>>> HAPPY THURSDAY EVERYBODY.

WELCOME TO "COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF."

THAT IS JOHN NELSON.

>> WELCOME IN.

ANOTHER WEEK HERE AT GPB.

>> AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL NEW FRIEND TODAY.

I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

BUT IT IS NOT HERE YET.

>> YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME BUT IT IS NOT HERE.

IT'S LIKE, I HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU BUT I FORGOT IT.

OR I HAVE A GIFT COMING.

THIS IS COURTESY OF JASON, OUR FROM THAT PORTAL.

THE PORTAL PANTHERS HAVE BEEN ADDED.

SO THANKS TO JASON.

WE WILL BE CATCHING UP.

WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON PORTAL THIS YEAR.

ALSO PORTAL WILL BE ON OUR THURSDAY EXTRAVAGANZA WITH >> SO OUR VERY FIRST FLAG FOOTBALL SERIES OF GAMES WILL BE THE CLASS OF CHAMPIONS IN THE AD WILL GET US A COUPLE OF T-SHIRTS.

>> SWEET.

>> WHEN THEY COME IN.

>> SO YOU'VE SPOILED THE WHOLE THING.

>> I HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU BUT IT'S NOT HERE.

AND NOW I'M TELLING YOU WHAT THE GIFT IS.

THEY HAVE BLOWN THE SURPRISE.

>> I GOT EXCITED.

I COULDN'T WAIT TO TELL YOU.

>> I HAVE SOME IN THE QUEUE.

AND WAITING FOR OTHER PIECES TO COME.

PORTAL PANTHERS.

GREAT TO HAVE THEM ADDED.

AND WE WANT TO SHOW YOU OFF.

IF YOU WANT TO SHOW YOURSELF OFF TO THE REST OF THE STATE, REACH OUT TO BE BY MAIL OR SOCIAL MEDIA AT G NELSON ON TWITTER.

>> EVERYBODY KNOWS.

>> SO GPB.

GPB.ORG.

REACH OUT TO US SO WE CAN SHOW YOU OFF.

TO FIND 25 HELMETS.

>> REACH OUT AND LET US HAVE A HELMET THAT IS TAKING UP SPACE AND WE WILL SHOW YOU OFF.

LIKE OUR NEW FRIENDS FROM PORTAL.

>> MICHAEL IS HERE HAVING PEPPERONI PIZZA FOR LUNCH.

LET US KNOW, WHAT IS YOUR LUNCH IN THE COMMENT SECTION THROUGHOUT THE SHOW.

IN A MEAT LOVERS CALZONE FROM JOHNNY'S PIZZA.

IT IS THE PIZZA DAY.

I AM ORDERING AN ITALIAN SUB.

LET'S SEE IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING PIZZA >> NO OTHER PIZZAS YET.

>> WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT.

>> ITALIAN FOOD IS ALWAYS A STRONG CHOICE.

>> AS A FAN OF ITALIAN FOOD, ITALIAN FOOD IS A STRONG CHOICE.

>> LET'S GET THE SHOW STARTED AND TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE WEEK THAT WAS.

EAST KHALIDA THE INDIANS BEAT THE 16-POINT FAVORITE VIKINGS.

49-34, FOR A FIRST WIN IN SIX ALL-TIME MEETINGS VICTORY OF THOSE IN THE PLAYOFFS.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE A PITCH AND CATCH COMBO LIKE WE SAW WITH EAST KHALIDA, EAST KHALIDA MADE A STATEMENT.

SIX TOUCHDOWNS TOTAL 5 TD PASSES FROM A YOUNG QUARTERBACK.

AND THEN THE WIDE RECEIVER.

SO THE PITCH AND CATCH COMBO.

THIS WAS THE BACKBREAKER HERE.

AT THE END OF THE HALF.

THREE MISSED TACKLES.

49-34 WAS THE FINAL.

THE BACKBREAKER RIGHT THERE.

CLOSING IN.

THEN YOU END UP WITH EAST KHALIDA PUTTING THE PENALTY AWAY.

WINNING BY 15-49.

GREAT SHOWING.

A STATEMENT WIN FOR >> COMMISSIONING PLAYERS OF THE GAME.

QUARTERBACK CHRISTIAN LANGFORD.

BRADY TILLMAN.

THEY ACCOUNTED FOR THOSE SIX TOUCHDOWNS.

>> YOU MIGHT SEE ON THE RECRUITING SIDE.

>> GOOD PLUG.

>> JUST AS AN IDEA.

ON RECRUITING 2022 TOMORROW NIGHT.

>> I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW YOU WOULD LEAVE THEM OFF AFTER THAT.

>> ARE YOU OKAY?

>> I'M OKAY.

THAT WAS REVEREND JIM, CHRISTOPHER LLOYD.

>> I JUST HAVE TO CHECK ON YOU BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW.

AND MAKING SURE YOU ARE OKAY.

>> IT TOOK ME 45 SECONDS TO GIVE HANNAH A CASE OF THE GIGGLES.

THAT IS ABOUT RIGHT.

>> LET'S LOOK AROUND THE REST OF THE STATE AND SEE WHAT OTHER GAMES WE HAD OUR EYE ON.

THE BATTLE OF THE UNBEATEN.

>> ALL THE TEAMS OR HALF OF THE TEENS GOT THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON.

CEDAR GROVE AND MILLCREEK PLAYED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

THE SAINTS DEFEATED THE HAWKS --I'M SORRY, THE HAWKS DEFEATED THE SAINTS 52-36.

THAT WAS A SURPRISING ONE FOR ME.

ALSO THE FIRST MEETING FOR THE STARS.

THE PANTHERS PULL IT OUT 25-24 IN OT.

BUFORD FACED OFF WITH THE CLASS THREE CAP A RUNNER-UP.

PANTHERS HUNG IN LEANING AT HALFTIME.

COULD NOT MAINTAIN.

>> 16-15 AT THE HALF >> THAT ONE AT TIGER STADIUM.

ELBERT COUNTY.

32-20.

FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON.

AND THEN GETTING DUKE 43-33.

WE HAD THE HEAD COACH ON THE POST GAME SHOW.

THAT WAS A FUN TIME.

HE WAS THE FIRST ONE WAITING.

BONUS GAMES.

>> THE BONUS GAME.

4-0 OSBORNE.

SHOUT OUT.

72-8 AGAINST CLARKSON.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THEM OR LATER IN THE SHOW.

>> NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

A GREAT SEASON.

TRADITIONALLY, OSBORNE HAS A GOOD YEAR.

THE TOP FIVE SCORES OF THE WEEK.

>> I WILL SHOW YOU WHAT MY TOP FIVE ARE.

PERRY PUTS UP A NUMBER.

THE DEFENSE, 35-7.

WORK AND OCONEE.

THE BIRD-DOG CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.

WINNSBORO, GEORGIA.

DEREK PARKER, ONE OF THE WINNINGEST COACHES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

CONTINUING TO DO WELL.

BROOKE OVER BAINBRIDGE WITH THE SCORE 26 LIKE 18.

TWO TEAMS THAT WILL LINE UP AND PLAY ANYBODY ANYWHERE.

THEY PLAY EACH OTHER.

PIERCE COUNTY OVER CHARLESTON AGAIN.

LAST WEEK, WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE HEAD COACH ABOUT WHAT IS LIKE TO HAVE TO SCHEDULE THESE.

PIERCE COUNTY, TWO CLASS IS HIGHER THAN CHARLESTON.

IRWIN COUNTY, PACK A LUNCH.

PICKED GOOD DINNER.

PACK A MIDNIGHT SNACK.

THIS WAS A 200 PLUS MILE TREK FOR THE INDIANS.

THEY GOT THE LEAD EARLY AND GOT THE WIN 20-14.

FOR THOSE OF THE TOP FIVE THAT I HAD LAST WEEK.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

ANY SURPRISES FROM YOUR END?

>> LOOKING AT SURPRISES, I THINK REALLY THE GAME OF THE WEEK WAS A SURPRISE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU HAVE THAT ONE.

I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS HAD THAT ONE.

AND A STATEMENT CAME IN BY OUR FRIENDS AT EAST COWETA.

ANOTHER SURPRISE.

AND HAVING TO GO TO FREE FOOTBALL TO DO IT.

SANDY CREEK WHICH WAS ONE OF THE WEB GAMES LAST WEEK.

SEEING WHAT HAPPENED THERE WAS SANDY CREEK WINNING 33-17.

TOUCHTONE KNOCKING OFF ROBBINS BY A SCORE OF 14-7.

THE TOUCHTONE DEFENSE IS FOR REAL.

HOLDING ONE OF ROBBINS TO UNDER 100 TOTAL YARDS.

TOUCHTONE, 5-0 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2018.

A COUPLE OF SURPRISES.

>> AND SANDY CREEK DEFEATED COLLINSVILLE 33-17.

IN A WHEN OVER ELKA, 30-15 SHOULD WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE HEAD COACH ON THE DRIVE HOME.

CUT UP WITH SHANNON JARVIS, THE HEAD COACH AT ELBERT COUNTY COMING BACK FROM WASHINGTON.

IT IS FUN TO CATCH UP WITH THESE COACHES.

READ GARVIN, ANOTHER GUY WHO IS A CONSTANT IN THE POST GAME SHOW AFTER FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA.

SEEING HOW THESE TEAMS ARE WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH SEASON ONE AND GETTING READY FOR SEASON TWO.

MATCH UP LIKE WE SAW LAST WEEK.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PLACES WE ARE STILL NOT IN REGION PLAY.

EVERYONE IS ANGLING IN THAT DIRECTION TOWARD SEASON THEM TO.

SEEING THESE SEASON NONRIGID MATCHUPS IS FUN TO SEE THE RESULTS AND WHERE YOUR TEAM IS ACROSS THE STATE ON THE FIRST SEASON OF THE YEAR.

>> ANOTHER BIG RESULT FOR BROOKSTONE.

THAT IS THE PLAY OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK.

INCREDIBLE ONE-HANDED CATCH BY WALTER BLANCHARD FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

>> SERIOUSLY.

WATCH THE RIGHT HAND.

>> THE RIGHT HAND FROM WALTER BLANDFORD.

WATCH.

>> LOOK AT THE CATCH.

>> TREMENDOUS WORK THERE.

THE PLAY OF THE WEEK.

BROUGHT TO US FROM OUR FRIENDS IN COLUMBUS.

THE TAGTEAM JAMS ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

>> COUGARS '03-0 WITH A 33-10 WIN OVER MOUNT ZION.

>> GILLESPIE, FIRST SEASON AT BROOKSTONE.

SEEING THE WIDE-OPEN OFFENSE THAT HE BROUGHT TO EACH OF HIS STOPS.

HE TOOK OVER IN THE OFF-SEASON.

WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM IN THE OFF-SEASON ABOUT WHAT IT IS LIKE TO HAVE A CHALLENGE LIKE THIS IN THE FIRST SEASON IN THE GI.

A BIG CHALLENGE.

HE HASN'T MARK LOUDERMILK ON HIS STAFF AT BROOKSTONE.

IT IS A CHALLENGE HE IS ENJOYING NOW.

WHEN YOU HAVE RECEIVERS WITH HANDS LIKE THAT, IT WILL DEFINITELY HELP YOU OUT.

TRYING TO LAUNCH THINGS INTO THE END ZONE WHEN YOUR QUARTERBACK IS IN DISTRESS.

>> BEFORE WE TURN THE PAGE TO WEEK FIVE, GAMES SIX, THERE YOU GO.

VERY SPECIFIC.

WEEK FIVE, GAME SIX.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS, THE BIGGEST STORYLINES FROM WEEK FOUR, GAME FIVE.

>> WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, WE ONLY HAVE 55 UNDEFEATED TEAMS COMING INTO THIS WEEK.

REALLY AT THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE KNOWN REGION SCHEDULE.

PASSING THE EARLY TEST.

ONCE AGAIN, YOU LOOK AT THOSE FOLKS LIKE TOUCHTONE IN THESE GAMES WERE YOUR PLAYING UP AND YOU WANT TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE.

THAT IS WHAT I MEAN.

51-50.

AND WHILE IT IS A DECENT VAN HAGAR ALBUM, WHAT I MEANT WAS THAT 51 SCHOOLS LAST WEEK SCORED MORE THAN 50 POINTS IN THE WIN.

OFFENSE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT REGION PLAY.

A LOT OF FOLKS WRAPPING UP KNOWN REGION PLAY HEADING INTO REGION PLAY.

SOME STILL HAVE ANOTHER MONTH TO GO BEFORE THEY GET TO SEASON TWO IN THE REGION PLAY.

THAT IS WHY A LOT OF FOLKS HEADING INTO THE REGION PLAY, LIKE OUR FRIENDS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST GEORGIA, STILL HAVE A MONTH TO GO BEFORE THE REGION SCHEDULE KICKS IN.

IN THEM TO GAME REGIONS SPRINT.

EVERYONE HEADING TO THE PLAYOFFS AND THIS ONE.

YOU DETERMINE YOUR SEEMING WITH THE TEAMS THERE.

YOU ONLY HAVE TWO REGION GAMES AND THIS ONE REGION.

IT WAS GREAT TO CATCH UP WITH THE COACH TO FIND OUT HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO SCHEDULE EIGHT KNOWN REGION GAMES.

AND HE HAS HAD A TEAM BACK OUT.

HE IS LOOKING FOR AN OPPONENT REACH OUT TO RICH FINLEY.

>> IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO PLAY.

>> RICH HAS TWO WEEKS.

>> MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM?

>> YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

IT DOESN'T COUNT.

BUT RICH FINLEY HAS TWO OPEN WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE CANCELLATION OUTSIDE OF TROY.

REACH OUT TO RICH FINLEY.

I KNOW HE IS WORKING THE PHONES.

DOUBLE CHECK.

HE HAS TWO OFF WEEKS WHERE HE CAN TRY TO SCHEDULE SOMETHING.

HE IS LOOKING FOR GAME.

SO NEED A GAME, CALL BOUTIN.

THEY NEED ONE.

>> WE HAVE A LOT COMING UP ON THE SHOW TODAY IF YOU ARE JUST NOW JOINING US.

THAT IS SEAN NELSON.

WE ARE ABOUT TO PREVIEW THE WEEK TO COME.

OUR KICKER AT THE END.

RIGHT NOW I WANT TO JUMP BACK INTO THE COMMENT SECTION.

I THINK WE HAVE OUR COMMENT OF THE YEAR ALREADY.

>> STEVE TATE IS EATING SOME BARBECUED RIBS WHICH SOUND AMAZING.

WE HAVE CHRIS SELLARS BACK IN THE COMMENT SECTION.

HE IS CHECKING IN FROM PIGEON FORGE ON HIS HONEYMOON.

>> CHRIS, HOW MUCH TROUBLE YOU AND RIGHT NOW?

>> I'M LIKE, YEAH.

WAIT A MINUTE.

>> WE LOVE ALL OF OUR VIEWERS.

>> TRUE.

>> WE ARE GOING TO NEED MORE DETAILS.

IS THE BOSS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS?

IS SHE AT THE SPA OR AT DOLLYWOOD?

IS SHE DOING THE WATERSLIDE AND LEFT YOU ALONE IN THE HOTEL FOR LUNCH?

WHAT IS THE SITUATION HERE?

CAN YOU DO THIS ON YOUR HONEYMOON AND HAVE IT BE COOL?

THAT IS THE BIGGEST THING.

WE DON'T WANT TO GET YOU INTO ANY TROUBLE EARLY ON IN YOUR MARRIAGE.

>> HE IS PROBABLY ALREADY IN TROUBLE.

>> HE SAID THE.

HAS HAD A TOUGH GAME LAST KNOWN REGION GAME.

THIS WEEK VERSUS WARE COUNTY.

WE HOPE THEY HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE WEEK.

WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE WEEK BUT JOHN, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> BAINBRIDGE, 2-3.

THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL FROM BAINBRIDGE TO WAYCROSS.

ITSELF.

AND THE FACT THAT YOU WERE IN THE GAME LAST WEEK AGAINST BROOKS WERE YOU LOSE BY EIGHT.

TWO QUARTERBACK SYSTEM FOR JEFF WILSON COMBINING FOR 168 YARDS.

MINUS 1 YARD RUSHING.

GOING UP AGAINST THE STOUT DEFENSE.

IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE BALL.

BUT WARE COUNTY HAS A YOUNG QUARTERBACK.

LOOK FOR SOMETHING AGAIN.

I'M THINKING HIGH TEENS, LOW 20s.

SO THE SAME RANGE YOU ARE IN.

AND EVERYBODY AT GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCAST, CONGRATULATIONS.

>> HE SAYS LOOK, MY WIFE -- MY WIFE IS IN THE OUTLET STORE AND HE IS ON THE BENCH OUTSIDE.

>> TELL HER WE SAID HIGH.

>> WE LOVE YOU FOR IT.

>> WE ARE GOING TO LEAVE THE COMMENT SECTION WITH THAT FOR NOW AND GET BACK TO EVERYBODY ELSE IN A LITTLE BIT.

I THINK THAT OUT DOES IT.

>> YOU WIN.

IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

>> WE WILL TURN THE PAGE AND TALK ABOUT FOOTBALL FRIDAY GAME OF THE WEEK TOMORROW FRIDAY MILTON AT NORTH COBB.

>> NORTH COBB, WITHOUT MALACHI SINGLETON, IT IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE WITH A YOUNGER QUARTERBACK RIGHT NOW IT 2-2.

AND HOW DO YOU GO AGAINST A TEAM LIKE MILTON WHO WAS ALSO 2-2?

AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT THEY DID WAS SCHEDULED OUT OF STATE.

THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE READY FOR SEASON TWO AND THEN SEASON THREE.

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS OUT OF MISSOURI.

MILTON BEAT OUT BARADA.

BACK-AND-FORTH GAME THIRD QUARTER.

TAKING THE TITLE DOWN.

THEN WINNING BY 15.

36-21.

NORTH COBB LOSING IN ORDER OVER TIME LAST WEEK.

YOU HAVE THE DIFFERENT DYNAMICS IN PLACE.

AND WE GET THIS ONE ON GPB.

>> YOU MENTIONED IT.

MALACHI SINGLETON WILL NOT BE PLAYING ON FRIDAY.

I HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM ON RECRUITING 2022.

WITHOUT SPOILING IT TOO MUCH, HE KNEW HIS ANKLE WAS BROKEN WITH PLAYED ON IT.

HE HAD SURGERY.

I WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH HIM AND HERE'S HOW HE IS DOING.

>> ACTUALLY DOING PRETTY GOOD.

THE SURGERY WENT WELL.

AND SO I GET MY STITCHES OUT SOON.

SO JUST TRYING TO GET BACK.

>> I CAN STILL BE A LEADER FOR THE TEAM.

WE HAVE A YOUNG QUARTERBACK OUT THERE.

SO I START HELPING AS MUCH AS I CAN.

HELPING THEM WITH FILM AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

TRYING TO KEEP THE GUY'S SPIRIT SET.

THEY DEFINITELY HEAR THE CHEERING FOR ME.

>> WE WILL DEFINITELY BE HEARING HIS CHEERING THROUGH THE MICROPHONE FRIDAY NIGHT.

HE IS COMMITTED TO ARKANSAS.

FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW AND MORE ON THE RECRUITING PROCESS, WATCH THIS FRIDAY AT 7:00 P.M. >> LOOK ALSO, ONE OF THE LEAD STORIES, RECRUITING 2022.

THE STORY OF TA CUNNINGHAM.

ONE OF THE THREE HEAVYWEIGHTS.

WROTE A STORY ABOUT TA CUNNINGHAM AND NIL AND TRYING TO SEE HOW HIS SEASON IN HIGH SCHOOL CAREER ARE IN LIMBO.

LAST YEAR, WAS AT JOHNS CREEK IS A RISING JUNIOR.

HIS JUNIOR YEAR, HE MOVED OUT TO CALIFORNIA AND HE WANTS TO PLAY AT LOS ALAMITOS WHO IS A TOP 10 TEAM.

RIGHT NOW, HE HAS BEEN DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY BECAUSE OF THE MOVE IN STATUS.

SITUATION OF CUNNINGHAM.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT IN THE BEGINNING OF CREATING 2022.

IT IS ABOUT THE NIL AND THE DEEPER ISSUES WITH THE NIL.

SO IT WILL BE A GOOD ONE.

>> AWESOME.

OUR STREAMING GAME OF THE WEEK WE HAVE IS WARNER ROBINS.

CAN THEY BOUNCE-BACK FROM A 14- 7 LOST TO DUTCHTOWN LAST WEEK?

THAT IS MY QUESTION WHAT WE HAVE SEEN THE SEASON WITH JEREMY EDWARDS.

JEREMY, WE HAD ON FOOTBALL FRIDAY PODCAST PICK THEY HAVE SERIOUS NUMBERS.

4-0 VERSUS 1-3.

REMEMBER, JEREMY WAS THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR FOR ROBIN.

AND HELP THEM TO WIN THE TWO STATE CHAMPIONS.

TWO OTHER COACHES AND HE ARE PART OF THE STAFF.

THEY HAVE ALL OF THAT DYNAMIC ATTACHED AND THE FACT THAT IT IS WARNER ROBINS AT FREEDOM -- FREEDOM FIELD.

IT WILL BE A FUN ONE FROM FREEDOM FIELD FRIDAY NIGHT.

>> AND YOU CAN WATCH IT ON GPB.SPORTS OR DOUBLE THE GPB APP.

THANK EVERYBODY FOR TUNING IN TO THE STREAM.

>> TIME TO NAME THE WEEKLY NUMBER ONE RANKINGS.

THEY ARE OUT.

AS ALWAYS COUNTY CAN SEE THE FULL RANKINGS.

HERE ARE THE NUMBER ONE RANKINGS.

>> NOT A LOT OF CHANGE.

YOU LOOK AT THE PRINCE AVENUE WIN AGAINST EAGLES LANDING.

SOLIDIFYING THEIR RANKING IN DIVISION I.

HOLDING ON AND DIVISION TWO.

A LOT OF FOLKS ARE PART AND PARCEL TO THE WHOLE THING.

IT IS COOL TO SEE.

GETTING A BIT OF STABILITY WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

IF YOU LIKE I SHOULD DO MY FIGURE OUT BUT A LEFT-HANDED.

BUFORD, OBVIOUSLY RIGHT NOW THEY ARE TAKE CHASING AND NATIONAL TITLE.

HUGHES IN LEE COUNTY COUNTY FIGURE THEY WILL BE 1-2.

CARTERSVILLE, WE KNOW THEY WILL BE TOUGH OUT.

WE WILL HAVE CARTERSVILLE ON THE AIR IN A COUPLE WEEKS.

KEEP AN EYE ON THAT ONE.

CEDAR GROVE.

AGAIN, CEDAR GROVE WILL PLAY ANYBODY.

ONCE AGAIN, LINING UP THE NON- REGION SCHEDULE TO GET READY FOR SEASON TWO AND THREE.

LOOKING AT FITZGERALD.

THESE ARE THE RANKINGS RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO GET INTO QUICKLY.

A COMPOSITE POLL.

THERE IS A LOT OF MATH INVOLVED.

YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF VOLATILITY WITH WINS AND LOSSES.

I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE MORE UP AND DOWN.

IT IS A COMPOSITE.

>> I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE.

>> I THINK YOU ARE CORRECT.

>> EVEN WITH CEDAR GROVE.

>> YOU LOOK AT CEDAR GROVE AND I THINK THEY ARE ONE OF THE TOP TEAMS REGARDLESS OF CLASSIFICATION.

YOU LOSS DON'T HAVE A LOSS TO A 7-8 SCHOOL.

PAYING ANOTHER SEVEN LIKE A BIG SCHOOL THIS WEEK.

CEDAR GROVE IN THE NON-REGION SCHEDULE AND THEN GETTING THEM READY FOR THE PLAYOFF RUN.

>> A LOT OF TOP GAMES.

BUT ARE THEY THE BEST?

HERE IS THE BEST GAME.

>> HERE IS A LIST OF A LOT OF THE GAMES THAT ARE OUT THERE THIS WEEK.

MAKING COUNTY AND SOUTH GEORGIA.

WHITFIELD AND RAVEN.

I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THAT GAME MAY STILL BE GOING ON BY THE TIME WE COME BACK NEXT WEEK.

WE MENTIONED BAINBRIDGE AND WARE.

>> WE MENTIONED HUGHES COUNTY IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.

LAMBERT AND EAST COWETA.

HOW DID THEY RESPOND AFTER THE WIN LAST WEEK?

THE WEB GAME AND ANOTHER ONE ON THE BOARD IS DOWN ON THE COAST.

TWO ON THE COAST.

EFFINGHAM AND SOUTH EFFINGHAM.

AND GWEN ACADEMY AND BRUNSWICK.

TWO RIVALRY GAMES.

A SMALL SAMPLING OF GAMES TO WATCH.

>> SAVANNAH AND CHRISTIAN CALVARY IS A BIG RIVALRY.

THE WEATHER HAS NOT BEEN VERY NICE TO THE AREA.

>> YOU AND SAVANNAH, THE WEATHER HAS BEEN HORRIBLE TO.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THINGS GOING UNTIL LAST FRIDAY AND FINALLY ABLE TO SEE WHAT THEIR TEAMS CAN DO.

WE TALKED TO BOTH COACHES ON THE PODCAST WHICH WAS A WILD PODCAST TO SAY THE LEAST.

AND JOHN ALSO GOT TO CATCH UP WITH THEM DURING THE SOUTHERN SWEEP.

WE TALKED WITH SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN HEAD COACH ABOUT THE SCHEDULE AND HOW TOUGH IT HAS BEEN TO MAKE ONE.

>> OBVIOUSLY WE ARE PLAYING SCHOOLS THAT ARE A LOT BIGGER THEN US.

RIGHTED OVER 400 STUDENTS HERE.

WE WILL BE PLAYING SCHOOLS TWICE OUR SIZE.

BUT WE HAVE SOME FAMILIAR TEAMS IN THE REGION WITH CAVALRY.

WE ARE USED TO THOSE.

WE HAVE THOSE GREAT RIVALRIES.

IS A REALLY GOOD TRADITION.

WE ARE BRINGING IN SCHOOLS THAT HAVE REALLY GOOD COACHES AND HAVE WAY MORE STUDENTS THEN WE HAD.

'S EVERY WEEK, YOU LOOK AT A GAME AND SAY, WE HAVE THIS GAME.

WE HAVE TO COME TO PLAY EVERY SINGLE WEEK.

>> 1-0 IN REGION PLAY WITH A WIN OVER SAVANNAH COUNTRY.

LAST FRIDAY, AND JOHN, IT WAS SUNNY AND SAVANNAH.

>> AND SUNNY ON THE SIDELINES LAST FRIDAY WITHOUT YOU OUT I THINK IT'S JUST YOU.

>> I WOULD AGREE TOTALLY.

IT IS ME.

I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE BAD WEATHER AND GAMES SO FAR IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

IT IS ON ME.

NO QUESTION.

I WILL TAKE THE HEAT.

>> AND LOOKED HEAR FROM HEAD COACH MARK STROUD.

THEY ARE 3-0.

1-0 IN REGION PLAY AFTER A WIN OVER LIBERTY COUNTY.

THE QUARTERBACK IS DOING OUTSTANDING AT LEAST FROM WHAT THEY HAVE SEEN.

LAST FRIDAY WAS GREAT.

QUARTERBACK JAKE LINGER WAS EIGHT OF 12 PASSING FOR 135 YARDS AND TWO SCORES AND THAT 40-27 WIN.

COACH TALKED ABOUT HIM AND SOME OTHER KEY PLAYMAKERS.

>> JAKE IS DONE.

HE HAS GOTTEN BIGGER AND TALLER AND STRONGER.

MAKING ALL THE THROWS.

HE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE WATCHING THIS SPRING.

HE WAS JUST UNFLINCHING.

HE CAME OUT AND THREW THE BALL VERY WELL.

IN MY OPINION, JUST UNBELIEVABLE.

HE HAS SIZE.

HE HAS HUMILITY.

HE HAS TOUGHNESS.

HE HAS GREAT HANDS.

HE CATCHES BALL LIKE A LITTLE GUY.

HE WAS VERY ATHLETIC.

THOSE GUYS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE GREAT.

>> SO IT SHOULD BE A REALLY GOOD MATCHUP FRIDAY.

I WILL PROBABLY HAVE IT ON MY SCOREBOARD DEPENDING WHAT THE THEME IS.

WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT.

RIVALRY WEEK AND MORE.

SOMETHING ELSE THESE TEAMS HAVE IN COMMON IS RECLASSIFICATION.

>> YES.

AND YOU LOOK AT WHAT CALVERLEY DAY IS NOW.

THEY HAD TO GO TO AAA.

YOU ARE HAVING TO BALANCE ALL THAT STUFF OUT.

AND ONCE AGAIN, WE TALK MULTIPLIERS AND WHAT YOU WILL DO FOR COMPETITION.

IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT.

ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST YEAR OF RECLASSIFICATION AND HOW IT COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY AFFECTS FOLKS.

WHEN YOUR CALVARY DAY AND YOUR 3-0 AND YOU ARE DOING PRETTY WELL SO FAR AND YOU HAVE THE FIREPOWER YOU HAVE, IT WAS A TIGHT ONE.

FOR LIBERTY COUNTY AND AAA.

WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE IN REGION PLAY, HOW ARE YOU ADJUSTING TO IT?

OBVIOUSLY YOU WILL HAVE THESE TIGHT CONTESTS LIKE CALVARY DATED WITH LIBERTY BEFORE THEY GOT THE WIN.

HOW ARE THESE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE HAD TO JUMP UP ONE OR TWO CLASSES OR TRINITY CHRISTIAN WHO HAS GONE WILLINGLY UP THREE CLASSIFICATIONS, HOW DO YOU RESPOND?

EARLIER IN THE YEAR, WE ARE SEEING IT.

BUT AS THE WEAR AND TEAR OF THE SEASON COMES ON, HOW ARE ALL OF THESE SCHOOLS WHO HAVE HAD TO HOPSCOTCH RESPONDING?

AND HOW ARE THEY STAYING IS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO THE LATTER PART OF THE SEASON WHEN YOU KNOW THE REGION GAMES COUNT.

ESPECIALLY MAKING THE PLAYOFF PUSH.

HOW ARE THEY RESPONDING AND ARE STUDENT ATHLETES RESPONDING ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE TOUGH GAMES LIKE THAT?

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE ANOTHER DEEP DIVE PODCAST ON OUR HANDS.

MICHAEL IS GIVING US A WEATHER REPORT FROM SAVANNAH.

HE SAYS ALL SUNNY.

BUT WHO KNOWS BECAUSE JOHN IS BACK ON THE SIDELINES OF.

>> BEFORE WE GET TO THE KICKER, A FEW MORE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE COMMENT SECTION.

BENJAMIN LONDON, HOW ABOUT THE HEART COUNTY WIN OVER ST. FRANCIS?

>> HEART COUNTY WITH A FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH, YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO NEED THESE KINDS OF WINS.

IT IS A SIMILAR SITUATION ACROSS THE STATE.

BENJAMIN AND I TALK A LOT ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE IN THE EASTERN FRONTIER HEADING UP TOWARD NORTH CAROLINA.

WHEN YOU ARE IN THAT SEASON WOMAN, YOU ARE GETTING READY FOR SEASON TWO.

IT IS ABOUT FINDING OUT WHO YOU ARE AND TO WHAT IS YOUR STARTING LINEUP AND WHAT IS YOUR CHART LOOKING LIKE AN THESE KINDS OF THINGS.

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE SECOND SEASON.

I THINK THAT HART COUNTY WITH A NEW COACH AND GRADUATION AND THAT PSYCHO WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN A LOT OF PLACES.

HOW IS THE HEART -- HART COUNTY RESPONDING.

THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AS YOU MAKE THE PUSH TOWARD SEASON TWO.

>> CABBAGE, MACARONI AND CHEESE.

>> THAT IS HEAVY.

>> ANYTHING WITH THE COLOR GREEN?

>> ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

>> TIME FOR THE KICKER WHICH WRAPS UP THE SHOW.

AS PROMISED, WE WANTED TO TALK MORE ABOUT OSBORNE AND WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTS.

>> FROM OUR FRIENDS AT FOX5 IN ATLANTA, ONCE AGAIN, HANNAH TALKED ABOUT THE BIG NUMBERS FROM LAST WEEK.

>> ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO TIP YOUR HAT TO OSBORNE AND WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO OUT OF THE BLOCK.

GOOD WORK FOR THEM SO FAR THIS SEASON.

WHEN YOU PUT UP THE NUMBERS, IT IS GREAT TO SEE.

3-4 WINS IN A SEASON.

THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE HIGH MARKS OF THE PROGRAM.

NOW THEY HAVE DONE IT OUT OF THE BLOCK.

GREAT WORK BY OSBORNE SO FAR HERE FOR SEASON 12022.

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>> AND AGAIN AT HALFTIME.

>> DON'T FORGET, MILTON AT NORTH COBB FRIDAY AT 7:30.

THE STREAM GAME.

WARNER ROBINS.

FINAL THOUGHTS FOR THE SHOW?

>> IT WILL BE TREMENDOUS.

RIVALS WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WEEK.

GETTING INTO SEASON TWO IN REGION PLAY.

SOME NON-REGION GAMES TO GO.

SOME RIVALRY GAMES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY GAMES THAT WILL DRIVE ALL OF OUR COVERAGE THIS WEEK.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THESE TWO TEAMS AT 2-2 TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY GO.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ONE.

AND THE WEB GAME.

LOOKING AT WARNER ROBINS, FREEDOM FIELD.

GREAT TO BE BACK IN MIDDLE GEORGIA FOR GAME THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR A LOT OF REASONS.

>> REGION PLAY UNDERWAY.

IT WILL BE THE PLAYOFFS BEFORE WE KNOW IT.

THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN TO GPB.

SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE BEHIND THE CAMERA AND IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

YOU ALL ROCK.

>> SEE YOU THEN!