Football Fridays in Georgia
Mill Creek at West Forsyth 2021: Postgame Show
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Hannah Goodin checks in with coaches and reporters about HSFB around the state.
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I'M HERE IN THE SPORTS STUDIO IN ATLANTA.
WE JUST WRAPPED UP OUR GAME OF THE WEEK WEST FORSYTH VERSUS MILL CREEK WHERE THE HAWKS WON 38-10 TO GO 4-0 ON THE SEASON.
WOLVERINES FALL TO 2-2.
ON THIS SHOW, WE ARE GOING TO CHECK IN WITH JOHN TO RECAP THE GAME AND LOTS OF SCORES AND CHECK IN ALL AROUND THE STATE WITH COACHES AND MEDIA MEMBERS LIVE BUT FIRST, WE WANT TO GET TO OUR TOP SCORES ON THE GEORGIA'S SCOREBOARD.
EMC'S SO MUCH MORE ELECTRICITY.
AT THE STADIUM, DEFEATED 24-14 TO GO 4-0 ON THE YEAR.
GEORGIA BEAT IRWIN TO WIN THE 2021 EDITION OF THE CORN BREAD BOWL.
16-14 WAS THE FINAL.
A GAME THAT IS STILL GOING ON.
A SOUTHERN BATTLE.
UP OVER BAINBRIDGE.
35-15 WAITING ON THE FINAL SCORE IN THAT ONE.
THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN 5A GOES 4-0 WITH THE 49-9 WIN OVER HOUSE AND COUNTY PROVING WHY THEY ARE THE NUMBER ONE TEAM THERE.
AND CAME BACK TO BE A CLOSE ONE.
24-22.
WORKING OUR WAY DOWN THE CLASSES.
FITZGERALD DEFEATED 29-13.
PIERCE COUNTY DEFEATED CLINCH COUNTY.
33-13.
THOMPSON STADIUM.
SANDY CREEK BEST 44-14 AND THEN OCONEE COUNTY BEAT THOMASVILLE 20-6 AND ONE MORE STILL GOING ON.
UP OVER PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN.
10-7 WAITING ON THE FINAL SCORE.
WHEELER, MY ALMA MATER.
IF THAT SCORE IS WRONG, TWEET ME AND WE WILL GET THAT ONE CORRECT.
WE'RE GOING TO CHECK IN WITH JOHN NELSON COVERING THE GAME.
WHAT SCORES DO YOU HAVE?
>> ALREADY A BIG WINNER OVER THE LEE COUNTY THE FOOTBALL FRIDAY IN GEORGIA PODCAST AND THEY KNOW THEY'VE ANTICIPATED.
64-14.
28-13.
WINNER OVER CAMPBELL BY THE SCORE OF 41-21.
BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT AND NORTH AND BROOKLYN KEEPING AN EYE ON SOUTH.
THEY'RE COMING DOWN TO THE WIRE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
KEEP AN EYE ON THEM AS WELL.
THE WIN TONIGHT.
32-10.
AND CAMDEN COUNTY AGAINST OAKLEY OUT OF FLORIDA.
CAMDEN COUNTY IN CONTROL AS THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THEIR NON-REGION SCHEDULE BECAUSE REMEMBER, REGION 17 A IS ONE OF THE SPRINTS TO GET READY FOR.
INTERESTING ALSO A WINNER OVER THOMASVILLE IN WATKINSVILLE BY THE SCORE OF 20-6.
TWO COACHES THAT WILL CHALLENGE EACH OTHER ANYTIME, ANYPLACE.
THOMASVILLE READY TO TAKE ON ANYBODY ANYWHERE.
>> TOUGH NON-REGION SCHEDULE.
>> THE COACH IS THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.
THE MIRROR MOST OF THE TIME.
>> DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU.
RECAP OUR GAME OF THE WEEK.
A GAME OUT OF FLORIDA.
THE FINAL SCORE WAS 7-0 TO GO 3-1 ON THE YEAR.
WE WILL BE CHECKING IN WITH FANS TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
>> WHO MADE THE SCHEDULE?
HOW DO YOU GET TO PLAY THESE HARD GAMES?
AND JUST A GREAT FOOTBALL GAME.
AN OLD FASHIONED HARD KNOCKING DEFENSIVE BATTLE FOOTBALL GAME.
>> GET GOING IN THAT?
49 YARDS PASSING.
IT'S JUST A REALLY QUIET NIGHT FOR THE OFFENSE.
>> WHAT WAS THE IDEA BEHIND SCHEDULING SUCH A TOUGH OPPONENT OUT OF FLORIDA?
>> WELL, ALWAYS SCHEDULES.
EARLIER.
ALWAYS A TOUGH SCHEDULE AND JUST TRY TO GET READY TO PLAY FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE.
COACH ATHLETES SAID AFTER THE GAME, HE THINKS THEIR GUYS, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG GUYS CAN LEARN FROM THIS AND TAKE IT FORWARD AND BE READY WHEN THE REGION PLAY STARTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STANDING BY.
GREAT TO HEAR BUFORD SCHEDULE.
COMING UP NEXT, WE'LL SEE IF THEY CAN BOUNCE BACK.
CHECK BACK IN WITH JOHN.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE BUFORD GAME?
>> WE WERE DISCUSSING A LOT ABOUT NON-REGION SCHEDULES AND I THINK WHEN YOU'RE DISCUSSING BUFORD SPECIFICALLY, IT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE TEAMS THAT FOLKS ARE NOT REALLY ALL THAT JACKED UP AND THEY'RE INTERESTED ABOUT PLAYING BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT THE END RESULT MAY BE.
YOU WANT TO STAY HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE.
HAVING TO SCHEDULE OUT OF STATE.
LASTLY, IT WAS MYERS PARK OUT OF NORTH CAROLINA.
IN 3A IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND SO IT'S REALLY TOUGH FOR COACH AND BUFORD TO SCHEDULE IN STATE BECAUSE OF WHAT THE END RESULT IS AND SO WHAT YOU ARE HAVING TO DO NOW IF YOU'RE A BUFORD OR LEE COUNTY, IF YOU'RE HAVING TO SCHEDULE OUT OF STATE TO FILL IN A GRID AND IT GETS VERY TOUGH AND SOMETIMES, A MATCH-UP LIKE YOU DID TONIGHT WHERE IT'S JUST VERY TOUGH DEFENSE BUT GUARANTEE YOU THIS WITH COACH ALLEN BUFORD, THEY'LL TAKE THIS FILM AND REMIND THE BUFORD PLAYERS THAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH TO GET TO THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR, BUT YOU HAVE TO PLAY BETTER THAN WHAT YOU DID TONIGHT.
A LOT OF LESSONS THAT WILL BE LEARNED FROM THE TAPE TONIGHT FROM BUFORD AND DONHAN.
>> MAYBE NOBODY WANTS THE PLAY THE CHANCE.
TOO GOOD.
FIRST COACH ON THE LINE.
HEAD COACH JUSTIN ROGERS.
THEY JUST DEFEATED HERITAGE 55-0 TO GO 4-1 ON THE YEAR.
COACH ROVRGE ROGERS, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR GAME.
HUGE WIN.
>> LIKE WE SAY, WE'VE HAD A TOUGH LITTLE STRETCH GOING IN.
THE ENERGY COMING DOWN.
SOME SPECIAL TEAMS AND THEN BLOCKING FOUR KICKS.
AND PUT US IN SHORT FIELD IN THE ENTIRE NIGHT.
CAPITALIZE ON THEIR MISTAKES EARLY AND GET OUT AND GET A BIG WIN AND PLAY A LOT OF KIDS WHICH IS IMPORTANT AS WE'RE DEVELOPING DEPTH.
>> YOU HAVE A REALLY YOUNG TEAM.
A LOT OF SOPHOMORES.
WHAT DID YOU SEE OUT OF THEM?
>> THE BIGGEST THING IS JUST PROUD OF THEIR GROWTH.
YOU CAN REALLY SEE, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE ENTIRE CITY WATCHING THESE YOUNG MEN GROW UP AND THEY'RE CONTINUING TO GET BETTER WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT.
ALWAYS AND DOING WHAT'S ASKED OF THEM.
>> UP NEXT.
NORTH SIDE WARNER ROBBINS AT HOME.
ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE COACHES THAT SCHEDULES TOUGH.
WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THAT ONE?
>> ANOTHER TRADITION RICH PROGRAM.
THEY EXPECT TO WIN.
>> ON DEFENSE TO POSSESS THE BALL.
>> WAITING AROUND COACH ROGERS.
APPRECIATE IT.
TWO HOME GAMES LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE.
LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITH JOHN.
JOHN, THOUGHTS ON THE COUNTY GAME.
>> WHAT COACH WAS DISCUSSING, A VERY YOUNG LEARNING SIDE WIN 43-7.
SEEN THE GOOD AND THE BAD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND YOU'RE LEARNING FROM THAT BIG LOSS IN CITY AND YOU APPLIED IT TONIGHT TO THE GAME AGAINST RICHMOND HILL.
SO IT IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY RESPOND AGAINST THE COUNTY BUT WE TALK ABOUT NORTH SIDE, ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WILL PLAY ANYBODY IN THIS NON-REGION SCHEDULE THEY'RE IN RIGHT NOW.
JUSTIN ROGERS.
WE'VE SEEN HIS VERY, VERY STOUT NON-REGION SCHEDULE FOR A VERY YOUNG TEAM THAT YOU HOPE, BY THE TIME YOU GET PAST THE NORTH SIDE GAME AND GET INTO REGION PLAY, THAT YOU'LL BE READY FOR THAT VERY TOUGH REGION AND SO ONCE AGAIN, IT'S COOL FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE GETTING TO SEE ALL OF THESE NON-REGION MATCH-UPS AND JUST THE VARIETY THAT YOU'RE GETTING.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S GOT TO BE ONE OF THOSE HEAD SCRATCHERS AND REALLY, ONE THAT DRIVES YOU CRAZY.
TALKING TO JUSTIN ROGERS, ONE OF THE REASONS HIS HAIR HAS GROWN GRAY AS IT HAS THE LAST FEW YEARS.
>> BETTER WATCH OUT.
>> THEY ARE THERE.
>> THANKS, JOHN.
STICK AROUND, THE NEXT COACH IS ON THE LINE.
GREGORY JUST DEFEATED IN THE NON-REGION GAME.
HEY, COACH GREGORY.
TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN YOUR GAME.
>> JUST WENT OUT THERE AND GET A LOT OF KIDS IN THE GAME.
GOT A CHANCE TO PLAY A LOT OF SENIORS IN THE SECOND HALF THAT AREN'T STARTERS AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY IN THE GAME THAT WAS CITY.
>> WHAT'S THE ATMOSPHERE BEEN LIKE AND HOW WAS THE ATMOSPHERE OF THIS PARTICULAR GAME?
>> THAT WAS OUR FIRST GAME.
OF COURSE, ON THE ROAD.
TO BE BACK HOME AWESOME FOR THE KIDS AND COMMUNITY AND NICE BEING HOME TONIGHT.
>> BACK AT HOME LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ONE.
WE HAVE MORE COACHES, MORE MEDIA MEMBERS WAITING ON THE LINE.
THE FOOTBALL FRIDAY IN GEORGIA POSTGAME SHOW.
IT'S ALL RIGHT AFTER THIS.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO FOOTBALL FRIDAY.
OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY.
I'M COMING THE YOU LIVE FROM THE SPORTS STUDIOS IN ATLANTA.
OUR GAME OF THE WEEK WAS WEST FORSYTH VERSUS CREEK.
HAWKS WON 38-10.
IT WAS A NIGHT OF SPECIAL TEAMS AND I WANT TO BRING IN JOHN NELSON BACK TO RECAP THE GAME.
TWO BLOCKED FIELD GOALS AND SOME DEFENSIVE BATTLES.
MILL CREEK KIND OF OPENED THINGS WIDE UP IN THE SECOND HALF.
TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU SAW.
>> WELL, YOU GO INTO THE SECOND QUARTER AND YOU'RE SEEING WEST FORSYTH DRIVING IN FOR GAME TIME.
IT DID IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE WITH A BLOCK COMING OFF CLEAN.
YOU GET THE BLOCK AND END UP WITH A SCOOP AND SCORE GOING FROM THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN TO THE LEFT.
KEEP THE PEDAL ON.
MILL CREEK, ONE HANDED GRAB WHICH WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF THESE DAYS SO WHEN YOU GET A 21-3 ADVANTAGE IN THE THIRD QUARTER, AND IT COMES AT YOU FROM OFFENSE, DEFENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS.
ALL THREE PHASES WORKING TONIGHT FOR MILL CREEK.
THAT'S WHY LOOKED AT AS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE TEAMS ACROSS THE STATE REGARDLESS OF WHAT POLL YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
YOU GET TWO BLOCKS ON THE NIGHT AND ENDS UP WITH POINTS THE OTHER WAY AND OFFENSE IS WHY IT'S OFF THE BOARD.
BIG OFFENSIVE NUMBERS.
ON THE LINE, THEY JUST BEAT ON THE YEAR.
>> I THINK OUR GUYS PLAYED A HIGH LEVEL.
WE GOT OFF TO A SLUGGISH START.
THEY HUNKERED DOWN AND PLAYED WELL IN THE SECOND HALF.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN OUT OF YOUR TEAM SO FAR THIS SEASON AND WHAT DID YOU LIKE TONIGHT?
>> YEAH, I THINK OUR TEAM IS REALLY DOING A GOOD JOB OF STAYING TOGETHER.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THEM A LOT ABOUT WHAT LEGACY YOU WANT TO LEAVE BEHIND AT OUR SCHOOL.
AND REALLY STAY CONSISTENT.
WE HAVE A TOP, REALLY GOOD MOMENT AND WE HAVE A LOT OF MOMENTS THAT MAY GO BAD.
WE TRY TO REALLY LEVEL THAT OFF AND REALLY PLAY ON A CONSISTENT LEVEL IF WE'RE GOING TO GET TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> YOUR NEXT GAME IS AGAINST CROSS TOWN RIVAL WALTON.
WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS IN THAT ONE?
>> YEAH.
COACH DOES A GREAT JOB.
I THINK WE PLAYED THREE GAMES IN A ROW.
OVERTIME.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT MATCH-UP.
I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE WELL COACHED, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PHYSICAL.
THEY'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT PUTS YOU IN A LOT OF BAD SITUATIONS AND REALLY TEST YOU.
EVERY DIFFERENT ASPECT, SPECIAL TEAMS, OFFENSE, DEFENSE.
WORK CUT OUT FOR US.
WE'VE GOT TO STICK TO THE GAME PLAN.
A GOOD WEEK OF PRACTICE.
WE'LL SEE YOU ON FRIDAY HOW IT GOES.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT ONE.
COACH, ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR NIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITH JOHN.
WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE GAME AND I HEAR YOU HAVE FINAL SCORES TRICKLING IN?
>> WE'VE GOT FINALS TRICKLING IN.
SOME LATE FOURTH QUARTER ACTION.
AN EARLY TEST.
YOU CAUGHT UP WITH COACH PRUITT.
HE TOLD YOU WHAT THE EARLY LAY OF THE LAND WAS BUT PUT THE PEDAL DOWN THEMSELVES AND GOT SOME DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM AND THE OPPONENTS.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING.
IT WILL BE AN INTERESTING MATCH-UP.
TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER GAMES ON THE BOARD.
WHAT WAS GOING ON AND KNOCKS OFF BROOKE WOOD.
FUMBLED INSIDE THEIR OWN WITH ABOUT FOUR MINUTES TO GO.
CONVERTED TO GET AN 8 POINT LEAD TO MAKE IT 38-33.
BROOKE WOOD SCORED TO MAKE IT 35-37.
GETS THE WIN, 35-33.
THEY GO TO 3-1 ON THE YEAR.
ALSO, KEEPING AN EYE ON SOUTH PALDING.
LEADING BIG EARLY AND NOW 34-32 AND LATE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
AND IF YOU'RE A FAN OF PALDING, YOU'RE GETTING BIG WINS ON THE BOAR AND BIG STATEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MADE TONIGHT BY THE END OF THE NIGHT LEADING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
>> THANK YOU, JOHN.
OUR NEXT COACH ON THE LINE IS HEAD COACH BILL STEWART.
10-7.
HEY COACH.
THAT'S A CLOSE GAME.
TELL US ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT.
>> EVERY TIME WE PLAYED THEM.
LAST YEA -- EVERY TIME WE PLAYED THEM, IT'S ALWAYS A VERY TOUGH GAME AND ALWAYS IS A DEFENSIVE OUT.
AND SO IT WAS ONE OF THOSE GAMES WHERE THE FOOTBALL GAME, GREAT COACHING STAFF AND IT WOULD BE A TOUGH GAME.
>> WHERE ARE YOU CALLING US IN FROM?
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE WALKING AROUND THE FACILITIES.
>> YEAH, I'M ABOUT TO GET ON THE BUS.
I'M STILL AT ARCHER.
>> GOOD STUFF.
YOUR NEXT GAME IS AGAINST NORTH COBB.
3-2 ON THE SEASON NOW.
PREVIEW THAT GAME FOR US.
>> THEY'RE LOADED WITH TALENT.
AT OUR PLACE.
JUST THEM.
THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY A TOP TIER QUARTERBACK AND SOME WEAPONS.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE GROUP AND KNOW THEY'RE ABOUT TO GO INTO ANOTHER REAL TOUGH BATTLE AGAINST A TEAM THAT HAS A LOT OF TALENT.
>> WE'LL LET YOU GET ON THE BUS WITH YOUR TEAM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CALLING IN TO THE SHOW.
JOHN, WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE NORTH ARCHER GAME TONIGHT?
MAKING HIS WAY TO THE BUS AND LOSING SERVICE.
>> I LOVE THAT.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT.
ONCE AGAIN, THE INFORMATION COMING RIGHT OFF OF THE FIELD.
RIGHT ON TO THE BUS.
AND THESE MATCH-UPS WITH COACHES THAT KNOW EACH OTHER A GREAT DEAL.
THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF SECRETS.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET THESE GRINDERS OF THE GAMES INTO THE TEAMS AND SO, ONCE AGAIN, YOU LOOK AT DEFENSE AND WITH YOUNG TEAMS, DEFENSE PROBABLY COMES ALONG BEFORE YOUR OFFENSE DOES.
I WOULD ANTICIPATE ONCE AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING BOTH OF THESE TEAMS WITH PLAYOFF RUNS BENEATH THEM BUT THE OFFENSE INTO REGION PLACE AND THEN THE PLAYOFF RUNS.
SO THIS WAS JUST ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE ABSOLUTE GRINDERS THAT IF YOU'RE A FAN OF PITCHING DUELS IN BASEBALL, THESE ARE THE KIND CAN YOU'D LIKE TO SEE.
BEFORE I SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
IN CENTRAL GEORGIA, KEEPING AN EYE ON THE YELLOW JACKETS.
BLUE TIE AND JORDAN DOING WELL.
A BIG ONE 39-6 AND NORTH SIDE, TALKED ABOUT THEM KNOCKING OUT HILL 43-7.
OVER BAINBRIDGE.
BIG WINNER AND THEN FITZGERALD WITH A BIG NUMBER.
KNOCKING OFF ACADEMY BY THE SCORE OF 42-0 OUT OF REGION 15A TONIGHT.
THAT'S JUST ANOTHER SMALL SAMPLE OF ALL THE SCORES HERE IN NON-REGION PLAY FOR THE MOST PART THIS EVENING.
>> NO ONE THAT KEEPS UP WITH THESE SCORES MORE THAN YOU.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU HAVE THEM.
THE LATEST ONES ALL THE TIME.
>> IT'S SPEED DIAL.
SO LITERALLY, SPEED DIAL ENFORCES AND HOPING THOUGH.
IT'S HOPING THAT WHEN YOU'RE TYPING IN, YOUR FAT FINGERSER DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU AND SEND THE WRONG DIRECTION WHEN YOU TRY TO FIND SCORES.
LITERALLY, IT'S AN INTENSE PIECE OF CONCENTRATION.
IT COMES UP, WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
IT'S LIKE HOLDING A MIKE KRONE IN ONE HAND AND HOPING YOUR FINGER DOESN'T BETRAY YOU WITH THE OTHER.
>> TRINITY CHRISTIAN FANS, ON THE LINE.
THEY JUST BEAT LANDMARK CHRISTIAN, A NON-REGION BATTLE.
51-0.
THAT OFFENSE COACH, WHAT WAS CLICKING TONIGHT?
>> WELL, THANKS FOR HAVING ME, GUYS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
REAL PROUD OF OUR KIDS, BUT REALLY FOR ME, THE PLACE I START THOUGH IS OUR SPECIAL TEAMS.
WE PLAYED AND BLOCKED TWO PODS AND GO TO TURNOVER ON THE KICKOFF.
THAT SPURRED ON THE OFFENSE.
ALWAYS GOOD TO SCORE POINTS LIKE THAT, BUT REAL PROUD OF THOSE SPECIAL TEAMS BUT TO BE QUITE HONEST, WE HAD SOMETHING HAPPEN TONIGHT THAT REALLY OVERSHADOWED THE GAME FOR US.
I HAD A CALL JUST THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FROM A MOM WHO WANTED TO SET SOMETHING UP FOR HER BECAUSE OF A 24-YEAR-OLD SON.
DUSTIN PIERCE AND AS A YOUNG MAN AND POTENTIALLY IN THE MIND STAGE OF HIS LIFE AND REACHED OUT TO SAY, HEY, HE'S GOT A BUCKET LIST WITH TRINITY FOOTBALL.
HE WOULD LOVE TO COME AND SPIN THE GAME WITH YOU GUYS AND SO IT WAS SUCH A BLESSING FOR US TODAY.
IT WAS ALSO 51-0.
HOMECOMING.
BUT DUSTIN PIERCE COMPLETELY OVERSHADOWED IT.
A YOUNG MAN WITH HEALTH ISSUES HIS ENTIRE LIFE CAME AND WALKED WITH US.
HE WAS ONE OF OUR CAPTAINS TONIGHT AT THE COIN FLIP.
RAN THROUGH THE BANNER WITH IT.
STOOD RIGHT AT THE SIDELINE AND IT WAS A TREMENDOUS BLESSING FOR US A TO BE PART OF THAT.
WE HAVE A VERSE WE TALK AROUND HERE.
LORD, TEACH ME TO NUMBER MY DAYS TO HAVE A HEART OF WISDOM AND A YOUNG MAN WHO LITERALLY, HIS DAYS ARE NUMBERED AND HE SPENT TIME WITH US TONIGHT.
IT WAS SUCH A BLESSING AND HONOR.
SO TO ME, HE WAS KIND OF THE STAR OF THE SHOW TONIGHT FOR US.
>> THAT GIVES ME CHILLS AND AS A FORMER S.E.C.
SIDELINE REPORTER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THAT STORY.
I LOVE THAT.
YOU GUYS ARE SO GRACIOUS FOR MAKING HIM THE SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT.
ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.
ANOTHER NON-REGION BATTLE.
YOU'RE 5-0.
WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE TO GO 6-0?
>> I'VE BEEN AT TRINITY NOW FOR FIVE YEARS AND ACTUALLY, THE THREE YEARS BEFORE THAT, I WAS THE ASSISTANT HEAD AT DC AND SO I MEAN, WE GOT, THERE'S A PREMIER PROGRAM.
EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T WIN IT, WE PLAYED FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP.
ELCA IS THE PREMIER SCHOOL.
WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE BETTER.
WE'RE GOING TO PLAY EACH OTHER NEXT WEEK.
I IMAGINE, WE'LL PROBABLY SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN IN THE PLAYOFFS.
THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE ONLY TIME WE'LL SEE EACH OTHER.
BUT WE'VE GOT TO PLAY GREAT TRINITY FOOTBALL NEXT WEEK.
WE'LL BE A BETTER FOOTBALL TEAM AFTER PLAYING THOSE GUYS IN TWO WEEKS AND TO MEET THEM, THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO JUST HAND YOU A GAME.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO AND WIN IT.
AND THAT WILL BE EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND SHARING THAT GREAT STORY WITH US TONIGHT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> JOHN, WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT COACH DALLAS HAD TO SAY AND THEIR GAME AND THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE HOMECOMING?
>> THAT'S AWESOME.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME.
AND THAT REALLY ISSONIICATIONS OF WHAT FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IS ALL ABOUT.
SHARE A BUCKET LIST WITH SOMEBODY AND BE PART OF WHAT THESE NIGHTS ARE.
AND WHEN YOU GET TO HEAR THESE KINDS OF STORIES, THEN WHAT THAT DOES IS YOU GET TO SHARE THAT STORY WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.
EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS WATCHING US TONIGHT WHO WILL WATCH THIS LATER, WHO WILL WATCH THIS AFTER THE FACT GETS TO SHARE IN A PIECE OF THAT STORY AND WE ALL GET TO CARRY THAT KNOWLEDGE FORWARD.
AND I THINK THAT, TO ME, IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DO THIS AND WHY IT MEANS SO MUCH WHEN IT COMES TO FOOTBALL FRIDAYS.
THAT WAS GREAT STUFF.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOHN.
THAT IS IT FOR YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SCORE KNOWLEDGE.
ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK TONIGHT AND BRINGING US ALL THOSE GOOD STORIES AS WELL.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
AND GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK.
>> SEE YOU.
GREAT TO BE BACK.
2:16 ON MONDAY FOR THE FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA PODCAST.
GREAT JOB EVERYBODY BACK THERE TONIGHT.
>> THANKS, JOHN.
SEE YOU THEN.
ALL RIGHT, I'VE GOT ONE LAST PAGE OF SCORES TO SHARE WITH YOU AS WELL.
GEORGIA SCOREBOARD.
SO MUCH MORE THAN ELECTRICITY.
THAT TOP ONE WE DO HAVE THE FINAL SCORE.
WASHINGTON COUNTY DEFEATED EVAN 43-26.
SOME FINALS AT THE BOTTOM.
DALTON 56-15 AND A PEACH COUNTY BEAT 35-13.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE FINAL SCORES ON THOSE OTHER ONES AS WELL.
SO WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED.
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND SOCIAL MEDIA AT GPB SPORTS.
FOR ALL OF THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES.
WE HAVE CONTENT COMING AT YOU FROM ALL ANGLES HERE AT GPB AND ONE THING JOHN AND I LIKE TO DO IS COUNT DOWN TO KICKOFF.
RECRUITING 2021.
IT IS OUR EMMY NOMINATED SHOW WITH MATT AND MYSELF, AIRS EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:00 AND THEN IT WILL REAIR RIGHT AFTER THIS ON GPB.ORG/SPORTS.
MY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK, I GET TO INTERVIEW ONE OF THE TOP PLAYERS OF THE STATE ON ZOOM.
YOU CAN WATCH THAT EACH WEEK.
WHAT I WAS SAYING BEFORE IS COUNTING DOWN TO KICKOFF.
EVERY THURSDAY AT NOON.
THIS IS LIVE ON FACEBOOK.
YOU GUYS, IT'S SUCH A FUN SHOW.
WE CHECK IN LIVE WITH THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS SECTION WITH OUR REGULARS AND EVERYBODY THAT WATCHES.
WE RECAP AND PREVIEW.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
IF JOHN SAYS THE WORD OF THE WEEK, HE USUALLY HAS TO DO PUSH-UPS.
JOIN US FOR COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF.
WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE ON OUR PLATFORMS.
GAME OF THE WEEK.
DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW US ON SPORTS ON ALL OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO SEE WHICH GAME WE WILL BE AT NEXT.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S THE SECOND SHOW.
THE FOOTBALL FRIDAY IN GEORGIA POSTGAME SHOW PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY.
EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE NIGHT, THANKS FOR WATCHING, AND BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.
>> SWEETHEART, DON'T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT.
>> I GOT IT, MOM.
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