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 It's time for the 93.9 The Score High School Coach's Breakfast. The Coach's Breakfast on 93.9 The Score is brought to you by Lost Pizza, John C. Saylor Attorney at Law, The Courier Journal, Millis Place, North Alabama Boney Joint Clinic, Southern Pride Pest Control and Bank Independent. Now live from the North Alabama Boney Joint Clinic, here's your host, Kevin Johnson.

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 Top of the morning to you on this Saturday morning as we finish up the month of August with really what we call week two of high school football here.

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 And it was a great week, that is for sure, for the weekend. Some call it week zero to week one, but we'll call it week two. Most teams have got their second game under the belt. Some played their first game last night. We'll meet one coach or two that played their first game this past week.

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 But most finished up their second game last night. And it was a great night for high school football. Hot, humid, yes. But it was a great night. It was a beautiful night.

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 And tremendous all around the state of Alabama. Great football, high school football played. And after week one, you see some new faces. You see some, you know, scores that catch your attention.

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 Week two, again, you're in non-region play. You start to sort of see some people rise to the top a little bit. It's okay. This is a team to keep an eye on. These are the same teams they've always been.

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 That great pedigree that they have. So that's the type of thing you watch for scores statewide.

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 But it was a great night all around for high school football. Tremendous games played from Mobile to all the way up in the Shoals area.

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 And hope that you enjoyed listening and watching games last night as well. And it really kicked off Thursday night.

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 Several games played Thursday night throughout the state of Alabama. Some good ones then. And continued Friday night as well.

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 So hope you enjoyed high school football being a part of it. We've got several coaches on deck to be with us here in a few moments.

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 To talk about Friday night's games here on Saturday morning on The Coach's Breakfast.

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 A great tradition. Kevin Johnson, glad to be with you once again.

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 Hosting this show. And I hope that you are getting that second cup of coffee growing here soon.

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 Maybe the first cup of coffee. You've just woken up.

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 A little breakfast out on the porch and listening to The Coach's Breakfast here on 93.9 The Score.

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 Well, let's start it off with three things that KJ saw last night.

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 And really, how about saw all week? I had to go back a week because we're going to get this thing going.

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 Let's do it right. And these are three things in high school football that really garnered my attention.

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 And you have to start in Huntsville, Alabama.

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 The Columbia Eagles.

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 Last Saturday night, they went into Milton Frank Stadium with a 101-game losing streak.

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 Folks, they had not won in 11 years.

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 11 years. I mean, maybe more than that. It might have been 12. I have to go back and look.

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 It was unbelievable how many years it had been since they'd won a game.

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 Last Saturday night, they finally get their first win in over a decade.

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 And over a decade, they won a game for the first time.

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 Can you imagine what it was like at that high school on Monday morning for the first time in over a decade

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 when over the loudspeaker, the principal said,

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 Congratulations to Sammy Coates and the football team for winning the game Friday night.

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 What a celebration.

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 What a historical moment.

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 What a great way to finally get that streak and that streak ended there of 101 games.

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 And Sammy Coates, great job.

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 The former Auburn Tiger player taking over that program

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 and finally gets a win for the program last week to go 1-0.

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 But Coach Coates, I need to talk to you for a minute.

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 Now you're just showing out.

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 You come around last night and you win again.

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 You're 2-0 of the season and knock off East Limestone.

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 What is this going?

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 You got a streak going the other way.

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 Coach Sammy Coates in Columbia turning it around.

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 Salute to the Eagles.

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 Congratulations and best of luck to them the rest of the season.

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 What a great story.

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 National story.

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 And we can't wait to follow them the rest of the season as well.

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 How about a team that last night put up 515 yards of total offense?

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 That is incredible, isn't it?

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 An offense that puts up 515 yards of total offense.

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 But let's hear the rest of the story.

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 That wasn't just the team.

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 That was from one player on the Winfield Pirates last night.

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 Quarterback Blaine Bowen.

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 Get these stats.

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 In a 58-50 win over Oak Grove last night,

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 the Pirate quarterback went 23 of 31, 376 yards passing.

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 Oh, but he also carried it 23 times for 139 yards.

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 He alone had 515 total yards offense.

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 One of the great performances already of the season given there last night in Winfield

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 by quarterback Blaine Bowen and Coach David McKinney over there,

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 a veteran coach.

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 He's done this a long time.

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 I mean, he knows what he's doing.

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 But I know he hasn't seen one like that in a while.

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 So, congratulations to Coach McKinney and the Pirates.

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 And congratulations to Blaine Bowen on a night you'll never forget as a quarterback.

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 515 yards total offense and a 58-50 win for the Winfield Pirates over Oak Grove.

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 What else did KJ see last night?

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 Well, this one's sentimental.

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 Emotional, sentimental, special.

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 For the first time in the school history at Florence High School,

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 they went into Brawley Stadium and the stadium belonged to Florence High School alone.

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 Congratulations to the University of North Alabama who's getting ready to move into their brand-new stadium,

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 a bank-independent stadium.

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 And best of luck to Coach Brent Dierman as they kick off the season tonight.

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 That is a great thing for the University of North Alabama.

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 But as I said last night, for a long time, it was like two brothers had shared a bedroom, bunk beds even.

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 And finally, the older brother at the University of North Alabama said,

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 you know what, it's time to move out and to get our own room.

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 And they did.

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 And congratulations to them.

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 Which meant for the little brother maybe a little bit, which is Florence High School.

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 Florence High School said, thank you very much.

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 We'll take this room and we'll make it our own.

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 And boy, did they ever.

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 Congratulations to Athletic Director Coach Myra Miles and her staff.

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 They really put a lot of touches on this.

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 Coach Kenny Morrison, the stadium was decked out in blue.

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 It's Florence Falcons all over the stadium, the Falcon emblem on this field.

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 And Florence Falcons in the end zone.

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 But the sentimental and emotional night last night was a great touch by Florence High School.

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 Over the years, Florence High School has been very grateful for the donations

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 and the love and support from TNT Fireworks, from the Anderson family,

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 who's done so much for them.

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 And recently, their matriarch, patriarch of their family, Mr. Charles C. Anderson,

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 passed away this past summer.

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 And last night, Brawley Stadium was named Brawley Stadium at Charles C. Anderson Senior Field

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 with all the Anderson family on the field there to just remember their dad and granddad.

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 What a moment it was.

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 What a special moment.

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 And great to see them.

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 The former great Alabama football player, Keaton Anderson, was there last night.

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 His grandfather being honored.

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 So, just a very special night all around to do that.

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 And what a great honor to a family that's given so much back to the community and especially

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 to Florence City Schools.

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 So, just a tremendous night last night.

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 Those are three things that caught my attention.

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 I love those feel-good stories.

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 I love those stories that make you go, wow, that's pretty cool.

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 Last night was one.

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 If you were at Brawley Stadium, no matter which sideline you're on, by the time that was over,

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 you had a little bit of a tear in your eye realizing, hey, this was a pretty special moment in the history

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 of this high school.

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 Let's look at some scores from last night's games around the Shoals area especially,

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 starting with Clements and Lexington last night.

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 And Coach Brett Mask and his team go to 2-0 in the season.

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 As they knock off Clements, 46-7.

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 Coach Mask already in there in the green room with all the coaches, a bunch of coaches here today,

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 getting ready to have a good time.

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 So, congratulations to Coach Mask.

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 West Point fell to Claiborne County, 49-7.

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 Brooks, big win.

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 The first win ever there for a new head coach there.

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 that we're going to talk to in just a few minutes.

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 Coach Horton's in the house and we're excited for him.

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 They win it last night over Lauderdale County, 43-14.

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 Bob Jones comes back to beat Athens, 28-14 last night.

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 Belgrin was better than Brilliant last night, 47-14.

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 A-Rab got the best of Ardmore, 41-21 last night.

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 It was Brewer falling to Good Hope, 47-23.

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 Parker is a really, really good 5A team.

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 And Parker wins that one, 34-7.

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 The Rogers Pirates kicked it off, I think, on Thursday night, going over to Joe Davis Stadium.

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 When they got to Joe Davis Stadium, they knock off a pretty good team.

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 We're wearing John Powell by the score of 56-27.

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 Huntsville was better than Mae Jemison Thursday night, 28-18.

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 The game that heard right here on 93-9, the score.

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 The Florence Falcons last night knocked off Jasper at Brawley Stadium, 50-21.

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 Coal Springs was better than Vynemont, 9-0.

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 East Limestone fell to Columbia, as I said last night, 29-13.

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 The Eagles on a two-game winning streak.

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 Hartzell got upset by Coleman last night, 14-9.

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 Faultville over Danville, 42-29.

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 Decatur, big win over Grissom, 20-12.

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 The Dashner Tigers, Carver County Indians, what a matchup that always is.

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 the home jerseys, the Tigers, win that one over the Indians, 58-16.

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 Douglas over Westminster Christian, 47-14.

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 East Lawrence was better than Carver Heights, 28-18.

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 Fairview gets by Hayden, 19-12.

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 Galesville over Lindsay Lane Christian, 42-0.

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 Huckleburg was better than Marion County, 34-27.

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 Big win for the Wilson Warriors.

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 Go on the road and knock off HALO, 28-14, a place they haven't won often.

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 They get a big two-touchdown win last night.

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 Hatton is for real.

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 The Hornets can sting.

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 They stung Lawrence County last night, 48-18.

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 Albertville may have set a school record.

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 I'll have to check it.

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 They've been playing football a long time, but they put up 57 points last night.

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 Eider was over DAR, 39-12.

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 Madison Academy slides by West Morgan, 28-21.

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 Lee in Madison County had a great game last night over in Huntsville,

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 and Lee beats them 42-41.

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 New Hope over West Limestone, 27-7.

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 Oak Mountain gets by Buckhorn, 38-23.

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 Central, big win in their first game of the year over Phil Campbell, 49-14.

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 Phillips slides by last night over Vina by a score of 42-14.

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 The Red Bay wins 34-14 over Sheffield, and the game of the night in the Shows area,

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 Russellville and Coach Darrell Higgins knock off Marcel, the former coach,

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 They coached for many years.

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 Russellville beat Marcel 21-7.

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 Spartan got by Austin, 38-21 last night.

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 Shows Christian, the big win over Tharptown last night, 24-12.

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 Kevin Johnson, glad to be with you today.

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 Top of the morning to everyone as you're getting your day off

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 to a beautiful start here in the Shoals area and in North Alabama.

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 Many people listen on the app as well, the 93.9 The Score app.

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 It's a great tradition here in North Alabama here on 93.9 The Score.

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 We're joined now by the head coach of the Desher Tigers,

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 Coach Patrick Malone, whose team at home last night in the home opener

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 beats Carver County 58-16.

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 I can remember as a kid always, you know, you had to get to this game early.

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 They would do spaghetti suppers in the cafeteria at, you know, 4.30.

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 And then, hey, we've got to get to the stadium.

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 So everybody, not much has changed.

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 We had a big tailgate on the lawn, great atmosphere there.

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 Our administration does such a good job of setting things up like that.

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 And then our stadium was packed.

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 Tremendous support by our people.

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 And Carver County had a great representation too.

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 Coach, I'm going to be honest with you.

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 I grew up in Leighton, went to Carver County.

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 I lived right there on old Highway 20 as a young boy.

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 And I still remember being outside playing football on a Friday afternoon

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 in the yard.

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 And here come the yellow school buses from Tuscumbia.

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 And I have a little boy that come by, and I just yell at them

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 and scream at them.

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 I was like, boy, I was trying to intimidate them as a seven-year-old boy.

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 You know, that's the way you're raised in Tuscumbia or in Leighton.

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 This game means a lot.

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 Absolutely.

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 And it's funny you say that.

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 I can remember playing junior high football.

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 And Coach Wayne Bracey was our coach.

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 And we'd pull up, and they'd tell us, all right, helmet's on.

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 On the bus.

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 You know, you get off the bus with your helmet's on.

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 That's a good sign.

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 Ready to go.

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 And, you know, some of the great names of North Alabama football came out of that

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 stretch of Highway 20.

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 And I just got such respect for the tradition of that rivalry.

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 Speaking with Coach Patrick Malone of the Destro Tigers.

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 And, Coach, last night your team played really well.

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 You went at 58-16.

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 Did you get off to a good start?

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 Was that part of it last night?

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 I believe, you know, we won that game on Monday.

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 Okay.

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 And we challenged our kids Monday morning to come out, execute at a high level.

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 And my fear as the head coach was two years ago we had a similar situation with

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 Russellville where we thought we were going to beat Russellville,

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 should have beat Russellville.

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 We didn't.

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 We dwelled on it for a week, got beat by Hatton the next week.

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 And we just, we weren't going to let that happen.

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 And we've got 25 seniors.

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 A lot of those guys remember that.

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 And that was the challenge.

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 That was the message.

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 And they took it on themselves.

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 Hey, this is not going to be who we are.

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 We learned from our mistakes last week, fixed them early, and it was, let's get back to playing

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 industrial football.

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 Tremendous, tremendous effort by our coaching staff this week, too.

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 Our guys were so well prepared.

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 Couldn't be prouder of the job that not only they did, but the players understanding the mission

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 and executing it.

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 Not only did your players remember that as seniors, your coaches remember that.

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 And you as a head coach remember that.

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 Is that some of the things that you follow as a head coach until you think over the years

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 you think, this is a good teaching lesson right here?

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 Yeah.

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 You know, so after each game, there's about a five minute where everybody's kind of,

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 they're winding things down.

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 We're getting laundry going, whatever.

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 And while the game's still fresh in my mind, I've got a little notebook.

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 And I go in there and I write down just some shorthand notes.

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 And I always look back on those.

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 And it could be anything from, you know, a play here or there, or, hey, I wish I'd have

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 done this.

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 A two-point conversion, maybe, or something like that.

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 You know, how to have a call here or, you know, handle this differently next time.

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 But I always, you know, during the week, I'll reflect on some of those.

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 Because there's all lessons.

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 Gosh, almighty.

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 Football teaches us so many lessons.

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 Very few of them are football-related, more life-related.

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 But, you know, the preparation.

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 Preparation.

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 And that's high school football.

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 Execute, execute, execute.

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 That is such great insight from me about the little notebook.

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 I mean, I love that from my head coach as we speak with Patrick Malone of the Destro Tigers.

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 Who played well for you in offense last night?

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 Well, gosh, almighty.

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 Both sides.

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 Your offense and defense, both did really well.

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 I thought up front, we did well again.

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 And that's two weeks in a row.

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 I like to see that trending.

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 We're still young in this season.

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 And so we're moving guys around.

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 We're looking at different running backs, different receivers, different protections.

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 And on the defensive side, we're rolling some guys in the secondary.

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 So when you say, all right, who did well?

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 You know, everybody played their role.

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 And as a coach, you're going, okay, everybody has a role on this team.

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 Find your role.

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 Excel in it.

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 Embrace it.

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 And none of that can get accomplished without our younger kids in our program.

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 And we've got 70 kids on our roster, nine through 12.

329
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 And for a freshman to come in, he goes, oh, this is a year where I'm not going to do anything.

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 That's not true.

331
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 The freshman that may not have played as much on Friday night is so important Monday through Thursday.

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 And when kids start learning that and embracing that, then you've really got something going on.

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 And we had two young freshmen play significant last night.

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 So I was pleased with them.

335
00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:14,580
 But everything about that game, again, goes back to Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

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 And I can't look any other way than our 25 seniors and the way they've handled the locker room.

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 Their leadership has grown ever since we got out of fall camp.

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 We've challenged them.

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 We've challenged them.

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 We've challenged them.

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 Been tough on them.

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 And it's probably the closest group of seniors in my 20-plus years of coaching that I've been a part of.

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 And there are very few egos in that run.

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 It's, hey, we are so honored to wear the Duster jersey.

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 Let's represent it the right way.

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 And let's send the same message that we were taught as seniors.

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 Let's make sure it keeps going.

348
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 Well said right there.

349
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 But Coach Patrick Malone of Duster High School.

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 Coach, you got off to the quick start 28-0 in the first quarter.

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 Really set the tone.

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 And your guys did it so well that you got to play a lot of players.

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 But it started with senior quarterback Bryson Williams finding Jeremiah Fletcher from 38 yards out.

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 A big pass play early just opens everything up.

355
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 I mean, I know Coach was like, you know, three bad things can happen if you throw it.

356
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 Three things can happen if you throw the ball and two are bad.

357
00:19:14,460 --> 00:19:17,460
 But when you hit a big pass, it really opens things up, doesn't it?

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 Right.

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 And Bryson's, you know, this is just his second game playing quarterback.

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 Wow.

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 He's going to keep getting better and better and better.

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 And he's a competitor.

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 He is a winner.

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 Not afraid of contact.

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 You know, he's a linebacker mentality playing quarterback.

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 So he's doing a great job for us.

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 And Jeremiah Fletcher is a guy that we've got a chart touches for.

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 He is so explosive.

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 He is a guy that defenses have to know where he lines up.

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 So our offensive coaches do a good job moving him around.

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 Really impressive last night.

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 Got to play a lot of players.

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 You talked about how many you had out.

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 That's incredible for us to have 70 kids out to play.

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 And everyone probably touched the grass last night.

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 And that's a great thing for you.

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 You go to one and one on the season in this 4A Region 7 of Ardmore, you know, Brooks,

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 Hamilton, Lawrence County, Priceville, West Morgan, West Point, and Deschler.

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 That brings you to a point of, you know, it's a different region.

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 It starts up next week.

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 Who do you have and where?

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 Well, we're on the road.

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 We go to Moulton to play Lawrence County.

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 Just early review of them.

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 They're huge.

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 I think they're 280 across the front.

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 They've got a really good running back.

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 Going to be another physical game.

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 Need another great week of prep.

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 And now you're in region play.

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 And so everything matters.

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 And then some.

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 So excited to get it underway.

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 Do you like the realignment, by the way?

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 Yeah.

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 Yes and no?

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 I like the, okay, new opponents.

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 The unfamiliarity with some of them.

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 I enjoy that.

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 But, you know, I've got some friends on the, you know,

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 I like to see Coach Wood every now and then on that opposite side of the line at Central.

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 But I get to see him here on Saturday morning, which is always a great time.

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 And I'm so thankful that for you doing this and the North Alabama Bona Joint Clinic for having us here.

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 Well, it's our honor.

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 And we're the calm side.

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 That room back there is pretty rowdy.

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 That's for sure.

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 You get Coach Mask back there.

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 Watch out.

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 Everything's off base there.

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 So have a lot of fun with that.

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 Coach Patrick Malone, Destro Tigers.

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 Congratulations on the win.

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 And best of luck next week on the road at Lawrence County.

415
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 Okay?

416
00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:13,180
 Thank you.

417
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 The head coach of the Destro Tigers.

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 When we come back, more from the coach's breakfast as we'll be talking to the new head coach of Brooks High School,

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 Coach Mike Corden.

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440
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 Kevin Johnson with you from the North Alabama Bone and Joint Clinic,

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 the host for the Coach's Breakfast for many years now,

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 and my honor and privilege to be sent behind the mic and talk to all these coaches

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 from around the Shoals area for many years.

444
00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:53,260
 And you do it for so long, there comes a time where you go from interviewing dads

445
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 to interviewing sons.

446
00:22:55,180 --> 00:23:00,640
 And for the first time as a head coach this season, it's well to have with us from Brooks High School,

447
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 Coach Mike Corton, who got his first victory last night.

448
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 Coach, congratulations.

449
00:23:04,700 --> 00:23:05,040
 Yes, sir.

450
00:23:05,100 --> 00:23:05,700
 Thank you very much.

451
00:23:05,740 --> 00:23:06,900
 That had to be really special.

452
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 I know you as a coach want to say it's about the team.

453
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 I know you're going to do all the coach talk.

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 I know you are.

455
00:23:11,940 --> 00:23:14,340
 But did you have a moment where you could just take a step back and go,

456
00:23:14,460 --> 00:23:16,740
 wow, this is one thing I'll always remember?

457
00:23:17,740 --> 00:23:22,880
 I mean, it definitely, you got the relief of big breath of fresh air right there.

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 And, you know, all the coaches come up, you know,

459
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 and obviously, you know, it takes a big pile off your shoulders right off the bat and everything.

460
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 But, you know, it's, at the end of the day, we're glad to go out there

461
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 and get a win for the kids and everybody else, community and all that.

462
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 So, I mean, it was a good first win.

463
00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,140
 Now it just gives us something to continue to build upon.

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 Before we move on to the team and the game and the season,

465
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 did you get the ice bath last night?

466
00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:45,260
 I did.

467
00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:46,360
 All right, the bucket came.

468
00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:47,220
 I did.

469
00:23:47,220 --> 00:23:49,040
 Do you know who did it by any chance?

470
00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:53,540
 Yes, actually, my defensive coordinator, Broadfoot, set me up.

471
00:23:54,460 --> 00:23:56,140
 But, yes, I did say who did it.

472
00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:58,300
 It's always the defensive coordinator, Coach.

473
00:23:58,300 --> 00:23:59,960
 You know that you should know this by now, right?

474
00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:00,400
 I should.

475
00:24:00,500 --> 00:24:03,060
 I was wondering why he was really nice right at the end like that.

476
00:24:03,140 --> 00:24:05,220
 But, no, it was all good.

477
00:24:05,360 --> 00:24:06,540
 Well, congratulations, Coach.

478
00:24:06,580 --> 00:24:08,240
 Mike Horton Brooks getting the win last night.

479
00:24:08,300 --> 00:24:10,360
 His first win as the head coach at Brooks High School.

480
00:24:10,500 --> 00:24:13,260
 And, Coach, you win at 43-14 over Lauderdale County.

481
00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,520
 And your team played well last night.

482
00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:19,900
 Did you feel good bouncing back a little bit in the way they showed resilience from that week one to week two?

483
00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:20,780
 We were.

484
00:24:20,900 --> 00:24:24,220
 I was really pleased with the way we responded in the second half.

485
00:24:24,420 --> 00:24:24,560
 Yeah.

486
00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,800
 You know, we had a couple of turnovers the first half.

487
00:24:27,940 --> 00:24:29,300
 You know, a couple of big plays.

488
00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:33,520
 Their offense was able to sustain a couple of drives and keep the offense off the field.

489
00:24:34,340 --> 00:24:38,380
 But going in at halftime, challenging our kids, they came out and responded very well.

490
00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:43,360
 And, I mean, we, I think it was 27 unanswered that we were able to finish in the second half.

491
00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:50,420
 So, it was real good to see them come out and establish, you know, what we're trying to do every week in, week out.

492
00:24:50,700 --> 00:24:51,500
 You get momentum.

493
00:24:51,580 --> 00:24:53,780
 And momentum is such a big part of the game, isn't it?

494
00:24:54,200 --> 00:25:00,260
 And do you talk to your team about the importance of the start of the second half, those first five minutes, as they say?

495
00:25:00,580 --> 00:25:01,180
 We do.

496
00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:01,700
 We do.

497
00:25:01,860 --> 00:25:05,860
 I mean, we still preach to our kids, you know, we want to start fast and finish strong.

498
00:25:06,180 --> 00:25:09,840
 And especially right at the beginning of the first half, you know, you want to start there.

499
00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:11,860
 But coming down to the second half, we knew we were getting the ball.

500
00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:17,780
 And we wanted to establish, you know, the run game from that standpoint and really set a precedent, you know,

501
00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:19,360
 what we're going to try to do the second half.

502
00:25:19,500 --> 00:25:21,560
 And the kids did a real good job.

503
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,920
 Speedy Coffey wasn't bad last night.

504
00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,280
 He ran 13 times for 140 yards.

505
00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,440
 You have a back like that, can go for 100 yards.

506
00:25:29,540 --> 00:25:30,760
 That opens everything up a little bit.

507
00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:31,680
 Very well.

508
00:25:31,740 --> 00:25:32,420
 He runs hard.

509
00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:33,980
 He earns every yard he gets.

510
00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:38,540
 And, you know, he's done a great job for us, not just getting the ball, but from blocking,

511
00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:41,240
 from, you know, out wide catching it.

512
00:25:41,500 --> 00:25:44,780
 And, you know, he's done a lot for us right now in these first two games.

513
00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:45,600
 And it's been good to see.

514
00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:49,680
 Was there one key play maybe in the second half that sort of turned the tide, you felt like?

515
00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,380
 Overall, that first drive.

516
00:25:52,380 --> 00:25:56,040
 I mean, we did hit a big screen down the sideline to Sam Hamner.

517
00:25:56,260 --> 00:26:00,940
 But, you know, just the physical running that we did on that drive, you know,

518
00:26:00,980 --> 00:26:03,640
 kind of sparked, you know, the rest of the outcome of the second half.

519
00:26:04,020 --> 00:26:07,380
 Speaking with Coach Mike Horton, the head coach of the Brooks Lions,

520
00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,600
 who's team wins last night 43-14 over Lauderdale County.

521
00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:14,980
 Coach, as a head coach, do you still do any play calling on defense or offense?

522
00:26:15,100 --> 00:26:16,200
 Have you relinquished all that?

523
00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,120
 Is it a new change for you a little bit?

524
00:26:18,360 --> 00:26:20,040
 I'm still calling it offensively.

525
00:26:20,380 --> 00:26:24,680
 I did turn it over towards the end of the game to Coach Greg.

526
00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:25,800
 You know, he's our receivers coach.

527
00:26:25,940 --> 00:26:26,580
 Called it before.

528
00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,040
 And, you know, I'm still going to continue to call it.

529
00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,980
 But it's like I told them, if I get tied up with something where I got to go talk

530
00:26:32,980 --> 00:26:35,880
 with defense or talk to the official or anything like that, you know,

531
00:26:35,900 --> 00:26:38,360
 I'm perfectly, you know, we're good where I can just say,

532
00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:40,360
 you got this series right here or anything like that,

533
00:26:40,380 --> 00:26:41,820
 and we got all the trust in the world for them.

534
00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:43,520
 A lot of game planning for coaches.

535
00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:45,800
 People don't realize those type of things are things that you discussed

536
00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:48,500
 during the offseason and you said, hey, if this comes up,

537
00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:49,260
 here's what we're going to do.

538
00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,620
 Are these things, especially as a new coach, as the head coach,

539
00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:54,800
 I know you're not new there at Brooks, but those things that are saying,

540
00:26:55,300 --> 00:26:57,420
 hey, in case of this, here's what's going to happen.

541
00:26:57,540 --> 00:26:58,580
 Y'all go through all those scenarios?

542
00:26:59,040 --> 00:26:59,400
 We do.

543
00:26:59,480 --> 00:26:59,740
 We do.

544
00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:01,780
 We try to look at every scenario that might come up.

545
00:27:01,980 --> 00:27:06,260
 And, you know, I predominantly stay on the offensive side

546
00:27:06,260 --> 00:27:07,240
 and game plan for that.

547
00:27:07,340 --> 00:27:09,180
 And I want to look at Aaron, you know, me and Coach Brafoot

548
00:27:09,180 --> 00:27:11,840
 will talk about the defense, you know, what we're going to do that week.

549
00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,560
 And, yeah, we just try to make sure we cover every basis

550
00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:16,680
 of every type of situation that might occur.

551
00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:20,120
 Last night you had to go, I believe, to a backup quarterback from the week one.

552
00:27:20,300 --> 00:27:22,340
 And is the young man from last week doing okay?

553
00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:24,520
 I know you can't go in a lot, but is he doing okay recovering?

554
00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:25,160
 That's a good year.

555
00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:26,820
 A lot of people asked about that.

556
00:27:26,940 --> 00:27:31,020
 Tavian Casey last night, 9 of 12, 174 yards, two scorers.

557
00:27:31,100 --> 00:27:32,900
 You had to feel good about him coming in that role.

558
00:27:33,420 --> 00:27:34,420
 Had to be a little nervous for him.

559
00:27:34,500 --> 00:27:35,240
 He took it well.

560
00:27:35,420 --> 00:27:36,420
 He did very well.

561
00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,700
 You know, when he had to come in, you know, last week, he did well.

562
00:27:39,700 --> 00:27:42,300
 And, you know, starting the game, you could tell the little nerves were in

563
00:27:42,300 --> 00:27:42,920
 and everything.

564
00:27:43,140 --> 00:27:43,960
 But he settled in.

565
00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,380
 And, you know, he really controlled the offense, especially in the second half

566
00:27:47,380 --> 00:27:49,640
 of making the right reads, you know, getting the ball out quick.

567
00:27:49,820 --> 00:27:53,440
 And he was – it was impressive for his, you know, first full-time game out there.

568
00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:58,160
 Speaking with Mike Horton, head coach of Brooks Lines, congratulations again on that.

569
00:27:58,260 --> 00:28:01,000
 That's such a great thing for me to see and know that you got the job.

570
00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:01,980
 I was so excited for you.

571
00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,100
 And I know you're an offensive lineman at heart.

572
00:28:04,300 --> 00:28:06,260
 So, let's talk about those big boys up front.

573
00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:07,260
 How do they do?

574
00:28:07,460 --> 00:28:10,160
 And do you like the way this offensive line is starting to gel a little bit?

575
00:28:10,360 --> 00:28:10,540
 Yeah.

576
00:28:10,780 --> 00:28:13,920
 And, you know, coming in this year, we knew it was going to be an inexperienced group.

577
00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:17,200
 We pretty much got back two that played last year.

578
00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:19,880
 And, you know, one of them kind of goes both sides

579
00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:21,940
 and plays offensive line as well.

580
00:28:22,500 --> 00:28:26,560
 So, we knew that was going to be a challenge that they're going to have to step up to this year.

581
00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:34,140
 And we really tested them, you know, in halftime about how to come out

582
00:28:34,140 --> 00:28:37,280
 and establish, you know, a physical type of running game in the second half.

583
00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:39,420
 And, you know, they stepped up to the challenge.

584
00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:41,480
 And it's always, you know, continue to get better.

585
00:28:41,980 --> 00:28:44,940
 You know, we preach to our kids to try to get 1% better each and every day.

586
00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:46,100
 We're not a finished product.

587
00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:47,100
 We'll never be there.

588
00:28:47,260 --> 00:28:50,200
 But as long as we continue to build upon what we're trying to do

589
00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,800
 and get better at little aspects, you know, we'll be okay.

590
00:28:53,020 --> 00:28:55,480
 The folks in Killing are great at supporting high school football.

591
00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:56,560
 Was there a great crowd last night?

592
00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:57,400
 Yes, sir, it was.

593
00:28:57,740 --> 00:29:00,200
 They've been very supportive since I've been there.

594
00:29:00,460 --> 00:29:04,220
 And, you know, it's been a great community that gets behind this football program.

595
00:29:04,500 --> 00:29:06,240
 Who do you have next week for the Brooks Lions?

596
00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:07,520
 We'll go to West Morgan.

597
00:29:08,140 --> 00:29:08,460
 Wow.

598
00:29:08,740 --> 00:29:11,200
 One of the great programs over the past four or five years.

599
00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:14,180
 And right off the bat in region play, you go to West Morgan on the road.

600
00:29:14,980 --> 00:29:16,420
 That is going to be a tremendous game

601
00:29:16,420 --> 00:29:20,000
 and a tremendous test for your team early on to find out where you are in region play.

602
00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:20,540
 It is.

603
00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:20,920
 It is.

604
00:29:21,020 --> 00:29:23,620
 You know, I think the last couple of years, we opened in right off the bat.

605
00:29:23,620 --> 00:29:24,780
 You know, first game of the year.

606
00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:25,040
 Yeah.

607
00:29:25,340 --> 00:29:29,540
 And we knew right off the bat, you know, it's going to be a tough task, you know,

608
00:29:29,580 --> 00:29:30,900
 for the first region game.

609
00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:32,380
 We'll be on the road.

610
00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:34,600
 And, you know, it's something we're looking forward to.

611
00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:38,900
 And, you know, just trying to go out there and compete and play at a high level the best we can.

612
00:29:39,140 --> 00:29:41,700
 Coach, I mean this with all respect because I've known you for a long time.

613
00:29:42,060 --> 00:29:43,140
 You look like a head coach.

614
00:29:43,140 --> 00:29:44,540
 I know that sounds funny, but you do.

615
00:29:44,620 --> 00:29:45,560
 You carry yourself well.

616
00:29:46,220 --> 00:29:47,380
 Congratulations, Coach Mike Horton.

617
00:29:47,500 --> 00:29:50,080
 1-0 on his time in his first game.

618
00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:53,120
 I'm 1-1 on the season, but his first win as the head coach of Brooks Lyons.

619
00:29:53,180 --> 00:29:54,900
 And, Coach, best of luck next week, okay?

620
00:29:55,100 --> 00:29:55,460
 Yes, sir.

621
00:29:55,460 --> 00:29:55,780
 Thank you very much.

622
00:29:55,780 --> 00:29:57,620
 The head coach of the Brooks Lyons, Mike Horton.

623
00:29:57,720 --> 00:29:58,220
 We'll come back.

624
00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:00,760
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633
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634
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635
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636
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637
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638
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639
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640
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641
00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:10,440
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642
00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:13,020
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643
00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:14,560
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644
00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:16,620
 Getting your morning off to a great start.

645
00:31:16,740 --> 00:31:18,500
 Some college football on today.

646
00:31:18,860 --> 00:31:19,520
 Week zero.

647
00:31:19,700 --> 00:31:23,140
 It's not a whole lot of games, but some good games, some decent games.

648
00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:27,300
 Bill Belichick is as far away as you can imagine over there in Ireland playing the game,

649
00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:28,620
 so we can watch that one earlier this morning.

650
00:31:29,100 --> 00:31:35,880
 It's good just to see it on the stations of TV and listening to college football back here in its football season,

651
00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:36,780
 so that's great, too.

652
00:31:37,020 --> 00:31:38,920
 So enjoy the games today as well.

653
00:31:39,300 --> 00:31:42,440
 Joined now by the head coach of the Rogers Pirates, Coach Daniel Garrett,

654
00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:46,420
 whose team kicked off the weekend on Thursday night by going over to Huntsville,

655
00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:49,720
 taking on John Paul II, and they win it 56-24.

656
00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:54,200
 Coach, Thursday night win, that's always good for you and your team,

657
00:31:54,260 --> 00:31:55,960
 and I know it felt good to get that one under your belt.

658
00:31:56,620 --> 00:31:58,840
 Yeah, it's always good to get the first one.

659
00:31:59,100 --> 00:32:01,100
 You know, one of those a lot better than 0-1.

660
00:32:01,660 --> 00:32:07,660
 Still got lots to work on and to clean up, but it's been a long time since we've played,

661
00:32:07,980 --> 00:32:13,560
 so we were excited to come out and, you know, do what we needed to do.

662
00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:17,860
 I'm glad you said it was 1-0 because you were one of those teams that took the off week

663
00:32:17,860 --> 00:32:20,340
 and the first week and started your season a little different.

664
00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:21,700
 Not everybody does, but some do.

665
00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:24,640
 And do you like the way it's set up or just the way it played out?

666
00:32:24,980 --> 00:32:29,860
 It's just the way it played out, you know, when everything happened with the reclass

667
00:32:29,860 --> 00:32:33,640
 and, you know, splitting schools and regions and classifications changed.

668
00:32:33,740 --> 00:32:37,360
 It just kind of messed up some non-region stuff,

669
00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:39,300
 and so this was just kind of what happened.

670
00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:44,880
 It's been a long time since we played, you know, so we had some rust we needed to knock off,

671
00:32:45,020 --> 00:32:48,440
 but I thought we handled it well and, like I said,

672
00:32:48,500 --> 00:32:51,760
 do what we needed to do to, you know, come out victorious.

673
00:32:52,100 --> 00:32:54,520
 Speaking with Coach Daniel Garrett of the Rogers Pirates,

674
00:32:54,580 --> 00:32:57,620
 and Coach, before we get into the game, your team, I want to take just a minute.

675
00:32:57,620 --> 00:33:02,080
 You played that game on the road against John Paul II in Huntsville at Joe Davis Stadium.

676
00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:03,000
 It's been renovated.

677
00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,560
 Wicksville, that's where the University of North Alabama and Sanford play tonight.

678
00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:07,680
 I've been there.

679
00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:10,060
 It is a phenomenal venue for high school football.

680
00:33:10,460 --> 00:33:13,260
 I know that had to be pretty special for your team and players to walk out.

681
00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:17,480
 I mean, this is one of the most special places you can play a high school football game in Alabama.

682
00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:18,880
 Yeah, absolutely.

683
00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:21,000
 I thought it was a great experience for our kids.

684
00:33:21,380 --> 00:33:25,140
 You know, it's, you know, I told them, I said, guys, this will be the nicest environment.

685
00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:32,420
 You know, you'll play in, you know, unless we get to play in the state championship game, you know,

686
00:33:32,420 --> 00:33:35,460
 and even then it might be just as nice.

687
00:33:35,620 --> 00:33:41,720
 And so, you know, just great locker room, great, you know, field, great, everything was just great.

688
00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:49,900
 And, you know, I always try to provide experiences because this is an experience playing high school football.

689
00:33:50,780 --> 00:33:53,360
 And, you know, we want life lessons and everything.

690
00:33:53,500 --> 00:33:54,820
 We also want to create memories.

691
00:33:55,300 --> 00:34:01,520
 And this is, I feel like that's a memory that the kids can always look back on is that type of experience.

692
00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:03,760
 And, you know, winning makes it better.

693
00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:09,600
 But definitely, I mean, I wish we could set something up every year to go somewhere like that.

694
00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:12,860
 But, you know, got to do that this year, so that was special.

695
00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:17,260
 It's Rodgers wins it over John Paul II, 56-24.

696
00:34:17,420 --> 00:34:19,100
 And, Coach, did your team get off to a good start?

697
00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:20,060
 How did the game start off?

698
00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:21,880
 It took us a little while to get going.

699
00:34:22,300 --> 00:34:28,760
 You know, we had some rust to knock off, like I said, with, you know, some offensive line assignment things.

700
00:34:29,060 --> 00:34:33,880
 And, you know, we got a few unsportsmanlike penalties on defense that I didn't like.

701
00:34:34,300 --> 00:34:36,880
 And that's kind of uncharacteristic of us.

702
00:34:38,100 --> 00:34:43,020
 So, that's a little lesson we'll have to learn because we want to play the game the right way.

703
00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:44,660
 And sometimes things happen.

704
00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:46,180
 It's an emotional sport.

705
00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:47,280
 You know, things are going to happen.

706
00:34:47,900 --> 00:34:51,060
 You know, we had a kid hit somebody late, and it wasn't vicious.

707
00:34:51,380 --> 00:34:52,840
 It was a penalty, you know.

708
00:34:52,860 --> 00:34:52,980
 Yeah.

709
00:34:53,620 --> 00:34:55,420
 But, you know, those things happen.

710
00:34:55,520 --> 00:35:00,500
 But we've got to control our composure when people retaliate and things like that.

711
00:35:00,700 --> 00:35:02,440
 And, you know, we'll learn from it.

712
00:35:02,720 --> 00:35:07,880
 And I felt like, you know, after all that happened, I felt like, you know, we composed ourselves very well.

713
00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,460
 And then went out and did what we needed to do to pull away.

714
00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:14,780
 And, you know, it was like I told our kids, look, we're going to experience some adversity.

715
00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:17,840
 And, you know, it was self-inflicted adversity.

716
00:35:18,220 --> 00:35:20,700
 But we handled it and came out.

717
00:35:20,740 --> 00:35:21,880
 And I think we'll be better for it.

718
00:35:22,820 --> 00:35:26,920
 Coach, when you talk about your team at Rogers, you know, it's always a physical team.

719
00:35:26,980 --> 00:35:27,780
 We talk about that.

720
00:35:27,900 --> 00:35:30,680
 I mean, it just has that blue-collar mentality always.

721
00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:36,920
 But it also is one of those teams that you realize every year you know who you are as a DNA.

722
00:35:37,220 --> 00:35:40,100
 Is that important to really – you've been there a while as head coach.

723
00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:41,480
 The players know what to expect.

724
00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:42,840
 The coaching staff, the community.

725
00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:44,220
 You just know who you are.

726
00:35:44,220 --> 00:35:48,920
 Is that a step forward maybe to some other teams that may be going through coaching changes, that type thing?

727
00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:53,840
 Well, I think that any time you've had the same, you know, people around for a while,

728
00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:58,680
 it creates an advantage for you to where there's – you know, the kids know what to expect.

729
00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:00,040
 They know who I am.

730
00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:06,980
 They know, you know, how I am to where, you know, I'm going to react to this a certain way.

731
00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:09,600
 I'm going to react, you know, to that a certain way.

732
00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:14,740
 And, you know, I also, you know, like these seniors, they were seventh graders when I got here.

733
00:36:14,900 --> 00:36:17,040
 So, you know, we've been together a long time.

734
00:36:17,100 --> 00:36:20,280
 So, I think that definitely is, you know, is a strength.

735
00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:22,440
 And I think our relationship is very strong.

736
00:36:22,740 --> 00:36:27,120
 And, you know, and when you have a strong relationship, you can really push people.

737
00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:28,680
 Yeah, that's a good point.

738
00:36:28,700 --> 00:36:30,900
 And like these seniors, we've pushed them very hard.

739
00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:34,780
 And, you know, you can't do that if you don't have those relationships.

740
00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:38,020
 And I do feel like we have an identity.

741
00:36:38,020 --> 00:36:40,820
 I do feel like we know who we are.

742
00:36:40,940 --> 00:36:46,220
 And the biggest thing about that is to be who we are and not try to be what anyone wants us to be.

743
00:36:47,720 --> 00:36:52,760
 And including fans, including opponents, including media, including everybody.

744
00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:53,400
 Yeah, broadcasters, yeah.

745
00:36:53,580 --> 00:36:54,940
 We need to be who we are.

746
00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:59,060
 And only we know who that needs to be.

747
00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:03,660
 And I feel like we've got a team right now that understands that.

748
00:37:03,940 --> 00:37:05,880
 And they're bought into that.

749
00:37:06,100 --> 00:37:08,340
 And, you know, we just need to stay the course.

750
00:37:08,660 --> 00:37:10,240
 That is tremendous insight.

751
00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:11,380
 I love that answer.

752
00:37:11,460 --> 00:37:14,560
 That's a great answer from Daniel Garrett, head coach of the Rogers Pirates.

753
00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:18,560
 Coach, who are some of those seniors that stood out for you that really are some leaders maybe for your team?

754
00:37:19,180 --> 00:37:23,100
 Well, our quarterback's the first one, I think, that comes to everyone's mind.

755
00:37:23,220 --> 00:37:24,020
 That's C.J. Davis.

756
00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:28,320
 And Hunter Bacon's a senior that started several years.

757
00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,000
 He had a great game the other night.

758
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:31,580
 He forced a fumble, blocked a punt.

759
00:37:32,380 --> 00:37:35,660
 You know, had several tackles, had a touchdown catch, you know.

760
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:37,860
 That's a pretty good night.

761
00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:40,080
 Yeah, he had a great – he played a great game.

762
00:37:40,180 --> 00:37:41,400
 And he's just one of those kids.

763
00:37:41,460 --> 00:37:45,800
 He doesn't say a lot, but he just does things the right way, plays the right way.

764
00:37:46,940 --> 00:37:48,880
 Kanan Easter is another guy like that.

765
00:37:48,940 --> 00:37:50,720
 He plays D-in and tied in for us.

766
00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:52,700
 And, you know, he doesn't say much.

767
00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:57,220
 He just – he tries to do everything you tell him to do, and he goes 110%.

768
00:37:57,220 --> 00:38:02,460
 And he's just kind of a – I feel like he's a Rogers football player.

769
00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:06,720
 If you were to kind of just point, hey, that guy plays football at Rogers.

770
00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:08,520
 You know, that's kind of him.

771
00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:13,600
 And, you know, there's several more like that that we've got.

772
00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:19,380
 You know, Court Crunk, Carson Springer, you know, the list goes on and on.

773
00:38:19,660 --> 00:38:20,920
 You know, I like all of our seniors.

774
00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:22,600
 I feel like they're all bought in.

775
00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:24,120
 And I know they are.

776
00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:24,860
 I don't feel like it.

777
00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:25,560
 I know they are.

778
00:38:25,780 --> 00:38:28,640
 And they're just good kids that want to do the best they can.

779
00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:31,700
 You know, not only for the team, but for each other.

780
00:38:32,220 --> 00:38:35,960
 And, you know, we've got some good juniors too that, you know, are running back.

781
00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:37,500
 Braden Reed, he had a heck of a night.

782
00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:40,140
 You know, he ran for 160-something yards.

783
00:38:40,140 --> 00:38:44,240
 And it kind of came into a game to where we just lined up and just started just –

784
00:38:44,240 --> 00:38:48,560
 our O-line did a great job just mashing the line of scrimmage.

785
00:38:48,860 --> 00:38:51,520
 And then it took two or three to tackle Braden.

786
00:38:51,660 --> 00:38:56,500
 And it just – you know, that's – you know, when you think of Rodgers historically,

787
00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:57,620
 that's who they are.

788
00:38:57,880 --> 00:39:02,700
 Now, we've kind of gotten more, you know, spread out and explosive, you know,

789
00:39:02,720 --> 00:39:03,860
 in the past few years.

790
00:39:04,060 --> 00:39:07,840
 But, you know, to be able to still do that is important.

791
00:39:08,060 --> 00:39:11,160
 And we feel like we can if we execute.

792
00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:14,840
 Was there one play maybe Friday night or Thursday night as you played this week

793
00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:18,520
 with Rodgers coach Daniel Garrett, was there one play where you said, okay,

794
00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:21,780
 that play – that stood out in my mind is that that's what I want to see out of my team.

795
00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:23,340
 Well, we blocked a punt.

796
00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:23,860
 Yeah.

797
00:39:24,300 --> 00:39:25,520
 Hunter Bacon blocked the punt.

798
00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:26,760
 Special teams always big.

799
00:39:26,900 --> 00:39:27,260
 Yes.

800
00:39:27,540 --> 00:39:31,240
 So, like, to me that's important to me is blocking punts.

801
00:39:31,300 --> 00:39:33,200
 I feel like that's a huge momentum shift.

802
00:39:33,460 --> 00:39:39,060
 And, you know, he almost – he almost scooped and scored his own block.

803
00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:39,740
 Oh, wow.

804
00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:40,340
 That's tough to do.

805
00:39:40,460 --> 00:39:42,380
 Kind of scooped and kicked it around, went out of bounds.

806
00:39:42,460 --> 00:39:44,660
 He ended up – I told him, I said, you just don't want to score.

807
00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:46,800
 But he got him.

808
00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:48,020
 He got him one layer in the game.

809
00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:48,440
 He did.

810
00:39:48,900 --> 00:39:53,040
 But, you know, to block a punt, it takes – you got to sacrifice yourself a little bit.

811
00:39:53,140 --> 00:39:55,340
 You got to be – you know, because it's going to hurt sometimes.

812
00:39:55,640 --> 00:39:55,800
 Yep.

813
00:39:55,940 --> 00:39:57,500
 You know, it might jam your finger.

814
00:39:57,620 --> 00:39:59,280
 It might knock the wind out of you in your stomach.

815
00:39:59,460 --> 00:40:00,680
 You got to have a little courage.

816
00:40:00,740 --> 00:40:04,780
 And that's what – we kind of always go into the first game of, all right,

817
00:40:05,540 --> 00:40:08,900
 who do we think has the courage to do this?

818
00:40:09,860 --> 00:40:14,760
 And we put them in the spot to where we think that they can go get it.

819
00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:17,040
 And then we find out, all right, they do or they don't.

820
00:40:17,100 --> 00:40:18,840
 Because sometimes they'll get in there and they're shy away.

821
00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:19,160
 Yep.

822
00:40:19,300 --> 00:40:20,700
 Well, he did it.

823
00:40:21,460 --> 00:40:21,860
 Tremendous.

824
00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:22,580
 First game.

825
00:40:23,220 --> 00:40:26,000
 And so that, to me, that's what I want to see.

826
00:40:26,060 --> 00:40:27,120
 And I'm happy to see that.

827
00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:30,100
 And I think we can build off stuff like that.

828
00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:31,760
 Who do the Pirates have this week and where?

829
00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:32,920
 Elmont at home.

830
00:40:33,240 --> 00:40:35,360
 It's a nod of legends for us.

831
00:40:35,440 --> 00:40:40,060
 We're honoring the 2003 football team that made it to the quarterfinals.

832
00:40:40,060 --> 00:40:44,000
 It was the first team that won a playoff game at Rogers since 1980 –

833
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,460
 or 1990 or something like that.

834
00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:45,580
 Wow.

835
00:40:45,580 --> 00:40:46,560
 89, I think, maybe.

836
00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,720
 So we're honoring that team as well that night.

837
00:40:50,860 --> 00:40:51,940
 So it should be a good night.

838
00:40:52,420 --> 00:40:56,020
 Always great to bring the alumni back, especially those guys like that.

839
00:40:56,100 --> 00:40:56,840
 They remember that.

840
00:40:56,900 --> 00:40:57,820
 The community remembers that.

841
00:40:58,160 --> 00:40:59,060
 Well done right there.

842
00:40:59,460 --> 00:41:00,840
 Congratulations on going 1-0.

843
00:41:01,240 --> 00:41:04,800
 And they get ready to take on Elmont at home this coming Friday night, right?

844
00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:05,240
 Yes, sir.

845
00:41:05,240 --> 00:41:07,700
 Back home in Green Hill at Rogers High School.

846
00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:10,280
 Daniel Garrett, the head coach of the Rogers Pirates.

847
00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:11,480
 Congratulations again, okay?

848
00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:11,760
 Thank you.

849
00:41:11,860 --> 00:41:12,300
 Appreciate it.

850
00:41:12,580 --> 00:41:16,000
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865
00:42:28,320 --> 00:42:31,760
 I'm back here on the Coach's Breakfast, 93.9 The Score.

866
00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:34,380
 Kevin Johnson, glad to be with you.

867
00:42:34,420 --> 00:42:36,780
 I'm in a separate room from what we call the green room.

868
00:42:36,780 --> 00:42:40,080
 All those coaches chopping it up, having a good time at breakfast.

869
00:42:40,220 --> 00:42:44,480
 I don't have anyone out here yet coming to be on the air, so we'll catch a coach in just

870
00:42:44,480 --> 00:42:44,820
 a minute.

871
00:42:45,260 --> 00:42:50,040
 I do want to remind you, starting next Saturday morning, it'll be Alabama football as they

872
00:42:50,040 --> 00:42:52,300
 take on East Carolina, the home opener for them.

873
00:42:52,680 --> 00:42:54,960
 And that game will be 11 a.m. kickoff.

874
00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:57,420
 9 a.m. will be the pregame.

875
00:42:57,720 --> 00:43:02,000
 So next week's broadcast will only be for the coaches' breakfast an hour to go.

876
00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:08,140
 So that will be a little shortened broadcast next week, but we're looking forward to doing

877
00:43:08,140 --> 00:43:08,860
 that as well.

878
00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:11,440
 We want to thank all the coaches who have come already to be with us today.

879
00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:14,440
 We've already heard from Deshler High School, Patrick Malone.

880
00:43:14,520 --> 00:43:16,520
 We've heard from Mike Horton of Brooks High School.

881
00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:22,500
 We also have Daniel Garrett of Rogers, so we appreciate all these coaches being with us.

882
00:43:22,660 --> 00:43:26,620
 And again, we appreciate all the help from the North Alabama Bone and Joint Clinic.

883
00:43:26,700 --> 00:43:28,100
 Wes Richardson does a great job.

884
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:32,680
 He's sort of the liaison here between coaches and all of us here doing these things.

885
00:43:32,820 --> 00:43:37,280
 And now we're being joined by the head coach of the Russellville Golden Tigers in a game

886
00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:38,820
 that everyone talked about last night.

887
00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:41,860
 And it's good to have Coach Daryl Higgins to come be with us today.

888
00:43:42,320 --> 00:43:45,040
 Russellville gets the win over Mars Hill, 21-7.

889
00:43:45,500 --> 00:43:47,560
 Coach, congratulations on the win last night.

890
00:43:47,640 --> 00:43:48,120
 Oh, thank you.

891
00:43:48,180 --> 00:43:48,800
 I appreciate it.

892
00:43:48,980 --> 00:43:52,740
 You know, I don't even know where to start because I can't imagine being in your shoes

893
00:43:52,740 --> 00:43:53,380
 this past week.

894
00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:56,720
 I know how smart and, well, just how you play things.

895
00:43:56,800 --> 00:43:58,140
 You care about both schools.

896
00:43:58,220 --> 00:43:59,320
 You care about high school football.

897
00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:01,560
 And I appreciate that so much about you.

898
00:44:01,860 --> 00:44:04,960
 But you're now in the black and gold, and your job is with Russellville.

899
00:44:05,300 --> 00:44:07,420
 And you've turned that page, and you know how to do that.

900
00:44:07,720 --> 00:44:09,140
 And that's not easy to do.

901
00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:12,220
 But last night, to face your old team so soon after that season,

902
00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:14,560
 probably a lot of things went through your mind last night.

903
00:44:14,880 --> 00:44:16,020
 It definitely was.

904
00:44:16,120 --> 00:44:17,280
 There was a whole lot of emotion.

905
00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:19,340
 I got to see a lot of people from Mars Hill.

906
00:44:19,460 --> 00:44:23,340
 I have wonderful relationships with the parents and the kids.

907
00:44:23,500 --> 00:44:25,120
 The coaches have a lot of great friends there.

908
00:44:25,500 --> 00:44:28,860
 You know, I don't say this often, but last night was probably what they call,

909
00:44:28,940 --> 00:44:30,760
 as in coaching land, a good gate.

910
00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:32,760
 That was probably a lot of people there.

911
00:44:33,040 --> 00:44:33,440
 Absolutely.

912
00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:35,380
 It was packed out on our side.

913
00:44:35,480 --> 00:44:39,040
 And our visiting side's huge, and they brought a lot of people over there.

914
00:44:39,180 --> 00:44:40,900
 It's just a great high school environment.

915
00:44:41,160 --> 00:44:42,960
 I saw pictures last night.

916
00:44:43,040 --> 00:44:44,260
 I thought, wow, it's a great environment.

917
00:44:44,340 --> 00:44:45,980
 Of course, a great stadium there at Russellville.

918
00:44:45,980 --> 00:44:50,380
 And your team last night played in one of the better games of the night

919
00:44:50,380 --> 00:44:52,360
 in the state, in Russellville and Mars Hill.

920
00:44:52,940 --> 00:44:55,180
 You win it 21-7 over Mars Hill.

921
00:44:55,660 --> 00:44:59,420
 But, Coach, last night, your Golden Tigers team had to fight from the very

922
00:44:59,420 --> 00:45:01,240
 beginning to the very end to make that happen.

923
00:45:02,180 --> 00:45:03,560
 Marcel used to winning.

924
00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:05,300
 The kids know how to win.

925
00:45:05,380 --> 00:45:06,040
 They play hard.

926
00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:10,600
 And for us, we make so many mistakes, don't do the right thing a lot,

927
00:45:10,660 --> 00:45:12,020
 and makes it real hard on ourselves.

928
00:45:12,180 --> 00:45:13,560
 But you got to give them credit.

929
00:45:13,740 --> 00:45:16,260
 Those kids would not go away, wouldn't give up,

930
00:45:16,300 --> 00:45:17,900
 and they had a chance to win it late.

931
00:45:18,680 --> 00:45:22,060
 I know it was probably different for you knowing their team so well,

932
00:45:22,120 --> 00:45:23,120
 as you probably did.

933
00:45:23,460 --> 00:45:25,800
 And yet, there's a new coach there.

934
00:45:25,860 --> 00:45:26,800
 He does different things.

935
00:45:26,920 --> 00:45:30,080
 So, you had a lot of study and game plan to do because it wasn't the same

936
00:45:30,080 --> 00:45:33,480
 Mars Hill team that you had from the past as far as scheme and game plan.

937
00:45:33,780 --> 00:45:34,060
 Right.

938
00:45:34,140 --> 00:45:37,200
 It's a lot of the same kids, but they're totally different on offense, defense.

939
00:45:37,440 --> 00:45:37,860
 They do it.

940
00:45:37,900 --> 00:45:39,280
 They do a great job of everything.

941
00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:42,860
 They're running over there, and Coach Hill and his staff,

942
00:45:43,580 --> 00:45:44,920
 they're really good football coaches.

943
00:45:45,240 --> 00:45:48,820
 They really are a good job at Mars Hill too, and just a great high school game.

944
00:45:48,820 --> 00:45:52,820
 Boy, your quarterback, Tripp Cleveland, had an outstanding night last night.

945
00:45:52,880 --> 00:45:56,820
 He was 11 of 15, 179 yards, two touchdowns through the air,

946
00:45:56,980 --> 00:46:00,720
 and that's a big part of a great, great pass early in the game

947
00:46:00,720 --> 00:46:04,100
 to set the mode a little bit, and he is a wide receiver in stride.

948
00:46:04,640 --> 00:46:08,420
 You know, you've got a weapon there that is pretty good for the wing team

949
00:46:08,420 --> 00:46:09,660
 to have a quarterback throw it like that.

950
00:46:10,300 --> 00:46:11,680
 Tripp is outstanding.

951
00:46:11,940 --> 00:46:13,560
 He throws some of the most beautiful passes.

952
00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:18,380
 It looks like high-level college ball, and Darren Jones at receiver,

953
00:46:18,520 --> 00:46:20,560
 he's one of the fastest guys in the state.

954
00:46:20,740 --> 00:46:22,840
 So those two together is a deadly combination.

955
00:46:23,280 --> 00:46:24,980
 Is Cleveland a junior or a senior?

956
00:46:25,100 --> 00:46:25,440
 I can't remember.

957
00:46:25,580 --> 00:46:26,440
 Unfortunately, it's a senior.

958
00:46:26,760 --> 00:46:26,940
 Okay.

959
00:46:27,320 --> 00:46:28,120
 Unfortunately, I like it.

960
00:46:28,140 --> 00:46:28,320
 Yeah.

961
00:46:28,340 --> 00:46:30,680
 And we can't do like LSU and bring them back, can we?

962
00:46:30,740 --> 00:46:32,240
 No, I'd like to bring them back a couple more years.

963
00:46:33,080 --> 00:46:34,740
 But you get ahead 7-0.

964
00:46:35,080 --> 00:46:36,140
 Mars Hill battles back.

965
00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:39,640
 It's back and forth, and it's a 14-7 game,

966
00:46:39,640 --> 00:46:43,980
 and Mars Hill has the ball and driving, and your defense makes a huge play

967
00:46:43,980 --> 00:46:45,920
 that turns the game and seals it for you, really.

968
00:46:46,240 --> 00:46:47,860
 Our defense played great all night.

969
00:46:48,000 --> 00:46:49,940
 They had to keep going back out there.

970
00:46:50,860 --> 00:46:53,780
 Mars Hill having all the momentum, and they made play after play

971
00:46:53,780 --> 00:46:57,840
 and ended up Rich Stockton with a huge interception to seal the game.

972
00:46:57,940 --> 00:46:59,520
 Braxton Duncan made some huge plays.

973
00:47:00,020 --> 00:47:02,960
 Jason Owell, we had just guys flying all over the place making plays.

974
00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:06,140
 And you see that with a long run, too, to go up 21-7,

975
00:47:06,500 --> 00:47:08,100
 that run pretty much helped put it away.

976
00:47:08,480 --> 00:47:11,120
 Because when it's a one-score game, you're always nervous as a coach.

977
00:47:11,860 --> 00:47:14,340
 Taurus Davis is the back that made that run,

978
00:47:14,460 --> 00:47:18,580
 and the drive before that is the exact same play, and he was hit and he fumbled.

979
00:47:18,920 --> 00:47:19,080
 Yeah.

980
00:47:19,180 --> 00:47:21,980
 So he got another opportunity, and he ran through some tackles,

981
00:47:22,180 --> 00:47:23,760
 and he's a really special back.

982
00:47:23,900 --> 00:47:25,980
 Is that something when a kid fumbles?

983
00:47:26,240 --> 00:47:28,540
 I know some coaches say, well, we're going to put you back in.

984
00:47:28,860 --> 00:47:29,940
 You put him right back in the fire.

985
00:47:29,940 --> 00:47:31,580
 Is that the way you've always done it?

986
00:47:31,880 --> 00:47:32,200
 Absolutely.

987
00:47:32,400 --> 00:47:33,300
 Put him back in the fire.

988
00:47:33,420 --> 00:47:34,660
 Let him get back out there.

989
00:47:34,980 --> 00:47:38,720
 And everybody makes mistakes, so go back out there and redeem yourself.

990
00:47:38,840 --> 00:47:40,940
 And a lot of times they'll be even a little more motivated

991
00:47:40,940 --> 00:47:42,140
 to do something after a mistake.

992
00:47:42,280 --> 00:47:45,080
 But who hasn't made a mistake, and how are you going to respond to it?

993
00:47:45,220 --> 00:47:48,080
 Veteran coach here of Russellville Golden Tigers, Coach Darrell Higgins,

994
00:47:48,500 --> 00:47:50,420
 whose team wins last night over Marce Hill,

995
00:47:50,540 --> 00:47:52,120
 ending the winning streak of Marce Hill.

996
00:47:52,500 --> 00:47:54,500
 That had been the state's longest at the time.

997
00:47:54,660 --> 00:47:57,260
 And, Coach, you get the win last night.

998
00:47:57,260 --> 00:48:02,260
 That is a huge confidence builder for this program that you're building up

999
00:48:02,260 --> 00:48:04,300
 and building back with that great tradition.

1000
00:48:04,640 --> 00:48:07,780
 You start to see it, the lights come a little bit in the eyes

1001
00:48:07,780 --> 00:48:08,580
 a little bit of your team?

1002
00:48:08,800 --> 00:48:09,660
 They were excited.

1003
00:48:09,980 --> 00:48:11,480
 They could really go.

1004
00:48:12,240 --> 00:48:16,040
 Could have broke a couple times when Marce Hill had the ball,

1005
00:48:16,160 --> 00:48:17,200
 had the momentum going.

1006
00:48:17,500 --> 00:48:20,540
 And so at the end of the game, our guys were really excited.

1007
00:48:20,660 --> 00:48:22,320
 You could see confidence growing.

1008
00:48:22,440 --> 00:48:24,200
 But it's about to get a lot tougher for us.

1009
00:48:24,800 --> 00:48:26,200
 Yeah, region plays around the corner.

1010
00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:29,720
 And I know you started off with two really difficult games

1011
00:48:29,720 --> 00:48:32,320
 with Destre and Marce Hill back-to-back.

1012
00:48:33,240 --> 00:48:34,600
 Now you're getting ready for region play.

1013
00:48:34,700 --> 00:48:36,240
 Does those two games have to help you?

1014
00:48:36,260 --> 00:48:37,160
 Why is that so important?

1015
00:48:37,880 --> 00:48:39,780
 Those are two good teams that we play.

1016
00:48:39,920 --> 00:48:43,600
 And we were able to somehow pull out a win and build our confidence.

1017
00:48:43,600 --> 00:48:45,820
 And we've got to just keep growing, getting better.

1018
00:48:46,180 --> 00:48:49,020
 This region play we're getting into is going to be a whole different level.

1019
00:48:49,460 --> 00:48:50,900
 Well, it's an amazing region.

1020
00:48:51,000 --> 00:48:54,920
 I'm glad you bring that up because in Class 5A, look at these teams,

1021
00:48:55,080 --> 00:48:58,580
 Athens, Austin, Decatur, East Limestone, Florence, Hartzell, Muscle Shoals,

1022
00:48:58,640 --> 00:48:59,000
 and Russell.

1023
00:48:59,760 --> 00:49:01,240
 It's a great region, first of all.

1024
00:49:01,300 --> 00:49:03,560
 It's a great region because it's teams that know each other.

1025
00:49:03,620 --> 00:49:04,400
 They're close by.

1026
00:49:05,040 --> 00:49:06,740
 It's cousins versus cousins.

1027
00:49:07,240 --> 00:49:10,040
 It's really not teams stretched out two hours and three hours.

1028
00:49:10,280 --> 00:49:12,800
 But also, it's really quality football.

1029
00:49:13,020 --> 00:49:13,920
 And you know that coming up.

1030
00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:14,660
 It's going to be some fun.

1031
00:49:14,760 --> 00:49:17,200
 Every Friday night, you're going to have to strap it on and get ready.

1032
00:49:17,620 --> 00:49:17,980
 Absolutely.

1033
00:49:18,240 --> 00:49:18,980
 We can't wait.

1034
00:49:19,060 --> 00:49:21,860
 We love competition and see where we stand and go out and play.

1035
00:49:22,360 --> 00:49:24,360
 That's why high school football is so much fun.

1036
00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:28,440
 And the kids get to go out and compete and grow as players and as people.

1037
00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:31,440
 Speaking with Daryl Higgins of the Russellville Golden Tigers.

1038
00:49:31,660 --> 00:49:33,700
 And Coach, your staff is so important.

1039
00:49:33,860 --> 00:49:38,180
 You brought a lot of staff with you from when you were at Mars Hill and you had staff that

1040
00:49:38,180 --> 00:49:38,740
 you added there.

1041
00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:43,200
 You have a veteran staff and some guys that have got a pedigree that really help you out

1042
00:49:43,200 --> 00:49:43,500
 a lot.

1043
00:49:43,920 --> 00:49:45,200
 We have some wonderful coaches.

1044
00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:51,520
 We have a good mixture of a couple guys my age and some younger guys bring a lot of energy.

1045
00:49:51,840 --> 00:49:53,480
 And all together, we're having a lot of fun.

1046
00:49:53,540 --> 00:49:54,260
 Everybody gets along.

1047
00:49:54,740 --> 00:49:55,720
 They all like each other.

1048
00:49:55,860 --> 00:49:56,820
 It's really enjoyable.

1049
00:49:57,580 --> 00:50:02,220
 What was it like for the community and the sideline last night after the win?

1050
00:50:02,840 --> 00:50:03,800
 They were excited.

1051
00:50:03,940 --> 00:50:07,360
 Marcelle had been 4-0 against Russellville as the first time to beat them.

1052
00:50:07,420 --> 00:50:09,540
 And we really wanted to change that.

1053
00:50:09,900 --> 00:50:14,100
 We have a lot of pride in the community and the school and be able to do things.

1054
00:50:14,240 --> 00:50:17,280
 And it was big for us to be able to get that first win against Marcelle.

1055
00:50:17,440 --> 00:50:19,640
 Who do you have this week in region play as you open up?

1056
00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:21,080
 We travel to Hartsell.

1057
00:50:21,780 --> 00:50:22,180
 Wow.

1058
00:50:22,480 --> 00:50:27,240
 One of the toughest places to play, I think, in North Alabama is Hartsell High School.

1059
00:50:27,680 --> 00:50:28,500
 Tigers versus Tigers.

1060
00:50:28,800 --> 00:50:30,300
 They're always well coached.

1061
00:50:30,480 --> 00:50:31,660
 Always a great team.

1062
00:50:31,720 --> 00:50:33,600
 But the atmosphere there is so different.

1063
00:50:33,600 --> 00:50:36,100
 It's a unique high school atmosphere, isn't it?

1064
00:50:36,180 --> 00:50:36,880
 It's unreal.

1065
00:50:37,060 --> 00:50:39,080
 And we're looking forward to going over and see how we can do.

1066
00:50:39,400 --> 00:50:40,500
 Should be a lot of fun.

1067
00:50:41,080 --> 00:50:44,780
 Coach, again, last night we talked about your quarterback and running back and defense and all that.

1068
00:50:45,220 --> 00:50:47,800
 But after the game, the lights are going out.

1069
00:50:47,900 --> 00:50:49,540
 You get in your car and you're driving home.

1070
00:50:49,840 --> 00:50:51,000
 You had a few moments to reflect.

1071
00:50:51,680 --> 00:50:55,620
 Was it one of those things where you felt, maybe I'm putting words in your mouth a little bit,

1072
00:50:55,680 --> 00:50:59,480
 but it felt like, man, I'm so proud of both those teams last night in both those schools.

1073
00:51:00,300 --> 00:51:00,660
 100%.

1074
00:51:00,660 --> 00:51:02,880
 I'm riding home with Peyton, my son.

1075
00:51:03,260 --> 00:51:10,300
 We're taking him and we're talking about our memories at Morris Hill, how much it meant to be there and be a part of that.

1076
00:51:10,360 --> 00:51:14,600
 And now what we're doing together at Russellville, it's just a very special time.

1077
00:51:14,820 --> 00:51:20,020
 Do you see a little correlation between the two and building back Russellville and where you started building Morris Hill a little bit?

1078
00:51:20,260 --> 00:51:28,260
 In a lot of ways, it feels like my first year at Morris Hill with some of the things that we're doing, the problems we're running into, a lot of the same stuff.

1079
00:51:28,460 --> 00:51:32,720
 But, you know, of course, Russell is an established school that expects to win.

1080
00:51:32,780 --> 00:51:36,520
 A lot of tradition is where Morris Hill, we were more just getting the whole program started.

1081
00:51:37,200 --> 00:51:38,500
 Well, Coach, we congratulate you.

1082
00:51:38,580 --> 00:51:43,500
 I can't imagine what you were going through last night, no matter how long you've coached or whatever.

1083
00:51:43,860 --> 00:51:49,440
 That was a unique atmosphere, unique night, and you handled it very well with class, and both teams did as well.

1084
00:51:49,520 --> 00:51:51,000
 And a great high school football game.

1085
00:51:51,560 --> 00:51:53,080
 Russellville wins it 21-7.

1086
00:51:53,460 --> 00:51:59,700
 You go on the road to Hartzell next week, start region play, and it's time to get real because here it is, right?

1087
00:51:59,700 --> 00:52:02,100
 Absolutely, that's what we're getting ready for.

1088
00:52:02,160 --> 00:52:03,000
 Should be a lot of fun.

1089
00:52:03,080 --> 00:52:09,360
 The head coach of the Russellville Golden Tigers, Coach Daryl Higgins, when we come back, more from the coaches breakfast after this one-minute timeout.

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 Welcome back to the Coach's Breakfast here on 93.9 The Scorch.

1107
00:53:20,940 --> 00:53:28,540
 Kevin Johnson, glad to be with you as we get your day off to a great start, talking to coaches about games from last night throughout the state of Alabama.

1108
00:53:28,540 --> 00:53:36,820
 A lot of great games played, a lot of fun games played, and boy, just to hear the stories from coaches is always incredible and exciting to see.

1109
00:53:36,820 --> 00:53:43,880
 And now we're joined by the head coach of the Central Wildcats, Coach Heath Wood, whose team last night knocked off Phil Campbell 49-14.

1110
00:53:44,280 --> 00:53:48,320
 First of all, Coach, congratulations on game number one and win number one this season.

1111
00:53:48,640 --> 00:53:59,180
 Yes, definitely proud of the players last night, the assistant coaches, and, you know, put in a good week of practice going into last night, and we're able to come out with a win for sure.

1112
00:53:59,420 --> 00:54:01,040
 And you win it last night over Phil Campbell.

1113
00:54:01,180 --> 00:54:02,300
 Was that on the road last night, by the way?

1114
00:54:02,300 --> 00:54:02,860
 It was, it was.

1115
00:54:03,500 --> 00:54:07,660
 White jerseys getting ready to go, especially early in the first game.

1116
00:54:07,720 --> 00:54:10,920
 That's sort of tough, that first game, because you've got a lot of new players that maybe not experienced it.

1117
00:54:10,920 --> 00:54:16,620
 Yes, we've got a lot of, you know, like you said, new players, or I shouldn't say new, but inexperienced guys.

1118
00:54:16,700 --> 00:54:16,880
 Right.

1119
00:54:17,360 --> 00:54:21,080
 You know, how you're going to handle that bus ride down there and all that.

1120
00:54:21,680 --> 00:54:30,600
 And we've got some good leadership this year, and those guys really made sure that we handled the trip like we did and went down there and did what we needed to do.

1121
00:54:30,720 --> 00:54:35,500
 Getting on the bus and going to Phil Campbell, it's not too far, but it's far enough to where you had a good travel.

1122
00:54:35,900 --> 00:54:38,660
 Is that a good measuring stick early on in the season for you?

1123
00:54:38,840 --> 00:54:40,040
 Yeah, I think so.

1124
00:54:40,620 --> 00:54:46,760
 Like I said, I guess it's about an hour down there, but, you know, as far as, you know, it's about how you handle the trip, really.

1125
00:54:47,120 --> 00:54:48,180
 And the kids did well.

1126
00:54:48,480 --> 00:54:52,120
 And the good thing is we didn't forget anything, you know.

1127
00:54:52,440 --> 00:54:53,220
 That's a good thing.

1128
00:54:53,680 --> 00:54:56,400
 You know, you get ready to get on that bus every week.

1129
00:54:56,400 --> 00:54:59,180
 It's always like moving a house or something every time you go.

1130
00:55:00,100 --> 00:55:02,620
 One of the great lives is like moving out, and it is.

1131
00:55:02,820 --> 00:55:03,580
 I've been there.

1132
00:55:03,740 --> 00:55:04,800
 You're exactly right.

1133
00:55:04,900 --> 00:55:06,000
 You're like, what did we forget?

1134
00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:06,520
 You're thinking.

1135
00:55:06,900 --> 00:55:08,320
 Yeah, what's the world we forget today?

1136
00:55:08,440 --> 00:55:09,340
 Yeah, that's part of it.

1137
00:55:09,560 --> 00:55:12,380
 Well, Coach, you get the win last night, and you've got to feel good.

1138
00:55:12,660 --> 00:55:14,040
 How did the game start out for you?

1139
00:55:14,420 --> 00:55:16,820
 Yeah, you know, start out in our favor.

1140
00:55:16,880 --> 00:55:19,960
 So, really, really, really well there off the start.

1141
00:55:20,140 --> 00:55:26,440
 We scored, and then they fumbled a kickoff, and things kind of got rolling our way and ended up that way.

1142
00:55:26,980 --> 00:55:29,360
 Lucas Price had a really good game for you last night.

1143
00:55:29,740 --> 00:55:30,720
 Let's go to these stats.

1144
00:55:31,240 --> 00:55:33,760
 Four yards rushing, three touchdowns.

1145
00:55:34,720 --> 00:55:36,840
 That's a pretty good start for that young man right there.

1146
00:55:37,020 --> 00:55:39,020
 Yes, I think that was on seven carries, I think.

1147
00:55:39,080 --> 00:55:41,200
 So, Lucas definitely had a big night last night.

1148
00:55:41,860 --> 00:55:45,860
 And Lucas would be the first guy to tell you, you know, he owes it to that offensive line.

1149
00:55:45,960 --> 00:55:49,000
 You know, nobody does anything in the game of football by themselves.

1150
00:55:49,180 --> 00:55:50,360
 But Lucas did have a big night.

1151
00:55:50,500 --> 00:55:55,280
 But, you know, I'm sure he's just thankful for those guys blocking as the rest of us were.

1152
00:55:55,420 --> 00:55:57,040
 Is it his speed, his vision?

1153
00:55:57,120 --> 00:55:57,940
 What makes him a good runabout?

1154
00:55:58,500 --> 00:55:58,860
 Both.

1155
00:55:59,080 --> 00:56:01,600
 You know, he's a patient runner, and he's got good speed.

1156
00:56:01,800 --> 00:56:03,700
 So, sets his blocks up well.

1157
00:56:03,880 --> 00:56:05,980
 So, definitely a good player.

1158
00:56:06,340 --> 00:56:09,660
 On the road winnings last night over Phil Campbell, 49-14.

1159
00:56:09,800 --> 00:56:10,940
 You get off to the great start.

1160
00:56:11,420 --> 00:56:13,180
 Momentum is such an important thing.

1161
00:56:13,320 --> 00:56:17,000
 And when you can take advantage of mistakes of the other teams, that's so important.

1162
00:56:17,100 --> 00:56:18,060
 Your team did that last night.

1163
00:56:18,260 --> 00:56:20,540
 Yes, and we talked about special teams going into the game

1164
00:56:20,540 --> 00:56:25,860
 and how we needed to make sure we were playing well in that area of the game.

1165
00:56:26,020 --> 00:56:30,560
 And we were able to get a couple of fumbles on the goal and a couple of kickoffs there.

1166
00:56:30,720 --> 00:56:33,440
 So, special teams really played well for us last night.

1167
00:56:33,440 --> 00:56:37,680
 And, you know, that goes into the preparation that the assistant coaches put in

1168
00:56:37,680 --> 00:56:40,660
 and all that stuff and the players are going out and executing.

1169
00:56:41,040 --> 00:56:44,100
 And then you had a couple of players from Malik Ball, a couple of touchdowns.

1170
00:56:44,240 --> 00:56:45,500
 He had a good game for you as well.

1171
00:56:45,780 --> 00:56:47,800
 Yeah, Malik is an outstanding player.

1172
00:56:48,180 --> 00:56:50,820
 You know, not only right now, but he has been in the years past.

1173
00:56:50,940 --> 00:56:53,580
 Can't say enough good things about Malik and his leadership

1174
00:56:53,580 --> 00:56:55,380
 and what he brings to the team, no doubt.

1175
00:56:55,760 --> 00:56:57,840
 How many years have you been coaching at Central now?

1176
00:56:58,280 --> 00:56:58,840
 Long time.

1177
00:57:00,060 --> 00:57:00,800
 Long time.

1178
00:57:01,180 --> 00:57:02,900
 We won't get specific here, KJ.

1179
00:57:02,900 --> 00:57:03,940
 We'll just say a long time.

1180
00:57:04,160 --> 00:57:04,460
 Yeah, a long time.

1181
00:57:04,500 --> 00:57:09,960
 I don't think this is 16 as the head coach, but been there a really long time.

1182
00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:12,380
 And that says a lot about the longevity there.

1183
00:57:12,680 --> 00:57:15,880
 So, a lot of things don't change at Central because of the way you do things.

1184
00:57:15,960 --> 00:57:18,640
 But has anything been tweaked this year maybe a little bit, you say?

1185
00:57:18,680 --> 00:57:20,680
 Or do you have to tweak some things depending on your team?

1186
00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:21,860
 You know, no.

1187
00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:24,320
 I guess, you know, you start talking about tweaking things.

1188
00:57:24,400 --> 00:57:25,620
 The only thing I worry about is the heat.

1189
00:57:25,780 --> 00:57:27,100
 You know, it was hot a few weeks ago.

1190
00:57:27,200 --> 00:57:28,440
 You know, that type of stuff there.

1191
00:57:28,440 --> 00:57:32,400
 I think I worry about that maybe quite a bit.

1192
00:57:32,720 --> 00:57:36,120
 So, talking about tweaking things, we'll tweak practice and kind of work around that.

1193
00:57:36,440 --> 00:57:37,660
 Try to take care of those kids.

1194
00:57:37,740 --> 00:57:37,960
 I don't know.

1195
00:57:38,020 --> 00:57:39,200
 You may not know the number off the top of you.

1196
00:57:39,220 --> 00:57:41,540
 How many players do you know you have out this year close to it?

1197
00:57:41,620 --> 00:57:41,860
 48.

1198
00:57:42,320 --> 00:57:42,640
 48.

1199
00:57:42,740 --> 00:57:43,160
 That's good.

1200
00:57:43,380 --> 00:57:44,180
 That's pretty good right there.

1201
00:57:44,220 --> 00:57:46,000
 So, it's good to have that many players out and doing that.

1202
00:57:46,420 --> 00:57:47,480
 So, you get the win.

1203
00:57:47,540 --> 00:57:49,380
 Did most of them get to play some last night, you feel like?

1204
00:57:50,740 --> 00:57:54,820
 Well, it was – the way the thing played out, some did, some didn't.

1205
00:57:54,820 --> 00:57:54,940
 Yeah.

1206
00:57:55,120 --> 00:57:56,200
 It just pinned.

1207
00:57:56,620 --> 00:57:58,120
 Yeah, kind of a –

1208
00:57:58,120 --> 00:58:01,640
 We had that same situation where we said we're trying to get everybody in at the last minute

1209
00:58:01,640 --> 00:58:02,440
 and it's hard to do that.

1210
00:58:02,480 --> 00:58:05,620
 People don't realize substitutions late in the game during a situation,

1211
00:58:05,680 --> 00:58:06,700
 that's tough to do sometimes.

1212
00:58:07,040 --> 00:58:09,520
 Do you have different coaches sort of in charge of substitutions?

1213
00:58:09,720 --> 00:58:11,920
 Yeah, well, you got your position coaches, you know.

1214
00:58:12,000 --> 00:58:12,140
 Yeah.

1215
00:58:12,140 --> 00:58:15,200
 Once things get rolling a certain way, it's kind of, you know, go see a coach,

1216
00:58:15,260 --> 00:58:16,040
 make sure you get in the game.

1217
00:58:16,120 --> 00:58:19,480
 We were never really able to – you just had to be in the game.

1218
00:58:19,620 --> 00:58:19,840
 Sure.

1219
00:58:19,840 --> 00:58:20,980
 You don't have to understand what I'm talking about,

1220
00:58:21,060 --> 00:58:24,220
 but we weren't able to do some things we wanted to do in that area.

1221
00:58:24,440 --> 00:58:27,440
 But definitely proud of the kids, the way they played.

1222
00:58:27,540 --> 00:58:28,660
 And prepared last week.

1223
00:58:28,700 --> 00:58:30,960
 And those assistant coaches getting those game plans together, man,

1224
00:58:31,000 --> 00:58:31,880
 just an outstanding job.

1225
00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:35,160
 You took an off week the first week, and then you go right into your 1-0

1226
00:58:35,160 --> 00:58:35,980
 in the season now.

1227
00:58:36,400 --> 00:58:38,820
 And region play is next week, if I'm not mistaken.

1228
00:58:39,140 --> 00:58:39,500
 Is that right?

1229
00:58:39,620 --> 00:58:40,660
 Who do you have next week in the way?

1230
00:58:40,800 --> 00:58:41,160
 We're at Wilson.

1231
00:58:41,800 --> 00:58:42,120
 Wilson.

1232
00:58:42,280 --> 00:58:44,860
 Man, did I hear you're at Wilson to start off the season?

1233
00:58:44,960 --> 00:58:45,340
 Oh, wow.

1234
00:58:45,660 --> 00:58:48,120
 Okay, that's the big rivalry, and it's right off the bat,

1235
00:58:48,160 --> 00:58:48,940
 and you go to Wilson.

1236
00:58:48,940 --> 00:58:52,620
 So the way the people don't realize, they draw and tell you where you're going

1237
00:58:52,620 --> 00:58:52,860
 to play.

1238
00:58:52,940 --> 00:58:54,980
 It's not like you schedule yourself in region play.

1239
00:58:55,240 --> 00:58:56,160
 So you go to Wilson.

1240
00:58:56,500 --> 00:58:58,000
 You're in 3A region seven.

1241
00:58:58,260 --> 00:59:00,500
 Some familiar faces, obviously, for most of these.

1242
00:59:01,040 --> 00:59:04,080
 You've got Wilson, West Limestone, Rogers, Lauderdale County,

1243
00:59:04,220 --> 00:59:05,640
 Elkmont, Carbon Heights, Clements.

1244
00:59:05,940 --> 00:59:08,380
 A few new faces, but pretty much the people you've seen before.

1245
00:59:08,820 --> 00:59:10,680
 You feel good about the region and the way it's lined up?

1246
00:59:10,820 --> 00:59:14,400
 Well, you know, we need to worry about ourselves before we worry about anybody

1247
00:59:14,400 --> 00:59:14,860
 else.

1248
00:59:14,940 --> 00:59:15,120
 Sure.

1249
00:59:15,120 --> 00:59:17,300
 You know, we won the game last night.

1250
00:59:17,400 --> 00:59:19,720
 We made mistakes, and we've got to get that stuff fixed.

1251
00:59:19,860 --> 00:59:23,200
 So we're going to focus on ourselves and try to get ready for next week.

1252
00:59:23,380 --> 00:59:25,260
 Is film work a big part of this week for y'all?

1253
00:59:25,400 --> 00:59:25,840
 It is.

1254
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:27,040
 It is every week.

1255
00:59:27,160 --> 00:59:29,820
 I wish you could have seen this, folks.

1256
00:59:29,860 --> 00:59:31,260
 That was the most serious look I've got.

1257
00:59:31,340 --> 00:59:32,440
 He goes, it is every week.

1258
00:59:32,480 --> 00:59:33,140
 And I agree with you.

1259
00:59:33,360 --> 00:59:34,100
 It is every week.

1260
00:59:34,300 --> 00:59:35,980
 You go on the road to Wilson next week.

1261
00:59:36,220 --> 00:59:38,280
 What's the one thing you want to talk to your team about this week?

1262
00:59:38,540 --> 00:59:43,000
 You know, it's a rival game, and we've got to focus on ourselves

1263
00:59:43,000 --> 00:59:45,480
 and not get caught up in that rival deal.

1264
00:59:45,680 --> 00:59:46,940
 It's, you know, we've got to go out and execute

1265
00:59:46,940 --> 00:59:48,780
 and do what we're supposed to do

1266
00:59:48,780 --> 00:59:51,600
 and let the rival be between the fans and all that stuff.

1267
00:59:51,660 --> 00:59:54,120
 We've got to worry about going and playing a good, clean game.

1268
00:59:54,300 --> 00:59:55,840
 Have you had a pretty good offseason with this thing?

1269
00:59:56,080 --> 00:59:56,600
 Oh, yes.

1270
00:59:56,720 --> 00:59:57,320
 Oh, yes.

1271
00:59:57,380 --> 01:00:00,960
 These guys, you know, we set out in December last year

1272
01:00:00,960 --> 01:00:02,380
 to make sure we had a good offseason,

1273
01:00:02,520 --> 01:00:05,180
 and those kids definitely bought into what we're doing.

1274
01:00:05,320 --> 01:00:07,200
 And, you know, I can't say enough about, you know,

1275
01:00:07,240 --> 01:00:09,720
 how they showed up in the offseason this summer.

1276
01:00:09,960 --> 01:00:12,540
 And that's, you know, it showed last night.

1277
01:00:12,860 --> 01:00:13,960
 I've been out to your area.

1278
01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:15,500
 I've been traveling around to different schools

1279
01:00:15,500 --> 01:00:16,360
 and seeing their fields.

1280
01:00:16,500 --> 01:00:19,760
 And I want to compliment you on what a tremendous stadium

1281
01:00:19,760 --> 01:00:20,940
 and how y'all keep everything up.

1282
01:00:20,980 --> 01:00:22,340
 I think you're working on a new scoreboard,

1283
01:00:22,400 --> 01:00:23,640
 possibly something like that, too.

1284
01:00:23,800 --> 01:00:25,160
 So a lot of things going on there.

1285
01:00:25,500 --> 01:00:27,680
 It's exciting to take care of your field and have that.

1286
01:00:27,740 --> 01:00:28,740
 It's a really nice place.

1287
01:00:28,880 --> 01:00:29,180
 Oh, yeah.

1288
01:00:29,240 --> 01:00:32,440
 We're supposed to be getting a new scoreboard maybe this week.

1289
01:00:32,520 --> 01:00:34,980
 But that field, I'll tell you something about that field.

1290
01:00:35,320 --> 01:00:39,440
 Coach Gene, he's really took that field over this year,

1291
01:00:39,500 --> 01:00:42,080
 and that thing looks as good as it's ever looked, in my opinion.

1292
01:00:42,220 --> 01:00:44,780
 I can't brag on him enough and what he's done, for sure.

1293
01:00:45,220 --> 01:00:47,800
 It's one of my favorite stadiums in the Scholes area.

1294
01:00:47,980 --> 01:00:48,620
 It always has been.

1295
01:00:48,660 --> 01:00:49,580
 I don't know what it's about.

1296
01:00:49,780 --> 01:00:51,280
 It's just so – it's a neat stadium.

1297
01:00:51,380 --> 01:00:51,940
 It's Mystique.

1298
01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:53,200
 It looks great.

1299
01:00:53,260 --> 01:00:55,040
 And I love playing games out there and being out there.

1300
01:00:55,160 --> 01:00:56,080
 And so it should be fun.

1301
01:00:56,140 --> 01:00:58,080
 But first of all, put the white jerseys back on.

1302
01:00:58,180 --> 01:00:59,280
 Let's get on the road next week.

1303
01:00:59,280 --> 01:01:00,780
 Central at Wilson.

1304
01:01:00,960 --> 01:01:03,900
 Get there early, early, early for that one.

1305
01:01:03,980 --> 01:01:06,300
 It'll be a packed house, and what a way to start the region.

1306
01:01:06,540 --> 01:01:09,300
 Coach Heathwood, congratulations on the 1-0 start, okay?

1307
01:01:09,660 --> 01:01:10,420
 Yeah, thank you, man.

1308
01:01:10,460 --> 01:01:11,760
 Appreciate you guys having us on.

1309
01:01:11,840 --> 01:01:12,600
 Always, my friend.

1310
01:01:12,660 --> 01:01:13,260
 Good to see you.

1311
01:01:13,260 --> 01:01:15,200
 Good to see Coach Heathwood of the Central Wildcats.

1312
01:01:15,500 --> 01:01:18,340
 More from the Coach's Breakfast coming up after this one-minute timeout.

1313
01:01:19,800 --> 01:01:22,160
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1314
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1316
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01:01:43,960 --> 01:01:44,960
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1318
01:01:45,300 --> 01:01:47,240
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1323
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1328
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1329
01:02:23,700 --> 01:02:24,960
 Back on the Coach's Breakfast.

1330
01:02:25,060 --> 01:02:26,200
 Top of the hour at 9 o'clock.

1331
01:02:26,300 --> 01:02:28,240
 We've got still four or five coaches left.

1332
01:02:28,280 --> 01:02:29,540
 We're going to try to get everybody in today.

1333
01:02:30,020 --> 01:02:31,860
 So we'll rock them in here and out.

1334
01:02:32,140 --> 01:02:36,100
 But always good to have so many coaches come in, and that's what's great about this great tradition.

1335
01:02:36,700 --> 01:02:40,120
 You know, we do a good job of advertising the coaches, but they want to come here.

1336
01:02:40,180 --> 01:02:41,960
 They love the camaraderie with one another.

1337
01:02:42,300 --> 01:02:45,740
 They get to bring their athletes here to be checked at the North Alabama Bone and Joint Clinic,

1338
01:02:45,860 --> 01:02:48,540
 who do an amazing job with athletes on Saturday mornings.

1339
01:02:48,880 --> 01:02:50,940
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1340
01:02:51,080 --> 01:02:53,380
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1341
01:02:53,760 --> 01:02:57,960
 And then also just to come and be on this tradition show here on 93.9 The Score,

1342
01:02:58,080 --> 01:02:58,860
 The Coach's Breakfast.

1343
01:02:58,860 --> 01:03:02,820
 And we're joined now by the quarterback coach of Carver County High School, Coach Lucas Craft,

1344
01:03:02,900 --> 01:03:06,380
 whose team went to Deshler, and the Tigers got the best of the Indians last night.

1345
01:03:07,180 --> 01:03:11,160
 And Coach Craft, that is a game that forever has been a great rivalry.

1346
01:03:11,340 --> 01:03:14,240
 You've heard the stories growing up and beyond.

1347
01:03:14,720 --> 01:03:17,260
 And you know there's going to be some nights, it's the other team's night,

1348
01:03:17,320 --> 01:03:18,800
 and last night just happened to be one of those nights.

1349
01:03:19,160 --> 01:03:23,900
 Yeah, last night it was definitely a tough night to be a Carver County Indian.

1350
01:03:24,060 --> 01:03:25,880
 Deshler, you know, they're a really good team.

1351
01:03:25,880 --> 01:03:29,720
 Coach Malone does a great job over there with them, and they brought it to us.

1352
01:03:30,040 --> 01:03:30,700
 That's for sure.

1353
01:03:31,020 --> 01:03:34,400
 And, you know, it's good for your program, I know not to lose games,

1354
01:03:34,480 --> 01:03:38,720
 but it's good for your program sometimes to play a game like that

1355
01:03:38,720 --> 01:03:40,360
 and against a great competition.

1356
01:03:40,460 --> 01:03:42,540
 That's going to make you better down the road, don't you think?

1357
01:03:42,840 --> 01:03:43,660
 Absolutely, yeah.

1358
01:03:43,920 --> 01:03:49,540
 Last night it was definitely a reality check for us, the players

1359
01:03:49,540 --> 01:03:51,300
 as well as the coaches and everybody.

1360
01:03:51,780 --> 01:03:56,600
 It's a little bit difference now, more so in the size of the schools in years past.

1361
01:03:56,700 --> 01:04:00,860
 It's a 4A versus 2A that does play a part in it, but still competition's competition.

1362
01:04:01,680 --> 01:04:04,640
 What do you want to see out of your team coming out of this, you feel like?

1363
01:04:07,080 --> 01:04:10,440
 Just, I mean, I know our kids, they're resilient.

1364
01:04:10,640 --> 01:04:11,900
 They're going to bounce back from it.

1365
01:04:11,940 --> 01:04:13,040
 I'm not worried about that.

1366
01:04:13,140 --> 01:04:17,860
 It's just not letting this game beat you twice going into next week

1367
01:04:17,860 --> 01:04:19,700
 because, like you said, it's a big rivalry.

1368
01:04:20,140 --> 01:04:22,440
 You know, everybody shows up to those games.

1369
01:04:22,560 --> 01:04:25,180
 It's been a rivalry forever as long as I can remember.

1370
01:04:26,280 --> 01:04:28,900
 But you just can't let this game beat you twice.

1371
01:04:28,900 --> 01:04:30,660
 Yeah, that's well said.

1372
01:04:30,780 --> 01:04:33,360
 It's Lucas Kraft, the quarterback coach at Carver County High School.

1373
01:04:33,700 --> 01:04:37,820
 I think that is a great statement because it happens so much for young guys,

1374
01:04:37,940 --> 01:04:39,800
 and that really comes where coaching comes in.

1375
01:04:40,120 --> 01:04:43,360
 It's really saying, hey, let's focus on this and let that one go.

1376
01:04:43,720 --> 01:04:45,880
 Whether it's a win or a loss, you've got to learn to let it go.

1377
01:04:45,960 --> 01:04:47,200
 You're 1-1 on the season.

1378
01:04:47,640 --> 01:04:50,860
 How did your team this week in practice do, getting ready for this game, it felt like?

1379
01:04:51,400 --> 01:04:53,940
 I mean, I thought we had a good week at practice.

1380
01:04:54,900 --> 01:04:58,780
 Like I said earlier about Deschler, they just brought it to us from the start,

1381
01:04:58,780 --> 01:05:05,000
 and we were – as a team, we just kind of acted like the game was a little big for us,

1382
01:05:05,020 --> 01:05:10,420
 and then by the time we actually got settled in, it was already out of hand, yeah.

1383
01:05:10,940 --> 01:05:13,080
 That thing says a lot.

1384
01:05:13,280 --> 01:05:17,760
 Sometimes it's big and you look at your kids and you know it, coaches know it,

1385
01:05:17,780 --> 01:05:21,240
 but now all of a sudden you realize, oh, the kids are looking at the lights, the stands,

1386
01:05:21,460 --> 01:05:24,420
 and before they know it, the scoreboard changes fast.

1387
01:05:24,500 --> 01:05:24,680
 Yeah.

1388
01:05:24,860 --> 01:05:25,720
 And that happens.

1389
01:05:26,300 --> 01:05:30,680
 Now that you're turning your page on this one, you're getting ready for region play,

1390
01:05:30,780 --> 01:05:32,480
 these first two games, how have they helped you?

1391
01:05:33,620 --> 01:05:39,200
 They've definitely helped us a lot just by showing us who we are as a team.

1392
01:05:39,340 --> 01:05:42,880
 You know, the first two, sometimes three, to have the schedule falls.

1393
01:05:42,880 --> 01:05:46,720
 The first few games of the year, they definitely show you what team you have

1394
01:05:46,720 --> 01:05:51,780
 starting into region play and what – not necessarily who can play, who can't,

1395
01:05:51,820 --> 01:05:55,800
 because you already know that by the start of the season, but just who is the best fit

1396
01:05:55,800 --> 01:05:56,600
 at certain spots.

1397
01:05:57,060 --> 01:06:00,520
 Do you think playing a team like Deschler maybe helps going through the season

1398
01:06:00,520 --> 01:06:04,540
 that some of the games will slow down a little bit and it makes it where you've seen

1399
01:06:04,540 --> 01:06:08,340
 the fastest of the fast maybe and that gives you an idea, all right,

1400
01:06:08,420 --> 01:06:10,960
 now I know what to expect if I get to the best of the best.

1401
01:06:11,220 --> 01:06:11,620
 Absolutely.

1402
01:06:12,420 --> 01:06:16,320
 Like I said previously, you know, Coach Malone over at Deschler, he does a great job.

1403
01:06:16,480 --> 01:06:20,740
 He's done a fantastic job, you know, the whole time he's been there.

1404
01:06:20,740 --> 01:06:25,580
 But Deschler, they definitely played a different speed than what we're used to seeing,

1405
01:06:25,860 --> 01:06:29,760
 especially from practice and the first two games that we've played.

1406
01:06:29,880 --> 01:06:34,140
 Not a knock against anybody that we've played, but, you know, they're really good.

1407
01:06:34,260 --> 01:06:36,040
 They're big and they're physical up front.

1408
01:06:36,480 --> 01:06:40,100
 And, you know, like I said, they just brought it to us early and we weren't prepared for it.

1409
01:06:40,340 --> 01:06:42,540
 Who do you have this coming week in region play to start off?

1410
01:06:42,800 --> 01:06:45,460
 We open up at home against the Tanner Rattlers.

1411
01:06:45,860 --> 01:06:47,360
 All right, not homecoming early, is it?

1412
01:06:47,460 --> 01:06:49,640
 Okay, I always check because sometimes they sneak it in on me.

1413
01:06:50,020 --> 01:06:51,580
 The Tanner Rattlers come to town.

1414
01:06:52,000 --> 01:06:53,540
 They won a big game recently.

1415
01:06:53,640 --> 01:06:56,340
 I don't know how they did last night, but I know they've played well early on

1416
01:06:56,340 --> 01:06:59,520
 and a pretty good team and gaining some confidence over there.

1417
01:06:59,620 --> 01:07:00,460
 That should be a good matchup.

1418
01:07:00,580 --> 01:07:01,220
 It should be.

1419
01:07:01,360 --> 01:07:02,400
 Yeah, Tanner's 2-0.

1420
01:07:02,500 --> 01:07:04,760
 They beat Hanceville last night to get to 2-0.

1421
01:07:05,820 --> 01:07:06,960
 They're pretty good.

1422
01:07:07,040 --> 01:07:07,680
 They're explosive.

1423
01:07:07,880 --> 01:07:09,640
 They've got athletes out wide.

1424
01:07:10,340 --> 01:07:11,860
 They can throw it a little bit, you know.

1425
01:07:13,080 --> 01:07:14,620
 They'll be coming in high for sure.

1426
01:07:14,620 --> 01:07:16,900
 What does Calvert County need to work on this week?

1427
01:07:19,960 --> 01:07:24,520
 I would just say, honestly, if we just work on ourselves,

1428
01:07:24,700 --> 01:07:27,620
 not worry about all the outside noise and everything because, you know,

1429
01:07:27,680 --> 01:07:30,240
 people are going to talk on social media, things like that.

1430
01:07:30,300 --> 01:07:32,840
 If we just worry about ourself inside the building,

1431
01:07:33,400 --> 01:07:35,780
 then everything on the field on Fridays will take care of itself.

1432
01:07:36,040 --> 01:07:36,680
 Social media.

1433
01:07:36,840 --> 01:07:38,280
 Never thought we'd have to talk about that.

1434
01:07:38,380 --> 01:07:39,040
 High school football.

1435
01:07:39,740 --> 01:07:42,520
 And, you know, you said we tried to hide our kids from it.

1436
01:07:42,900 --> 01:07:43,920
 We can't hide the kids from it.

1437
01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:44,920
 I mean, it's nothing.

1438
01:07:45,120 --> 01:07:47,920
 So how do you teach these kids how to handle that mainly?

1439
01:07:48,700 --> 01:07:54,580
 I mean, you just have to remind them constantly that everybody that is talking

1440
01:07:54,580 --> 01:07:56,960
 on social media is not who we're worried about.

1441
01:07:57,080 --> 01:07:58,840
 It's not the people in the building.

1442
01:07:59,080 --> 01:08:01,640
 They're not the ones that are going to go out and play on Fridays.

1443
01:08:01,640 --> 01:08:07,080
 So you just have to constantly remind them and just, like, guys, hey, we're here.

1444
01:08:07,220 --> 01:08:08,180
 We're in this building.

1445
01:08:08,300 --> 01:08:09,620
 These are the only people that matter.

1446
01:08:10,180 --> 01:08:11,860
 We'll handle Friday when it gets here.

1447
01:08:11,920 --> 01:08:15,280
 If we take care of everything that's inside the building Monday through Thursday,

1448
01:08:15,800 --> 01:08:16,400
 then we'll be fine.

1449
01:08:16,640 --> 01:08:18,980
 If I'm not mistaken, your first two games were on the road.

1450
01:08:19,020 --> 01:08:19,440
 Is that right?

1451
01:08:20,060 --> 01:08:21,400
 Or did you play your first one home?

1452
01:08:21,440 --> 01:08:21,940
 I can't remember.

1453
01:08:22,200 --> 01:08:24,200
 No, we had a jamboree against Central at home.

1454
01:08:24,200 --> 01:08:26,780
 And then last week we played at Culver Heights.

1455
01:08:26,800 --> 01:08:29,020
 So two first games really have been on the road then.

1456
01:08:29,020 --> 01:08:32,560
 So it will be your home opener officially this week as you get ready.

1457
01:08:32,980 --> 01:08:35,540
 There's something mystique still about C.T. Manley Stadium.

1458
01:08:35,660 --> 01:08:37,800
 The fans there love coming and being a part of that, don't they?

1459
01:08:37,940 --> 01:08:38,360
 They do.

1460
01:08:38,460 --> 01:08:38,860
 They do.

1461
01:08:39,640 --> 01:08:43,600
 I mean, it's just one of those places that it never gets old.

1462
01:08:44,020 --> 01:08:45,900
 I play in there, grew up there.

1463
01:08:45,960 --> 01:08:46,920
 My dad went there.

1464
01:08:47,320 --> 01:08:48,460
 I've been there my whole life.

1465
01:08:48,680 --> 01:08:53,780
 It's something that I'll always – I always just love going to home games there.

1466
01:08:53,940 --> 01:08:54,520
 Always will.

1467
01:08:54,560 --> 01:08:55,840
 Were you a ball boy there by any chance?

1468
01:08:56,020 --> 01:08:56,520
 Oh, yeah.

1469
01:08:56,680 --> 01:08:57,100
 Oh, yeah.

1470
01:08:57,100 --> 01:08:57,540
 Okay.

1471
01:08:57,640 --> 01:08:58,000
 All right.

1472
01:08:58,000 --> 01:09:02,460
 So you were there on the sidelines for a long time early on.

1473
01:09:03,160 --> 01:09:05,140
 That is – there is something about that place.

1474
01:09:05,220 --> 01:09:08,940
 Of course, I grew up there too, and it was one time voted years ago by Birmingham News,

1475
01:09:09,020 --> 01:09:11,460
 the most difficult place to play in the state of Alabama.

1476
01:09:12,260 --> 01:09:14,800
 You know, of course, obviously life's changed and skills have changed,

1477
01:09:15,100 --> 01:09:17,500
 but it still has that mystique about it and really special.

1478
01:09:17,940 --> 01:09:21,040
 And then nothing else, when you walk out there, you just feel it.

1479
01:09:21,160 --> 01:09:22,460
 You know, there's just a feel about it.

1480
01:09:22,940 --> 01:09:26,280
 Do you talk to your team about the great tradition that you have there at Carver County?

1481
01:09:26,480 --> 01:09:27,380
 Oh, for sure.

1482
01:09:28,080 --> 01:09:34,700
 But also, you know, a bunch of the kids that are there still, I mean, their parents, their aunts, uncles, grandparents,

1483
01:09:34,900 --> 01:09:35,660
 they all went there.

1484
01:09:35,740 --> 01:09:37,140
 So they've known about it their whole life.

1485
01:09:37,180 --> 01:09:38,100
 You don't have to tell them.

1486
01:09:38,160 --> 01:09:39,640
 They've already been told by all the family.

1487
01:09:39,920 --> 01:09:40,140
 Absolutely.

1488
01:09:40,520 --> 01:09:41,300
 I would agree with that.

1489
01:09:41,360 --> 01:09:41,920
 That is great.

1490
01:09:42,200 --> 01:09:43,780
 So it should be a good one this week.

1491
01:09:43,900 --> 01:09:44,820
 Tanner comes to town.

1492
01:09:44,900 --> 01:09:46,480
 The Rattlers come to take on the Indians.

1493
01:09:46,980 --> 01:09:48,840
 Carver County, 1-1, Tanner 2-0.

1494
01:09:49,420 --> 01:09:50,480
 First game of the region.

1495
01:09:50,680 --> 01:09:52,260
 Right now, everybody's 0-0.

1496
01:09:52,420 --> 01:09:53,920
 And then Coach Kraft, is that the way you look at it?

1497
01:09:54,160 --> 01:09:54,480
 Absolutely.

1498
01:09:54,680 --> 01:09:58,600
 You know, the first two games, like I said, it's really just to see where you are as a team.

1499
01:09:59,080 --> 01:10:03,680
 So going into region play, you know, a big thing for us was just to make sure everybody's healthy.

1500
01:10:04,120 --> 01:10:06,400
 You know, no bumps, bruises, anything like that.

1501
01:10:06,620 --> 01:10:11,520
 And starting this week, we can get the ball rolling on, not saying the first two games

1502
01:10:11,520 --> 01:10:16,800
 weren't important to us, but we can get the ball rolling on the important games, if you will.

1503
01:10:17,220 --> 01:10:23,140
 CT Manley Stadium, Friday night, Tanner in Carver County, Rattlers and Indians, get the popcorn,

1504
01:10:23,280 --> 01:10:23,620
 get ready.

1505
01:10:23,720 --> 01:10:24,380
 It's going to be a good one.

1506
01:10:24,440 --> 01:10:27,900
 Coach Lucas Kraft, thank you always for joining us here on The Coach's Breakfast.

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1532
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1533
01:11:56,800 --> 01:11:57,860
 Kevin Johnson with you.

1534
01:11:57,920 --> 01:12:04,720
 We've already had Dashler, Brooks, Rogers, Russellville, Central, Calvert County, and now

1535
01:12:04,720 --> 01:12:08,300
 let's get to those golden bears from out at Lexington.

1536
01:12:08,420 --> 01:12:12,360
 Coach Brett Mask, whose team gets a big win to go to 2-0.

1537
01:12:12,520 --> 01:12:14,500
 Coach, congratulations and welcome to the show.

1538
01:12:14,760 --> 01:12:15,280
 Appreciate it.

1539
01:12:15,540 --> 01:12:18,680
 How did it play out for you to get Clements to come to town?

1540
01:12:18,900 --> 01:12:20,280
 And that was a little different, was it?

1541
01:12:20,280 --> 01:12:21,560
 Because that was not on the schedule.

1542
01:12:21,800 --> 01:12:25,940
 You was going to get the buses, the white jerseys, and things changed a little bit.

1543
01:12:26,180 --> 01:12:26,700
 They did.

1544
01:12:27,060 --> 01:12:28,360
 You know, and I hated for Clements.

1545
01:12:28,620 --> 01:12:30,960
 And Brick Pugh, he's become a good friend of mine.

1546
01:12:31,020 --> 01:12:32,080
 He's their head coach over there.

1547
01:12:32,140 --> 01:12:34,260
 And, of course, they're all getting turf in Limestone County.

1548
01:12:34,260 --> 01:12:39,280
 And, you know, all the way up until Wednesday, they were told that, you know,

1549
01:12:39,300 --> 01:12:42,700
 it's going to be good and get a call Wednesday night and said, you know,

1550
01:12:42,760 --> 01:12:45,960
 got a little issue with the turf, can't get it inspected in time, light.

1551
01:12:46,120 --> 01:12:48,500
 So, we had to end up flipping it Wednesday night.

1552
01:12:48,660 --> 01:12:52,240
 So, busted out the paint Thursday morning and trying to get the field ready.

1553
01:12:52,500 --> 01:12:54,040
 And great atmosphere.

1554
01:12:54,240 --> 01:12:56,900
 It was kind of a free home game, but, you know, we'll take it.

1555
01:12:57,020 --> 01:12:58,560
 And will you flip it next year and go to Clements?

1556
01:12:58,620 --> 01:13:00,000
 Is that what the plan, or what do you all say?

1557
01:13:00,140 --> 01:13:01,880
 I think we're just going to keep it on schedule.

1558
01:13:01,880 --> 01:13:05,160
 So, you know, we split the gate with them, and that was the right thing to do.

1559
01:13:05,320 --> 01:13:06,100
 You know, they did the right thing.

1560
01:13:06,260 --> 01:13:07,740
 And, you know, I hate it for their kids.

1561
01:13:07,800 --> 01:13:09,100
 That was supposed to be a big night for them.

1562
01:13:09,220 --> 01:13:11,500
 It opened up their stadium, but, you know.

1563
01:13:11,660 --> 01:13:12,560
 Had to come to Lexington.

1564
01:13:13,040 --> 01:13:15,620
 Congratulations to Quick Mart, and they had a lot of fun, and that's good.

1565
01:13:15,920 --> 01:13:16,340
 So, that's good.

1566
01:13:16,400 --> 01:13:17,980
 46-7 win over Clements.

1567
01:13:18,120 --> 01:13:20,260
 And, hey, you said something interesting there.

1568
01:13:20,500 --> 01:13:23,460
 The game got changed at the last minute to move over to Lexington.

1569
01:13:24,100 --> 01:13:27,500
 That meant there was a lot of things for you to do as a head coach and a coaching staff.

1570
01:13:27,660 --> 01:13:28,880
 It changed everything for y'all.

1571
01:13:29,480 --> 01:13:31,660
 It's one thing to prepare to pack things up.

1572
01:13:31,660 --> 01:13:33,300
 Now you're painting things, as you said.

1573
01:13:33,520 --> 01:13:36,620
 Yeah, I mean, it was like literally Wednesday night at about 6.30.

1574
01:13:37,040 --> 01:13:40,940
 So, you know, their coach called, said, hey, talk to R.A.D., let's go ahead and move it.

1575
01:13:41,000 --> 01:13:45,660
 So, you get on the phone, and what people don't realize is you've got to call chain crews.

1576
01:13:45,820 --> 01:13:46,560
 You've got to call, you know.

1577
01:13:46,560 --> 01:13:46,940
 Oh, yeah.

1578
01:13:47,040 --> 01:13:47,720
 And talk to them.

1579
01:13:47,800 --> 01:13:52,440
 They were fortunate enough that they just sent their officials over to our place, so just swapped the venue there.

1580
01:13:52,500 --> 01:13:59,100
 But, like I said, you've got to bust the paint out and get, you know, make sure the announcers are there, the chain crew can do it.

1581
01:13:59,140 --> 01:14:00,460
 Purple jerseys got to come out.

1582
01:14:00,660 --> 01:14:00,760
 Yeah.

1583
01:14:00,880 --> 01:14:05,360
 I mean, it's a whole ordeal, but, you know, hats off to our people.

1584
01:14:05,740 --> 01:14:10,620
 You know, we've got a great support system at Lexington and our R.A.D., David Hill.

1585
01:14:11,200 --> 01:14:17,520
 We all were sitting there, and we jumped on it and made all the calls and called the band and told them, hey, can y'all get concessions ready?

1586
01:14:17,680 --> 01:14:18,100
 Oh, yeah.

1587
01:14:18,200 --> 01:14:18,660
 Oh, wow.

1588
01:14:18,960 --> 01:14:24,960
 There's a ton of stuff that goes into it that a lot of people don't see behind the scenes to put on a game, but hats off to our people.

1589
01:14:25,160 --> 01:14:26,440
 I didn't even talk about the concessions.

1590
01:14:26,500 --> 01:14:27,280
 That is a big deal.

1591
01:14:27,500 --> 01:14:27,580
 Yeah.

1592
01:14:27,880 --> 01:14:34,220
 So, like I said, we have a great support system out there, and everybody jumped on it, all hands on deck, and made it happen.

1593
01:14:34,900 --> 01:14:38,680
 Speaking with Brett Mask of the Lexington Golden Bears, his team beats Clements 46-7.

1594
01:14:38,760 --> 01:14:40,980
 Coach, how did your team come out and play early on?

1595
01:14:41,120 --> 01:14:45,580
 Well, we kind of were worried a little bit just after a big emotional week last week.

1596
01:14:45,640 --> 01:14:46,240
 We did.

1597
01:14:46,240 --> 01:14:53,960
 We kind of came out flat, and they went up 7-0, and it kind of shocked us back into reality a little bit.

1598
01:14:54,100 --> 01:15:00,660
 But proud of our team for responding, and of course, we're over there screaming, we told you all week, we told you all week.

1599
01:15:01,800 --> 01:15:05,100
 But I think that's the mark of a mature team, and we do have a mature team.

1600
01:15:05,160 --> 01:15:08,520
 A lot of seasoned guys, and a lot of leadership stepped up.

1601
01:15:08,660 --> 01:15:11,060
 We didn't have to scream and holler a whole lot.

1602
01:15:11,060 --> 01:15:15,620
 So, I mean, they kind of fixed it on their own, and we were able to come out and play and do our deal.

1603
01:15:15,840 --> 01:15:22,120
 I hear from several coaches now that these teams that are more seasoned and veteran, sometimes they're more business-like.

1604
01:15:22,180 --> 01:15:24,480
 Is that what your team has a business-like attitude a little bit?

1605
01:15:24,500 --> 01:15:25,600
 Well, funny you say that.

1606
01:15:25,960 --> 01:15:29,820
 We've kind of made it a thing this year, especially on road trips.

1607
01:15:30,200 --> 01:15:31,200
 It's a business week.

1608
01:15:31,200 --> 01:15:39,440
 So, we make them on Fridays, their coat and tie, and we dress them up, and of course, they looked at me like I was crazy when I told them that.

1609
01:15:40,180 --> 01:15:43,620
 And then you get the text messages rolling in, Coach, it's a home game.

1610
01:15:43,720 --> 01:15:46,780
 We still, I said, yes, we're just business attire as usual.

1611
01:15:47,020 --> 01:15:52,760
 So, we started doing that this year on road games, and of course, got a lot of response from the faculty and our people.

1612
01:15:52,900 --> 01:15:54,040
 And it's just a good perception.

1613
01:15:54,500 --> 01:15:58,460
 And a lot of kids, they came up and, Coach, this is the first time I ever worn a tie.

1614
01:15:58,460 --> 01:15:59,880
 And that's okay.

1615
01:16:00,060 --> 01:16:01,240
 That's the purpose of this.

1616
01:16:01,320 --> 01:16:04,040
 You're going to be in an interview one day, and it's bigger than football sometimes.

1617
01:16:04,340 --> 01:16:05,740
 So, it was good.

1618
01:16:05,880 --> 01:16:11,900
 All our kids look great, and we just rolled with it, and we'll say this is the test run for the business trips.

1619
01:16:12,100 --> 01:16:15,780
 Forgive me for telling a personal story, but years ago when I was chaplain at Florence High School,

1620
01:16:16,240 --> 01:16:19,240
 one of the main things I did was I taught about 30 kids how to tie a tie.

1621
01:16:19,740 --> 01:16:22,760
 And it was really special and still to this day, some of those young men come up to me and said,

1622
01:16:22,820 --> 01:16:23,980
 you were the one that taught me how to tie a tie.

1623
01:16:24,040 --> 01:16:24,700
 They'd never done it.

1624
01:16:24,700 --> 01:16:26,420
 Tied about four or five Friday morning.

1625
01:16:26,520 --> 01:16:26,820
 That's right.

1626
01:16:27,100 --> 01:16:28,240
 And it's a great lesson.

1627
01:16:28,340 --> 01:16:29,380
 It's a great life lesson.

1628
01:16:29,840 --> 01:16:30,920
 Congratulations on doing that.

1629
01:16:31,000 --> 01:16:32,460
 Who played well for you the other night?

1630
01:16:32,720 --> 01:16:34,080
 Well, Zane Kilburn had a great night.

1631
01:16:34,160 --> 01:16:36,840
 I think he ended up with 355 and five touchdowns.

1632
01:16:36,920 --> 01:16:37,480
 Oh, is that all?

1633
01:16:37,580 --> 01:16:39,040
 Okay, 355 and five touchdowns.

1634
01:16:39,280 --> 01:16:40,740
 An average night for the young man.

1635
01:16:40,940 --> 01:16:43,960
 It was for him, and he's kind of coming into his own.

1636
01:16:44,080 --> 01:16:46,400
 He's a little bit stronger now and bigger.

1637
01:16:46,700 --> 01:16:52,060
 And, of course, you know, playing as a true freshman, and he's become one of our leaders.

1638
01:16:52,060 --> 01:16:55,620
 And then defensively, after that first drive, we played pretty well.

1639
01:16:56,020 --> 01:16:57,900
 I mean, we were pretty physical.

1640
01:16:58,540 --> 01:17:03,760
 And those that didn't know if they heard, and I'm going to throw this out there, they had

1641
01:17:03,760 --> 01:17:04,680
 a young man in their quarterback.

1642
01:17:05,340 --> 01:17:06,020
 We hit him late.

1643
01:17:06,100 --> 01:17:09,320
 I mean, not hit him late, but hit him right as the ball was coming off.

1644
01:17:09,440 --> 01:17:12,840
 And he went down and kind of went unconscious for a minute.

1645
01:17:13,060 --> 01:17:15,100
 But they had to take him off.

1646
01:17:15,260 --> 01:17:19,020
 But by the third quarter we got news, he was talking, cutting up.

1647
01:17:19,380 --> 01:17:24,080
 So he's good and just got a concussion.

1648
01:17:24,280 --> 01:17:29,460
 But, you know, we stopped the game and prayed for him and kind of came together right there.

1649
01:17:29,640 --> 01:17:36,720
 So that was the biggest positive of the night is he's going to be okay and should be, you

1650
01:17:36,720 --> 01:17:37,940
 know, just fine after that.

1651
01:17:38,060 --> 01:17:41,340
 As a head coach, that's your biggest fear to see something like that happen.

1652
01:17:41,440 --> 01:17:45,620
 But at the same time, you see a lot about your team and players when, whether it's one of

1653
01:17:45,620 --> 01:17:48,820
 your own teammates or the other team that has an injury like that, you got to be proud of

1654
01:17:48,820 --> 01:17:50,100
 your team, how they respond to that.

1655
01:17:50,160 --> 01:17:52,780
 And maybe even, you know, the communities as well to come together.

1656
01:17:53,000 --> 01:17:57,560
 Well, you know, as a head coach, you know, opposing players down, you go out there and

1657
01:17:57,560 --> 01:17:58,120
 check on them.

1658
01:17:58,200 --> 01:18:01,840
 And me and their coaching staff and, of course, our coaching staff handled our kids.

1659
01:18:01,900 --> 01:18:03,320
 And I didn't even know they were doing it.

1660
01:18:03,860 --> 01:18:07,640
 And Coach Pugh told me after the game, he said, Coach, that was a big-time gesture of

1661
01:18:07,640 --> 01:18:08,220
 y'all's kids.

1662
01:18:08,480 --> 01:18:09,580
 And they did it on their own.

1663
01:18:09,680 --> 01:18:12,740
 They huddled up and said a prayer for him and took a knee.

1664
01:18:12,920 --> 01:18:14,320
 And they were over there praying for him.

1665
01:18:14,420 --> 01:18:19,080
 And once he got, you know, we saw that he was okay and then came together at the end.

1666
01:18:19,080 --> 01:18:20,680
 And that's what this is all about.

1667
01:18:20,800 --> 01:18:22,120
 I mean, sometimes it's bigger than football.

1668
01:18:22,560 --> 01:18:27,080
 And, you know, just want to take care of each other and know that we're all in this

1669
01:18:27,080 --> 01:18:29,220
 thing, you know, on the boat, same boat together.

1670
01:18:29,420 --> 01:18:33,460
 And so I was proud of our players and our team for doing that.

1671
01:18:33,700 --> 01:18:35,380
 You spoke of your young quarterback, Kilburn.

1672
01:18:35,500 --> 01:18:36,540
 Last name Kilburn, is that right?

1673
01:18:36,980 --> 01:18:37,120
 Yeah.

1674
01:18:37,480 --> 01:18:39,380
 He, he's a fast kid.

1675
01:18:39,460 --> 01:18:41,240
 How do you know what his speed is in 40 by any chance?

1676
01:18:41,380 --> 01:18:43,420
 He's probably, probably a four, seven kid.

1677
01:18:43,800 --> 01:18:44,200
 Okay.

1678
01:18:44,360 --> 01:18:45,440
 He's quick.

1679
01:18:45,560 --> 01:18:46,020
 He's quick.

1680
01:18:46,140 --> 01:18:46,260
 Yeah.

1681
01:18:46,260 --> 01:18:46,900
 And he's elusive.

1682
01:18:47,220 --> 01:18:47,800
 Oh, yes.

1683
01:18:47,800 --> 01:18:48,380
 He's elusive.

1684
01:18:48,760 --> 01:18:51,140
 You know, the old Johnny Manziel moniker.

1685
01:18:51,300 --> 01:18:52,540
 I know it's probably something he doesn't want to hear.

1686
01:18:52,560 --> 01:18:53,720
 He wears two as well.

1687
01:18:53,720 --> 01:18:54,580
 He wears two as well.

1688
01:18:54,580 --> 01:18:57,900
 And he, and he's got a personality.

1689
01:18:58,500 --> 01:18:58,860
 Okay.

1690
01:18:58,980 --> 01:19:01,020
 So we understand that's okay though.

1691
01:19:01,020 --> 01:19:01,780
 That's a good thing.

1692
01:19:01,880 --> 01:19:03,740
 You know, you got to, if you're going to play that position.

1693
01:19:03,740 --> 01:19:07,100
 When you're growing up, everybody had somebody they looked up to.

1694
01:19:07,100 --> 01:19:09,620
 And for him, he felt, hey, I'm that size.

1695
01:19:09,680 --> 01:19:10,400
 I play that position.

1696
01:19:10,600 --> 01:19:12,000
 He found somebody to look up to.

1697
01:19:12,300 --> 01:19:13,220
 Let him be that, right?

1698
01:19:13,380 --> 01:19:14,980
 Oh, hey, we don't want to stifle him.

1699
01:19:15,080 --> 01:19:16,700
 I mean, he's a great kid on top of it.

1700
01:19:16,780 --> 01:19:21,200
 I mean, he's a competitor, three sport athlete, and he's good in everything he does.

1701
01:19:21,300 --> 01:19:23,320
 And that's a good thing sometimes.

1702
01:19:23,320 --> 01:19:24,540
 That's a bad thing sometimes.

1703
01:19:24,740 --> 01:19:26,900
 But, you know, we say it all the time.

1704
01:19:26,940 --> 01:19:30,400
 If you're going to be a leader and you're going to play that position, you got to have a little

1705
01:19:30,400 --> 01:19:31,260
 bit of something about you.

1706
01:19:31,380 --> 01:19:34,340
 And I mean, if it's fourth and two, or if it's fourth and 30, he's over there.

1707
01:19:34,560 --> 01:19:35,260
 Let's go for it.

1708
01:19:35,260 --> 01:19:35,700
 I'll get it.

1709
01:19:35,780 --> 01:19:36,180
 You know what I mean?

1710
01:19:36,880 --> 01:19:39,060
 He's, he don't like for confidence sometimes.

1711
01:19:39,060 --> 01:19:40,020
 And that's a good thing.

1712
01:19:40,060 --> 01:19:40,680
 It really is.

1713
01:19:40,680 --> 01:19:41,420
 He's fun to coach.

1714
01:19:41,520 --> 01:19:42,380
 2-0 in the season.

1715
01:19:42,500 --> 01:19:43,420
 Now you get to reach and play.

1716
01:19:43,480 --> 01:19:44,160
 Who do you have and where?

1717
01:19:44,220 --> 01:19:45,520
 We got to go to Phil Campbell this week.

1718
01:19:46,160 --> 01:19:46,580
 All right.

1719
01:19:46,760 --> 01:19:48,280
 Put the white jerseys on for sure.

1720
01:19:48,480 --> 01:19:48,940
 For sure.

1721
01:19:48,940 --> 01:19:49,760
 Yes, for sure.

1722
01:19:49,980 --> 01:19:50,720
 Going down there.

1723
01:19:50,800 --> 01:19:51,920
 And this is a pretty long trip.

1724
01:19:52,120 --> 01:19:52,560
 It is.

1725
01:19:52,680 --> 01:19:54,740
 It'll be our first real long road trip.

1726
01:19:54,820 --> 01:19:55,940
 I think it's about an hour and a half.

1727
01:19:56,080 --> 01:19:57,720
 And of course, that's a tough place to play.

1728
01:19:57,820 --> 01:20:01,380
 You know, the old folks out there know you go down to Phil Campbell, Franklin County.

1729
01:20:01,680 --> 01:20:04,100
 You know, you're probably down 7-0 walking in the building.

1730
01:20:04,360 --> 01:20:05,260
 That's an old moniker.

1731
01:20:05,260 --> 01:20:05,900
 It is.

1732
01:20:05,980 --> 01:20:06,480
 It is.

1733
01:20:06,600 --> 01:20:09,520
 And so we've kind of prepared for this one.

1734
01:20:09,640 --> 01:20:10,640
 And the first region game.

1735
01:20:10,760 --> 01:20:12,240
 And our goal is to go 1-0 in the region.

1736
01:20:12,680 --> 01:20:18,800
 Your region is Colbert County, Faultville, J.P. Pennington, Lexington, Phil Campbell, Sheffield, Tanner, Winston County.

1737
01:20:19,440 --> 01:20:20,680
 That's not unusual.

1738
01:20:21,200 --> 01:20:23,660
 Some of these I've been going through, these are familiar teams.

1739
01:20:23,840 --> 01:20:24,600
 J.P. Pennington.

1740
01:20:24,740 --> 01:20:25,860
 That's not a Faultville.

1741
01:20:26,480 --> 01:20:27,280
 You know, Winston County.

1742
01:20:27,380 --> 01:20:29,100
 These are some new names into y'all.

1743
01:20:29,340 --> 01:20:30,220
 It's going to be a little different.

1744
01:20:30,300 --> 01:20:31,700
 You're going to have a little more road trips than usual.

1745
01:20:31,980 --> 01:20:32,380
 We are.

1746
01:20:32,480 --> 01:20:33,920
 And a little bit longer road trips.

1747
01:20:33,920 --> 01:20:39,700
 And, you know, we kind of tell our kids, if we could give them a schedule with just game

1748
01:20:39,700 --> 01:20:44,540
 zero through game 10, that's kind of how we want to approach it, to where we play to a

1749
01:20:44,540 --> 01:20:44,860
 standard.

1750
01:20:45,020 --> 01:20:48,920
 It doesn't matter if it's, you know, the North Farms Blue Team or the Green Bay Packers.

1751
01:20:49,140 --> 01:20:53,260
 Like, we're just going to play to our standard and forget who we're playing, forget the name

1752
01:20:53,260 --> 01:20:55,120
 on the jerseys, and play to our standard.

1753
01:20:55,340 --> 01:20:58,780
 And, you know, we feel like if we do that, we'll have a chance to win.

1754
01:20:58,780 --> 01:21:03,220
 And so we try to get the names out of it and just focus on us.

1755
01:21:03,420 --> 01:21:04,560
 And that served us well.

1756
01:21:04,940 --> 01:21:07,200
 The name that matters now, Lexington Golden Bears.

1757
01:21:07,400 --> 01:21:07,820
 2-0.

1758
01:21:08,160 --> 01:21:10,540
 They go on the road to take on Phil Campbell next Friday night.

1759
01:21:10,840 --> 01:21:14,800
 And the folks in Lexington are ready to put on the white jerseys to support you as well.

1760
01:21:14,860 --> 01:21:15,700
 Coach, congratulations.

1761
01:21:16,160 --> 01:21:17,440
 And best of luck next week, okay?

1762
01:21:17,760 --> 01:21:18,280
 Appreciate it, brother.

1763
01:21:18,380 --> 01:21:21,560
 The head coach of the Golden Bears of Lexington, Coach Brett Mast.

1764
01:21:21,600 --> 01:21:23,600
 When we come back, Kenny Marson, the Florence Falcons.

1765
01:21:23,740 --> 01:21:25,260
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1776
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1777
01:21:57,220 --> 01:21:58,920
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1778
01:21:59,260 --> 01:22:03,820
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1779
01:22:03,820 --> 01:22:05,760
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1780
01:22:06,160 --> 01:22:10,700
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1781
01:22:11,020 --> 01:22:14,000
 It's good times, and that's what Friday Night Football is all about.

1782
01:22:14,260 --> 01:22:18,960
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1784
01:22:32,020 --> 01:22:34,640
 Welcome back to the Coach's Breakfast here on 93.9 The Score.

1785
01:22:34,800 --> 01:22:36,920
 Sometimes you get curveballs and surprises.

1786
01:22:37,040 --> 01:22:37,780
 We got one today.

1787
01:22:38,100 --> 01:22:39,120
 I thought we was down to one coach.

1788
01:22:39,180 --> 01:22:42,000
 I don't know who's back there, but we actually joined by the assistant coach with

1789
01:22:42,000 --> 01:22:43,640
 Marcelle Panthers, Coach Stephen Cohen.

1790
01:22:44,120 --> 01:22:48,860
 Coach, your team played last night, and they get a game against Russell, and you knew what

1791
01:22:48,860 --> 01:22:49,400
 was coming up.

1792
01:22:49,460 --> 01:22:53,500
 You look across the way and see an old, familiar face, and it was just a great high

1793
01:22:53,500 --> 01:22:54,060
 school game, wasn't it?

1794
01:22:54,060 --> 01:22:54,300
 Oh, yeah.

1795
01:22:54,380 --> 01:22:59,240
 Coach Higgins had them all ready, and it was just a great atmosphere, and it's what a game,

1796
01:22:59,380 --> 01:23:02,300
 what an atmosphere, high school game last night.

1797
01:23:02,400 --> 01:23:08,120
 It was a lot of emotion going on early, and it was kind of different, you know, seeing Darrell

1798
01:23:08,120 --> 01:23:08,820
 again and everybody.

1799
01:23:09,120 --> 01:23:11,300
 How did your team play last night, you felt like, for Marcelle?

1800
01:23:11,480 --> 01:23:12,500
 Oh, we played real hard.

1801
01:23:12,500 --> 01:23:17,960
 I mean, it was like, I mean, it went back and forth, and they had two big plays on us early,

1802
01:23:18,760 --> 01:23:22,220
 and we got a little behind, but I mean, we played really hard with a lot.

1803
01:23:22,300 --> 01:23:27,400
 Defense coach, Coach Ryan Derrick, our defense coordinator, and all the defensive staff played

1804
01:23:27,400 --> 01:23:28,460
 really light south.

1805
01:23:28,540 --> 01:23:33,260
 They were running the ball and had a great game plan, and it was just a great atmosphere.

1806
01:23:33,460 --> 01:23:34,080
 It was a great game.

1807
01:23:34,220 --> 01:23:39,080
 It went close to back and forth all the way.

1808
01:23:39,080 --> 01:23:39,240
 Oh, yeah.

1809
01:23:39,380 --> 01:23:44,180
 People don't realize it was a 21-7 final, but it was actually a 14-7 game late in the game.

1810
01:23:44,320 --> 01:23:44,340
 Yeah.

1811
01:23:44,700 --> 01:23:51,280
 We were driving in about the 20-yard line to have a turnover there, so I mean, it was, we

1812
01:23:51,280 --> 01:23:52,060
 gave them all we had.

1813
01:23:52,140 --> 01:23:53,960
 It was just a, it was an amazing atmosphere.

1814
01:23:54,300 --> 01:23:56,980
 I mean, we, Coach Hill had us ready to play.

1815
01:23:57,080 --> 01:24:02,440
 I knew, he knew going in, Coach Hill's been talking all week that, you know, just play

1816
01:24:02,440 --> 01:24:08,460
 without emotion, just keep playing, do what you play, like the last one, and it just didn't

1817
01:24:08,460 --> 01:24:13,220
 go our way, Liam, but it's, we'll take it from him, and we'll learn from it.

1818
01:24:13,360 --> 01:24:19,400
 First time that Marce Hill has lost a regular season game in a long time, but it was one

1819
01:24:19,400 --> 01:24:23,440
 of those games where you'll look back on it, this game will help you going forward, don't

1820
01:24:23,440 --> 01:24:24,740
 you think, playing a team like Russellville?

1821
01:24:24,780 --> 01:24:25,120
 Oh, yeah.

1822
01:24:25,220 --> 01:24:30,940
 I mean, it was just, I mean, Russellville, they didn't play anybody both ways, so they

1823
01:24:30,940 --> 01:24:37,420
 had an advantage that way, and we knew number-wise, you know, Kevin, we lost so many kids from

1824
01:24:37,420 --> 01:24:38,280
 the last few years.

1825
01:24:38,700 --> 01:24:43,200
 We lost, in the last two years at Marce Hill, we've lost like 42 kids in two years, you

1826
01:24:43,200 --> 01:24:47,760
 know, winning back-to-back state championships like that, so it was like, so we're kind of

1827
01:24:47,760 --> 01:24:52,860
 starting, we've got nine seniors, so it's, it's just, it's kind of, it's, we're growing,

1828
01:24:53,000 --> 01:24:59,020
 you know, we're growing back again ourselves, so, plus Coach Hill's offense is really getting

1829
01:24:59,020 --> 01:25:02,240
 better every week, but it's still, it's still a learning process.

1830
01:25:02,720 --> 01:25:05,840
 Speaking with Stephen Cohen, assistant coach at Marce Hill, whose team fell to Russell

1831
01:25:05,840 --> 01:25:11,120
 last night, in the tough game, 21-7, an emotional game for everyone, but a great crowd, great

1832
01:25:11,120 --> 01:25:14,520
 game, but now you turn your attention to reach and play, do you know who you have next week?

1833
01:25:14,520 --> 01:25:17,900
 Yeah, we're going to Westbrook Christian in Rainbow City, Gadsden.

1834
01:25:18,040 --> 01:25:18,800
 That's a long trip.

1835
01:25:18,860 --> 01:25:24,160
 So, yeah, we're going to have to leave early and have a good trip, and we just got to rebound

1836
01:25:24,160 --> 01:25:27,460
 and get ready and see how we, how we do next week.

1837
01:25:27,580 --> 01:25:32,580
 Go to Brody Crawl area down there in high school at Rainbow in Westbrook Christian, Rainbow

1838
01:25:32,580 --> 01:25:37,640
 Coastal City. It's a long trip, but it'll be a good, and now this is where the change has

1839
01:25:37,640 --> 01:25:40,800
 happened in private schools. You're going to play a lot of different teams and new faces.

1840
01:25:41,000 --> 01:25:47,360
 Yeah, it's different. They put us in a, we're in a single A, private, so we have to adjust

1841
01:25:47,360 --> 01:25:51,760
 to that, and I think we'll, each, each week we'll learn more about our team and our team,

1842
01:25:51,860 --> 01:25:56,200
 our team, Kevin, last night we grew a lot. I think we grew a lot, really, because the defense,

1843
01:25:56,580 --> 01:26:04,060
 defense played really well the whole game, and so I mean, just have a few mistakes here

1844
01:26:04,060 --> 01:26:09,420
 and there. We've got a lot of young kids in spots, but they're getting better every week,

1845
01:26:09,440 --> 01:26:14,800
 and you know, Mars Hill, how resilient we're going to be, so the kid, the atmosphere over

1846
01:26:14,800 --> 01:26:19,580
 there is incredible. So, we just want the Mars Hill family and nation to just hang in there

1847
01:26:19,580 --> 01:26:25,380
 with us and keep the Panthers going. I think that's well said, and they will. They go on the

1848
01:26:25,380 --> 01:26:29,920
 road next week to Mars Hill to take on Westbrook Christian. Should be a fun win. Coach Cohen,

1849
01:26:30,040 --> 01:26:34,780
 best of luck next week, and thank you for being our guest, okay? Thanks, Coach. Coach Cohen of

1850
01:26:34,780 --> 01:26:39,280
 the Mars Hill Panthers. We come back, Kenny Morrison, the Florence Falcons after this one-minute timeout.

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 Back on the Coach's Breakfast here on a Saturday morning, gorgeous Saturday morning. That might be a

1863
01:27:51,460 --> 01:27:56,180
 good day to go out and get a walk again or go get some of those plants for the fall. I mean, right

1864
01:27:56,180 --> 01:28:00,360
 before, because you know, college football sort of starts today, but next week it really starts. This is

1865
01:28:00,360 --> 01:28:05,420
 that last sort of free Saturday before you just got to be home all day long to watch college football.

1866
01:28:05,420 --> 01:28:09,600
 Is that right? That's what I feel about it. Should be a lot of fun. So I hope you're enjoying it. And what a great

1867
01:28:09,600 --> 01:28:15,020
 weekend of high school football, including the game you heard right here on 93. Now the scored last night

1868
01:28:15,020 --> 01:28:20,940
 where the Florence Falcons took on the Jasper Vikings and a great high school game, great atmosphere

1869
01:28:20,940 --> 01:28:25,540
 and Carver, excuse me, I said Carver County. I've been talking about that a minute. Florence comes away with a victory

1870
01:28:25,540 --> 01:28:29,420
 last night. Coach, I'm showing my alma mater a little bit. I almost said the wrong name there. Florence comes

1871
01:28:29,420 --> 01:28:34,480
 away with a victory last night, knocking off Jasper and coach. Congratulations on the big win.

1872
01:28:34,480 --> 01:28:38,480
 As we speak with coach Kenny Morrison. Thank you. It was, it was a big one. Boy, what an

1873
01:28:38,480 --> 01:28:44,080
 atmosphere Brawley stadium was last night. It was electric. Boy, those kids, uh, just from

1874
01:28:44,080 --> 01:28:57,840
 the get go. We're excited about being there. Let's talk about the stadium. When you say the

1875
01:28:57,840 --> 01:29:02,880
 stadium belongs to you, you really had to turn it over. Your administration said, okay, it's ours now.

1876
01:29:02,880 --> 01:29:08,480
 And all of a sudden you took the old lady and you fixed her up and she looks as good as ever.

1877
01:29:08,480 --> 01:29:14,160
 I'm telling you what it's, uh, coach miles, uh, it doesn't take no for an answer. I've said that many

1878
01:29:14,160 --> 01:29:21,360
 times and, and she saw a vision, uh, for what that stadium could be like. And, um, it, it needed a big

1879
01:29:21,360 --> 01:29:27,280
 time cleanup and it got it, uh, pressure washed the whole place. And it just, it, it kind of shines

1880
01:29:27,280 --> 01:29:33,760
 now and, uh, cover some stadiums, uh, top that brought fans down, which did exactly what we had

1881
01:29:33,760 --> 01:29:39,200
 hoped it to do. And it brought the fans right there on top of us. And it was loud and it was, uh,

1882
01:29:39,200 --> 01:29:44,640
 it was exciting venue to play in last night. It was special. And also before the game, a great honor

1883
01:29:44,640 --> 01:29:50,720
 to dedicate the field after Charles C. Anderson senior, uh, tremendous, uh, honor there. And, uh,

1884
01:29:50,720 --> 01:29:54,560
 just, uh, I know it meant a lot to the Anderson family because the Anderson family has meant a lot

1885
01:29:54,560 --> 01:30:00,240
 to Florence city schools and a great tribute and well-deserved. Absolutely. I mean, what they've

1886
01:30:00,240 --> 01:30:05,280
 done for the school system and athletics as a whole, not just football, but athletics and, uh,

1887
01:30:05,280 --> 01:30:11,600
 uh, and, and just, uh, the, the support that they've given throughout is, has been phenomenal.

1888
01:30:11,600 --> 01:30:17,600
 And that, that was a really, uh, awesome night for that to happen. Uh, uh, Anderson family was there,

1889
01:30:17,600 --> 01:30:22,560
 uh, uh, got to talk to them a little bit on the sideline. It was, uh, it was good to see them

1890
01:30:22,560 --> 01:30:29,280
 there. And it was, uh, good to see the stadium get dedicated like it did. You face a Jasper team that

1891
01:30:29,280 --> 01:30:33,760
 has a five star, four star, however you want to call it a lot of stars. And Mr. Zion Coger,

1892
01:30:33,760 --> 01:30:39,120
 running back has offers from Ohio state, Oregon, Alabama, name it. He has them from everywhere.

1893
01:30:39,120 --> 01:30:43,520
 Uh, he is everything we thought and then some, but you got to give your team a lot of credit

1894
01:30:43,520 --> 01:30:49,280
 overall played him pretty well. We did. Uh, we got after him. We, we took a lot of pride and,

1895
01:30:49,280 --> 01:30:56,080
 um, um, a guy like that coming in our stadium and, and holding him down and we, we knocked him around

1896
01:30:56,080 --> 01:31:01,280
 pretty good. I'm proud of our guys. And, um, it's, uh, what you're supposed to do against a back like

1897
01:31:01,280 --> 01:31:05,520
 that. And, uh, we, we're really proud of our defense and how they handled that situation.

1898
01:31:05,520 --> 01:31:08,880
 And maybe I'm a little biased, but after the night, I thought he was the fourth best running

1899
01:31:08,880 --> 01:31:14,320
 back in the stadium. I'm going to agree with you on that. We had three really good ones on our side

1900
01:31:14,320 --> 01:31:19,760
 of the ball that, uh, again, the three headed monster we keep talking about. And they, uh,

1901
01:31:19,760 --> 01:31:25,440
 they just keep rolling in there one at a time. And, uh, we got two of them sometimes in the backfield

1902
01:31:25,440 --> 01:31:30,800
 together and they are very unselfish with each other. And, um, you know, to Carson Johnson,

1903
01:31:30,800 --> 01:31:36,320
 you know, he, he had another big night, uh, Kayon Williams broke one, broke a kickoff. I mean,

1904
01:31:36,320 --> 01:31:42,000
 it was a, it was a good night out of those guys again. And it doesn't happen without that offensive

1905
01:31:42,000 --> 01:31:47,520
 line. Our old line is play playing lights out right now. And we, we had one injury to the old line,

1906
01:31:47,520 --> 01:31:53,520
 next guy in mentality. And, uh, that, that guy that stepped in ended up having a really good night

1907
01:31:53,520 --> 01:31:59,040
 or line runs, uh, played really well. What we've been wanting to see out of him. Uh, he really

1908
01:31:59,040 --> 01:32:04,640
 stepped it up. So yeah, those old line guys, uh, they make it go. And we, I preach it all the time.

1909
01:32:04,640 --> 01:32:10,080
 It's one in the trenches, uh, and our defensive line and old line have, have proved to be that.

1910
01:32:10,080 --> 01:32:13,920
 And we'll need it again this week. One of those offensive lines, the guard, I think Hernandez,

1911
01:32:13,920 --> 01:32:17,920
 I believe it in there. Yes. He's got a little nasty about it. He can play. I mean, he gets,

1912
01:32:17,920 --> 01:32:23,040
 he goes full throttle. I really like him as a guard, but it's a pretty big offensive line too.

1913
01:32:23,040 --> 01:32:29,520
 It really is. Um, you know, they, the big thing about that group is, uh, coach Cole Harden does

1914
01:32:29,520 --> 01:32:35,520
 a great job of those guys, not just on the field, but it's off the field stuff too. What a bond they

1915
01:32:35,520 --> 01:32:40,960
 have. He cooks for them on Thursday night and those guys love him. He loves those guys. And he,

1916
01:32:40,960 --> 01:32:46,000
 he didn't hesitate one bit challenging them, but they respond to him. Cause you know, though,

1917
01:32:46,000 --> 01:32:52,480
 I'll say, and they, they never know how much you love them until you show them. So, uh, it's,

1918
01:32:52,480 --> 01:32:58,640
 there's a lot of love in that room. You win the game 50 to 21 over Jasper last night. Uh,

1919
01:32:58,640 --> 01:33:03,680
 your offense played really well. The game was early on for the first time you trailed seven to six.

1920
01:33:03,680 --> 01:33:09,680
 After you scored, Jasper shows a lot coming down the field score, uh, go up seven to six and you're

1921
01:33:09,680 --> 01:33:15,280
 like, okay, game on. And after that you put 21 straight up and, uh, and, and take control or 22

1922
01:33:15,280 --> 01:33:19,840
 straight up and take control of the game. You got to like your team that shows, Hey, we're going to

1923
01:33:19,840 --> 01:33:25,280
 put the, uh, well, the metal to the pedal a little bit. Yeah. Well, you know, we scored that first drive,

1924
01:33:25,280 --> 01:33:32,080
 um, off of, off a special team situation again. And it was, uh, we got it in there pretty quick and

1925
01:33:32,080 --> 01:33:36,880
 then we just, they just walked it down the field on us and we challenged our defense. Like, what are we

1926
01:33:36,880 --> 01:33:44,400
 doing guys? And we, they just had to settle in. And once they did, uh, it, it, those 21 popped in

1927
01:33:44,400 --> 01:33:49,440
 there pretty quick and it was, it was good for us. But then, you know, right before half, we gave up

1928
01:33:49,440 --> 01:33:55,120
 one, we thought we played really soft, uh, right there at the end and make it 28, 14, got it really

1929
01:33:55,120 --> 01:34:00,080
 too close for us. Um, we, you know, would like to win in at halftime a little different there,

1930
01:34:00,080 --> 01:34:04,720
 but we challenged them at halftime. I mean, we got after them in that locker room cause we thought

1931
01:34:04,720 --> 01:34:11,360
 that we, we, we relaxed, uh, we put it in cruise control. We didn't play our, our brand of football

1932
01:34:11,360 --> 01:34:16,900
 we're supposed to be playing. And, uh, they, they got, they got challenged at halftime and they came out

1933
01:34:16,900 --> 01:34:20,780
 responding. And the most important drive of the night to start the third quarter, you get the ball

1934
01:34:20,780 --> 01:34:25,180
 and you take it down and you put it right in the end zone. Uh, that was impressive right there to

1935
01:34:25,180 --> 01:34:30,580
 do that. Uh, that drive, I think set the tone for the rest of the game. And same exact situation we

1936
01:34:30,580 --> 01:34:35,240
 had at Pinson. We came out after half, we, we told our guys at halftime, let's go out there and finish

1937
01:34:35,240 --> 01:34:40,660
 them off. You know, first drive, this is why we defer. And that's why we want the ball in the second

1938
01:34:40,660 --> 01:34:46,320
 half to, to be in this situation, to go finish the team off and set the tone and Pinson. We went out

1939
01:34:46,320 --> 01:34:51,280
 there and had the worst series of football I thought I would ever seen. There's three or four snaps.

1940
01:34:51,480 --> 01:34:57,080
 I, we, we might only had three snaps or two or three penalties in that drive. It awful. And we lost

1941
01:34:57,080 --> 01:35:02,060
 yards on the first drive coming out at halftime at Pinson. And I reminded them that, uh, this time

1942
01:35:02,060 --> 01:35:07,280
 it's the same situation. Um, and we got to go out there and do something different. And they did, they

1943
01:35:07,280 --> 01:35:13,360
 responded. Uh, they did exactly. We said, Hey, let's go do that. Scored. I turned to the defense. I said,

1944
01:35:13,360 --> 01:35:17,440
 three and out and we started all over again, both, both sides of the ball did exactly what

1945
01:35:17,440 --> 01:35:23,660
 we wanted. Let's talk about the Jadens. Jaden Martinez scoop, almost score Jaden irons all

1946
01:35:23,660 --> 01:35:27,980
 over the field, linebacker. And then let's, especially I want to highlight Jaden white,

1947
01:35:28,100 --> 01:35:32,740
 your nose guard, who's getting accolades and looks from everywhere. He made a hit last night

1948
01:35:32,740 --> 01:35:35,640
 on Coger that might've changed the game. I don't know if you realize in the second quarter,

1949
01:35:35,640 --> 01:35:41,220
 he popped him one time and Coger didn't quite have the same giddy up that he did early after that one

1950
01:35:41,220 --> 01:35:47,920
 hit. No, I, you know, um, I hate to probably say it on air, but when you see a guy tap the top of

1951
01:35:47,920 --> 01:35:53,080
 his head and go to the sideline, you, you feel really good about the situation. And that, that lick

1952
01:35:53,080 --> 01:35:59,480
 changed his mentality of how he ran the football. And, um, that's, uh, it's what you got to do to guys

1953
01:35:59,480 --> 01:36:05,580
 like that. And, uh, and to, and to see a guy that of that caliber to, to, to tap his head

1954
01:36:05,580 --> 01:36:11,160
 and one out after a lick like that, it's, uh, excited our guys for sure. And a nose guard at

1955
01:36:11,160 --> 01:36:18,060
 six, three, two 80, two 85, Jaden white is, he is quick and fast, much quicker than people realize

1956
01:36:18,060 --> 01:36:23,960
 that's what's got him. That's what's got Florida state, Ole Miss, Missouri. That that's what's got

1957
01:36:23,960 --> 01:36:29,380
 their attention. His get off. He's so explosive, uh, plays well with his hands and he

1958
01:36:29,380 --> 01:36:34,300
 will shoot his hands on you. When he gets his hands on you, it's not good for the old line guys.

1959
01:36:34,300 --> 01:36:41,320
 And he, he'll shed a block in a hurry. He's just sudden. And that's, uh, uh, that's something

1960
01:36:41,320 --> 01:36:46,740
 that we've got to get our other two D linemen to understand that kind of get off. You know,

1961
01:36:46,780 --> 01:36:50,560
 there that's, that's where you get noticed and college coaches are looking for that. And that's

1962
01:36:50,560 --> 01:36:57,280
 what's got Jay white, all the, um, all the offers that he has right now. We close the book on this

1963
01:36:57,280 --> 01:37:02,820
 one. Florence wins it over Jasper. You're two and all the season. Uh, I would ask you who you have

1964
01:37:02,820 --> 01:37:07,580
 coming up, but I don't have to, because everyone in the shows have been telling me all week who's

1965
01:37:07,580 --> 01:37:13,080
 coming up. You know it as well. The 24 hour rule you celebrate, but by a Sunday afternoon, you start

1966
01:37:13,080 --> 01:37:17,780
 to turn your attention to the first region game of the year and it's muscle shows. What a high school

1967
01:37:17,780 --> 01:37:22,040
 game that's going to be. It's going to be unbelievable over there. It'll be standing

1968
01:37:22,040 --> 01:37:27,360
 room only. I know our Florence folks are going to be there. They're going to be there. It's going

1969
01:37:27,360 --> 01:37:32,060
 to be a, it's going to be a special night, but you know, going back to, you mentioned 24 hour rule.

1970
01:37:32,120 --> 01:37:36,860
 I told our guys in the locker room after the game, I said, this is a little different guys. We're not

1971
01:37:36,860 --> 01:37:41,420
 going to take 24 hours. We're going to take 24 minutes. We get home, we're going to get our

1972
01:37:41,420 --> 01:37:46,640
 clothes on the thing and we got to go to work and it's work on us. You know, it's not muscle shows

1973
01:37:46,640 --> 01:37:53,660
 again. We're our worst enemy. We had 11 penalties last night, 13, the first week, just undisciplined,

1974
01:37:53,960 --> 01:37:59,300
 stupid penalties that we got to clean up. And in big games that are coming up like muscle shows,

1975
01:37:59,300 --> 01:38:04,980
 you can't have those types of penalties. They're drive killers and every possession will matter this

1976
01:38:04,980 --> 01:38:10,800
 week on both sides of the ball. Special teams will be probably the difference in this game.

1977
01:38:11,060 --> 01:38:17,860
 Always is. So it's going to be an electric night over there. Oh, I can't wait. I told our guys too,

1978
01:38:18,060 --> 01:38:25,260
 before we left, last thing I said, situations like next Friday night is why you play this game.

1979
01:38:25,580 --> 01:38:29,780
 Yeah. It's why we got into coaching. It's, it's going to be one of those nights you're going to

1980
01:38:29,780 --> 01:38:35,500
 look around and say, wow, this, this is it. This is why we're doing this business. How do you get

1981
01:38:35,500 --> 01:38:40,700
 your team to play with emotion without being emotional? Well, that's a good question. I

1982
01:38:40,700 --> 01:38:47,500
 need a sports psychologist. I need Dr. Kevin Elko to come back into town and come talk to our guys,

1983
01:38:47,500 --> 01:38:52,800
 but that's really what you've got to do this week. They, we dealt with it all this past week,

1984
01:38:52,900 --> 01:38:57,760
 45 to nothing at Pinson. We had the worst week of practice I've probably seen in the five years I've

1985
01:38:57,760 --> 01:39:02,440
 been there. You came over one day and watched it and you know, you're watching it from a distance and

1986
01:39:02,440 --> 01:39:07,560
 saw it too. You and I talked about it, but, uh, and they just, we're trying to bring them back down

1987
01:39:07,560 --> 01:39:14,180
 to earth. We'll have to do the same thing. They're 15, 16, 17, 18 year old kids. They're kids. And,

1988
01:39:14,240 --> 01:39:20,560
 uh, they're, there's a lot of hoopla on social media. We got to get them off social media. We got

1989
01:39:20,560 --> 01:39:25,660
 to get them to put the phones down. We got to get them to cut and stop talking to the guys across the

1990
01:39:25,660 --> 01:39:31,820
 river and we got to lock back in and focus on Florence football. And we got to focus on us and

1991
01:39:31,820 --> 01:39:36,400
 cleaning up our mistakes. I would say to both schools, I know we have most of those fans, listen to

1992
01:39:36,400 --> 01:39:41,920
 Florence fans, come and cheer on your team and, and let's, let's have a great rivalry. It's a good

1993
01:39:41,920 --> 01:39:46,520
 rivalry. Let's have a good, clean rivalry. It should be a lot of fun Friday night. It's what high school

1994
01:39:46,520 --> 01:39:52,460
 football is supposed to be like. It is. And, and I hate to say this and I'm, I'm probably, I'm probably

1995
01:39:52,460 --> 01:39:59,100
 saying it out to our community as well. We can escalate this thing in both communities that,

1996
01:39:59,100 --> 01:40:04,660
 that doesn't need to happen. Folks that are not even playing in this game, they're going to get on

1997
01:40:04,660 --> 01:40:09,140
 social media. They're going to talk about it at home. They're going to pump the kids up. Heck it

1998
01:40:09,140 --> 01:40:15,540
 started last night at, uh, at Buffalo Wild Wings. Some of our guys were there. Most shows players came in

1999
01:40:15,540 --> 01:40:21,440
 and it, it, it, the jaw and already started, you know, I'm going to address that with our guys tomorrow

2000
01:40:21,440 --> 01:40:27,900
 that that's not what we do. We got to get our mind off them, get it back on us and in our community,

2001
01:40:27,900 --> 01:40:31,700
 that's going to be around these kids all week. They're going to hear enough about it.

2002
01:40:32,380 --> 01:40:38,020
 I need the community to, to not talk about it. And, uh, and let's worry about it on Friday night.

2003
01:40:38,020 --> 01:40:45,500
 Let's go in there and just a positive atmosphere and a positive game is supposed to be high school

2004
01:40:45,500 --> 01:40:50,680
 football. And it's, it's at the end of the day, it's not that big a deal. It's a high school football

2005
01:40:50,680 --> 01:40:56,640
 game. And, but, uh, it is a big deal to our community. I understand that, but, uh, we got to

2006
01:40:56,640 --> 01:41:03,040
 keep these kids, uh, as low as we can, as far as the hype goes. Two great teams should be a lot of

2007
01:41:03,040 --> 01:41:07,880
 fun, two great teams. And it's great for this area to have two great teams in class five, a, I think

2008
01:41:07,880 --> 01:41:12,060
 two of the better teams in class five, five, a going at it, Florence and muscle shows. You'll hear

2009
01:41:12,060 --> 01:41:17,180
 the game right here on 93, nine, the score this next Friday night over at James F. Moore stadium

2010
01:41:17,180 --> 01:41:21,860
 and coach Kenny Morrison. Congratulations on the victory and best of luck this week. Okay. Thank you.

2011
01:41:21,920 --> 01:41:26,120
 Go Falcons. That's Kenny Morrison, the head coach of the Florence Falcons. We'll finish it up after

2012
01:41:26,120 --> 01:41:33,000
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2018
01:42:05,380 --> 01:42:08,980
 Well, welcome back to the coaches breakfast night, three, nine, the score about to wrap it up here

2019
01:42:08,980 --> 01:42:13,860
 today. A great day. A lot of coaches in from the shows area from high schools, appreciate them

2020
01:42:13,860 --> 01:42:19,460
 coming by and getting started today. We've heard from everywhere from Deschler to Brooks to Rogers,

2021
01:42:20,060 --> 01:42:24,840
 Lussell Central, Carver County. I'm going to leave somebody out Lexington, Mars Hill, and then finally

2022
01:42:24,840 --> 01:42:29,340
 at Florence. Thank you to all the coaches being a part of the show today and hope that many other

2023
01:42:29,340 --> 01:42:33,080
 coaches will join us throughout the season as well. And folks get out and support high school

2024
01:42:33,080 --> 01:42:37,320
 football. It is very special. High school athletics needs your support. And it's great to see

2025
01:42:37,320 --> 01:42:41,780
 stadiums filled on Friday nights throughout the state of Alabama last night. And boy, great games

2026
01:42:41,780 --> 01:42:46,220
 coming next week. Highlighted with that Florence muscle shows game will be a great one over at James

2027
01:42:46,220 --> 01:42:51,120
 F Moore Stadium this coming Friday night. Well, that's going to do it for us today for our station

2028
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 manager, Greg Thornton for James Moody and our nine, three, nine, the score studios. I'm Kevin

2029
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