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I'M HANNAH GOOD AND WE'RE COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM THE SPORTS STUDIOS IN ATLANTA.
WE JUST WRAPPED UP OUR 7-A GAME IN SWANNY.
THE EAGLES WON 31-0 WITH A RUNNING CLOCK.
PUNCHING THEIR TICKET TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP NEXT WEEK, LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST TITLE IN SCHOOL HISTORY.
I WANT TO BRING IN JOHN NELSON.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE 7A BRACKET.
THE WINNER OF OUR GAME WILL PLAY THE WINNER OF MILTON VERSES WALTON.
AND RIGHT NOW, MILTON IS UP 24-10 IN THE THIRD.
>> AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN FROM COLLINS HILL SO FAR THIS SEASON IS WHAT WE'VE EXPECTED.
KNOCKING OFF LAMBERT, PEBBLE BROOK, LOUNGE.
MAKING IT TO THIS PARTICULAR GAME, WHERE THEY'VE BEEN IN A DOMINANT FASHION ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
YOU LOOK AT PUTTING ALL THE NUMBERS ON THE BOARD.
56 AGAINST LAMBERT.
48 AGAINST PEBBLE BROOK AND 31 AND AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER, WHERE GRAYSON WAS PRETTY MUCH KEEPING THEM OUT OF THE END ZONE, YOU COULD SEE COMING IN WAVES AND WAVES AND WAVES THAT GRAYSON WAS GOING TO GET THE DUKE HERE.
AND DO IT IN CONVINCING FASHION.
CLAMPING DOWN ON A GRAYSON OFFENSE THAT HAS BEEN GETTING IT DONE AFTER THE CHANGE AT QUARTERBACK.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON MILTON WALTON.
COLLINS HILL, NATIONALLY RANKED, TOP FIVE, DEPENDING ON YOUR POLL, AS TO WHERE THEY ARE, NATIONALLY RANKED.
THEY'RE THE LAST RANKED CENTER PARK SATURDAY NIGHT, TAKING ON THE WINNER ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.
>> WHILE WE WAIT FOR THAT SCORE, WE HAVE A COACH ON THE LINE.
LET'S LOOK AT THE SIX-A BRACKET, WHICH WE'RE WAITING FOR A FINAL SCORE OF.
THAT'S GOING TO BE HUGHES AND DEFEATED CARROLLTON, 21-6 ON THE RIGHT-SIDE OF YOUR BRACKET.
>> AND WE GO BACKWARDS WITH BEAUFORD WIN TONIGHT.
27-0.
HIGH POWERED.
A LOT OF FOLKS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
27-0 ON THAT ONE.
TLAIGT IN THE FIRST ROUND.
CONVINCING WIN TONIGHT.
14-3 AND 14-6 AND WIN 21-6.
THEY'LL BE THE HOME TEAM AS WE WAIT FOR THE WINNER OF HUGHES AND DECULA AND WITH FIVE MINUTES TO GO, THE LAST SCORE WE HAD, HUGHES WAS IN CONTROL.
SO, IT LOOKS LIKE LANGSTON HUGHES IS THAT MUCH TIME AWAY FROM CHASING AFTER A CHAMPIONSHIP AND GOING AGAINST THE POWER THAT IS BEAUFORD ON THE WEEKEND.
>> HUGHES UP 47-28 IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
THAT WILL BE WRAPPING UP PRETTY SOON, IT SEEMS LIKE.
WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT 7A.
LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN SCHOOL HISTORY.
WE GOT THE COACH ON THE LINE.
NO STRANGER TO CHAMPIONSHIPS.
LOOKING FOR HIS THIRD IN A ROW, DEFEATING CARROLLTON 21-6.
CONGRATULATIONS.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
ME TOO, COACH, ME TOO.
>> IT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE WITH SATURDAY GAME IN THE FIRST ROUND AND GOING TO LEE COUNTY LAST WEEK HAS BEEN AWESOME.
THEY PLAYED IT A FULL GAME AND GAVE OSSHOT.
>> HOW DIFFICULT IS IT, COACH TO REPEAT KNOWING WHAT THE PEDIGREE IS AND THE EXPECTATIONS INSIDE THE COUNT AND OUTSIDE.
HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO REPEAT AND CONTINUE TO GET THERE THROUGH THE LAST GAME THEREOF YEAR?
>> IT'S DEFINITELY DIFFICULT.
EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH COMING IN.
AND WE KBIE THAT.
EVERY WEEK HASN'T BEEN PERFECT.
TOOK OUR BUMPS AND BRUISES BUT WE'RE STILL STANDING AND WE GOT A CHANCE TO GO 1-0 ONE MORE TIME.
I'M GOING TO LET THEM HANGOUT AND YOU'LL BE HAPPY TONIGHT.
BUT WE'LL WATCH FILM IN THE MORNING AND GET BACK TO REALITY.
>> 13-1 ON THE YEAR.
WAS THERE A GAME THIS SEASON THAT EVERYTHING WAS JUST CLICKING AND YOU WERE LIKE WE'RE ABOUT TO DO THIS AGAIN?
>> WE PLAYED REALLY SOLID AND LEFT SOME SCORES OUT THERE.
WE STILL HAVEN'T PLAYED A COMPLETE GAME.
WE'RE FAR OFF FROM IT AND PLAYING GOOD FOOTBALL RIGHT NOW.
I DO BELIEVE WE CAN GET BETTER.
I'VE BEEN EXCITED ABOUT OUR PLAY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL IN A LOT OF GAMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
EARLY, THE WAY WE PLAYED THROUGH OUR REGION PLAY AND HANDLE SOME ADVERSITY IN THE KALE GAME AND TONIGHT.
I THINK WE'RE GROWING UP.
A LOT OF THE KIDS PLAY THREE YEARS.
THEY PLAYED AS SOPHOMORES AND THEY'RE LEADING, LEADING IN A POSITIVE WAY.
>> AND HAVING ALL OF THE LEADERSHIP THERE, ALL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ALREADY A PART OF THE FOOTBALL BRAIN THAT IS BEAUFORD.
WHAT'S IT LIKE WITH THE SPECIFIC GROUP OF SENIORS TO GET YOU THROUGH THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR?
AND THEY'RE ABOUT 17 SECONDS AWAY FROM A 19-POINT WIN.
WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE TO GET YOU TO THE LAST GAME?
>> I MEAN, THEY DESERVE EVERYTHING THEY GET.
I TOLD THEM ALL YEAR LONG FROM JUNE TO WHATEVER WE START ON, THAT WE'RE THE GLUE THAT HELD THIS THING TOGETHER THE FIRST FEW YEARS.
THEY PLAYED A LOT OF QUALITY SNAPS AS SOPHOMORES.
I WANT THEM TO DO THE RIGHT WAY, PLAY BEAUFERRED FOOTBALL APE WAY TO LEAVE A LEGACY.
WINS AND LOSSES ARE GREAT.
THEY'RE LEADING THE CLASS ROOM AND THE WEIGHT ROOM.
I THINK THEY'RE JUST DOING A GREAT JOB.
>> LAST QUESTION FOR YOU AND WE'LL LET YOU GO.
THREE KEYS TO BEATING HUGHES.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM?
>> I KNOW WE PLAYED LAST YEAR, IN THE THIRD ROUND, I BELIEVE IT WAS.
THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF BIG GUYS UP FRONT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR HANDS FULL.
GOING TO PASS THROUGH CAMPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I KNOW WE'RE GEDG HAVE A WELL-COACHED OPPONENT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PLAY AGAINST.
>> ENJOY THIS WIN AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK RIGHT HERE ON GPB.
>> CAN'T WAIT.
>> THANK YOU, COACH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE SPOKEN TO THE COACH THIS SEASON BUT WE HAVE A COACH ON THE LINE THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO A LOT.
WE TALK TO ON THE PODCAST THIS YEAR.
THAT IS MAURICE FREEMAN BRINGING THE HAMMER.
LET'S GETHERE CLASS SINGLE A PUBLIC BRACKET.
DEFEATED METER ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
AND DEFEATED WILCOX COUNTY.
IRWIN, BROOKS CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> NUMBER ONE, VERSES NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER TWO IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND BROOKS HAS HAD TO DO IT BECAUSE THEY LOST THE REGION OPENER.
THEY HAD TO DO IT AT THE ANGRY TWO SEED THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
GOING TO MT.
VERNON AND WASHINGTON AND THEN GOING TO METER.
THEY'RE GOING TO DEIT ON THE ROAD ONE MORE TIME AND WE KNOW EVERYBODY IS GOING TO REPRESENT, AS THE KIDS SAY.
IT IS GOING TO BE A PACKED STAND AS BROOKS COUNTY MAKES IT TO THE LAST ONE AGAIN.
>> LET'S BRING IN COACH FREEMAN, WHO I HEAR CALLING IN FROM THE CAR, HEADING TO THE FINAL FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW.
HOW YOU FEELING TONIGHT?
BRINGING THE HAMMER.
>> I'M EXHAUSTED.
>> NO DOUBT YOU HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED DOING THIS ON THE ROAD.
WE GOT THE CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH YOU ON THE FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA PODCAST TO BREAK DOWN WHAT LIFE HAS BEEN LIKE ON THE ROAD AS A TWO SEED.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE PUTTING A BIG NUMBER ON THE BOARD AND FORCING METTA TO PLAY CATCH UP TONIGHT?
>> WELL, THE SPEED OF THE GAME AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THEY COULDN'T DICTATE THE SPEED OF THE GAME AND KEEP THE CONTROLS WE THOUGHT WE NEEDED.
>> COACH, I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET ONE MORE QUESTION BEFORE WE LOSE YOU.
I THINK WE LOST HIM.
COACH, YOU THERE?
>> OKAY.
WE CAN HEAR IT BUT REAL QUICK.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK YOU BACK THE FINAL FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW.
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CLOSE.
YOU'RE PLAYING FOR A TEAM LOOKING FOR THEIR THIRD CHAMPIONSHIP IN A ROW.
WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO BEAT IRWIN?
YOU SAID YOU KNEW EVERYTHING BUT THEIR PARENTS NAMES.
YES >> ALL RIGHT.
SO, LEARNING THE PARENTS' NAMES IS THE KEY TO THE GAME, JOHN.
>> AS ALWAYS, COACH, IT'S BEEN FANTAST TOOK FOLLOW YOU.
ONE OF THE GREAT COACHES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND ONE OF THE GREAT GENTLEMAN AS WELL.
FRRLG THANK YOU FOR HANGING OUT WITH US ON THE "FOOTBALL FRIDAYS POST GAME SHOW."
SAFE DRIVE BACK AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN THE SINGLE A FINAL AGAINST IRWIN.
THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US AGAIN.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] TOMORROW.
>> THAT IS TREMENDOUS.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ON SUNDAY.
AND FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, YOU WANT TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE SECRET SAUCE?
>> A SECRET MARINADE, 32 INGREDIENTS?
WE'RE GETTING SOME DURING THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
HE IS GOING TO BRING US SOME OF THE SUPER SAUCE, WHICH MIGHT BE ANOTHER KEY TO THE GAME.
PARENTS NAMES AND SECRET SAUCE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
>> TOOK HIM SIX YEARS TO PERFECT IT.
SEE WHAT GOING ON IN 5A.
WE'VE GOT TO LACK AND IT'S ROBBINS AND CALHOUN.
ROBBINS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, KNOCKING OFF CARTERS VILL.
EVERYONE'S GOING TO REMEMBER THE GOAL LINE STAND TO PRESERVE THE WIN.
THEN YOU GET THE DUKE AGAIN AGAINST CREEK SIDE BY 25-40 TO 15.
CALHOUN PLAYED A REGION RIVAL.
THIS WAS AT THE REEV.
CLAMP DOWN EARLY AND HELPED ONLY 62 YARDS IN THE FIRST HALF ON 15 CARRIES.
GOT THE WIN, 24-7.
DID IT AGAINST THE TOUGH BART CENTRAL TEAM.
CALHOUN BEAT WARE COUNTY.
REMEMBER THE SHOOTOUT WHERE WEAR COUNTY FUMBLES, TRYING TO DRIVE IN FOR THE TYING SCORE.
THE FIRST ROUND, THEY PUT TLOIVL ON, SO, CLAY STEVENSON HAS HAD TO DO IT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS AND THEY GOT THE HOME GAME AGAINST BLESSED TRINITY TO ADVANCE THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.
WESTBROOK, WE KNOW ABOUT THEIR PEDIGREE, GETTING THOO LAST GAME OF THE YEAR LAST YEAR.
THEY ARE BACK AS A TWO SEED.
YOU HAVE TWO, TWO SEEDS, HANNAH, WORKING THEIR WAY IN WITH WARNER ROB NDS AND CALHOUN.
FOR ALL OF YOUR CLASS FKDSS, THEY HAVE THE H, THEY'RE-THEM TEAM FOR CENTER PARK.
>> WHILE WE WAIT FOR WESTBROOK TO CALL THAT IN, LET'S GO TO 5 A TO 4A.
THAT'S COMPLETE AS WELL.
AND CARVER COLUMBUS 22-21, JOHN.
>> THAT'S THE BACK AND FORTH IN QUAD A.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE DEL McGEHEE WAS HEAD COACH THAT YOU GOT CARVER COLUMBUS MAKING IT TO A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
I WANT TO SAY 2007.
IT WAS A 14-0 LEAD.
CARVER COMES BACK, THEY GET THE LEAD, THEY HANG ON, 22-21.
THEY COME IN FROM THE LEFT-HAND SIDE AND BEN DIGSON WAS IN A GAME WITH NORTH HAQQANI.
NORTH HAQQANI LOST BY 31 POINTS.
THEY HAD IN CONCONTROL.
FANTASTIC SEASON FOR THE TIET CHBS, MAKING IT TO THE SEMIFINALS ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.
BENEDICT COMES IN, KNOCKING OFF THOMAS COUNTY CENTRAL, BEATING MAYORESS IN A GAME THAT WAS A GREAT ONE AT 24-21 AND THEN THEY WIN TONIGHT IN A SHOOTOUT, 42-32.
AND TO HELP US GO THROUGH WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON, ON THE COAST, FOLLOWING BENEDICT ALL SEASON LONG, OUR FRIENDS AT ESPN COASTAL.
CHRISTIAN, IT WAS A SHOOTOUT.
WHEN ARE YOU DOWN THERE?
>> I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE GUYS THAT PLAYED THAT FIRST.
KEVIN THOMAS, ON THE OTHER HAND, HE'S GOING TO MAKE IT.
>> CHRISTIAN'S CALLING US FROM SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN YOUR CAR OR A WHITE BACKGROUND.
>> IT'S POST GAME.
FOR THAT'S WHAT CHRISTIAN IS GIVING US HERE.
SAFE POST GAME.
>> USUALLIEE WE HAVE THE RUNNING CLOCK BUT WE HAVE THE DOWN TO THE WIRE MATCH UP.
>> YOU'VE GOT A TEAM IN CARVER COLUMBUS THAT'S NOT BEEN TO THE FINALS SINCE 2007.
BENEDICT NO STRANGER TO CHAMPIONSHIP WINS.
DO THEY LOOK LIKE A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM TO YOU?
CAN THEY TAKE THIS ALL THE WAY NEXT WEEK?
>> YOU CAN'T JUST STOP ONE THING, RIGHT?
NORTH DAKOTA ONLY GIVES THEM CREDIT.
THEY CAME OUT HERE AND BATTLED.
THEIR STRATEGY WAS WE HAVE TO STOP JUST THOMAS.
THE BACK-UP OPTION IS WE HAVE A FOUR-STAR QUARTERBACK GOING TO AUBURN.
A COUPLE IS BRIAN.
IT'S SUCH A HARD OFFENSE TO STOP BECAUSE THEY'RE SO MULTIPLE BUT IF ANYONE CAN RUN WITH THEM, IT'S CARVER COLUMBUS.
>> AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE THIS SEASON IS JUST THE DEPTH IN ALL OF THE WEAPONS ACROSS THE BOARD.
I KNOW WE TALKED OFFENSE A LITTLE BIT.
I KNOW A LOT OF US LIKE TO LOOK AT THE SHINY OBJECTS BUT THIS DEFENSE HAS BEEN PRETTY STOUT AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IN A GAME AGAINST MAYORESS LAST WEEK.
THE DEFENSE HAS BEEN PRETTY STOUT AS WELL THIS YEAR.
>> YES, THE TWO OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS.
NUMBER ONE, DANNY PLAY CALLING DEFENSE LAST YEAR TO GUYLINE, CONVERTED.
BUT THE OUTSIDE LINEBACKER, WHO'S COMMITTED TO ARMY V BEEN UNSTOPPABLE IN THE SEASON.
BOTH ON DOUBLE DIGITS FOR TACKLES FOR LOSS AND THEY WERE HUGE IN THIS GAME.
A GAME-STEALING SACK.
IT STARTS WITH THOSE GUYS ON THE OUTSIDE AND A BUNCH OF SOPHOMORES UP THE MIDDLE.
I KNOW BRYCE BAKER BOTH HAD OVER 17 TACKLES LAST WEEK.
JUST A BUNCH OF STUDS ON DEFENSE.
NOT JUST OFFENSE.
BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL PLAY REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL.
>> LAST QUESTION FOR YOU.
LET US KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON THE COAST THIS SEASON?
AND PAUSE WHERE PEOPLE CAN FOLLOW YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> RIGHT.
CALGARY DAY, FLAG FOOTBALL.
FOLLOW THOSE GUYS BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING SET TO START STATE CHAMPGENSHIPS.
YOU FIND ME ON TWITTER @GO TELL ESPN.
>> WE WILL HAVE MUCH MORE COMING UP.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND THANKS FOR THE NICE FOOTBALL BACKGROUND.
>> ANYTIME.
>> GOES WITH THE PAN AND EVERYTHING.
WELL DONE, CHRISTIAN.
AND BESIDES, HE'S GOING TO BE ON THE FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA ALL STARS COMING UP.
WE'LL GET THE LOWDOWN COMING THERE AS WELL.
>> THANKS, CHRISTIAN AND THANK YOU, JOHN.
WE HAVE MORE COMING UP ON THE "FOOTBALL ON FRIDAYS POST GAME SHOW."
MORE BRACKETS TO GO THROUGH.
IT'S BEEN A LONG SEASON BUT THINGS ARE SLOWING DOWN.
NOT HERE ON THE POST-GAME SHOW.
>>> WELCOME BACK THE FOOTBALL FRIDAY AND POST GAME SHOW, REMINDING YOU TO BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.
WE HAVE COVERED A LOT OF BRACKETS AND ACTUALLY TALKED 5A.
WANT TO BRING JOHN BACK IN TO BRING THE BRACKET UP BECAUSE WE HAVE HEAD COACH, MAURICE WESTBROOK WAITING ON THE LINE.
LET'S GO OVER THIS ONE MORE TIME, JOHN.
WARNER ROBBINS VERSES CALHOUN IN THIS ONE.
>> YOU LOOK AT WARNER ROBBINS AND IT'S BEEN PROLIFIC OFFENSIVELY.
64 ON THE BOARD IN THEIR OPENING ROUND.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE SECOND ROUND WIN.
TO GET THE DUKE OVER CARTERS VILL.
JONES COUNTY TRIED TO DO THINGS DIFFERENT LEE.
THEY WOULD SCORE AND TRY TO MAKE IT TAKE IT AND MAKE AN ONSIDE KICK.
THEY PUT 49 ON THE BOARD IN GREY.
40 ON THE BOARD TONIGHT FOR THE WIN AGAINST CREEK SIDE.
SO, YOU WIN ONE, YOU WIN TWO, THREE, FOUR.
THAT MEANS YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY FOR A FIFTH ONE.
WARNER ROBBINS IS GOING TO BE THE VISITORS AS COOL HEWN IS THE TEAM THEY'LL PLAY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
TWO TEAMS MAKING IT IN 5A.
>> PUTTING UP 40 POINTS IN THE SEMIFINALS.
LET'S BRING IN COACH WESTBROOK GETTING BACK THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
YOU BEAT CARTERSVILLE LAST YEAR, COACH.
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
>> IT FEELS GREAT.
YOU KNOW, GOING INTO THE GAME, I READ A WHOLE BUNCH ABOUT HOW -- I MEAN, THEY DO A GREAT JOB WITH THE TEAM AND YOU PREPARE FOR THEM AND YOU'RE NEVER NERVOUS ABOUT IT.
BUT OUR KIDS PERFORM.
FOR IT'S A GREAT SHOW AND THEY'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN ANOTHER ONE.
>> DO YOU HAVE THE CHANCE, DURING THE SEASON, KNOWING HOW PROLIFIC YOUR OFFENSE IS.
DO YOU EVER GET THOSE MOMENTS, WHERE YOU GET TO SIT BACK AND ENJOY IT A LITTLE BIT ON THE SIDELINES IN GAME, MAYBE WHEN A GAME'S IN HAND AND SEE EVERYTHING COME TOGETHER THE WAY THAT IT DOES.
DO YOU GET THE CHANCE TO ENJOY IT A LITTLE BITEN THE SEASON?
>> MOST DEFINITELY.
I'M A FAN OF THE GAME AND I LOVE TO SEE OUR KIDS DO WELL AND YOU HAVE TO KIND OF STEP OUTSIDE YOUR ROLE AS A COACH AND BE THEIR FAN SOMETIMES AND CHEER FOR THEM.
BECAUSE THESE MOMENTS DON'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME LIKE THIS.
I KNOW THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED.
SO, WE HAVE TO STEP OUTSIDE OF THAT COACH ROLE AND BE THEIR FAN SOMETIME.
>> COACH, I'M SO AMAZED AT THE NUMBERS YOU'VE BEEN PUTTING UP THIS SEASON.
THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, YOUR LOWEST SCORING GAME WAS 42 POINTS.
GIVE YOUR OFFENSE A SHOUTOUT AND WHAT HAS BEEN WORKING SO WELL THIS YEAR.
>> MAN, JUST THE BALANCE THAT WE HAVE WITH THE RUN GAME AND THE PASS GAME.
COACH IS DOING A GREAT JOB OF GETTING OUR GUYS IN POSITION.
EVERYONE ON THE OFFENSIVE STAFF.
GUYS UP FRONT, MAN, THEY COME TO WORK EVERY DAY, OPEN UP HOLES FOR FRED AND MALCOLM AND WE'RE ABLE TO PUT THE BALL IN THE AIR TO DAVION A WHOLE BUNCH.
IT'S GREAT HAVE THEM AND WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE THOSE KIDS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO, LET'S GOING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BALL.
NOW I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS FOCUS ON BURLEY, WHO'S GOING TO BE WITH YOU ANOTHER YEAR.
WHO ELSE IS GOING TO FILL THIS OUT FOR YOU IN THE OFF SEASON?
>> CARTER.
HE'S BEEN STANDING OUT FOR US.
HE'S BEEN ABLE TO FINISH IT.
HE'S BEEN THE HEART AND SOUL OF US HERE.
HE PUTS US IN POSITION TO MAKE PLAYS.
AND THE WHOLE HOST OF KIDS OVER HERE, WHO HAVE BEEN STEPPING UP AND FILLING ROLES.
WE HAVE BIG VOIDS LAST YEAR LOSING AHMAD AND DEMARCUS.
THEY'VE BEEN STEPPING UP.
GETTING THE INTERCEPTION EARLY IN THE GAME.
AND THOSE UNSUNG HEROES.
OUR NOSE GUARD, HE DOESN'T GET A WHOLE LOT OF LOVE.
HE MAKES THOSE HOLES.
I MEAN, MAKES IT EASY FOR DAVE CARTER TO MAKE TACKLES.
SHOUT OUT TO THOSE GUYS.
>> LET'S LOOK AT CALHOUN.
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU GIVE YOURSELF TO ENJOY A VICTORY, KNOWING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE GOING AFTER IT FOR THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR, GOING AGAINST CALHOUN AND ALL THIS PREP HAPPENING?
DO YOU GET A GOOD-NIGHT SLEEP AND GET A LITTLE STUDYING IN BEFORE YOU START STUDYING ABOUT CALHOUN?
WHAT'S THE TIME TABLE TO GET YOU READY?
>> IT'S 10:38.
WREERM GET BACK AROUND 12:30.
GOING TO MAKE CORRECTIONS AND THEN WE'RE ON CALHOUN RIGHT AFTER THAT.
GOING TO TRY TO GET FILM IN AND FIGS THING IN THE MORNING, WE'RE ON CALHOUN.
IT'S A REALLY QUICK TURN AROUND AND BECAUSE WE KNOW A GREAT COACH FOOTBALL TEAM AND A GREAT PROGRAM AND WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR DUCKS LINED UP WHEN WE PLAY ON SATURDAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND WE CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOU IN THE CHAMPIONSHIPS NEXT WEEK.
GO CELEBRATE WITH YOUR TEAM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JOHN, I LOVE WHEN THIS WORKS OUT.
SO GREAT TO HEAR FROM COACH WESTBROOK.
WE'RE ABOUT TO GO TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRACKET.
LET'S BRING IT UP ONE MORE TIME AND LOOK AT HOW CALHOUN GOT HERE.
THEY DEFEATED DECATUR IN THE FIRST ROUND AND THEN FINALLY CLARK CENTRAL AND TONIGHT, BLESSED TRINITY.
SORRY, PRODUCER, LAURIE.
21-7.
>> CLAY STEVENSON, AS WE SAW CALHOUN ON FOOTBALL FRIDAYS, WITH THE GAME THAT DECIDED THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
WE SAW HOW COLE SPEAR IS A GREAT PART OF THE OFFENSE.
A VERY BALANCED OFFENSE WE SEE FROM CALHOUN.
THEY END UP BEING A TWO SEED.
HAVE TO BE A REGION RIVAL IN THE SEMIFINAL AND WE'LL GET INTO THE DISCUSSION HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT AND FIND OUT HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO CLAMP DOWN AND GET THE WIN.
CALHOUN MAKES THEIR WAY BACK TO THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.
THEY'VE DONE IT WITH COACH LAM AND THE FOOT OF ADAM GRIFFITH GETTING A FIELD GOAL WHEN THEY NEED TO.
CALHOUN ON THE LEFT, AND THAT IS YOUR 5A MATCH UP.
CALHOUN, THEY GOT A GREAT COACH AND PROGRAM.
SO, LET'S CATCH UP WITH THE GREAT COACH AND PROGRAM.
COACH, HANNAH AND JOHN HERE, DOWN IN ATLANTA.
CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING IT TO THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
SUPER PROUD FOR OUR PLAYERS AND COACHES, IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT.
PLAYED FOUR QUARTERS FOOTBALL AND GOT THE WIN.
VERY PROUD OF EVERYONE INVOLVED.
>> YELLOW JACKETS BACK IN THE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017.
WHAT WAS WORKING SO WELL TONIGHT AND THIS SEASON?
>> THE PLAYERS.
WE HAVE A GREAT SENIOR CLASS THAT LEAD THIS FOOTBALL TEAM AND NEVER GET TOO FAR UP OR DOWN AND DOESN'T MATTER WHAT'S AROUND THEM.
THEY COME TO WORK, READY TO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY AND SUPER PROUD OF THIS SENIOR CLASS FOR LEADING AT THIS POINT.
I'D SAY THAT'S PROBABLY THE DIFFERENCE, WHAT'S BEEN GETTING US THROUGH.
>> SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DEFENSE.
WHILE WE WERE IN ATLANTA, CLAMPING DOWN ON JUSTIN HAYNES, I THINK IF 15 CARRIES AND ONLY 52 YARDS IN THE FIRST HALF.
A PROLIFIC OFFENSE IN GENERAL FOR BLESSED TRINITY.
YOU KEPT THEM IN CHECK.
WHAT WERE THE KEYS YOU WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AND CLAMP DOWN ON THE BT OFFENSE?
>> SUPER PROUD OF THE PLAN THEY CAME UP AND THE PLAYERS PLAYED HARD.
YOU CAN'T TACKLE THAT GUY ONE ON ONE, YOU GOT A FLAG FOOTBALL AND MAKE ALL THE 11 GETTING TO THE BALL AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID.
THEY WERE PHYSICAL FROM THE FIRST DRIVE TO THE LAST DRIEVL AND THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO BEAT A GREAT TEAM AND TACKLE A GREAT ONE LIKE HIM.
>> THEY HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP SERIOUS NUMBERS THIS YEAR.
>> Y'ALL TELL ME.
I'M NOT SURE.
WE SEEN THEM ON TV A COUPLE OF TIMES OR ONE TIME AND THEY LOOKED VERY GOOD.
SO, WE'LL LOOK -- WE'LL GET GOING TO WORK TOMORROW AND TRY FOOINTO -- TO ENJOY THIS ONE TONIGHT AND GET TO WORK.
DON'T GET TO THAT MANY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS WITHOUT A GREAT COACHING STAFF AND PROGRAM.
KNOW WE GOT OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US.
>> I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE EXHAUSTED BUT WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE NEXT WEEK.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> HEAD COACH OF THE YELLOW JACKETS FROM HIS OFFICE, HANGING OUT WITH US FROM HIS OFFICE AT ONE OF THE COOL VENUES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE, THERE'S ONLY ONE LEFT IN PLAY.
THE LAST ONE ON THE BOARD, BEFORE THE OTHER 7A GAME IN DOUBLE OVERTIME.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN ADVANCES, 48-45.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH COACH DALLAS OF TRINITY CRISTION BECAUSE IT WILL BE THEM IN THE FINAL IN SINGLE A PRIVATE.
IT WAS A WILD ONE.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN GETS THE DUKE AND THEY'LL BE IN THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR, SINGLE A.
>> BUT FOR NOW, WE'RE GOING TO FOLD 5A BECAUSE WE'VE GONE THROUGH AN ENTIRE BRACKET -- >> I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK TO IT.
FOLD IT.
THERE YOU GO.
>> THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH SPACE ON MY DESK.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE AND LET'S START WITH THURSDAY.
11:00 A.M., THREE FLAG FOOTBALL GAMES THAT WILL BE 11:00, 12:45, AND 12:30.
ADDING ONE MORE THIS YEAR.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
AND THE LADIES SHOWED OUT.
>> IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THEM LAST YEAR AND THE ATHLETICISM, THE NAIL BITERS GO INTO OVERTIME.
AND ONE OF THE COOL THINGS -- I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, ERNIE, AND THE ALL EFFORT THEY DID TO MAKE FLAG FOOTBALL A SANCTIONED SPORT.
SOMEONE SAYING FLAG FOOTBALL WAS THE ADDICTION I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD UNTIL I STARTED WATCHING.
GREAT THAT WE NOW HAVE THREE DIVISIONS ON DAY ONE.
>> OUT OF THE THIRD DIVISION THIS YEAR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAID HE WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THERE WAS EIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS COMING UP SOON.
BUT FOLLOWING THOSE AT 5:00, WILL BE THE SINGLE A FRIDAY CHAMPIONSHIP AND ROUNDING OUT THE NIGHT AT 8:00, WILL BE THE SINGLE A PUBLIC.
NOON, DOUBLE A, 3:30, QUAD A AND THE 6:00 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
>> EVENS AND ODDS.
BUT IT WILL BE A REGION REMATCH IN DOUBLE A WHEN YOU LOOK AT QUAD A, IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER FANTASTIC MATCH UP THERE AS WELL.
WITH CARVER COLUMBUS IN D.C. AND FROM THE COASTAL SIDE OF THINGS AND 6A ON THE BEAUFORD SIDE AND ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, HUGHES IN 6A.
>> AND THE ODDS WILL START AT NOON WITH TRIPLE A AND 5A AT 3:30 AND THE PRIMETIME GAME, 7:00 P.M. FOR 7A ON SATURDAY.
>> SO, 3:00, 5:00 AND SEVEN.
5A, WE TALKED ABOUT.
COLLINS HILL ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, NATIONALLY RANKED.
NUMBER FIVE IN THE COUNTRY.
WILL THEY BEALE ABLE TO FINISH THE SEASON?
THAT WILL BE SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS WE WAIT FOR THEIR OPPONENT IN MILTONORY WALTON.
>> QUAD A WILL PLAY THROUGH 5:30.
LET'S BRING THAT BRACKET UP.
LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW THEY GOT HERE TO THE FINALS.
>> EVERYBODY LOOKED AT THE GAME WITH MERIT AS A POSSIBLE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND WITH THE ROTATION, THEY GOT MARES.
DANNY BRIT GOT THE WIN THERE, THEN YOU GO BACK A STEP.
PUTTING 63 ON THEM.
AND IN THE FIRST ROUND, 59.
SO, YOU WIN ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
THAT MEANS YOU'RE PLAYING FOR A FIFTH.
CARVER COLUMBUS, BIG WIN AND THEY WILL GET DANNY BRIT AND THE CADETTES FROM D.C. >> ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2016.
BUT MAN, SEMIFINAL GAME AGAINST NORTH OCONEY.
THEY'VE BEEN NO JOKE THIS YEAR.
HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO DO IT?
>> IT WAS A GREAT JOB BY NORTH OCONEY.
THEY DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB OF SCHEMING.
AND THOSE KIDS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER ALL YEAR.
WE DID PLAY THEM EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
OUR KIDS KEPT FIGHTING.
DID A GREAT JOB CONTINUING TO FIGHT.
OUR COACHES KEPT MAKING THE CALLS AND DID A GREAT JOB AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THROUGH 32-42.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS GAME AND WE CAUGHT UP WITH CHRISTIAN JUST A SECOND AGO.
I WANT TO GET YOUR OPINION ON THIS AS WELL.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BAL NLS YOU HAVE OFFENSIVELY BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS LOOK AT HOLDEN GARNER AND IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ONE OF YOUR WEAPONS AWAY, YOU HAVE THAT MANY MORE FOLKS HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS WELL.
THE BALANCE OFFENSIVELY HAS BEEN KEY THIS YEAR.
>> THAT HAS BEEN KEY.
THAT'S WHAT WE WENT INTO THE SEASON WITH THE MINDSET.
WE WANT TO BE 50/50 AND WE'LL TAKE WHATEVER THE DEFENSE ARE GIVING US.
AND OBVIOUSLY, STUDYING FROM THE PREVIOUS GAME WITH 2300 RUSHING AND RECEIVING YARDS.
THEY WERE KEYING ON HIM AND WE USED OTHER WEAPONS AND HOLDING GURNER IN THE SECOND HALF, DID A GREAT JOB PULLING US THROUGH.
>> LAST QUESTION FOR YOU, COACH.
YOU WILL BE PLAYING CARVER COLUMBUS RIGHT HERE ON GPB.
WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET THE "W"?
>> WE HAVE TO HAVE A GREAT WEEK OF PREPARATION.
I KNOW CARVER IS A VERY ALGT ATHLETIC TEAM AND HAS GOOD B1 TYPE PLAYERS.
WE'RE GOING TO GET READY AND DO THE VERY BEST WE CAN.
>> JOHN.
>> HEAD COACH OF THE CADETTES.
GREAT TO SEE YOU IN ATLANTA.
FOR THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US ON THE POST-GAME SHOW AS YOU'VE MADE IT TO THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR AGAIN.
>> TIME NOW TO GO TO 6A.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT CLASSIFICATION ON THOSE BRACKETS.
IT'S GOING TO BE HUGHES VURLSS BEAUFORD IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> WE GOT TO SEE HOW THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE FELL THROUGH, HUGHES MAKES IT THROUGH.
DOMINANT WIN TONIGHT.
WE'LL GET INTO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT.
A 19-POINT WIN.
THEY WERE IN CONTROL FOR A LOT OF THE GAME.
THE FINAL SCORE WAS CLOELSER THAN GAME INDICATES.
HUGHES WINS OVER NORTH SIDE BY 41.
BEATS SHIELO 28-8 AND 42 ON GLEN ACADEMY IN THE FIRST ROUND.
YOU LOOK AT THAT PROGRESSION ONCE AGAIN AND IT'S BEEN STOUT OFFENSE WE'VE SEEN FROM HUGHES AND DANIEL BOON WILLIAMS.
I GUESS HUGHES, FOR THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR AND WE'VE HADE HIM AS ONE OF OUR CONSTANTS THIS SEASON.
BUT WHEN YOU HAVE HIM ON ONE MORE TIME, THAT MEANS HE'S WON ONE MORE GAME AND GETS TO PLAY ONE MORE TIME THIS SEASON.
>> FINAL SCORE, 47-28.
ONE OF THE LAST SCORES TO COME IN.
COACH WILLIAMS -- >> IN THAT WEIGHT ROOM AGAIN.
>> THEY'VE NEVER BEEN TO A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
TELL ME HOW IT FEELS?
>> IT FEELS AMAZING.
THEY BOUGHT INTO MY PHILOSOPHY AND WE STUCK WITH OUR GUNS.
HERE WE ARE GOING TO ADVANCE TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FOR YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO TAKE HOLD?
BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S INSTANT.
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO DEVELOP.
WAS THERE A MOMENT IN TIME, MAYBE THIS SEASON, WHERE YOU SAT THERE AND THOUGHT OKAY, THE LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR THIS GROUP.
THEY'RE DOING WHAT I ASKED THEM TO DO?
WAS IT GRADUAL OR WAS THERE A MOMENT?
>> I THINK THE SECOND WEEK -- AFTER THE FIRST LOSS, I MEAN, THAT MONDAY WE CAME BACK AND THE KIDS WERE DIALLED IN.
WE'VE BEEN MAKING THE SAME APPROACH, DOING THE SAME THINGS EVERY WEEK.
THEY JUST GOT BETTER.
WE FIXED LITTLE THINGS FROM FRIDAY AND THAT WAS THEIR MENTALITY.
WE JUST GREW FROM THERE.
>> I HAVE TO ASK WHY ARE YOU CALLING US FROM THE WEIGHT ROOM?
ARE YOU MAKING THE GUYS LIFT WEIGHTS AFTER THE GAME?
>> YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY [ INAUDIBLE ] AFTER THE GAME.
WHEN YOU GET BACK IN THE BUILDING, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU MY UNDIVIDED ATTENTION.
SO, I JUST MY GREAT TO THE WEIGHT ROOM.
>> BECAUSE THAT'S THE INNER SANCTOM FOR ALL POST-GAME SHOWS.
>> THEY'RE A TEAM GOING FOR THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A ROW.
LIKE I SAID, YOUR TEAM HAS NOT BEEN TO A CHAMPIONSHIP.
WHAT IS THAT -- WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY TO THE TEAM TO PREPARE FOR SUCH A BIG GAME LIKE THAT?
>> I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT BIGGER THAN [ INAUDIBLE ] GAMES.
FROM THE BEST OPPONENT TO THE WORST, WE HAVE THE SAME MANTRA.
LIKE I TOLD THE BOYS, BUSINESS AS USUAL.
WE HAVE PRACTICE MONDAY.
>> AND YOU'RE GOING UP AGAINST ONE OF THE STOUT PROGRAMS HERE IN ALL OF GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
EVERYONE KNOWS BEAUFORD'S PEDIGREE.
WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE TO BUILD UP HUGHES' PEDIGREE TO THE POINT OF PLAYING A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP?
>> IT'S INCREDIBLE.
TO BEING IN THE FINAL GAME, THAT'S A LOT -- I MEAN, IT'S MONUMENTAL.
IT'S AMAZING FEELING AS A HEAD COACH FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER PLAY IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, COACH WILLIAMS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AND ALL THE OTHER NIGHTS BEFORE.
THAT MEANS YOU KEEP WINNING AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH YOUR TEAM AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> WE ARE TAKING ONE MORE QUICK BREAK.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE "FOOTBALL FRIDAY GEORGIA POST GAME SHOW."
THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
32 TEAMS TO 16.
WE HAVE ALL FINAL SCORES.
ONE BRACKET WE HAVE NOT GOT TO YET IS TRIPLE A.
SO, WE GOT FIGURE OUT HOW THESE TEAMS GOT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
CEDER GROVE VERSES PIERCE COUNTY NEXT WEEK.
>> CEDER GROVE AND CARTER ATLANTA.
LEFT-HAND SIDE.
CEDER GROVE MAKES THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.
NOT A SURPRISE.
CEDER GROVE TONIGHT, KNOCKS OFF APLAND COUNTY.
27-6 YOUR FINAL FOR CEDER GROVE.
CEDER GROVE OUT OF THE UPPER-LEFT-HAND SIDE AND THEIR OLD COACH MIGUEL PATRICK.
BEFORE THAT, AND 79 ON WHITE COUNTY IN THE FIRST ROUND AND THAT 1-4 ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.
CARVER ATLANTA, LET'S GO BACKWARDS.
THEY HAD A LEAD.
19-17 WITH ABOUT 90 SECONDS TO GO.
PIERCE COUNTY HAD TO GO FOR TWO.
CARVER HANGS ON.
CARVER ATLANTA MAKES IT AND THEY'LL BE THE HOME TEAM.
CARVER ATLANTA WITH THE WIN IN BEAR VILL.
THEY PUT 49 ON BURKE, BEAT LIBERTY COUNTY, BEAT NORTH HALL, PUTTING 56 ON THEM IN THE FIRST ROUND.
DAREN MILES, CARVER ATLANTA MAKES THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR IN TRIPLE A.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH TRIPLE A.
TRYING TO WORK OUR WAY DOWN TO THE SMALLER CLASSIFICATIONS AND SHOW YOU BRACKETS.
IN DOUBLE A, VERSES THOMAS VILL.
>> REGION RIVALS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE POSSIBILITIES.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST STACKED CLASSIFICATIONS WHERE YOU COULD HAVE HAD 10 OR 12 TEAMS CHASING AFTER A CHAMPIONSHIP.
AFTER THAT FIRST GAME AT HOME WHERE THEY KNOCKED OFF DODGE, THEN THEY HAD TO GO TO BLUE RIDGE AND THEN EATENTEN TO BEAT PUTNAM COUNTY, THEN SWANS BOROUGH TONIGHT TO KNOCK THEM OFF.
FITZGERALD FROM THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.
AND AGAINST CALWAY, WINNING 31-6.
COMING FROM THE LOW RIGHT.
ENDING STAUKTTEN'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.
AND THEN BEATING WASHINGTON COUNTY IN THE OPENING ROUND.
SO, TWO TEAMS THAT KNOW A LOT ABOUT EACH OTHER.
ZACK GRACE FROM THOMAS VILL.
THEY'RE MEETING IN THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR IN TWUBL A.
>> LET'S STICK WITH THE LEFT-SIDE OF THE BRACKET.
WE GOT HIM ON THE LINE.
COACH, BACK IN THE FINAL FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
LOOKING FOR REVENGE AFTER LOSING TO CALLAWAY LAST YEAR.
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO GET THE "W" AGAIN?
>> AWESOME.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR KIDS.
THIS HAS BEEN AN UP AND DOWN YEAR.
WE LOST A LOT ON LAST YEAR'S TEAM.
WE'VE GOTTEN BETTER AND OUR KIDS HAVE PLAYED REALLY HARD AND FOUND WAYS TO WIN GAMES.
WHAT A BLESSING WE GET TO COMPETE FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> TUCKER, LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT THE HAT YOU'RE WEARING.
YOU MENTIONED IN THE FIRST QUESTION HANNAH GAVE.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE THE FAMILY COME TOGETHER FOR THE PURPLE HURRICANES AND COME THROUGH ON THE ROAD AS MUCHADS YOU HAD TO IN THE POST SEASON TO GET TO THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR?
>> OUR KIDS ARE INVESTED.
THEY SPEND AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME WORKING ON THIS IN THE WEIGHT ROOM AND FILM ROOM AND THEY REALLY PLAY FOR EACHITHER.
WE DON'T HAVE THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD BUT WE HAVE A GRITTY BUNCH AND THEY COMPETE EVERY FRIDAY AND DON'T WANT TO LET EACH OTHER DOWN.
YOU SAY HOLY COW WE'RE GOING TO PLAY FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> YOU HELD THEM TO SIX POINTS, WHO PUT UP 48 IN THE FIRST ROUND.
41 POINTS IN THE SECOND ROUND.
HOW WAS YOUR DEFENSE ABLE TO HOLD THEM TONIGHT?
>> WELL, OUR DEFENSE HAS BEEN OUR STRONGEST POINT ALL YEAR LONG.
WE'VE LEANED ON THEM PRETTY HEAVILY.
THE COACH AND HIS DEFENSIVE STAFF HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
THEY SCORED ONE TOUCHDOWN AND IT WAS ON AN 80-YARD RUN.
THEY HAD A LOT OF TALENT ON THAT SIDE OF THE BALL.
WE'RE FORCED TO HOLD IT TO SIX POINTS.
>> LAST QUESTION FOR YOU AND THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US, ESPECIALLY ON A LONG DRIVE HOME.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE SEASON, YOU MENTIONED YOU HAVE A GRITTY BUNCH.
YOU LOST FOLKS TO GRADUATION.
HOW SPECIAL IS THIS YEAR, KNOWING EVERYTHING YOU'VE LOST OFF THE FIELD TO GRADUATION AND SUCH?
EVERYTHING YOU'VE GAINED WITH EVERYONE WHO'S HUNG AROUND AND A PART OF THIS AND I SPEAKS A LOT ABOUT YOUR SENIORS.
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT THIS BUNCH?
>> I LEARN THAT WE'RE GRITTY.
THEY PLAYED THEIR BUTT OFF AND ONE THING IT'S TAUGHT ME IS DON'T EVER THINK WHERE THE CEILING IS AT.
SOMETIMES WE THINK THIS GROUP CAN DO THIS OR CAN'T DO THAT.
THIS GROUP'S KIND OF WENT TO WORK AND GOT BETTER ONE DAY AT A TIME AND LOW AND BEHOLD THEY'RE HERE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP NEXT WEEK.
>> AND IT'S AGAINST THOMAS VILL, A TEAM YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH.
BOTH OF YOU GUYS TREMENDOUS COACHES AND COMMUNITIES FROM SOUTH GEORGIA.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT ZACK HAS BEEN ABLE TO BUILD, WHAT COMES TO MIND?
>> THEY'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM, PROGRAM.
I THINK HE'S GOT LIKE 37 SENIORS.
A LOT OF EXPERIENCE OFF LAST YEAR'S TEAM.
KIND OF LIKE WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR WITH THE GROUP COMING BACK THAT EVERYBODY KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD.
I THINK THEY'RE PLAYING AWESOME RIGHT NOW.
OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF MOMENTUM BEATING RAVLEN COUNTY LAST WEEK.
I KNOW WE'RE BOTH FAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHER.
TWO REGION OPPONENTS AND NORMALLY A PRETTY GOOD GAME WHEN WE TANGLE UP.
>> AND A QUICK DISCLAIMER.
YOU'RE IN THE CAR BUT YOU'RE NOT DRIVING.
YOUR WIFE IS DRIVING, RIGHT?
>> CORRECT.
>> WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW THAT.
THE SPONSOR IS THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE DISCLOSE THAT THIS IS SAFE POST GAME WORE DELIVERING HERE.
>> LISTEN, I WANT TO LIVE TO GO TO ATLANTA NEXT WEEK.
>> WHAT'S YOUR PLAN TO CELEBRATE WITH THE TEAM?
>> WE'LL GET BACK AND I'M PROBABLY GOING TO WATCH FILM AND GET READY.
THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR EVERYBODY IS RUNNING ON STEAM BUT ONE MORE WEEK LEFT, ONE MORE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY.
WE'RE GOING TO EMBRACE IT AND BE EXCITED AND DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO WIN NEXT WEEK.
>> WE'LL SEE YOU SUNDAY AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEDIA DAY.
SO, WE'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU THEN.
>> LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COACH.
>> ALL RIGHT, JOHN, WE HAVE ONE MORE BRACKET WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT.
>> I HAVE IT IN MY HAND.
SO I CAN LOOK THAT WITH MY TERRIBLE EYE SIGHT.
CLASS A PRIVATE.
LET'S START WITH PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN.
TAC KNOCKS OFF FELLOWSHIP TONIGHT WITH A SCORE OF 38-28.
PAC TO THE LASTS GAME OF THE YEAR AGAIN.
41 ON FPG LAST WEEK, AND 52 ON BROOK STONE AND THE FOURTH ROUND FORFEIT.
VERY PROLIFIC.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE COACH ON THE POST GAME.
I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE BETTER CLASSIFICATIONS WHEN YOU HAVE THE FINAL FOUR LOOKING AT THEM.
I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE POST SEASON LOOKED AT ELKA AND SAID THEY'RE 4-6.
IT'S NOT YOUR AVERAGE 4-6.
EAGLES LANDING CHRISTIAN LOST TO TRINITY CHRISTIAN EARLY IN THE SEASON.
THEY WENT AT IT TONIGHT, DOUBLE OVERTIME.
THREE FOOTBALL, TWICE OVER.
AND TRINITY CHRISTIAN GOT THE WIN, 48-45 IN DOUBLE OVERTIME.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN, AFTER BEATING ELKA, THE WEEK BEFORE, 64 ON DARLINGTON.
BEFORE THAT, 28 ON ATHENS CHRISTIAN.
THEY HAD A BUY IN THE FIRST ROUND AS WELL IN THEIR 1-4.
A LOT OF FOLKS THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE IN THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN FROM THE LEFT.
PAC FROM THE RIGHT AND THAT'S YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN SINGLE A PRIVATE.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO PAC, THEY'RE ANOTHER ONE OF THE TEAMS BACK IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THEM YEAR AFTER YEAR?
>> I THINK LAST YEAR, WHEN YOU HAVE A GREAT QUARTERBACK, OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN HAVE HIM AS THAT SENIOR LEADER THAT CAN HELP YOU NAVIGATE IN THESE SITUATIONS AND HAVING A SPECIAL TALENT.
REMEMBER LAST YEAR, PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN WAS ON A NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAME.
AND I THINK THAT WHEN YOU HAVE SENIOR LEADERS AND YOU HAVE THE WE'VE SEEN FROM PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN, THE FOUNDATION IS LAID AND THAT WAY, EVERY SINGLE YEAR OUT, YOU HAVE ALL OF THE SENIORS THAT NEXT WAVE OF GROUP COMES THROUGH AND THEN YOU END UP WITH THE CONSTANT THAT WE'RE SEEING FROM PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN.
>> PAC HEAD COACH ON THE LINE.
THEY DEFEATED FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN.
>> ON THE BUS.
>> YES, OUR FIRST BUS CALL IN.
HOW YOU DOING?
>> APPRECIATE IT, GUYS.
WE'RE SUPER EXCITED.
>> SO, BREAK DOWN THIS WIN TONIGHT.
I KNOW FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN, THEY'RE A TOUGH BUNCH AND WE LOOKED AT THE FINAL 4 IN CLASS A PRIVATE.
BREAK DOWN THE GAME FOR US.
>> CAME OUT, 14-0.
A COUPLE TURNOVERS.
21-14 HALFTIME LEAD.
BIG STOP COMING OUT OF SECOND HALF.
GOT UP TWO TOUCHDOWNS.
REALLY NEVER LOOKED BACK.
DEFENSE PLAYED GREAT.
OFFENSE WAS CONSISTENT.
>> COACH, YOU'RE GOING FROM BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS.
WHAT IS THE SECRET?
>> REALLY, IT'S WE GOT REALLY GOOD ASSISTANT COACHES.
[ INAUDIBLE ] I PROMISE YOU IF YOU LOOK AT OUR KIDS AND WONDER HOW THEY WIN, THEY PLAY REALLY HARD.
GOT A GREAT GROUP OF KIDS.
THE >> AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT LEADING INTO YOUR INTERVIEW.
FROM THE FOUNDATION YOU GUYS, AS A STAFF, HAVE LAID OVER THE LAST HANDFUL OF YEARS, IT'S WHERE EVERYONE COMES IN.
THEY DO THEIR ROLE, KNOW THEIR ROLE AND THE SUCCESS IS THERE IF THEY GET IT.
IS THAT A FAIR ASSESSMENT OF WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THE KIDS THAT BUILD THE TEAM FROM TWO YEARS, WE'RE ABOUT TO -- FIVE DAYS LAST YEAR.
AND IT'S A WHOLE EXTRA YEAR OF EXPERIENCE IN JUST TWO YEARS.
>> AND COACH WILL BE TAKING ON TRINITY CHRISTIAN, WHO ARE NO STRANGERS TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WIN ONE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS BUT WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE TO BEAT THEM?
>> THEY WERE HOSTING GUYS BACK AND [ INAUDIBLE ] GOOD PLAYS ON DEFENSE BUT WE GOT A CHANCE.
>> AND IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN ONE TO CATCH UP WITH YOU AS YOU'RE CHASING AFTER ANOTHER TITLE AGAINST TRINITY CHRISTIAN IN CLASS A PRIVATE.
HOW ABOUT A SHOUT OUT FROM EVERYONE ON THE BUS BEFORE YOU GO.
>> WE NEED A CHEER.
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
THEY'RE BACK THERE HANGING OUT.
>> THEY'RE TIRED.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WE CAN ALWAYS ASK.
GREAT TO SEE YOU ON SUNDAY MORNING, BRIGHT AND EARLY AS WE CATCH UP WITH ALL THE COACHES.
CON GRATS TO MAKING IT TO THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
SEE YOU GUYS ABOUT 8:00.
>> YEAH, WE ARE GOING TO SEE HIM ABOUT 8:00, AREN'T WE?
I WAS COMING BRIGHT AND EARLY.
I KNOW THAT MUCH.
>> JUST WHEN YOU THINK WE HAVE THE LAST COACH ON THE LINE, NO, NEVER.
BACK TO TRIPLE A.
>> THIS ONE'S SPECIAL AND WE'LL START WITH CEDER GROVE.
CEDER GROVE NO STRANGER TO THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.
WINNING 27-6 OVER APPLAND COUNTY.
LELTSDS LOOK AT CARVER ATLANTA'S RUN.
THEY BEAT NORTH HALL AND LIBERTY COUNTY IN LIBERTY COUNTY 53-12.
AND AT HOME, 46-14 AND ON THE ROAD IN BLACK SHEER IN BEAR VILL TONIGHT, THEY HAD A LEAD, THEY HUNG ON.
THEY GOT THE WIN.
19-17.
SO, CEDER GROVE AND CARVER ATLANTA IN THE TRIPLE A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
AND HANNAH A LITTLE BIRDIE REMINDED US THAT WE MIGHT HAVE DAREN MILES HANGING OUT WITH US NOW.
>> WE MIGHT.
WE'RE WAITING FOR HIS SIGNAL.
>> WE NEED SIGNAL.
>> BUT IT'S A GREAT STORY TO FIND OUT THAT CARVER ATLANTA -- IT'S ONE OF THE TOUGHEST ENVIRONMENTS.
THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO GET INTO IS TECHNOLOGY WILL COOPERATE, IS GOING TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN PEERSZ COUNTY -- PIERCE KOUCHBTY.
TO GO INTO A TEST LIKE THIS ON A SEMIFINAL ON THE ROAD IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
THIS IS ONE OF THE TESTS THAT CAN PROVE YOU'RE READY FOR THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.
GOING THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THAT, HANGING ON AND GETTING THE WIN BY TWO.
>> HE IS READY.
TECHNOLOGY IS ON OUR SIDE.
COACH DAREN MILES ON THE LINE.
YOU'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 2009.
>> SHE'S DOING MATH.
>> I'M NOT GOOD AT MALTH.
2005.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS YOU GUYS HAVE NEVER WON A CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE LAST TIME YOU BEEN TO THE FINALS WAS 1967.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING AFTER YOUR WIN AGAINST PIERCE COUNTY TONIGHT?
>> I'M VERY HAPPY.
THEIR FAMILIES.
I MEAN, WE CAN'T BE MORE HAPPIER.
>> BEFORE WE GO AND THIS WILL BE DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT.
WE WANT A SHOT OF THE BUS AND A SHOUT OUT.
BUT MY NEXT QUESTION FOR YOU IS GOING TO THESE KINDS OF ENVIRONMENTS LIKE IN THE PLAYOFF RUN, WHERE YOU HAD TO GO TO LIBERTY COUNTY AND YOU CAME BACK HOME AND BEAT BURKE COUNTY, THEN BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND GO TO BLACK SHEER, ONE OF THE TOUGHEST ENVIRONMENTS AROUND, WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT HOW YOUR TEAM HAS GROWN IN THE POST SEASON, GOING TO TOUGH PLACES TO GET TOUGH WINS?
>> IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE TEAM.
REALLY MATURE.
THEY'RE REALLY CONFIDENT.
THEY'RE CONFIDENT IN THEMSELVES IN THE COACHES.
THEY BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER, PLAY FOR EACH OTHER.
THEY WILL BUILD FROM THIS.
WE'VE BEEN TRAINING THEM FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS.
THROUGHOUT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER AND THEY'VE ANSWERED THE BELL.
WE FINISH IN THE WEIGHT ROOM AND JUST THAT TOTAL COMMITMENT THAT'S MADE THEM READY FOR THIS MOMENT.
>> COACH, WHAT'S THE PLAN TO PREPARE FOR A TEAM LIKE CEDER GROVE?
>> WE THE BEST ON THAT GAME DAY.
YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT [ INAUDIBLE ] OF COURSE, FIRST TIME IN THE REGION AND THIS TIME CLOSE IN THE FIRST HALF.
WE'RE HOPING TO PLAY 48 MINUTES DOWN TO 24 MINUTES.
SOMETIMES YOU DON'T PREPARE LIKE EVERYONE BUT THERE ARE OUTSTANDING PLAYERS AND THEY STOP IN THE MIDDLE.
AND OF COURSE BACKS.
OFF THE LINE IS GOOD, RECEIVER SAID GOOD.
GOOD BALL CLUB.
I COULD SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT US AS WELL.
I'D LIKE TO MATCH THE PHYSICALITY AND WE HAD FOUR TURNOVERS THE FIRST TIME WE PLAYED.
[ INAUDIBLE ] WE DID IN THE FIRST HALF.
SO, AND TRY TO BE MORE PHYSICAL UP FRONT.
GUYS RUN THE FOOTBALL AND ALSO.
>> I KNOW THE GOLD PARKWAY IS HAVING FUN WITH YOUR TECHNOLOGY.
HAS IT SUNK IN YET THAT YOU'RE PLAYING FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP?
FOR CARVER ATLANTA?
>> IT'S SUNK IN WITH THE BUS AND ME.
BUT FOR ME, THE GUYS ALLOW ME TO VISUALIZE FOR A WHILE.
WE KNEW AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THIS WAS A GREAT TEAM AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THIS POSITION.
SO, EVERYTHING PLAYING OUT THE WAY IT HAS, IT'S THE VISION WE'VE HAD FOR THE PROGRAM.
WE KNEW IT WOULD BE TOUGH TO PLAY THERE.
WEWENT UP 19-3 AT HALFTIME.
THEY WERE GOING TO DO A GOOD JOB SCORING THE TWO-POINT CONVERSION.
IT WAS TOUGH.
KUDOS TO THEM.
COACH DID A GREAT JOB GETTING THEM PREPARED BUT OUR BOYS PLAYED REALLY HARD.
>> COACH, LET'S SEE YOUR TEAM BEHIND YOU REAL QUICK.
WE WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY.
>> HEY, FELLAS.
SAY HEY.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> LOVE IT.
>> CARVER ATLANTA.
CARVER ATLANTA RULES THE PARKWAY TONIGHT.
THAT IS AWESOME.
GEORGIA 520 WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
>> SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
COACH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
BUH-BYE.
>> SAFE DRIVE HOME AND WE HAVE OUR FINAL FINAL OF THE NIGHT, MILTON WINS 52-17 OVER WALTON.
SO, THE 7A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS MILTON AND COLLINS HILL, REMEMBER HERE ON GPB WINNING 21-0 OVER GRAYSON.
AND WE HAVE ALL OF OUR EIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS SET.
ALL 16 TEAMS THAT WE KNOW ARE HEADING TO CENTER PARK NEXT WEEK ON GPB.
>> COLLINS HILL LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP WIN IN SCHOOL HISTORY.
TRYING TO GET ANOTHER "W" FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2018.
HE'S HAD QUITE THE RUN AS A HEAD COACH THERE AT MILTON.
ALL RIGHT, JOHN, FINAL THOUGHTS.
I WISH YOU COULD SEE MY DESK.
>> YOURS HAS NOTHING ON MINE AND I HAVE LESS OF A DESK THAN YOU.
BOTTOM LINE.
WE KNOW ABOUT NATIONALLY-RANKED COLLEGE HILL.
ARE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO BESTOWED UPON THEM?
2A, TWO REGION RIVALS, WITH TWO SOUTH GEORGIA TEAMS THERE.
CATCHING WITH COACH MILE SAID.
WARNER ROBINSON, CALHOUN, 2, TWO SEED.
TWO GREAT FOOTBALL TOWNS CHASING AFTER A CHAMPIONSHIP THERE.
IRWIN AND BROOKS, ONCE AGAIN, WE TALK ABOUT COACH FREEMAN.
GREAT HAVE HIM FINALLY ON THE POST GAME SHOW.
THEY'VE HAD TO DO IT ON THE ROAD AS A 2C AND GET TO PLAY THE REGION CHAMP, THEIR OWN REGION CHAMPS, TWO KOOVRERS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
CAUGHT UP WITH THEM ABOUT BENEDICTEN AND THE OFFENSE THEY HAVE.
GREAT LOOK FOR HUGHES TO MAKE IT TO THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR.
>> YOU ASKED FOR A THOUGHT AND YOU GET ANOTHER JOHN NELSON NOVEL.
THANK YOU.
JOHN NELSON, EVERYBODY.
>> A THOUGHT PER CLAP.
>> GOOD STUFF, JOHN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP GOING THROUGH ALL THIS CRAZINESS.
NEXT ORD OF BUSINESS IS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEDIA DAY.
>> TAKING A NAP, GOING TO BED.
>> A NAP FIRST AND MEDIA DAYS SUNDAY.
WE'RE GOING TO INTERVIEW ALL 16 HEAD COACHES.
DON'T FORGET, THURSDAY WITH FLAG FOOTBALL.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, A THREE-DAY EVENT RIGHT HERE ON GPB SPORTS.
>> AND WE'RE GOING TO ENJOY EACH AND EVERY MOMENT OF IT.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE BROADCAST HAPPEN.
YOU GUYS CRUSH IT EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
YOUR THE BEST CREW IN THE BUSINESS.
BAR NONE.
>> SHOUT OUT TO PRODUCER LAURIE AND STEVE.
THIS IS THE LAST POST GAME SHOW OF THE SEASON.
AND THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
COACHES HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT.
WE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR, OF COURSE.
BUT I THINK IT WORKED OUT PRETTY GOOD.
>> WE'RE NOT DONE YET.
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING THE "FOOTBALL ON FRIDAY POST GAME SHOW" PRESENTED BY THE HIGHWAY OF A SAFETY.
BUCKLE UP, BE SAFE GETTING HOME.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING FROM THE COUCH, I'M JEALOUS.
HEADING THERE NEXT.
SEE YOU NEXT WEEK, EVERYBODY.
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