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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, Canadian Bulldog Nation, we are live from Protective Stadium
in Birmingham for the AHSAA Class.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Seven A State Championship.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
The lights are bright, Crown Electric and history on the
line tonight, Europe Like, the Bulldogs have clawed, fault and
battled their way here and now they stand just four
quarters away from history. This team was written off late
in the season, but they never quit. A seven season
saving went over Carver, then three straight playoff victories, and
now for only the third time in school history, the
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Bulldogs are in the finals. And across the field the
Thompson Warriors a dynasty in seven A football, eight straight
final appearances, multiple state titles, and a roster that's stacked
with Division one talent. They're the heavy favorites, but folks
Opelika loves being the underdog and say David versus Goliath matchup,
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both teams come in ten and three. Can the Bulldogs
shot the state and bring home their first ever state championship.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Well, the stage is set and the stakes couldn't be higher,
and the energy is off.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
The charts and the stands are packed on the Bulldog
side across the way Thompson, they look like a team
that's been here eight straight times. It looks like some
stayed back. Maybe in the comfort they're on home tonight,
Maybe this bulldog crowd can pull off a shocker here
at Protective Stadium. Buckle up, Bulldog Nation. The Super seven
is here. The two teams are set. One trophy and
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the fight for the state championship. The Blue matt on
the line, and hey, let's get it on.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
We come back.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
We'll hear from OPA like a bulldog football, Head Coach
Brian Moore. As we continue here on our pregame show,
stay tuned. This is ople like a bulldog football on
the Kicker, Welcome back here to Protective Stadium. Van Rings
a last side Coach Spence McCracken, Jason Lee and Mac
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McCracken is down on the sidelines tonight but unfortunately unable
to bring us sideline reports tonight here in the AHSAA
Super Seven. But it is time for Coach Spence mccrackens
key to the game.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
You are listening to Obalikah High School Football here on
ninety seven point seven Kicker FM. And now it's time
for Coach Spnz mccrackens keys to the game. Presented by
Glenn Smiths Chevrolet, GMC and Obeli got and get ready
to smile.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
Keys to the game the state championship of Alabama in
seven A. Here we go. They're bigger than ever. On defense,
we have to stump them from running the ball. They
got a real good throwing game, but we got to
be able to stop the run and the pass from them.
We cannot allow any big plays ten yards runs, fifteen
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yard passes.
Speaker 5 (02:41):
They got a real good thrower.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
We got to make sure that we put pressure on
him and get our hands in his face and hopefully
make some big plays. No stupid penalties, stop third and
fourth down conversions we got to make.
Speaker 5 (02:58):
We've got to get at least one or.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
Two turnovers tonight, okay, and allow nothing more than two
yards on first down. Now, I tell you that's a
lot for a defense to do, but if we're gonna
win this game, that's what we have to do. The
six offensive keys to the ball to the game is
to run the football. We are a running team. We
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must get three to four yards every time we snap
the ball at least and we need to make first downs,
lots of first downs, keep the clock, get possession of
the game, and keep possession of the game, don't turn
the ball over. Their defense is good. I wouldn't say
they're great, but they are very good. So we need
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to discipline ourselves. We need to make some big plays
on offense. Our quarterbacks go WIT's gonna have to make
some plays, and our big running backs and our tailbacks
and our other wide receivers. Third and fourth down conversions
we must have. We don't need any stupid penalties on offense,
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no holding penalties, things like that, and no negative plays.
And listen, our quarterback does not need to make any mistakes.
He has been great the last two games in the playoffs,
and we expect that of him tonight. I want to
just say one thing about special teams. Rhys Beasley's been
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kicking it in the zone. Let's keep doing that. Let's
see if we can get a turnover on special teams.
No bad snaps at any.
Speaker 5 (04:37):
Time, crucial times of this game.
Speaker 4 (04:41):
I talked to Kenny Prescotte for the game, and he
said the first five minutes the game.
Speaker 5 (04:45):
I said, no, Kenny, we're gonna leave that tonight. Every play,
every down is gonna be.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Crucial for us tonight.
Speaker 5 (04:54):
We don't need anything other than thinking that. Ye and
five or six second, it's a play. That's how long
it's gonna last.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
And so though five or six plays going to determine
this game, we need to make those plays.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
It's time for opal Lika to make the plays tonight.
Speaker 4 (05:13):
Self discipline, do your job, play hard, play smart, play tough,
go dogs.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
I like it.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
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the booth with us now with our game conditions.
Speaker 6 (05:34):
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to the entire worship service every Sunday at eleven am.
Right here on the kicker. It is a cold one tonight,
thirty nine degrees here and kick off here in the
next couple of minutes. By the time we get in
the second half, it's gonna get down until about thirty
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five degrees the one positive, no wind like we've had
the last couple of nights, no win, but a thirty
five degree night. Here for the Super seven.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
All right, the Obelakah football players. They're being introduced now
coming out of the tunnel. The starting lineups for both teams.
Thompson has already been announced. Their entire team is ready
to take the field. The Bulldogs now being announced front
end center.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
We come back.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
We'll get you ready for kickoff at tonight's matchup between
Opelika and Thompson.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Stay tuned.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
More of the pregame show coming up next here on
the Kicker. Welcome you back to Protective Stadium here in Birmingham, Alabama,
the side of tonight's seven eight State championship game between
the Opelika Bulldogs and the Thompson Warriors. Opalaika third time
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in school history to make it to the finals and
only the what's the first time since joining the seven
A classification that the Bulldogs have made it this far
the previous two times twenty twelve a lost to Hoover
and back in twenty sixteen, a tough loss to Ramsey
and tonight, the Bulldogs, who were heavy underdogs heading into
Week one of the playoffs when they went to Hewitt
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trustful and found themselves down twenty one to six. They
fought back in that game to win it big and
what a huge win that one was, twenty seven to
twenty one. They followed it up although double digit underdogs
and home to Baker winning thirty five to nine, and
then on the road at Auburn in a round at
three in the semifinals with a big win thirty one
to twenty eight, a game that the Dogs really controlled
from start to finish, never trailed in that game. He
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hit the playoffs for Thompson. They took care of Carver
Montgomery thirty one to seven, shut out Mary g at
home fifty four to nothing, and then they went on
the road and knocked off Central Phoenix City thirty five
thirty four, keeping the Red Devils out of the end
zone on a big two point conversion attempt. We come back,
we'll continue with more of our pregame show Opel Aika
and the Thompson Warriors when we come back. You're listening
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to Bulldog football here on the kicker and that rule
or as a sound of your Oblika Bulldogs take in
the field at Protective Stadium. The Bulldogs in black pants,
red jerseys white numbers, red helmets with the dogs across
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each side of the helmet. Across the way the Thompson
Warriors deck down in their white road jerseys. Bulldogs are
the home team tonight here at Protective Stadium. And reason
for that Opelikah was on the road twice during the
playoffs Thompson only won, so the Bulldogs get the home
team benefit and getting ready for the coin toss here
at the middle of the field here at Protective Stadium,
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and we are unable to bring you, of course Mac
on the sidelines tonight.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
Mac is on the sidelines, but he'll.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Be unable to give us those reports tonight due to
AHSAA Super seven regulations here at Protective Stadium. Still about
five minutes away from kickoff. We'll take our final break.
We'll come back with kickoff up tonight's game between Opelika
and Thompson. You're listening Opelika Bulldog football here on the
kicker coin toss taking place on the field with the
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white hat talking to Pelaika.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Team, what would you like to call it? Was telling
us a god hes it is who's won the toss?
Speaker 5 (09:22):
Won the.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
How mean is your guys? Wanted to bup correct, and
he would like to kick.
Speaker 4 (09:32):
From the clock.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Puts your back's that way, your back's here.
Speaker 1 (09:55):
So the coin toss has taken place, as you heard
the head referee down on the field, and we're just
about a minute and fifty and change away from kickoff
here in Protective Stadium.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
One final break.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
We'll come back hope like a bulldog football state championship game.
Action coming up on the way next here on the kicker,
Welcome back to Protective Stadium. We're just about ready for
kickoff of tonight's seven eight state championship game.
Speaker 2 (10:27):
Open like a high school football is on the air,
stamped Blake Johnson. First down, He's got the sidelines inside
the twenty.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
He's golled ten five touchdown, fallout touchdown.
Speaker 2 (10:39):
The somersaults into the end zone, waits inside the.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Thirty twenty five twenty, waits down.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
The sidelines, ten five touchdown. It stays on the state
inside the twenty, inside the tenth five touchdowns. Temper time.
Now to the stadium for kickoff of tonight's game. Here
on the kicker.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
And the stage is said, for only the third time
in school history, Oplaika getting ready to play in a
seven A in a state championship game in football, first
time ever in seven a. Reece Beasley has it teed up.
He'll kick from right to left opal like it did.
Win the toss. They deferred to the second half, so
we'll see Trent Seaborne and this high powered offense for
the Thompson Warriors first out of the gate here to
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start tonight.
Speaker 2 (11:22):
Both sides are packed.
Speaker 1 (11:23):
But boy, I tell you opl like I bought a
brought a really nice crowd here to Protective Stadium tonight.
They have got the home side here at Protective Stadium
packed out across the way, the Thompson Warrior marching band
trying to make some noise here early and just ready
for the signal from television that we're ready to go.
We'll have some extended breaks tonight as this one is
on statewide TV on the Alabama Public Television.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Appreciate you tuning in here on ninety seven.
Speaker 1 (11:48):
Point seven Kicker FM as we bring you the action
tonight here at Protective Stadium. And the Thompson Warriors have
two deep men back Rajah Casey, one of their tailbacks
is back deep along with Braiden Munford.
Speaker 4 (12:05):
Race basically want to kick this on the hash van
Art to the sidelines and he wants to put it
in the end zone if he can.
Speaker 1 (12:13):
Maah, Casey's got ten touchdowns on the season, six hundred
and twenty three rushing yards, so some dangerous are turnament,
but an end over his kick and resales it into
the end zone like he does just about every week
there and it's a touchback.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
Man.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
We're just about ready for football. Trent Seaborne and Thompson
to start out here early. What can opuall like his
defense do against this high powered offense. We've gotta be
a big story of the game, and he'd love to
get an early three and out.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
Trent, TJ Thomas, trist Thomas, Money Thomas, and Josh Davis
up front, La Derrick Burks, Kate and Harris, linebackers Jamao Griffin,
Brayden Howard, and then I'll give you the safeties in
a minute.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
All right.
Speaker 1 (12:50):
Trent Seaborne will start out of the shotgun formation, two
wide receivers to the right side. It will be a
run play though far side of the field and a
good pickup down across the forty forty five and up
near midfield. The tailback RJ. Evans and he gets all
the way up to the forty nine yard line and
that will be a pickup of twenty nine yards on
the ground. Certainly, can't give up the run game along
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with that passing game.
Speaker 4 (13:14):
Well we lost contained we didn't have a linebacker get
over there or safety.
Speaker 5 (13:20):
Gotta do better than that.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
Boys, four whiteouts three the right, single receiver to the
left side, and another run play RJ Evans left side.
He's cut down and that is going to be stopped
at the forty five yard line. So again a pickup
of six yards there by Evans, but a good stop
there by the Bulldog defense coming up. That was actually
kJ Jackson on the carry there as they swapped in quickly.
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So second down in a short four here for Thompson
at the Bulldog forty five. They'll throw here near side
as complete de Bryce Pryce Lewis at the thirty yard line.
Stutter step stays on his feet, knocked out of Aunds
at around the twenty yard line. Big plays all around
here for Thompson. Twenty five yards on that one and
that's a first down and Thompson marching right down the field.
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Here they're at the twenty yard line. Of Opalaika just
underway eleven o four and Thompson trying to cruise in
for a touchdown.
Speaker 5 (14:14):
Two big plays already.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
Two white outs to the left side, and there's a
flag on the play. Five yard penalty on them. It
looks like that should back up. The Warriors fled back
around the twenty five yard line to make this a
first in fifteen. First positive so far for the Bulldog
defense is a penalty on Thompson.
Speaker 5 (14:40):
Okay, we got a barn next right here. Now, come on, boys.
Speaker 1 (14:44):
Trent Seaborn on the season three hundred and seventy six
passing yards, thirty two touchdowns, only eight interceptions, and he's
still a junior. Started this game in the eighth grade
hand off again, trying to go to the ground game
there that was twenty Oneja Casey sophomore tailbacks by Trey
Stone for a short pickup, got it down to the.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
Twenty four yard line.
Speaker 1 (15:08):
Only picked up one on the play, and that'll set
up a second down to fourteen here for the Warriors.
Speaker 5 (15:13):
Huge third down.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
Norman Matthews, Exavier Thomas, and Tonius Peters at the safeties.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
Three wide receivers to the left, sign again another run
play and another good hole by Thompson. Tailback broke the
tackle inside the ten, touchdown saving stop there by Isaiah Gray,
and so Thompson first down though to the seven yard line.
Seventeen yards and running right now. Nothing really through the
air here by Seabourn, and they're just lying up running
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the football.
Speaker 5 (15:41):
And throwing it. They've thrown it one time.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
Down to the seven.
Speaker 1 (15:44):
First and goal here for Thompson, and they're running these
running backs in and out.
Speaker 5 (15:48):
R J.
Speaker 1 (15:48):
Evans the tailback to the left of Trent Seaborn. Seaborn
gets it, hands it to Evans running here near sign
good blockers ahead. He's close to the pie line, but
going to be forced out of bounds by Kendrick Burts
at the two yard lines. What'll be second down in goal,
just two to go.
Speaker 2 (16:04):
For the Warriors.
Speaker 1 (16:09):
We gotta do better in this van Es, sure do
they Right down the field, they're running the ball lattice
and now kJ Jackson the tailback checks in the ball
game here on a second and goal from the two.
He gets the hand off and pushes his way near
the goal line. No signal yet. Wulldogs say they pushed
him back. They're gonna stop him short right at the one.
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Boy kJ Jackson thought he got in. Trey Stone did
a good job from the linebacker spot, coming in and
pushing him backwards. Actually gonna lose about a half a yard.
It'll be third down and goal inside the two. One
thing on close plays on the goal line tonight, there
is instant replay here in the state championship, so something
you never have during the regular season in a high
school football game. So any of those close calls you
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can review could be big for Thompson too. On some
of those close passing plays they like to do. I
don't think this is a run play here. You could
pass it if you're Trent Seaborn here, third and goal
from inside the two. But they'll hand it off to
a rise of Casey and he's in the end zone
for the Thompson touchdown. And Thompson strikes first with nine
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eleven to play here in the first quarter, and the
Warriors march it right down the field.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
Goodness, but there is a flag on the play. Let's
see what the call is here.
Speaker 4 (17:32):
Leaving formation dive in in backfield.
Speaker 1 (17:37):
Oh big break there for the Bulldogs that will wipe
away the touchdown and make this a third and much
harder Trent Seaborn so far just one pass, twenty five yarder.
Speaker 5 (17:56):
All right, that's a big breakface right there. Let's see
what we can do.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
Sure what now Seaborn.
Speaker 1 (18:01):
Will look to probably be going through the air here.
Third and goal from the six now for Thompson. After
that penalty and another flag, and that looks like the
Warriors are going to be back to five more.
Speaker 2 (18:14):
Sho fuchsaveyard s so that'll back them up five yards.
Speaker 4 (18:22):
That's the mistakes I was telling you about before. The
Keys to the game, man, we get you. Gotta keep
doing good. Now we've got to stop their running game.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
Van Third down and goal from the eleven yard line
for Thompson, Casey stays the tailback to the right, two
wide receivers either side, No check that.
Speaker 3 (18:41):
R J.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
Evans the tailback for the Warriors. Seaborne checks the sidelines
for his play. Nine eleven left here in the first quarter,
just underway. But Thompson trying to put in the end zone.
Dogs trying to come up with a big stop here.
Third down from the eleven, Seaborn goes to the end
zone and it is knocked away. Nice play there by
the Bulldogs on the other end of the field. That
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was a really heads up play there by Opelikas. Jay
Battle comes up with a really nice play.
Speaker 2 (19:10):
And they'll hold.
Speaker 1 (19:11):
Thompson now to a field goal try after the Warriors
had a touchdown called back for an illegal formation. But
Jay Battle did a great job going up on Trey
Night in the corner of the end zone. And now
Thompson will have to settle for a field goal attempt.
This will be a twenty two yarder from right in
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the middle of the field here by Ethan Black, who
is the longest of thirty seven on the season. Snapped
down and the kick is up and it is good Bulldogs, ben,
but don't break. Thompson had to settle for three. That's
a big win by the Bulldogs and we'll take a
quick time out. You're listening, nople like a Bulldog football
here on the kicker, welcome back here to protect a
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stadium in Birmingham. Thompson leads it three to nothing and
Thompson with that score and drive picked up sixty nine yards.
They started on their own twenty yard line and had
to settle for three. Big win though coach McCracken for
that defensive the.
Speaker 4 (20:21):
Block of there, yes, sir, nine plays. The two big
plays got them in field goal range. The penalties helped
to stow.
Speaker 1 (20:32):
So here's an end over end kick and we'll be
returnable here for the Bulldogs. They'll field it at the five.
And this is Andre Van trying to set up for
a turn now here on the near side of the field.
Tripped up at around the twenty seven yard line, and
that's where the Bulldogs will start first and ten. So
they kicked it away from sea J. Johnson there and
the Bulldogs will start looks like right at their own
twenty six yard line. So Thompson settles for three. We'll
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see if the Bulldogs can put it in the end
zone here, all.
Speaker 5 (21:04):
Right, We got to match him right.
Speaker 1 (21:05):
Here Van Bulldogs from there on twenty seven, they'll say,
Cooper out of the shotgun to receivers here to the
near side, straight handoff here to CJ. Johnson bouncing off
tacklers and CJ struggling to get back to the line
of scrimmage. And you know, Thompson really gonna bear down
and try to stop this run of Opalaika out of
the gate here tonight.
Speaker 2 (21:26):
CJ picks up a.
Speaker 1 (21:27):
Yard up to around the twenty eight yard line, So
it'll be second down and nine here for the Bulldogs.
As Thompson leads three nothing eight twenty seven to play
here underway here in the first quarter.
Speaker 5 (21:38):
We ain't block anybody.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
Then two ride receivers to the left side of the
field with Cooper out of the shotgun.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
CJ.
Speaker 1 (21:46):
Johnson is the loan back for the Bulldogs. Dogs try
to keep that clock running here eight oh nine, continuing
to run. They'll bring Washington in motion, but a defender
from Thompson comes into the neutral zone. They're gonna say,
Blake Johnson though moved early.
Speaker 2 (22:03):
Did he did?
Speaker 5 (22:04):
Hey? Did I'm sorry? Off his yard?
Speaker 2 (22:10):
Say it out?
Speaker 1 (22:13):
So that'll back the Bulldogs up five yards. Okay, quick
back to the twenty three. It'll be second down and
around thirteen here for the Bulldogs. They'll bring Washington in motion.
Looks like they'll go back to the same play here
play action. Cooper throws here near si complete to Andre Van,
but he has hit and popped immediately there by Thompson.
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Jeremy Ilo Perry comes in and makes the hit right
at the catch. May have picked up a yard. You're
gonna be about a third and thirteen coming up here
for Obolaika.
Speaker 2 (22:48):
Line of scrimmage right at the twenty four yard line.
Speaker 1 (22:51):
For Opalaika, they're on twenty four, two receivers right, two
receivers left, empty backfield here for went Cooper, third down
convert right here seven to twenty three Bulldogs trying to
slow the game down. Some could really use a first
down here on this opening drive here for Opal like
a Cooper out of the empty backfield, gets the snamp,
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floats one up. It is calm in and out of
the hands, no incomplete. Almost got it to Blake Johnson,
but when Cooper had some pressure bearing down on him
right out of the bad and couldn't really get an
accurate throw to Blake Johnson. So it's gonna be punning time.
As Reeese Beasley comes out, all right, now.
Speaker 5 (23:32):
We just got our butt kicked. We gotta do better
in this.
Speaker 1 (23:37):
Fans snamp to Beasley. He runs to the right line
drive kick that hits down at the forty five yard line,
takes a good opal like a roll inside the thirty
and gonna get down around the twenty four yard line.
So good kick there by Reece Beasley and the score
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three nothing. Thompson will come out with six point fifty
three import an opportunity here for this Bulldog defense to
try to get a stop here.
Speaker 5 (24:07):
Yeah, boy, I tell you what. They just collabert to
set first.
Speaker 1 (24:12):
Time there did media time out here. We'll step aside
with Thompson leading three to nothing, six fifty three to
go here in the first quarter, and you're listening noble
like a bulldog football here on the kicker.
Speaker 6 (24:31):
Welcoming back here to seven a action here the state
championship game. Looking at a couple of stats. Eighty four
yard drive for Thompson, has a touchdown called back after
three penalties fifteen yards settles for the field goal on
their first drive. Dogs got their first drive of three
and out. Thompson coming back here at the end of
the TV timeout for their second drive. Bulldogs looking to
make some changes here on defense, make some adjustments eighty
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four yards to two yards too far for the total
yards there.
Speaker 1 (24:57):
Bam all right, thank you, Jason Lee. In our broadcast
booth tonight, orths Peda Clintic broad Stee broadcast booth. That's
East Alabama's go to center for orthopedic care.
Speaker 2 (25:06):
Two locations.
Speaker 1 (25:07):
One of Opelika and one in Auburn. Seaborne will start
this drive from his on twenty four yard line. Seaborn
drops back, tries to set up a screen and well
defended there by Tremaine Thomas of Opelaika, unable to get
it to Arrijah Casey, the running back out of the backfield.
Speaker 2 (25:21):
Good play there, coach McCracken.
Speaker 5 (25:22):
Yes, sir, he almost got his hands and picked that off.
Shot'll be really really good right there, yep.
Speaker 1 (25:28):
Second down in ten now for Seaborne and the Thompson offense.
They lead three nothing, six forty seven to play here
in the first quarter. Two wides either side. Now for
Trent Seaborne, he'll bring a man in motion from left
to right and Seeborne again will hand it off to
Casey and he's got a first down and then some
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they we're running all over the Bulldogs across midfield and
all the way down to the Opalika forty eight yard line.
A huge play for Thompson. Twenty eight yards on the
ground here for the Warriors.
Speaker 4 (26:02):
We lost contain. You can't boost contain. You gotta turn
the thing back in.
Speaker 1 (26:08):
Yeah, Bullda is defensially gonna have to make some adjustments
the way Thompson is running the football here on Opalaika
trips to the right singer receiver left, they'll throw one
out into the flats from Moseley. Moseley trying to get
the sidelines, and he gets the sidelines finally pushed out
by Xavier Thomas at around the twenty one yard line.
They'll say the twenty yard line, So that play gonna
be good for twenty eight yards and another Thompson first down.
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And right now Thompson just chewing up yardage all over
the field, are they.
Speaker 5 (26:34):
On our DB's aren't moving quick enough.
Speaker 1 (26:38):
So to be first and ten Thompson at the Opalka
twenty yard line and Opelika's defense is gonna have to
make some adjustments. Trips to the left, single receiver to
the right hand off this time a good play there
by Money Thomas as Money comes in there and gets
the running back down r. J. Evans for a two
yard pickup down to the eighteen yard line. But right now,
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you'll take a two yard game on the ground the
way Thompson's been.
Speaker 2 (27:03):
Being able to run the football early in this one, Yes.
Speaker 5 (27:05):
Sir, third and eight got to make a good play.
Speaker 1 (27:08):
Here, as we'll be second down innate. Actually here they'll
hand it to the tail back to go. He is
going to be wrapped up still on his feet though.
Bulldog's got to bring him down to the ground. Whistle
finally blows. Helmet flies off.
Speaker 2 (27:18):
And r J.
Speaker 1 (27:21):
Evans on the kerry brought down by Tremaine Thomas, so
it don't look like he picked up anything. That will
be that third and eight, So big down here for
the Bulldogs.
Speaker 5 (27:30):
Thirdnate, big, big, huge play right here.
Speaker 1 (27:33):
Really interesting, Mark Freeman saying we're gonna run the football here.
Not much through the air for Trent Seaborn here early
in this one, two wides in either side. One loan
back is Casey how Seaborn will pass, he throws and
that one is almost intercepted.
Speaker 2 (27:46):
What a play there in the backside by.
Speaker 1 (27:48):
Bradon Howard who came over and almost picked that one off.
A great play on third down and Thompson, Now we'll
bring back the field goal unit, so Ben, but don't
break for the Bulldog defense. Thompson has marched it down
in the red zone to now they have to settle
for another field goal shot. Well, you're trying to get
it out to Price Lewis, and that was a great
play by number twenty three Bradon Howard.
Speaker 5 (28:10):
Great defense. I's see if we can get to this one.
Speaker 1 (28:14):
Forty one yard attempt just inside the right hash here
for Thompson. Holder is Price Lewis. As Jason mentioned in
the pre game, not much wind at all here tonight,
but it is a cold night, good snap and the
kick is on the way, and the kick is good,
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so again Thompson.
Speaker 2 (28:35):
Settles for three.
Speaker 1 (28:37):
Bulldogs will take that, and Thompson leads six to nothing
with five awight to play here in the first quarter
of action here at Protective Stadium. Normally we'd head down
for a four seasons Federal Credit Unit sideline report. But
Mack McCracken is down there watching tonight. He is listening in.
He'll be, of course texted with us. I'm sure throughout
the night some insights of stuff he sees from down
on the field. But coach, you'll take that. The way
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they've been marching it down the field, keep them out
of the end zone. You could easily be down fourteen
to nothing. You'll take us six nothing.
Speaker 5 (29:04):
Yeah, definitely, Van.
Speaker 4 (29:05):
We have just got to calm down defensively, they drove
the ball again down the field. Three big, two big plays.
We have yet to make a big play. We've got
we've had the ball, We've had one yard Russian and
uh one yard passing, So we got to get our
offense going.
Speaker 1 (29:30):
Tim's are getting set to kick things off after that touchdown.
Five away to play again here in the first quarter
of action. So here's Ethan Black to kick it off
from left to right and it'll be a short kick
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again and this time right to Andre Van who will
try to set up a return. Andre now goes towards
the middle of the field, bounced on, but defender are
going to be brought down around the twenty three yard line.
That's where the Bulldogs will start first and ten good
stomped there by Thompson coming up with that stomp was
number twenty nine Brody Campbell. And last time the Bulldog's
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a three and out, unable to pick up the first down,
they'll start for their own twenty three yard line to
try to get this drive going.
Speaker 5 (30:23):
Four snaps all.
Speaker 1 (30:25):
We had great crowd here by Opal like a protective stadium.
Tonight crossed the way. Pretty good show in here from
Thompson first down play they'll bring Washington in motion from
left to right. Cooper gets the staff hands into c J.
Speaker 2 (30:40):
Johnson.
Speaker 1 (30:40):
CJ trying to bounce it outside and cannot break tackles
as he is brought down on the play by number
like number two of Thompson. There, that's Micah Fleming and
about a half yard pickup. There's second down to nine
coming up here four Opelika four thirty three to play
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in the first quarter. Thompson leading six tothing Bulldogs again
with c. J. Johnson the loan back, two wides receivers
to the right. They'll bring Blake Johnson in motion with
Cooper play action. Wants to throw and throws one complete
up to the twenty four yard line or they say
an incomplete. Now they're gonna say incomplete. Say Johnson did
not come down with it, So pass intended for Blake
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Johnson right now. Bulldogs offense very rusty against a really
good defense here at Thompson. There'll be a third to
nine for the Bulldogs from there on twenty four. I'm
gonna have to choose some yard ups to move the
football to be in this one tonight, Yes, sir, big
third down here for Okalaika two white outs right, two
white outs to the left. Cooper drops back, throws, dumps
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it out to c J. Johnson, and CJ gets up
close to the thirty yard line. They'll say up to
the thirty one with ford progress or mark them right
at the thirty. But still I'm going to be three
yards shy. The first down of the Bulldogs will have
to punt it away again here to Thompson. You know,
God right now, CJ just unable to break these tackles
that he normally does against his really good Thompson defense.
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And Warriors now will send a deep man back around
the twenty five yard line to await the kick.
Speaker 4 (32:18):
Our offensive line's got to get better, man, or we
just whoa goodness, we got two yards rushing.
Speaker 1 (32:25):
Price Lewis the deep man for Thompson standing around the
twenty eight yard line, and Reese Beasley stands it around
the sixteen to await this stamp from Cam Rayley. And
there is a flag on the play. I'll wait and
see what the call is here, play game offense.
Speaker 5 (32:50):
Oh goodness, four thousand.
Speaker 1 (32:53):
A tough five yard penalty for the Bulldogs there to
lay again. That's going to back o for like up
with three twenty five to play here in the first quarter,
six nothing our score. With Thompson leading and getting set
to get the football back, Easley gets the snap, good
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high sailing kick and no only did call for a
fair catch, didn't see that one must have been an
early one there by Pryce Lewis. And it'll be first
and ten four Thompson from their own twenty six yard line.
Speaker 2 (33:30):
Go ahead, coach.
Speaker 4 (33:31):
This game has gotten to right now where, hey, we're
gonna have to make our minds up and start playing football.
We're getting whipped on both sides of the ball, and
somebody's gonna have to make some plays.
Speaker 1 (33:43):
Yeah, maybe it's a defensive turnover. Almost got one a
couple of times here, but it has been noney to
come up with one. And Thompson starts with their own
thirty one and Rajah Casey the tailback for Thompson, play action,
Trent Seaborne gonna pull it and run and Seaborn's got
somes gonna pick some yards.
Speaker 2 (34:02):
Yup.
Speaker 4 (34:02):
They are working on their left side of their of
their positions. They're running boots over there, they're running stretches
over there.
Speaker 5 (34:12):
We've got a we've got to do better. Than this.
Speaker 1 (34:15):
Twenty three yards on that carry by Trent Seaborn. As
he carries it now down to the open like a
forty six, trips to the right side of the field,
Casey out of the backfield now empty set. Seaborne drops back,
throws it to Casey and he's gonna be cut down
shy of the forty right at the forty one yard
line by Braiden Howard. We're gonna pick up five yards.
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It will set up a second down and five for Thompson.
Two thirty seven to play here in the first quarter,
and right now, Thompson has dominated this game. It's been
the ground game, and a little like Casey came out
of the game, there be a little hobbled after that play.
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RJ Evans back in at tailbag. Now for Thompson. They'll
give it to him. Trying to find some running room
left side. He's hit and gonna pick up a couple
of yards on the play. Good tackle there by Opelaika
Leakedrick Burts comes in and makes the stop down at
the thirty eight yard line.
Speaker 2 (35:16):
Picked up three yards.
Speaker 1 (35:17):
Looked like he had something going there, but being important
third and two maybe four down territory here for Thompson.
Speaker 5 (35:23):
Yeah, we were stilled just giving up too much. We
got to make a.
Speaker 1 (35:27):
Play five wide look here for the dangerous Trent Seaborn
trips to the right and a two receiver look to
the left side of the field. Seaborne drops back, batting
in the air, almost intercepted. Norman Matthews was there. Good
job on the offensive line. I think Isaiah gray Man
got his paw up on that one. And it will
be fourth down and two and looks like the offense
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will stay put here for Thompson. Clock is stopped after
that incomplete pass one thirty eight to play here in
the first quarter, and Thompson brings in some substitution says,
they go for it here on fourth down. Boy, this
will be a big one if the Dogs could come
up with a stop here on fourth down. Two whites
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to the right, single receiver to the left side. They
trying to get ople like a a jump dog state
put Now the defensive staff rope plika relaying the signs in.
Seaborn will bring a wide receiver in motion outside to
the right, a straight handoff and gotta be close to
the first down. He got it down to the thirty
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five and that is a two three yard run down
to the thirty five and that'll be enough for the
first down. Didn't need much but got enough money. Thomas
was there on the style, but a first and ten.
Thompson down at the opal like a thirty five two
wide receivers either side, Seaborne out of the shotgun here
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from his own thirty five yard line. Seaborne drops back
throws it is caught at the twenty six yard line
trying to get the sideline and does and finally forced
out of bounds at around the ten yard line. Was
number three Darrin Moseley. There's a player down though for
Thompson on the field that is a that's the quarterback
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Trent Seaborne, and he is holding his shoulder back at
the forty eight yard line, and that is a certainly
a concerning thing for Thompson. See he got down to
the eleven yard line, so that was a pick up
of twenty four, but certainly a concerning injury there for Thompson.
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With quarterback Trent Seaborne down at around the forty eight
yard line, Alabama committing I think he was very close
to pass it for ten thousand yards in his career
at Thompson. He is tapping that foot and certainly very concerned.
So we'll step aside quick time out on the field.
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You'll listen, no ple like a bulldog football here on
the kicker. Well, certainly a concerning injury there for Thompson.
As Trent Seaborn comes out of the game, in comes
Zealing Danielson, a sixty pounds sophomore. So Danielson now working
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the quarterback spot. Two to the right, singer receiver to
the left, and this time Danielson on a quarterback keeper,
stiff arms a defender and he's going to be down
at an eight yard line, a seven yard line. Jamel
Griffin on the stop, so he picked up close to
four yards. Good tackles, and they're really high on this guy.
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I was talking to some of the guys from Thompson.
They said, the guy coming in behind is really good,
and I'm guessing that is Danielson. I'm not sure how
long he will be the ball game. But hey, the
way they've run the football really hasn't been the quarterback tonight.
It's been just lighting up and running these three different tailbacks.
Speaker 5 (39:08):
Keep one get a turnover right along.
Speaker 1 (39:10):
Here Danielson second down and sixth quarterback keeper and he's
gonna be brought down Tremaine Thomas and he pushes him
back a blow the whistle and stops him back at
the line of scrimmage right around the seven yard line.
No game man Seaborn checks back in the game. But
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it looks like it is Thompson taking a time out here.
Now Thompson will take a time out, so we'll step
aside your listen, noble, like a bulldog football.
Speaker 2 (39:40):
That is the end of first quarter.
Speaker 1 (39:41):
Actually six nothing Thompson, and we'll be back after this
time out here on the kicker. Welcome back here at
Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Riggs a last side coach Spence McCracken,
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and we got Jason Lee. Mcmccracken is representing us down
on the sidelines tonight, but unable to talk to old
mc McCracken tonight.
Speaker 2 (40:08):
Jason, what you got for us?
Speaker 6 (40:10):
Yeah, just looking into the first quarter recap, there two
big drives by Thompson all the way in the red zone,
but the Bulldog's bend but don't break there on defensively,
two field goals. That's got to be a huge win.
For the defense got another drive right here. You had
the starting quarterback coming out of the game for a
couple of plays. He is gonna start the second quarter here,
but just looking at your total yards, that's the keys
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of the game. Two oh three total yards for Thompson
to only nine for Opalaika. So the offense got to
get a going.
Speaker 1 (40:36):
Yeah, and we're inside the ten yard line again for
Thompson there at the seven. But a third and six
to start this second quarter. But Thompson down again threatening
here at the seven yard line and R. J Evans,
the tailback, Trent Seaborne, took a shot and left the
game a little like a shoulder injury.
Speaker 2 (40:52):
Not sure the.
Speaker 1 (40:53):
Details of it, but he is back in the game
after Danielson gave him a little bit of time and
the trainer tent there six to ohn though Thompson trying
to add to their lead.
Speaker 2 (41:02):
As R. J Evans will be in the pistol set.
Speaker 1 (41:04):
Now he'll move to the left of Seaborn, two wide
receivers either side. Now he'll move a wide receiver in
motion from left to right. Seaborne drops back, throws wide,
opening the end zone. Touchdown Thompson, and that was hauled
in by Trey Night seven yard touchdown, throwing Thompson looking
to make this a thirteen to nothing game after this
point after attempt here with eleven fifty four left in
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the first half, and Bulldogs have got to get some
offense going to get back in this ballgame.
Speaker 2 (41:32):
Funning with a resiption, I thank Thompson touchdown.
Speaker 5 (41:35):
Well, Van, I tell you the way it is.
Speaker 4 (41:43):
They got eighty eight yards passing, and they got one
hundred and nine yards rushing, and we got a total
of nine yards of offense.
Speaker 5 (41:53):
So something's got to give.
Speaker 1 (41:56):
Oh yeah, absolutely, And right now and Tom's and has
dominated this game, and the kick is up and the
kick is good. It is a thirteen to nothing lead
for Thompson Heir Protective Stadium in a Birmingham And right
now O Palaika getting set to get the football back.
And Jason you mentioned in the stats right now, what
just nine total yards for Palaiko?
Speaker 6 (42:17):
Yeah, nine total yards. Han't gotten a first down offensively,
So that's definitely the message there on the sideline. Matt
McCracken was texting me there throughout the drive and the
offensive coach is just preaching settle down, let's get this
run game going, especially, move the chains one time and
then we're going to be in a little bit of
a rhythm there. Offensively, you can't keep putting your defense
on the field.
Speaker 1 (42:38):
I certainly can, and right now, offensive line's got to
bow up because Thompson until you can prove you can
stretch the Warrior defense downfield passion, they're going to really
stack everybody in the box and it's going to be
tough to run against these guys when they're lining up
seven to eight guys in the box.
Speaker 4 (42:53):
Coach McCracken, Yes, sir, well, the bottom line here is
our offense is just getting with We got nine yards
of total offense, two yards rushing and seven yards passing.
And then on the other on the flip side, Thompson's
got one hundred and nine yards rushing and eighty one
yards passing.
Speaker 5 (43:14):
Really ain't gonna beat anybody like that.
Speaker 1 (43:16):
Van and Hope like really fortunate it only be down
thirteen nothing with those two field goals, as the Thompson
had one touchdown call back in another one drive that
looked like they were really heading down field. This will
be another opportunity here for the Bulldogs. On a kickoff teams.
Andre Van makes a nice move of the twenty yard
line and these fourced town of bounds near the Thompson
side lines. I'll say he went out of the twenty
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six yard line. So Opelika first and ten from there
on twenty six yard line and hopefully can get something
going here. W Cooper will bring his offense out, so
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the Bulldogs they're on twenty six yard line, two wide
receivers to the right side, Blake Johnson to the left.
Now they'll bring Blake in motion play action. Went rolling
here near side looking down field. Went throws a dangerous
pass and all most hault in there by Jalen Washington
the intended receiver of the thirty six yard line, but
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boy Witt tried to thread the needle with that one.
Fortunate that one did fall in complete, second down and
ten for Opalikam.
Speaker 2 (44:30):
Coach mc cracken.
Speaker 1 (44:30):
Kind of a similar start we had in that first
round playoff game against Hewet. Trustful and hope like have
found a way to come back. But Bulldogs against this
Thompson team, I think it's just a little bit different
animal they're dealing with tonight.
Speaker 4 (44:41):
Yeah, and Johnson's got two yards of total offense.
Speaker 1 (44:45):
CJ trying to run left side has hit and lost
two yards on the play.
Speaker 2 (44:52):
DJ Johnson the.
Speaker 1 (44:53):
Monk, so I lost two yards of a third down
and twelve coming up here for Opelaikah thirteen to nothing.
Thompson with the lead and the ball back now the
twenty four yard line for Opalaiko. A wide out and
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left in a single receiver to the right side here
for Opalaiko another third down. Dogs trying to pick up
their first first down. Play action went drops back, Fade
passed down the sidelines, but boy Andre was well out
of bounds. He got pushed out of bounds by the receiver.
It never could come back in bounds and Opelika is
going to have to turn around and punt it right
back to Thompson here with ten fifty three remaining here
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in the second quarter. I'm not sure what happened on
that route, but Andre was out of bounds running down
the side of eyes when that pass went off.
Speaker 4 (45:45):
I think they jammed him out of bounds. To begin,
you got to be able to get off those jams
on by those corners.
Speaker 1 (45:54):
Fourth and twelve Bulldogs that are on twenty four yard line,
and here is a pun attempt by Rhys Beasley rolls
to his left boots this one away. It will hit
down and take a bit of an Opalika roll down
close to the forty yard line and Thompson will start
right out there on at forty yard line. But defense
is gonna have to find a way to create a
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turnover and may have to be them that provides a
spark for Opelika right now, still no first downs for
Opelaika in this game offensively, and nope, they've just been
dominated up front when you look at the at the
team stats right now seven total yards now for Opalaika,
eight through the air, minus one rushing yards and two
penalties for ten yards three penalties for fifteen at fort Thompson.
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But Thompson right now ready with two hundred and ten
total yards and they lead at thirteen to nothing. They've
dominated this one and Trent Seaborne back out. He'll start
from his own forty yard line. Seaborn drops back, throws
one deep down field and it is in and out
of the hands dropped at the twenty six yard line.
Tried to get it to Pryce Lewis, but it falls
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incomplete and Norman Matthews within coverage.
Speaker 2 (47:01):
He's slow to get up. Boy, Norman's been.
Speaker 1 (47:03):
Banged up and trying to play through that ankle injury.
Clock stout with ten thirty three to play, Thompson taking
a shot. Norman almost stumbled and lost his balance, as
Lewis if he could come down with that one and
keep his composure in balance, he was taking it in
for a touchdown. Set it down in ten Thompson for
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their own forty yard line. Seeborne again out of the shotgun.
Two receivers to the left, single receiver to the right.
Seeborne gets the snap, drops back, throws one, dumps it
out to Pryce. Lewis here near sight. It's a flag
down for holding and down to the open like a
forty eight yard line. This one should be coming back. Look,
Kendrick Burk's on the stop propelika. But thankfully a flag
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down there, and I imagine that this one will be
a hold against Thompson as they are walking backwards.
Speaker 2 (47:49):
Looks like it will be.
Speaker 1 (47:50):
We'll get the official call from the white hat here
inside protective stadium. All right, ten yard penalty and holy
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they got Norman. Matthews on the whole didn't look as
bad as I thought it was on the replay there,
but had a little bit of a tug there, and
it will be second down and they moved the football
back to the thirty two.
Speaker 4 (48:27):
This is their twenty fifth snap and we've had ten snaps.
Speaker 1 (48:31):
So it'll be second out of eighteen here for Thompson.
They lead thirteen nothing. We got ten twenty four still
remaining here in the first half. A protective stadium me
tell you for the worthopeedat clinic broadcast booth and a
five wide look now four to the left here for
Trent Seaborn drops back throws and tries to set up
a wide receiver screen to Trey Night. Got a block
hit and shoestring tackle there made by Opalika. Jamel Griffin
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saved a really big pick up there, maybe a touchdown
as it gets to the forty six yard line. Fourteen
yards pickup on that one and it'll be another third down.
This one a really important one here as Thompson is
on their own forty five third and five as a
near midfield moving from right to left, trips to the right,
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single receiver to the left side. Seaborn gets the stamp
quick throw for the first down as it is haulted
and caught by Darien Moseley down to the open like
a forty seven yard line. That is those quick throws
we have seen Seaborn make for a long time. You've
been keeping up with Thompson, and that was a seven
yard pickup. Needed five first down, Thompson down open like
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a territory at the Bulldog forty seven. Thompson trying to
add to their lead they lead thirteen to nothing, trips
right empty backfield. Now for Seaborn. He throws a fade
pass but overshot. Tray Knight tried to get it to them,
but it's incomplete second andrew hopefully so thirteen nothing. Thompson
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went the lead and ain't gonna be four wide receiver.
Look here for Thompson. Three receivers to the right, single
receiver to the left. Second down and ten after that
incomplete pass, another wide receiver screen trying to set up
at a good job there by Xavier Thomas coming in
and wrapping up the wide receiver that was Moseley on
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the reception. He gets it down to the forty four
yard line, only picked up three yards. And here's another
important third down for this Bulldog defense. Third and seven
at the Bulldog forty four nine minutes now under nine
to play here in the first half with Thompson leading
thirteen nothing, watch another one of those quick throws across
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the middle that.
Speaker 5 (51:00):
They're gonna they're gonna do that.
Speaker 1 (51:01):
I believe four wide receivers to either side here and
Thompson moved. Thompson pointing across the line. But looks like
that's gonna be a five yard penalty.
Speaker 5 (51:10):
Oh, it's that that's against Thompson.
Speaker 2 (51:13):
H H.
Speaker 1 (51:17):
That should move the Warriors back. Now there's a discussion
coming over from the judge over here. H. I certainly
would think that was against H. Thompson.
Speaker 2 (51:31):
But we'll see.
Speaker 1 (51:34):
Now the Thompson players are clapping. Now they go over
and talk to Polaika. What they call off sides on
a Plaika? All right, that's a mystery one to me.
I'm not sure. Well, coach More can't believe in h
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m hm, I'm not sure what the penalty was.
Speaker 4 (52:06):
It was offsides. They called Opelika moving. They think Oplika
moved into the neutral zone. Man, that's the only thing
way that could have called.
Speaker 1 (52:14):
Now third and two, those of the football inside the
forty now down to the Opelaikah thirty nine yard line.
Coach Brian Moore beside himself on that one and can't
blame him. Hand off straight up the middle for the
first down, down to the cross the thirty five and
down to the thirty four of Opelika five yard pickup there,
Ryan Thompson, R. J Evans on the carry. There our
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kJ Jackson brother Well first and ten Thompson at the
Opelaka thirty four and Thompson running the clock much like
Opelika would be preferring to do on offense right now,
but the Bulldog's still unable to pick up a first down.
The story in this game and Thompson dominating the total
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yards and continuing to dominate.
Speaker 2 (53:01):
Here on offense.
Speaker 1 (53:02):
Seaborne drops back on first down, has plenty of time,
steps up, didn't want to run, but will and makes
a man miss.
Speaker 2 (53:08):
Took a shot at the end of the play down
of the.
Speaker 1 (53:10):
Twenty four yard line and to be short of the
first down, but he did pick up eight yards before
Braden Howard comes over and makes the stop.
Speaker 2 (53:19):
Seven forty eight o clock.
Speaker 1 (53:20):
Continuing to run here in the second quarter, but the
Bulldog's trailing thirteen nothing and desperate for a stop or
a turnover here, try to get some momentum, maybe get
back in this ball game. Right now, score here by Thompson.
He gonna be tough to claw out of this hole.
Trips to the left side for Seaborn. Now he'll bring
a receiver from the left over to the right. Seebourne
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will hand the ball off to rj Evans. Got a hole,
got a first down, broke a tackle, and he's down
to the eleven yard line. Down to the right at
the eleven yard line, and that was rj Evans who
picked up fifteen yards and a Thompson first down.
Speaker 2 (53:59):
Right now.
Speaker 1 (54:00):
Domination here by the Warriors against Opel, like at least
in this early part of the game. Absolutely seven o
eight to play, eleven two wide left and the single
receiver right, trying to get ope like at a jump,
and I believe opal I could jump the neutral zone.
Speaker 5 (54:17):
That's five more yards against US.
Speaker 1 (54:22):
I think Thomas got a head start from the safety
position trying to get in there and get the blitz.
Speaker 2 (54:27):
Going six point fifty nine to play.
Speaker 1 (54:34):
You know, I'm talking a lot about what Thompson's doing
on offense really don't matter a whole lot.
Speaker 2 (54:39):
Opul Ika can't get any offense going. Coach oh, but.
Speaker 1 (54:45):
First down in five they can get a first down
inside the two and Opelika jumped again. Opelikah off sides
back to back and coach Briant more. Now we'll take
a time out here. He's frustrated and wants to talk
things over with his team. Here was six forty four
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to play in the second quarter, so we got a
media time out. Thirteen nothing Thompson and the Warrior is
gonna have a second down and goal when we come back.
And the nose of the football right around the three
yard line. Your listen, no like a Bulldog football here
on the kicker.
Speaker 7 (55:22):
KKR, Auburn Opalika, his league, County's best Country ninety seven
point seven kicker fn and iHeart Country.
Speaker 6 (55:30):
Station, backup Protective Stadium. Thompson on top thirteen and nothing
over the Bulldogs with six forty four left. Thompson also driving,
got the ball inside the five yard line. The last
few years it's been the Trent Seaborne Show for Thompson.
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No difference tonight he is nine to fifteen, one hundred
and twenty one yards in the air. However, Van it's
been the rushing game so far that the Bulldogs have
had trouble with three guys almost at fifty yards with
a total of one hundred and forty three.
Speaker 1 (56:03):
Rushing yard for Thompson here in the first half. Yeah,
you're right, Jason, and desperate right now for opal Aka
to get a stop here as it is first in
goal a verse and two rather can get a first
down at the one, but plowing into the end zone
for the touchdown is Thompson. And again on the ground,
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the Warriors make the Bulldogs pay, and that was a
touchdown run by number six kJ Jackson from three yards out,
and Thompson stretches their lead right now nineteen to nothing.
Here was six thirty seven to play in the second quarter,
and on for the extra point Ethan Black to try
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to make this a twenty point lead for Thompson here
with six thirty seven to play and Black for the
extra point, snap down and the kick is up and
the kick is through the uprights and good. So Thompson
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stretches their leading twenty to nothing, six thirty seven to
play in the first half. Here's we play in the
second quarter. Bulldogs yet to get a first down. Dogs
will get a shot on offense again. We come back
here on the kicker back here protective save in Birmingham
(57:32):
CEP Day State Championship game. Opelaika right now and trailing
by twenty here twenty to nothing. Thompson on tops six
thirty seven to play Bulldogs. Offense has got to find
a little bit of life and how to find some
yards right now. Opelika total yards in this first half
just seven. It's been dominated by Thompson defensively and offensively.
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And here's an end over end kick sailing down to
the two yard line.
Speaker 2 (57:56):
Again.
Speaker 1 (57:57):
A return shot here for Opelake at the twenty and
hit down shy the twenty five yard line was Andre
then they'll actually mark him down at the twenty four.
So that's where Opelaika will start first.
Speaker 2 (58:07):
And ten days. You know, all the time.
Speaker 1 (58:11):
Coach got to find some offense here for Opalikan. Running
the football right now has been tough.
Speaker 4 (58:18):
I don't think I've seen a game in a long
time that a team that we got six minutes left
in the half of this and we got minus one
yard rushing.
Speaker 1 (58:30):
Yeah, certainly not a good status, espacially for Opelaika that
likes to run the football. It's been Thompson tonight that's
been able to run the football effectively.
Speaker 2 (58:38):
Dogs. They're on twenty four with Cooper.
Speaker 1 (58:40):
We'll try to get something going here near sign with
Jalen Nelson and Nelson across the twenty five up to
the twenty six yard line, so picked up just two
yards on that one. Check it out at eight coming
up here for Opelaika Andre then will check in the game.
Ben A Young checks out, Blake Johnson the tailback for
opal Like and C. J. Johnson not in the game
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right now. For opal Like, I certainly hope he's okay.
Second down actually nine, as opal Like only got up
to the twenty five marked about a yard or short
yard short than I thought he was. Play action Wit
drops back, tries to get one to Jalen downfield and
holding that one is gonna be intercepted. There is a
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hold in the backfield, but that one is gonna be
picked off, and Thompson gonna come up with the football
here on a big turnover, Chauncey Ilo comes up.
Speaker 2 (59:36):
With that pick.
Speaker 1 (59:37):
He had one foot right down at the thirty six
yard line. I believe Thompson gonna wave off this holding call.
And have the football devastating turnover there for opal Like
and now the defense has to come right back out.
Thompson's gonna have it at the opal Like a thirty
six yard lineup twenty to nothing with five forty one
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to play here in this first half, and with trying
to make a play, trying to get something going on offense.
But I tell you what, there's just nobody opened downfield.
He tried to fit it in a really tight window
there and Jalen Washington was running with about three defenders
circling him.
Speaker 2 (01:00:20):
So just not a lot you can do with the
football right now.
Speaker 1 (01:00:22):
If you can't run the football, nothing really will work
really well for this opal Like offense. And that's kind
of what's happening right now and why OPELI has been
dominated so far here in this.
Speaker 2 (01:00:33):
First quarter in a little over halfway.
Speaker 1 (01:00:36):
Done with a second quarter, and Thompson really could go
for the dagger blow here against a pretty tired opal
Like a defense here that's out on the field with
five forty one left, and there is a challenge thrown
for coach more.
Speaker 2 (01:00:49):
But I think this may just be.
Speaker 1 (01:00:51):
A a desperation attempt here by coach Moore knowing the
severity of this play in hope like it does have
an opportunity to challenge here.
Speaker 5 (01:01:05):
What are they going to challenge?
Speaker 2 (01:01:06):
I think they're going to challenge then interception.
Speaker 6 (01:01:08):
Which it was not an interception. Yeah, that's what he's challenging.
They showed it on the big board here just a
minute ago. The Thompson kid did get his foot in,
So I don't know if Coach Moore the coaches saw
that this may be hey, this may be a time
to just get the offense and defense together right here.
He may have Coach Moore could be using this as
a time out too. I mean they probably saw the
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board and saw the foot was in there. But just
giving us defensive guys a couple extra minutes right here
because this is going to be a huge drive right
here to help keeping the game right here coming into halftime. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:01:40):
Well, you would think if it was a pretty obvious
call here, the review would not take very long. So
we'll see review taking place here on the field. Orthpeeda
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I think, Coach More, maybe we don't have a replay
here on the big board here in Protective Stadium yet,
but maybe maybe juggling and we'll see.
Speaker 2 (01:02:09):
Here's the white hat after the market.
Speaker 1 (01:02:19):
Oh, he was challenging targeting, but no foul for targeting,
so it looks like it will stand. You know, Opelika
will lose their lose a time out for that. I
think you only get a challenge a quarter.
Speaker 2 (01:02:39):
I think.
Speaker 1 (01:02:41):
I had one hundred percent sure on that one. All
right now, Coach Brian Moore talking with the sideline there,
what you got, Jason?
Speaker 6 (01:02:56):
I believe they told him he's just got one left,
so okay, I think we got two for the game.
Speaker 1 (01:03:00):
Okay, twenty to nothing is our score, five forty one
to play here in the first half. Hope like, I
try to challenge that interception, and now Thompson gonna have
it at the Bulldog thirty seven after that interception, twenty
to nothing again our score with Thompson with the lead,
and Hopeka, we'll get the football to start the second half.
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You love a defensive turnover here, and you're almost in
that desperation mode where a turnover here and you try
to play for hitting the football to start in the
second half, try to make this a one possession game.
But you just can't give up any more points here
against this really good offense of Thompson. So the Warriors
will have it at the Bulldog thirty seven yard line,
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first and ten here for Thompson. Seaborn out of the shotgun,
he's got trips to the right, sees the pressure coming
from Opalac in a straight inside handoff and a big
run across the thirty down to the twenty eight yard line.
Lake Heidrick burts on the stop. R j Evans close
to a first down run, picks up nine yards. Going
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to be a second down in one here. Seeborn out
of the shotgun, gets the stamp, drops back. Pressure coming now.
Seaborn will roll here near side, takes a shot at
the end of the plane, just throws it away. He
was outside the tackle box, Leakedrick Burks put a shot.
Speaker 2 (01:04:23):
On him, but.
Speaker 1 (01:04:26):
Nobody open there. It'll be third down and one for Thompson,
so nobody open as he floated that one inside the
ten yard line. Trips to the right side of the field.
kJ Jackson now in the game at tailback for Thompson.
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Here just third and one for Thompson at the Bulldog
twenty eight yard line. Handoff but blown dead and it's
going to be a false start against Thompson. So big
break there here on a third and very short to
back the Warriors up. Coach Mark Freeman flying in with
his hands in the air, couldn't believe the call there,
found five h six to play here in the first half,
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Thompson leading twenty to nothing and back with the football
after an interception by Chauncey Ollo of the Warriors. Now
we'll be third and six at the Bulldog thirty three
yard line. Big third down here, maybe four down territory
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again here for Thompson. Bulldog shifted, didn't get Tompson to jump. Now,
Seaborn goes towards the end zone and well overthrew his
intended wide receiver there and was trying to throw it
to number four Dedrick kimbro And it's fourth down and
six and Thomps are gonna keep the offense on the
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field here.
Speaker 5 (01:05:53):
And why not they gonna go for it?
Speaker 1 (01:05:55):
Oh yeah, well, I mean you know when oplac hadn't
got a first down all game, why not at the
thirty three of Opalaikah, two white outs either side, hard
count by Seaborn. Now check the sidelines. Jackson is the
loan back for the Thompson Warriors. Sea Born gets the
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stamp blown dead and a time out taken by coach
Mark Freeman. I think the play clock was winding down
and Freeman quickly flew in there and called a timeout.
So there's a timeout on the field and a big down,
especially for Opalaikah here with four fifty seven to play
in this first half, and we'll take a quick time
out and list to Bulldog football here on the kicker.
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Four fifty seven left in the second quarter here Protective
Stadium in Birmingham, Thompson leading Opelaykah twenty to nothing, and
it's a huge fourth down coming up here for this
book dogg defense to try to keep Thompson and keep
this drive from continuing downfield there at the open like
a thirty three yard line with this fourth down and
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six coming up here, and I got a feeling you're
gonna look for Trent Seaborn again on a quick slant
pass to one of those receivers again, you'll have three
to the right, two to the left, five wide. Look
here for the junior quarterback. Trent Seaborn drops back pressure,
throws a fade pass towards the end zone. Open man
there caught touchdown. Price Lewis got behind the defense, saying
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a great thrown ball there by Trent Seaborn and a
huge play on fourth down to stretches Thompson lead now
twenty six to nothing over Oplaika with four forty eight
to play here in the first half.
Speaker 2 (01:07:47):
Mercy, what a throw.
Speaker 1 (01:07:57):
And now here is Ethan Black for the point after attempt,
and Opalanka right now has to find some offense and
a line drive kick that had get through there. Yes
it did, so the point after attempt is up and
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good and it's twenty seven to nothing. Thompson All Warriors
here for forty eight to play here in the first half.
Coach McCracken, I know you weren't in these situations very much,
but right now Opalanka has got to find a way
to get some offense going, because if you can't make
a comeback, you at least want to show the state
if you deserve to be here. And I play against
this Thompson team.
Speaker 5 (01:08:40):
I agree with you, but I don't know what it is.
Speaker 4 (01:08:46):
I just know their whippingess and their quarterback is really good,
and he's throwing the ball down the field, throwing quick stuff,
and we can't stop them.
Speaker 5 (01:08:57):
It's as simple as that. Van and then are offense.
Speaker 4 (01:09:01):
When's the last time you saw like I have two
minus one yard Russian.
Speaker 2 (01:09:07):
Right now, thistionally it's one yard.
Speaker 5 (01:09:09):
It's one yard Russian.
Speaker 1 (01:09:10):
Yeah, nine total yards to three hundred and nine. So
it's been a complete domination here so far.
Speaker 4 (01:09:20):
And by the way, Van, we do not have a
first down and we have not made a big play
in the whole football game.
Speaker 5 (01:09:30):
How bad is that that is?
Speaker 1 (01:09:32):
That's rough twenty seven nothing our score right now, Thompson
with the lead, and here is kick from Ethan Black
end over end kick and they'll give a shot here
for a return and hit down short shy of the
twenty yard line as Andre Van couldn't get up to
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the twenty. And I tell you in special teams, coach,
I haven't seen us dominated like this. I'm not able
to get anything going on a return. We have too
light return the ball.
Speaker 4 (01:10:01):
Let's see the twenty two, the twenty three, the twenty five,
and that one.
Speaker 5 (01:10:05):
Is on the nineteenth.
Speaker 2 (01:10:07):
YEP.
Speaker 5 (01:10:08):
Kickoff returns.
Speaker 2 (01:10:13):
And times are just bouncing around. They're feeling it right now.
Speaker 1 (01:10:16):
And here's comes the open like a Bulldogs out on
offence again, Shy of the twenty yard line here to
start this drive and Bulldogs from their own eighteen yard line.
Jalen Nelson the tailback for Plaika. They'll throw it to
Nelson here near side. Nelson got a block and he's
cutting down Shy of the twenty five yard line. Nelson,
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they'll say down at the twenty three, So a four
yard pickup and it will be second down and six
for the Bulldogs. I wipe out either side hand off
here to the near side. This is ain't good run
by Jordan Wade and wait's gonna be close to a
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first down, third down and one. We hadn't seen c J.
Johnson in a while. I'm I'm guessing something may be
going on with CJ. You know, I see if Mack
and give us a report.
Speaker 5 (01:11:14):
Was that four yards?
Speaker 2 (01:11:16):
Yes?
Speaker 5 (01:11:17):
Okay?
Speaker 1 (01:11:19):
And Jordan Waits comes to the ball game, hadn't had
many carries at all, but it'll be a third and one,
Bulldogs will go I formation here trying to pick up
their first first down of the night. Quick hand off
to Blake Johnson, and Johnson's gonna get that first down
up to the thirty one yard line. So some positives
there for the Bulldogs as they get up to the
thirty one yard line. We have not seen C. J.
Speaker 2 (01:11:39):
Johnson in the ballgame, though.
Speaker 1 (01:11:42):
Jordan wakes in the ballgame now here as the Bulldogs
pick up the first down and get a Lambert transfer
in storage first down, first time we've said that tonight,
and it comes with four fifty fourteen left in the
first half. Cooper gets the hand off trying to run
here near side, and that one was blown up in
the back back inside the thirty down of the twenty
nine yard line.
Speaker 2 (01:12:04):
Jordan waits on that. Cary.
Speaker 1 (01:12:06):
Now we do see CJ. Johnson check back in the
ball game. We're gonna see c. J. Johnson and Jayalen
Nelson both in the ball game here on this play
upcoming here with a second and twelve for Opelaika from
their on twenty nine yard line, three forty five remaining
here in the first half and Thompson dominating this one
right now twenty seven to nothing trips to the left
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side of the field, Cooper out of the shotgun. Now
Blake Johnson will move over from left to right and
a quick inside hand off to Blake Johnson and Johnson
gonna be stuffed right at the thirty. I think with
Ford progress, they're gonna mark them up to the thirty
one yard line, but gonna set up a third down
and right at nine three thirteen left, two white outs
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to the left, two white outs to the right, and
a third and ten coming up here for Opelaka from
their own thirty one yard line. Cooper will check the sidelines,
so tough to throw against these guys. Two forty five
remaining here in the first half. Here's that third down play.
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Cooper drops back pressure hit, stayed up on his feet.
There's a flag down looks like and a getting bulldogs
for a hold as Cooper will spin his way for
the first down on a good scramble up to the
forty two. But this one looks like it'll be coming
back as unlike one of those Opelaika offensive lineman pulled
one of those Thompson players down in the backfield trying
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to keep Cooper from sacking or getting sacked. And that
one in the gate a really good quarterback scramble thereby
Wit Cooper. I'm sure how Wits bumped out of there,
but he did somehow yep. And that one the gate,
that first down runs and that's gonna be third and
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twenty for Opalaika from their on twenty one yard line.
Opelaka in a light up with four wide receivers to
the left side, a single receiver to the right, and
Cooper out of the shotgun here from his own twenty
one yard line, trying to set up a screen through
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it behind Washington and Jalen tried to break a tackle
and get back to the line of scrimmage, and I'm
not sure if he did, but it's going to bring
up fourth down here with two o five and Thompson
going to quickly jump in and call a time out
here as they look to get the football back here
with two minutes to play here in the second quarter.
Speaker 5 (01:14:49):
Good this.
Speaker 1 (01:14:52):
So time out on the field will take a time
out as well. Twenty seven to nothing. Thompson with the lead,
a fourth down decision, punting time for the Bulldogs when
we come back Snopolika Bulldog football here on ninety seven
point seven kicker FM returning back to action, Kim Pritchett
gets a piece of the punt for Rye Beasley, and
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now you've got the Thompson. Warriors are going to be
set up a really good field position. As of that
ball rolled dead at the thirty nine yard line, so
it'll be first and ten for Thompson at the opalaka
thirty nine. So Thompson's smelling blood right now, and again
an opportunity to stretch this lead, try to put this
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game away here in the first half, if it's not
already twenty seven to nothing lead. Here's Seaborn dropping back pressure,
steps up in the pocket, will throw to a wide
open man at the twenty one yard line and he
cut it at the ten, inside the five, and he's
in for a Thompson touchdown.
Speaker 2 (01:15:52):
That was Price.
Speaker 1 (01:15:53):
Lewis and Thompson running away with this one here in
the first half, just one forty six to play, another touchdown.
Speaker 2 (01:16:00):
For the Warriors.
Speaker 1 (01:16:05):
Thirty three nothing here with one forty six to play
in the first half, and right now the Bulldogs just
outmatched in this game.
Speaker 2 (01:16:17):
Jason Lee.
Speaker 1 (01:16:18):
That was just a I mean, a great job from
a good quarterback. The pressure got to him, but he
stepped up in the pock and was able to look
downfield and find the wide open man.
Speaker 6 (01:16:25):
Yeah, a quarterback that you can tell has been the
varsity starter for four years now. His fourth trade appearance
in the state championship game. Nothing has rattled him in
this game so far. Good job of getting around the
coverage and finding a man over the middle.
Speaker 2 (01:16:41):
All right, the extra point is up and it is good.
Speaker 1 (01:16:43):
So Thompson stretches their lead here with one forty six
to play, thirty four to nothing, and you know, tough
to find positives right now for this Opalaika Bulldog football
team here through this first half of play. As Thompson
look at the way this game started. Coaching, it's pretty much,
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you know, you survive by holding them to a couple
of field goals. It was a six to nothing ball game.
But just Opelika couldn't do anything on the offense to
try to keep this clock running and try to keep
Thompson's offense off the field. Thompson's offense has been on
the field way too much in this first half. You
look at the time of possession right now for both
of these teams and if I did have that, I
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thought I had that time of possession here, Yeah, thirteen
minutes and fifteen seconds to eight minutes and fifty nine seconds.
I thought it was way worse than that. But Thompson
had scored pretty quick. They've had a couple of these touchdowns.
Speaker 4 (01:17:41):
They've had thirty three snaps and we've had seventeen.
Speaker 1 (01:17:44):
So i'd tell you, yeah, three hundred and forty eight
total yards for Thompson and just twenty yards for Palaiko
and a chance for another return here inside the five
taken at the four here by Andre Van the twenty five,
Andre cross the forty and Andre down cross the midfield
and finally forced out of bounds.
Speaker 2 (01:18:06):
And there's gonna be a late hit against Thompson.
Speaker 1 (01:18:08):
So maybe that'll give Opelac a little bit of momentum here,
Mark that should tack on fifteen as he was pushed
out of bounds at the forty two yard line. Hey go,
so hey a late score here, you get the ball
to start the second half. Hey, maybe you get a
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little bit of momentum going in the locker room and
to try to get back in there and make this
respectable ball game happened.
Speaker 2 (01:18:38):
Playing person found.
Speaker 1 (01:18:41):
So Pelaka gonna have the football inside the thirty here
plenty of times to one thirty five, but getting into
scoring range here with that good return by Andre Van
he picked it up at the four yard line, and
now Polaca is going to be set up inside the
thirty at the twenty six yard line first and ten.
So a great scoring opportunity for the first time tonight
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here for Opalaika. See if they can take advantage of
this good field position. C. J. Johnson will be the
tailback for the Bulldogs behind with Cooper two wide outs
to the right side and Cooper out of the shotgun
gets the snamp lay action. Cooper drops back, throws deep
towards the end zone, and that one's going to be interference. Yes,
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it will be in the end zone trying to get
it to Jalen Washington as Washington trying to come back
for the football and the defender there for Thompson impeded
his ability to do so.
Speaker 2 (01:19:36):
So that's going to be a fifteen yard penalty even.
Speaker 1 (01:19:42):
First, Can I tell you as bad as things are
right now, there's Opalika crowd sticking in here with these Bulldogs.
Speaker 3 (01:19:55):
Can too.
Speaker 2 (01:19:56):
He's as the football he signs with fifteen.
Speaker 1 (01:20:00):
As Jalen Washington trying to come back for the football
and just couldn't do it. So now the ball is
down inside the fifteen down at the thirteen of Thompson.
Thirty four and nothing, Thompson with the lead one twenty
eight level Bulldogs over a scoring chantz here late in
this first half, Wit Cooper drops back, rolls, throws towards
the end zone and almost picked off. Tried to get
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into Andre Van but that one was almost intercepted by
Thompson that defensive back coming over there.
Speaker 2 (01:20:29):
That was like Cameron Pritchett.
Speaker 5 (01:20:35):
Past broken on by zero Corby.
Speaker 1 (01:20:38):
The one actually Trenton McCorvey on that pass break up
there for Thompson. So second down in ten for the
Bulldogs again at the thirteen yard line of Thompson with Cooper.
This time it's a handoff to CJ CJ inside the
ten and CJ knocked down at the seven yard line.
Speaker 4 (01:20:55):
TJ.
Speaker 2 (01:20:56):
Johnson barns inside to ten.
Speaker 1 (01:21:00):
So down to the seven yard line. It'll set up
a third down and five for Ope. Like OpenAL I
can get a first down at around the three yard
line and we're under a minute to play here in
the second quarter. Dogs content to wind this clock down
under fifty seconds left. Two wide receivers to the left
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side see j Johnson again, the lone tail back here
on third down play action with drops back rolls here
to the near side. Cooper floats one towards the end
zone and just out of bounds. Nobody to throw two.
It's fourth down and it'll be fourth down and five
coming up here for opal Like again, the Dogs can
get a first down at the three and get down
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thirty four to nothing. Coach Brian Moore, Well, are you
gonna send the field goal team out? I'm gonna try
to get some points here and get a positive play
going into the locker room here? Yeah, late guy coming
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on here for Thompson Like unable to get the snab.
This will be a twenty four yard field goal here
for Reese Beasley. Snap down and they kick up and
go up. But a flag down. I believe it's going
to be a delay a game against Opalaikah.
Speaker 2 (01:22:21):
Play offense five yard.
Speaker 1 (01:22:25):
I'm not sure if that was by design or not,
but ree knocked that one through and thirty two seconds left.
We'll see if Reecee can do it.
Speaker 2 (01:22:43):
Again here.
Speaker 1 (01:22:47):
It's like this will now be a twenty nine yard
field goal just inside the right hash wit Cooper will
hold for O Palalaikah snap down and the kick is
up and that kick looks good it is.
Speaker 2 (01:23:10):
Opalaika gets a three on the board.
Speaker 1 (01:23:14):
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Thirty four to three. Now our score. As the dogs
get on the board, you're lit't dope like a bulldog
football here on the kicker back here protective Stadium. Opalaika
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does get on the board with three. And here's a
kick inside the five yard line that will be returnable
here by Thompson. Boy, they got a good return set up,
but a nice tackle there by opalik at the twenty
five yard line and a little like Jamil Griffin came
up with a tackle there, Jay Battle rather came up
with a tackle for Opalaika. So Thompson just twenty one
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seconds left, and don't think for a minute there they
were thinking about taking a d in and going to
the locker room. Here they got twenty one seconds. That's
plenty of time for this offense to maybe get something
going here.
Speaker 2 (01:24:10):
Thirty four to three our score. What do you think, coach?
Speaker 4 (01:24:13):
Well, I think we just try to finish strong right
here and come back to second half, and we got
to just get some offense. Man, we're just getting whipped
all over the field.
Speaker 1 (01:24:24):
Seeborne will try to set up a screen, oils patten
in the air by Elijah Odine almost tipped that one
to himself for a pick six and boy, well that
really a.
Speaker 5 (01:24:32):
Boy that things that would have been good, that would.
Speaker 1 (01:24:35):
Really client was sixteen seconds right play there by Elijah.
Thirty four to three are score is sixteen seconds left.
Couple more stamps here for Trent Seaborne. Second down trips
to the left, single receiver to the right. Loan back
is kJ Jackson for Trent Seaborne and Thompson.
Speaker 2 (01:24:57):
Now hell empty the backfield.
Speaker 1 (01:24:58):
Seaborne drops back trying to set up another one of
those screens, and we're going to be close to a
first down.
Speaker 2 (01:25:04):
Got up to.
Speaker 1 (01:25:05):
The thirty six yard line of just eight seconds left
to McCain Billions Tremaine Thomas on the stop for Opalaika
it it'll be a first down for Thompson up to
the thirty six yard line and Thompson's gonna be content
to let the clock run down after that first down,
Thomson gave it a shot. With the Bulldog defense will
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hold Thompson at least for the final few seconds of
the first half.
Speaker 2 (01:25:32):
Thirty four to three.
Speaker 1 (01:25:33):
Certainly a dominating first half of play for the Thompson Warriors.
They look like they are well on their way to
another state championship with the Bulldogs. Brian morewle head into
the locker room, though, and try to rally the troops
so we'll get the football to start the second half
and try to mount a huge comeback. As we get
ready and look forward to the second half of play,
we're at the half. Jason Lee's gonna come up on
the way next with our halftime report as we continue
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to coach Vince mccrack and take a look at some
of the first half statistics. As we come to you
from Protective Stadium. Is Opelika Bulldog football state chain More
on the way next here on the.
Speaker 6 (01:26:03):
Kicker, it is halftime here at Protective Stadium for the
Super Seven. It is Thompson on top of the Bulldogs
thirty four to three at the half. Jason Lee inside
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the orth Peda Clinic broadcast booth with your coverage right
here of Oplakah football on the kicker. It has been
all Thompson so far in the half again thirty four
to three in this seven to a state championship game
in Birmingham. It started off a great crowd here for Opelaika.
They've got three times as many folks as Thompson does.
A great crowd here at Opelika, really trying to keep
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the Bulldogs in the game. A good pregame show put
on by the state. And one of the things that
I love that they have. They've got several traditions in
the Super seven and one of the things I love
is during the coin toss, the players and coaches for
each team have an opportunity to select four staff members
from their school that will be representative at the coin toss,
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and so for Opalaikah, the staff and the football players
chose four from Opelakah High School. It was Onneika Smith,
Rebel Golston, Meredith Vickers and Lane Landers represented Opelaka High
School in a very cool moment there for the coin
toss along with Opelika's captains as well. Opelikah won the
toss deferred to the second half, so they will get
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the football here to start the second half. But just
looking at a quick recap, it has been old Thompson
to first two drives. They get inside the red zone,
but the Bulldogs do come up with a couple stops
defensively hold them to field goals.
Speaker 2 (01:27:39):
A twenty eight yard field.
Speaker 6 (01:27:41):
Goal for Thompson on their first drive, a thirty six
yard field goal after the second drive made it six
to nothing Thompson, and then after that Trent Seaborn in
full control at the quarterback position. Those of you that's
kept up with seven a action or Thompson. He is
a junior this year, has been the starting quarterback for
Thompson since.
Speaker 2 (01:27:58):
The eighth grade.
Speaker 6 (01:27:59):
This is a fourth straight state championship, so nerves have
not been a factor for Trent Seaborn. He got the
first touchdown the game, a seven yard touchdown pass to
number two Tray Knight that was followed by a three
yard touchdown rush by kJ Jackson. Then two more touchdown
pass at Seaborn to Price Lewis. Two touchdown receptions for
Lewis on the game. That is thirty four points there
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for Thompson However, the Bulldogs struggled to get anything going
on the ground or in the air. Didn't get the
first first down of the half until midway through the
second quarter. But once they did, put together a pretty
good little drive there their last possession there at the
end of the first half. It started off by a
long kickoff return by Andre Van gets it all the
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way to the Thompson forty five yard line, then he
gets hit out of bounds of personal foul, gets the
ball inside the thirty and then from there ope like
US offense, gets all the way down in the red zone,
caps it off with a twenty nine yard Reese Beasley
field goal, which makes our score thirty four to three.
Thompson on top of the Bulldogs. The Opahakah Spirit of
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the South marching band put in an excuse me, this
is Thompson right here on the field right now for
US Opelika's marching band on the sideline getting ready to
put on a huge performance. This is a great experience
for everybody, cheerleaders on the sideline, the band, or their performance,
not only the football team, but just if you could
play in a college stadium like this at the Super
seven level, that's just an awesome experience. So ope like
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you're getting ready here in just a couple of minutes
to take the field there. We're gonna take our first
break here of OPLI like a football halftime action, and
when we come back, we'll look at some stats. Jason
Lee coach Spence McCracken here with me. We'll look at
some of those stats of the second half and look
at some things that the Bulldogs could possibly do here
in the second half to get back in the game.
Speaker 2 (01:29:44):
This is oplake a football right here on the Jason
Lee back.
Speaker 6 (01:29:55):
We get halftime coverage inside the North Peeda Clinic broadcast booth.
We are protect a Staate which is the stadium of
the UAB Blazers for this Super seven action here in
seven A. It is Thompson on top of Opalalaikah. Thirty
four to three at the half. Just a huge crowd here.
A lot of Bulldog fans made the trip here up
to Eddy to Birmingham, but those of you that cannot
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make the trip, we appreciate you listening. A big shout
out to the Bearden family down to Eddie and Harpersville.
I know they're listening to us. Appreciate that tonight and
everybody back in opelikah Lee County. Been a rough first
half for the Bulldogs, but we appreciate y'all turning in,
tuning in it again, thirty four to three. Thompson on
top of the Bulldogs. A little bit earlier today, we've
got seven classifications. Obviously, that's the name Super seven going
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on the next couple of days only in football action only.
The seven A game that we're in right now is today.
Tomorrow got three A, one A five A. Friday is
going to be four A, two A six A. But
earlier today it was flag football. The females took the
field one A five A flag football state championship. That
was eleven o'clock this morning. Moody got the state crown
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over Montgomery Catholic twenty seven to eighteen. And then the
six A seven A game at three o'clock it was
Central went in their third straight state championship forty six
to seven over Vestavia. Coach, I'll bring you in here.
I know it's been a tough tough half there for
the Bulldogs. What's some of those key stats that really
stick out to you there?
Speaker 4 (01:31:22):
Yeah, Well, let's let's go down these real quick, because
you know we're not We're going to tell the truth
on everything. They had thirty four first downs and we
had three.
Speaker 5 (01:31:34):
That is incredible. They had passing yards.
Speaker 4 (01:31:38):
One hundred and fifty five and we had twelve passes attempted.
They had twenty one completed twelve and we were four
for eleven.
Speaker 5 (01:31:50):
That's not that bad. Total offense.
Speaker 4 (01:31:53):
Forty snaps for Thompson three hundred and fifty nine yards. Hope,
like a twenty snap for twenty six yards. That's an
interception returns. They had one for twenty four, but we
had six for one hundred and fifty three. And to
finish up third down conversions, they were three of seven
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and two of two on fourth down conversions and we
were one of six on third down conversions and nothing
on fourth down conversion. So, you know, I don't like
to paint a bad story, but right now, our offense
and our defense basically Thompson is whipping us real good.
Speaker 5 (01:32:43):
Simply as that.
Speaker 6 (01:32:44):
Yeah, And I think, coach, the one of the stats
that stand out to me is, you know, coming in today,
we know how I mean, we know how good Thompson
is on both sides of the ball, but really. Everybody
talks about the quarterback Trent Seaborn and how great he is,
and he has gotten his numbers, but she is really
what has stood out to me. Two hundred and four,
two hundred yards rushing there for Thompson looking at one, two, three,
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four guys that over twenty five yards in the first half.
So that's really I think what coach Moore and defense
coordinator coordinator coach Adam Massey is really talking to these dogs.
Speaker 2 (01:33:17):
Defenses. We got to stop that run here in the
second half.
Speaker 4 (01:33:20):
Yeah, well, you know, just you look at it total offense, uh,
three point fifty nine to twenty six, and you're right,
it's rushing yards is really favoring them, and uh, I
don't know, it's just here's one other thing to Jason.
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We had seventeen snaps in the first half. They had
thirty seven snaps in the first half. Yeah, Ali, that's
you just can't let that happen. But hey, we got
another half to play. Let's see if we can make
a go of it. Uh. I know that the head
coaching there, coaches in there all gonna let these kids quit.
Speaker 6 (01:34:03):
Yeah, defensively, you want to stop the run, and then
you know, offensively, you know, Coach Moore saying, hey, we're
getting the we're getting the ball back here. The best
thing we do for ourselves, let's put a touchdown on
the board here early in the second half, and then
let's just see.
Speaker 2 (01:34:14):
What happens, all right.
Speaker 5 (01:34:15):
That's right. We still got a lot of opal.
Speaker 4 (01:34:17):
Like the people here wanting us to do good, including
you and me.
Speaker 2 (01:34:22):
That's right.
Speaker 4 (01:34:22):
And and I feel for kids right now, I really do.
I hate to see this, but this is football, man,
this is the way it goes.
Speaker 2 (01:34:31):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (01:34:31):
I can guarantee you one thing though, when they come
out of the second half, the fight is still going
to be there for the Bulldogs. Another really good experience here.
You can hear behind me the opal like a spear
of the South marching band. Getting the experience of playing
in a state championship in a college stadium. That's just
an awesome experience in there. Doing a great job there.
We're gonna take our next halftime break when we come back,
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We're gonna look ahead of some of these games coming
the rest of the week and also tell you about
some open like athletic action that there's going to be
on our stations here. And I Heeart locally got basketball
wrestling coming up. A lot of things coming after tonight's
football State State championship game. Excuse me, so stay tuned
with us. Is open like a football right here on
the kicker, Jason Lee coming to you halftime here at
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the Super seven Protective Stadium. We are in the Orthopedic
Clinic broadcast booth. We appreciate the Orthopedic Clinic being a
faithful sponsor of opal Laka football each and every year
for us here on the kicker. Just a few minutes
left here in the half. Both teams are starting to
come out of the locker room get warm ups in
on this very cold night. We're down to about thirty
five degrees here in Birmingham here for the Super seven,
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so it has been a chilly one, but we do
not have those high wins that we've had the last
couple of days, so that is the one positive. It's
been a good first day here for the Super Seven again.
Two flag football games this morning this afternoon followed by
the seven eight action.
Speaker 5 (01:35:57):
Right here.
Speaker 6 (01:35:57):
It's Thompson up thirty four to three over the Dogs
going into the second half tomorrow. We're gonna get started
early at eleven am. That's a three A game. That'll
be Bayside Academy taking on mars Hill Bible. Mars Hill
is the defending state champion in three eight looking to
get the second win in a row. Tomorrow morning at
three o'clock it is the one A game Maplesville taking
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on one of our local teams. Widely Widely Bulldog's defending
state champions lose, their coach comes to Beauregard Dake Rivers
takes over. He's an assistant at Ufaulus Smiths Station, had
several jobs.
Speaker 2 (01:36:31):
Here in the area.
Speaker 6 (01:36:32):
He took over a head coach and they have been rolling.
They are thirteen to zero on the season, looking to
go back to back at the state championship and get
another win against Maplesville.
Speaker 2 (01:36:42):
Not only are they looking.
Speaker 6 (01:36:43):
To repeat that is a repeat of last a rematch,
I should say of last year. And then capping off
the seven o'clock game tomorrow night, it's gonna be a
good one five A game Viger and Moody. Moody lost
to Catholic Montgomery in the five A championship last year,
so they're gonna look to get some redemption there. But
that'll be a good game between those two and then
wrapping up Super seven coverage Friday, December fifth, eleven AM
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Jackson that is head coach Cody Flournoy used to be
in Lee County at Beulah's the head coach assistant coach
at Smith's station. They are the defending state champion.
Speaker 2 (01:37:17):
In four A.
Speaker 6 (01:37:18):
They're taking on Anniston who is undefeated on the season
fourteen and oh but Jackson looking to go back to
back win another state championship for Cody Flournoy and the
boys there. The three eight or excuse me a three
pm game on Friday is the two to A classification.
R J McDonald and the Lynette Panther is just a
dream season so far. They are twelve and two. RJ
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is in his second year and they're gonna go against
interim coach Rush Props and the CUSA Christian who is
twelve and two. This is one of the games that
a lot of people have had their eyes on all week.
That's gonna be a good one to A Action Friday afternoon,
and then the final game seven pm on Friday is
six A Action that's gonna be Sarah Lane undefeated going
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against undefeated Clay Chalkville Sara Land's fourth Street State championship
appearance in the Super Seven. They lost to Parker last season.
Clay Chalk will last appeared in twenty twenty three. They
actually beat Sara Land when they won the state championship
back in twenty twenty three, so that'll be a good
game right there. All state championships will be on our
sister station, Fox Sports nine ten thirteen, ten AM, The
(01:38:23):
Game and the iHeartRadio app, so we encourage you to
tune over those stations or the app to hear any
of those Super seven games coming up the next two days.
Also talking about a Fox Sports and the iHeart app.
Opelikah Athletics. We are not finished after tonight with Opliakah
Football OPAI like a basketball and wrestling in action here
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during the winter season OPAAKA basketball excuse me, area games
are gonna be broadcast. Me and Van Riggs will have
the call on each and every one of those home
and away area games that will also be on our
sister station, Fox Sports, The Game nine ten thirteen, ten AM,
and the iHeart Video app, so we encourage you to
turn in tune in for those as well. So we're
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gonna take our final break here at halftime bo teams
finishing up warm up, so we're going to the second
half kickoff.
Speaker 2 (01:39:08):
Bulldogs will get.
Speaker 6 (01:39:09):
The second half kickoff when we come back on the
kicker over Lake at Football.
Speaker 2 (01:39:24):
Welcome back to Protective Settum in Birmingham. Jason Lee.
Speaker 1 (01:39:26):
Great job at halftime breaking down this first half, which
has been dominated by Thompson back with coach Bence McCracken
and coach. We just heard from Mac who came up
here in the booth, was kind of relaying what coach
Wore was telling this team in the locker room, and
it was pretty simple. Guys, we're not gonna quit. We're
gonna come out here and play. And if I see
somebody that is quitting or loafing around, you're out. Somebody
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else's in. So you better lay it all on the
line here in this second half, moblek and show everybody
the kind of football we can play. And uh, hey, coach,
there's nothing you do about that first half.
Speaker 5 (01:39:57):
Now.
Speaker 1 (01:39:58):
It was ugly, just twenty six yards ropalaika three hundred
and fifty nine for Thompson. Wasn't good on offense, wasn't
good on defense, and really coach an area that OPAC
has done pretty good any special teams. You finally got
the one good return by Andre Van which set up
the field goal late for Opelaika.
Speaker 5 (01:40:15):
Yep, well, now I agree with you Van.
Speaker 4 (01:40:18):
It's a when you run seventeenth plays and your opponent
runs thirty seven plays, you know you got to just say, hey,
this team, they actually.
Speaker 1 (01:40:28):
Got forty plays to twenty on the official status.
Speaker 5 (01:40:31):
Is that what it is?
Speaker 1 (01:40:32):
That's what they've got here. So yeah, okay, so that's
a twenty play differences.
Speaker 2 (01:40:36):
You were close.
Speaker 5 (01:40:37):
Yeah, you're right, that's close.
Speaker 4 (01:40:38):
But you can just their quarterback is really good, their
receivers are good, their defenders are good. Yeah, and I'm
not gonna sit up here and say that they're better
than we are, but we just need to play a
very good second half.
Speaker 2 (01:40:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:41:00):
You know they worn the state championship in twenty twenty one,
twenty two, and twenty four.
Speaker 1 (01:41:05):
Yeah, they're playing in there. Eight straight finals appearance here. Yeah,
and R J Evans right now. Six carries fifty four
yards Arraijah Casey three carries forty six yards, two carries
thirty two yards were Trent Seaborne kJ Jackson six carries
twenty four yards. And you look at Opalaca's big playmakers tonight.
Speaker 2 (01:41:22):
C J.
Speaker 1 (01:41:23):
Johnson four carries five yards, Jordan Wait's two carries three yards,
Blake Johnson one carry three yards, and Jaalen Nelson won
carry for two yards and Jalen Washington had a minus
one rush. So yeah, nine attempts twelve yards and it's
Opelaca's bread and butter. And if they're going to try
to make this more respectable here in the second half,
they're going to get to have to get the football
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rolling in the run game first. Yeah, and it starts
up front. Coaching to both sides of the football really
been dominated tonight on the defensive side and the offensive side,
and that's really where the butter's been. The BRIT's been
buttered for Polaka this year is winning the line of scrimmage.
And I thought we had a better shot of We
did a light of discrimage against this Thompson team coming
into tonight, But right now, maybe opa I could improve
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that first half. It was a scheme thing, and they
can come out and do a little better job here
in the second half after the coach has had a
chance to get in the locker room and make some
adjustments though, opal like a Bulldogs, we'll get the football
to start the second half. And Jason, well, your thoughts
too coming out here and what you want to see
from this offense.
Speaker 6 (01:42:23):
Yeah, we talked about it at halftime too, and you're
exactly right.
Speaker 2 (01:42:26):
You know.
Speaker 6 (01:42:27):
Defensively you've got just that strong running game of Thompson
you got to take away. But yes, you got to
control the clock here to this first drive. You gotta
get your running backs. You gotta get CJ going, you
gotta get Jordan Waits going. It came in and ran
the ball hard there that last drive. So I think
although you were down thirty four to nothing, I like
getting points for the field goal there at the end
of the first half. Give you just a little bit morementum.
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But now we need seven here in this first drive.
Speaker 1 (01:42:51):
Yeah, Jason Lee and giving us updates tonight brought to
you by four Seasons Federal Credit Union, as we're unable
to bring you those sideline reports.
Speaker 2 (01:42:59):
Here is a shut up.
Speaker 5 (01:43:01):
Return by.
Speaker 2 (01:43:04):
I thought it was Andre Van looked like it was.
Speaker 1 (01:43:06):
And man gets up across the twenty five up around
the twenty six yard line. That's where he will start
first in ten.
Speaker 4 (01:43:14):
That's three kickoff returns four that I know, the twenty,
the twenty three, the twenty five, and the twenty five go.
Speaker 1 (01:43:23):
Alright, so we'll see what wit Cooper can do. First
and ten from his own twenty six yard line is
Thompson leads to start the second half thirty four to three. C. J.
Johnson will be the starting tailbag here for with Cooper
two wide receivers to the right, minute Young and there
as an inside receiver. They'll try to throw a screen
tip picked off by Thompson at the twenty one yard
line down the sidelines for a touchdown Trenton McCorvey, and
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that was off the receiver tipped in the air, a
picked six, and boy, yes, didn't get any worse for
o Palaika.
Speaker 6 (01:43:55):
Here.
Speaker 1 (01:43:55):
It's forty to three with eleven forty five to play
in the third core. First play from scrimmage, we see, well, oh,
oh my goodness, they pulled the receiver when he tried
to go up for the ball.
Speaker 2 (01:44:11):
Missed a flag on that.
Speaker 1 (01:44:12):
One, but they were all over that play.
Speaker 2 (01:44:16):
Trenton McCorvey comes in and.
Speaker 1 (01:44:20):
Picked six from twenty one yards out and just doesn't
get any any better here to start the second half.
And here is the extra point from Thompson's Ethan Black
and it is up and it is good. Thompson a
pick six to open up the second half on Opal
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like us first play from scrimmage. They lead at forty
one to three with eleven forty five to play. We're
back after this here on the kicker, Trenton McCorvey with
a pick six. Says that one was tipped off off
of the shoulder pad of the Opalaika receiver up in
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the air and a twenty one yard picked six by
Trenton McCorvey, six foot, one hundred and ninety two pound junior.
We talked about the length and height of these guys
from junior James the safety and Demonte tab both starting
safety six to two six two eighty six six two
one seventy five and linebackers all over six foot and
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average right around two hundred pounds.
Speaker 2 (01:45:25):
They're just big on defense.
Speaker 1 (01:45:27):
And Andre Van will have a shot at another return
here caught at the three, brought up at the fifteen
and cut at the twenty twenty five and up close
to the thirty, but brought down around the twenty eight
yard line. So that's where Opalaika will start first in
ten the return the eleven thirty six remaining here in
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this third quarter and Bulldogs back out and hopefully a
better play to start the second drive of the second half.
First play pick six Bulldogs for they're on twenty seven
yard line. Cooper gets the snap, hands the ball off
this time to c J. Johnson trying to find some
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running room and CJ gets to the line of scrimmage,
picks up one. And CJ has not been able to
bust those runs tonight against this really good Thompson defense.
Speaker 6 (01:46:21):
Tom oh Now, anytime CJ's been in the game, they've
really been keying on him. They know the run that's coming.
So a play action or roll out here by now
by wit would be a very good call with CJ
in the game in the backfield because they're just swarming
ten number three Dogs.
Speaker 1 (01:46:36):
They're on twenty eight yard line, second down and nine
and Cooper out of the shotgun. It will not be
play action. It'll be a straight run this time a
good push by c J. Johnson in that time he
was able to push for the first down. He gets
up to the thirty nine yard line. So Oplaika picks
up twelve yards. They're on a good run by c J. Johnson.
Speaker 3 (01:46:56):
Damn rich.
Speaker 1 (01:46:59):
Dogs will go quickly back to the line of scrimmage
at least with their own thirty nine yard line, and
the handoff goes back to CJ. Bounced off one defender,
gets up to the forty able to salvage a yard
as CJ was about to lose two in the backfield,
but he was able to bounce off the defender keep
that drive going. Here with ten twenty seven or mating
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in the third quarter, was up forty.
Speaker 6 (01:47:23):
Yeah, they're keying on him, but that doesn't mean he's
not going to keep running with heart. This is his
last game as a senior, and so he's gonna go
out with a bang.
Speaker 1 (01:47:30):
Here in the second half, two wide receivers to the
right here for with Cooper, and off again goes to CJ.
Trying to run right in the heart of that Thompson
defense and kind of a third down as he gets
up to the forty one, it's like it'll be a
third down and eight for Opalaika coming up here. I
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believe there's a Thompson player at least slow to get up.
I don't think he's hurt, just taking his time. I
don't think Blake Johnson was at the bottom of that
pile and his helmet come off, so he's gonna have
to come out of the game.
Speaker 2 (01:48:05):
Here.
Speaker 1 (01:48:05):
On this third down play, ben at Young checks in
the ballgame. You'll have Young, Washington and then all in.
On this third down play, third and eight Bulldogs from
their own forty one yard line. They'll need to get
to the forty nine for the first down forty one
to three tops with the lee. They stretched their lead
out on a pick six on the Bulldog's first play
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from scrimmage two in the backfield here for Opelaika Cooper
gets the snamp play action here on third down, Wit
takes a deep shot down field and that one is
tipped up in the air, almost intercepted as he tried
to get it to Jalen Washington. Demonte Tabb did a
nice job coming up for that one and almost picking
that one off, and Wit put that one a little
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underneath and tried to get on I tried to get
Jalen to come back on the football. The defender, though
almost able to pick that one off, came.
Speaker 6 (01:49:00):
Over from a safety position there and Jalen did a
very good job of converting from receiver to defensive back
right there to prevent that in or saying.
Speaker 1 (01:49:07):
They hadn't been out of place all night on the
play action too, They've had defenders all over Ophlaika's receivers.
Speaker 5 (01:49:13):
Great punt, That.
Speaker 1 (01:49:14):
Was a good punt by Rhys Beasley, hangs up there
and a fair catch called for at the fifteen yard line.
So that's where Thompson's offense will come out leading forty
one to three here with nine fourteen to play in
the third quarter.
Speaker 2 (01:49:26):
Bulldogs were able.
Speaker 1 (01:49:27):
To pick up one first down on that drive, but
that was it and couldn't pick up that third and
eight as Witch tried to take a shit deep downfield.
Speaker 5 (01:49:35):
And now he's got the number two's in there now,
doesn't he? No, No, he didn't.
Speaker 1 (01:49:42):
Majority of the number ones in there right now. Trent
Seaborne leading the pack out here, Thompson will have it
for their own fifteen yard line. Seaborn brings a man
in motion from left to right and give it to
the motion man as a flag down on the play.
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As he gets across the twenty up close to the
first down marker at the twenty five up to the
twenty six, but this one should be coming back. Looks
like a hole in the backfield on Thompson. So that
is a hold against Thompson Orthopedic Clinic broadcast booth. There's
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been a nice spot to be tonight here on a
cold night in Birmingham Opelaanka fans, some of them had
decided to make the trip back down two to eighty,
but a lot of them hanging in here with these dogs.
And still a really good crowd here on both sides,
sticking in here in this ball game tonight. Orthopedic Clinic
in East Alabama's go to center for orthopedic care were
two great locations, Lakeside Circle in Auburn and Medical Arts
(01:50:54):
Center in Opelaika Seaborn. After that hole, it'll be first
in long line of scrimmage around the seven yard line.
Hand off there and nowhere it goes. Good stop there
by the Bulldogs defensively well like Josh Davis on the
stop for the Bulldogs, Big number ninety three plugging up
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that whole second down in long here for Thompson, TJ.
Speaker 4 (01:51:19):
Thomas and Money Thomas and Terres Thomas and Josh Davis.
Speaker 1 (01:51:23):
Good front group Thompson from their own eight yard line
here second down in seventeen eight twenty one left in
the third forty one three Thompson leading trips were to
the trip receiver to the right, Singer receiver to the left.
Seaborn hard count play action. Seaborne drops throws here to
a wide open receiver at the fifteen yard line. Stiff
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arms of defender for Ropelike, and he's forced out of
bounds near the first down marker at the twenty five
yard line. Going to be right at the sticks on
a sixteen yard throwing catch from Seaborne as he gets
it to Trey night Boy.
Speaker 5 (01:51:59):
We play at lot. We were really playing a lot
of cushion that time.
Speaker 1 (01:52:03):
And it wasn't enough for a first down, so we
first and ten Thompson from their own twenty five three
receivers stacked in a row to the right and a
single receiver to the left. Eight oh two to play
in the third, first and ten Thompson from their own
twenty five. Seaborn gets the stamp steps up in the pocket.
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Vade passed us where defender fell down for Opalaika. Thankfully
it was thrown out of bounds. Tray Knightight caught it
or just about caught it going out of bounds at
around the forty of Opalaika defender fell down for Polaka though,
and that was a receiver was wide open, got Jay Battle.
Speaker 2 (01:52:48):
Fortunate to come up with that one incomplete. Here.
Speaker 1 (01:52:50):
Second down in ten Thompson from their own twenty five again,
same formation again, three receivers stacked to the right, single
receiver to the left side. Trey Knight's the one all alone,
working on j Battle here on the near side of
the field. Seaborn with pressure steps up throws and again
it's caught by Tray Knight trying to spin out of
the tackle, but he's got enough for the first down
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as he catches it up to the thirty eight yard line,
and Jay Battle will make the style but a really
good cushion, and they're working on Tray Knight in Battle
right now in that matchupp and you can tell coach
Mark Freeman likes likes the setup there. First and ten
again Thompson from their own thirty eight yard line. Seaborn
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changing his play at the line of scrimmage seven twenty
four to play in the third Seaborn drops back throws
near sight and again once again caught by Tray Knight
near midfield, and they will give him the fifty yard line.
So that's a twelve yard pickup and another first down
for Thompson.
Speaker 4 (01:53:58):
Working on him great, I need to give up quite
so much.
Speaker 5 (01:54:03):
Cushion now.
Speaker 1 (01:54:06):
Six', two one hundred and eighty pounds wide. Receiver working
On Jay battle the.
Speaker 6 (01:54:10):
Senior he's now over five hundred yards receiving on the
season and seven touchdown. Season so he's been a fantastic
senior receiver For thomas And Jay.
Speaker 1 (01:54:24):
Battle five to nine a buck forty. Eight see if
they go back there, Again seborne drops, back he will
go back there. Again that time he Overshot Trey night.
Incomplete so it'll be second down to ten again at.
Midfield six forty one to play here in the third
and some substitutions coming. In Elijah odin checks at the ball.
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Game second down and ten again in midfield For. Thompson
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they're moving right to, Left trip's receivers to the right.
Speaker 2 (01:55:11):
Side play.
Speaker 1 (01:55:12):
Action, no it'll be a handoff and a good run
cutting down at the forty yard, line coming up and
making a. Step Antonius peters gets the.
Speaker 2 (01:55:22):
TAILBACK.
Speaker 1 (01:55:22):
Rj evans, down but not before he gets Another thompson
first down as he carries it down to the open
like a forty yard. Line that's a ten yard pickup
and moving the chains again here For thompson as they
lead forty one to, three six twenty two to. Go
here in the third, quarter pistol formation down For seaborn
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with a tailback directly behind. Him he'll give it To
evans right, side And evans broke a tackle and he
gets across the thirty five down to the thirty four yard.
Speaker 2 (01:55:54):
Line that is a six yard. Pickup.
Speaker 1 (01:55:56):
Five Tayden harris almost had, him but he slipped through
that tackle and got down to the thirty four yard.
Speaker 2 (01:56:02):
Line Emil griffin was finally there to bring him.
Speaker 1 (01:56:05):
Down second and four at the thirty four Of opalaiko five.
Speaker 2 (01:56:13):
Forty four to play in the third, Quarter.
Speaker 1 (01:56:17):
Seaborne checks the sidelines to receivers less single receiver to the. Right,
Now seaborne changing his. Play there is running back our
J evans will move over to the right And seaborne
gonna call a, timeout so time out on the field
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with five twenty one to. Play that'll be a media.
Timeout so we'll take the time out with them forty
one to three second down and four when play resumes
For thompson at they gopull like a thirty four you're
listen to pull like a bulldog football here on the kicker.
Speaker 2 (01:57:00):
Back At Protective.
Speaker 6 (01:57:01):
Stadium it Is thompson on top of the dogs forty
one to, three five twenty one left here in the third.
Quarter thompson has the ball at The bulldog thirty five yard,
line gonna be a second down in about. Four it
called a time out there and we're still under the
media timeout looking at.
Speaker 2 (01:57:16):
A couple key.
Speaker 6 (01:57:18):
Stats as we, said The thompson offense that's just been
rolling all season, long offense that is averaging over forty
points a game already at that Today Trent seaborn, again
the four year, starter starting in his Fourth super Seven
state championship, game fifteen to twenty, six two hundred and
forty six yards in the air and then coach thirty
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two on the, ground has just been The Trent seaborn
show happening it.
Speaker 4 (01:57:43):
Tonight that's, amazing, Man he's really.
Speaker 1 (01:57:47):
Good, yeah you, know, coach he has played in this
game every year he's been At thompson in A state championship,
game which is hard to believe since the eighth.
Speaker 5 (01:57:58):
Grade good, GRACIOUS.
Speaker 2 (01:58:00):
I know it that. Is it's. Crazy seck it.
Speaker 1 (01:58:02):
Down hand off To thompson's running back and he gets
down to the thirty two yard. Line Like Headrick burt stops.
Him going to be short of the first in to
the fourth down and right at. Two thompson will need
the thirty and the nose of the football at the
thirty two yard. Line they'll keep the offense out here
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or check that this is third and. Two you know
this is thirty, two and the offensive lineman moves that'll
back them up five yards. Off false start Against thompson
will make this a third and seven for The. Warriors
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third down and seven now For thompson And Trent. Cebourne
i'm all down at the thirty seven Of. Opalaika they'll
check this eye lines to change their play here the
spirit of The south marching. Band they're staying warm by
continuing to make noise here on this home side Of Protective.
Stadium two wide right single receiver Left Sea borne a
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hand off up the, middle good hole across the. Thirty
he's got a first down and he is rumbling down
to the twenty yard.
Speaker 2 (01:59:21):
Line what a great run BY. Kjh.
Speaker 1 (01:59:25):
Jackson goodness, GRACIOUS i mean right in the art of
The opelika defense all the way down to the twenty
yard line.
Speaker 2 (01:59:33):
As he picked up.
Speaker 1 (01:59:36):
Close to twelve yards and running over to fenders too From.
Opalaika just hadn't seen this kind of domination against This
opelika team all.
Speaker 5 (01:59:46):
Year Trey stone back at the game.
Speaker 1 (01:59:48):
Under four to play here in the third quarter of
all on the twenty yard, line first in ten For,
thompson and here's another handoff here to the near, side
and that time BABY. Tj Tremaine thomas able to force
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the runner right of bounds at around the fifteen yard.
Line it's still going to pick up close to five.
YARDS i believe they marked him down at the, sixteen
so to be a pick up of four second down
in six upcoming here For. Thompson three eighteen to play
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here in the third and a forty one three lead
at For, thompson and again they're threatening here in the red.
Speaker 2 (02:00:35):
Zone pistol. Formation handoff goes To.
Speaker 1 (02:00:39):
Jackson he's thought he was cutting down right to the
line of, scrimmage but he was brought down at the
fifteen by The Leakedrick. Burks he comes in there and
holds him to a yard, pickup setting up a third
and five at the fifteen Of. Opalaika here as we
wind down under three minutes to play in the, third
two fifty two in the, clock continuing to, run.
Speaker 2 (02:01:00):
Trips to the right and the tailback IS. R.
Speaker 1 (02:01:03):
J evans now to the left Of Trent seaborne and
will check the sidelines for the. Play Now evans will
move over to the right side Of. Seaborn lay clock
down under ten hand off goes To evans and you
gotta be short of the first, down got to the,
thirteen picked up two yards.
Speaker 2 (02:01:25):
And we'll be fourth down and.
Speaker 1 (02:01:26):
Two, yeah they gonna go for this, man be fourth
and three down at the thirteen yard. Line offense will stay.
Out seaborne out of the shotgun and a hard count
and it looks Like thompson moved again.
Speaker 2 (02:01:48):
Here well you're gonna be a.
Speaker 1 (02:01:56):
Man, yeah fall starred against the offense at. All back
come up five yards and that'll make this a fourth
down and round.
Speaker 6 (02:02:04):
Seven, YEAH i hope like this defensive line had to
shift right there to the left, side and as soon
as they shifted that right guard got out of the.
Speaker 2 (02:02:12):
Stance.
Speaker 4 (02:02:13):
Yeah They their coach over there is talking about us
clapping and making them jump off, sides but you know
you can do, that but we don't do any.
Speaker 5 (02:02:23):
Clapping and we just moved.
Speaker 1 (02:02:26):
Two white outs either Side seaborn out of the shine.
Gun this will be a fourth and seven pressure. Come
seaborn steps throws caught at the eight yard line for
a first down and that is complete To Price lewis
down to the. Five it'll be first in. Gold thompson and,
boy just tough to defend trying to get pressure on
that quarterback at the offensive line does a good job
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holding up And seaborn on fourth down and.
Speaker 2 (02:02:51):
Seven.
Speaker 5 (02:02:52):
Easy now we have not sacked him, tonight have?
Speaker 2 (02:02:56):
We? NO i don't.
Speaker 1 (02:02:57):
Know they got to hit on him a couple of
times right after he through, it and you, know one
time he went down with that shoulder and looked like
he may been heading out of the ballgame for. Good
but he came back and has continued to play Like.
Superman hand off to the tailback here at the five yard.
Lines kJ jackson forced out of bounds at around the
three on a big Lineman Jared fikes out there with them.
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Blocking he's one of the bigger. Linemen they've got the
left guards six six ninety seventy, five seventy. Five, yes,
sir you can't miss their center two thirty, five two twenty,
five their right guarden two, fifty the right. Tackle there's
a handoff left side of the end zone for Another thompson,
touchdown and that one THAT'S.
Speaker 2 (02:03:42):
R J evans in for the.
Speaker 1 (02:03:43):
Score and it is forty seven to three with forty
seven seconds left here in the third out of the
opal likea faithful just about have had enough and getting
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ready to head back Towards Lee.
Speaker 6 (02:04:07):
COUNTY i think you're. RIGHT a thirty four degree weather
has something to do with it. TOO i, think, well absolutely.
Speaker 1 (02:04:13):
Yeah it is a cold one and the extra point
is up and it is.
Speaker 2 (02:04:20):
Good So thompson.
Speaker 1 (02:04:22):
Forty Eight opalika three forty seven seconds to play here
in the third. Quarter we're back after this time out
here on the. Kicker thompson can converts a fourth down
and seven to keep the drive going and they cap
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it off with another touchdown RUN.
Speaker 2 (02:04:45):
R J evans in the end zone For.
Speaker 1 (02:04:47):
Thompson they've now accumulated four hundred and sixty one total
yards To opelika's forty here in this.
Speaker 2 (02:04:53):
Ballgame And.
Speaker 1 (02:04:57):
Thompson three for three on fourth down ain't perfect there
in that. Category and here's Andre van trying to get
a good return here across the twenty. Five man now
redirects his field And van's got something cooking there across the,
forty trying to outrace the defense across the, fifty across the,
forty and he's going to be forced out of bounds
at around the thirty two yard. Line another good return
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there by Opelikas Andre, van and that's been the positive plays.
Tonight and two good returns one earlier in the game
by Andre, van and then a fifteen yard penalty was
tacked on in Opel like had kicked the field goal
late in the first. Half and maybe Opal i can
get the end zone here and score a touchdown. Here
trailing forty eight to three with thirty seconds left in
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the third.
Speaker 4 (02:05:40):
Quarter we Got Julian, Pritchett Jeremy, Dillard Corbyn, Firs Darris,
whitlower And Eric, mason three juniors and two seniors up.
Speaker 5 (02:05:48):
Front let's see if we can get a touchdown.
Speaker 1 (02:05:51):
Here, now just thirty seconds left here in this third
quarter and The bulldogs have it at the thirty two
Of thompson for the first and. Ten here's a reverse
play trying to get it To Jalen. Washington strung out
really nicely By. Thompson they Sling jalen down back at
the forty yard. Line just not fooled it. All chance
strown on the. Stop that was.
Speaker 5 (02:06:16):
The big boy From hawaii And mac was talking, About.
Speaker 1 (02:06:20):
Yeah lost seven yards on that. Play i'm not sure
why the clock. STOPPED i guess he got slung out of.
Speaker 2 (02:06:28):
Bounds he. Did they stopped it with nineteen.
Speaker 1 (02:06:30):
Seconds so The bulldogs have it back now at the
forty one after that big loss on the, play a
seven officially second down and seventeen for The. Bulldogs so
they're on thirty nine yard. Line man in motion from
right to. Left they'll dump it out in the flats
trying to get it To Jaalen. Washington washington got pulled from,
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behind spun out of one tackle and got.
Speaker 2 (02:06:54):
Up to the thirty two there In.
Speaker 1 (02:06:56):
Washington alen picks up close to seven yards and that
will take us to the fourth. Quarter forty eight to
three On thompson of The bulldogs trying to get some,
positives try to find the end.
Speaker 2 (02:07:11):
Zone as we head to.
Speaker 1 (02:07:12):
The fourth, quarter forty eight to. Three you're, listen no
like A bulldog football here on the.
Speaker 6 (02:07:16):
Kicker we head to the fourth quarter Here Protective. Stadium
it Is Jason Lee Van rix Coach spence McCracken coming
to you from within the Orth Pede clint broadcast. Booth
it is forty eight to Three thompson on top of The.
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Dogs The dogs have a third down and ten coming
up here in just a minute after THE tv time
out at The thompson thirty three yard. Line dogs trying
to get their first touchdown on the board here, again
it's been a high Profile thompson. Offense we've seen all,
year a team that averages close to forty five points a.
Game it has been four hundred and sixty one yards
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of total. Offense it's there For thompson and it hasn't
just been through the. Air it's been the ground game
and the past game had a coach and.
Speaker 4 (02:08:06):
Think about, yeah and think about the fact that they've
lost three football, GAMES i.
Speaker 5 (02:08:12):
Believe.
Speaker 1 (02:08:12):
Yeah they lost to A hoover team too that just
apparently made it the playoffs in their.
Speaker 2 (02:08:17):
Region you know which.
Speaker 1 (02:08:18):
Is you, know you catch teams on different, days And
Ope like has caught this.
Speaker 2 (02:08:22):
One It's thompson team. Tonight certainly on THEIR a.
Speaker 1 (02:08:26):
Game they're focused and, ready and you know, what when
they play in these type of games all the, time
they kind of know the, routine they know the, focus
and this is not new to them when you're playing
the neate straight of these And hope like are playing
here for just a third time in school. History third
down and ten at The thompson thirty two yard, line
play action With cooper drops, back throws one deep towards
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the end zone is going to be intercepted at the,
five which just floated that one over the receiver's. Head
and now on the return here For, thompson they're going
to get up close to the thirty two yard, line
back to where the original line of scrimmage.
Speaker 2 (02:09:00):
Was For, opalaika.
Speaker 1 (02:09:04):
Tough one went trying to get in, deep had a
guy in a little tank window there in a, bucket
and there's about two flags after the, Play thompson players
jumping all around The opalika players and certainly frustrations coming
in For. Opalaika i'm not sure exactly who that will
be on when all the dust settles. There but tough
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night tonight For opalaika all the way.
Speaker 4 (02:09:30):
Around they ought to just call that on both teams
and move.
Speaker 2 (02:09:35):
On, yeah you, would you would think. So, boy you,
know there's JUST i don't really know.
Speaker 4 (02:09:39):
Flowing the whistles formed to stop and to both sides
pushing on each.
Speaker 1 (02:09:43):
Other the toms and players, are you, know obviously very.
Excited can't blame. Them i'm not sure anything malicious was
going on, there but you, Know ophika players or certainly
frustrated for the way the this game has gone all around.
TONIGHT i don't think anybody was pushing or shoving or
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slapping or any punches were, thrown but it's a long
time sorting it out here by this official.
Speaker 2 (02:10:09):
Staff we'll wait and see.
Speaker 1 (02:10:10):
Here as a white hat comes over and it makes
this official call. Here we did have the referee miked
up earlier in the, game but he was feed we
had from him was pretty rough to. Hear but we'll
have to listen in and relay it to. You And
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i'm not sure what the hold up is here as
we still await the white. Hat now he'll come over
AND i believe let us, know Sorry coachy.
Speaker 2 (02:11:18):
Both of the morning wow both On. Opaliko, Yep.
Speaker 6 (02:11:24):
I'm. Sorry even if there was a late, hit how
do you how do you get two late? Hits isn't
it just? One he was only hit by one? Guy
Coach more calls the time. Out he's trying to have
a conversation with the white hat right. Now so it's
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a bulldog time out.
Speaker 1 (02:11:46):
Here, yeah time out on the field will take one as.
Well you're, listening no for like a bulldog football here
on the kicker back here protect the stadium here In,
birmingham eleven forty three remaining here in the ballgame All
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thompson forty eight to, three but adding insult to injury
on that, one as two fifteen yard penalties back to
back For opelika has Put thompson now down at the
thirty six yard, line and you can get. Coached Ryan
moore certainly frustrated during that time out talking to the white,
hat wanted some. Clarification and here's a run right up
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the middle By thompson across the thirty down to the
twenty nine Of.
Speaker 2 (02:12:32):
Opalaika they got their.
Speaker 5 (02:12:33):
Number two quarterback in there. Now, yeah and this is number.
Speaker 1 (02:12:39):
Seventeen Jari, Nation Jahari. Nation and he may be that young. Fellow,
yeah that is an eighth. Grader oh, really yes he.
Is he's a tall eighth, grader isn't he coached sixty
one hundred and sixty seven.
Speaker 2 (02:12:57):
Pounds he didn't look one hundred and sixty.
Speaker 1 (02:12:58):
Seven it feels like he fills out in the jersey
better than. That The nation will hand it off to
the tailback in the backfield and he spins out of one,
tackle but could not spin out Of Jamal. Griffin he'll
bring him down for a big loss on the. Play
that Was casey on the run For. Thompson good. Job
now they'll change up. Quarterbacks Now danielson will check in
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the ball, Games Eland Danielson.
Speaker 2 (02:13:29):
Thompson.
Speaker 1 (02:13:29):
Appears they will be clearing the bench here number twenty
Seven Jaafari pageese will be the. Tailback So danielson out
of the shotgun. Formation here his from The opalaika thirty
eight yard. Line ten to twenty two to play in
the ball. Game hand off up quarterback keeper and he
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is down to the thirty two yard.
Speaker 2 (02:13:54):
Line danielson with a good run there four yard pickup.
Speaker 4 (02:14:00):
There go For this is it third. Day it's fourth, down,
yep fourth.
Speaker 1 (02:14:04):
Down they'll keep the offense out here leading forty eight to,
three two wide receivers to the left side of the,
clock continuing to run.
Speaker 2 (02:14:15):
Here nine fifty four to.
Speaker 1 (02:14:16):
Go and you got to get a lot of credit
To Mark freeman the ways playing this game too here
towards the, end he's he's kind of slowed things up
a pretty good bit here in a one sided. Game
hand off to the right, side and that was The
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geese who won't have the first. Down they'll be a
turnover on downs and now The plaka will bring out
the offense first time. Tonight a fourth down play has
not worked For. Thompson they were perfect on the on
those coming. In they were perfect three for. Three Jordan
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waits checks at the ball game at running back FOUR
O Pelaika bulldogs will have it from their own thirty
yard line and we'll have nothing. Else, coach you just
love to break one here and get in the end.
Zone it's been a frustrated. Night Keelan banks will check
in the ball game.
Speaker 2 (02:15:17):
And receiver to the.
Speaker 4 (02:15:18):
Right they got their number two's in there now you
know you know, that and they don't know where to line.
Speaker 6 (02:15:24):
Up having trouble getting eleven on the, field called time
out For.
Speaker 2 (02:15:27):
Thompson, Yeah thompson will take a time.
Speaker 1 (02:15:30):
Out got nine at twenty seven remaining here in the ball,
game and we'll step aside for a timeout as.
Speaker 2 (02:15:37):
Well your, LISTEN nopo like A bulldog.
Speaker 1 (02:15:39):
Football forty eight to Three thompson with a, lead nine
twenty seven to. Play we're back after this here on the. Kicker,
well unfortunately for The, bulldogs it's a one sign of
the fair here At Protective. Stadium thompson leading forty eight to,
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three nine twenty seven to. Play, bulldogs, though we'll try
to find some offense here and try to get in
the end. Zone been able to do so tonight from
their own thirty yard. Line, bulldogs we have it first
and ten and hand off will go To Jordan waits
And waits carries up to the thirty four yard, line
picks up four, yards clan continuing to run nine seventeen
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remaining here in the. BALLGAME i can't say enough about
Doctor Kevin, Davis Kelly, Fisher Craig, montel the entire staff
this week leading up to this ball.
Speaker 2 (02:16:33):
Game what a what a great. Thing it is to be.
Speaker 1 (02:16:35):
In the finals and despind the outcome here tonight brought
this community together and you, know showed, up showed really
the state THAT opalaka football was back in a competitive.
State to get back here to the state championship. Game,
pump Thank, cooper gonna scram before good run here by
wit and went gonna get pushed out of bounds of
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the forty five yard.
Speaker 2 (02:16:57):
Line good run there, By Wit.
Speaker 1 (02:16:59):
Cooper it picks up fifteen yards on the scramble.
Speaker 2 (02:17:05):
And gets a first.
Speaker 1 (02:17:06):
Down AND i think a game like, This, coach it
just sets the stage for the next time you're. Here
if these players will remember the ones that didn't play
a lot in this. Game first down play, action that
one's called up around the fifty yard line there By Andre,
van we'll say down to the forty nine yard. Line
that'll be a six yard. Pickup you.
Speaker 2 (02:17:29):
Know and maybe the moment was too big, tonight, coach
ropelike a little.
Speaker 1 (02:17:33):
Bit but the next time you get, here and you
hope it, soon you're ready for the.
Speaker 2 (02:17:39):
Challenge, YEP i agree with.
Speaker 1 (02:17:40):
You second down in four for The bulldogs across the
midfield of The TOMPs in forty nine and Whit cooper
out of the, shotgun gets the. Stamp hand off goes TO.
Speaker 2 (02:17:53):
Cj.
Speaker 1 (02:17:53):
JOHNSON cj hit right at the first down marker at
the forty five yard, line AND i believe we'll have
enough for the first. Down we'll wait and say, yes
they will move the. Chain so that's A lamborn transfer in.
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to add some of those offensive stats.
Speaker 2 (02:18:16):
Tonight it's been a rough night offensively For.
Speaker 1 (02:18:18):
Opalaika but down to the forty five yard line Of
thompson and The bulldogs will.
Speaker 2 (02:18:26):
GO i, formation hand off goes TO.
Speaker 1 (02:18:28):
CJ cj spin move inside the forty down around the
thirty eight yard, line continuing to push that pile down
to the thirty seven Of. Thompson this is more like
the opal like offense we're used to, see and unfortunately
it's coming against a lot of the number two's here For.
Speaker 2 (02:18:44):
Thompson.
Speaker 8 (02:18:45):
Yeah, yeah that front they've got in there right now
is a not in nearly as big as that first.
Speaker 2 (02:18:57):
Group that's a marked just a little short.
Speaker 1 (02:19:02):
Here second down in two for The bulldogs line of
scrimmage of thirty. Seven those are laid handoff and a
good run inside the thirty FOR. Cj down to the
twenty five yard line Of. THOMPSON cj slow to get,
up pop back, Up lambert transfer in storage first Down.
Speaker 2 (02:19:22):
Jayleen. Nelson we'll check in the ball game.
Speaker 1 (02:19:28):
As we look down upon the action here for The
North Peeda clinic broadcast six forty seven to. Play Here
thompson leading forty eight Three bulldogs first and ten at
the twenty five and a quick hand off here To Blake.
Johnson blake went, left cut back, right And johnson continuing
to push the pile down the inside the fifteen down
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to the fourteen yard. Line that's A lambert transfer in
storage first. Down so good run there By. Blake the
Hamber johnson here with six twenty eight to, play you're
gonna miscalling his.
Speaker 5 (02:20:04):
Name a.
Speaker 1 (02:20:09):
Formation Here Jalen nelson dott in the eye for The
bulldogs inside the, fifteen first, down hands off To Nelson,
nelson good run inside the. Ten they're gonna get a
four hag On opelaika and it's gonna come. Back goodness,
Gracious so that touchdown run By Jalen nelson would have
been the first of the season for. Him i'm gonna
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come back, unfortunately so they get calm for holding once Tonight.
THOMPSON i think one, time very first drive of the.
Game they played perfect, tonight didn't they hate?
Speaker 6 (02:20:49):
That For, Jalen he's had some long, runs just hadn't
been able to cap one off with a.
Speaker 2 (02:20:53):
Touchdown, yeah that would have been Number one'll give. It
give it to him. Again let's see if he can
carry it in.
Speaker 1 (02:20:58):
There and must have been an obvious.
Speaker 2 (02:21:03):
HOLD i don't, know but in the forty eight to
three ball, game it must have.
Speaker 1 (02:21:08):
Been bad in signed the twenty five of the twenty.
Four after that, penalty it'll be first down and twenty For.
Opelaika jalen will remain in the ballgame here and a
flag on the, play we're gonna be off sides Against,
thompson's they'll be a free five.
Speaker 6 (02:21:25):
Yards you, know we're Seeing Jordan waite C J blake
getting their last cares as a high school football. Player
but you Mentioned van a lot of guys coming back next.
YEAR i was talking to Coach moore yesterday at the,
luncheon and we can't forget this is a team that
lost thirty five seniors last. Year just the heck of
her run this.
Speaker 1 (02:21:45):
Year, yeah ten of eleven starters on defense too that
they had to, replace and you look how those guys stepped.
Up and most of those guys like you Mentioned Jason,
lee are coming back next year on. Defense so what
a great experience they're having laying in the state championship,
game and how hungry they'll be to come. Back, nelson
we'll get the hand. Off there's a good hole inside
the fifteen And jalen is down close to the ten yard.
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Line looks like the mark him down at the eleven yard,
line so this will set up a third down.
Speaker 2 (02:22:14):
Five point fifty three. O'clock continuing to.
Speaker 1 (02:22:16):
RUN i think you see Coach moore trying to Get
jalen a score here.
Speaker 2 (02:22:24):
And see If jalen can punch this thing.
Speaker 6 (02:22:25):
In try to get him a score. In this is
going to be your look ahead the next, year your feature.
Speaker 5 (02:22:32):
Back next.
Speaker 1 (02:22:32):
Year he will be your bell. Cow jalen inside the ten.
Five jalen knocked down the. Official he blocked him on that.
One almost came up with a stop first In Goldo
bulldogs at the one And jalen stays in there And
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Blake johnson will be the full. Back jayalen will dot
THE i and with five thirteen left in the, ballgame
we'll see if they give it to The hammer try
to get a. Score Blake johnson gets in the end,
zone so he'll end his high school with a. Touchdown
Joe Blake johnson gets in the end zone and for
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the first time, tonight O plaka finds the end zone
and we got a brew haha in the end zone.
Speaker 2 (02:23:23):
Here fight going on.
Speaker 1 (02:23:34):
Forty eight to nine and the point after attempt coming
here By Rhys. Beasley twenty eight points By thompson tonight
in the second, quarter and that was really the difference
maker for them in this, game and.
Speaker 2 (02:23:57):
That was where things got away From.
Speaker 1 (02:23:59):
Opalaika and two defensive touchdowns too By thompson to night as, well.
Speaker 5 (02:24:05):
And we held them the two field, goals you.
Speaker 2 (02:24:07):
Know yeah in the first.
Speaker 1 (02:24:08):
Quarter, yeah six to nothing. Ballgame that extra point is
up and it is. Good so The dogs do find
the end zone here in this state championship. Game but
little too late in this, one but certainly a great
way to at least whind this one down here forty
eight to. Ten he's the score with five of four to.
Play score and drive power By opal like A power
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out on the. Field we're back after this.
Speaker 2 (02:24:46):
Height of the. Media time. Out forty eight to.
Speaker 1 (02:24:48):
Ten timson with The Lee bulldogs go find the end
zone And Blake johnson capped off a nice. Run Jalen
nelson was some good carries to get the dogs down
there and handed to the Senior Blake johnson as he punches.
In here's eleventh touchdown of the. Season and there's an
end over end kick And thompson will take it inside
the five and broke a tackle and hit down at
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the ten yard. Line and that was a good stop
on special teams Thereby Oplaika Lakeidrick burt's on the stop
there for The bulldogs and forty eight to ten our
score here four fifty six to go And thompson's offense
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will come. Out, COACH i won this play until the
final whistle. Here i'd love to get a quick stop
and give you offense a chance to come back down
and put another touchdown, here regardless of who it's again
or against, her how much time's left in the.
Speaker 4 (02:25:44):
Game this has got to be THE jv team. Here
they're coming out there.
Speaker 1 (02:25:52):
Fast it will be a handoff left side and tackle
down shy the twenty yard, line but to pick up
to the, eighteen so a good chunk there on first
down closet of five yards will be second down in five,
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here four point thirty seven to.
Speaker 2 (02:26:15):
Play where are you?
Speaker 1 (02:26:17):
Playing a second guy in the four they gave him
six yards and this will be the eighth grader, Here Jahari.
Nation i'm not sure what it is a, coach freeman eighth,
graders but if you'd been able to find some good, ones,
yep second down in four As thompson lets the clock
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wind down and that time of the, tail that going
to be brought down for about a two yard. Loss
good Job Termaine, thomas and a good Job bulldog convoy
coming in, there and An opalaika trying to get the
offense back with the football here and maybe trying to
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put another score up late here in this. ONE a
third down and six coming up here For. THOMPSON i
thinks it'll be third and five and it's a flag
on the. Plate, well they keep the clock running two,
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oh ilegal substitution up alike or is that a sportsman like?
Conduct as an a sportsmanlike? Conduct, yeah they're going fifteen.
YARDS i don't know if that was on the.
Speaker 2 (02:27:53):
SIDELINE i didn't see anybody that was on the, side.
JUDGE i think that was On opallika's.
Speaker 1 (02:27:56):
Sideline thoms can go to the formation almost, here three
twenty one left in the game and first and Ten
thompson from there on thirty two after that fifteen yard.
Speaker 2 (02:28:16):
PENALTY i believe that was ON.
Speaker 4 (02:28:17):
Tj thomas because he's over there on the, bench a
couple of folks talking to.
Speaker 1 (02:28:25):
Him not sure it came from the Side, Judd so
it's really hard to tell kind of what happened.
Speaker 2 (02:28:35):
There i'm not sure he is had a couple of
trainers over there looking at.
Speaker 1 (02:28:44):
Him we got another time out here on the, field
so time out, here just three twenty one left in this.
One thompson Leading opal like a forty eight to ten
and we're back after, this you're litten nople like a
bulldog football here on the kicker out of the time
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out after that and sports been like conduct penalty Against,
opalaika it'll be first down and ten For plaika or For.
Thompson Rather warriors from their own thirty two yard line
hand off to the back slipped through one would be
tackler and picked up a couple of, yards but not much.
There thompson tries to wind the clock down three eleven
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remaining here in the. Game Caden harris on the stop
for The, bulldogs another one of those.
Speaker 2 (02:29:38):
Seniors two point.
Speaker 1 (02:29:48):
Fifty one clock continues to run here in The Orthopedic
clinic broadcast, Booth East alabama's go to center for orthopedic.
Care they do so much down there on the, sidelines
traveling with his team everywhere they. Go tail back For
thompson breaks one at the forty and got out of.
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Bounds had around the thirty eight yard. Line Jameel griffin
chased him. Down one of those young, Tailbacks Latrell sanders
five seven hundred and sixty, pounds ninth. Grader sanders almost
got him A super Seven championship game. Touchdown Jameel griffin
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chased him out of bounds at the open like a
forty yard line, now AND i think.
Speaker 2 (02:30:39):
Coach Mark freeman they could drop to a knee, here getting.
Speaker 1 (02:30:43):
Close gonna let a couple of these young bucks get
a few more snaps, though another one of the youngsters
breaking tackles and, boy get him down to the. Ground
That's jafari Thee, geese a sophomore and now one of
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forty three. Remaining And thompson slows. Down we'll see if
they dropped.
Speaker 2 (02:31:24):
To a knee.
Speaker 1 (02:31:24):
Here with one twenty eight, left snap goes to the.
Tailback it's number thirty, two Go Sig, findley and now
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we're under a minute to. Go thompson up by thirty
eight in this. One as we wind down here in
the final, seconds forty five down to forty four And
Thompson warriors dominance over The state Of. Alabama looks to
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continue tonight here In. Birmingham the flag on the play
and that will stop the clock with thirty two.
Speaker 2 (02:32:24):
Seconds don't be on. Around it's like it'll be a false.
Star AND i don't know they're huddling.
Speaker 1 (02:32:42):
UP i meant forty thirty two seconds, Left.
Speaker 5 (02:32:49):
Come, On. Hora i'm telling, you my, Goodness.
Speaker 1 (02:32:58):
I'm not quite sure what of what the hold up
is here offsides Against, opalaika so five yard penalty will
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put it down at the thirteen yard.
Speaker 2 (02:33:27):
Line and.
Speaker 1 (02:33:29):
It looks like now the quarterback nation will go under
center AND i think you will drop down.
Speaker 2 (02:33:37):
To a knee. Here we just they don't even have
to run another, NOW i don't think they have. To
that'll do it down to, ten.
Speaker 1 (02:33:48):
Down to, nine and the celebration starts on the visiting
side here At Protective stadium As thompson.
Speaker 2 (02:33:56):
Picks up another state.
Speaker 1 (02:33:57):
Championship state championships At thompson for Coach Mark. Freeman six
out of eight state championship wins for Coach Mark freeman
as coach At thompson and he wins at forty eight to.
Ten bulldogs win their season ten and, four and not
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the way they, wanted bringing home the blue, map they'll
bring home another red, map a finals runner up trophy
headed back To OPIUM. A certainly a lot to be
proud of here this season for The Sopaika bulldog. Team
postgame show coming up on the way next forty eight
to Ten thompson will winner state champions in SEVEN a and.
Speaker 2 (02:34:39):
We're back after this here on The Kicker.
Speaker 1 (02:34:50):
Trophy presentation about it again down on the. Field before that,
happens Let's paul's ten seconds for station identification.
Speaker 7 (02:34:57):
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Speaker 1 (02:35:06):
And opalaika will be handed The state runner up trophy
first up here when the trophy presentation begins here on
the field as The dogs fall forty eight to ten
to The Thompson. Warriors while we got a, moment we'll
take a look at some of the final statistics here
in this, one but domination By thompson five hundred and
twenty two total, yards one hundred and fifteen yards For,
opalaika passing yards two hundred and fifty nine two sixty
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three on the ground For, thompson twenty yards passing For,
polaika ninety five rushing, yards and penalties pretty even tonight
ten penleyes for sixty seven yards with The bulldogs had
thirteen penleys for one hundred and eleven, yards twenty six
first downs For, thompson just eight For polaika in this,
game a sixty six total place For, thompson thirty nine
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total plays For, opelika and when you look in the red,
Zone thompson five or six and the red zone Scoring
bulldogs two for two only two times in the red zone.
Tonight time of possession twenty nine minutes and thirty seconds
For thompson and eighteen minutes and thirty seconds For. Opalaika
turnovers tonight three turnovers by The bulldogs which resulted in
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twenty one points for The Thompson. Warriors and you just
can't do that against a really good. Team and that
is a, huge big difference maker in this ball game
was turnovers for. Points three turnovers were twenty one. Points
that is very, costly especially in a game like.
Speaker 2 (02:36:29):
This Will.
Speaker 5 (02:36:31):
Trust play as the second absolutely AT bix six.
Speaker 2 (02:36:34):
To start the second.
Speaker 1 (02:36:34):
Half you're, right let's try and listen in as the
trophy presentation begins down on the fields.
Speaker 9 (02:36:40):
To Night's Championship Awards president Is Ben wheeler From Alpha insurance.
Speaker 5 (02:36:48):
THE.
Speaker 2 (02:36:49):
Asaa we'd like to congratulate.
Speaker 5 (02:36:51):
Both head, coaches their teams and.
Speaker 4 (02:36:53):
Staff on an amazing twenty twenty five season and we're
making it to this Year's Cooper's Other championship game to
commemorate this incredible.
Speaker 5 (02:37:01):
Accomplishment each coach for his even Official.
Speaker 9 (02:37:04):
Wilson Championship football present Years Championship football.
Speaker 2 (02:37:09):
Is, lawrence director of The Outdo High School Athletic directors and.
Speaker 1 (02:37:13):
Coaches a lot of high fives and hucks For opelika
Coach Brian moore now makes his way out of the
fifty yard line to receive the state runner up football.
Speaker 2 (02:37:36):
Smile on the face of Coach Brian moore and os
That Polson High school head Coach.
Speaker 1 (02:37:40):
Martin, freeman he just finished an unbelievable season where ope
like a bulldog. Team Coach bore and Coach freeman are
two people too that have a lot of history, together
not coaching, together but they've known each other for quite
a long time and.
Speaker 2 (02:37:57):
Both coaches for an incredible.
Speaker 1 (02:37:58):
Season both coaches now getting a picture made together at
the fifty yard line and now we enjoined us in
welcoming to The Big bearer from and now they will
be handing out the state champion And state runner up.
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Trophies The state runner up trophy is the most valued
there actually the Most Valuable player trophy first handed.
Speaker 5 (02:38:28):
Out seborn From John Clittonhney school.
Speaker 1 (02:38:32):
And Trent seborne will add ANOTHER mvp this trophy. Case
he may need to add a new trophy.
Speaker 6 (02:38:37):
Case incredible achievement for. Him four straight. Years let's starting
quarterback in The super, seven.
Speaker 1 (02:38:53):
So Trent seborn THE. Mvp he receives that award after
his photos comes.
Speaker 3 (02:38:58):
To a boards member Of Arsley williams from the distree, too.
Speaker 7 (02:39:02):
Along with Cayleb ross from THE, ehsa well the presidentation
of the twenty twenty five To class seven Age State
championship runner up.
Speaker 1 (02:39:09):
Trophy former Ro polika coach Cayleb, ross who works for
THE ahsa now will be one that will hand off
the State championship runner up trophy to Coach Brian. Moore
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Coach Brian moore now receiving the state runner up trophy
the Red, Map i'll add that to the trophy. Case
unfortunately three red maps now At. Opelika that's certainly still
a lot to be proud.
Speaker 2 (02:39:44):
Of but.
Speaker 1 (02:39:46):
Now thompson will receive their state championship trophy from the
director of The Alabama High School Athletic, Association Heath. Harmon
ladies and, gentlemen you are twenty twenty five seven a state.
Speaker 5 (02:39:59):
Champions The pomps And.
Speaker 2 (02:40:00):
Warriors everybody a bit crowded.
Speaker 1 (02:40:06):
Crossed the way For Thompson nation as they cheer on
their Coach Mark freeman adds another blue map to his trophy.
Case thompson a winner forty eight to ten Here Inshige Protective.
Stadium we'll continue with our postgame show on the way.
Next you're Listen dope like a bulldog football here.
Speaker 2 (02:40:21):
On the Kicker.
Speaker 1 (02:40:30):
Hopeull like a, Bulldog Coach Brian moore with this team
getting a group photo before they head off into the locker.
Room certainly a disappointed, night a disappointed team, tonight falling
forty eight to ten To thompson here in the seven
Eight State.
Speaker 2 (02:40:42):
Championship but you, know coach.
Speaker 1 (02:40:44):
McCracken as we were talking on the right up, here
if we were discussing this team and coming out of
the central, game how beat up and banged up this
team was after losing two straight games to have a
chance to be here was if you were given THE espn,
analytics it was probably somewhere under the ten percent, RANGE i, mean.
Speaker 2 (02:41:05):
Opalaika it was a fifty to fifty.
Speaker 1 (02:41:07):
Shot maybe at that time if they were gonna get
into the playoffs and without a Braidon howard picked six Against,
carver it may not have.
Speaker 4 (02:41:15):
Happened, yeah The carver, game then The Hewitt trustful game.
Speaker 5 (02:41:21):
And then The baker. Game oh, yeah we wall under
dogs in all three of those. Games you cauble.
Speaker 1 (02:41:28):
Digit you're trailing A Hewitt trustfull team twenty one to
six at their, place and things don't look.
Speaker 2 (02:41:33):
Good and a great second half showing By.
Speaker 1 (02:41:35):
Opelike AND i tell YOU i was Watching hewitt Trust
will Play thompson and during the season it was a
thirteen to ten ball, game six minutes to go of
the third quarter And Hewitt trustful was down on the
two yard line and they threw a pick six in
the end. Zone thompson takes it all the way down
and they go, up you, know twenty to. Ten and
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after that that game was pretty much. Over if you
can't give this team free points on Turn bulldogs gave
them twenty one. Tonight and when knew coming into this
game Of black was gonna have to run the, football
did so, late but didn't do it early in this.
Game and when if as a, team if you only
rush for ninety five yards against any, team thro. Palaika
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the way this team plays the, ball plays the sale
of football they played this, year that's not a recipe
to win a big.
Speaker 5 (02:42:20):
Game the end of the first.
Speaker 4 (02:42:22):
Quarter we had one yard, rushing you gotta and we
didn't get the ball. First if you, remember they got
the ball, first they went right down the field, well
and they had a field, goal and it just it.
Speaker 5 (02:42:34):
Was really bad early.
Speaker 4 (02:42:37):
Man and then to open the second, half we throw
a big six and that just is like, wow what else?
Speaker 2 (02:42:46):
Happen and that was In AND i don't want to
put a lot of this On.
Speaker 1 (02:42:48):
WIT i, mean you know that one hit off the
pops up in the air and it finishes the game
with three, interceptions no. Touchdowns not a good night for him,
Statistically but you got to go back and you got
to look just how good this secondary. IS i, mean
you float one over the head and there's a guy
standing right there AND I am not a lot of
wide open guys running around. Tonight you, know he had
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to throwing in tight windows and that's just not the
style of Football WIT's been playing this. Year and to
asking to come out here and be a drop back
passer tonight and dissect This thompson defense was just not.
Speaker 2 (02:43:20):
A fair thing to do for that.
Speaker 1 (02:43:21):
Sophomore, well you gotta remember, too back in the, summer you,
know really didn't get a whole lot of remps at
seven on seven and. Stuff he's the third quarterback on
the depth chart coming into the, season and what this team.
DID i still can't overstate how incredible this season's. Been
and we don't like to wrap up a broadcast by,
saying you, know trying to put a bowl.
Speaker 2 (02:43:41):
On you, know, Well i'll tell you forty eight to ten.
Loss but you, know let me say this.
Speaker 4 (02:43:45):
Too their, Offense thompson's, offense their. Quarterback that's the best
passing game we've played against this. YEAR i don't know
how many yards af.
Speaker 1 (02:43:56):
Passing, yeah they had two hundred and fifty nine yards
through the, year two hundred and sixty three on the
ground tonight over five hundred yards to one hundred and
twenty two total. Yards, yeah we'll run down the stats real.
QUICK i tell You Trent seborns sixteen to twenty, seven
two hundred and fifty nine, yards three touchdowns and running the,
football they had thirty nine carries two hundred and sixty three,
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yards AND. R. J evans finishes with a leading. Rusher
he had fourteen carries eighty three. Yards and next man
up Was Arijah casey who had three carries forty six.
Yards kJ jackson eight carries forty two, Yards BULLDOG. Cj
johnson eleven carries tonight forty three, yards and Then Jalen
nelson had three carries for twenty yards And Blake johnson
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three carries fifteen.
Speaker 2 (02:44:40):
Yards he got the loan touchdown on that two yard
run in the end.
Speaker 1 (02:44:44):
Zone but certainly tip your cap to these seniors are
going to miss a lot of, Them there's no doubt about.
It but you look on the defensive side of the
football and there is a lot of big playmakers that'll
be coming back next. Year For opelaika really started two,
juniors two, seniors and a lot of other. Sophomores and
junior's got a lot of playing, time Like Isaiah, gray
and you Got Money thomas who'll be back to Res.
Speaker 2 (02:45:06):
Thomas you've Got Trey stone back again next.
Speaker 1 (02:45:08):
Year Norman matthew is a, senior he'll be Graduating Lea
Kendrick burts And Caden, harris But elijah Odenin Trey. Stone
two linebackers that will be, back and a lot of
your starters in the secondary coming. Back Braydon howard will be,
Back Ja Bille, Griffin Jay battle and several others too
so and on, offense you know gonna have to always
replace some big. Playmakers but you got your quarterback With
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cooper coming, Back Jalen, nelson and a lot of young
wide RECEIVERS i know coming. Up and on that offensive,
line you got several juniors that'll be, back and then
some that were right there on the cusp of being
a starter that are back as.
Speaker 2 (02:45:43):
Well so it's gonna be a lot of.
Speaker 1 (02:45:45):
Fun we'll wrap up our broadcast From Protective stadium and
we come back one final time out here forty eight
to ten Again thompson winning the SEVEN a state. Championship your, listen,
no but like a football here on the, Kicker Ben
rick's back here In Protective stadium. TODAY i want to
Thank mac, McCracken who was unable to be a part
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of our broadcast, tonight always bringing us our four Seasons
Federal Credit union sideline. Reports mac is actually working The
super seven for the Entire super seven For coach com
And mac was gonna be working our sideline of course like,
always but due TO Ahsaa super seven, policies he was
unable to do, so so we didn't get to bring
you our normal full broadcast we certainly felt like. Adjacent
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lee did an outstanding job tonight helping us out with
a little bit more airtime than, normal does a great
job with our halftime and And jason does a great
job just entirely during the season helping toat stuff and
helping set up and giving.
Speaker 2 (02:46:43):
Me a breather WHEN i need.
Speaker 1 (02:46:44):
To, jason thanks so much for the work you did
this season certainly was a huge.
Speaker 2 (02:46:48):
Help thank you. Much AND i got to potch you
up to get say. SOMETHING i appreciate.
Speaker 6 (02:46:53):
It, yes, sir it's been an honor to work with you,
guys and just such a fun. Season really going back
to the last two seasons and as you you, know
ended the last segment with all those guys coming, back
there's good times. Ahead we're gonna have another fun one
next year as.
Speaker 1 (02:47:08):
Well coach McCracken enjoyed, it my. Friend always great to
be alongside of. YOU i, know you, know, folks you
don't know how Intense coach McCracken gets here in THE.
Boo AND i MEAN i didn't play for, you, coach
BUT i WISH i, did BECAUSE i know you're a
one intense guy and you want to get down there
and grab some of them sometimes and pull a coach
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in or go run and talk to a. Coach BUT
i know it's tough up here sometimes watching football when
you can't do anything about, it, Right, YEAH i.
Speaker 4 (02:47:36):
Know, Well i'm very proud of this team and getting this.
FAR i NEVER i never even dreamed.
Speaker 5 (02:47:42):
That we get.
Speaker 2 (02:47:43):
Here, yeah but we.
Speaker 1 (02:47:44):
Did and a lot of people thought last year was our,
year ended up being this. Year, yeah it, did and
that shows a lot of Coach Brian. Moore you, know
you look at what this team has won, now nineteen
games in two seasons under Coach Brian, moore made it
the second round of the playoffs last year and all
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the way to the finals this.
Speaker 2 (02:48:06):
Year And i'm looking forward to next year. ALREADY i am.
Speaker 4 (02:48:09):
Too AND i thoroughly enjoyed working with you guys and
being with your sons at the at the golf.
Speaker 5 (02:48:16):
Deal, hey that was. Fun Braiden braden and they just
picked up after a.
Speaker 2 (02:48:24):
While Brayl hudson both were, on.
Speaker 5 (02:48:26):
Yeah but you hit it, good you hit You iron's.
Speaker 2 (02:48:29):
Good i'm telling.
Speaker 6 (02:48:31):
You, hey we'll admit for the people driving home listening
are at, home we'll admit that we went to top
golf this, afternoon and coach McCracken wore us.
Speaker 1 (02:48:41):
Out, yeah let's Bring mack in Because mac joined us
up here in the booth And mac now can safely
get on the radio with.
Speaker 2 (02:48:46):
Us And.
Speaker 1 (02:48:46):
Mac we were just wrapping things up tonight and talking
about the great season looking forward to next.
Speaker 9 (02:48:51):
Year, yeah, man it was a great. SEASON i was
down there With Coach moore and he had the boys
around him and you, know just told, them you, know you,
know be thankful for what you. Did you, know you,
know these seniors they took it up another. Step you,
know he, said let's kind of back twenty four months,
ago you, know and you, know we got To hoover
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and we got to go, out but you know we
we we battle back and now who would have, thought you,
know you, know ten to eleven seniors on defense and
we end up going to the state. Championship so he's,
like you, know he's challenging already the seniors for next.
Speaker 5 (02:49:24):
Year to you, know take it over that.
Speaker 9 (02:49:26):
Step but you know got you, know really emotional in
that locker room for, him and you know it was
just just a little summer moment of you, know of
everything they, got you, know they gave for the city and,
everything you, know you, know from going from what we
were van and you, know pulling off those wins and
getting on that.
Speaker 5 (02:49:43):
Ruin you, know ever since the uh you, know from
The carver, game that just it just.
Speaker 9 (02:49:48):
It turned on like a light switch for these, boys you,
know and they just rented and they never gave, up
and they they, battled. Battled but you, know that's a
And i'm sure y'all touched on, this but you know
that team across the across the field right, there that's
a that's a that's a that's some that's a really,
really really really good football.
Speaker 2 (02:50:05):
Team well there's a reason they've won, us you, know
eight years in a row And nick's out of.
Speaker 1 (02:50:09):
Eight, yeah and they've been here eight years in a
row in the finals and the ones they lost were
right down to the wire.
Speaker 9 (02:50:15):
Too so so and you know kind of you, know
you know of coach. Jd you, know Coach adkins is
kind of like you, Know, dad you, know a long time.
Ago you know what you, Say i've caught EVERYTHING i
can and we just. Couldn't we just couldn't offensively get
our ground game. Going and you, know they you, know
they showed why they have been, there you, know one
seven and last eight or whatever that they. Have but you,
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know city Of, OKLA i could be proud of these
boys and what they. Did they brought so much joy
to the. City you, know just they never gave. Up
so look forward to you, know next. Year AND i
hope everybody drives home. Safely and if you see these you,
know seniors and these underclassmen around town or anything like,
that just you, know give them a wink and a.
Nod you, Know, tom thank you for the ride they gave.
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Us you, Know i'm just one of those we'll never.
Forget and, GUYS i look forward, to you, know taking
the break here and getting back on with you guys
for you, know our spring.
Speaker 2 (02:51:08):
Training BUT i enjoyed it and love all. Y'all all,
right thank, you mag that'll do it for our.
Speaker 1 (02:51:11):
Broadcast here, again The bulldogs come up short here forty
eight to ten the final score As thompson wins the
seven day state championship For Jason, Lee mack McCracken and
Coach spence. McCracken And I'm Van. Riggs it's always great
to be an open like A. Bulldog and we'll see
you next, season
Well, Canadian Bulldog Nation, we are live from Protective Stadium
in Birmingham for the AHSAA Class.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Seven A State Championship.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
The lights are bright, Crown Electric and history on the
line tonight, Europe Like, the Bulldogs have clawed, fault and
battled their way here and now they stand just four
quarters away from history. This team was written off late
in the season, but they never quit. A seven season
saving went over Carver, then three straight playoff victories, and
now for only the third time in school history, the
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Bulldogs are in the finals. And across the field the
Thompson Warriors a dynasty in seven A football, eight straight
final appearances, multiple state titles, and a roster that's stacked
with Division one talent. They're the heavy favorites, but folks
Opelika loves being the underdog and say David versus Goliath matchup,
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both teams come in ten and three. Can the Bulldogs
shot the state and bring home their first ever state championship.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Well, the stage is set and the stakes couldn't be higher,
and the energy is off.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
The charts and the stands are packed on the Bulldog
side across the way Thompson, they look like a team
that's been here eight straight times. It looks like some
stayed back. Maybe in the comfort they're on home tonight,
Maybe this bulldog crowd can pull off a shocker here
at Protective Stadium. Buckle up, Bulldog Nation. The Super seven
is here. The two teams are set. One trophy and
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the fight for the state championship. The Blue matt on
the line, and hey, let's get it on.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
We come back.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
We'll hear from OPA like a bulldog football, Head Coach
Brian Moore. As we continue here on our pregame show,
stay tuned. This is ople like a bulldog football on
the Kicker, Welcome back here to Protective Stadium. Van Rings
a last side Coach Spence McCracken, Jason Lee and Mac
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McCracken is down on the sidelines tonight but unfortunately unable
to bring us sideline reports tonight here in the AHSAA
Super Seven. But it is time for Coach Spence mccrackens
key to the game.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
You are listening to Obalikah High School Football here on
ninety seven point seven Kicker FM. And now it's time
for Coach Spnz mccrackens keys to the game. Presented by
Glenn Smiths Chevrolet, GMC and Obeli got and get ready
to smile.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
Keys to the game the state championship of Alabama in
seven A. Here we go. They're bigger than ever. On defense,
we have to stump them from running the ball. They
got a real good throwing game, but we got to
be able to stop the run and the pass from them.
We cannot allow any big plays ten yards runs, fifteen
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yard passes.
Speaker 5 (02:41):
They got a real good thrower.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
We got to make sure that we put pressure on
him and get our hands in his face and hopefully
make some big plays. No stupid penalties, stop third and
fourth down conversions we got to make.
Speaker 5 (02:58):
We've got to get at least one or.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
Two turnovers tonight, okay, and allow nothing more than two
yards on first down. Now, I tell you that's a
lot for a defense to do, but if we're gonna
win this game, that's what we have to do. The
six offensive keys to the ball to the game is
to run the football. We are a running team. We
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must get three to four yards every time we snap
the ball at least and we need to make first downs,
lots of first downs, keep the clock, get possession of
the game, and keep possession of the game, don't turn
the ball over. Their defense is good. I wouldn't say
they're great, but they are very good. So we need
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to discipline ourselves. We need to make some big plays
on offense. Our quarterbacks go WIT's gonna have to make
some plays, and our big running backs and our tailbacks
and our other wide receivers. Third and fourth down conversions
we must have. We don't need any stupid penalties on offense,
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no holding penalties, things like that, and no negative plays.
And listen, our quarterback does not need to make any mistakes.
He has been great the last two games in the playoffs,
and we expect that of him tonight. I want to
just say one thing about special teams. Rhys Beasley's been
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kicking it in the zone. Let's keep doing that. Let's
see if we can get a turnover on special teams.
No bad snaps at any.
Speaker 5 (04:37):
Time, crucial times of this game.
Speaker 4 (04:41):
I talked to Kenny Prescotte for the game, and he
said the first five minutes the game.
Speaker 5 (04:45):
I said, no, Kenny, we're gonna leave that tonight. Every play,
every down is gonna be.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Crucial for us tonight.
Speaker 5 (04:54):
We don't need anything other than thinking that. Ye and
five or six second, it's a play. That's how long
it's gonna last.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
And so though five or six plays going to determine
this game, we need to make those plays.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
It's time for opal Lika to make the plays tonight.
Speaker 4 (05:13):
Self discipline, do your job, play hard, play smart, play tough,
go dogs.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
I like it.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Coach Bench McCracken keys to the game presented each week
my Glensmith Chevy GMC and opal like off ieighty five
aggs at sixty two. Right there in Opal I could
get ready to smile Jacon Lee in the bunt in
the booth with us now with our game conditions.
Speaker 6 (05:34):
Yeah, absolutely, game conditions tonight sponsored by FBC of Opeliko.
We enjoy their sponsorship each and every year. Proud to
support Opalaca. The schools can't make up a church. Listen
to the entire worship service every Sunday at eleven am.
Right here on the kicker. It is a cold one tonight,
thirty nine degrees here and kick off here in the
next couple of minutes. By the time we get in
the second half, it's gonna get down until about thirty
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five degrees the one positive, no wind like we've had
the last couple of nights, no win, but a thirty
five degree night. Here for the Super seven.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
All right, the Obelakah football players. They're being introduced now
coming out of the tunnel. The starting lineups for both teams.
Thompson has already been announced. Their entire team is ready
to take the field. The Bulldogs now being announced front
end center.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
We come back.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
We'll get you ready for kickoff at tonight's matchup between
Opelika and Thompson.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Stay tuned.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
More of the pregame show coming up next here on
the Kicker. Welcome you back to Protective Stadium here in Birmingham, Alabama,
the side of tonight's seven eight State championship game between
the Opelika Bulldogs and the Thompson Warriors. Opalaika third time
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in school history to make it to the finals and
only the what's the first time since joining the seven
A classification that the Bulldogs have made it this far
the previous two times twenty twelve a lost to Hoover
and back in twenty sixteen, a tough loss to Ramsey
and tonight, the Bulldogs, who were heavy underdogs heading into
Week one of the playoffs when they went to Hewitt
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trustful and found themselves down twenty one to six. They
fought back in that game to win it big and
what a huge win that one was, twenty seven to
twenty one. They followed it up although double digit underdogs
and home to Baker winning thirty five to nine, and
then on the road at Auburn in a round at
three in the semifinals with a big win thirty one
to twenty eight, a game that the Dogs really controlled
from start to finish, never trailed in that game. He
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hit the playoffs for Thompson. They took care of Carver
Montgomery thirty one to seven, shut out Mary g at
home fifty four to nothing, and then they went on
the road and knocked off Central Phoenix City thirty five
thirty four, keeping the Red Devils out of the end
zone on a big two point conversion attempt. We come back,
we'll continue with more of our pregame show Opel Aika
and the Thompson Warriors when we come back. You're listening
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to Bulldog football here on the kicker and that rule
or as a sound of your Oblika Bulldogs take in
the field at Protective Stadium. The Bulldogs in black pants,
red jerseys white numbers, red helmets with the dogs across
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each side of the helmet. Across the way the Thompson
Warriors deck down in their white road jerseys. Bulldogs are
the home team tonight here at Protective Stadium. And reason
for that Opelikah was on the road twice during the
playoffs Thompson only won, so the Bulldogs get the home
team benefit and getting ready for the coin toss here
at the middle of the field here at Protective Stadium,
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and we are unable to bring you, of course Mac
on the sidelines tonight.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
Mac is on the sidelines, but he'll.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Be unable to give us those reports tonight due to
AHSAA Super seven regulations here at Protective Stadium. Still about
five minutes away from kickoff. We'll take our final break.
We'll come back with kickoff up tonight's game between Opelika
and Thompson. You're listening Opelika Bulldog football here on the
kicker coin toss taking place on the field with the
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white hat talking to Pelaika.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Team, what would you like to call it? Was telling
us a god hes it is who's won the toss?
Speaker 5 (09:22):
Won the.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
How mean is your guys? Wanted to bup correct, and
he would like to kick.
Speaker 4 (09:32):
From the clock.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Puts your back's that way, your back's here.
Speaker 1 (09:55):
So the coin toss has taken place, as you heard
the head referee down on the field, and we're just
about a minute and fifty and change away from kickoff
here in Protective Stadium.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
One final break.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
We'll come back hope like a bulldog football state championship game.
Action coming up on the way next here on the kicker,
Welcome back to Protective Stadium. We're just about ready for
kickoff of tonight's seven eight state championship game.
Speaker 2 (10:27):
Open like a high school football is on the air,
stamped Blake Johnson. First down, He's got the sidelines inside
the twenty.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
He's golled ten five touchdown, fallout touchdown.
Speaker 2 (10:39):
The somersaults into the end zone, waits inside the.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Thirty twenty five twenty, waits down.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
The sidelines, ten five touchdown. It stays on the state
inside the twenty, inside the tenth five touchdowns. Temper time.
Now to the stadium for kickoff of tonight's game. Here
on the kicker.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
And the stage is said, for only the third time
in school history, Oplaika getting ready to play in a
seven A in a state championship game in football, first
time ever in seven a. Reece Beasley has it teed up.
He'll kick from right to left opal like it did.
Win the toss. They deferred to the second half, so
we'll see Trent Seaborne and this high powered offense for
the Thompson Warriors first out of the gate here to
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start tonight.
Speaker 2 (11:22):
Both sides are packed.
Speaker 1 (11:23):
But boy, I tell you opl like I bought a
brought a really nice crowd here to Protective Stadium tonight.
They have got the home side here at Protective Stadium
packed out across the way, the Thompson Warrior marching band
trying to make some noise here early and just ready
for the signal from television that we're ready to go.
We'll have some extended breaks tonight as this one is
on statewide TV on the Alabama Public Television.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Appreciate you tuning in here on ninety seven.
Speaker 1 (11:48):
Point seven Kicker FM as we bring you the action
tonight here at Protective Stadium. And the Thompson Warriors have
two deep men back Rajah Casey, one of their tailbacks
is back deep along with Braiden Munford.
Speaker 4 (12:05):
Race basically want to kick this on the hash van
Art to the sidelines and he wants to put it
in the end zone if he can.
Speaker 1 (12:13):
Maah, Casey's got ten touchdowns on the season, six hundred
and twenty three rushing yards, so some dangerous are turnament,
but an end over his kick and resales it into
the end zone like he does just about every week
there and it's a touchback.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
Man.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
We're just about ready for football. Trent Seaborne and Thompson
to start out here early. What can opuall like his
defense do against this high powered offense. We've gotta be
a big story of the game, and he'd love to
get an early three and out.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
Trent, TJ Thomas, trist Thomas, Money Thomas, and Josh Davis
up front, La Derrick Burks, Kate and Harris, linebackers Jamao Griffin,
Brayden Howard, and then I'll give you the safeties in
a minute.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
All right.
Speaker 1 (12:50):
Trent Seaborne will start out of the shotgun formation, two
wide receivers to the right side. It will be a
run play though far side of the field and a
good pickup down across the forty forty five and up
near midfield. The tailback RJ. Evans and he gets all
the way up to the forty nine yard line and
that will be a pickup of twenty nine yards on
the ground. Certainly, can't give up the run game along
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with that passing game.
Speaker 4 (13:14):
Well we lost contained we didn't have a linebacker get
over there or safety.
Speaker 5 (13:20):
Gotta do better than that.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
Boys, four whiteouts three the right, single receiver to the
left side, and another run play RJ Evans left side.
He's cut down and that is going to be stopped
at the forty five yard line. So again a pickup
of six yards there by Evans, but a good stop
there by the Bulldog defense coming up. That was actually
kJ Jackson on the carry there as they swapped in quickly.
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So second down in a short four here for Thompson
at the Bulldog forty five. They'll throw here near side
as complete de Bryce Pryce Lewis at the thirty yard line.
Stutter step stays on his feet, knocked out of Aunds
at around the twenty yard line. Big plays all around
here for Thompson. Twenty five yards on that one and
that's a first down and Thompson marching right down the field.
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Here they're at the twenty yard line. Of Opalaika just
underway eleven o four and Thompson trying to cruise in
for a touchdown.
Speaker 5 (14:14):
Two big plays already.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
Two white outs to the left side, and there's a
flag on the play. Five yard penalty on them. It
looks like that should back up. The Warriors fled back
around the twenty five yard line to make this a
first in fifteen. First positive so far for the Bulldog
defense is a penalty on Thompson.
Speaker 5 (14:40):
Okay, we got a barn next right here. Now, come on, boys.
Speaker 1 (14:44):
Trent Seaborn on the season three hundred and seventy six
passing yards, thirty two touchdowns, only eight interceptions, and he's
still a junior. Started this game in the eighth grade
hand off again, trying to go to the ground game
there that was twenty Oneja Casey sophomore tailbacks by Trey
Stone for a short pickup, got it down to the.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
Twenty four yard line.
Speaker 1 (15:08):
Only picked up one on the play, and that'll set
up a second down to fourteen here for the Warriors.
Speaker 5 (15:13):
Huge third down.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
Norman Matthews, Exavier Thomas, and Tonius Peters at the safeties.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
Three wide receivers to the left, sign again another run
play and another good hole by Thompson. Tailback broke the
tackle inside the ten, touchdown saving stop there by Isaiah Gray,
and so Thompson first down though to the seven yard line.
Seventeen yards and running right now. Nothing really through the
air here by Seabourn, and they're just lying up running
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the football.
Speaker 5 (15:41):
And throwing it. They've thrown it one time.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
Down to the seven.
Speaker 1 (15:44):
First and goal here for Thompson, and they're running these
running backs in and out.
Speaker 5 (15:48):
R J.
Speaker 1 (15:48):
Evans the tailback to the left of Trent Seaborn. Seaborn
gets it, hands it to Evans running here near sign
good blockers ahead. He's close to the pie line, but
going to be forced out of bounds by Kendrick Burts
at the two yard lines. What'll be second down in goal,
just two to go.
Speaker 2 (16:04):
For the Warriors.
Speaker 1 (16:09):
We gotta do better in this van Es, sure do
they Right down the field, they're running the ball lattice
and now kJ Jackson the tailback checks in the ball
game here on a second and goal from the two.
He gets the hand off and pushes his way near
the goal line. No signal yet. Wulldogs say they pushed
him back. They're gonna stop him short right at the one.
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Boy kJ Jackson thought he got in. Trey Stone did
a good job from the linebacker spot, coming in and
pushing him backwards. Actually gonna lose about a half a yard.
It'll be third down and goal inside the two. One
thing on close plays on the goal line tonight, there
is instant replay here in the state championship, so something
you never have during the regular season in a high
school football game. So any of those close calls you
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can review could be big for Thompson too. On some
of those close passing plays they like to do. I
don't think this is a run play here. You could
pass it if you're Trent Seaborn here, third and goal
from inside the two. But they'll hand it off to
a rise of Casey and he's in the end zone
for the Thompson touchdown. And Thompson strikes first with nine
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eleven to play here in the first quarter, and the
Warriors march it right down the field.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
Goodness, but there is a flag on the play. Let's
see what the call is here.
Speaker 4 (17:32):
Leaving formation dive in in backfield.
Speaker 1 (17:37):
Oh big break there for the Bulldogs that will wipe
away the touchdown and make this a third and much
harder Trent Seaborn so far just one pass, twenty five yarder.
Speaker 5 (17:56):
All right, that's a big breakface right there. Let's see
what we can do.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
Sure what now Seaborn.
Speaker 1 (18:01):
Will look to probably be going through the air here.
Third and goal from the six now for Thompson. After
that penalty and another flag, and that looks like the
Warriors are going to be back to five more.
Speaker 2 (18:14):
Sho fuchsaveyard s so that'll back them up five yards.
Speaker 4 (18:22):
That's the mistakes I was telling you about before. The
Keys to the game, man, we get you. Gotta keep
doing good. Now we've got to stop their running game.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
Van Third down and goal from the eleven yard line
for Thompson, Casey stays the tailback to the right, two
wide receivers either side, No check that.
Speaker 3 (18:41):
R J.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
Evans the tailback for the Warriors. Seaborne checks the sidelines
for his play. Nine eleven left here in the first quarter,
just underway. But Thompson trying to put in the end zone.
Dogs trying to come up with a big stop here.
Third down from the eleven, Seaborn goes to the end
zone and it is knocked away. Nice play there by
the Bulldogs on the other end of the field. That
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was a really heads up play there by Opelikas. Jay
Battle comes up with a really nice play.
Speaker 2 (19:10):
And they'll hold.
Speaker 1 (19:11):
Thompson now to a field goal try after the Warriors
had a touchdown called back for an illegal formation. But
Jay Battle did a great job going up on Trey
Night in the corner of the end zone. And now
Thompson will have to settle for a field goal attempt.
This will be a twenty two yarder from right in
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the middle of the field here by Ethan Black, who
is the longest of thirty seven on the season. Snapped
down and the kick is up and it is good Bulldogs, ben,
but don't break. Thompson had to settle for three. That's
a big win by the Bulldogs and we'll take a
quick time out. You're listening, nople like a Bulldog football
here on the kicker, welcome back here to protect a
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stadium in Birmingham. Thompson leads it three to nothing and
Thompson with that score and drive picked up sixty nine yards.
They started on their own twenty yard line and had
to settle for three. Big win though coach McCracken for
that defensive the.
Speaker 4 (20:21):
Block of there, yes, sir, nine plays. The two big
plays got them in field goal range. The penalties helped
to stow.
Speaker 1 (20:32):
So here's an end over end kick and we'll be
returnable here for the Bulldogs. They'll field it at the five.
And this is Andre Van trying to set up for
a turn now here on the near side of the field.
Tripped up at around the twenty seven yard line, and
that's where the Bulldogs will start first and ten. So
they kicked it away from sea J. Johnson there and
the Bulldogs will start looks like right at their own
twenty six yard line. So Thompson settles for three. We'll
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see if the Bulldogs can put it in the end
zone here, all.
Speaker 5 (21:04):
Right, We got to match him right.
Speaker 1 (21:05):
Here Van Bulldogs from there on twenty seven, they'll say,
Cooper out of the shotgun to receivers here to the
near side, straight handoff here to CJ. Johnson bouncing off
tacklers and CJ struggling to get back to the line
of scrimmage. And you know, Thompson really gonna bear down
and try to stop this run of Opalaika out of
the gate here tonight.
Speaker 2 (21:26):
CJ picks up a.
Speaker 1 (21:27):
Yard up to around the twenty eight yard line, So
it'll be second down and nine here for the Bulldogs.
As Thompson leads three nothing eight twenty seven to play
here underway here in the first quarter.
Speaker 5 (21:38):
We ain't block anybody.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
Then two ride receivers to the left side of the
field with Cooper out of the shotgun.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
CJ.
Speaker 1 (21:46):
Johnson is the loan back for the Bulldogs. Dogs try
to keep that clock running here eight oh nine, continuing
to run. They'll bring Washington in motion, but a defender
from Thompson comes into the neutral zone. They're gonna say,
Blake Johnson though moved early.
Speaker 2 (22:03):
Did he did?
Speaker 5 (22:04):
Hey? Did I'm sorry? Off his yard?
Speaker 2 (22:10):
Say it out?
Speaker 1 (22:13):
So that'll back the Bulldogs up five yards. Okay, quick
back to the twenty three. It'll be second down and
around thirteen here for the Bulldogs. They'll bring Washington in motion.
Looks like they'll go back to the same play here
play action. Cooper throws here near si complete to Andre Van,
but he has hit and popped immediately there by Thompson.
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Jeremy Ilo Perry comes in and makes the hit right
at the catch. May have picked up a yard. You're
gonna be about a third and thirteen coming up here
for Obolaika.
Speaker 2 (22:48):
Line of scrimmage right at the twenty four yard line.
Speaker 1 (22:51):
For Opalaika, they're on twenty four, two receivers right, two
receivers left, empty backfield here for went Cooper, third down
convert right here seven to twenty three Bulldogs trying to
slow the game down. Some could really use a first
down here on this opening drive here for Opal like
a Cooper out of the empty backfield, gets the snamp,
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floats one up. It is calm in and out of
the hands, no incomplete. Almost got it to Blake Johnson,
but when Cooper had some pressure bearing down on him
right out of the bad and couldn't really get an
accurate throw to Blake Johnson. So it's gonna be punning time.
As Reeese Beasley comes out, all right, now.
Speaker 5 (23:32):
We just got our butt kicked. We gotta do better
in this.
Speaker 1 (23:37):
Fans snamp to Beasley. He runs to the right line
drive kick that hits down at the forty five yard line,
takes a good opal like a roll inside the thirty
and gonna get down around the twenty four yard line.
So good kick there by Reece Beasley and the score
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three nothing. Thompson will come out with six point fifty
three import an opportunity here for this Bulldog defense to
try to get a stop here.
Speaker 5 (24:07):
Yeah, boy, I tell you what. They just collabert to
set first.
Speaker 1 (24:12):
Time there did media time out here. We'll step aside
with Thompson leading three to nothing, six fifty three to
go here in the first quarter, and you're listening noble
like a bulldog football here on the kicker.
Speaker 6 (24:31):
Welcoming back here to seven a action here the state
championship game. Looking at a couple of stats. Eighty four
yard drive for Thompson, has a touchdown called back after
three penalties fifteen yards settles for the field goal on
their first drive. Dogs got their first drive of three
and out. Thompson coming back here at the end of
the TV timeout for their second drive. Bulldogs looking to
make some changes here on defense, make some adjustments eighty
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four yards to two yards too far for the total
yards there.
Speaker 1 (24:57):
Bam all right, thank you, Jason Lee. In our broadcast
booth tonight, orths Peda Clintic broad Stee broadcast booth. That's
East Alabama's go to center for orthopedic care.
Speaker 2 (25:06):
Two locations.
Speaker 1 (25:07):
One of Opelika and one in Auburn. Seaborne will start
this drive from his on twenty four yard line. Seaborn
drops back, tries to set up a screen and well
defended there by Tremaine Thomas of Opelaika, unable to get
it to Arrijah Casey, the running back out of the backfield.
Speaker 2 (25:21):
Good play there, coach McCracken.
Speaker 5 (25:22):
Yes, sir, he almost got his hands and picked that off.
Shot'll be really really good right there, yep.
Speaker 1 (25:28):
Second down in ten now for Seaborne and the Thompson offense.
They lead three nothing, six forty seven to play here
in the first quarter. Two wides either side. Now for
Trent Seaborne, he'll bring a man in motion from left
to right and Seeborne again will hand it off to
Casey and he's got a first down and then some
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they we're running all over the Bulldogs across midfield and
all the way down to the Opalika forty eight yard line.
A huge play for Thompson. Twenty eight yards on the
ground here for the Warriors.
Speaker 4 (26:02):
We lost contain. You can't boost contain. You gotta turn
the thing back in.
Speaker 1 (26:08):
Yeah, Bullda is defensially gonna have to make some adjustments
the way Thompson is running the football here on Opalaika
trips to the right singer receiver left, they'll throw one
out into the flats from Moseley. Moseley trying to get
the sidelines, and he gets the sidelines finally pushed out
by Xavier Thomas at around the twenty one yard line.
They'll say the twenty yard line, So that play gonna
be good for twenty eight yards and another Thompson first down.
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And right now Thompson just chewing up yardage all over
the field, are they.
Speaker 5 (26:34):
On our DB's aren't moving quick enough.
Speaker 1 (26:38):
So to be first and ten Thompson at the Opalka
twenty yard line and Opelika's defense is gonna have to
make some adjustments. Trips to the left, single receiver to
the right hand off this time a good play there
by Money Thomas as Money comes in there and gets
the running back down r. J. Evans for a two
yard pickup down to the eighteen yard line. But right now,
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you'll take a two yard game on the ground the
way Thompson's been.
Speaker 2 (27:03):
Being able to run the football early in this one, Yes.
Speaker 5 (27:05):
Sir, third and eight got to make a good play.
Speaker 1 (27:08):
Here, as we'll be second down innate. Actually here they'll
hand it to the tail back to go. He is
going to be wrapped up still on his feet though.
Bulldog's got to bring him down to the ground. Whistle
finally blows. Helmet flies off.
Speaker 2 (27:18):
And r J.
Speaker 1 (27:21):
Evans on the kerry brought down by Tremaine Thomas, so
it don't look like he picked up anything. That will
be that third and eight, So big down here for
the Bulldogs.
Speaker 5 (27:30):
Thirdnate, big, big, huge play right here.
Speaker 1 (27:33):
Really interesting, Mark Freeman saying we're gonna run the football here.
Not much through the air for Trent Seaborn here early
in this one, two wides in either side. One loan
back is Casey how Seaborn will pass, he throws and
that one is almost intercepted.
Speaker 2 (27:46):
What a play there in the backside by.
Speaker 1 (27:48):
Bradon Howard who came over and almost picked that one off.
A great play on third down and Thompson, Now we'll
bring back the field goal unit, so Ben, but don't
break for the Bulldog defense. Thompson has marched it down
in the red zone to now they have to settle
for another field goal shot. Well, you're trying to get
it out to Price Lewis, and that was a great
play by number twenty three Bradon Howard.
Speaker 5 (28:10):
Great defense. I's see if we can get to this one.
Speaker 1 (28:14):
Forty one yard attempt just inside the right hash here
for Thompson. Holder is Price Lewis. As Jason mentioned in
the pre game, not much wind at all here tonight,
but it is a cold night, good snap and the
kick is on the way, and the kick is good,
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so again Thompson.
Speaker 2 (28:35):
Settles for three.
Speaker 1 (28:37):
Bulldogs will take that, and Thompson leads six to nothing
with five awight to play here in the first quarter
of action here at Protective Stadium. Normally we'd head down
for a four seasons Federal Credit Unit sideline report. But
Mack McCracken is down there watching tonight. He is listening in.
He'll be, of course texted with us. I'm sure throughout
the night some insights of stuff he sees from down
on the field. But coach, you'll take that. The way
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they've been marching it down the field, keep them out
of the end zone. You could easily be down fourteen
to nothing. You'll take us six nothing.
Speaker 5 (29:04):
Yeah, definitely, Van.
Speaker 4 (29:05):
We have just got to calm down defensively, they drove
the ball again down the field. Three big, two big plays.
We have yet to make a big play. We've got
we've had the ball, We've had one yard Russian and
uh one yard passing, So we got to get our
offense going.
Speaker 1 (29:30):
Tim's are getting set to kick things off after that touchdown.
Five away to play again here in the first quarter
of action. So here's Ethan Black to kick it off
from left to right and it'll be a short kick
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again and this time right to Andre Van who will
try to set up a return. Andre now goes towards
the middle of the field, bounced on, but defender are
going to be brought down around the twenty three yard line.
That's where the Bulldogs will start first and ten good
stomped there by Thompson coming up with that stomp was
number twenty nine Brody Campbell. And last time the Bulldog's
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a three and out, unable to pick up the first down,
they'll start for their own twenty three yard line to
try to get this drive going.
Speaker 5 (30:23):
Four snaps all.
Speaker 1 (30:25):
We had great crowd here by Opal like a protective stadium.
Tonight crossed the way. Pretty good show in here from
Thompson first down play they'll bring Washington in motion from
left to right. Cooper gets the staff hands into c J.
Speaker 2 (30:40):
Johnson.
Speaker 1 (30:40):
CJ trying to bounce it outside and cannot break tackles
as he is brought down on the play by number
like number two of Thompson. There, that's Micah Fleming and
about a half yard pickup. There's second down to nine
coming up here four Opelika four thirty three to play
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in the first quarter. Thompson leading six tothing Bulldogs again
with c. J. Johnson the loan back, two wides receivers
to the right. They'll bring Blake Johnson in motion with
Cooper play action. Wants to throw and throws one complete
up to the twenty four yard line or they say
an incomplete. Now they're gonna say incomplete. Say Johnson did
not come down with it, So pass intended for Blake
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Johnson right now. Bulldogs offense very rusty against a really
good defense here at Thompson. There'll be a third to
nine for the Bulldogs from there on twenty four. I'm
gonna have to choose some yard ups to move the
football to be in this one tonight, Yes, sir, big
third down here for Okalaika two white outs right, two
white outs to the left. Cooper drops back, throws, dumps
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it out to c J. Johnson, and CJ gets up
close to the thirty yard line. They'll say up to
the thirty one with ford progress or mark them right
at the thirty. But still I'm going to be three
yards shy. The first down of the Bulldogs will have
to punt it away again here to Thompson. You know,
God right now, CJ just unable to break these tackles
that he normally does against his really good Thompson defense.
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And Warriors now will send a deep man back around
the twenty five yard line to await the kick.
Speaker 4 (32:18):
Our offensive line's got to get better, man, or we
just whoa goodness, we got two yards rushing.
Speaker 1 (32:25):
Price Lewis the deep man for Thompson standing around the
twenty eight yard line, and Reese Beasley stands it around
the sixteen to await this stamp from Cam Rayley. And
there is a flag on the play. I'll wait and
see what the call is here, play game offense.
Speaker 5 (32:50):
Oh goodness, four thousand.
Speaker 1 (32:53):
A tough five yard penalty for the Bulldogs there to
lay again. That's going to back o for like up
with three twenty five to play here in the first quarter,
six nothing our score. With Thompson leading and getting set
to get the football back, Easley gets the snap, good
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high sailing kick and no only did call for a
fair catch, didn't see that one must have been an
early one there by Pryce Lewis. And it'll be first
and ten four Thompson from their own twenty six yard line.
Speaker 2 (33:30):
Go ahead, coach.
Speaker 4 (33:31):
This game has gotten to right now where, hey, we're
gonna have to make our minds up and start playing football.
We're getting whipped on both sides of the ball, and
somebody's gonna have to make some plays.
Speaker 1 (33:43):
Yeah, maybe it's a defensive turnover. Almost got one a
couple of times here, but it has been noney to
come up with one. And Thompson starts with their own
thirty one and Rajah Casey the tailback for Thompson, play action,
Trent Seaborne gonna pull it and run and Seaborn's got
somes gonna pick some yards.
Speaker 2 (34:02):
Yup.
Speaker 4 (34:02):
They are working on their left side of their of
their positions. They're running boots over there, they're running stretches
over there.
Speaker 5 (34:12):
We've got a we've got to do better. Than this.
Speaker 1 (34:15):
Twenty three yards on that carry by Trent Seaborn. As
he carries it now down to the open like a
forty six, trips to the right side of the field,
Casey out of the backfield now empty set. Seaborne drops back,
throws it to Casey and he's gonna be cut down
shy of the forty right at the forty one yard
line by Braiden Howard. We're gonna pick up five yards.
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It will set up a second down and five for Thompson.
Two thirty seven to play here in the first quarter,
and right now, Thompson has dominated this game. It's been
the ground game, and a little like Casey came out
of the game, there be a little hobbled after that play.
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RJ Evans back in at tailbag. Now for Thompson. They'll
give it to him. Trying to find some running room
left side. He's hit and gonna pick up a couple
of yards on the play. Good tackle there by Opelaika
Leakedrick Burts comes in and makes the stop down at
the thirty eight yard line.
Speaker 2 (35:16):
Picked up three yards.
Speaker 1 (35:17):
Looked like he had something going there, but being important
third and two maybe four down territory here for Thompson.
Speaker 5 (35:23):
Yeah, we were stilled just giving up too much. We
got to make a.
Speaker 1 (35:27):
Play five wide look here for the dangerous Trent Seaborn
trips to the right and a two receiver look to
the left side of the field. Seaborne drops back, batting
in the air, almost intercepted. Norman Matthews was there. Good
job on the offensive line. I think Isaiah gray Man
got his paw up on that one. And it will
be fourth down and two and looks like the offense
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will stay put here for Thompson. Clock is stopped after
that incomplete pass one thirty eight to play here in
the first quarter, and Thompson brings in some substitution says,
they go for it here on fourth down. Boy, this
will be a big one if the Dogs could come
up with a stop here on fourth down. Two whites
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to the right, single receiver to the left side. They
trying to get ople like a a jump dog state
put Now the defensive staff rope plika relaying the signs in.
Seaborn will bring a wide receiver in motion outside to
the right, a straight handoff and gotta be close to
the first down. He got it down to the thirty
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five and that is a two three yard run down
to the thirty five and that'll be enough for the
first down. Didn't need much but got enough money. Thomas
was there on the style, but a first and ten.
Thompson down at the opal like a thirty five two
wide receivers either side, Seaborne out of the shotgun here
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from his own thirty five yard line. Seaborne drops back
throws it is caught at the twenty six yard line
trying to get the sideline and does and finally forced
out of bounds at around the ten yard line. Was
number three Darrin Moseley. There's a player down though for
Thompson on the field that is a that's the quarterback
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Trent Seaborne, and he is holding his shoulder back at
the forty eight yard line, and that is a certainly
a concerning thing for Thompson. See he got down to
the eleven yard line, so that was a pick up
of twenty four, but certainly a concerning injury there for Thompson.
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With quarterback Trent Seaborne down at around the forty eight
yard line, Alabama committing I think he was very close
to pass it for ten thousand yards in his career
at Thompson. He is tapping that foot and certainly very concerned.
So we'll step aside quick time out on the field.
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You'll listen, no ple like a bulldog football here on
the kicker. Well, certainly a concerning injury there for Thompson.
As Trent Seaborn comes out of the game, in comes
Zealing Danielson, a sixty pounds sophomore. So Danielson now working
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the quarterback spot. Two to the right, singer receiver to
the left, and this time Danielson on a quarterback keeper,
stiff arms a defender and he's going to be down
at an eight yard line, a seven yard line. Jamel
Griffin on the stop, so he picked up close to
four yards. Good tackles, and they're really high on this guy.
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I was talking to some of the guys from Thompson.
They said, the guy coming in behind is really good,
and I'm guessing that is Danielson. I'm not sure how
long he will be the ball game. But hey, the
way they've run the football really hasn't been the quarterback tonight.
It's been just lighting up and running these three different tailbacks.
Speaker 5 (39:08):
Keep one get a turnover right along.
Speaker 1 (39:10):
Here Danielson second down and sixth quarterback keeper and he's
gonna be brought down Tremaine Thomas and he pushes him
back a blow the whistle and stops him back at
the line of scrimmage right around the seven yard line.
No game man Seaborn checks back in the game. But
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it looks like it is Thompson taking a time out here.
Now Thompson will take a time out, so we'll step
aside your listen, noble, like a bulldog football.
Speaker 2 (39:40):
That is the end of first quarter.
Speaker 1 (39:41):
Actually six nothing Thompson, and we'll be back after this
time out here on the kicker. Welcome back here at
Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Riggs a last side coach Spence McCracken,
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and we got Jason Lee. Mcmccracken is representing us down
on the sidelines tonight, but unable to talk to old
mc McCracken tonight.
Speaker 2 (40:08):
Jason, what you got for us?
Speaker 6 (40:10):
Yeah, just looking into the first quarter recap, there two
big drives by Thompson all the way in the red zone,
but the Bulldog's bend but don't break there on defensively,
two field goals. That's got to be a huge win.
For the defense got another drive right here. You had
the starting quarterback coming out of the game for a
couple of plays. He is gonna start the second quarter here,
but just looking at your total yards, that's the keys
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of the game. Two oh three total yards for Thompson
to only nine for Opalaika. So the offense got to
get a going.
Speaker 1 (40:36):
Yeah, and we're inside the ten yard line again for
Thompson there at the seven. But a third and six
to start this second quarter. But Thompson down again threatening
here at the seven yard line and R. J Evans,
the tailback, Trent Seaborne, took a shot and left the
game a little like a shoulder injury.
Speaker 2 (40:52):
Not sure the.
Speaker 1 (40:53):
Details of it, but he is back in the game
after Danielson gave him a little bit of time and
the trainer tent there six to ohn though Thompson trying
to add to their lead.
Speaker 2 (41:02):
As R. J Evans will be in the pistol set.
Speaker 1 (41:04):
Now he'll move to the left of Seaborn, two wide
receivers either side. Now he'll move a wide receiver in
motion from left to right. Seaborne drops back, throws wide,
opening the end zone. Touchdown Thompson, and that was hauled
in by Trey Night seven yard touchdown, throwing Thompson looking
to make this a thirteen to nothing game after this
point after attempt here with eleven fifty four left in
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the first half, and Bulldogs have got to get some
offense going to get back in this ballgame.
Speaker 2 (41:32):
Funning with a resiption, I thank Thompson touchdown.
Speaker 5 (41:35):
Well, Van, I tell you the way it is.
Speaker 4 (41:43):
They got eighty eight yards passing, and they got one
hundred and nine yards rushing, and we got a total
of nine yards of offense.
Speaker 5 (41:53):
So something's got to give.
Speaker 1 (41:56):
Oh yeah, absolutely, And right now and Tom's and has
dominated this game, and the kick is up and the
kick is good. It is a thirteen to nothing lead
for Thompson Heir Protective Stadium in a Birmingham And right
now O Palaika getting set to get the football back.
And Jason you mentioned in the stats right now, what
just nine total yards for Palaiko?
Speaker 6 (42:17):
Yeah, nine total yards. Han't gotten a first down offensively,
So that's definitely the message there on the sideline. Matt
McCracken was texting me there throughout the drive and the
offensive coach is just preaching settle down, let's get this
run game going, especially, move the chains one time and
then we're going to be in a little bit of
a rhythm there. Offensively, you can't keep putting your defense
on the field.
Speaker 1 (42:38):
I certainly can, and right now, offensive line's got to
bow up because Thompson until you can prove you can
stretch the Warrior defense downfield passion, they're going to really
stack everybody in the box and it's going to be
tough to run against these guys when they're lining up
seven to eight guys in the box.
Speaker 4 (42:53):
Coach McCracken, Yes, sir, well, the bottom line here is
our offense is just getting with We got nine yards
of total offense, two yards rushing and seven yards passing.
And then on the other on the flip side, Thompson's
got one hundred and nine yards rushing and eighty one
yards passing.
Speaker 5 (43:14):
Really ain't gonna beat anybody like that.
Speaker 1 (43:16):
Van and Hope like really fortunate it only be down
thirteen nothing with those two field goals, as the Thompson
had one touchdown call back in another one drive that
looked like they were really heading down field. This will
be another opportunity here for the Bulldogs. On a kickoff teams.
Andre Van makes a nice move of the twenty yard
line and these fourced town of bounds near the Thompson
side lines. I'll say he went out of the twenty
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six yard line. So Opelika first and ten from there
on twenty six yard line and hopefully can get something
going here. W Cooper will bring his offense out, so
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the Bulldogs they're on twenty six yard line, two wide
receivers to the right side, Blake Johnson to the left.
Now they'll bring Blake in motion play action. Went rolling
here near side looking down field. Went throws a dangerous
pass and all most hault in there by Jalen Washington
the intended receiver of the thirty six yard line, but
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boy Witt tried to thread the needle with that one.
Fortunate that one did fall in complete, second down and
ten for Opalikam.
Speaker 2 (44:30):
Coach mc cracken.
Speaker 1 (44:30):
Kind of a similar start we had in that first
round playoff game against Hewet. Trustful and hope like have
found a way to come back. But Bulldogs against this
Thompson team, I think it's just a little bit different
animal they're dealing with tonight.
Speaker 4 (44:41):
Yeah, and Johnson's got two yards of total offense.
Speaker 1 (44:45):
CJ trying to run left side has hit and lost
two yards on the play.
Speaker 2 (44:52):
DJ Johnson the.
Speaker 1 (44:53):
Monk, so I lost two yards of a third down
and twelve coming up here for Opelaikah thirteen to nothing.
Thompson with the lead and the ball back now the
twenty four yard line for Opalaiko. A wide out and
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left in a single receiver to the right side here
for Opalaiko another third down. Dogs trying to pick up
their first first down. Play action went drops back, Fade
passed down the sidelines, but boy Andre was well out
of bounds. He got pushed out of bounds by the receiver.
It never could come back in bounds and Opelika is
going to have to turn around and punt it right
back to Thompson here with ten fifty three remaining here
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in the second quarter. I'm not sure what happened on
that route, but Andre was out of bounds running down
the side of eyes when that pass went off.
Speaker 4 (45:45):
I think they jammed him out of bounds. To begin,
you got to be able to get off those jams
on by those corners.
Speaker 1 (45:54):
Fourth and twelve Bulldogs that are on twenty four yard line,
and here is a pun attempt by Rhys Beasley rolls
to his left boots this one away. It will hit
down and take a bit of an Opalika roll down
close to the forty yard line and Thompson will start
right out there on at forty yard line. But defense
is gonna have to find a way to create a
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turnover and may have to be them that provides a
spark for Opelika right now, still no first downs for
Opelaika in this game offensively, and nope, they've just been
dominated up front when you look at the at the
team stats right now seven total yards now for Opalaika,
eight through the air, minus one rushing yards and two
penalties for ten yards three penalties for fifteen at fort Thompson.
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But Thompson right now ready with two hundred and ten
total yards and they lead at thirteen to nothing. They've
dominated this one and Trent Seaborne back out. He'll start
from his own forty yard line. Seaborn drops back, throws
one deep down field and it is in and out
of the hands dropped at the twenty six yard line.
Tried to get it to Pryce Lewis, but it falls
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incomplete and Norman Matthews within coverage.
Speaker 2 (47:01):
He's slow to get up. Boy, Norman's been.
Speaker 1 (47:03):
Banged up and trying to play through that ankle injury.
Clock stout with ten thirty three to play, Thompson taking
a shot. Norman almost stumbled and lost his balance, as
Lewis if he could come down with that one and
keep his composure in balance, he was taking it in
for a touchdown. Set it down in ten Thompson for
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their own forty yard line. Seeborne again out of the shotgun.
Two receivers to the left, single receiver to the right.
Seeborne gets the snap, drops back, throws one, dumps it
out to Pryce. Lewis here near sight. It's a flag
down for holding and down to the open like a
forty eight yard line. This one should be coming back. Look,
Kendrick Burk's on the stop propelika. But thankfully a flag
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down there, and I imagine that this one will be
a hold against Thompson as they are walking backwards.
Speaker 2 (47:49):
Looks like it will be.
Speaker 1 (47:50):
We'll get the official call from the white hat here
inside protective stadium. All right, ten yard penalty and holy
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they got Norman. Matthews on the whole didn't look as
bad as I thought it was on the replay there,
but had a little bit of a tug there, and
it will be second down and they moved the football
back to the thirty two.
Speaker 4 (48:27):
This is their twenty fifth snap and we've had ten snaps.
Speaker 1 (48:31):
So it'll be second out of eighteen here for Thompson.
They lead thirteen nothing. We got ten twenty four still
remaining here in the first half. A protective stadium me
tell you for the worthopeedat clinic broadcast booth and a
five wide look now four to the left here for
Trent Seaborn drops back throws and tries to set up
a wide receiver screen to Trey Night. Got a block
hit and shoestring tackle there made by Opalika. Jamel Griffin
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saved a really big pick up there, maybe a touchdown
as it gets to the forty six yard line. Fourteen
yards pickup on that one and it'll be another third down.
This one a really important one here as Thompson is
on their own forty five third and five as a
near midfield moving from right to left, trips to the right,
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single receiver to the left side. Seaborn gets the stamp
quick throw for the first down as it is haulted
and caught by Darien Moseley down to the open like
a forty seven yard line. That is those quick throws
we have seen Seaborn make for a long time. You've
been keeping up with Thompson, and that was a seven
yard pickup. Needed five first down, Thompson down open like
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a territory at the Bulldog forty seven. Thompson trying to
add to their lead they lead thirteen to nothing, trips
right empty backfield. Now for Seaborn. He throws a fade
pass but overshot. Tray Knight tried to get it to them,
but it's incomplete second andrew hopefully so thirteen nothing. Thompson
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went the lead and ain't gonna be four wide receiver.
Look here for Thompson. Three receivers to the right, single
receiver to the left. Second down and ten after that
incomplete pass, another wide receiver screen trying to set up
at a good job there by Xavier Thomas coming in
and wrapping up the wide receiver that was Moseley on
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the reception. He gets it down to the forty four
yard line, only picked up three yards. And here's another
important third down for this Bulldog defense. Third and seven
at the Bulldog forty four nine minutes now under nine
to play here in the first half with Thompson leading
thirteen nothing, watch another one of those quick throws across
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the middle that.
Speaker 5 (51:00):
They're gonna they're gonna do that.
Speaker 1 (51:01):
I believe four wide receivers to either side here and
Thompson moved. Thompson pointing across the line. But looks like
that's gonna be a five yard penalty.
Speaker 5 (51:10):
Oh, it's that that's against Thompson.
Speaker 2 (51:13):
H H.
Speaker 1 (51:17):
That should move the Warriors back. Now there's a discussion
coming over from the judge over here. H. I certainly
would think that was against H. Thompson.
Speaker 2 (51:31):
But we'll see.
Speaker 1 (51:34):
Now the Thompson players are clapping. Now they go over
and talk to Polaika. What they call off sides on
a Plaika? All right, that's a mystery one to me.
I'm not sure. Well, coach More can't believe in h
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m hm, I'm not sure what the penalty was.
Speaker 4 (52:06):
It was offsides. They called Opelika moving. They think Oplika
moved into the neutral zone. Man, that's the only thing
way that could have called.
Speaker 1 (52:14):
Now third and two, those of the football inside the
forty now down to the Opelaikah thirty nine yard line.
Coach Brian Moore beside himself on that one and can't
blame him. Hand off straight up the middle for the
first down, down to the cross the thirty five and
down to the thirty four of Opelika five yard pickup there,
Ryan Thompson, R. J Evans on the carry. There our
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kJ Jackson brother Well first and ten Thompson at the
Opelaka thirty four and Thompson running the clock much like
Opelika would be preferring to do on offense right now,
but the Bulldog's still unable to pick up a first down.
The story in this game and Thompson dominating the total
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yards and continuing to dominate.
Speaker 2 (53:01):
Here on offense.
Speaker 1 (53:02):
Seaborne drops back on first down, has plenty of time,
steps up, didn't want to run, but will and makes
a man miss.
Speaker 2 (53:08):
Took a shot at the end of the play down
of the.
Speaker 1 (53:10):
Twenty four yard line and to be short of the
first down, but he did pick up eight yards before
Braden Howard comes over and makes the stop.
Speaker 2 (53:19):
Seven forty eight o clock.
Speaker 1 (53:20):
Continuing to run here in the second quarter, but the
Bulldog's trailing thirteen nothing and desperate for a stop or
a turnover here, try to get some momentum, maybe get
back in this ball game. Right now, score here by Thompson.
He gonna be tough to claw out of this hole.
Trips to the left side for Seaborn. Now he'll bring
a receiver from the left over to the right. Seebourne
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will hand the ball off to rj Evans. Got a hole,
got a first down, broke a tackle, and he's down
to the eleven yard line. Down to the right at
the eleven yard line, and that was rj Evans who
picked up fifteen yards and a Thompson first down.
Speaker 2 (53:59):
Right now.
Speaker 1 (54:00):
Domination here by the Warriors against Opel, like at least
in this early part of the game. Absolutely seven o
eight to play, eleven two wide left and the single
receiver right, trying to get ope like at a jump,
and I believe opal I could jump the neutral zone.
Speaker 5 (54:17):
That's five more yards against US.
Speaker 1 (54:22):
I think Thomas got a head start from the safety
position trying to get in there and get the blitz.
Speaker 2 (54:27):
Going six point fifty nine to play.
Speaker 1 (54:34):
You know, I'm talking a lot about what Thompson's doing
on offense really don't matter a whole lot.
Speaker 2 (54:39):
Opul Ika can't get any offense going. Coach oh, but.
Speaker 1 (54:45):
First down in five they can get a first down
inside the two and Opelika jumped again. Opelikah off sides
back to back and coach Briant more. Now we'll take
a time out here. He's frustrated and wants to talk
things over with his team. Here was six forty four
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to play in the second quarter, so we got a
media time out. Thirteen nothing Thompson and the Warrior is
gonna have a second down and goal when we come back.
And the nose of the football right around the three
yard line. Your listen, no like a Bulldog football here
on the kicker.
Speaker 7 (55:22):
KKR, Auburn Opalika, his league, County's best Country ninety seven
point seven kicker fn and iHeart Country.
Speaker 6 (55:30):
Station, backup Protective Stadium. Thompson on top thirteen and nothing
over the Bulldogs with six forty four left. Thompson also driving,
got the ball inside the five yard line. The last
few years it's been the Trent Seaborne Show for Thompson.
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No difference tonight he is nine to fifteen, one hundred
and twenty one yards in the air. However, Van it's
been the rushing game so far that the Bulldogs have
had trouble with three guys almost at fifty yards with
a total of one hundred and forty three.
Speaker 1 (56:03):
Rushing yard for Thompson here in the first half. Yeah,
you're right, Jason, and desperate right now for opal Aka
to get a stop here as it is first in
goal a verse and two rather can get a first
down at the one, but plowing into the end zone
for the touchdown is Thompson. And again on the ground,
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the Warriors make the Bulldogs pay, and that was a
touchdown run by number six kJ Jackson from three yards out,
and Thompson stretches their lead right now nineteen to nothing.
Here was six thirty seven to play in the second quarter,
and on for the extra point Ethan Black to try
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to make this a twenty point lead for Thompson here
with six thirty seven to play and Black for the
extra point, snap down and the kick is up and
the kick is through the uprights and good. So Thompson
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stretches their leading twenty to nothing, six thirty seven to
play in the first half. Here's we play in the
second quarter. Bulldogs yet to get a first down. Dogs
will get a shot on offense again. We come back
here on the kicker back here protective save in Birmingham
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CEP Day State Championship game. Opelaika right now and trailing
by twenty here twenty to nothing. Thompson on tops six
thirty seven to play Bulldogs. Offense has got to find
a little bit of life and how to find some
yards right now. Opelika total yards in this first half
just seven. It's been dominated by Thompson defensively and offensively.
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And here's an end over end kick sailing down to
the two yard line.
Speaker 2 (57:56):
Again.
Speaker 1 (57:57):
A return shot here for Opelake at the twenty and
hit down shy the twenty five yard line was Andre
then they'll actually mark him down at the twenty four.
So that's where Opelaika will start first.
Speaker 2 (58:07):
And ten days. You know, all the time.
Speaker 1 (58:11):
Coach got to find some offense here for Opalikan. Running
the football right now has been tough.
Speaker 4 (58:18):
I don't think I've seen a game in a long
time that a team that we got six minutes left
in the half of this and we got minus one
yard rushing.
Speaker 1 (58:30):
Yeah, certainly not a good status, espacially for Opelaika that
likes to run the football. It's been Thompson tonight that's
been able to run the football effectively.
Speaker 2 (58:38):
Dogs. They're on twenty four with Cooper.
Speaker 1 (58:40):
We'll try to get something going here near sign with
Jalen Nelson and Nelson across the twenty five up to
the twenty six yard line, so picked up just two
yards on that one. Check it out at eight coming
up here for Opelaika Andre then will check in the game.
Ben A Young checks out, Blake Johnson the tailback for
opal Like and C. J. Johnson not in the game
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right now. For opal Like, I certainly hope he's okay.
Second down actually nine, as opal Like only got up
to the twenty five marked about a yard or short
yard short than I thought he was. Play action Wit
drops back, tries to get one to Jalen downfield and
holding that one is gonna be intercepted. There is a
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hold in the backfield, but that one is gonna be
picked off, and Thompson gonna come up with the football
here on a big turnover, Chauncey Ilo comes up.
Speaker 2 (59:36):
With that pick.
Speaker 1 (59:37):
He had one foot right down at the thirty six
yard line. I believe Thompson gonna wave off this holding call.
And have the football devastating turnover there for opal Like
and now the defense has to come right back out.
Thompson's gonna have it at the opal Like a thirty
six yard lineup twenty to nothing with five forty one
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to play here in this first half, and with trying
to make a play, trying to get something going on offense.
But I tell you what, there's just nobody opened downfield.
He tried to fit it in a really tight window
there and Jalen Washington was running with about three defenders
circling him.
Speaker 2 (01:00:20):
So just not a lot you can do with the
football right now.
Speaker 1 (01:00:22):
If you can't run the football, nothing really will work
really well for this opal Like offense. And that's kind
of what's happening right now and why OPELI has been
dominated so far here in this.
Speaker 2 (01:00:33):
First quarter in a little over halfway.
Speaker 1 (01:00:36):
Done with a second quarter, and Thompson really could go
for the dagger blow here against a pretty tired opal
Like a defense here that's out on the field with
five forty one left, and there is a challenge thrown
for coach more.
Speaker 2 (01:00:49):
But I think this may just be.
Speaker 1 (01:00:51):
A a desperation attempt here by coach Moore knowing the
severity of this play in hope like it does have
an opportunity to challenge here.
Speaker 5 (01:01:05):
What are they going to challenge?
Speaker 2 (01:01:06):
I think they're going to challenge then interception.
Speaker 6 (01:01:08):
Which it was not an interception. Yeah, that's what he's challenging.
They showed it on the big board here just a
minute ago. The Thompson kid did get his foot in,
So I don't know if Coach Moore the coaches saw
that this may be hey, this may be a time
to just get the offense and defense together right here.
He may have Coach Moore could be using this as
a time out too. I mean they probably saw the
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board and saw the foot was in there. But just
giving us defensive guys a couple extra minutes right here
because this is going to be a huge drive right
here to help keeping the game right here coming into halftime. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:01:40):
Well, you would think if it was a pretty obvious
call here, the review would not take very long. So
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(01:02:01):
I think, Coach More, maybe we don't have a replay
here on the big board here in Protective Stadium yet,
but maybe maybe juggling and we'll see.
Speaker 2 (01:02:09):
Here's the white hat after the market.
Speaker 1 (01:02:19):
Oh, he was challenging targeting, but no foul for targeting,
so it looks like it will stand. You know, Opelika
will lose their lose a time out for that. I
think you only get a challenge a quarter.
Speaker 2 (01:02:39):
I think.
Speaker 1 (01:02:41):
I had one hundred percent sure on that one. All
right now, Coach Brian Moore talking with the sideline there,
what you got, Jason?
Speaker 6 (01:02:56):
I believe they told him he's just got one left,
so okay, I think we got two for the game.
Speaker 1 (01:03:00):
Okay, twenty to nothing is our score, five forty one
to play here in the first half. Hope like, I
try to challenge that interception, and now Thompson gonna have
it at the Bulldog thirty seven after that interception, twenty
to nothing again our score with Thompson with the lead,
and Hopeka, we'll get the football to start the second half.
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You love a defensive turnover here, and you're almost in
that desperation mode where a turnover here and you try
to play for hitting the football to start in the
second half, try to make this a one possession game.
But you just can't give up any more points here
against this really good offense of Thompson. So the Warriors
will have it at the Bulldog thirty seven yard line,
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first and ten here for Thompson. Seaborn out of the shotgun,
he's got trips to the right, sees the pressure coming
from Opalac in a straight inside handoff and a big
run across the thirty down to the twenty eight yard line.
Lake Heidrick burts on the stop. R j Evans close
to a first down run, picks up nine yards. Going
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to be a second down in one here. Seeborn out
of the shotgun, gets the stamp, drops back. Pressure coming now.
Seaborn will roll here near side, takes a shot at
the end of the plane, just throws it away. He
was outside the tackle box, Leakedrick Burks put a shot.
Speaker 2 (01:04:23):
On him, but.
Speaker 1 (01:04:26):
Nobody open there. It'll be third down and one for Thompson,
so nobody open as he floated that one inside the
ten yard line. Trips to the right side of the field.
kJ Jackson now in the game at tailback for Thompson.
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Here just third and one for Thompson at the Bulldog
twenty eight yard line. Handoff but blown dead and it's
going to be a false start against Thompson. So big
break there here on a third and very short to
back the Warriors up. Coach Mark Freeman flying in with
his hands in the air, couldn't believe the call there,
found five h six to play here in the first half,
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Thompson leading twenty to nothing and back with the football
after an interception by Chauncey Ollo of the Warriors. Now
we'll be third and six at the Bulldog thirty three
yard line. Big third down here, maybe four down territory
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again here for Thompson. Bulldog shifted, didn't get Tompson to jump. Now,
Seaborn goes towards the end zone and well overthrew his
intended wide receiver there and was trying to throw it
to number four Dedrick kimbro And it's fourth down and
six and Thomps are gonna keep the offense on the
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field here.
Speaker 5 (01:05:53):
And why not they gonna go for it?
Speaker 1 (01:05:55):
Oh yeah, well, I mean you know when oplac hadn't
got a first down all game, why not at the
thirty three of Opalaikah, two white outs either side, hard
count by Seaborn. Now check the sidelines. Jackson is the
loan back for the Thompson Warriors. Sea Born gets the
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stamp blown dead and a time out taken by coach
Mark Freeman. I think the play clock was winding down
and Freeman quickly flew in there and called a timeout.
So there's a timeout on the field and a big down,
especially for Opalaikah here with four fifty seven to play
in this first half, and we'll take a quick time
out and list to Bulldog football here on the kicker.
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Four fifty seven left in the second quarter here Protective
Stadium in Birmingham, Thompson leading Opelaykah twenty to nothing, and
it's a huge fourth down coming up here for this
book dogg defense to try to keep Thompson and keep
this drive from continuing downfield there at the open like
a thirty three yard line with this fourth down and
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six coming up here, and I got a feeling you're
gonna look for Trent Seaborn again on a quick slant
pass to one of those receivers again, you'll have three
to the right, two to the left, five wide. Look
here for the junior quarterback. Trent Seaborn drops back pressure,
throws a fade pass towards the end zone. Open man
there caught touchdown. Price Lewis got behind the defense, saying
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a great thrown ball there by Trent Seaborn and a
huge play on fourth down to stretches Thompson lead now
twenty six to nothing over Oplaika with four forty eight
to play here in the first half.
Speaker 2 (01:07:47):
Mercy, what a throw.
Speaker 1 (01:07:57):
And now here is Ethan Black for the point after attempt,
and Opalanka right now has to find some offense and
a line drive kick that had get through there. Yes
it did, so the point after attempt is up and
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good and it's twenty seven to nothing. Thompson All Warriors
here for forty eight to play here in the first half.
Coach McCracken, I know you weren't in these situations very much,
but right now Opalanka has got to find a way
to get some offense going, because if you can't make
a comeback, you at least want to show the state
if you deserve to be here. And I play against
this Thompson team.
Speaker 5 (01:08:40):
I agree with you, but I don't know what it is.
Speaker 4 (01:08:46):
I just know their whippingess and their quarterback is really good,
and he's throwing the ball down the field, throwing quick stuff,
and we can't stop them.
Speaker 5 (01:08:57):
It's as simple as that. Van and then are offense.
Speaker 4 (01:09:01):
When's the last time you saw like I have two
minus one yard Russian.
Speaker 2 (01:09:07):
Right now, thistionally it's one yard.
Speaker 5 (01:09:09):
It's one yard Russian.
Speaker 1 (01:09:10):
Yeah, nine total yards to three hundred and nine. So
it's been a complete domination here so far.
Speaker 4 (01:09:20):
And by the way, Van, we do not have a
first down and we have not made a big play
in the whole football game.
Speaker 5 (01:09:30):
How bad is that that is?
Speaker 1 (01:09:32):
That's rough twenty seven nothing our score right now, Thompson
with the lead, and here is kick from Ethan Black
end over end kick and they'll give a shot here
for a return and hit down short shy of the
twenty yard line as Andre Van couldn't get up to
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the twenty. And I tell you in special teams, coach,
I haven't seen us dominated like this. I'm not able
to get anything going on a return. We have too
light return the ball.
Speaker 4 (01:10:01):
Let's see the twenty two, the twenty three, the twenty five,
and that one.
Speaker 5 (01:10:05):
Is on the nineteenth.
Speaker 2 (01:10:07):
YEP.
Speaker 5 (01:10:08):
Kickoff returns.
Speaker 2 (01:10:13):
And times are just bouncing around. They're feeling it right now.
Speaker 1 (01:10:16):
And here's comes the open like a Bulldogs out on
offence again, Shy of the twenty yard line here to
start this drive and Bulldogs from their own eighteen yard line.
Jalen Nelson the tailback for Plaika. They'll throw it to
Nelson here near side. Nelson got a block and he's
cutting down Shy of the twenty five yard line. Nelson,
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they'll say down at the twenty three, So a four
yard pickup and it will be second down and six
for the Bulldogs. I wipe out either side hand off
here to the near side. This is ain't good run
by Jordan Wade and wait's gonna be close to a
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first down, third down and one. We hadn't seen c J.
Johnson in a while. I'm I'm guessing something may be
going on with CJ. You know, I see if Mack
and give us a report.
Speaker 5 (01:11:14):
Was that four yards?
Speaker 2 (01:11:16):
Yes?
Speaker 5 (01:11:17):
Okay?
Speaker 1 (01:11:19):
And Jordan Waits comes to the ball game, hadn't had
many carries at all, but it'll be a third and one,
Bulldogs will go I formation here trying to pick up
their first first down of the night. Quick hand off
to Blake Johnson, and Johnson's gonna get that first down
up to the thirty one yard line. So some positives
there for the Bulldogs as they get up to the
thirty one yard line. We have not seen C. J.
Speaker 2 (01:11:39):
Johnson in the ballgame, though.
Speaker 1 (01:11:42):
Jordan wakes in the ballgame now here as the Bulldogs
pick up the first down and get a Lambert transfer
in storage first down, first time we've said that tonight,
and it comes with four fifty fourteen left in the
first half. Cooper gets the hand off trying to run
here near side, and that one was blown up in
the back back inside the thirty down of the twenty
nine yard line.
Speaker 2 (01:12:04):
Jordan waits on that. Cary.
Speaker 1 (01:12:06):
Now we do see CJ. Johnson check back in the
ball game. We're gonna see c. J. Johnson and Jayalen
Nelson both in the ball game here on this play
upcoming here with a second and twelve for Opelaika from
their on twenty nine yard line, three forty five remaining
here in the first half and Thompson dominating this one
right now twenty seven to nothing trips to the left
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side of the field, Cooper out of the shotgun. Now
Blake Johnson will move over from left to right and
a quick inside hand off to Blake Johnson and Johnson
gonna be stuffed right at the thirty. I think with
Ford progress, they're gonna mark them up to the thirty
one yard line, but gonna set up a third down
and right at nine three thirteen left, two white outs
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to the left, two white outs to the right, and
a third and ten coming up here for Opelaka from
their own thirty one yard line. Cooper will check the sidelines,
so tough to throw against these guys. Two forty five
remaining here in the first half. Here's that third down play.
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Cooper drops back pressure hit, stayed up on his feet.
There's a flag down looks like and a getting bulldogs
for a hold as Cooper will spin his way for
the first down on a good scramble up to the
forty two. But this one looks like it'll be coming
back as unlike one of those Opelaika offensive lineman pulled
one of those Thompson players down in the backfield trying
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to keep Cooper from sacking or getting sacked. And that
one in the gate a really good quarterback scramble thereby
Wit Cooper. I'm sure how Wits bumped out of there,
but he did somehow yep. And that one the gate,
that first down runs and that's gonna be third and
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twenty for Opalaika from their on twenty one yard line.
Opelaka in a light up with four wide receivers to
the left side, a single receiver to the right, and
Cooper out of the shotgun here from his own twenty
one yard line, trying to set up a screen through
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it behind Washington and Jalen tried to break a tackle
and get back to the line of scrimmage, and I'm
not sure if he did, but it's going to bring
up fourth down here with two o five and Thompson
going to quickly jump in and call a time out
here as they look to get the football back here
with two minutes to play here in the second quarter.
Speaker 5 (01:14:49):
Good this.
Speaker 1 (01:14:52):
So time out on the field will take a time
out as well. Twenty seven to nothing. Thompson with the lead,
a fourth down decision, punting time for the Bulldogs when
we come back Snopolika Bulldog football here on ninety seven
point seven kicker FM returning back to action, Kim Pritchett
gets a piece of the punt for Rye Beasley, and
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now you've got the Thompson. Warriors are going to be
set up a really good field position. As of that
ball rolled dead at the thirty nine yard line, so
it'll be first and ten for Thompson at the opalaka
thirty nine. So Thompson's smelling blood right now, and again
an opportunity to stretch this lead, try to put this
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game away here in the first half, if it's not
already twenty seven to nothing lead. Here's Seaborn dropping back pressure,
steps up in the pocket, will throw to a wide
open man at the twenty one yard line and he
cut it at the ten, inside the five, and he's
in for a Thompson touchdown.
Speaker 2 (01:15:52):
That was Price.
Speaker 1 (01:15:53):
Lewis and Thompson running away with this one here in
the first half, just one forty six to play, another touchdown.
Speaker 2 (01:16:00):
For the Warriors.
Speaker 1 (01:16:05):
Thirty three nothing here with one forty six to play
in the first half, and right now the Bulldogs just
outmatched in this game.
Speaker 2 (01:16:17):
Jason Lee.
Speaker 1 (01:16:18):
That was just a I mean, a great job from
a good quarterback. The pressure got to him, but he
stepped up in the pock and was able to look
downfield and find the wide open man.
Speaker 6 (01:16:25):
Yeah, a quarterback that you can tell has been the
varsity starter for four years now. His fourth trade appearance
in the state championship game. Nothing has rattled him in
this game so far. Good job of getting around the
coverage and finding a man over the middle.
Speaker 2 (01:16:41):
All right, the extra point is up and it is good.
Speaker 1 (01:16:43):
So Thompson stretches their lead here with one forty six
to play, thirty four to nothing, and you know, tough
to find positives right now for this Opalaika Bulldog football
team here through this first half of play. As Thompson
look at the way this game started. Coaching, it's pretty much,
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you know, you survive by holding them to a couple
of field goals. It was a six to nothing ball game.
But just Opelika couldn't do anything on the offense to
try to keep this clock running and try to keep
Thompson's offense off the field. Thompson's offense has been on
the field way too much in this first half. You
look at the time of possession right now for both
of these teams and if I did have that, I
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thought I had that time of possession here, Yeah, thirteen
minutes and fifteen seconds to eight minutes and fifty nine seconds.
I thought it was way worse than that. But Thompson
had scored pretty quick. They've had a couple of these touchdowns.
Speaker 4 (01:17:41):
They've had thirty three snaps and we've had seventeen.
Speaker 1 (01:17:44):
So i'd tell you, yeah, three hundred and forty eight
total yards for Thompson and just twenty yards for Palaiko
and a chance for another return here inside the five
taken at the four here by Andre Van the twenty five,
Andre cross the forty and Andre down cross the midfield
and finally forced out of bounds.
Speaker 2 (01:18:06):
And there's gonna be a late hit against Thompson.
Speaker 1 (01:18:08):
So maybe that'll give Opelac a little bit of momentum here,
Mark that should tack on fifteen as he was pushed
out of bounds at the forty two yard line. Hey go,
so hey a late score here, you get the ball
to start the second half. Hey, maybe you get a
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little bit of momentum going in the locker room and
to try to get back in there and make this
respectable ball game happened.
Speaker 2 (01:18:38):
Playing person found.
Speaker 1 (01:18:41):
So Pelaka gonna have the football inside the thirty here
plenty of times to one thirty five, but getting into
scoring range here with that good return by Andre Van
he picked it up at the four yard line, and
now Polaca is going to be set up inside the
thirty at the twenty six yard line first and ten.
So a great scoring opportunity for the first time tonight
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here for Opalaika. See if they can take advantage of
this good field position. C. J. Johnson will be the
tailback for the Bulldogs behind with Cooper two wide outs
to the right side and Cooper out of the shotgun
gets the snamp lay action. Cooper drops back, throws deep
towards the end zone, and that one's going to be interference. Yes,
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it will be in the end zone trying to get
it to Jalen Washington as Washington trying to come back
for the football and the defender there for Thompson impeded
his ability to do so.
Speaker 2 (01:19:36):
So that's going to be a fifteen yard penalty even.
Speaker 1 (01:19:42):
First, Can I tell you as bad as things are
right now, there's Opalika crowd sticking in here with these Bulldogs.
Speaker 3 (01:19:55):
Can too.
Speaker 2 (01:19:56):
He's as the football he signs with fifteen.
Speaker 1 (01:20:00):
As Jalen Washington trying to come back for the football
and just couldn't do it. So now the ball is
down inside the fifteen down at the thirteen of Thompson.
Thirty four and nothing, Thompson with the lead one twenty
eight level Bulldogs over a scoring chantz here late in
this first half, Wit Cooper drops back, rolls, throws towards
the end zone and almost picked off. Tried to get
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into Andre Van but that one was almost intercepted by
Thompson that defensive back coming over there.
Speaker 2 (01:20:29):
That was like Cameron Pritchett.
Speaker 5 (01:20:35):
Past broken on by zero Corby.
Speaker 1 (01:20:38):
The one actually Trenton McCorvey on that pass break up
there for Thompson. So second down in ten for the
Bulldogs again at the thirteen yard line of Thompson with Cooper.
This time it's a handoff to CJ CJ inside the
ten and CJ knocked down at the seven yard line.
Speaker 4 (01:20:55):
TJ.
Speaker 2 (01:20:56):
Johnson barns inside to ten.
Speaker 1 (01:21:00):
So down to the seven yard line. It'll set up
a third down and five for Ope. Like OpenAL I
can get a first down at around the three yard
line and we're under a minute to play here in
the second quarter. Dogs content to wind this clock down
under fifty seconds left. Two wide receivers to the left
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side see j Johnson again, the lone tail back here
on third down play action with drops back rolls here
to the near side. Cooper floats one towards the end
zone and just out of bounds. Nobody to throw two.
It's fourth down and it'll be fourth down and five
coming up here for opal Like again, the Dogs can
get a first down at the three and get down
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thirty four to nothing. Coach Brian Moore, Well, are you
gonna send the field goal team out? I'm gonna try
to get some points here and get a positive play
going into the locker room here? Yeah, late guy coming
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on here for Thompson Like unable to get the snab.
This will be a twenty four yard field goal here
for Reese Beasley. Snap down and they kick up and
go up. But a flag down. I believe it's going
to be a delay a game against Opalaikah.
Speaker 2 (01:22:21):
Play offense five yard.
Speaker 1 (01:22:25):
I'm not sure if that was by design or not,
but ree knocked that one through and thirty two seconds left.
We'll see if Reecee can do it.
Speaker 2 (01:22:43):
Again here.
Speaker 1 (01:22:47):
It's like this will now be a twenty nine yard
field goal just inside the right hash wit Cooper will
hold for O Palalaikah snap down and the kick is
up and that kick looks good it is.
Speaker 2 (01:23:10):
Opalaika gets a three on the board.
Speaker 1 (01:23:14):
That score and drive power by OPLEAA Power Services hometown
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Thirty four to three. Now our score. As the dogs
get on the board, you're lit't dope like a bulldog
football here on the kicker back here protective Stadium. Opalaika
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does get on the board with three. And here's a
kick inside the five yard line that will be returnable
here by Thompson. Boy, they got a good return set up,
but a nice tackle there by opalik at the twenty
five yard line and a little like Jamil Griffin came
up with a tackle there, Jay Battle rather came up
with a tackle for Opalaika. So Thompson just twenty one
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seconds left, and don't think for a minute there they
were thinking about taking a d in and going to
the locker room. Here they got twenty one seconds. That's
plenty of time for this offense to maybe get something
going here.
Speaker 2 (01:24:10):
Thirty four to three our score. What do you think, coach?
Speaker 4 (01:24:13):
Well, I think we just try to finish strong right
here and come back to second half, and we got
to just get some offense. Man, we're just getting whipped
all over the field.
Speaker 1 (01:24:24):
Seeborne will try to set up a screen, oils patten
in the air by Elijah Odine almost tipped that one
to himself for a pick six and boy, well that
really a.
Speaker 5 (01:24:32):
Boy that things that would have been good, that would.
Speaker 1 (01:24:35):
Really client was sixteen seconds right play there by Elijah.
Thirty four to three are score is sixteen seconds left.
Couple more stamps here for Trent Seaborne. Second down trips
to the left, single receiver to the right. Loan back
is kJ Jackson for Trent Seaborne and Thompson.
Speaker 2 (01:24:57):
Now hell empty the backfield.
Speaker 1 (01:24:58):
Seaborne drops back trying to set up another one of
those screens, and we're going to be close to a
first down.
Speaker 2 (01:25:04):
Got up to.
Speaker 1 (01:25:05):
The thirty six yard line of just eight seconds left
to McCain Billions Tremaine Thomas on the stop for Opalaika
it it'll be a first down for Thompson up to
the thirty six yard line and Thompson's gonna be content
to let the clock run down after that first down,
Thomson gave it a shot. With the Bulldog defense will
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hold Thompson at least for the final few seconds of
the first half.
Speaker 2 (01:25:32):
Thirty four to three.
Speaker 1 (01:25:33):
Certainly a dominating first half of play for the Thompson Warriors.
They look like they are well on their way to
another state championship with the Bulldogs. Brian morewle head into
the locker room, though, and try to rally the troops
so we'll get the football to start the second half
and try to mount a huge comeback. As we get
ready and look forward to the second half of play,
we're at the half. Jason Lee's gonna come up on
the way next with our halftime report as we continue
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to coach Vince mccrack and take a look at some
of the first half statistics. As we come to you
from Protective Stadium. Is Opelika Bulldog football state chain More
on the way next here on the.
Speaker 6 (01:26:03):
Kicker, it is halftime here at Protective Stadium for the
Super Seven. It is Thompson on top of the Bulldogs
thirty four to three at the half. Jason Lee inside
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the orth Peda Clinic broadcast booth with your coverage right
here of Oplakah football on the kicker. It has been
all Thompson so far in the half again thirty four
to three in this seven to a state championship game
in Birmingham. It started off a great crowd here for Opelaika.
They've got three times as many folks as Thompson does.
A great crowd here at Opelika, really trying to keep
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the Bulldogs in the game. A good pregame show put
on by the state. And one of the things that
I love that they have. They've got several traditions in
the Super seven and one of the things I love
is during the coin toss, the players and coaches for
each team have an opportunity to select four staff members
from their school that will be representative at the coin toss,
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and so for Opalaikah, the staff and the football players
chose four from Opelakah High School. It was Onneika Smith,
Rebel Golston, Meredith Vickers and Lane Landers represented Opelaka High
School in a very cool moment there for the coin
toss along with Opelika's captains as well. Opelikah won the
toss deferred to the second half, so they will get
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the football here to start the second half. But just
looking at a quick recap, it has been old Thompson
to first two drives. They get inside the red zone,
but the Bulldogs do come up with a couple stops
defensively hold them to field goals.
Speaker 2 (01:27:39):
A twenty eight yard field.
Speaker 6 (01:27:41):
Goal for Thompson on their first drive, a thirty six
yard field goal after the second drive made it six
to nothing Thompson, and then after that Trent Seaborn in
full control at the quarterback position. Those of you that's
kept up with seven a action or Thompson. He is
a junior this year, has been the starting quarterback for
Thompson since.
Speaker 2 (01:27:58):
The eighth grade.
Speaker 6 (01:27:59):
This is a fourth straight state championship, so nerves have
not been a factor for Trent Seaborn. He got the
first touchdown the game, a seven yard touchdown pass to
number two Tray Knight that was followed by a three
yard touchdown rush by kJ Jackson. Then two more touchdown
pass at Seaborn to Price Lewis. Two touchdown receptions for
Lewis on the game. That is thirty four points there
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for Thompson However, the Bulldogs struggled to get anything going
on the ground or in the air. Didn't get the
first first down of the half until midway through the
second quarter. But once they did, put together a pretty
good little drive there their last possession there at the
end of the first half. It started off by a
long kickoff return by Andre Van gets it all the
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way to the Thompson forty five yard line, then he
gets hit out of bounds of personal foul, gets the
ball inside the thirty and then from there ope like
US offense, gets all the way down in the red zone,
caps it off with a twenty nine yard Reese Beasley
field goal, which makes our score thirty four to three.
Thompson on top of the Bulldogs. The Opahakah Spirit of
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the South marching band put in an excuse me, this
is Thompson right here on the field right now for
US Opelika's marching band on the sideline getting ready to
put on a huge performance. This is a great experience
for everybody, cheerleaders on the sideline, the band, or their performance,
not only the football team, but just if you could
play in a college stadium like this at the Super
seven level, that's just an awesome experience. So ope like
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you're getting ready here in just a couple of minutes
to take the field there. We're gonna take our first
break here of OPLI like a football halftime action, and
when we come back, we'll look at some stats. Jason
Lee coach Spence McCracken here with me. We'll look at
some of those stats of the second half and look
at some things that the Bulldogs could possibly do here
in the second half to get back in the game.
Speaker 2 (01:29:44):
This is oplake a football right here on the Jason
Lee back.
Speaker 6 (01:29:55):
We get halftime coverage inside the North Peeda Clinic broadcast booth.
We are protect a Staate which is the stadium of
the UAB Blazers for this Super seven action here in
seven A. It is Thompson on top of Opalalaikah. Thirty
four to three at the half. Just a huge crowd here.
A lot of Bulldog fans made the trip here up
to Eddy to Birmingham, but those of you that cannot
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make the trip, we appreciate you listening. A big shout
out to the Bearden family down to Eddie and Harpersville.
I know they're listening to us. Appreciate that tonight and
everybody back in opelikah Lee County. Been a rough first
half for the Bulldogs, but we appreciate y'all turning in,
tuning in it again, thirty four to three. Thompson on
top of the Bulldogs. A little bit earlier today, we've
got seven classifications. Obviously, that's the name Super seven going
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on the next couple of days only in football action only.
The seven A game that we're in right now is today.
Tomorrow got three A, one A five A. Friday is
going to be four A, two A six A. But
earlier today it was flag football. The females took the
field one A five A flag football state championship. That
was eleven o'clock this morning. Moody got the state crown
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over Montgomery Catholic twenty seven to eighteen. And then the
six A seven A game at three o'clock it was
Central went in their third straight state championship forty six
to seven over Vestavia. Coach, I'll bring you in here.
I know it's been a tough tough half there for
the Bulldogs. What's some of those key stats that really
stick out to you there?
Speaker 4 (01:31:22):
Yeah, Well, let's let's go down these real quick, because
you know we're not We're going to tell the truth
on everything. They had thirty four first downs and we
had three.
Speaker 5 (01:31:34):
That is incredible. They had passing yards.
Speaker 4 (01:31:38):
One hundred and fifty five and we had twelve passes attempted.
They had twenty one completed twelve and we were four
for eleven.
Speaker 5 (01:31:50):
That's not that bad. Total offense.
Speaker 4 (01:31:53):
Forty snaps for Thompson three hundred and fifty nine yards. Hope,
like a twenty snap for twenty six yards. That's an
interception returns. They had one for twenty four, but we
had six for one hundred and fifty three. And to
finish up third down conversions, they were three of seven
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and two of two on fourth down conversions and we
were one of six on third down conversions and nothing
on fourth down conversion. So, you know, I don't like
to paint a bad story, but right now, our offense
and our defense basically Thompson is whipping us real good.
Speaker 5 (01:32:43):
Simply as that.
Speaker 6 (01:32:44):
Yeah, And I think, coach, the one of the stats
that stand out to me is, you know, coming in today,
we know how I mean, we know how good Thompson
is on both sides of the ball, but really. Everybody
talks about the quarterback Trent Seaborn and how great he is,
and he has gotten his numbers, but she is really
what has stood out to me. Two hundred and four,
two hundred yards rushing there for Thompson looking at one, two, three,
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four guys that over twenty five yards in the first half.
So that's really I think what coach Moore and defense
coordinator coordinator coach Adam Massey is really talking to these dogs.
Speaker 2 (01:33:17):
Defenses. We got to stop that run here in the
second half.
Speaker 4 (01:33:20):
Yeah, well, you know, just you look at it total offense, uh,
three point fifty nine to twenty six, and you're right,
it's rushing yards is really favoring them, and uh, I
don't know, it's just here's one other thing to Jason.
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We had seventeen snaps in the first half. They had
thirty seven snaps in the first half. Yeah, Ali, that's
you just can't let that happen. But hey, we got
another half to play. Let's see if we can make
a go of it. Uh. I know that the head
coaching there, coaches in there all gonna let these kids quit.
Speaker 6 (01:34:03):
Yeah, defensively, you want to stop the run, and then
you know, offensively, you know, Coach Moore saying, hey, we're
getting the we're getting the ball back here. The best
thing we do for ourselves, let's put a touchdown on
the board here early in the second half, and then
let's just see.
Speaker 2 (01:34:14):
What happens, all right.
Speaker 5 (01:34:15):
That's right. We still got a lot of opal.
Speaker 4 (01:34:17):
Like the people here wanting us to do good, including
you and me.
Speaker 2 (01:34:22):
That's right.
Speaker 4 (01:34:22):
And and I feel for kids right now, I really do.
I hate to see this, but this is football, man,
this is the way it goes.
Speaker 2 (01:34:31):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (01:34:31):
I can guarantee you one thing though, when they come
out of the second half, the fight is still going
to be there for the Bulldogs. Another really good experience here.
You can hear behind me the opal like a spear
of the South marching band. Getting the experience of playing
in a state championship in a college stadium. That's just
an awesome experience in there. Doing a great job there.
We're gonna take our next halftime break when we come back,
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We're gonna look ahead of some of these games coming
the rest of the week and also tell you about
some open like athletic action that there's going to be
on our stations here. And I Heeart locally got basketball
wrestling coming up. A lot of things coming after tonight's
football State State championship game. Excuse me, so stay tuned
with us. Is open like a football right here on
the kicker, Jason Lee coming to you halftime here at
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the Super seven Protective Stadium. We are in the Orthopedic
Clinic broadcast booth. We appreciate the Orthopedic Clinic being a
faithful sponsor of opal Laka football each and every year
for us here on the kicker. Just a few minutes
left here in the half. Both teams are starting to
come out of the locker room get warm ups in
on this very cold night. We're down to about thirty
five degrees here in Birmingham here for the Super seven,
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so it has been a chilly one, but we do
not have those high wins that we've had the last
couple of days, so that is the one positive. It's
been a good first day here for the Super Seven again.
Two flag football games this morning this afternoon followed by
the seven eight action.
Speaker 5 (01:35:57):
Right here.
Speaker 6 (01:35:57):
It's Thompson up thirty four to three over the Dogs
going into the second half tomorrow. We're gonna get started
early at eleven am. That's a three A game. That'll
be Bayside Academy taking on mars Hill Bible. Mars Hill
is the defending state champion in three eight looking to
get the second win in a row. Tomorrow morning at
three o'clock it is the one A game Maplesville taking
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on one of our local teams. Widely Widely Bulldog's defending
state champions lose, their coach comes to Beauregard Dake Rivers
takes over. He's an assistant at Ufaulus Smiths Station, had
several jobs.
Speaker 2 (01:36:31):
Here in the area.
Speaker 6 (01:36:32):
He took over a head coach and they have been rolling.
They are thirteen to zero on the season, looking to
go back to back at the state championship and get
another win against Maplesville.
Speaker 2 (01:36:42):
Not only are they looking.
Speaker 6 (01:36:43):
To repeat that is a repeat of last a rematch,
I should say of last year. And then capping off
the seven o'clock game tomorrow night, it's gonna be a
good one five A game Viger and Moody. Moody lost
to Catholic Montgomery in the five A championship last year,
so they're gonna look to get some redemption there. But
that'll be a good game between those two and then
wrapping up Super seven coverage Friday, December fifth, eleven AM
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Jackson that is head coach Cody Flournoy used to be
in Lee County at Beulah's the head coach assistant coach
at Smith's station. They are the defending state champion.
Speaker 2 (01:37:17):
In four A.
Speaker 6 (01:37:18):
They're taking on Anniston who is undefeated on the season
fourteen and oh but Jackson looking to go back to
back win another state championship for Cody Flournoy and the
boys there. The three eight or excuse me a three
pm game on Friday is the two to A classification.
R J McDonald and the Lynette Panther is just a
dream season so far. They are twelve and two. RJ
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is in his second year and they're gonna go against
interim coach Rush Props and the CUSA Christian who is
twelve and two. This is one of the games that
a lot of people have had their eyes on all week.
That's gonna be a good one to A Action Friday afternoon,
and then the final game seven pm on Friday is
six A Action that's gonna be Sarah Lane undefeated going
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against undefeated Clay Chalkville Sara Land's fourth Street State championship
appearance in the Super Seven. They lost to Parker last season.
Clay Chalk will last appeared in twenty twenty three. They
actually beat Sara Land when they won the state championship
back in twenty twenty three, so that'll be a good
game right there. All state championships will be on our
sister station, Fox Sports nine ten thirteen, ten AM, The
(01:38:23):
Game and the iHeartRadio app, so we encourage you to
tune over those stations or the app to hear any
of those Super seven games coming up the next two days.
Also talking about a Fox Sports and the iHeart app.
Opelikah Athletics. We are not finished after tonight with Opliakah
Football OPAI like a basketball and wrestling in action here
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during the winter season OPAAKA basketball excuse me, area games
are gonna be broadcast. Me and Van Riggs will have
the call on each and every one of those home
and away area games that will also be on our
sister station, Fox Sports, The Game nine ten thirteen, ten AM,
and the iHeart Video app, so we encourage you to
turn in tune in for those as well. So we're
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gonna take our final break here at halftime bo teams
finishing up warm up, so we're going to the second
half kickoff.
Speaker 2 (01:39:08):
Bulldogs will get.
Speaker 6 (01:39:09):
The second half kickoff when we come back on the
kicker over Lake at Football.
Speaker 2 (01:39:24):
Welcome back to Protective Settum in Birmingham. Jason Lee.
Speaker 1 (01:39:26):
Great job at halftime breaking down this first half, which
has been dominated by Thompson back with coach Bence McCracken
and coach. We just heard from Mac who came up
here in the booth, was kind of relaying what coach
Wore was telling this team in the locker room, and
it was pretty simple. Guys, we're not gonna quit. We're
gonna come out here and play. And if I see
somebody that is quitting or loafing around, you're out. Somebody
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else's in. So you better lay it all on the
line here in this second half, moblek and show everybody
the kind of football we can play. And uh, hey, coach,
there's nothing you do about that first half.
Speaker 5 (01:39:57):
Now.
Speaker 1 (01:39:58):
It was ugly, just twenty six yards ropalaika three hundred
and fifty nine for Thompson. Wasn't good on offense, wasn't
good on defense, and really coach an area that OPAC
has done pretty good any special teams. You finally got
the one good return by Andre Van which set up
the field goal late for Opelaika.
Speaker 5 (01:40:15):
Yep, well, now I agree with you Van.
Speaker 4 (01:40:18):
It's a when you run seventeenth plays and your opponent
runs thirty seven plays, you know you got to just say, hey,
this team, they actually.
Speaker 1 (01:40:28):
Got forty plays to twenty on the official status.
Speaker 5 (01:40:31):
Is that what it is?
Speaker 1 (01:40:32):
That's what they've got here. So yeah, okay, so that's
a twenty play differences.
Speaker 2 (01:40:36):
You were close.
Speaker 5 (01:40:37):
Yeah, you're right, that's close.
Speaker 4 (01:40:38):
But you can just their quarterback is really good, their
receivers are good, their defenders are good. Yeah, and I'm
not gonna sit up here and say that they're better
than we are, but we just need to play a
very good second half.
Speaker 2 (01:40:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:41:00):
You know they worn the state championship in twenty twenty one,
twenty two, and twenty four.
Speaker 1 (01:41:05):
Yeah, they're playing in there. Eight straight finals appearance here. Yeah,
and R J Evans right now. Six carries fifty four
yards Arraijah Casey three carries forty six yards, two carries
thirty two yards were Trent Seaborne kJ Jackson six carries
twenty four yards. And you look at Opalaca's big playmakers tonight.
Speaker 2 (01:41:22):
C J.
Speaker 1 (01:41:23):
Johnson four carries five yards, Jordan Wait's two carries three yards,
Blake Johnson one carry three yards, and Jaalen Nelson won
carry for two yards and Jalen Washington had a minus
one rush. So yeah, nine attempts twelve yards and it's
Opelaca's bread and butter. And if they're going to try
to make this more respectable here in the second half,
they're going to get to have to get the football
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rolling in the run game first. Yeah, and it starts
up front. Coaching to both sides of the football really
been dominated tonight on the defensive side and the offensive side,
and that's really where the butter's been. The BRIT's been
buttered for Polaka this year is winning the line of scrimmage.
And I thought we had a better shot of We
did a light of discrimage against this Thompson team coming
into tonight, But right now, maybe opa I could improve
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that first half. It was a scheme thing, and they
can come out and do a little better job here
in the second half after the coach has had a
chance to get in the locker room and make some
adjustments though, opal like a Bulldogs, we'll get the football
to start the second half. And Jason, well, your thoughts
too coming out here and what you want to see
from this offense.
Speaker 6 (01:42:23):
Yeah, we talked about it at halftime too, and you're
exactly right.
Speaker 2 (01:42:26):
You know.
Speaker 6 (01:42:27):
Defensively you've got just that strong running game of Thompson
you got to take away. But yes, you got to
control the clock here to this first drive. You gotta
get your running backs. You gotta get CJ going, you
gotta get Jordan Waits going. It came in and ran
the ball hard there that last drive. So I think
although you were down thirty four to nothing, I like
getting points for the field goal there at the end
of the first half. Give you just a little bit morementum.
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But now we need seven here in this first drive.
Speaker 1 (01:42:51):
Yeah, Jason Lee and giving us updates tonight brought to
you by four Seasons Federal Credit Union, as we're unable
to bring you those sideline reports.
Speaker 2 (01:42:59):
Here is a shut up.
Speaker 5 (01:43:01):
Return by.
Speaker 2 (01:43:04):
I thought it was Andre Van looked like it was.
Speaker 1 (01:43:06):
And man gets up across the twenty five up around
the twenty six yard line. That's where he will start
first in ten.
Speaker 4 (01:43:14):
That's three kickoff returns four that I know, the twenty,
the twenty three, the twenty five, and the twenty five go.
Speaker 1 (01:43:23):
Alright, so we'll see what wit Cooper can do. First
and ten from his own twenty six yard line is
Thompson leads to start the second half thirty four to three. C. J.
Johnson will be the starting tailbag here for with Cooper
two wide receivers to the right, minute Young and there
as an inside receiver. They'll try to throw a screen
tip picked off by Thompson at the twenty one yard
line down the sidelines for a touchdown Trenton McCorvey, and
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that was off the receiver tipped in the air, a
picked six, and boy, yes, didn't get any worse for
o Palaika.
Speaker 6 (01:43:55):
Here.
Speaker 1 (01:43:55):
It's forty to three with eleven forty five to play
in the third core. First play from scrimmage, we see, well, oh,
oh my goodness, they pulled the receiver when he tried
to go up for the ball.
Speaker 2 (01:44:11):
Missed a flag on that.
Speaker 1 (01:44:12):
One, but they were all over that play.
Speaker 2 (01:44:16):
Trenton McCorvey comes in and.
Speaker 1 (01:44:20):
Picked six from twenty one yards out and just doesn't
get any any better here to start the second half.
And here is the extra point from Thompson's Ethan Black
and it is up and it is good. Thompson a
pick six to open up the second half on Opal
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like us first play from scrimmage. They lead at forty
one to three with eleven forty five to play. We're
back after this here on the kicker, Trenton McCorvey with
a pick six. Says that one was tipped off off
of the shoulder pad of the Opalaika receiver up in
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the air and a twenty one yard picked six by
Trenton McCorvey, six foot, one hundred and ninety two pound junior.
We talked about the length and height of these guys
from junior James the safety and Demonte tab both starting
safety six to two six two eighty six six two
one seventy five and linebackers all over six foot and
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average right around two hundred pounds.
Speaker 2 (01:45:25):
They're just big on defense.
Speaker 1 (01:45:27):
And Andre Van will have a shot at another return
here caught at the three, brought up at the fifteen
and cut at the twenty twenty five and up close
to the thirty, but brought down around the twenty eight
yard line. So that's where Opalaika will start first in
ten the return the eleven thirty six remaining here in
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this third quarter and Bulldogs back out and hopefully a
better play to start the second drive of the second half.
First play pick six Bulldogs for they're on twenty seven
yard line. Cooper gets the snap, hands the ball off
this time to c J. Johnson trying to find some
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running room and CJ gets to the line of scrimmage,
picks up one. And CJ has not been able to
bust those runs tonight against this really good Thompson defense.
Speaker 6 (01:46:21):
Tom oh Now, anytime CJ's been in the game, they've
really been keying on him. They know the run that's coming.
So a play action or roll out here by now
by wit would be a very good call with CJ
in the game in the backfield because they're just swarming
ten number three Dogs.
Speaker 1 (01:46:36):
They're on twenty eight yard line, second down and nine
and Cooper out of the shotgun. It will not be
play action. It'll be a straight run this time a
good push by c J. Johnson in that time he
was able to push for the first down. He gets
up to the thirty nine yard line. So Oplaika picks
up twelve yards. They're on a good run by c J. Johnson.
Speaker 3 (01:46:56):
Damn rich.
Speaker 1 (01:46:59):
Dogs will go quickly back to the line of scrimmage
at least with their own thirty nine yard line, and
the handoff goes back to CJ. Bounced off one defender,
gets up to the forty able to salvage a yard
as CJ was about to lose two in the backfield,
but he was able to bounce off the defender keep
that drive going. Here with ten twenty seven or mating
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in the third quarter, was up forty.
Speaker 6 (01:47:23):
Yeah, they're keying on him, but that doesn't mean he's
not going to keep running with heart. This is his
last game as a senior, and so he's gonna go
out with a bang.
Speaker 1 (01:47:30):
Here in the second half, two wide receivers to the
right here for with Cooper, and off again goes to CJ.
Trying to run right in the heart of that Thompson
defense and kind of a third down as he gets
up to the forty one, it's like it'll be a
third down and eight for Opalaika coming up here. I
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believe there's a Thompson player at least slow to get up.
I don't think he's hurt, just taking his time. I
don't think Blake Johnson was at the bottom of that
pile and his helmet come off, so he's gonna have
to come out of the game.
Speaker 2 (01:48:05):
Here.
Speaker 1 (01:48:05):
On this third down play, ben at Young checks in
the ballgame. You'll have Young, Washington and then all in.
On this third down play, third and eight Bulldogs from
their own forty one yard line. They'll need to get
to the forty nine for the first down forty one
to three tops with the lee. They stretched their lead
out on a pick six on the Bulldog's first play
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from scrimmage two in the backfield here for Opelaika Cooper
gets the snamp play action here on third down, Wit
takes a deep shot down field and that one is
tipped up in the air, almost intercepted as he tried
to get it to Jalen Washington. Demonte Tabb did a
nice job coming up for that one and almost picking
that one off, and Wit put that one a little
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underneath and tried to get on I tried to get
Jalen to come back on the football. The defender, though
almost able to pick that one off, came.
Speaker 6 (01:49:00):
Over from a safety position there and Jalen did a
very good job of converting from receiver to defensive back
right there to prevent that in or saying.
Speaker 1 (01:49:07):
They hadn't been out of place all night on the
play action too, They've had defenders all over Ophlaika's receivers.
Speaker 5 (01:49:13):
Great punt, That.
Speaker 1 (01:49:14):
Was a good punt by Rhys Beasley, hangs up there
and a fair catch called for at the fifteen yard line.
So that's where Thompson's offense will come out leading forty
one to three here with nine fourteen to play in
the third quarter.
Speaker 2 (01:49:26):
Bulldogs were able.
Speaker 1 (01:49:27):
To pick up one first down on that drive, but
that was it and couldn't pick up that third and
eight as Witch tried to take a shit deep downfield.
Speaker 5 (01:49:35):
And now he's got the number two's in there now,
doesn't he? No, No, he didn't.
Speaker 1 (01:49:42):
Majority of the number ones in there right now. Trent
Seaborne leading the pack out here, Thompson will have it
for their own fifteen yard line. Seaborn brings a man
in motion from left to right and give it to
the motion man as a flag down on the play.
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As he gets across the twenty up close to the
first down marker at the twenty five up to the
twenty six, but this one should be coming back. Looks
like a hole in the backfield on Thompson. So that
is a hold against Thompson Orthopedic Clinic broadcast booth. There's
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been a nice spot to be tonight here on a
cold night in Birmingham Opelaanka fans, some of them had
decided to make the trip back down two to eighty,
but a lot of them hanging in here with these dogs.
And still a really good crowd here on both sides,
sticking in here in this ball game tonight. Orthopedic Clinic
in East Alabama's go to center for orthopedic care were
two great locations, Lakeside Circle in Auburn and Medical Arts
(01:50:54):
Center in Opelaika Seaborn. After that hole, it'll be first
in long line of scrimmage around the seven yard line.
Hand off there and nowhere it goes. Good stop there
by the Bulldogs defensively well like Josh Davis on the
stop for the Bulldogs, Big number ninety three plugging up
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that whole second down in long here for Thompson, TJ.
Speaker 4 (01:51:19):
Thomas and Money Thomas and Terres Thomas and Josh Davis.
Speaker 1 (01:51:23):
Good front group Thompson from their own eight yard line
here second down in seventeen eight twenty one left in
the third forty one three Thompson leading trips were to
the trip receiver to the right, Singer receiver to the left.
Seaborn hard count play action. Seaborne drops throws here to
a wide open receiver at the fifteen yard line. Stiff
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arms of defender for Ropelike, and he's forced out of
bounds near the first down marker at the twenty five
yard line. Going to be right at the sticks on
a sixteen yard throwing catch from Seaborne as he gets
it to Trey night Boy.
Speaker 5 (01:51:59):
We play at lot. We were really playing a lot
of cushion that time.
Speaker 1 (01:52:03):
And it wasn't enough for a first down, so we
first and ten Thompson from their own twenty five three
receivers stacked in a row to the right and a
single receiver to the left. Eight oh two to play
in the third, first and ten Thompson from their own
twenty five. Seaborn gets the stamp steps up in the pocket.
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Vade passed us where defender fell down for Opalaika. Thankfully
it was thrown out of bounds. Tray Knightight caught it
or just about caught it going out of bounds at
around the forty of Opalaika defender fell down for Polaka though,
and that was a receiver was wide open, got Jay Battle.
Speaker 2 (01:52:48):
Fortunate to come up with that one incomplete. Here.
Speaker 1 (01:52:50):
Second down in ten Thompson from their own twenty five again,
same formation again, three receivers stacked to the right, single
receiver to the left side. Trey Knight's the one all alone,
working on j Battle here on the near side of
the field. Seaborn with pressure steps up throws and again
it's caught by Tray Knight trying to spin out of
the tackle, but he's got enough for the first down
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as he catches it up to the thirty eight yard line,
and Jay Battle will make the style but a really
good cushion, and they're working on Tray Knight in Battle
right now in that matchupp and you can tell coach
Mark Freeman likes likes the setup there. First and ten
again Thompson from their own thirty eight yard line. Seaborn
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changing his play at the line of scrimmage seven twenty
four to play in the third Seaborn drops back throws
near sight and again once again caught by Tray Knight
near midfield, and they will give him the fifty yard line.
So that's a twelve yard pickup and another first down
for Thompson.
Speaker 4 (01:53:58):
Working on him great, I need to give up quite
so much.
Speaker 5 (01:54:03):
Cushion now.
Speaker 1 (01:54:06):
Six', two one hundred and eighty pounds wide. Receiver working
On Jay battle the.
Speaker 6 (01:54:10):
Senior he's now over five hundred yards receiving on the
season and seven touchdown. Season so he's been a fantastic
senior receiver For thomas And Jay.
Speaker 1 (01:54:24):
Battle five to nine a buck forty. Eight see if
they go back there, Again seborne drops, back he will
go back there. Again that time he Overshot Trey night.
Incomplete so it'll be second down to ten again at.
Midfield six forty one to play here in the third
and some substitutions coming. In Elijah odin checks at the ball.
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Game second down and ten again in midfield For. Thompson
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they're moving right to, Left trip's receivers to the right.
Speaker 2 (01:55:11):
Side play.
Speaker 1 (01:55:12):
Action, no it'll be a handoff and a good run
cutting down at the forty yard, line coming up and
making a. Step Antonius peters gets the.
Speaker 2 (01:55:22):
TAILBACK.
Speaker 1 (01:55:22):
Rj evans, down but not before he gets Another thompson
first down as he carries it down to the open
like a forty yard. Line that's a ten yard pickup
and moving the chains again here For thompson as they
lead forty one to, three six twenty two to. Go
here in the third, quarter pistol formation down For seaborn
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with a tailback directly behind. Him he'll give it To
evans right, side And evans broke a tackle and he
gets across the thirty five down to the thirty four yard.
Speaker 2 (01:55:54):
Line that is a six yard. Pickup.
Speaker 1 (01:55:56):
Five Tayden harris almost had, him but he slipped through
that tackle and got down to the thirty four yard.
Speaker 2 (01:56:02):
Line Emil griffin was finally there to bring him.
Speaker 1 (01:56:05):
Down second and four at the thirty four Of opalaiko five.
Speaker 2 (01:56:13):
Forty four to play in the third, Quarter.
Speaker 1 (01:56:17):
Seaborne checks the sidelines to receivers less single receiver to the. Right,
Now seaborne changing his. Play there is running back our
J evans will move over to the right And seaborne
gonna call a, timeout so time out on the field
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with five twenty one to. Play that'll be a media.
Timeout so we'll take the time out with them forty
one to three second down and four when play resumes
For thompson at they gopull like a thirty four you're
listen to pull like a bulldog football here on the kicker.
Speaker 2 (01:57:00):
Back At Protective.
Speaker 6 (01:57:01):
Stadium it Is thompson on top of the dogs forty
one to, three five twenty one left here in the third.
Quarter thompson has the ball at The bulldog thirty five yard,
line gonna be a second down in about. Four it
called a time out there and we're still under the
media timeout looking at.
Speaker 2 (01:57:16):
A couple key.
Speaker 6 (01:57:18):
Stats as we, said The thompson offense that's just been
rolling all season, long offense that is averaging over forty
points a game already at that Today Trent seaborn, again
the four year, starter starting in his Fourth super Seven
state championship, game fifteen to twenty, six two hundred and
forty six yards in the air and then coach thirty
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two on the, ground has just been The Trent seaborn
show happening it.
Speaker 4 (01:57:43):
Tonight that's, amazing, Man he's really.
Speaker 1 (01:57:47):
Good, yeah you, know, coach he has played in this
game every year he's been At thompson in A state championship,
game which is hard to believe since the eighth.
Speaker 5 (01:57:58):
Grade good, GRACIOUS.
Speaker 2 (01:58:00):
I know it that. Is it's. Crazy seck it.
Speaker 1 (01:58:02):
Down hand off To thompson's running back and he gets
down to the thirty two yard. Line Like Headrick burt stops.
Him going to be short of the first in to
the fourth down and right at. Two thompson will need
the thirty and the nose of the football at the
thirty two yard. Line they'll keep the offense out here
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or check that this is third and. Two you know
this is thirty, two and the offensive lineman moves that'll
back them up five yards. Off false start Against thompson
will make this a third and seven for The. Warriors
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third down and seven now For thompson And Trent. Cebourne
i'm all down at the thirty seven Of. Opalaika they'll
check this eye lines to change their play here the
spirit of The south marching. Band they're staying warm by
continuing to make noise here on this home side Of Protective.
Stadium two wide right single receiver Left Sea borne a
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hand off up the, middle good hole across the. Thirty
he's got a first down and he is rumbling down
to the twenty yard.
Speaker 2 (01:59:21):
Line what a great run BY. Kjh.
Speaker 1 (01:59:25):
Jackson goodness, GRACIOUS i mean right in the art of
The opelika defense all the way down to the twenty
yard line.
Speaker 2 (01:59:33):
As he picked up.
Speaker 1 (01:59:36):
Close to twelve yards and running over to fenders too From.
Opalaika just hadn't seen this kind of domination against This
opelika team all.
Speaker 5 (01:59:46):
Year Trey stone back at the game.
Speaker 1 (01:59:48):
Under four to play here in the third quarter of
all on the twenty yard, line first in ten For,
thompson and here's another handoff here to the near, side
and that time BABY. Tj Tremaine thomas able to force
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the runner right of bounds at around the fifteen yard.
Line it's still going to pick up close to five.
YARDS i believe they marked him down at the, sixteen
so to be a pick up of four second down
in six upcoming here For. Thompson three eighteen to play
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here in the third and a forty one three lead
at For, thompson and again they're threatening here in the red.
Speaker 2 (02:00:35):
Zone pistol. Formation handoff goes To.
Speaker 1 (02:00:39):
Jackson he's thought he was cutting down right to the
line of, scrimmage but he was brought down at the
fifteen by The Leakedrick. Burks he comes in there and
holds him to a yard, pickup setting up a third
and five at the fifteen Of. Opalaika here as we
wind down under three minutes to play in the, third
two fifty two in the, clock continuing to, run.
Speaker 2 (02:01:00):
Trips to the right and the tailback IS. R.
Speaker 1 (02:01:03):
J evans now to the left Of Trent seaborne and
will check the sidelines for the. Play Now evans will
move over to the right side Of. Seaborn lay clock
down under ten hand off goes To evans and you
gotta be short of the first, down got to the,
thirteen picked up two yards.
Speaker 2 (02:01:25):
And we'll be fourth down and.
Speaker 1 (02:01:26):
Two, yeah they gonna go for this, man be fourth
and three down at the thirteen yard. Line offense will stay.
Out seaborne out of the shotgun and a hard count
and it looks Like thompson moved again.
Speaker 2 (02:01:48):
Here well you're gonna be a.
Speaker 1 (02:01:56):
Man, yeah fall starred against the offense at. All back
come up five yards and that'll make this a fourth
down and round.
Speaker 6 (02:02:04):
Seven, YEAH i hope like this defensive line had to
shift right there to the left, side and as soon
as they shifted that right guard got out of the.
Speaker 2 (02:02:12):
Stance.
Speaker 4 (02:02:13):
Yeah They their coach over there is talking about us
clapping and making them jump off, sides but you know
you can do, that but we don't do any.
Speaker 5 (02:02:23):
Clapping and we just moved.
Speaker 1 (02:02:26):
Two white outs either Side seaborn out of the shine.
Gun this will be a fourth and seven pressure. Come
seaborn steps throws caught at the eight yard line for
a first down and that is complete To Price lewis
down to the. Five it'll be first in. Gold thompson and,
boy just tough to defend trying to get pressure on
that quarterback at the offensive line does a good job
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holding up And seaborn on fourth down and.
Speaker 2 (02:02:51):
Seven.
Speaker 5 (02:02:52):
Easy now we have not sacked him, tonight have?
Speaker 2 (02:02:56):
We? NO i don't.
Speaker 1 (02:02:57):
Know they got to hit on him a couple of
times right after he through, it and you, know one
time he went down with that shoulder and looked like
he may been heading out of the ballgame for. Good
but he came back and has continued to play Like.
Superman hand off to the tailback here at the five yard.
Lines kJ jackson forced out of bounds at around the
three on a big Lineman Jared fikes out there with them.
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Blocking he's one of the bigger. Linemen they've got the
left guards six six ninety seventy, five seventy. Five, yes,
sir you can't miss their center two thirty, five two twenty,
five their right guarden two, fifty the right. Tackle there's
a handoff left side of the end zone for Another thompson,
touchdown and that one THAT'S.
Speaker 2 (02:03:42):
R J evans in for the.
Speaker 1 (02:03:43):
Score and it is forty seven to three with forty
seven seconds left here in the third out of the
opal likea faithful just about have had enough and getting
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ready to head back Towards Lee.
Speaker 6 (02:04:07):
COUNTY i think you're. RIGHT a thirty four degree weather
has something to do with it. TOO i, think, well absolutely.
Speaker 1 (02:04:13):
Yeah it is a cold one and the extra point
is up and it is.
Speaker 2 (02:04:20):
Good So thompson.
Speaker 1 (02:04:22):
Forty Eight opalika three forty seven seconds to play here
in the third. Quarter we're back after this time out
here on the. Kicker thompson can converts a fourth down
and seven to keep the drive going and they cap
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it off with another touchdown RUN.
Speaker 2 (02:04:45):
R J evans in the end zone For.
Speaker 1 (02:04:47):
Thompson they've now accumulated four hundred and sixty one total
yards To opelika's forty here in this.
Speaker 2 (02:04:53):
Ballgame And.
Speaker 1 (02:04:57):
Thompson three for three on fourth down ain't perfect there
in that. Category and here's Andre van trying to get
a good return here across the twenty. Five man now
redirects his field And van's got something cooking there across the,
forty trying to outrace the defense across the, fifty across the,
forty and he's going to be forced out of bounds
at around the thirty two yard. Line another good return
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there by Opelikas Andre, van and that's been the positive plays.
Tonight and two good returns one earlier in the game
by Andre, van and then a fifteen yard penalty was
tacked on in Opel like had kicked the field goal
late in the first. Half and maybe Opal i can
get the end zone here and score a touchdown. Here
trailing forty eight to three with thirty seconds left in
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the third.
Speaker 4 (02:05:40):
Quarter we Got Julian, Pritchett Jeremy, Dillard Corbyn, Firs Darris,
whitlower And Eric, mason three juniors and two seniors up.
Speaker 5 (02:05:48):
Front let's see if we can get a touchdown.
Speaker 1 (02:05:51):
Here, now just thirty seconds left here in this third
quarter and The bulldogs have it at the thirty two
Of thompson for the first and. Ten here's a reverse
play trying to get it To Jalen. Washington strung out
really nicely By. Thompson they Sling jalen down back at
the forty yard. Line just not fooled it. All chance
strown on the. Stop that was.
Speaker 5 (02:06:16):
The big boy From hawaii And mac was talking, About.
Speaker 1 (02:06:20):
Yeah lost seven yards on that. Play i'm not sure
why the clock. STOPPED i guess he got slung out of.
Speaker 2 (02:06:28):
Bounds he. Did they stopped it with nineteen.
Speaker 1 (02:06:30):
Seconds so The bulldogs have it back now at the
forty one after that big loss on the, play a
seven officially second down and seventeen for The. Bulldogs so
they're on thirty nine yard. Line man in motion from
right to. Left they'll dump it out in the flats
trying to get it To Jaalen. Washington washington got pulled from,
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behind spun out of one tackle and got.
Speaker 2 (02:06:54):
Up to the thirty two there In.
Speaker 1 (02:06:56):
Washington alen picks up close to seven yards and that
will take us to the fourth. Quarter forty eight to
three On thompson of The bulldogs trying to get some,
positives try to find the end.
Speaker 2 (02:07:11):
Zone as we head to.
Speaker 1 (02:07:12):
The fourth, quarter forty eight to. Three you're, listen no
like A bulldog football here on the.
Speaker 6 (02:07:16):
Kicker we head to the fourth quarter Here Protective. Stadium
it Is Jason Lee Van rix Coach spence McCracken coming
to you from within the Orth Pede clint broadcast. Booth
it is forty eight to Three thompson on top of The.
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Dogs The dogs have a third down and ten coming
up here in just a minute after THE tv time
out at The thompson thirty three yard. Line dogs trying
to get their first touchdown on the board here, again
it's been a high Profile thompson. Offense we've seen all,
year a team that averages close to forty five points a.
Game it has been four hundred and sixty one yards
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of total. Offense it's there For thompson and it hasn't
just been through the. Air it's been the ground game
and the past game had a coach and.
Speaker 4 (02:08:06):
Think about, yeah and think about the fact that they've
lost three football, GAMES i.
Speaker 5 (02:08:12):
Believe.
Speaker 1 (02:08:12):
Yeah they lost to A hoover team too that just
apparently made it the playoffs in their.
Speaker 2 (02:08:17):
Region you know which.
Speaker 1 (02:08:18):
Is you, know you catch teams on different, days And
Ope like has caught this.
Speaker 2 (02:08:22):
One It's thompson team. Tonight certainly on THEIR a.
Speaker 1 (02:08:26):
Game they're focused and, ready and you know, what when
they play in these type of games all the, time
they kind of know the, routine they know the, focus
and this is not new to them when you're playing
the neate straight of these And hope like are playing
here for just a third time in school. History third
down and ten at The thompson thirty two yard, line
play action With cooper drops, back throws one deep towards
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the end zone is going to be intercepted at the,
five which just floated that one over the receiver's. Head
and now on the return here For, thompson they're going
to get up close to the thirty two yard, line
back to where the original line of scrimmage.
Speaker 2 (02:09:00):
Was For, opalaika.
Speaker 1 (02:09:04):
Tough one went trying to get in, deep had a
guy in a little tank window there in a, bucket
and there's about two flags after the, Play thompson players
jumping all around The opalika players and certainly frustrations coming
in For. Opalaika i'm not sure exactly who that will
be on when all the dust settles. There but tough
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night tonight For opalaika all the way.
Speaker 4 (02:09:30):
Around they ought to just call that on both teams
and move.
Speaker 2 (02:09:35):
On, yeah you, would you would think. So, boy you,
know there's JUST i don't really know.
Speaker 4 (02:09:39):
Flowing the whistles formed to stop and to both sides
pushing on each.
Speaker 1 (02:09:43):
Other the toms and players, are you, know obviously very.
Excited can't blame. Them i'm not sure anything malicious was
going on, there but you, Know ophika players or certainly
frustrated for the way the this game has gone all around.
TONIGHT i don't think anybody was pushing or shoving or
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slapping or any punches were, thrown but it's a long
time sorting it out here by this official.
Speaker 2 (02:10:09):
Staff we'll wait and see.
Speaker 1 (02:10:10):
Here as a white hat comes over and it makes
this official call. Here we did have the referee miked
up earlier in the, game but he was feed we
had from him was pretty rough to. Hear but we'll
have to listen in and relay it to. You And
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i'm not sure what the hold up is here as
we still await the white. Hat now he'll come over
AND i believe let us, know Sorry coachy.
Speaker 2 (02:11:18):
Both of the morning wow both On. Opaliko, Yep.
Speaker 6 (02:11:24):
I'm. Sorry even if there was a late, hit how
do you how do you get two late? Hits isn't
it just? One he was only hit by one? Guy
Coach more calls the time. Out he's trying to have
a conversation with the white hat right. Now so it's
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a bulldog time out.
Speaker 1 (02:11:46):
Here, yeah time out on the field will take one as.
Well you're, listening no for like a bulldog football here
on the kicker back here protect the stadium here In,
birmingham eleven forty three remaining here in the ballgame All
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thompson forty eight to, three but adding insult to injury
on that, one as two fifteen yard penalties back to
back For opelika has Put thompson now down at the
thirty six yard, line and you can get. Coached Ryan
moore certainly frustrated during that time out talking to the white,
hat wanted some. Clarification and here's a run right up
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the middle By thompson across the thirty down to the
twenty nine Of.
Speaker 2 (02:12:32):
Opalaika they got their.
Speaker 5 (02:12:33):
Number two quarterback in there. Now, yeah and this is number.
Speaker 1 (02:12:39):
Seventeen Jari, Nation Jahari. Nation and he may be that young. Fellow,
yeah that is an eighth. Grader oh, really yes he.
Is he's a tall eighth, grader isn't he coached sixty
one hundred and sixty seven.
Speaker 2 (02:12:57):
Pounds he didn't look one hundred and sixty.
Speaker 1 (02:12:58):
Seven it feels like he fills out in the jersey
better than. That The nation will hand it off to
the tailback in the backfield and he spins out of one,
tackle but could not spin out Of Jamal. Griffin he'll
bring him down for a big loss on the. Play
that Was casey on the run For. Thompson good. Job
now they'll change up. Quarterbacks Now danielson will check in
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the ball, Games Eland Danielson.
Speaker 2 (02:13:29):
Thompson.
Speaker 1 (02:13:29):
Appears they will be clearing the bench here number twenty
Seven Jaafari pageese will be the. Tailback So danielson out
of the shotgun. Formation here his from The opalaika thirty
eight yard. Line ten to twenty two to play in
the ball. Game hand off up quarterback keeper and he
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is down to the thirty two yard.
Speaker 2 (02:13:54):
Line danielson with a good run there four yard pickup.
Speaker 4 (02:14:00):
There go For this is it third. Day it's fourth, down,
yep fourth.
Speaker 1 (02:14:04):
Down they'll keep the offense out here leading forty eight to,
three two wide receivers to the left side of the,
clock continuing to run.
Speaker 2 (02:14:15):
Here nine fifty four to.
Speaker 1 (02:14:16):
Go and you got to get a lot of credit
To Mark freeman the ways playing this game too here
towards the, end he's he's kind of slowed things up
a pretty good bit here in a one sided. Game
hand off to the right, side and that was The
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geese who won't have the first. Down they'll be a
turnover on downs and now The plaka will bring out
the offense first time. Tonight a fourth down play has
not worked For. Thompson they were perfect on the on
those coming. In they were perfect three for. Three Jordan
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waits checks at the ball game at running back FOUR
O Pelaika bulldogs will have it from their own thirty
yard line and we'll have nothing. Else, coach you just
love to break one here and get in the end.
Zone it's been a frustrated. Night Keelan banks will check
in the ball game.
Speaker 2 (02:15:17):
And receiver to the.
Speaker 4 (02:15:18):
Right they got their number two's in there now you
know you know, that and they don't know where to line.
Speaker 6 (02:15:24):
Up having trouble getting eleven on the, field called time
out For.
Speaker 2 (02:15:27):
Thompson, Yeah thompson will take a time.
Speaker 1 (02:15:30):
Out got nine at twenty seven remaining here in the ball,
game and we'll step aside for a timeout as.
Speaker 2 (02:15:37):
Well your, LISTEN nopo like A bulldog.
Speaker 1 (02:15:39):
Football forty eight to Three thompson with a, lead nine
twenty seven to. Play we're back after this here on the. Kicker,
well unfortunately for The, bulldogs it's a one sign of
the fair here At Protective. Stadium thompson leading forty eight to,
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three nine twenty seven to. Play, bulldogs, though we'll try
to find some offense here and try to get in
the end. Zone been able to do so tonight from
their own thirty yard. Line, bulldogs we have it first
and ten and hand off will go To Jordan waits
And waits carries up to the thirty four yard, line
picks up four, yards clan continuing to run nine seventeen
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remaining here in the. BALLGAME i can't say enough about
Doctor Kevin, Davis Kelly, Fisher Craig, montel the entire staff
this week leading up to this ball.
Speaker 2 (02:16:33):
Game what a what a great. Thing it is to be.
Speaker 1 (02:16:35):
In the finals and despind the outcome here tonight brought
this community together and you, know showed, up showed really
the state THAT opalaka football was back in a competitive.
State to get back here to the state championship. Game,
pump Thank, cooper gonna scram before good run here by
wit and went gonna get pushed out of bounds of
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the forty five yard.
Speaker 2 (02:16:57):
Line good run there, By Wit.
Speaker 1 (02:16:59):
Cooper it picks up fifteen yards on the scramble.
Speaker 2 (02:17:05):
And gets a first.
Speaker 1 (02:17:06):
Down AND i think a game like, This, coach it
just sets the stage for the next time you're. Here
if these players will remember the ones that didn't play
a lot in this. Game first down play, action that
one's called up around the fifty yard line there By Andre,
van we'll say down to the forty nine yard. Line
that'll be a six yard. Pickup you.
Speaker 2 (02:17:29):
Know and maybe the moment was too big, tonight, coach
ropelike a little.
Speaker 1 (02:17:33):
Bit but the next time you get, here and you
hope it, soon you're ready for the.
Speaker 2 (02:17:39):
Challenge, YEP i agree with.
Speaker 1 (02:17:40):
You second down in four for The bulldogs across the
midfield of The TOMPs in forty nine and Whit cooper
out of the, shotgun gets the. Stamp hand off goes TO.
Speaker 2 (02:17:53):
Cj.
Speaker 1 (02:17:53):
JOHNSON cj hit right at the first down marker at
the forty five yard, line AND i believe we'll have
enough for the first. Down we'll wait and say, yes
they will move the. Chain so that's A lamborn transfer in.
Storage first. Down all stats tonight brought to you by
our friends at Four Seasons Federal Credit Union dogs trying
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to add some of those offensive stats.
Speaker 2 (02:18:16):
Tonight it's been a rough night offensively For.
Speaker 1 (02:18:18):
Opalaika but down to the forty five yard line Of
thompson and The bulldogs will.
Speaker 2 (02:18:26):
GO i, formation hand off goes TO.
Speaker 1 (02:18:28):
CJ cj spin move inside the forty down around the
thirty eight yard, line continuing to push that pile down
to the thirty seven Of. Thompson this is more like
the opal like offense we're used to, see and unfortunately
it's coming against a lot of the number two's here For.
Speaker 2 (02:18:44):
Thompson.
Speaker 8 (02:18:45):
Yeah, yeah that front they've got in there right now
is a not in nearly as big as that first.
Speaker 2 (02:18:57):
Group that's a marked just a little short.
Speaker 1 (02:19:02):
Here second down in two for The bulldogs line of
scrimmage of thirty. Seven those are laid handoff and a
good run inside the thirty FOR. Cj down to the
twenty five yard line Of. THOMPSON cj slow to get,
up pop back, Up lambert transfer in storage first Down.
Speaker 2 (02:19:22):
Jayleen. Nelson we'll check in the ball game.
Speaker 1 (02:19:28):
As we look down upon the action here for The
North Peeda clinic broadcast six forty seven to. Play Here
thompson leading forty eight Three bulldogs first and ten at
the twenty five and a quick hand off here To Blake.
Johnson blake went, left cut back, right And johnson continuing
to push the pile down the inside the fifteen down
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to the fourteen yard. Line that's A lambert transfer in
storage first. Down so good run there By. Blake the
Hamber johnson here with six twenty eight to, play you're
gonna miscalling his.
Speaker 5 (02:20:04):
Name a.
Speaker 1 (02:20:09):
Formation Here Jalen nelson dott in the eye for The
bulldogs inside the, fifteen first, down hands off To Nelson,
nelson good run inside the. Ten they're gonna get a
four hag On opelaika and it's gonna come. Back goodness,
Gracious so that touchdown run By Jalen nelson would have
been the first of the season for. Him i'm gonna
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come back, unfortunately so they get calm for holding once Tonight.
THOMPSON i think one, time very first drive of the.
Game they played perfect, tonight didn't they hate?
Speaker 6 (02:20:49):
That For, Jalen he's had some long, runs just hadn't
been able to cap one off with a.
Speaker 2 (02:20:53):
Touchdown, yeah that would have been Number one'll give. It
give it to him. Again let's see if he can
carry it in.
Speaker 1 (02:20:58):
There and must have been an obvious.
Speaker 2 (02:21:03):
HOLD i don't, know but in the forty eight to
three ball, game it must have.
Speaker 1 (02:21:08):
Been bad in signed the twenty five of the twenty.
Four after that, penalty it'll be first down and twenty For.
Opelaika jalen will remain in the ballgame here and a
flag on the, play we're gonna be off sides Against,
thompson's they'll be a free five.
Speaker 6 (02:21:25):
Yards you, know we're Seeing Jordan waite C J blake
getting their last cares as a high school football. Player
but you Mentioned van a lot of guys coming back next.
YEAR i was talking to Coach moore yesterday at the,
luncheon and we can't forget this is a team that
lost thirty five seniors last. Year just the heck of
her run this.
Speaker 1 (02:21:45):
Year, yeah ten of eleven starters on defense too that
they had to, replace and you look how those guys stepped.
Up and most of those guys like you Mentioned Jason,
lee are coming back next year on. Defense so what
a great experience they're having laying in the state championship,
game and how hungry they'll be to come. Back, nelson
we'll get the hand. Off there's a good hole inside
the fifteen And jalen is down close to the ten yard.
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Line looks like the mark him down at the eleven yard,
line so this will set up a third down.
Speaker 2 (02:22:14):
Five point fifty three. O'clock continuing to.
Speaker 1 (02:22:16):
RUN i think you see Coach moore trying to Get
jalen a score here.
Speaker 2 (02:22:24):
And see If jalen can punch this thing.
Speaker 6 (02:22:25):
In try to get him a score. In this is
going to be your look ahead the next, year your feature.
Speaker 5 (02:22:32):
Back next.
Speaker 1 (02:22:32):
Year he will be your bell. Cow jalen inside the ten.
Five jalen knocked down the. Official he blocked him on that.
One almost came up with a stop first In Goldo
bulldogs at the one And jalen stays in there And
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Blake johnson will be the full. Back jayalen will dot
THE i and with five thirteen left in the, ballgame
we'll see if they give it to The hammer try
to get a. Score Blake johnson gets in the end,
zone so he'll end his high school with a. Touchdown
Joe Blake johnson gets in the end zone and for
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the first time, tonight O plaka finds the end zone
and we got a brew haha in the end zone.
Speaker 2 (02:23:23):
Here fight going on.
Speaker 1 (02:23:34):
Forty eight to nine and the point after attempt coming
here By Rhys. Beasley twenty eight points By thompson tonight
in the second, quarter and that was really the difference
maker for them in this, game and.
Speaker 2 (02:23:57):
That was where things got away From.
Speaker 1 (02:23:59):
Opalaika and two defensive touchdowns too By thompson to night as, well.
Speaker 5 (02:24:05):
And we held them the two field, goals you.
Speaker 2 (02:24:07):
Know yeah in the first.
Speaker 1 (02:24:08):
Quarter, yeah six to nothing. Ballgame that extra point is
up and it is. Good so The dogs do find
the end zone here in this state championship. Game but
little too late in this, one but certainly a great
way to at least whind this one down here forty
eight to. Ten he's the score with five of four to.
Play score and drive power By opal like A power
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services hometown people working for you, Online ople like a
power Dot com and we'll be right back. Here, Listen
nople like A bulldog football here on the. Kicker time
out on the. Field we're back after this.
Speaker 2 (02:24:46):
Height of the. Media time. Out forty eight to.
Speaker 1 (02:24:48):
Ten timson with The Lee bulldogs go find the end
zone And Blake johnson capped off a nice. Run Jalen
nelson was some good carries to get the dogs down
there and handed to the Senior Blake johnson as he punches.
In here's eleventh touchdown of the. Season and there's an
end over end kick And thompson will take it inside
the five and broke a tackle and hit down at
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the ten yard. Line and that was a good stop
on special teams Thereby Oplaika Lakeidrick burt's on the stop
there for The bulldogs and forty eight to ten our
score here four fifty six to go And thompson's offense
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will come. Out, COACH i won this play until the
final whistle. Here i'd love to get a quick stop
and give you offense a chance to come back down
and put another touchdown, here regardless of who it's again
or against, her how much time's left in the.
Speaker 4 (02:25:44):
Game this has got to be THE jv team. Here
they're coming out there.
Speaker 1 (02:25:52):
Fast it will be a handoff left side and tackle
down shy the twenty yard, line but to pick up
to the, eighteen so a good chunk there on first
down closet of five yards will be second down in five,
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here four point thirty seven to.
Speaker 2 (02:26:15):
Play where are you?
Speaker 1 (02:26:17):
Playing a second guy in the four they gave him
six yards and this will be the eighth grader, Here Jahari.
Nation i'm not sure what it is a, coach freeman eighth,
graders but if you'd been able to find some good, ones,
yep second down in four As thompson lets the clock
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wind down and that time of the, tail that going
to be brought down for about a two yard. Loss
good Job Termaine, thomas and a good Job bulldog convoy
coming in, there and An opalaika trying to get the
offense back with the football here and maybe trying to
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put another score up late here in this. ONE a
third down and six coming up here For. THOMPSON i
thinks it'll be third and five and it's a flag
on the. Plate, well they keep the clock running two,
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oh ilegal substitution up alike or is that a sportsman like?
Conduct as an a sportsmanlike? Conduct, yeah they're going fifteen.
YARDS i don't know if that was on the.
Speaker 2 (02:27:53):
SIDELINE i didn't see anybody that was on the, side.
JUDGE i think that was On opallika's.
Speaker 1 (02:27:56):
Sideline thoms can go to the formation almost, here three
twenty one left in the game and first and Ten
thompson from there on thirty two after that fifteen yard.
Speaker 2 (02:28:16):
PENALTY i believe that was ON.
Speaker 4 (02:28:17):
Tj thomas because he's over there on the, bench a
couple of folks talking to.
Speaker 1 (02:28:25):
Him not sure it came from the Side, Judd so
it's really hard to tell kind of what happened.
Speaker 2 (02:28:35):
There i'm not sure he is had a couple of
trainers over there looking at.
Speaker 1 (02:28:44):
Him we got another time out here on the, field
so time out, here just three twenty one left in this.
One thompson Leading opal like a forty eight to ten
and we're back after, this you're litten nople like a
bulldog football here on the kicker out of the time
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out after that and sports been like conduct penalty Against,
opalaika it'll be first down and ten For plaika or For.
Thompson Rather warriors from their own thirty two yard line
hand off to the back slipped through one would be
tackler and picked up a couple of, yards but not much.
There thompson tries to wind the clock down three eleven
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remaining here in the. Game Caden harris on the stop
for The, bulldogs another one of those.
Speaker 2 (02:29:38):
Seniors two point.
Speaker 1 (02:29:48):
Fifty one clock continues to run here in The Orthopedic
clinic broadcast, Booth East alabama's go to center for orthopedic.
Care they do so much down there on the, sidelines
traveling with his team everywhere they. Go tail back For
thompson breaks one at the forty and got out of.
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Bounds had around the thirty eight yard. Line Jameel griffin
chased him. Down one of those young, Tailbacks Latrell sanders
five seven hundred and sixty, pounds ninth. Grader sanders almost
got him A super Seven championship game. Touchdown Jameel griffin
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chased him out of bounds at the open like a
forty yard line, now AND i think.
Speaker 2 (02:30:39):
Coach Mark freeman they could drop to a knee, here getting.
Speaker 1 (02:30:43):
Close gonna let a couple of these young bucks get
a few more snaps, though another one of the youngsters
breaking tackles and, boy get him down to the. Ground
That's jafari Thee, geese a sophomore and now one of
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forty three. Remaining And thompson slows. Down we'll see if
they dropped.
Speaker 2 (02:31:24):
To a knee.
Speaker 1 (02:31:24):
Here with one twenty eight, left snap goes to the.
Tailback it's number thirty, two Go Sig, findley and now
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we're under a minute to. Go thompson up by thirty
eight in this. One as we wind down here in
the final, seconds forty five down to forty four And
Thompson warriors dominance over The state Of. Alabama looks to
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continue tonight here In. Birmingham the flag on the play
and that will stop the clock with thirty two.
Speaker 2 (02:32:24):
Seconds don't be on. Around it's like it'll be a false.
Star AND i don't know they're huddling.
Speaker 1 (02:32:42):
UP i meant forty thirty two seconds, Left.
Speaker 5 (02:32:49):
Come, On. Hora i'm telling, you my, Goodness.
Speaker 1 (02:32:58):
I'm not quite sure what of what the hold up
is here offsides Against, opalaika so five yard penalty will
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put it down at the thirteen yard.
Speaker 2 (02:33:27):
Line and.
Speaker 1 (02:33:29):
It looks like now the quarterback nation will go under
center AND i think you will drop down.
Speaker 2 (02:33:37):
To a knee. Here we just they don't even have
to run another, NOW i don't think they have. To
that'll do it down to, ten.
Speaker 1 (02:33:48):
Down to, nine and the celebration starts on the visiting
side here At Protective stadium As thompson.
Speaker 2 (02:33:56):
Picks up another state.
Speaker 1 (02:33:57):
Championship state championships At thompson for Coach Mark. Freeman six
out of eight state championship wins for Coach Mark freeman
as coach At thompson and he wins at forty eight to.
Ten bulldogs win their season ten and, four and not
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the way they, wanted bringing home the blue, map they'll
bring home another red, map a finals runner up trophy
headed back To OPIUM. A certainly a lot to be
proud of here this season for The Sopaika bulldog. Team
postgame show coming up on the way next forty eight
to Ten thompson will winner state champions in SEVEN a and.
Speaker 2 (02:34:39):
We're back after this here on The Kicker.
Speaker 1 (02:34:50):
Trophy presentation about it again down on the. Field before that,
happens Let's paul's ten seconds for station identification.
Speaker 7 (02:34:57):
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Speaker 1 (02:35:06):
And opalaika will be handed The state runner up trophy
first up here when the trophy presentation begins here on
the field as The dogs fall forty eight to ten
to The Thompson. Warriors while we got a, moment we'll
take a look at some of the final statistics here
in this, one but domination By thompson five hundred and
twenty two total, yards one hundred and fifteen yards For,
opalaika passing yards two hundred and fifty nine two sixty
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three on the ground For, thompson twenty yards passing For,
polaika ninety five rushing, yards and penalties pretty even tonight
ten penleyes for sixty seven yards with The bulldogs had
thirteen penleys for one hundred and eleven, yards twenty six
first downs For, thompson just eight For polaika in this,
game a sixty six total place For, thompson thirty nine
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total plays For, opelika and when you look in the red,
Zone thompson five or six and the red zone Scoring
bulldogs two for two only two times in the red zone.
Tonight time of possession twenty nine minutes and thirty seconds
For thompson and eighteen minutes and thirty seconds For. Opalaika
turnovers tonight three turnovers by The bulldogs which resulted in
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twenty one points for The Thompson. Warriors and you just
can't do that against a really good. Team and that
is a, huge big difference maker in this ball game
was turnovers for. Points three turnovers were twenty one. Points
that is very, costly especially in a game like.
Speaker 2 (02:36:29):
This Will.
Speaker 5 (02:36:31):
Trust play as the second absolutely AT bix six.
Speaker 2 (02:36:34):
To start the second.
Speaker 1 (02:36:34):
Half you're, right let's try and listen in as the
trophy presentation begins down on the fields.
Speaker 9 (02:36:40):
To Night's Championship Awards president Is Ben wheeler From Alpha insurance.
Speaker 5 (02:36:48):
THE.
Speaker 2 (02:36:49):
Asaa we'd like to congratulate.
Speaker 5 (02:36:51):
Both head, coaches their teams and.
Speaker 4 (02:36:53):
Staff on an amazing twenty twenty five season and we're
making it to this Year's Cooper's Other championship game to
commemorate this incredible.
Speaker 5 (02:37:01):
Accomplishment each coach for his even Official.
Speaker 9 (02:37:04):
Wilson Championship football present Years Championship football.
Speaker 2 (02:37:09):
Is, lawrence director of The Outdo High School Athletic directors and.
Speaker 1 (02:37:13):
Coaches a lot of high fives and hucks For opelika
Coach Brian moore now makes his way out of the
fifty yard line to receive the state runner up football.
Speaker 2 (02:37:36):
Smile on the face of Coach Brian moore and os
That Polson High school head Coach.
Speaker 1 (02:37:40):
Martin, freeman he just finished an unbelievable season where ope
like a bulldog. Team Coach bore and Coach freeman are
two people too that have a lot of history, together
not coaching, together but they've known each other for quite
a long time and.
Speaker 2 (02:37:57):
Both coaches for an incredible.
Speaker 1 (02:37:58):
Season both coaches now getting a picture made together at
the fifty yard line and now we enjoined us in
welcoming to The Big bearer from and now they will
be handing out the state champion And state runner up.
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Trophies The state runner up trophy is the most valued
there actually the Most Valuable player trophy first handed.
Speaker 5 (02:38:28):
Out seborn From John Clittonhney school.
Speaker 1 (02:38:32):
And Trent seborne will add ANOTHER mvp this trophy. Case
he may need to add a new trophy.
Speaker 6 (02:38:37):
Case incredible achievement for. Him four straight. Years let's starting
quarterback in The super, seven.
Speaker 1 (02:38:53):
So Trent seborn THE. Mvp he receives that award after
his photos comes.
Speaker 3 (02:38:58):
To a boards member Of Arsley williams from the distree, too.
Speaker 7 (02:39:02):
Along with Cayleb ross from THE, ehsa well the presidentation
of the twenty twenty five To class seven Age State
championship runner up.
Speaker 1 (02:39:09):
Trophy former Ro polika coach Cayleb, ross who works for
THE ahsa now will be one that will hand off
the State championship runner up trophy to Coach Brian. Moore
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Coach Brian moore now receiving the state runner up trophy
the Red, Map i'll add that to the trophy. Case
unfortunately three red maps now At. Opelika that's certainly still
a lot to be proud.
Speaker 2 (02:39:44):
Of but.
Speaker 1 (02:39:46):
Now thompson will receive their state championship trophy from the
director of The Alabama High School Athletic, Association Heath. Harmon
ladies and, gentlemen you are twenty twenty five seven a state.
Speaker 5 (02:39:59):
Champions The pomps And.
Speaker 2 (02:40:00):
Warriors everybody a bit crowded.
Speaker 1 (02:40:06):
Crossed the way For Thompson nation as they cheer on
their Coach Mark freeman adds another blue map to his trophy.
Case thompson a winner forty eight to ten Here Inshige Protective.
Stadium we'll continue with our postgame show on the way.
Next you're Listen dope like a bulldog football here.
Speaker 2 (02:40:21):
On the Kicker.
Speaker 1 (02:40:30):
Hopeull like a, Bulldog Coach Brian moore with this team
getting a group photo before they head off into the locker.
Room certainly a disappointed, night a disappointed team, tonight falling
forty eight to ten To thompson here in the seven
Eight State.
Speaker 2 (02:40:42):
Championship but you, know coach.
Speaker 1 (02:40:44):
McCracken as we were talking on the right up, here
if we were discussing this team and coming out of
the central, game how beat up and banged up this
team was after losing two straight games to have a
chance to be here was if you were given THE espn,
analytics it was probably somewhere under the ten percent, RANGE i, mean.
Speaker 2 (02:41:05):
Opalaika it was a fifty to fifty.
Speaker 1 (02:41:07):
Shot maybe at that time if they were gonna get
into the playoffs and without a Braidon howard picked six Against,
carver it may not have.
Speaker 4 (02:41:15):
Happened, yeah The carver, game then The Hewitt trustful game.
Speaker 5 (02:41:21):
And then The baker. Game oh, yeah we wall under
dogs in all three of those. Games you cauble.
Speaker 1 (02:41:28):
Digit you're trailing A Hewitt trustfull team twenty one to
six at their, place and things don't look.
Speaker 2 (02:41:33):
Good and a great second half showing By.
Speaker 1 (02:41:35):
Opelike AND i tell YOU i was Watching hewitt Trust
will Play thompson and during the season it was a
thirteen to ten ball, game six minutes to go of
the third quarter And Hewitt trustful was down on the
two yard line and they threw a pick six in
the end. Zone thompson takes it all the way down
and they go, up you, know twenty to. Ten and
(02:41:55):
after that that game was pretty much. Over if you
can't give this team free points on Turn bulldogs gave
them twenty one. Tonight and when knew coming into this
game Of black was gonna have to run the, football
did so, late but didn't do it early in this.
Game and when if as a, team if you only
rush for ninety five yards against any, team thro. Palaika
(02:42:15):
the way this team plays the, ball plays the sale
of football they played this, year that's not a recipe
to win a big.
Speaker 5 (02:42:20):
Game the end of the first.
Speaker 4 (02:42:22):
Quarter we had one yard, rushing you gotta and we
didn't get the ball. First if you, remember they got
the ball, first they went right down the field, well
and they had a field, goal and it just it.
Speaker 5 (02:42:34):
Was really bad early.
Speaker 4 (02:42:37):
Man and then to open the second, half we throw
a big six and that just is like, wow what else?
Speaker 2 (02:42:46):
Happen and that was In AND i don't want to
put a lot of this On.
Speaker 1 (02:42:48):
WIT i, mean you know that one hit off the
pops up in the air and it finishes the game
with three, interceptions no. Touchdowns not a good night for him,
Statistically but you got to go back and you got
to look just how good this secondary. IS i, mean
you float one over the head and there's a guy
standing right there AND I am not a lot of
wide open guys running around. Tonight you, know he had
(02:43:10):
to throwing in tight windows and that's just not the
style of Football WIT's been playing this. Year and to
asking to come out here and be a drop back
passer tonight and dissect This thompson defense was just not.
Speaker 2 (02:43:20):
A fair thing to do for that.
Speaker 1 (02:43:21):
Sophomore, well you gotta remember, too back in the, summer you,
know really didn't get a whole lot of remps at
seven on seven and. Stuff he's the third quarterback on
the depth chart coming into the, season and what this team.
DID i still can't overstate how incredible this season's. Been
and we don't like to wrap up a broadcast by,
saying you, know trying to put a bowl.
Speaker 2 (02:43:41):
On you, know, Well i'll tell you forty eight to ten.
Loss but you, know let me say this.
Speaker 4 (02:43:45):
Too their, Offense thompson's, offense their. Quarterback that's the best
passing game we've played against this. YEAR i don't know
how many yards af.
Speaker 1 (02:43:56):
Passing, yeah they had two hundred and fifty nine yards
through the, year two hundred and sixty three on the
ground tonight over five hundred yards to one hundred and
twenty two total. Yards, yeah we'll run down the stats real.
QUICK i tell You Trent seborns sixteen to twenty, seven
two hundred and fifty nine, yards three touchdowns and running the,
football they had thirty nine carries two hundred and sixty three,
(02:44:18):
yards AND. R. J evans finishes with a leading. Rusher
he had fourteen carries eighty three. Yards and next man
up Was Arijah casey who had three carries forty six.
Yards kJ jackson eight carries forty two, Yards BULLDOG. Cj
johnson eleven carries tonight forty three, yards and Then Jalen
nelson had three carries for twenty yards And Blake johnson
(02:44:39):
three carries fifteen.
Speaker 2 (02:44:40):
Yards he got the loan touchdown on that two yard
run in the end.
Speaker 1 (02:44:44):
Zone but certainly tip your cap to these seniors are
going to miss a lot of, Them there's no doubt about.
It but you look on the defensive side of the
football and there is a lot of big playmakers that'll
be coming back next. Year For opelaika really started two,
juniors two, seniors and a lot of other. Sophomores and
junior's got a lot of playing, time Like Isaiah, gray
and you Got Money thomas who'll be back to Res.
Speaker 2 (02:45:06):
Thomas you've Got Trey stone back again next.
Speaker 1 (02:45:08):
Year Norman matthew is a, senior he'll be Graduating Lea
Kendrick burts And Caden, harris But elijah Odenin Trey. Stone
two linebackers that will be, back and a lot of
your starters in the secondary coming. Back Braydon howard will be,
Back Ja Bille, Griffin Jay battle and several others too
so and on, offense you know gonna have to always
replace some big. Playmakers but you got your quarterback With
(02:45:30):
cooper coming, Back Jalen, nelson and a lot of young
wide RECEIVERS i know coming. Up and on that offensive,
line you got several juniors that'll be, back and then
some that were right there on the cusp of being
a starter that are back as.
Speaker 2 (02:45:43):
Well so it's gonna be a lot of.
Speaker 1 (02:45:45):
Fun we'll wrap up our broadcast From Protective stadium and
we come back one final time out here forty eight
to ten Again thompson winning the SEVEN a state. Championship your, listen,
no but like a football here on the, Kicker Ben
rick's back here In Protective stadium. TODAY i want to
Thank mac, McCracken who was unable to be a part
(02:46:07):
of our broadcast, tonight always bringing us our four Seasons
Federal Credit union sideline. Reports mac is actually working The
super seven for the Entire super seven For coach com
And mac was gonna be working our sideline of course like,
always but due TO Ahsaa super seven, policies he was
unable to do, so so we didn't get to bring
you our normal full broadcast we certainly felt like. Adjacent
(02:46:29):
lee did an outstanding job tonight helping us out with
a little bit more airtime than, normal does a great
job with our halftime and And jason does a great
job just entirely during the season helping toat stuff and
helping set up and giving.
Speaker 2 (02:46:43):
Me a breather WHEN i need.
Speaker 1 (02:46:44):
To, jason thanks so much for the work you did
this season certainly was a huge.
Speaker 2 (02:46:48):
Help thank you. Much AND i got to potch you
up to get say. SOMETHING i appreciate.
Speaker 6 (02:46:53):
It, yes, sir it's been an honor to work with you,
guys and just such a fun. Season really going back
to the last two seasons and as you you, know
ended the last segment with all those guys coming, back
there's good times. Ahead we're gonna have another fun one
next year as.
Speaker 1 (02:47:08):
Well coach McCracken enjoyed, it my. Friend always great to
be alongside of. YOU i, know you, know, folks you
don't know how Intense coach McCracken gets here in THE.
Boo AND i MEAN i didn't play for, you, coach
BUT i WISH i, did BECAUSE i know you're a
one intense guy and you want to get down there
and grab some of them sometimes and pull a coach
(02:47:28):
in or go run and talk to a. Coach BUT
i know it's tough up here sometimes watching football when
you can't do anything about, it, Right, YEAH i.
Speaker 4 (02:47:36):
Know, Well i'm very proud of this team and getting this.
FAR i NEVER i never even dreamed.
Speaker 5 (02:47:42):
That we get.
Speaker 2 (02:47:43):
Here, yeah but we.
Speaker 1 (02:47:44):
Did and a lot of people thought last year was our,
year ended up being this. Year, yeah it, did and
that shows a lot of Coach Brian. Moore you, know
you look at what this team has won, now nineteen
games in two seasons under Coach Brian, moore made it
the second round of the playoffs last year and all
(02:48:05):
the way to the finals this.
Speaker 2 (02:48:06):
Year And i'm looking forward to next year. ALREADY i am.
Speaker 4 (02:48:09):
Too AND i thoroughly enjoyed working with you guys and
being with your sons at the at the golf.
Speaker 5 (02:48:16):
Deal, hey that was. Fun Braiden braden and they just
picked up after a.
Speaker 2 (02:48:24):
While Brayl hudson both were, on.
Speaker 5 (02:48:26):
Yeah but you hit it, good you hit You iron's.
Speaker 2 (02:48:29):
Good i'm telling.
Speaker 6 (02:48:31):
You, hey we'll admit for the people driving home listening
are at, home we'll admit that we went to top
golf this, afternoon and coach McCracken wore us.
Speaker 1 (02:48:41):
Out, yeah let's Bring mack in Because mac joined us
up here in the booth And mac now can safely
get on the radio with.
Speaker 2 (02:48:46):
Us And.
Speaker 1 (02:48:46):
Mac we were just wrapping things up tonight and talking
about the great season looking forward to next.
Speaker 9 (02:48:51):
Year, yeah, man it was a great. SEASON i was
down there With Coach moore and he had the boys
around him and you, know just told, them you, know you,
know be thankful for what you. Did you, know you,
know these seniors they took it up another. Step you,
know he, said let's kind of back twenty four months,
ago you, know and you, know we got To hoover
(02:49:11):
and we got to go, out but you know we
we we battle back and now who would have, thought you,
know you, know ten to eleven seniors on defense and
we end up going to the state. Championship so he's,
like you, know he's challenging already the seniors for next.
Speaker 5 (02:49:24):
Year to you, know take it over that.
Speaker 9 (02:49:26):
Step but you know got you, know really emotional in
that locker room for, him and you know it was
just just a little summer moment of you, know of
everything they, got you, know they gave for the city and,
everything you, know you, know from going from what we
were van and you, know pulling off those wins and
getting on that.
Speaker 5 (02:49:43):
Ruin you, know ever since the uh you, know from
The carver, game that just it just.
Speaker 9 (02:49:48):
It turned on like a light switch for these, boys you,
know and they just rented and they never gave, up
and they they, battled. Battled but you, know that's a
And i'm sure y'all touched on, this but you know
that team across the across the field right, there that's
a that's a that's a that's some that's a really,
really really really good football.
Speaker 2 (02:50:05):
Team well there's a reason they've won, us you, know
eight years in a row And nick's out of.
Speaker 1 (02:50:09):
Eight, yeah and they've been here eight years in a
row in the finals and the ones they lost were
right down to the wire.
Speaker 9 (02:50:15):
Too so so and you know kind of you, know
you know of coach. Jd you, know Coach adkins is
kind of like you, Know, dad you, know a long time.
Ago you know what you, Say i've caught EVERYTHING i
can and we just. Couldn't we just couldn't offensively get
our ground game. Going and you, know they you, know
they showed why they have been, there you, know one
seven and last eight or whatever that they. Have but you,
(02:50:36):
know city Of, OKLA i could be proud of these
boys and what they. Did they brought so much joy
to the. City you, know just they never gave. Up
so look forward to you, know next. Year AND i
hope everybody drives home. Safely and if you see these you,
know seniors and these underclassmen around town or anything like,
that just you, know give them a wink and a.
Nod you, Know, tom thank you for the ride they gave.
(02:50:59):
Us you, Know i'm just one of those we'll never.
Forget and, GUYS i look forward, to you, know taking
the break here and getting back on with you guys
for you, know our spring.
Speaker 2 (02:51:08):
Training BUT i enjoyed it and love all. Y'all all,
right thank, you mag that'll do it for our.
Speaker 1 (02:51:11):
Broadcast here, again The bulldogs come up short here forty
eight to ten the final score As thompson wins the
seven day state championship For Jason, Lee mack McCracken and
Coach spence. McCracken And I'm Van. Riggs it's always great
to be an open like A. Bulldog and we'll see
you next, season
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