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GHSA 5A Semifinal: Camden County vs. Newnan
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GHSA 5A Semifinal: Camden County vs. Newnan - Dec. 12, 2003
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GHSA 5A Semifinal: Camden County vs. Newnan
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GHSA 5A Semifinal: Camden County vs. Newnan - Dec. 12, 2003
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day division School.
alongside Atlanta Falcons, former Atlanta Falcons matchup.
County.
tonight.
know what?
ball quarterback.
show.
As you see his stats here.
whatever.
the man that makes the team go.
on the season and a career.
2000 over 2020 over 2300 yards this year.
for the Wildcats Jack Roman.
record very very stingy defense.
all.
to make a lot of things happen.
Wildcats, game plan.
Well, offensively, offense.
ball them.
because of our quarterback and opportunities past.
to keep Noonan off the field explosive play.
football and try to make them drive the ball honest.
The contrast for the Wildcats, lot.
for them against that defense against a. pass.
There's all they like to do.
now weapons.
You can see it.
all the season over 2000 yards.
Throw a 20 to 22 TDs.
he has an arm to watch with him.
A lot of things happen to horn.
Goodman.
Cougars.
on the.
Season seven TDs.
600 yards for the season.
passing game.
from the Georgia Dome.
coming up five.
Cougars.
Nellie.
Thank you, Charles.
This is the position in when they snap the football, and you will see a trick offense that you haven't seen.
three down linemen, and three in the secondary.
ponies.
Rovers.
So what that will do when they're running a football.
five DBS, long and nickel package.
Gerald.
from the Georgia stand deep football.
for the Wildcats.
in the semifinals last year.
to advance to the finals.
Page is.
Getting set to.
Get us going by Page's high and short.
And bounces out of bounds near the 16 yard line.
So Page's Steagall.
quarterback for the Cougars 191, completions over 2600 yards what a couple of records at in terms of the amount have a. kicking team by roll 35 yard line first down.
record 35.
After the assessment on the kick and the shotgun looking left struggle.
aerial offensive line and render and gray is the center running backs tight end and one and.
physical.
right away.
and start the game for you.
Earle, behind the line of scrimmage.
Secondary Stop by Patterson.
County defense, Garza and Booth.
Myers.
about how Johnson Campbell, to speed Bacon and safety D.J.
Jones third down and 11 of this semifinal football.
Game horn looking up field a.
42. they forced the quarterback out that he had but couldn't quite get it there.
Camden County.
the season.
That is phenomenal.
Chris Wall will put it away for the Cougars.
and 10 to 15. catches it near the 24. come on offense.
for him.
We're in the dome, guys.
you hear the term dome itis.
a good bit today.
They're looking about they're not quite used to.
back.
County Hand yards interceptions.
ground.
They come right side.
near the 47 yard.
tonight.
perfection.
But you know what?
These kids here very well.
awestruck going stay disciplined, a weak team.
But a team that is used to it, on.
football is.
Campbell crunching hit.
perhaps down marker.
Cougars.
starting lineup Thornhill, is the Center for the Wildcats played.
In front of either tight end third down complete out of the.
Backfield.
three and out.
today.
going three and out.
then it do.
I don't know if this goes to but if they do throw it out, there's something they don't.
side of the ball.
Wildcats with the kick to sharpen bounces left side to the 36.
This flag him out of bounds again.
Camden County.
early.
You sometimes you like that the media information on how they started.
of some of those stars tonight.
Georgia Dome.
The semifinal match up for the Cougars in four years.
it.
But, you know, their coach here do his thing here first.
I to do it.
All right.
At least give him a chance.
All right.
But you know, the coaching what?
aura of the dude, the dome, you know, the being inside.
for today's ballgame talk of the coach here walker, linesmen, bobby adams, judge Judge, L.A. from.
no call.
every opportunity in the world.
anything else.
And we wait, well, yes, nothing.
football.
quarter.
Wildcats and the Cougars.
Take a look at Horn.
Horn on the ground.
right side.
perhaps two for the Cougars.
long defense.
performance on the season.
Nice average.
plus on the ground.
like that.
I'd like to have it like that.
nice to have over five.
shotgun looking it up.
Fires immediately.
coming in near the 45 line.
defense.
facemask.
here.
we'll see if we get the call.
The referee, Dave as he picks it up.
Joe.
Quite obvious.
to talk signals.
us.
now.
there.
fifth year at Moreland, losses 78% winning percentage.
I don't know.
under 50%.
Wildcats.
Camden County numbers not going downfield.
That's a separation.
and grabbed it for the touchdown as.
A defensive player.
after that ball.
second.
touchdown.
Well, I tell you.
and just long enough touchdown.
Great play.
Steagall with the grab so the Cougars strike first seven.
of Newton over the Wildcats.
You know folks reading.
He comes back with the play.
just getting behind a guy.
got to try to run a little bit.
there.
back.
and maybe again, whatever it was.
early.
early on in the game.
the Wildcats but Stegall able to get behind and the Cougars able to go ahead as a result three play drives with a 31 Cougars.
that three, attack.
drive.
We'll call it the junk defense.
indicator.
That's what they call it, backs in that backs, some guys some time.
Cougars and the.
from their own.
20.
So the Cougars out of Newnan.
ballgame strike first.
Camden County.
last year.
And an excellent ballgame.
Great game last week.
Yeah.
Lost to Brookwood, the Broncos.
and you know those six losses nothing.
losses come.
center now.
He goes as Matthew Maxwell gets up.
near the top, not.
That he's the man right there.
wing t run.
When he moves, they move.
date.
average with 15 touchdowns.
Which is right there.
the ground it's Maxwell again with the football first down correction of two for the wild catch with a carry right side the strip jail.
they're going to have to find line.
side running backs.
quick and can turn up the field.
effective.
Offense the entire night.
as Maxwell.
With the football Mitchell.
This is going to be a game of the defense it will you know here.
County region watered down.
it doesn't make a difference.
all, against.
Wildcats this direction.
They come once again side now.
down.
vision all as he turned up in the hole, and pick up hole here.
Watch this.
pretty nice.
back in the his.
Speed on it sees yards per.
Carry, three touchdowns.
down for the life of this it.
incomplete good.
Cougars.
very good play call.
he was looking downfield first of the downfield covered.
the play.
Second down and ten.
with a fine Play and the guy coming next side it's Patterson with.
pick up of about four.
some guys have a lot of power.
Some guys just hit the pile.
something's going to happen.
I'm going to come to it.
with me.
play.
337 yards in the campaign.
5.9. but he's sandbagging those 5.9.
You know what's with that guys, what.
fires up and lands incomplete.
all of his first quarter did but he wasn't able to complete.
they've got to establish I think that that will happen they've got to stick with it.
Believe me.
later on in the game offense.
of emotion on both sides of the ball.
kind of gets out of hand, to do.
after this pass.
the kick fair catch called.
line.
take over.
Four teams still remaining Dome, Camden County and Newton.
momentarily.
it's the Wildcats of Valdosta.
Side and two.
tomorrow.
will conclude with that one.
Great football.
I love it.
and see what's going to happen.
in high school football.
Five for one.
flags cougars coming right are.
there.
soon.
that's going on, but not that way.
here in the Georgia Dome, Gerald against a defense season.
rattling the netball.
Ball start on the offense.
down.
but I tell you what, it quick year.
quarters to their credit.
So that had to be football.
For the Cougars.
line.
Got one, maybe two on the carry.
right there.
there.
He makes tackles.
that he's their leader.
Jerome and nice night sacks.
own.
Yeah he's the.
rap.
anything.
But at the time on the ground.
key fights ahead for another two spy on CDs.
too.
But I know that he'll be that.
I know he's a different player.
in the back and get a CD player.
And next, how we can find him.
of stuff.
So you got to watch him for 30. first court shotgun as a set the horn switch look a drop in the endzone.
got some separation downfield.
Perfect strike down to brown.
to the 47 yard line.
I tell you what I see.
What?
records on there.
just in.
stride.
back, has plenty of time.
just perfect.
I mean, a receiver drops do?
Perfect.
for the Wildcats.
grab from Horn.
once again and it.
went down.
sideline.
I'm going to take the horn.
rolling like Saturday.
He just fires downfield.
It's instantly thrown.
An incomplete and turned it for the tight end.
time.
to to just kind of take his time.
that play.
to smack horn pass.
They do it on that play.
throwing, they can at him.
touched and not be heard.
second down after coming.
Now for the cougars.
to keep the puck behind the line of scrimmage.
Sean Booth play wildcats.
play he comes back to the right pulling with him, and a very, very quick defense.
and they're going to as soon as they get a chance.
on that play.
at total yards up at this point.
what 93 to 36 third down play for Horn and.
field incomplete.
Wildcat.
that deep at first.
scrambling and stopped and try to help him out.
receiver set.
He throws the ball down there.
That's a Levi's that time.
Law well punted.
Bacon back puddles Look at 55 near the.
break for kid had.
that kind of swings the momentum back stunned that have happened to them.
and special teams.
important.
that, that everything is in order.
to get down there inside.
know, they call it the the blue.
I don't know.
to get a score down at.
Cougars in under center and he said going to roll in the pocket pass incomplete He had Patterson but couldn't get the connection.
to score for for them bacon actually on his play Newton team just speed the defensive back that time.
zone.
now for the Wildcats.
The left side.
Campbell yard line.
What plays coming here?
on the left side of the line.
plays more than have the other side.
but right now it seems like offensive line.
Third down and seven for the Wildcats, 213 on the clock first quarter.
that clock right.
side.
MAXWELL Inside the 15 short of the first down marker.
up if they want to.
That's fine.
what, Maxwell, he's their guy.
He runs him.
He knows how to run inside.
real quick type.
You know, seems like very good vision in the hole.
Fourth down for the Wildcats.
fourth and one.
case.
first quarter.
So the Wildcats take a and one coming their way.
Mark your calendar Georgia's prep sports.
Georgia's much more.
p.m., with the early lead County in this first quarter eight finals next weekend leading either Valdosta or the West Side High School.
from earlier in a squeaker got by try on 28 in the two way match up.
22 to 9 the final in that 138 20 to 17. it was Marist 35, Thomas County Central 21, the ground.
the flex and the.
and that appears to be enough for that wildcat first.
Down.
they do.
sure of bounds.
this looking at coach hair and he's got it sideline.
as a stretch to change he market with the left foot look.
That was very very close that over there on a where, hey, against you if you don't get it.
So big time, play for them, too.
football.
Down on the 12 ten.
eight.
here.
in there.
there.
2 to 4 guys ready it.
because somebody in the middle on their assignment.
with a weak team to run.
little bit.
ball.
Wildcats.
immediately.
by Ernest Mitchell, for the Cougars.
out there.
defensive player.
He is this is a big guy.
and he makes plays.
performance 133 ten sacks for Mitchell.
for a number of plays numbers.
that.
one third down scrimmage.
quarter.
That definitely no time left.
They stopped it.
and they did not at the end of the first quarter.
lead.
Seven Nothing.
it's the Cougars of noon County seven.
timeout.
quarter.
Jack, get back live.
quarter.
Camden.
County threatening Leslie are.
TV is already.
in the county they.
You know that they are.
the state look on the seats.
here.
the horizon third down and eight for the wildcats.
The ball on.
The ten yard line Go speed incomplete trying to get it to Campbell and correction to Patterson.
I tell you backs.
They're covering it.
He had two guys to cover there.
the league.
a lot of pressure on him.
trying to stretch it and get him to cover one or the other.
He goes to the guy in the back time.
decision to throw it too.
to try a field goal for the Wildcats bacon will hold field goals.
after five pages pages hit it hard and he missed it.
Right side.
accuracy.
back.
them.
here, opportunity.
or whether it's a touchdown, for you, for your defense.
more to come out, too, points something happen.
nothing starting on their own 20 just for an under center.
You played on old fullback.
Wildcats.
I believe that he wasn't there.
He just just totally destroyed.
just pushing people around, also.
ground.
He may be a wrestler.
kid.
Strong kid.
and his legs and well, the middle.
That's what you need.
And 13.
After the defensive surge defending champ is Parkview semifinal matchup, scrimmage, to Steagall Parkview spoil their chances before Pete coming into this ballgame.
season.
It has been worth everything.
champs.
down at the line of scrimmage so it's third down and 13.
For the cougars this tight shot inside a home floor to.
got it past the 15 up to the 16 down and.
the junior making a nice play it was a pass a draw tackle.
Nice nice.
ball.
it when he got it away.
it near the 40 yard line.
from there.
live on the TV org.
to connect to the game.
All the games from the Dome well.
That's w dot dot org.
Some of the wild card.
Places here in the dome as they come back on offense.
bobcats training the cougars seven.
Left misdirection Patterson Patterson got it.
Up near the 42.
Newton as is the do the defense week.
year, last last play on a punt.
Look for these guys.
there.
area to block that punt.
later on.
they're going to come after the.
because they did not block it.
well.
for the Wildcats.
out.
near the 44 and a good.
and defense stop made by Perry.
Hollis play motion.
He takes the play on, trying to get outside, before they get a chance.
these guys here have some speed.
that they're on defense, like that.
it's third down and six on the 44 total yards.
just two in the air, -27. with the kill with speed.
speed.
At the 35 down near the 34 yard.
left side gel.
time.
I don't know if you know, been holding or a clip or something.
But you know what?
So what?
right.
here.
happen.
keep with it now.
and make sure that they stay.
more.
Take a look at the replay flag coming in just at side.
Holding still third down.
nullifies a run by speed.
game there also knows that it was a positive play for us.
some yards.
We can loosen these guys up.
continue on and play hard.
over there, huh?
Well, go try your big smile.
play left.
Wildcats scrimmage.
And you know what you see?
but coach here.
long time.
County, wanted to then.
coach, a. corner by bacon sneak across the finish line back.
On offense.
She's got.
Wildcat fever.
He could receive.
A cougar fever, like that.
here?
Expect?
Well, it is flu season.
Oh, honey, you want to touch it?
11 1130.
755.
Amazing first half flips, the horn drops and goes.
throw it.
the receiver was jam in there could have been an interception in time.
quarterback.
Yeah second down and ten for the Cougars sideline.
Shotgun to horn that's now.
Rolling it to his left fires and overthrows it near Brooke is right off near the 40. little, around.
Actually a fairly good route.
that.
on a rush defense.
himself and throw it high third and ten.
Now from shotgun, set the horn.
three to his left that pressure rolls right side raises fires.
the 40 intended for Goodman coming.
earlier on get him.
the Kennedy kind of defense here flushed him out of the pocket.
catch, look quite able to pull it in.
So Wall Will punted away and Bacon stands strong.
Got it away.
He feels it at.
trying to get to the corner.
on.
Special teams by the Cougars.
They shut him down at the 40. support of the GHC Football Playoffs.
org.
and it takes just 2 minutes.
of Georgia Public Broadcasting.
from their own 41. wonder.
this quick the 42. there extremely, extremely well.
for the guys to come after them.
to them.
messes up that wink to a whole lot.
Under 7 minutes remaining half County.
Taking this direction and the.
first down swarm.
That's more like it, backs Camden but they're all consistent.
that they know that they're happen.
As you see, even though he was he's still moving the ball.
right there.
Camden County Cougars of Newnan High School to shut down Wildcats.
Thus far they've continued.
as you look at the measure here football, that's what got him there.
have to, I guess, give a lot of push.
tough thing are hanging all over your back.
scored some points.
not a record, but they held points.
performer inside.
Of Cougar Target territory.
The right side and.
so.
I could see it coming.
That was a little bit players.
bounds.
room.
Pick up that coffee table.
Here comes Jaron.
Speed, speed.
Darren.
With that, Gary length.
That's right.
career here at Camden County.
mark it off against his cougars dead ball, personal foul on.
from the end of the run.
First down.
that really, really hurt you.
some penalties, you know.
All right.
Five yard, ten yard.
with it.
But, you know, on.
His side of the.
side the fifth for the 25 running it.
Down near the 22 run it off the senior with the caring.
bit here.
Gerald.
that play.
Thornhill.
get out there for, and they just want it right there there.
more of an attitude.
misdirection.
with the carry and Patterson.
here.
right.
block.
happened.
a timing.
He's got a guy there.
Nobody's even touched it.
the wind.
blocks.
They have to sustain blocks.
for running backs.
for the Cougars.
said for.
one.
The court is going to be late.
It's up.
It's enough for the first down.
Senior.
completion.
ball, but of his arms and gotten out of bounds.
Maybe.
Take a look at the replay.
bacon.
there.
And look at the replay here.
It's a questionable call.
right there.
County.
yards per grab.
the inside is Maxwell.
Cougars Warner and Santa as Mays Mays his name tonight, Gerald.
fumble.
Berkeley heard it.
I want to robins to slow women.
so you know a defense like this they're very stingy.
They're opportunistic in terms.
Of those turnovers.
went to the on second and seven.
the speed with speed.
Again, getting.
them back.
And these guys are tough.
right there.
Two very, very physical players.
realizing that, We've got to stop this.
a little bit of confidence.
now.
We've got to settle down on our side of the ball.
of scrimmage.
Mays of 7 seconds left.
timeout 336 remains first half.
for the Cougars in the park it winning.
so like I said if nothing else off the defending state champions.
for a long time, playoffs.
three or four?
for their program right in the Georgia Dome.
1981.
It only appears in the finals.
Robbins.
This team of Cougars.
Only seven seniors that's right.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And that's.
That's going to be a big time.
This is a if you're prepared to count it, with nothing.
some kind of points as you before halftime.
You want to get something here?
goal?
Gerald center here comes the pressure.
passing in the end zone.
zone by Fernando Phillips.
there Jones.
long.
He said that's it.
He's a pro.
his play.
the lead.
with interceptions this year.
run back for touchdowns.
player.
playing.
sometime soon.
led the region.
goal for this time.
that one done but this time.
scoreboard.
very desperately and extremely, extremely tough during the whole game.
happen.
points to kind of differently coach.
may be a little bit different.
They can open some things up.
hold by bacon year in to get them into a you.
I was thinking of you know I or whatever.
on the football uniform.
He he's a small little guy with a big number.
school out here.
It doesn't make a difference how big they are sometimes.
to get out here and play?
That's what will happen.
and he just has found his.
school.
it works out at the 24 for right.
Campbell Wildcats and the Cougars from 224. plays, 49 take 3 minutes, 59 seconds.
by Anthony Page's four.
this time with 317.
Remaining first half and Jackson for home football near the 36 you know.
earlier their line of scrimmage to look at quarterback to do.
but this time he was able to get and let him do his thing.
Take a look at the replay Steagall, the go to man with that cougar aerial attack with the catch there makes it second down and two shotgun set once again for horn on the ground right side at the 40. three.
little bit to get the ball back before this half is over with.
they have to do that as a is that game going on today.
Yeah, he's a he can't backs, but to carry the load.
with.
The touch the football game after the first down, pick up small looking and here comes the pressure.
33. defensive horn one too long Jarell.
because he there was no one open someone.
as you do that as a quarterback, right.
I know I have a lot of time, because somebody his neck.
Lashaun Booth.
ten also losses there for that wildcat defense.
Second down and six too.
top.
with the comeback near the 30 yard line.
that route.
He was open twice.
and he was open underneath.
there, there long enough and make the pitch.
But you see, great.
You know, track of the ball.
back for it.
that ball.
but steagall reception seems to be a bit shaken this.
Foot or something on that turf.
got it in at the ten pass Brown what happened here Dwight?
early.
in the first quarter, and twisted his ankle.
flag, never looked around.
Absolutely.
ball, and get the flag on it.
So the cougars will have a after the assessment, a chance 20 remaining first half man.
out of this one too, halftime.
said Hey.
They're.
On the and spot automatic first down.
here yards already a account has had that that to have those kind of playing.
Time.
Wildcats.
Cougars.
Georgia Public members.
are the elite contributors continue Georgians.
about the moral society just call 404685 2581.
So Coach Hair and.
Wildcats take the time out with a minute 20 remaining.
with another touchdown.
No, they do not.
now, they're there.
as we call it, this.
here.
They want to go ahead.
just to help their cause out.
locker room.
Shotgun, set the horn.
and the Wildcats point incomplete.
He threw it behind.
coverage.
HORN Threw it behind.
Did he have a step?
backfield These guys can't cover him.
He made it.
He ran a nice rub.
inside.
lead.
there catch.
to make the catch.
fast.
Warren holds the record.
this year incomplete.
eyes off it.
ball you've got to catch it before you can you can go anywhere.
in this first half is there.
As you see here.
You see.
It.
Yeah.
like, you know, that's it.
That's that's human nature.
running the ball.
lights out.
So you got to be ready.
yards already.
zone of the.
wildcat with Stegall.
this play.
call on again, just could not in the end zone.
replay.
for the Wildcat Steagall there but not able to get the pass.
yard hits it with a resounding thud Eagles and extend their lead.
goal.
Yeah we you know coming out of a certainly ten region teams but first time least right now.
These guys are looking like, teams.
this game.
that they deserve to be here.
to prove from last year year.
on.
taking up 2 minutes, 24 seconds their lead speed.
And Patterson staying deep for the Wildcats and Sherman gets set to kick.
It away from him.
Deep pick by Sherman ten.
the 20.
Now back to the inside.
Checks off one block of the.
catch up.
maybe a. Facemask or something.
there this with.
Facemask called on the defense.
half.
or the coach Heron to take a shot downfield.
As just a five yard facemask.
down.
scrimmage 232 with 48 seconds left first half bacon going under center.
And take this run comes once.
sideline Jones.
of bounds.
will which I never like anyway.
but that's what they were in and as the quarterback got the ball counter side.
So cheering three lead at the moment Wildcats inside Maxwell got it up near the 37. locker room ball.
get in the locker room on left.
Yeah.
first half either.
point edge third down for.
coming to pick the 42 to the end of the first half.
It's a ten seven lead for Newton County.
I'm very surprised.
that's very high powered.
team, score.
long.
scoring.
defense.
John Nelson standing by.
Nellie.
Coach Herring.
guys for you for the passing game Oh, that's right.
If we could just a block we can get to pick Beaufort.
great job and we're not doing real bad.
I say about picking them up pressure.
I think he's six of 17. for his success as well.
pressure.
but he's going to.
Good.
thanks a lot.
home.
to seeing him when he gets back.
Gerald.
Camden for the time out halftime coming your way.
Dome.
County, 10 to 3. entertained High Marching Wildcats, and we'll take a listen as well as the marching here at the Georgia Dome, maestro, John Nelson.
That's my belly.
majors and minors.
Smith.
idea.
the show.
What's going on?
in our competition.
Well, we did West Side Story, to do their own thing.
to put this together?
So this was pretty quick.
it.
show together.
what's it like Lynn to be up here to see this love it.
We love it.
That's all I can give you.
We really love it.
that you could to them what do you think it would be?
One routine, I'll say.
the year to do whatever they like to do kings, was, Camden County.
Oh, my gosh.
morning.
itself.
County.
Camden County?
than 10,000. there.
apparently is in the submarines guys.
You got it.
If they're not here, they're.
I guarantee you.
let me ask you this.
to be put together as they're coming off?
was okay?
for maybe two weeks now.
is in the beginning we were up, school weeks.
Mr. Smith, thanks for your time.
Charleston.
Gerald Thank you, John.
Dome.
Step aside for a timeout.
It will be played for the women's.
Dome.
Cougars County 10 to 3.
School playing in unison.
We'll go down.
Take a listen.
And the fans marching, cats still performing.
Our John Nelson standing by.
Nellie marching cats.
marching cats.
Earth, Wind and fire.
I'm you.
there.
fire?
Oh, the music's wonderful.
music.
It's just great music.
them?
Let me first ask elements There wasn't any water involved.
that earth, wind and fire?
wind and fire?
few.
the more music they recognized.
the September, the final.
play, is In a Gap commercial.
Drumline.
this is old dark.
Dome.
94.
John on one.
Marching Cats.
Good luck.
Nice music.
upstairs to Charles and Gerald.
cats.
What a fine performance.
in that first half.
As we take a look up here.
for the cougars going up top.
touchdown grab but Anthony Page's drills that made it seven three.
once again.
round?
that led to a 32 goal for the Cougars and the halftime ten three.
Jarell.
right now the rushing yards -34 for Newton 101 for Camden.
the time of possession 15 men, a 1505 versus 855 for Camden.
ball.
this game.
as you see.
doing it, 105. touchdown.
thing ten three back and get started in the third.
Go back and guys let's go pick it up and you're back.
Hey, look at that.
third.
Herron.
John.
Herron.
establish the run.
They really weren't passes.
and they got a good team, but I felt like we didn't tired on all halftime.
we're still only down one score and certainly time to fix them.
the running game a little bit, on two.
Ball pretty good.
and certainly gets them.
second half.
Jeff, you like second half?
upstairs to Charles and Gerald.
Thank you, Nellie.
Wildcats, game.
Oh yeah.
adjustments that offensive line play.
They've got to open some holes.
running backs.
that misdirection play.
it.
That's been a big problem.
NEWTON has been having a field.
the late.
You're absolutely right.
prior to the ballgame.
Start it done.
They've got to take care of that way.
Georgia a good ballgame.
with a 2824 win over Tryon.
ballgame.
and the two match up.
advance County.
They want it to go to 17. and then Marist in the win Chadwick finals here from the Georgia Dome Hopkinsville.
eight to beat for the wolves.
But that's the word.
matchup.
County versus Spalding at 3 p.m. tomorrow 6:00 it'll be Valdosta and West Side Georgia Dome.
started in the second half.
with a play call from the Georgia Dome.
Patterson stands.
the five.
What's it to the right side?
and that's where the.
Wildcats will start on offense.
everybody.
Has Renaldo Warner laid a lick on there on that kickoff return?
time.
Let's get the flashbacks.
Oh, well, I tell you what, crew down there.
great.
Right on top of it, the.
first possession, second.
the ground.
near the.
Jeremy Russell in on the stop linebacker now.
and see early and that's from an offensive standpoint but they've got to be careful.
motion halftime, better, because they're.
under center, right side.
football.
once again by the cougar and gay combined for the stop.
the blocks is what's important.
started.
it for no gain on the plate.
Jaron Speed.
hard fashion season left side blitz to containment now puts it up and runs first.
Down to keep the drive going.
and have a drive start here.
right now, one of the players wasn't baking.
It was one of the other players.
for the first down for Camden County so it's first and ten.
From their own 40 it up.
To the 42 and it's Jaron speed on the carry.
coming off the field that time.
I think it was E.J.
was coming off at the time, leg, a little bit limping.
game.
And it certainly is.
He is one of their big players.
but their own 42, they give it straight ahead.
yard line.
but we'll check the flag and facemask against that cougar defense.
Take a look at.
sideline.
We'll take a look at the replay.
Here and there you see.
A close call on that.
there.
enough to the officials to draw that 15 yard penalty.
A big one there against Newton.
right now.
football.
that call.
you got to be careful about that too, though.
So but they made it.
it first.
he's on his bicycle once again.
They come at the 35 runs out chased him out of bounds.
come out.
and have a drive stall, getting the ball first.
that, hey, something.
that internal optimization call on that.
Think going here.
Maxwell's that's a move actually touchdown Watkins They get something going I it early in the game.
feet type of guys.
is gone.
yards County.
halftime.
touchdown run tie it with sophomore after.
So an impressive opening drive Wildcat Bacon will hold.
Page's with the Cook at ten.
but you know what you look at ability that the guy for the facemask there.
breaks a tackle presses for the needed.
Maxwell with the run and where look at the run by Josh Maxwell left side of the offensive line scoring drive to do it.
touchdown run even with the Cougars.
football game.
all along.
going to be a good one here.
same.
They were here last year, okay?
overtime.
this year, prove.
region there.
All right.
the Stafford championship.
there.
So it'll be pages to kick it Steagall stands deep 913 left in this third period drive they convert what a touchdown.
Is a moses five go to.
by.
cougars and crunched at the 18 yard line Phillips Phillips walloped.
teams.
because he he when you get the you start losing ground.
upfield north and south.
on on that hit.
teams.
They unloaded on.
to this.
Horn.
at the line of scrimmage at the line of scrimmage.
Well, check it out.
there.
Kind of jumped off a little bit.
you got in jail.
that big match.
take an early start.
getting the game will they start to kind of get a little fired up, with a little bit of emotion for a little while, of what first half.
He better be careful here.
Shotgun for.
clutches made by seven and on it up near.
The 23 yard line catch seven staring at the sideline performance thus far seven of 18 443 yards with a one touchdown Russell's scrimmage likely movement once again zero making a lot.
are they making a lot of noise?
tackle there, noise.
What's what's going on?
the guys coming after them.
it massive.
Well again on the movement make it second down and 12 step receivers.
shotgun is a set for a point they go to give it to king the.
20 yard down and ten.
I got.
bit here.
but they have been.
Some things happen.
pressure off this game may take a big, here.
pretty soon, too.
I guarantee you they will do it.
some time.
Jared Brown.
off it.
who had a great first half.
in the second half right thinking about the hit.
but the pass goes incomplete.
away.
And bacon stands deep.
as wall.
it.
yard line.
or the fumble.
ground.
the first down anyway.
before he got the first down.
Wouldn't the great play?
would look like they were beat first down.
anyway.
Pass was thrown by Perry Hollis the football take a look at the.
Three here.
They went up top.
it up.
It was covered by Ben Greer with a golden opportunity, staring them in the face.
line of the Cougars.
coming off the field, limping in after catching the pass.
they can't afford to lose him.
most one of their impact players, out there.
but at this particular time.
gamble there, coming on to take advantage of it.
it backfires.
On the Cougars.
forced to take a timeout here.
trying to exhort his team on.
return of sports.
Georgia's much more.
p.m. exclusively on GPB.
Time out taken.
By the Cougars eight blue.
Lincoln trailed 2422. touchdown.
2824 Lincoln County wins and they advance to the finals.
on TV.
We got a good one here, too.
misdirection.
Maxwell to the.
25 pushing ahead near the 24.
Offensive line.
I can block.
who scored a touchdown.
you've got to steal your blocks.
And a couple of guys want to Hey, mom, look at me.
downfield.
Well, you're running.
second and six on the ground, pulled down.
stop by the Cougars up front.
Defensive hustle.
they're getting off blocks.
They get burned on one play.
blocks.
They are swarming to the ball.
defensively.
continue.
to do to stop this.
potent, season.
We are all tied at ten apiece, level.
three, four.
Cougars on the play.
County.
these guys down the sideline, Did you watch this play here?
All right.
He's there.
two, three, four guys there and.
criticize them.
I know they're hustling, and maintain the blocks.
for the coaches.
down when that happens.
fourth down and five.
appear to be going for Baker You know what an upside.
zone.
Got a man there.
back of the end zone.
the play.
ballgame.
Well, I'll tell you what.
a couple plays ago, it.
course, and all that sort of stuff.
now.
You got to get back over.
but they set it up nicely.
there, gets wide open.
side over there.
touchdown.
Cougars.
replay, left back at the end zone.
foul.
the touchdown is good on the try.
So Patterson with the catch.
there was back in the game not well you know I guess with that he was having his play, which it did on that play.
could get over to make the play and as a result, calm it down.
He gets a touchdown.
team to execute your assignment.
You see it all the time.
Cougars.
point after.
Oh, take a look at some of the.
Wildcat faithful's that comes Camden County after bacon goes the holding.
Pages to the point through.
night over.
Losing 17 to 10, 5 minutes, 18 quarter.
quarter, came out on their first drive.
for the Wildcats, yards, 2 minutes and 2 seconds.
pass from Emmanuel Bacon.
terms in the second half.
surely the Wildcats have it.
started out where they been hurt themselves.
done, they made some things happen.
50 yard even closer, that feel shorter for them.
They capitalized on it.
as a result of that.
change again.
to the challenge.
right now, the fans are into the game.
here to turn these things around.
fields at the five right side.
He goes now, changes than 17.
They say he fumbled it.
that.
One was dead.
I was down.
ground.
performance.
So kick off, changes direction.
when you start doing that.
well, thank goodness right.
replay.
I don't want to see it.
time.
High school and that's the key.
He draws a crowd and they.
charge.
scrimmage.
Camden there.
They're fired up.
guys now.
you are.
year.
going.
up again.
You're getting fired up.
strike clock.
made.
By Darrell Steagall close to the first down marker dart.
two as his favorite receiver.
happen.
up, boy, believe me, that's that's going to help them out.
You know, offensively.
third quarter.
and one for the Cougars right side.
Arnold.
first down.
Indeed it will be enough.
Sophomore running back.
Picks up the cougar first.
the way blocks.
Camden County.
more now, move the ball first.
And ten shotgun for horn points.
well.
Fires across the.
Stanley.
A correction Davis man horn.
think that's getting in so often on him.
getting it back.
and decide to fire get to it.
did before he got it off.
So second and ten after.
responded.
made.
that's it.
by the Wildcat Secondary.
you know, when they get a chance they knock him down.
but they're there after for everything that he did.
trip as Goodman makes the after the grab total yards in this half.
talking to points dumps it out in the flak jacket.
to bang down there.
The 37 was Arnold.
marker.
Sure, the first down.
know, that good up a little bit.
here he goes to his progression, his ankles and his knees already.
is worried about that.
Rush dumped and D.J.
sideline.
at 248 and quarter running.
it.
drive thinking offense leading it over the Cougars.
live on the TV Internet site at WW dot dot org.
to connect to the game.
All the games from the dome as well.
That's W WW dot GPB dot org.
Campbell lose a yard.
And you know on both sides of the ball here.
game.
what makes a great playoff game.
You know, these guys here, here.
play.
between snaps, between series, Laid it all out there.
and the fans until Howard Baker.
Under center.
Campbell's got some separation near midfield and.
pick up for the Wildcats.
seen, happen.
here and.
last second one of the guys did it.
He almost got it, kept his feet beat.
the tackle for the touchdown run.
that's not natural with the.
Tiriti to the 47 he second.
tough for him tonight run.
But they've been quite often, and getting tackling him.
horse.
they get the play call his third second down and seven.
And the 47 of the cougars bacon left side.
Campbell inside the 45 to the 46. they get it.
getting the first down.
everything not coming easy out there.
and he tries to get behind him.
a sea of dark jerseys direction.
that wing.
right now is Joshua Campbell.
three trip.
going to be mighty close to that first down marker.
the offensive line.
of moving the Newman defense, lot.
They did a very nice job.
here.
For him to get that first down.
change.
to take a measurement here.
right at the 40 yard line.
quarter.
chains out.
And take a look here.
Wildcats.
Now, momentum and stretch it.
Not quite.
Just missed it will.
and less than one for that man.
no question about it.
He's sitting in his quarterback on fourth.
Coach remembers last year.
in that situation.
Again, gambler.
opportunity.
He's going to go for this year.
no question about it.
He got the first.
There's no tomorrow here.
You know, you've got him.
You got to go for it.
momentum on your side.
in.
Second guess yourself.
after it, go after the Wildcats.
quarter?
leading it 17 to 10 will step aside for a timeout.
Georgia Dome here.
Welcome back.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Camden County 17 to 10.
Nelson.
Nelly.
Nelly.
Here's a question for Gerald.
first off, them.
very recently surface.
There hasn't been any work in there, kind of comparing it together beanbag.
Gerald.
another.
pattern calves.
practicing in 45 degree weather climate controlled environment?
make?
because you know what?
coming into this game is don't to play?
be of you.
Food wise, just being outside.
So the guys on the sideline to hydrate up with water.
so they won't get cramps is a to be inside of a dome.
cramps.
pick up.
Of two.
in terms of the field surface to playing on it.
It's softer.
the traditional artificial.
I'm sorry, you've got that shredded up call it.
It makes the calves work harder.
so you train on it.
altogether.
keeps it on the inside, about to get underway in the fourth camp.
statement here.
all right, guys, right here.
we're going to have to have to and let's get down here.
drive.
against us.
as bacon rolls left it comes to pressure and.
They force him out of bounds at the 32 yard line.
situation for the Wildcats once.
of a hurry.
was wide him.
they flooded touchdown on.
middle.
That just missed.
Timeout taken by the Wildcats.
They want to talk it over.
remaining for us to check in that he likes about coaching.
is working and then you coaching staff.
guys that is really immature and junior senior.
leadership brings us and you know, just and seeing a community years.
in the business.
come and go Mississippi, High School Hall of Fame.
Is that right?
right.
to life take some things from it.
sides.
going forward on the ground.
fixed.
kind of for the first down.
They come down near the 20. by quarterback Emmanuel Bacon.
this all night long.
You call?
I don't even know.
and all that sort of stuff.
He he looked at you.
Look, watch.
This will look.
Not so fast my friend is the ball there.
that, you've got to be careful.
backside.
skin.
Right side full of the.
Patterson right side.
Got it.
Inside the 20 down near the 17.
Big time play, though.
there could have been a turn kind of right there taking the ball away from them.
time.
quarter, trying to add more to it.
five.
From the 16 of the Cougars in motion go speed and Maxwell getting tackled by the.
Cougars at the 50. just to clog it up and when you do that and it's up to everybody else.
he had big 77 in there.
You're not moving him.
All right.
That's all it is.
the whole first half, all up and down the field.
one £280.
That was before breakfast.
mark.
On bacon and their of right side speed inside the 50.
Just lay down near the horn.
first down his attempt.
the offensive line.
It did not be foul.
and that's it.
big a lane.
can't find it.
He's a big guy.
Take a look at the replay there.
deal badger.
Oh, contact nice car.
Right?
attitude.
Sure.
First and goal to go Maxwell on.
scrimmage inside.
sometimes that left wing tip or you can have nothing at all.
But you know what?
know comes out.
someone.
was actually the 11 yard line before a touchdown.
and nine from the ten yard line.
So bacon for the cougars it's passing repetition second.
six.
You know that here and he runs past this time.
patience, a lot more out of that play guess what?
for.
Cougars, third down six for the Wildcats.
from Baker under center right side from the.
Intended for D.J.
Jones who had some separation.
going to hate himself up.
quarterback it.
He should have kept running it.
up ball.
So take it to the ball.
lead.
If they don't fake it, know put it down at the 14, for pages.
And the Wildcats lead.
Snap the bacon.
with the kick and drove it through.
with the foot sound of a foot of how well he hit it.
He hit it strong.
lead.
he hit it with a foot.
leg football.
right page.
It's just a sophomore.
last year in the semifinals.
here.
He still looks like he's.
I mean, you numbers.
of a team over there on the sidelines.
over there game, you know, who's in the record.
Billy.
Got anything out of it?
He Got him, everybody.
Information out of Manzo.
is great tonight.
ballgame.
Play drive for the Wildcats, 15 they took off the clock.
7 minutes, 42 seconds.
That's critical.
back.
from him.
at the 18 and out of bounds.
the kick keeping it away from Stegall.
The lower two and he could take it all the way.
He will take it the distance.
Wildcats away with a free.
ball place at the 35 by rule.
First down on that drive Jarell they took off the clock.
than the three points.
You're right.
Shotgun horn with a straight drive the 46 Walker the sophomore.
a nice route there.
a very often with a lot of guys hands the route, and said to the quarterback, body.
He it with his hands.
You don't see that very often.
That's that's a that's a very, days.
with a body jump up in the.
on the comeback that same receiver Walker with.
The catch.
Walker still on his feet down ankles back to the right side.
corner.
near the 22 yard line.
But they're on speed.
the cougar.
Crowd here at the Georgia.
Dome.
something like that to happen to shut them down on the inside, not letting him get going.
nice field to the right side.
to try to make sure a fumble and swiping that ball away.
Smart Blue.
Horn on the evening, for more incomplete.
fullback ten wow so the cougars that is in this football game.
At least to tie it up touchdown do it, score quick.
soon.
Six or seven.
after 20 fires.
to Jonathan Walker.
but throw it behind again.
because he and it apart the ball low.
but when you have a player, slant.
control slant.
He wasn't really making a slant, his speed.
it shotgun for horn with the snap.
horn.
pass by Emmanuel Bacon.
at the corner of the end zone.
for the Wildcats.
And a very, very nice play.
timing.
that is the ball off and run there.
He's playing center field.
cover two.
but.
To go for it.
Shotgun for horn.
time.
Wildcat.
Knocked a pass down that was 15.
Big, big stop of Kevin Garnett.
Big stop right there.
them here out.
on their side, to move the ball.
and think that that Newton and give them some first down.
here for.
And throw it in traffic.
D.J.
Jones knocked it away with 5 minutes, 50 seconds left in the football game.
remaining Wildcats have and ten for Camden Town Maxwell on the inside Maxwell to the 25 now mark actually up at the 26.
This is what they call a gut do that right now knows that they need to stop yet downs looking.
They'll do some different things or whatever they may do.
possibilities, but they win to separate those.
stumbling is speed.
Jeremy Speed got it back to the line of scrimmage.
95 there for there all day long, too.
And that is Robert McGruder.
a game.
the whole night.
pointing to his watch it off play.
reservations, very.
Aggressive on this one.
to possibly on the ground there come the Wildcats.
Patterson.
marker.
play.
and two coach there.
unit Dome.
Bacon and Stegall will backpedal receive it for the Cougars.
Steve, though, hasn't one.
Steagall squeezes signaling Johnson.
But sometimes one guy's kind of and you're in for a fair kick.
game.
something negative happen for your team.
you know.
Go for the.
of their kids ball.
takes the drop going up field, but overthrows it.
This is going to be intercepted.
intercepted Patterson pass intended for Jared Brown.
right back.
And Horn is down on the field.
he took another shot down there.
night long.
One of the cabinet got it.
Players putting the rush on him.
Let's take a look at the replay.
field.
Take a look at the hit.
shot here.
the junior who put the hit.
Yeah, on horn.
the 32. ripped out.
there when, ball.
it wasn't a cheap shot.
the game.
you know, as much as you can.
In the game.
that stuff.
But it's going to happen.
once in a while.
clean and the interception on the play.
So horn to the cougar sideline back out.
337 remains.
time.
some of the clock first and ten.
Maxwell left side backs.
Off.
near the 25 yard line.
And you know what I said earlier, how there.
Maxwell Almost.
from coming out of that thing.
would have been on the way behind it, everybody happen.
Maxwell got seven on that carry second down.
the three minute mark last leading it by ten.
Bacon on the ground left.
it was Maxwell.
scrimmage and he was stuck in the.
Line of scrimmage that time.
that was a 42 weight game.
there, against a big running back.
without him.
Almost.
this is gets his back.
To him solidly built third down and one on the previous play bacon.
Maxwell down.
stop and excellent body lean first down.
that's moved the chains after the first down pickup clock both teams with two remaining at this point and ten for the Wildcats, here.
They have very soon.
over, left in the.
Game bacon misdirection.
football.
CAMPBELL At the Lions scrimmage stop the clock continues to run now a timeout taken by Noonan with the timeout.
as to why he likes to coach.
Well, it hasn't changed.
I still like being around kids.
It keeps you young.
challenge.
staff work.
for me.
atmosphere competition.
Boy, that's.
huh?
innocence.
certainly so different than than or the professional athlete.
starts.
care and they try to raise young men, enjoyable thing.
You don't feel do.
compete?
They play like they do.
want to give something.
Back on the ground.
There come the Wildcats.
to throw up to the 33 yard line.
It's on the carry.
run.
here is one third down there.
burning these timeouts again.
Can't take them home.
You know, you get the sense timeout.
and they'll have to up with football game.
that's.
Just conjecture.
ground.
near the 38 yard line.
Phillips The wallop on bacon versus cook makes it up.
once in a while, man.
That's was a good shot there.
back in.
Let's listen to this.
eight matchup.
lead over noon, same.
Valdosta, half of the semifinal equation.
the line.
clock going.
celebrate.
after a disappointing loss and overtime to Brookwood.
afterwards.
years.
year, here to get season.
game.
to coach the Camden County.
with the 2210 win over Newton and the Wildcats continue over semifinals, we'll take a quick timeout.
from the Georgia Dome.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
That's good, baby.
2210. weekend.
Aaron.
with Coach Herron.
fours five, six, seven and more in the second.
credit.
There's no question halftime.
Your systems did you know?
We felt like we did not play and I was a little worried that.
But the kids responded well.
tonight speeds in Emmanuel.
kids.
a lot of character.
second half.
yourself.
To celebrate after tonight?
lesson.
That's the film on the bus home.
Thanks a lot.
He's going to the finals next.
is going to be.
Charles, let's send it home.
Thank you.
Newnan.
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