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We've got a great basketball game for you coming up next.

Saint Francis Knights and the Green Forest Lady Eagles.

Sam is my buddy.

Great to be with you.

Good day.

Championship time to play championship Saturday.

It is.

It definitely is.

And I'll tell you what, folks, we've got a great game coming up for you.

We have great games all day long, but don't go anywhere for the first two because this championship game, there's one loss between the two teams.

Sam, let's talk about a little bit.

7.0.

Right.

It is able to know the combine match between these two teams.

A lot of excellence all season long.

Well, we're going to see who's going to come up with a championship.

One pretty amazing story has to be is great for his team.

The fact that they were not even in the postseason last year in here they are back with a perfect record with seven players.

How about that?

Is that not amazing?

It just keeps getting better with these two.

Let's talk about the players, the principal players, which really helped get them here.

Let's get started with a senior.

We talk about Theodore again this year with his 14 points, eight rebounds a game and two assists.

She does everything.

It really sets the tone for this team and what they're going to be able to do today.

Undefeated, 27 and oh, of course, Saint Francis, you know, got that last second win last last year against southwest Atlanta Christian.

And a lot of those kids are back.

Two great basketball players return Saint Francis all their records terrible hits 30 and one.

But I mean let's be realistic here 30 and one And my advice to you don't forget, forget that name.

Here's what she's done this season, averaging 13 points, six rebounds, two assists, two steals per game.

She does it all and really sets the tone as well.

So these guards are really going to lead the play today.

I tell you, it is amazing to watch these young people do so well.

You've got 30 and 127 and a third member of our team.

We're we're just thrilled to have her with her tonight.

With us today, Jackie Brittain on the sidelines.

Jackie, thanks, guys.

Hey, I've got an interesting stat for you 14.

That's the number of girls on the Saint Francis roster.

And it's also the number of cell phones hidden away somewhere by head Coach Kennedy.

She likes to take them away before dinner the night before a game to avoid all distraction.

But hey, it doesn't stop there.

The girls have not been on social media since November 1st.

She doesn't like having to deal with all the social media distractions.

And as you can see, the proof certainly in the pudding, you know, the saying, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

And when it goes with that social media, the players and their parents signed a contract and it's a guilty it's a bad punishment.

If they break that contract, they're suspended for a game.

So Coach Kennedy taking things very seriously when it comes to cell phones, technology and social media.

And like we said, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Here they are in the state championship game.

Jackie, I am happy to announce at this time that I have put my cell phones away.

Minds away to your mother.

Okay, Let's take a look at the starting lineups today for the Green Forest Christian, Lady Eagles, Taylor Riggins, Shoma, nine Monte.

And here's a tough one, folks.

Will work through this one, but it's terrible.

Yep.

Oh, we yeah.

So hang with us on that one.

Theodora Odia and Ariel Holloway, those are the starting lineup for the Green Forest Christian Lady Eagles.

Sam Interesting, Interesting combination of names.

They're very diverse, very good players.

What a what a great game this is going to be.

And what a remarkable job by Coach Allison.

She's done as the coach of this team to reinforce and then you have to look at it.

She's done a remarkable job, like you said, 27 and over 11 and oh on the region record and the only girls team green for us to go undefeated in a season.

They won two Christmas tournaments to the Manchester Christmas tournament, the Henry County Christmas tournament.

And here they are now ready to go for the state championship.

Keys to the game.

Sam would be they've got to avoid foul trouble out is only got seven players on your roster you can't you know you get it for the guy to get in foul trouble to mix things up defensively I don't know that they can go the entire game playing the Saints Are you going to see some you know go see some zone you're going to see some man as this game continues.

Now let's take a look at the starting lineup for the defending saint Francis Knights, Shell, Tampa, Tasha Cummings, Myah Dotson, Jalen Jordan, Corey McDaniel.

The interesting thing look at the the classifications.

Two sophomores, three juniors.

They lost one game this year but next year doesn't look real promising for the opponents does it?

A big smile to come on the face of coach Keisha Kennedy.

And then you see she's got a great team right now, the boys who go for a state championship and everybody's in, but they'll be back next year to try to do it again.

What a challenge they have coming up in here.

Their keys.

They want to tack the inside of the can today against this Green Forest team and control the guards as we mentioned from the very outset, guard play is going to be premium in this game for both teams, but you definitely got to protect the guards, attack the guards.

If you're Saint Francis against green force, we're ready to go, Tommy, and we're going to tip it off.

And Tip goes to the defending champion Saint Francis in the darker uniforms on your screen.

Drive down the middle, up no good, bounced around and got to come out of there.

Green fire is going to run it to the midline and stop and set things up.

Ariel Holloway right side to man nominee and down and at the baseline going to stop and wait look you better get rid of it back up at the top of the game is getting settled down here.

You know, early in the game, I had some nerves and butterflies that just occurred in this game all week long.

I would imagine Saint Francis feels a whole lot more comfortable than Green Forest at this point because they've been here for a while.

WHISTLE No foul.

No, no foul traveling back.

Yes, it is.

And Saint Francis will trigger it and go the other way.

Just thunder away, ladies class, a private state championship.

Taylor Riggins taking a couple of step before she put the ball on the floor.

Got to remember that the big game is a ball just gets thrown away Long cross-court pass up bit tall there and now green forest will trigger it in green Forest.

Emma White with the green trim Saint Francis Lady nice and navy blue with a white trim cross court.

It goes.

The money shot is up the block.

Saint Francis down a run Jalen Jordan getting a hand on that one for the left side looking and going to slow it down trigger it over to Cummings resetting zone defense there driving firing no good rebound follow no good rebound batted around firing up and good Oh my Wow What about that What an effort is right Maya Dodson Just relentless.

Just relentless on the offensive board.

Take another look at number 15.

She's there, takes it.

She knows she has to contact wrestling it up and see if it goes.

And guess what?

Sometimes you have to do that.

It's going to be a good night for Dodson when she fires away.

If she got that one, it's going to be a good day shooting for her.

She misses the free throw and we got to jump ball and there's going to be a possession error in favor of green frogs.

They're going to have the ball now Green forest in back court.

Odor will bring it in, trigger it to Holloway substitution into the ballgame KENYON Garcia and batted away Saint Francis with the steal and the drive up no good two hard rebound Saint Francis batted around a lot of traffic down in there green forest going to come out of there with it and up and ahead and to the left side fires no rebound Saint Francis it's fast and furious Sam Lee up and down the floor.

Both teams can do that tempo top of the key jumper, short out of bounds misses that one right now you hear Coach Kennedy is saying go to the basket right now instead of she sees there's room to go forward.

She's used that size again because you have to settle for that short jumper that's taken all the way in.

And another errant pass, Green forest, fourth turnover already in the game.

And we're not 2 minutes into the game here.

Tampa has it batted away.

Let's go to Jackie on the sidelines.

Jackie, thanks God you saw number one come into the game.

I'm going to look down to pronounce her name correctly, you, Lamar.

And you got see, she just came in.

And the reason that she's interesting is because this week coach was asked, who does she want to have the ball in her hands?

And she said, number one, it's interesting because she's the first player off the bench, but said that she's one of those players who likes to kind of get a feel for the how the game is going.

Doesn't really like to start automatically.

And I can understand that.

I was kind of the same way in high school.

Two guys, fifth turnover by green for a second foul and we are shooting two I believe here know for a shot in the air no good off the island to get another number in now substitution and they got to do this quite carefully obviously it's been carefully orchestrated throughout the year.

The substitution for green ball, you only got seven players.

You have Taylor Riggins out of the game now to get her in the second shot.

No good.

I believe we have a little bit just a little bit of cineplex nerves on both teams right now.

Sam Little settled in, I'm sure in a little bit here as a takeaway.

If there is a takeaway, Mommy out of bounds at the 505 mark of the first quarter by Holloway going to trigger it in and does drives start looking for somebody's got somebody out near the left side up and in my goodness what a nice turnaround jumper by Theodore Odia good shot He talked about a deal from the top of the broadcast.

You know, she's one of the people that makes these goals, the Green Forest, nice lead pass down under the basket and a foul down there.

We could get into some early foul trouble with both teams here.

Here's another look.

Let's take a look at Odisha.

Good shot.

Nice shot by the young lady.

She really can get it done.

Now, look at these first foul for 42 left in the quarter.

If you've just joined the state championship class, a private school game for 42 left in the initial quarter.

Second shot, no good tip.

The round pulled out of there by a green forest lead pass ahead to Holloway jumper no out of bounds off Saint Francis.

They get it up the floor quickly turn not afraid to run with it are they long past top of the key down low whistle foul that's going to be a foul on George Jordan Reach it in there, Jalen Jordan.

You know I've really noticed this through the years they don't mind you kind of bumping a little bit but they don't want you reaching over the top never go over the shoulders.

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Yes, I knew I got the score, but I just looked at the score scoreboard around Saint Francis to Green Forest two.

Don't be alarmed.

Back at home, nobody's got five yet.

Here's Saint Francis Road to the championship First Presbyterian Day 80 to 23 Mount Parents 7931 Southwest Atlanta Christian, last year's participant in the state Championship game 62 to 38 Green Forest.

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Eagles landing Christian 4639 What's the thing that you notice most about Saint Francis in Green Forest and the road to the championship?

More I'm looking and looking at the margin of victories or most of the points over 60 points.

Most of the games green grass averaging more under 50 a little slower a little bit.

Just a difference, but definitely a contrast in and types of game.

Absolutely, definitely.

Saint Francis leads in rebounds.

521 shot is up no good.

Here come the lady.

Nice whistle.

Yep And another foul in the money Where the foul?

Let's go to Jackie on the sidelines.

Thanks, guys.

I was in the huddle with Coach Kennedy and her knights and the first thing she was telling her girls was settle down.

You girls have to settle down.

Also make your free throws, she says.

It all starts on defense.

They've got to turn it up a notch.

Extremely animated here in the first quarter.

Very good.

Thank you, Jacki.

Shot is up and good from downtown.

Nice shot That time by Jordan Jalen Jordan with the bucket and the correct score is now 5 to 2.

There you go.

There you go.

We got it.

We got it.

Somebody is at five now.

I just got you there early whistle and another foul.

Somebody tumbled hard down there.

Take let's take a look at the three pointer.

Nice form.

Nice form.

Nothing like when it hits the bottom of that net with no rim free throw.

And coming up next year Holloway gets another five three.

Now, Saint Francis, both coaches one to watch the turnovers right now.

So for Saint Francis with five turnovers and green cards with before none unreal so far and we've only played half the quarter here comes some pressure here 5 to 4 in fourth quarter driving for the basket Nice move great move down there by Tanisha cummings went through the back door later that fan in Saint Francis by three now that's what coach Kennedy was saying to him earlier and was so soft and so short jumper.

I'll take it all the way to the basket.

But what's coming just to see it or odiase off the glass?

No bump for the rebound.

Wow.

Somebody went down really hard back outside going to remount reload reset top of the key drive the lane up and good banked it in thanks open on Saturday morning.

Oh yes it was ten points for Holloway now four points for Holloway at number ten.

That will get it going here, folks.

And we go, oh dear, no good.

Too many steps on the baseline.

Turn it around.

And Saint Francis goes the other way.

Saint Francis, seven Green Forest six, if you've just joined us, Saint Francis in the dark green forest in the white and the green, we played 5 minutes.

What do you think so far?

You know, we saw the mouth of the game.

Oh, a lot of nerves.

We saw the ball spilling all over the place and turnovers up and down the floor.

Things have settled down a bit more.

Drive up.

No good turnaround, good up.

And in Dotson with the put back issue knows what to do We saw him do that earlier in the game she's got four and Saint Francis with a three point lead trying to knock green forest from the ranks of the unbeaten fans.

No good roll out of there Saint Francis with the rebound here come the Knights T.J. Cummings foul there Odia with the foul that's her first time not in a shooting situation yet.

157 left in the quarter.

Saint Francis 9 to 6 coming back left side of Tampa.

Michel Tampa.

She goes down at quarter to Dotson Green Forest in that zone.

Yeah right That'll take them out of that I promise you that Jalen Jordan downtown that'll get him out of that zone as loose ball Nice take away excellent whistle and a foul here Tampa is showing some hustle there Number one let's take a look at Jalen Jordan's three man shoot or roll excellent shooter.

I tell you what, you stay in that zone very long, you're going to get worn out.

Those threes add up in a hurry in a grassy second foul for Green Forest and Saint Francis going to walk it down, Got to throw it up and in no batted around down under and the whistle was found I mean somebody lose the ball out of bounds All out of bounds Looks like McDaniels triggered it in down low up you know good great pass there by Powell Dotson is a finish yeah Dotson didn't finish Saint Francis by six less than a minute in the quarter the look inside turn around the jumper no whistle.

Turnover again or was it a foul.

Yes foul on Nnamani Yes that's her second.

Yep.

Wow.

And Jordan's going to the line here.

Here's where you need to score.

I've always said it scorer when the clock is stopped, shot is up and no good got to come out of their green forest.

Going to bring it down the court in a hurry 40 seconds left in the first quarter Green forest trying to drive.

Well, that's a pressure defense, Sam.

That same Francis is doing.

They are man to man the whole way.

Nice outlet.

Pass, then back up and look inside.

Going to work one on one batted away McDaniels comes out of there with it looking ahead 10 seconds left driving shooting got it.

Nice shot Hodge Cummings with the drive at the buzzer.

No, for the interesting first quarter man we've played one at the making center place, Saint Francis 14 Green Forest six.

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It drive toward the basket, get unglued and get second and third opportunities.

Right now they got 13 rebounds.

They got seven offensive rebounds in this game.

And that's the lead culprit right there.

We're looking at, as you've been doing a great job, Maya Dotson.

She knows how to work that inside glass.

Seven out run gave Saint Francis the lead and they were three out of their last five shots.

Green Forest, one of four.

And Saint Francis will trigger it in here in quarter two.

Michel TAPPER the point guard who has a great name, Michel Tampa shot is up no good from the right side and saved by Green Forest will cross the time line down by eight points.

They're undefeated at 27.

And oh, if you missed our pregame show, nice cut through there and a nice block as well.

And it looks like a foul on McDaniels.

Let's take a trip to the sidelines with Jackie Burden.

Hello, Jackie.

Thanks, guys.

I was in the huddle with Green Forest and Coach was not happy with how they're running their offense, saying you're not running your offense.

She wants to see them moving their feet more, make sure they're are boxing out.

They said, look, the jitters are up.

We're no longer scared.

You must move your feet.

They didn't win the first quarter just once in the win.

The second.

Nomani at the line missed the first of two.

Second one good, 14 seven.

Now, sometimes that undefeated status is a pressure for you driving up and I believe our offensive offensive to the Johnson Johnson, that's her first green forest having trouble getting the ball in bounds and the possession area goes to Saint Francis.

Now, Green Forest in a hurry, Green forest left side up and no batted around.

Rebound is going to come out of there to Saint Francis Jailer Jordan across the time line long three no some downtown rebound and carom goes to green forest driving firing no rebound McDaniel We're running now folks nice pass Wow Maya Johnson on the move Sammy She can get up and down the floor, not just post up things underneath.

Good Move a nice finish right there.

She was drawn for stride with the point guard Green forest and fourth quarter to settle a foul on a nice pass.

Dotson She was wide open, wasn't she, Sam?

Just that awareness from teammates who've done this together for a while.

We talk about Michel tapping, knowing, knowing where she is at all times, giving them that pass in stride.

Jordan with the foul, that's her second green forest to trigger it in and could be a top of the key in the money driving, firing good use the glass Most high school players don't really use the glass anymore.

Good work, You know, you have to work at it.

You do you know, that's why they put the backboard up there.

Oops, We saw that coming.

Nice forearm if you call that Sam.

Yeah, I didn't see that one.

Let's take a look at the replay.

Nice shot screens and uses that glass very well in OKC has picked up her third foul.

Is that right?

Yes.

And to the long and it goes Michel Tampa.

I actually thought it was an offensive foul.

I thought so too, but no Vincent.

Wow.

That's once again, one of the problems you mentioned in the outset of his game.

Game close as you watch him try to avoid foul trouble.

Tampa with the first of two, will get another 17 to 9 at eight point Saint Francis lead.

They are the defending champions.

Let's be realistic here.

They've been here before.

Missed the second green forest with a rebound.

Green forest comes in undefeated 27 and if you just join us and Saint Francis is 30 and one this is a championship game 57 and one and wins and losses.

Amazing and money looking to drive and nowhere to go.

It looks like they're trying to get the ball to her and down low There she is Wow batted away an excellent block by Dodson by Dodson.

Don't go down in there.

Here's a look you're going to block.

Wow.

Very athletic.

Very athletic.

He gets a hand in right there and forced the turnover Patterson with the ball counter top of the key driving firing no rebound is going to come out to Saint Francis right side going to back up Cummings trying to drive and does right down Main street.

What's amazing went through all the trees started coming great drive and now that leads up at ten yeah jumper Oh my aerial holloway on a jumper and Tampa with her second foul And that was a beautiful drive at the line Aerial Holloway hit the deck pretty hard Really hard.

He glances through the lip of the rim and missed it.

Got another one coming up.

119 to 9 lead.

I don't think we expected this this early second shot from no good off to the right as well Green forest with a rebound and bounces it off of player Excellent thought process on that one.

Yeah when you get pushed down to that corner you need to find some relief that in the money crowd.

The excellent thing to do Holloway to trigger it and Cody a top of the key now down low baseline jumper no and out of bounds for 39 left in the half Saint Francis 19 to 910 point lead and the ball Cummings moves to the point down in the lane outside three no that's good yep Johnson cleaning it up getting it done down low Sam cleaning it up eight points already eight of the 21 by Masterton and once again dominant on the offensive glass back door Nice nice move Riggins laid it up Nice pass and nice backdoor move down the baseline Cummings again up and no good sliding under the goal right now Saint Francis with that ten point lead it's been interesting it's going to heat up before all is said and done it's getting a it's getting that yeah private a championship from the Macon center flex in the mid-state it brings out the best in all of us over at regions every day is game day 14 to 5 Saint Francis run in the last 6 minutes and 28 seconds 21 to 11 a ten point lead.

Let's take a look at what happened last year.

Saint Francis trailing, got the basket to win it.

That was the winning basket last year.

Saint Francis are the tying basket.

Here's the winning basket from last year.

Dotson up good just like today just like today cleaned it up she was clean and things up and she's off to a big start today already and today's game cleaning things up the Saint Francis three out of eight in the second quarter green forest two out of six things can get out of hand in a hurry, Sam, with a ten point lead.

And of course, you know, Green Forest is unbeaten.

There is a certain amount of pressure on an unbeaten basketball team.

Absolutely.

But like you said about Saint Francis team, they've been here before.

They've been accustomed to it.

Right now you've got 8.6, four rebounds from Dotson, six points, six rebounds from Jordan.

So far you got 347 to go still in the first half.

Wow.

Green Forest going to walk it down the floor, slow down the pace a little bit.

Top of a key look inside, going to drive and try to shoot.

There's another block inside up off the glass and there's I tell you what, Maya Dotson is really asserting herself in this basketball game.

She's taking control of this game.

Let's go to Jackie on the sideline.

Jackie.

Thanks, guys.

The night's maybe up by ten points, but Coach Kennedy, not really.

All that please do is emphasizing you girls have to rebound.

So much emphasis on rebound can't give Green Forest any second chances really emphasized defense on that last huddle Maya Dotson at the free throw line up Bam good.

The thing that I like about her she rebound she handle the basketball she can run the floor with everybody and she is deadly at the free throw line That too.

Plus we've seen the block a shot already today.

Yeah on the defensive end.

Good shot And she's got six points in the quarter.

That helps 23, 1112 point lead driving up and no good form for green Forest three ball.

No Cummings comes out of there with it.

Tiger double team goes past it and drives lays it up Oh little basket She is relentless.

Oh, what a basket to rush to the basket.

Driving to the basket again.

Wow.

Right down Main Street.

Watch.

And there was never any hesitation, maybe never thought she saw the opening and exactly what she was going to do and finishes a three point play.

Excellent.

Oh, we guy.

You had to foul her first.

Yeah.

3 minutes left in the quarter.

15 point lead fired up.

No good rebound comes after foul across the timeline back to Powell driving shooting no rebound Green forest aerial Holloway driving the lane up no good missed everything kind of wide open door there Cummings ahead to Dotson yes Dotson can run the floor and the guards know what to look for.

They know where she is.

She's hard to miss.

You know, she's had about bucket.

You're right about that.

She's going to ball careful.

Greetings at our broadcast area which is see a lot of Miss Jordan, Jordan and Jalen Jordan.

Let's take a look at it running the floor times it comings to Dotson up fan and she just really knows which side of the basket to be on on the break and green forest has missed their last five shot 12 points now for Dotson and something else has happened too in green forces missed the shots we've only got one opportunity got a whistle here.

What's the whistle call here on clock malfunction.

Okay.

Field goal percentage.

Then I'll tell you the story of the game.

Saint Francis, 44%.

Green Forest 17.4.

Once again, it just happened again.

And Green Pass is taking shots.

He only getting one shot.

Nothing on the offensive glass.

Saint Francis, you getting those rebounds?

You only giving them one chance.

And at this point, they're not going down inside.

And I'm sure it has to something to do with with Dodson and Jordan down there.

Oh again second foul 17 point lead for Saint Francis in Green Forest needs to get busy in a hurry.

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The conclusion It's 2811 if you've just joined us, 17 point differential Saint Francis in the second quarter, three of eight rain forest, two of 621 to 5.

Saint Francis run in the last 8 minutes and 17 seconds.

And that's the story of the game right now.

Saint Well, I know coach was telling her to we them in the huddle they're coming back and I'm sure she mentioned your team go out in this last minute 58 of the half and go out and execute get some good shots and try to put some points on the board here before we go in to the locker room.

They need something positive going to go into the break.

They need a good run here.

McDaniels misses the first of one and a second no rebound drained forest got to run now is Odia up ahead and no good Miss DeLay did Riggins whistle in a foul that was that was more like it coming coming up the floor foul the Riggins that's what you want it they didn't get the the basket at the very end but that's something I'm sure is more pleasing to coach Brate with the SEAL team.

Come off the floor, execute, give themselves a chance.

Now let's see what they do with the free throw.

Swanson's first foul.

Olivia Swanston in here late in the half 152 left, second shot.

No, no.

Good rebound whistle and the call a third foul on Jordan That's not a good thing no picking up that third foul I mean here with a minute 50 to go in the half right free throw is up and good by Chuma Anthony Oh my second one good my shooter's touch there 2813 Now less than 2 minutes to play in the half.

Saint Francis on the run.

Cummings left side looks inside trying to follow.

They're pushing Dotson all over and look at Cummings.

She took the shot and missed it.

Second was up and no good McDaniels fighting for it.

Here's Green forest a breakaway up and good Riggins on the basket.

And those are the kind of good things they needed to have happen to him.

Sam Cooke is looking towards good.

Got a minute?

15 to go in the half shot is up.

Bam.

No good.

Green forest on the run again.

Breakaway out of traffic.

No, no whistle in a foul I believe that's going to be on McDaniels.

There was a series of fouls It's going to be like, Who's first?

There we go.

Oh, no, good.

Yeah.

McDaniels got it and hit there the end.

You got like what you see from Green Fox right now Second foul on Dotson like like what you see from Green Forest right now You want to see some good things from them.

Calvin You got to make those free throws.

They have missed almost everything at the free throw line.

The farther along you go into the season, the more important though those fundamentals are.

And one of those things has to be making Making your free throws is the biggest game of the year.

Four for ten at the free throw line for four, 11 at the free throw line, you have to score when the clock is stopped.

Yeah, Saint Francis going to slow it down Tampa.

You're going to get it to Cummings.

Saint Francis may be playing for the last shot.

39 seconds left in the half.

Cummings playing a little keep away Now double team France caught the Powell back to Cummings batted away.

Only 2 seconds left.

Nice hand by Holloway the excellent McDaniels that will trigger it in and does Cummings excellent ball handler.

I think she's looking for an open door to go to the basket, to be honest with you.

8 seconds here she goes up and in.

I called her.

And you call that what you call that?

What was incredible was what was out of the in the water.

No.

Two in the half on target.

CUMMINGS Just keeping it keep it going and driving at just the right moment.

DOTSON And Cummings have been outstanding, outstanding for Saint Francis, 23 to 9, run by Saint Francis.

Let's go to Jackie.

Thanks guys coach a comfortable lead here at the half mean what isn't going well for you guys so far well now rebounding well we're in a little bit of foul trouble with some of our starters we just got to continue to rebound.

What I can't we can't give them open layups.

So we've got to really work on switching their scoring a lot to the basket.

And so we got to talk about that this week that talked about how well your team transitions.

You think they've been doing a good job of that so far?

We have been doing good.

Really good in transition has been working on for the last month.

So we're doing a good job.

We're doing a good job there.

All right.

Good luck in the second half.

Thank you very much, Mark.

We'll send it back to you.

Thank you, Jacki.

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Right now or at the break of the single-A private school girls game between undefeated Green Forest Christian 27 now and the defending champs, the Lady Knights of Saint Francis.

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But first, let's check out the Georgia EMC scoreboard, get you all checked up on the first half here and then what's coming up later in the day.

Right now at the half of the class AA private schools game, it is Saint Francis leaving green for us Christian 3215 your score coming up next.

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Let's get to a few tweets.

We have one fan chiming in.

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I know it's an odd concept these days, isn't it?

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Coach said that she doesn't like she wants instill conversation, real conversation when they have dinner together.

So she takes them actually the night before the game, before dinner so they can rest, not be interfered with any social media.

Obviously an interesting philosophy, but one that clearly seems to work.

Then we have Amy chiming in, saying watching the online feed from Indiana to see my niece and my St Francis Go team.

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Well, it's been a pretty interesting first half so far.

And in the boys game coming up next, it's the same two schools and a lot of people say that game might be the best game of the entire three days.

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Green Forest Christian, you know, they got to make some changes here in the second half.

Not a whole lot of depth on that team, which is certainly really interesting.

You got to give them a lot of credit.

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And then Saint Francis, they have five girls over six feet.

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One of them actually is injured, but still a huge advantage to have five girls over six feet.

I can't imagine in high school or getting ready for the second half of this one.

The girls public game, it's the end of the green for Kristen Dean, 27, now taking on the defending champs, the Lady Knights of Saint Francis.

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We are at halftime 3215 Saint Francis over Green Green Forest.

Kristen, what do you think about the first half now the Green Forest salvage what the game means by that little late run?

Sammy I don't know how much you did, but they gave them a little something to go in tune in in the locker room.

They gave Coach Prater a little something positive to talk about because so much had been going Saint Francis way.

They've been dominating in the second half with two of the shots on the offensive board up and down the floor.

And Maya Dotson has just been everywhere for them.

Here's the thing that concerns you about Green Forest.

They've had ample opportunities to stay close in this game.

They're four of 11 on the free throw line.

That's dangerous.

It is.

And as you said earlier, the farther you go into the season, the more important the fundamentals become.

During the biggest game of the year and as you always like to say, time, is that like making those baskets when the clock when the clock is stopped, they're going to have to do a much better job of that in the second half.

Also, Green Forest has really got to do something with Cummings and Dodson.

They've not handled them well.

They've got to prey.

They're going to foul out.

So I mean, that's basically and both of them are, you know, have some dangerous foul problems.

So let's go to Jackie on the sideline and talk to her.

Jackie Thanks, guys.

Coach down 15 at the half.

Certainly not.

Maybe how you thought the first half would go, but what are your impressions?

What was the locker room vibe at the half?

Well, first of all, we need to box out and control the boards.

We got to push the ball up the court.

Once we get the defensive rebound, we just have to stay between them in the basket and stop allowing them to penetrate the paint and just just play hard.

Just play hard.

Stay out of foul trouble.

Not a lot of depth on your bench there, but you said your girls are in tip top condition and that's what's gotten them to this point.

Are they feeling that way right now?

Yes, they really are.

They read it.

Read They read it.

Fine.

All right.

Thank you, Coach.

Good luck in the second half, Tommy, and send back over to you.

Thank you, Jacki.

Let's take a look at the highlights and the drive right there.

You saw to Taylor Riggins.

That was good.

Another one by Riggins as well.

She has four points in the first half of the game, and that was toward the end of the half.

Maybe something good for green for us to build on one, see how they come out and start the second half of this basketball game.

And let's take a look at Maya Dotson.

What a half.

And she's all around the basket.

There she is, that second at third opportunity.

This is early in the game.

She's took it and she knew she hit the contact, threw it up there and and here she is a game on the offensive glass in the basket.

She does that and then she gets up and down the floor in transition could finish that way to oh, she is a player.

No doubt.

She is.

Let's take a look at the stats for Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance.

Saint Francis, 12 out of 49, 41.4%.

Green Forest, five for 27, 18.5.

That when you many basketball games three point field goals 40% no no threes from green forest rebounds basically even which really kind of surprises me as does the turnovers but here's the difference in the game and then something points in the paint down in the bottom when we just took a look at Maya Dotson and what she does so very well once in the paint tell the story of this basketball game stats are courtesy of West Georgia Technical College.

Didn't it amazing how you can say wow, what would be the biggest difference?

And when you look at points in the paint, it's always the killer and absolutely miss she is she's gorgeous in the second half talking about Maya Dotson.

She has been.

I always enjoy all of the players, but there's always one or two players that really get you excited about the basketball game.

And you think about it.

She's been in this situation before from last year and she's a junior.

Yes.

And here's the amazing thing.

She was out front handling the ball.

You know, shot is up and good.

She gets things started for the second half.

Pick it up where she team points.

Yeah for Dotson and Green Forest Holloway looks right now I'm going to fire down on the corner batter away 30 to 15 just underway with a second half of play.

Holloway to Amani driving shoots it left side jumper excellent shot by Nomani.

She's got seven.

You'd like to see her get heat up here in the third period through the baseline.

No follow ups know also by Jordan whistle and a foul on her second and third on Jalen Jordan took all the extra dust out of the rim that time the ceiling bounced it everywhere the second shot good green forest now eight points for Jordan Holloway travel and travel travel on that Riggins Yeah Saint Francis with the lead and the ball 30 for 17 Saint Francis the defending champions in traffic out of traffic Pull up jumper no Dotson really stuck her hand in there I thought we had a foul call but obviously not.

No ball just knocked away at it out of bounds for the court.

NOMANI But look at that take away taken away.

But Dotson eluding the break, is looking at her defending that time.

She's defending all the way at the perimeter.

She's not making the basket.

That's one of the biggest players.

The floor.

She gets the block, the strip, the take away.

It goes all the way back.

She gets to go to the free throw line here.

Lugosi's got four fouls spots and misses one, which is a rarity, really is she does everything so well.

She is a complete player, no doubt.

Sam, The second one.

Good.

She's having a good day at the office at 15.

Now for Dotson shot is up no good.

Saint Francis in full court driving down the lane taken away Nice features I think John Holloway, Ariel Holloway got a hand in that turn up and over.

Saint Francis loses it out of bounds.

That's Tampa with that extra hustle Green forest, Holloway loses it out of bounds.

And there is some concern from the Saint Francis coach.

And you would wonder why with an 18 point lead on the break, Dotson goes down hard.

Missed it, tried to throw it up in their left handed.

But there she is once again.

And there's that awareness once again of Tampa, knowing where she is.

She she's there, just lays it over to her and they get the foul to stop her from getting the layup.

But then she was dropped.

But Stride Holloway with her first that's the first thing I've not been able to see her do just what it is that left hand there used her left hand.

Yeah okay okay.

That's the first thing I've not seen her do.

Make note of that, coach.

You probably see it before this game, but she'll probably dunk with a left hand or something just because I brought that up, you know, 36, 17, 19 point lead.

So you ask about my left hand, huh?

Sure.

She'll hear about that.

She got an email about that, right?

Yeah, we will.

But I say she's the complete player.

And I said, That's the only thing I've not seen her do is shoot it with a left hand.

She missed the layup.

There and Monty drives and is fouled foul by McDaniels her first Saint Francis has sort of for lack of a better way to put it free throw as good I've kind of put it on cruise control how about that.

Yeah but I'm not sure that's what Coach Kennedy wants it all 15 to 7 run.

15 to 8 run.

Now she wants to continue to be aggressive, to tell you to play smart.

Well, big cruise control is what she she has in mind.

Driving and firing.

No good.

Follow Jordan.

Good.

Jayla.

Jordan.

I'll tell you what.

Those guards for Saint Francis are not afraid to go down the lane.

Are they there or not?

They're not.

They are fearless as a takeaway.

Jordan Again, with the takeaways.

Dodson and Jordan running the lane.

Jordan left hand.

Thank you.

Take that, coach.

What's he got to say?

And just pushed me.

Sam just burst me at the broadcast area first.

Oh, I'm so you love them so much for not being able to see the left hand.

Take a look at this one.

Oh.

Oh, goodness.

Let's watch Left hand.

Look at that.

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Saint Francis, 26 to 8.

And the pain.

In the third quarter, Saint Francis, three out of five.

Green Pass, one out of four.

Saint Francis with an 8 to 2 run in the last two and a half minutes.

Wow.

4 minutes left in the quarter.

404 left in the quarter.

And Saint Francis is, for lack of a better way to say running this one clock issues yet again.

We have a few of these from time to time every now and then.

Not a lot, though.

Not a lot?

Nope.

Michelle Pappa, top of the key left side, looks inside Dotson back to Tampa, going to drive and Byron got a little travel ball traveling.

That's one thing you don't see called very much anymore.

Sam No, not as much as it used to be.

No, you're right.

You're right.

You generally give them three steps now when it used to be two and you pray and they're not is no good batted out of their coming out of there Tiger Cummings on a run to Jordan Good Jordan off the glass the two tall girls Jordan and Dodson use the glass exceptionally well inside but when you got to guard a point guard like Tiger who knows knows where they are, they played together, knows where to find them.

She's on the move.

They just get to a spot.

She hits him with the ball and you see the results with the twos, as I call them.

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Good days at the office for Dodson and Jordan.

Here she comes once again talked about coming through, facing that on the defensive end.

You know, she's coming just a matter who she's going to give it up to or she take it all the way herself.

Top of the key, thrown away, looking for Cummings, tipped away to 56 left in the quarter, 42 to 19.

This is not what we were expecting.

Long three ball, a new number in the ballgame.

Olivia Swanston Powell with the bucket.

Her first look inside turned around got a whistle there believe.

That one's going to be called on Jordan.

I'm not sure in the money.

Third in ball gets away.

There.

That real good?

No good that time they 4419 inbounds it Oh my.

Everybody missed everybody and now a foul on the Tampa with a foul her third and with the sides now out of the lineup you've got a different type lineup now for Saint Francis you've got Jasmine Ferraro in a shorter and let's see if this lineup allows them to do some things differently maybe than we saw when they had Jordan and Dotson in the game.

Right.

Although about to come back Oh, dear.

With the first two makes it a 24 game at 44 to 20 second shot up coming no rebound going to come out of there to Saint Francis Cummings right side on the center Flex logo trying to work in past the zone defense looking inside nothing there.

Back outside now inside Dotson going to go left away and pass it up.

Look back outside, going to reset the whistle.

I believe we're going to get a timeout here.

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Five out of eight in the third quarter.

Green Forest.

One out of seven.

Wow.

That's the difference as the lead extended now 4420.

I don't think we expected a 24 point difference in this one.

Saint Francis top of the key.

Powell long three Swanston Bounds on Swanston that's her second on the follow up of the three ball in the and managed and driving no.

Following yes yes follow up mindset second effort they have sort of put the game on her shoulders here Sam if you will agree with me or disagree.

Six on the quarter yes by and money and Dodson to hard up and above the rim in traffic Swanston again she's picked up two in a hurry watch this follow here Sam money getting her own rebound to get back up it in the left side as Dotson would take away from him into until last one no good rebound and Marnie has it batted away and lost out of bounds.

I believe that's going to be off Cummings she's all over the place.

She's a little water rag, isn't she?

She makes things happen.

Yes, she does.

GUARD She doesn't tamper very active with her hands.

And the extra hustle shot is up and good.

Riggins with the bucket six Swanston going to fire yet again and batted away.

Break away and Mom driving takes four or five steps and lays it up in and down.

That was that was that's the one that's where you call traveling in the old Yarra would not not this time that was a few steps they're not going to call that one.

Watch this round but not really.

Well, and here's Riggins coming back green fast trying to put it to go little rally here to in the third period fouls on Powell that's her second 4.4 seconds or 4.3 left in the quarter Shout is up in the air no good Wow Seven to missing green forest run Riggins at the line to shoot the second of two.

This would be a close ballgame if you shoot 75%.

The free throw line second not all good and never miss.

And we have a scrum for the ball.

Possession now goes in the direction of Saint Francis.

Yep.

Don't have enough time to get it up the floor, though, do you?

I don't think so.

You've got one second that's in there going on.

Let it land right there.

Yeah.

In back court.

Well it's an 18 point deficit now.

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Saint Francis, 44 Green Florence Christian 26.

Let's go to Jack at birth on the sidelines.

Jackie Thanks Tommy Saint Francis's up 44 to 26 but Coach Kennedy not happy in that last huddle said she's not happy that they've let Green force get back in the game a little bit with unnecessary fouls.

She wants them to make their layups that they're out of position, don't force the foul and stay patient.

Very animated about that guys.

Saint Francis missed their last six shots Also Green Forest hit their last three field goal Saint for Saint Francis had a two to run to go up 4419 Then Green forest finished the quarter on a70 run so green first put the pedal to the metal a little bit.

A little bit.

And Coach Kennedy knows that you want to avoid the fouls because while they are having problems at the free throw line, you don't want to give them more chances and more opportunities.

Holloway with a miss in Saint Francis shot is up to no good batted away by Dotson Daniels has it knocked out of her hands She'll trigger it in here Cummings looks inside nothing there for Dodson double and triple and now going to drive and lose it And it's tied up possession arrow and Saint Francis baseline looking inside Wow Dotson one up in the air and got bumped yet again She's taken some punishment down inside today has as you said she can handle them she can handle it you know inbounds again and she gives her game to that nose.

Here she is once again, the same play left handed is on to the left hand shot.

Yep.

Cummings up off the board.

No good.

Rebound, Green far on the run.

Nice backdoor basket just laying it up there Riggins with the basket now has eight points He's pressure defense from Green Forest Saint Francis double team Tampa down inside Dotson drives yes running it up and in once again she's cleaning it up the ball's there it's the rebound puts it back up and in and now turnover turnover on the pass you're behind late in the game.

You try to make things up and do too much.

Here's another look at her Lays it up nicely 13 turnover for green first Dotson no Jordan no.

Those two young ladies will really get after that backboard, will they not?

They really do.

They go down and they attack it.

Oh again on the foul.

That's her third.

Jordan misses the first substitution then you got it coming back in for Green Forest.

Let's see who goes out with the long hair.

Difficult to see on the back of the jersey.

Oh, we get you out of the game.

Second one.

No.

Dodson cleans it up and puts it up and in she does it again.

I'm telling you, 22 points from Maya Dodson.

Drive a whistle.

4628, 18 point lead and Green Forest came in undefeated 27 and oh.

Cummings with a foul that's her first and to the line as Ariel Holloway Saint Francis came in 30 and one during forest 27 and oh yeah for you some things we wanted about green flowers we wondered how they were going to do as far as their rotation.

We only have two seven players on the entire roster.

Holloway Five points and three rebounds on the day Jordan cleans it up.

Missed free throw.

Cummings Left side down low McDaniels Jordan No McDaniels followed batted away She's not happy about that either issue that she had an opportunity right there knocked away triggers it Quinn and Dodson two hard follow up no good rebound Green forest Nnamani good 15 points.

She's had a good day Yeah that was a get show men money green forest pressure in the back court now fourth court running no good Dodson cleans it up no good Dodson again No.

She's battling on the glass down there, getting that second, third opportunity.

Let's take a look at it.

Here's Morgan.

They are nnamani up and in.

That's a look at that.

No basket at the other end.

Green forest now heads the other way five.

21 left in this one top of the key Nnamani uses the glass Good.

She's heating at 17 points now in harmony with the basket pressure in the back court on the run.

McDaniel's got a broken up steps.

It changed her mind in midstream that she had one thing in mind she wanted to do and help Run that up there for a second.

You got a travel call and green bars gets the ball back.

Yeah, got a little momentum there for Green Pass.

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What You Got a good one coming down the stretch.

Green Forest has answered the bell here.

All of a sudden they start to wake up and run a play of all.

We got them up time 502 to go in the game.

Plenty of time, 14 to 4 run by Green Forest this time and I'm sure on the sidelines over at Saint Francis it's a you know, one of those situations, Oh, we need it.

We need to watch what we're doing here.

4833 now, 15 point deficit.

And you still got to make up.

You mentioned some in the third period, maybe Saint Francis with a pick and choose to throw green forest down in the lane whistle and another foul cruise control is not necessarily good thing when you have a large lead even in the pros.

If you remember this past week, a 20.22 point lead evaporated in a hurry, didn't it?

Yeah, absolutely.

It can happen.

McDaniels with her second foul and you gassy no good unbelievable in the number of free throws Saint Francis is two of 19 in their last field goal now three of 2436 left long pass down under no good McDaniels got to come down with the rebound pressure driving the lane up and whistle and a foul.

Tanisha cummings is just relentless driving the lane it doesn't matter Middleton the lane side of the lane left side right side doesn't matter.

She's been that way all game long.

She does that and she knows where to find the players around her when she get what she does the drives Holloway with the foul second free throw is up and good by Cummings they're going to call timeout here 50 to 33 for 19 to go plenty it's an eternity 4 minutes and 19 seconds is an eternity.

But you're going to have to get on a real run to get this one any closer.

You got to go out and, you know, no, no time to waste trips up the floor.

Each time up the floor.

You got to go out and get a good shot.

You know, you loose balls, pick the 50 balls.

You got to go and claim all of those right now and work on the offensive glass.

And, you know, some things that coach reminding your team as they go back got to play this final 490.

Jalen Jordan has had a nice day at the office.

Let's take a look at some of her highlights today.

Indeed she had a nice stroke.

She has him outside Tom may look at this excellent for the bench.

She could be in there to help finish things up on the inside what a12 punch.

She and Dobson out and they're back next year.

That's another thing do for three juniors amazing at that in the Jalen Jordan 14 points 11 rebounds Saint Francis three out of 14 here in the fourth quarter Green forest three out of four pressure in the back court Oh nobody do in your see out of bounds halfway point of the fourth period here Saint Francis by 19 foul trouble Jaylen Jordan with four and a shell Tampa three Olivia Swanston with three and that could be a key could be down the lane.

I tell you what those two Jordan and Dotson had just been special down inside Saint Francis going to slow down the pace a little bit now one on one driving coming shot is up and good and that's a nice move down there by Michel Tampa.

Look at this fabulous defense.

DOTSON Wow, That was a tangle.

There was a tangle.

But remember, he's all the way up and she's applying some pressure.

There she is.

She's fighting for a loose ball.

She's got it there, all tangled up.

Third foul on Holloway, 324 left and Dotson going to the line Sam that was a turnover the green basket could ill afford.

They need to get up the floor and get a good shot off didn't cause too much.

He didn't make the free throw.

So here they come again.

Green forest with the rebound Nnamani no good batted away out of bounds to Saint Francis.

He had the player with the look in the shot that you want it to.

She got a great second half for you just weren't able to get that shot to go.

It's amazing how teams have great run Saint Forest now on a60 run coming drives the lane on Nnamani gets it away to Tampa.

Who's going to take her time?

Tampa going to drive and look inside.

I believe Saint Francis has called a time out here with 248 left.

Okay.

In your opinion, what has been the ebb and flow of the games?

The difference, in my opinion, has to be the free throw line.

Absolutely.

And that was that.

And then as you saw at halftime points in the paint, the fact that same principle able to dominate the points in that area.

But when they've been able to do fouls and they you see the crowd trouble situation now for green as the green Pass goes to the free throw line they've been able to convert, they convert those free throws dubby Americans.

How close this game could be right now the more successful free throw line.

Yeah, some foul trouble there.

Wow.

Gillum and Ugas, he has four.

That is definitely danger Will Robinson territory.

Yeah you.

Know especially when you come to the door with seven players.

Whoa, whoa.

Wow.

That one.

That's that.

That makes it extra tough.

You know, last year, Southwest Atlanta Christian had the same situation you had six or seven players for a couple of years in a row, but they managed to make it through.

Yep.

But it does alter the game, in my opinion Jackie was listening to Saint Francis.

Let's see Jackie I was and as you can see, Coach Kennedy certainly fired up just about 2 minutes left in the game.

She's not let these girls go easily.

She wants a layup.

Short jumpers don't get them any second looks, she says at the basket, says, let's go, let's finish this thing.

All Saint Francis, four of last five and field goals after a two for six performance traveling going to be called on Cummings 19 or 21 point lead now with two and a half minutes to go green forest can ill afford any mistakes back door Good nice move down there by you Loma in you gassy in four caught Tampa whistle and the foul she hasn't let up.

Holloway tap or tap or Cummings They haven't let up they're just driving forward that coming at you you know it helps when you have two big people who can handle things around the goal.

And when you have two point guards know they've got two point guards.

No doubt that Cummings and Tampa both just flip flop on the point.

Absolutely.

They handle the ball well.

Tampa fires good 20 point lead now at the 213 mark in the money trying to drive passes off shot is up off the arm no good Jordan you got to pull down the rebound and here comes Tyler Cummings.

Not a lot of difference in Cummings and Tampa.

Both are just super talented ball handlers and here's Dotson back out near half court ready to handle the ball.

Got a whistle there Anthony with the foul That's her fourth boy.

They're really getting loaded down with fouls now late in the game a minute and 41 left at the line is Nashville Tampa after a break here.

Yeah.

Saint Francis going to take another time out here.

Minute 41 to go in the game with a 20 point lead.

Makes you wonder what they got to say on the sidelines.

Jack, you'll find out for us.

Don't run on the court after the game's over.

Right.

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What about Saint Francis?

Huddle for this final one four, two, one.

I'm sure she wants to go out and force them to continue to execute.

Just do the fundamental things and finish this game that way.

NBA guys, I was going over and we're talking with coach.

I wonder what they're saying to her.

She's talking with us.

Of course, the officiating group for this game has been great.

Naughton Nancy Storey and Marvin Harris, excellent group.

They've they've really handled the game well.

Powell coming in to the government's going out of the game.

Cummings has blood on her jersey that's the problem nosebleed Yeah.

Okay.

And the free throw is good.

Nashville Tampa I was trust me down under that basket.

There have been some reasons for some nosebleeds today.

And I really have been.

It's been intense down there.

5735 free throws.

Good.

Long pass McDaniel.

We've got Saint Francis in green first lady is that you're seeing here but saying to schools trust me when I tell you you will not believe what you're going to see in the next game.

It's going to be something special.

Green Forest and Saint Francis, they have played I think this is their fourth straight year they've played for the state championship.

You don't want to miss that one.

Coming up next on GPB and I advertised that one because.

I've done the game the previous three years.

Yeah we've seen these same see these guys and you know what?

Of all the games that have taken place here in three periods, three day period in this game.

Coming up next is one of the most talked about games all week long.

People have been looking forward to this.

They have this is one people have been talking about on Social media.

You wait until you see what runs on the floor.

It looks like college basketball games or pro basketball.

It makes the whole show changes.

The starters are going out to Saint Francis, getting a nice ovation and they should.

Tampa Cummings, McDaniels, Jordan and Dodson, they've had a great game.

Let's see if we can pick up some of those numbers.

Swanston is in there.

Tampa is still in the shoot, the free throw and misses that one.

And here comes green forest and two full court shot is up and good.

Nice little bounce there by Ariel Holloway.

She has kept the pedal to the metal.

She's played hard today and had a good day at the office here.

Tampa.

Another number in there is Emma Mater Holloway with the foul and she's fouled out five and she will be replaced by tabular ether.

Oh, we guy in Tampa with the free toss No good She'll get another one or the second one upcoming.

Good up in the middle of that And now she comes out of the game she comes out of the game.

And another new number in there.

Zero.

Number zero is Jasmine Ferraro, Long three from downtown.

Make a no good follow up.

No good rebound comes out to Saint Francis WHISTLE and a foul yet again and to the line Olivia Swanston she's played a lot today she's come the bench and done a good job she's played a lot third foul on Riggins 45 seconds left in this one Swanston fires good good shooter There's a reason she's played a lot today.

There's a player coming in for the first time today.

The green flowers coming home was Carmen Jones, a sophomore.

As a guard goes out in the nice ovation from the Green Forest fans and Green Forest with a rebound on the missed free throw driving follow and throw all the way down around the baseline.

Batted away 5937 38 seconds left in this one Saint Francis will repeat as champions yet again shot is up no good Swanston goes up to clear out the rebound and in the back court whistle and a foul on Oubre Gay he Ah yeah I believe that's her fourth Tobler Yeah oh okay shot is up and good by Swanston the second what upcoming good she gets that shooter's roll and shooter's roll green forest downtown three no good rebound comes out Saint Francis Swanston yet again fouled again 6137 Riggins her fourth It may take us a while to play this final 20 seconds based on what's happened here Swanston with the free throw 6237 And remember this, folks, the young ladies you've seen on the court today for Saint Francis, they'll all be back next year.

They we'll be back and this is their second consecutive state championship shot is up in the air for no good rebound.

It's going to come out to in money no good shot is up and good and Saint Francis going to come down with the rebound and the game's going to end there.

So Saint Francis Lady Knights captured their second consecutive state championship, knocking Green Forest from the ranks of unbeaten and Saint Francis moved to 31 and one on a beauty here and they will repeat as the class AA state champions.

So absolutely I'm watching this game today and coming in.

We know about the back court of Saint Francis and we saw that their guards do a great job of getting the ball up and down the floor.

But then they had the big the big folks that finish things off that low and that was good for the game.

Two points in the paint like that, which is something the green forces really had no answer for.

I just really thought the two young ladies inside Jordan and Dodson really controlled boards in the game.

But those two guards, when you take a look at Tampa, you know, comings and comings, they control the tempo of the game.

Indeed they did.

Yes, they did that.

So that's the final Saint Francis and the winner in this one.

Yeah, they are the new champions will be back with a great win after the award of the trophy with Green Forest and Saint Francis Boys.

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Time now to make the presentation for the girls single-A private School State Championship game to Saint Francis.

We go to the executive director of the GSA, Gary Phillips, coach on behalf of the association and all our coaches and schools, we want to present you with this championship trophy and a very dominating performance.

Congratulations, Coach.

Back to back 2015 2016.

Talk about the journey to this year's state championship win.

It's been an amazing journey.

I want to thank our fans, our headmaster and our president, our principal, our faculty and staff.

They supported us the whole way.

We've had a long journey, an amazing senior season.

I have two phenomenal seniors.

I'm so happy they were able to go out with a state championship.

It's very important for them.

Very hard to go back to back, but these young ladies did it and I'm so proud of them.

And you've got a lot of sophomores and juniors in this line up and freshmen.

We do so starting next week.

We were looking for a3p.

All right, good deal, Jaylen, come on over.

You had an outstanding game.

Talk about what it means to you to win the state championship year.

Well, it means a lot.

We worked so hard for this class.

Well said.

Maya, come on over here.

You had an outstanding game as well.

Talk about just the the journey you took on a team that was undefeated.

You guys were 30 and one and you guys won the championship game.

It's a great journey.

We knew we had to come in here and play hard.

We won last year, but that doesn't mean we're going to win this year.

Rivers is a great team and we just wanted to come out and play hard and win the championship.

Now, as walk through the hallways here, you might bump into your boys team.

What are you going to tell them?

They need to win to go back to back for us.

All right.

Congratulations.

St Francis wins the girls championship, and now it's time for the GPB tailgate party.