>> YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT CENTER PARC STADIUM IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA.

THE SITE OF THE GRAND FINALE, THE GEORGIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS, YOU WILL SEE TEAMS CROWNED CHAMPIONS, AND NOW THAT GEORGIA HAS THE NATIONAL STAGE TO ITSELF, LET'S BEGIN.

THE FIRST OF TWO FLAG FOOTBALL GAMES, AND A PAIR OF TWO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA FOES.

THE PORTAL PANTHERS AGAINST THE CALVARY DAY CAVALIERS.

HELLO, I'M WALLY BALLARD JOINED BY DAVID REYNOLDS.

DAVID, WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HOME WITH US, THE FIRST EVER GSSA FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND IT'S TIME TO DISTINGUISH TACKLE FOOTBALL AND FLAG FOOTBALL.

>> THE 80-YARD FOOTBALL FIELD.

AND FIRST DOWN FROM THE ZONE LINE TO GAMES, AND MIXED -- WE WON'T HAVE A CREW OUT HERE.

ALSO, WE HAVE TWO 20-MINUTE HALVES, AND UNDER ONE MINUTE, WE USE NORMAL TACKLE FOOTBALL RULES WHERE THE CLOCK WILL STOP FOR A SCORE, AND EVERY SINGLE PLAYER IS ELIGIBLE TO CATCH A FORWARD PASS AND THE LAST ONE HAS TO BE A NONCONTACT SPORT WHERE YOU DON'T INITIATE CONTACT.

YOU CAN'T USE YOUR HANDS TO INITIATE CONTACT, AND USING SCREEN BLOCKING IN THE COURSE SOF THE DAY.

>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO EMPHASIS THE DIFFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE BRS.

LET'S INTRODUCE THE TEAMS.

PORTAL HIGH SCHOOL, A SMALLER SCHOOL.

LESS THAN 250 TOTAL OPPORTUNITIES.

THEY HAVE BEEN OPEN FOR 100 YEARS AND WON ONLY TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

SO PLAYING HERE TODAY REPRESENTS A BIG OPPORTUNITY.

>> AND A STINGY DEFENSE, FOUR POINTS A GAME AND THE PLAYER OF THE GAME, THE IMPACT PLAYER HAS TO BE NUMBER EIGHT AND WIDE RECEIVER AND SAFETY.

BIG TIME TARGET FOR QUARTERBACK IN THE GAME AND A BIG INTERCEPTION IN THE SEMIFINALS FOR THE PANTHERS AS THEY BEAT GREEN BRIAR LAST WEEK, AND THE HOMECOMING QUEEN.

>> CALVARY DAY, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAR THEY HAD TO TRAVEL, THEY HAVE STAYED HOT.

>> THE IMPACT PLAYER HAS TOO BE MAGGIE PRESLEY.

TWO-WAY PLAYER.

LEADS THE TEAM IN RECEPTIONS ON OFFENSE AND APPLY THE PRESSURE UP FRONT AS A RUSHER FOR DEFENSE.

>> AS WE PREPARE, JUST MOMENTS AWAY FROM THE FIRST EVER FLAG FOOTBALL GSSA SANCTION CHAMPIONSHIP.

HERE IS A LOOK AT JAY REDDICK.

AND PORTAL ONE EACH OF THE TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HE HAD MAGIC SAUCE FOR PORTAL HIGH SCHOOL IN GETTING THE STATE TITLES.

THE OTHER SIDELINE, WE WILL HAVE A LOOK SHORTLY AT CHAD GRIFFIN, THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT CALVARY DAY.

HOE IS THE BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER COACH AND HE HAS THE PROJECT OF BEING THE FLAG FOOTBALL HEAD COACH FOR CALVARY DAY.

AS WE GET A FIRST LOOK AT THE FIELD THIS AFTERNOON, YOU WILL NOTICE DIFFERENCES.

THAT LOOKS LIKE A FOOTBALL FIELD.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAME FIELD.

THERE ARE KEY DIFFERENCES YOU CAN SEE OUTSIDE THE RIGHT HASH.

THERE IS A WHITE STRIPE A SIDELINE IN THE FOOTBALL GAMES, AND IT'S ONLY ABOUT 40 YARDS WIDE.

THAT IS ONE KEY DIFFERENCE.

THE OTHER, THE FIELD ITSELF IS ONLY 80 YARDS LONG.

WHICH MEANS THE END ZONES BEGIN AT THE TEN YARD LINE AND THEY END AT THE GOAL LINE ON THE TACKLE FIELD.

SO 80-YARD FIELD.

THE END ZONES ARE BETWEEN THE 10 AND THE GOAL LINE.

MID FIELD IS STILL THE 50.

THANK GOODNESS, THAT MAKES OUR LIVES SIMPLER AS WELL.

AND AS YOU TOUCHED ON, THE 20 YARDS TO GAIN.

THAT IS A CONCEPT THAT IS KEY TO UNDERSTANDING FLAG FOOTBALL.

>> WE WILL START HERE, FIRST DOWN, THE YARD TO GAIN IS THE 20 YARD LINE.

WE WILL START IT AT THE FIRST AND SIX.

WE COULD HAVE FIRST AND SIX.

WE CAN HAVE FIRST AND 19.

BUT THE FIRST LINE TO GAIN IS THE 20 YARD LINE.

>> NOW, CALVARY DAY HAS OPTED TO START, AND THEY WILL BEGIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

THERE IS A LOOK AT THE HEAD OFFICIAL, BEN SNITH, THE REFEREE AND THERE IS A LOOK AT THE CREW HERE TODAY.

ONLY A FOUR-MAN CREW.

EXPLAIN TO US THE OFFICIATING CREW.

>> WE DON'T HAVE THE UMPIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD.

WE WILL SEE THEM OUTSIDE OF THE 14 PLAYERS ON THE FIELD.

>> IT WILL BE A 20 MINUTE RUNNING CLOCK.

WE ARE STARTING ON THE 24 YARD LINE, BACK TO PASS, EMMA YATES, RIGHT OFF THE BUILT AND SHE HAS BRIANNA MILTON, WIDE OPEN.

BUT DROPS INCOMPLETE.

>> I JUST HIGHLIGHTED HER AS AN IMPACT PLAYER.

THAT IS HOW IT GOES SOMETIMES.

BUT I EXPECT TO SEE THE QUARTERBACK RECEIVER HERE, AGAIN, GOING TO BRIANNA MILTON IN A HURRY.

MAYBE SHORT PASSES ON A PLAY.

>> IF SHE HAS A WEAKNESS, IT'S HER HANDS.

THE GRAB IS MADE BY BLAIR BRANNEN.

THE CENTER, THEY ARE ELIGIBLE AND A FREQUENT TARGET IN THE SPORT.

>> AND THE SCREEN BLOCK, AFTER THAT, THEY RELEASE DOWN.

REALLY EASY PLAY TO PICK UP A FIRST DOWN THERE FOR THE PANTHERS.

>> AFTER A GAIN OF EIGHT.

FIRST OF 18.

THE BALL AT THE 32 YARD LINE.

THEY HAVE TO GET TO THE 50 NOW, AND THEY HAVE TO GO BACK TO BRANNEN AND A GOOD PULL THAT TIME BY THE LINEBACKER.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THE PANTHERS STARTING LINEUP ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE.

WE HAVE SEEN EMMA YATES COMPLETE THE PASSES TO THE CENTER SPOT AND IN THE RECEIVING CORE, MILTAN, YES, DON'T LOSE TRACK OF WILLIAMS EITHER.

SHE HAS NEARLY 100 YARDS RECEIVING ON THE SEASON.

THAT IS JUST EIGHT GAMES.

ANOTHER PASS COMPLETE, AND THEY HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON BLARE BRANNEN.

HERE IS A LOOK AT MORGUEN SOUKHAMNEUT.

SHE IS A DANGEROUS RUSHER, AND MACKENZIE CLAYTON, IS PLAYING WITH A BRACE TODAY.

FIRST DOWN AND MORE, ACROSS MIDFIELD.

GREAT HANDS BY KELSI WILLIAMS.

>> IT'S ALL ABOUT TAKING WHAT THE DEFENSE GIVES, AND RIGHT BACK TO THE CENTER.

THAT OPENS UP A PERIMETER PLAY FOR WILL YASMS, NICE JOB GETTING ACROSS THE MIDFIELD TO ADVANCE A FIRST DOWN.

>> FRYE WITH A FULL AND THE BALL AT THE 47.

FIRST AND 17.

DOWN TO THE 30 YARD LINE AND ANOTHER CHESS PASS OVER THE MIDDLE, BREAKING THROUGH ONE TACKLE BEFORE IT'S RIPPED FROM BEHIND.

THERE IS BRIANNA MILTON WITH HER FIRST CATCH.

>> JUST PLAYING PITCH AND CATCH.

ALL THE WAY DOWN THE FIELD.

LIKE I SAID, TRY TO HOLD THE DEFENSE, TAKE WHAT THEY GIVE YOU, AND RUSH ONE.

ALLOWS FOR THE QUARTERBACK TO GET OUTSIDE AND GET THE BALL DOWN FIELD.

>> SOUKHAMNEUT WITH THE STOP.

AND A GAIN OF TEN.

IT'S SECOND DOWN AND SEVEN.

DEEP ROMP THIS TIME AND THAT BALL OVERTHROWN.

COULDN'T QUITE PUT IT ON THE MONEY TO KELSI WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS ONLY A JUNIOR, AS WE MENTIONED, MILTON, THE ONLY SENIOR.

THIS IS A YOUNG PORTAL TEAM THAT MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE STATE FINAL.

THEY HAVE BENEFITTED FROM A COUPLE COVID-19 FORFEITS.

THE THIRD ROUND GAME AGAINST COLUMBUS.

BOTH CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS.

THE PASS, TOO TALL.

>> GOOD ADJUSTMENT BY THE DEFENSE.

THE PASS COUPLE PAYS, A PASS BACK TO CENTER, A NICE ADJUSTMENT HERE, AND STILL APPLYING THE PRESSURE TO THE QUARTERBACK TO MAKE THE QUARTERBACK FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO LOOK.

>> YOU MUST DECLARE IN FLAG FOOTBALL IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO FOR IT OR PUNT.

AND IT'S A GO FOR IT SITUATION FOR PORTAL.

THEY HAVE TO GET TO THE 30 AND THE BALL DROPPED IN THERE.

ARE NO FUMBLES.

IF IT DROPS, IT IS DEAD IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE OF THAT, NOT ONLY IS CALVARY DAY AHEAD OF THAT, THEY WILL PICK UP THE PLAY.

>> AND MUST SNAP RIGHT THERE.

S IN THE PLAYER RIGHT THERE.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS.

AND A SHORT FIRST DOWN FOR THE OFFENSE.

>> THE CAVALIERS TAKE OVER AND GIVE IT UP TO NEVAEH HAMILTON.

WE WILL SEE WHERE THEY SPOT IT.

THE OFFENSE FEATURES A NUMBER OF BASKETBALL PLAYERS THAT HAVE MADE A BIG IMPACT SO FAR THIS SEASON.

NOW, FIRST AND 19 AND LOOKING FOR A PITCH, AND BEHIND THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

HERE IS A LOOK AT CALVARY DAY'S OFFENSE.

WE MENTIONED HAN YOU THAT CAIL AT QUARTERBACK.

AND 9 AND 10, HAMILTON AND PREMO.

THEY ARE DANGEROUS, AND PRESLEY IN THE RECEIVER GAME, AND THAT TIME, IT LOOKS LIKE CALVARY DAY WAS LOOKING FOR A PITCH AND CATCH.

>> WE WILL COME BACK TO THAT FOR SURE.

EMMA CROSBY, THE CENTER, A HOOK AND LADDER.

>> IT WILL BE THIRD DOWN.

THEY HAVE TO GET TO THE 30 YARD LINE AFTER A LOSS OF ONE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE SEEING THE EFFECTS OF A FIRST AND 19 VERSUS A FIRST AND ONE.

A DIRECT SNAP DOWN THE LEFT SIDELINE, AND KNOWING THEY'RE ZBROING TO GO FOR IT, THIS IS A FOUR DOWN TERRITORY.

>> NICE JOB CUTTING IT DOWN IN HALF.

AND RIGHT HERE, WE CAN SNAP IT OUTSIDE.

WE DON'T HAVE TO SNAP THE BALL BETWEEN THE LEGS, AND GET THE BALL TO THE PERIMETER.

NICE PICKUP THERE FOR LAUREN WOODS.

>> A GAIN OF 12 MAKES IT FOURTH DOWN AND 8.

THE PITCH, AND NOTHING DOING THAT TIGHT FOR PREMO BROUGHT DOWN BETWEEN THE LINES AND GREAT STOP BY KELSEY WILLIAM, NICE JOB AFLYING THE PRESSURE.

>> WE HAVE SEEN IT'S COMMON IN FLAG FOOTBALL.

A TEAM MAY NOT POSSESS THE BALL MORE THAN SIX OR SEVEN TIMES AND THE FIRST AND NINE, AND A CHEST PASS OVER THE MIDDLE BY WILLIAMS.

>> THAT IS WHY IN THE PREGAME, YOU TALK ABOUT INTERCEPTIONS, AND INTERCEPTIONS WILL BE CRITICAL TODAY.

IF YOU GET AN INTERCEPTION, AND AN IT WILL COMPLETELY CHANGE THE GAME AROUND.

AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW MANY POSSESSIONS WE HAVE.

>> ONE OF THE REASONS THE POSSESSIONS ARE SO PRECIOUS IS THE CLOCK IS CONSTANTLY RUNNING UP UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE OF THE HALF.

AND A TWO-MINUTE WARNING AND IN THE FINAL MINUTE, IT WILL BE NORMAL TACKLE FOOTBALL CLOCK RULES, AND DEEP SHOT.

AND NOT A VERY WELL THROWN BALL, AND NEARLY INTERCEPTION MADE BY HANNAH CAIL.

THIRD DOWN AND ONE.

>> YEAH, AGAIN, A NICE JOB UP FRONT OF SHOWING TWO RUSHERS AT THE SAME TIME.

BUT AFLYING ONE AND BACKING OFF ONE AND A SCREEN DARKER, A SNAPPER.

>> THAT IS BACK TO YATES YET AGAIN, AND COMPLETION THIS TIME, AND JUST SHY OF THE LINE TO GAIN.

GREAT PULL THAT TIME BY KELSI WILLIAMS.

I BEG YOUR PARDON.

THAT WAS ACTUALLY CARLEE HURST ON THE PULL.

>> WE KNOW WE ARE GOING TO GO FOR IT HERE ON THE FIELD.

NICE JOB ON THE OFFENSE, PICKING UP A COUPLE YARDS AND MAKING IT FOURTH AND ONE FOR DISTANCE.

AND THE CHOICES HERE, GO FOR IT ON PUNT.

>> THERE ARE NO FIELD GOALS OR ANY KICKOFFS.

THE ONLY KICKING GAME WHATSOEVER IS A PUNT, AND THAT IS A SAVVY PLAY THERE.

THAT WAY, WHERE THE BALL IS, THE BALL IS ACROSS THAT MARKER.

IT WILL BE FIRST DOWN.

>> THERE IS NO DANGER IN HAVING THAT BALL BATTED AWAY.

YOU CANNOT FORCE A FUMBLE, AND IF THE BALL IS DROPPED, IT IS DEAD AS SOON AS IT HITS THE GROUND.

SO A GAIN OF TWO.

FIRST DOWN AND 19.

BALL AT THE 49.

TRYING TO GET THAT NEXT ZONE TO GAIN AT THE 30.

AND DEEP PASS DOWN THE SIDELINE.

BATTERING AWAY THAT TIME BY CAYDEN FLEMING.

SHE HAS BATTLED INJURY.

>> ENTER GET DOWN FIELD, TO NO AVAIL.

AND NEXT DOWN HERE.

>> AND AGAIN, WHEN YOU FIRST SEE A SPORT LIKE THIS, THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT EXACTLY IT IS YOU'RE WATCHING IN THE DETAILS.

SECOND DOWN AND 19.

ACROSS FROM YATES, COMPLETE TO WILLIAMS.

BUT WRAPPING HER AROUND IN FLAG FOOTBALL, IT'S A MIDDLE SCHOOL SIZED FOOTBALL.

IT'S NOT A VARSITY FOOTBALL BUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SIZE.

>> THEY HAVE A COUPLE OPTIONS IN SIZE TO USE FOR FLAG FOOTBALL.

MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE MANAGEABLE TO SLING THE BALL AROUND.

>> GOOD DEFENSE ON THE FIRST TWO PLAYS OF THE DRIVE.

AND CALVARY DAY.

A DEEP DROP AND THAT PASS IS SHORT THERE TO WILLIAMS.

ONE OF THE REASONS YOU WILL HAVE SUCH DEEP DROPS IS BECAUSE IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO DROP.

YOU CANNOT ENGAGE THE RUSHER.

>> THE BLOCKERS RIGHT THERE AGAIN, AND THE HANDS ON THEIR SIDE, BEHIND THEIR BACK AND THEY ARE SCREEN BLOCKING.

MIGHT BE THE BELTER VOE CAB BARE -- VOCABULARY TERM THERE.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST FOURTH DOWN WHERE YOU CAN ARGUE, IF YOU WANT TO PLAY FIELD POSITION, AND A TOUCH BACK TO PUT THE BALL AT THE 24 YARD LINE.

HE IS GOING TO GO FOR IT AND A DOUBLE PASS COMING, DOWN THE SIDELINE, WIDE OPEN AND JUST OVERTHROWN.

THE OUTSTRETCHED ARMS, NEARLY HAD HIM FOR THE FIRST DOWN.

WE'RE GOING TO STEP ASIDE.

PORTAL/CALVARY DAY, STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>>.

>> A CLOUDY MONDAY AFTERNOON IN DOUNTD ATLANTA.

THE SITE OF THE FIRST EVER GHSA FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

AT CENTER PARC STADIUM IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA.

IS A LOOK AT CHAD GRIFFIN WITH THE MASK ON, AND IN THE BLACK THAT IS NICK GRASSIO, WORLD CHAMPION FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYER, AND THE CAVALIERS TAKE OVER, FIRST AND FOUR.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE PREMATURE ON THAT SNAP, AND BEN SMITH MAKES SURE EVERYTHING'S UNDER CONTROL HERE.

BUT FIRST AND FOUR, THIS IS AN ADVANTAGEOUS SPOT TO BEGIN WITH THE SHORT DISTANCE TO GET TO THE MOST ZONE, AND THIS SAW A SCREEN OF SORTS TO HAMILTON.

SHE SHOWED A LITTLE SHIFTY MOVES THERE, SWINGING THOSE HIPS LEFT AND RIGHT AS SHE WEAVES AHEAD FOR A FIRST DOWN.

>> NICE JOB.

GETTING THE BALL UP AND LET HER HIPS MOVE.

THAT IS A REALLY GOOD WAY TO FLAG NOT TO BE -- WE PULL THE FLAG UP A LITTLE BIT, AND THE HIPS TURN, MAKE IT MORE CHALLENGING FOR THE DEFENSE TO PUT BACK.

>> A LITTLE BIT OF A MICHAEL VICK FLASH BACK THERE, WAVING THE BALL WITH ONE HAND.

IN FLAG FOOTBALL, THE BALL CANNOT BE JARRED LOOSE.

NO RISK THERE, AND TOP PASS, AND A LATERAL PASS.

I THINK THAT WAS FORWARD THOUGH.

WHICH IS NOT LEGAL, NOT IN TACKLE OR FLAG.

>> YEAH, ON THE GOING TO HAVE ONE FORWARD PASS PER DOWN BEHIND THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

SO NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED THERE.

SHORT GAIN NONETHELESS.

>> BECAUSE THE FUMBLES ARE DEAD ON THE GROUND, THERE IS NO LOW RISK TO HIGH REWARD FOR LATERALLY INSTEAD OF PITCHING BACKWARDS.

SECOND DRIVE FOR CALVARY DAY, AND THE BALL IS LITTLE LOW, CLOSER TO THE SHOE LACES.

>> IT WILL BE HAMILTON IN THE BACK FIELD.

SHE IS DEEP AND WIDE.

DWIFS THE QUARTERBACK AN OPTION THERE TO -- IF WE'RE IN TROUBLE, DUMP IT OFF TO HER, AND A DOUBLE PASS, A REALLY GOOD PLAY TO SET UP DOWN THE ROAD.

>> HANNAH CAIL, THE QUARTERBACK FOR CALVARY DAY, ONLY A SOPHOMORE.

AND A GREAT PROGRAM, AND LITTLE TOO HOT TO HANDLE FOR MAGCY PRESLEY.

>> YEAH, WHEN WE GET THREE YARDS APART, WE WILL TURN IT DOWN.

HANNAH CAIL.

FOURTH DOWN, WE ARE GOING TO PUNT.

>> IT WILL BE THE FIRST PUNT, AND AFTER BOTH TEAMS HAVE STALLED ON THE FIRST TROO DRIVES, SAL VARY DAY, NO RUSH IS ALLOWED BUT THE RETURN IS LIVE.

HERE WE GO, IT'S FIELDED JUST INSIDE THE 15 YARD LINE.

KEEP IN MIND THE END ZONE IS A TEN.

AND SHE IS ABLE TO GET IT BACK MAYBE TO THE 7 -- THE 17 OR THE 18 YARD LINE.

AND THE FLAG IS PULLED.

AND THE LONG FIELD AHEAD OF THEM.

>> NICE JOB OF HURST PINNING THE JOB DOWN THERE, DEEP IN THEIR TERRITORY.

HURST DOES PLAY SOCCER AS WELL.

NO SURPRISE THAT SHE IS A PUNTER AS WELL.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO HERE WE ARE.

PORTAL WITH THEIR THIRD POSSESSION OF THE HALF.

THE OFFENSE HA AVERAGES OVER 125 YARDS A GAME, AND AGAIN, WITH JUST 40 MINUTES OF GAME PLAN AND A RUNNING CLOCK IS BETTER THAN IT MIGHT SEEM FOR TACKLE FOOTBALL, AND NOW EMMA YATES AT QUARTERBACK.

SHE IS 7-15, 51 YARDS TO AFTERNOON.

SHE WAS ONE OF FIVE PLAYERS TO TRY OUT FOR QUARTERBACK.

THAT IS NUMBER 10 IN WHITE TAKING THE SNAP HERE FROM BLAIR BRANNEN.

I SPOKE TOO SOON.

THAT IS BATTED AWAY BY PRESLEY AND SOUKHAMNEUT.

THERE IS MORGUEN SOUKHAMNEUT.

GREAT LENGTH AND SPEED.

>> WE WANT TO AFLY THE PRESSURE TO WHOEVER THE QUARTERBACK IS THERE.

AND LAMB, WHO ALSO PLAYS QUARTERBACK AS NEEDED FOR THE PATHERS.

>> SOUKHAMNEUT'S ONLY WEAKNESS, SHE CAN BE TOO PHYSICAL.

AND ROUGHING THE PASSER IS CALLED QUICKLY AND AGGRESSIVELY BY THE OFFICIALS, AND PORTAL, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CATCH THE BALL.

>> YEAH, COACH SAID F WE CATCH THE BALL, WE WILL MANAGE, AND SO FAR EARLY IN THE FIRST HALF, NOT DOING A GOOD JOB.

MAYBE THAT IS NERVES.

THE EXCITEMENT OF BEING IN A BIG, BIG STADIUMER WITH NOT USED TO.

BUT WHEN HE FIGURES IT OUT, EXPECT THE OFFENSE TO START CLICKING AND GAINING A BUNCH OF YARDS.

>> PORTAL IS 0 FOR 2 ON THIRD DOWNS SO FAR TODAY.

THEY DID PICK UP A SHORT FOURTH DOWN CONVERSION HERE BUT INSIDE THEIR OWN END ZONE -- THEIR OWN TARTD, EMMA YATES IS CURRENTLY IN THE END ZONE, AND A LONG PASS, INTERCEPTED!

RIPPED DOWN BY CAYDEN FLEMING.

SHE BRINGS IT ALL THE WAY INSIDE THE 25.

JUST HER SECOND GAME OF THE SEASON.

HER SECOND INTERCEPTION AND THAT IS OUR FIRST BIG PLAY OF THIS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> YEAH, COMING OFF A SHOULDER INJURY, THE GREAT ATHLETE.

UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE WITH FLAG FOOTBALL, NICE JOB HERE GOING UP TO GET THE BALL -- >> I GOT ROUGHING THE PASSER, DEFENSE.

>> YOU HAVE IT UP THE FIELD TO -- GET HER TEAM BACK IN FLUSH TERRITORY.

SO THE SHORT LINE TO GAIN HERE FOR THE OFFENSE.

>> AFTER A TEN-YARD RETURN, WE'RE HAVING ROUGHING THE PASSER HAS BEEN CALLED JUST AS WE WE SAYING.

THEY CALL IT AGGRESSIVELY.

THIS IS A NONCONTACT SPORT.

AND THAT IS A HUGE CALL, DAVID, IT CHANGES THE GAME TREMENDOUSLY.

YOU CAN SEE HOW UPSET HE IS.

>> YEAH, ANY CONTACT ON THE QUARTERBACK, THE NFL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FLAG DOWN FOR ROUGHING THE PASS INTERTHAT IS GOING TO BE AN AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN.

THAT IS A SHORT FIRST DOWN HERE.

>> AND NOW IT APPEARS A TIME-OUT HAS BEEN CALLED.

AND A TIME-OUT ON PORTAL.

WE WANT TO GET A SECOND LOOK AT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED ON THE BALL BY EMMA YATES.

SHE HAD PRESSURE.

>> YEAH, SLAPS HER HAND AND PRESLEY UP THERE, AND BEING VERY AGGRESSIVE, SHE HAS TO BE ABLE TO FINISH.

KNOCKS HER HAND.

RIGHT THERE, BOOM, THAT IS GOING TO BE ROUGHING THE PASSER.

SHE TAKES AWAY A REALLY BIG GAIN BY THE DEFENSE.

>> THAT IS A GOOD CALL.

I'M SURE FOLKS AT HOME ARE SAYING, YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME N THE SPORT OF FLAG FOOTBALL, THAT IS THE CORRECT CALL.

>> IT'S A CON CON TANGT SPORT.

TO ENFORCE THE ROUGHING THE PASSER.

>> THERE IS COACH NICK GRASSIO SPEAKING WITH HIS TEAM, A TEAM THAT IS UNDEFEATED THIS YEAR.

6-0-2, AND ONE OF THE TIES WAS AGAINST PORTAL.

IN FACT, SPEAKING TO COACH GRASSIO, WHAT THEY DID WRONG AND THE BIGGEST TAKE AWAY, THEY DROPPED TOO MANY INTERCEPTIONS.

THEY HAD FOUR OR FIVE INTERCEPTIONS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN KNEAD WEREN'T, AND MEANWHILE, PORTAL, THE ONE SCORE IN A 6-6 TIE, AT LEAST CALVARY DAY'S BEEN OF IT, IT WAS A DAY THE WRONG WAY, AND PORTAL WAS ABLE TO SCORE.

AND PORTAL, YOU PLAY PRETTY GOOD FLAG FOOTBALL AND YOU WOULD HAVE WON THAT GAME.

FIRST DOWN FROM THE 29.

THINK NEED JUST ONE.

AND THEY WILL GO FOR THE GUSTO HERE, AND JUST INSIDE THE LEFT SIDE.

BATTED AWAY BY THE CALVARY DAY SAFETY.

ONE KAY LAL.

>> AND THE GAIN OF ONE YARD HERE.

GOOD PLAY CALL HERE TO GET THE BALL DOWN FIELD A LITTLE BIT.

IF WE CONNECT ON THESE PASSES, LOOK OUT.

THE OFFENSES ARE CLICKING, AND YOU ARE CATCHING THE PASSES.

>> SECOND DOWN AND ONE.

AND NOW ANOTHER DOUBLE PASS, LAMB THIS TIME, COMPLETES IT AND CAUGHT BY BRIANNA MILTON.

THEY SAY SHE'S THE FASTEST PLAYER, THE BEST RECEIVER AND ALSO THE STARTING SAFETY FOR PORTAL HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE'S A HUGE PART OF WHAT THEY DO.

>> WE USE THREE QUARTERBACKS HEREES ESSENTIALLY, AND LAMB DOWN FIELD.

TO OIM PACT PLAYER, BRIANNA MILLER.

>> FLEMING, MEANWHILE, JUST HER SECOND GAME OF FLAG FOOTBALL.

SHE MISSED MOST OF THE SEASON WITH INJURIES AND OTHER COMMITMENT.

SHE HAS HAD AN IMPACT IN THE GAME, AND THE INTERCEPTION WAS TAKEN OFF THE BOARD DUE TO THE ROUGHING THE PASSER CALL.

IT'S LIKE A QUARTERBACK DRAW THAT TIME ON THE DIRECT SNAP TO KELSI WILLIAMS.

>> YEAH, NICE PULL HERE, AND A FLY BY SOUKHAMNEUT.

AND WE ARE GOING TO BACK OFF ONE AND 17 IN THE THE MIDDLE, AND IT'S JUST THE QUARTERBACK, ATHLETIC, AND GET THE FLAG -- GET BEHIND HER.

>> TIME WILL BEGIN TO BECOME A FACTOR AS WE APPROACH THE TWO MINUTE MARK.

WE HAVE A ONE MINUTE WARNING AND THE CLOCK WILL STOP.

AND A GREAT GRAB MADE.

THERE IS A BATTLE FOR AND IT IT'S BLAIR BRANNEN WHO HAULED IT IN IN TRAFFIC.

THE SOPHOMORE COMES THROUGH.

>> THEY ARE RIGHT BACK UP THE MIDDLE, NUMBER TWO, AND WE SAW IT EARLY ON, FROM THE OFFENSE, AND YOU COME BACK AND PICK UP SEVERAL YARDS, MAKES IT FOR A SHORT DOWN.

>> THE CLOCK CONTINUES TO WIND.

BRANDON, SHE A POST PLAYER ON THE BASKETBALL COURT.

A LOB ENTRY PASS DOWN LOW IN THE PAINT.

THIRD DOWN AND ONE.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU PICK IT UP HERE AND YOU CAN TAKE THE ONE MINUTE WARNING AND FIND A WAY TO GET IN.

PASS COMPLETE TO BRIANNA MILTON, SHE DID HER JOB.

AND WE WILL SEE HOW PORTAL WANTS TO HANDLE THE CLOCK.

WE GO TO THE ONE MINUTE WARNING.

IT APPEARS TO BE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO, AND PORTAL, BY FAR THE BEST DRIVE FOR EITHER TEAM.

AND GET POINTS UP BEFORE GOING IN THE TEN MINUTE HALFTIME.

>> WE GET UNDER ONE MINUTE IN THE PREGAME SHOW.

THE CLOCK WILL STOP ON FIRST DOWN.

INBOUNDS, AND WIND THE CLOCK AGAIN.

IT WILL STOP FOR INCOMPLETE PASSES, AND SIMILAR TO -- >> THERE IS A LOOK AT PORTAL'S ROAD TO THE FINALS AND YOU NOTICE, ONLY TWO GAMES, THEY HAD TWO VICTORIES AGAINST DUTCHTOWN AND COLUMBUS, AND IT WAS NOT GHSA SANCTIONED SPORT, THEY DID WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR IN PART OF A EF FARTHER MADE BY THE FALCONS, THAT MERCEDES-BENZ.

>> THE GAME UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE OF COVID, IT IS WHAT IT IS IN 2020.

>> THE CLOCK WILL STOP.

OUT OF BOUNDS, AND A DEEP SHOT.

UNDER THROWN, AND EMMA YATES, HAS MOTES AND COULDN'T GET IT STAPP WITH 53 SECONDS, AND FLEMING IN THE MIDST.

>> NOT THE BEST PASS, NERVES THERE FOR YATES.

BUT THE CLOCK WILL STOP THERE, AND IT WILL START IN THE NEXT RULE OF PLAY.

>> YATES HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH HEAD COACH JAY REDDICK, AND A FLAG FOOTBALL VETERAN, PLAYED IN COLLEGE IN GEORGIA SOUTHERN AND YEARS AFTER.

YATES HASN'T BEEN PERFECT IN THE FIRST HALF.

9 OF 20 FOR 63 YARDS, DROPPING BACK ON THE MONEY, CAUGHT BY LAMB, BREAKS ONE TACKLE, A SECOND, AND SHE TAKES HER DEFENDER ALL THE WAY TO WITHIN 10 TO 15 YARDS AND A LATE FLAG COMES OUT AND WE COULD SEE FLAG GUARDING HERE.

>> IT'S POSSIBLE.

WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY BRING TO US, AND A SPIRAL HERE, NUMBER 17.

MIGHT GET DEFENSIVE HOLDING HERE.

CANNOT RESTRICT THE RUNNER HERE.

>> I THINK YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE HANNAH CAIL.

SHE IS TRYING TO GRAB THE FLAG.

>> HOLDING, DEFENSE, HALF THE DISTANCE TO THE GOAL.

FIRST DOWN.

>> YOU CAN'T GRAB AND RESTRICT ANY OTHER PLAYER.

ESPECIALLY ONE HERE, AND WE'LL SEE RIGHT HERE, AS WE TRY TO PULL THE FLAG, WE START SLOWING HER DOWN GRABBING HER JERSEY FIRST, AND SPINS AROUND AND THIN WE PULL THE FLAG.

THAT WILL BE DFSSIVE HOLDING.

>> IT SUPPOSE IN THE MIND OF CALVARY DAY, IT'S GIFG UP SIX POINTS AND THE END ZONE IS THE TEN.

FIRST AND GOAL AT THE 18 BUT ONLY 8 YARDS TO GAIN.

INSIDE THE 15 AND DROPPED BY RILEY LAMB.

CARLEE HURST THE LINE BACKER IS ALL OVER IT.

>> YOU HAVE TO PLAY PITCH AND CATCH.

NOT A BAD THING IF SHE CAUGHT THAT.

THE CLOCK WOULD HAVE BEEN RUNNING BE MAYBE GIVES US TIME HERE TO GET THE PLAY.

TO GET THE PLAY SET UP FOR SECOND DOWN HERE.

>> AND MANY OF THESE GAMES, YOU GET TO 14 POINTS, YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOUR CHANCE TO WIN.

ESPECIALLY IN THE PLAYOFFS WHERE THE DEFENSE IS STRONG.

THE HIGHEST WINNING SCORE WE SAW IN THE SEMIFINALS WAS 14 POINTS AND THAT WAS BY CALVARY DAY, IN COLUMBUS, 14-10 12, AND A PASS TOWARDS THE END ZONE, BATTED UP IN THE AIR BY HANNAH CALI, AND BATTED TO THE GROUND.

>> AND A BACK CORNER OF THE END ZONE, AND AGAIN, DEFENSE IS ALL OVER THE FIRST HALF.

VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT KIND OF ADJUSTMENTS WE GET COMING OUT OF THE HALFTIME.

>> THIS IS A HUGE SEQUENCE AND KEEP IN MIND, FIELD GOALS ARE NOT AN OPTION.

THIS IS ESSENTIALLY TWO TRIES TO GET IN THE END ZONE.

FOR PORTAL'S OFFENSE.

HERE COMES THE 12th PLAY OF THE DRIVE.

THEY HAVE CHEWED UP SERIOUS CLOCK HERE AS WELL.

THIS STARTED INSIDE THE 10.

AND AIDED BY A PASSER.

OVER THE MIDDLE, AND KNOCKED AWAY.

THAT WAS NEARLY INTERCEPTED.

GOOD DEFENSE THERE BY THE PORTAL RECEIVER.

I BELIEVE IT WAS BLAIR BRANNEN.

THERE IS HANNAH CAIL.

>> YEAH, SURPRISINGLY, SHE DIDN'T GO SHORTDER HERE AND SET UP MANAGEABLE FOURTH DOWN, AND THE VERY GOOD DEFENSE BREAK DOWN THE PASS AND RIGHT THERE, THE END ZONE, AND THE SCORE HERE ON OFFENSE.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT BE BACK DOWN HERE, AND THE GOAL LINE.

>> THAT IS MILTON WHO BREAK UP THAT PASS.

HERE WE GO, FOURTH DOWN, THEY HAVE TO GET TO THE 10 FOR A TOUCHDOWN.

AND PORTAL IS 1 FOR 3 ON FOURTH TODAY.

NOT EVEN CLOSE.

GREAT COVERAGE THERE WITH THREE PURPLE JERSEYS AND CAYDEN FLEMING, THE STAR OF THAT DRIVE DEFENSIVELY, FLAKES A FINAL PLAY TO KEEP IT A SCORELESS GAME.

>> YEAH, A LONG DRIVE HERE AND JUST STALLS OUT A LITTLE BIT.

SO RUN OUT OF REAL ESTATE AND YOU GET BACK UP IN THE GOAL LINE, A VERY GOOD STAY THERE FOR THE DEFENSE.

>> CALVARY DAY HAS THREE TIME-OUTS.

THEY HAVE TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO TRY TO SPEND THEM HERE IF THEY PICK UP A GAIN.

LONG WAY TO GO.

PASS COMPLETE TO HAMILTON AND THE FLAG PULLED IMMEDIATELY.

AND APPEARS THEY'RE GOING TO LET THE CLOCK ROLL.

AGAIN, THE CAVALIERS WILL GET THE BALL TO BEGIN THE SECOND HALF.

THE SNAP OUT IN TIME FOR ONE MORE PLAY, YES, PASS OVER THE MIDDLE, INCOMPLETE AND THAT IS HOW THE FIRST HALF COMES TO A CLOSE.

A 13-PLAY 6:12 DRIVE, NO POINTS, AND PERHAPS CONFIDENCE GOING IN THE LOCKER ROOM.

>> YEAH, AND SHUT DOWN THE OFFENSE THERE, AND LIKE YOU SAID, THE END OF THE DRIVE, TO WHERE HE ALLOWED ZERO POINTS ON BOARD.

>> THE FIRST EVER FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RIGHT HERE ON CENTER PARK STADIUM.

ODDLY ENOUGH, THIS IS THE SAME BUILDING THAT HOSTED THE BRAVES IN THE LAST EVER WORLD SERIES APPEARANCE BACK IN 1999.

SO CONTRAST THERE.

AND JOHN NELSON IS STANDING BY WITH CALVARY DAY HEAD COACH CHAD GRIFFIN.

>> HERE ARE THE COACH, GUYS, CHAD, YOU HAD A COUPLE MOMENTS THERE, DEFENSE WAS STOUT RIGHT THERE AT THE END OF THE SCORE.

>> YEAH, THAT WAS A BIG -- DOWN THERE INSIDE THEIR OWN 15, AND HOLDS HERE ON FOURTH DOWN AND GOAL IS HUGE.

WE GET THE BALL COMES OUT THE SECOND HALF.

SO WE HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN OFFENSE.

THE TIMING IS OFF.

>> DID IT TAKE THEM A BHIL TO GET ADJUSTED TO PLAYING HERE AT CENTER PARC?

>> I THINK SO.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN PLAYING ON A HIGH SCHOOL FIELD.

IT'S A MATTER OF GETTING IN RHYTHM.

>> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

>> APPRECIATE IT.

>> HANNAH, THE HALFTIME SHOW IS YOURS WITH THE FIRST HALF OF THE ENTIRE WEEK UNDER WAY.

>> YES, IT IS, AND I LOVE WATCHING THE GIRLS PLAY.

WE WILL HAVE FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHTS AND SHOW A SCHEDULE AND SCOREBOARD FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIPS COMING UP THIS WEEK, AND MUCH MORE ON THE GPB HALFTIME SHOW NEXT.

>> IS THERE'S A LOT OF ANTICIPATION IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW.

>> WELCOME TO THE HALFTIME SHOW.

I'M HANNAH GOODEN.

WE ARE LIVE FROM STUDIO "A" HERE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

IT'S HALFTIME OF THE FIRST DIVISION 1 GHSA WOMEN'S FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN PORTAL AND CALVARY DAY AND WE ARE SCORELESS.

WE HAVE A JAM-PACKED WEEK OF CHAMPIONSHIP FUN.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE GEORGIA EMC SCOREBOARD.

THERE IS THE SCORE I JUST MENTIONED.

WE ARE SCORELESS BETWEEN THE PANTHERS AND CAVALIERS.

IT'S DIVISION I WHICH MEANS IT'S 1 TO 3 A. AND COMING UP NEXT, WEST FORSYTHE AND HILL GROVE, AND 3:30, THE SINGLE "A" PRIVATE GAME WITH TRIPNY CHRISTIAN, AND TRYING TO WIN THE FIRST EVER STATE TITLE, AND TONIGHT, THE SINGLE PUBLIC MATCHUP WITH BROOKS COUNTY, AND IRWIN COUNTY, AGAINST THE INDIANS, THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPS WITH A MUCH ANTICIPATED REMATCH.

ALL RIGHT, TUESDAY WILL BE THE EVEN NUMBER CLASSIFICATION.

AA STARTS THINGS OFF AT NOON, AND THE CAVALIERS LOOKING FOR THE FIRST STATE TITLE IS A CHAMPIONSHIP VETERAN AND THEY ARE UNDEFEATED AT 13-0.

SPEAKING OF UNDEFEATED, IT'S MAYORSON AND JEFFERSON, AND THEN, THE 6A BATTLE, AND THE TROJANS ARE TRYING TO EARN THEIR FOURTH TITLE, AND THEY ARE GOING FOR THAT SECOND CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP.

WEDNESDAY, ODD NUMBER CLASSIFICATIONS, AND AAA AT NOON, AND THE BEARS ARE CHAMPIONSHIP NEWBIES AND THEY DID NOT CLOSE ON THE VICTORY.

THEY WILL BE LOOKING TO DO THAT THIS YEAR, AND THE PURPLE HURRICANES MOVE UP TO CLASS 5A THIS YEAR, AND THEY WILL FACE A DEMONS TEAM THAT HAS BEEN THERE FOUR YEARS IN A ROW, AND GRAYSON VERSUS COLINS HILL, AND AN ALL GWINNETT COUNTY, AND NUMBER ONE GRAYSON FROM EARLIER THIS SEASON.

YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON GPB SPORTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH ALL THE FUN.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK BACK AT PORTAL AND CALVARY DAY.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HIGHLIGHTS.

THE PLAYER OF THE FIRST HALF IS EMMA YATES.

SHE IS NUMBER 10.

SHE WILL TAKE SOME BIG PRESSURE HERE BY NUMBER TWO, MAGGIE PRESLEY FROM CALVARY DAY, THAT IS ROUGHING THE PASSER CALL THAT CHANGED THE MOMENTUM OF THE ENTIRE GAME.

YATES, THE STATS BEFORE THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, 437 YARDS PASSING, SEVEN TDs AND ONE INTERCEPTION.

I LOVE THE GHSA MADE IT AN OFFICIAL SPORT AND THEY CAN SHOW OFF THEIR TALENT.

JOHN NELSON IS DOWN AT CENTER PARC STADIUM.

JOHN, WHAT IS GOING ON?

>> WELL, I THINK IT'S REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE THE FANS THAT HAVE TURNED OUT FOR THIS.

PORTAL AND CALVARY DAY.

IT'S A LONG TIME TO GET HERE.

PORTAL, IF MY MEMORY SERVES CORRECTLY, BULLET COUNTY.

FOR THEM TO SHOW THE WAY THEY HAVE, IT'S BEEN TREMENDOUS.

CALVARY DAY, THEY HAVE SIX CHAMPIONSHIPS AND GSHA HISTORY, THEY HAVE BEEN IN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS THEMSELVES, LOST BACK IN 2013 SO THEY ARE CHASING AFTER THEIR FIRST FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT IS IN THE HISTORY OF CALVARY DAY.

IT'S FOUN SEE THE TWO COMMUNITIES COME OUT HERE AND SEE THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WEEK.

>> IT REALLY IS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SECOND HALF.

YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG DOWNLOADING THE SPORTS APP.

SCAN YOUR PHONE ON THE QR CODE.

THAT IS IT FOR THE HALFTIME SHOW PRESENTED BY REGENTS.

CHECK OUT THE TAILGATE PARTY WITH JOHN AND I AFTER THE GAME.

STICK WITH US.

MORE COMING UP NEXT ON GPB.

>>> SCORELESS AT HALFTIME.

AND THE FLAG FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, HISTORIC DAY HERE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, AS WE LOOK TO CROWN PORTAL HIGH SCHOOL OR CALVARY ZAY HIGH SCHOOL WITH A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN FLAG FOOTBALL.

JOINED BY GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL EXPERT DAVID REYNOLDS, I AM WALLY BALLARD.

THE ONLY REAL OFFENSIVE DRIVE WE SAW WAS A 13-PLAY DRIVE FROM PORTAL HIGH SCHOOL.

CALVARY DAY HAD 12 OFFENSIVE PLAYOFFS IN THE INTERFIRST HALF.

>> NICE JOB TAKING THE SHORT GAIN, AND 48 PLAYS COMPARED TO 12 OF CAL VERIRY DAY.

>> SO CALVARY DAY COMING OUT TO THE FIRST, AND WE MENTIONED, TWO QUALITY FLAG FOOTBALL TEAMS, YOU CAN SEE 13, 14 POINTS ENOUGH TO WIN.

THE WAY THIS GAME HAS GONE, ONE SCORE CAN DO IT.

>> YEAH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING CALVARY DAY, WHERE IS PREMO.

>> PREMO IS CURRENTLY LINED UP BACK INSIDE THE BACK CORNERS AND THEY GO OVER TO PRESLEY, WHO HAULS IN THE COMPLETION.

FROM HANNAH CAIL, AND HERE IS JOHN NELSON.

WHAT YOU GOT?

>> CAUGHT UP WITH COACH REDDICK ON THE WAY OUT AND HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE LONG DRIVE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.

HAPPY PASSING THE BALL, HAPPY RUNNING THE BALL.

WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> GREAT.

CAN'T 2008 SEE YOU HAND OUT OUT A CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

AND YOU WANTED HER.

YOU GOT HER.

SHE IS SWERVING OUT THE SIDELINE, AND PIROUETTES AT THE 50 BEFORE HER FLAG IS PULLED AND THAT WILL GIVE CALVARY DAY A FIRST DOWN.

>> A BIG GAIN HERE.

I SPOKE HER INTO EXISTENCE.

SHE IS A TOP ATHLETE AT THE SCHOOL, A BASKETBALL PLAYER, A POINT GUARD.

THE HIPS, HELPING HER GET MORE YARDS UP THE FIELD.

VERY NICE JOB.

>> I BEG YOUR PARDON.

ACTUALLY GOING TO BE AT THE 39 YARD LINE.

FIRST AND 11, AGAIN, THE LINE TO GAIN IS THE 50.

AND FIVE FOOTBALL PLAYS IN ZONES.

AND THAT PASS COMPLETE TO MAGGIE PRESLEY.

WE HAVE SEEN WOODS, PREMO AND PRESLEY CATCH PLAYS, AND THEY HAD JUST 40 TOTAL YARDS OF OFFENSE.

>> SECOND AND SHORT, AND THEY WILL GO OUT TO THE SCREEN.

AND CATCH IS MADE BY NEV THEY YA HAMILTON, AND A YARD SHORT.

>> AND COMMON PLAY, AND GETTING IT BACK TO THE FORWARD PASS.

SHORT THIRD AND ONE, AND THIRD DOWN MIDFIELD.

>> HANNAH CAIL BACKING UP.

SHE HAS COMPLETED FOUR HERE AND A LOOK AT YOUR HALFTIME STATS.

WHAT JUMPS OUT TO YOU?

>> AND PORTAL'S TOTAL PLAYS, THE BOTTOM LEFT, THAT JUST EASIED UP THE CLOCK, AND CONFIDENCE TO THE OFFENSE TO GET DOWN THE FIELD.

LUCKILY, THERE IS NO INTERCEPTION AND TURN OVER.

VERY GOOD JOB DEFENSIVELY TO KEEP IT GOING.

>> HANNAH CAIL, 4 FOR 4 WITH 39 YARDS IN THE DRIVE, WILL TUCK AND IT RUN AND IT SHE HAS HER FLAG TO CATCH.

MAKING TACKLERS MISS LEFT AND RIGHT BEFORE SHE IS PULLED AT THE 40.

SHE HAD A GAME-WINNING RUSHING TOUCHDOWN IN THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE SEMIFINAL WIN, AND IT WAS WITH MOVES LIKE THESE.

>> GOT TO PULL THE FLAG WHEN YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THE NEXT GIRL MIGHT BE.

MAYBE GET IN THE WAY OF A LITTLE FLAG THERE, AND USE ATHLETIC ABOUTTY.

>> WHAT IS FLAG GUARD?

>> WE CAN'T USE HANDS OR DIP THE SHOULDERS.

THE PLAYER HAS TO HAVE ACT TESS TO PULL THAT FLAG.

>> A GAIN OF ABOUT 15.

IT'S FIRST AND NINE AT THE 39.

THE END ZONE IS AT 10 YARD LINE.

DON'T FORGET, THIS IS AN 80-YARD FIELD, AND CROSBY, FIRST TIME SHE'S BEEN A RECIPIENT.

>> DID SPREGD THE BALL AROUND.

YOU GET THE BALL, YOU GET THE BALL THIS IS FANTASTIC.

NICE JOB COMING OUT OF THE HALF.

>> SPREAD IT AROUND EVENLY.

SECOND AND FOUR.

AND THIS IS HAMILTON, AND BOY, SHE IS JUMPING UP.

SHE IS NOT USED TO HAVING HER FLAG PULLED THAT EARLY.

>> REALLY NICE PULL BY THE DEFENSE RIGHT THERE.

VERY AGGRESSIVE TO GO GET HER.

NICE JOB, YOU CAN SEE THE AGGRESSIVENESS IN HAMILTON'S HIGHS, AND VERY NICE PULL BY NUMBER 12.

REALLY FOR SURE.

>> IT'S THIRD DOWN AND THREE.

AGAIN, ONLY THREE MORE YARDS TO GAIN BEFORE IT'S A FIRST AND GOAL SITUATION.

A LITTLE DELAYED PATH THAT TIME AND THAT WINDOW CLOSED UP TIGHT.

GOOD DEFENSE THAT TIME, WITH LOWE AND WILLIAMS, AND CROSBY TO CENTER.

>> NICE JOB BY THE DEFENSE THERE, MAKING IT LOOK RIGHT THERE.

DON'T RUSH AS MANY AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST, AND ONE OR TWO AND FALL BACKWARDS IN COVERAGE, SHUT THE PLAY DOWN, INTENDED FOR THE CENTER.

BIG PLAY HERE.

>> YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR, AND THE OTHER PLAYS, AND FOURTH DOWN AND THREE.

THEY GET IT TO ELINGWOOD.

SHE HAS BEEN SO CLUTCH FOR THEM ALL SEASON, AND IF WE HAVE A FOURTH DOWN AND SHORT, WE ARE GOING TO KATIE ELLENWOOD.

SHE KEEPS THE DRIVE ALIVE.

>> BIG TIME TRUST FROM A COACH IN WOOD.

GOING TO GO TO HER ON FIRST DOWN, AND IF WE MISS A FLAG, WE'RE GOING TO PICK UP DEN MORE YARDS, AND IN A DEFENSIVE GAME, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PULL FLAGS IF YOU'RE THE PANTHERS.

>> RILEY LAMB HAD A SHOT, AND COULDN'T PULL THE FLAG, AND IT'S FIRST AND GOAL, AND IT'S SIX POINTS FOR CALVARY DAY, AND SHIMMY AND A SPIN AND BOWLING OVER HER DEFENDERS BUT IT WAS MELLINEE WEST, THE FRESHMAN.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF PREMO'S EYES.

AND COACH SAID HE'S THE BEST ATHLETE AND PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

I EXPECT PREMO TO KEEP GETTING IN TOUCH THERE.

>> SECOND AND GOAL.

AGAIN, GET TO THE 10.

CAIL SPINNING AND FALLING FORWARD.

FOURTH PICK UP HERE, AND THIRD AND FOUR, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE COMPETITIVENESS, UP THE FIELD, AND YOU GET SOME POSITIVE YARDS.

>> YOU SEE CALVARY DAY GOES TO, FIVE YARDS FOR A SCORE.

IT'S GOING TO BE CAI LIRKS ON THE KEEPER AND SLIPS AND FOULS.

GREAT PRESSURE BY MELLINEE WEST.

THAT IS A BIG TIME PLAY FROM THE FRESHMAN.

THE SECOND FASTEST PLAYER ON THE TEAM.

>> APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE QUARTERBACK, AND MAKE DECISIONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

VERY BIG, AND LEADS THERE, AND PULL THAT FLAG.

>> NOW A TIME-OUT CALLED ON THE FIELD.

YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP IT RIGHT HERE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE ROAD THAT CALVARY DAY HAS TAKEN HERE TO THE STATE FINAL.

THEY HAVE PLAYED ALL FOUR GAMES.

A THRILLER AGAINST NORTH SIDE COLUMBUS ON WEDNESDAY, THE BACKYARD OUTSIDE OF MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM, AND THE DEFENSE HAS CARRIED THEM A LONG, LONG WAY.

THEY ALLOWED ONE SCORE OVER A FIVE-GAME STRETCH AND THAT WAS THE TOUCHDOWN THEY SURRENDERED.

>> DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THAT IS WHY CALVARY DAY IS HERE, TRYING TO WIN THE LAST GAME, TRYING TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP NO SURPRISE.

>> WELL, WE SAW PORTAL WITH A FIRST AND GOAL SITUATION.

THEY 4 FOURTH AND GOAL FROM ABOUT THE 21 YARD LINE.

SO THEY NEEDED TO BEGIN 11 FOR A TOUCHDOWN.

CALVARY DAY, MEANWHILE, WHO HAD JUST 12 TOTAL PLAYS IN THE FIRST HALF, THEY HAD 13 ON THIS OPENING DRIVE OF THE SECOND HALF.

I DON'T THINK IT'S ANY OVERSELL ON MY PART, THIS IS THE BIGGEST PLAY OF THE GAME AT THIS POINT.

>> NICE JOB, NOT FORCING ANYTHING, TAKING WHAT THE DEFENSE GIVES TO YOU START THE SECOND HALF.

>> LET'S SEE WHAT THE FLAG FOOTBALL EXPERFECT HAS DRAWN UP FOR CALVARY DAY, A JUMP PASS OVER THE MIDDLE, AND THE SURE HANDS OF KATIE ELLENWOOD FAIL HER ON FOURTH DOWN.

YOU CAN COUNT THE AMOUNT OF DROPS SHE'S HAD ALL SEASON ON ONE HAND.

MAYBE ONE FINGER.

BUT THAT WAS A HUGE ONE RIGHT ON THE GOAL LINE.

OH, SHE HAD IT IN HER HANDS AND, THAT IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF RUN BEFORE YOU CATCH IT.

HOW ABOUT THAT REACTION?

>> YEAH, SHE CALLED IT.

SHE GOT IT AND DIDN'T COMPLETE IT.

SHE IS COMING OFF A BROKEN FINGER.

MAYBE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE INCOMPLETE PASS THERE.

>> YEAH, ON HER LEFT HAND, THE NONTHROWING HAND.

THAT IS DROPPED AND THAT'S GOING TO BACK UP PORTAL EVEN FARTHER.

>> YEAH, THEY ARE GOING TO USE MULTIPLE QUARTERBACKS THERE, AND THE 17 WILL GET BACK THERE, AND RILEY LAMB WILL GET BACK THERE AS WELL.

MAKING FOR A LONG SECOND DOWN.

>> A DROP AT THIS POINT IS GOING TO RESULT IN A SAFETY.

THEY ARE GOING TO BE SURE HANDED HERE.

YATES GETS IT AN AWAY, AND COMPLETE TO WILLIAMS, A LITTLE BREATHING ROOM BEFORE THAT FLAG IS PULLED.

>> SETTING UP THE NEXT PLAY, YOU DON'T WANT TO FALL BACK WASHDS IN OFFENSE, AND TACKLE FOOTBALL OR FLAG FOOTBALL, A NICE CATCH HERE, PITCH AND CATCH FROM YATES TO WILLIAMS.

>> PORTAL, A SMALL SCHOOL A THREE-HOUR DRIVE FROM ATLANTA TO BULLET COUNTY.

AND 6,000 RESIDENTS TRYING TO WIN THEIR THIRD EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN OVER 100 YEARS, AND THE FIRST TWO LED BY REDDECK, THE GOLF TEAM WON THE TITLE IN 2016 AND 2017.

YATES TO THE AIR, GOING DEEP AND ALL THE MARK THAT TIME.

>> JUST NOTICING THEY HAVE CHANGED UP -- THEY ARE CHANGED UP THE DEFENSE AND LOCKED UP THE SAFETY.

SBRIFK WE WARD THERE, AND TAKE AWAY THE SHORT THINGS THEY DO IN THE FIRST HALF.

THE PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY, THE RECEIVER GETS BEHIND US.

THERE IS NOBODY THAT LOOKS BEHIND US.

>> AND PORTAL REALLY WITH NO CHOICE HERE.

THEY MUST PUNT AND THAT IS MANAGE THEY HAVE TO DECLARE FOR THE PLAY.

IS NO RUSH ON THE PUNT.

IT'S A FREE PUNT AND THE TURN IS LIVE, AND IT IS GATHERED AT THE 45 YARD LINE.

A PITCH BACK FROM HAMILTON, DOWN THE SIDELINE, AND TIGHT ROPING BEFORE SHE IS NABBED.

ON THE NEAR SIDELINE.

GREAT PLAY THERE BY HAMILTON AND PREMO.

A LOT YEAR, AND AGAIN, DAVID THERE IS NO RISK TO PITCHING THE BALL PACK.

IF IT HITS THE GROUND, IT'S DEAD.

>> WE WILL SEE A LITTLE MORE RUBY STYLE PITCHES IN FLAG FOOTBALL.

THE OUTLET THERE CAN POTENTIALLY GET SOMEONE UP THE SIDELINE QUICKER, GET MORE YARDS ON THE PUNT RETURN.

>> PICKS UP EIGHT, AND NOW IT'S FIRST AND GOAL FROM THE 27.

THEY HAVE TO GET TO THE 10 FOR SIX.

AND IT'S CAIL USING HER LEGS AND STUMBLES, STAYING ON HER FEET BEFORE SHE IS RIPPED FROM BEHIND BY LAMB.

>> NICE JOB EXTENDING THE PLAY HERE WITH HER FEET.

MABLGS ONE PERSON MISS AND AGAIN, WE CAN MAKE ONE PERSON MISS, OFFENSIVE PERSPECTIVE, THAT IS GOING TO SET YOU UP FOR A MUCH BETTER PLAY.

NICE JOB BY THE QUARTERBACK THERE FOR GOOD YARDS.

>> HANNAH CAIL CREDITS HER ASSISTANT COACH, AND A PASS A LITTLE TOO TALL FOR HER INTENDED TARGET.

>> YEAH, AND YOU CAN SEE HER AGAIN, FLAG FOOTBALL, WE WILL HAVE A BUNCH OF REALLY QUICK, QUICK PLAYS.

MAYBE NOT THINGS WE ARE USED TO SEEING IN TACKLE FOOTBALL, BUT QUICK PLAY, LINE IT BACK UP, THIRD DOWN.

>> TEN MINUTES REMAINING IN THE SECOND HALF.

IT'S THIRD AND GOAL, A TOUCHDOWN ACROSS THE 10 IF THEY CAN GET IT THERE, AND A WIDE OPEN TARGET.

BALL IS CAUGHT AND REDEEMED.

TOUCHDOWN CALVARY DAY, THIS TIME, SHE SECURES THE TOUCHDOWN GRAB.

>> BIG BREAKDOWN HERE FOR THE PORTAL DEFENSE, ALOI ALL DAY FOR THE QUARTERBACK BACK THERE AND JUST WAIT FOR SOMEBODY TO GET OPEN AND NICE JOB TO FIND THE OPEN RECEIVER AND NICE JOB OF PITCH AND CATCH.

NICE JOB FOR THE TOUCHDOWN FOR THE CAVALIERS.

>> NOW THE TOUCHDOWN PASS AND EXTRA POINT.

THEY CAN GO FOR ONE FROM THE 13 YARD LINE, IF YOU WILL, THE 3-YEAR-OLD.

THEY CAN GO FOR TWO FOR THE 10 YARD LINE OR GO FROM THREE FROM THE 15 YARD LINE.

MORE TIMES THAN NOT, YOU WILL SEE THE TEAM GOES FOR ONE.

THAT IS WHAT CALVARY DAY WANTS TO DO.

AND NO, NO GOOD.

NICE PULL ON THE POINT AFTER ATTEMPT.

BUT CALVARY DAYBREAKS THE ICE.

A NINE-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM CAN GNAW CAIL TO KATIE ELLENWOOD.

>>> ONLY 8:58 RENAN FOR THE PORTAL PANTHERS TO TIE IT UP ORE TAKE THE LEAD.

AND THE 14 YARD LINE, FIRST AND SIX.

THERE ARE NO KICKOFFS IN THE SPORT OF FLAG FOOTBALL.

EVERY DRIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE HALF, BEGINS AT YOUR OWN 14 IF YOU WILL.

AND THAT TACKLE FIELD, THE 24.

AND THE CATCH IS MADE THAT TIME BY KELSI WILLIAMS AND MOVE THE CHAINS, FIRST AND 19.

I'M LOOKING AT THE CLOCK AND I SEE 8:40.

TO ME, FLAG FOOTBALL WITH A RUNNING CLOCK, PORTAL WILL GET THE BALL BACK ONE MORE TIME.

>> AND PUT IT ON THE DRIVE M A LONG WAY TO GO, AND THAT ZOOMS OVER AHEAD.

>> YEAH NO PRESSURE, AND CALM DOWN, JUST TAKE WHAT THE DEFENSE GIVES US, AND WHAT THE COACH IS TELLING THE QUARTERBACK, WHAT THE DEFENSE DO WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE US AND FIND THE OPEN RECEIVER, ANY TIME THE BALL IS DOWN THE FIELD AND TIE THIS THING UP.

>> THIS IS A DIVISION ONE FLAG FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEANS CLASS "A" THROUGH CLASS 5A.

GOING FOR THE GUSTO, OVER THE HEAD OF KELSI WILLIAMS, AGGRESSIVE PLAY CALL ON SECOND AND 19.

NOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO HIRE ON THIRD AND 19.

>> THE COACH MUST HAVE SEEN SOMETHING THAT HE LIKED THERE TO TAKE THAT SHOT THERE.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN BETTER TO CUT THE DISTANCE IN HALF THERE.

>> PORTAL IS 1 FOR 5 ON THIRD DOWNS TODAY.

THAT IS ABOUT AS IT GETS.

THEY HAVE TO GET TO THE 50.

THE PASS IS OFF THE MARK.

THERE IS A POSITIVE TO THAT DRIVE, THEY DIDN'T USE THAT MUCH BLOCK.

>> YEAH, AND PROBABLY SEE THE PUNT PEOPLE COURT OUT HERE, PLAY A LITTLE FIELD POSITION.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE SUCCESS OF CALVARY DAY, SPARKS SUCCESS.

>> COACH REDICK WANTS TO CALL TIME-OUT.

AND MAKE IT PROMPBTS HIM TO WANT TO THINK ABOUT THIS.

AGAIN, THERE IS NO THREAT OF A FIELD GOAL.

YOU KNOW, PERHAPS YOU SIT HERE AND YOU SAY, WELL, IF WE GIVE THE BALL BACK IN OUR OWN TERRITORY, YOU HAVE TO STOP ONE SET OF DOWNS.

YOU DON'T RISK BURNING THAT MUCH CLOCK WITH A FIRST DOWN OR SO.

FOR A LOT OF VIEWERS AT HOME, YOU LEARN THE STRATEGY.

>> YEAH, YOU CAN SEE IN THE HUDDLE, THE QUARTERBACK, THE LEADER OF THE OFFENSE, NICE JOB TO HELP THE COACH, CALM EVERYBODY DOWN, AND CIRCLE THE WAGON, AND FIND AN OPEN RECEIVER AND THE ONLY PROBLEM I SEE, WE JUST BURNED OR SECOND TIME-OUT OF THE GAME.

WITH 6:49 LEFT IN THE HALF, WE ONLY HAD ONE TIME-OUT LEFT.

SO A BIG, BIG PLAY HERE.

ALREADY IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> WE DO WANT TO YOU STICK WITH US FOR THE DIVISION 2 SEMIFINAL.

AND THE CINDERELLA STORY, AND AGAINST -- IF YOU CAN SAY SUCH A THING IN EMERGING IN FLAG FOOTBALL.

IT LOOKS LIKE PORTAL WILL GO FOR THIS THING.

HERE WE ARE.

YATES HAS TO GET IT TO MID FIELD.

AND IT'S TIPPED AND CAUGHT DOWN THE SIDELINE, IT'S MILTON, AND SHE'S GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE END ZONE!

BUT WE HAVE A FLAG!

OH, MY WORD!

CALVARY DAY HAD A POSITION PERFECTLY.

BUT WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE FLAG IS.

>> SOMETIMES A DEFENSIVE FOUL, YOU LOOK FOR A MIRACULOUS PLAY.

THIS IS VERY EXCITING.

>> HERE WE GO, THIS IS A HUGE CALL.

>> Referee: WE HAVE ILLEGAL CONTACT.

OFFENSE, TEN YARDS FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL.

FIRST DOWN.

>> WOW.

OKAY, SO THEY DON'T GET THE TOUCHDOWN.

BUT THEY GET THE FIRST DOWN.

NICE JOB HERE.

THEY HAVE TO GET THE BALL AND GET UP FIELD.

YOU WILL NOT SEE -- WE WILL SEE THE PRESS BOX ANGLE.

WE HAVE SERIOUS CONTACT DOWN FIELD.

AS WE TRY TO BLOCK DOWN FIELD.

JUST PICK HER OFF.

KNOCK HER TO THE GROUND AND A BIG CALL THERE.

SEE HOW WE RESFLOND FOR THE PANTHERS.

>> THE PORTAL PANTHERS.

THEIR PRAYER IS ANSWERED.

DAVID, WE HEARD THE ONLY KRIT SIMILAR OF BRIANNA MILTON IS HER HANDS.

AND DROPPED A INTERCEPTION, WE ARE GOING TO GET CALLED 19 YARDS OUT OF THE WAY, BUT MILTON BEHIND HER MAKES THE CATCH, AND NOW WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE CONFERENCES GOING ON WITH THE OFFICIALS MID FIELD AS TO WHERE FACTUALLY THEY WANT TO SPOT THE BALL.

>> NICE JOB OF MILTON NOT GIVING UP ON THE PLAY.

THE BALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN INTERCEPTED.

IF YOU'RE HERE, HOW WE ENGAGE THE CONTACT BY NUMBER ONE, DOWN FIELD.

>> WOW, THEY'RE GOING TO REPLAY -- REPLAY -- TO WHERE IT'S NOT A FIRST DOWN BUT TO SAY THE LINE TO GAIN IS THE 40.

ON YOUR TELEVISION SCREEN, THAT IS ACTUALLY 50.

>> BECAUSE OF WHERE THE PENALTY HAPPENS, A TEN YARD PENALTY -- BY THE WAY IN FLAG BASKETBALL FOOTBALL THERE ARE NO 15-YARD PENALTIES.

WHERE THAT PENALTY IS FLOWN, BACK, THE OFFENSE THAT BENT BACK UP BEHIND THE LINE TO GAIN.

IT'S THE MIDFIELD LINE TO GAIN, AND FOURTH IS ONE AND A LITTLE MORE MANAGEABLE.

AND I'M SURE THAT COACH IS EXCITED ABOUT FOURTH AND ONE RATHER THAN FOURTH AND 19D.

>> ARE YOU TILLING ME THEY ARE NOT DRAWING UP THE SAME PLAY WHERE THEY HAVE A CALVARY DAY TO TIP IT AND CATCH IT?

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO TRY TO REPLICATE THAT?

>> THEY ARE NOT DRAWING IT IN THE DIRT.

HOPEFULLY THEY ARE NOT RELYING ON THE DEFENSE TO HAVE THE INTERCEPTION.

>> WHAT AN EMOTIONAL LIFT FOR PORTAL.

FOURTH AND 19.

AND IN DISBELIEF, SHE WENT FROM LOOKING AT HER HANDS, AND WATCHING MILTON RUN WITH THE FOOTBALL IN DISBELIEF.

>> GAME OF EMOTION.

HOW DO YOU CONTROL YOUR EMOTION IN THE FOOTBALL GAME?

THIS IS EXCITING.

>> OUT OF THE WOODS YET.

IT'S FOURTH AND ONE.

THEY HAVE TO GET TO MIDFIELD AND IT WILL BE A QUICK DIRECT SNAP AND THE FLAG IS PULLED QUICKLY THERE.

AND ENOUGH TO PICK UP THE FIRST DOWN.

SHE MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN THERE.

STILL WAITING ON A SPOT.

AND REDICK, WE HAD A FLAG.

WOW.

FOURTH AND ONE MIGHT BE MORE MANAGEABLE OR A PRESSURE PLAY.

>> FOURTH AND MANAGEABLE.

GET TO MIDFIELD ON THIS PLAY.

YATES, FLOATS IT UP AND WILLIAMS DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE.

HE IS KNOCKED OUT OF BOUNDS.

MOVES THE CHAINS, PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN AND PORTAL IS STILL ALIVE.

>> YEAH, NICE RIGHT HERE.

SLIDING TO THE FLATS RIGHT THERE, WIT OPEN.

JUST PLAY PITCH AND CATCH.

THE BALL IN THE AIR.

WE'RE NOT ACCUSED OF FLAG GUARDING.

NICE JOB BY THE PANTHERS.

>> NOT AN EASY THROW THAT TIME.

>> YEAH, CLOSE THAT WINDOW.

>> THE CLOCK WILL CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL WE ARE AT THE ONE MINUTE WARNING, IN MATTER WHAT.

INCOMPLETION, OUT OF BOUNDS.

IT DOES NOT STOP ONLY BECAUSE OF INJURY, LOOKING FOR THE TIE AND OVERSHOOTS HER TARGET.

>> YEAH, COACH WILL DROP HERE TO ALLOW TIME FOR YATES TO GET THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD.

SO WE HAVE THREE BLOCKERS ON TWO RUSHERS.

LOOK FOR ONE OF THE BLOCKERS EVENTUALLY TO SLIDE OUT AND BE THE OUTLOOK FOR YATES.

WE HAVE A LITTLE CHECKDOWN OPTION.

AS WE GET INTO IT A LITTLE MORE.

>> 3 1/2 TO PLAY.

GOT TO GET TO THE 30.

SECOND AND 8.

OVER THE MIDDLE, CALLED IN BY WILLIAMS.

SHE WILL BE A YARD SHORT TO THE 21 -- I BEG YOUR PARDON, 21 YARDS AWAY FROM PAY DIRT.

>> SAME PLAY CALL WE HAD ON THIRD AND SIX.

SETTING UP AS A RUNNING BACK IN THE BACK FIELD AND JUST LOOK FOR THE OPPOSITE FLAT TO GET A CRISSCROSS, DISDIRECTION, KEEP UP WITH HER.

AND MAKING IT FOR SHORT THIRD AND ONE.

>> CLOCK MEMTS BELOW THREE MINUTES.

AND DIRECT SNAP, POP PASS, BRANDON MAKES THE CATCH, AND THE FLAG RIPPED AWAY BY PREMO.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A THIRD STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 100 YEARS.

THEY WON A COUPLE GOLF TITLES, THEY DO NOT USE BRACKET PLAY.

A DEEP POST SEASON RUN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PORTAL HASN'T SEEN SINCE THE MID '50s IN BOY'S BASKETBALL.

AND IN 2020, THEY HAVE 15 YARDS AWAY FROM A TOUCHDOWN, AND PASS THROUGH THE HANDS OF CAYDEN FLEMING.

SHE HAD ONE PICK TODAY THAT WAS OUT BY ROUGHING THE PASSER.

>> A GUTSY PLAY TO THROW IT FROM A BUNCH OF MIX COLORS THERE FROM JERSEY.

AND CAYDEN POLICEMENING PLAYING HER SECRETARY FLAG FOOTBALL GAME OF THE SEASON ON DEFENSE.

>> AND THE END ZONE BEGINS AT THE 10 YARD LINE.

THE YELLOW LINE.

THAT IS A TOUCHDOWN IF THEY GET IT ACROSS THE 10.

ON THE 80 YARD FIELD.

1:45 AND WINDING, AND YATES, DANGEROUS PASS, AND HAMILTON.

DID SHE HANG ON TO IT?

>> YES, SHE DID!

NEVAEH HAMILTON THAT COULD BE BE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP INTERCEPTION.

WHAT A PLAY BY THE SENIOR.

>> COACH SAYS IN BASKETBALL, SHE NEVER COMES OFF THE COURT AND HERE WE GO AGAIN, AND THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

VERY NICE ATHLETIC ABILITY HERE TO GO UP AND GET THAT BALL.

VERY NICE JOB, VERY CRITICAL STOP HERE.

FOR THE DEFENSE.

VERY LATE IN THE BALL GAME.

NOW, TIME IS A BIG, BIG DEEM.

>> AND CALVARY DAY WILL LET IT WIND TO THE ONE MINUTE WARNING.

PORTAL HAS JUST ONE TIME-OUT AND THERE IS A 25 SECOND PLAY CLOCK -- I THINK THEY GOOD, NAILING THIS ONE OUT.

>> KEEP THE BALL IN BOUNDS.

WHATEVER YOU DO, STAY IN BOUNDS.

>> AGAIN, 25 SECONDS PLAY CALL.

WE GET THE BALL AT 159 YARD LINE.

ONLY FIVE YARDS REMOVED FROM THE END ZONE.

WE WILL HAVE A TIME-OUT HERE FROM PORTAL.

THE CLOCK IS STILL GOING.

HERE WE GO, OKAY.

>> VERY CLOSE TO THE END ZONE.

JUST GET UP THE FIELD.

STAY IN BOUNDS.

IF YOU MISS A FLAG, STILL STAY IN BOUNDS GETTING UP THE FIELD.

NICE JOB OF FORCING THE FOURTH AND FINAL TIME-OUT.

TIME-OUT CALLED HERE BY PORTAL.

SECOND DOWN AND 12.

>> WE WILL SEE A PLAY CALL HERE, 25 SECONDS.

SIMILAR TO TACKLE FOOTBALL.

WE NEED MORE THAN ONE SNAP HERE BY THE OFFENSE.

DON'T WANT ANY MISCOMMUNICATION HERE IN THE FINAL MINUTE.

CALVARY DAY SEEKING A FIRST TITLE IN STATE SCHOOL HISTORY AND THE FIRST GHSA FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

PORTAL IS OUT OF TIME-OUTS.

CAIL WILL HAVE HER FLAG PULLED BY WILLIAMS AND I THINK ONE MORE SNAP OUGHT TO DO IT.

AND CALVARY DAY CAN CALL THEMSELVES CHAMPIONS OF DIVISION 1 IN GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL.

AND WHAT A THRILLING SECOND HALF WE WERE TREATED TO BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS.

BOTH FROM SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

YOU CAN SEE THE BIG DISCREPANCY.

THEY GET IT DONE, A FINAL DIOP.

AND CAIL HAS HER FLAG PULLED AND THAT WILL DO IT.

THE CALVARY DAY CAVALIERS ARE FLAG FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONS IN 2020.

>> THERE WAS ANY QUESTION OF THE BUY INS, YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE FACES OF THE VICTORS AND THOSE DEFEATED.

THIS GAME MEANT AN AWFUL LOT, A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP OF COURSE, AND FOR CHAD GRIFFIN, THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, CALVARY DAY, WITH ALL THE TEAMS HAD TO GO THROUGH, TO GET TO THIS POINT, TO PLAY A SEASON, TO LAUNCH A NEW SPORT, I MEAN, JUST WHAT A GREAT VICTORY, AND THAT HAS BEEN A TRADITION ACROSS THE STATE, NO CLOSE GAME HAND SHAKES.

BUT JUST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BUT A GRITTY EFFORT BY BOTH TEAMS AND IT CAME DOWN TO THE FINAL MINUTE WHEN NUMBER NINE IN PURPLE, A CHEST BUMP, NEVAEH HAMILTON MADE A GAME-WINNING INTERCEPTION.

AND TO WIN THE GAME, HUH TO SEE A TOUCHDOWN, AND AFTER DROPPING A TOUCHDOWN, ONLY MINUTES EARLIER, KATIE ELLENWOOD RESEEMED ON A LONG PASS INTO THE END ZONE FOR THE GAME'S ONLY SCORE.

>> YEAH, BIG TIME TRUST FACTOR AGAIN FOR THE COACH, ELLENWOOD, NO SURPRISE WE WENT BACK TO HER FOR A CLUTCH MONEY, GAME WINNING TOUCHDOWN AND TO HOLD OFF, THE STRIKING OFFENSE, NICE JOB OF HAMILTON HERE, VERY ATHLETIC, GOING UP AND GETTING THE BALL AND YOU SEE EXCITEMENT ALL ACROSS THE FIELD FROM THE CAVALIERS.

>> WHAT A SECOND HALF PERFORMANCE, AND THE FIRST HALF, SHE WAS 2 OF 6.

THE FINAL 20 MINUTE, SHE WENT 9 OF 12 FOR 76 YARDS WITH A GAME-WINNING TOUCHDOWN PASS AND SECOND PLACE TROPHY FOR JAY REDICK, AND DAVID, THEY'RE GOING TO BE BACK, THEY HAVE ONLY ONE SENIOR, ONE JUNIOR, AND THE REST ARE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES.

BUT 2020, CENTER PARC STADIUM, BELONGS TO THE CAVALIERS AND JOHN NELSON IS STANDING BY WITH THE WINNERS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IT IS THAT TIME TO PRESENT THE FIRST EVER FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS FROM PORTAL.

GREAT SEASON HUH THIS YEAR.

BUT IT'S THAT TIME TO CATCH UP WITH THE DREKER OF GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, FOR AN ESSENTIAL PRESENTATION.

>> I CON WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH TEAMS.

THIS A GREAT YEAR.

A MONUMENTAL YEAR TO BRING THE NEW SPORT OF FLAG FOOTBALL TO THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT ASSOCIATION.

WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO GROW AND IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE, COACH GRIFFEN, IF YOU WILL STEP UP HERE, GET IN FRONT OF THE TABLE THERE.

TO FRIEND TO YOU THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE SEASON, CONGRATULATIONS, COACH.

>>LY KEEP AN EYE ON THIS.

>> WE WANT TO THANK THE LORD AND THE TOWN FOR THE SUPPORT.

AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF.

WE BROUGHT IT TO THEM IN THE SPRING ABOUT DOING GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

WE GOT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GIRLS AND COACH, THEY ARE JUST DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB WITH THE YOUNG LADIES.

THEY ARE GREAT OPPORTUNITY ATHLETES.

THEY PLAY BASKETBALL, AND CROSS COUNTRY, AND SWIM, AND WE'RE SO BLESSED THEY BOUGHT INTO WHAT WE'RE DOING AND PLAYING A NEW SPORT AND WE GOT A CHANCE TO PLAY FOR A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> YEAH, AN ANOTHER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CALVARY DAY, AND THE FIRST IN A HISTORIC MOMENT IN GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE THE FIRST EVER?

>> IT'S PRETTY AWESOME.

FOR THE GIRLS TO BE -- WE TALK ABOUT THIS MORNING, YOU HAVE ONE CHANCE TO BE CHAMPIONS AND TO SEE IT TODAY, I'M SO PROUD, THEY DEDICATE THEMSELVES AND THEY PLAY SO MANY OTHER THINGS, TO MAKE SURE THEY DID IT TODAY S HAVE SO VERY IMPORTANT, AND WE COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE AT SKAL VARY DAY, AND CONGRATULATIONS.

>> WALLY, DR, THERE IS THE TROPHY.

PUT A BOW ON THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE WEEK IS UNDER WAY.

>> GREAT WORK, AND THAT TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.

CALVARY DAY, ELATED TO HOIGS THE FIRST TROPHY.

NO BETTER WAY TO BEGIN THE MARCH OF TEN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES THAN WITH A ONE POSSESSION THRILLER.

>> EXCITED TO SEE DEFENSE WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ALSO ON OFFENSE, TAKING WHAT THE DEFENSE GIVES YOU, AND ALLOW TO YOU SCORE POINTS.

IT'S A VERY NICE JOB THERE, AND VERY EXCITING.

WHEN YOU ARE FOLLOWING ASLEEP, AND THAT IS IT WHAT WE SAW TODAY.

NICE JOB OF THE SECOND HALF ADJUSTMENT TO KICK THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD.

GET A CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

>> WE'LL BE BACK WITH THE SECOND FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND 20 MINUTES, DAVID REYNOLDS AND MYSELF, WALLY BALLARD.

UP NEXT, HANNAH GOODEN UPDATES YOU ON THE LATEST IN HIGH SCHOOL STATE FOOTBALL.