>>> HEY, EVERYBODY.

GPB COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF HERE ON GPB SPORTS FACEBOOK LIVE.

HAPPY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.

HOPE YOU ARE OFF TO A GOOD DAY.

HOW ARE YOU DOING, JON?

>> WE ARE BOTH HUNGRY.

IF YOU HEAR NOISE, IT IS PROBABLY HANNAH'S >>>.

WE ARE BOTH HUNGRY.

WE ASK THAT THE ALL-IMPORTANT QUESTION COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

A DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF THOMASVILLE.

>> WE DO.

WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS TO START THE SHOW OFF.

GEORGIA'S NUMBER ONE WRITER RECEIVER, ADAM HOPKINS, WHO PLAYS FOR --HE HAS COMMITTED TO AUBURN JUST THIS MOMENT.

WE DON'T HAVE DETAILS ON WHY HE CHOSE AUBURN, BUT THAT IS REALLY COOL FOR HIM AND FOR HEAD COACH, JUSTIN ROGERS.

>> WE WILL FIND OUT MORE.

YOU SEE WHAT HANNAH DID THERE?

HANNAH IS TEASING FORWARD.

WE WILL HAVE ADAM COMING UP ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

WE WOULD ASK THAT VERY QUESTION, --THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR CONVERSATION WE HAVE WITH HIM.

>> YEAH.

TOMORROW, WE WILL ALSO BE TALKING TO IS NOW RIVAL, A PLAYER THAT HAS COMMITTED TO ALABAMA.

THAT WILL BE COMING UP ON THE SHOW, AS WELL.

>> SO YOU WILL NOT LET US KNOW WHO THAT IS?

>> NO.

YOU HAD TO STICK AROUND, WATCH THE SHOW AND FIND OUT WHO IT IS.

>> SEE, ANOTHER'S TEES -- ANOTHER TEASE.

DEVELOPING STORY, CONGRATULATIONS TO ADAM, AUBURN AND JUSTIN ROGERS.

>> IT IS REALLY COOL.

>> YEAH.

ONE THIRD OF THE ROSTER TRADITIONALLY OF AUBURN IS WHAT FOLKS THEY COME OVER FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

THOSE NUMBERS HAVE GONE DOWN OVER THE LAST HANDFUL OF YEARS .

I WILL GIVE YOU AND REASON AS TO WHY THAT IS, BUT YOU CAN PROBABLY FILL IN THAT LINK FOR YOURSELF IF YOU ARE AN AUBURN FAN.

RIGHT NOW, A GOOD GET FOR BRIAN.

THEY ARE BRINGING IN A RECEIVER FOR A QUARTERBACK CORE THAT HAS A COUPLE OF FAMILIAR NAMES, ZACH FROM --AND ALSO HOLDING GARNER.

THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE LOOKING AT GARDNER IS A TRUE FRESHMAN.

THEY WANTED McCORMICK RIGHT NOW!

>> THERE ALREADY PEOPLE LETTING US KNOW, SO LET'S GET TO IT.

LET US KNOW, WHAT IS FOR LUNCH?

LET'S CHECK OUT.

CHARLES SMITH CHECKING IN FROM IRVING.

THAT IS WHAT HE IS HAVING FOR LUNCH.

>> WHAT IS ON THE HOT DOG?

WE HAD TO KNOW THAT, TOO.

>> ALEX, TOO BUSY FOR LUNCH.

I FEEL YOU ON THAT.

WE DON'T NORMALLY EAT UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY.

CHICK-FIL-A FOR LUNCH, I CAN ALWAYS GET BEHIND THAT.

EVERYBODY, KEEP YOUR LUNCH COMMENTS ROLLING IN.

HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS WEEK'S GAME WEEK, WHAT IS TO COME.

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IN A LITTLE BIT.

>>> LET'S GET THINGS STARTED HERE.

WE WILL TAKE A LOOK BACK AT OUR GAME OF THE WEEK.

IT WAS IN TOM ROBERTSON STADIUM.

THE BULLDOGS CAME ON STRONG.

THE BULLDOGS CANNOT HOLD ONTO IT.

>> YEAH.

IT WAS A GREAT START FOR BILL STEWART AND THE BULLDOGS.

TWO TOUCHDOWNS FOR THE BIG MAN.

>> HE FOUND RECEIVERS BEHIND THAT VERY, VERY YOUNG SECONDARY.

HE FINISHED THE DAY 11 OF 25.

188 ON 25 AND ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN --WHEN THEY FOUND THAT THAT THEY COULD WORK IT TOWARD THE TACKLE, HE HAD A VERY, VERY BUSY DAY.

HOW ABOUT THAT FOR A LONG FIELD GOAL TO ADD TO TWO PICK SIXES?

YUP.

CLOSE GAME UNTIL LATE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

>> WOW.

GIVE THEM THE HALF, JON.

99 YARDS.

>> 48, 21 .

HERE IT IS, BY THE WAY.

GOING FROM ONE END OF THE FIELD TO THE OTHER.

WHEN THEY GO FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP, YOU KNOW IT MEANS ONE THING, PICK SIX!

HANNAH SAYS 99!

WE WILL GO 99 YARDS.

THE SCORE WAS 40-21.

>> THEY GO 3-0 ON THE YEAR.

11 OF 25 PASSING , JUST 207 YARDS PER EIGHT TDs.

THERE WAS A LOT OF SCORING IN THAT HIGHLIGHT.

IT KEPT GOING ON, AND ON, AND ON.

WHICH TOUCHDOWN WILL REACT?

>> 48 POINT ON THE BOARD FOR PARK VIEW.

WE HAVE SEEN IT WITH THE TEAMS WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON.

COLLINS HILL, YOUNG.

THESE TEAMS WILL BE A LONG WHILE.

YOU ARE SEEING NINTH GRADERS, 10th GRADERS.

THOSE NINTH GRADERS, BY THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY WOULD NOT BE PLAYING LIKE THIS.

THEY WILL BE PLAYING IS MORE EXPERIENCED INDIVIDUALS.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING ROLES AND HOW THEY WILL PROGRESS LATER ON WHEN WE GET TO SEASON TWO.

HOPEFULLY FOR THEM, SEASON THREE.

>> A LOT OF OFFENSE IN THAT GAME.

THAT WAS THE THEME FOR MY SCOREBOARD.

A LOT OF TEAMS LIVED UP TO THE HYPE, AND SOME TEAMS DID NOT.

>> I SEE YOU BUILDING UP TO IT.

>> YEAH, WE WILL START WITH MILTON , THE EAGLES BEAT THEM 14- 7.

IN THE FINAL SECOND, THE QUARTERBACK, THE CLINICAL, PASSING FOR 173 YARDS.

HE ALSO RUSHED FOR --I HONESTLY THOUGHT THAT ONE WOULD HAVE MORE SCORING.

IT WOULD BE, WITHIN A TOUCHDOWN TO EITHER TEAM.

LET'S GO TO THE EAST.

IT WAS TWO POSITIONS AFTER GETTING WITHIN 14-10.

THEY HELP THEM TO NINE FIRST DOWNS IN --TURNOVERS.

THAT WAS DEFINITELY NOT THE SCORE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AFTER LAST YEAR.

>> 49-42 LAST YEAR.

THE TEAM SCORED LAST, GOING TO 24 THIS YEAR.

THE DEFENSES ARE COMING ONLINE.

SPENT OVER IN THE WEST, CEDAR COUNTY --RUSHED FOR 115 YARDS AND PASSED FOR 115 YARDS, AND TWO SCORES.

THEY ARE RANKED NUMBER ONE SINCE THE FIRST TIME IN 1995.

GOT THAT NUGGET FROM THE -- DAILY.

25-0.

THEY HELD THE DEMONS TO 78 TOTAL YARDS.

DEFINITELY A SURPRISE IN MY BOOK FOR LAST WEEK.

FINALLY, DOWN SOUTH, 48-27.

THEY SCORED A 27 EXECUTIVE POINT AFTER THEY PULLED WITHIN 21-20 MIDWAY IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

FINISHED IT WITH 569 TOTAL YARDS.

I HAVE BONUSES FOR EVERYBODY.

>> HIT IT.

>> LAKESIDE LOST TO OSBORNE, 55- 0.

>> IT WAS 40-0 AT THE HALF.

SHOUT OUT TO OSBORNE, BY THE WAY.

TRADITIONALLY , 3 OR 4 WINS FOR THEM.

THIS YEAR, OUT OF THE BLOCK, THEY ARE PUTTING THE 3 AND 4 WINS ON THE BOARD.

WELL DONE BY OSBORNE WITH YOUR HOT START.

I KNOW YOU TOOK A BITE OUT OF MY ALMA MATER THIS WEEK WITH A FANTASTIC FIRST AVENUE, PUTTING 48 ON THE BOARD.

>> WE ALWAYS LOVE TO SEE TEAMS WIN THAT DESERVED TO WIN.

THEY HAVE ONLY WON ONE GAME THE PASS THREE SEASONS I THINK?

I'LL HAVE ENOUGH IN FRONT OF ME.

A BIG SEASON FOR THEM.

SORRY ABOUT LAKESIDE.

>> GREAT START FOR MORRIS START.

YOU ARE PLAYING THE SCHEDULE, YOU'VE TRIED TO FIND OPPONENTS THAT YOU THINK WILL GIVE YOU -- THAT WAS CERTAINLY ONE FOR LAKESIDE.

>> WE KNOW THAT WASN'T YOUR TOP FIVE SCORE.

WHAT ELSE?

>> LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT MY FIVE ARE.

THEY SCORED WITHIN THE LAST HANDFUL OF MINUTES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER FOR THE WIN.

AND OTHER BIG WIN FOR COOK.

WINNING BY 30 OVER --THEY ARE DOING REALLY GOOD THINGS DOWN THERE.

THEY KNOCK OFF THE NUMBER FOUR TEAM IN THE RANKINGS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW.

THEY SHUT OUT FLY SCORE BY THE -- THEY SET UP THEIR GAME THIS WEEK WITH BROOKS BY BEATING THOMASVILLE BY 24.

JONES COUNTY, A LOT OF FOLKS WILL WORK WITH THE HIGH-POWERED OFFENSE DOWN THERE.

PEACH COUNTY, 35 WITH THE WINS THERE.

THAT MIDDLE GEORGIA SEASON ONE ROUND CONTINUES.

BIG WORK DONE BY PEACH COUNTY HOLDING THAT OFFENSE TO THREE POINTS.

KEEP AN EYE ON PEACH COUNTY GOING FORWARD.

>> FOR OUR PLAY OF THE WEEK, WE GO TO PERRY VERSUS VETERAN.

60 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN FROM HIM.

>> WATCH THEM RIGHT THERE!

OUR BUDDIES CALLED THAT A PLAY OF THE WEEK ALL IN ONE PLAY.

WHEN THEY GIVE THE DOUBLE DESIGNATION, WE HAD TO GIVE IT TO HIM, AS WELL.

PERRY, PUTTING A BIG NUMBER SO FAR THIS SEASON, AS WELL.

WATCH, AND BANG!

THANK YOU.

65 YARD TD.

ALL THE WAY FROM THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN.

THAT IS THE PLAY OF THE WEEK.

>> THE PLAY OF THE WEEK.

>> WHAT ARE YOU HUNTING FOR?

TONY GRIFFIN SAYS HE IS HAVING A TACO FROM BUCKYS.

HAVE YOU BEEN TO A BUCKYS YET?

>> NO.

LIKE LEGITIMATELY BUCKYS?

>> YEAH.

THE GAS STATION WITH ALL OF THE FOOD.

>> THAT HAS ME TICKLED.

>> THAT WAS MY POINT.

THEY HAVE TACOS AT -- I WILL BURN A HOLE IN MY WALLET EVERY TIME I GO THERE.

THAT IS MY GO TO.

>> YEAH.

I'M IN THE COMMENT SECTION TRYING TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE IS EATING.

WHILE YOU'RE DOING THE PLAY OF THE WEEK, I AM LOOKING AT WHAT WE WILL HAVE FOR LUNCH.

>> YEAH.

>> BEFORE WE TURN THE PAGE TO THE WEEK TO COME, WHAT WERE YOUR BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS AND BIGGEST STORY LINES FROM WEEK FOUR?

>> OKAY.

ON WHAT IS GOING ON?

HEY, YOU ARE 4-0.

>> 4-0.

>> 73 TEAMS THIS WEEK ARE 4-OH.

THAT IS LIKE 17 PERCENT OF EVERYONE HERE .

TURNING AROUND , ONCE AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT SEEMS LIKE OSBORNE.

THAT IS ANOTHER ONE OF THE TOPICS THERE.

YOU HAVE THE SEASON LIKE OSBORNE, THEY'RE TURNING AROUND REGION RIVALS.

WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, THE STUFF WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

YOU ARE STILL IN SEASON ONE, NOT IN REGION PLAY.

YOU PLAY THOSE AREA RIVALS THAT ARE CLOSE TO YOU FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS.

WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF THOSE COMING UP NEXT WEEK .

THAT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE.

WE SHOWED YOU WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH PEACH AND JONES.

THAT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE.

YEAH.

BY THE WAY, NUMBER FOUR .

YOU SEE?

>> I AM TRYING.

JON, I AM TRYING.

>> GET THIS, I STILL NEED A NEW RAINCOAT.

>> HE SAYS YOUR RAINCOAT IS JUST FINE.

>> WOULD YOU KNOW THAT WITH HIM ON THE SIDELINES THIS WEEK -- >> IS HE GETTING A RAINCOAT?

>> NO.

HE DOESN'T NEED ONE.

THAT IS MY POINT.

THE WEATHER IS SUPPOSED TO BE FANTASTIC .

IN THE LOW 80s, PROBABLY BY THE 60s WE GET TO FOOTBALL .

YEAH, I NEED A NEW RAINCOAT.

HE GOES OUTSIDE AND HAS PERFECT WEATHER AND DOESN'T NEED ONE.

THAT SHOWS YOU WHERE THINGS ARE WHEN IT COMES TO MOTHER NATURE, WAS ALWAYS UNDEFEATED.

SHE SHINES ON WILEY .

>> AND POURS ON YOU, JON.

>> EXACTLY.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, THAT SAYS THINGS ABOUT ME WHEN IT COMES TO ALL TO THAT STUFF .

>> WE WILL PREVIEW THE GAME AND LET YOU KNOW WHY JON WOULD NOT BE ON THE SIDELINES IN JUST A MINUTE.

I WANT TO GET SOME OF THESE FACEBOOK COMMENTS.

ALWAYS ASKING ABOUT ROME, THEY MOVING FORWARD, THOUGHTS ON THEM AND REGION PLAY?

>> RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE 3-1.

I THINK YOU NEED WINS LIKE THIS ONE.

WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ALL SEASON LONG ABOUT A YOUNG TEAM , AND GETTING ADJUSTED TO WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR FROM YOUR HEAD COACH WHEN IT COMES TO A SIGN THAT YOU WANT TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF.

YOU CHALLENGE YOURSELF IN DIFFERENT WAYS SO FAR THIS SEASON.

LAST WEEK, IT WAS A FOURTH QUARTER CHALLENGE.

I THINK ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES THAT YOUNG TEAMS HAVE WILL HELP THEM AS THEY GET INTO SEASON TWO AND INTO SEASON THREE.

ONCE AGAIN, IT IS JUST A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE WHERE YOU CAN SIT THERE AND LOOK AT YOURSELF, LOOK AT YOUR TEAMMATES AND GO, HOW DO WE HANDLE A FOURTH QUARTER SITUATION WHERE WE WERE IN A TIE GAME?

>> MOSES BROWN SAYS IRVIN -- THEY WIN 35-7.

>> THAT ONE WILL BE ANOTHER BARNBURNER.

THAT ONE IS AT THE ROCK.

IT WILL BE A TOUGH CHALLENGE.

WE CAUGHT UP BEFORE THE SEASON STARTED.

THAT INTERVIEW, BY THE WAY, IS AVAILABLE ON ALL OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

WHEN THEY SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT THE REGION SCHEDULE, AND HOW TOUGH IT IS SOMETIMES TO FEEL AN OPPONENT.

YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL, LIKE IRWIN COUNTY IS HAVING TO DO , ALL THE WAY TO THE ROCK FOR A TOUGH GAME.

IF YOU ARE A FAN, DON'T BE SURPRISED IF IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE FOR THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER.

AS OUR DEAR FRIEND IS TO SAY, A PACKED LUNCH AND A DINNER TRIP, MY BE PACKING A --BY THE TIME YOU GET DONE.

YOU HAD TO LEAVE EARLY.

IF YOU ARE A FAN, BE WARY OF SLOW START AND UNDERSTAND THAT MY BE A PART OF THE GAME GOING UP AGAINST THEM HERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

>> WILL GET TO MORE LATER IN THE SHOW.

ROBERT ABRAMS SAYS -- UNDERRATED NON-REGION MATCHUP IN THE STATE.

THOUGHTS ON THAT?

GO BEARS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

BY THE WAY, WAYNESBORO.

WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA.

THE --CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.

BY THE WAY, VERY, VERY QUIETLY JUST CLEARED 200 WINS IN HIS CAREER THERE.

HE BUILT A TREMENDOUS PROGRAM.

ERIC PARKER, TRADITIONALLY A GUY THAT WANTS TO CHALLENGE HIS TEAM HERE IN SEASON ONE.

THEIR WIN OVER JEFFERSON, 9-7.

YOU WONDER HOW THEY WILL RESPOND THE FOLLOWING WEEK, IT WILL BE INTERESTING.

IT WILL BE A TOUGH ONE FOR BOTH TEAMS.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

THEY GET HERE BECAUSE OF THE RECLASSIFICATION, HAVING TO FIND OPPONENTS BECAUSE OF YOUR NEW REGION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ONE.

>> IF YOU ARE JUST JOINING US, THAT IS JON NELSON.

IN HANNAH GOODIN.

THIS IS FAST I GET SO CONFUSED BECAUSE THIS IS SHOW 5, BUT NOW WILL BE WEEK 5.

RIGHT?

>> YEAH, I THINK SO.

SOME FOLKS ARE PUSHING GAME FIVE.

>> NO, I'M GETTING MYSELF CONFUSED.

THE GAME OF THE WEEK IS BROWNS VERSUS EAST COWETA.

>> WILL BE ON THE CAMPUS OF THE EAST COWETA HAS GO DOWN IN ILLINOIS.

LOWNDES, WE HAVE HAVE THEM ON THE AIR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIMES.

IT IS GREAT TO HAVE LOWNDES COME ON.

SAME THING WE WERE DISCUSSING WITH TONY COUNTY AND --WE WERE HAVING TO FIND THE MATCHUPS.

IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THEY PLAYED EACH OTHER.

ONCE AGAIN, YOU ARE HAVING TO FIND A GAME.

HERE IS THE SITUATION.

I AM EXPECTING A GREAT --BIG CROWD.

HE REMINDED US, WHEN HE WAS THERE EARLIER THIS YEAR.

>> WOW.

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON AT EAST COWETA MY BE THE FIRE MARSHAL.

>> I WAS RIGHT.

WEEK 5, SHOW 5.

ALL THE FIVES.

THAT WE CONFIRM IF EAST COWETA IS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON THE AIRWAY?

>> I THINK IT IS.

>> VERY, VERY COOL.

>> WE HAVE NOT ONE, BUT TWO.

OUR FIRST ONE WILL BE COLLINS HILL VERSUS SANDY CREEK.

THAT IS THE MAIN GAME.

SECOND GAME IS PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN VERSUS ELCA.

BOTH YOU CAN FIND AT -- GPB.ORG.

PLEASE DOWN LOW THE GPB SPORTS APP .

THAT IS THE EASY WAY TO WATCH THESE GAMES.

>> HERE IS MY REQUEST FOR ALL OF YOU.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ON MONDAY.

WE WANT TO SEE YOUR MULTISCREEN EXPERIENCE.

WE WANT TO SEE ALL THREE SCREENS.

WE WANT TO SEE HOW YOU , AND WE WANT TO SEE ALL THREE GAMES ARE YOUR MONITORS, IN YOUR OFFENSE, YOUR MAN CAVE, YOUR CAVE, CAVE.

WHATEVER IT IS.

SEND US YOUR PHOTOS ABOUT HOW YOU ARE COACH SKATING.

LET US KNOW WILL --WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE.

THE MAIN GAMES ON GPB , AND PLUS THE MAIN GAMES.

SHOW US YOUR ACCOUNTS GAME AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR THE TRIPLE HEADER WE HAVE GOING ON AT GPB.ORG.

>> TELL US WHY YOU WON'T BE ON THE --00!

TELL US WHY YOU WON'T BE ON THE SIDELINE TO GET RAINED ON!

WOW!

THIS IS THE TV GODS.

>> DID HE GIVE US A GOOD LOOK AT THE NEW RAINCOAT?

THE ZIPPER?

>> AND IT'S GOT A TAG!

>> YOU'VE GOT A FRONT POCKET.

>> YEAH, MAN.

CHECK THAT OUT RIGHT THERE.

>> NICE!

>> THANK YOU TO KEVIN AND TO MATT .

>> YOU KNOW, I DON'T NEED ONE OF THOSE.

>> YEAH, BECAUSE YOU ARE DRY ALL SEASON LONG.

>> ALL RIGHT.

LET ME PUT THAT THERE AND VIOLATE THE --OF TELEVISION.

WE ARE SHOOTING SOME OF OUR COOPERATIVE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HESITATIONS THAT YOU SEE AT HALFTIME .

MY SERVICES ARE REQUESTED .

WE ARE SHOOTING TWO OF THEM THIS UPCOMING WEEK.

I'LL BE STARTING MY EVENING AT -- THEN ONCE KICKOFF STARTS AND EVERYTHING HAS WORKED ITS WAY INTO THE FIRST QUARTER, I GET TO HOP IN THE CAR, SPRING DOWN HERE TO GPB-TV, AND I WILL BE JOINING MS. HANNAH.

>> ONSET ON THE POSTGAME SHOW.

THAT WILL BE REALLY FUN.

WE WILL BOTH BE HERE.

WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT WILL WORK.

>> WILL FIGURE OUT THE BLOCKING AND EVERYTHING.

HANNAH WILL BE STANDING IN FRONT OF THEIR LIKE OKAY, THERE IS ARE BLOCKING.

IT WILL BE FUN TO DO THE POSTGAME SHOW HERE INDOORS WITH HANNAH.

I SHOULD BE HERE BY HALFTIME.

KEEP AN EYE ON THE GAME.

>> ANOTHER BIG GAME THIS FRIDAY, NEW CREEK VERSUS CEDAR GROVE.

THEY HAD A BIG UPSET LAST FRIDAY.

THAT WAS QUITE THE GAME.

>> YES.

COLLINS HILL, ONCE AGAIN.

ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE, ANYTIME, TWICE ON TUESDAY.

THE WAY THAT THEIR SCHEDULES LINED UP, THEY WANT TO BE TESTED REGARDLESS.

I THINK CEDAR GROVE IS REALLY SHOWING THEMSELVES TO BE ONE OF THE TOP TEAMS REGARDLESS OF CLASSIFICATION.

IT JUST SO HAPPENS THERE IN AAA.

>> HE HAS BEEN CALLING INTO THE POSTGAME SHOW EVERY WEEK.

THEY HAVE A BIG TEST AGAINST 3- 0 MILL CREEK.

ONE OF THE TOP SAFETIES AND THE TOP LAYER IN GEORGIA IS ON MILL CREEK STEAM, CALEB DOWNS.

HE IS COMMITTED TO ALABAMA.

THIS WEEK AND FIGURE OUT WHY CHOSE ALABAMA, AND WHAT MAKES HIM THE PLAYER THAT HE IS.

IT INVOLVES FOOD, JON.

>> OH .

>> I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH MY OFFENSIVE WORK AND CARDIO WORKOUT.

SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

TWO WORKOUT TODAY.

14 AND 15 WORKOUTS A WEEK.

DURING THE SEASON, STILL MAINTAINING A FEW EXTRA WORKOUTS TO KEEP MY HEAD WHERE I CAN STAY FOCUSED AND BE READY TO PLAY ON FRIDAYS.

THE PASS THREE YEARS, MY TRADITIONS HAVE BEEN TO EAT BAKED CHICKEN, MAC & CHIEFS AND RICE BEFORE EVERY GAME.

THAT IS MY THING.

>> BAKED CHICKEN, RICE AND MAC & CHIEFS .

NOT MY PREGAME MEAL.

I KNOW THAT IS NOT YOUR PREGAME MEAL.

>> HE IS NOT WRONG.

THAT IS ALSO VERY SOLID.

HE GETS THREE CHECK MARKS FROM ME.

CHICKEN, RICE, MAC & CHEESE.

I LIKE THE IDEA.

>> TOMORROW, WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHY THEY CHOSE ALABAMA OVER THE TOP OF SCHOOLS.

HE RECAPS ALL OF IT ON 2022, 7:00 TOMORROW.

TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEEKLY RANKINGS.

THERE IS A NEW TEAM ATOP THE CLASS A DIVISION FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW.

NO SURPRISE, THAT HAS BEEN THE MOST FLUID SINCE HE SEASON BEGAN.

THE EARLY COUNTY BOBCATS.

THAT WAS AT 321-14 WIN OVER TERREL COUNTY.

THEY HAVE ALSO SPENT TIME AT NUMBER ONE.

THE OTHER SEVEN TOP-RANKED TEAMS REMAIN THE SAME, JON.

>> NO SURPRISE THERE.

CEDAR GROVE, ONCE AGAIN.

FITZGERALD AND -- LAST WEEKEND, CONTINUES TO WIN, WINNING THE INTERSTATE ROBBERIES THAT WE HAVE SET UP HERE DURING THE SEASON.

THAT WILL BE COMING UP ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT DIVISION 2 RIGHT NOW, PUT A BLANKET OVER THE TOP 10 TEAMS.

CHARLESTON, SLY, DULY, AND DO YOU HAVE A TEAM LIKE WILCOX COUNTY THAT WAS A PRESEASON NUMBER ONE.

THEY WERE OUT OF THE BOX, 0-3.

THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COMPETITIVE .

I THINK THAT DIVISION II AND CLASS A MIGHT BE THE MOST VOLATILE, IF YOU WANT ME TO USE THAT WORD WHEN IT COMES TO THE RANKINGS, JUST BECAUSE OF THE COMPETITIVENESS, YOU ARE HAVING TO PLAY UP IN CLASS, AND YOU ARE GOING UP AGAINST A LARGER TEAM.

KEEP AN EYE ON DIVISION TWO AND CLASS A.

THAT MIGHT BE CHANGING ON THE SCREEN EVERY WEEK THIS SEASON.

>> FOR THE FULL RANKINGS, GO TO GPB.ORG, OR THE GPB SPORTS APP.

A LOT OF RANKINGS WILL CHANGE DRASTICALLY.

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP FIVE GAMES TO WATCH IN THE REGION?

>> YEAH, LET'S SEE.

ARE THERE ANY REGION GAMES ON THERE?

THE ANSWER IS NO.

NO NOT YET.

WE TALKED ABOUT THOSE TWO.

OCONEE AND BURKE, THAT WAS ON THE LIST.

PIERCE COUNTY, CHARLESTON COUNTY.

THAT ONE IS FOUND IN THE SWAMP.

ONCE AGAIN, WE TALKED TO BOTH RYAN AND TO RUSS MURRAY ALL SEASON LONG AND CAUGHT UP WITH THEM BEFORE THE SEASON.

IT HAS BEEN FUN TO GAUGE NON- REGION PLAY.

PIERCE COUNTY, WITH WHAT HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO, TAKING OVER FOR HIM AND TRYING TO GET THEM BACK.

THAT IS JUST REALLY FIVE THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE PERIMETER REALLY.

THERE ARE FOUR MORE GAMES THAN THAT.

THAT IS A SMALL SAMPLE.

>> YEAH, TO GET READY FOR THEIR SCHEDULES, THEY LIKE TO DO A LOT OF TOUGH NON-REGION GAMES.

THEY HAD TROUBLE, BOTH OF THEM, FILLING IN THOSE GAPS.

NOBODY WANTS TO PLAY A STATE CHAMP, JON.

IS TALK TO THE HEAD COACH AND SEE WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT FILLING THOSE IN.

>> IT IS TOUGH.

IT WAS REALLY TOUGH THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND THIS YEAR.

LUCKILY, WE HAD PEOPLE THAT DECIDED TO JUMP BACK IN AND PLAY US.

THAT IS GOOD WE DON'T HAD TO TRAVEL SOMEWHERE FAR OFF.

THEY WILL BE A LOT BETTER THIS YEAR.

HE DIDN'T MIND PLAYING.

THEY WERE 13-1 LAST YEAR, HE DIDN'T MIND PLAYING.

LIBERTY DID IN MIND PLAYING.

JEFF DAVIS HAD A GOOD TIME LAST YEAR.

IT WORKED OUT GOOD FOR US.

THERE WERE TEAMS THAT HAVE BEEN TOUGH HERE LATELY THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT TO PLAY IN.

>> IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT THAN IN THE PASS.

WE LOST TWO OPPONENTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD ON OUR REGION SCHEDULE.

IT WAS ROUGH.

WE LOST SOME TEAMS ON OUR SCHEDULE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING BETTER.

WE HAVE POWERHOUSES IN THEIR SPOT.

DUBLIN, REPLACING ONE.

PIERCE COUNTY REPLACING THE OTHER.

>> I SAW HIS RING.

IT WAS A LITTLE BLINDING.

>> WHEN YOU ARE A STATE CHAMP, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR RING LOOK LIKE WHATEVER YOU WANT!

>> YEAH, YOU CAN.

I KNOW WE ARE JUMPING AHEAD, BUT I'M GETTING EXCITED FOR REGION PLAY.

THEY HAVE THEIR SCHEDULES FILLED OUT.

WE ARE WAY UNDER WAY WITH THAT.

LET'S GET TO OUR KICKER.

BACK WITH COACH MACK.

HE GOT ENGAGED TWO FRIDAYS AGO.

LAST FRIDAY, HE GETS HIS FIRST WIN AS A HEAD COACH.

>> VERY, VERY COOL.

YOU SEE THE TITLE BELT RIGHT THERE.

COULD NOT BE HAPPIER.

WHEN A COACH IS A HEAD COACH FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND YOU GET YOUR FIRST EVER WIN, HE'S GOT THE GAME BALL, THE TITLE.

VERY, VERY COOL.

WELL DONE, CONGRATULATIONS.

TWO WEEKS IN A ROW.

>> EVEN TEXTED YOU LAST TIME AND SAID THANKS FOR GIVING YOU THE SHADOW.

WE HAD TO GIVE HIM ANOTHER ONE.

>> YEAH.

IT WAS TOO COOL.

YOU LOSE THE GAME BY ONE, BUT TO WIN THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

NOW, YOU HAVE THAT FIRST MARKER AS A HEAD COACH.

VERY, VERY COOL.

>> WE HAVE A FEW MORE FACEBOOK COMMENTS COMING IN.

A QUESTION THAT I SAW THAT I LIKED, BENJAMIN LONDON , THE >> WOW.

YOU WILL HAVE ME FISH REALLY QUICKLY HERE.

>> QUICKER, JON.

QUICKER.

MET STEPHEN COUNTY, --AND THE AREA.

THAT IS ONE, I TELL YOU THAT MUCH.

JONATHAN, THE NEW HEAD COACH , THEY ARE 4-0.

THEY ARE 3-1.

HEART COUNTY, PLAYING THEIR NON- REGION SCHEDULE AS THEY ALWAYS DO, LOW .500 WRAPPING NOW.

WE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO COME PLAYOFF TIME.

ONE OF THESE?

YES.

>> IN 10 SECONDS, SCOTT SAYS WHAT ABOUT THE COMEBACKS FROM FITZGERALD?

MAKE STRONG.

HE WANTS TO CHALLENGE HIMSELF.

SO DOES FITZGERALD.

YOU'RE TRYING TO HELP AND DEFEND YOURSELF.

THEY'RE VERY INTERESTING MATCHUPS.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER IN THE SHOW, HOW DO YOU HAVE YOURSELF IN THE FOURTH QUARTER?

FITZGERALD GOT THE EARLY LEAD.

>> THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR WATCHING US HERE ON COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF.

DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA, @GPBSPORTS!

TWITCH IS BLOWING UP AS WELL AS TIKTOK AND YOUTUBE.

FATHER WAS THERE FOR OUR CHALLENGES AND FOR THIS WEEK 'S VOTE.

WE WILL AIR THE WINTER ON THE HALFTIME SHOW.

>> 3:00 TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

>> ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.

THANKS AGAIN FOR WATCHING.

WE HAVE A BIG ONE THIS WEEK.

LOWNDES VERSUS EAST COWETA.

>> IT WILL BE A BIG CROWD AND A GREAT GAME HERE ON GPB.

>> WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT, EVERYBODY.

BYE.