Football Fridays in Georgia
2024 GHSA Playoffs: Round One - Valdosta at Walton
Season 2024 Episode 31 | 4h 5m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Watch the Valdosta take on the Walton for round one of the 2024 GHSA football playoffs!
For round one of the 2024 GHSA Football Playoffs, watch the Valdosta Wildcats take on the Walton Raiders LIVE from Raider Valley on Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.
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2024 GHSA Playoffs: Round One - Valdosta at Walton
Season 2024 Episode 31 | 4h 5m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
For round one of the 2024 GHSA Football Playoffs, watch the Valdosta Wildcats take on the Walton Raiders LIVE from Raider Valley on Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> FOOTBALL FRIDAYSIN GEORGIA SUPPORTEDBY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IN GEORGIAOF SAFETY.
PARK YOUR PHONE WHILE DRIVING.
ITSAVES LIVES.
THESTART OF THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONSIX ASTATE PLAYOFFS.
PODESTA WILDCATS TAKING ON THE NUMBERTWO SEEDAND SEVEN AND THREE , WALTON READERS.
GOOD EVENING, I AMMATT STEWART.
AND15 PRO, WAYNE GANDY.
TWO BRAND NAMES.
VALDOSTA IN THE PLAYOFFSFOR THE 67th TIME.
THEY HOPE THIS ISTHE START OF THEIR JOURNEY TOA 25th STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
WALTONIN THE PLAYOFFS FOR A 33rd TIME,GOT TO THE STATE FINALS A YEAR AGO.
>>IT ISCOLD OUT HERE.
THE PLAYOFFS STARTING.
WEHAVE AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE HIGH SCHOOLTEAM HERE IN WALTON.
TRY TO KNOCK THEM OUT OF THEPLAYOFFS.
IN VALDOSTA HAS WON MOREGAMES THAN ANY TEAM IN HIGH SCHOOL.
960 TOTAL VICTORIES.
THEYSTARTED 7-0 .
THEY LOST TWO OFTHE LAST THREE.
NIKKI NOTUS WILL HAVEMORE ONTHE INJURY SITUATION IN JUSTA MOMENT.
TODD ROBINSON WILL PLAY TONIGHT.
HEIS READY TO SIZE THE NUMBERFOUR ATHLETE IN THE CONTRIBUTIVE FOUR-STAR COMMITTEDTO GEORGIA.
>> WHAT A GREAT QUARTERBACKHE TURNED OUTTO BE.
THESEASON, SHOWING THE ABILITY TO BE ELUSIVE.
GETTING OUTSIDE THE POCKET.
KEEPINGHIS HEAD DOWN THE FIELD.
DELIVERING THE BIG PASS FOR HIS TEAM.
WEKNOW HE CAN GET THE BALL OUT QUICK.
HAS A STRONG ARM.
THEN,ATHLETICISM AND SPEED.
BREAKAWAY ABILITY HEREHAS MADE HIMSO DANGEROUS AND ONE OF THE TOP QUARTERBACKSIN THE STATE.
>> ACCOUNTED FOR27 TOUCHDOWNS THIS SEASON.
MARCUS WILLIAMS PICKED UPSEVEN OFFERS SINCE WE SAW THEM INSEPTEMBER.
INCLUDING GEORGIASTATE, KENNESAW STATE, JACKSONVILLE STAY.
>> Wayne: SODOMINANT DOING SOMETHINGTHAT SO FEW D-LINE MEN DO.
LEADINGTHE TEAM INTEXAS.
THE DEFENSE ,COUNTING AND HAVING A BIG GAME.
>> Matt: LET'S TALK ABOUT WALTON.
GOT TO THE STATEFINALS A YEAR AGO.
THE SECOND TIME INPROGRAM HISTORY CAME UPONE WIN SHORT OF THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
PLACED ABOATLOAD OF GREATPLAYERS FROM THATTEAM.
STARTED OUT 3-3.
THEY CARRYA FOUR-GAME WINNING STREAK INTO TONIGHT'S PLAYOFFS.
HE IS COMMITTED TO WOFFORD TO PLAYBASEBALL AND FOOTBALL.
>> Wayne: WHATAGREAT ATHLETE.
HE CAN GETTHE BALL DOWN THE FIELD.
THE KEY TONIGHT, TURNOVERS.
WHETHER FUMBLES ARE THROWING THE BALLDOWNTHE FIELD.
IF HE COULD HAVE A CLEANGAME, THEY HAVE AN EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE.
>> Matt: HE HAS 17 TOUCHDOWN PASSESAND 11 INTERCEPTIONS.
DEFENSIVE SIDE,ANOTHER WOFFORD COMMAND.
JAKE THORNER.
THE HEAD COACH SAYS HE ISAN ANIMAL.
>>Wayne: A GENTLEMAN WHO CAN COME OFFTHE EDGE WITH EIGHT SACKS.
99 TECO STREET HE SETS THE TEMPOFOR THE DEFENSE.
THEY WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW INTO MR. ROBINSON'SNEIGHBORHOOD BUT I LOOK FORFORTIN TO HAVE A BEGINNING.
>> Matt: THE ONLY OTHER TIME THEYPLAYED WERE THE QUARTERFINALS OF STATEPLAYOFFS.
20 YEARS AGO.
SHOULD BEFUN.
LET'S SEND IT OFF TO NIKKI.
>> BECAUSE OF THE EVENTSLIKE HURRICANE HELENE AND THE CHEMICALFIRE, FOOTBALL AND THE PLAYOFFS GOT PUSHEDBACKA WEEK.
THAT IMPACTED VARIOUS TEAMSTHROUGHOUT THE STATEBUT THERE ARE TWO TEAMS THAT BENEFITEDGREATLYAND THEY ARE BATTLING OUT TONIGHT.
FOR THE BEST OUTCOME OF THE WILDCATSGET BACK TODD ROBINSONAND FOSTER.
THEY ARE A DEADLYONE, TWO, COMBO.
I QUARTERBACK AND RUNNING BACK.
FOR THEREADERS, THEY HAVE NOT PLAYED FOOTBALLIN 21 DAYS.
COACH BRUNNER TOLD ME THAT HAVE NOT BEENAS BANGED UP LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN UP UNTILTHISPOINT THIS YEAR.
I ASKED THE COACHTO GIVE ME A GAUGEON THE INJURY FRONT AND HE SAID THEYHAVE 2 TO3 STARTERS.
HEALSO SAID,AT PRACTICE THIS WEEK WE HAD A BENCHFULL OF GUYS THAT WERE LIMITED ORNOT PLAYING.
HOPEFULLY OVER THE 21DAYS THEY HAVE GOTTENADEQUATE RESTAND PUT A LOT OF PREP WORK FOR TONIGHT.
THECOACHES SAID THEY ARE TREATING THISGAME LIKE THEOPENER WHEN IT COMES TO RUST AND PREP.
THEYSHOULD BE READY TO GO.
THAT IS IT FROM THE FIELD.
LET'S SENDIT TO THE STUDIO TO MY SWEET FRIENDSIN HANNAH AND NELLIE.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANKS.
JOHN AND I ARE IN STUDIO IN ATLANTABECAUSE IT IS PLAYOFF TIME.
I HAVEMY SPARKLES TO KICK THINGS OFF.
WE HAVE A GREAT GAME.
>> WE WILL KEEPAN EYE ON THIS ONE ANDEVERYONE GOING ON.
HOW MANY ANGRYTHREE AND FOUR SEEDS DO WE HAVE?
ISTONIGHT ONE OFTHE PLAYOFFSIN 2024?
WE WILL FIND OUT.
>> WE WILLBREAK IT DOWN AND HEAR FROM COACHES ONSETAND LET YOU KNOW WHOIS ADVANCING AND WHO ISNOT.
STICK AROUND FOR THE POST GAME SHOWWHERE WE WILL DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
ITWILL BE ALONG NIGHT, JON.
>> WELCOME TO SEASON THREE.
>> Matt: THANK YOU.
OUR POLL QUESTIONTONIGHT, GRAB EARPHONES AND SCANTHE QR CODE ONYOUR SCREEN.
WHO WILL WIN TONIGHT?
VALDOSTA OR WALTON?
SCAN RIGHT NOWAND ANSWER THE QUESTION.
VALDOSTA WON THEOPENING TOSS.
THE WILDCATS ELECTED TO RECEIVE.
WEWILL SEESO MANY HIGH PERFORMERS.
MARQUIS FOR NOW.
PRINCE, AS WELL.
FANTASTICOFFENSIVE PLAYERS.
>> Wayne: A COUPLE WEEKS TO GET HEALTHY.
THATWILL BE KEY TONIGHT.
HOW HEALTHY ISTODD ROBINSON?
DRON FOSTER.
WHEN THEY ARE HEALTHY,ALONG WITHJEANBERNARD FENNELL, THEY CAN MAKE EXPLOSIVEPLAYS ON THE FIELD.
>> Matt: THE OPENINGKICKOFF BROUGHT TO BUY HEADS UPGEORGIA.
PARK YOUR PHONE WHILE DRIVING.
IT SAVES LIVES.
SEBASTIANHAS IT TEED UP AND READY TO GO FORTHE READERS.
WALTON,IN BLUE,TRIMMED WITH WHITE AND RED.
VALDOSTAINTRADITIONAL WHITE UNIFORMS.
TRIMMEDIN WACK AND GOLD.
FINNELL AND HUNTER ARE STANDING DEEP FORTHE WILDCATS.
THAT IS MARQUISEFINNELL.
THE FABULOUSSOPHOMORE.
WE ARE UNDERWAY WITH THEFIRST ROUND OF THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONSTATE PLAYOFFS.
THEY WILL RULE IT WAS INTO THE ENDZONE.
VALDOSTA WILL BRING THE BALL TO THE 20.
THAT IS WHERE WE WILL SEETHE WILDCATS ON OFFENSE FOR THE FIRSTTIME TONIGHT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK ATTHEMANAGEMENT IMPACT PLAYERS.
>> Wayne:YOUNG EXCITINGSOPHOMORE LEADINGIN RUSSIAN.
ALSO LEADING THE TEAM IN--FOSTER.
HISPRODUCTION WITH A BIG PLAY GUYON DEFENSE.
THELEADING TACKLE, PHYSICALPRESENCE.
THE CAPTAIN ON THE BACKEND,ETHAN.
LOOK FOR HIM TO TRY TO LEAD THEYOUNG SECONDARY.
HAVE ABIG TEST TONIGHT AGAINSTPRINCE JEAN AND ELI LEWIS.
>> Matt:THERE IS TODD ROBINSONCOMMITTED TO THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS.
OVER 16 OTHER OFFERS.
HAD A HIGH ANKLE SPRAINTHAT WAS A KEY ELEMENT IN THE WILDCATSFIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON.
COMING TORICHMOND HILL.
FINNELL ISTHE RUNNING BACK NEXT TO HIM TO STARTTHE GAME.
ROBINSONIS GOING TO GO TO THE AIR AND THROWS.
IT IS CAUGHT IN STRIDE WITHA LONG TOUCHDOWN FOR THE WILDCATSON THE OPENING PLAY OFTHE GAME.
80 YARDS.
TO PRINCE.
PRINCE JEAN.
>> Wayne: SIMPLE THROW AND CATCH.
WE TALKED ABOUT EXPLOSIVENESS.
THE THREE STAR, PRINCE JEAN, WORKINGOUT OFTHE SLAB.
WHAT A QUICK RELEASE BY ROBINSON.
HE WANTS TO GO WITH THE BALL.
DELIVERINGON A STRIKE THERE.
ONEOF THE KEYS TO THE GAME IS THEN HOOKING UPON THE FIELD OFFTHE BAT.
ROBINSON TO JEAN.
GETTING THE GAME GOING.
>> Matt: THATDID NOT TANGLOG --TAKE LONG.
11 SECONDS INTOTHE GAME, VALDOSTA HAS A 6-0 LEAD.
THE PAT IS UP AND GOOD WITH MY--BY LOPEZ.
VALDOSTAOFF TO AS GOODOF A STAR AS YOU CAN SCRUB.
>> Wayne:READ OPTION.
YOU SEE THE EYES OFROBINSON GETTING DOWN THE FIELD.
ABUBBLE BY JEAN.
SO OPEN.
RUNNINGTHE ROUTE OUT OF THE SLOT.
THE BIG TOUCHDOWN TO GET ON THE BOARD.
>> Matt: ALOT OF FOLKS AT HOME ARE WATCHINGAND SAY HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
HOWDOES A GUY GETTHAT OPENING ON THE OPENING PLAY OFTHE GAME?
>> Wayne: RIGHT THERE, WORKINGOUT OFTHE SLOT.
JEAN.
RPO GAMEAND THE EYES LOOKING AT IT.
YOU CAN SEEROBINSONREADING THE DEFENSE OFF THE BAT.
ATEAM THAT CAME INTO THE GAME THATYOU ANTICIPATE THEY WILLRUN THE BALL TONIGHT.
THEY GO FORTHE BIG STRIKE THERE.
ABUSTED COVERAGE ON THE BACKEND AS YOUCAN SEE A RECEIVER THAT OPEN.
SOMEBODYDIDN'T ROLL THE COVERAGE INTHE RIGHT WAY.
>> Matt: DEFENDERSGOT CAUGHT PEEKING INTO THE BACKFIELD, ANTICIPATINGTHE RUN.
7-0 LEADFOR VALDOSTA.
LOPEZ WILL TEED UP ANDKICKOFF.
MALACHI, THE SOPHOMORE, STANDING DEEPFOR THE RAIDERS ATTHE EIGHT YARD LINE.
THE KICK BY LOPEZ.
RETURNABLE FOR SPEED FROM THE EIGHT.
MALIKAI SPEEDWILL MAKE IT TO THE 22.
THAT'SWHERE THE RAIDERS WILL GO ON OFFENSE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE IMPACT PLAYERSNOT TO BUY BREIDA PEST MANAGEMENT.
>> Wayne:THE BREAKOUT READ ZONE OPTION.
THE FOUR-STAR.
LONGAND FAST.
KOBI BROWN ON THEDEFENSIVE SIDE.
WHAT AN IMPACTFULPLAYER HE IS OFF THE AS.
CAM BROWN PLAYINGTHE KEYS STAR PLAY FORTHE DEFENSE.
HE'S HAD A GREAT YEAR AND WON'T HAVE TOHAVE A BIG ONE TODAY.
>> Matt: THEREIS THE UNDERSTUDY .
COMMITTED TO WOFFORD.
LED TO THE STATE FINALS.
NOW A FRESHMANQUARTERBACK ATWAKE FOREST.
GILSTRAP WILL KEEP IT AND TAKE A LOSSON THE PLAY ATTHE 20.
>> Wayne:SIX FEET, 260.
SETTING THAT EDGE.
HARD TO GET TO THE OUTSIDE AGAINSTTHE VALDOSTA DEFENSE.
SOMETHING THEOFFENSIVE LINE WILLHAVE TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES TO DO.
TO GET OUTON THE EDGE.
WITH THE NUMBERSFOR GILSTRAP.
HE WAS A BACKUP THIS SEASON.
HIS FIRST CHANCETO STARTBUT HE IS A THREE SPORT STAR AT WALTON.
HE PLAYSBASEBALL, FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, HEDOES IT ALL.
THE HANDOFF GOES TO FARRINGTON.
HEGOT HIT RIGHT AWAY.
LITTLE RUNNING ROOM.
FARRINGTON GETSBACK TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
>>Wayne: GREAT JOBSTEPPING UP FROM THE SAFETY POSITION.
THAT IS WHERE THE TEAMWANTS TO ATTACK.
THEY WANT TO GET ON THE EDGE TO MAKE THESAFETIES TOHAVE TO MAKE THE PLAY.
THE ONLY PROBLEM,THEY HAVE CAPABLE SAFETIES IN BROWNAND MILLET.
>> Matt: LINEBACKERS ARE UNDERSIZED.
THELINEBACKERS ARE A BUNCH OF SAFETIESPLAYING LINEBACKER.
THIRD DOWNAND NINE.
GILSTRAP, WANTS TO THROW BREAD ROLLSTO THE RIGHT.
DOWNFIELD.
INTERCEPTED AT THE 48.
PICKED OFF BYTRAVIS ELLISON.
>>Wayne:GREAT JOB BY ELLISONPLAYING CENTERFIELD.
TRYING TO GO DOWNFIELDFOR THE BIG PLAY.
GILSTRAP GETTING OUTSIDE THE POCKET.
HE SEES JAKE THORNERDOWN THE FIELD.
YOU CANSEE THE TIGHT COVERAGE THERE BY MALAY.
ELLISON FALLING INTO THE PLAY COMINGUP WITH THE BIG INTERCEPTION.
>> Matt:VALDOSTA BASICALLYHAD THE BELL RUNG AND THEY PUNCHEDWALTON IN THE FACE TWICE.
>> Wayne: PLAYINGWITH A LOT OF ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM.
IT LOOKSLIKE THE BREAK GOT THIS TEAM HEALTHY.
BACK ON THE PAGE WE SAW THEM AROUNDMID SEASON.
>> Matt: ROBINSON, THROWING ITTOFENNELL.
TRYING TOGET TO THE EDGE, TO THE NEARSIDE.
FENNELL WILL BE SHOVED OUT OFBOUNDS AT THE 43.
WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE WILDCATS ON OFFENSE.
BROUGHT TO YOU BYREGIONS BANK.
SIMEON ROUNDTREE,THE SENIOR .
PRINCE JEAN, YOU SAWTHE IMPACT HE HAS HAD.
80 YARD TOUCHDOWNRECEPTION.
10 OFFERS INCLUDING ALABAMA, AUBURN,VIRGINIA.
OFFTHE HANDS OF FENNELL AT THE 40.
ITWILL BE THIRD DOWNAND SHORT.
>>Wayne: A LITTLE HIGH IN THE PAST BYROBINSON.
THE DEFENSIVE FRONT HAS ACHALLENGE OF WALTONTRYING TO FORCE ROBINSON TO THROWTHE BALL FROM THE POCKET.
THESE OF THE DOWNSWE WILL SEE CLEARLY HOW HEALTHY HE ISWITH THESE SITUATIONS.
QUARTERBACK DRAWS USUALLYDIALS UP.
>> Matt: ROBINSON WILL THROW.
TOFENNELL.
FENNELL HAS THE FIRST DOWNAS A SCOPES OUT ATTHE 38.
FARRELL,THE CORNER, GOT OUT OF BOUNDS BUTTHAT WILL BE AT THE FIRST DOWN FORWILDCATS.
>> Wayne: THE ROUTE TO THE EDGE.
FENNELL.
GREAT JOB LEADING THE RECEIVER.
SHOWINGTHE POWER, POWERINGHIS WAY FOR THE FIRST DOWN.
PLAYING WITHPACE AND THAT IS A KEY TOTHIS OFFENSE.
>> Matt: PASS GOES TOFENNELL.
THIS TIME HE WILL GETTRACKED DOWN AT THE 38.
ANOTHER TACKLEASWE TAKE A LOOK AT WALTON ON DEFENSE.
TO YOU BY REGIONS BANK.
CRAWFORD, STEPPED IN TO BECOMETHE STARTER.
THE DEFENSIVE END POSITION.
LaVALLEY HAS FIVE OFFERS.
THE SECONDARY, ETHAN, THE STRONG SAFETYIS COMMITTED TO AIR FORCE.
ROBINSON BEING CHASED.
A SACK AT THE 45BY HAYDEN.
>> Wayne: TRYING TO STEP UP ATTHE POCKET.
ROBINSON.
235 POUNDS.
THAT IS THE ENERGYDEFENSIVE FRONT PLAYS WITH.
THEYHAVE THE SPEED TO CHASEDOWN ROBINSON.
YOU CAN SEE A LITTLEUNWILLINGNESS OF HIMBEING ABLE TO RUN.
>> Matt:THE COACH THAT HE IS PROBABLY 85%.
ROBINSON, RETREATING.
THROWS TO THEMIDDLE OF THE LINEWHERE THE WIDE RECEIVER, FENNELL, WAS.
THIRD DOWN.
>>Wayne: GREAT READ BY THE DEFENSE.
>> Matt: THATWILL BE FOURTH-DOWN.
>> Wayne: SNIFFING THESCREEN, TRYING TO GET THE BALL TOFENNELL.
NOWHERE TO GO WITH THE BALL.
NICEDECISION BY ROBINSON TO GO INTHE DIRT.
>> Matt: I AGREEWITH YOU, THAT IS NOT THE SAMEROBINSON WE SAW IN SEPTEMBER WITHTHE MOBILITY.
NOT AS MOBILEWITH HIS FEET.
HOWARD ON THE PUNT.
HEAVY RUSH.
GETS IT OUT OF THERE.
IT WILL BOUNCE STRAIGHT UPAND DOWN AND DOWN AT THE 19.
WALTONIS ABLETO SURVIVE THE INTERCEPTION WITHOUTGIVING UP ANY MORE POINTS.
STEPPING ASIDE AS WALTON COMES ONOFFENSE WHEN WE COMEBACK.
> >> I HAVE A SPECIALGUEST WITH ME WITHDR.
SANTORO OF WALTON HIGH SCHOOL.
WHATCAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE CHILLY FOOTBALLEVENINGWE HAVE TONIGHT?
>> IT IS FOOTBALL WEATHERAND WE ARE READY FOR THE RAIDERS.
>> ARE YOU READYFOR A CHECK?
OUR FRIENDS AT CIGNAHEALTHCARE, THEY HAVE GIVENWALTON $1500.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FORBEING A WONDERFULFRIEND TO GPB.
GOOD LUCK THE RESTOF THE YEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Matt: THANK YOU.
THE WALTON RAIDERSGET READY TO GO BACK ON OFFENSE,THERE IS A LOOK AT THE HEAD COACH.
HIS TEAM OFF TO THE 7-0 LEAD.
ABLE TO HIT THEWALTON DEFENSE.
80 YARD TOUCHDOWNPASS WITH ROBINSON.
TO PRINCE JEAN.
NOWGILSTRAP, HE THREW HIS 12 INTERCEPTIONONTHE OPENING POSSESSION.
COMES BACK OUTWITH OFFENSE.
THERE WAS MOVEMENT.
WALTON MOVES.
THAT'S A FIVE YARD PENALTY.
>> Wayne: WITH A HARD COUNT RIGHTTHERE, VALDOSTAREACTING TO THE HARD COUNT.
IT LOOKEDLIKETHE UP MAN THERE, CRAWFORD, MIGHT'VE MOVED AT THETIGHT END POSITION AT THE SAME TIME.
>> Referee: FALSE START.
OFFENSE.
FIVE YARD PENALTY.
STILL, FIRST DOWN.
>> Matt: JASON JAMESIS THE REFEREETONIGHT.
IT WILL BE FIRST AND 15 FOR WALTONASTHEY PUSH THE BALL BACK TO THE 15.
>> Wayne: TRYING TO ESTABLISH THE LINEOF SCRIMMAGE.
HEAVYSET.
DOUBLE TIGHT END.
FORMATIONS FORTHIS TEAM.
TRYING TO STAY OUT OF THESECOND AND LONG AND THIRD ANDLONG SITUATIONS.
>> Matt: GILSTRAP,WANTS TO THROW.
LOOKS.
THE PASSIS INCOMPLETE.
THEY WERE TRYING TOSET UP A GREEN--SCREENPLAY.
LOOK AT WALTON ON OFFENSE.
BUTYOU BY BREIDA PAST MANAGEMENT.
BREIDA PAST MANAGEMENT.
THE BACKS AND THE RECEIVERS.
CHRISTIAN WARD.
RATED AS HIGH AS A FORESIGHT.
NUMBER 24 WIDERECEIVER IN 2026.
23 OFFERS INCLUDINGUNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
SECOND DOWNAND 15.
HATTIE --HEAVY RUSH.
CAN I GET OUT OF THERE TO AVOID THE SAFETY?
THEY WILL SAY THEY GOT IT OUT TO THEONEYARD LINE.
>> Wayne: NOT SEEN THE BLADES COMINGOFF THE RIGHTSIDE OF YOUR SCREEN.
LOTS OF PRESSURE THERE.
THE BIG HIT BY JAMAL LUNDY.
TO THE FACE OF GILSTRAP.
KNOCKING THE BALL OUT.
LUCKILY FOR WALTON,ABLE TO SPIN AND GET THROWN DURING THETACKLE OUT OF THE END ZONE.
THAT WAS VERY CLOSE TO A SAFETY.
>> Matt: A 13 YARD LOSS ON THEPLAY.
NOW WALTON HAS IT AT THE ONE.
WILLIAMS, IN THE MIDDLE.
LOOK AT HISCAREER NUMBERS.
27.
5 TFL.
I THINK IT WASJAMALLUNDY, THE FIRST GUY TO GET THERETO KNOCK THE BALL LOOSE AND FORCEDTHE FUMBLE.
FIRST AND 28.
OUT OF THE END ZONE THEY WILL TRYTO PASS IT.
THAT WILL BE CALLEDBY THORNER.
AT THE 16.
THAT WILL BUYSOME ROOM .
IT WILL BE FOURTH-DOWN AND PUNTINGSITUATION FOR WALTON.
>> Wayne: GOODPROTECTION.
DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE THROWINGTHE BALL OUT OF THE END ZONE.
GREATFIND DOWN THE FIELD BY GILSTRAP.
YOUCAN SEETO THORNER, KNOWN FOR HIS DEFENSE.
HE HASBEEN DOING DOUBLE DUTY.
GOOD JOB OF THE OFFENSECREATING SPACE FOR THE PUNT.
>> Matt: ELI LEWIS IS STANDING DEEPFOR THEWILDCATS AT THE 50.
LEWIS,CALLS A FAIR CATCH AND MAKES IT ATTHE 45.
THAT IS WHERE THE WILDCATS WILL GOON OFFENSE FOLLOWINGA 38 YARD PUNT.
ONCE AGAIN, VALDOSTA HAS WONDERFULFIELD POSITION.
>> Wayne:GREAT JOB BY THE WILDCATS DEFENSERIGHT THERE.
THE LAST TWO DRIVES, GREAT FIELD POSITIONTO START.
WE HAVE SEENA LITTLE HESITATION OFROBINSON TO RUN THE BALL.
LET'S SEE ASTHE GAME GOES.
SOMETIMES THE INJURYWARMS UP AND YOU FEEL MORE CONFIDENTIN THE ABILITY TO SCRAMBLE AROUND.
RIGHT NOW HE'S LEANINGON TEAMMATES TO MAKE PLACE FOR HIM.
TRY TO GET THE BALL OUT IN SPACE TOGUYS LIKE FENNELL,LEWIS, AND, JEAN.
>> Matt: ROBINSON SIDEARMS.
INCOMPLETE.
TRYING TO GO TO ELILEWIS.
>> Wayne: A BUBBLE THEREWITH THECOMMUNICATION BETWEEN ROBINSON ANDFENNELL.
SUPPER OUT BY LEWIS, COULD NOT DELIVERTHE BALL.
YOU SAW SOMESIDE ART --ARM ACTION.
HE WAS LABELEDAS AN ATHLETE WHEN THE SEASON STARTED.
SOMEQUARTERBACK SKILLS.
JOAN HE BLOSSOMEDINTO A TREMENDOUS QUARTERBACK.
FOUR YARD PICKUPTO THE 49.
>>Wayne: THE RAIDER DEFENSEHAVE A SENSE THAT ROBINSON ON THEYARE PO'S, EMPTY BACKFIELD SETS,WILL NOT PULL THE BALL DOWN.
LOOK FOR THEM IN THE EARLY PLACE.
>>Matt: THIRD DOWN AND SEVEN.
ROBINSON, GOES UP TOP.
INTERCEPTED.
AT THE 21BY FERRELL.
WALTON RESPONSE.
THAT RADICALLY CHANGESYOUR APPROACH ON DEFENSE WHEN YOUKNOW ROBINSON WILL NOT PULL IT ANDRUN.
THAT TAKES THE THIRD AWAY.
YOUCANREALLY LOOK AND THINK THAT HEWILL THROW.
>> Wayne: ROBINSON JUSTMISSINGMARQUISEFENNELL.
WIDE OPEN RUNNING DOWN THE MIDDLE OFTHEFIELD.
HAD A STEP ON FOR REL.
OVERTHREWHIM.
GREAT JOBBY THE SENIOR BREAKING ONTHE BALL WITH HIS SECOND INTERCEPTION OFTHE SEASON.
THE DEFENSE GETS THE PLAY IN A WAYWHERE THEY CAN STAY BACK.
THEY CAN FORCEROBINSONTO PROVE HE REALLY CAN THROW THE BALLBECAUSE HE IS LACKING MOBILITY NOW.
>> Matt:GILSTRAP, GETTING SWALLOWED UP.
LUNDY, GETS THE DFL.
>> Wayne: THEDEFENSIVE FRONT, LUNDY, WILLIAMS,HOWARD, BIG-TIME PENETRATORS.
WILLIAMS, FIVESACKS.
LUNDY, 14.
5TACKLES PER LOSSES.
ROUNDING INTO A GREAT DEFENSIVE FRONTFOR THE COACH.
>> Matt: THOMPSON, THE RUNNING BACK.
NEXTTO GILSTRAP.
SECOND DOWN AND LONG.
HEAVY RUSH.
GILSTRAP, GETS ITOUT.
LOOKING FOR WARD.
A JUMP BALL.
ITWILLBE BROKEN UP.
THAT IS AGREAT MATCHUP THERE.
WARD AND COPELAND.
COPELAND, THREE-STAR CORNER AND A JUNIOR.
ANAGGRESSIVE CORNER.
>> Wayne: WARDHAS A STEP.
HAD TO WAIT ONTHE BALL.
CAME BACK NEVER GIVING UPTHE PLAY.
COPELAND,GOT HIS HEAD AROUND LATE.
ABLE TOFIND THE BALL.
FIGHTING TO THE INSIDE.
KNOCKINGTHE BALL AWAY.
GILSTRAP PUTS A LITTLE MORE AIR ONTHAT BALL.
CHRISTIAN WARD, WONTHE BATTLE OFF THELINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
THE BALL WAS ONTHE THRONE.
>> Matt: THIRD AND 13.
HEAVY RUSH ON GILSTRAP.
GOT IT OUT QUICKLY.
THOMPSON,WILL BE TRACKED AND TACKLED BYJOHNSON, RIGHT AWAY.
FOURTH-DOWN.
>>Wayne: BEAUTIFUL JOB, WORKING FROMTHEINSIDE.
TREMAINE JOHNSON, THE VOCAL LEADERONTHIS DEFENSE.
THE BRAIN OF THE OPERATION.
SIGNIFICANTOUT.
GREAT TACKLE IN SPACE.
AS YOUMENTIONED, MATT, THE LINEBACKERIS MORE SAFETY SIZE.
175,180.
YOU GET IT MIXED UP WITHBUT NICE TACKLES.
THEY CAN TACKLEIN SPACE.
>> Matt: BRIAN CONNELL ON THE PUNT.
STANDING AT THE ONE YARD LINE.
FARRINGTONIS LATE GETTING ON THE FIELD.
A LOW SNAP.
PICKED UP OFF THE TURF ANDBOOTED AWAY.
THE CATCH IS MADE ATTHE 40.
THAT IS WHERE THE WILDCATS WILL GO BACKON OFFENSE.
THERE'S A45 YARD KICK THERE.
SHELTONFELTON, FOURTH SEASONAS A HEADCOACH.
20 AND 15 SINCE TAKING THEJOB IN 2021.
OVERALL, THE SIX SEASON AS HEAD COACHFOR THE FIRSTTWO SEASONS AT --24 AND 9.
WENT ON TO STAR ATTROY STATE.
HAS A WILDCATS INTHE PLAYOFFS.
FOR THE THIRDCONSECUTIVE SEASON.
WHEN HETOOK OVER THEY WERE IN THE MIDDLEOF PROBATION.
THEY COULD NOT GO TOTHE PLAYOFFSTHE FIRST SEASON.
FENNELL, LINES UP AT QUARTERBACK ANDTAKES THE SNAP.
FENNELL,WILL GET ABOUT 13 OR 14 YARDS ACROSSMIDFIELD.
>> Wayne:GREAT JOB ON THE LEFT SIDE.
SEALING THE EDGE.
POWER RUN.
GETTINGTO THE EDGE WITH THELEADING RUSHER ON THE SEASON.
FENNELL,THE YOUNG SOPHOMORE.
FOSTER, FENNELL, SOPHOMORES.
VERYCAPABLE OF MAKING THE BIG PLAY ANDTAKINGOVER THE GAME.
>> Matt: DIRECT SNAPTO MARQUISE.
ABLE TO GET A YARD ON THE PLAY.
THISTELLS YOUA LOT ABOUT ROBINSON AND HISLACK OF MOBILITY.
>> Wayne: AT LET'S THEMCOME OFF THE BALL.
WE HAVE ASIZE ADVANTAGE WITH BACKS AND RUNNINGBACKS LIKEFENNELL ANDFOSTER.
>> Matt: SECOND DOWN AND NINE.
HANDOFF GOESTOTO RON FOSTER.
THE FIRST CARRIER FOR HIM.
HEGETS DROPPED WITH A YARD GAIN ON THEPLAY.
THORNERAND --NOAH LAVALLEE TEAMING UP.
LOVE ALI.
HE WON A LITTLETEMPO.
A LITTLE EDGE TO YOUR TEAM.
A COUPLE DRIVES YOU DRAG ALITTLE BIT.
HEREYOU ARE SHOWING YOUR WILL AND PHYSICALITY.
>> Matt: THE CANNOT RUN IT WITH RPOWITH ROBINSON.
THAT IS A FACT ABOUTHIS INJURY NOW.
FENNELL TAKES A BIG LOSS ON THE PLAYAT THE 48.
>>Wayne:ETHAN COMING UP AND HOLDING THE EDGE.
A LITTLE SLOWTO MAKE THE PLAY.
TRYINGTO BALANCE TO THE OUTSIDE.
THE LEFT GUARD PULLING.
GOOD JOBOF STANDARD HOLDING THE EDGE.
>> Matt: ANOTHERPUNTING SITUATION FOR VALDOSTA.
FERRELLIS DEEP AT THE 19.
GETS IT OUT OF THERE.
FERRELL, RUNNING TO THE RIGHT.
GETS DROPPEDAT THE 10.
35 YARDPUNT.
WALTON WILL BEIN FIELD POSITIONAS THEY START THE NEXT POSSESSION.
TOOK IN ROUND ONE OF THE PLAYOFFSAT WALTON HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THEY GO AGAINSTVALDOSTA.
WILDCATS ON TOP, 7-0.
WHEN ISPOKE TO THECOACH THIS WEEK I ASKED ABOUT THE IDENTITYOF THE RAIDER FOOTBALL TEAM DOING ITTO THE PLAYOFFS.
WE SPOKE EARLIER WHEN IT CAME TO THE INJURY AND THERAIDERS AND THE COACH TOLD ME THAT THISTEAM HAS A SELFLESS ATTITUDE.
WE HAVE LINEBACKERS DOINGFULLBACKWORK.
RECEIVERS COMING OFF THE FIELDBECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE YOURSETS.
GUYS ARETRYING TO BE SUPERSTARS IN THE ROLEWHATEVER IT LOOKS LIKE.
WE ARE SELFLESSAND STILL PLAYING TOGETHER.
>> Matt: 2:59, TOPLAY.
EIGHT POSSESSIONS.
FOUR POUNDS.
TWO TURNOVERS.
80 YARDBOMB IN THE OPENING PLAY.
WALTERGOES BACK ON OFFENSE.
THEY WERE PINNEDINSIDE THEIR OWNSIDE FROM THE GET GO.
FARRINGTON GETS THEKERRY.
CARRINGTON GETS TACKLED BYRICKY WILLIAMS.
>> Wayne: NICE TACKLE BYWILLIAMS.
WALTON IS TRYING TO ESTABLISHTHE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
THEY HAVE TOGET THE RUNGAME GOING.
HAVING AN OUTSTANDINGSEASON.
TAKING A LITTLEPRESSURE OFFOF GILSTRAP TO STAY OUT OF THE THIRDAND LONG SITUATIONSWILL VALDOSTA HAS A VENICE.
>> Matt: SECONDDOWNAND SIX.
PLAY ACTION.
GILSTRAP, GOING TOWARD.
COPELAND, THE STEPPERCENT COVERS.
THIRD DOWN.
>> Wayne: COPELAND,DOING A GOODJOB.
GIVING A LITTLE HEIGHT TOWARD.
THREE ORFOUR INCHES.
GREAT JOB.
WHEN HE GETS A SENSE THAT WARD ISLOOKING FOR THE BALL, HE TURNS HISHEAD AROUND.
TURNS HIS HEAD AROUND.
IT GIVES HIM THE ABILITY TO MAKE A LITTLEMORE CONTACT.
TRY TOGO WITH THE PLAY ACTION, DOWN THE FIELD.
THIRD AND LONG FOR GILSTRAPIN OFFENSE.
>> Matt: COPELANDWITH 15 PLUS OFFERS.
WALTON IS STILL TRYING TO GET THEOFFENSE GOING.
GILSTRAP, HAS A CLEAN POCKET TO WORKOUT OF.
CAN'T FIND ANYBODY.
TAKES A MASSIVESHOT AS HE HELD ONTO THE BALL WAITING FORA RECEIVER TO COME OPEN.
FOURTH-DOWN.
>>Wayne: BEGINWILLIAMS WITH CLOSING SLEEP.
WE TALKEDABOUT THE TWO INSIDE BACKERS.
GREAT SPEED RIGHT THERE.
A BIG HITDELIVERED BY WILLIAMS TO GILSTRAP.
CLOSING THE SPACE AS HE TRIES TO FIGUREOUT WHERE TO GO WITH THE BALL.
GOODLEGAL HIT THERE.
IN THE RIB SECTION.
WITH HIS SHOULDER.
>> Matt: GUNNELL STANDING AT HIS GOAL LINETOPUNT.
THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF TIME ON THEPLAY CLOCK.
LET'S CHECK THE PENALTY CALL FROMJASONJAMES, OUR REFEREE.
>> Referee: ENCROACHMENT.
OFFENSE LINED UP IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE.
FIVEYARDS.
FOURTH-DOWN.
>> Matt: OFFICIALLYWHENAN OFFENSIVE PLAYER WINDS UP IN THENEUTRAL ZONE, THATBECOMES ENCROACHMENT.
THAT'S TYPICALLY ADEFENSIVE PENALTY.
>> Wayne:TYPICALLY NOT SOMETHING FOR ANOFFENSIVE PLAYER.
SOMEONE BEING ALITTLE OVERLYAGGRESSIVE THERE FROM THEWALTON TEAM.
>> Matt: GUNNELL HAS POINTED OUT.
WILL NOT BE RETURNABLE THIS TIME ASIT TAKES ABOUTA 15-YARD BOUNCING ROLE.
VALDOSTA,AT THE LAST MOMENT,LEWIS DECIDED TOJUMP ON TOP OF THAT THING.
VERY DANGEROUS PLAYBY LEWIS.
>> Wayne: IF YOUCOULD SEE LEWIS SEEING THE ARTISTBEING LOST, HE GOT ANTSY.
HEWAS TIRED OF SEEING THE BALL BOUNCEBACK.
HE KNOWS THAT IT, HE SHOULD'VE TAKEN THE BALL.
HEWAS GIVING AWAY THE YARDAGE AND DECIDED TOJUMP ON IT.
A DANGEROUS PLAY BY THE SENIOR.
THE VALDOSTA TEAM IS WILLING TO CONTINUE TOPLAY THE FIELDAT VENICE.
THEY HAVE GREAT RETURN MEN.
THEY GETA CHANCE TO RETURN THEBALL AND NOW YOU CAN SEE ROBINSONBACK IN.
AT QUARTERBACK.
>> Matt: ROBINSONAFTER A SERIES OFF, COMES BACK IN ATSTARTING QUARTERBACK.
ROBINSON, QUICK FIRES AT ALL.
LEWIS.
DOWNTHE SIDELINE.
ELI LEWIS, THE FLAG COMES OUT INTOTHE PLAY AFTER LEWISREACHED THE 48.
14YARD PICKUP.
>> Wayne: A QUICK SCREEN TO THERECEIVER.
THE BLOCKING INITIALLY BY PRINCEJEAN.
A LATE FLAG IF IT'S A HOLDINGCALL ON JEAN, A LATE FLAG.
>> Matt: IT LOOKED LIKE THE PLAYPASSED HIM BY.
THEN THE HOLDING PENALTY.
>> Referee:HOLDING.
OFFENSE.
REPLAY, FIRST.
>> Matt: IT LOOKEDLIKE LEWIS HAD GONE PAST THE PLAYWHEN THEFLAG COMES OUT.
>> Wayne: YOU CANSEE THE HOLDINGBY JEAN.
THE FLAG COMES OUT AFTER LEWISRAN ANOTHER12 YARDS DOWN THE FIELD AND THE FLAG CAME.
I THINKALL THE PLAYERS FELT THE PLAY WOULDGET GOING.
IT WAS, HOLDING BY PRINCE JEAN ONTHE EDGE.
>> Matt: MAYBE IT TOOK A WHILE TOGET IT OUT OF HISPOCKET?
HE WAS HOLDING THE DEFENDER.
THE TIMING OFTHE FLAG THERE WAS SOFT.
FIRST AND 13, NOW.
THEY WILL PUT THE BALLAT THE 36.
HE HAD NINE POSSESSIONS IN THE OPENINGQUARTER.
CONTRAST THATWITH THE SAME PIOUS GAMETHAT WE CALLED A MONTH AGO.
WE HADLESS POSSESSIONS THEENTIRE GAME.
FIRST AND 13.
THE HANDOFF GOES TO FENNELL.
FENNELL LUNGES FORWARD TO THE43.
A FOUR YARD PICKUP.
>> Wayne:NICE JOB BY ROBINSON.
HIGH ON THESNAPPY TO GOOD PUSH BY THEGOAL LINE.
BOTH ON THE LEFT SIDE.
VALDOSTA WITH PACE.
>> Matt: FENNELL WILLGET IT AGAIN ANDCOMES UP WITH HIS POSITION.
NOW ITWILLBE THIRD-DOWN.
>> Wayne: ESTABLISHINGTHE RUN WITH ROBINSON IN THERE.
THE THIRD AND SHORT, ROBINSON WAS ALSODANGEROUS BILLING IN RUNNING.
>> Matt: FENNELL WITH THE FIRST DOWN ASA POLLSTER THE LINE AND TACKLED ATTHE 44.
MALACHI, GETTING HIM ON THE GROUND.
>> Wayne: RUNNING THROUGH TACOS.
THISYOUNG MANTOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE INJURIES OFROBINSON AND FOSTER.
>> Matt: STEPS UP IN THE POCKET.
ASFAR ASHE CAN AND IT WILL BE CAUGHT FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
ELI LEWIS.
TWO WIDERECEIVERS IN THE SAME SPOT , GOESFOR 44.
HIS TEAMMATEGOT HURT AFTER LEWIS MADE THETOUCHDOWN CATCH.
>> Wayne: ROBINSON FEELING PRESSUREWILL STEP UP ANDRUN.
DECIDED.
TWO RECEIVERS IN THE SAME AREA.
RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER.
GREAT JOBOFCONCENTRATION BY LEWIS.
ABLE TO COMEDOWN WITH THE BALL.
HIS TEAMMATE,HUNTER, WAS UNDERNEATH HIM AT THATMOMENT.
BOTH ARE WORKING ON THE BALL.
FORTUNATE FOR LEWIS, HE CONTINUEDTHROUGH THE PLAY.
CAUGHT THE BALL.
YOU CANSEE HIM LAND ON HUNTER.
LOOKED LIKEHIS LEFT SHOULDERTHAT HE FELL ON.
WHAT A BIG BREAKFORTHIS TEAM.
LEWIS WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO CATCHTHE BALL TO MAKE ATOUCHDOWN.
>> Matt:NINTH CAREER TOUCHDOWN FOR LEWIS.
LOOKS LIKE HUNTER WILLBE OKAY AS HE RUNS OFF THE FIELD UNDER HISOWN POWER.
13-0, VALDOSTA.
AFTER TWOLONG TOUCHDOWN PASSES BY ROBINSON.
>> Wayne:HE IS TELLING HIM, HE TOOK MY TOUCHDOWN.
>> Matt: WHAT HURTS WORSE?
PROBABLY THAT HE TOOK HIS TOUCHDOWN.
INTO WHAT A GREAT JOB IMPROVISINGBY ROBINSON.
THAT TIME THE HESITATION OF RUNNINGPAID OFF FOR HIM.
BEING ABLE TO LOOK DOWNFIELD TODELIVERTHE TOUCHDOWN.
>> Matt: ROBINSON ISTHE HOLDER.
LOPEZ ISTHE KICKER.
TEMPLETON IS THESNAPPER.
THE KICK IS GOOD.
INSIDE THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE FIRSTQUARTER.
TAKE ALOOK AT THEGOVERNOR'S RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN SCORING DRIVE.
FIVEPLAYS, 61 YARDS.
78 SECONDS.
ROBINSONIS NOW SIX IS FOR 10 PASSING FOR 144.
A COUPLETOUCHDOWNS AND ONE INTERCEPTION.
GENTRY GETTHE FEELING THATHIS TEAMMATES ARE RALLYING BEHINDHIM ANDROBINSON.
THESE RECEIVERS,THE OFFENSIVE LINE, UNDERSTANDS HEIS LIMITED.
WHEN YOU HAVE A TEAMMATE AS LIMITEDAND YOU KNOW HECAN'T DO A LOT YOU STEP UP YOU HAVETO MAKEBIG PLAYS.
SO FAR WITH JEAN AND LOUIS WITHTHE BIGTOUCHDOWNS DOWNFIELD.
>> Matt: IF HE DECIDES HE WANTS TOPLAY QUARTERBACK THERE MIGHT BE OPPORTUNITIES FORHIM.
>> Wayne: THEY WILL GET OPPORTUNITIES.
THE ISSUE WILL BE, ARE THE OPPORTUNITIESEQUAL TO SOMEWHERELIKE GEORGIA AND ATHENS?
WE TALKEDTO THE COACH ABOUT GUYS LIKE MALIKAI.
GEORGIA ISKNOWN FOR TAKING QUARTERBACKS ANDFLIPPING THEM TO THE DEFENSE OF SECRETARY.
>>Matt: THEKICK IS TAKEN AT THE TWO.
THE RETURN BY SPEED.
DOES NOT MAKEIT TO THE20.
GOING BACK TO TODD ROBINSON,FELTONSHELTON WAS TALKING TO THE YOUNG MAN.
HE SAID THAT I AM HIS AND YOU COULDBELIKE A NET MARSHAL.
HE SAID, WHO ISNICK MARSHALL?
YOUCAN SEE THAT IS A GOOD ANALOGY AND COMPARABLE.
PERHAPS HE COULD BE A NET MARSHAL TYPEOF QUARTERBACK AT THE NEXT LEVEL.
>> Wayne: AGUY THAT CAME FROM GEORGIA.
IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE HE HAD ABILITYTO GO TO THE FORM THAT HE DID.
DOES HE WANTTO HAVETO GO THROUGH THE MATURING PROCESSOFA DIVISION OR A GROUP OF FIVEAT COLLEGE?
>> Matt:YOU WOULD THINK THAT'S WHERE THE OPPORTUNITYWOULD COME.
A GROUP OFFIVE.
HANDOFF.
FARRINGTON, GETS A COUPLE YARDS ONTHE PLAY.
JOHNSON, ON THAT TACKLEFOR VALDOSTA.
THAT PROBABLYIS THE FINAL PLAY OF THE FIRST QUARTERRIGHT THERE.
TO PUTA BOW ON THE STORY, MOST PEOPLE SEEHIM AS A DB.
OR LIKEA RUNNING BACK.
HE WILL HAVE POSSIBILITIES AND ITWILL BE INTERESTING.
WITHIN A MONTH OFNATIONAL SIGNING DAY.
MAYBE HE ISCOMMITTED TO THEBULLDOGS?
WE HAVE COMPLETED ONE QUARTERIN --VALDOSTA ON TOP.
14-0.
> >> FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA PRESENTEDBY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAYSAFETY REMINDING YOU,HEADS UP GEORGIA.
WORKING YOURPHONE WHILE YOU DRIVE SAVES LIVES WEWE START THE SECOND CORNER.
TWO BIG PLAYS FROMROBINSON.
THE OPENING PLAY OF THEGAME GOING 80 YARDSTOPRINCE JEAN.
>> Wayne: WHAT A BIGPLATO STARTED TO TAKE THE MOMENTUM.
HERE, ROBINSONIS THINKING ABOUT RUNNING AND DECIDED TOLOADUP.
THROWING IT DOWN THE FIELD.
A BIGCATCH BY LEWISTO TAKE A 14-0 LEAD.
,THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GENERATEMOVEMENT OF FRONT AGAINST THE DEFENSIVE LINE.
FARRINGTON WILL RUN INTO THE TEETH OFTHE DEFENSE TO REACH THE 25.
5 YARD LINE.
>> Wayne: TOUGH SLEDDING TRYING TO MOVEWILLIAMS.
THEY HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL.
THAT YOUNG MAN , COMING INTOTHIS GAME WITH 18 TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS.
GREAT HANDS OUT OF THE BACKFIELD.
A THREE-STAR .
GREAT SIZE.
HE HAS ALL THE GOODS OF THREE-STAR.
IT'S ABOUT HIM MAKING THE DECISIONWHERE HE WANTSTO PLAY?
>> Matt: HE PLAYEDLAST YEAR FOR WOODWARD ACADEMY.
ITWILL BE THIRD-DOWN.
GILSTRAP.
BEING CHASED.
WHEN THE REIGNS TO THE OUTSIDE ANDTHROW.
IN COMPLETED BROKEN UP AT THE40.
A NICE PLAY BY ELLISON.
HAD THE INTERCEPTION IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
>> Wayne: BIG-TIME PRESSURE HERE.
THESEARE SOME THE PLAYERS-- >> Matt:IT WILL STAY IN BOUNDS AND TAKE AWALTON ROLE.
THEY WERE SPOTTED OUTAT THE 42.
42.
5.
THAT IS REAL VALDOSTA GOES BACK ON OFFENSE.
>> Wayne: YOU FEEL LIKE AWALTON DEFENSEIS GOING TO HAVE TO STEP UPAND GET THE OFFENSE TO TURNOVER.
THEY ARE LOSING THE FIELDPOSITION GAME.
I CANNOT GET A FIRST DOWN.
>> Matt: ROBINSONRATED AS THE NUMBERFOUR IN THE NATION.
RATED AS A FOUR STAR,COMMITTED TO THE BULLDOGS.
HIS RECRUITING TOOK OFF DURING THEOFF-SEASON AFTER HIS JUNIOR SEASON.
THE PASSES THROWN AND COMPLETE UPTO 40.
HE MISSES.
INSIDE THE 20.
HUNTER, WITH THE TOUCHDOWN.
MAKE THAT, ELI LEWIS.
57 YARD.
ELI LEWIS, SECOND TOUCHDOWN CATCH.
20-0 LEADFOR VALDOSTA.
>> Wayne: LEWIS,WHAT A GREAT FIND BY ROBINSON.
RPO GAME.
READING THE DEFENSE.
NESTLING DOWNHERE.
LEWIS.
FINDING THE OPEN SPACE.
TURNING IT INTO AFOOT RACE.
THIS YOUNG GUY, AUTILITY GUY.
HE IS TOUGH.
A BIG-TIME PLAYER.
WHAT A GREAT FIND.
A BIG STRIKER.
>> Matt: THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES FORROBINSON.
THE KICK IS UP AND GOOD.
VALDOSTA, IN COMMAND EARLY IN THESECOND QUARTER.
TODDROBINSON, MAYBE HE IS LIMITED RUNNINGTHE BALL, BUT NOTHING WRONG WITH HISARM.
THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES.
ABIG LEAD FOR VALDOSTA.
> >> WELCOME BACK TO RAIDER VALLEY.
VALDOSTA IS UP, 21-0 OVERWALTON.
WHEN I TALKED TOTHE COACH THIS WEEK I ASKED HIM WHATHIS TEAM LEARN ABOUT THEMSELVES WITHTHE LOSS ANDHERE'S WHAT HE SAID.
HE SAID I LEARNEDIT MEANT SOMETHING TO HIM.
THAT MEANSA LOT THIS DAY AND AGE.
A LOT OFTHESE GUYSARE GOING TO PLAYFOOTBALL AT THE NEXT LEVEL.
WAS SOMUCH GOING ON WHEN FOOTBALL IS OVER,THEY WILL MOVE ONTO SOMETHING ELSE.
HE SAID I CAN TELL THATTHE GUYS FELT THE HURT AND THEY FELT LIKETHEY LET THEIR COMMUNITY DOWN.
ANDWHEN, YOU KNOW ABOUT THEVALDOSTA COMMUNITY .
A SESSION WHENIT COMES TOFOOTBALL IN GEORGIA.
HE SAID ULTIMATELY,HE SAW THAT IT MEANT SOMETHING TOTHEM AND THEY WANTED SOMETHING MORE.
THEYWILL PICK THEMSELVES UP AND FIGHT.
21-0, THEY ARE FIGHTING.
>> Matt:THEY ARE PUTTING ONA SHOW AS COACH FELTON SAID THEY WANTEDTO DO.
THE KICK WILL BE TAKEN OUT THE --SPEED, WITH A BIG PLAY.
SHOWING OFFHIS SPEEDAND KNOCKED OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE 41.
TOUCHDOWN SAVING TACKLE THERE BY THEKICKER, LOPEZ.
54 YARDRETURN.
>> Wayne: THE SPEED,SO VERSATILE.
RECEIVER, SAFETY, HERE.
SHOWING YOU THE SPEED THERE.
A BIG HIT.
>> Matt: DID YOU SEE THE KICKER THROWHIS BODY INTO A?
>> Wayne:LOPEZ.
WHAT A BIG HIT THERE.
YOUCAN SEE MALIKAIMAKE HIS MIND UP TO TEST THE KICKERTO GET OVER THERE.
HE WAS TRYING TOGET A BIG PLAY AND HEDID FOR HIS OFFENSE.
GREAT FIELD POSITIONFOR WALTON.
THEY HAD TO TAKE ADVANTAGE TOGETA TOUCH HIM.
>> Matt: I THINK LOPEZ WANTSA PLAY OPPOSITION?
BEST FIELD POSITION FORWALTON.
THEY CAN CAPITALIZE HERE TO GET POINTSON THE BOARD.
THE KEEPER, GILSTRAP.
THROUGH THE DEFENSE.
GILSTRAP GOES DOWN AT THE 25.
NICE RPOBY THE QUARTERBACK.
>> Wayne: THIS ISSOMETHING GILSTRAP HAS BEEN DOINGTHE LAST MONTH OF THESEASON.
A COUNTER POOL.
MAKING TRES ELLISONMISS.
PICKING UP ANOTHER SIX OR SEVEN YARDS.
GETTING BACK INTO THE GAME.
EVERYTHINGHASTO BE ON THE BOARD NOW.
EVERY PLAYERHAS TO FEEL THESAME ENERGYTHAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SOMETHING BIG HAPPEN.
>> Matt: 19 YARDPICKUP FOR GILSTRAP.
COACH BRUNNERSAID HE LOVED THE COMPETITIVE NATUREOF GILSTRAP.
DID NOT HAVE THE REPS IN FOOTBALLCOMING INTO THE SEASON BUT LOTS ABIG-TIME RAT'S PLAYING BASKETBALLAND BASEBALL.
HE KNEW HE WAS AGUY THAT WOULD NOT SHY AWAY FROM THEBIG MOMENT.
THOMPSON, GETS A YARD ONTHE PLAY.
WILLIAMS PLAYS ON TOP OF HIM FOR THETACKLE.
>> Wayne:GREAT CONTACT FROM WILLIAM.
THEYOUNG MAN, FROM THE NOSE TACKLE POSITION, LEADINGTHE TEAM IN TACKLES.
JUSTIN HEARDOF.
YOU TALK ABOUT THE CONGESTIONDOWN THERE.
THE DOUBLE TEAMS THATHE GETSIN THE MIDDLE.
WHAT A PLAYER HE IS.
>> Matt: YOUCERTAINLY DO NOT SEE IT AT SIX A.
THAT IS APASSING CLASSIFICATION.
MAYBE A SINGLEACLASSIFICATION, BUT NOT 6 A. THEBLITZ IS COMING.
FINDS A PLACE TO THROW IT AWAY.
>> Wayne: I THINK WE WILL GET AHOLDING?
THEGUARD.
A LOT OF WHITE JERSEYS COME.
THEVALDOSTA TEAMLIKES TO PLAY THE MAN ONTHE BACKEND.
WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A SECONDARY THATCAN PLAY, YOU CAN DIAL UPTHE BLITZ.
THAT LOOKED LIKE A JAILBREAKFOR THE VALDOSTA TEAM.
>> Matt: THAT WILLPUSH THE BALL BACK TO THE 36.
SECOND DOWN AND 20.
>>Wayne: THE KEY TO IT,WHEN YOU HAVE THE SMALLER LINEBACKERS,ITHURTS YOUWITH THE RUN GAME.
WHEN YOU WANTTO BLITZ, YOU GET A LOT OF SPEED COMINGAT THE QUARTERBACK.
>> Matt: ACOUPLE GAZELLES RUNNING AT YOU.
GILSTRAP.
MAN COVERAGE OUT THERE.
A JUMP BALL.
BROKEN UP.
ELLISON.
THEY LOSTTHE STARTING CORNER WHO SEVERED FROM NACL.
TRES ELLISON STEPPED IN AND HASNOT MISSED A BEAT.
>> Wayne: HE WILL FIGHT YOU TOOTHAND NAIL RIGHT THERE.
GREAT JOB.
BOTH CORNERS, GETTING THERE HAD AROUNDAT THE END.
THAT ISSO KEY TO LET YOU BEABLE TO REALLY BE MORE PHYSICAL.
THEY LETTHE REFEREES, YOUBECOME A RECEIVER AT THAT POINT.
ALMOSTCOMING UP WITHAN INTERCEPTION.
>> Matt: GILSTRAP STEPS UP TOAVOID IT.
THROWS ON THE RUN.
IT ISNEARLY INTERCEPTEDBY COPELAND.
HE'S MAD HE DIDN'T COMEUPWITH IT.
THAT WILL BETHE FOURTH DOWN.
>> Wayne: COPELAND, DROPPINGTHE EASY INTERCEPTION.
LOST THE HANDRIGHT THERE OFWARD.
HE THREWHIS VISION UP.
THESE TWO CORNERS SO FAR, PLAYING TIGHTCOVERAGE.
ESPECIALLY WHEN CHRISTIANWARD IS ON THEIR SIDE OFTHE FIELD.
>> Matt: GUNNELL ON THEHUNT AGAIN.
ACHANCE TO FLIPFOR WALTON.
THEY WILL RUN A FAKEAND THEY WILL BE NOWHERE CLOSE TOPICK UP THE FIRST DOWN.
FOURTH AND 20.
THE LIKELIHOOD THAT YOU ARE GOINGTO SUCCEED ON A FOURTHAND 20 IS PRETTY LOW.
I THINK THEYPROBABLY WERETHINKING THAT THEY ALREADY ARE ONTHE SIDE OFTHE 40, MIGHT AS WELL TRY RATHER THANPUNT AWAY.
>>Wayne: A LOT OF TIMES THE RETURN TEAM BECOMESDEFENSE.
YOU LEAVE ITOUT THERE.
NOT A LOT OF FIELD YARDAGE.
THEPUNTER WILL KICK THE BALL OVER THERERETURNMAN'S HEAD.
>>Matt: ROBINSON, WHAT A NIGHT FOR HIM ALREADY.
7 FOR 11.
THREE TOUCHDOWNS.
LIKE WE HAVE SET ALREADY, WHAT HELACKS IN THE RUNNINGGAME BECAUSE OF THE LINGERING EFFECTSOF THE HIGH ANKLE SPRAIN, HAS NOT IMPACTEDHISPASSING GAME.
FINAL, UPTO THE 37.
HE GETS FIVE ON THE PLAY.
>> Wayne: THE YOUNG SOPHOMORE,330.
BIG BODIES ON THE RIGHT SIDE, PUSHING THELINEOF SCRIMMAGE.
>> Matt: ROBINSON, WINGS THAT OUT.
IT IS COMPLETE.
IT GOES TO HUNTER.
HUNTERHAS THE FIRST DOWN AT THE45.
>> Wayne: NICE THROW AND CATCHRED GETTING ON THE EDGETO HUNTER.
MR. SMOOTH,HUNTER.
ON THE EDGE.
GOOD BLOCKINGHERE BY HIS TEAMMATE.
KEEPINGTHE HANDS INSIDE.
LETTING THE RECEIVERMAKE A BIG PLAY.
>> Matt: ROBINSON RETREATING.
OUTOF BOUNDS.
VALDOSTA,THE WINNINGEST PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY.
960ALL-TIME WINS.
24 STATE TITLES.
YOU CAN SEE MASSILLON OUT OF OHIO, CREEPINGUP ON HIM AT 958.
THERE, 957.
A BIG RACE TO GETTO 1001st.
FOR NOW, ONTHE RUN.
THE NOTE, OF TOTHE 47.
SECOND DOWN, COMING UP.
WE HAVE NOTSEEN MUCH OF FOSTER.
I THINK HE WAS INON ONE SERIOUS?
>> Wayne: TALKING TOTHE COACHBEFORE THE GAME, HE FELT LIKE YOUCOULD MAKE IT.
YOU GOT THE IDEA HEWOULD RIDE THELEGS OF FOR NOW.
HE HAS BEEN KEY FORTHEM IN THE LAST STRETCH OF GAINS.
FOSTER,MAKE NO MISTAKE, HEIS A GAME-WINNER HOME RUN TYPE OFRUNNING BACK.
BOTH ARE SOPHOMORES.
>> Matt:FOSTER RUSHEDAT 1000 LAST YEAR.
THE PASS GOES TO HUNTERANDHE STUMBLES FORWARD TO GET TO THELINE OF SCRIMMAGEAT THIRD-DOWN.
ACTUALLY, FOURTH.
>>Wayne:NICE STOP BY THERAIDER DEFENSE.
THREE AND OUT.
A FEW TIMES AND I THEY WERE ABLE TOGET A THREEAND OUT.
GOOD JOB.
OFFENSIVELY, THE TEAM WITH THAT AGGRESSIVENESS, THEY WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME PLAYS,TRY TO GET BACK INTHE GAME FOR A TOUCHDOWN BEFORE HALF.
SOMEONE FOURTH AND SEVEN.
PUNTING SITUATION.
HOWARD, BOOMS IT AWAY.
IT WILL HITOFF PHARAOH.
COVERED BY VALDOSTA ATTHE 19.
FARRELL, TRY TO TAKE THATONTHE SHORT HOP.
IT BOUNCED UP AND HIT HIMIN THE FACE.
TEMPLETON, RECOVERS THELOOSE BALL.
>> Wayne: THAT'S A BADBREAK.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS FARRELL.
YOU CAN SEE HIM CALLING FOR THE BALL.
JUSTHAVE TO GET AWAY.
YOU CAN SEE THEFACEMASK RIGHT THERE.
GRABBING HISLEFT CALF.
ALWAYS TOUGH TO SEE AN INJURY WHENTHERE IS NO CONTACT.
ONE OF THE WORSTINJURIES THAT HAPPENARE THE ONES THAT YOU SEEAND IT POSSIBLY IS SOMETHING IN THEACHILLES AREA.
>> Matt: HOPEFULLY IT IS JUST A CRAMP.
THAT WILL BE ANOTHERTURNOVER HEREFOR WALTON.
IT WILL GIVE VALDOSTA THEBALL INSIDE THE 20.
THEY ARE ALREADY DOWN A MAN.
ALEXWARD.
THE SOPHOMORE CORNER IS INJUREDAND NOT PLAYING.
HE ALREADY HAS 10OFFERS.
IF THEY WERE TO LOSEFARRELL, THAT IS TWO STARTERS DOWNIN THE SECONDARY.
>> Wayne: THE SECONDARY, THE WAY THAT ROBINSONIS THROWING THE BALL, JUSTCANNOT LOSE THIS YOUNG MAN.
HOPEFULLYHE CAN GET BACK INTO THE GAME.
>>Matt: IT'S BEEN A DIFFERENT SEASON FOR HEADCOACH .
LAST YEARHAD A TEAM THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHTIT WOULD BE THERE YEAR TO WIN ITALL.
THEY FINISHED 14 AND 1.
THISYEAR YOUHAVE A LOT OF PLAYERS, THOSE WHO CAME BACKHAD NOT PLAYED A LOT.
AND YOU'RE PLAYINGA LOT OF JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES.
HE IS IN A GREAT JOB HERE.
73 AND 26.
32AND 8, THE LAST THREE SEASONS.
HEPLAYED AT ROSWELL AND RHODES COLLEGE.
IN MEMPHIS.
>> Wayne: EARLY IN THE SEASON, THE COUPLELOSSES THEY HAD WASSOMETHING THAT HE TOOK UPON HIMSELFTO ABSORB.
HIS TEAM WITH THE LASTSEVENGAMES, HUMMING.
ALL FOR A LONG TIME.
THREE WEEKS.
IT IS SHOWING ALITTLE BIT.
>> Matt: THERE IS A THING ABOUT HAVING RESTANDA THING ABOUT HAVING TOO MUCH REST.
JEAN, BEHINDTHE LINE.
ROBINSON, SCRAMBLING AND THROWING.
FINDING A MAN OPEN.
FLAT OUTON THE PLAY.
THEY ENDED UP LOSINGYARDAGE ON THAT PLAY, ON THE COMPLETION.
TO, LEWIS.
>> Wayne: GETTING A HOLDING CALL.
OFFENSIVE LINE REACTINGTO THE QUARTERBACK SCRAMBLING.
NOT SUREWHERE HE'S GOING TO GO?
RIGHT HERE.
SOLIDPROTECTION TO START.
ONCE ROBINSON GOES TO START SCRAMBLING,HE FORGETS TO MOVE THE HANDS OUT OFTHE WAY.
TREVOR OFFENSE.
SECOND DOWN.
>> Matt: LEWIS CAUGHT THAT.
HAD HE KNOWNWHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN HE WOULD'VEBEEN BETTER OFFJUST ABOUT THE BALL DOWN ANDNOT CATCH IT.
AS IT TURNS OUT, THEYENDED UP LOSINGYARDAGE AND THE DOWNS.
SECOND AND19 A SET OF FIRST AND 20.
>>Wayne: THE YOUNG SOPHOMORE,SAW HIM BEFORE THE GAME AND HE DOESLOOK LIKE A BIG GUARD.
SOME POWER TEAM WILL SCOOP HIM UPWITH THATSIZE.
>> Matt:6'3".
330.
JUST A 10TH-GRADER.
FOR NOW, ON THE RUN.
GETS BOTTLED UPRIGHT AWAY.
LAVALLEE ON THAT TACO.
LOOKED LIKETHORNER WAS ON THAT,AS WELL.
>> Wayne: GREAT SIZE WHEN YOU LOOKAT FOLLY.
220.
THORTON,--THORNER, 225.
YOU'LLFIND IN HIGH SCHOOL, TWO LINEBACKERSTHAT BIG IN THEMIDDLE ANYMORE.
>> Matt: ROBINSON, FLUSHED OUT OFTHE POCKET.
SCRAMBLING AND THROWING.
THAT WILL BE CLOSE TO THEFIRST DOWN.
GREAT JOBBY ROBINSON.
KEEP THE PLAY ALIVE ANDGETTHE BALL TO HUNTER.
>> Wayne: THESE ARE THE KIND OF PLACEROBINSON HAS MADEALL YEAR.
HIS ABILITY TO IMPROVISE TOGET ON THE EDGE AND DELIVER THE BALL HASBEEN KEY FOR THEM ALL SEASON.
SOMEONE FOURTH AND ONE.
THE ALPHAINSURANCE RED ZONE.
WALTON GIFTED THEM THE FIRST DOWN.
>>Wayne: THE ACADEMY GOES TO ROUNTREE.
TONY LOOKED LIKE HE GOT HIT BYA TRUCK.
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE OFFICIALSSAW THEREWAS CONTACT.
>> Matt: ROBINSON, TOUCHDOWN, VALDOSTA.
PRINCE JEAN, WITH HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWNCATCH OF THEGAME.
THE FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASS FROMROBINSON IN THE FIRST HALF.
>> Wayne: BEAUTIFUL FAKE BY ROBINSON.
AND, FOR NOW.
DEFENSE DRAWING APPEAREDYOU CAN SEE THELINEBACKERS STEPPING UP, CREATINGTHAT VOID.
WORKING UNDERNEATH, JEAN.
THE SLANT ROUTEON SPEED.
EASY THROW AND CATCH FOR THE FOURTOUCHDOWN.
ROBINSON.
>> Matt: VALDOSTA MIGHT HAVE A NEWTRAVELING ROUTINE.
ENDED UP COMINGUP TODAY AND THEY STOPPEDAT LUCKY'S.
IMAGINE WHAT THE BILL WAS WHEN THEY GOTON THE FOOTBALL PLAYERSFED AT BUCKYS.
IT'S BEEN A GOOD DAY.
STOPPED AT BUCKYSANDEIGHT.
20-0 LEAD OF THE SECOND QUARTER.
VALDOSTAIS ROLLING.
CARROLLTON WILLBE NEXT.
> >> IT IS THE ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPSRATED OFFICIALLY BEGUN TONIGHT.
COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES ON THE HALFTIMESHOW, JON AND I WILL BREAK IT ALLDOWN .
WE HAVE THE FIRST FINAL OFTHE PLAYOFFS.
KINGS RIDGE WILL ADVANCE IN THE PRIVATEBRACKET.
WE WILL HAVECOACHES ON.
THE SPECIAL SPOTLIGHTS AND MUCH MORE.
YOU ARE NOT GOINGTO WANT TO MISS IT.
WE WILL SEE YOUIN A FEW MINUTES.
>>Matt: 28-0, VALDOSTA.
FIVE MINNESOTA PLAYUNTIL HALFTIME.
ROBINSON, 12 OF 18.
FOUR TOUCHDOWNS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE GOVERNORSRED RIBBON CAMPAIGN SCORING DRIVE.
PRINCE JEAN, THE SECOND TOUCHDOWNRECEPTION OF THE NIGHT.
TO GET VALDOSTA THE FOUR TOUCHDOWN ONTHE BOARD.
IF YOUARE FELTON, YOU THINK ABOUTPLAYING SOME BACKUPS IN THE SECOND HALF.
THEY ARE THE ROADTEAM COMING OUT OF REGION ONE.
IFTHEY HOLD ON ANDWIN, THEY LIKELY ARE COMING RIGHTBACK TO ATLANTA NEXT WEEK TO PLAYAT CARROLLTON.
IN LIKELIHOOD CARROLLTON BEATS TALLULAH.
THEY ARE HIGHLY FAVORED TO DO.
>>Wayne: YOU HAVE THE SCORE,WE SIT --IT ALLOWS YOU NOW TO RUNTHAT MORE OFTEN.
YOU RUNTHE BALL TRYING TO EAT UP SOME CLOCK ANDFINISH THIS GAME.
THE OFFENSEOFWALTON HAS TO SHOW SOME KIND OF SIGNSOF MAKING SOME PLAYS.
NOW THEY AREBEING DOMINATEDBY THE WILDCATS.
>> Matt: FIRST AND10 FOR THE RAIDERS.
HANDOFF TO GET THE BALL TOFARRINGTON.
A BIG RUN.
HE MIGHT GETIT.
FARRINGTON, TOUCHDOWN.
WALTON!
THAT WILL HELP GET YOU BACK IN THEGAME.
61 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN BY FARRINGTON.
HE WASNEVER TOUCHED.
>> Wayne:GREAT JOB OF PATIENTS BY FARRINGTON.
PONG AROUND.
KICKOUT BLOCK.
RYAN SIEGLE.
THE SPEED OFLUCAS FARRINGTON, HE IS ACOMPLETE RUNNING BACK.
SIZE AND SPEED.
CUTTING ABILITY.
GREAT HANDS OUTOF THE BACKFIELD.
GREAT JOB, GREAT ANSWER TO PUT SOME ENERGYON THIS FIELD AND INTHE STADIUM.
>> Matt:SEBASTIAN BANAI ON FOR THE PAT.
ALONG WAY TO GO FOR WALTON.
WHEN I--20-7.
WHAT IS SURPRISING ABOUTTHIS PLAY,FARRINGTON IS NEVER TOUCHED.
HE WENTTHROUGH THE HOLE AND IT WAS GONE CITY.
>> Wayne: GOODKICK OUT BLOCK BY GABE.
PULLING TOTHE RIGHT.
THAT POWER-PLAY.
BEAUTIFUL JOB OF EXECUTION.
THE SPEED RIGHT THERE, THE ABILITY TORUN PAST ELLISON FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
WHAT A BIG PLAYER HE IS.
>> Matt:17 RUSHINGTOUCHDOWN OF THE SEASON FOR LUCAS.
YOU SAW HIS RESUME EARLY.
HE HAS 28 OFFERS.
PURDUE,MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, AMONG THE 28.
EVER ABLE TO DO THAT, AND WE FELT THATWALTON HAS TO GET SOME BIG PLACE.
THEYWILL HAVE A HARD TIME PUTTING TOGETHER ALONG 10 PLAY DRIVEWITH THIS DEFENSE.
YOU HAVE TO HIT BIGPLAYS AND THEYJUST DID.
>>Wayne: NOW YOU HAVE TO PLAY COMPLEMENTARY FOOTBALL.
DEFENSE HAS TO GET THE OFFENSE THEBALL BACKHAD ONLY FIVE MINUTES FROM THE HALF.
YOU HAVE TO TRY TO RIDE MOMENTUM WHENYOU GET THE BALL BACKON OFFENSE.
JEALOUSY OF WALTON TRIESANYTHING TRICKY?
SEBASTIAN BANAI WITH A KICKOFF ANDHE WILL KICK IT AWAY.
IT WILL BE TAKEN THERE AT THETWO YARD LINE.
THE HANDOFF GOING TOFENNELL.
FOR NOW, TRYING TO ANSWER RIGHT BACK WITHA BIG PLAYOF HIS OWN.
TRACT DOWN FROM BEHINDATTHE 43.
>> Wayne: GOOD EXECUTION ON THIS PLAYON THIS RETURN BY LEWIS ANDFENNELL.
LEWIS, GOINGOVER TO FEEL IT.
REVERSE ACTION.
THESOPHOMORE ISSO TALENTED.
A BIG RESPONSE THERE.
GREAT FIELDPOSITION SETTING UP THE OFFENSE TO STARTTHE DRIVE.
>> Matt: LET'S SEE IF THEY HAVE THEM PLAYQUARTERBACK?
ROBINSON,COMES OUT.
THEY DID THAT FOR ONE SERIES.
ROBINSON WILLSTAND BACK IN THERE AT QUARTERBACK.
FENNELL, TAKES A LOSS ON THEPLAY.
HUDSON, WITH THE TFL.
>> Wayne:NICE JOB BY BEARD.
CRAWFORD, STAYING HOME.
MAKING THE PLAY BOUNCE OF THE OUTSIDE.
JUST NOWHERE FOR FENNELL TO GO ON THATPLAY.
THE COMPLEMENTARY FOOTBALL THATWE TALKED ABOUT.
THE LOT ANDGET THETHREE AND OUT.
GET THE BALL BACK.
>> Matt: NOT A TFL.
HE DID GETBACK TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE ANDGET A YARD ON THE PLAY.
SECOND DOWNAND NINE.
LOOK AT BEARD AND HIS CAREER NUMBERS.
200 CAREER ATTACKERS.
97, THIS SEASON.
ROBINSON, QUICKLYTHROWS TO JEAN.
LAVALLEE WAS THE FIRST GUY THERE TOHIT HIM.
>> Wayne: GREAT JOB PLAYINGON THE EDGE.
DOING NOT JUST BIG,BUT FAST.
FOOTBALL IQ, GETTING ON THE EDGE.
SAPPING THE PLAY BEFOREIT STARTS.
CREATING THIRD AND LONG.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS ISONE OF THE PLAYS YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.
THE MOBILITY OF ROBINSON RUNNING.
>> Matt: ROBINSON IS BEING CHASED.
HETALKS IT OUT OF BOUNDS.
FOURTH DOWN.
>> Wayne: AND ROBINSON FEELS THATPRESSURE, HE DOESN'T GO UP.
THE LAST TIME WESAW HIM WHEN HE FELT THE PRESSURE,HE WAS QUICK TO HIT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
NOW HE'STRYING TO BUY SOME TIME.
HE BACKSUP BUT DOES THE SMART THING TO GET OUTSIDETHEPOCKET TO THROW THE BALL AWAY.
>> Matt: HOWARD, ON THE PUNT.
HOWARD,IS ALSO THE DEFENSIVE ENDS.
TAKES IT TO THE 31.
IT GOES OUT OF BOUNDS.
WE WILL SEEWHERE THEY SPOTTED IT EXACTLY?
WALTONWILLGO BACK ON OFFENSE.
THREEPLUS MINUTES LEFT IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
TURN TO ABIG PLAYBY WALTON.
KICK THE BALL OFF AND GIVINGUP YARDS.
THESPECIAL TEAMS.
DEFENSE GET THREE ANDOUT.
HANDS THEBALL BACK WITH 15 BEFORETHE HALF.
TRON WE WILL SEE IF WALTON ,CAN THEY GET SOME MORE POINTS ON THEBOARD BEFOREHALFTIME TO GET BACK INTO THIS GAME?
>> Wayne: THE DEFENSIVE FRONT PLAYING OFFTHE BALL.
A YARD ANDA HALF TRYING TO READ THE OFFENSIVE LINE.
>> Matt: KEEPER BY GILSTRAP.
HE GETSWALLOWED UP.
LUNDY,LEADS THE WAY.
>> Wayne: GREAT JOBTHERE.
WILLIAMS, SHEDDING THE BLOOD.
ATTACKED HIM ON THAT PLAY.
YOU CANSEE HIM CELEBRATING.
99,WILL NOT BE PUSHED.
LOOK AT HIMFLEEING THE CENTER.
OUT OF THE WAY.
LUNDY, BIGDEFENSIVE END.
A JUNIOR.
ONE OFTHOSE GUYS THAT WILL GET SOME BIG-TIME LOOKSNEXT YEAR IN HIS SENIOR YEAR.
>> Matt:GILSTRAP.
HEAVY RUSH.
THROWS A DOWNFIELD.
WARD CATCHES IT.
DID HE GET HISFEET AND BOUNDS?
HE DID.
A BIG COMPLETION TOCHRISTIAN WARD.
THE FIRST TIME THEYHAVEBEEN ABLE TO CONNECT WITH HIM TONIGHT.
GOES FOR 32.
>> Wayne:TALK ABOUT THE BATTLE BETWEEN WARDAND COPELAND.
THIS TIME COPELAND WAS NOTABLE TO FIND THEBALL.
BEAUTIFUL JOB OF DANCING ALONGTHE SIDELINE.
THE LONG ARMS THEREOF CHRISTIAN WARD.
>> Matt: FIRST AND10.
BALL AT THE 39.
WARD,THE NUMBER 24 RECEIVER.
CLASS OF 2026.
GEORGIA AMONG HIS 23OFFERS.
GILSTRAP, ON THE RUN.
A NICE RUNFOR GILSTRAP.
GETS TO THE OUTSIDE.
GETS OUT OF BOUNDSAT THE 19.
WALTON INHIS IS HERE WITH TWO MINUTES TO PLAY INTHE FIRST HALF.
>>Wayne: GOOD JOB, GILSTRAP.
EVADING THEBLITZ HERE.
CANNOTCORRAL IT.
TRIES A RUN HIMDOWN THERE.
GOOD JOB.
THIS IS PART OF THE GAMETHAT GILSTRAP HAS TURNED ON INTHE LAST MONTH OF THE SEASON.
THE ABILITYTO RUN THE BALL.
>> Matt: RAIDERS IN THE RED ZONE.
FIRSTAND 10.
FARRINGTON, LOOKING FORSOME RUNNING ROOM.
GOING TO PICK UP TWO YARDS ON THEPLAY.
DOWN TO THE 17.
I THINK THERPA --RPO GAME, WITH THE FLAG.
THE THREAT THATGILSTRAP MIGHT RUN IT HAS OPENED UPTHE OFFENSEFOR WALTON.
>> Wayne: BACKING OFF THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
NOT SURE WHERE THE BALLIS ON THESE PLAYS.
YOU CAN SEE A LITTLECONFUSION.
NOT SURE IF FARRINGTON HASTHE BALLOR GILSTRAP HOLDER?
THE ASPECT HASBEEN A WRINKLEIN THE LAST DRIVER ORTWO THAT CONFUSED THE DEFENSE.
TREVORPERSONAL FOUL.
FACE MASK.
DEFENSE.
AT THE DISTANCE FROM THE END OF THE RUN.
RESULTS IN THE FIRST HIM.
>>Matt: FIRST DOWN FOR WALTON.
HE WILLBE FIRST AND GOAL TO GO FORTHE RAIDERS.
>> Wayne: YOU CAN SEE COACH FELTON,NOT REALLY AGREEING WITH THAT CALL.
THE DEFENSE HAS BEEN STELLARUP UNTIL THE LAST TWO DRIVES HEREBY WALTON.
>> Matt: THE BALL SITTING AT THE EIGHTS.
>> Wayne: WEHAVEAN OFFSIDE HERE.
JONAH LOOKS LIKE WALTON IS RETREATING.
YOU WERE AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN YOUR ENTIRELIFE.
HOW DO YOULINEUP IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE?
>>Wayne: I CANNOT UNDERSTAND THAT CALL.
I HOPE IT IS A RECEIVER SOMETIMES.
>> Matt:THAT COULD HAPPENEASILY BECAUSE THEY ARE AWAY FROMTHE BALL.
YOU HATE TO THINKTHAT AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN THAT COULDALMOST TOUCHTHE BALL WOULD BE LINED UP IN THENEUTRAL ZONE.
THE LAST TWO DRIVES, WALTON, HAS BEEN ABLETOROLL UP 120 YARDS.
GILSTRAP IS BEING CHASED.
CUTTING BACK.
NOTGOING TO GET AWAY.
GETTING DROPPED FORA LOSS.
>> Matt: >> Wayne: KOBI BROWN,17.
HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT HIMA LOT.
ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT MAKES BIG PLAYSIN BIG MOMENTS.
FEELING THEPRESSURE THERE.
BY WILLIAMS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THEPOCKET.
TOO MUCH SPEED ONTHE DEFENSE.
FOR GILSTRAP.
>> Matt: KOBI BROWN, 86 TACKLES INHIS CAREER.
26.
5 TFL.
655 QUARTERBACK SACKS.
PICKED UPNUMBERSEVEN THERE.
HE IS COMMITTED TO UCONN.
HE WILL PLAY FOR YOUR FORMAL--FORMER COACH FROM THEHUSKIES.
COMMITTED TO THEM OVER THE SUMMER.
OTHER OFFERS IS TROY ANDWESTERN KENTUCKY.
>> Wayne: A GREATPASS RUSHER.
A GREAT ATHLETE.
A BIG-TIME PROSPECT AND PLAYER FORTHIS DEFENSE.
>> Matt: BOTH OF HISPARENTSARE TEACHERS.
THEY MOVED AND HE WASPLAYING AT LANIER COUNTY.
THAT IS A1A SCHOOL AS A SOPHOMORE.
THE GOT HIMOUT THERE AT VALDOSTA AS A PASSRUSHING SITUATION THAN ALINEBACKER SPOT.
>> Wayne: COLD WEATHER IN CONNECTICUT.
>> Matt: A LOT COLDER THAN THIS.
THIS IS LIKE A SPRINGDAY IN CONNECTICUT.
1:29,TO PLAY.
WALTON TRYING TO GET ANOTHER SCOREBEFORE HALFTIME.
A TIMEOUT CALLED BY VALDOSTA.
FELTON WENT RUNNING ON THE FIELD.
WHEN HE SAW THE ALIGNMENT COMING OUT OFTHE TIMEOUT, HE SPRINTED ONTO THE FIELD.
>> Wayne: THEY KIND OF EXPLODED TO AFORMATION THAT HE DID NOTFEEL LIKE HIS DEFENSE WAS PREPAREDTO DEFEND.
WENT BACK TOHIS COLLEGE DAYS IN TROY.
SHOWING A SPRINT FOR COACH BLAKELY.
>>Matt: PLAYED FOR LARRY BLAKELYAT TROY.
>> Wayne:COACH BLAKELY WAS MY OFFENSIVE COORDINATORA LONG TIME AGO.
A GREAT COACH.
HE TURNEDTHAT PROGRAM AROUND.
A REAL START OFA TEAM.
>> Matt: THEY PUTNFL PLAYERS IN THERE.
SOME TREMENDOUS PLAYERSCOME OUT OF THAT PROGRAM.
THEYWERE SOME DULL CHAMPIONS A YEAR AGO.
THEY LOST PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY OFF OFTHAT TEAM.
INCLUDING, --.
THE GREATRUNNINGBACK FROM MARRIOTT UPWHEN THEY WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPIN 2019.
NOWHE IS IN THE NFL.
>> Matt:20-7.
1:29,TO PLAY, IN THE FIRST HALF.
VALDOSTA, TRYINGTO HOLD THE LINE TO NOT LET WALTON GETANOTHER TOUCHDOWN.
CERTAINLYWILL MAKE THE SECOND HALF MORE INTERESTINGIF THE RAIDERS ARE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGEOFTHIS OPPORTUNITY.
LINEUP FOR A BLITZ.
THEY PICK ITUP.
GILSTRAP .
CAUGHT FOR A TOUCHDOWN BY WARD.
WALTON ISBACK ON THE BOARD PITTA COUPLE TOUCHDOWNS INTHE FINAL FIVE MINUTES OF THE SECOND HALF.
THEY AREBACK IN THE GAME.
28-13.
>> Wayne:A ONE-ON-ONE BATTLE ON THEEDGE.
THAT IS A GO ROUTE BYWARD.
COPELAND, JUST COULD NOT FINDTHE BALL.
GOOD PROTECTION BY THEOFFENSIVE LINE .
SLIGHT PUSHOFF WITHTHELONG ARMS BY WARD.
KEEPING COPELANDFROM HAVING THE ABILITY TO JUMP.
WE HAVE SEEN THEM FEAST ORFAMINE WITH THAT PLAY.
TRYING TO GET THEBALL DOWN THE FIELDTO WARD.
>>Matt: THE SNAP IS BOBBLED.
IT IS PICKEDUP.
RUNNING TO THE END ZONE.
WILLNOTBE ABLE TO GET THERE.
THE SNAP IS COMINGBACK TOTHE HOLDER.
BRADYFRANSON.
HE COULD NOT HANDLE IT.
HE DID A GOOD JOB TO GET CLOSE TO GETIT INTO THEEND ZONE FOR A TWO-POINT CONVERSION.
28-13.
TO INTEGRATE RESPONSEBY WALTON LATE IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
NICE JOB RIGHTTHERE.
TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF A COUPLEPENALTIES WITHGOOD FIELD POSITION.
THE PERSONALFOUL BY VALDOSTA.
>> Matt: WALTON LOOKED LIKE THEY WEREDEAD.
WHEN VALDOSTA TOOK THELEAD AFTER THE FUMBLEDPUNT RETURN AND THE SEVEN YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS,WALTON, LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE READY TOPACK IT IN FOR THE SEASON.
THEY RESPONDEDWELL IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES OF THE SECONDHALF.
NOW THEY WILL GET ASTOP HERE.
THEY WILL GET TO THE LOCKERROOM BEING DOWN TWO SCORES.
>> Wayne: WE TALKED ABOUT THE LONGBREAK.
SOMETIMES IT LINGERS INTO THE GAME.
NOW THE ENGINE FROM WALTON IS FINALLY WARM.
SHOWING SIGNS OF THE TEAM WE THOUGHTWE WOULD SEETONIGHT.
>> Matt:BANAI IS SET TO KICK IT OFF.
KICKING IT AWAY.
IT WILL BERETURNABLE FROM THE TWO.
WILLIS, OF TO THE 26.
THAT'S WHERE VALDOSTAWILL GO ON OFFENSE.
VALDOSTA HAS TWO TIMEOUTSREMAINING.
WALTON HAS TWO REMAINING.
LET'S SEE IF EITHER TEAMELECTS TO USE THEM TO TRY TO DO SOMETHINGIN THE FINAL 76 SECONDS OFTHE QUARTER?
>> Wayne:20-0, YOU FEEL LIKE VALDOSTA WOULDSTART TO PLAY THE SLOW MOTION TO KILL THEOFFENSE.
NOW YOU HAVE TO EXPECTTHAT ROBINSONWILL COME BACK.
WE HAVE TO GET THE SCOREGOING.
WE HAVE TO GET THE BALL DOWNTHE FIELD.
NEEDS TO STAY AGGRESSIVEIN THIS DRIVE.
>> Matt: ROBINSON, FOR MUCH--FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES IN THE FIRST HALF.
GOING TO GO TOTHE AIR.
CRAWFORD, CHASING HIM.
THE BALLIS THROWN FOR A SHORT GAIN AT THE 29.
PRINCEJEAN.
VALDOSTA WILL GET QUICKLY TOTHE LINE.
>> Wayne: A LITTLE PACE THERE, YOU CANSEE THEANKLE INJURY WITH ROBINSON.
NOT ABLETORUN AROUND.
>> Matt: THE BALL TO THE EDGE.
INCOMPLETE GOINGTO HUNTER.
THIRD DOWN.
IF THEY DO THAT AGAIN, WALTON WILLGET THE BALL BACK.
WHAT WOULDYOU DO HERE ON THE THIRD DOWN ANDEIGHT?
DO YOU GO BACK TO THE AIR ORRUN THE BALL?
>> Wayne: I WILL RUN THEBALL.
LET'S TRY TO GET TO THELOCKER ROOM.
WALTON HAS MOMENTUM.
YOU HAVE TO TRY TOFIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET TO THEHALF AND BE SETTLED.
>> Matt: THEY WILL THROW.
COMPLETE.
THEY WILL NOT PICK UP THE FIRST ARMOREDLET'S SEE IF WALTON BURNS A TIMEOUTHERE?
WALTON, DOES.
>> Wayne: GREATOPENFIELD TACKLE BY ETHAN.
WORKING UNDERNEATH.
THE UNDERNEATH ROUTEOFPRINCE JEAN.
>> Referee: WALTON.
SECOND TIMEOUTOF THE HALF.
WHEN YOU'RE DOWN 28-13, YOU CAN BE AGGRESSIVEANDNO ONE WILL LOOK AT YOU LIKE YOU MADETHE WRONG DECISION.
>> Matt: YOUHAVE A KICKER INSEBASTIAN.
IF YOU CAN GET THE BALL INSIDETHE 25TO THE 25 OR INSIDE THAT, YOU HAVEA SHOT TO KICKA FIELD GOAL TO GET MORE POINTS.
REALLY SURPRISEDTHAT VALDOSTA DID NOT RUN ON THAT PLAY.
GIVEN THAT IT WAS THIRD DOWN AND NINE.
THATIS NOT A HIGH PERCENTAGE THIRDDOWN CONVERSION.
IT DID NOT GET A FIRSTDOWN SO NOW THEY GIVE THE BALLBACK TO WALTON.
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT WALTON IS PLAYINGWITH THE MOMENTUM RIGHT NOW IN THIS GAME.
>> Wayne: HAVE TO BE ON ALERT FORA PUNT BLOCK.
WEWILL SEE WALTON RETURNING GAME --LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE LININGUP IN A PUNT SAFE FORMATION.
>> Matt:SPEED HAS SPEED.
A HIGH PUNT IN THE AIR.
IT WILLTAKE A BALANCED THAT BAILSHIM OUT A LITTLE BIT.
NOT A GREATTIME TO BUY HOWARD.
YOU TACKON A 10 YARD AND ENDSUP BEING A 35 YARD KICK.
WALTON WILLTAKE OVER ATTHE 32 WITH32 SECONDS LEFT IN THE HALF.
>>Wayne:WARD, THE NUMBER ONE GUY IN THESESITUATIONS.
YOU HAVETO EXPECT SECOND DOWN IF YOU ARE THEBACKENDFOR VALDOSTA.
THEY WILL TEST YOU IF YOU SEE NUMBERONE IN FRONT OF YOU DOWN THE FIELD.
>> Matt: PROBABLY NEED ABOUT 45 YARDSTO GET IN FIELD GOAL RANGE.
GILSTRAP GOT AWAY FROM BROWN.
NOT ENOUGH TO GET AWAY FROM LUNDY.
LUNDY IS OUT OFHECKUVA FIRST HALF.
>> Wayne:TRYING TO GO WITH DEEP ROUTES DOWNTHE FIELD.
CARLSON AND WARD GOING WITH THE ROSTER NOWHERETO GO EARLY WITH THEBOB GOOD PRESSURE ONCE AGAIN.
RAILINGTO THE BALL .
KOBI BROWN, LUNDY, PUTTING THE PRESSUREON AND LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL TAKETO HAVE.
>> Matt: AFTER THAT SACKBYLUNDY, BRUNER SAID THAT IS ENOUGH.
WE ARE GOING TO THELOCKER ROOM.
LUNDY, FIVE TACKLES.
TWOQUARTERBACK SACKS.
TWO OTHERS, TFL.
HE HAS BEEN GETTING IT DONE AT THEDEFENSIVE TACKLE POSITION FOR VALDOSTAIN THEFIRST I'VE HEARD IT IS A GAME AS AGO TO THE LOCKER ROOM.
DID NOT KNOWTHATWAS GOING TO BE THE CASE ABOUT 15MINUTES AGO.
THE WALTON SCORES A COUPLE TOUCHDOWNSINTHE FINAL FIVE MINUTES OF THE SECONDQUARTER TO GET BACK IN IT.
28-13.
THE TEAMS GOTO LOCKER ROOM.
>> Wayne: GREAT JOBOF RESPONDING BY THERAIDERS.
PLAYING COMPLEMENTARY FOOTBALL.
FARRINGTON, THE BIG LONG RUN FORTHE TOUCHDOWN.
THE DEFENSE STEPPED UPAND GOTTHREE ANDOUT.
GOT THE BALL BACK FOR OFFENSEAND THE BIG-PLAY TO CHRISTIAN WARD.
>> Matt: ROBINSON, FOUR TOUCHDOWNPASSES IN THE FIRST STEP IT IS TIMEFOR THE COACHES INTERVIEW DELIVERED BYJOHNNY'S PIZZA.
>> PREGAME YOU TOLD MEYOU WANTED TO SEE ME AT THE HALF.
I KNOW YOUWANT TO GET BACK THETWO TOUCHDOWNS YOU GAVE UP.
I HEARD YOU TALKING TO YOUR TEAM,LET'S TALK ABOUT IT.
HOW DO YOU NEUTRALIZE WALTON'SOFFENSE OF EFFORTS?
>> WE HAVE TOREAD KEYS.
START LOOKING AT THE BACKFIELD.
WE HAVE TO RELAX AND SCOREDTWO QUITS--IN THISTALK ABOUT ROBINSON.
FOUR PASSING TOUCHDOWNS.
HOW HAS HE BEEN PRODUCTIVE?
, HE'SBEEN HIMSELF ALL YEAR.
HE HAS THE,PASSIVE.
ONE IS NOT ABLE TO RUN THEBALL, TAKINGADVANTAGE OF SECONDARY.
>> HOW DO YOUFINISH?
>> WE HAVE TO COME AT THE SAME MOMENTUMAND PLAYWHILE CALF ABOVE.
WE HAVE TOCREATE BIG-PLAY SPHERES CHEMEX WILDCATFOOTBALL IS PHYSICAL.
GOOD LUCK.
WE WILL HAVE MORE COMING UP IN A MINUTE.
WE WILL HAVE THE HALF-TIME SHOWWITH HANNAH AND JON.
KEEP IT HEREON GPB.
WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
> >>IN GEORGIA OPIOIDCRISIS NUMBERS RISE.
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KIRK, SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC.
WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THISCRISIS?
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IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZEPEOPLE CAN GET ADDICTED NOT JUST TOELICIT DRUGS BUT TO GENERAL PAINKILLERS.
>> IT CANBE A SENSITIVETOPIC WHEN IT COMES TO KIDS.
WHATYOUR PARENTSNEED TO KNOW?
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1 IN 5, WHOHAVE EXPOSURE TO PAINKILLERS ARE PRONETO HAVE SOMESORT OF ADDICTION POTENTIAL.
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WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP LOVED ONES?
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> >> WELCOME ANTIFA BY FRIDAYS HALFTIME SHOW.
JON NELSON,HANNAH GOODIN.
THE ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS HASOFFICIALLY BEGUN WITH THE 6A MATCHUP.
VALDOSTAVERSUS WALTON.
ON TOP, 20-13.
I KNOWTHE WILDCATS FANS ARE HAPPY TO HAVEROBINSON BACK.
>> YOU ARE GETTINGTHE TONGUE PLAYS EARLY ON FROM VALDOSTA.
THEYHAVE SEEN THINGS DOWN THE MIDDLE OFTHE FIELD.
KEEP AN EYE IF ADJUSTMENTS FROMWALTONIN THE SECOND 24 MINUTES, THE FIELDWILL BE WIDE OPEN FOR ALOT OF YARDAGEDURING THE FIRST 24.
>>THIS WAS NOT ON MY BINGO CARD FOR THENEIGHBORHOOD WHAT ELSE IS STANDINGOUT?
IN 5A ISSENDING OUT.
THERE IS ONE CODRON THEMIGHT GO UPSIDE DOWN.
WE WILL KEEP YOUPOSTED.
>> WE WILL TALKMORE ABOUT THAT.
WHEN IT COMES TO TODD,HE'S GOING TOYOU GA AND THERE ARE 20 OTHER PLAYERSON THE FIELD TONIGHT THATARE COMMITTED TO COLLEGES WHILE THEYHAVE OFFERS.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO ARE OVERLOOKED?
HERE IS, MAKE THAT KITTEN OFFER.
>>SANTANA, ONE OFTHE TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS FOR THREECONSECUTIVE SEASONS.
HE NOW HEADS INTOTHE 2024 PLAYOFFS TIED WITHTHE TEAM LEAD IN TACKLES WITH 87.
50OF THOSE ARE CELEBRATEDTHE TEAM-LEADING 15 TACKLES FOR LOSS.
NEXT,ACCOUNTED FOR 36 P. A. T. 'S AND 10 FIELD GOALS.
66POINTS FOR THE ROYALS.
FIREBALL FORD, CONSOMMÉ CLUTCH WITHBIG PLAYS WHEN HIS TEAM NEEDS HIMMOST.
FORD HAS A LONG LIST OF AWARDS.
STEVENSON,TALLIED 75 SOLO TACKLES AND AVERAGES OVER11 TACKLES PER GAME.
HE ISRANKED 20th IN THE STATE FOR TACKLESAND FITS IN AAA.
HE'S THE BACKUP QUARTERBACK ANDA STATE RUNNER-UP IN WRESTLING.
LINEBACKER,AND LONG SNAPPER, COOPER, NEEDS ANOFFER.
HE HELPED LEAD THE REBELSTO A REGION TITLE.
HEBROKE THE TACKLE RECORD FOR THE TEAMWITH A TOTAL OF 308 TACKLES INJUST THREE YEARS.
HE HAS 111 TACKLESTHIS SEASON.
MILL CREEK CORNERBACK,MILES JR. 34 TACKLES, 20WERE SO LOW.
ONE TACKLE FOR LOSS ANDONE INTERCEPTION.
>> FOLLOW US ONSOCIAL MEDIA TO SEE HOW YOU CAN GETYOUR NAME ON THE LIST.
WE DO HAVEONEFINAL SCORE .
KINGS RIDGE ADVANCESINTHE PRIVATE SCHOOL BRACKET.
LET'S LOOKAROUND THE REST OF THE STATE.
Mc SCOREBOARD,-- >> NORTH COBB WITH THE FIRST POINTSON THEBOARD.
DOUGLAS COUNTY LEADING MILL CREEK.
HOUSTONCOUNTY IS TRAILING CLARKE CENTRAL.
JONES COUNTY IS UP 24 AT THE BREAK.
PAGE 2, AS IROLLED THROUGH, 36 AT THE BREAK.
35 ON LUMPKIN COUNTY FRED THOMPSONWAS A BIG NUMBER ON PIKE.
FITZGERALD.
EXPECT THE PRECINCT TO GO BACK ANDFORTH ALL NIGHT.
WORKING UP SECOND QUARTER.
>> WE ARE NOTRINGING ANY UPSET ALARMS YET.
CAN WEGET A NEW ALARM FOR THAT?
SEQUOIA, LEADINGGAINESVILLE, 24-14.
>> THE UPPER LEFT-HAND BRACKET, WEWILL KEEP AN EYE ONIN 5A.
COFFEE IS LEADING JACKSON COUNTY.
THEROAD TEAM IS WINNING IN THAT ONE.
JACKSON COUNTY, MINUS 19 YARDS TOTALOFFENSE ON THE GROUND.
BRUNSWICK IS THE ONLY TEAM WITH AHOME GAME THAT IS WINNING RIGHT NOW.
UP, 27-ZERO.
LOVEJOY ISBEATING WOODWARD ACADEMY NEAR THE AIRPORTIN COLLEGE PARK.
12-7.
HE THE TWO THAT A LOT OF FOLKS WAS NOTGOING TO BE WINNING.
YOU HAVE A THREESEED WINNING.
WE TALKED ABOUT THINGS GOING UPSIDEDOWN, AND MIGHT BE THE FIRST ONEIN 5A.
IN WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
COMING UP NEXT, YOU SAY THATPHARMACY GEORGIA PLAYER SPOTLIGHT ANDA COACH ON LIVE.
WEWILL BE RIGHT BACK.
> >> IS TIME FOR THIS WEEK'S GEORGIAPLAYER SPOTLIGHT BUT TOBUY YOU SAY THAT PHARMACY.
KENNETH STARR, K GREER.
BY THE AGEOF SEVEN SHE PICKED UP ARACKET AND BY 10, THE NUMBER ONE GIRLSPLAYER IN THE STATEMENT SHE HAD ALOT OF DIVERSITYAND OVERCAME IT.
HERE IS HER STORY.
>> I STARTED PLAYING TENNISAS SEVEN.
WHEN I WAS 10 I WAS NUMBER ONEIN THE STATE FOR GEORGIA.
I GOT INJUREDWHEN IWAS 14 AND I WAS OUT FOR 19 MONTHS BEFOREIWAS ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONGWITH MY WRIST.
THESCAR TO SHOOT WAS SO BAD THAT SHECANNOT BEND HER WRIST.
WE HAD TO CHANGEEVERYTHING.
BEFOREHAND, BACK IN, HER SERVE, EVERYTHING.
>> TOOVERCOME THE AND TO RELEARN AND TOBE BACK PLAYING AT THE LEVEL SHEIS PLAYING IN TWO YEARS INSTEAD OF10, ISVERY IMPRESSIVE.
>> THAT IS ONE TOUGH GIRL ANDWE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT IS NEXTFOR KATE.
HOMEWORK QUICK BREAK.
NEXT, A COACH IS WAITING ON THE LINE.
DON'TGO ANYWHERE.
TOOK IN I AMPROUD TO PRESENT THE COOPERATIVESPIRIT SPORTSMANSHIP WARD.
THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE, WORKAND PLAY.
CHEMICALLYCONGRATULATE BAINBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOLFOR THE SPORTSMANSHIP--ONLY ONESCHOOL IN EACH REGION AND CLASSIFICATIONIS CHOSENTO RECEIVE THE ANNUAL.
WE TAKE IN CONSIDERATION ALLSPORTSMANSHIP MAKING IT ATTRIBUTE TO THEENTIRE COMMUNITY.
IN THIS TOWN LOVETHE BEARCATS.
THEY LOVE PURPLE AND GOLD.
SO MUCH SPIRIT HERE.
SO MUCH TRADITION.
THEY NEED TO BE ON IT.
WHAT A GREATPRIVILEGE.
ININTRODUCED IN 2006, REINFORCES THEPHILOSOPHY THAT EVERYONE ASSOCIATEDWITH HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES FROM ATHLETESTO SPECTATORS SHOULD ADHERE TO THEFUNDAMENTAL VALUES IT REPRESENTS.
INAFTER HIGH SCHOOL, WE PREACH EXCELLENCE INEVERYTHING WE DO.
NOT JUST ON THE FIELDAND COURT BUTTHE CLASSROOM.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHEREXAMPLE OFAN ESSENCE FOR THEYOUNGER GENERATION.
THIS IS WHAT THEOLDER KIDS AREDOING AND THE RESULT OF HARD WORK.
>>THE 35 PARTICIPATION,CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BAINBRIDGEBEARCATS COMMUNITY.
> >> WELCOME BACK.
CURRENTLYAT THE BREAK OF THE 6A MATCHUP BETWEENVALDOSTA AND WALTON.
WILDCATS UP,28-13.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WINNEROF OUR GAME?
?
LET'S FIND OUT?
LET'SGO TO THE BRACKET TO SHOW HOW IT ISLOOKING GOOD WE AREFOCUSING OF ARRAY.
CARROLLTON HADA SLOW START.
THEY NOW HAVE SOMEMARGINS BETWEEN THEM AND TO KILL YOU.
CARROLLTON IS LOOKING LIKEPASTRY.
AS WE SIT THERE AND GO RIGHT HANDSIDE, LOOKDOWN LOW.
A BIT OF A LEAD WITH BUFORDLEADING AFTER A SLOW START.
LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE BRACKET,COLQUITT COUNTY PUTTING UP A BIG NUMBER.
GRAYSON DOING THE SAME IN A COUPLE ROUNDSTIME COULD BE GRACE IN THE BATTLEOF ONES.
COBB IS UPBY TWO SCORES.
HARRISON AND ARCHER WITH A BACK-AND-FORTHIN A ONE-POINT GAME.
>> ALL CLASSIFICATIONS ARE PLAYINGTONIGHT EXCEPT FOR SINGLE EIGHTDIVISION TWO.
LET'S LOOK AT THEIRBRACKET AND SEE WHAT'SHAPPENING THERE.
>> IWILL SHOW YOU WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ONEBRACKET AS WE GO.
THE BRACKETUPPER LEFT.
IRWIN COUNTY AND GREENE COUNTY.
TWO TEAMS IN THE TOP 10 HERE.
GLASSCOCKCOUNTY,WELCOME BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS.
THEY TRAVEL 250 PLUS MILES.
ECI,THEY GET TO GO TO MY CRATETO TAKE ON TELFAIR COUNTY.
>> WE HAVE THE HEAD COACH HERE TOTALK ABOUT HIS SEASONAND THE GAME.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
>>THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON.
THANK YOUMADEIT TO THE SEMI'S LAST YEAR AND CLINCHEDTHE REGION FOR THEFIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS.
TELL US ABOUT IT?
>> WE WENT TO THE SEMI FINALS LASTYEAR.
IT WAS ANEXCITING YEAR.
WE HAVEA NEW CREW.
WE LOST A LOT OF GOODPLAYERS FROM LAST YEAR BUT OUR GOALTHIS YEARWAS TO RETURN TO THEPLAYOFFS FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW.
AND TO TRY TO WIN THE REGION CHAMPIONSHIPAND WE WEREABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT LAST FRIDAYNIGHT IN A BARN BURNER.
A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALLGAME.
WILCOX COUNTYTHAT CAME DOWN TO THE WIRE.
WE WERE ABLETO MAKE ENOUGH PLAYS THE COMEON TOPAND CAPTURE THE FIRST REGION CHAMPIONSHIP INOVER 30 YEARS.
>> WHAT DOES ITMEAN TO THE TOWN TO GETTHAT TROPHY AND HAVE THAT IN THE FIELDHOUSE?
IN IT WAS REALLYEXCITING.
THE CELEBRATION ENSUED AFTERTHE GAME.
IT WAS REALLY FUN.
IT WASNEAT FORTHE KIDS AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.
A LOT OF THE FORMER PLAYERSTHAT I GOT TO SEE AFTER THE GAME,IT WAS AFUN NIGHT.
EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITYIS PROUD OF THESE YOUNG MENAND EXCITED OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
>>YOU BEEN WATCHING A LOT OF FILM ONECI.
WHAT ARE THE KEYS OF THE GAME, WHATWILL IT TAKE TO GET TO THE SECONDROUND?
?
THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD FOUR SEED.
THEYCOULD EASILY BE A ONE SEED.
PERENNIAL POWER IN CLASS A.
AN OUTSTANDING FOOTBALL TEAM.
THEY ARE BUILT ON TOUGHNESS AND PHYSICALITY.
VERY WELLCOACH.
THE COACH HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
HAVE TO MATCH ANDEXCEED PHYSICALITY.
JUST LIKE IN A PLAYOFF GAME, YOU HAVETOLIMIT THE MISTAKES IN TURNOVERS.
>> NON-REGIONSCHEDULE YOU LOSE THE FIRST TWO.
YOUCOME BACK TOWIN THE NEXT TWO.
THEN YOU GET INTO REGIONPLAY, WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT YOURSELFWITHTHE NON-REGION START?
IN THE KIDSHAD TO LEARN.
THEY WERE A NEW TEAM ANDTHEY HAD TOFIND THEMSELVES.
ALTHOUGH YOU WANT TOWIN ALL OF THEM, THAT IS THE BEAUTYTO PLAY A FEW NON-REGION GAMES.
HE GIVESYOU THEOPPORTUNITY FOR THE TEAM TO FIND THEIRIDENTITY.
NOT JUST LIKE ACCIDENTALS, BUTAS YOUR LEADERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT TOOK US ALITTLE BIT TO FIND OUR WAY.
ONCE WE DID,THE BOYS HAVE TAKEN HOLD AND GOTTENON A ROLL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FORBEING PATIENT AND WAITING FOR US AND BEINGHERE TONIGHT TO CHAT ABOUT YOUR GAMEANDYOUR SEASON.
IT HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVE.
THANK YOU.
WE HAVE TO CHAT WITH YOUNEXT WEEK.
>> YOUGET THESE RESERVATIONS QUITE AWAY WITHTHESE COACHES.
WITH EVERYBODY IN CLASS IDIVISION TWO, THEY AREHOME.
MATT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS IN HISKITCHEN OR LIVING ROOM.
IT WAS FUN TO GET HIM IN THAT ENVIRONMENTAS THEY GET READY TO KICK OFF TOMORROW.
>> THAT'S A TASTE OF WHAT IS TO COME.
DO NOT MISS THE POST GAME SHOW.
WEWILL HAVE COACHES CALLING US FROMALL OVER THESTATE FROM HOME OR ON THE BUS.
IN THEIR OFFICE --IT WILL BE A LOTOF FUN.
WEWILL SEE YOU RIGHT AFTER THIS GAME BUTA LOT MORE OF THE SECOND HALF.
ODESSA ANDWALTONON GPD.
GPB.
TOOK IN HAVE TIME AT WALTON.
VALDOSTA LEADINGTHE RAIDERS, 28-13.
WE GET READY TO START THE THIRD QUARTER.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE FIRSTHALF HIGHLIGHTS.
VALDOSTA SCORED THE FIRST FOUR TOUCHDOWNSOF THE GAME.
SCORED ON THE FIRST PLAYOFTHE GAME ON THE PASS FROM ROBINSON.
>> Wayne: 11 SECONDS TO GET INTO THEEND ZONE AND PUT THEMSELVES ON THEBOARD.
TED ROBINSON, ONCE AGAIN,FINDING ELI LEWIS DEEP DOWNTHE FIELD HERE.
PLAYING CATCHERFOR THE TOUCHDOWN TO PUT HIS TEAM UP,14-0.
>>Matt:EARLY SECOND QUARTER, ROBINSON, THIS TIMETO LUIS.
IT GOES TO57 YARDS .
ANOTHER ONE PLAY TOUCHDOWNDRIVE FOR VALDOSTA.
THEY WERE UP, 21-0.
>> Wayne: EARLYIN THE FIRST HALF, ROBINSON TO PRINCEJEAN.
20-0.
>> Matt: WALTON FINALLYGOT ON THE BOARD .
FIVEMINUTES LEFT OF THE HALF WHEN FARRINGTONTOOKOFF ON A 61 YARD SPRINT TO MAKE IT,28-7.
>> Wayne: GILSTRAP,OUT ON THE EDGE FOR THE BIG TOUCHDOWN.
SCORING, 28-13.
>> Matt: NO P. A. T. 20-13 AT HALFTIME.
IT IS TIME FORTHE HALFTIMEINTERVIEW DELIVERED BY JOHNNY'S TO READYOUR ORIGINAL NEIGHBORHOOD PIZZERIA.
>>DO YOU LIKE YOUR ODDS?
THE GAP IS 15.
A BIG GAP BY FARRINGTON AND WARD.
PUTTING UP TWO TOUCHDOWNS.
HOW DOYOU START FASTINGTHAT YOU HAVE THE BALL TO GET THEMOMENTUM BACK?
>> WEHAVE TO SCORE THE FIRST DRIVER I THINK WECAN AND WE WILL BE BACK.
WE PLAYEDWELL ON DEFENSE BUT EVEN UP FOUR BIGPLAYS BUT WE CANNOT DO THAT AGAINSTAGOOD TEAM.
WE HAVE TO COME BACK TO PLAYGOOD DEFENSE TOGET BACK SOME OFFENSE.
>>GOOD DEFENSE WILL COME BY CONTAININGTODD ROBINSON.
WHERE DO YOU START WITHHIM?
>>HIS ARM IS WHERE HE HAS BEEN KILLINGUS SO WE NEED TO COVERTHOSE GUYS.
>> HE TOOK EVERY SECONDWITH YOUR TEAMAT THE HAPPY ITWHAT WAS YOUR MESSAGE TO THEM?
>>ONE PLAY AT A TIME.
KEEP BATTLING BACK.
IN ALLDOWN, BALL OUT.
THERE STILL IS MORE FOOTBALLTOBE PLAY.
>> Matt: INDEED.
LOOK AT THEHALFTIME SENSE.
WHATJUMPS OFF THE PAGE?
>> Wayne: THE PASSING YARDS OF VALDOSTA.
ROBINSON, LIMITED BUT SO DANGEROUSTHROWING THE BALL TONIGHT.
WALTON WITH THE PENALTIES, YOU CANNOT PLAYTHIS KIND OFTEAM AND TRY TO TAKE ON THE WOOD HAVINGTHE KIND OF PENALTIES THEY HAD INTHE FIRST.
>> Matt: FOR THE RAIDERS,DANIEL BRUNNER POINTEDOUT, THEY GET THE BALL FIRST .
IFTHEY GET ASCORE HERE,ON THE OPENING POSSESSION OF THE THIRDQUARTER,WE HAVE A GAME FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
>> Wayne: YOU HAVE TO BUILD ON THEMOMENTUM YOU HAD AT THE END OF THE SECONDQUARTER.
GILSTRAP, STARTED RUNNING THE BALL,BEING MORE MOBILE.
FINALLY THEY BROKETHROUGHWITH CHRISTIAN WARD DOWN ON THE EDGEWITH THE BIG PLAY.
HE FELT LIKE THEYWOULD HAVE TO GET BIG PLAYS.
DIDN'TFEEL LIKE THEY COULD DRIVE THE BALLHERE ONTHE WILDCATS.
HAVE TO CONTINUE TOGET BIG PLAYS DOWN THE FIELD.
>>Matt:GILSTRAP PASSING FOR 66 YARDS FITI THOUGHT IT WAS HISRUNNING ABILITY THAT OPEN UP THE OFFENSE FORWALTON.
LOOSENED UP THE DEFENSE ALITTLE BIT.
SAW WARD WITH A COUPLE RECEPTIONS.
INCLUDINGTHE 21 YARDER, WITH 1:23, LEFT.
THEY GOT THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN OF THE NIGHT.
>> Wayne: HIS ABILITY TO GET OUT ONSOMEOF THOSE RUNS , MAKINGTHE VALDOSTATEAM PAY FOR THEBLITZ.
THAT IS BEEN KEY FOR GILSTRAP.
HE HAS TO CONTINUE THAT EARLY ON.
THE COACH IS LOOKINGTO BE AGGRESSIVE TO GET A TOUCHDOWNON THIS DRIVE.
>> Matt: LET'S SEEIF THEWILDCATS KICK AWAY DEEP?
BOTH TEAMSHAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS IN THERETURN GAME.
AIDEN, THE FRESHMAN WHO IS THENATIONAL SPRINTER , STANDING DEEPFOR WALTON.
THIRD-QUARTER KICKOFF IS BROUGHT TOBUYHEADS UP GEORGIA.
PARKER PHONE WHILEDRIVING, IT SAVES LIVES.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THEBALL TOAIDEN OPORE YET.
HE HAS TREMENDOUS SPEED.
HE WILL GETA CHANCE TO RETURN THIS ONEFROM THE THREE.
LET'S SEE WHAT HECAN DO.
RUNS RIGHT INTO THE MIDDLEOF THAT.
THE WALTON KICK COVERAGE.
HE GETS DROPPEDRIGHT THERE AT THE 20.
THAT IS WHERE THE RAIDERS WILL STARTTHE THIRD-QUARTER POSSESSION.
>> Wayne: ESTABLISHING THELINE OF SCRIMMAGE WILL BE KEY.
WESAW WITH FARRINGTON, THEY HAVE THEABILITY FOR THE BIGLAY RUNNING.
THE OFFENSE WANTS TOPLAY SOME PLAY ACTION.
TO GET THAT YOUHAVE TOSTART GETTING THE BALL.
, THEY HAVE TO BLOCKLUNDY.
HE A BIG--FIRST AND10 FOR GILSTRAP AND THE RAIDERS.
THEY BEGIN THE SECOND HALF.
SO VERYMUCH IN THIS GAME.
THE HANDOFF WILLGO TO FARRINGTON.
HE GETS MET IN THE HOLE.
BY JOHNSON, THE LINEBACKER.
>> Wayne:TREMAINE JOHNSON,JUST READING THE QUARTERBACK.
STEPPING UP.
GETTING AWAY FROMTHE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN.
GABE.
USING THE SPEED THAT THE LINEBACKERSPOSSESS.
NOT A LOT OF SIZEBUT A LOT OF SPEED AND NESTING.
>> Matt:HE BROKE OFF A61 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN.
GILSTRAP WANTS TO GO TO THE AIR.
STEPSUPIN THE POCKET.
RUNS AWAY FROM THERUSHFORD GILSTRAP RUNS IT TO THE 38.
HAS THEFIRST DOWN.
>> Wayne: IT'S THE ASPECT OF THE GAMETHATPICKED UP FOR THE WALTON TEAM.
THATIS GILSTRAP THERE.
A LOT OF BACKSTURNED TO HIM.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OFTHE MAN COVERAGE .
VOID IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEFENSEFOR GILSTRAP.
>> Matt: 17 YARD PICKUPFOR GILSTRAP.
459 YARDS RUSHINGDURING THE REGULAR SEASON.
THREE TOUCHDOWNS ONTHE GROUND.
HE GIVES YOU THAT ELEMENT.
FARRINGTON.
HE WAITS AND GETS TOTHE OUTSIDE.
NICE PATIENTSBY LUCAS FARRINGTON TO PICK UP THE FIRSTDOWN.
>> Wayne: IT'S ABOUT PATIENTS.
BEHIND THE OFFENSIVE LINE.
WE TALKED ABOUTTHE EDGE , SHOWING THE SPEED THERE.
LUNDY,NO CHANCE TO CLOSE THAT GAP TONOT LET FARRINGTON GET TO THE EDGE.
YOU HAVE TO BEMORE DISCIPLINED ON THE EDGE WHENYOU HAVE THAT KIND OF SPEED.
, THAT WAS A 17 YARD PICKUP FOR FARRINGTON.
HE IS APPROACHING 100 YARDS RUSHINGIN THIS GAME.
96, NOW, FARRINGTON.
SEVEN, KARIS.
MAKE THAT, EIGHT.
FIRST AND 10.
GILSTRAP WITH A POCKET.
STEPUP IN IT.
DUMP IT OFF.
HE'S GOT THEFIRST DOWN.
THE FRESHMAN DOWN TOTHE 35.
>> Wayne: GILSTRAP, WITH A THREE MAN RUSH.
HEFILLS THE VOIDTO THE RIGHT.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENSWHEN YOU ONLYRUSH THREE.
THE VOID PULLING THE DEFENSEUP AND DROPPING THE BALL TO AIDENOPORE.
>> Matt: FIRST AND 10.
BALLAT THE 35.
6'4".
170.
THAT WILL BE A NAME TOREMEMBER GOING FORWARDAT WALTON.
THE KEEPER.
GILSTRAP.
A NICE READ.
GETS FOUR ON THE PLAY, DOWN TOTHE 31.
>> Wayne: THE WALTON TEAM PLAYINGWITH A DIFFERENT ENERGY.
THE LONGTHE WEEKBREAK WE TALKED ABOUT, THEY WERE KINDOF ASLEEPIN THE FIRST HALF.
THE LAST SIX MINUTES OF THE FIRSTQUARTER, STARTING THE SECOND HALF,THEY ARE PLAYINGWITH A LOT OF ENERGY.
>> Matt:GILSTRAP WITH 10 CARRIES AND 30 YARDS.
ANOTHER TEAM HAD A THREE-WEEK RAY, GAINESVILLE.
DOWNTO SEQUOIA AT HALFTIME.
SIDEARM PASS,COME PLAY.
McRAINEY.
FIRST CATCH OF THE GAMEFROM MAX McRANEY.
>> Wayne:PRESSURE COMING READING THAT BLITZ.
SETTING UP THE THIRDAND SHORT.
>>Matt: THIRD DOWN AND THREE.
LINE OFGAIN, 25.
>> Wayne: MULTIPLE FORMATIONS WE HAVESEEN.
WALTON COMPLETING HIS --TRYING TO CONFUSE VALDOSTA.
>> Matt: MAX McRANEY BEHIND THE LINEINMOTION.
GILSTRAP PULLS IT AGAIN AND RUNSINSIDETHE 20.
TO THE END ZONE.
TOUCHDOWN, WALTON.
THE FLAG IS OUT ON THE PLAY.
27 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUNBY GILSTRAP.
IT MIGHT BE A RACED.
--HE RACED.
>> Wayne: ONTHAT EDGE,IT LOOKED LIKE THE RIGHT TACKLE GOTAHOLD OFKOBIBROWN AND PULLED HIM INSIDE.
IT ALLOWEDGILSTRAP TO GET TO THE EDGE ONTHAT PLAY.
>> Matt: TELLS BREAK FOR WALTON.
A BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED PLAY.
TREVOR OFFENSE.
REPLY, THIRD DOWN.
>> Matt: INSTEAD OFPUTTING SIX ON THEBOARD, IT WILL BE THIRD DOWN.
LET'SSEE WHERE THEYSPOTTED BEFORE WE GIVE YOU THE YARDAGE?
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL PLACEA DOWN AT THE 33.
ROUGHLY 3rd DOWN AND EIGHT.
LET'S SEE IF WALTON CAN OVERCOMETHAT HERE?
GILSTRAP STOPS.
TAKES A QUARTERBACK SACK AT THE 40.
>> Wayne: GRAY PUSH IN THE MIDDLEOF THE DEFENSE HERE.
NOWHERE TO STEPUP TO, TO SEE DOWN THE FIELD.
A BIG RUSHTHERE BY, WILLIAMS.
PUSHINGSAM, THE CENTER BACK ,TO THE LAP OF GILSTRAP.
NOWHERE TOTHROW THE BALL.
KOBI BROWN, CLEANINGUP ON THEEDGE AND GETTING ANOTHER SACK.
>> Matt: SECOND QUARTERBACK SACK FORTHE UCONN COMMIT.
WALTON GOES FROMSCORING THETOUCHDOWN TO HAVING THE PUNT.
LINE DRIVE KICK THAT WILL KICK INTO THEEND ZONE.
THE BALL WILL COME OUT TO THE 20.
WHAT A DISAPPOINTING POSSESSION FOR WALTON.
IT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TOCUT THE SCORE TO A TOUCHDOWN.
INSIDE,THEY HAVE TO GIVE UP THE BALL ANDPUNTIT AWAY.
>> Matt: A CRITICAL HOLDING CALL BYTHE RAIDERS TOOKSIX OFF THE BOARD FOR THEM.
>> Wayne:OFF OF THE EDGE HERE.
YOU CAN SEE17GETTING PULLED DOWN ON THAT TRAP PLAY.
RIGHT THERE.
BY THE PULLING GUARD, GABEBLALOCK.
NOT LETTINGKOBI BROWN TO THE OUTSIDE.
CLEARINGTHE CORNER.
WHAT A BIG BREAK FORVALDOSTA.
ITCRUCIAL HOLDING PLAY FOR WALTON ONTHE DRIVE WHERE THEY HAD A LOTOF MOMENTUM.
>> Matt: FIRST AND 10.
THE BALL IS AT THE 20.
THE WILDCATS GO BACK ON OFFENSE.
MARQUIS FENNELL, 11CARRIES, 48 YARDS.
LINES UPNEXT TO TODD ROBINSON, WHO HAS BEENTHE STORY TONIGHT WITH FOUR TOUCHDOWNPASSES.
FENNELL, ONTHE RUSH.
PICKS UP FOUR ON THEPLAY.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH NIKKI.
IN THE DEFENSE OF PORTAL, THE RAIDERS WERETALKINGABOUT HOW THEY MAY HAVETO MAKE BIG PLAYS.
THEY SAID IF WE COULDGETA TURNOVER HERE, WE ARE IN THE END ZONE,NO PROBLEM.
>> Matt: WALTON HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF LIFEBUT THE PENALTY WAS A CRITICAL PENALTY.
LET'SSEE IF THEY CAN RECOVER FROMIT?
GET A STOP HERE ON DEFENSE PREDICABLENICE RUNS BY VALDOSTAON THIS POSSESSION.
FENNELL, PICKSUP A FIRST DOWN.
>> Wayne: ON WITHPACE.
THIS OFFENSE, THEY LIKE TOGET UP .
ROBINSON,SO DANGEROUS THROWING THEBALL TONIGHT.
>> Matt: FENNELL GETS STONEWALLEDAFTER A TWOYARD PICKUP.
>> Wayne: J, STEPPING UP.
WE HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT HIM ALOT TONIGHT BUT WHAT A DYNAMIC PLAYERHE ISFROM THE LINEBACKER POSITION.
99TACKLES COMING INTO THIS GAME.
EIGHT,SAKS.
HE HAS BEEN A STAR IN2024.
>> Matt:.
332, TOTAL TACKLES.
BALL TO THE AIR.
COMPLETE UP TO 45.
THE BALLGOES TO LEWIS.
HE HAS A COUPLE TOUCHDOWNRECEPTIONS TONIGHT.
22 YARD PICKUP AND A FIRST DOWN FOR VALDOSTAON THEPLUS SIDE OF THE 50.
>> Wayne: RPO GAME.
SETTLING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THESAFETY.
GETTING BEHIND HUDSON .
SETTLING DOWN, MAKING HIMSELF BIGFOR ROBINSON.
>> Matt: FIRST AND 10 FOR VALDOSTA.
DIDTHEY ANSWER THE PENALTY POSSESSIONBYWALTON?
WITHA SCORE OF THEIR OWN.
ROBINSON, SIDEARMSTHE BALL.
HUNTER.
FLUNG OUT OF BOUNDS OUTTHE 27.
>> Wayne: A LOT OF SPACE FOR HUNTER.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH AGUY LIKE HIM.
GET HIMHIS FACE AGAINST FOR REL.
A NICE THROW AND CATCH AND ANOTHERFIRST DOWN FOR VALDOSTA.
>> Matt:17 YARDPICKUP.
ROBINSON, GOING TO THE END ZONE.
ITIS CAUGHT.
OUT OFBOUNDS.
GREAT EFFORT BY HUNTER.
HECOULD NOT KEEP HIS FEETDOWN.
>> Wayne: TIE COVERAGE DOWN THEFIELD.
MALIKAI, THE YOUNG SOPHOMORE, BEINGCHALLENGED.
YOU CAN SEERIGHT THERE, HUNTER, TRYING TO EXTEND.
DID A GREAT JOB CATCHING THE BALL.
TWO CLOSE--GREAT DEFENSE.
>> Matt: SECOND DOWN AND 10.
ROBINSON STOPSBACK AND THROWS A PASS LOW AT THEFEET OF HIS TARGET.
ITWAS, FOSTER, WHO HAS PLAYED VERY LITTLE TONIGHT.
IT WILL BE THIRD-DOWN.
>> Wayne: NICE READBY THETACKLE.
HAYDEN HALPAUS, NOT LETTING FOSTERFIND ANY ROOM.
GOOD TO SEE FOSTER INTHE GAME.
GREATHANDS OUT OF THE BACKFIELD.
YOU EXPECTED HIM TO PLAY A LITTLE MOREIN THEFIRST HALF.
HIS FIRST TIME IN THEGAME TONIGHT.
JOAN IS ALSO COMINGBACK FROM AN ANKLE INJURY.
HE LIMITED HIS PLAY THE LAST MONTH OFTHE SEASON.
HE GOES IN MOTION.
THEYWILLTHROW AND SET IN THE MIDDLE.
COMPLETE TOTHE 20.
LEWISMAKES ANOTHER CATCH AND IT WILL BE FOURTH-DOWN.
IN FOUR DOWN TERRITORY.
FOURTH-DOWNAND THREE.
OR, TOO?
MORELIKE, TWO.
>>Wayne: TRYING TO GET THE DEFENSE TODECLARE.
THIS IS WHERE SOMEONE LIKE A TODDROBINSON WHEN HE WAS MOBILE, ALL SODANGEROUS.
WE HAVE THE LEFTTACKLE.
ROBERTS FELL DOWNAT THE END.
>> Matt:ROBERTS, THE JUNIOR LEFT TACKLE-- >> Wayne: HAS AKNEE BRACE ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
>> Matt: THE FACTTHATROBINSON OBVIOUSLY IS LIMITED BY THE HIGHANKLE SPRAIN, IT TAKES AWAYA WHOLE PHASE OF THE OFFENSE.
>> Wayne: FOURTH AND THREE.
THIRDAND TWO.
THOSE DOWNS , DEFENSE HAS TOBE AWAREOF ROBINSON.
THE MOST DANGEROUS PERSONON THE FIELD.
IT'S GOOD TO SEEROBERTS UPTHERE AT LEFT TACKLE.
HE'S WALKINGUP AND WITHOUT THAT ABILITY, NOW YOU HAVETO FIND OTHER PLACE.
FIND OTHER WAYS.
SHORTROUTES UNDERNEATH THAT HE HAS TO FINDTO COVER INTHESE SITUATIONS.
>> Matt: THEY HELPTHEM OFF THE FIELD.
IT WASMY OPINION AFTER SEEING ODESSA PLAY EARLIER,TOTALLY AND COMPLETELYHEALTHY, ROBINSON, VALDOSTAIS A LITURGY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPCONTENDER.
THEY MAY STILL BE BUT IFTHEY ARE THEY HAVE TO DO IT DIFFERENTTHAN THEY WERE EARLIER.
>> Wayne:SO FAR THEY HAVE SHOWN THEY CAN DOIT.
TO BE ABLE TO GET THE BIG PLAY, THEOFFENSIVE LINE AND RECEIVERSHAVE ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE WITH THEQUARTERBACK INJURED.
THEY'RE RESPONDINGHERE OFFENSIVELY.
>>Matt: FOURTH-DOWN.
LEWISIN MOTION BEHIND THE LINE.
THE PASSGOT BATTED DOWN.
GREAT JOB BYLAVALLEE ,TO DISRUPT THE PASS.
THE BALL GOESOVERON DOWNS.
>> Wayne: GREAT JOB.
A BETTER JOB BY LAVALLEE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE TOP TACKLER FALLINGBACK INTO THE PLAY.
GETTING THE RIGHT HANDON THE BALL.
IF HE DOES NOT GET THEHANDON THE BALL, THAT IS A FIRST DOWN.
IT MIGHT BE A TOUCHDOWN THERE?
EASY THROWING CATCHER DIDN'T SEE NUMBERTHREE COME FROM UNDERNEATH WITH THE LONGARM.
6'2".
>> Matt: THE THIRDQUARTER STARTS WITH BOTH DEFENSESCOMING UP WITHBIG STOPS.
WALTONGOES BACK ON OFFENSE.
DOWNTO5:22 TO PLAY IN THE QUARTER.
SO PLENTYOF TIME FOR THEM.
CAST: WENT IN MOTION.
HIT IN THE BACKFIELD.
RIGHT THERE, THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
JOHNSON, ALLFIRED UP.
>> Wayne: WE CONTINUETO TALK ABOUT THESE TWO LINEBACKERS.
THEY ARE MORE LIKE SAFETIES PLAYINGUP.
THERE ARE BOTHPHYSICAL, ANDINSTINCTIVE.
THEY WILL STEP UPWHEN YOU TALK ABOUT JOHNSON AND WILLIAMS.
>> Matt: I LOVE WILLIAMS, THEY CALLHIM, BIGGIE.
>> Wayne: THE COACH SAYSTHAT HE SEESHIMSELF AS 605AND 250.
HEPLAYS LIKE THAT.
>> Matt: FARRINGTONBREAKS A TACKLE.
IT'S A FOOT RACE.
CAN HE GET BY COPELAND?
HE WILL NOT.
A BIG GAMEFOR WALTON DOWN TO THE 30.
50 YARDS ON THE PLAY.
>>Wayne:WORKING HIS QUICK SCREEN.
GETTINGTO THE EDGE.
GOOD BLOCKBY HIS OFFENSIVE LINE.
THORNER, GETTING UNDERNEATH.
COPELAND,ABLE TO MAKE THEM CUT THE BALL BACKIN.
A BIG PLAYFOR FARRINGTON FOR HIS OFFENSE.
>> Matt: 10 CARRIES,146.
THIS TIME HE GETS WILDAND TAKES A LOSS.
WILLIAMS,HAD ENOUGH.
>> Wayne:HE NEEDS A QUICK BREAK.
GREATJOB BY WILLIAMS.
BOTH OF THE WILLIAMS WERE IN ONTHAT PLAY.
>> Matt: SEVEN OFFERS.
ALL COMINGDURING THESEASON.
FOR THE SENIOR.
>> Wayne: THIRD AND LONG, THAT'S WHATVALDOSTA HAS WITH THEPASS RUSH.
THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE HERE.
>> Matt:SECOND DOWN AND LONG.
THE BLITZ ISCOMING.
THEYPICK IT UP.
THE PASS IS COMPLETE TOCASCONE.
THE BIG CATCH AND RUN.
THE FIRSTTIMEHE HAS PLAYED WITH A BROKEN HAND MOSTOF THE SEASON.
HARDTO CATCH A PASS WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR HANDCLUBBED UP.
HE IS FINALLY CLOSE TOBEING 100.
>> Wayne: NICE JOB GETTING THE BALLTO CASCONE.
THETHREE STAR.
REGULATEDTO DOING MOREBLOCKING FOR MOST OF THE SEASON WITHHIS BROKINGLIST IS BROKEN HAND.
WHAT A DYNAMICPLAYER WITH THEOFFENSE.
>> Matt: EIGHT OFFERS.
INCLUDING, GEORGIA.
THIRD-DOWN AND FIVE.
LINED A GAME, THE 21.
FARRINGTON GETS AWARE THEFIRST DOWN.
INSIDE THE TENT.
TOUCHDOWN, WALTON!
26 YARDSON THE TOUCHDOWN RUN BY FARRINGTON.
HE'S GOT WALTON BACK INTHE GAME.
2:39LEFT TO PLAY IN THE QUARTER.
>> Wayne:PATRICK BERG BLOCKING DOWN ANDWILLIAMS.
HOLDINGHIS GROUND.
THE SPEED INTHE OPEN.
LUCAS FARRINGTON, THE THREE STAR,WITH A BIG PLAY FOR HIS TEAM.
ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN.
>> Matt: THEY DON'T CHASETHE POINTS.
THEY WILLTRY THE SINGLE P. A. T. THEY WILL MAKE IT, 28-20,IF THEY CAN.
THE KICK IS GOOD.
THEY DO.
AT SOME POINT THEY WILL LOOK AT MEETINGA TWO-POINT CONVERSION.
WHAT ABOUTTHE NIGHT BY FARRINGTON?
12 CARRIESAND A COUPLE TOUCHDOWNS.
WALTON ISIN THE GAME.
>> Matt: 2:39 TO PLAY IN THE THIRD.
WALTON CUTTHE VALDOSTA LEAD.
WAS DOWN, 20-0.
20 UNANSWERED POINTS.
TAKE A LOOK ATTHE GOVERNOR'SRED RIBBON --FARRINGTON WITH 26.
FINAL YARDS FORTHE TOUCHDOWN.
HE'S GOT 168 YARDSRUSHING TONIGHT.
OBVIOUSLY HE'S INABIG DIFFERENCE .
WHAT ELSE HAS CHANGED ASFAR ASWALTON'S OFFENSIVE APPROACH TO SHUTDOWN VALDOSTA?
THEY APPEAR TO RUNAWAYWITH THE GAME.
>> Wayne: THEY UNDERSTANDNOW THAT ROBINSON CANNOT MAKEPLAYS WITH HIS LEGS.
YOU CAN SEE THEDEFENSE ATTACKING THEM IN ADIFFERENT MANNER.
THE STRATEGY HAS CHANGEDDEFENSIVELY.
THEY WILL NOT GIVE UPTHE BIG PLAY ON THE BACKEND.
THERE ISNO THREAT OF HIM RUNNING THE BALL.
DEFINITELY TWO DIFFERENT GAMESHAVE HAPPENED HERE ALREADY.
THE VERSE GAME WAS VALDOSTA.
THE SECONDGAME IS WALTON.
>> Matt: KICKEDDOWN , RETURNABLE.
UP TOTHE 23.
ELI LEWIS.
LET'S CHECKIN WITH NIKKI.
>>WE TALKEDTO THE COACH THIS WEEK AND HE SAIDWE WILL ROLLUP IN MATCHING OUTFITS.
HE WANTS THEM TOLOOK LIKE A UNIVERSITY.
COACH BRUNNERSAID THAT OUR JOBIS THE BREAK THAT.
VALDOSTA HAS A UNITYPIECE GOING.
HE SAID I DO NOT THINK WECAN BE BROKEN BUT WE CAN BREAK OTHERPEOPLE DOWN.
EVEN WHEN WE BEND DOWN WEHAVESTUCK TOGETHER.
THERE ARE GAMES THROUGHOUT THEHISTORY, WE WANT TO CHALLENGE OTHERTEAMS CULTURES WILL KEEPOURS TOGETHER.
>> Matt: THANKS.
2:33,TO PLAY.
ODESA GOES BACK ONOFFENSE FOR THESECOND TIME THESE PROGRAMS HAVE EVERPLAYED.
THE OTHER TIME WAS 2004 INTHE STATE QUARTERFINALS.
COACH BRUNNER ADMITTED HENEVER PLAYED AGAINST VALDOSTA.
HE WASEXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF PLAYING THEM.
BECAUSE OF THE MYSTIQUETHAT COMES WITH THE WILDCATS PROGRAM.
WINNINGEST PROGRAM IN THE NATION.
>> Wayne: HE HASGROWN UP AS A PLAYER AND A COACH,YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE THAT.
YOU SEE THE VALDOSTA FANSTRAVEL WELL.
IT'S A MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU WANTTO TAKE ON A PROGRAM LIKE THIS.
>>Matt: ROBINSON GOES TO THE AIR.
COMPLETETO LEWIS.
HE DIVES FORWARD FOR THEFIRST DOWN AT THE34.
>> Wayne: GOOD JOB OUTSIDE.
TWOPLAYS IN AROW.
GETTING THE BALL TO LEWIS ONTHE EDGE.
ONE THING THATTHE DEFENSE HAS DONE TONIGHT, THEYHAVE TAKEN THE INSIDE RUNAWAYFROM FENNELL.
THEY HAD TO WORK ON THEEDGE TO GET SOMEYARDAGE.
>> Matt: ROBINSON, LOOKINGDEEP.
HAS A GUY AND IS CAUGHT.
LEWIS, CALMS DOWN WITH ANOTHERHUGE CATCH AT THE 30.
>> Wayne: GREATJOB BY ROBINSON.
ENOUGH TIMETO GET THE BALL DOWN TO JEAN.
HE SAWTHE ROUTE WASTAKEN AWAY.
HE SAW HIMPOINTING TO LEWIS TO CONTINUE TO RUNDOWN THE SEAMTO PUT ENOUGH AIR UNDER THE BALL TOGIVE HIM TIMETO RUN UNDERNEATH IT.
>> Matt: 36 YARDSON THAT CATCHPHRASE SIX CATCHES FOR155.
ACOUPLE TOUCHDOWNS.
GOING FOR THE END ZONE.
GOING TOHUNTER, THAT TIME PERIOD COVERED BY SPEED.
SECOND DOWN.
>> Wayne: TAKE COVERAGE AGAIN BY MALIKAI.
ONLY A SOPHOMORE.
NOWHERE TO PUT THEBALL INTO HUNTER.
WE CONTINUE TO SEE HIM WORK THAT MAGIC.
THE SPEED OFTHE YOUNG SOPHOMORE HOLDING HIS OWN.
>> Matt: SECOND DOWN AND 10.
VALDOSTA IS UP BY EIGHT POINTS.
THE PENALTY FLAG.
VALDOSTA, 3-0, IN GAMES DECIDED BYA TOUCHDOWN OR LESS.
>>Referee: ILLEGAL STEP.
OFFENSE.
FIVEYEARS.
SECOND DOWN.
>>Matt:SHELTON FELTON, LOOKS LIKE HE'S IN DISTRESS.
>> Wayne: THE LOOK ONHIS FACE FOR A COUPLE GRAY HAIRS POPPEDUP.
HE'S COMPLETELY INVESTED.
YOU CAN TELL.
HE FEELS LIKE HIS TEAM HAS ALITTLE MOMENTUM.
PENALTIES WILL TAKETHAT AWAY QUICKLY.
>> Matt: A HIGH SNAP.
FENNELL ENDSUP WITHIT .
TAKE A HUGE LOSS AS A46.
OFFERED.
THE TFL.
>> Wayne:ROUNDTREE WAS A HIGH SNAP.
NOT ABLETO GET A HANDLE BUT .
LUCKILYFENNELL WAS BEHIND HIM TO FEEL THAT.
BY THE TIME HE TURNED AROUND,PRESSURE IN HIS FACE FOR THE TACOBY CRAWFORD.
>>Matt: MINUS 11 ON THE PLAY.
61TACKLES FOR CRAWFORD , THE SENIOR.
A BIG TFLRIGHT THERE IN THE STATE PLAYOFF GAME.
ROBINSON.
DUMPS IT INTHE MIDDLE.
COMPLETETO FENNELL.
DROPPED TO THE 35.
FOUR DOWN.
I BETVALDOSTA WILL GOFOR IT.
MAYBETHEY WILL PUNT AND TRY TO PIN THEM DEEP?
THEY CERTAINLY WILL NOT TRY A KICK FROMTHISPOSITION.
I WOULD NOT THINK.
>> Wayne:GOODPRESSURE BY THE RAIDERS, FORCING ROBINSONTO TAKE THE HIGH ROUTE UNDERNEATH.
A GOOD TACKLECOMING UP WITH ETHANSTANNARD.
>> Matt: DOWN TO 30SECONDS LEFT OF THE THIRDQUARTER.
>> Wayne: QUITE SURE WHERETHE COACH WILL TAKE THE PENALTYAND GET US PLENTY MORE ROOM TO TAKEMORE TIMEOFF THE CLOCK.
>> Matt: THERE YOU GO.
DELAY OF GAMEPENALTY COMING UP ON VALDOSTA.
>>Referee: DELAY OF GAME.
FIVE YARDS.
>> Wayne: WANTING TO CREATE A LITTLEMORE SPACE TO DROP THEBALL IN.
COVERING AND TRY TO PINTHEM DEEP.
HOWARD,THE BIGGEST PUNTER I HAVE SEEN THISSEASON.
>> Matt:WALTON DOES NOT HAVE ANYBODY DEEP.
THEYWERE NOT CONVINCED THEY WERE GOINGTO PUNT.
NOBODY BACKTO FIELD THIS.
LET'S SEE IF VALDOSTA CANCOVER IT?
HAD A SHOTTO PIN THEM INSIDE THE TENT.
LEWIS,COULD NOTCATCH UP WITH THE BALL THAT WAS BOUNCING AWAY.
>> Wayne: NOT ENOUGH AIR UNDER THEBALL TOLET LEWIS GET DEEPER DOWN THE FIELD.
A GOOD TRY, TRYING TO PIN THIS HOTWALTON OFFENSE, DEEP .
>> Matt: VALDOSTA SCORED THE FIRST28 POINTS OF THE GAME.
WALTON SCORED THE NEXT 20.
FARRINGTON, HADA HUGE NIGHT.
THREE STAR RUNNING BACK WITH.
168.
INCLUDING 61AND 26 TOUCHDOWN RUN.
>> Wayne: TRYING TO GET ON THE EDGE.
WESAWON THE LAST PLAY, RUNNING A SCREENTO PUT HIM ONHIS FACE.
>> Matt:LIKELY THE FINAL PLAY OF THE QUARTER ,RIGHT HERE.
FARRINGTON, GETS THE HAND OFF.
HEWAITS FOR THE WHOLE.
GETS ABOUT FIVE YARDS ON THE PLAY.
WILLIAMS, MAKING THE TACKLE.
THATWAS THE FINAL PLAY OF THE THIRD.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I THOUGHT WEWOULD HAVE A GAME GOING INTO THE FOURTHWITH THE WAYIT STARTED.
WALTON HAS BATTLED BACKON THE BACKOF THAT YOUNG MAN THERE.
HE SCOREDTWO RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS.
TUMOR FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIAPRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICEOF HIGHWAY SAFETY.
REMINDING YOU,HEADS UP, GEORGIA.
PARKYOUR PHONE WHILE DRIVING, IT SAVESLIVES.
GO TO THE FOURTH QUARTER ATRAIDER VALLEY.
THE DUST IS ON TOP.
20-20.
HANGING ONAS ABOLTED OUTTO A FOUR TOUCHDOWN LEADER THEY WATCHED ASWALTON CHIPPED AWAY AT THIS LEAD.
SCORING 20 UNANSWERED POINTS.
GILSTRAP,THE QUARTERBACK.
SEVEN OF 14FOR 88 YARDS FOR THE BIG STORY HASBEEN FARRINGTON.
13 CARRIESFOR 174.
GILSTRAP, A STRANGLE ANDRUN.
HE WILL GET WRAPPED UP AND DROPPEDATTHE 23.
TREMAINEJOHNSON, ON THAT TACKLE.
>> Wayne: SUPER IMPRESSED WITH GILSTRAP'SABILITYTO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE POCKET.
USING HIS LEGS TONIGHT.
HE FELTTHAT PRESSURE.
ABLETO ROLL.
ONLY TWO OR THREE YARDS.
THOSE ARETHE KIND OF PLAYSTHAT HE HAS MADE TO GIVE HIS TEAMA CHANCE TO.
USING HIS LEGSTO MAKE PLAYS.
>> Matt: HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE USEOF A RUNNING QUARTERBACK.
VALDOSTAHAS NOT HAD IT .
ROBINSONHAS MORE THAN MADE UP FOR THAT WITH3 AND 31YARDS PASSING.
THIRD DOWNAND SEVEN.
GILSTRAP,A POCKET, SLINGS IN THE MIDDLE.
INCOMPLETE.
LOOKING FOR CASCONE.
THE TIGHT END.
>> Wayne: SETH BROWN BREAKING ON THE BALL.
DEFENSIVE SECONDARYALL NIGHT HAS BEENGRADING COVERAGE.
GOOD JOB THERE BYBROWN.
>> Matt: PUNTING SITUATION FORWALTON.
IN THE OPENING MINUTE OF THEFOURTH QUARTER.
MATT STEWART,JON NELSON, HANNAH GOODIN,THEY WILLHAVE THEPOST GAME SHOW TO GIVE YOU THE SCORES TOUPDATE YOU ON THE BRACKETS AS WE PLAYTHE FIRST ROUND TONIGHT.
THE BALL IS GOING TOBOUNCE DAD ATTHE 38.
38 YARD PUNT.
I THINK THAT WAS OLIVER?
HE WAS TRYING TO CREATE SOME WINDACTION TO GET IT TO ROLL.
>> Wayne: NOT SURE THAT WOULD HELP BUTIT WAS FUNNY.
THAT WAS SOME COMICRELIEF.
GENTA THE DEFENSE TURNED IT UPFOR THE LAST QUARTER AND A HALF FOR WALTON.
THEY UNDERSTAND THATTODD ROBINSON AND THE DAMAGE BECAUSEHE ALMOSTSHOWED THEM THAT I CANNOT RUN BUTI CAN THROW.
I THINK HE GOT THEIR ATTENTION EARLYON?
IHAVE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB.
>> Matt:22 OF 33.
331, FOUR TOUCHDOWNS.
AHAND OFF TO FENNELL.
STILL ON HISFEE.
ACROSS THE 50 DOWNTO THE 47.
>> Wayne: THISYOUNG MAN WILL BE ABIG-TIME STAR.
MARQUIS FENNELL.
THELEADING RUSHER.
RUNNING BEHIND HISPAST.
YOU SEE THE PHYSICALITY.
RUNNING TOTHE TACKLE.
>> Matt: THE PASSES THROWN.
COMPLETE.
PRINCE JEAN,SPENDS OUT OF ATTACKER.
DOWN TO THE 25.
>> Wayne: HARDTO TACKLE.
PRINCE JEAN, 180 POUNDS FOR YOU SEE THEELUSIVENESSAND STRENGTH.
THE TECHNIQUE, CHANGINGTHE BALL, USING THE STIFF FARM TO PICK UPANOTHERCOUPLE YARDS.
IMPRESSIVETHREE-STAR JUNIOR HE IS.
>>Matt: HE MIGHT BE THE STARTING QUARTERBACK NEXTYEAR.
THE BALL WAS THROWN COMPLETE TOHUNTER.
HUNTER HAS GOT THE FIRST DOWN.
ROPES THE SIDELINE.
SPOTTED ATTHE 10.
VALDOSTA HAS GOTTEN DOWN THE FIELDIN A HURRY.
>> Wayne: GETTING THEBALL OUT ON THE EDGE.
SOLVECOVERAGE.
PLENTY OF TIME TO TURN AROUNDON CHRISTIAN.
HUNTER.
GETTING BACK INTO A GROOVE,ROBINSON AND THE RECEIVERS.
>>Matt: THE PASSES THROWN.
INCOMPLETE.
TRYING TO SQUEEZE IT IN A TIGHT SPOTTOPRINCE JEAN.
HE HAS A COUPLE TOUCHDOWN CATCHES DAVIDLEWIS HASTHE OTHER TWO.
>> Wayne: SCORED ONTHE ROUTE EARLIER.
A LITTLE SLANTROUTE, RPO.
IFYOU'RE ROBINSON, YOU WANT TO LEADA LITTLE MORE.
THROUGH BEHIND JEAN ON THAT SLANT.
>> Matt: SECOND DOWN AND GOAL.
FENNELL.
IT WILL GUESS STONEWALLED THIS TIMEAND THROWN BACKWARDSBY VALLEY.
>> Wayne: GREAT JOB SCRAPING TO THEOUTSIDE.
BIG-TIME PRESSURE INTHE MIDDLE .
A LOT OFWAVE OF BLUE JERSEYS.
INTERESTINGSITUATION HERE FOR VALDOSTA.
THE OFFENSE, HOW MANY YARDSDO YOUHAVE TO GET HERE FOR COACH FELTON TOFEEL LIKE HE WILL GO FOR IT ONFOURTH DOWN?
>> Matt: THE KICKER, LOPEZ,0 FOR 7 ON FIELD GOAL AT TIMES THISSEASON.
ROBINSON,STRANGLING.
THROWING.
DUMPING IT OFF INTO SPACE WHERE THEREWAS NOBODY.
IT WILLBE FOURTH DOWN AND GOAL FROM THE 10.
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY DO?
DOTHEY BRING LOPEZ ON TO TRY A FIELD GOAL?
>> Wayne: LOPEZ WILL GET HIS CHANCEBETWEEN THE GOALPOST .
YOU REALLYGOT THE FEELINGTHAT IF THEY GOT SIX YARDS ON THATPLAY, FELTONWOULD'VE KEPTTHE OFFENSE IN TO TRY TO SCORE ATOUCHDOWN?
>> Matt: WACHOVIA ROBINSON ISTHE HOLDER HERE.
LET'S SEE IF THEYTRY SOMETHING, SOME TRICKERY?
28 YARD KICK FORLOPEZ.
THIS WILL BEFROM THE RIGHT HASH.
THE KICK IS GOINGTO BE NO GOOD.
VALDOSTA, COMES UP EMPTY.
THAT IS ATOUGH CALL FOR COACH FELTON.
KNOWINGHEHAS NOT HAD SUCCESS THIS SEASON.
FOURTHAND 10.
THAT WILL MAKE IT THE BEST OPTION.
>> Matt: 9:31 LEFT IN REGULATION.
THE FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF GAME.
VALDOSTAAND WALTON, PLAYING FOR THE SECOND TIMEEVER.
THE FIRST TIME IN20 YEARS.
VALDOSTA BOLTED OUT TO A20-0 LEAD.
WALTON SCORED THELAST 20 POINTS AS A TAKEOVER ON OFFENSE.
ATTHE 20.
LUCAS FARRINGTON, THE STORY OF THENIGHT FOR WALTON.
170 PLUS YARDS RUSHING.
GILSTRAP, GOING TO KEEP IT.
HE'S GOING TO GET WRAPPED UP THEREWITH THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE FROM JOHNSON.
HEGIVES THEFINGER WAG .
>> Wayne: GREAT JOB OF TREMAINE JOHNSONGETTING OFF THE BLOCK.
ABLETO MAKE THIS PLAY.
ON GILSTRAP.
THEY ARE ADJUSTING TO GILSTRAPPULLING THE BALL.
JUST LIKE ROBINSONTHROWING THE BALL, GILSTRAP, ABLETO SCRAMBLE TO MAKE PLAYS.
HE CAUGHT THEWILDCATSDEFENSE OFF TONIGHT.
>> Matt: SECOND ANDNINE.
QUARTERBACK SACK.
AT THE 13.
>> Wayne: WORKING OFF THATCORNER.
BIG-TIME PRESSURE.
NOTFILLING TO THE BACKSIDE.
TRYING TOSTEP UP BUT ITWAS TOO LATE .
THE SPEED OF BROWNOFF THE EDGE.
WE HAVEWALTON PLAYER THAT IS DOWN.
LOOKSLIKE THE RATE TACKLE,NICK THORNER.
>> Matt: HE WAS JUST COMING BACK FROM INJURYTHISWEEK.
>> Wayne: YOU CAN SEE BROWNAND GILSTRAP FALL TO THE BACK OFHIS LEGS.
>> Matt: NICK THORNER IS THE YOUNGERBROTHER OF JAKE THORNER, THE LINEBACKER.
HE ISONE OF THE MANY WALTON RATERS WHOHAVE BEEN BEAT UPTHIS YEAR.
WE WILL STEP ASIDE AS THEYTEND TO HIMON THE FIELD.
>> Matt: NICK THORNER WAS ABLE TOGET OFF THE FIELD BUT NOW THEY ARELOOKING AT HIM UNDER THE TENT.
HOPEFULLYHE CANGET BACK OUT THERE.
THIRD DOWN ANDLONG FOR WALTON.
FOLLOWING THE FIFTH QUARTERBACK SACKOF THE NIGHT FOR THISVALDOSTA DEFENSE.
HAVE A RUSH AGAIN.
GETS AWAY FROM IT.
THROWS AND IT IS CAUGHT.
BROKEN UP.
ITHOUGHT FOR A MOMENT THE WALTON PLAYERHAD IT.
IT ENDED UP BEING CLOSE TOINTERCESSION FORCOPELAND.
THAT IS THE SECOND ONE HE DROPPEDTONIGHT.
>> Wayne: BIG PRESSURE PITTASTUNT ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
FORCING GILSTRAP OUT OF THE POCKET.
SHOWINGTHE ABILITY --COPELAND,THE BALL THROWN RIGHT TO HIM.
YOUCAN SEE THE FRUSTRATIONON HIS MIND.
WHAT AN EASY INTERCEPTION.
ALL HEHAD TO DO WAS CATCHTHE BALL.
>> Matt: THEY OFTEN SAYWHAT DETERMINES THE DIFFERENCEBETWEEN A WIDE RECEIVER AND A CORNERBACK?
TO BE ABLE TO CATCH.
BREAKING UP THE WIDE RECEIVERS CATS.
COPELAND WAS BREAKING IT UP TONIGHT.
THAT TAKES A BIG BOUNCEFOR WALTON.
GUNNEL ROSA DEADCLOSE TO THE 30.
ENDED UP BEINGA 56 YARD PUNT.
THEY NEEDEDTHAT BADLY.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH NIKKI.
>> THEY KEPT TELLINGEACH OTHER, IT IS ON US.
RIGHT THERE WHEN THEY ALMOST GOTA PICK, COACH FELTON STARTED PACINGTHE SIDELINE.
HE WAS NOT YELLING,HE WAS CHEERING.
HE WASA LITTLE BIT UPSET.
WHAT MORE CANI DO?
WHAT MORE DO I HAVETO DO?
CLEARLY AN EMOTIONAL COACH.
SO HAVING FUN ON THE SIDELINES.
>> Matt:A GREATVISIT WITH HIM.
COACH BRUNNER.
FUN TALKING TO THEMIN PREPARATION FOR THIS GAME TONIGHT.
IT'S ONE HECK OF A GAME.
VALDOSTA GOES BACK ON OFFENSE.
AN INCREDIBLE NIGHT FORROBINSON.
BACK TO THE AIR.
KEEPING A CLOSETO ELI LEWIS FOR THE COMBINATION OF LEWISAND ROBINSON,GETTING CLOSETO 200 YEARS.
>> Wayne: LEWIS WORKINGOUT OF THE SLOT.
RUNNING THE QUICK SLANT.
ROBINSON,IMPRESSED WITH HIS ABILITYTO THROW THE BALL TONIGHT.
SHOWINGYOU A DIMENSION OF WHY WE QUESTIONWHETHER HE WANTSTO GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL TO PLAY QUARTERBACK.
>> Matt:BOTH OF US ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT IFHE WANTED TO DO THAT, HE'S NOT GOINGTO DOIT AT THE HIGHEST.
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AT ASCHOOL LIKE THAT.
NOT SUGGESTING HEWOULD DE-COMMIT BUT I THINK THEREWOULD BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIM TOPLAY AT QUARTERBACK THE NEXT LEVEL.
IF HE DECIDED THAT WAS SOMETHING HE WANTEDTO DO.
>> HE LOOKED JUST AS GOOD AS ANY QUARTERBACKWE HAVE SEEN.
ADUAL THREAT.
HE'S DOING THIS WITHOUTTHE ABILITY TO BE MOBILE.
FINDING ELI LEWIS DOWN THE FIELD.
THAT PUTS HIM UP OVER200 YARDS BETWEEN THOSE TWOGUYS TOGETHER.
>> Wayne: FINDING THE SOFTSPOT ALL NIGHTHAS BEEN LEWIS SETTLING DOWN.
>> Matt:FIRSTAND 10.
FOR NOW, ON THE CARRY.
NOW APPROACHINGSEVEN MINUTES THE PLAY OF REGULATION.
GENJI WAS SEE THIS OFFENSE TAKE ITS TIME.
TRYING TO EAT UP SOME OF THE CLOCK.
STILL TRYING TO GET TO THE END ZONE.
DO NOT WANTTO TAKE SO MUCH TIME THAT YOU BREAK RHYTHM.
THEY ARE TRYING TO MILK THECLOCK AND SHORTEN THE GAME.
>> Matt: THE HANDOFF GOES TO FENNELL.
DOWN TO THE 20.
>> Wayne: DOWN IN DISTANCE.
WE TALKED ABOUT HER ALL NIGHT.
ROBINSONSMOBILITY TO KILL THE DEFENSE WITH THETHIRD AND TWO, THIRD AND THREE, SITUATIONS.
TONIGHT HE HAD TOUSE A SHORT PASSING GAME TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>> Matt: VALDOSTA BACK IN THERED ZONE.
TOTHE AIR.
CAUGHT.
TOUCHDOWN.
THEY DIDIT AGAIN.
FORRALPH FELL DOWN.
20 YARDSON THE TOUCHDOWNPASS.
THIRD TIME THEYTEAMED UP FOR A TOUCHDOWN TONIGHT.
THAT COMBO ALONE HAS GONE FOR OVER 200YARDS PASSINGAND RECEIVING.
>> Wayne:GREAT JOB WORKING OUT OF THESLAB.
YOU CAN SEE HIS EYES, HE WASGOING TO HIS MAN, LEWIS, FROM THEJUMP.
OUT ON THEEDGE YOU CAN SEE THE CORNERBACK, FALLINGDOWN.
THE COMBINATIONOF LEWIS WORKING OUT OF THE SLOTON EITHER SIDE OF THE BALL HASPROVED HIM TO BE SO MONEY FOR THISTEAM TONIGHT.
>> Matt: FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES FOR ROBINSON.
THE PAT IS GOOD.
35-20.
WALTON, INHOT WATER .
THEY ARE DOWNBY TWO.
>> Wayne: THAT BALL WAS BEHIND.
GREAT JOB OF LEWIS ADJUSTING HIS BODYTO BE ABLE TO BRING THE BALL IN.
ROBINSON, LIMITED .
BEING A POCKET PASSER.
HE'S HADASBIG OF A NIGHT YOU WOULD WANT.
SOMETIMESTHAT'S WHAT INJURY DOES.
IT MAKES YOUREALLYFOCUSED ONYOUR GOALAND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
THAT YOUNG MANHAS DONE IT'S.
CHECK ONE-- >>WE WERE GIVEN A GLIMPSE INTO THE RELATIONSHIPWITH ROBINSON.
THE COACH SAID ONCEHE BECAME THE HEAD COACH HE CALLEDTHEM IN TO THE OFFICE.
HE SAID WEWILL BELINKED TOGETHER UNTIL TIME IS UP.
AT THE END OF THE DAY IT IS YOU ANDME.
THETHREE HARDEST POSITIONS, HEAD COACH, QUÉBEC,OFFENSIVE QUARTERBACK-- COORDINATOR.
HE SAID,I'M A DEFENSIVE GUY SO WE WILL PICKON HIM AT PRACTICE.
I GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAYIN MIND.
ITMAKES THE TEAM SEE THE COMPETITION.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, TODD IS ANEMOTIONAL GUY.
OUR RELATIONSHIP HAS GROWN TO WHEREWE CAN CHALLENGEEACH OTHER.
>> Matt: I'M GETTING TO BELIEVE HEIS A QUARTERBACK PLAYER.
EVERYBODY KEEPS TALKING ABOUT HIM BEINGA NICKLEBACK ORRUNNING BACK AT THE NEXT LEVEL.
I'MCONVINCED HE'SA QUARTERBACK.
402 YARDSPASSING.
FIVE TOUCHDOWNS.
RATED ASHIGH AS A NUMBER FOUR ADLEY INTHE NATION.
>> Wayne: OTHER THAN THE YOUNG MANTHAT WE KNOW TO BE DOWN INCARROLLTON, OUT OF THE GAMES THIS YEAR,THISYOUNG MAN HAS DELIVERED FROM THE QUARTERBACKSPOT AS THOUGH HE WASTHREE-STAR OR FOUR-STAR ASA QUARTERBACK.
NOTAS AN ATHLETE.
THAT'S HOW IMPRESSEDWE HAVE BEEN WITH HIM.
>> Matt: THAT'S WHO THEY WILLPLAY NEXT.
LUNDY,THE QUARTERBACK SACK.
THAT IS A THIRD QUARTERBACK SACK OF THENIGHTFOR LUNDY.
>> Matt:LUNDY HAS PICKED UP HIS PLAY SINCETHE TEAM GOT INTO THE REGION PLAY.
THE COACH BRAGGED ABOUT HOW HIS ENGINEIS HIGH LEVEL THERE.
BIG-TIME PRESSUREBY HIS RUNNING MATE,WILLIAMS.
GOING WITH THE CLEANUP WITHTHE BIG HIT THEREON GILSTRAP.
>> Matt: LUNDY, THREE QUARTERBACKSACKS WITH A COUPLE TFL'S.
UNBLOCKA BOWL.
SECOND DOWN AND SEVEN.
GILSTRAP, TO THE AIR.
BEHIND HIS MAN.
CASCONE, THE TARGET.
THIRD DOWN.
>> Wayne:WILLIAMS AND LUNDY.
YOU CAN SEEGILSTRAP STREET UP HIS OPERATION TO TRYTO DELIVER THE BALLDOWNFIELD FASTER THAN HE WANTED TO.
>> Matt: THE CLOCK IS DOWNTO 5:16, LEFTOF THE GAME.
VALDOSTA MAYHAVE SCORED ENOUGH TO WIN .
GILSTRAP,GOING TO RUN IT.
GILSTRAP,GOING TO GET THE FIRST DOWN.
CREATE AWARENESS OF WHEREHE NEEDED TO GET TO TO GET THE FIRSTDOWN.
>> Wayne: TOOK A LONGROW TO GET THERE BUT HE DID.
GILSTRAP, A LITTLE ROLLOUT.
DID NOTLIKE WHATHE SAW DOWN THE FIELD.
INSTINCTS THEPULL THE BALL QUICKLY.
HE IS WEAVING HIS WAY TO AFIRST DOWN.
GREAT JOBBY THE SENIOR.
>> Matt: COMMITTED TOPLAY FOOTBALL ANDBASEBALL AT WOFFORD.
THE TERRIERSHAVE A GOOD BASEBALLPROGRAM.
NCAA REGIONALS THISPAST YEAR.
PLAYED CHAPEL HILL DURINGTHE POSTSEASON.
CAUGHT AT THE 42.
UP TO THE 50.
MAXMcRANEY.
WALTON MOVING FAST.
>> Wayne: GOOD FIND IN THE MIDDLEOF THE FIELD.
BRINGING THE BALL TO MAX McRANEY.
VERY RELIABLE.
>> Matt:GETS AWAY FROM BROWN.
THE PASSDOWN.
CAUGHT.
INSIDE THE TENT.
TOUCHDOWN, WALTON!
50 YARDS TO THE FRESHMAN.
35-26.
>> Wayne: GILSTRAP LOOKING LIKEJON ELWAY.
BREAKING TACKLES.
TAKING HIS.
LOOKING DOWNFIELD.
GREAT JOB OF FINDINGAIDEN OPORE DOWN THE FIELD.
GILSTRAP.
WHAT MOXIE HE SHOWED ON THAT DRIVETHERE.
SCRAPPY.
SO GIVING HIS TEAM A CHANCE.
GETTING TOTHE END ZONE.
>> Matt: WALTONELECTS TO GO FOR THE SINGLE PAT.
THEY PUT IT UP AND ANN.
35-27.
AIDEN OPORE, STAYS ALIVE INTHE PLAY.
WHAT A JOBBY GILSTRAP.
AVOIDS, BROWN.
FINDS AIDEN OPORE FOR THE LONG TOUCHDOWN.
>> Matt: 4:36 , TO PLAY, IN REGULATION.
STAYS IN THE GAME.
35-27.
RED RIBBONCAMPAIGN SCORING DRIVE.
FIVE PLAYS,80 YARDS.
THE FINAL 50 COVERED ONLYTOUCHDOWN PASSFROM GILSTRAP TO AIDEN OPORE.
>> Wayne:GILSTRAPSHINING IN THE LAST DRIVE.
THREE BIG PLAYS.
HITTINGOUT OF THE POCKET.
ESCAPING TACKLES.
DINING RECEIVERS DOWN THE FIELD.
GREAT JOB OF STAYING ALIVE WITH AIDENOPORE.
THAT DRIVE WAS ALL ABOUT THE QUARTERBACKAND HIS ABILITY TO KEEP THE PLAYS ALIVE.
>> Matt: WOULD KICK AWAY ORONSIDE KICK?
>> Wayne: KICK THE BALL.
DEEP .
TRUST THATYOUR DEFENSE WILL MAKE ANOTHER STANDFOR YOU.
>> Matt: LET'S SEE WHAT THEY ELECTTO DO?
THEY WILLKICK IT AWAY.
IT WAS TAKEN AT THE TWO YARD LINE.
RUNNING OUT OF BOUNDS ATTHE SIX.
WHY DIDHUNTER DO THAT?
WHY DID HE RUN OUTOF BOUNDS?
>> Wayne: I'M NOT SURE WHY HE DECIDEDTHAT?
HE DEFINITELY COULD'VE WENT ON FIELD.
>> Matt: JUST GOSTRAIGHT OF FIELD.
NOT SURE WHY HERAN TO THE SIDELINE ANDRAN OUT OF BOUNDS?
HAD ONE MAN TOTRY TO BEAT.
>>Wayne: YOU CAN SEE THE GRIMACE ONTHE COACHES FACE.
NOT REALLY SURE, EITHER?
>> Matt: THAT WAS A BIG MISTAKE ONTHE KICK RETURN BY VALDOSTA.
THEY START DEEP AT THESIX.
WALTON IS SAYING, THANK YOUVERY MUCH.
LET'S SEEIF ROBINSON, WHO HAS BEEN A SPECTACULARTONIGHT WITH OVER 400 YARDS PASSINGANDFIVE TOUCHDOWNS, CAN GET THEMOUT OF THIS HOLE?
THE HANDOFF GOESTO FENNELL.
HE GETS STOPPED AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
THAT WAS CRAWFORD, AGAIN.
>> Wayne: CRAWFORD, ONCE AGAIN, THESENIOR.
STEPPINGIN.
THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR THE RAIDERDEFENSETO GET A THREE AND OUT ON THE SHORTFIELD FORTHE OFFENSE.
>> Matt: SECOND DOWN AND 11.
NICE SNAP.
ROBISON SAVES HER FROM GETTING BY HIM.
THEY RUN IT UP THE MIDDLE.
>> Wayne:THE HIGH SNAP CAUSESROBINSON,IT TAKES HIS EYES OFF THE DEFENSE.
NOW HE CANNOTREAD WHERE TO THROW THE BALL TOON THE HIGH SNAPS.
HE HAS TO HAND THEBALL OFF THEIR TOFENNELL.
>> Matt:THORNER AND LAVALLEE ON THOSE TACKLESAGAIN.
THIRD DOWN.
THE CLOCK IS RUNNING.
>> Wayne: GETTING OFF THE DOWN, MOST LIKELYWILLBE A THROWING DOWN OF VALDOSTA.
>> Matt: THE HANDOFF,FENNELL.
LET'S SEE IF HE HASA TIMEOUT HERE?
>> Wayne:HE COULD SAVE THE CLOCK.
YOU HAVETHREE MINUTES AND TWO TIMEOUTS.
>> Matt: I WOULD'VE TAKEN THE TIMEOUTINSTEAD OF LETTING THEM RUN IT DOWN.
THEY WILLTAKE THE TIME TO PUNT THE BALL.
THEYCOULD'VE SAVED ABOUT 30SECONDS BY USINGA TIMEOUT.
YOU'RE GETTING THE BALLBACK BECAUSE YOU HAVETHE SAWPIT IS NOT LIKELY YOU WILL GOBACKON DEFENSE.
>> Wayne: THEY WILL NOT CALL A TIMEOUTFROM VALDOSTA.
I WILLMAKE SURE TO MILK THE CLOCK.
>> Matt: THE GET IT OUT OF THERE.
A NICE PUNTBY HOWARD.
CONTACT RIGHT AWAY.
THE CLOCK IS OUT ON VALDOSTA.
DID NOT GIVE HIM CATCHABLEROOM.
HOPEFULLY HE WALTON PLAYER IS OKAY.
SPEED, CAUGHT THAT.
STOOD IN THE MIDDLEOF TRAFFIC AND GOT RAN OVER.
HE SAYSTHATHE IS OKAY.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE THE RETURN MAN ACHANCE TO CATCH THE BALL.
>> Wayne: LJ McINTYRE--MAYBE HE DID?
>> Matt: ITHINK IT LOOKS BAD AND THEY THREWDOWNTHE FLAG.
>> Wayne: HE DIDNOT HIT HIM WITH HIS HELMET.
HE KINDOF RAN OVER THE TOP OF HIM AS HEWENT DOWN TO GET THE BALL.
>> Matt:SPEED, DID NOT CALL A FAIRCATCH.
>> Wayne: IT JUST LOOKED UGLY.
>> Matt: THE OFFICIALS ARE STILLTALKING ABOUT IT.
I THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT THEY MIGHT PICKUP THE FLAG?
LET'S SEE WHAT THEYSAY?
>> Referee: PERSONAL FOUL.
>> Wayne: I'M NOT REALLY SURE?
>>Matt: I DON'T THINK HE WAS SUREEITHER?
THAT WAS A TOUGH CALLFOR VALDOSTA.
IT LOOKED LIKE, BANG, BANG.
IT WAS.
I DON'T KNOW THERE WAS ANYTHING ILLEGALABOUT IT?
HE MADE THE CAST.
HE DIDNOTINTERFERE WITH THE CATS.
HE HIT HIM ASSOON AS HE MADE IT.
>> Wayne: ITWAS, BANG, BANG.
PERFECT TIMING.
>> Matt: HE DOESN'TINTERFERE WITH THE CATS.
HE MAKESIT RIGHT HERE.
NO INTERFERENCE.
>> Wayne: HE DOES NOT HAVE TO PULLUP AND STOMP HISFEET.
IF HE WANTS TO TAKE THE GAMBLETHAT HE MIGHT RUN IT, IN THAT CASE HE DID NOT.
HE LETHIM FIELD THE BALL AND HE IS RIGHTTO HIT HIM.
>> Matt: THERE WAS NOFAIR CATCHCALLED FOR.
YOU'RE NOT INTERFERINGWITH A FAIR CATCH.
IT WAS A TOUGHCALL.
I GET WHY THEOFFICIALS THREW DOWN THE FLAG.
WEHAVE THE BENEFIT OF REPLAY IN LIVE TIME.
IT LOOKED LIKE IT MIGHT'VE BEEN ANDWE HAVE THE BENEFIT TO GO BACK TOWATCH THE REPLAY PIT ABREAK FOR WALTON.
NO DOUBT.
FIRSTAND 10 FOR THE RAIDERS.
THE BALL ATTHE36.
DOWN BY A TOUCHDOWN WITH 2:18,TO GO.
GILSTRAP, MISSED INTERCEPTION.
ALMOST INTERCEPTED BY SETH BROWN.
THAT WOULD PUT THEGAME TO BED.
>> Wayne: BROWN.
WE HAVE SEEN HIM WITH A SACK.
WORKING UNDERNEATH.
READING THE EYES OF THE QUARTERBACK.
TRYINGTO GET THE BALL TO FARRINGTON.
INTERCEPTION.
THERE IS NO ONE TO CATCH HIM IN THATSITUATION.
HE COULD'VERAN THAT BACK FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
>> Matt: THAT WOULD'VE ENDED THE GAME.
AS SUCH, SECOND DOWN AND 10.
GILSTRAP.
THROWING DEEP.
JUMP BALL.
INCOMPLETE AT THE GOALLINE.
BROKENUP BYTRES ELLISON.
THEY WERE TRYING TO GOTO AIDEN OPORE.
THIRD DOWN ANDTIME.
>> Wayne: ELLISON GOT AWAY WITH APULL.
ON, AIDEN OPORE.
THEBALL IS IN THE AIR.
YOU CAN SEE 15GRAB HISSHOULDER THERE.
IT KEPT HIM FROM BEINGABLETO EXTEND THAT BODY.
GETTING AWAY WITH SOME HANDS.
TRES ELLISON.
>> Matt: NO DOUBT, TRES ELLISON, TAKINGADVANTAGE OF THEFACT THAT HE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING.
HEIS FIVE FOOT EIGHT AND AIDEN OPOREIS 6'4".
THIRD DOWNAND 10.
GOING AGAIN.
IN THE MIDDLE.
A MAN GOESDOWN.
THERE ISA FLAG.
AIDEN OPORE GOT TRIPPED.
THIS TIME THEYTHROW A FLAG .
>> Wayne:LOOKS FROM OUR ANGLE --AIDEN OPORE, WAS COMING UNDERNEATHOF TRES ELLISON.
THEIR FEETCLIPPED TOGETHER.
HEIS RUNNING.
STRIDE FOR STRIDE.
I'M NOTSURE THAT TRES ELLISON TOUCHED HIM ATALL?
>>Matt: HE JUST TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN.
>> Referee:15 YARDS .
RESULTS IN A FIRST DOWN.
>> Matt:TWOPENALTIES THAT HAVE GONE WALTON'SWAY.
>> Wayne: YOU CAN SEE HERE, I'MNOT SURE WHEN --EVEN IF SO, THEY WERE JUST RUNNING.
IT'SNOT LIKE HE STUCK HIS LEG OUT.
I DID NOT SEE IT TOUCH AT ALL.
>> Matt:HE GOT BEAT ON THECOVERAGE.
AIDEN OPORE RAN OUTFROM UNDERNEATH HIS OWN LEGS.
FIRSTAND 10 FOR WALTON.
DOWNBY EIGHT.
GILSTRAP.
INSIDE THE TENT.
TOUCHDOWN, WALTON!
THE FLAG IS OUT.
WENT TO ERASE A TOUCHDOWN RUNBY GILSTRAP.
>> Wayne: HAVING A HOLD ON NUMBER59.
TREMAINE JOHNSON.
ON THE EDGE.
HE PULLS AROUND FROM THE RIGHTTACKLE POSITION.
HE IS PULLING, JOHNSON.
NOT LETTING HIM GET TOTHE OUTSIDE.
WE HAVE SEEN THAT HAPPEN TWICEIWALTON.
GOOD PULL INITIALLY.
YOU CAN SEE THE LEFT HAND PULLING ONTHE JERSEYOF JOHNSON.
>> Referee: HOLDING.
OFFENSE.
10 YARD PENALTY FROMTHE SPOT OF THE FOUL.
REPLAY.
FIRSTDOWN.
>> Matt: GILSTRAP, HAS NOT BEEN ABLETO GETUP OFF THE GROUND AFTER THE END OF THATTOUCHDOWN RUN.
HE DID ANINCREDIBLE JOBOF TIGHT ROPE IN THE SIDELINE TO HAVE THEPLAYWIPED OUT BY THE PENALTY.
THAT WILL BE THE SECOND TOUCHDOWNRUN HE HAS HAD IN THIS GAME ARE RAISEDBY A PENALTY.
>> Wayne: GILSTRAPIS DOWN.
>> Matt: I DON'T KNOW IF WALTON HASCALLED A TIMEOUT?
HE IS GOING TO HAVE TO COMEOFF THE FIELD.
>> Wayne: HE LOOKEDA LITTLEWOBBLY.
LIKE HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TURF.
>> Matt: WHAT BADTIMING.
>> Wayne: SEE IF HE KEEPSROOMMATE --MOVING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER?
GETTINGTOTHE OUTSIDE.
TIGHT ROPING.
>> Matt: IT ISHIS SHOULDER , WHICH HE LANDEDON HARD , OR HE BOUNCEDHIS HEAD ONTHE TURF.
ONE OR THE OTHER.
HOW ABOUT THIS?
CJJORDAN, THE SOPHOMORE, 6'6",COMES IN FOR HIS FIRST SNAP OF THEGAME.
THE GAME ISON THE LINE.
FIRST DOWN AND 16 FOLLOWING THE PENALTY.
>> Wayne: THREE ATTEMPTS ON THESEASON.
JORDAN COMES IN, 3 FOR 69 YARDS.
>> Matt: GOING TO HAND OFF TO FARRINGTON.
FARRINGTON, GETS STONEWALLED.
TREMAINE JOHNSON,THE TACKLE.
LET'S SEEIF WALTON WILL CALL A QUICK TIMEOUT TOGET GILSTRAP BACK?
I THINKTHAT GILSTRAP IS OVER THEREWALKING AROUND NEAR THE 100?
LET'S SEE IF HEIS PHYSICALLY ABLE TO GET IN?
>> Wayne: IS SEEMED LIKE HE WAS STILLUNCOMFORTABLEWITH WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HIMON THE SIDELINE.
YOU CAN SEE HISTEAMMATES TRYING TO GET HIS HEAD INTO THEGAME.
IT LOOKS LIKE HE WILL TRY TO COMEBACK IN.
CJ JORDAN IS IN THE BACK OF THE HUDDLE.
>> Matt: WE ARE DOWNTO 1:36.
WALTON HAS TWO TIMEOUTS REMAINING.
THERE FACING SECOND DOWN AND 16.
>>Wayne: LOOKS LIKE HE WILL TAKETHE FIELD.
NOT GIVING THE BITER LINKAGE--BODY LANGUAGE THAT HE'S OKAY.
LOOKSLIKE HE WANTS TODO IT.
>> Matt: HE'S NOT EXUDING A LOT OFCONFIDENCEIN BODY LANGUAGE.
MAYBE THAT IS HISAPPROACH TO IT THERE.
HE IS OKAY?
HE HAS PUT ON HECKUVA PERFORMANCE TONIGHTTO GET WALTON BACK FROMTHE DEFICIT.
ONE TOUCHDOWN AND ATWO POINT CONVERSION AWAYFROM TYING IT.
WE ARE RUNNING OUTOF TIME.
SECOND DOWN.
GILSTRAP.
SACKED AT THE 34.
THE BALL COMES OUTAND IT IS RECOVERED BY VALDOSTA.
THAT WILL LIKELY PUT THIS TO BED.
LUNDY, COMES UPWITH A FUMBLED SNAP.
>> Wayne: WILLIAMS, ONCE AGAIN, SHOWINGYOU WHY HE IS DOMINANT FORHIS TEAM.
YOUCAN SEE THE BALL IS OUT AS HE GOESIN FOR THE SACK.
LUNDY,WATCH WILLIAMS PUSH THE POCKET TOGET AROUND THE GUARD.
PATRICK BURRIS.
GASTRO, HOLDING THE BALL LOW.
WILLIAMS GOES DOWN AND KNOCKS THEBALL OUT.
GEMMA LUNDAY, GETTING ON THEBALL.
HOW MANY BIG PLAYS HAS HE MADETONIGHT FOR HIS TEAM?
>> Matt: THEDEFENSIVE PLAYER OFTHE GAME FOR VALDOSTA.
NO QUESTIONABOUT THAT.
THREE QUARTERBACK SACKS.
A COUPLE TFL.
NOWA FUMBLE RECOVERY.
A BIG NIGHT FOR LUNDY.
SIXTOTAL TACKLES.
PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT.
NOW THAT ALSO HASTO KILL THE CLOCK.
WALTON HAS TWOTIMEOUTS REMAINING.
THAT WILL NOT BEENOUGH TO GET THEBALL BACK UNLESS VALDOSTA MAKES A MISTAKE.
FENNELL RUNS INTO THE DEFENSE.
A QUICKTIMEOUT BY WALTON.
NOW THEY HAVE ONLYONE LEFT IN THE CLOCK STOPPED AT 1:22.
>> Wayne: ROBINSON AND HIS OFFENSE HASBEENEXPLOSIVE THROWING THE BALL ALL NIGHT.
THERE HAS BEEN ANY SUCCESS FORTHIS RAIDERS DEFENSE, IT HAS BEENTHAT THEY HAVEBEEN ABLE TO SHUT DOWN THE RUN GAMEWITH THE LACK OF MOBILITY OF ROBINSON.
HAS NOT HAD ALOT OF RUNNING IN BETWEEN THE TACKLESFOR FENNELL TONIGHT.
HERE IT IS ABOUT BALL SECURITY WITHTWOHANDS ON THE FOOTBALL.
NO PENALTIES.
NO PERSONAL FOULS.
NOTHING TO KILL THIS GAME HERE.
YOU WANT TO EXECUTE THE SECOND DOWN PLAYAND MAKE WALTONUSED THE LAST TIMEOUT.
, WE KNOW THEWINNER OF THIS GAME WILL PLAY AT CARROLLTONIN THE SECOND ROUNDOF THE PLAYOFFS.
THE TROJANS, EASYAS EXPECTED.
46WINNERS OVER THE COOLER.
VALDOSTA, IF THEY HOLD ON AND WINTHE HAVE TOGO TO CARROLLTON.
WE SAW THE MATCHUPINTHE SECOND ROUND LAST YEAR.
WALTON,BEAT CARROLLTON IN THE QUARTERFINALSLAST YEAR.
DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THEY WILL HAVEANOTHER SHOT IN2024 AND LAST ODESSA MAKES A MISTAKE.
--VALDOSTAMAKES A MISTAKE.
FINAL TIMEOUT CALLEDBY WALTON.
STICK AROUND.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWINGTHE CONCLUSION.
JON NELSON ANDHANNAH GOODIN STANDING BY INTHE STUDIO FOR THE POST GAME SHOW.
THEY WILL HAVE THE SCORES FOR YOU ANDAN UPDATE OFTHE BRACKETS.
THEY WILL ALSO BEANNOUNCING WHERE WE WILL TELEVISEIN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE STATE PLAYOFFS.
WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH LIKE EVERYBODYELSE TO FIND OUT WHERE WE WILL BENEXTFRIDAY NIGHT.
THANK YOU I WILL LETYOU SEND ME ATEXT MESSAGE.
OF WHERE TO MEET YOUNEXT WEEK.
>> Matt: THIS HAS BEENFUN.
DIDN'TLOOK LIKE IT WOULD BE IN THE OPENING20 MINUTES OF THE GAME AS VALDOSTAJUMPED OUTTO A 20-0 LEAD.
WALTON BATTLED BACK.
THEY CAMEWITHIN AN EYELASH OF COMPLETING THE COMEBACK.
ULTIMATELY THE INJURY --THE PLAY THAT ULTIMATELY DID THEMIN WAS A DOUBLE WHAMMY.
PENALTY ERASED A TOUCHDOWN ANDGILSTRAP GOT HURT ON THE PLAY.
>> Wayne: WE STARTED OFF TONIGHT THINKINTHE GAME WAS LOOKING LIKE A RUNNINGCLOCK.
THEY TOOK THE WALTON TEAM4:30 TO WAKE UP .
THREE WEEKS IS A LONG TIME FOR A TEAMTOBE INACTIVE.
GOT THEMSELVES BACK INTO THIS GAME.
>> Matt: ITWILL BE FOURTH-DOWN.
WALTON CAN NOLONGER STOP THE CLOCK .
VALDOSTA, THECLOCK IS RUNNING AGAIN.
ABOUT A 30SECOND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PLAYANDGAME CLOCK.
THEY COULD WIND IT DOWNTO 30 SECONDS.
WALTONWILL GET ONE MORE SHOT AT IT.
THE PUNT RETURN ANDONE PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE IS ALL THEYWILL HAVE TIME LEFT FOR HERE.
ASVALDOSTA WILL RUN IT DOWN AND THEYMIGHT TAKEA PENALTY OR USE A TIMEOUT.
THEY HAVETHREE.
>> Wayne:LET'S SEE OF THE COACH--HE'S VERY AGGRESSIVE.
WE HAVE SEEN SOME LOW AND BAD SNAPSTO HOWARD.
SEE IF YOU COULDRUSH HIM INTO SHRINKING THE BALL IFYOU DON'T GETTHE BLOCK.
TO TRY TO GET SOME BETTERFIELD POSITION.
>> Matt: IWOULD DEFINITELY HAVE EVERYBODY GOINGAFTER THIS ONE.
HAVE ONE MAN BACK ANDEVERYBODY GOING AFTER THISHUNT TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET THE BLOCK.
AT THE SAME TIMEDOING THAT, YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOTTO HIT THE PUNTER.
IF YOU DON'T GETTHEBLOCK, YOU WANT THE BALL.
THEY MIGHTEVEN GET A CHANCETO RUN TWO PLAYS.
>>Matt: I'M REALLY SURPRISE WALTON IS GETTINGANOTHER CHANCE HERE.
I THOUGHT THATVALDOSTA WOULD BE EFFECTIVELY ABLETO KILL THE CLOCKBUT THEY COULD NOT GET A FIRST DOWN.
GIVES WALTON ACHANCE HERE.
LET'S SEE OF THE RAIDERS BRING THE HOUSE?
THEY ARE COMING AFTER.
THEYGOT CLOSE TO IT.
IT WILL BE CAUGHTAT THE 33 BY, SPEED.
HE BREAKS ANOTHER TACKLE.
GETS OUTOF BOUNDS.
AT THE 46.
19 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK.
33 YARD KICK.
12 YARD RETURN.
WALTON HASONE LAST CHANCE.
TIME TO RUN TWO OR THREE.
IF THEYARE TIGHT GETTING OUT OF BOUNDS.
AT LEASTTWO PLAYS.
VALDOSTA WILL DROP TOA DEEP CENTERFIELD POSITION.
>> Wayne:GOOD JOB BY HOWARD, STANDING UNDERTHATPRESSURE.
GOOD JOB BY, SPEED.
>> Matt:AS DEEP AS WALTON IS PLAYING, WOULDYOU THROW UNDER NEED TO TRY TO CUT THEDISTANCE INHAVE?
YOU HAVE 19 SECONDS.
RUN A DRAGTO GET TO THE OUTSIDE ANDOUT OF BOUNDS?
>> Wayne: 15 YARDS REALQUICK TO GET DOWN WITH THE FIRST DOWN.
CANNOT TAKE A SACK.
>> Matt: GILSTRAP HAS TO GET RID OFIT.
THROWS TO THE SIDELINE.
LET'SSEEIF THEY DROP A FLAG?
THEY DO NOT.
DOWN TO 11 SECONDS.
NOW WITH ONE PLAY LEFT.
IT IS STILL AT THE 46.
>> Wayne: YOUHAVE THE ABILITYTO GET THE BALL DOWN.
HAS TO BEA QUICK 10 YARD OUT.
MAKETHIS A MORE REASONABLE HAIL MARY.
>> Matt: THEYHAVE AIDEN OPORE, WARD,AND, ETHAN STANNARD, LINED UP.
MAX McRANEY IS AT THE BOTTOM.
GILSTRAP WILL TAKE A SACK.
THAT WILLDO IT.
ANOTHER SACK.
THIS TIMEIT ISKOBI BROWN.
HIS THIRD SACK OF THE NIGHT.
VALDOSTA ADVANCES.
35-27, VICTORY.
OVER, WALTON.
THE WILDCATSAND TODD ROBINSON WILL TAKE ON JUDY LEWISAND THE CARROLLTON TROJANS OF THESECOND ROUND.
>>Wayne: WHAT A GREAT PERFORMANCE BYTHE VALDOSTA TEAM.
BANGED UP.
THE QUARTERBACK KNOWN ASONE OF THE TOP ATHLETESIN THE COUNTRY.
CANNOT RUN.
WE WILL THROW THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD.
THAT IS WHATROBINSONAND HIS OFFENSE WAS ABLE TO DO.
HISTEAMMATES STEPPING UP IN THAT SITUATION.
THE OFFENSIVELINE OFFERING GREAT PROTECTION FOR THEMOST PART TONIGHT.
THE RECEIVERS, LEWIS AND JEAN, WHATANOUTSTANDING NIGHT THEY'VE HAD FORTHE QUARTERBACK.
ESPECIALLY, ELI LEWIS.
WHAT A BRAVE AND BIGPERFORMANCE BY TODD ROBINSON.
>> Matt: ROBINSON, MAKING MORE BELIEVERSOUTOF PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH HISQUARTERBACK DOCUMENT TONIGHT.
OVER 400 YARDS PASSING.
HE CANNOT USE HIS LEGS.
THAT IS A BIGPARTOF HIS GAME.
STILL RECOVERING FROM THEHIGH ANKLE SPRAIN.
SHOW THE REST OFTHE WORLD THAT, I AM MORE THAN JUST ANATHLETE.
I AM A QUARTERBACK.
FIVETOUCHDOWN PASSESFOR ROBINSON TONIGHT.
IT IS TIME NOWFOR THE POST GAME INTERVIEWDELIVERED BY JOHNNY'S PIZZA.
YOURNEIGHBORHOOD PIZZERIA.
, GOT THE HAFLEY TALKEDABOUT FINISHING.
YOU GOT IT DONE.
HOW DID YOU DO IT?
>> WE FINISHEDWITH PLAY,WHERE TO COME UP TO MAKEA STOP.
THE TEAM PLAYED TOGETHER AND WE GOTTHE WIN.
>> I WILL TALK TO TODDIN A MINUTE BUT YOU BROUGHT UP THE DEFENSE.
LOTS OF QUARTERBACK SACKS OUT THERETONIGHT.
WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE DEFENSIVE PLAY?
>> WE GAVE UP TOO MANY POINTS.
GOODOFFENSIVE TEAM.
WE HAD A LOT AND SHOULD'VE HAD SOME.
THEYMADE A PLAY, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO.
>> ANYTHINGYOU LEARNED ABOUT YOUR TEAM TONIGHT?
>>WE ARENUMBER TWO.
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
HE COULD RUN THE BALL BUTHE THREW IT WELL.
>> NUMBER TWO ISOVER HERE.
I HAVE TO GET YOUR REACTION.
NEXTWEEK YOU'RE GOING TO CARROLLTON ANDFACING JUDY LEWIS AND COMPANY.
WHATARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
>> THEY ARE THEBEST RIGHT NOW.
WE LOOK FORWARDTOSEEING JUJU.
>> I THINK THE BRISKET SANDWICH WASTHE DEALBREAKER.
>> GO, CATS.
>> I LOVE IT.
LET'S BRING IT IN.
WEHAVE THE GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSION PLAYEROF THE GAME.
TODD ROBINSON.
102 PASSING YARDS.
FIVE TOUCHDOWNBUT WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT YOUR PERFORMANCEAND I?
>> WE HAVE BEEN LOCKING IN PRACTICE.
THE COACH WANTED TO GET ME TO 2000MARKFOR PASSING.
EXECUTED THE GAME PLAN.
>> YOU CAUGHTTHE RAIDER DEFENSE OFFGUARD.
THE COACHTELLS ME THAT HE IS A DEFENSIVE GUY ANDI PRACTICE HIS TAXI IN PRACTICE.
AREYOU TELLINGME THAT DR. STERN THE WEEK MAKESYOU A BETTER PLAYER ON A NIGHT LIKETONIGHT?
>> FOR SURE.
I FEEL LIKEWE PLAYEDTHE BEST DEFENSE I PRACTICE.
>> WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUTYOUR OFFENSIVE LINE AND THE GUYS AROUNDYOU?
YOU HADSOME INCREDIBLEPASSES THAT LED TO TOUCHDOWNS.
HOW DIDTHAT WHOLE UNIT HELP YOUGET IT DONE?
IN THEY SET UP OR THECOACHES WERE ON THEM BECAUSE THEYWERE PLAYING OFFTHE LAST FEW WEEKS.
THEY TOOK THE CHALLENGEAND SUBJECT TO MAKE BIG BLOCKS.
BEINGGOOD ATCATCHING THE BALL.
WE HAD THE GOALTO GET EVERYBODY TOUCHES AND WE DIDTHAT.
THE >> JUSTLIKE I ASKED THE COACH, WHAT ARE YOURTHOUGHTS AND FACING CARROLLTON NEXTWEEK?
>> WEARE READY.
ROUND TWO.
WE WILL TRY TO GET THEM.
>> CONGRATULATIONSON BEING THE PLAYER OF THE GAME.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE.
MATT AND WAYNE, THERE YOU HAVE IT.
THE QUARTERBACK.
>> Matt: THE QUARTERBACK,NOT AN ATHLETE.
THIS ISTHE SECOND TIME WE HAVE SEEN HIM INPERSON.
EVERY TIME WE WALK AWAY SAYINGHE IS AQUARTERBACK AND NOW HE'S GOING UP AGAINSTTHE NUMBER WHAT QUARTERBACK, JUJU.
THAT WILL BE A GREAT MATCHUP.
>> Wayne: HEWILL HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME KIND OFPERFORMANCE NEXT WEEK.
THEOFFENSE WILL HAVE TO PUT SOME POINTSON THE BOARD.
I WANT THE COACH TOBRING MEONE OF THOSE RISK ASSEMBLAGES FROM BUCKYS.
>> Matt: THE FINAL SCORE ,VALDOSTA, SURVIVES.
AFTER JUMPING OUTTO A FOUR TOUCHDOWN LEE.
THEY BEATWALTON TODAY.
35-27.
JOIN US FOR THESECOND ROUND NEXT FRIDAY NIGHTAT 7:30.
STICK AROUND FOR THE POSTGAME SHOW, COMING UP IN A FEW MOMENTS.
WEWILL ANNOUNCE DURING THAT SHOW WHEREWE WILL BE NEXTFRIDAY NIGHT IN THE SECOND ROUND OFTHE STATE PLAYOFFS.
STAY TUNED FORTHE POSTGAME SHOW WITH JON NELSON AND HANNAHGOODIN.
IT'SCOMING UPAFTER THIS BREAK.
IF YOU MISSED PORTIONSOF TONIGHT'S GAME OR YOU WANT TO SEEITAGAIN YOU CAN CATCH A REPLAY LATERTHIS EVENING AFTER THE POST GAME SHOW.
OR INTHE COMING WEEK ATDVB.
ORG/SPORTS .
GOODNIGHT FROM RAIDER VALLEY ONTHE CAMPUS OF WALTON HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS WHEN APRESENTATION OF GPB SPORTS.
> >> WELCOMETO THE POST GAME SHOW PRESENTEDBY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAYSAFETY REMINDING YOU TO BUCKLE UPGEORGIA.
THAT IS JONNELSON AND I AM HANNAH GOODIN.
YOUR COMMENTSAND YOU LIVE.
HAPPY PLAYOFF SEASON EVERYBODY.
WEJUSTWRAPPED UP 6A MATCHUP BETWEEN VALDOSTA ANDWALTON.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD TURNOUT THAT WAY BUT WHATA GREAT GAME.
IN NO DOUBT.
WHEN YOU HAVETHESE TWO PUREBREDSFOR LACK OF A BETTER PHRASE, TWO OF THEPURE PROGRAMSHERE IN THE TOP CLASSIFICATION, YOU SAWTHE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WALTON MADE ATTHE HALF.
YOU ENDUP WITH A CLOSE GAME AS A ONE SCOREGAME HAD WALTON HAD CHANCES TO TRY TOGETTHE TYING SCORE BUT DIDN'T PULL IT OFF.
WILL GO TO THEBRACKET IN A SECOND TO SHOW YOU WHATIT LOOKS LIKE IN ROUND NUMBER TWO.
>> THEY WILLADVANCE THE FACE CARROLLTON.
TAKEUS THROUGH.
>>WE WILL GO THROUGH WHAT WE KNOW.
COLLINS HILL OVER WESTLAKE.
NORCROSS GETS A WINOVER LAMBERT.
NORCROSS GRAYSON,COLLINS HILL AND--COUNTY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RESTARING AT DOWNLOAD.
DOUGLAS COUNTY,NORTH COBB WITH A WIN.
20-7 WITH AWIN OVERCAMDEN.
ARCHER, A BIGUPSET IN THE 4-1.
THAT RUNSDEEP WITHA FOUR SEED KNOCKING OFF A THREE AND AFOUR WHENYOU END UP BLOW LEFT.
HERE'S WHAT ITLOOKS LIKE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.
THATSETS UP OUR GUEST.
35 ON THE BOARD.
PEACHTREE RIDGE OVER NORTH ATLANTA.
VALDOSTA WAS OUR GAME.
THEYADVANCE.
CARROLLTON PULLED 46 ONTHE BOARD.
THEY ADVANCE.
THAT SETSUP WHAT HAPPENS LOWRIGHT.
IN ROUND NUMBER TWO.
NORTHCORNETT PUTS UP 45.
THEY WILL WAIT FORTHE WINTER.
BUFORD, NO PROBLEMS.
THIS IS WHERE I WILLSIT DOWNBECAUSE THAT SETS UP THE FIRST GUESTOF THE EVENING.
I WONDER WHO ITCOULD BE?
257-9 OVER IS,WHAT A.
THE COACHESON THE COUCH UP.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> DOING BETTER THAN THAT NIGHT.
>> WE ARE GLAD TO SEE IT.
HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO PULL THIS OFFWITH A LARGE MARGIN?
>> THE KIDSPLAY GOOD.
WE CAME OUT A LITTLE SLOWAND PLAYED AROUND A LITTLE BIT THE FIRSTQUARTER AND A HALF.
THE WINNING GAME TOOK OVER ANDTHE DEFENSE WITH A BIG PICK SIX.
RIGHTBEFORE THE HALF WITH ONEMINUTE LEFT.
WERAN THE BALL AND THREW IT WELL.
THE DEFENSE PLAYED LIGHTS OUT MOSTOFTHE NIGHT.
GIVING UP ONE T-BALL.
>> YOU MENTIONED THE SLOW START COMINGOUT OF THE BLOCKS.
WHATWERE THE CONVERSATIONS LIKE ON THE SIDELINETO GET THE HEAD SCREWED ON STRAIGHT TOPUT THE PEDALDOWN TO GET THE RESULT?
>> JUST PLAYBUFORD FOOTBALL.
RUN THE FOOTBALL FIRST AND STOP THE RUN.
PLAY GOOD DEFENSE,PLAY GREAT WITH SPECIAL TEAMS.
THEREWAS NOTHINGCRAZYGOING ON.
A COUPLE LAPSE OF JUDGMENTAND CONCENTRATION.
THAT'S THEKIND OF THINGS YOU WORK .
PLAYED GOOD AGAINST MILL CREEK ANDYOU WANT TO KEEP IT ROLLING UNLESSYOU AREBANGED UPAND WE WERE FAIRLY HEALTHY.
WE WOULD LIKETO OF KEPTPLAYING.
THE SITUATION AND THE WEATHER,YOU WANT TO TAKE A BYE WEEK TO GET BETTERWITH IT.
YOU LOSEA BIT OF MOMENTUM THROUGHOUT REGIONPLAY WITH THAT.
IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILETO GET GOING.
ONCE WE GOT GOING, WEPLAYED THE BRAND WELIKE TO PLAY.
>> YOU ADVANCEDTO PLAY NEXT WEEK AND THAT WILLBE HERE ON GPB.
WE ARE SO EXCITEDABOUT THIS.
I KNOW YOUWATCHED FILMON THEM WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET PAST THEM?
>> I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECTFOR A LOT OF PROGRAMS.
THE COACH DOESAGREAT JOB WHEREVER HE GOES AND THEYARE TUNEDUP TO PLAY HARD ON DEFENSE.
HE'S ADEFENSIVE SPECIALIST.
WE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGSAND I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR HIM ANDTHOSE GUYS.
THEY WILL NOT COMEUP WORD ABOUT, THEY WILL COME TO BEATOUR TALES.
WEHAVE TO BE TUNED IN TO STOP THE RUN.
THEY ARE GOOD ON OFFENSE AND PLAYREALLY FAST.
WE WILL HAVE TO DO THESAME THING WEDID TONIGHT.
>> YOU MENTIONED THE PAST RELATIONSHIP, ARE THERE CIGARETTESCAN YOUHIDE ANYTHING OR IS EVERYTHING PRETTYMUCH ON THE TABLE?
>> WHENEVERPLAYED AGAINST EACH OTHER SO WE DON'TKNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EACH OTHER.
THIS TIMEOF YEAR, HE WOULDTURN OVER EVERY STONE AND WATCH ALLTHE FILM YOU CAN DIG IT ANY ADVANTAGEYOU CAN.
EVERYBODY HAS FILM.
THEY WILL TRY TOEXPLOITWEAKNESSES.
JUST LIKEWE WILL.
I WILL BE ABLE TO DIVE DEEPERONCE WETRAINON THE FILM.
>> I KNOW YOU HAVE WATCHEDFILM ON ALL OF THE TEAMS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
CONGRATULATIONSONYOUR WIN.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOON.
>> WE WILL SEE YOU ALL WEEK.
THANKS FOR DROPPING BY.
>> THANK YOU.
SEEYOU NEXT WEEK.
>> I CAN'T WAIT.
>> THATWILL BE FUN.
EVERYTHING IS LOCKED IN.
YOU CANADVANCE NORCROSS.
COLLINS HILL AND COLQUITT.
NORCROSSAND GRAYSON.
DOUGLAS COUNTY ADVANCINGNORTH COBB.
20-7 ENDING AS I CAME ON THE AIR.
UPPER RIGHT IT IS HILL GROVEAND PEACHTREE RIDGE.
THENYOU GO DOWN LOW, NEWTON, THAT IS TOMORROWIN ROCKDALE COUNTY.
NORTH WERE NOT WAITING FOR THE WINNER.
>> LET'S GOFROM 6A TO SINGLE-ADIVISION I.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED.
DODGE COUNTYGOT A BIG WIN.
>>WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BRACKETS, WECANSTART OFF WITH AAA,AA, SINGLE-A, DIVISION I.
POWER RANKINGS THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT APPLIESTO THE PRIVATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
LET'SWALK YOU THROUGH WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT WITHFANNINCOUNTY AND JEFF DAVIS.
HITTING THE WIN IN BLUE RIDGE.
JEFF DAVIS, HEGETS THE WIN.
JEFF DAVIS TRAVELS TOFANNIN COUNTY NEXT WEEK.
WE CAN ADVANCELAMAR COUNTY THAT KNOCKED OFF DADE COUNTY.
NORTHEAST WITHA BIG RUNNING GAME.
NO PROBLEM WITH SWAINSBORO.
BLACHLY COUNTY.
FITZGERALD.
DODGE COUNTY.
WORTH COUNTY.
, WE CAN GETTO THE RIGHT SIDE IN JUST A BIT BUTWE HAVE DODGE COUNTY HAD COCHAIRED TOTALKTO US ABOUT THAT WIN.
FOURFOUR >> IT WAS A BIG PROGRAM WIN FOR US ANDTHE COMMUNITY.
ONETHING WE STARTED DOING HERE WHEN HE TOOKTHE JOB, WOMEN GET WINS, WETAKE A VICTORY LAP DOWNTOWN.
IT WASTWO BLOCKS FULLOF PEOPLE.
THEY WERECELEBRATING, SO IT WAS OFTEN --AWESOME.
IN YOU ADVANCEDTO PLAYWORTH COUNTY.
OFFENSE IS ON FIRE.
WHATWILL IT TAKE TO STOP THEM NEXT WEEK?
>>THE COACH DOES A GREATJOB AT WORTH COUNTY.
I WORKED WITHHIM AND AND I HAVETREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR HIM.
HE IS A GREATPLAY CALLER AND ALWAYS HADHIGH-POWERED OFFENSE.
THEY HAVE AGOOD QUARTERBACK,A GOOD GROUP OF RECEIVERS.
OFFENSIVE LINE.
WE WILL HAVE TO DOA GREAT JOBON DEFENSE TO GET A PASS RUSHAND DOING A GREAT JOB IN THE SECONDARY.
LOOK ATTHEM ON DEFENSE, THEY HAVE A GUY WHO RUNSGOOD DEFENSE.
EVERYONE KNOWSHIM.
A GREAT PLAYER OFTHE COUNTY.
DOING A GREAT JOB ON DEFENSE.
WE WILL HAVE TO DO A GREAT JOB-- >> NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
NO QUESTION THERE.
EVERYBODY INDODGE COUNTY GETS TO GO TO SYLVESTER.
THEYWILL PACK UP AND GO TO SYLVESTER.
IT WILLBE THE 13 TEAM IN DODGE COUNTY ANDPOWER RANKINGS.
WERE NOT DONE, ARE WE?
>> WE'RE PULLINGIT BACK UP AND GOING TO THE RIGHTSIDE.
THE TOP RIGHT.
TAKE US THROUGHWHAT HAPPENED?
>> I SHOULD BUILD UP AND I WILL GOFROM THE BOTTOM UPCONSIDERING WHAT I HEARDA BERTIE IS WITH THE NEXT GAS.
HEARDCOUNTY PUTS A BIG NUMBERSWINNING BY 32.
ELBERT COUNTY,THEY WON.
THEY PUT A BOOKMARK THERE.
A BIG WIN.
THOMASVILLEWINS.
GREAT JOB BY THE TIGERSKNOCKING OUT PUTNAM COUNTY.
TED ADVANCESANDTHEY WILL GO TO THOMASVILLE NEXT WEEK TOTAKE ON THE BULLDOGS.
JASPER COUNTY, 10POINT WIN OVERA's CHARTER.
DUBLIN DID 63 ONGORDON CENTRAL.
AS I MENTIONED,ELBERT COUNTY,WE HAVE THE HAD COCHAIRED ACHAT ABOUT 20-13 WIN OVERGORDON LEE.
I KNOW YOU AREON THE ROAD.
COMING BACK FROM CHICKAMAUGA.
HOW ARE YOU?
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
TWO WE HAD A GREAT WIN.
FEELING GREAT.
I AM PROUD OFOUR KIDS FARES?
BREAK IT DOWN FOR THOSE OFUS WHO WERE NOT THERE IN THENORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS FOR THIS.
DIDYOU LEAVE TWO DAYS AGO TO TRY TO PREP FORTHISTRIP?
, WE LEFT EARLY THIS MORNING.
>> DEFENSE CAME OUT AND PLAY PHENOMENAL INTHE SECONDHALF AND WE HAD TURNOVERS WITH BIGOFFENSIVE PLAYS.
ABLE TO GET THE FINAL SCORE TO BE20-13.
OUR KIDS PLAYED THEIR HEARTS OUT THEWHOLE GAME.
THEY HAD A GREAT TEAM WITH GREAT PLAYERS.
GREATFOOTBALL ATMOSPHERE.
IN THE MOUNTAIN SERVICE IS NOT GREATGOINGFROM ONE SIDE OF THE STATE TO THEOTHER.
IN CASE WE LOSE YOU, WHO ISBEHIND YOU?
LET ME SEE THE TEAM.
CONGRATULATIONS.
AWESOME.
CONGRATULATIONS ONTHE BIG WIN.
THAT IS SO MUCH FUN.
>> LET ME ASK YOU,WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE TO GO BACK HOMEAND BE A PART OF THE REBUILD IN THISPROGRAM WITH THE CLASSIFICATION ANDOTHER FACTORS?
>>COACHING IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ALLTHE YEARSOF --ILOVE OUR KIDS.
EVERY EXPERIENCE BEINGABLE TO DO THINGS WITH THEM.
AS HEADCOACH YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF A LOTOF STUFF.
NOT AS MUCH OFFTHE FIELD STUFF AS YOU DO IN --PROGRAM.
IT WAS NOT PRETTY ATTIMES TONIGHT BUT WEARE PROUD.
THAT GOT UNCLES AND DADDIES AND ALL KINDSOF FAMILY MEMBERS THAT PLAYED FORYEARS.
I STILL BELIEVETHAT THAT MEANS SOMETHING.
>> WE CAN'TWAIT TO SEEWHAT HAPPENS AGAINST HER COUNTY NEXTWEEK.
YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
FOR CALLING US FROM THEMOUNTAINS AND FIGHTING THROUGH THESERVICE.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
BYE THANKYOU SO MUCH.
>> THAT IS WHAT THIS SHOW IS ALL ABOUT.
>> TO BE ABLE TO SEE EVERYBODY ON THEBUS AS THEY HAD OUT.
>> CHICKAMAUGA.
WEHAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
WE HAVEMORE COACHESAND BRACKETS COMING UP NEXT.
WE AREJUST GETTING STARTED.
> >> WELCOME BACK TO THE POST GAME ZERO.
RON NUMBER ONE OFFICIALLY IN THE BOOKS.
ALL OF THE SCORES.
THE >> THE ONES THATWEHAVE TONIGHT.
ALL OF THEGAMES THAT WERE PLAYED THE SCORES AREIN.
>> LET'S GO BACK TO 6A WHERE THENEXT GUESTIS MOVING IN.
TWO LET'S GO LEFT ANDSHOW YOU WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE HAD ALITTLE BIT OF CHAOS TONIGHT IN THELOW SECTION OF THIS PARTICULAR BRACKET.
KNOCKOFF BROOKWOOD.
YOU HADARCHER, THE FOUR, KNOCKOFF HARRIS.
ARCHERWILL PLAY NEXT WEEK.
CAMDEN COUNTY, NORTH COBB.
THEY GOT THEMAT 28-7.
THAT MEANS A WINNER OF MILL CREEK AND DOUGLASCOUNTY TRAVELSTO NORTH COBB NEXT WEEK.
THAT WILL BEHOME.
IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
EATING MILL CREEK .
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THESE TEAMS HAVE PLAYED.
TOTOP TEAM.
IT WAS LIKE A CHAMPIONSHIPGAME.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE?
>>IT WAS CRAZY.
WELL COACH AND LET ITTEAM.
THE RUNNING BACK.
IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
ONEOF THE BEST NIGHTS I HAVE SEEN.
NUMBER TWO, OH MY GRACIOUS.
VERY GOODFOOTBALL TEAM.
WELL COACH.
WE FOUNDA WAY TO GET AWIN.
>> WHEN IT CAME TO THIS GAME,HOW MUCH STUDYING DID YOU AND YOURSTAFF DOGET THEM READY KNOW YOU HAD THESEATHLETES TO PREPARE FOR?
HOW MANYLATE NIGHTS DIDYOU HAVE?
>>THE EXTRA WEEK HELPED US A LITTLE BIT.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD'VE GOTTEN SLEEPIFWE DIDN'T .
THE EXTRA DAYS HELPED US A LITTLEBIT.
A DYNAMIC TEAM.
WE MADE SOMEBIG STOPS.
I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE PLAYING ONE MOREWEEK.
>> THE TOUGH TASKDOES NOT STOP YOU.
WHAT ARE YOUR KEYS TOTHE GAME?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY KEYS YET.
I KNOW COACHQUEEN VERY WELL.
WE PLAYED THEM TWO YEARS BACK TO BACKIN THE PLAYOFFS.
THEY WERE OVER THE TOP OF US.
THEFIRST YEARAND THE NEXT YEAR WE WERE ABLE TOEVEN THE SCORE.
I KNOW HOW WELL HE COACHESAND HIS SON IS COACHING WITH HIM.
WE HAVE TO GET READY TO PLAY.
>> BOTH TEAMS LOOKING TO TAKE BACKTHE LEADON THAT SCORE.
COACH WHY, THANK YOU FOR JOININGUS.
WEAPPRECIATE IT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>>THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> WEHAVE TO TAKE ONE MORE QUICK BREAK.
COMING UP NEXT, MORE COACHES AND ALOT MORE BRACKETS.
WE WILL SEEYOU IN A SECOND.
> >> WELCOME BACK.
WE HAVE BEEN 6AHAVEA PEERTO TAKE ASTEP DOWN AND GO 5A AND TAKE A LOOKAT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PLAYOFFS ROUNDONE.
IN LOOKS LOOK AT 5A.
WE WILL CIRCLEBACK BY THE TIMEWE'RE DONE.
JACKSON COUNTY SOMETHING DEFENSIVEEFFORT WINNING 31-7.
BRUNSWICKWINS EARLY.
HERE'S WHERE THE CHAOSSTARTS.
LEASE IN 5A.
BACKAND FORTH GAMES.
SEQUOIA, TWO SEEDBEATSGAINESVILLE -- GAINESVILLE.
LOVEJOYWAS LEADING WOODWARD ACADEMY FOR MOSTOF THE GAME.
SEQUOIA GETS TO GO TOCOLLEGE PARKNEXT WEEK.
THOMAS COUNTY CENTRAL AND ROME INROUND NUMBER TWO, ROSWELL AND HUGHES INROUNDNUMBER TWO.
LOW LEFT WAS INSANE.
NOONAN AND SPRAYBARRY WIN UPPER RIGHT.
AS WELL ASLEE COUNTY.
THEY BEAT --DUTCH TOWN CAN ADVANCE.
MILTON ADVANCE WINNING EARLY.
LAKESIDE,EVANS ADVANCE.
HOUSTON COUNTY.
SOMEBODY ELSE JUST SCORED.
THEY BEATCLARKECENTRAL.
69-48.
117 TOTAL POINTS IN THAT ONE.
REGION ONE, WE KNEW THEY WOULD MAKEA BIG DEEPRUN.
THEY TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS INFROMNUMBER ONE.
IT MEANS THAT WE CIRCLE BACKTO THE UPPER LEFTSECTION OF THE BRACKET.
>> WE HAVE THE HEAD COACH HERE TO TALKABOUT HIS BIG WIN AT YOUR DEFENSE, EIGHT--CAME UP HUGE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
>>WE HAD A GREAT TWO WEEKSAND WENT BACK TO THE BASICS.
GOT A LOT MORE PHYSICAL.
WE CHALLENGE THEM TO SHOW UP.
ITHOUGHT WE DID THAT FOR THE MOST PART.
OFFENSIVELY WE PLAYED A LOT BETTER ANDFASTER WITH MORE TEMPO.
DEFENSE LEADS OURTEAM AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB TONIGHT.
>>A LOT OF THE TIME,A LOT OF FOLKS DO NOT KNOW HOW TOUGH REGIONTWO IS.
YOU ALL WON TONIGHT.
HOW TOUGHIS REGION TWO FOR SOMEONE WHO HASNEVERSEEN IT?
>> IT'S LIKE THE OLDSEC WEST.
THE DEFENSIVE FRONT MAY BE THE BESTWE HAVE SEEN ALL YEAR.
THEIR HUGE AND ATHLETIC.
EVEN THOUGHTHE RECORD DID NOT SHOW IT.
IN LEE COUNTY, IS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
HOUSTON COUNTY HAS A GREAT FOOTBALL TEAM.
TODAY,WISHING EVERYBODY LOOK.
ALL FOUR OF US WON.
HOPEFULLYWE CAN KEEP THAT UP AND GET SOME REMATCHES INA COUPLE WEEKS.
>> COMING OFF THESTATE CHAMPION, THANK YOU FOR CALLINGUS WHILE ON THE ROAD.
WE APPRECIATEIT.
>> WE WILL CATCH UP SOON.
, I'M SURE HE IS BUCKLED UP.
>> WEBELIEVE IN SAVEPOST GAMES ON GPB.
>> I THINK THE LAST BRACKET OF THENIGHT IS AA.
THIS ONE IS FILLED OUT.
>> IT IS BECAUSE THEREARE TWOGAMES ON SATURDAY.
THOSE ARE THE TWORESULTS WE DO NOT HAVE COMING INTO THISPARTICULAR ELEMENT OF THE SHOW.
UPPERLEFT, ROCKMART, THEY WILL GO ON TO PLAYWESTSIDE MACON.
THIS ISPOWER RANKING.
ROCKMART,WESTSIDE MACON ADVANCES THE 16.
SUMNER COUNTYWINS LIPID THEY WILL TAKE ONMORGAN COUNTY.
THEY BEATJACKSON.
101 TOTAL POINTS.
MORGAN ADVANCES.
THATPARTICULAR QUADRANT UPPER LEFT OTHER WINNERS.
THOMPSON.
BURKE.
CALLAWAY.
STEPHENSCOUNTY.
APLIN COUNTY.
BUTLER.
PIERCE.
THAT TAKES CARE OFTHE WINNERSIN AA.
>> WE HAVE A WILL ROGERS HERE TO TALKTO US ABOUTTHEIR WIN.
THE FIRST PLAYOFF IN FIVESEASONSFOR THE PROGRAM.
COACH ROGERS, YOUR FIRST TIME WITHTHE PANTHERS.
TELL US ABOUT HOW YOUWERE ABLE TO PULL THIS OFF?
>>HOLD ON.
I AM SORRY.
>> THERE HE IS.
I NEVERMET APOST GAME THAT DID NOT WANT TO REACHUP AND HOW DID IT GO?
WHATWAS ALIKEGETTING THE WIN?
IN THE KIDS PLAYED HARDAND WERE EXCITED ABOUT THIS GAME.
THE KIDS CAME OUT AND PLAYED HARDFOR EACH OTHER.
I AM PROUD OF THEM.
>>FIVE SEASONS SINCEYOUR TEAM HAS BEEN IN THE PLAYOFFS.
YOURFIRST WIN THERE.
HOW DOES IT FEELAND WHATWAS CLICKING WELL TONIGHT?
>>SPECIAL TEAMS OFFENSE AND DEFENSE.
WE WANTED TO SERVE FASTER THE GOALTHIS WEEKWITH THE STAR FAST AND WE DID THATAND WAS ABLE TO COME OUT TO GET STOPEARLYWITH A QUICK STRIKE ON OFFENSE.
WENEVER LOOKED BACK.
>>THIS WAS A JOB WHEN IT WAS AVAILABLEFOR YOU THAT YOU WERE INTERESTED INTAKINGAND TURNINGTHE COUNTY PROGRAM AROUND.
WHAT HASIT BEEN LIKE FOR YOU TO GETTO THIS POINT YOU GET INTO THE POSTSEASONWITH A WINAND NOW YOU GET TO GO IN FROM NUMBERTWO TO GOTO MORGAN COUNTY.
A TOUGH TEST.
>> AND HAS BEEN GREATFORTHE KIDS HAVE BEEN IN FROM THE BEGINNINGAND THAT'S A REASON WHY I SAY.
THEY WEREFRESHMEN AT THE TIME AND COMING UPON SOPHOMORE YEARS.
THE KIDS ARE PLAYINGFOR THE COMMUNITY.
I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD.
>> THANKYOU SO MUCH FORCALLING.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ON THE ROADSO WE APPRECIATEIT.
>>IF WE MISSED YOUR BRACKET AND YOUARE AFAVORED TEAM IN A CLASSIFICATION WEDID NOT COVER, PLEASE VOTEAND YOU CAN GET THE GREAT INFORMATION YOUNEED AS WE TAKE YOU THROUGH THE ROAD TOTHE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
IN THE GAME NEXTWEEK IS IN 6A.
IT IS GOING TOBE BUFORD AND LOUNGE.
7:30 KICK ON GPB.
YOU CAN FILL OUT YOUR BRACKETS IF YOUCANREAD MY HANDWRITING I WOULD GIVE MINETOYOU.
IT WAS A GREATNIGHT TO KICK THINGS OFF WHEN IT COMESTO THE POSTSEASON.
SEASON THREE.
THREE IN 2024.
FIVE WEEKS AWAY FROMMERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.
>> FOR JON NELSON, I AMHANNAH GOODIN.
A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE BEHINDTHE GLASS.
>>THE ARMY ONTHIS SIDE, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU FORWATCHING THE POST GAME SHOW.
DONOT FORGET TO BUCKLE UP , GEORGIA.
SEE YOUNEXT WEEK.
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