Football Fridays in Georgia
Calhoun at Cartersville 2021: Postgame Show
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Hannah Goodin checks in with coaches and reporters about HSFB around the state.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> WELCOME INTO THE FOOTBALL FRIDAY POST GAME SHOW PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY.
DON'T FORGET TO PUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.
I'M HANNAH GOODIN COMING TO YOU FROM THE STUDIOS IN ATLANTA.
OUR GAME WAS CARTERSVILLE AND THE PURPLE HURRICANES WIN THE REGIONS 5-7A TITLE.
AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO TALK ABOUT THAT GAME AS THEY WIN OVER CALHOUN.
AND NOW, LET'S LOOK AT THE GEORGIA EMC SCOREBOARD.
IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN ELECTRICITY.
STARTING WITH THE REGIONS 3-7A.
AND CLINCHING THE TITLE AGAINST MARIETTA WITH A 39-9 WIN.
AND IT IS A WINNER-TAKE-ALL, AND COLLINS IS WINNING.
AND A REGION WIN OVER TIFT AS WELL.
AND THIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD FEELING TO BEAT VALDOSTA.
AND REGION 6-5A, AND VILLA RICA WINS OVER NEW MANCHESTER.
AND NORTH OCONEE WINS IT WITH AN 11-6 WIN OVER JEFFERSON.
AND BAINBRIDGE CLINCHES WITH A 38-20 WIN OVER NORTH THOMAS COUNTY WIN.
CHEROKEE BLUFF WINS WITH THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE WIN.
AND DOWN TO THE WIRE, HOLY WINS THEIR GAME.
SO, BRINGING IN JON NELSON, AND I KNOW THAT YOU GOT WET THERE, BUT WE ARE DRY HERE.
>> NO, YOU ARE NOT.
NONE OF YOU ARE SORRY THAT WE GOT WET OUT HERE.
NO WAY.
YOU ARE BIG FIBBER.
YOU ARE FIBBING FIBBER IS WHAT YOU ARE.
>> I KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT CARTERSVILLE GETTING THE 10th CONSECUTIVE REGIONAL TITLE THERE IN REGION 7-5A.
>> IT WAS FUN TO CATCH UP WITH CONOR FOSTER TO CATCH UP TO ASK HIM ABOUT IT.
YOU ARE PREPARED NOW FOR THE POST-SEASON.
YOU HAVE A WEEK OFF DONE WITH THE REGION, AND WATCH US NEXT WEEK GOING THROUGH THE BRACKETS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PATH MAY BE LIKE, BUT WHEN YOU ARE WINNING THE GAMES DIFFERENTLY, AND IT IS GOING TO GIVE THE TEAMS A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.
AND SO I THINK THAT ALSO, WHAT YOU HAVE TO SEE IN CALHOUN AS THE TWO SEED IS A DANGEROUS TWO SEED.
WE GOT TO SEE COLE SPEER AND HIS SPEED.
WE GOT TO SEE A TENACIOUS DEFENSE FROM CALHOUN AS WELL, AND CLAY STEPHENSON, THEY TRAVELED TONIGHT, AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT CALHOUN DOES IN THE POST-SEASON AS WELL WHEN IT IS COMING TO THE TOP TENS, I AM NOT ANTICIPATING DROPPING CALHOUN THAT MUCH, BUT CARTERSVILLE DID REINFORCE FOR ME THAT THEY ARE ONE OF THE TOP TEAMS IN THE CLASS.
SO YOU ARE GOING TO BE HAVING TWO DANGEROUS TEAMS COMING OUT OF HERE TONIGHT.
CALHOUN GETS THE HOME GAME, BUT YOU WILL HAVE MORE HOME GAMES HERE AT THE WYMAN.
>> AND JON, LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING YOUR OPINIONS OF ALL OF THE GAMES HAPPENING AROUND THE STATE IN A FEW MINUTES.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THE HEAD COACH JUSTIN ROGERS ON THE LINE, AND JUSTIN, YOU HAVE THE AWARD OF THE MOST APPEARANCES ON THE POST GAME SHOW, AND IT IS THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
>> YES, Y'ALL KEEP INVITING US TO COME, AND WE KEEP COMING ON HERE.
WE HAVE THE BOYS ON HERE TONIGHT.
ARE YOU ON HERE?
>> HEY, GUYS, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> IT WAS A GOOD GAME TONIGHT WITH OUR GUYS.
>> REGION 1-7A WIN AGAINST TIFT, AND 31-6, AND YOU TAKE THE TWO SEED BEHIND LOUNDES.
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
>> IT IS A BIG DEAL TO COME IN HERE TO GET THIS WIN AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU START THE FIRST TRIP UP TO ATLANTA, BECAUSE US 7A GUYS IN SOUTH GEORGIA, IT IS ONLY US BOYS DOWN HERE, AND SO GETTING THE FIRST TRIP TO ATLANTA AND NOT HAVING TO GO TO ATLANTA IS BIG.
SO ANY TIME WE CAN PLAY HERE AT HOME, WE FEEL LIKE THAT IS A HUGE ADVANTAGE.
>> ABSOLUTELY, COACH.
WHAT ELSE WAS CLICKING TONIGHT?
HOW DO YOUR GUYS FEEL A HOME GAME FOR YOUR LAST GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON THERE AT NORMAN PARK.
WHAT WAS THE ATMOSPHERE LIKE?
>> WE ARE REAL PROUD OF HOW WE PLAYED AND THE KIDS JUST BALLED OUT AND WE ARE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING THIS WIN, GUYS.
>> YEAH!
>> I LOVE THAT.
THAT IS THE MOST ENERGY WE HAVE GOTTEN FROM A BUS ALL SEASON ON THE POST GAME SHOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COACH RODGERS, AND WE WERE LOSING HIM THERE GOING IN AND OUT.
JON NELSON, LET'S BRING YOU BACK N AND WE LOVE TO HAVE COACH RODGERS ON THE SHOW.
>> WE HAVE NOISE ON A BUS!
>> FINALLY.
>> WE FINALLY GOT NOISE ON THE BUS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO US.
WE HAVE HAD ALL OF THE COURTEOUS STUDENT ATHLETES, AND THE LAST TIME JUSTIN WAS IN THE CAR WITH HIS FAMILY HEADING BACK, BUT ONCE AGAIN, YOU GET ON THE YELLOW HOUNDS AND HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL, AND GREAT WIN FOR THEM TO SOLIDIFY THE TWO SEED AND HAVE SOMEBODY HEADING TO THE HOG PEN, AND DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT, AND LOUNDES WAS DOWN AT ONE POINT TO CAMDEN BEFORE THEY CAME BACK TO WIN, SO ONCE AGAIN, THEY ARE GETTING THE MOMENTUM THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR THE GET A WIN HEADING INTO THE POST-SEASON, AND SO A LOT OF GAMES ARE GOING THROUGH THE CONCRETE PALACE AND A LOT OF GAMES GOING THROUGH MACK THARP, AND THAT IS THE ONE AND TWO, AND TIFT AND CAMDEN ON THE ROAD.
SO IT IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING HOW TIFT RESPONDS IN THE FIRST YEAR, AND THEY ARE HEADING TO THE POST-SEASON, AND THEN FOR JEFF HARIN AS WELL IN CAMDEN COUNTY, GREAT WORK BY THEN, AND THERE IS GOING TO BE THE TRANSITIONS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE, BUT I AM SURE THAT THE FOLKS IN KINGSLAND, AND GREAT TO HAVE JEFF HARIN BACK IN HIS FIRST SEASON.
SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE BRACKETS COMING OUT NEXT WEEK FOR TIFT AND CAMDEN GOING ON THE ROAD OUT OF REGION 1-7A, HANNAH.
>> WE KNOW, JON, WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE, AND OVER IN REGION 8-4A, I THINK I GOT IT RIGHT, REGION 8-4A, JEFFERSON LOST TO NORTH OCONEE, AND WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THAT ONE?
>> WELL, WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO, ANYBODY WITH A HUDDLE ACCOUNT IS GOING TO LOOK AT THE TAPE AND SIT THERE TO LOOK AT NORTH OCONEE AND JEFFERSON AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE DEAL IS FOR GOING UP AGAINST THE TWO TEAM, BECAUSE NORTH OCONEE IS NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU TAPE ON JEFFERSON, BUT NOW THEY HAVE GIVEN EACH OTHER TAPE ON EACH OTHER.
AND THAT IS A BIG WIN FOR THEM, AND JEFFERSON, BECAUSE A LOT OF FOLKS HAD JEFFERSON AS THE TOP TEAM IN QUAD A, AND NOT SO MUCH ANYMORE, AND INTERESTING ROAD FOR THE DRAGONS NOW ESPECIALLY LOSING THIS GAME FOR A REGION CHAMPIONSHIP, AND YOU ARE THE TWO SEED NOW, AND A LOT OF FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE TAPE TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY, NORTH OCONEE DID THIS, AND WHAT CAN WE DO SIMILARLY IF WE HAVE TO GO UP AGAINST JEFFERSON IN POST-SEASON.
SO IT IS IS AN INTERESTING TAPE STUDY FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS JEFFERSON IN PATH.
>> DEFINITELY, JON.
THAT WAS A SURPRISE FOR ME.
WE WILL CHECK BACK WITH YOU IN A FEW MINUTES.
NOT A SURPRISE, HEAD COACH ADAM CLACK IS ON THE LINE, AND A HUGE REGION 5-7A WIN OVER WOODSTOCK TO GO 8-1 ON THE YEAR, AND 4-0, AND UNDEFEATED IN REGION PLAY.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR GAME TONIGHT.
>> YEAH, TONIGHT, JUST PROUD OF THE TEAM.
I FELT LIKE IT WAS THE BEST WEEK OF WORTH, SO WE HAD COMING IN, AND THE TEAM ALL WEEK HAS BEEN CONSISTENCY, AND WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT TIMES, AND NOT GREAT AT TIMES, AND YOU KNOW, THAT HAS BEEN KIND OF THE WORK WEEK.
SOME DAYS WE COME OUT, AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKED LIKE THE TEAM THAT WE WANT TO B AND SOME DAYS WE ARE LOOKING LIKE THE TEAM THAT WE WANT TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
CHALLENGE THE GUYS ON SUNDAY TO COME TOUT START PUTTING THEM TOGETHER, BECAUSE WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, YOU KNOW, TO GET TO THE CEILING THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET TO.
THEY ANSWERED THE CALL, AND PLAYED LIKE IT.
WE WERE PROUD OF THEM TO GO OUT TO EXECUTE.
>> YOU ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE REGION TITLE.
YOU WILL BE FACING CHEROKEE NEXT WEEK.
WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS AND PREVIEW THAT GAME FOR ME.
WHAT WILL THAT TAKE?
>> WELL, THEY WILL BEP COING IN WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A REGION CHAMPIONSHIP, AND THROW OUT THE FIRST NINE WEEKS, AND GET READY FOR A TEAM COMING IN WITH NOTHING TO LOSE, AND WE BETTER BE PREPARED FOR THAT, AND READY TO FACE A GREAT QUARTERBACK.
YOU KNOW, I AM A BIG FAN OF A.J., AND WHAT HE DOES, AND HOW HE EXTENDS THE PLAYS AND HOW HE FINDS THE RECEIVERS DOWN THE FIELD.
I KNOW COACH SHAW IS GOING TO HAVE THE GUYS READY TO GO TO COME IN HERE, AND YOU KNOW, TO SPOIL THE PLANS THAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GIVE US.
SO NOTHING IS GIVEN, AND WE HAVE TO EARN IT.
ANOTHER GREAT WEEK OF WORK, AP TAKE IT ONE STEP AT A TIME.
>> WITH THIS SEASON AND ANOTHER ROAD GAME, AND TONIGHT AT EM HO, AND NEXT WEEK AT HOME, AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU AND THE EAGLES.
>> MAN, IT FEELS LIKE TWO MONTHS SINCE WE HAVE BEEN AT HOME, AND IT IS GREAT TO BE BACK HOME, AND GREAT TO BE IN FRONT OF THE HOME FANS AND THE CROWD AND THE ENERGY AND THE EVEN IN THE WEATHER E AND IT IS FANTASTIC AND NOT GETTING AHEAD OF OURSELVES, AND DO WHAT WE WANT TO DO, AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT US IN POSITION TO BE IN FRONT OF THEM MORE OFTEN, AND WE WANT THE PLAY IN FRONT OF THEM AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES AS WE CAN, AND SO THAT IS EXTRA MOTIVATION TO GO BACK TO WORK THIS WEEK.
AND YOU KNOW, CHECK ALL OF THE BOXES THAT WE NEED TO CHECK TO GET READY FOR THE GAME NEXT FRIDAY.
>> GOOD LUCK NEXT FRIDAY COACH CLACK, AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE MUCH MORE COMING UP ON THE "FOOTBALL FRIDAY POST GAME SHOW, A" AND MORE COACHES CALLING IN AND WE WILL CHECK IN WITH JON WITH MORE FINAL SCORES AS THEY ROLL IN AND ANALYSIS FROM THE GAMES FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
IT IS ALL COMING UP RIGHT HERE ON GPB, SO STAY RIGHT HERE.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE FOOTBALL FRIDAY POST GAME SHOW AND I'M HANNAH GOODIN WITH MORE FINAL SCORES ROLLING IN.
I WANT TO CHECK IN WITH JON NELSON TO GET HIS THOUGHTS ON THESE.
WE HAVE CHEROKEE BLUFF DEFEATING NORTH HALL 24-6.
AND WE HAVE A FINAL IN VALDOSTA, AND YOUR THOUGHTS ON THOSE GAME.
>> GOING TO 1-6A AND LAST ONE FIRST.
LEE COUNTY HAD SOLIDIFIED THE REGION CHAMPIONSHIP, AND VALDOSTA ENDS 3-6, AN VALDOSTA DOES NOT HAVE A POST-SEASON BECAUSE OF THE SANCTIONS IS PUT DOWN BY THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, AND GEORGE SHELTON HAS BEEN NAMED THE HEAD COACH FOR THE VALDOSTA WILDCATS AND THEY FINISH THE SEASON 4-6, AND THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE MIX VALDOSTA HAS NO POST-SEASON, AND YOU HAVE NO FOUR SEED COMING OUT OF 1-4A, AND SO THE FIRST TEAM WILL GET A BUY.
AND WARNER ROBINS GETS A BYE, AND THE 1-2-3 WILL GET A BYE.
AND SO YOU WILL HAVE THE THREE GETTING A BYEMENT AND THE BEARS WILL BE GOING ON THE ROAD OUT OF REGION 1-6A.
AND YOU CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT CHEROKEE BLUFF HAS BEEN DOING BUILDING A PROGRAM ON THE FLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF LEAN YEARS AND WORKING WELL, AND HITTING FULL STRIDE AND NOW THEY HAVE A REGION TITLE TO ADD TO THE TROPHY CASE.
GREAT WORK BY THEM TONIGHT, AND FANTASTIC STUFF OUT OF CHEROKEE BLUFF, AND 1-6A IS SQUARED AWAY ALSO, HANNA.
>> THANK YOU, JON, FOR YOUR AMAZING ANALYSIS.
WE HAVE A COACH CALLING IN, THE WARNER ROBINS HEAD COACH, MARQUIS WESTBROOK, AND BIG REGION WIN OVER COFFEE, 22-7, AND WHAT WAS WORKING TONIGHT?
>> WELL, WE CAME OUT, AND WE WERE KIND OF FLAT.
THEY ARE A PHYSICAL BALL TEAM, AND WE KNEW GOING IN THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE OUR HANDS FULL TRYING TO RUN THE BALL ON THEM, AND THEY STUFFED US ON THE RUN A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE PAZ GAME GOING, AND MOVE THE BALL A LITTLE BIT.
OUR DEFENSE PLAYED WELL TONIGHT.
BUT, JUST OVERALL, I THOUGHT THAT WE PLAYED IT, A TOUGH PHYSICAL BALL GAME IN BOX, AND WE WERE ABLE TO CAPITALIZE OFF OF THE TURNOVERS LATE, TOO.
>> YOU ARE NOW THE TWO SEED BEHIND OCONEE AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOUR TEAM?
>> WELL, IT MEANS THAT WE WILL HAVE A TOUGH PLAYOFF RUN, AND THE BRACKET THAT WE ARE IN, WE SEE THE TEAMS IN THERE, AND IT COULD FALL EITHER WAY.
BUT, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT ONE GAME AT A TIME, AND I KNOW IT IS SOUNDING CLICHE, AND NOT LOOK AHEAD, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE WAY IT IS GOING TO SHAPE UP, AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, BEING ON THE ROAD UP NORTH, BUT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT ONE GAME AT A TIME, AND TRY TO SEE HOW THIS THING PLAYS OUT.
>> YOU HAVE ANOTHER BIG REGION MATCHUP WITH THE VETERAN NEXT WEEK.
JON CALLS YOUR REGION THE REGION OF DOOM, AND YOU HAVE HAD A SEASON FOR THE AGES, AND HOW HAVE YOU PUT UP THE NUMBERS THAT YOU HAVE HAD, AND HAD THE SEASON THAT YOU HAVE HAD THIS YEAR?
>> I MEAN, I GOT A PHENOMENAL STAFF.
I MEAN, I JUST LOVE THE GUYS THAT COME TO WORK EVERYDAY AND PREPARE AND GET OUR KIDS READY.
I MEAN, IT IS JUST THAT WE HAVE REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE TO, YOU KNOW, TO BE AT THE SAME TIME TO DO WHAT WE DO, AND MAKE IT WORK THE BEST WE CAN, AND GO OUT.
THIS REGION, LIKE YOU SAID, IT IS THE REGION OF DOOM.
WE HAVE TO COME TO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY AND EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
WE ARE ABLE TO GET IT DONE.
>> UNBELIEVABLE NUMBERS.
I MEAN, FOR THE FIRST ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, GAMES OF THE SEASON, THE LOWEST SCORE WAS 48 WHICH IS THE OPENER AGAINST VALDOSTA, COACH WESTBROOK, AMAZING SEASON, AND CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK NEXT FRIDAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JON, WARNER ROBINS THIS YEAR, THOUGHTS?
>> BUT THEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT WARE COUNTY, AND GOING TO THE TWITTER ACCOUNT, AND WARE COUNTY GATOR NATION, AND GOING BACK TO OCTOBER 15th, AND THE BIG WIN THEY HAD OVER WARNER ROBINS AND THEY BEAT VETERANS LATE, AND TREY HARGROVE HAD A TACKLE TO TURNOVER ON DOWN, AND YOU CAN LOOK AT 1-5A NOW WITH THE WIN BY WARE COUNTY BEATING VETERANS, AND THE GATORS ARE HOSTING WAYNE COUNTY IN WAY CROSS NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT.
IF THEY WIN THAT ONE, AND WAYNE COUNTY IS WINLESS SO FAR ON THE SEASON, YOU WILL WIN THAT GAME, AND YOU ARE THE REGION CHAMP WHICH WOULD MEAN IT WOULD BE THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING THROUGH WAYCROSS IN THAT PARTICULAR SECTION FOR THE FIRST TWO GAMES, AND THEN ON COIN FLIPS, AND THE HOME GAMES AT WAYCROSS AT VETERANS STADIUM, AND WARNER ROBINS WOULD BE THE TWO, AND THE THREE WOULD BE COFFEE AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT, AND RIGHT NOW AS THINGS ARE PROJECTING THROUGH WITHOUT HAVING THE RESULTS FOR NEXT WEEK, AND THEN VETERANS WOULD BE THE FOUR, AND MILAN TURNER IS A GOOD TEAM TOWN THERE AT VETERANS, AND THEY COULD BE CAUSING PROBLEMS AS THE FOUR SEED DEPENDING WHERE THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE BRACKETS, AND SO VETERANS COULD BE TROUBLE FOR SOMEBODY IN ROUND ONE, AND COFFEE IS GOING TO BE TROUBLE FOR SOMEBODY, BECAUSE THEY ARE A TOP TEN TEAM, AND ODDS ARE THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FACE ANOTHER TOP TEN TEAM IN ONE OF THE TWO THREES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN THE EARLY ROUNDS OF THE POST-SEASON, SO REGION ONE, THEY ARE GOING TO BE BRINGING THE THUNDER WITH WARE COUNTY AND WARNER ROBINS AND COFFEE AND VETERANS HAEPDING INTO THE PLAYOFFS, BUT ONCE AGAIN, JUST TO SEAL THE DEAL IN WAYCROSS, WARE COUNTY HAS TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AGAINST WAYNE COUNTY AND HEAD COACH WAYNE CRIB TO GET THE GAMES TO GO THROUGH WAYCROSS, HANNA.
>> I TOLD YOU IN THE SHOW EARLIER THAT MY BIGGEST SURPRISE WAS JEFFERSON LOSING TO OCONEE COUNTY, AND WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST SURPRISES?
>> THAT IS ONE.
THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES FOR ME.
THAT ONE, WHEN YOU HAVE ONE OF THE TOP RANKED TEAMS FALL HIKE THAT, I THINK THAT WAS DEFINITELY THE SURPRISE FOR ME.
I WILL AGREE WITH YOU, THE SLOW START FOR FITZGERALD WHO EVENTUALLY DOES COME FROM BEHIND AND THEY PUT THE PEDAL DOWN LATE TO BEAT COOK, SO THEY ARE THE TWO SEED OUT OF 1 AA AND THOMAS HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH BARIAN, AND THEY WILL FINISH THE REGULAR SEASON THE WAY THEY HAVE, AND SLOW STARTS FOR TEAMS.
WE MENTIONED WARNER ROBINS HAD A SLOW START, BUT THE BIGGEST SURPRISE, I AGREE WITH YOU, THE JEFFERSON LOSS, BUT THE SLOW STARTS THAT WERE ALMOST UPSETS ENDED UP TO GO BACK TO THE TEAMS THAT WERE FAVORED TO WIN.
>> JON, YOU DON'T GO ANYWHERE, AND VIEWERS, YOU EITHER, BECAUSE WE ARE WAITING FOR A FEW COACHES TO CALL IN, AND WE WILL TAKE ONE MORE BREAK TO SEE WHO WE CAN GET ON THE LINE FROM AROUND THE STATE ON THE "GPB POST GAME SHOW."
>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE "GPB POST-GAME SHOW" PRESENNED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
I'M HANNAH GOODIN AND WE WERE TRYING TO GET RICH MccWHORTER ON THE LINE AS HE GOT HIS 300th WIN, BUT TECHNOLOGY IS A BEAST THESE DAYS, AND I WANTED TO GET HIM, BUT I WANT TO GET JON'S THOUGHTS ON HIS 30'0"th WIN, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE HIM A SHOUTOUT EVEN IF WE GET HIM OR NOT.
>> AND TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY LESSON.
RICH McWHORTER WAS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND THE HEAD COACHING JOB OPENED UP IN CHARLTON COUNTY AND HE IS THE ONLY GUY WHO APPLIED.
CHARLTON COUNTY WAS HAVING A ROUGH TIME WITH HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AT THE TIME, AND HE APPLIED AND CAME DOWN FROM THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND TURNED CHARLTON COUNTY INTO A SINGLE A POWERHOUSE AND ANYBODY WITH THE NAME OF BILEY WHO HAS ENDED UP IN CANTON, OHIO, HAS HAD SUCCESS THERE, AND HE THEN WENT UP TO JACKSON COUNTY, AND IN ONE OF THE REGIONS IN THE BLENDER, AND SIX TEAMS CHASING AFTER THREE SPOTS AND HE GETS A BIG WIN, BECAUSE HE WAS 2-3 IN THE REGION AND NOW 3-3 HEADING INTO THE LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON, AND SO A BIG WIN IN THE REGION AND BIG WIN IN JACKSON COUNTY AND BIG WIN FOR HIM TONIGHT FOR GETTING 300 ON THE BOARD, AND BIG SHOUT OUT TO COACH MAC, AND EVERYTHING HE IS ACCOMPLISHING HERE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
AND ANOTHER ONE, THE BACKYARD BRAWL.
MARY PERSONS WINS ON A TD PAZ AS THE TIME EXPIRES, AND THANK YOU, BILL WEAVERS FOR LETTING US KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED.
AND THAT WAS A BACKYARD BRAWL, AND THAT IS UNDERRATED, BUT A BIG WIN FOR MARY PERSON.
>> AND WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT TECHNOLOGY WORKED OUT AND GET HIM ON, AND -- >> TECHNOLOGY!
COME ON.
>> AND NOW, A BIG REGION CLINCHER HERE WITH A 35-9 WIN OVER MARIETTE TASHGS AND COACH, HOW DOES IT FEEL?
>> IT FEELS GREAT, AND FIRST -- PROUD OF OUR BALL CLUB, AND FIRST PERIOD -- >> WHERE ARE YOU CALLING IN FROM?
I THINK THAT WE ARE LOSING YOU A LITTLE BIT.
>> WE ARE ON THE BUS TRAVELING BACK TO NORTH COBB.
>> WHERE IS THE TEAM?
THEY CAN CELEBRATE ON THE SHOW IF THEY WANT.
>> HEY, YOUNG GUYS, WHO'S THE CHAMPS?
>> YOU ARE ON LYE TV.
AND COACH, HOW HAVE YOU OVERCOME THE PRESSURE OF THE SEASON AFTER LOSING YOUR FIRST GAME TO BUFORD?
>> WELL, I THINK THAT THE COACHES HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
WE FELT THAT WE BEAT OURSELVES AND TURNED THE BALL OVER THREE TIMES IN THE FIRST QUARTER, AND WE TOLD THE KIDS IF WE PLAYED GOOD CLEAN FOOTBALL WE COULD BEAT ANYBODY.
AND ALL OF THE COACHES HAVE HELPED IMPROVE THE GAME.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE MAGIC TO WIN IN PLAYOFFS.
>> 8-1, AND 4-0 IN THE REGION PLAY, AND AWAY GAME TONIGHT, AND ANOTHER AWAY GAME NEXT WEEK, AND GOOD LUCK, COACH, AND THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN FROM THE BUS.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
>> APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.
GO, WARRIORS.
>> OKAY.
LET'S GET JON'S THOUGHTS ONE MORE TIME ON THE NIGHT.
JON, WHAT ARE THE THOUGHTS OF NORTH COBB AND PUT A BOW ON TONIGHT, ONLY ONE MORE WIN FOR THE REGULAR SEASON.
>> YOUNG GUYS ON THE BUS.
THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS, AND YOU HAVE JUSTIN ROGERS TO DO THAT AND SO, MacEACHERN COMES FROM BEHIND, AND THE RIVERS RIDGE, AND WE HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT ONE, AND JOHNS CREEK BEATS RIVERS RIDGE, AND DARLINGTON OVER WALKER SCHOOL IN SINGLEA AND IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, A BIG WIN HERE, WITH THE REGION CHAMP ROLL CONTINUES FOR CARTERSVILLE, AND CALHOUN IS GOING TO BE A TROUBLESOME TWO SEED FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, BUT GOING BACK TO JEFFERSON UPSET IN QUAD A DOWN IN SOUTH GEORGIA AFTER SLOW STARTS AND FITZGERALD GETS A WIN, AND LOWNDES GETS A WIN, AND COLQUITT FINISHES OUT WITH A INWITH, AND ROBINS BACK WITH A WIN, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE PESKY, TOO, AND BIG NIGHT IN SOUTH GEORGIA AND BIG NIGHT OVERALL AND ONE MORE WEEK IN THE REGULAR SEASON AFTER TONIGHT.
>> ONE MORE WEEK, AND I'M OFF NEXT FRIDAY FOR EXTRACURRICULARS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT MAN RIGHT THERE IN THIS SEAT RIGHT HERE, AND GOOD LUCK NEXT WEEK, JON.
>> I WILL NOT BE WEARING PEARLS THOUGH.
>> OH, COME ON.
THEY WOULD LOOK GREAT ON YOU.
>> THEY DON'T ACCESS RISE WELL WITH MY WARDROBE THERE, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> THANK, JON.
I WILL SEE YOU MONDAY ON THE GEORGIA PODCAST.
THANK YOU FOR HANGING OUT WITH US, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE VIEWERSHIP, AND MORE COMING NEXT WEEK.
WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE NEXT GAME ON GPB SPORTS FOR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT.
DRIVE SAFE AND BE SAFE.
WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
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