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We've had one game in the books and we have got a dandy for you today.

Green Forest, Christian Eagles, Saint Francis Night Class, a championship game.

This is the fourth time these two teams have played for the state championship here.

Sam, very familiar with each other.

And that's why it's all the more excitement butts in big time players we're going to see on this floor today when he says big time, he's not just talking big time players.

He's talking about big, big time players.

Right, Sam?

We got to see some size.

We're going to see some trees.

When you watch this green for his team, you're going to see also how Saint Francis team is going to counteract that because they got one of the top players in the nation, you know, your favorite college basketball team.

These two teams may be bigger than them on the floor.

May just be.

May just be.

That's why a lot of fans we're going to see in this game.

Let's take a look at the players of interest in this one, Sam.

Okay.

First of all, for Saint Francis, he got to start obviously with Kobi Simmons.

He's been here before, obviously being a part of state championship weekend, averaging over 26 points per game.

But you see him four rebounds, McDonald's all-American and see what he can do today.

He gets his ketchup.

He's on his way to Arizona.

A great player.

I love this guy.

I have seen him play.

He had 20 as a freshman here.

And last year, Kizer Gates and Malik Beasley, who are at Xavier now and the state and Florida State were a part of this threesome.

So it's going to be great to see what they do.

Now for Green Forest Christian, let's take a look at what's going to happen with these big guys.

My goodness.

And the size.

But this guy is not one of the biggest guys, not one of the big guys, but he's the guy that gets things started and a name you've got to be familiar with as far as college basketball in the area.

Justin, first, thank you, sir.

Averaging close to 20 points per game and over 3.3 assists per game.

Of course, his dad, James US, is a standout at Georgia Tech many years ago and now here he is with an opportunity three or four state championship.

Fantastic.

Do we talk about the big guys but it's the guards also that make things happen to bring forward.

We saw this guy play last year.

He was great.

We saw Kobe play last year.

The Anderson kid has really done a great job in improving his game.

He's going to step in and be a factor today.

Let's go to John Nelson on the sidelines.

John, thank you very much.

Good afternoon, Tommy and Sam, and thank you for watching.

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We refer to Saint Francis as the defending defending champ.

So let's go into the not so Wayback Wayback Machine and show you the last team to knock off Saint Francis.

It was Green Forest.

Kobi Simmons actually scored 20 points for Saint Francis as a freshman, but it was Green Forest with the Duke 55 to 41.

Things have been Saint Francis his way in the last game of the year ever since Saint Francis, knowing all that heights in there for Green Forest, though they've been rolling through the playoffs, average margin of victory just under 29 points.

Drew Catlett when he saw Green Forest going through all those warm ups, he knew he was going to be a tall order and he meant that literally and figuratively.

So we'll see what happens with the outside and the inside when Saint Francis and Green for his crucial and send it back over to you guys and send it up.

Thanks, John.

All right.

Let's take a look at the Saint Francis keys to the game.

And they used to say friends.

And you want to text those guards for reinforcements?

You got to do that.

You got to go up tempo.

You can make those guys right and then change things up defensively on them throughout the game.

We'll be watching to see what they're able to do that in Saint Francis for Green Forest.

What are their keys to the game?

You want to maybe slow the pace, take some of the air out of the ball at times in this game.

Also control the glass and that's what you could do.

Definitely.

You're going to have the size to do that.

You're going to have the shot blockers to throw everything around the rim and then contain Kobe, if you can.

If you can, let's take a look at these starters.

The green Forest starters.

Check out these sizes, folks.

616 Your precious eye, John Okogie 63a senior, Justin Forest, six foot and a junior.

Aki Obi argued a seven foot junior.

He only blocked 22 shots in his last game.

Jordan Dugan, who has the assignment of guarding Kobe Simmons today.

I wouldn't want to do that on my best day.

And let's take a look at Saint Francis for a Regions Bank.

Kobi Simmons 616 You're headed to Arizona.

Anthony Schauffele, a six foot two senior, Wallace Tucker, a junior at the point guard Chance Anderson, who has grown leaps and bounds figuratively and factually, six foot seven, a senior.

He's a power forward.

Dru Smith six eight Power forward, Junior They're tall, they're talented, and these are two of as good a high school football teams that have come down the pike.

Let's take a look at the Saint Francis coach, Andrew Catlin.

He's had a great run there at Saint Francis, and this is his second year, I believe, in the championship game and boy, didn't they get away to a runaway start last year on Green Forest and you have to run the tall trees.

That's what you have to do.

And trust me, when I tell you, Saint Francis loves to run the basketball.

They've been over 104 points a couple of times this year.

That's a lot of a lot of points.

Larry Thompson is the Green Forest Christian Eagles head coach.

And we are set to tip seven foot and six eight jumping.

And the tip goes to Green Forest with the black and green trimmed forest at the top of the key.

Going to go to the left side whistle and a foul right away.

Colby Salmons his first you don't want to get him in fell foul trouble early in the game could that possibly happen no need to do that baseline green forest to the tree inside turn around up and in that was easy batted away.

There you go folks.

They of Italian television you know they're getting started.

Yeah.

You just don't archy over argue Saint Francis top of the key no good bodies falling all over the place Smith missed that one in the deck right Scramble over a player that was on the floor driving up you know good finish another high percentage shot by Nike LBI Good what a finish He finished that missed layup that's UConn's gonna be flying above the rim to pull that one back down to clean it up the screen above this one.

Well he's up there on the rim Just finish it right there.

No time like the present huh.

That was I think he was looking down when he slam that one.

Here's Saint Francis Tucker.

Top of the key.

Going to give it off the show Kobe nothing there far side whistle foul Simmons is second Wow Kobe Simmons two fouls already knows nothing at all What you want to see no Smith right side looking inside Kobe's only got one foul Yeah okay 626 green forest by four Saint Francis number one, Michael Leavitt.

He's coming into the game with a turnover right the way.

And another high percentage shot Precious I this is what Saint Francis did the green forest last year sucker no whistle Branford eight.

That's a danger zone.

You don't want to come running down there.

Let's take a look at this is a take away and he's coming right into your living room.

I shot right in the basket.

He's a senior.

He knows how to finish it.

Forest top of the key.

No.

Three down.

Saint Francis in a run whistle and a foul in reality looked like traveling, but not the call.

Oh, beyond the action.

His first just ran right into the back of in there hustling to get back up the floor and try to make a defensive play.

The amazing thing.

This is high school basketball.

Yeah Look at the signs saying it looks like a college game.

It really does.

And then just look like it.

It moves and plays like one does.

It does.

Yes, it does.

Know something about that.

That coach get with this success at the collegiate level coaching basketball show well at the line three toss no good here comes green forest of work to that boy Hey that time Drew Smith Smith with a nice block I'll tell you what Anderson and Smith give them some size as well.

This is not exactly a size mismatch here.

No.

Drew Smith, just let you know, hey, we could do some little missing at the basket.

Duke is into the 4 to 6 nothing green forest with a lead.

If you've just joined us size everywhere, there is no side shortage.

Forest double team loses it and Joel trying to drive and can't looking around looking for Simmons and not there matter the way Anderson missed it he just lost control of the ball like you just lost that one on the way up and so short missed everything here to give inside stolen away Kobe up and no good lost it Smith Breakaway green forest Oh no good Batted it out of bounds there Watch the action there Watch it three you might do Smith kind of started things going the opposite direction and forcing the turnover there he's been quite active defensively the Saint Francis Green Forest no good rebound green forest traffic batted away Kobi Simmons going to come out of there Kobe going to drive for the basket up no good up and good Finally got a basket Clarence Anderson with the basket up and in here is forest batted away.

I will say this the officials are letting them play.

They're letting them play, which is what they need to do.

Kobe's basket no good.

This is what they're going to allow, Anderson, to clean it up.

We're settling into a rhythm, Marcus air out of the lineup and Noah Christian is coming in and he's right in the middle there for Saint Francis.

Number 32.

Check out 21 folks.

Whistle foul there.

Saint Francis in on with the foul.

That's his first you know Victor of trying to get in the back door stolen away Here's Green forest downtown shot no tip the round no batted away picked up by Saint Francis Here comes Saint Francis Tucker driving passes off shot is up no good batted up into the stands Oh hello What play by Wallace Tucker though that aggressive on defense he was the one that was the key that got that whole situation started.

Yeah and then converted it in get convert convert and get points but he's got the extra effort going on there as well.

We're about halfway through the first quarter.

It's been interesting.

Needless to say, six two to Green Forest.

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Green Forest Christian Leeds six two to Green Forest dismissed their last six shots.

Saint Francis started the game one for six.

It definitely has been interesting.

Let's see how they got here.

Here's the Georgia EMC road to the championship Green Forest.

They beat First Presbyterian 78 to 40 tackle Square, 78, 48, Stratford 7862.

Then they've got Saint Francis today.

Now look at Saint Francis beat Savannah Christian 9543 Saint and empathetic 105 79 Whitfield 8158 And this is a different world for today.

This is yet another championship game.

Both of these teams have been there, done that.

They've played each other the last four years.

Look at the scoring, though, on the road to this championship game.

And you see that Saint Francis has scored more points in each of their three games, 78.

The number we saw each and every time for Green Forest in their games, they give you a look that goes through Catholic.

Keep your eye on number 21 in black hockey Obi are good This guy can't swat it.

He's as good a defensive player as you'll ever see.

Saint Francis batted away yet again.

That's third or even of the fourth block of the game with one of the games for him already.

Yeah that room gets to looking a little shaky Damion said.

Well top of the G third block top of the key long shot in and out no good follow up batted away whistle on the line Green forest on the line I'm going to be Saint Francis down under their own basket Kobe will trigger it in You got to get Kobe Simmons involved in the game and he is Turner and jumper no and rebound comes out of there too Obiang good Boris going to drive WHISTLE and a foul on Wallace Tucker by his first slow going so far Did he get better inbounds to Evans Evans goes right side the fast Bobby argued passes it up batted away Harlem and down under the basket and Hahnemann has it back and that's the second time he's done that the second time that Wallace Tucker has gone in and interfered with shot.

Tucker Well, be argued, Tucker.

There he is.

He's got no fear.

Turkey Tucker is six one, folks.

He's going to take it to the big fella.

There he is again.

He's relentless in there.

Shot his up.

No good follow up, no good rebound.

Going to come out to Green Forest yet again batted away and a guy like Tucker could really give his team a lot of hope.

Forest has missed their last 13 shots.

Tucker could give his team a lot of heart and that's what he's doing.

The way he's going in and scrapping and taking on the biggest guy on the floor.

Well, listen, here's some inspiration for your team.

Yeah, he he really at six one, what are you doing in there with those trees?

But he is doing what he needs to do.

Basket is up and in good Tucker going to bring it down on the left hand side driving right side out of the way Whistle and a foul on Green Forest.

Ogletree The foul and first, Noah Christie comes out for Saint Francis Tucker Shot is up no good.

Every shot has been altered, but Saint Francis has taken thus far trying to draft nice take away right there taken away over show of another block yet again whistle and a foul on Kobe argued That's why it's hard to go inside folks take a look at these right now every shot is altered except the ones that are shot clock at stop.

That's something unbelievable.

We knew it was going to be played above the rim, just not this far above the rim, which puts a premium on your free throw opportunities When you're there.

You've got to make them three day chance Anderson sinks to this kid was not that size last year he's grown a lot.

He was probably six four last year.

I remember this kid.

He was like the first one off the bench inside Hahnemann, Jumper outside.

Good shot.

Pressure's higher, batted out of bounds by Green Forest and Saint Francis loses it out of bounds.

I tell you what, the size has already altered this game.

And I'm sure Saint Francis can make a comeback here, but this group can play a lot of handshaking going on inside, Sam.

And this is serious hand, too.

I'm talking about just a little bit of pattern here and there.

There's a monster parts jumper inside.

No, Saint Francis gets the turnover out of bounds against green Forest.

So now we've got a lot of the butterflies and the extra energy out of the thing.

Now let's go down to CDC, to this place in Boston.

There you go, ten for six point lead.

Kobe has not been involved in the game at all thus far.

Tucker, right side, double teamed Anderson Jumper.

Good.

Nice shot there.

Jordan Ferguson with the bucket.

And that's just what you have to do.

And you saw started that Kobe actually started that he dribbled the ball they had three black jerseys following them to the left side of the court.

He was the back of the other side.

Take a look at it.

Inside.

Outside you find the open guy.

But you got to make it time and you've got to make those shots when you get them today.

Yes, you do.

Ferguson with a foul.

His first green forest triggers it in.

He's driving the baseline forest fakes fires back outside jumper no font for the ball under Henry I tell you what this size is absolutely unbelievable.

Have a guy like he is now in the ball game.

The first two of the game, Saint Francis down by five and the final minute.

Kobe up no good offensive foul on Kobe.

He's really frustrated right now Third foul I mean he knows well here but he knows what it means to his team.

Sure production means of this team.

They've got to win this game today.

He has to be cautious and guard against pressing can.

We had a 44 point game in the playoffs.

Forest looking firing.

No.

And the quarter is going to end there.

Not exactly what we were expecting that man.

What a lot a lot of action by the tall trees from green forest There you see that has been some swatting going on down there.

I tell you what, Bobby, I get 12 seven.

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Thank you very much, Tommy.

We're going to start the second quarter Saint Francis down by five.

And the big story, Kobi Simmons with a zero in the points so far conversations in the Saint Francis huddle they want to try to get Kobe involved using a little more motion and also since they're in the bonus they want to try to make sure that they can get those big bodies up in the air, use some fakes and some bounce passes to get those big guys up because they're in the bonus.

They get to the line.

They can shorten his five point deficit as we start the second quarter.

Thank you and good information, as always.

Green forest by only five could have been a lot worse.

Could have been, could have been Ken Tucker double team stolen away turnover another turnover layup is in by Abidemi a la Ebola a seven point lead now for Green Forest driving the lane up Ben no good followed by out of the way stolen away Yeah by Ola with the giveaway and take away at the line now for Saint Francis show Wow wow Missed everything Whoa Avery show Well tell you what.

When you get that jam back in your face, down in that lane down here, it alters your game a little bit.

Down.

Yeah, but once again, Tommy, you have a free throw right now.

Whatever happened there, one little pain is one thing.

You know, they don't do that at the free throw line.

Do they say he got to knock them down today?

If you say France's 42 eight in Saint Francis, full court pressure man to man cross the time line top of the key right side forest drives.

No, fell out of there.

Anderson came out of there with it and and back court Here comes Tucker time line right outside Anderson looking Anderson to Tucker driving up Van No good Save Breakaway Good Boris with a bucket.

Light it up left handed WHISTLE and the foul Nice execution show break show Well getting the ball back up the floor Ferguson second and far as we finish with the left hand Nice breakaway green forest 16 the eight lead 644 left and a half and far has got a chance here for a three point play number 24 Deuce Allen has come in Abdelsalam first time to green goes just what we need to have a seven footer right Yeah like threes are knocked down around that baseline right Anderson to Kobi Kobi jumper and no Anderson rebound batted away traveling for a foul Is there a foul show on first foul a lot of activity down in the lane message you're going to see all game in this matchup yes indeed we keep hoping that we'll get into a flow of things here.

Eventually we'll get there.

Yeah, just you look at Coach Thompson across the timeline.

Yeah, we threw it up and it fell in.

That's great concentration because the ball was not free.

He kept his concentration on it, gathered it back in and then put up the shot boogie with the bucket.

Now Kobe having trouble getting three.

They are really putting a blanket on Kobe batted away out of bounds it is wants to juggle three balls knocked free by Anthony show but he still is able to control get in so smart defensive play knock the ball free but he gives it back in and completes the play Got a whistle Wow officiating crew is Derrick Taylor Marc couched and drill awesome and they've got their hands full today.

Yes they do They do.

Look at them and they show well, going to trigger it in a rookie out of the game.

Kobe three.

No, can't get one of those to go quite yet.

Kobe with the steal driving pass and batted away Aki.

Oh, we are really I do he's trailing coming down Well he had 22 or 23 lay outside that time.

Yeah Nice three shot that time by Anthony Show.

Well they've got to have that They've got to have many threes today 19 to 11, eight point lead Green forest if you just join us green fires and black with the green trim Saint Francis in wide turnaround no good right Saint Francis gets the ball batted away 502 in the first half.

It'll be interesting to see what kind of half come out what kind of halftime adjustments are made by both teams.

Kobe now going to the point driving whistle foul and that's what you want to do right now.

You go, yeah, good.

You know, they want to change your shots when you come in and do a lot of blocking.

So watch monster carrier Victor Pino driving, right.

And where he want to go, he draws the contact reserves a good by Kobe.

He's finally broken the ice here.

Second shot up coming here when you get a get an opportunity.

I know you haven't had much of a run, but we sure would like for our audience to take a look at Kobe's shoes.

So he had a pretty there.

Outstanding.

There are outstanding in fourth court green forest forest jumper no rebound seen Francis in four court show to show Well green forest really getting back on defense Kobe jumper no nobody wants to throw it up there and it bad enough for the stands Cherwell had nowhere to go It looked up.

We just saw trees all around him in those shoes you talked about.

Check out the shoes.

Kobe Simmons make you up.

Those down just like him around the world.

There you go.

Gone are the days of the Chuck Taylors and black and white.

Oh, listen, I thought I was something when I had low cut converse leather all stars.

I was the deal, man.

Yeah, I know it.

Yeah, yeah.

No jumper, No one batted away and had a pair of flowers early on.

Too early.

You claim the duo flies.

No, no, no.

The Chuck Taylors.

Okay, that was elementary school.

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Let's go to the Saint Francis Huddle Coach, Catholic.

So you're like this.

It's almost like you're like this guard takes it.

It's hard for nobody, not here for this more.

It's going to get back here with the score and you're back.

Hey, come through here.

That time when he's not through a dribble, just trust curry.

Good job of track recovery.

Drill right here and there.

So I thought what was going on?

Boy oh 347 left.

What do you think, Sam?

I think the last part of this, the last 347 to go, you look to see what Saint Francis can do and what coach got the drew up, then come out and have some success going into a locker room here where all that is going wrong in all the shot blocking.

We're talking only six points down in this game right then 16 Green Forest, 19 points are in the paint.

Saint Francis, one of five Green Forest, three of five in the second quarter shot is up and rejected yet again.

Somebody goes down hard.

That's Kobe.

Kobe down hard.

He's going to have to be willing to do that today and that's going to be sacrificial lamb.

Time really will in.

And I think that's a big part of the success for Saint Francis they're able to climb includes game and take the lead and have a chance to win today three fouls on Kobe Agu.

They're going to work to get him out of the game.

You know they are in there.

He's going to go out for a while, probably out for the rest of the half, I'm sure, which opens it up a little bit.

Of course, they bring tall trees off them.

You've got another one coming up.

The French out of the green forest.

They bring more tall trees.

They do?

Yes.

Free throws.

Good.

1914 forest, top of the key, going to stop left side fires.

No rebound, Kobe.

He went high to get that one Tucker in for caught Tucker driving pulling up show Good nice move down around the baseline Anthony shows for themselves the difference Can you tell the difference?

Yes you can tell a big difference.

Shot blocker out of the game.

Yeah.

Ain't nothing.

Saint Francis run.

Oh let's take a look at show drive the baseline shot blocker out of the game up and in.

Yep.

Obiang who is on the bench right now and you can tell the difference a rookie at the line left the fires good 20 to 16 Anderson with the foul his second shot up coming good A rookie got a move Saint Francis has cut it to five It looked dim for a while but they've really gotten themselves back in the ballgame.

Lost it off of his shoe, kept it and lost it yet again.

Foul going to be called here on Saint Francis.

I think we're in one on one now show his first foul Yes there to show well Anthony show well and Avery show well three and five are the show brothers I would assume.

And Anthony I think last season played it.

The move came over to Saint Francis to play with his brother.

Yeah.

Yeah.

He's been a big contributor this season.

Yeah.

Free throw is good.

20 to 16 Green Forest rookie again.

No, the rebound comes out to Anderson Show.

Tucker to Anderson to Kobe, clearing out Kobe, that quick first step runner.

Good.

You got to get Kobe involved in the game once again.

You driving toward the basket, though?

We had you out of the game Inside up fan Good Kobe driving up no good batted away by green fast.

Kobe wanted a foul and deserve it.

Lisa Boy, they're all doing everything he does.

Time out on the court again by a Saint Francis.

He's pleading his case with the officials now they are beating him up pretty good now that they are.

But he knows what he has to do.

Sherm, don't go in there.

He's he's bleeding his case.

You have to give him credit now.

He's he's going into the danger zone many times down there, Sam.

And they've punched him around pretty good.

But he's gotten back involved in the game now and he wants a little leverage.

I believe he's doing what he has to do to bring his team along.

He wants them going in.

They've got a major obstacle in foul trouble and get him on the bench probably for the remainder of this half.

You know, it's just Come on, guys, clear a little bit inside.

You go inside.

There's Coach Gatlin, of course, for many years, very successful coach at West Virginia.

Amazing.

Yeah.

Yeah.

But a very good coach.

Yeah.

College, You know, in college.

Yeah, he is.

The Mountaineers.

The Mountaineers.

Tucker inside the Anderson Shallow.

Our Shot show.

Well, no good Kobe with the rebound Kobe going to drive and shoot No follow no batted around Knocked it down Not down yet again but will go to the free throw line He's got Ernest here today Precious air with the foul 201 left in the half and green for his his job is to make him earn everything he does and he is having to earn it.

The free throw is no good.

He's really kind of a disgusted young man right now, isn't he?

Yeah, well, this game has been altered, as we understand that through second one.

Good.

Yeah.

Good.

Shooter's roll there.

Kobe had a 44 point night in the playoffs.

It's kind of hard to come from 44 to no points in the first quarter of the next week.

You know what?

It's just like that clash you do well in Tommy.

Do you get to the final exam?

Today's the final exam.

So you have to bring that up, don't you?

You just have to bring that up.

That's okay.

You graduated to LA today.

You know, prefer I go Whoa, whoa, exam.

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Saint Francis still goes three out of 13 in the second quarter.

Green Forest.

Four out of that.

It's a five point deficit with less than 2 minutes to go in the first half.

And a crowd is beginning to really arrive here.

Look inside, whistle and a foul.

That one's going to be on.

Tucker.

I believe seeing a lot of red started to show up here and that's Morgan County and Jenkins.

They're going to play later today.

Three.

Hey, you know why they're coming early to get their seats?

Yeah they got to.

Yeah, that's it.

Game.

People must listen.

If you got anything to do outside, go ahead and get it done.

Come back in.

And at 5:00 this afternoon, you alone, you'll want to watch Jenkins of Savannah and Morgan County in their rematch, which Jenkins won on a last second shot, I believe, last year by one.

Yeah, they are back.

Second shot is up 26 to 19 seven point lead final whistle foul again Evans first foul and obviously Kobe's pleading his case as he's back at the free throw line Scott skipping grizzlies the big test for him today Sure it is watching as he's going to lead this team and his team's going to follow his lead.

He has to go in, you know, and get a little birdie, you know, just go get knocked around some, you know, But he's going to go in and shoot it, show the rest of the guys.

This is what we're going to have to do.

This is how we're going to do it.

If we're going to get this championship today, I would imagine there's an Arizona staff member here.

Oh, I'm pretty sure checking things out.

Really sure that people will say this.

I do see some Georgia jackets over in the general area where coaches generally spend some time.

Yeah.

So who knows is here watching.

You never really know, do you?

And you do sometimes.

I know we have coach Bruce Pearl here.

The Bruce Pearl wasn't happy to wave to everybody, especially after his guard Davion Mitchell without Kwame's really really down it did he really get a good commitment there?

Yeah.

Verbal commitment.

Yeah Good player forest crossing time line driving in.

It's lost out of bounds.

And Francis headed the other way.

Five point green forest lead with a minute 24 lead shrinking green needed to get a good shot that time they going up the floor They're not getting good looks at the basket they're not being patient.

They're really not being patient.

Then they've got some foul trouble inside.

All of a sudden, the left side show Tucker, Good run downtown.

Beautiful spark.

Go to the move California court.

You've got to make things happen for you on the defensive end now in that offensive did a good G on a breakaway we argue nope not OB argued it was la Ebola shot is that no good by seeing forest green forest on a breakaway.

Here's one more up and no good.

Oh boogie with a bucket attempt and it's batted away 37 seconds left.

Wallace took it a 2824 third foul on Tucker.

He's had a very busy first half.

Tucker has free throws good by Okogie.

Dutch is coming out.

Avery Show comes back for the final 37.7.

He hits the three and they take him out Joel across the time line with some nice looking shoes as well.

Roby hits the deck.

He's going knocked down, batted away WHISTLE no foul has been really bumped around pretty good the last couple of times.

Michael Evans in there just relentless on defense that number one it's a green pass.

Watch what he does.

I mean he's all over Kobe and basically denying him the basketball.

Yeah, forcing the turnover.

He's been banged around pretty good, having to get his shots free, throw as good.

Let's watch.

This is the one as he knocks it over and Simmons comes down.

Looked like he may have come down on the shoulder.

Yeah.

Seems to be favoring a dip during the game both free throws are good 30 to 24 Now back to an eight point lead as Saint Francis walks it down the floor show.

Well to Simmons.

10 seconds left Simmons knocks down the other again once again that man again Michael Edwards just doing things to keep him off stride.

Evans with his second foul, not let him get into the things that he wants to do.

He knew he was sizing up to try to make some type of move here to get to the basket, to end the first half is the third foul now on Evans right and he has been like flypaper on Kobi Simmons second shot by Kobi is no good First shot no good second shot coming 3224, second one good 30 to 25.

Driving far good.

Wow.

Right now in the first half, what a man.

What a way to end the first half overall, James watching gets that shot off and what a great slow motion.

There he is again.

Again.

Oh, Guruji, 13 points all in the second quarter.

Let's go to L.A. with Coach Thompson.

Thank you very much, Tommy, you there's going to be a lot of bumping and thumping going on in there, but you kept Simmons in check.

A guy like that, he just got to be there.

He's a great, great ball player.

We just want to limit his touch.

And when you do get touches, we want to make sure that they are way beyond the three point line so we can run another guy.

And we're just the ground with him.

He's a he's a he's a great, great ball player.

And you talk about that grind, Obiora and Evans both have three foul trouble, a concern for you?

Maybe.

Actually it really is a foul.

So we got a couple of guys that got two and three fouls, but we can't let that stop us.

We got to continue to trust the process, continue to work on defense, and if ref calls the foul, somebody has got to step up.

All right.

We'll see you on the flip side.

Thank you.

That's it for Coach Thompson.

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We are at the break of the GHC boys single-A private school game between Saint Francis and reinforce Christian.

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The last four state championship and boys single-A private.

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You know Saint Francis two Time back to back State champs 2014 2015 and Green four as Christian won it in 2013.

So I know but many say many will say the green for Christian is one of the best teams in the state.

Forget the classification, all the talent that they have on the floor, and certainly they're proving to be the case so far out there in the first half.

So we'll see what happens here as we get ready for the second half where Tommy Palmer and Sam Crenshaw will be calling the game.

They'll be joined by John Nelson on the sidelines.

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A lot of rejects, a lot of rejections going underneath.

You know, you're going to pay your price.

You're going to go inside to get your shot blocked.

Are you going to go inside and maybe get to the free throw line?

And that's what we saw.

A lot of women's games rising in the summer.

Refusals, Yes.

Because very active in the game.

And I want to call in the block.

But he was doing anything.

He got to get fouled.

Roman with three fouls.

You going to be able to go to the bench there for final part of the first half of the game?

As they start the second half, though, he'll be back in action.

These are not just seven footers, six, ten guys.

These are players.

These are guys that can really get it done.

You know, they make the transition, make the adjustments.

You have to get them outside.

And once he went to the to the bench for the foul trouble, you see, it clears the way to drive in and get some quiet protection.

And that's what Saint Francis was able to do.

Some there just before that, just for halftime thing that was amazing about it was Saint Francis made a great run but then Green forest late and maybe the last a minute and a half you know so here's the guy we've heard all that talk about in most points are not going to get it done today.

Tommy.

Nine points and four rebounds would not get it done at all.

He's a marked man.

He's no secret.

Everybody knows what he's capable of doing and that's why they're ramping up the defensive effort on him.

Bledsoe us in early in the first half.

It's up to him to continue to drive inside and show his team.

If we go inside it may it blocked some time.

We also can get the bigs in foul trouble and clear the space for everybody to be able to do things better.

Come on, he's got to be the guy that makes the difference.

All right, John and John Nelson's got to talk to Coach Catlett here and we'll see how rough he thinks it's been.

And let's go now.

Thank you very much, Tommy here with a coach.

Tall timber underneath.

You knew it.

It was going to be a big battle with a bunch of trees under there.

Yeah, we're having trouble finishing some of our shots inside.

Getting in the paint.

You got to do a better job of pump thinking or maybe kicking the ball out.

But, you know, we're in the game and they made a little run there at the end of the quarter.

We got into it and a half.

We got it to four, but we're just not we're not lining up in our deep right defense.

We're getting mixed up.

We're calling some different defenses and we're not getting lined up and giving them some easy baskets or put backs.

And I know that a better job of taking care of the ball.

But, you know, just just play better.

And I know that Kobe's locked in right now at 149, a frustrating first half for him.

Well, they're doing a good job defensively, grabbing, holding.

And that's a good, good philosophy.

We got to do a better job of getting him open, move all the guys who got the step up.

Thanks, coach.

All right.

All right, Tommy, That's a look for the first 16 minutes.

Let's start the second 16.

Well, the amazing things the referee is, we're talking to both coaches and calm it down, folks.

This is getting out of hand.

And I think there have been ample warnings.

And, you know, the game has really been very physical.

You and I even commented about how physical this game has been.

I don't think they're going to tolerate it the second half to the officiating crew of Dairy Taylor Mark to throw Lawson 24 miles call in the first half and then we're going to see what happens.

Here we go.

Green forest in possession forest top of the key going to drive and try to shoot it taken away by Cherwell looking down for Kobe up and just missed the ball.

Kobe tried to come through the baseline.

Obuchi got a drive going to stop going to pass drives to forest and up and in Wow you light it up and in he's back He's back Anderson with the foul That's his second drive in the dish.

And Obama has to change his shot.

He can do it and still count it.

And he goes to the free throw line.

These are athletic, seven footers, folks.

They didn't just get off the bus.

They know what they're doing.

Missed the free throw and Kobe's going to bring it down.

Jammed.

And Doug has been assigned to Kobe.

Shot is up.

No good rebound for four and show it's going to be in foul trouble.

All right.

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Field goals, 12 out of 37.

Six out of 29, 32%.

Green Forest, 21%.

There is the difference in the game, just like in the girls game before points in the paint.

20 points for green Forest basketball game right down for Saint Francis.

You got to find a way to counteract that.

Yes you do.

Green forest in four court shot is up and good rookie with the bucket He's got 13 now Anderson driving and shooting Nice little move there by Anderson and he's a guy who may have to be a difference here today.

You talked about the role he had played with his team previously.

You covered them last year.

The lip is wrong here because you have to be a guy to make a difference.

A good g. Top of the key going to pull up jumper.

Good.

Wow.

From downtown.

Well we talked a lot about the big guys when it comes to green forest the guards the guard play so important Kobe fan no good altered it did be good in for cork up fan no good rebound show Well now we're running now we're smoking Kobe lead up no good batted away by precious early Fire out of bounds Look at Simmons Nice move but kick at the finish He's had to change that shot the last time and this time around to do creative will get get get the reverse.

He didn't get to go but he's got to keep doing that.

He has to keep trying to keep coming.

He's I will say this for him to have the kind of game he needs to have, he's got to be creative here in the second half.

Definitely.

Joel in the back of the rim, top of the backboard and not in there and he had everything forest his first foul second one upcoming good 4128 13 point lead oh go would Gee Ben good that was partially blocked Joel now we're going to run a little bit Ben batted away the good shot from Drew Smith driving in and got it turned around Baseline jumper no and Kobe goes down as well.

John Goodin that's 303.

He's been doing the job on Kobe.

He has when he goes out.

Michael Evans has come in Kobe three and that's what you've been waiting to see from him.

That's what he's got to do.

Kobe's got to shoot it on the run.

It's the saying goes two and a half minutes into the third quarter green forest, right where they left off, Sam going in the half ten.

Let's take a look at this very nice fall away, beautiful shot.

This guy can not only drive baseline Yeah, mix it up inside, but he shoots it well from the outside.

Remarkable range.

Remarkable range.

And he got a quick release on that one.

He does have a quick trigger if they can get him away from Duggan who have just Oh look let's take a look at it, Sam, and catch it.

Get rid of it just like that.

When he was actually in the motion and just moving away when he shot.

Well, we think about that.

A guy that we see every day on the headlines is a guy named Steph Curry, a guy who was able to just get that quick, very quick release.

You see a touch of it right there.

That's what it's going to take a good guy.

And the takeaway another takeaway and another takeaway by Forrest up and in and fouled out under great head's up play Tucker his fourth it's a play by Justin Flowers There he is knocks it free and drives in and one Tucker couldn't believe it could he And he's going out and Forest's going to go to the line one here in the third Saint Francis is three out of five Green Forest is five out of seven.

Now free throw no good.

Anderson with in four court Anderson goes up tries to put it in batted away fell down there precious on the foul in four court now to the free throw line goes Anderson he'll be shooting to Anderson six seven tall kid very athletic probably will play welcome back our excuse the technical difficulties We're back now at the Macon Center plex, which is at the moment really beginning to fill up in anticipation of the games which you are now watching and those which are coming up later today.

Obuchi, too, forest fires, top of the key, looking down to go right side and dust obuchi driving back to the way Obuchi has had a good day at the office Sam 12 point lead now Simmons he's come out here to start the second half and done some things to really help his team and really asserted himself offensively in the second half of this game.

The green Car is third foul on Kobe and Eguchi fires The rookie has seven points in the quarter Yep 4633 Green forest with a 13 lead Anderson down under up fan batted away again are argued forest driving good Anderson couldn't catch up with him now your defense is speeding your offense here's Kobe no forest blocking foul going to be called Anderson on Anderson the third foul on Anderson more forest really got hurt there He's going to shake it out the car, which is what he really is.

I are going to throw it in dug in across the time line, right side top of the key, now left side forest, three ball, no no good.

Joel, across the time line, left side, going to give it to Kobe.

He's going to drive the lane Kobe good up and in by Kobe drove down the lane forest right side green forest gets it up an end whistle and a foul.

Justin Flores Anderson let's take a break.

Green Forest 50 to 35 lead.

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Macon Coliseum Macon Center plex 341 for the third.

We got a free throw coming up with someone that is intimately with this gentleman.

You call him Tank James.

Yeah, that was a nickname that I gave him from birth.

I mean he's always been a, you know, big kid and a strong kid.

So it was a nickname that stuck with him.

James For his team, for his basketball.

When you get to see the second generation out here, how cool is that?

It's real cool.

You know, we've put a lot of work in some of these kids, like John Taguchi for his yard just and those guys played with me.

Doing the summit is a great fulfilling.

It's a great feeling to come out and see them able to play this style of basketball.

Good to see you, big fella.

Thanks a lot.

But he's going to get back to daycare or child care and stuff and watch the free throw at the other end.

Back to you guys.

It's nothing like being told you're going back to daycare.

What's your gut feeling when he goes back with a smile?

Brad?

But wrap up there.

Yeah.

And his son has really had a very good game in the second half, very stable in the first half.

But he's really asserted himself here in the second half.

Forest fires.

Good.

Three point complete.

5135 now 16 point lead.

Saint Francis still struggling with this tenacious green Forest defense up and no good Kobe follows no green forest rebound Obuchi dishes off and that could be an offensive foul on forest That's his second I mean you have to kind of lowered that shoulder which is the last thing you need to do well, so the ball comes back the other way.

Yep.

Kobe working one on one with Doug and Kobe going to drive the lane and pass off.

Nice move by Kobe.

Do you see what he did?

He drove in, drew the defense his way, and Ferguson made the bucket.

He has to do more of that.

He sure does.

5137 inside up, no good.

It will be argued that just short clip that was short.

Yep.

The left hand hook So back comes Saint Francis Kobe trying to get free He is really been blanketed today no doubt show all three ball no good battle for it traveling traveling called on precious air down in the lane they're really still getting after it pretty good Obviously the referee's warnings have not helped a whole lot as it it it's it's calmed down enough we go and that's what's a little foul and that's the way you do it.

You go in and you get that foul call.

You throw that contact.

Exactly.

Good work by Noah Christian the fourth foul on Obi out.

You've got to get a new number in there for him 234 left in the quarter shot is up and no good you have to score when the clock has stopped.

We can't say that enough.

No.

Of Christie at the line.

His second one coming up.

He took a good punch to the head when he went up for the rebound, didn't he?

Did the second one good That and 51.

There's some pressure there's the pressure driving O missed the dunk down under top of the key show Well looking trying to get it to Coby whistle a foul What up with victory I know he's a big big guy he's right there not to be in the rim and he missed it missed that one missed it He won't hear the end of that one for a while Blake No pressure in the back court show Well Forest nice move by show.

Got a rabbit hole traveled dug and down and tired.

I think that was dug in, was it?

Nope.

No victory.

No, no, no.

Yeah.

Got a whistle blocking foul.

Yeah.

Here's that same Crenshaw dunk for you.

That's me.

This is what you don't do at home.

Kids going to dunk if it makes noise.

It's not a good thing.

No shot is up.

No good follow.

No good tip, no good follow no good.

The foul.

Not very good either.

No But getting the second, third and fourth opportunity just can't get it to go through the show.

Well, his seconds, remember now there's two show wells here in the lineup.

You've got Avery and Anthony.

So when I say show, well, once five, once three free throw is up in the air and good by me a lot.

Eola the second one good 142 left in the quarter your go show on the right side now back across to show well top of the key gets it down to Kobi show Well three ball no follow up is no good That's right Who's been impressive is Noah Christie who's come off the bench.

He's down there mixing it up pretty good.

He knows what his role is.

He goes with his coach, what his team needs from him.

He's going in and doing just that.

He gets back to the free throw line.

Third foul on forest free throws, good big guy shoots it pretty good.

Do the does what Christie shooting the second of 214 point lead for green forest second money no good slowly walking it down the floor pressure now driving no Christie fighting really hard down there and so comes out of the fray with it.

The point guard show up two Christie on the break.

Christie's making a contribution here.

Who's playing well, the big fella going, you come up and come off the floor, look for the big fella, do something good for you.

Let's race to fast break Sam as a break with Christie right near the finish it four fouls on show.

Well 5341 I'm sure Green Florence feels like St Francis is just not going away and I don't think they are too you know they're not they're right here.

They're getting good minutes off players from the bench now and they got Obi Ugwu on the bench right now with that fourth round.

No good bye forest.

Ten points would be nice.

They could get there if they can get there by the end of the third quarter.

Tim's doable, don't you think?

It's 13 now and Kobe is bringing it down this time?

Kobe going to make the drive and going to draw the foul?

That's what you have to do.

Yes.

And this be on the bench right now.

And that's what they have to do.

They got to drive in and get these shots, these opportunities to go to the straight.

Doug, question now is, when do you bring him back your coach Thompson?

When do you bring him back?

You start the fourth quarter with him with nine and you wait two or 3 minutes.

And at what point do you bring in your guy who's your rim protector?

I would only bring him in.

And the last four or 5 minutes of the game, if it got under ten, seven, eight, nine point free throw by Kobe is good.

5443 because the first thing they're going to do is go right at him.

When he comes off the bench that night, you got to believe it.

Yeah.

Take away Does it whistle on the timeout call?

Yep.

35 seconds left.

It's an 11 point game.

You get a three here.

It's going to get really interesting coming down the stretch.

But no, I would I definitely would not put him back in because that's the first thing they're going to do.

He's got four fouls.

Yeah, he's a shot blocker but they're going to they're going to take the chance of a charge to bring it right at him.

Absolutely.

That's that.

And I think that's the big question going into the quarter this game.

Do you bring at what point do you bring him back?

Here you go there.

But look at Kobe Simmons coming in, much talked about the McDonald's all-American.

You know what he would have to bring to this game.

He's got bounced around today and they've gotten foul trouble early.

He got some foul trouble early and then later on and able to get some shots to Paul Millsap.

A quick release right here.

If you get him open, he's going to hurt you.

On Green Forest in full court.

An 11 point advantage batted away Saint Francis Three of last eight Green Forest has missed their last seven shots and admittedly now they have had some high percentage shots with Diego Vargas down inside they have third foul by Christie, third foul on Christie shot is up and no good rebound going to come down to Saint Francis.

Wow almost Threw it away Jordan Ferguson with the rebound and Kobe across the time line with 15 seconds left in the quarter.

Kobe driving the lane and teardrop fell right in and that's just what you want to see And it's a ten fast.

You didn't want to see that great play by Justin Flores excellent pass from the inside and Lyle Hill and played it up but it's still a 12 point ballgame and that's anybody's ballgame.

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Let's go to John Nelson, who's been in both huddles during the timeout.

As we start this final 8 minutes, let's start with the guys on the left in Green Forest the philosophy they're with Larry Thompson.

They're not going to change anything defensively.

Why should they?

They're up 12 because they know that they're going to wanting to get meaning St Francis, get Kobi Simmons involved, even though Simmons is four of 16 from the floor after three quarters on the Saint Francis side.

They want to speed the game up try to beat Green four is back down the floor in transition and create even more foul trouble than Green Forest is already in.

Back to you.

Thank you, John.

Here's the foul trouble Tucker with four.

Simmons with three.

Schauffele With four Green forest dug in forest Obiang and Evans Obiang, who is the key with four and he is not back to start this fourth period which is and we wondered if he would come back now we now know he's not.

Anderson dishes off to Tucker Are we having a clock issue again?

You can see and we look it up.

We argue they're sitting waiting and he's been sitting for a while.

He's not going to be like he was.

It takes a while to get warmed up again.

That's true.

When you said you get cold feet in a game like this, what do you want to keep a guy like that move and you want to keep him ready to come in and contribute.

But he's been there a while, so on 20 seconds off the clock, it's down to 739.

It seemed to be hung up at 758 for a moment.

Anderson and under batted away by forest.

So it'll be great.

It'll be Saint Francis down there basket.

Kobe's going to trigger it in 12 point lead for Green Forest show a rather Tucker couldn't get the shot away couldn't pull the trigger on it.

Kobe turned around Jumper no rebound going to come out to Green Forest forest in a hurry Dishes to the left jumper No missed everything My goodness Show Well they're going to run show Well driving pass is off to Anderson good ten point game now 5747 and that's what they have to do in a hurry back the other way while on the breakaway and league now a 12 point game again 650 left in this one Kobe three pointer.

Yes and out it just went in and out Double team forest dishes up you know good follow no good follow good forest had to put it back up and in on the fourth try the fourth opportunity is second, third or fourth opportunities.

Tell you what they are winning the boards Kobe let's take a look at it.

Offensively the boards have been all green.

Forest misses is a and then for us to finish he finished it the smallest tree out there in the forest in the green forest Kobe at the free throw line.

3931 Really amazing.

I would have thought the edge was green forest.

3939 As far as rebounds are concerned, they're remarkable.

You would you would think that Green Forest would have a big advantage in rebounding was going at this stage of it Kobe cuts it to trial lie Loyola Duggan dug in calls time out does green forest boy they him over here yeah right in front of our broadcast area.

He was in deep distress, wasn't he?

Is called time out Coach Thompson gets up and calls timeout 6149 now they're switching defense is on him and Duggan who has really been Kobe's nemesis today Watch this got him from the backside and when you get into that danger zone, there's nothing you can do.

But look at that.

He got out there.

How about he just threw it up there?

Doesn't count.

What an inappropriate time to go all the time.

All right, Coach Saint Francis, one out of three green fires.

Two out of five here in the fourth quarter.

We played 2 minutes in the middle.

Okay.

Take a look at it.

Tyson, I was thinking I got let's take a look at that huddle again.

He is okay.

He was telling someone else to take the ball.

Good guy is in to handle the ball.

And Duggan, who has been on Kobe, Jordan are Kobe, Jordan, Simmons, all day long.

A rookie top of the game, no hurry, drives the lane, lays it up and no good.

Wow, he did everything right except they didn't get the shot.

The ball sure did.

Joel Top of the key left side coming through the door.

Nice move by Jordan Ferguson coming downtown ten point game.

That's one pass.

An excellent passing and show I believe has found out of the ball game.

Let's see this nice move good passing coming down the lane Ferguson yeah that show Well foul Yeah he's got five with 535 left in the game 6151.

So I would imagine being the coach that I am from the bench over here with Jordan.

I'll take over the point which may free him up to be able to pull up some long range bombs.

Maybe so 6251 Green Forest, Christian.

And the crowd really continues to flow into this play.

It is championship Saturday in Macon and there's a lot of red and white uniforms and jerseys and paraphernalia because Jenkins warriors wear that red and gray.

Morgan County wears red.

You're going to see a sea of red here and about 30 to 45 minutes traveling on Saint Francis and green Florence going to get it back.

Now they're going to a full court press play.

Loyola going to go right side of Gucci who has it batted away, puts it back up and end line a la Ebola through the back door no not good And Kobe he's got him batted away from Doug.

And boy, those two have really gone at it today.

Coach Thompson said he was going to put Doug in on it and he has really been on it.

He's done a tremendous job.

Those guys helped out, too.

Evans has helped out some, yeah.

Evans crossed the time line to double teamed driving.

OGLETREE Yeah.

What was that?

That was a basketball.

Wow.

That nice play.

He has the double team.

He comes out and drives right through the middle of it.

Third, foul breaks the double team drive splits.

Two defenders, ends up missed the free throw 6651 green forest on a little run here to Anderson downtown shot no good They are sacrificing bodies here aren't they.

Yeah Anderson tried to save it, but could not hit the deck pretty hard.

It bounces right back up.

Coach Catlett's going to call timeout.

He has seen enough for a while here.

You don't want it to get out of hand here.

We're almost halfway through the final quarter.

6651 and the Green Forest Tall trees lead this one.

They do.

And we won it all the time.

When we're going to see you'll be able to come back into the game.

And so far they haven't really been a team here.

In the fourth period, we got 426 to go in the game.

And so we wondered, do you bring him back or you right now just waiting to see what Saint Francis does.

Will it it Obiang who has 6.6 blocks, seven rebounds.

Kobe is more an out He has been punched and pulled in and I don't mean literally no but I mean it's it's been you know fair game but he is literally worn out as you can as you can see his numbers for the game.

So for 20 points, he's got five rebounds, a couple of assists.

Let's get some information from John Nelson.

John drifted into the Saint Francis huddle Tommy and Sam biggest thing from coach Catlett trap trap trap face guard at every opportunity you're down 15 halfway home you've got to get some quick turnovers and quick points.

Thanks John.

Saint Francis two out of four in the fourth green.

Three out of seven.

And they're trying to put pressure in back court.

Green Forest driving batted away got a steal Anderson with the steal FERGUSON Back to Tucker top of the key Tucker down in the corner looking Tucker driving foul.

Doug in his fourth I would imagine Kobe would be happy to see Doug and fell out of the game.

He's very much happy.

But here he's coming back in the game now.

The idea of Beyoglu coming back into the game four oh to go with the 15 point lead, even if he goes out, you you feel like you got things in pretty but your man right now.

Yeah free throw no good Kobe and oh Beyoglu has just picked up I believe it was at his you know that's this could be his fifth That's on Obi Argos that's on him.

He's had he been sitting for a while to get back into the flow of the game to its own.

He knows it.

Look at him standing over there and he's looking.

He's looking.

He's he's getting ready to exit.

Anderson took a tumble.

When you stay out of the game and you come back in, there's a difference when you stay out eight or 9 minutes and come back in, you're not at the same level.

He's warning.

He's talking the coaches again.

Yeah, it's yeah, I don't know why they're discussing this.

If they want to know if two guys fouled out or if if one found out and Coach Thompson's not not happy at all about where this discussion is gone.

No, this is let's see what's happening here now.

Now, Thompson's talking to his assistant, you know, knows about that.

Five fouls.

There you go.

There he goes.

There you go.

Yeah.

Kobe argued and we talked about this.

Sam didn't last long.

Know what?

I tell you how long it lasted?

3 seconds.

He came in with the 405 mark, and he's gone.

And 4 to 2.

I knew if you brought him back and he's cold.

You know, there is a difference when you've been out eight or 9 minutes and he's been out the most of the second half.

But you look the score and you say, okay, reward is that much you don't think?

Yeah.

Now Saint Francis makes a run here.

Everybody's going to second guess, Did you bring him back in?

So we'll see, Anderson.

Good.

But they've been able to hold on without him.

You so much of of the second half of this game.

But there's still some danger, Will and will, Anderson, the danger zone, if you know what I mean, as far as foul trouble on Green Forest, they've got some other trees in foul trouble to Obuchi whistle traveling, I would assume.

Is that or 3 seconds one of the other Tucker in four court right side driving up no good and above the rim goes Anderson couldn't get the rebound 13 point lead green forest driving NOGUCHI passes it off Finally got that one right, didn't he?

Yep.

Angola with a slam and the block Anderson with a follow.

No, I'll tell you what they'd do after shots, don't they batted away Anderson Kobe, one on to break.

Kobe nice little shot in the lane.

6853 now 55, 68, 55 to 58 left to go in the game.

Kobe has played well in the second half, but he has played well.

Another man in his uniform as well.

Duggan has been there.

He has been there throughout this game and throughout the second half.

And, you know, he did the things they had to do.

You folks talking and have done.

Yeah, just saying the magnitude of the type of player that he is, we just do what we have to do to try to hold on.

And he's in the second half, 13 points in the second half.

So let's going to just to give you the indication of what kind of basketball team we're talking about with Green Forest, Pebble Brook we'll play later will be Westlake for the six league championship.

Did they?

They were one of the victims of rain forest, not 32.

Yes.

No plus was beaten by Green Forest.

Overall Miami, they really take them down.

You know some of the top teams in any category, the classification in this state.

And that's what makes him so impressive.

It seems that no matter who you put on the floor against him.

Well, in our interview session earlier in the week, I asked Coach Larry Thompson, I said point blank, question loaded, Are you the best basketball team in the state of Georgia?

He said without a doubt, he did not pause and muse it and think about it or anything.

He just said, Yeah, we're the best team.

They have a win over Pace Academy, a team that I left with the trophy yesterday, 42 Green Forest points were in the paint.

That will tell you what's going on.

Forest Triple team and another foul down under Avery show Well is going to foul Eola that's his third foul fly over has been a factor here You don't lose you lose a little bit of size but you don't lose lot of high.

Nope, nope.

He's going in and he has a great game one another player in double figures who?

Another player in double figures for Green Forest and Precious eye is not small and by any stretch of the imagination either.

Second one good Kobe in back court.

Michael Evans working on him.

Ferguson down in the corner.

Back to Kobe three Good nice shot.

Kobe.

He started that from the other side of the floor through the pass and worked his way over, was open for the three pointer forest, driving good offensive that's going back offensive foul that is on forest and he has found out isn't he's gone he's fouled out that's his fifth what a game by Justin Flowers He just he quietly had 13 points offensive foul he didn't think so Kobe knew it though I think ten in the second half Forest managed to draw that foul and get him on the bench is done.

No, he did.

And he still doesn't like it.

That's his dad.

Yeah, he doesn't like that very much.

Kobe jumper.

Yeah.

Yes.

Warming up.

He's warming up.

Pope is late.

Yeah, it's late, but he's still warming up.

69 6208 to go if he keeps doing that.

He seems to have gotten the second wind when we talked about earlier.

We should on time out.

He was sitting there and his head was down and Tucker has just found out that's going to hurt.

Tucker has really had a good game.

He has he's been scratched, managed the ball well and.

He has been under duress as well.

But I remember early in the game, he was going up in front of the screens for his bigs and saying, hey, I'm going to come here, I'm going to play you, I'm going to challenge you.

Even though I'm just one of the smaller guys on the floor.

He's done that.

He definitely has.

And he's coming out new number into the lineup.

Sean Paradise in Paradise.

Ninth Grader.

Wow, what a baptism here state championship game.

2 minutes and 8 seconds left.

We had three green pass to Saint Francis.

The foul out of the game So far we would have thought most of them would have come earlier.

To be honest with you and Kobe goes down yet again.

And that's a victor into his third.

And he's seen limited duty today.

Yeah, Kobe goes to the line 11 point deficit 201 left hand man.

The crowds are coming in.

Yes, they are.

This place is filling up.

It is.

Watch this.

Oh, yes, he did.

I don't know that it was that severe.

That's a fear.

That is one of the Academy Awards.

Yeah, there is.

There's the Golden Globe.

There's a budding thespian.

Here we go.

Miss them.

But batted away.

Green Forest will get it going the other way.

Won 58 left in this one same 11 point lead.

Still not over No in four court stolen away Anderson now stolen back the other way.

Oh G who runs into Ferguson.

You got to give you credit there.

He stayed in the game, stayed in the play.

He kept focus on the ball and where the ball was and where it was going for Ferguson.

All right.

Know Ferguson with a foul.

His fourth still 144 left they had to steal and show will have broken away.

It was going to be an easy layup at the opposite end for Saint Francis free throws.

No good watch.

He has been deadly there he he has not had a bad day shooting free throws.

Second one is good 25 points for a rookie Kobe looking he's double team young to drive pull up jumper no Ferguson back to Kobe jumper no tip Anderson no breakaway whistle and a foul got a foul call but Coach Catlett says what four fouls on show.

Well Anderson Anderson I think he may be let's let's see let's see what they call here intentional foul.

They grabbed him on the arm.

Yeah grabbed him by the arm.

So they call in an intentional foul on him and the trainers getting a look at it Anderson.

Yeah, Anderson went down hard and then substitution and he just you know, when he comes back into the game, Anderson, obviously must be bleeding free throws.

Good.

Next one's no good.

26 points Now for Ogletree and I get the ball 13 point lead 123 left.

Oh, Boogie.

He's warmed up in a hurry.

The new entry into the lineup has ended.

He is fast underneath and the finish.

There's a nice finish there, Victor.

You know, Geno didn't bang it off the front iron like earlier.

No, definitely.

Kobe has it batted away green fires looking for help.

Got it.

And whistle the foul Now they can feel it on Avery show.

Well he's fouled out Green forest crowd can feel it Yeah less than a minute to go It has been a war this these two teams have played each other the past four years in the championship game.

Green Forest won it four years ago.

Saint Francis won it two years in a row.

And now it looks as if when, unless the bottom falls out of the world here, Green Forest is going to win this one.

Oh, good, G. The lefty fires.

No, I must have jinxed second shots.

No rebound.

Ferguson Kobi Simmons across the timeline Kobe to Ferguson back to Kobe Kobe driving, driving, firing whistle and a foul.

Wow.

Oh, that's some term tech with Rayola.

Yep The first foul on LA Ebola free throws.

No good Kobe is worn to a frazzle.

He generally does not miss free throws has been that kind of game.

It has got that one got the second offensive foul or is it a block?

I thought he called an offensive foul, didn't he?

Looks like it.

Yeah, he did offense he fouled Saint Francis ball a rookie his third Kobe will trigger it in in the Ferguson back to Kobe Kobe downtown Wow wow wow that's a downtown three Saint Francis cuts it to 12 and now with 24 seconds left a whistle in yet another foul.

Kobe Simmons, it shows you a little bit more of his range and what he could do.

And it's not going to be enough on this day.

He's not going to be good enough on this day.

But people who watched him or maybe you haven't seen him play before, you see him a little something, just not getting enough today.

And he's taking some he's taking a pounding.

He sure has.

He really has.

Wow.

57 fouls in this game.

That's not a lot.

76.

60.

So there was nothing fluid about either offense today.

It's like whistle abuse.

Yeah.

Use that whistle too much today.

One of the most physical basketball games I believe I've ever seen.

Oh, man.

Hit it off his head and knocked it out of bounds.

Back to Kobe downtown.

No good.

Follow up is.

Good.

He's good.

Nice play Down under.

Yeah.

John Carradine's ninth grader.

We said getting an experience and real fast answers.

Yeah.

And the final score is going to be Green Forest 78.

Saint Francis 66 Green First Christian, now the class of one of the champions in Indiana.

What a what a way to finish up the season.

Well, for this team and what they've done throughout the season, you wonder what they were going to do when they were facing a pretty stern task here today.

But no answer from the inside.

The points in the paint, as we saw at halftime, begin this game, just like it was for the girls going to start early.

It was definitely green for us.

Christian Ingles, our little boys, Class one, a private champions two and two and head to head against these two teams over the last four years.

Then a great game 7866 your final.