>>> WELCOME TO FOOTBALL FRIDAY IN GEORGIA POST GAME SHOW.

BUCKLE UP, GEORGIA.

COMING LIVE FROM THE GPB SPORTS STUDIOS IN ATLANTA.

WE JUST FINISHED OUR BIG SEVEN A BATTLE BETWEEN ROSWELL AND WALTON.

RAIDERS WIN 31-19.

BEAT THE HORNETS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS.

WE'RE GOING TO RECAP OUR GAME WITH JOHN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES BUT FIRST LET'S SLIP AROUND THE REST OF THE STATE ON GEORGIA'S SCOREBOARD.

WE'VE GOT FINAL SCORELESS ROLLING IN BUT NOT IN THE WINTERSVILLE CLASSIC YET.

VIKINGS GOT THAT ONE SEALED.

NUMBER ONE IN FIVE A STILL PLAYING THE NUMBER ONE IN SIX A. WARNER ROBINS UP OVER LEE COUNTY 42-23.

AND REGION OF DOOM.

REGION 2 SINGLE A PUBLIC.

IRVIN DEFEATED BROOKS COUNTY.

OVER AT MARKHAM FIELD.

28-14.

WHAT A GAME.

THEN IN REGION 8, QUAD A, JEFFERSON.

UP 21-0.

TOUGH NON REGION BATTLES ON THE BOARD.

TWO FINALS FOR YOU.

BENEDICTINE, WARE COUNTY, BENEDICTINE UP 42-35.

THAT'S BEEN A WILD ONE TO FOOL TONIGHT.

MUCH MORE SPORTS TO COME.

NOW WE WANT TO CHECK WITH JOHN NELSON WHO HAS BEEN AT RAIDER VALLEY ALL NIGHT.

THE HORNETS TRIED TO COME BACK IN THE SECOND BUT JUST COULDN'T DO IT.

WHAT DID YOU SEE FROM THE SIDE LINES?

>> WELL THERE WAS ONE POINT IN THE THIRD QUARTER WHEN ROSWELL WAS COMING BACK AND COACH PREWETT TURNED TO ME AND HE SAYS TOLD YOU WE WEREN'T GOING TO GIVE UP.

AND HE WAS RIGHT.

AND YOU SAW A LOT OF GREAT ANALYSIS BY THE ROSWELL COACHING STAFF BECAUSE WHAT THEY WERE LETTING WALTON DO WAS RUSH THE PASSER AND THEN THEY WERE CREATING HOLES AND IT ALMOST LOOKED LIKE AN RPO SETUP WHERE YOU LET THE RUSHERS COME BACK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS A LOT OF OPEN SPACE AND YOU SAW LOT OF CHUNK YARDS FOR ROSWELL AND THEY WERE GETTING A LOT OF ACTION DOWN THE FIELD THEY WEREN'T GETTING BEFORE.

BUT THEN WALTON ADJUSTED TO THAT.

LATE SCORE FOR THE WIN.

AND INTERESTING CAT AND MOUSE GAME.

GREAT CHESS MATCH IN THE THIRD TO GET IT A'S CLOSE AS IT WAS.

AND THE LATE SCORE WHEN IT WAS 24-19 TO GIVE US THE FINAL MARGIN OF 12.

AND GIVE ROBBIE ROPER CREDIT CONSIDERING THE INJURY HE HAD TO HIS NON THROWING SHOULDER AND COMING BACK IN THE GAME AND ORCHESTRATING THE COMEBACK AS HE COULD UNTIL HE WAS REINJURED.

OBVIOUS WILL EVER FOR WALTON NOT SATISFIED BUT OBVIOUSLY GETTING THE WIN.

>> ROBBIE ROPER DESERVES SOME SORT OF AWARD FOR POWERING THROUGH.

GOOD NIGHT FOR HIM AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS GOING FORWARD WITH HIS INJURIES AND KEEP YOU UPDATED AT GPB SPORTS.

NOW IT IS TIME TO CHECK IN WITH ANOTHER GPB CONTRIBUTOR.

THAT'S STAN AUTRY.

STANDING BY FOLLOWING THE BIG GRACEAL MILL CREEK GAME.

TELL ME ABOUT THIS GAME.

WHAT WAS CLICKING?

>> MILL CREEK JUMPED OUT TO A 21-0 LEAD.

GRAYSON COULD DO LITTLE ON OFFENSE IN THE FIRST HALF AND THE GAME LOOKED ALMOST OVER AT HALFTIME.

BUT IT CHANGED WHEN GRAYSON'S HAD A PICK SIX EARLY IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

THAT CHANGED MOMENTUM.

THEY GOT TWO OTHER TURNOVERS, CONVERTED ONE OF'EM.

IT WAS 21-14 IN THE FOURTH QUARTER BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO SCORE AGAIN AND PUT IT AWAY.

GOOD BALL GAME.

>> MILL CREAM NOW 5-0.

HOW DO THEY KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING, STAN?

>> WELL THEY HAVE VERY DIFFICULT SCHEDULES.

SO THEY BETTER FIND A WAY BUT THEY REJOINED THIS ONE TONIGHT.

LOT OF KID ON THE FIELD.

LIKE YOU SAID THAT IS THEIR FIRST WIN OVER GRAYSON.

AND THOSE GUYS WERE CRAZY ABOUT BEATING THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPS, NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO BREAK AND SEE IF WE CAN GET JOHN BACK.

ALWAYS FUN DEALING WITH LIVE TV.

ISN'T IT?

STICK WITH US.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ZOOM INTERVIEWS LIVE HERE ON GPB SPORTS POST GAME SHOW AFTER THIS.

ROME DEFEATED CARROLLTON, 45-27.

WE HAVE GOT A COACH ON THE LINE.

LITERALLY JUST CONNECTED.

PIERCE COUNTY HEAD COACH RYAN HAIRING.

BEAT FITZGERALD 17-0 IN A BIG NON REGION BALLOT.

4-1TTLE.

4-1 ON THE YEAR.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR GAME.

>> ONE OF THE BEST DEFENSIVE NIGHTS I EVER BEEN A PART OF.

I THINK WE HELD THEM TO ONE FIRST DOWN.

IT WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT OUR KIDS.

OFF FANS.

IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT NIGHT HERE IN BLACKSHEAR.

>> MENTIONED THE DEFENSE.

YOUR OFFENSE PUT UP POINTS AS WELL.

WHAT DID YOU SEE FROM THIS THEM.

>> OUR RUNNING BACK CAME BACK TONIGHT.

HADN'T PLAYED THIS YEAR YET.

HAD SOME DECENT RUNS BUT TWO GREAT TOUCHDOWN PASSES.

HE'S KIND OF A DUAL THREAT TAILBACK.

YOU KNOW, BUT HE HAD A GREAT THROW TO TIE IT WITH THE TIGHT END.

AND THEN HIT KNOX BENNETT FOR ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN.

JUST TWO BIG PLAYS THAT KIND OF BROKE THE GAME AWAY.

>> FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A GAME IN BLACK SHEER, DESCRIBE IT FOR US.

>> LIKE TONIGHT IT WAS AMERICAN FLAGS EVERYWHERE.

BIG FLAGS EVERYWHERE.

HOME SIDE WAS 100% PACKED.

ONE END ZONE 100% PACKED AND WE HAD FANS VISITOR SIDE THERE WITH FITZGERALD.

OUR P.A.

GUY DOES A GREAT JOB.

EVERYTHING WAS REAL PATRIOTIC.

YOU KNOW IT IS JUST A DIFFERENT PLACE.

REALLY IS DIFFERENT PLACE.

>> YOUR NEXT GAME ANOTHER HOME ONE AGAINST RAVEN COUNTY.

NON REGION SCHEDULE STILL WORKING THROUGH YOU.

SCHEDULED A TOUGH ONE, COACH.

>> I TELL YOU WHAT, IF YOU LIKE A TOUGH NON REGION SCHEDULE YOU WILL LIKE OUR SCHEDULE.

IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER NEXT WEEK.

WE PLAYED THE NUMBER ONE RECEIVER IN THE STATE.

AS FAR AS YARDS, RECEIVING.

WE PLAYED NUMBER ONE QUARTERBACK IN THE STATE.

THEY HAVE A -- ANYWHERE 50 TO 70 LAST FEW GAMES.

WE GOT OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US.

IT WAS A REAL PHYSICAL GAME TONIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO BE BEAT UP FOR FEW DAYS.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO REBOUND.

>> THANKS COACH.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> JOHN NELSON.

PIERCE COUNTY BEAT FITZGERALD 17-0.

WHAT DID YOU SEE FROM THAT ONE?

>> WELL THE FIRST THING THAT COACH HERRING FORGOT TO TALK ABOUT WAS THE TRAIN WHISTLE.

IF YOU REMEMBER FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST YEAR YOU BETTER HOLD ON O YOUR HONEY AND THE BLOWING THE MASSIVE TRAIN WHISTLES ONE OF THE FABULOUS THINGS OF GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

ONE OF THE LOUDEST AND COOLEST NOISES AROUND.

YOU TALKED IN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT NON REGION SCHEDULES AND YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A DEFENDING CHAMPION IN TRIPLE-A AND THE RUNNER UP IN DOUBLE-A GOING AFTER EACH OTHER TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO GET READY FOR THE REGION SCHEDULE.

ONCE WHEN YOUR REGION IS A MINI REGION, YOU CHALLENGE YOURSELF LIKE THIS.

AND YOU ALSO GOT INTO THE SCHEDULE NEXT WEEK WHEN IT COMES TO RAVEN COUNTY AND GUNNER STOCKTON GOING UP AGAINST PIERCE COUNTY.

IT IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER TREMENDOUS BATTLE AGAINST ANOTHER DOUBLE-A TEAM TO.

HAVE THE DEFENSE SHOW UP THE WAY THEY DID AGAINST THE DOUBLE-A RUNNER UP THAT IS SOMETHING STOUT AND GOING TO GIVE RAVEN COUNTY A LOT TO LOOK ABOUT.

>> JOHN YOUR THOUGHTS QUICK ON MILL CREEK.

BEATING GRAYSON THE FIRST TIME.

>> BIG WIN FOR COACH.

GOT TO SEE THEM LAST WEEK ON FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA AND SEE WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO AGAINST WEST FORSYTH.

AND GO UP AGAINST A GRAYSON WHICH ONCE AGAIN GRADUATED LOTS OF FOLKS AND VERY VERY YOUNG.

BY THE TIME THEY GET INTO REGION PLAY THEY SHOULD BE GETTING INTO FULL SONG AND THAT IS WHAT COACH CARTER IS LOOKING FOR BUT IT IS ANOTHER SIGNATURE WIN FOR MILL CREEK AS THEY HEAD FOR A REGION PLAY THEMSELVES, A HANNA.

>> THANKS JOHN.

ANOTHER CECH ON THE LINE.

JEFFERSON HEAD COACH GENE KATHY CART JUST DEFEATED FLOURY BRANCH 27-7 TO GO 5-0 ON THE YEAR.

TELL ME ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE GAME.

>> I DIDN'T GET EJECTED MAYBE.

I JUST WENT IN AND GRABBED A DIET COKE BEFORE I TALKED WITH YOU GUYS AND I GOT FLAGGED FOR IT.

SO WE AN INTERGALACTIC CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD FOR PENALTIES AND I THINK OUR GOAL IS TO JUST TRY TO BE THE MOST PENALIZED.

WE'RE LIKE THE OAKLAND RAIDERS OF THE ALABAMA DAVIS ERA.

>> ALL RIGHT.

SO THEN WHAT ARE YOU GOING LEARN FROM THIS GAME.

>> HOPEFULLY, GREAT QUESTION.

GUYS PLAYED REALLY WELL.

QUARTERBACK PLAYED VERY WELL FOR THEM TOON.

TO THEIR CREDIT.

THEY REALLY PLAYED WELL.

HE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO KNOCK'EM OUT AT TIMES AND MAKE THE LEAD 28 AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 35 AND I DON'T KNOW.

WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE OUR A GAME TONIGHT.

AND IT IS NOT THE BEST THING TO SAY.

CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO DIMINISH THEIR EFFORT.

BUT WE DO HAVE SAYING AROUND HERE YOU GOT TO SURVIVE YOUR VOMIT GAME.

AND HOPEFULLY THIS WAS OUR VOMIT GAME.

>> JUST BEING MODEST COACH.

ON TRACK AGAIN TO MAKE IT TO THE FINALS.

UNDEFEATED.

NEXT UP A BIG BATTLE ON THE ROAD.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

>> ONE BIG THING TONIGHT, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, AS WE PREPARE FOR EAST HALL IS GETTING JORDAN PERRY BACK.

COMMITTED YESTERDAY TO KANSAS STATE AND ALONG WITH MALACHI AND BROWN AND BAILEY WE'RE BLESSED GOOD PLAYERS AND TO HAVE JORDAN GET REPS TONIGHT AND BE ABLE TO RUN AROUND A LITTLE BIT.

FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD HIM SINCE RAVEN.

AND WE DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT EAST HALL.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME.

CAN OF COURSE THEY HAVE HAD A COACHING CHANGE AND WAY THE FILM'S WORKED OUT WE JUST HAVEN'T SEEN THEM YET BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET BETTER.

CONTINUE TO GET BETTER AND EXECUTE BETTER.

DEFENSIVELY WE PLAYED WELL.

SURRENDERED A SCORE WITH UNDER A MINUTE LEFT, YOU KNOW, WATER BACKUPS IN AND AGAINST A VERY GOOD TEAM.

SO WE WERE PROUD OF THAT AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL CONTINUE TO GET BETTER ON THE PRACTICE FIELD AND IT IS EXCITING TO SEE A LITTLE --.

>> CONTINUE TO GET BETTER WITH THOSE PENALTIES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH COACH FOR YOUR TIME.

ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR EVENING.

JOHN NELSON NOW FOR HIS THOUGHTS ON THAT.

WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT COACH CATHCART SAID.

>> TWO THINGS.

THEY THINK FROM THIS MOMENT GOING FORWARD, SOMEBODY JUST HAS TO MAKE SURE COACH HAS A COLD SIX PACK OF DIET COKE ON THE SIDE LINE WITH HIM SO HE DOESN'T LEAVE TO GET A PENALTY.

AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO BE LIKE FOR HIM GOING UP AGAINST THE SIDE IN THE INTERGALACTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

>> WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU SEEN AROUND THE STATE?

ANY SURPRISES FOR YOU, JOHN?

>> WELL, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CHARLTON AND CLINCH ALL NIGHT AND CHARLTON GOT THE WIN THERE IN OVERTIME.

I THINK WE GOT THE -- WITH RUS MURRAY DURING SOUTHERN SWING AND YOU CAN CATCH THAT ON THE GPS PLATFORMS.

THEY GOT A LOT OF WORK IN.

THE FRESHMAN.

NOW EXPERIENCED SOPHOMORES.

AND GETTING THE RESULTS.

CHARLTON GETTING THE WIN AND SHOWING UP IN THE POLE ONE.

AND CLINCH WITH THE ROUGH START HERE IN 2021.

TWO STORIES RIGHT THERE.

>> AND JOHN WE WANT TO KEEP -- WE'RE GOING TO KEEP YOUR HERE A SECOND.

WHAT ELSE ARE YOU SEEING ON THE TWITTER VERSE?

WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR SPRENS FRIENDS AT ESPN COASTAL TO TALK ABOUT THE COAST IN THE SOUTH.

WHILE WE WAIT FOR THEM, WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU SEEN.

>> LEE COUNTY AND WARNER ROBINS.

WARNER ROBINS SCORED AGAIN TO PUT THE PEDAL DOWN AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING FROM COACH WESTBROOK AND WARNER ROBINS.

BUT LEE COUNTY WHO IS GOING TO BE TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE RANKINGS IN THEIR CLASS EVERY SINGLE WEEK AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE PLAYOFF.

THEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT LEE COUNTY AND COACH FABZ OWE WILL TAKE THIS GAME AND LOSE USE IT AS A LEARNING MOMENT.

WHAT DO YOU LEARN IN THIS MOMENT?

TO FOR ME.

WARNER ROBIN, LEE COUNTY.

THAT IS ANOTHER I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING AT.

>> THANKS JOHN.

ANOTHER HEAD COACH ON THE LINE.

COLINSVILLE HEAD COACH.

HOME GAME IN SWANNY.

6-0 ON THE YEAR WITH THE WIN 34-0.

WHAT WAS CLICKING?

>> I THINK EVERYTHING.

CAME OUT AND KIDS EXECUTED A REALLY GREAT GAME PLAN BY MY ASSISTANT COACHES AND THE STAFF AND JUST A WEEK OF PREPARATION SPOT ON.

WE KNEW THEY WERE REALLY GOOD.

YOU KNOW, IT IS HARD TO BEAT A TEAM THAT IS 5-0.

THEY ARE 5-0 FOR A REASON.

WE PREACHED ALL WEEK THEY WERE GONNA HAVE TO PLAY PERFECT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SOME MISTAKE, BUT I MEAN THE KID JUST PLAYED LIGHTS OUT.

>> WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT YOUR TEAM THROUGH THE SEASON?

YOU GUYS ARE UNDEFEATED.

THAT IS NOT EASY TO DO THROUGH A TOUGH NON REGION SCHEDULE.

>> OUR KIDS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT PLAYING FOOTBALL.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER.

YOU KNOW, LOT OF SENIORS ON THIS TEAM HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR A LONG TIME.

YOU KNOW, AFTER WE LOST TO GRACEN LAST YEAR IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, OUR KIDS CAME TOGETHER AND SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA DO THINGS BETTER AND WE'RE GONNA WORK HARD AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST GONNA IMPROVE ON EVERYTHING IN THIS PROGRAM.

AND THEY HAVE DONE THAT.

WE'VE HAD A GREAT SUMMER.

GREAT SPRING.

JUST THIS FALL'S BEEN JUST TREMENDOUS.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST -- WE'RE JUST FOCUSED RIGHT NOW EVERY WEEK, JUST IMPROVING AND GOING 1-0.

>> MADE IT TO THE FINALS LAST YEAR ON TRACK AGAIN FOR THAT, THIS SEASON AS WELL.

NEXT GAME.

>> PREACH TREE RIDGE BACK AT HOME.

PREVIEW THAT FOR ME.

>> A REGION GAME.

A RIVALRY.

AND IT ACTUALLY MEANS SOMETHING, YOU KNOW.

TOLD THE KIDS TODAY IT IS AWESOME BEING 6-0.

BUT REALLY WE'RE 0-0.

BECAUSE REGION PLAY IS ALL THAT MATTERS.

WE JUST GOT TO GET FOCUSSED AND PUT THIS BEHIND US.

AND, YOU KNOW, CORRECT ITSELF ON FILM AND IMPROVE.

JUST BE BETTER THAN WE WERE LAST WEEK.

>> COACH GREGORY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

GO ENJOY THIS WIN WITH YOUR TEAM.

ALL RIGHT GUYS THAT IS GOING TO BE IT FOR US HERE ON THE FOOTBALL FRIDAY IN GEORGIA POST GAME SHOW PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNORS OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY.

BUCKLE UP GEORGIA.

GOT OF LOT OF PROGRAMMING ON GPB SPORTS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS.

STARTING WITH "COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF" EVERY THURSDAY AT NOON.

LAST WEEK WE GOT THE CARDBOARD CUTOUTS OUT.

IT IS SO FUN.

WE INTERACT WITH YOU IN THE COMMENTS SECTION.

CHECK US OUT.

AND DO NOT FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR EMMY NOMINATED RECRUITING 2021 SHOW.

THIS AIRS EVERY FRIDAY AT 7:00 BEFORE OUR FOOTBALL FRIDAY GAME OF THE WEEK.

IF YOU MISS IT YOU CAN ALSO WATCH ON DEMAND AN GPB.ORG SLASH SPORTS.

AND ONE OF THE TOP PLAYERS AROUND THE STATE TO DO A ZOOM INTERVIEW WITH EACH WEEK.

A GREAT SHOW WITH MATT, JOHN AND MYSELF.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING OUR BROADCAST AGAIN.

OUR FINAL SCORE WAS ROSWELL VERSUS WALTON AT RAIDERS STADIUM.

RAIDERS WON 31-29 TO BEAT THE HORNETS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS IT WAS A FUN ONE.

THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR MAKING THIS ANOTHER FUN FOOTBALL FRIDAY IN GEORGIA FRIDAY NIGHT HERE AT GPB.

WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.