>>> WELCOME IN TO "COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF."

ALONGSIDE JOHN NELSON.

WEEK FOUR.

>> FOUR.

>> SHOW FOUR?

>> FOUR.

>> FOUR.

>> FOUR.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY FIVE.

>> THIS SHOW IS BROUGHT TO US BY THE NUMBER FOUR.

>> IT IS GAME WEEK FOR US.

WE CANNOT WAIT TO PREVIEW THAT, TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.

JOHN, HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

>> RUNNING AROUND BECAUSE IT IS THAT MUCH CLOSER TO GAME WEEK.

ACTUALLY GAME WEEK STARTS TONIGHT.

YOU HAVE GAMES ON THE COAST.

YOU HAVE A COUPLE RESCHEDULED.

I THINK IT WILL BE A CONSTANT THEME WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS SEASON.

AND WE'LL GET INTO IT WHEN IT COMES TO MY TOP FIVE IDEAS AND JUST THE IDEAS ACROSS THE BOARD WITH TOP STORIES.

NEED A GAME, GOT A GAME.

THAT'S ONE OF THEM.

YOU ARE HAVING GAMES REARRANGED.

BROOKWIN AND BALDWIN.

TWO DAYS TO PREPARE, BUT BALDWIN AND BROOKWOOD IS HOOKING UP AS PART OF THE REARRANGED SCHEDULE.

>> JOHN, FEELING A LITTLE WIDER?

>> YEAH, HE IS.

>> GOT A LITTLE HAIRCUT.

>> I DON'T HAVE THE '57 FANTAIL IN THE BACK.

I DON'T LOOK LIKE YARMIRE JA DPRKS ER.

>> IT WAS TIME.

>> THERE IS ALSO A VERY SPECIAL OCCASION FOR WHY YOU GOT YOUR HAIRCUT.

>> YEAH.

I GOT A DATE TOMORROW NIGHT.

BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH -- WELL, ACTUALLY, IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE BOSS, BUT IT IS NOT JUST THE TWO OF US.

THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF OTHERS IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCAL.

IT IS A STRANGE FEELING THAT THE VELVET FOG 2.0 WILL P FILLING IN FOR ME ON THE SIDELINES AND HE'LL BE FILLING IN WHEN IT COMES TO THE GAME OF THE WEEK.

GO AHEAD.

TELL THE FOLKS.

>> FOR WHAT?

>> MY FRIDAY, WHY I'M NOT GOING TO BE ON THE AIR.

>> YOUR SILVER CIRCLE.

YOU ARE BEING HONORED FOR 25 YEARS OF UNCONDITIONAL SERVICE TO GPB.

>> 27.

THIS IS MY 27th.

MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER!

THERE YOU GO.

>> YOU HAD TO BE 25 YEARS TO QUALIFY.

SO I LEFT YOU A FEW YEARS OFF.

>> YEAH.

THE FOLKS THAT RUN THE EMMYS, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES HAVE REGIONAL CHAPTERS, AND THEY HAVE SILVER CIRCLE AND GOLD CIRCLE, 25 YEARS.

YOU HAVE TO BE NOMINATED FROM SOMEONE INSIDE SILVER CIRCLE TO JOIN SILVER CIRCLE.

AND MY FORMER SPORTS DIRECTOR MARK HARMON NOMINATED ME.

THEY GO TO A PANEL AND EVALUATE THE CASE THAT MARK HAS PUT FORTH.

I'M GOING IN.

BILL HARTMAN IS GOING IN FROM HIS TIME AT CHANNEL 5.

KAREN MITTEN AND CHRIS HOLCUM.

AND THE CEREMONY IS TOMORROW NIGHT.

SO I WILL BE WATCHING LIKE THE REST OF YOU WHEN IT COMES TO CREEK SIDE AND CARTERSVILLE.

>> ON THE APP, HE'LL HAVE IT LIVE WITH HIM ON THE GO.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S SEE WHO IS IN HERE.

GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYBODY.

LUNCH MIGHT BE.

PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD US INTO WHAT ARE YOU ALL HAVING FOR LUNCH?

LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS SECTION AND WE WILL SHARE ALL THE YUMMY THINGS YOU GUYS ARE EATING.

>> YOU SEE THE EL OVER THERE?

SGLE ACTUALLY HAVE LUNCH AGAIN TODAY.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY JIMMY JOHNS.

>> MAYBE.

BUT, NO, WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE HAVING FOR LUNCH.

LET US KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING FOR LUNCH AND WE WILL PASS IT ALONG AND MAYBE YOU CAN SHARE SOME IDEAS OR RECIPES.

THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO DO HERE, WE LIKE TO GET HUNGRY WITH WHAT YOU ARE HAVING FOR LUNCH.

>> BEFORE THAT, LET'S TALK SOME FOOTBALL.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK BACK AT WEEK THREE WITH MY TOP FIVE SCORED.

>> SURE.

>> SO ACCORDING TO THE RATINGS PROJECTIONS, THERE WAS 41 UNDERDOGS THAT GOT THE BIG W. YES, 41.

UNION GROVE PULLED OFF THE UPSET OF THE WEEK.

THE PANTHERS WERE A 24-POINT FAVORITE IN THAT ONE.

WOODWARD ACADEMY BEAT MARIS.

AND THE WIN COMES WITH A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO EAGLES COACH JOHN HUNT.

HIS RECORD IS NOW 130.

>> YES.

>> MAKING HIM ONE OF THE 40th FASTEST COACHES TO 100.

A 14-POINT UNDERDOG AND PULLED IT OFF TO GO 2-0 IN THE AIR.

MY OLD STOMPING GROUNDS.

THE GREYHOUNDS WILL FACE THEM ON FRIDAY.

>> AND SPEAKING OF LASIDOR, THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON PUTTING UP 43 POINTS.

YOU HEARD IT.

43 POINTS FOR THE EAGLES.

FINAL SCORE 43-28.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON ALL THESE TEAMS, JOHN?

>> I MEAN, YOU SAID IT RIGHT THERE.

41 UNDERDOGS.

WE'RE A NONREGION SCHEDULE.

AND YOU HAVE TEAMS THAT WILL SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE READY FOR UNION PLAY.

I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE ON MY LIST.

SLY COUNTY SHUTTING OUT WILCOX COUNTY.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST SURPRISES, DOWN IN SOUTH GEORGIA.

YOU ALSO HAD VETERANS IN JONES COUNTY GOING TO FREE FOOTBALL.

AND THAT GAME REALLY I THINK BOTH TEAMS JUST SCORED AGAIN, CONSIDERING HOW THE GAME WAS IN THE 40s.

TREMENDOUS WORK FROM BOTH SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL GEORGIA.

ALSO THE FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA PODCAST, SHE'S PLEASED.

>> BIG WIN.

>> THEY WERE A BIG UNDERDOG.

YOU SEE THEM IN THE GPB POLLS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE RANKINGS.

COUPLE OF OTHERS, ERIC PARKER AT BURK COUNTY, THE BIRD DOG CAPITAL OF THE WORLD IS BURK COUPTY GEORGIA.

TWO GREAT TEAMS, BUT IT WAS AN UPSET THERE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

I WILL SAY IT FOR YOU.

FOR JOHN'S TOP FIVE SCORES.

>> PLEASE PRESENT THE TELEVISION GRAPHIC THAT HAS MINE.

THERE WE GO.

WE TALKED TO JUSTIN ROGERS IN THE PAST ABOUT HOW YOU WANT TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF.

CEDAR GROVE NO DIFFERENT.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE GAMES THAT HAD TO BE CREATED.

PERRY SHUTTING OUT CHRIS 21-0.

EXPECT BOTH OF THESE TEAMS TO MAKE DEEP RUNS BY THE TIME THEY'RE DONE.

PLAYING UP A COUPLE OF CLASSIFICATIONS.

THOMASVILLE CAME STORMING BACK 26-21.

AND IF YOU ARE IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA NEXT WEEK, THOMASVILLE IN A NONREGION GAME IS HEADING TO WATKINSVILLE, SO CIRCLE THAT ONE EARLY.

MY FIFTH ONE ON THE BOARD, PUTTING UP 52 IN MONROE, DOUBLING THEM TO MAKE A STATEMENT IN SINGLE A PUBLIC.

MAKING EARLY MARKERS WITH THEIR TO BE FIVES.

>> NICE.

NICE GAME.

>> ALL RIGHT.

ONE GAME NOT ON OUR TOP FIVE SCORES LIST WAS A LITTLE TOPSIDED SCORE AT THE END OF THE DAY, BUT JOHN AND I WERE AT THE GAME ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

WE GOT TO CATCH UP WITH BRAND-NEW HEAD COACH AND FIRST-TIME FOOTBALL HEAD COACH CASEY AND ONE OF HIS TOP PLAYERS SENIOR RUNNING BACK AND LINEBACKER KYLE E. LET'S LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY.

>> IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY LOVED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, MY FORMER JOB I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

I ALWAYS FELT WE WERE A SEPARATE PLACE.

REALLY THAT DOWN HOME FEELING.

>> REAL CLOSE TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO REALLY EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE HERE PRETTY MUCH.

THAT'S HOW IT IS EVERY FRIDAY.

WITHOUT FOOTBALL, IT WOULD BE JUST, YOU KNOW -- YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE A REAL BIG FOOTBALL COMMUNITY.

>> HAWKS BEAT THE FALCONS 35-7.

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT THINGS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

HOW ABOUT THAT BRAND-NEW TURF?

>> VERY, VERY COOL LOOKING THERE IN FRONT OF THE PRESS BOX AND ALSO THE GENTLEMAN THAT YOU SAW HEADING TO GEORGIA TECH RIGHT NOW.

>> YES.

>> YOU GOT KYLE AFTER HEADING TO GEORGIA TECH.

ANOTHER GREAT GET FOR COLLINS DOWN THE FLATS.

IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE COLLINS SEES HIM AT THE NEXT LEVEL, BUT WORKING BOTH SIDES OF THE FOOTBALL FOR THE FALCONS HERE IN 2021.

>> ALL RIGHT.

LET'S HIT OUR PLAY OF THE WEEK AS WELL.

THIS WEEK WE CHECK IN ON TWITTER.

AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT?

HERE'S A SPECIAL MOMENT DURING THE FIRST PLAY VERSUS JONES BORROW.

>> BREAKING OUT THE NOTRE DAME BOX.

A NOD TO HEAD COACH CHARLIE CHRIS M. THEY GO FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER, SO THAT MEANS THEY SCORE.

SO A NOD TO THE PAST WITH THE PRESENT JOEY KING RUNNING THE NOTRE DAME BOX.

THEY GET THEIR FIRST SCORE ON THE BOARD WASTING ONLY 60 SECONDS.

VERY, VERY COOL MOMENT THERE.

A NOD TO THE PAST.

>> BRICE IS THE ONE RUNNING THAT IN FOR THE TD.

THEY WERE HONORING FORMER HEAD COACH CHARLIE GRISHAM.

IT'S PRETTY COOL.

>> YEAH.

TO USE PART OF THAT TRADITION THERE, NOW YOU HAVE GOT JOEY KING WHO IS ADDING TO IT THERE AND IT IS REALLY COOL TO SEE THE FOREKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT YOUR PLACE.

JOEY KING DEFINITELY A GUY THAT KNOWS ALL THAT STUFF.

THANKS FOR SHOWING US THAT VIDEO AND SHOWING THAT VIDEO TO THE ENTIRE STATE OF GEORGIA.

VERY, VERY COOL STUFF.

>> FINAL SCORE 48-7.

3-0 ON THE SEASON.

VERY GOOD PLAY OF THE WEEK.

GOOD FIND, JOHN.

GOOD STUFF.

>> I SEE ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS ROLLING IN.

WE'VE GOT ONE MORE THING TO COVER, AND THEN I AM GOING TO GET OVER AND SEE WHAT EVERYONE IS HAVING FOR LUNCH.

BIGGEST STORY LINE, SO WE'RE STILL ON WEEK THREE.

WHAT DID WE LEARN?

WHAT DID YOU SEE ROLLING IN TO THIS NEW WEEK?

>> DO YOU WANT TO TOSS IN TO THE GRAPHIC.

>> THE SECOND GRAPHIC THAT HAS MY IDEAS ON IT FOR THIS WEEK, LOOK AT THE UNDERDOG.

WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

41 UNDERDOGS GETTING TO DUKE BORDER BATTLES.

THAT CONTINUES THIS WEEK AND THERE IS EIGHT OF THEM TO KEEP AN EYE ON.

BT AND CHARLOTTE.

L.A. COUNTY AND CHARLES HENDERSON OUT OF ALABAMA.

MARK COUNTY GOING ACROSS THE BORDER TO PLAY CRESCENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

VISITING BU FORD NEXT TIME OUT.

RAVEN COUNTY AND MURPHY WAS ON THE BOARD AND ALSO MILTON AN SATURDAY GOES TO PENNSYLVANIA TO TAKE ON ST. JOSEPH'S OF PENNSYLVANIA IN A BIG BATTLE UP THERE IN THE NORTHEAST.

SO THAT WILL BE AN INTERESTING.

BIG ROAD TRIP FOR ADAM CLAT EARLY ON IN THE SYSTEM.

>> YEAH.

CONSIDER MY EYES ON THAT ONE.

>> RIGHT THERE.

>> LOCKED IN THE WHOLE THING.

>> COMING UP ON THE SHOW, WE HAVE OUR GAME OF THE WEEK ANNOUNCEMENT.

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE WILL ANNOUNCE THAT.

WE WILL PREVIEW THAT GAME.

WE HAVE OUR TOP TEN RANKINGS THIS WEEK.

GAMES TO WATCH HEAR FROM OUR COACH.

SPECIAL KICKER AT THE END.

AND OF COURSE THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS WHICH WE WILL DIVE INTO RIGHT NOW.

>> DAIRY QUEEN FOR LUNCH.

>> NOTHING WRONG THAT.

>> LOVE A BLIZZARD.

>> BACON DOUBLE CHEESEBURGERS AND THE FRIES AND THE BUSINESS SARDS AND THE SHAKES.

WELL DONE.

>> CHILI DOG FROM NEWWAY.

>> NEWWAY CHILI DOGS, VERY STRONG THERE AS WELL.

THAT'S A GREAT WAY.

>> BURGERS WITH HOMEMADE MAYO.

THERE IS A THEME HERE.

>> OKAY.

SO THE BOSS -- I SHOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY THAT THE BOSS IS PROBABLY INSTANTLY INTERESTED WHEN YOU MENTIONED HABANERO MAYO.

IF THERE IS A RECIPE OR YOU MAKE IT YOURSELF, I'M SURE THAT THE BOSS AT MY HOUSE WOULD BE INCREDIBLY INTERESTED IN THAT.

LET US KNOW IF IT'S BRAND OR IT'S HOMEMADE.

THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE HERE AND LET US KNOW SO I CAN SHOW IT OFF TO THE BOSS IN THE KITCHEN AT HOME.

>> CHRIS SILLERS, HEY, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON BEAR CATS VERSUS THOMASVILLE?

>> THAT'S THE SHORT VERSION.

THAT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE GAMES OF THE WEEK.

AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THOMASVILLE BEING A TEAM THAT WILL GO ANY PLACE, ANY TIME, TWICE ON TUESDAY, OUT ON GEORGIA IF THEY HAVE TO.

GEORGIA 319 IF IT REQUIRES.

ZACH HAS DONE REALLY GOOD WORK THERE.

BUT LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE SEEING.

THOMASVILLE AT 3-0.

BANE BRIDGE AT 1-1.

YES, THEY HAD ONE OF THE GAMES CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19.

BUT CHALLENGING HIMSELF IN NON-REGION PLAY IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE GAMES OF THE WEEK FOR ME.

>> AND ROME, THE COACH SAYS THIS IS THE BEST AND MOST PHYSICAL TEAM THEY HAVE PLAYED.

THIS SHOULD BE A DANDY.

BIG COLLEGE PROSPECTS ON BOTH SIDES.

>> YEP.

WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE CAN KEEP AN EYE ON.

YOU CAN LOOKING AT TRAVIS HUNTER AND THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE RANKINGS ACROSS OF THE BOARD WHEN IT COMES TO 7A AND WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

ROME KNOCKING OFF CHEROKEE LAST WEEK.

AND THEY'RE 2-0.

SO YOU HAVE GOT A YOUNG TEAM IN ROME THAT'S GETTING THEIR FOOTING.

IT WILL BE AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE FOR COLLINS HILL.

AND HAVING TO GO TO BARON STADIUM.

IT SHOULD BE ANOTHER FUN ONE THIS WEEKEND.

>> GRILLED CHICKEN AND PASTA SALAD.

THAT'S MY KIND OF LUNCH.

PASTA SALAD IS MY FAVORITE FOOD.

AND JESSE, I'M GOING TO THE WARNER ROBINS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME.

AWESOME.

HAVE FUN.

>> YOU AND 13,000 OTHER FOLKS.

>> GET THERE EARLY.

COACH FROM NORTH SIDE.

CAUGHT UP WITH ANOTHER COUPLE OF FOLKS WITH TIES TO IT.

FRANK MALOY, THE LONG-TIME ANCHOR IN MA CON, THIS IS HIS 40th RED SCHOOL BLUE SCHOOL GAME.

AND MARVIN JAMES, WHO IS THEIR LEAD SPORTS ANCHOR IN THERE PLAYED IN THIS GAME.

SO HE KNOWS WHAT THIS MEANS, TOO.

THAT WAS MY WEEKLY COLUMN.

AND ONE OF THE WEEKLY THINGS.

I WANT YOU TO GO AND READ WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT THEM.

HANNAH, WITH THE NORTH SIDE COACHES, COACH NEVER PLAYED IN IT.

HE'S ONLY COACHED IN IT.

AND OF HIS 18 COACHES, 9 OF THE NORTH SIDE COACHES HAVE PLAYED IN THIS GAME.

>> PLAYED.

>> PLAYED IN THIS GAME.

>> WOW.

THAT'S COOL.

>> AND THEY WEAR T-SHIRTS FROM THE YEARS THAT THEY PLAYED IN THE GAME.

ONE OF THE COACHES WORE A 1989 GAME ISSUED T-SHIRT TO PRACTICE SO THE PLAYERS -- NOT THAT THEY WEREN'T MOTIVATED ENOUGH AS IT WAS GOING UP AGAINST THE RED SCHOOL.

BUT BLUE SCHOOL STORIES ALL WEEK LONG GETTING READY FOR THIS GAME.

9 OF THE 18 COACHES FOR NORTH SIDE WEARING THE SHIRT.

I WANT TO KNOW HOW GOOD OF A CONDITION THOSE SHIRTS ARE IN, HOW WELL PRESERVED THEY ARE.

HOWELL PRESERVED IS IT AND I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHERE THEY'RE STASHED AND IF ANY OF THEM EXIST THAT WE COULD ADHERE TO THE STUDIO.

>> I WANT A PICTURE.

>> PICTURES, TOO.

SOCIAL MEDIA.

THAT'S VERY, VERY COOL.

IF YOU ARE AT NORTH SIDE PRACTICE THIS WEEK, SEND US THE PHOTOS TO PROMOTE THIS GAME BECAUSE YOU AND 13,000 OF YOUR BEST FRIENDS WILL CATCH THIS ONE.

GET THERE EARLY BECAUSE GET THE PARKING SPACE.

THAT WILL BE A PREMIUM.

TAILGATING WILL BE TOPNOTCH.

HUGE THIS WEEKEND.

>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

IF YOU ARE JOINING US, THAT'S JOHN NELSON.

THIS IS COUNT DOWN TO KICKOFF FACEBOOK LIVE.

IT'S TIME.

IT'S TIME.

SEPTEMBER 10th IS TOMORROW, WHICH MEANS IT IS GAME WEEK FOR US, AND WE ARE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU OUR GAME OF THE WEEK.

>> THERE IT IS.

>> WE WILL OPEN OUR FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA BROADCAST WITH A PAIR OF THE TOP 18s CREEK SIDE VERSUS CARTERSVILLE.

NUMBER FIVE IS 2-0 WITH IMPRESSIVE WINS OVER GRAYSON AND CLASS 6A NUMBER THREE WEST LAKE.

CARTERSVILLE IS 2-0 WITH WINS.

CARTERSVILLE WON LAST YEAR'S GAME 21-18 IN THE VERY FIRST MEETING BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS.

KICKOFF IS SET FOR 7:30, JOHN.

>> AND IT'S 7:00.

LEADING INTO IT IT'S RECRUITING 2021.

SO YOU GET THE LAY OF THE LAND WHEN IT COMES TO THE BEST HERE IN THE STATE.

WHO MIGHT BE COMING INTO THE STATE TO PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL.

BUT CREEK SIDE AND CARTERSVILLE WENT DOWN TO THE END LAST YEAR.

SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS YEAR.

THE STADIUM IN CARTERSVILLE, ONE OF THE GREAT VENUES FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HERE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

IF YOU ARE NEARBY AND CAN CATCH IT, COME ON BY.

MAYBE YOU CAN MAKE IT A LIVE AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE AS WELL.

BRING YOUR FAVORITE DEVICE.

WATCH IT ON THE GPB SPORTS APP AS WELL.

GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE.

A LOT OF FOLKS LOOKING AT THEM WHEN IT COMES TO THE RANKINGS.

WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE GETTING FROM CARTERSVILLE AS WELL.

SHOULD BE A GREAT MATCHUP.

KICKOFF AFTER 7:20.

BUT RECRUITING LEADS YOU OFF AT 7:00.

>> THOSE ARE TWO OF THE TOP TEAMS ON OUR SPORTS POLL RANKINGS.

LET'S SEE WHAT THE REST OF THE CLASSIFICATIONS ARE DOING STARTING WITH 3A.

>> HERE IS HOW IT LOOKS.

GPB.ORG IN THE RANKINGS.

IT IS A COMPOSITE.

CEDAR GROVE IS YOUR NUMBER ONE.

A BIG TEST THIS WEEK AS WELL.

THEY ARE AT YOUR NUMBER THREE.

PEACH COUNTY PLAYED CENTRAL PHOENIX CITY AND THEY HAVE DONE VERY WELL.

ALTHOUGH, THEY HAVE COME OUT ON THE SHORT SIDE.

THEY'RE 0-2 AT NUMBER FOUR.

YOUR DEFENDING CHAMPION AT FIVE.

THE THOMAS SON BULLDOGS ARE AT NUMBER SEVEN.

SANDY CREEK WITH A BIG COMEBACK WIN EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE 0-2 BECAUSE THEY HAVE PLAYED UP IN CLASS.

THEY ARE AT YOUR NUMBER TEN IN AAA.

IN DOUBLE A YOU COULD THROW A BLANKET OVER THE FIRST FOUR OF THESE.

ALL SHOULD BE IN THE DISCUSSION WHEN IT COMES TO THE FINAL GAME OF THE YEAR.

NORTHEAST MACON STILL STRONG AFTER THEIR EARLY SEASON.

LOVITT IS YOUR SIXTH.

THEY ARE 3-0 AFTER KNOCKING OFF TOONS COUNTY.

ONE OF THE OTHER GAMES OF THE WEEK TO PAY ATTENTION TO, FITZGERALD 2 VERSUS 8.

KEEP AN EYE ON THAT ONE THIS WEEK.

OR THEY'RE AT DODGE COUNTY.

SORRY.

THEY'RE AT EASTMOND.

IN CLASS A, START WITH THE PUBLIC SIDE OF THINGS.

IRWIN COUNTY, 52-26 THERE AT YOUR NUMBER ONE.

BROCKS COUNTY ONCE AGAIN 0-1.

THEY HAD CANCELLATIONS AS WELL BUT THEY SHOULD BE STRONG BY THE END FT MA CON COUNTY HAS COME OUT STRONGER.

REMEMBER THEIR BIG WIN A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

SLIDE COUNTY WAS THEIR BIG WIN, GETS IN AT NUMBER NINE.

LINCOLN COUNTY MILWAUKEES IT BACK INTO THE STANDINGS.

ON THE PRIVATE SIDE OF THINGS, TRINITY CHRISTIAN, WE'LL HAVE A HIGHLIGHT.

WHEN I MEAN HIGHLIGHT, I MEAN A HIGHLIGHT COMING UP.

ONCE AGAIN PLAYING UP IN CLASS.

WE KNOW THEY WILL BE A PART OF THE DISCUSSION COMING IN THERE AT NUMBER TWO.

STRONG DOWN ON THE COAST.

PAC, SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN.

FELLOWSHIP, THEY DROP TO NUMBER EIGHT.

ALSO KEEP AN EYE ON FOLKS LIKE SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY.

THEY HAVE A BIG GAME THIS WEEKEND.

IT'S AT PAC THIS WEEK, SO WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT ONE.

CAL VARY DAY MAKING THE ROAD TRIP TO NORTH COBB CHRISTIAN.

A LOT OF BIG BURLY NON-REGION GAMES THAT WEEK.

THAT IS 3-2 SINGLE.

NEXT WEEK WE GO BACK TO A LOT OF As.

WE'LL DO 7, 6, 5.

>> YOU CAN GO TO GPB.ORG TO SEE ALL THE RANKINGS FROM ALL THE CLASSIFICATIONS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

A LOT OF THESE TEAMS YOU JUST MENTIONED HAVE SOME BIG GAMES.

JOHN, WHAT ARE YOUR GAMES TO WATCH THIS WEEK?

>> PLEASE PRESENT THE FULL SCREEN GRAPHIC I HAVE HAD PREPARED THIS WEEK.

>> OH, THESE ARE SOME GOOD GAMES.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT BANE BRIDGE, THOMASVILLE.

BRUNSWICK, THAT IS A BIG ONE.

KYLE HOCKMAN GOES DOWN A COUPLE SEASONS AGO.

HE'S NOW ON THE COAST.

PUT UP 51 LAST WEEK.

THAT ONE WILL BE A BIG ONE ON THE COAST.

LEE COUNTY, THIS IS SEVEN IN 6A, TWO HEAVY WEIGHTS GOING AT IT RIGHT THERE.

THERE IS A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE GAMES ON THE BOARD.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE ONES IN 3-2 SINGLE AND SINGLE.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF THEM AS WELL.

THESE ARE JUST FIVE WE TALK ABOUT ON THE BOARD AS WE TALKED ABOUT ALL THE OTHERS ON THE BOARD THIS WEEK.

SO THERE IS A LOT OF GAMES THAT MEAN A LOT IN NONREGION PLAY TO SIZE YOURSELF UP IN SEASON ONE TO GET YOURSELF READY FOR SEASON TWO.

BUT THAT IS JUST -- THAT'S THE CHERRY ON TOP OF THE SUNDAY WITH THE WHIPPED CREAM.

THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD DESSERTS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS WELL.

>> LET'S DIVE INTO THAT LOUNS VERSUS LEE COUNTY GAME.

THE VIKINGS ARE 2-1.

AND, JOHN, YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH THE HEAD COACH RECENTLY.

HERE'S WHAT HE LEARNED ABOUT HIS TEAM FROM THE FIRST AND ONLY LOSS OF THE SEASON SO FAR.

>> WE KNEW WHEN WE WERE YOUNG GOING IN AND WE HAD FOUR TEAM PENALTY.

THEY WERE JUST PENALTIES THAT, YOU KNOW, TEAMS THAT ARE MANY CHUR ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE.

YOU KNOW, THE CRAZY THING WAS THAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND QUARTER, THE MAJORITY OF IT.

WHEN WE SETTLE IN THE SECOND HALF, OUR TEAMS BEGIN TO MATURE AND GROW UP A LOT.

I THINK THE ATMOSPHERE, I THINK IT REALLY HELPS MY TEAM AND THIS TEAM REALLY COME TOGETHER AND GROW UP A LOT.

AND WE NEEDED THAT RIGHT NOW WITH WHERE WE'RE AT.

BUT I SAW SOME REALLY BRIGHT SPOTS THE OTHER NIGHT.

THE BIGGEST THING WAS IS THIS TEAM IS NEVER GOING TO QUIT.

WITH 1:13 DOWN, 14, WE DIDN'T GIVE UP.

OUR GUYS STILL HAD BELIEF WE'RE GOING TO WIN THIS FOOTBALL GAME AND THEY WENT OUT THERE AND FOUND A WAY TO GIVE US A CHANCE.

>> BROWN IS OKAY.

LAST WEEK IN THE GAME THAT I THINK JUST ENDED, IN ANOTHER ONE, THEY WENT UP AGAINST GIBSON OF FLORIDA.

12 OF 19.

IT WAS HELD IN 20 YARDS RUSHING.

BUT PUTTING UP 58 POINTS ON THE BOARD.

BIG OFFENSIVE OUTPUT FOR LOUNS.

LEE COUNTY DID THEM TWO BETTER.

60 POINTS ON THE BOARD FOR LEE COUNTY IN THEIR WIN OVER EAST RIDGE AND FLORIDA.

AND THEY OUTGAINED THEIR CLASS 8A OPPONENT 509 TO 28.

SO 3-0 LEE COUNTY.

2-1 GOING AT IT THIS WEEK, AND THIS ONE IS IN LEE COUNTY.

IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN ONE.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

A LOT OF THESE GAMES THIS WEEK THAT ARE TOPNOTCH.

THIS ONE IS DEFINITELY ONE.

CHALLENGING YOURSELF EARLY ON.

THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

AND THAT IS DEFINITELY TWO TEAMS THAT WILL BE CHALLENGING THIS WEEKEND.

>> YEAH.

BROWN COMMITTED TO MIAMI.

BUT NOT ALL PLAYERS ARE AS TALENTED AS HE IS.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE OUR NEW SHOW, RECRUITING 2021 AND A CHANCE TO -- >> MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.

>> YES!

THANK YOU, JOHN.

>> PRESENTED BY OUR FRIENDS AT FARM BUREAU INSURANCE.

IF THERE IS A STUDENT ATHLETE THAT IS THE TOTAL PACKAGE, GRADES, COMMUNITY SERVICE.

>> CHARACTER.

>> DOING WELL.

CHARACTER ON THE FIELD OFF THE FIELD THAT, FOR WHATEVER REASON, DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH STARS, IS OVERLOOKED, UNDERAPPRECIATED, GO TO GPB SPORTS.

SEND US AN E-MAIL.

LAY OUT THE TOTAL PACKAGE FOR US AND WE'LL TRY AND DISCUSS THESE ATHLETES EVERY SINGLE WEEK THAT WE GET THEM.

AND IF, FOR SOME REASON, THEY'RE NOT ON RECRUITING 2021, OR THEY'RE IN THE IN THE COLUMN THAT WE POST EVERY WEEK.

SUBMISSIONS, LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AS THEY CONTINUE TO GO IN THEIR SEASON, THEY CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THE FABRIC OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR COMMUNITIES.

KEEP US POSTED ON ALL OF THESE ATHLETES.

WE WANT TO SHOW THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WHY THE STATE OF GEORGIA IS NUMBER THREE NATIONALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SENDING KIDS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

A SMALL PART OF THAT THAT WE LIKE TO DO ON RECRUITING 101.

LET US KNOW.

SEND US AN E-MAIL AT GPB.ORG AND YOU CAN LET US KNOW WHY YOU SHOULD.

YOU COLLEGE ATHLETICS SHOULD MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER OR MAKE THAT KID A BETTER OFFER.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE IT AS PART OF RECRUITING 101.

KEEP US POSTED ON WHY THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST STATES IN THE COUNTRY EVERY SINGLE WEEK.

>> 12 OF OUR NOMINEES GOT OFFERED LAST YEAR.

TUNE IN TOMORROW AT 7:00 BEFORE THE BROADCAST TO SEE WHO THIS WEEK'S NOMINEES AND MY INTERVIEW, MY ZOOM INTERVIEW WITH COLIN FILL SR.

I HAVE A LOT OF WEIRD THINGS WRITTEN ON MY NOTES RIGHT NOW.

>> QUARTERBACK.

>> SENIOR QUARTERBACK.

NO, I'VE GOT ALL OF THAT.

I JUST HAD QUARTERBACK SPELLED REALLY WEIRD.

>> QB.

YOUR SNAPPER SAM HORN.

COMMITTED TO MIZZOU.

HE WILL BE DUKE SPORTS.

CHECK OUT THAT INTERVIEW.

CHECK ON THAT INTERVIEW.

>> ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

IT IS TIME FOR THE KICKER.

OKAY.

BEFORE WE GET THERE, THIS WEEK WE ARE GOING TO GEORGIA, AND WE HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO JUSTIN BELDER ON TWITTER AT JUSTIN FOX FIVE FOR THIS HIGHLIGHT.

>> WE MEAN IT LITERALLY.

TRINITY CHRISTIAN IN FELLOWSHIP FROM THE CHOPPER.

>> WHOO!

>> FROM THE CHOPPER.

TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM THE HELICOPTER.

FANTASTIC WORK BY THE FOX FIVE CHOPPER HELPING THEM OUT FOR A HIGH FIVE.

BIG WIN FOR TRINITY CHRISTIAN OVER FELLOWSHIP.

BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A WEB CAM THAT HAS THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO FOLLOW ALONG AND TO FOLLOW A TOUCHDOWN PASS LIKE THAT, THAT IS TOPNOTCH STUFF.

THAT IS THE SHOT OF THE WEEK WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT IT.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO FOR THE END OF THE SHOW?

OH, YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT.

THAT WAS SOME GREAT CAMERA WORK FROM A CHOPPER AT I THINK 1,500 FEET.

>> 700 FEET FROM THE TWEET.

>> 700 FEET IN THE AIR AND YOU CAN SHOOT A TOUCHDOWN PASS.

BY THE WAY, THE PAT MAHOMES-LIKE THROW.

>> YES.

HE AND HIS TWIN BROTHER JOSH DALLAS WAS THE TD IN THAT ONE.

>> I THINK THEY WILL PROBABLY CONNECT ON A COUPLE MORE PASSES THIS YEAR, TOO.

>> 57-20.

WOW.

LOTS OF CONNECTED PASSES IN THAT GAME.

>> FOR A 295 AND TWO OF THEM TO JOSH.

>> THANKS FOR DOING THE PODCAST WITH COACH BRIT.

WE HAD A GREAT PODCAST, IF YOU HAVEN'T CHECKED IT OUT.

HEAD COACH HE SAYS HAS SOME WORK AHEAD OF THEM, BUT THEY WILL IMPROVE.

I LOVE TALKING TO HIM.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE PROGRAM.

>> YEAH.

AND WHEN YOU GET TO CATCH UP WITH FOLKS LIKE DANNY BRIT, THE CADETS HAVE BUILT THEMSELVES IN THIS PROGRAM.

MAKE A LOT OF DEEP RUNS IN THE PLAYOFFS IN DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS.

THEY HAVE HAD TO GO UP IN CLASS AFTER EACH TIME OF RECLASSIFICATION.

BUT 0-2.

THEY WILL BE COMING TO SAVANNAH THIS WEEKEND.

BUT YOU HAVE THE QUARTERBACK.

TREMENDOUS WORK DONE THERE ON THE COAST.

>> ONE MINUTE LEFT.

LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET ONE MORE COMING IN.

>> MICHAEL'S PREDICTION, 41-28.

JOSH SAYS PIERCE WILL BE BACK AT THE SHIP AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

>> AND IF -- I CAN'T WAIT.

>> LOOKING GOOD.

WHERE IS SHE?

FRONT AND CENTER.

HEY, WE'RE HELPING.

>> YEAH.

>> COME ON.

IF YOUR TEAM IS REPRESENTED HERE ON THE SET, WE WANT TO SHOW YOU OFF TO THE REST OF THE STATE.

LET US KNOW.

SHOOT HANNAH AN E-MAIL.

SHOOT ME AN E-MAIL.

REACH OUT TO US ON TWITTER HERE ON GPB SPORTS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD YOUR HELMET TO THE REST OF THE SET HERE BECAUSE WE LIKE SHOWING YOU OFF.

WE LIKE TO SHOW OFF THE REST OF THE STATE.

YOU CAN DO IT IN HELMET FORM.

>> HELMET FORM.

>> ATKINSON PLAYING DUBLIN, JEFFERSON.

CENTRAL GEORGIA IS ALL THE WAY OVER THERE.

EVERYBODY ELSE WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF IT.

>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO NAME ALL OF THEM.

>> BUT WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

CUT!

>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE ON COUNT DOWN TO KICKOFF.

WE WILL MISS JOHN.

ON FRIDAY WE HAVE WYLIE BALLARD AS HIS FILL-IN.

WE MIGHT GET THE CARDBOARD CUTOFF AS WELL.

WE WILL SEE YOU 7:00 FOR RECRUITING 2021.

7:30 FOR THE BROADCAST AND DON'T MISS OUR BRAND-NEW POST GAME SHOW RIGHT AFTER.

WE WILL SEE YOU GUYS THEN.