AND THE BABIES ARE, TOO.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, PRIORITY.

THE BABIES ARE AS WELL.

THERE YOU GO.

AND SO, YES.

THAT IS YOUR PRIORITY.

THANKS TO EVERYBODY AT NAGLE'S BAGELS AND FEEDING THE CREW.

WE ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE WHAT IS FOR LUNCH.

YOU KIND OF SEE FOR OUR CREW TODAY WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM NAGLE'S BAGELS AND BREWS.

WHAT IS FOR LUNCH FOR YOU?

I HAVE SALAMI AND MOZZARELLA AND HAM AND SWISS RIGHT HERE AND THEY'LL STICK WITH ME THROUGHOUT THE SHOW BECAUSE YOU EAT ON THE SHOW.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, KELLY.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

I'LL EAT THAT AS SOON AS WE GET OFF TODAY.

LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT AND TAKE A LOOK BACK AT WEEK NUMBER TWO IN THE BOOKS.

WE'LL HIT MY TOP FIVE SCORES FIRST.

THREE MORE NUMBER ONE TEAMS FALL.

IN 7 A MILTON LOST 40-21.

THE EAGLES ARE THE FIRST NUMBER ONE RANKED TEAM THE WARRIORS HAVE BEATEN SINCE 1959.

MALACHI SINGLES IN RUSH FOR 217 YARDS.

ON 28 CARRIES.

IN 5 A PLUS ETERNITY LOST TO MARIST.

THE FIRST ON A 44 YARD RECEPTION RETURN FOR A 7-0 LEAD AND THE SECOND ON AN 80 YARD RUN FOR THE FINAL MARGIN IN THE FORTH QUARTER BUT ALAN CHADWICK PULLED IT OUT.

400th CAREER WIN.

>> IT IS GOING TO TAKE ME SIX GAMES TO GET WIN NUMBER 400.

IT TOOK YOU ONE.

>> TOOK YOU ONE.

IN DOUBLE-A FITS VERLD BEAT IRWIN COUNTY 18-15 IN O.T.

JON, YOU WERE THERE AND YOU CAN TELL US MORE IN A BIT.

NORTHSIDE WARNER ROBINS DEFEATED PEACH COUNTY 28-14.

THIS ONE FOR OUR PODCAST PRODUCER COMMANDER SANDY DECATUR AN ALUM, BEAT WESLEYAN 13-6.

TELL US MORE ABOUT THE FITZGERALD GAME.

WE HAVE OUR PLAY OF THE WEEK COMING UP ON THAT IN A LITTLE BIT.

I AM NOT NECESSARILY ALL THE WAY TO THE END.

PACKED HOUSE.

YOU COULD NOT GET A TICKET.

PROBABLY 4,000 OR 5,000 FOLKS THERE.

THE LINES TO GET ALL OF THE FOOD WERE VERY, VERY LONG BUT VERY, VERY WORTH IT.

ALL IS WELL THERE.

AND LET'S SEE.

IRWIN COUNTY HAD A 15-7 LEAD FOURTH QUARTER.

FITZGERALD GETS IT TO 15-13.

THERE IS A TWO-POINT CONVERSION WHICH WE'LL SHOW YOU LATER ON IN THE SHOW.

THEY GO TO OVERTIME AND IT WAS A PACKED HOUSE.

GREAT ENVIRONMENT.

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO FITZGERALD AND IRWIN COUNTY, TWO SCHOOLS SEPARATED BY ABOUT TEN MINUTES IN A COUNTY LINE.

364 DAYS OUT OF THE YEAR.

THESE TWO COMMUNITIES FITZGERALD AND BEN HILL COUNTY, YOU LIVE IN ONE, WORK IN THE OTHER, KIND OF A TWIN CITIES DEAL.

THAT ONE DAY OUT OF THE YEAR WHEN IT IS THEM AGAINST US IT IS PURPLE SCHOOL GOING UP AGAINST RED SCHOOL.

IT IS DEFINITELY A FEUD.

IF YOU KNOW YOUR FEUD HERE IS ANOTHER ONE TO ADD TO YOUR LIST.

IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GO TO JC STADIUM IN FITZGERALD, BUDDY NOBLE STADIUM, GO CHECK THIS ONE OUT.

IT WAS GREAT.

THE BOSS AND I SAT WITH TAMMY NOBLES AND CAUGHT UP WITH EVERYBODY DOWN THERE.

IT WAS A GREAT TIME AND GREAT TO SEE THAT ONE AS A CIVILIAN TO SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO HAVE 5,000 PEOPLE.

IT WAS REALLY FUN TO GO CATCH UP WITH THAT ONE.

>> DO YOU HAVE A FITZGERALD HELMET?

>> YEAH WE DO.

RIGHT THERE BEHIND ME.

>> AWESOME.

>> OFF TO MY RIGHT SHOULDER.

YES, FITZGERALD RIGHT THERE.

I'LL DUCK OUT OF THE WAY.

SO YOU CAN SEE IT.

THERE'S THE FITZGERALD HELMET ABOVE ME AND OFF TO MY RIGHT.

FITZGERALD WE DO HAVE RIGHT THERE.

THAT IS YOUR PURPLE HURRICANE HELMET.

THANKS TO TUCKER PRUETT FOR GIVING US THAT HELMET.

SO THERE YOU GO.

>> AWESOME.

WHAT WERE YOUR TOP FIVE SCORES?

NOW THAT WE'VE SEEN MINE?

>> PLEASE PRESENT THE FULL SCREEN GRAPHIC THAT HAS MY FIVE SCORES ON IT.

I REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK.

HERE WE GO.

31-24.

THAT WAS A BIG WIN FOR BOBBY MAY.

WE'LL HEAR FROM BOBBY MAY AND JUSTIN ROGERS IN A LITTLE BIT.

ANOTHER HIGH SCORING GAME WITH WARNER ROBINS AND ARCHER 84 POINTS IN THAT ONE.

ARCHER OFF TO WHAT SEEMED TO BE A TRADITIONAL SLOW START BUT IN REGION PLAY YOU GET THE PLAYOFF TIME.

WARE COUNTY AND EAGLES LANDING CHRISTIAN.

THIS ONE WAS A GAME CREATED BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS OPPONENT COULDN'T MAKE IT.

IT WAS CANCELED ONE END SO THEY DECIDED TO COMBINE, PLAYED IN WHITE CROSS.

WE KNOW THEY'LL BE READY WHEN IT COMES TO SINGLE A.

COFFEE AND BAIN BRIDGE, THE PACK A LUNCH AND DINNER TRIP FROM BAINBRIDGE TO LOUGH LASS.

TROJANS WIN BY 14.

THE WAR OF THE ROSES THOMASVILLE, THOMAS COUNTY CENTRAL ANOTHER RIVALRY GAME WHERE IF YOU CAN FIND A TICKET GO WATCH.

THE BULLDOGS BEAT THE YELLOW JACKETS, 23-14.

WAR OF THE ROSES.

RIGHT THERE.

23-14.

THOMASVILLE KNOCKING OFF THOMAS COUNTY CENTRAL IN A GAME THAT DIVIDES THE CITY.

EITHER BULLDOG OR YELLOW JACKET.

BULLDOGS CAME OUT ON TOP BY NINE TO WIN THIS TIME AROUND.

>> TAKING DOWN THE PACKERS AT HOME IS NO SMALL FEAT.

AND COACH ROGERS AND WEST LAKE HEAD COACH BOBBY MAY BOTH PURPOSELY MADE THEIR SCHEDULES EXTREMELY TOUGH TO START THE SEASON.

WHY IS THAT, JON?

>> WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, WE TALK ABOUT THE THREE SEASONS WITH HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

THE FIRST SEASON WHICH YOU HOPE SETS YOU UP FOR SECOND SEASON WHICH IS REGION PLAY WHICH YOU HOPE SETS YOU UP FOR THE THIRD SEASON WHICH IS THE PLAYOFFS.

WHEN YOU HAVE SEASON ONE MATCH-UPS LIKE THE ONES HANNAH AND I HAVE SHOWN YOU IN OUR TEN MATCH-UPS WE LOOKED AT, YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE AND WESTLAKE WE'VE SEEN HERE ON FOOTBALL FRIDAYS THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.

WE'VE SEEN COLQUITT COUNTY THE LAST COUPLE YEARS FOR WESTLAKE TO GO TO MOULTRIE WHERE BOBBY MAY WANTS TO CHALLENGE HIMSELF AND JUSTIN ROGERS BY HIS OWN ADMISSION AS A YOUNG TEAM YOU WANT TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF AGAINST AN UP-AND-COMING TEAM.

>> JON GOT TO TALK TO BOTH HEAD COACHES ABOUT THEIR SCHEDULES.

LET'S LISTEN IN.

>> WE DEFINITELY WANTED TO CHALLENGE OURSELVES.

WE STARTED OUR KICK-OFF CLASSIC AGAINST MILTON THEN PLAY ARCHER AND THEN COLQUITT COUNTY, CREEKSIDE, MAYS.

>> WHO SET UP THE SCHEDULE?

>> OBVIOUSLY WE'LL PUSH OUR KIDS AND MAYBE HUMBLE OURSELVES, TOO, WHICH IS ALWAYS GOOD AND HOPEFULLY GAIN SOME CONFIDENCE.

I KNOW WE CAN PLAY WITH ANYBODY EVEN IF WE DON'T WIN EVERY GAME.

WE WANTED TO MAKE IT TOUGH ON US.

THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE WHOLE GOAL IS TO PEAK PLAYING YOUR BEST BALL IN LATE NOVEMBER GOING INTO IT.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING PREPARED FOR THAT AND PLAYING OPPONENTS THAT THESE TEAMS ARE GOING TO BE IN THERE IN LATE NOVEMBER THE ONES WE'RE PLAYING.

THEY'LL BE REALLY GOOD TESTS FOR US AS WE'LL CONTINUE TO GROW.

IRON SHARPENS IRON.

WE EXPECT ALL THE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE.

I HOPE WE MADE MARIETTA BETTER AND I KNOW WESTLAKE WILL MAKE US BETTER AS WE PLAY THEM.

>> I LOVE IT, JON.

WHO MADE THESE SCHEDULES?

>> YEAH.

THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/HEAD COACH MADE THOSE SCHEDULES.

ONCE AGAIN YOU WANT TO SCHEDULE HARD IN SEASON ONE TO GET YOU READY FOR REGION.

BUT YOU TALK ABOUT THE DICHOTOMY.

WE TALKED ABOUT WHERE WITH COLQUITT YOU'RE IN WHAT I CALL A MINI REGION WHERE YOU ONLY HAVE THE THREE GAMES AND IT'S A SPRINT.

JUSTIN ROGERS IN COLQUITT THEY HAVE TO SCHEDULE THE SEVEN NONREGION GAMES, HOPE THEY'RE HEALTHY WITH THOSE TOUGH TESTS AS WE'VE SEEN EARLY ON.

THEN YOU GO INTO REGION 17 A A REGION OF DOOM AND HOPE IT GETS YOU READY FOR POSTSEASON.

WESTLAKE HAS A LARGER REGION.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SCHEDULE AS MANY NONREGION GAMES BUT STILL THE SAME THING.

CHALLENGE YOURSELF EARLY.

GET THROUGH AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE.

HOPE THAT WHERE YOU ARE, GETS YOU READY FOR THE REGION PLAY AND GETS YOU READY FOR PLAYOFFS.

>> COLQUITT WILL BE FINE.

A LOT OF YOUNG SOPHOMORES AND GOOD COACHING STAFF.

BEFORE WE GET TO OUR PLAY OF THE WEEK, I HAVE A TEXT FROM JON'S BOSS, PATTY NELSON.

>> YEP.

THAT'S THE WIFE.

>> SHE HAS THE WORD OF THE WEEK THAT JON CANNOT SAY.

>> OKAY.

>> WELL, PHRASE I MIGHT ADD.

>> OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WAIT A MINUTE!

AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THIS?

>> NO.

MAYBE NOT.

>> LIKE OKAY.

DON'T TELL ME THAT I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY SOMETHING.

I SEE HOW THIS WORKS.

>> I WON'T TELL YOU.

>> THIS WAY YOU WANT TO HAVE THE ADDED PRESSURE OF THE PHRASE IN YOUR HEAD THAT YOU KNOW IS GOING TO BE THERE OR DO YOU JUST SURPRISE ME WITH THE PHRASE OR THE WORD SO THAT WAY ALL THE BUZZERS CAN GO OFF AND I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

SO YES.

HANNAH AND MY WIFE HAVE COLLABORATED.

>> OF COURSE WE HAVE.

>> COMMISERATED AND OTHERWISE THOUGHT BEHIND MY BACK AS TO WHAT I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY THIS WEEK.

DON'T TELL ME >> I WON'T TELL YOU.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS THIS HIGHLIGHT OR WHERE IT IS IN THE SHOW BUT IF YOU DO SAY THIS PHRASE YOU HAVE TO RUN IN PLACE SHE SAYS.

THIS IS HER PUNISHMENT.

YOU HAVE TO RUN IN PLACE.

>> OKAY.

FOR HOW LONG?

>> SHE SAID I WISH THERE WERE VEGETABLES BECAUSE WE COULD FORCE VEGETABLES ON YOU.

JON HATES ANYTHING HEALTHY.

>> THAT IS ACCURATE.

>> I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG.

WE'LL SEE WHEN WE GET THERE.

>> HOW ABOUT THIS?

>> 20 SECONDS.

>> SO IF I DO SAY THE WORD/PHRASE AND I HAVE TO RUN IN PLACE FIGURE OUT WHEN YOU'RE READING A PROMO SO THAT WAY FOR THE LENGTH OF THE PROMO READ I WILL RUN IN PLACE AND THEN DRIVE OUR AUDIO GURU TS INCREDIBLY CRAZY BECAUSE YOU'LL HEAR THE RUSTLING AND STUFF.

I WILL WARN YOU AHEAD OF TIME JUST CUT MY MIC AND YOU'LL SEE ME RUNNING IN PLACE SO YOU'RE NOT HEARING -- FOR 26 SECONDS.

>> WE'RE GOING FROM COLQUITT TO THIS PLAY OF THE WEEK SINCE YOU WERE THERE FOR THE GAME.

>> FITZGERALD NEEDED TWO TO TIE THE GAME AT 15.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

FAKE DIVE.

FLIP YOUR SHOULDERS.

POP PASS!

>> OOH.

>> SHOW IT AGAIN.

HERE IS YOUR -- THERE IT IS OUT OF THE SHOTGUN.

TURN AROUND.

FAKE THE HAND-OFF.

OVER THE SHOULDER.

BLIND.

>> BOINK.

>> POP PASS.

>> LOVE IT.

>> 15-15.

THAT WAS HOW YOU ENDED UP WITH THE TIE HEADING TO FREE FOOTBALL.

HAND-OFF, TURN YOUR BACK, FLIP IT OVER YOUR SHOULDER.

GUY CATCHES IT IN THE END ZONE.

IT IS A TWIST ON THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH GEORGIA GAINSVILLE CAMPUS POP PASS WE SAW WITH THAT QUARTERBACK.

THE GATORS, NOTICE HOW FITZGERALD TIED IT AND WON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST 18-15.

>> BIGGEST STORY LINES FROM WEEK TWO.

HIT IT.

>> PLEASE PRESENT MY BIGGEST STORY LINES ON THE FULL SCREEN GRAPHIC THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THIS PARTICULAR SHOW.

THERE WE GO.

400.

OBVIOUSLY WE TALKED ABOUT WITH A ALAN CHADWICK WHERE YOU GOT TO .500.

-- YOU GOT TO.400.

WHAT IS THE NEXT ONE?

401.

NEXT?

40 #IT.

>> WHO IS NUMBER ONE?

WE'VE HAD NUMBER ONEs CONTINUE TO GET KNOCKED OFF WHEN IT COMES TO THIS PARTICULAR SEASON.

SO DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE NUMBER ONE IN THE RANKINGS KNOWING WHAT YOU'VE GOT COMING UP ON FRIDAY NIGHT?

A LOT OF THE TOUGH NONREGION GAMES YOU'VE HAD NUMBER 1s GET KNOCKED OFF AND YOU'LL SEE THE REMNANTS OF THE LOSSES IN THE POLLS.

YOU'VE SEEN THE POLLS ON GPB.ORG/SPORTS.

FALSE STARTS.

WE TALKED ABOUT TEAMS THAT HAD A LOT OF GAMES PLANNED.

THREE DOZEN THAT WERE ALTERED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER LAST WEEK.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DECENT AMOUNT OF THESE GAMES THAT HAVE BEEN SHIFTED AS WELL.

SO FALSE STARTS AND JEFF DAVIS IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A TEN-GAME SCHEDULE.

THEIR FIRST GAME ON THE BOARD WAS CANCELED.

THEIR SECOND GAME ON THE BOARD THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT.

THEN THEY HAD TO RESCHEDULE SO THEY ALMOST DIDN'T HAVE NINE.

THAT WAS MY COLUMN THIS WEEK.

THAT'S WHAT I MEAN BY FALSE STARTS.

SOUTHERN SWING YOU'LL SEE ALL THOSE INTERVIEWS WE'VE HAD.

HANNAH HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF POSTING ALL OF THOSE INTERVIEWS FROM THE CENTRAL SWING AND NOW YOU'LL SEE THE SOUTHERN SWING INTERVIEWS WITH THE 22 COACHES AND THE TEN OTHER INTERVIEWS DONE.

KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR GPB SPORTS PLATFORMS.

>> I BELIEVE THE FIRST ONES WENT OUT YESTERDAY.

THE LAST TWO CENTRALS OR FIRST TWO SOUTHERN WENT OUT YESTERDAY AND THOSE WILL BE FLYING IN.

FLYING INTO THE INSTAGRAM, THE FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL GET TO THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS WITH A PACKED SHOW COMING UP.

7, 6, 5, 4 THIS WEEK.

WE HAVE OUR GAMES TO WATCH.

HEAR FROM ANOTHER COACH.

OUR KICKER AT THE END.

RIGHT NOW WE'LL JUMP INTO FACEBOOK COMMENTS.

MICHAEL BAXTER.

DO YOU THINK MILTON CAN BOUNCE BACK AFTER THE LOSS TO NORTH COBB?

I'M GOING TO SAY OBVIOUSLY YES.

>> YES.

>> BUT, MAN.

WAS THEIR EGO BRUISED.

NUMBER ONE TEAM IN 7 A.

>> BUT ONCE AGAIN YOU WANT TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF IN THESE INSTANCES AND A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE SAID, I ADMITTED THIS THIS WEEK WHEN IT COMES TO MY EARLY RANKINGS.

YOU'VE GOT 1, 2, AND 3 AND YOU CAN SIT THERE AND THROW A BLANKET OVER ALL OF THEM DEPENDING WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO AS TO THE TOP, THE TWO AND THE THREE.

SO YOU CAN ALL BLEND THEM TOGETHER.

BUT MILTON, THIS WEEK, TODAY, PLAYS LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IN VIRGINIA, A SHORT WEEK FOR MILTON AND QUICK TURN-AROUND AFTER LOSING TO NORTH COBB BY 19.

BUT ADAM CLACK I'M SURE WILL HAVE THEM READY.

THEY WERE PROBABLY LOOKING AT FILM VERY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

>> WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE LATER IN THE SHOW.

BAIN BRIDGE BEAR CATS HAVE A TOUGH NONREGION SCHEDULE.

WE KNOW THE VALDOSTA GAME IS CANCELED.

ALL BUT ONE RANKED IN THE TOP TEN OF CLASSIFICATIONS.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE BAINBRIDGE BEAR CATS?

>> ONCE AGAIN THOSE GUYS THAT WANT TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES IN THE NONREGION SCHEDULE.

THERE IS A REASON THE GAMES TO WATCH FOR ME COMING UP, I KEPT THAT GAME ON THE LIST FOR A REASON AND IT IS THE REASON WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO FALSE STARTS AND RESCHEDULES AND THAT STUFF.

JEFF LITTLETON AND THE BEAR CATS HAVE ALSO BEEN ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN AFRAID TO PACK A LUNCH AND DINNER, GO FIND A GAME LIKE LAST WEEK WITH COFFEE SO THEY CAN BE READY.

ONCE AGAIN DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOUR FAVORITE TEAM SOMETIMES IN SOME SEASONS MAY HAVE A LARGER NUMBER TO THE RIGHT OF THE DASH THAN THE LEFT.

IF THEY GO INTO REGION PLAY AT .500 OR ONE UNDER .500, YOU WANT THOSE HOME GAMES, BUT YOU HAVE THESE GAMES EARLY LIKE COFFEE TO SCHEDULE YOURSELF THEN GET YOURSELF READY FOR THE LAST HALF OF THE SEASON AND FOR THE POSTSEASON.

>> SHOUT OUT TO THE PELHAM HORNETS AND PF CHANG'S KOREAN PORK FROM THE GROCERY STORE, ONE OF THOSE FROZEN FROZEN LUNCHES.

IF YOU'RE JUST NOW JOINING US THIS IS COUNTDOWN TO KICK-OFF ON GPB SPORTS FACEBOOK LIVE.

OUR VERY FIRST GPB BROADCAST IS COMING UP NEXT FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10th AT 7:30.

>> ACCURATE.

>> WE STILL HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED, YOU GUYS KNOW, THE GAMES ARE HARD TO KEEP ON THE SCHEDULE.

A LOT THAT ARE BEING CANCELED, FORFEITED.

WE WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS FRIDAY AND BRING YOU THE VERY BEST GAMES.

WE HAVEN'T ANNOUNCE OURD GAME YET.

LOOK FOR IT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

IN THE MEAN TIME CHECK US OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, AND YOUTUBE.

FIND ALL OF OUR INTERVIEWS THERE AND OUR BIG GAME ANNOUNCEMENT ON ONE OF THOSE.

FOLLOW US ON ALL OF THEM.

>> SO YOU'RE READY WHENEVER IT HAPPENS.

SET YOUR NOTIFICATIONS SO WHEN SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY YOU ARE ONE OF THE FIRST ONES TO KNOW BECAUSE OF YOUR NOTIFICATIONS SET UP FOR THE PLATFORMS.

>> ONE THING WE CAN ANNOUNCE OF COURSE IS OUR TOP TEN RANKING STARTING OFF WITH SEVEN, EIGHT.

>> SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, FOUR.

HERE IS YOUR LOOK.

THIS IS A COMPOSITE FROM ALL OF THE FOLKS AT GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING.

COLLINS HILL IS YOUR NEW NUMBER ONE.

NORTH COBB IS 1-1 AT NUMBER TWO.

WALTON 2-0.

LOUNS MILTON ONCE AGAIN TAKE THOSE FIVE TAKE THOSE SIX.

PUT THAT BLANKET ALL OVER THE TOP.

MILL CREEK OUT OF THE BLOCK WITH TWO WINS.

CHEROKEE TWO WINS.

COLQUITT ONCE AGAIN 1-1 OUT OF THE REGION OF DOOM.

CAMPEDEN NINE.

ROSWELL NUMBER 10.

AT 6A BUFORD, LEE COUNTY, WEST LAKE.

TALKED ABOUT WEST LAKE ALREADY.

CAROLTON WITH JOEY KING.

HUGHES WITH A LOSS.

RIVER RIDGE AT 2-0.

KEEP AN EYE OR MORRIS, ONE OF THE TOP RUNNING BACKS IN THE STATE.

ROMAN A BIG TEST THIS WEEK AS WELL.

EVANS IS AT 8.

VALDOSTA 1-1.

ONCE AGAIN REMEMBER THE GAME WITH BAINBRIDGE IS WIPED OFF THE BOARD.

NORTHSIDE WARNER ROBINS WITH A TOUGH TEST THIS WEEK FROM THE CENTRAL GEORGIA ROUND ROBIN AREA AT NUMBER 10.

IN 5A, WARNER ROBINS ONCE AGAIN AT 2-0.

WARE COUNTY WITH THE WIN OVER EAGLES LANDING CHRISTIAN.

COFFEE AT 1-0 NUMBER THREE.

BT RIGHT THERE AT FOUR.

CREEKSIDE STARS MILLS, CARTER, WOODWARD ALL UNDEFEATED.

CALHOUN 1-1.

JONES COUNTY 1-1 AS WELL.

IN QUAD A YOUR LAST ONE FOR THIS WEEK.

YOU SEE SOME TEAMS ONCE AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT WINS AND LOSSES RIGHT NOW, THE TOUGH NONREGION SCHEDULE.

CEDAR TOWN, BAINBRIDGE ONCE AGAIN CAN'T EVEN IT UP.

FLOWERY BRANCH 2-0.

BALDWIN A TOUGH TEST.

PERRY AND HARDAWAY 1-0 THE BOTTOM OF QUAD.

SO SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, AND FOURTH WEEK.

NEXT WEEK AS ALWAYS IN THE ALTERNATING FASHION THREE, TWO, SINGLE.

>> IF YOU'RE JUST SO EAGER TO KNOW RIGHT NOW GET ON THE GPB SPORTS AND SEE ALL THE RANKINGS.

IN THE COMMENT SECTION SAID NUMBER ONE IS GETTING KNOCKED OFF, INDICATIVE OF GREAT PROGRAMS, SCHEDULING, A TOUGH FIRST SEASON?

COULDN'T AGREE MORE.

ALWAYS LOVE TO SEE SOME SHAKE-UPS.

>> NO DOUBT.

ONCE AGAIN WHAT I'LL PREFACE OUR RANKINGS WITH, AND THIS IS THE POINT THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE IS THAT MY RANKINGS FLUCTUATE A GREAT DEAL ESPECIALLY IN NONREGION PLAY BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE WINS, ALL OF THE LOSSES, ALL OF THESE KINDS OF THINGS.

WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE MATCH-UPS EARLY ON, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE AT 1, 2, OR 3 AND YOU LOSE I THINK IF YOU CHALLENGE YOURSELF I PERSONALLY DON'T DROP YOU A WHOLE LOT WHEN IT COMES TO RANKINGS ESPECIALLY PLAYING OUT OF CLASS BUT THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME WILD FLUCTUATIONS EARLY ON WHEN IT COMES TO ALL OF THESE RANKINGS.

>> CERTAINLY MORE FLUCTUATIONS IN WEEK NUMBER THREE.

LET'S GET TO OUR GAMES TO WATCH.

>> PLEASE ADVANCE TO THE GAMES TO WATCH GRAPHIC AS IT HAS BEEN POSTED.

WALTON AND BROOKWOOD OBVIOUSLY TWO TEAMS TOP TEN LOOK ATH THAT.

CEDAR GROVE AND COLQUITT.

WE HEARD FROM JUSTIN ROGERS ABOUT WHAT IT IS LIKE TO SCHEDULE THESE TEAMS EARLY ON.

REMEMBER, CEDAR GROVE MAKES IT TO THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR IN TRIPLE-A FAIRLY CONSISTENTLY.

I KEPT VALDOSTA BAINBRIDGE ON THE LIST.

>> HE INSISTED.

>> FOR A REASON.

TO KEEP EVERYBODY IN MIND.

RABUN COUNTY AND ELCA ALSO FOLLOWS IN THIS.

THESE TWO GAMES HAVE BEEN WIPED OFF THE BOARD FOR COVID CONCERNS.

WILL YOU FIND GAMES MAKING THEM UP?

WILL YOU JUST GO WITH NINE WHEN IT COMES TO REGULAR SEASON GAMES?

KEEP AN EYE ON THE REGULAR SEASON SO YOU GET SCHEDULE COMPRESSION.

IT IS A QUESTION OUT THERE BUT THE MIDDLE TWO WIPED OFF THE BOARD.

PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE ABOUT TWO DOZEN SHIFTED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER THIS WEEK.

FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN AND TRINITY CHRISTIAN TWO TEAMS IN THE TOP THREE DEPENDING ON YOUR POLL WHEN IT COMES TO SINGLE A PRIVATE.

GAC AND DECATUR >> I PUT THAT ONE ON THERE.

>> I FIGURED.

>> COMMANDER SANDY AND GAC WAS MY ZOOM INTERVIEW I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT IN JUST A MIN OUT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT ONE.

>> YEAH, TWO SCHOOLS, CITY SCHOOL IN DECATUR THAT MADE A DEEP RUN INTO THE PLAYOFFS LAST YEAR AND GAC WITH TIM HARDING AND WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD.

BIG EARLY SEASON LOSS BUT ONCE AGAIN NONREGION PLAY.

GAC WANTS TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES GETTING READY FOR THE POSTSEASON.

INTERESTING EARLY SEASON TEST WITH GAC INDICATED.

>> 24 GAMES CANCELED.

TWO POSTPONED.

THREE FORFEITED SO FAR.

VALDOSTA'S RECORD DROPS 1-2 AFTER THE WILDCATS FORFEITED THEIR GAME TO COVID-19 PROTOCOLS.

JON, YOU HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH HEAD COACH SHELTON TO TALK ABOUT THE SEASON OFF TO A SHAKY START BUT HE HAS LEARNED A LOT.

LET'S LISTEN IN >> I LEARNED THAT WE'RE PHYSICAL, PLAYED TOUGH.

GOT A LOT TO IMPROVE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.

THE KIDS WILL FIGHT TILL THE END.

WE SHOWED WE COMPETE.

PLAYED A GREAT RIVAL TEAM.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR SEASON THIS YEAR WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING IN A REGION THAT IS BASICALLY A SPRINT WHERE YOU'VE GOT TO SCHEDULE 9 GAZILLION NONREGION GAMES, BE AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE, THEN GO INTO A REGION WHICH IS IN AND OF ITSELF ANOTHER KIND OF SPRINT?

>> IT IS TOUGH, MAN.

YOU GOT TO PLAY THE RIGHT SEASON, GREAT COMPETITION.

YOU DON'T WANT TO PLAY GREAT COMPETITION.

OUR REGION IS TOUGH TOP TO BOTTOM.

WE DON'T WANT TO JUST PLAY ANYBODY.

WE TRY TO PLAY THE BEST OF THE BEST AND GET REST.

IT IS A CHALLENGE.

>> GOOD STUFF FROM HIM.

>> PLAY THE BEST OF THE BEST AND GET READY.

THAT WAS AT THE END OF A VERY, VERY LONG DAY.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE LAST STOPS FOR DAY ONE FOR SOUTHERN SWING IN YOU'RE INSIDE, OUTSIDE, THERE'S PRACTICE.

THEY HAD TO PRACTICE INDOORS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER GOING ON IN SOUTH GEORGIA WHERE TRADITIONALLY IN THE SUMMER ABOUT 4:30 OR 5:00 YOU GET THE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM AND GET THIS.

THERE WERE FOLKS ACTUALLY STILL WAITING OUTSIDE.

THEY WERE PRACTICING IN THE GYM.

THERE WERE FOLKS STILL WAITING OUTSIDE FOR THE TEAM TO RETURN TO COME BACK OUTSIDE TO PRACTICE.

THEY WEREN'T GOING TO DO THAT BUT THAT IS HOW HARD CORE THE FOLKS ARE AT VALDOSTA AND A LOT OF OTHER PLACES TOO.

WHEN WE CAME DRIVING UP YOU SEE FOLKS WITH THEIR UMBRELLAS AND LAWN CHAIRS WAITING FOR THE TEAM TO COME BACK OUTSIDE TO FINISH PRACTICE EVEN THOUGH THEY FINISHED INSIDE THAT DAY.

>> GOOD STUFF, JON.

THE REASON I PLAYED GAC VERSUS DECATUR ON THE GAMES TO WATCH BECAUSE MY ZOOM INTERVIEW THIS WEEK WAS WITH GAC SENIOR OFFENSIVE TACKLE ADDISON NICHOLS COMMITTED TO TENNESSEE RECENTLY.

THAT INTERVIEW WILL BE ON TOMORROW'S RECRUITING 2021 SHOW.

SO THIS GUY IS LOADED WITH OFFERS, RIGHT?

BUT SOME KIDS WHO DON'T HAVE OFFERS WE LIKE TO SAY WHAT ON THE SHOW, JON?

>> MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER!

AND THE TRUMPET FANFARE IS THERE.

SO ONCE AGAIN WHAT WE LIKE TO DO FOR THOSE WHO ARE OVERLOOKED, UNDER APPRECIATED, UNDER STARRED FOR WHATEVER REASON, IF YOU ARE THE TOTAL PACKAGE AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING NOTICED YOU'RE MISSING OFFERS ENTIRELY OR YOU'RE A COACH AND YOU THINK THAT MAYBE THIS STUDENT ATHLETE SHOULD BE GETTING MORE OFFERS AND HIGHER PROFILE OFFERS.

YOU CAN SEND US AN E-MAIL AT GPB SPORTS AT GPB.ORG AND GIVE US ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THE FIELD AND OFF THE FIELD SO YOU CAN LET US KNOW ABOUT YOUR PARTICULAR STUDENT ATHLETES.

AND THIS IS ACROSS THE STATE.

JUST KEEP FEEDING US AUTUMN ROSE HAS BEEN GETTING A LOT OF SUBMISSIONS.

WE PUT THEM IF YOU'RE IN THE IN THE RECRUITING 2021 FOOTBALL SHOW YOU ARE ON THE GPB SPORTS SECTION WITH THE COLUMN WE WRITE ABOUT MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER EVERY SINGLE WEEK.

LET US KNOW.

SHARE YOUR INFORMATION.

GET THESE KIDS NOTICED AND CONTINUE TO SHOW WHY GEORGIA IS THE NUMBER THREE STATE IN THE COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITS GOING TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

>> MICHAEL BAXTER IN THE COMMENT SECTION SAYS HANNAH AND JON ARE THE BEST.

THANK YOU MICHAEL.

>> HAD TO READ THAT ONE.

>> WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK ABOUT EARLY COUNTY THIS SEASON?

HAVE WE TALKED ABOUT THEM YET?

>> HAVE NOT.

ONCE AGAIN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE TEAMS IN SOUTH GEORGIA EARLY COUNTY TO ME IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE TEAMS THAT IS A PACK A LUNCH AND PACK A DINNER TEAM.

THE FACT THAT THEY'RE IN BLAKELY AND IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE THEY DON'T GET A LOT OF NOTICE.

THEN FOLKS SIT AND LOOK IN THE POSTSEASON AND GO OKAY.

EARLY COUNTY GOT A WIN NUMBER ONE, WIN NUMBER TWO IN GAME 11 AND 12 AND BE SURPRISED.

DON'T BE SURPRISED ABOUT EARLY COUNTY BECAUSE THEY ARE IN A VERY, VERY TOUGH REGION AND IT IS KNOCK DOWN DRAG OUT EVERY SINGLE SEASON IN THAT REGION.

YOU SURVIVE THAT REGION, GET READY FOR THE POSTSEASON, MAKE SOME HAY.

A LOT OF FOLKS OUTSIDE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA ARE SURPRISED BUT DON'T BE SURPRISED ABOUT WHAT EARLY COUNTY CAN DO.

>> WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

>> WHAT?

>> TWO MINUTES LEFT, JON.

>> WHAT?

>> TWO MINUTES.

FLIES BY.

>> OKAY >> I HAVE SO MANY COMMENTS OVER HERE SAVED.

I CAN'T EVEN GET TO THEM.

THE KICKER THIS WEEK CHERRY ON TOP.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS.

WE HAVE TO PUT THE CHERRY ON TOP OR THE GATORADE BACK ON TOP I SHOULD SAY.

>> OKAY.

>> FOR ALAN CHADWICK WIN NUMBER 400.

WE HAVE TO SHOW THE VIDEO OUT OF THE MARIST GAME.

>> THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE ASSISTANT COACHES WITH TWITTER ACCOUNTS.

LITERALLY DANNY STEVENS WAS SET UP BEHIND ALAN CHADWICK TO SHOOT THIS VIDEO AND SO THERE IS YOUR BATH.

ALAN CHADWICK WIN NUMBER 400, CONGRATULATIONS TO ONE OF THE LEGENDS IN GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE BOBBLEHEAD OVER >> I THINK THEY'LL -- I CAN GO GET IT.

I HAVE LOTS OF ROOM TO MOVE HERE.

>> SO HERE IS OUR REPRESENTATION OF ALAN CHADWICK RIGHT THERE.

>> YES!

HEY COACH, DID YOU ENJOY THAT GATORADE BATH?

>> YES, JON.

>> YOU BROKE ALAN CHADWICK >> I JUST BROKE.

>> YOU BROKE THE ALAN CHADWICK BOBBLEHEAD.

>> DO WE HAVE ANY GLUE?

HE'S TIRED AFTER THAT GAME.

WE JUST NEED TO PUT HIM DOWN TO REST.

>> HANNAH HAS BROKEN THE ALAN CHADWICK BOBBLEHEAD.

>> ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ALONG REALLY QUICK WHILE WE'VE GOT ONE MORE MINT.

>> SHE IS TRYING TO DISTRACT FROM THE FACT SHE HAS BROKEN ALAN CHADWICK'S BOBBLE HEAD.

>> I'M SORRY.

JUST TAKE A LITTLE REST.

>> ANYBODY HAVE ANY GORILLA GLUE?

ANYBODY?

>> PODCAST THIS WEEK IF YOU DID NOT CHECK IT OUT IT IS LIVE.

WE HAD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GHSA DR. ROBIN HEINZ ON.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> TO TALK ALL THINGS COVID.

REALIGNMENT.

>> I'M REALLY SORRY.

>> FLAG FOOTBALL.

THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.

>> IT WAS.

>> BLOGS ARE OUT.

I THINK I KILLED THE SHOW.

I KILLED COACH CHADWICK.

I KILLED THE SHOW.

I THINK IT'S TIME TO EAT MY BAGEL.

>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY GORILLA GLUE HERE IN STUDIO E?

>> I'M SORRY TO EVERYBODY.

>> THANK YOU KILLER.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT THE RESPONSE WOULD BE.

I KNOW WHAT WE'LL DO WHEN THIS SHOW IS OVER AND GETTING READY FOR NEXT WEEK WE ARE REPAIRING THE ALAN CHADWICK BOBBLEHEAD.

THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE TASK BEFORE WE COME BACK NEXT WEEK.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU BROKE ALAN CHADWICK.

>> KELLY NAGLE, PRODUCER LAURIE'S GOOD FRIEND, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'LL GET SOME MUSTARD ON THIS AND EAT IT RIGHT NOW >> I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU BROKE THE ALAN CHADWICK BOBBLEHEAD >> I AM SO SORRY EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE SIDELINES FRIDAY AND BACK HERE NEXT WEEK GETTING READY FOR OUR VERY FIRST GPB BROADCAST OF THE SEASON.

Y'ALL BE SAFE THIS WEEKEND.

BYE!

>> BYE, COACH.