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It's the Macon Center flex where all the action in the state basketball wise gets under way.

Taylor County Vikings undefeated 13 on the year twice beaten Turner County rebels It's the class-A public school basket ball championship and we are looking for a dandy.

My friend Sam Crenshaw is here with us.

Sam, good to have you with me on this beautiful Thursday afternoon in the midstate.

Great to be with you, David.

Tell you what, let's get right to it From the Georgia EMC.

This is the road to the championship, the Taylor County, to see the tape at Greenville with that game comfortably troop Flint and then Terrell county 5943 winners in order to make it to the game against Turner County here today.

Time now let's take a look at what kind of basketball game we're going to have.

Turner County got here by beating Hopkinsville 62 to 46.

And then, of course, we've got all these great players on both sides.

When you've got a 58 and two overall record between both teams, you've got really good basketball.

You really do.

You have great basketball on both sides.

That's what I think people are going to be really enjoy what they get to see in the game and the players today.

Let's take a listen.

First of all, the player from Taylor County, if these really well for them, there's Richard Simmons.

He makes things happen.

And this is Junior's plays.

We were talking about a Julius.

You listen you see your points it usually gets them for issues 17 points, five rebounds and four assists per game.

This year.

One of the leaders things go well for this basketball team and for Turner County.

How about a good win here?

Malaysia Yancey averaging over 20 points per game eight rebounds you see in assists offense flows through her sweater coach told us all about this lady rebels get set to go in this game today.

We're going to unveil some great stories behind the stories today during this game I one of the best ones to do that for us is our sideline reporter Raven Toronto's Raven.

Thanks, Tommie.

Now let's talk about Taylor County.

They're a team with lots of experience.

13 where excellent is a lifestyle for them.

Ten state titles.

This program is the only other school to do that is double plays at Wesleyan.

It shows you the kind of company they're in now with Coach Trautman is 36 years of experience and the exquisite skills of Nashieqa Simmons.

He should be fine to bag that 11 state title, but don't leave Turner out there.

Coming in off a 14 game winning streak.

And even though they're not used to the big stage the way that Taylor is, they're going to come in.

And if they can maintain their tempo and they can keep their composure and keep the game going the way they want to, they definitely have a chance to give Taylor a run for their money and back The program's first ever state title in.

Let's take a look at the starting lineup for today.

The region's banks starting lineup Rashica Simmons and Kelce Towns, along with Mario Towns, Destinee Mathis and McKell Grimm undefeated Taylor County 30.

You know on the year that's their starting lineup.

Now let's take a look at Turner County's starting lineups for Regions Bank and Soraya Office Shalanda Burwell, Yancy Bresciano, Barnes and Taylor Daniels.

Not a lot of seniors in either lineup.

If you will take note of that, Sam.

No, not a lot of seniors and just the players that we talked about from the outset are juniors junior.

They are seen in the lead role.

This basketball team, the coaches don't mind allowing them to play that role.

I tell you what, when you go 30, you know, you got to be lucky and good.

And we talked with the head to head basketball coach yesterday, Coach Trautman, and he said the only time they've been behind this year was seven to nothing as amazing.

The only time they've been behind at 130 in a row, they try to get well.

There he is.

I spoke with him just moments ago.

I said, Coach, how'd you sleep last night?

Said, not too well.

He said, Well, that's what lets him know he's in the right place right now.

He's been in this situation many times before and he knows it gets a little bit of a restless night.

He's ready to go.

He feels like his team is ready to go.

By the way, the game, they fell behind seven to nothing and they overcame that and won it by 11.

Man.

And that was the closest to losing a game.

They came all season.

Fantastic.

Doesn't look tired, does it?

Know Fourth year at her alma mater coaching the team there.

She has it there and has them ready to go.

There are no secrets now with huddle at all that and the film and everything available was we were talking to her.

She didn't break it down for you Go out and break it down for everything.

Without it, you don't have anything.

I'll tell you why.

After an afternoon, 3:00 game, we have got we've got some folks coming in to the Macon Center.

Blake's here.

I think folks have been looking forward to this week, just like we have as well here at GPB Sports.

People are looking forward to this weekend and see some great basketball and we're going to get things started with a game that could be one of the very best ones of the entire weekend.

Michael Green will tip it off for Taylor County, Roxana Barnes for Terrell County for Turner County.

All in the air Tip goes to Taylor County Lady Vikings, high tempo shot for Kelsey Towns and a turnover and a turnover.

Taylor will force the action you're going to enjoy it is rebound up no good here's turnaround the break now going to reset and reload top of the key that's answer good so you will see those smooth as silk.

She's been doing it all season long.

Yes, she has Taylor County top of the game fake drive.

Good.

Jessica Simmons, you think they've done this before?

There is.

The people we talked about at the top of this broadcast have been as advertised so far, two on one break up and no good follow good foul call that name again Malaysia Yancey she is good.

This one could go down to the wire This one.

This one is is your typical it's starting like your typical championship game Sam really is not really do there's no there's no feeling out process going on here because right after from the start well let's shake hands and here we go in four court Taylor County top of the game drive baseline no good Turner comes out of there with it in a hurry Good brush Shanna Barnes for court something Taylor County's not accustomed to They're extra behind in this one two points in.

It's early time at the six minute mark That'll take care of a margin right there.

Chelsea town.

Oop.

Stick it out.

Can't seem there's no pressure stolen away.

Turner County down and out of bounds Technical College System of Georgia Keys to success.

Take control of the boards for Taylor County and play pressure defense They've done that so far the shot is up and no good and out of bounds.

Taylor County going the other way.

Lady Vikings are just relentless actually on offense.

Turner County Keys, slow down the tempo and grab an early lead.

They've done that.

I'm not sure how much the tempo has been slowed.

No, no.

This dip are pretty high.

It's pretty hot right now.

Five and a half minutes left in the first quarter, up and off the glass.

Good Tyler County with pressure and forecourt offense up no good follow up batted away whistle and a foul Damaris Smith is ball but wow that's her first office will trigger it in under the basket Nice throw up and in that name again Wow Eliza Yancey sits inside outside her way very very quick Simmons with the foul her first up and good she's got eight they're all tied at ten Harris County baseline no good time for court we've got to pull it up now in the lane batted away top of the key and a reset office There's a real drive and firing no good the rebound again yes drops up no good follow bad it off Whose hands was there?

A whistle and a foul green with the foul.

Second got a whistle on a timeout Whistle and a timeout.

Hey, we're off to a roaring start halfway through the first quarter.

All right.

It's Turner County ten, Taylor County ten.

We got us a ballgame.

We'll be back after this timeout.

La Vie Mama may Taylor County, four out of seven from the field.

Turner four out of nine and an even ballgame.

That's pretty doggone nice.

However, Turner has only been one of their last five.

Maybe a little bit of concern.

But tell you what that you can look at this and relation.

Yancey After a hot start scoring eight Attorney County's ten points in this game, Turner Let's take a look at what Yancey has done so far.

Nice move inside.

Nice follow inside Michigan.

How do you lose her underneath?

How do you lose her?

Somebody needs to be holding the jersey somewhere to make sure she's stationary and hard to contain.

Yeah, she is.

Simmons her second personal shots up.

No good.

Tyler Daniels will shoot the second second moves up and good Turner County going to slow it down a little bit until they get the half court now in a hurry.

Down, under, up and down.

Yes.

Why hello Yancey.

Surprise, surprise.

That she ready for this game.

She is so ready.

Take another look.

You got the block.

She gets it done on the defensive end as well.

Taylor County, top of the key three blocked.

Got to pull it up and down at the post outside quick defense by Turner that two three zone that 23 stack run follow up is good nice move in there by Mario Towns Taylor up by one Turner in fourth court in a hurry shot is up and no good rebound pulled out by Taylor County's Kelce Towns crosses the time line shoots it left side and they're going to pull it back in Turner gets back in a hurry on defense proper The key trigger no good batted away Taylor County fires no good yet again Daniels with the rebound on the break up and no good towns going to come out of there with it Taylor is one of their last seven.

The defense is in tip top they're forcing the turnovers forcing the turnovers up to three.

Zone is working on Taylor right now.

It really is coach double total that's the defensive choice with 1823 stack that's what they love the work been pretty effective for them so far He's already out of the curve so it's down to serious business now.

He's out of the court.

I asked him about this team compared to other teams.

He's had a lot of success.

Is that this team probably a bit more better, a better athletically, a little more athletic is what this team from the coach argued.

He thought this was just a cyclical area.

Right now Robert Taylor County Yancy Grimes good and finish that's how you finish she's got skin.

Coach wants to talk about it Turner County 13.

Taylor County 12.

I don't know that there has been an edge as far as quickness and tenacity on defense from either team.

Turner seems to be a little more spread out on offense than than Taylor County as well.

Yeah, but it is how they got here.

Here's a look at things with Taylor Counties and the resume.

Five state champions, two undefeated seasons.

They're trying to add a third one here today to eight state championship appearances, three state runner ups and Coach Trautman in his 36th season with the Lady Vikings and Turner County last appeared in 2000, winning streaks of 11 and 14/3 straight to a region, Title 28 and two.

That's their best in the last 14 years.

This is some good basketball.

Same they look at it top of the key outside baseline by shooting you know a little short and who gets the rebound ante across the time line going to Reed said everything for the lady rebels from Ashburn Georgia on the left side looking inside turn around up to no good, no going to go out of bounds.

I think somebody got a piece of that one.

Rashad of Orange took the shot, took the shot and the vote was shot.

And it fell short.

Top four back comes Taylor down.

He methodically kind of locking it down the floor.

And look at that hand, that defense.

Boy, that's a great defense.

Yancy double team goes right side to reset right, left side, back up back and no good at around Yancy loses it here comes towns pass up no good follow yeah that's T.O.

Gibson there All right I'll call a foul on Mirotic.

Then they go back to the governor.

Take a little look at this.

Yeah.

Gibson tiara.

Gibson.

She's coming here to the end of the play right here.

And she's over the back.

Yeah, that's her first few in the crowd disagreeing with the officials on this.

You?

Nothing serious, folks, though.

It's the first quarter.

We're just underway.

Let's settle in here.

I don't know that we're going to settle in.

No, you know, not the way these teams are starting.

No, no.

This is not going to be a settled in basketball game yet after a few weeks at left back inside, got to drive the baseline.

Somebody is going to go down hard a blocking foul going to be called on Tiera Gibson again that's her second.

Yep taking another look at it Yeah Gibson gave it the only out of bounds there the gear offers the elbow to the offers.

Sisters, go to the free throws right now we've got the Ryan and Zakiya offense.

Pretty good Turner by two if you've just joined us.

Second one no good You got to come out of there town is going to bring it ahead shoot it left side and back out and go to reset.

Kelsey Towns goes right side one, two, three is just not comfortable with Tyler Here comes towns driving Russell and a foul and I think we've got one on Taylor Daniels here that was her first He just kind of reached in there with the left hand Yeah that was red.

And what I do towns No, that she's been spot on with her shooting and the last two times she shot the ball it just kind of run around that she was deadly early on and again on the free throw you can see wow almost walk Nancy Now when I come across the time line, Turner County leads it 1430 last shot up under no good towns coming out of there batted away with 9.7 left, Nancy that time, everyone looking for her to take the shot and she gave up the pass like everyone was expecting her to go right up with the shot she did that time.

Towns will trigger it in looking and three ball no good batted away picked up by Taylor County at the buzzer not the buzzer 1.7 batted out of bounds but Turner had another foul jam Totally picked up the foul that time Kelly good the foul that's her first shot is no good Mario Towns going to the line going to take Kelsey out just in case you give her a little break.

Both teams are deep on the bench really are in this one thing that the head coach composite is saying that she did she did play nine players, though, nine deep, which was played on the bench.

One of the one of the strengths of her team shot is up and good on the free throw in the quarters done two in there.

Wow.

It's everything we thought it was going to be, Sam.

Just what we thought was going to be and we just getting started tied at the end of one.

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We have played one and decided the only thing we've really decided are, is both.

These teams are good basketball teams and they're good teams.

And the players that we expected to play the big in this game are doing so especially one young lady right there with the ball right now from start they're going to walk away She is Turner had two personal fouls in the first quarter.

Taylor had seven turnover to Taylor County towns top of the key goes right side three ball good Rashica Simmons got a good look and sent it home Taylor leads 1714 on the move batted away towns comes out of there with it fires at right side Simmons down under up Destiny Marcus for the bucket and now you see how Taylor County goes what they do the defensive presence another turnover stolen rebound comes out of there against him back court now bumped out of bounds Wow Soraya office bumped out of bounds and another foul This lady Vikings team had started the second quarter but by turning up the pressure.

Let's take a look at the last one here.

Sam off the turnover towns to Simmons and down under up perfect And like the whole Celtics fast break ball barely ever touch the floor just keep pass two you get to the bucket seven Taylor run until that free throw Uriah office.

Taylor County 19 Turner 50 Top of the key Simmons goes to towns back to Simmons the left side fires good just put it out of town is heating up Sam time out Turner County and it makes some adjustments obviously because it's Taylor County Coach Trautman has done a major win.

There you see you see Coach Kimble talking to Gene Simmons.

You see this one last three up fan.

Good by Destiny Mathis.

That'll make you call a time out.

It will, especially after seeing the turnovers that see seen to start this quarter.

We see coach it right there.

He's had his team to go out and and turn up the volume on the offense to start the second quarter and it is paying off for them.

See how they've done this throughout the season is working for them in this game make the difference.

The two teams have played pretty much on an even keel in that first quarter.

Taylor's three out of three in the second quarter.

Turner has not taken a shot other than at the free throw line.

Taylor County with two turnovers.

Turner with five feel good thing Taylor leads.

Taylor leads in fouls as well.

They're aggressive on defense, full court pressure in the four quarter up and nice break ball bounces out of there town is going to come out of there with it WHISTLE and a foul Wow not a good foul there that Tom Daniels and the second Daniels just frustrated she had the ball and got a nice pass shot didn't fall for it she just reached back to frustrated because she missed that shot.

Yep didn't need to pick up that second one that way.

Nope.

Simmons Across the time line two towns long downtown three guys you got the numbers bouncing that one.

Wow Kelce towns from downtown Macon hello SIMMONS Two towns down at the baseline up Ben no good whistle and yet another foul here you can see them with Taylor Daniels on the on the bench right now they want to look on the inside They get a basket then get the basket this time.

But they did throw the foul and now they get some free throws green at the line for two good.

Taylor has really made a nice run here.

What was an even ballgame in the first quarter has all of a sudden gotten out of hand here averaging three points and eight rebounds and one assist per game.

Second shot is good.

Cross is going to remind your team with the box out and just, you know, try to keep their heads on pause.

Taylor County with a 15 to 1 run right the press driving up no run whistle and a foul that's going to be on Michael Green He thought he had good position there but obviously not since I'm not calling you're not wearing the stripes today.

Here you go.

Offense will go to the line.

Let's see if this is still a So she was made I just got a good glance that's all I did to really focus on it and just got a good friend.

Excuse me, Sam.

Taylor County 27 Turner County 15.

Second one.

No good.

Batted around.

Follow up dance Good.

Yeah.

Let's do it.

Yancy.

Got to put it back up.

His team's got to fall back into this game.

She's going to have to be a big part of it.

She's got 12 of the 16 points somebody else needs to go to work to towns, right side, left side.

Simmons looking inside and nowhere to go.

Now driving towns up Jumper go towns Got three for that shot one Yes he gambled on the steal it didn't come up with it Turner and four caught driving no good whistle and yet another foul tiara Gibson I believe, is the guilty party on this one Is it Towns going to the line now that he offers?

Boy, Taylor has just exploded in the first two and a half minutes of this second quarter.

This is a shocker.

It really is.

But you want to see how to get to where does this storm, they really are able to retain their poise.

They're great team.

They are.

They've been tested throughout this season.

You got to score when the clock has stopped.

You've got to add the free throw line.

It's a free throw.

Nice take away.

Nice take away by.

Yes, he dances, dancing.

She has Goldenberg turned it over.

Go home crowd works around the block.

Good defense down there by Maria Cantwell.

Generally when you have a turnover like that, traveling, yes, they're working hard.

But as you said moments ago, somebody has to step up and get along with it slowly.

She needs her 2918 11 point margin.

Simmons shoots it left side up left he no good Taylor kind of hard on the boards but Turner comes out of there with it and they back out of the pressure defense which was a surprise driving the lane up no good Simmons comes out of there with it for Taylor County Gonna pull back now and take a look right and go two towns three ball down town for her moving along like this was do it Alabama Wow she's got 30 up and no good rebound Yancy driving shooting no good towns rebound Taylor on the break ahead to seven up and no good she goes down hard wow Simmons went down hard look thinks he is offers for the foul Taylor County 32 Turner County 18 352 left in the quarter.

Kelly Towns has had a career here in the second quarter.

She's really wearing it out.

She is getting it done.

Let's take a look at it from outside.

She's a great perimeter shooter.

Put her anywhere, the three point stripe.

She could do it wide open for this one.

He that one that was you got the members back on that one as he finished the running jumper.

Wow.

You've got to get somebody to stay with him.

You can't forget about it.

You might need to stay with her.

She is wearing it out.

Sam.

He really is having a big game.

We talked a lot about the shoot, the Simmons with his team coming into the game but they just killed some towns and what she has done today the lady Vikings 13 points she's wearing it out Turner when the clock is stopped is only six out of 12.

They've been sent to the line a lot.

You got to do better than that.

Yeah.

Game like this.

Yeah.

You need it in a game like this.

You got it.

You've got to keep those free throws.

14 point margin of error at the line.

Good.

Now 15 Simmons, Simmons and Towns have put on a clinic here in the second quarter.

Let's be honest about it.

Sam really has She's got one more good night.

Just have that mask cheaters touch you can't you can teach it obviously Coach Trautman Dan but now you said it right.

You get a good roll.

Yancy up, man.

No good whistle.

And yet another foul that's on towns but yeah her second Shantel Crowley shooting two of the first one is up and good Here's the glass that's what's there like that you know you hit that square that's what going to that's what your bounce back she has to be thinking hey you know who just happy to have her back and do it up and read what it was made of a rebound nugget that gave you the basket out of bounds.

Let's is another Taylor County ball out of bounds.

Taylor County has really put the pedal to the metal here in the second quarter as the quarter started.

But the teams tied at 40 and Turner has scored five points errant pass looking baseline down there Turner gets the turnover and we'll have the other way just to be MATTHEWS is didn't come up with that full court pressure yet again the aunties really working hard down in the corner bounce pass taken away by Tyler Whistle and a foul yet again all traveling down with the foul Kelly I think know I think everybody else thought it was too but obviously so I stepped on a lot of them around Turner going to put it in play down under up bam no good rebound got to come out of there two towns ahead and good.

That's the madness for the bucket.

Chelsea Towns had that seven point up.

He threw the pass and she hit the deck.

It's the offense for the ante up.

No good towns rebound long with the rebound up fan good goodbye Russ putting out the 39 points for Marshall It's really slipping away from this it down county to driving They're getting beaten on the boards they've been turning it over in the second in the second quarter it didn't beat on the boards they only get one shot.

Yeah.

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Turner County 27 to 5 run 172515 turnovers by Turner this quarter Turner driving up no good missed it under the basket double dribble and yet another turnover and that's Chantelle Coley here comes Taylor County in for court Mathis now at the top of the key Yeah they don't have a problem with anybody play on the guard position do they really good shadows up.

No good Mathis Down under and no good whistle And a foul.

Brianna Gomer, It's her first 210 left in the half.

Nancy comes back to work.

She had a short breather, and now she's back into the ballgame.

She's been doing it all for the Turner County team, but not enough in the second quarter.

Taylor County foul there, Charlotte Burwell, I can tell you about this one in the office.

And DeMaurice Smith will go to the line office.

Free throw is good.

Yeah, that's the first one on offense right?

That second shot by the lefty is good.

Lamar Smith in fourth court Turner County Yancy drive and whistle foul Courtney Long I believe the guilty party on this one.

Taylor County has just exploded here in the second quarter and once again Turner's on the free throw line they've not been not done well from the charity stripe and this is another one as you said time you've got to make the most of the shot.

CLARKSON You've got a shot.

You've got to make him miss both of them.

Yancy That's out of bounds to Turner County.

Got to stop and fire it up.

No good.

Rebound is going to come out of there.

Two towns, towns, then a Dodge and fire head up and Jamal Smith lost it out of bounds.

That was pretty nice.

We got a double game and then just get the hang of this and go, Do not throw it up with this or not this time at least pretty good little block there towns figures it in Simmons Top of the key Smith down under bend over the back of the backboard Tyler County has scored 56 points in this quarter He still got a minute 39 to go Turner will trigger it in Tyler is seven out of Lebanon this quarter in field goal Yancey under pressure passes right side up no good rebound is going to come out of there to Taylor County towns in full court those two Smith down on the left hand side crosscourt to Simmons fakes passes back to Smith he fires no good Turner going to come out of there with it at the 105 mark of the first half A little fancy nice move but it would not fall follow up no good Turner Going to trigger it in under the basket Sam Elation.

Yancey Those shots that were going for here in the first quarter for some reason are not finding not finding the way here in the second quarter.

Turner two of last night teen and field goal Wow sheds hopefully some history to this one basketball official they a he thought about you whoa whoa so what happens now Collin.

Second foul that was close to a T score there to the letter T. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Not needed at this point.

It isn't going to frustrated second quarter but his turn it down he gets it has Simmons is going to drive and pass it off and get it back out to Simmons two towns and I believe they're going to burn the clock here Smith he's going to fire it up and Miss and Turner is going to come out of there with it up and no good follow, good final Zakiya office with the basket got a steal up and good jam and a foul.

Going to be a little shot of courage.

Their offense makes things happen.

Defensively, they got the turnover.

Here's a double look and then gives it up to Yancey for the finish long with a foul here second Yancey with a chance for three here Tyler County six out of six Turner three out of ten four out of 11.

Now Turner has been getting to the stripe.

They have to get to the straight just have a big converting there.

You've got to score when the clock has stopped towns back court pressure shot no good bounce followed no good whistle and the foul and Morant man Carter will go to the line see who is on the foul on Yancey Yancey with a foul.

That's her first second and a half left Taylor a foul on a free throw.

Good.

Well, I think they're perfect, Vanya Thomas.

I think they're perfect at the free throw line.

They've missed three one missed one second.

One is up there.

No good long, no good.

Taylor County just excluded in the second half.

They did.

And it started with their defense.

Tommy, they came out and they really ramped up the intensity on the defensive end of the play.

And you see what the result is now at halftime Raymond Toronto has with has a conversation now with Coach Trautman.

Coach obviously scoring is not a problem, but fouls seem to be the problem.

Do you think you can afford to keep up that aggressive style of defense?

Where are we going to try?

I mean, we got a bench over there, so we could use a couple of people, but I'll be saying we giving them two three opportunity on the offensive end.

We talked all week about boxing.

These guys out and we just not done the job.

Their specific picked up a couple of crazy fouls so far because we just didn't box them out.

Right.

And they seem to be getting through the holes of the peer pressure.

Can we keep seeing that?

Well, I hope we can.

We can work that out.

We just got to move our feet, get in front of people.

Maybe they need you out there, Coach.

Well, I could not promise you.

Good luck.

Back to you guys on the set.

Thank you very much.

Rave in Toronto.

We are at halftime of the first of 14 state championships.

We're going to be showing you throughout the course of these next three days.

Right now, it's the girls single-A public school championship.

It is Taylor County taking on Turner County.

This game all tied up 14, 14 at the end of the first quarter.

The Taylor County is taking charge, 4124 right now.

At the break, check in with the world of social media coming up.

Also first up, highlights come your way as we head to halftime of game one here, championship week on this great TV.

welcome back to the Naked Coliseum.

Welcome back to the first of 14 GPB halftime shows where the break of game one of day one, Taylor County and Turner County.

Right now, Taylor County on its way to perhaps an 11 state championship.

We have first half stats and highlights coming your way.

But first, let's talk about some social media.

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It's going to be very interesting to find out how many countries watch this, how many states watches, because you get people from all over the world watching.

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And we have people watching from all over the world.

So we'll share some of those places with you later on in the show.

All right.

Well, now let's check out the Georgia EMC scoreboard.

We got four games on tap for right now.

Halftime of the single-A Public Girls championship.

It is Taylor County leading Turner County, 41 to 24.

Coming up next, Calhoun County and Greenville, Both these schools have won two state championships in their ten years there.

So see who wins that one in the four girls.

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We are getting ready for the second half of game one of the three day hoopla balloons announced as the NASA Boys and Girls state basketball team.

Coming up, it's Turner County and Taylor County in the final 16 minutes.

And don't go anywhere.

Next, we have Tommy Palmer and Sam Crenshaw with a first half highlights before we head into the second half this week, Duke said All right.

Let's take a look.

It's 4124, Taylor County over Turner County.

Boy, the explosion was just sudden.

This salmon just took off the second quarter.

What you said defensive effort by the Taylor County team is what really made the difference.

They come out, it was turnovers and also shoot the ball well, doing all the things that show you why they have the record of 30 and older teams in it and even going to the break and go to the locker room with drought.

But we still talking about things that they weren't doing right.

Unbelievable how he's leading this as his margin of of a lead here in the state championship game 17 point lead.

And he was pleased with the way they had done things here.

They weren't boxing out well but boxing out well, giving up too many fouls that way.

But now has as Turner comes up.

Yeah.

Let's go to Raymond Toronto.

You guys are sitting here talking about a little basketball right now.

No, I know you're giving me some pointers about what these guys can do out there.

It seems like you guys can get the rebounds.

You seem to be getting through the holes on the peer pressure, but when you get on offensively, it seems that you're at the tempo of Taylor.

So how do you get your own tempo out there on the court?

We just got to play our game and we're and we're not doing that right now.

We're playing out of character.

So we got to go back to playing Turner County basketball.

All right, Coach.

Well, good luck.

Thank you.

All right, Tommy.

Thank you, Raymond.

Let's take a look at the half time stats presented by Farm Bureau.

13 out of 30, Taylor County, eight out of 32 for Turner, 25% from the field goals, 43 for Turner County, three point field goals.

That's where Taylor has been deadly.

Six out of 12 No.

Three point field goals for Turner rebounds basically even free throws, eight out of 17 for Turner, that's hurt them up, nine out of 12 for Taylor.

But turnovers have been costly, ten turnovers to seven second chance points.

Taylor didn't need many and Turner had 11.

And me, You talk about the three point shot, remember Tasha Kimble says she really doesn't have a player.

That's a really great three point shooter in second half to get back into this game, you kind of need that.

But it's not.

They really don't have a player who does well of Ben Simmons to Smith two towns down on the baseline go they have a big game they have got one they can shoot it from anywhere on this court Yancey on the back court Hey, break the press break is up.

Ben Good Nice break.

That time.

Excellent break by office.

That's what it's going to take.

Going to take to break.

Get the ball back up the court in a hurry before before Taylor County can get set defensively Simmons and Smith playing keep away now two towns down under up and no good bounce around follow up no good Turner County going to lose it out of bounds going to bounce off of rashaan of arms Wow I said Taylor can knocked it out of bounds so Barnes going to figure it in offense in full court shot is up and no good rebound fought for and Turner to fire good office offense yeah so via offense Simmons to Smith two towns going to pull it back out and resell up bang good barrel towns with the basket prowling on Turner Zoraida office couldn't get that foot down on time another costly turnover here you see what they're trying to do though.

They're trying to get back up before they can get back there, before Taylor County can get set up in their defensive set.

They have put the pedal to the metal and that's the only way they're going to be able to play this game.

Towns driving gets a screen good on those those Wow.

Yes, he does 20 points for towns.

He's got our number so far.

I don't think that's going to be the last time against Yeah off the glass Good move by Yancey She's got 17 she's having a good day She just needs a little help offensively Really Doesn't look like a dry offensive.

Kind of stepping up to try to help her out here in the third quarter.

Long shot batted away by Simmons after the rebound and it's going to be Turner County ball Barnes will trigger it in now you see the pressure coming up here but you look at it and the Yancey batted away by Tyler County Mario Towns bounced it away from the answer.

This is what we saw early in the second quarter with Taylor down county office in back court now in full court trying to drive and go left side down up and under.

No good rebound up and no good by Yancey but it's a foul bender elbow in that place and shoot the third foul on towns Yeah Yes he's trying to get that right arm loose in Bangor elbow and that one was a healthy foul wouldn't you say.

Yeah it was.

And take a little look at it.

Yeah.

Might be a little bit of blood on that elbow.

Let's take a little follow up right here where a lot of arms and arms might have gotten scratched by a nail or something coming.

A off is going to come in and shoot two free throws.

Second, look here at the basket.

First one.

Good.

Then another one's coming.

It's pretty good work on the.

Here you see that's scars but scratch there.

Yeah.

Second one.

Good.

They brought the right one in to shoot free throws.

Didn't like there.

They did something they were having trouble with in the first half.

Simmons crossed the time on the left side Smith looking and gets it back to Simmons to Smith Towns down around the baseline now back outside Simmons jumper and no good rebound follows big Tiera Gibson She was working.

She was working he also was working there He he's going to pick up the foul as she's going for steals he's just being aggressive It was a bang.

Let's take a look at this down on his she's working 42.

He gets the rebound, puts it back up it in great effort.

The third foul on Gibson She's been working hard out there on the basket Burnell Burwell triggers it and two offers driving up and no good rebound comes out to Turner office going to drive and pass it down low out of bounds looking for Taylor Daniels down around the baseline can she didn't have one turnover for Turner town Taylor about £18 up no good follow No good follow no good follow no good Rocky opportunities.

Lots of chances.

Travel, travel or either a jump ball.

Jump ball.

TURNER County ball.

All the opportunities that Taylor County had some back time after time backboards, nobody saw you know it just as no boxing out nobody's beating them on the boards.

So they're getting more chances.

Wow.

Turner in back court offers ahead to Yancey who's back it up and good but she is a good basketball player on the move She's really best like that moving in transition as she gets the big finish Nice little bandage on that elbow for 19 points for Yancey Towns with a jumper Short rebound going to get it Turner got it one of those emphatically that yeah I offers up you know raw follow good That's what they've been trying to do trying to beat him again help the floor coach throughout the nose of duty calls timeout 21 points for Yancy Coach Trautman is not going to be happy.

Well, he wasn't happy going to the locker room with a big lead and it leads it a little bit.

He's not going to be happy until this one's over, I'm sure.

8 to 2 Turner County running back with more after this timeout.

31 nice little mini run there Sam by Turner County D and they very nice cut it to 14 which is the closest they've been in a while they keep this up they're going to make it an interesting finish here it was in fourth quarter.

Yancey has been special it has been has been and again, she had to leave the game for time to get that form to little bandage on it.

She goes right back in and goes right back to work and there's you look at it right there.

Number 15.

Taylor is four out of ten Tyler County and the third quarter Turner is five out of eight.

Taylor County leads by 14.

It's still a tough hill to climb for Turner.

Really.

It's like you said, they really don't have a three point shooter.

Anyone that excels with that.

And in a game like this, that always helps.

Towns looks inside come around Jumper no good good burger work, no good rebound good ball work by Turner and ahead the Yancey who's going to drive and fire and get hit again once again trying to beat Taylor County back up the floor before the defense can get set to try to force the action and make something happen.

She is quick fouls on green that's her fourth and that doesn't bode well.

Yancey Free throw is good.

The thing that's amazing about this is she just got this and she has done a really good work on the offensive boards, has missed a lot of shots down under there.

But she's getting those rebounds to keep Turner from getting Yancey Sheets.

Another no good Gibson comes out of there with it.

He gets it to Simmons a hand to Towns who will stop and get it back to Simmons over to Smith's left side drive and fire Good whistle and a foul on that one two.

Mathis gets to the Mathis at the line early in the third foul on Daniels free throw is no good Destinee Mathis I have been calling her Smith.

I thought it was over for a while.

Yeah.

not good.

They didn't get the shot they wanted.

Simmons Towns no good kind of county ball going the other way.

232 left in the third quarter 15 point Taylor County League.

Now Taylor County goes back into their defensive set being two left side office.

What do you mean nothing there.

Yancey going to drive fire?

No Good Rebound High Out of there by Courtney Long.

I had a Simmons up fan.

Good No gas to move it off and the call charging Yes they are Yeah well call it charge third foul strong move to the basket Yes and nice acrobatic move and they wave it off No basket Barnes triggers it in office Hammer County with the ball down by 15 up bang No good rebound comes out Taylor County towns left side up by Simmons no good rebound going to come out of there too Turner headed the other way Nancy across the time line drive down Main street no good nice shot but a little too high Follow up is good Gomer right there at the right place.

The offensive board puts it back up.

And in Nice follow up by Gomer Simmons.

Pressure from office right side now back around Mathis top of the key to Simmons who's going to drive yet again foul is going to be on Turner County now Gomer with the foul that's her second Simmons goes to the line Well they attack the basketball they say I they do they really do shots no good second one up coming they see coach Trautman he's Pinson he's walking back and forth like he's nervous West he's big go look go look at it.

You'd think this was a three point game but the second one no good rebound comes out had to turn it down.

He's intense That's why they're throwing out office drive no good high up off the glass rebound comes out to Taylor County foul is going to be on offense That's her second towns will trigger it in less than a minute left in the third quarter 13 point Taylor County lead Turner kind of hanging in there the last four or 5 minutes and making some progress.

Simmons going to drive and score what a finish Wow in traffic very acrobatic nice layup move Yancey going to drive and score he could do it too this is how this game started me It is 24 points now for Yancey less than 20 seconds left.

Simmons Going to do a little dribbling exhibition court She's good with that basketball.

Mathis loses it.

Yancey 5 seconds.

Nice move.

Good.

26 points now per Yancey and the lead has been cut to 13.

Nice, Nice run by Turner County.

Yancey had 11 points in the quarter.

We play three.

Still plenty of action to come from the Macon Center Flex, Taylor County 54, Turner County 43.

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Sam Turner County finished the quarter with a 15 to 6 run.

In the last 606, Turner was one of ten.

Turner out of ten.

That's a good way to end The quarter really is in positive things happening once again.

Lacey Yancey But she got some help in this quarter really saying that she needed to have some more to go along with her steam back in striking distance to try to have a chance in this basketball game.

And that was the office she came out and got some points in that second, second and third quarter.

Yancey ten points in the first five in the second, 11 in the third.

She got 2626 as her start the fourth quarter Simmons driving jumper no good short rebound comes out Taylor Mathis back to Simmons they're going to reset Simmons Mathis Simmons pretty good defense by Turner Simmons going to drive and lay it out no no a move nice lay up and waited and waited and waited for the Turner County defense to spread out just to give her just enough room to drive to the lane.

And she did 11 points now for Simmons.

Shadows up Turner No good follow Good turnover turnover up and over the back board WHISTLE and a foul Darius office is that a gear that's four fouls on Gibson They're getting in some foul trouble over here they are they are the people who've been giving the most second and third chances under the basket free throw is good.

The fire is deadly at that free throw line.

Second one good, nothing.

But yet they that is a ten point ballgame now.

Turner pressure in the back court.

SIMMONS across the time line in traffic out of traffic trying to drive baseline can't go down to shoot it back after Mathis top of the game Brown Mathis trying to go and can't turn around no good high towns follows no good rebound Turner count it Yancy Turner going mortar man in defense it is worth it for the right now the cut into this Taylor Kennedy he got pretty tough and they got the crowd back in the game Yancy drive and firing no good batted around Taylor going to come out of there with it turnover turnover and turn the ball to kill office making it happen again 5647.

Nice run by Turner County number 22 and White does whatever it takes.

The office girls have been special today.

Yes, yes, yes.

Taylor County by nine jumper.

Good Nancy.

He's ready to take this game over.

She's ready to take over, Tommy, 28 points for you, Nancy.

The lead is seven Matthis two towns driving up and no good rebound Turner Town it comes out on her with it gets up the ante Here comes the lady rebels ahead here too hard out of bounds 535 left my It comes to the place next to Turner County Turner going to Collins coming back Coley Coley and Burwell Yancey.

Or is it Burwell?

Burwell.

Burwell Simmons and back court.

She has really been pressured Kelly to Mathis Yancey trying to get a hand in there towns going to drive jumper high no good rebound going to come out to Simmons back to Mathis pressing defense man to man or a woman to woman if you prefer to man.

They do that sometimes they come out of that two three zone, seven turnovers, throws it away.

TURNER Going to get it going the other way.

Well turnover by Taylor County just a little bit behind Mario Towns another opportunity that is Turner Jean and the ante across the timeline slowing down the pace a bit going the right side pulling up it took the office back to Yancey now to office baseline tries to get it out of there and Tanner County but the steal towns in a hurry stops behind her back whistle and they whistle Wow on offense fouls on offense that is her second third No shooting foul yet 5649 for 31 left Let's give Turner County some credit 12 turnovers for Taylor County 14 Turner County Yeah there's not been a mistake pre game got a whistle but it has been a good one for second quarter second quarter Turner County is making all the turnovers and a lot of the mistakes Taylor County has made some here and I'm sure that's quite concerning for Coach Trautman.

He has been pacing the sideline.

MATTHEWS Now it is.

SMITH Top of the key.

SMITH Trying to drive gets it to towns no good rebound Turner County two on two break intercepted by Simmons now the turnover by Turner County Simmons to Smith to Simmons yet again Simmons driving the lane pulls it back out goes to towns who's going to drive and miss rebound good the lead is none crowd kind going to call timeout with 3018 left in this one Taylor County gets the basket you've got to restore some restore some order for them Let's watch Turner County just doing some really positive things back into the game but here's one of the people brought him back here Simmons driving and getting that best from outside from outside here and then driving all the way in traffic.

Here's another one.

That's the move that I thought really was so special right here.

It really was really worth in the second half for this team.

Look at Coach Broughton.

He is to he's working.

He works in.

That's how you get to be 30, You know, where you go and that's how you have how many wins now?

850.

I think he's 850 in his career and 175.

Unbelievable.

There he is, 36 years.

The Vikings anti left side too often in trouble.

Has it taken load on a break the way Smith lost it often Zoriah the other way back to Yancey across the time line to office going to pull up and give it away good player Daniels with a with finish a seven point Taylor County lead clock becomes a factor now Smith to long now to Smith They've gone to the four corner corners now and you say well done Yep you could do it.

You don't have a shot clock.

Yup you can do that batted away Simmons going to drive and not even an offer yet they're putting it the deep freeze now Yancey generated and fouled Simmons They can't let him run the ball this long without fouling them They're going to do it Come on out and put them on the line.

We have four Nelson Towns going to trigger it in on the sideline here.

A lot of action in this particular area right in front of him.

Yes it was Simmons working on pulling Simmons not even offering to shoot 7.7 in the game.

Fowler you know, just telling him to foul those goodness in foul and they won't do it Yancey chasing towns now he got a foul although we have a timeout and timeout as good as this one's been we've got another great one coming up We've got a class single a public final boys game, Calhoun County Cougars out of Edison, Georgia and Greenville paid for this classic Tyson Campbell.

Been reminded he's come a little far out of the coaches box.

This was all the way up to midcourt.

But she's trying to get their protection.

I'm going to go ahead and foul the play.

They wouldn't do it Free throws go by Towns Turner for assist on 18 field goals Second one no good Daniels with a rebound Yancey baseline back to Yancey WHISTLE foul Simmons her fourth with 141 left.

She needs to be very careful you don't want to play the last 30 or 40 seconds without Simmons with the ball in her hand.

He's been able to run up a lot of clock here in the fourth quarter there ball handling skills jumpers up and no good by Daniels on the inbounds play whistle and a foul on Mariota That's her for all of a sudden Taylor Dunn is loaded down with foul free throw and no good That's been the story right there.

He missed so many in the first half.

Yep.

He had a woeful time with a run in the first half of this game.

Sure did.

Second one coming up by Daniels, 138 left Taylor County eight free throws Good lead is now seven.

Got a handle on it and threw it out of bounds.

Elation Yancey often county ball towns trying to put it in steal for good Cutler working on Simmons who's going to drive then behind their back Look at Simmons dispensing the ball basketball is it through the years there's a reason she's at the point that's why she runs it as she gets involved in the game that's why she drives the bus for long college, Simmons will go to the line.

It's been an interesting game.

Almost two different games, same crew.

The second, the first the first quarter is.

So even with the pace of this game started out with needed 14, 14, then in the second quarter, Taylor County turned up the volume with their own low defensive end, really denied Derrick any lot of things they like to do.

And then in the third quarter, Turner County did something.

All of a sudden shot clock is out.

So that's what the pauses well the clock to let you know how much time left.

Yeah.

With the top of the basket.

This one works, but this one doesn't.

The one on the right works and the one on the left doesn't.

And maybe they're explaining that now to the coaches that you see that clock is out the minute 26 remaining in the officials that got it all sorted out and everybody's okay with it and Simmons will go to the line Good 12 points.

One for Simmons She's had a good day at the office.

Second one good.

She's a good basketball player.

Really is Nancy.

Good player She is Nancy.

Up and no good.

How far back are there in reaching in foul play?

That's Daniel Gordon.

I think she's got five effects.

Daniels left nine.

She's got five for that 419 foul.

This has not been a ragged basketball game.

This is kind of good.

But no, it's been a really good one, been a really good ball game.

And like you said, we had some ebbs and flows on both sides.

It's that second quarter that Taylor kind of was able to put together as just a mountain to climb for this tourney kind of team to climb.

Boy, you got to appreciate the way they climb back into this thing that even though the lead is ten, it was 20 at one time.

It was.

And they go back then they get it back down to what, seven think 1.77.

Yes.

Office across the timeline.

Make the answer.

You're going to go to your office.

He's going to drive and put it up to Russell in a foul blocking foul the foul towns spiraled out of the game narrow towns as fouled out at eight points 9.8 rebounds Had a good game.

Coach Trautman was very honest.

You know, it didn't bother him.

He could go very deep on his bench.

He had some people who could play offers.

Would the first of two.

And then I think she is really good at the free throw line.

Eight out of 11.

At the free throw line.

We got a lot of time out there.

We having trouble get the ball on our board, kind of counting how to call timeout.

Let's take a look at what happened in region for a Taylor County unbeaten 30 and Julie are a really good basketball team Hopkinsville Greenville Marion County central slash county Brookstone seat and Patel locked in and Taylor County has just they just mowed it through their 16 and 30 and and unless the bottom falls out of everything here.

Yeah they're going to they're going to they're going to claim a championship here with 104 left.

What is there an 8.1.

We may be a little early.

Excuse me.

There.

Eight point game.

Eight point game.

Got a minute and four for the one thing that they really you know what they deserve.

Yeah.

This team is not able to do is just convert the point shot they haven't even attempt to finish because it's so out of what they do.

Even in a situation like this where you would think a team can at least try a couple of they haven't done it.

They really haven't abandoned what has gotten into this point all season long.

And Yancey has just been really beat up all day long.

She's been going inside into traffic and into difficult situations.

Colleague on a foul Simmons And she's not real thrilled with those He's not happy about this but it's that time the game and that's going to have to do that's going to happen Yep that's not the one you want to send to the line, though.

You know, Ms.. Simmons can do it all.

Take a look at the excellent shot of a Turner County coach here.

Yeah, Still instructive.

She's still working.

She's still working it.

Simmons Five out of eight or that would be six of nine.

And the way they played that second half, they could have just gotten a few things going their way in that second quarter.

It'll Leave you to wonder what the outcome could be in the second quarter.

Clearly the difference in this game, second one up coming good.

Turner County was outscored 27 to 10, really good at the free throw line shot is up no good.

DANIELS No good.

DANIELS And another firm foul down under the basket and want to make sure that clock stops and Tierra Gibson had to go to the line less than a minute to go down.

Play is going to come back in here, as is Burwell.

Gibson at the line.

No, I've often wondered why that happens that but it looked like it was going.

It is a look back I know.

Yeah.

That's what we call the shooter's touch.

There.

Yancey, to Cody, you got to grab one some time.

And they did yet another foul.

Five fouls on green.

Michael Green leave the scene of the action 11 point Turner County lead with 44 seconds left Yancey alone or Yancey he's had a good day at the office.

28 points and she's and 14 rebounds and but only two points here in the fourth quarter.

They have really worked on her rebound Turner County and fought for and Tyler County going to come out of there with it Simmons going to come out of there with it WHISTLE and a foul that's on Yancey I blame her for these two girls team deserve to be commended Sam to be commended and you might want to pencil them in for next year because you're leaders in the team or a lot of 11th graders.

Yeah, you don't have a lot of seniors, right?

I think Taylor has got one senior and another senior coming off the bench and that's about it.

That's it.

And Turner's pretty much in the same situation.

Too much.

The same Simmons shooting.

Good, perfect From there Whitehead triggers it in and that Yancey and Turner town is going to make some substitute additions here with 37 seconds left.

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Coming up for the boys class.

Single a public final.

That's coming up next.

Fans for their game of filling in here, too.

This place is getting back here.

This is what I like about Make It Right.

I love it.

Really is intimate setting you right up on the floor.

Not a bad vantage point anywhere in the building.

And the crowd does help the flow of a basketball game when the crowd gets into absolutely 13 points.

Simmons nine out of 12 free throws, 18 points.

Towns five out of eight with 19 points for Tyler County.

Yancy gives it up but going to shoot the three and we're going to have another towns and towns and Whitehead going to fight over the basketball jump ball.

Yeah no, it's going to be Turner Long ball.

Yeah.

Office downtown.

No good.

This is just out of out of their character.

They just don't do this.

They don't do this Going to some plays just to try to follow up the shot off It's yet again no good he could deliver.

He's totally out of it.

This is total out of what they at 11.6 it's Taylor County.

He's going to claim the class single a public girls title for a great crowd in the making coliseum central place area here in the big state.

There are going to be some great basketball games if if you're not a basketball fan, just come watch a little of this.

Yeah it'll get in your system and way he really will.

You see what's so special about this game here the talent that we have from one end of the state to the other, the other coaches that it works out.

The players want to work so hard in the communities you can really get behind and make this happen.

It makes it the same and somewhere you want to be.

So wherever you are around the state, if you could make it today and make it tomorrow, make it Saturday, make your way to making it gets of this action.

It is one of the greatest meetings of the year.

It's a beautiful day.

It's part of the march to make it and it's really just a lot of fun.

It really is quite an atmosphere.

Towns to trigger it in and is to Smith Smith going to get him to cross the time line or pull up and get it across the time line to MATTHEWS and the crowd is going to rob it.

Taylor County is going to win the girls class, a public championship, a great effort by both basketball teams.

Taylor County Lady Vikings are the class single-A public state champions, and the celebration is on.

Even Coach Trout will let it out a little.

Right?

Right.

You think he's happy now?

He's going to let it out, too?

No, no, he was not.

He was not.

Final score, Taylor County, 67, Turner County, 54.

Tyler County, the new champion It's been a Band-Aid.

We couldn't ask for any more Taylor County going to finish the year 31 and Turner County going to finish the year 28 and three.

And what a way to start this week.

What a way to start the championship celebration here in Macon with a classic finish.

Coach Trautman told me before the game he had a little trouble sleeping last night, you know, before going into this big championship game.

You figure he's been here many times before, 36 years.

He's been coaching there, but there he is with the championship in it.

Mark Harmon is right there beside him right now.

Yes, he is.

Mark Harmon ready to present the trophy to the Taylor County Vikings.

Time now to present the championship trophy to the girls single-A private school state championship.

And for that, I turn the microphone over to the executive director of the GHC Mr. Gary Philip.

Coach Trautman, on behalf of the entire Georgia High School Association and all those schools you represent, we want to offer congratulations to you all the state championship and our partner Farm Bureau helping us with the awards and trophies today.

Congratulations to Taylor County High School coach.

Congratulations.

This is an epic day because this is number 11 for Taylor County, the most ever, most ever.

I just want to say I'm so proud of these young ladies.

This is a group that has worked so hard for this.

I just want to thank all our Taylor County fans.

We couldn't do this without you.

They did a terrific job.

I talked to a couple of your players.

Kelsey talks a little bit about what this means to you to win this state championship.

They're just they're awesome.

You know, I'm a junior and I got another year to go it and I just got to my junior year.

I'm so proud of every.

well, you know, a sister here is a senior.

What does this mean to you?

To be a senior and take home the championship trophy?

It feels great.

And explainable worth and even less blind like, well, listen, coach, one last time for all your fans out there and Viking land, I mean, number 11, that is historic.

That is epic.

That is fantastic.

When they go back is the pride of Butler, Georgia.

Congratulations.

The lady Vikings number 11 into the trophy case.

Congratulations.

And now let's send it over to Grace Olsen with our tailgate party.

Thanks Mark, the first game of the GHC state championship games is in the books.

That was Taylor County with the 67 to 54 win over Turner County for the girls single-A public state championship game.

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We're on the air with you all day from the making center plex bringing you every rebound dunk and block shot here in the USA basketball state championships.

We're getting ready for game two on day one is the Cougars of Calhoun County, the pride of Addison, Georgia, with a 28 two record and ranked number one take on the Patriots of Greenville High School, looking for their first state title since 1992.

That's all coming your way in.

Those boys single-A public game coming up next on this first day of the championships.

And we've got a lot of action going on online, not just on TV for you.

We have a crew here that's gathering photos and interviews and updates and that's all online on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram.

And we already have a ton of photos from that first game.

So if you know anyone here that may consider Plex, you own a Facebook and make sure you tag them because we love to see everybody interact on those photos and talk about the game.

So we've got so much uploaded for you there on social media.

Also check out GPB Sports if you need to walk away from your TV because the games are streaming live online.

So we've got so going on there.

And now I've got Mark Harmon joining me here.

And Mark, there was so much fun actually in that game.

If it really got heated down, it got down to the wire there in the final quarter.

It really did.

And we've got a couple of the stars of the game coming up this way.

There's a championship trophy in the game ball.

I can see that.

But, you know, over the next three days, we're going to be showing a lot of boys and girls basketball championships here at Macon.

And it's high school Sports is such a big part of the life of high school of people in the state of Georgia.

Greenville, of course, is a hotbed for high school sports.

And John Nelson has the very emotional story about a former Greenville head football coach who his family who is overcoming many challenges and living their lives for a much higher purpose.

Former Greenville High Eddie and football coach Jeremy Williams is part of one of the most loving environments you'll see.

High school sweetheart for a soul mate son who wants to be Harry Dog and an equestrian for a daughter.

Jeremy's wife, Jennifer, knew he was the one.

So I would go to the game and I'd be looking for him.

And I remember the first time I went, I didn't know what position he played in, so I'm looking for him and I'm like, He's got to be on this team.

And then right about that time, like the the hitter hit the ball straight up in the air and Jeremy threw his mask off and got the ball.

And I remember going like, Jeremy's in his sixth year of having Lou Gehrig's disease.

He can't move, breathe on his own or take in solid food.

But his speech still comes from the heart and an unwavering soul that has eyes that move faster than a lot of us think.

Even if it's through a computer.

He is not done coaching.

Just ask him, Do a lot of speaking events and it gives me worth.

So yeah, we get day to day.

I hope you did.

And if anyone can be Harry doggedly, Jake, spinal bifida hasn't slowed him down and it won't always want to think of himself as a message for others.

Jeremy has gone through all this with a five letter word alongside faith, and it will always be there.

Jesus Christ gives me the strength and He can give it to you as well.

Jennifer has already battled a round of breast cancer herself and the love is never ending inside their Pine Mountain Valley home.

But it is work, hard work and a lesson for all of us.

We've had our challenges and and this you should be this should be a life moment.

And this thing is to be a caregiving my way, you know.

So but it's definitely something that, you know, you just figure out as time goes on.

But but love is the foundation and love is the foundation.

And that's why you keep striving to have a better relationship.

Now, Jeremy couldn't make it to the game here, but the family is watching this game as Greenville goes for their third state championship, come up against Crawford County and just a little bit.

And we want to thank Jon Nelson and of course, to Jeremy and his family for letting us come and visit him.

It's very a very emotional.