He's going coast to coast, clear the runway.

He's coming in.

It's a slam tap to pull up from three.

Watch this guy.

Go drive.

Backs it in and gets it.

Hello, everybody, and welcome.

Tommy Plummer, along with Larry Smith, set to bring you game two of many from the Making Center flags.

This one's got to be a dandy.

It's going to be Saint Francis, 23 and seven against Winfield, 23 and six.

But these two Class eight teams have played all comers.

And, Larry, we have got so much talent in these two teams.

It is going to be amazing to the viewing audience at what these small schools can do with the basketball.

Yeah, we've been impressed this entire weekend, and this one will not disappoint either.

Look at these two schools keys.

Let's look first at the players of the game.

The two guys are really watching first for Saint Francis.

He is a young player, six, five, six, six point guard, Kobe, Jordan Simmons.

His parents clearly basketball fans, 17.3 points per game.

He's been all-region twice.

And again, he is such a young player.

SIMMONS Meanwhile, on the other side for Winfield, we're watching Eric Lockett scores in double figures.

He is one of the key players, many key players right here headed in George Mason to play for Paul Hewitt, the former Georgia Tech coach up there.

A couple of outstanding players for these two schools.

Let's take a look at those starting lineups.

For Regions Bank, for Winfield, Bernard Ryan, Brendan Myles, Norman Harris, Eric Lockard, Lockett and Courtney Alexander.

That's for Whitfield.

Now for Saint Francis Knights.

Kobe.

Jordan Simmons.

McKinley.

Brown Molina.

Beasley.

Kizer Gates and Josh Coleman.

Two of the Keys a game right now as we get ready for this one Tommy for Saint Francis rely on experience I mean this is his last year you made it all the way to the state title game.

We had a lot of young players, only one senior on that team.

So these guys have been here before.

Third time is a charm.

You lost this team twice before.

Make it happen on the third time for Winfield Academy.

On the other side, make things happen.

Make sure you take advantage and take control of this ball game and slow down.

Simmons as well.

We know what he can do.

What an outstanding player he is.

You've got to keep him in check.

You're going to want to contend for this championship on the back of a warm up jersey.

Saint Francis has got one family, one team, one dream, one ring.

Saint Francis on the warm up shirt.

Tyrone Johnson is trying to work against that theory as the head coach of the Whitfield Academy.

Wolfpack.

That's right.

Again, they've already beaten them twice before.

Coach Huff, meanwhile, for Saint Francis, a no nonsense kind of guy, he was one of the first people out here today before I had our first game ended, one of the first guys to walk out here and get ready for this matchup.

True.

Very true.

A lot of size, a lot of speed, lack of ability.

It's going to be just we're getting ready to tip it off here.

I do like that one family, one team, one dream, one ring.

Yeah.

Saint Francis, they were here a year ago.

Lost to Green Forest Christian by 11.

This late in the game.

It was an even game.

And the amazing thing I want to take a look at this kid who has grown up on the inside.

Coach Huff told us that he had a player who had grown in the off season, and I don't remember anybody being six, nine and a wide of girth.

I want to I want to see if I may believe in this guy.

This has got to be number 30 because he is a giant down inside.

Saint Francis Knights will be wearing a white with a blue trim and Whitfield will be wearing the darker uniforms.

Taking a look at the ages, we've got some senior leadership on.

WHITFIELD You got three seniors, four seniors there on Saint Francis.

You've got a couple of seniors, but that's it.

These are basically young basketball teams.

When you take a look at 15 players, I was amazed when I watched this Saint Francis team play a year ago because I knew with their lack of age they were going to be back.

It is extremely difficult to play in a state championship one year and then come back and play again the next year.

So many bad things can happen along the way, so many intangibles that you you don't plan for.

Joe, John Hall, Willie Crosby, Verne Lattimore.

We're really getting tested today because this one's going to be physical.

It's going to be running, it's going to be up a great deal of size.

Tip control to Saint Francis.

And here is Jordan Simmons in back court down inside looking pile low post which you don't see very much anymore Here's Saint Francis no good battled above the rim Get ready folks Here we go again.

All right.

All right.

You know, we just wait.

We lead the league.

We lead the league here with this broadcast team.

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We lead the league in players attracted.

Don't wait here.

Isn't that a replay of yesterday of those of you watching all of our coverage here on GPB?

That's our brand new one.

Same angle.

They're the different monitors right now Simmons driving down under no good high above the rim no good follow no good follow good And I don't think it was I don't think it was a Saint Francis player that tip it in I think it was somebody going for a rebound.

Yeah.

And for course so far only an American tying their whistle and a foul Malik Beasley high in the air Nice fake shot is up and good by Norman Harris at the line free throws up and good full court pressure now from Whitfield Saint Francis It was bad in the round it four caught up on the break and good Malik Beasley on the break now the other way stolen away by Beasley going the other way Simmons going to pull up trigger no good follow up batted away by Whitfield Academy managed to avoid the Gatorade stand there It was a good call yes it was we must have some form of radar nobody told us about before game time's a magnet.

We have really been attracting attention over here three times in 24 hours.

I don't know, Kelly.

Unbelievable Magnetic personality.

That's what that's what it is.

I'll take credit for it.

You know, Good.

High above the rim.

Everybody from Whitfield, Brendan Miles pulls it down, triggers it in to forecourt, going to set it up on the left hand side, looking, driving down and heavy traffic.

Cross-court pass shot is up very short and lost out of bounds here.

Josh Coleman And I think Coleman is the player which has grown so much in the last year.

Yeah, I think so.

If not him, I don't know if he's sitting on the bench.

I want to see that.

WHITFIELD And for court in the dark uniform.

Great shot.

Excellent job.

Burt O'Brien Dryden with a nice shot Now Saint Francis in fourth quarter for the jumper Good Malik Beasley now in for of course high percentage shot going the other way by Courtney Alexander WHISTLE foul on somebody little bumping out there What's the high percentage shot Here we go fellas on the ball you look at players on both sides here Tommy a lot of sighs a lot of hype.

I think most people when you look at class-A basketball, they say, well, you know, it's not on a par with 68.

But if you if you look at what we've got on the court right now, take a good look at the size.

Unbelievable.

About not sure what the problem is here.

They're talking about over here in the side.

We don't have instant replay on if you call them spy two, they call the foul trying to decide who to assign it to.

Yeah, you got greater Atlanta Christian coming up later today.

You won't want to miss them.

They're the 12th ranked team in the country Saint Francis and no good buffalo no good really some battles under the basket Simmons drives and scores And this is a special point guard folks and just a sophomore six six sophomore and can play let me rephrase it all these guys on all ten you see here can play rolling tumbling, fighting for the ball.

McKinley Brown comes up with it one more time.

Great hustle here that just comes up and again nice body control switches hands in midair.

That's really impressive By the young sophomore.

He has already been offered by many, many schools and is just a sophomore.

WHITFIELD In full court low post up and good and Simmons clears it out here Simmons in fourth court nice pass to the big guy inside good And in by Josh Coleman and a nice play there by Coleman Whitfield the other way shot up no good batted around Saint Francis coming the other way Beasley driving the lane high pop the glass scores Beasley full court pressure Saint Francis in back Gordon Dryden six Francis just run right trying to drive inside going to get bumped by Simmons No call there pull up Jumper Good smooth as silk by Eric Lockett 350 left in the first quarter Saint Francis in fourth court Simmons driving and going to tumble out of bounds.

Offensive foul offensive foul on Simmons his first and first foul on Simmons It's been fast and furious Saint Francis 12 Whitfield Academy ten Beasley to the basket Nice pull up right here.

Back with more fast and furious action after this timeout 12 to 10 Saint Francis leads Winfield early on to end this championship basketball matchup.

Let's take a look at the road to the championships or as I call it, the march to make it.

Let's take a look brought to you by Georgia EMC lighting the way Winfield Academy road to the championship beating Darlington 8361, NORTHCOM Christian 7369 Calvary Day out of Savannah, 8261.

And now today, Saint Francis.

Well, let's take a look at how Saint Francis got here, beating him in a Christian academy 90 to 47 Holy Innocents, 74, 72 at Athens, Christian 79 to 64, brought to you by your Georgia team.

See your thoughts, Larry, early on.

You know, again, as we expected, a lot of up and down on this Saint Francis really long and athletic right now.

He the last three shots and already ten and four in the paint and again that goes what we talked about that size advantage very athletic but I think again Whitfield's got some very very nice players This is gonna be a good one Another one, another good one We've had this weekend no shortage of talent on the floor.

Whitfield breaks a press shot is up and good off the bench Lawrence Waters with a basket every 25 and this big run amongst the trees there, Tommy brand new game at 12 Simmons top of the key turn and flip Going to go down to Beasley Beasley looking inside looking for the big guy found again going to roll to the basket and got the nice touch Malik Beasley with the bucket waters hearts in the back court for Whitfield baseline up and good play Courtney Alexander with a bucket fifth tie already to 39 Beasley triggers You know good batted around got to come out and go out of bounds off Saint Francis Whitfield will turn around and head the other way Tell me watch this press so they're going to they're not going to do it right now they have a press really unusual for guys all lined up in the backcourt on that Saint Francis press.

Watch that again this next time.

Very unusual setup defensively.

I will be surprised if either of these teams slow it down.

It they seem to play better.

High gear, I don't know what it is, but they have really been romping and stomping so far to 24 still left in the first period out of bounds.

WHITFIELD Going to trigger it in part, going to bring it down hard and looking working on Beasley Beasley not impressed yet and takes it away and the ball look at the dive out in the middle of the floor traveling going to be called and it's going to go over to Saint Francis Excellent defense here by Saint Francis on Whitfield battered away by Beasley and then Whitfield goes for the ball to try to save and that's traveling That was pretty impressive waters coming off the bench there and he recognize at the starters out of the game they really went after him They're 3 to 1 turnovers for Whitfield driving to the basket up and in whistle Beasley did they call up Yeah offensive foul on him now one more look at this Beasley here this impressive scorer going in and they made the correct call and position Beasley going to come out It's his second foul that's his second foul Yeah you need to sit him down Here's Whitfield on the break they break the press up Bam no good shot there by Courtney Alexander Hello.

Most of this game will be played let me advise you will be played above the rim.

Yeah Simmons should wake up call.

Good morning.

Good morning.

How are you?

Need to get the blood pumping here.

Whistle and another foul.

Let's take a look at the follow up dunk here.

The layup, the miss and the follow That's nice Nice letting ability right there First court Alexander his dad former University of Virginia star NBA Harris with a foul his first Saint Francis going to trigger it in now Gates Kizer Gates is going to trigger it into Simmons Simmons thought about it pulled it back out Gates going to pull up and he's going to go pass it off up and we'll on the foul and I think we got another offensive foul we do this one's on Josh Coleman the big guy down inside that's the third one this quarter timing.

I tell you what, somebody's going to have to pull the trigger from afar because going inside is dangerous.

They've got some trees.

WHITFIELD And the other guys.

Saint Francis, a lot of trees down in the lane, folks, take a charge.

You've got to be brave down there to have a guy coming at you.

Stand your ground.

Good defense by the Wolfpack.

LAWRENCE Quarter still up?

No good rebound is going to come out to McKinley Brown brown down court almost lost it.

Gates no good tip.

Gates tries to follow him.

We got a fight for the ball and Gates comes out of there with it.

Brown on the right side gets the screen from Gates and loses it.

He's going to go to Simmons, who pulls up and fires.

Shorten No good rebound.

WHITFIELD Ahead on the break, two on one Ben BLOCK What a nice block.

Great play there by Gates Kizer Gates the junior this play replay here Tommy Little unselfish that's good That's a great game That's a two on one.

Gates does a great job commits makes him give the ball up and then reacts the other end to make the block.

That's an outstanding play by Kizer Gates.

As Kevin just ended a note to me, the gates were closed.

It comes up with a memory game here, priceless.

And the other way lock this time and that's the right call.

He was really late getting in and they didn't.

Nathan Waller in for Saint Francis Simmons.

He's screaming the entire way he throws Horace Collins.

He went down to the lane, will shoot the free throw, bounces in and out That was impressive by gates that two on one right here in No Man's land.

And he made the right choice and blocked the shot.

You don't see that very often.

No, no.

That's just great athleticism to go from one side of the lane to the other under the basket like that and the timing to get up and block the shot.

Great defensive play.

Simmons shoots the second free throw, gets it 16 to 15 now.

WHITFIELD Going to trigger it in.

It is an unusual full court press.

It looks like he would give up.

The two on one shot is up No good follow up by Whitfield No good rebound Whitfield outside in front to no good Another rebound Whitfield river and off the boards another one no good rebound going to come after Saint Francis with 12 seconds left.

Pressure gates down the floor.

Gates looking going to pass it away, batted away and under.

Follow up shot up fan no good as the quarter ends there.

Wow.

Catch your breath.

Sit down.

Yeah, I guess we need to catch our breath again.

Great.

Start to the championship game.

WHITFIELD 16 Saint Francis 15 way play for him.

Back in a moment.

that's right.

Golly, Moses boy.

Before Serious, Well, yeah, I know.

That was yesterday's.

Yeah, I had a blast here.

I remember it.

Well, they're actually saying real little skills and letting them get a little bit.

Isn't that a laugh?

But that just about it.

You laugh?

Yeah.

What's she was saying?

She's apologizing and thank you.

Thank you for this very funny shot in yesterday's.

Yeah.

She said she said, I'm so sorry.

And he says, Are you all right?

She said, Yes, sir, I'm okay.

Are you okay?

Do you think she is more concerned?

Also going to tell you what if we don't get some separation when we come down to the end of this?

Yeah, we're talking about a war.

Yeah.

yeah.

We need a little separation by somebody.

Yeah, Yeah.

We get to keep it civil.

Welcome back to the Macon Coliseum.

WHITFIELD Currently leading Saint Francis, 16 to 15 heading into the second quarter.

Now, we've seen the half court offense so far from the Wolverines in the first quarter.

Coach Tyrone Johnson said he likes to keep the game slow, keep the pace, slow, control that pace and his team is comfortable in the halfcourt offense.

And he said if they fall behind early, they may have to change their intended game plan, alter that offensive strategy.

But with the 16 to 15 lead heading into the second quarter, it looks like they've accomplished that in so far.

Tommy Thank you, Grace.

WHITFIELD missed their last six Saint Francis, four of their last nine.

But when we look at these offenses, it looks like the defenses are creating the pressure.

And I really have never seen the defense stay that way with four on one side, which opens you up for the two on one.

But I guess when you got Mr. Gates back there, it doesn't matter about the two on him.

That's right.

I guess that gives guessing luxury that well, that's why they can play that.

When you've got a guy like that who can block shots, play great defense in the open court, gives you so much flexibility.

Definitely Jordan Simmons and back court Kobe got to go one on one here.

This is a special player here Baseline no good everybody above the rim and out of bounds Kaiser Gates who get warmed up here in a minute yeah it'll if you think it's been intense so far they're just getting warmed up here Simmons down inside batted away WHITFIELD and back court now in a hurry So much for the slow tempo as you see now they're going to pull it back and reset everything and go the other way.

Alexander, who has had two marvelous jams so far out front and going to shoot it, one of my spots, obviously he can score from everywhere.

Double team batted away save nice save pulled down inside Alexander inside up and no good whistle A foul Eric Lockett down under it among the trees and Lockett's averaging 14.5 points per game in the two meetings already this year versus Saint Francis the first foul of the night on banks block It's free throw no good shot yet Eric Lockett you mentioned before he is signed to play next year with George Mason in the Colonial former Georgia Tech coach Paul Mason.

Paul Hewitt, I should say, got a good one up there in Fairfax, Virginia.

That's a good conference play.

Good pass it down.

And at the top they do.

Jordan Simmons across the time line got a man opened down there no good block and batted away Alexander blocked in whistle that a foul and I think we going to reaching in who are they going to call it on Alexander no they're going to call that one I believe he jumped the ball and think was it a jump I gets what they called.

Yeah.

Wow.

Usually when you reach over, you're in trouble.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And I saw some reaching across the time line with field Jesse Byrd top of the key third going to shoot it left side here's Alexander Bright and firing no good high to clear it out Saint Francis Jordan Simmons got a drive pass it all up and good chance for three point play to Tommy Malik Beasley off the board up and good and his lead is now two chance to cut it to one here six and a half minutes left at the half buried with a foul his first time easily such a strong player so excuse me I mean ruptured such a strong player.

He became the school's first down point scorer earlier this season.

Beasley Yes he missed a free throw Whitfield in full court trying to drive now back outside shot is up and my welcome to the game Jesse Byrd.

You got to have somebody to shoot him out of the zone.

And I think they found him.

A number two is in his He's excited Jordan Simmons and back court gets it ahead Saint Francis going a drive for the basket nothing there out of bounds yeah think it's off Whitfield going to be safe Francis triggering it in Coleman down there amidst all the action near numbers back in the ballgame for Whitfield they play a lot of people.

Lawrence Waters back in the ballgame.

Top of the key, McKinley, Brown, what do we got here?

You know, holding foul on Courtney Alexander on the Alexander his first Hey, Jordan Simmons going to trigger it in and gets it in to McKinley Brown he drives passes off up and no good to hard up off the glass Alexander is really a presence down in land for Whitfield top of the keys where he can't go Berto driving and the Whitfield crowd is excited and well, they should be 549 left timeout Saint Francis eight point deficit here let's take a look at the three it's just a nice nice effort right here good recognition by the point guard there right there Lawrence Waters secondary break coming down Berto Drive and just tough That's a nice rhythm shot stepping into it good confidence when he released it and a shoulder squared coming down.

That was a nice shot.

I think what we're seeing here is Saint Francis, his stock back in that two three zone and now we're seeing Whitfield shoot him out of it.

Absolutely.

And that's the thing I think right now Coach Hof is going to talk about here in this time out in terms of, again, coming back down nine to run here in the second quarter already for the Wolfpack.

WHITFIELD Three out of four in the second quarter.

Saint Francis, only one out of five driving down, court up and no good follow, no good tip again, No good follow up.

No good follow.

No good again.

and good shot.

Josh Coleman had about five tries at it.

This field goal percentage may be 20 on that one.

But I'll tell you what, folks, when you take five down in there, it's a danger zone.

He's almost double digits in rebounds.

Isn't that one possession?

I'm telling you, his rebound percentage went up and his shooting percentage went down, but he got the two that mattered inside six point game now, which you're going to walk up, take a little time, set some patterns and Saint Francis a little more aggressive.

take a look at this one and this off the floor.

Yeah, young man, he mentioned six foot nine in the summer to work on his touch a little bit.

This is nice right here.

Finally, just.

He just guards it up.

Yes.

Is the backboard?

Yes.

We saw it get a little chippy and with a little separation, it's going to get chippy.

And I think before it's all over with, we're going to see some pleasantries exchanged between the two teams.

They really could get a lot of get to know each other better.

That's right.

That's right.

I guess that's the way I feel.

That's a good way to put it.

Yeah.

Having some conversations, individual conversations with each other.

Right.

Alexander Trying to drive up and guys lays it up in this as follow.

No good Follow good.

Alexander with a left hand and the layup hits the board up and no good got to come out of there to Saint Francis double team Wow Hot and furious action Brown and full court Jordan Simmons good And there you go He is heating up from out there.

Simmons has been trying to make some moves inside and I think he'd be better served against this defense to just wear it out from outside and make him come out and play.

Yep.

Winfield driving the lane jumper.

Good.

Smooth as the last down the lane.

Brendan Miles in forecourt drive and batted away whistle the foul Lockett is not happy about that call a second foul on long 355 left and a half it's a seven point advantage Winfield 29 to 22 over Saint Francis Jordan Simmons with a three back after this Hello everybody from the Macon center flakes we've got a dandy Whitfield Wolfpack leading the Saint Francis Knights 2922.

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I think we're getting a look in the Saint Francis huddle over there with us Timeout Whitfield one out of five Saint Francis two out of their last seven WHITFIELD 12 for 25.

Saint Francis ten for 28 in field goal shooting.

And I really you know, to be honest with you, both teams have played very well.

But I still think there's some settling in to do.

Yeah, I agree.

And that's that Saint Francis shooting status really skewed because they had five attempts in that one basket just then.

Yeah, they were one for five and at one end.

So yeah, both teams seemed to settle down a little bit.

He said still feel each other out, but I think it came down to the fourth quarter.

These two, the two teams are very well well-matched, very evenly matched.

You got a mismatch right now and an you can't get it to him trying to find the six nine Coleman They can't get it to him McKinley Brown to Jordan Simmons top of the key he's a sophomore and has got offers galore from D1 schools Lost it out of bounds batted it off his knee to get Winfield 332 left in the half seven point advantage Whitfield Now we had seen Saint Francis pull back out of that pressure.

Obviously, they're going to sit back and make him shoot them out of that zone.

Are they going to play man when they cross halfcourt line?

Obviously, that's what they're going to do.

BROWN Going to pick up Bryan at the top of the key.

I promise you, Alexander's not going to be far away from the hoop on this play finish.

His shot is up in the air.

No good.

Jordan Simmons gets the cameraman coming down the field, gets it to Brown.

Now ahead to Gates and a whistle and a foul going to get an offensive foul on Kizer.

Gates.

That's the fourth charging foul now in the first half here for Saint Francis.

I was going to say you need to stay out of there.

They're not going to let you have anything inside.

You got shoot him out of that.

They're just going to load up with those trees in the middle and make you beat them from the outside.

That's the game plan.

And Waters has taken at least two of those charges.

Saint Francis, five turnovers WHITFIELD None against the seven point difference Wolfpack in four caught driving and a three no good a tough shot Yeah rebound comes out to Gates and Gates almost carried it Jordan Simmons front court pull shot no good short rebound and Woodfield Whitfield in a hurry backing in knocking down pull up Nope not yet batted away Alexander look looking going to go back top of the key and reach setting at the top of the key Dryden top of the key in the middle issuing some instructions overloaded to the left hand side I believe he'll drive right side if he can make the move.

He's headed that way too.

Alexander batted away.

Jordan Simmons going to come out of there with it and get it to Gates.

Gates almost in the center line there.

Double team, really a lot of pressure over there.

And this is Harris second team foul.

It has been intense, needless to say, for the last few minutes here.

Just a little rugged.

A little rough.

Yeah, not cool.

And Chris, at this point in the game, free throw up to no good rebound gates off the glass no good short again it's been tough going for Saint Francis inside they've had problems in there Nice pass fans good coming through the back door Isaiah hard for the basket driving up and a whistle and a foul my man And I believe we got a problem here Technical foul yeah let's take a look at it again trying to Brown trying to drive trying to get up what Steve looks like Brown actually might have he fell on top of him.

Yeah let's look what's brown on top here Does he hit right there?

There?

Yeah, I believe that's what it was.

And the question is did he hit the player up or the floaters or did he hit the floor trying to jump?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Waters, I think, said a choice word that I'm still trying to sort this out right now to see where we are.

We got the light coming on which or Saint Francis, I think they call it, on which right now they call out Winfield a technical on Winfield Waters number one for something he said when he was down on the floor.

So it had nothing to do with the coming in on top then and the hitting of the floor had nothing to say as a verbal exchange.

Yeah, okay, we go personal Thorn waters So this is a personal number one.

Waters That's the that's kid that was the young man who actually was called for the block but got the technical Yeah.

Number two versus no, he was up out away from the play got this guy I don't see a of the replay ask him to do what he did but in the end it's Brown shooting the technical right He took a tumble they both did no good and we'll get another much to the delight of the Whitfield crowd.

Five points and two rebounds for Brown.

120 length and a half, second minute drumming.

No good for the Whitfield Academy crowd.

Loves that.

Let's take a look, look, watch number two on some of your screen right here.

See?

So and now we've got another well, the first one, Malik Beasley here going to shoot good with the tap.

Well, what the tend to call you the first one was the technical shots.

Now you've got the actual shots for the actual foul with the technical say we'll get the ball back and got to so he was shooting the foul shots first.

Right.

And these were the technicals.

Right.

Okay great.

And they get the ball right.

Seven point deficit now they they're really fighting for the championship here, as you've said before, a little chippy.

You got to be careful here.

Malik Beasley, drive a whistle and a foul out Berto Dryden with a foul on this one.

Beasley got the free throws too.

Yeah said Simmons Jordan Simmons But it was Beasley right in we really care for right now for Winfield not to let this game get away from you you had a nine point lead a moment ago He misses that free throw so Beasley with seven points in the quarter picked up a technical two fouls.

Now you could lose three points off your lead here 2 minutes ago 111 to go in the half seven point lead with field in back court Jesse Barrett across the time line trying to drive pushing off Russell in a foul McKinley Brown they're going to call it really really close and tied here for the remainder of the half trust me Yeah.

They don't want this one to get out of hand.

Coach Huff not endeared, but that call to Brown half, he didn't like that one.

But now it's a six point lead for Whitfield.

If you've just joined us.

Whitfield in the dark uniforms and Saint Francis in white color free throws Good Another by Alberto Rodney coming up over here, right in front of our table, we've got Kenley Brown asking for clarification to the referee on exactly what he did on that foul.

Probably wouldn't do that.

Second one up coming my shot my script and full for brown in trouble now bouncing out of trouble Jordan Simmons the right hand side they need to get Jordan Simmons involved in the game Brown trying to drive WHISTLE and a foul there Jessie Bird going to pick up the foul there his third foul That's probably one he needed to back away from right there 3320 58.

Whitfield lead with 36.9 left and a half.

That's a tough foul.

The last 20 feet away from the pass minutes or so have not been as fluid as the first 12 minutes of the game.

A great free throw, no good.

They have not done well at the free throw line today.

But Kenley Brown, second shot up coming home.

I'm going to come back in.

Yes.

Didn't hurt you at the moment.

This he come back later in the game.

We expect to be down to the wire.

He's missed free throws, missed opportunities.

Saint Francis, four out of ten at the free throw line.

Second of two coming in.

Good shot there.

Five of 11 now with 35 seconds left and a half in fourth quarter.

Berto Dryden working one on one with McKinley Brown pull up jumper Good nice John Dryden will shoot it in traffic Jordan Simmons lost it headed back the other way Another turnover by Saint Francis and Berto Dryden That's the ninth turnover by Saint Francis Berto Dryden gets it away to hark back to Dryden Dryden looking to pass and fire it away.

No good.

Harris took the shot at the buzzer, no good nine point deficit at the half, and it just kind of lost the flow there for a while.

Let's go to Darius Holton with Coach Cabral.

Thank you, Coach.

This is a chippy rivalry.

You've already played this team twice this season and you can see it right now on the court, right?

It's real chippy, but we got to do a better job defensively.

They're getting penetration too much on us.

we can stop that.

We get back in this game and start doing the things that we can do.

You told me earlier in the week you did not want your guys to come in to Overconfident, too comfortable.

Have you seen that from them yet in this game?

We have not.

We've just let the chipping is get to us a little bit.

If we can call ourselves out, we'll be all right.

All right.

Well, let's send it back over to Markham.

Sir.

Thank you so much.

All right.

I can't wait for the second half of this one.

It should be a pretty good when we are at the half of the boys single-A private school game between Winfield Academy and Saint Francis.

Just ahead, Grace Olson will be right back with a look at what people are talking about online.

Plus, we're going to have all the first half highlights you're going to want to see again coming your way as we head to halftime of game one of championship weekend here on GPB welcome back to the Macon Coliseum.

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We've found one champion already.

Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy Girls.

Yeah, there are a lot of fans here this afternoon who are paying attention to this Whitfield Academy Saint Francis game.

And these fans are not messing around.

This has been an intense game.

They've all got their game face on.

It's been a really, really intense game so far.

But let's check in now with our social media correspondent, Grace Olson, with a look at what people are talking about online.

Grace is it is intense online as it has been here inside.

It sure is.

And I said at the beginning of this game before it started, you know, we had viewers from the next games coming up, tuning in, tweeting us.

We wanted these guys to tune in, the Winfield fans and the Saint Francis fans.

And this game is encouraging.

It's intended to be.

So we finally got them tuning in on Twitter, tweeting us they're chirping.

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You know, this has been a very interesting game.

Saint Francis has two, six, ten kids and a68 kid.

Woodfield Academy has some tall players as well.

They've been playing above the rim with some slam jam.

I ran into one of them earlier.

I'm literally I literally ran into him.

I'm only five two and I just had to go look up and I'm like, I'm so sorry, sir.

Those are some really impressive kids.

Amazing who you bump into on the way to the game.

We're getting ready for the second half, the final 16 minutes of the boy's private class, a chance to name the Knights of Saint Francis taking on the Wolfpack and Whitfield Academy.

Don't you dare leave that couch.

Tommy Palmer and Larry Smith have the first half staff and highlights last.

We've got a whole second half to play.

That's coming up right here on DVD.

We are at halftime.

WHITFIELD Wolfpack leading by nine 3526.

Needless to say, it has been everything we had expected.

It was going to be with a little additional entertainment and some friendly exchanges between both teams.

And you heard Coach Kimbrough talk about at halftime that he had to settle this choppiness between the two teams and they needed to focus on what they were doing.

Yeah, they better really officials get in touch on this pretty soon.

Very physical game overall.

Beasley having a very nice game again 1000 points score the first in school history has just been outstanding.

We've seen four different charges taken by the Whitfield defense though.

But look at the job that Beasley has done leading score in the game with 12 points.

Courtney Alexander he's got ten a couple of very nice dunks as well for the junior and he's helping out Winfield right now enjoy it nine point advantage here at halftime.

I really I really think that we need to take a look at the stats right now and then we'll expound a little more.

Farm Bureau of Georgia, their stats look like this.

WHITFIELD 14 of 30, ten of 29 for Saint Francis, three point field goals 1463, four, seven.

And there you see the look, the free throws of course Whitfield is let's go to Grace now on the sideline when we have a moment to here with Whitfield head coach Coach.

He said deep inside it was going to be a tough game defensively.

Tell me what you've seen out there on the court so far.

Well, I feel like we get premium ball pressure.

That's number one.

And number two, help is pulling the wing drop.

So we look good, but we do not look good and no one is hitting.

We're giving them too many second shot opportunities.

We only have eight defensive rebounds.

We have to clean it up the second half.

Okay, Well, thank you so much, Coach.

Good luck.

Back to you, Tommy.

Thank you, Grace.

As we were saying, the free throws four out, five for Whitfield, That's been a difference.

And quite Francis really having some problems at the free throw line in the first half.

Yeah, they really have.

Brown is one of four Jordan Simmons one of two Beasley three of five there but again credit Whitfield They had that little chipping in there where they had two fouls called a technical called two the free throw line plus a basket and yet they didn't lose a composure still have a nine point leaders.

We start the second half.

Beasley will trigger it in get it to Jordan Simmons this time Kobe going to go one on one across the line going to drive and pass it off at the last minute McKinley Brown driving up and no good rebound going to be up by brown no good back out of the way to go yet again a cross court shot is good and that was Kobe Jordan Simmons.

You got to get him involved the other way and we missed one.

Courtney Alexander misses one.

But there is a foul at the other end.

Yeah he was really you look to take a look at Alexander boy he's he's really athletic.

Here's it one more time going up six foot seven.

He likes the highlight reel, doesn't it?

Yes, he does.

Kizer gates with a foul free throw.

No good.

Courtney Alexander got to go back to the free throw line for one more six point lead.

WHITFIELD Now a seven point lead for Whitfield just underway with a second half.

And he joined us.

Toby Jordan Simmons in full court, looking, trying to drive yet again.

I'm going to go back up Top of the key shot is way short, going to bounce off the front of the rim.

Winfield on the drive going to back and their offensive foul knew that was coming.

You can't do that backing in there.

Lockhart gave him a little elbow on the push off third foul on Lockett.

That's big for him too.

And look at Gates right here.

Just waiting for the bumps.

Yeah, he gave a little bump with it.

If you know what your shoulder or put your elbow into what guy, no matter how softly you might do it, you're going to call that every time.

They definitely are.

And the officials are going to really control the second half.

You can see that now, Kobe, Jordan, Simmons in full score gets it.

The McKinley Brown's going to drive.

Got some traffic up to no good 30 seconds in might gather charge charge now offensive fouls five in the game five offensive fouls called against the Knights One more look at it here Brown going in Wow Winfield going the other way Berto driving Rodney left side Miles Brogdon goes back and picks it up and Brown Yeah there's a technical foul out of called this goes back what you and I were talking about at halftime that you've to get this cleaned up right now if you don't you got serious problems coming down the stretch 12 McKinley Brown has been a part of now earlier when there was a moment out the center court near midcourt there is a foul that was called in a separate he and Dryden in a few moments later there's a play under the basket that he was involved in.

He's been involved a lot of plays are here it is right here.

Here's the foul play's over and you see his little shove right there with the hill?

Yep, yep.

Bump with the hip.

There are no secret fouls in this ballgame, trust me.

Now, got to on 12.

Yeah.

Like you said, you got to clean it up.

These two know each other.

They're rivals.

There's a history and you know, it's a bunch of right hand right here.

A little push.

He actually got him with the hip, bumping with the hip and held his hand up.

If you go back and take a look at it again.

Yeah.

The last move was with the hip for foul as he bent as he lost to leave the game.

Well, it's a third foul.

But see his side I believe a tentacle and then go down as the fourth James.

he found out he has two fouls.

Yeah.

Two fouls on that play.

He already had three.

So you get the technical and the personal and you're gone.

That's boy, that's a crushing, crushing blow.

Yes.

That is going to sting.

And that's again, unfortunate.

The chipping is that this is what you hate to see is when you get two teams that know each other and we've got that to each other, go on the other side.

We got a technical, I think, on Lockett or did we.

Yeah, Lockett went up, he said something to Brown and then he was called for technicals.

So just like you said, you've got to clean this up.

It's unfortunate that a player leaves the game though, and something like that.

Offsetting technicals get shot.

Yes, around and under the basket shot is up and no good foul is going to be called on.

Norman Harris first foul that's on my Lyles.

Yeah actually it was 21 instead of 12 Malik Beasley and four for I am going to go down hard Brandon Lyles with the foul four foul on him it is really getting intense Look at the coaches corral coach Johnson yes Gabrielle Hough really you know how do you handle this situation?

You got to push off there by Lawrence Waters as you handle some real hustle, trying to work work through this here.

And I'm sure on the other end of the line, you've got the coach working on it on the other side.

But sometimes Malik Beasley, top of the key three pointer, 3632 Berto driving across the time line 555 left in this one Whitfield in full court driving left side Tovey Jordan Simmons the outstanding sophomore order soft back in that zone going to go left side now down in the corner looking inside and back outside.

Alexander going to trigger it is a drive and he's going to drive and fire it up and a whistle and a foul again.

Josh Coleman first foul on Coleman and he's been in traffic all day long.

That's a surprise.

Let's take a look at it.

Dryden driving down inside himself nice fake and drew the foul good block but foul with the body Yep and got 525 left in the third quarter free throw up and in no good hurdle Dryden number three Eric Lockett number five we talked about them a bit got on the 2012 state championship team for Winfield.

There's a lot of experience in this game for the Wolfpack 3632.

These are both very experienced ball clubs.

Second shot is up and good.

The lead now five still in the ball game Jordan Simmons across the time line shoots it left side the Kizer gates and the big guy out up front Simmons down inside the gate running away Good defense by out of bounds Alexander trying to save the ball Six out of bounds will stay safe Francis ball in Saint Francis and Malik Beasley going to trigger it in that everybody lined up let's see who they trying to get it to Simmons Jordan Simmons top of the key going to drive the length and get it up and in nice and easy lay in by Coby Jordan Simmons 3734 eight points for Simmons and is heated up a little bit here in the second half Burton Dryden shoots it left side now down on the wing Alexander looking inside going to shoot it back outside to Dryden right on top of the key left side going left and right Saint Francis in that zone they're not giving in their two three zone and it's a tough one down inside Dryden driving and pushing and let's see what we're going to call here all out of bounds, I think, to Winfield.

They're going to call Kobe Jordan Simmons.

Nice defensive play there, poking out from behind.

It's a ball out of bounds.

No foul Kizer gates right there Close said something and one of his teammates pulled him away The chipping this has to go Jesse Bird top of the key right side Dryden trying to Alexander shoots it left side the waters and waters down in the corner stolen away Showtime, folks.

Here we go.

A fan no good Kind of took the momentum away there late.

I thought we were going to see a nice show here.

Give bird credit right here.

Disrupt in the shot.

Simmons too.

It's a good foul.

You're going to foul somebody.

Make sure they don't make the shot.

Yeah, Four foul, 37, 34 halfway through the third quarter.

Kobe Jordan Simmons at the line has eight got it the lead is two Saint Francis fouls wonderful job of fighting back here because they were down eight at one point in the quarter and the momentum was with Whitfield Yeah down nine at halftime Simmons in a great job he hit a three nice lay up and now chance for seven points here in the corner You have to have him really involved in the game.

He is a shooter, a pure shooter, but he can do so many other things driving, no checking, third, third to harden just small lineup.

And now from 4.1 to 4 of which Lamar Alexander to drive you know a push off down under knew that was coming Water's down there pushing and shoving with Josh Coleman who did that call it off on water.

I think they called it on water, Yes.

336 left in the third quarter.

It's been all we could ask for a one point game.

Winfield, 37, Saint Francis 36.

Back with more after this.

Whitfield Wolfpack leading the Saint Francis Knights 3736.

And if you're worried about foul trouble, there is plenty to to worry about at this point in the game.

We've even got one sitting on the sidelines that you certainly would not expect.

WHITFIELD Lockett with Ford Bird with four quarters with four.

It has been intense and the word, wouldn't you say?

Absolutely.

Those are three key players.

As we look at Saint Francis, you mentioned one guy already sitting on this on the court or on the bench, I should say.

That's a name again, McKinley Brown senior, not the way he wanted in his high school career, But again, the champion this we knew something was going to happen.

Technical foul he's out gates also we've seen him with the great defensive presence when they go to that full court press.

Well, they did that in the first half.

He's got three fouls now.

And again, look at this.

It's a ten to run here since halftime.

Nine point game at the half and a ten to run by the Knights has made in the ballgame pulled within one.

We still have a lot of basketball to go.

That momentum of the Wolfpack built in their first half is now gone.

These three officials have had their work cut out.

For them to say, yes, I'm serious, it has been, I'm sure, a tough call for them as well.

Simmons had seven points in the quarter and Whitfield was off four to Saint Francis, three out of eight so far in the third quarter, 336 left at the line.

Thomas can play as a balloon fell from the rafters, the residency and the fans had had the call to yell it out from behind us here.

Kaiser Gates at the free throw line.

Can you imagine that?

If the balloon can you can you imagine that the balloon came down and hit the ball?

That's right.

With that or the ball hit the balloon.

Randy Johnson fastball hitting a bird in spring training years ago can certainly pop.

Certainly pop their balloon.

Yeah.

336 Or who knows what's the penalty for balloon delays and a 15 yard can lead How do you do that?

15 yard kind of the balloon delay shot is up and good bye.

Jessie Bird on the transition and the inbounds pass.

He's going to pick it up and put it up and in for part exchange there.

On the turnover, Jesse Bird picks up four points and Whitfield in full court shot is up and no good whistle sounds the way he stops fouls on and Simmons Yeah Kobe Jordan Simmons obviously a push off somewhere that's his second so what was a one point lead just moments ago is now a five point lead 4136 WHITFIELD With the ball coming across the time line, Jesse Bird, another foul, I believe this one's going to be on Kizer.

Gates gets his 48.

That's his fourth double Huff is not pleased.

New number in for Saint Francis Nathan Waller junior forward and to replace Gates 4130 65. lead at the line Norman Harris no good rebound comes out to Saint Francis WHISTLE and a foul foul is going to be called Winfield Bartow Dryden he's the second foul on Dryden now both teams already in the bonus now so in the bonus a lot of free throws coming up a lot of whistles trying to clean this up and you kind of hate to see every little thing that wasn't a little foul.

That's an obvious one.

But you know Gates that's a foul.

Maybe in the first quarter it wasn't called his fourth down just now.

I think they got gates down in the lane.

But once again, Washington shoving down there.

It was actually away from the act.

Yeah yeah Kobe Jordan Simmons up and in you got to score when the clock is stop it's just a rule of the game If they let you score when they're not running the clock, it doesn't get any better.

Second shot up and good three point game now Jesse Byrd across the timeline Byrd looking trying to look inside Alexander there driving lowers shoulder and gets the basket up off the glass to 40 other way Saint Francis down to Mali he missed it follow up is good big guy got up off the floor and came down Josh Coleman got the bucket inside let's take a look at it again.

Alexander boom And look who gets up off the floor and gets the basket at the other end.

Watch this.

Same France miss and the big guy there to get the clean up work.

Good effort on his part.

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The intensity level is still there, which you would expect from these two teams.

The pace has slowed dramatically.

Good pressure defense by Saint Francis, Kobe Jordan Simmons surprised yet again that he committed a foul.

That's his third and that's his third 43 to 40 coach just here.

I tell you, he is not a happy man on that sideline.

Look at it.

That's a look of intensity.

It.

Yes, it is.

I don't think I want to be in uniform today.

Free throw, no good rebound comes out to Wyler and Warner triggers it.

I had Malik Beasley in for for Beasley fighting inside shot is up no good but a foul going to be called on Brandon Miles it's his third everybody's going to be trouble before this one's over Yes very physical down inside Good look they're going to go ahead and take a chance with that one knew the foul was coming.

Get some guys who you don't normally get a lot of playing time.

See some action here in this in the state championship game.

Get free throws.

Nathan Waller junior forward second most upcoming 4341.

That eight point lead evaporated again and it's in and out No good Alexander with a rebound Alexander with a rebound down ahead and now in traffic no good Beasley trying to come out of here need some help and got it finally Chris Steele trying to help out he gets it across a time line double team Beasley trying to back in there travel they had a good shot but didn't put the ball on the floor 127 in the third quarter Jesse Byrd going to bring it down now for Winfield.

Back to a23 zone now for the Knights.

This final block, 20 in the third quarter inside to Alexander's triple team down under up and good through the back door Brandon Miles with a nice move down around the baseline back to a four point lead now Simmons with a pass that almost went on the stand I think coach Rupp almost caught one.

That doesn't bode well either.

Nice look here.

Nice Look inside.

Yeah.

Alexander again, recognizing the zone, looking for the open man.

Good content.

Good.

Look there, Miles.

Getting open.

Make it happen.

Whitfield Baseline drive.

Good.

Nice move by the point guard Berto Dryden WHISTLE and another foul and Berto Dryden is going to get called for the foul and with under a minute to go here in a six point lead Saint Francis going to get a chance to shave it away you got Kobe Jordan sevens going to the line to shoot one in.

Both teams are in the bonus for the duration here so the team that shoots free throws the best down the line.

Toward the end of the game, he's going to win it.

What do you think I am?

And then with that, you with the ball in Simone's hands.

He was three or four in the first first half, and he may have missed one in second half.

I'm not sure he's pretty.

It's pretty good.

You got six in a row for him at the line.

Yes, he does.

47, 43, 14 points.

Kobe, Jordan, Simone Whitfield in fourth quarter, third, switching to the point, trying to go outside and reset everything to Harris down in the corner.

Short no good rebound Beasley clock moving under a half minute left Coby Jordan Simmons over runner good smooth as the last night shot two points now two point difference 4745 and the final shot coming up by Whitfield Byrd 7 seconds left driving Alexander nice left handed move down the lane less than a minute left.

Fired up at the buzzer.

No good.

Jordan Simmons, 13, got a corner that we had made the point that he needed to be involved.

He is really involved in this way going to the final quarter.

4945.

Winfield over Saint Francis come back Whitfield leads Saint Francis 4945 as we head into the fourth quarter.

But before we go, let's go sideline to Grace Olson.

Grace Thank you, Tommy.

I just spent a little time in the San Francisco hut and Saint Francis huddle.

Coach Cuff said, Guys, the only way we're going to win this battle is if we lock down defensively.

Now, over here on the sidelines behind both benches, the intensity has been hanging heavy in the air.

Coach have also said, guys, you've got to continue to keep your composure.

He knew going into this game is going to be an issue.

It's continued to be an issue.

So we'll see if they can keep that composure going into the quarter.

Back to you guys.

Thank you, Grace.

And to show you the intensity in the third quarter alone.

WHITFIELD 13 personal fouls, Saint Francis eight.

That's two in the third quarter alone.

Wow.

This is the final quarter.

Let's see what happens to Alexander.

Top of the key to Jesse Byrd, who has now gone to the point position.

And they have actually taken Dryden out of the game shortly.

And Dryden moved to a four forward position.

But now they've got Alexander the big kid, handling the ball out front, trying to break that zone and it's lost and picked up by Saint Francis.

Take away Kobe Jordan Simmons behind up behind the back dribble Nice move with pressure this guy can play 13 points in the third quarter Malik Beasley this guy who way but so can Alexander who just rejected one for eight I don't know that I want to go in there against Mr. Alexander tonight and I'll tell you watch this.

Thank you for dropping by.

Yeah.

Goaltending No Beasley to Simmons in and out Alexander with a rebound in the fourth quarter up and good Brandon Miles on the fast break six point lead for Winfield in the backcourt ahead to Beasley Jumper Good long pass scrambling just turn around and go the other way four point ballgame 639 left is all this done also without Eric Lockett their star senior for Whitfield is on the bench with four fouls has been there for quite a while now.

Yes, he has.

There is no shortage of fouls in this one.

No.

Got to keep him fresh for the end Beasley double team lost it came and so it's going to go back another push Yeah it's still chippy out there Yeah yeah Jayson officials say they've had a day they're going to be happy to leave this floor.

I'm sure.

Yeah.

Beasley Simmons Simmons trying to go and does goes left side Kaiser Gates got it and got a drive to the basket up No good tip no good follow no good follow up by Beasley Good Beasley with the work on the boards Wow 19 points for Malik Beasley and 20 rebounds for Coleman as he lays Alexander up No good little elbow music down under batted away gone up here Whitfield Ball is nice big guy inside I think he's got a nice potential work on this on the summer began Coleman six foot nine by the way it's number five Eric Lockett back in the game now for the Wolfpack with four fouls.

Down low around the baseline going to shoot it back outside shot is up pretty good Mark Waters with bucket Kobi Jordan Simmons driving going to pass it off to the left side Steele fires no good tips up in the air good but no basket.

The big guy Coleman has gone to work down under the basket five fouls on somebody Knock it, lock it down get his guard.

He came back in briefly, got a foul and went back.

So both teams have lost key players down to foul trouble.

Five point game.

WHITFIELD By five, five and a half minutes, just a little about five and a half minutes left in this one two shot foul up coming.

Lockett 17 points per game this season, just a junior gaining some verbal agreement to play in George Mason.

Just three points in this game as he fouls out Malik Beasley misses that one will get yet another in the air.

Good nice soft touch on that 14. game Now at the five and a half minute mark left in this one class a private school boys championship.

If you just joined us here on GPB, you've missed a lot.

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It has been good and intense.

Alexander driving no good out of bounds and it'll go the other way.

Saint Francis off Whitfield academy with Whitfield 23 and six on a year see 23 and seven these two teams can play and they've played twice already.

Hence the chipping as we've seen this afternoon.

Third time has not been the charm down under up and good nice move down under by Kizer Gates It's a well-designed play 440 left in the game 5452 top of the key drive down and whistle and out of bounds Now we've got Butler driving back in at the point guard Alexander Dryden driving up and in first Blake up and in Gates back to Coby Jordan Simmons Time is an issue here double team the whistle and a foul and Jordan Simmons goes tumbling loses Jesse Byrd his fifth he's going to be his fifth We had said fouls were going to be an issue late in the game Everybody's been loaded up with fouls on this one.

It's still not done.

Simmons has three for Saint Francis.

another player has four, I think for Winfield.

Isaiah Hart replacing him in lineup Kobe Jordan Simmons at the free throw line This guy has been money there he's eight of nine I think you know I'm right unofficially second one up coming three point game almost halfway through the final quarter two point game and tenths steel closely guarding the whistle and another foul Burton driving goes down Cabral huff take a look at that look under the he is not happy Well he knows he's seen this team execute better than this.

I think what he'd like is for everybody to get back to playing basketball and forget the personal feelings for while.

Yeah, that's all he wants.

Yeah.

Shot is up and no good bounces around Kobe Jordan Simmons comes out of their gates knocked down gets up gets the ball Simmons driving passing off up And then the big guy Josh Coleman a high percentage shot brand new game at 56 under four to play six tie of the game Simmons reaching in Let's take a look at the high percentage shot here the big guy elevated well Simmons with a pass off good look inside the big guy has really gotten gotten busy here in the fourth quarter he's had a good quarter so far he has he's a junior.

I think he's really has a great potential.

We had five ties up to 14, 14.

This is the first time since and now that tie has just been broken.

Second shot up coming no good.

Coleman High to clear it out.

Saint Francis will trigger it in gates to Beasley in the corner to steal.

no rebound comes out Whitfield One point lead on the ball 325 to go He Dryden right side miles inside to Alexander Alexander pull up jumper batted away Beasley comes out of there with it Beasley looking over his left shoulder going to drive Got to go to the screen and put it up and in Saint Francis takes the lead 22 points by Beasley Now Whitfield in fourth quarter drive and time out Saint Francis with the lead with 251 to go 5857.

Let's take a look at it again Nice basket by Beasley got a good screen from the big guy and had open traffic toward the basket That's a nice play great job there by Coleman to seal off the defender You know his the guy who's on Beasley just lost him in transition to get recognition and a long way back Saint Francis and led midway through the first quarter late in the first quarter so they fought back well they have they have we don't want to underplay the ability of these young men and we understand that they have played twice this year and we understand there have been some hurt feelings between two teams.

But we have to say what great ability on both sides, on both teams here right now, it's been chippy.

And you can look at both coaches trying to control the situation and get them focused on nothing but basketball here.

And I think for the last couple of minutes we've been that way.

We have.

I think everyone's got to settle down, understands this is crunch time, This is right down to it.

There's no time for the other silly stuff at this moment.

The extra curricular activity can come after the game and you probably will.

Yeah.

Furlough Dryden's top of the key to Alexander's looking down low.

Nothing there and gets it back Top of the key to Dryden 235 left Saint Francis 58 Whitfield 50 71. lead Whitfield Trying to take the lead down low.

Alexander driving firing no good Beasley clears it out.

Little pressure back court Beasley trying to get it to Coleman intercepted by Dryden drives misses batted around Coleman comes out of there with it Here's showtime.

There you go Kobe Kobe Jordan Simmons Showtime three point lead Saint Francis Time out on the court 147 left.

We knew we were going to get a breakaway and we knew we're going to get a show.

Let's take a look at this one.

Yeah, we talked about this back at the beginning of the telecast.

You got to control this man, Kobe, Jordan has really come on big, great pass here by Coleman Aaron Guy.

Little bit of what's unseld for you older fans of Louisville Cardinals Washington Bullets There you go old school great big man gets to go out and get it out of there.

Get it out of there.

Got it out.

Nice pass and a slamming jam.

That's right.

It was pretty good.

Yeah.

The good part about it is, yeah, you might need to under a score for the fans.

Yeah.

Tell us about one right here Blessing self that looks just like him you get it you get the ball up high nobody's going to block that pass he that two guys hit him in the face one in the face with the back of the head.

West would turn around.

It's the first thing we'd do is get the head the ball up over his head for that outlet pass down court.

And that was it.

Just just like we sent out the Hall of Famer.

So let me give young Coleman a good shot to do that.

Commit.

Kevin Love does that too, sometimes.

Keep in mind, when he was a rookie in the NBA, he was 88 and Rookie of the Year.

There you go.

Yeah.

Yeah, He was a player, remember?

That's right.

yeah.

Well, he was outstanding.

Yes.

Most teams in the seventies the modern the coach Wesley Wesley Johnson, Bobby Dandridge and those teams Elvin Hayes.

Hey Elvin could play well He could be a fun team to watch.

Yeah, they were driving in four Ford down by three three pointer.

No good follow up is no good Whistle and a foul and I think that is on Gates I mean no it wasn't it was on Beasley.

I think Gates is in trouble here He's facing down a stretch.

Yeah 6257 with 140 left at the line Brendan Miles no foul the rim.

Yeah.

I can tell you Tommy, you can, you can smell the intensity, how it has picked up here in this in the last 5 minutes or so.

Last 90 seconds of game.

Second one no Gates comes out of there with it gets it to Jordan Simmons and in fourth court to Malik Beasley looking in trouble going to go to steal going to back up looking for the foul gets it to Jordan Simmons down under the big guy whistle and a foul Josh Coleman went to the hoop Well was that Alexander yet again Yeah that was out of high in the 6 seconds six seven Boy he plays like he's 696 ten.

One more look at it here Great look by Simmons big man inside Nice job there by Alexander to deny him the easy basket Make him earn at the free throw line.

I have been so impressed with Alexander.

What a player.

And only a junior.

And I don't remember seeing him in any of the pushing and shoving he's been playing.

He has.

You're right.

He has not been involved in any of that.

I second shot coming Josh Coleman at the line shooting Good he free throw there 120 left four point lead in fourth quarter Dryden trying to drive still trying to drive going to pull it back out and go right side jumper Miles no good traveling called on Saint Francis I believe too early for those three pointers you got a too much time on the clock.

It's only a four point game 102 is an eternity.

that's it?

Yeah, it's an eternity at the end of a ballgame.

Yeah, Yeah.

In the Alexander.

Yeah.

He got that shot foul.

I'm coming.

I'm not sure who that was on.

Was that on?

It's got to be on steal.

Yes.

Two shots this second at the line.

Alexander.

The intensity not only on the court but also in the stands here behind him behind us.

There you get here, you're getting that drift, too.

Very vocal hop keeps it clean.

Yeah.

Not sure he's past that point.

Hi.

This of these microphones, aren't we?

Just.

We just hope they stay behind us.

That's right.

The state saying just stay behind to work for quality.

Family programing is all about the mine.

Second man up coming Good Alexander time out going to be called by Whitfield big free throws by Alexander but he's really stepped up really played well today.

You can't say enough about Mr. Alexander this is last year in the finals right here Saint Francis getting blown out by Green Forest.

This was the Arizona private title, Green Forest.

This came down the stretch.

It was tied all the way until late in the game.

Green Forest scored the final ten points of the ballgame to win, but there was the three point master, Mr. Coby Jordan Simmons.

And if you will take a look at him, he's a little more muscular this year than he was last year.

He was a freshman at that time.

He's a sophomore now.

He's got to be one of the better sophomores in the country.

I think he's got offers from everybody.

And I'm not talking about small schools, mid-majors.

I'm talking to big time people.

They like this guy where you can see how he's developed in the past 12 months.

He'll have the summer AEW campaign coming up, get more attention, develop his game some more great coaching next year and the coach has got a hurry at the gates.

Couldn't get it in good defense by with the great defense right there.

I believe they're down to one timeout now for Saint Francis one or three to go here Yow Simmons I'm really impressed with you're not just physically mentally when decisions he makes coming down you know and really you know I don't recall I'm sure it's happened but it seems like when the ball's in his hands on the press, when they get into his hands, he's done a very good job.

He had four total turnovers in the first half.

He's had a much better job here in the second half.

With the game on the line.

I'm taking care of the basketball and making sure everyone's in the right place.

There are two players there.

Two key players that we talked about were Midlake, Beasley and Kobe Jordan.

Simmons If you remember Malik Control, the first ten offensively, Jordan Simmons took over the second half at 13 in the third quarter.

Coming down the stretch he's the top player.

Are these two players Beasley and Jordan Simmons are the top players that well they're with the ball in their hands at this point in the game Yeah a lot of players don't want the ball at 1 to 2 left in the ballgame but as can see Alexander wanted it at the free throw line.

He was deadly from there.

Well they're strong.

Both strong athletic players work well with each other.

Saint Francis media try to get their championship here.

Still a long time to go full court pressure.

Jordan Simmons trying to work out of pressure.

Beasley gets it gets it ahead to Gates and Gates goes to steal steal look game going to go to Malik Beasley whistle on a foul or is somebody going to call timeout but the big get here now whistle on a foul fourth foul that's drive and drive with his fourth foul Whitfield five out of 13 at the free throw line Saint Francis 11 out of 15 they've really improved that Yeah almost reverse in the first half it was and look at what a difference that's made right here in the second half as Coleman misses his first But again it's eight misses out of 13 attempts for Winfield and a two point game that's crucial 52.3 left three point ballgame.

Still a lot to go, Rodney.

Top of the key driving up no good batted away rebound foul for who's got it Winfield whistle and a foul foul is going to be on Coleman that's his second 32.6 left in this one 6250 93. game two shots upcoming one in Hello Dryden at the line no good two shot foul then both teams now in the double bonus Yeah fouled in the active shooting obviously two shot foul Second one up coming up and good two point game 62 to 60 Gates trying to get it in and does gets it the and steal going to be foul by Courtney Alexander it'll be his third 29.4.

Well we thought it was going to come down to free throws late steal gets to go to the line Chris steal junior guard for Saint Francis six foot junior two shots Good nice smooth touch Just walked up and said thank you.

Second one upcoming 63 to 60.

Second one that's coming to the left of the rim now.

WHITFIELD Going 5 minutes without a field goal.

WHITFIELD Going to call with 26.7.

You go for the three pointer here.

I think you go for the two.

Well, you take what the defense gives you.

If you if you have a three point shooter on the arc and he's open, then go for it.

But you still have time to shoot a two.

Nobody is killing it at the free throw line.

But the last 4 minutes, Whitfield has just gone cold, totally cold on the floor.

Yeah.

Which is is a surprise.

They're over six down the here.

Yeah and Saint Francis has turn turn the gasoline up here out coming down the stretch This is where you miss and Eric Lockett.

I think you've got to go now to to Alexander I like what Dryden does gets the ball in the wing takes it inside baseline tries to make things happen that way That's fantastic but that's not there.

Get it to your guy Alexander.

You've tried to do that already.

They've got the big man Coleman at six nine on him with the height advantage.

He's trying his hands to make something happen.

You've got inside and you've got Dryden three point shooting today.

WHITFIELD Four of 12 about 30%.

Saint Francis three of 14 No better from there.

So neither team has worn it out from three point line drive and see what Whitfield's got here.

Dryden and Hart hard at the top of the key.

Hart looking.

There's your man looking for the three pointer.

Can't get it to him.

Hart has to shoot it.

No fact.

Dryden, no whistle and a foul.

Miss.

Two three pointers.

I tell you what, Tommy.

Four eight.

Yeah.

Field goal attempts.

Now, down the stretch, they've just gone cold.

That was a great play out of the timeout by Coach Johnson.

He made sure to get Dryden a touch, swing him around to the other side of the yard good defense the length again shorter players out four for Whitfield the length of Saint Francis defense really causing problems there Good rebound back at the Hart had a good look at it couldn't get it to go to get Dryden with another shot at it and Gates puts the dagger in with 3.5 left the second one up coming Saint Francis moving Winfield firing at the buzzer No good feeling.

And Saint Francis has captured the state class, a province championship in this had a player friend pass this go up in the stands Everson McKinley Brown found out the third quarter that controversial technical foul sprinted right past us in the stands and I guess it was his mom up there.

Wow Saint Francis turned it up in the fourth quarter and they run that show down a stretch.

The defense is where they were.

They really turned it up.

Let's go to Grace.

Grace with a hero of the day here with Kobe, Jordan Simmons, 20 points in this game.

Kobe was here last year.

He didn't make it.

But, you know, you came back here, you had an opportunity for redemption.

What does it feel like to seize that moment and win the state title?

It feels amazing.

We came back.

We came up short last year.

I saw my team.

I saw my team.

Don't win work for next year.

And we're here.

We work hard.

We practice every single day.

We take no days off and now we're here.

We won by five.

I went there, they beat us twice.

Nobody said we could do it, but we got it.

Let's go.

All right.

You heard it from Kobe, Jordan Simmons.

Let's send it back over to Tommy Rice.

I would definitely say he is enthused and we go, let's take a break.

Let's take a break here in San Francisco.

Wins the state last private championship.

We'll be back with more after this timeout.

Welcome back.

We're about to present the single-A private school championship trophy.

And for that, we go to the executive director of the GHC, Dr. Ralph Swearingen.

Thank you very much, Mark, on behalf of the Georgia High School Association and Georgia Farm Bureau, it's my pleasure to present the state championship trophy and game ball.

Hold it up.

Yeah.

Well done.

Well done.

Let's talk to Kizer Gates right here.

Kizer, what does this mean to you to win the state championship trophy may just mean the world to me.

I mean, my boy, my senior year got the job for him and I just mean everything you guys Maleek You guys were so close last year about the journey from runner up last year to state champion this year.

They say we were to sophomore week we were at UC, but now we state champs and it just feels amazing.

Man.

Let's get this done, man.

Let's talk to Coach Hoff.

Come on over, Coach.

You got the game ball.

Talk about how proud you are of your guys having won the state title this year in 2014.

I'm so proud because we were here last year and we were a little bit scared and didn't know the atmosphere.

We were ready this year.

We were the challenge that Whitfield was on break to us.

They have hit us all season.

Don't be bully this year, young team.

You guys have a great future in store next year.

Yeah, so we bring everybody back, but we're losing two key seniors, Lance P Cole and McKinley Brown.

But this group knows they're going to come at us.

They're going to come at us, and we're ready to go.

And we're going to be ready.

All right.

Congratulations on your first state championship.

Well, play.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right.

Saint Francis tonight, the single-A private school state champion.

Now let's go over to Claire Sims and our TV tailgate party.

Thank you, Mark.

Congratulations once again to Saint Francis.

That was a deserved, hard fought win.

Now we've had two champions who've gone out of the arena tonight.

We got four more games about to start, and we are bringing you every single minute of all the action right here live on TV.

But before we can get to the next game, we've got to start our tailgate party.

It starts right now.