Coaches Breakfast 09/05/26
93.9 The Score WYTK - September 5, 2026
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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. Sailor 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.
And top of the morning to you on this beautiful Saturday morning, and welcome to the Coach's Breakfast here on 93.9 The Score. Kevin Johnson, glad to be with you. Happy Labor Day weekend. Happy college football weekend. Hey, Alabama Crimson Tide, just hours away from kickoff. As a matter of fact, we've got a car wash edition, as we call it. We're going to run these coaches through as fast as possible. We're going to give them all the time we can at the same time, but we're going to have seven or eight coaches go through in one hour, and we're going to make it fast and furious. It's a hurry up offense for us today.
We're going to get you to the Crimson Tide pregame, and then Chris Stewart will bring you the call later today. So it should be a lot of fun with Alabama and East Carolina to kick it off here on 93.9 The Score.
What a weekend of high school football. It was incredible because it really was a lot of, I would call, rivalry weekend. If you look at a lot of games that were played last night, just rivals.
You know, had Brooks and Wes Morgan, I think, plays last night. You had Austin Decatur or Russellville goes to Hartzell. That's always been a big game, too.
But, you know, Austin Decatur, obviously, inner city game, unbelievable. You turn around and you have Florence and Muscle shows last night.
You could go across the board and you sort of seem like Bob Jones, James Clemens played last night for some reason, somehow.
And it really is drawn out of a hat for region games. They don't do this on purpose.
Every region does it different, but they draw out a hat and say, all right, you're playing this team in week three.
You're playing this team in week three. And it just failed that a lot of unbelievable rivalry games played last night.
So great for high school football. Great all around.
And I think it was a great night for it. It was actually a pretty hot, humid, but it was a great night.
And it'll be good. So let's talk about what KJ saw last night.
Three things I saw real quick. First of all, Gulf Shores High School, way down south.
Upsets number one, Sarah Land. Didn't quite see that one coming.
They're pretty good, but didn't know they were that good.
They knock off Sarah Land. That is Mark Hutzpah's team.
And that means down in the south region, Gulf Shores, Sarah Land, there are several teams in that south region.
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa is another one. Sneaky good.
So in that 5A south, boy, there is some heavy hitters.
And Gulf Shores says, excuse me, we'll be there too.
So congratulations to them on the win.
Thompson High School, their quarterback, Trent Seahorn.
Well, he's been doing everything since about the 7th or 8th grade for Thompson High School.
And finally, last night he did something in a 49-0 victory over here at Trustwell.
He did something very special.
I think I said here at Trustwell, actually over at Vestavia Hills.
He set the all-time leading passer in the state of Alabama of all time in yards.
So played for four or five years, but has done a great job.
And he takes it to another level.
So Trent Seahorn last night breaks the record.
And finally, what I saw last night, and I think was really important, is that it was a packed house.
Packed house last night across the way.
I was at the Florence Muscle Shores game.
I gave you a hurdle, 93-9, the score last night.
And it was great for high school football.
It was packed on both sides.
It was great to see the great crowds.
It's what high school football is supposed to be like.
I've talked to other coaches and said, man, we had great crowds.
Thank you so much for getting out and supporting high school football.
And I'm telling you, with all that's going on in college football, NIL, with all that's going on, you know what?
High school football still has that remnant of what it's supposed to be.
And it's good to get out and be a part of it, support it.
So thank you for supporting high school football, and I applaud you for that.
Let's look at some scores from last night.
And starting with that game, as I mentioned, that was heard here on 93-9, the score.
Florence and Muscle Shores in a slugfest.
Scoreless through three and a half quarters.
But finally, with two minutes and 47 seconds left, Florence gets a touchdown from their sophomore Williams.
It makes it a 7-0 game, and that's how it ended up.
Florence beats Muscle Shores 7-0.
What a game it was.
What a great compliment to both schools and both teams for how hard they played.
DAR on Thursday night was better than Asbury, 62-14.
Athens knocked off East Limestone 41-7.
Fort Payne was over Lee, 37-7.
May Jemison, well, they stopped the streak.
But Columbia goes 2-0, but finally they fall to May Jemison, 42-14.
The other games played last night, it was Austin shutting out Decatur, 21-0.
Belgrade better than Cherokee, 48-14.
Berry got Marion County, 46-12.
Westminster Christian over Briarwood Christian, I think it is, 49-7.
I have to check that.
I said, I'm not sure about that one.
Hazel Green falls to Buckhorn, 48-22.
West Limestone gets Clements, 20-0.
Cobbett County got a big win over Tanner last night, 26-14.
Bob Jones falls to James Clements, 49-20.
Huntsville gets the rivalry game again over Grissom last night, 40-13.
Brilliant falls to Hubbardville, 50-0.
Hatton shuts out Fayette County, 40-0.
Russellville on the road at Hartsell and knock off the Tigers, 35-21.
Russellville 3-0 on the season, and they will be taking on Florence next Friday night.
A game you'll hear right here on 93-9, the score.
Hamilton 49, Ardmore 8.
Hamilton has a really good quarterback down there leading the Aggies.
Haleville 27, Oakman 12.
Heckelberg over Meek, 37-16.
Spartman better than Gadsden City, 42-14.
Falkville knocked off Winston County, 38-8.
Curry better than Danville, 58-7.
Coleman and Miner had a great game last night.
Coleman wins that one, 27-26.
Lauderdale County big over Carbett Heights, 40-13.
Deschler gets it rolling with a double nickel, 55-14 over Lawrence County.
Madison Academy over St. John Paul II, 54-7.
That was Madison Academy with that win.
Madison County falls to Sylvania, 22-17.
Tight game over with Lexington and Phil Campbell and Phil Campbell,
but the Golden Bears win it, 20-18.
Randolph gets by Lee Scott Academy, 20-13.
Red Bay shuts out Phillips, 54-0.
Rogers in a battle wins it, 27-16 over Elkmont.
Scottsboro all over Fairview, 48-7.
J.B. Pennington over Sheffield, 42-7.
And Lindsey Lane knocks off Shoals Christian, 12-0.
That's the scores we had from last night.
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Even last night, had some fans from Muscle Shows say,
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And it's not about hearing me, it's about hearing the coaches, but it's my honor to be the host here,
Kevin Johnson with you.
And now, joined now by the offensive coordinator of the Deschler Tigers,
whose team last night gets a big win over Lawrence County at 55-14.
And Coach Lake Spurgeon is with me.
And Coach, congratulations.
Always good to get that first region win.
It is.
It's great to start the region off on the right footing.
I appreciate what you do.
I appreciate it.
Well, thank you very much.
Did y'all have the white jerseys on last night or the red jerseys?
All white.
All white on the road.
Love to take the all whites on the road.
It is.
As a coach, do you sort of like that sometimes?
Some coaches are like, no, I like when we're on the road.
Is that good for y'all sometimes on the road?
It don't matter to us, but I love putting on them all whites and taking our brand somewhere else.
They look tight, don't they?
Always.
Always.
And I like this.
We speak with Lake Spurgeon, the OC at Deschler High School.
And Coach, when I look at the score, you put up 55 last night.
Your offense had to do a pretty good job.
Tell us how the game sort of unfolded early on.
Did you take control early?
Oh, we did.
So we took the ball, start the game, scored in two plays, got a stop, scored in two plays again.
So we'll pride ourselves starting fast.
You know, I think that's a big part of getting some momentum rolling.
Old school coaches for the past 20, 25 years have started something the NFL started in this trickle-down, scripting the first 10, 12 plays.
Are you a scripter as well?
I'll script 10 or 12, and most of the time I get through four or five if we get off of it.
So it's probably a little bit of a wasting time, but it makes me feel a little better anyway.
Lake, you're just like a Baptist preacher.
He scripts the sermons, and about one point later, he's often chasing a rabbit.
That's it.
So chase those rabbits.
But sometimes it's the feel of the game, isn't it?
100%.
You know, I think you kind of beat your head against the wall if you're just calling plays that you thought was going to work on Monday instead of adjusting.
So different ways of looking at it.
Really is.
Tell us a little bit about who played well up front maybe for you last night.
Man, our line's unbelievable this year.
Our coach Spears came from Lewis County last year to us, and he's doing a phenomenal job.
I mean, we have three new guys, so we lost three new rookies in there, and they're unbelievable.
That's really good.
Then you turn around, and you've got a pretty good backfield, too.
Your backfield's played well.
Your quarterback and your runbacks have been really good.
Armani Jones and C.J. Grant.
Armani Jones has been the main key there.
C.J.'s getting some key carries.
And Bryson Williams is stepping up.
You know, he's never played quarterback.
He's played a lot of football and never played quarterback.
So he had a learning curve there, but he's coming along.
All right, let's talk about that for a minute.
As an offensive coordinator, and you have a quarterback that's not played a whole lot,
so we speak with Lake Spurgeon, the O.C. at Destro High School.
Do you have to take him a little different maybe as an early quarterback in early stages a little bit?
Yeah, and Bryson's a little different.
So Bryson has the aggressive mindset.
He played safety, so he's like a linebacker playing quarterback.
So he's a little more on the aggressive side than you say as a rookie quarterback.
So we try to run the ball, get him hit, kind of get in the play in the game.
But he's a little different than your normal rookie quarterback.
You know, knowing the characteristic of your quarterback, it's so important.
Knowing the characteristic of that position, I think, is so important.
Not every quarterback's different, are they?
No, every quarterback's different.
So, I mean, you know, it depends on what that mindset is.
But he's playing linebacker on the offense.
And that's not a bad thing.
It's right for you so far as you're 2-1 on the season.
A big win over Lawrence County.
You get the win last night, 55-14.
You get a lot of players in, get to play a lot.
Yeah.
See some younger guys, too.
It's good.
You know, we had a freshman score.
Well, we put him in there with our first line.
He got the score coming out of the half.
So I think that's big.
You know, them guys deserve it.
They're getting beat on the scout team.
You know, they put the work in.
They're just as important as anybody else.
You don't get a look.
You know, it's rough on Fridays.
So it's good for them to just step in when they can.
Lake Spurgeon, the OC at Desher.
Are you in the box or on the field?
In the box.
Really?
Okay.
So do you like it that way?
Is that your –
I love it.
Okay.
I tell people it's like playing Madden.
Yeah.
Just kind of pressing buttons and go do it.
Well, obviously, last night you were hitting the X button and the O button
and the square button and everything else because 55 points is pretty good.
And I like that as we speak with Lake Spurgeon.
But, Coach, next week, who do you have and where?
We have Hamilton at home.
The Aggies are really good.
They are really good.
That is a really good team.
So that's who we played second-round playoffs last year.
That's what I was about to get at.
I knew the playoffs in there.
You've seen them before and you realize both teams sort of know each other
because both teams had a lot coming back.
So it's really sort of a playoff-type game next week, isn't it?
Is that good for you this early in the region?
Yeah.
You know, we played – our first game was a playoff-like atmosphere.
And I think that really benefited us looking forward to our kids experiencing that.
But we're glad to have Hamilton at home instead of at Hamilton this year.
I would say so.
That will be tremendous game.
By the way, I know you're on the offensive side,
but I know your defense is already circled up.
That quarterback from Hamilton is really special.
He has been outstanding.
He is unbelievable.
Yeah.
People don't – listen, if you haven't seen him and you're in there,
you want to see an incredible quarterback, that kid is worth a ticket right there.
That's right with the Destro Tigers.
So it should be a great one.
Howard Chappell Stadium this Friday night, can write for a Friday night game.
The Aggies come into town.
There's going to be all kinds of Cardinal and White from those two teams everywhere.
It'll be great, but it'll be a fun game.
And congratulations, Coach Lake Spurgeon, on the victory last night
and best of luck the rest of the season.
Thanks, Coach.
Yeah, I appreciate it.
The head coach, but the OC coach, one day he'll be a head coach.
I can sell while he carries himself.
He'll be there one day, Lake Spurgeon of the Destro Tigers.
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pre-game 11 kick here on 93.9 The Score.
So we're in that hurry-up offense
for this edition of the Coach's Breakfast today.
Now I'm joined by a coach that understands the hurry-up offense,
the offensive quarterback coach over there
at Calvert County High School, Coach Lucas Craft.
And Coach, how are you doing today?
I'm good, man.
I'm good after last night, a tough win for us.
But nonetheless, a win is a win.
I think that's a good way to describe it, a tough win.
You know, when you saw Tanner in Calvert County,
I thought, boy, there's some mirror images right there.
There's some kids that can go,
and there's some kids that can run.
And then, you know, you could just see those teams
very similar in some ways,
but a great win for your team to win that one at home.
Yeah, absolutely.
And like you said about, you know,
you look at the game, Calvert County and Tanner,
but Tanner's getting back to how Tanner used to be
whenever they were really good winning state championships.
They're physical up front.
They've got skill guys.
Their quarterback's good.
He can run.
Their guys out wide can run.
They're impressive, for sure.
I talked to their chaplain.
They have a chaplain over there
that's a friend of mine for their team,
and he said the confidence is growing over there.
And that's what I think you're talking about, too.
That's the team that's growing confidence.
But so are your Calvert County Indians.
They're starting to gain confidence.
Where do you see that confidence coming from,
especially after a game like that last night?
Yeah, definitely just last night.
There were multiple times.
We had, I think we had three turnovers last night.
And we, you know,
there was a bunch of times in the first half
and even into the third quarter
where we would have a big play,
and then we would hurt ourself and get a penalty
or we'd turn it over and things like that.
And just seeing the resilience
and the fight from all the kids out there
and not giving up
and when they easily could have just put their head down
and said, ah, man, hey, y'all got this.
But they didn't do that.
They turned it on.
And, you know, right there late in the game,
I think we put together
it was like a seven-minute drive in the fourth quarter
and then went and added one more
and made it 26
and pretty much just ended it.
Carver County, two and one, I think, on the season.
You know, you had one game where you were offensively,
you sort of took over and won the game early on.
And then the second game,
it was on the other side of that game.
Last night was that tight game.
Did you learn a lot about your team, you feel like?
And maybe your coach's staff
learned a whole lot about you guys last night.
Yeah, absolutely.
I mean, just last night,
you could tell that the kids,
they didn't really,
they didn't turn on each other
whenever it got tough
and whenever it got hard.
Like I said, we turned it over a lot.
We had a lot of penalties,
a lot of, you know, not smart penalties,
just holding things like that,
jumping off sides, false starts.
Middle mistakes.
Yeah, just a lot of middle mistakes.
And it wasn't, you know,
the kids turning on each other like,
hey, man, come on.
Like it was, hey, don't worry about it.
Next play, that play's over with.
We're going to go to the next play.
So it was just a lot of encouraging
and picking each other up.
And especially in games like this,
whenever it's region play
and the games that, you know,
quote unquote matter,
that's what you want to see.
Lucas Craft, quarterback coach
at Carbett County High School.
And coach, when we talked about last night,
it was a tight game, 20 to 14.
You were leading Tanner.
You had to really do something
or Tanner had a chance to win this game
and you took it down and scored.
Talk about that drive.
Yeah, so I actually,
I'm pretty sure we had turned it over
our last drive before that.
Defense goes out there
and they get a three and out
and force them to punt.
And so we get the ball.
I think it was on maybe,
they flipped the field on the punt.
I think we got it on the 20 or around the 15.
And we just, I mean,
we just slowly and methodically
moved it down the field.
I mean, it's just a lot of credit
to the guys up front,
the five guys up front.
Because we didn't throw it a lot last night.
You know, it was real humid.
Ball was slick.
Couldn't really throw it a lot.
Does that play a factor in you
as play calling
and as your offensive staff
starts to play calling?
Does that play a factor in that?
We say, man,
it's pretty slick ball out here.
Do you talk to things like that?
I mean, we do.
We do, for sure.
But, you know,
ultimately at Colbert County,
we want to run the football.
Yeah.
That's what Colbert County's always done.
That's what's made them,
Colbert County,
whenever they were winning
all the state championships,
that's what they were really good at,
running the football.
Now, you do have to throw it
every now and then
just to keep people honest.
But, I mean,
by the time we got there
late in the fourth quarter,
we had already decided
we are running this football
and they're just going to have to stop it.
Who played well?
Before I say who played well,
let's go with your quarterback.
Your quarterback,
you know,
had some good plays,
but if he has a bad play,
I don't know if he did last night,
I'm sure he had one or two
because he's human.
How do you handle your quarterback
on the sideline
after those top plays?
I mean,
the first thing I do
is I just bring him over
and I ask him what he saw.
Yeah.
And then we just work down from there,
you know,
where were the safeties?
Where were the corners at?
What was the box like?
Who was in the box?
How many people were there?
And then...
You process it out.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I mean,
you can't just be like,
hey,
this is what you did wrong.
This is why you did it wrong.
You have to go through
step-by-step
and just make sure
that they understand
like the same place
that I'm coming from.
People need to understand
this is a great example.
Coaches are teachers
and it's in the classroom,
but it's also a classroom
on the sideline,
isn't it?
That's something that's great.
Lucas Craft,
quarterback coach,
Carver County.
His team wins last night
over 10 or 26 to 14,
I think was the final score there.
And coach,
that's a big region game
for you to get the win.
Who do you have
next week to wear?
We have Sheffield
next week at home.
Not homecoming or anything,
is it?
It is.
It is homecoming.
I thought it might have been.
I tell you,
there's a couple of class reunions.
My brother's class reunions
coming back.
I won't say how many years,
but it might be 50.
I'm not sure.
But they're going to be back.
So that's exciting for them.
He's excited about it.
Homecoming at Carver County.
That's a pretty special time,
is it?
It is.
It is.
I also believe we're honoring the,
I think it's the 1996
state championship team.
So, you know,
it's been 30 years since that.
So a bunch of them guys
will come back.
So like I said,
I'm sure my dad will be there
because he was a part
of the coaching staff there.
So it'll be good to see
all these people that,
you know,
I've heard about my whole life
and now they're going to be here.
So it'll be pretty cool to see them.
The mystique and the tradition
of Carver County continues.
Coach Lucas Craft,
great job.
Big win for you last night.
Congratulations.
And best of luck on homecoming
next Friday night against Sheffield.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.
The OCR,
actually the quarterback coach,
I'm going to call them
all kinds of things today.
It's a hurry up offense.
Lucas Craft,
Carver County High School,
whose team wins it last night
and will take on Sheffield
next Friday night.
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Welcome back to
The Coach's Breakfast
on this college football
kickoff day.
Kevin Johnson,
glad to be with you,
but we're first glad
to talk about
high school football
from Friday night
on Saturday morning.
What a great tradition
here at the North Alabama
Bone and Joint Clinic.
Appreciate all the good folks
there at the NBJC.
Takes care of all the athletes.
Feed the coaches breakfast.
Feed me breakfast.
Feed all the doctors breakfast.
We just have a great time,
but we also take care
of athletes,
and they do a great job,
and it's great to have
the head coach
of the Lexington Golden Bears
with me,
Coach Brett Mask,
whose team wins
20-18 over Phil Campbell.
Coach, breathe a little bit.
You got that one on the road.
That was a big one.
It was huge.
Big win last night.
You know,
on the way up here,
you introduced me
to an assistant coach
that's sort of there
that helps out
that is pretty special
over at Lexington.
You always have
one or two of those coaches
like that.
It's like,
those guys are special
to the whole school.
You can't put a price tag
on Joe Hudson
and his whole family
and what they do for us,
and Joe don't get the credit
he deserves sometimes.
I mean,
he does all the stuff
behind the scenes,
and our people know Joe,
and Joe is Joe,
but he's one of those guys
that, I mean,
I call him the director
of operations.
There you go.
He's a tennis coach
by trade,
but retired military,
but runs our operations
as far as loading ice,
all that stuff,
like military precision,
and you can't put
a price tag on that guy.
That's what,
he's put military,
I knew where you were going.
I said,
that's the right guy
in the right place,
and nice to meet him
today as well.
And we'll tell you
his opinion.
Yes, he will,
and that's it.
Even during the game
sometimes, I'm sure.
20-18,
knockoff field camel
as your former
ball seer coach,
Kenny Marshall,
comes up behind you
to say hello
as he comes in.
And so it's one
of those things
where that's a big win,
but you were down early
and even at half,
and your team
had to rally
to come back.
talk about halftime
adjustments
and what you saw
out of your team.
Well, you know,
we kind of,
I mean,
road trip,
first time being
on the road,
and it's,
you know,
about an hour
and a half trip
down there,
and it's hot,
and you know,
you go to Phil Campbell,
and I don't care
where you go
in Franklin County,
it's tough to play
in Franklin County
on the road.
I mean,
just, you know,
I'm not talking
about officials
or anything,
but it's different.
It's different.
It's just different.
It is different,
and so,
you know,
not that we were
shocked early,
we just didn't
find our groove early,
and we're down
18-6 at half,
and you know,
ended up shutting
them out
the second half,
and our guys just played,
and that's one thing
I think about our guys
is, you know,
I've tried to make
them raw-raw guys.
They're just not
raw-raw guys.
They're just
an even-keeled team,
so I quit fighting it.
You know,
we went at halftime,
kind of challenged
them a little bit,
and you know,
they're just kind of
sitting there
looking at you like,
yes, sir,
yes, sir,
yes, sir,
and I tell our
coaching staff,
like,
that's just not who we are.
They're just a very
business-like team,
and you know,
not too high,
not too low,
and that's,
we handled adversity well,
and I mean,
just couldn't be more
proud of our team,
and our community
for showing up.
We had more people
there than they did.
Wow,
that's impressive.
That's a long drive
for Lexington
to come and support
the Golden Bears
who win at 2018
at last drive.
Talk about that
to get the win
and really pay dividends there.
Yeah,
and you know,
I'm going to brag
on our offensive line
and Zane Kilburn,
our quarterback.
And he's kind of
come into his own
as a leader.
I mean,
last year as a freshman,
he was kind of quiet.
We had some kind of
more vocal seniors,
but he has stepped up.
He stepped up at halftime
and kind of called
them all together,
and we got out of the way
and let him talk.
And so for our guys
to just basically
take over up front
and be able
to stick it in late,
and it was no doubt
we were going to go
for two just at the end
right there.
And then I'll have
to brag on our defense.
You know,
we were kind of
on our heels
the first half.
I mean,
they weren't,
we're a pressure defense,
and they had a good game plan
of just spreading us out
and dinking and dunking
and just getting rid
of the ball.
And for a senior,
Sarge Buttrum,
to be where he's
supposed to be,
and if you look
at him on film,
you think this kid
should not be
on this field.
He's five foot four,
about a buck 60,
plays outside linebacker,
but he's always
where he's supposed
to be and ended up
tipping the ball
on their last drive,
and we ended up
picking it off
and was able
to seal the game.
So, you know,
just hats off
to our kids.
I mean,
it ain't coaching,
it's our kids,
and handling adversity
and just fighting
through it and never quit.
I mean,
you couldn't ask
for a better group.
I got about
one more minute
left with Brad Mass,
head coach of
Lexington Golden Bears.
We talked about
your offensive line.
Who's calling
the defensive plays
over there at
Lexington this year
a little bit?
Who's in charge
of that defense?
You may be talking
to him.
That's what I heard.
You've gone
to the dark side.
Oh, my goodness.
Has it been fun
doing that?
Oh, it's been a blast.
It's been a blast.
It's been a learning
experience, you know,
but when you have
resources that you can call,
I mean, you know,
I'm related to one
and then, you know,
really good friends
with another one
we all know.
I mean, it helps
and to have a great staff
with Hunter Killing
taking over our DBs
and then Coach Rick Rice
taking over our defensive ends.
Nice.
It's a great staff
and I want to say this.
I added it up
before we came in here.
Our staff has 144 years
of coaching experience
in that office
and I would challenge
anybody to find
a better staff
in North Alabama.
Impressive.
I like the way you did that.
That's Brett Mask
of the Lexington Golden Bears.
Who do you have
next week and where?
Oh, we've got
Falkville at home.
Homecoming by any chance?
Not homecoming yet.
Not homecoming yet.
I already got one
so I was just double checking.
That's a big game.
They're going to be
very tough as well
but you got that
first region win
under your belt.
That had to feel good.
Huge and 400th win
for the school.
Hey, how about that?
Thanks for letting me in.
I like that stat.
That's a big stat right there.
Well, congratulations
to Lexington Golden Bears
and Coach Mask.
Congratulations
on the huge win
to your team last night.
Best of luck next week.
Thank you.
Head coach of the Lexington Golden Bears.
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Kevin Johnson with you.
Great day.
College football
around the corner
so we're going to
hurry up offense now.
Go into our two-minute drills.
We've got four coaches
in 30 minutes.
Give them all the time
we can to talk
about their games
and first up
is Central Coach Heathwood
whose team last night
knocks off a great rival
in a region game.
Wilson and winning
at 20-6.
Coach, big win
for your program.
Big win for your school.
Oh yeah.
Definitely,
like you said,
big win for the school
and the community
and anytime you win
the rival game
it's always big
but I think most of all
the biggest thing
that got won last night
was a region game
so moving forward
we need to take that thing
and build on there.
Super proud of the players
and the coaches
with the game plans
last week
and putting all that
stuff together.
Come back to that.
Where was that game
played last night?
Over there.
Over there.
So you're on the road
white jerseys
changes a little bit
of things going on the road
but you talk about
the game plan
and your coach and staff
getting things put together.
You felt like this week
you had a good plan
and your staff
did a good job.
Oh yeah, no doubt.
Those guys worked hard
Sunday getting that stuff
together
and of course
the players
went to practice
this week
and just did
an outstanding job.
Especially
it was so hot
this week
we had to just
practice so much
but I felt like
the players
handled that well
and was able
to get done
what we needed
to get done.
You still needed
to get adjusted
to the heat
but you said
you had to adjust
a little bit
you bring them
inside for a few
things
and just get them
out of there
It was pretty warm
I don't know
if you went outside
It was brutal
for the coaches
too, right?
It was kind of tough
just standing out there
but yeah, definitely
I am proud
of the players
for how they handled
this week
and definitely
sticking to the game plan
and practicing
what we needed
to practice
with the elements
like they were.
You have a training staff
that talks to them
about hydration
and all those things
before
I know you had to
talk to them
as a coach
you had to talk
to them about that.
Yeah, we talked
to them
and encourage
them as much
as we can
and we've got
Gatorade and waters
throughout the field house
for them to drink
throughout the week
but we try to do
the best we can
a lot of times
players got to do
things at home
to make sure
they're doing that
but we provide
the best we can
for them.
Let's talk about
the game last night
you win it
20-6 on the road
when did you
sort of
obviously it was
a one score game
at one time
probably
when did you
maybe push it
out to 26
what was the big play
maybe that changed
the game a bit?
You had to
been in that game
that thing was
all the way down
the wire
it felt like
so you know
definitely proud
of both sides
of the football
last night
offense and defense
did a great job
but definitely proud
of the players
for the way they played
was there a turning
point though
I felt like
anywhere
a big play
or anything
maybe changed
it was
you know
it was four
quarters of football
really
it's what
Wilson Central is
you've been
about this
you knew
going in
it was going
to be a
rivalry game
you wouldn't
expect anything
less than
what the game
was
who played
well for you
last night
everybody
you had that
written down
this is a
rivalry game
I can't get
anybody out
it was a
rivalry game
coach
let's talk
about it
overall
your team
you going in
they had to
do what
they had to
do
what did
you learn
about your
team
last night
you know
we've talked
about it
before
we do have
a young team
last week
we were able
to jump out
pretty quick
on those guys
down there
and then
this week
it was four
quarters
with a young
team
you never know
how they're
going to react
when they get
in those
situations
in tough
spots in the
game
we're going
to be tough
enough to pull
through this
or not
so learn that
by the team
last night
you know
we're
four quarters
of football
we're ready
to play
that
so definitely
proud of them
for that
impressive win
by the Central
Wildcats
last night
20 to 6
a team win
everybody played
well
that's a good
thing from your
head coach
Heathwood
as they win it
over Wilson
last night
coach let me
ask you as a
head coach
do you have
a get back
coach on your
staff that helps
coaches get back
a little bit
we got two or
three guys
over there
is that just
for the head
coach or is
that for all
the coaches
we try to
stay back
best we can
you know
coaches do a
good job
on the
satellite
who do you
have next
week and
where
we've got
Lardell County
to be our
first home
game
first home
game
and a new
scoreboard
coming in
I know
that's a big
deal
isn't it
yeah
I think
we can
figure out
somebody to
run it
they said
we got
some training
on it
maybe next
Tuesday
or something
coach
if I was
free I'd
come help
you
it looks
great out
there
I've been
out there
to see it
man that
is going
to look
really sharp
so excited
for y'all
on that
and that
scoreboard
let's light
that thing
up next
week
it should
be a great
game
with Lardell County
a good team
coming in
and another
county rival
over the years
though do you
start to learn
the DNA
of other
schools
this is what
they like
to do
even if
coaching
changes happen
there's a DNA
of every school
isn't it
yeah
Lardell County
they're always
going to play
physical football
so we know
that going
into it
and they do
a good job
up there
with what
they did
for sure
well a big
win for you
last night
in the Central
Wildcats
knocking off
Wilson last
night
getting ready
to be at
home
first home
game of the
year
taking on
Lauderdale County
and I think
the folks
in Central
will come out
big time
to support
this one
next week
should be fun
maybe we'll get a little
cooler weather
by next week
can that be nice
let's hope so
coach congratulations
and best of luck
next week
thank you for having
us on
coach Heathwood
the head coach
of the Central
Wildcats
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here on 93.9
the score
hurry up
offense
is what I've been
running this
morning with all
these coaches
and I realize
I've got a lot
of coaches
that don't run
hurry up
offense
they are the
old school
coaches
let's run
that thing
and let's
run the clock
and I said
guys we got
to hurry
this up
but they're
pretty good
they've been
really good
with it
and I tell you
one that
he's really
good at
adjusting it
on the fly
and doing
things
it's the
head coach
of the
Russell
Golden
Tigers
coach
Daryl
Higgins
whose team
goes over
to Hartsell
and knocks
off the
Tigers
35-21
in a class
5A
region 7
game
and coach
congratulations
huge win
on the road
for you
last night
thank you
it was a
great win
for the
program
it was a
great win
for the
program
and you
know
Hartsell
and
Russell
over the
years
you know
just watching
from the
outside
in
being in
this area
has always
been a
great battle
but you
need to
go in
and that's
a tough
place to
play
absolutely
I think
we beat
them one
time in the
last 20
years
and they
hadn't
played
every year
but
it's been
a long
time
since
Russell
beat
Hartsell
Well you
get the
win
last night
35-21
on the
road
and your
team
really
relied
on the
back
last night
they had
a tremendous
game
Taurus
Davis
how about
a career
high
269
yards
four
touchdowns
what a
game
unbelievable
effort
by Taurus
but the
offensive
linemen
are tight
hands
wing back
they fired
off the ball
so low
hard
and fast
it was
really
amazing
to watch
them play
last night
I saw
some highlights
and it was
the offensive
line really
moved
Hartsell
a lot
but also
that back
he did
what he needed
to do
and he's got
some inside
moves
he's got
some outside
moves
and as I used
to say
I said
he can go
inside
outside
and he can
go over
the top
that's a good
running back
right there
absolutely
he can do
it all
he's a great
kid
a lot of
fun to coach
your defense
played well
too though
I know
you ends
up 35-21
but a lot
of great plays
on the defensive
side
who are some
guys that really
played well
for you
defense
played all
night long
we got a
big lineman
named Sam
Wilson
he had been
really getting
better in the
weight room
and getting
outside
but hadn't
transferred
fully onto
the field
in the last
couple weeks
he started
playing
at a high
level
our defense
line was
really doing
a good job
getting some
big strong
guys from
hard
so our
linebackers
Braxton Duncan
Weston
Whitaker
flying around
Carter Clement
one of our
corners
had a huge
interception
for us
Jason Noel
safety made
a huge hit
at the end
of the game
we had
a lot
of great
plays
on our
defense
we stopped
them right
before the
half
where they
could have
scored
and tied
it up
then they
kick off
to us
to start
the third
quarter
and we
fumbled
it
they get it
at great
territory
and we
stop them
down there
again
so our
defense
just played
tremendous
all night long
that's
that's
that first
last five
minutes
of the
first half
first five
minutes
second half
that's so
important
isn't coach
no doubt
and they
had opportunities
to get the
momentum
both times
and our
defense
made stands
Braxton
Duncan
with 10
tackles
and interception
your defense
had three
picks last
night
talk about
that defensive
secondary
and that
back seven
a little bit
we got some
great coaches
that do a good
job of
Will Kilpatrick
our defense
coordinator
and his staff
they work at
it and have
the guys ready
and they go
over
everything with
them and it's
just a matter
of the players
going out
and doing their
job making
plays and
that's what
they did
last night
coach
Daryl Higgins
of Russell
Golden Tigers
his team is
3-0 on the
season and
coach you
have come
out in
three really
tough games
to start
the season
and lo and
behold you've
knocked off
Deschler
you've knocked
off Mars Hill
you've knocked
off Hartzell
the confidence
is growing
confidence is a
big part of
this game
isn't it
huge part of
it last night
was the first
time we really
played some good
football we hadn't
played like we
did first two
games like we
did last night
our guys had a
different look in
their eye
that's big as a
head coach you
say the look
of that is that
something you see
pre-game or just
all of a sudden in
the first quarter
second quarter you're
like okay I know
this look this is
what I'm looking for
right here
it's something we
talked about all
week getting into
this region
for us to have a
chance in this
region we have to
play a whole lot
better than we've
been playing play
with more toughness
and confidence and
step everything up a
notch and we did
that last night
I know we talked
about guys on both
sides of the ball
played well what
position group you
felt like really
played well for you
last night a little
bit is the
offense line
defense line
both those guys
the trenches
they were huge on
their offense line
and our defense line
sometimes just took
them and pushed
them into the back
field took over
the whole line
of scrimmage
our offense line
had been one guy
messing up on one
play next play
we had another guy
and last night we
had a lot of guys
clicking in the same
direction
coach you go to
3-0 you get the
win 35-21
next week
Florence comes to
Russellville
this is a game that
everybody's been
looking forward to
as well
going to be a
tremendous game
at your place
I will go ahead
and tell you
I think the gate's
going to be pretty
good next week
don't you think so
I think it'll be
a lot
we've got a
huge stadium
last night's
environment
our crowd
our band
our cheerleaders
it was one
of the best
experiences I've
ever been a part
of
and next week
will be the same
way at home
it should be a
tremendous game
you know this is
good for high
school football
we've talked about
the reconstructing
of high school
sports
there's nothing
you do about it
it's up to the
HSA to do it
they did it
so you have to
live with what
it is
but when you look
at this region
this region now
you start to say
okay
Russellville and
Florence should be
playing
Muscle Shoals and
Russellville should be
playing
you start to see
these teams
this is really
more regional
than I think
we've seen
in past years
it's bringing a lot
of excitement
we were in there
with all the coaches
talking about
how these crowds
have been
their gates
what it's been like
how exciting it is
to be able to
play people around here
we're just glad
to be in this region
it's a really fun
region to be in
it will be
an electric game
next week
3-0
both teams
coming in
should be a fun
game
it's a big game
for region
but it's really
what high school
football is supposed
to be like
isn't it
you dream about
this as a kid
these are things
you talk about
20 years later
playing these
kind of games
going out
and it's really
not whether
you won the game
lost the game
it's you played
in the game
you were a part
of such a big
game experience
a lot of people
never get to play
in a game like this
well coach
congratulations
3-0 in the season
big win
anytime you go
to Hartston
to get the win
that is huge
and next week
will be a great
high school atmosphere
high school game
we look forward to it
I know y'all
look forward to it
it's going to be
a lot of fun
coach best of luck
okay
thank you
the head coach
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Golden Tigers
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Kevin Johnson
glad to be with you
joined now by the
head coach of the
Rogers Pirates
coach Daniel Garrett
whose team gets a
big 27-16 win
over Elkmont
I think it was
last night
and is that right
I got the right
he looked up
I said okay
I thought I got
the right team
a big win for you
at home coach
breathe a little bit
that was a tougher
game maybe than you
thought but man
your guys come out
and put it away
yeah I was glad
we responded
you know
we've got to
handle some things
a lot better
when you turn the
ball over
you know
five times
you're going to
have
you know
you're fortunate
to win
yeah
and you know
give up
you know
a couple
explosive plays
on defense
you know
those are all
these things
we talk about
a lot
you know
that you know
control
what we can
control
and all those
things we can
control
so we feel like
it's a good
learning experience
for our kids
you know
number one
you got to go
into the game
with the right
mindset
but you know
I thought they
handled it well
at halftime
you know
kind of made
an adjustment
you know
mentally
and came out
and did what
we needed to do
to win
speaking with
Daniel Garrett
the head coach
of the Rogers
Pirates
whose team
wins it
27-16
and coach
halftime
adjustments
sometimes
people say
what do you do
at halftime
and some coaches
say really
not a whole lot
but there are times
where you have to
do a little more
than people realize
and it seemed like
last night
might have been
one of those games
where you had to say
hey let's circle
the wagons a little bit
yeah I mean
it was more or less
I mean look guys
we got to do
what we do
and
and you know
stop shooting
ourselves in the foot
we you know
you know
Elmont played very hard
but we felt like
we were
we were
you know
giving them a lot
of stuff
and we got to
you know
control it
we can control
if we just do that
line up
and do our job
then we're going
to be successful
you know
and so you know
it's not time to panic
it's not time
you know
for any of that
it's just time
to zone back in
and you know
it's like our staff
all right
what are we doing well
let's just keep doing it
you know
sometimes I think
people make it
too complicated
you know
and it's
pretty much
if it's working
keep doing it
if it ain't
you know
why
why is it not
and then move on
you know
Coach Alvin Briggs
the former coach
at Florence High School
the HSA
executive director
at one time
once told me
he said
never let the first half
beat you in the second half
oh yeah
and that's a big thing
and your team
didn't do that
last night
you rallied back
come what you need to do
and took over the game
when was the turn
what was maybe
the turning point
of the game
for y'all last night
I mean I think
right before the half
we tried
you know
kind of
we took some timeouts
to do a two minute drill
and got the ball back
and you know
went three and out
and then they got it
and we gave up
an explosive play
and they scored
so now it kind of
you know
so now we get it back
with like a minute
with one timeout
and you know
you know
ran
I think we ran
stick draw
and our quarterback
took it to the house
you know
so that
that kind of
I felt like
was a good
turning point for us
we went into the half
with some momentum
a little bit
and came out
and got stops
and then did
what we needed to do
so the quarterback draw
when all the receivers
went stick routes
and there you took off
and he makes it whole
and your offensive line
had to make the play
right there too
yeah it was a good play
that's been a really good play
for us the last few years
you know
our quarterback's
a pretty good runner
and you know
he can throw it pretty good too
so you know
I feel like that's kind of
you know
RPOs like that
are big for us
and that's an easy RPO
because it's pretty much
if this backer
covers the stick
running
if he don't
throw the stick
you know
and it's pretty simple
hey I love the X's
though
I'll tell you the difference
in coaches
you're an X's
you're an analytical guy
you say
hey this is what
happens here
there's other coaches
I've talked to
and they go
no I'm not going to
tell you anything
on that
that's fine
because every coach
is different
you come from a mind
of analytics
and all
but your team
starts to understand
that too
because now
they're saying
oh this is the process
is process a big part
of what you're doing
absolutely
and you know
I think
going off of what
you said before
I think sometimes
coaches
they get too caught up
I don't want
them to know this
I don't want them
to know that
I don't want them
to have my film
they're going to see it
anyway
they're going to see it
I mean
everybody's smart
and is going to
watch your film
and figure out
what you do well
and I'll be honest
I don't care
what they do
if we're good
at this play
or we're good
at this coverage
we're going to run it
and then we're going
to scheme it up
to be able to do it
no matter what you do
and that's what
we have to do
as coaches
and find ways
that we can run
that play
maybe it's this motion
maybe it's this formation
maybe it's this disguise
on defense
and so that's what
we try to do
and sometimes
we do it better
than others
and you know
and other times
we need to do better
and I feel like
last night
you know collectively
we did not
you know
do a great job
and it's on me
as the head coach
we've got to be
better prepared
and we've got to
you know
have the right mindset
going into things
to where
we're not finding
ourselves
in a situation
where we've got to
come from behind again
okay
so you know
that starts with me
and I think that
that will get better
and that's what
I told our kids
last night
I said what a great
opportunity to learn
a lesson from a win
instead of a loss
that's great insight
from coach Daniel Garrett
I love how coaches
are so different
and it's great
and I love getting
and just
it's for me
it's fascinating
as a broadcaster
to see how these
coaches think
and how they do
things
and I love
where your mind
goes on that
you win last night
27-16
quickly
who played well
for you last night
one player
maybe that played
well for you
I thought that
defensively
Hunter Bacon
played well again
I felt like that
Jason Redding
who's a safety force
you know
he had been injured
he played pretty well
pretty good to see him
come back and play
yeah
he's getting experience
he just got clear
before that
the first game
so he's kind of
not had a lot of reps
and I think he's
just getting better
with the more reps
he gets
who do you have
next week and where
so we'll go
two Clements
two Clements
another region game
they got the new
turf down
white jerseys
all white
going over that way
should be a lot of fun
but the big thing
you're winning
on region play
coach
congratulations on that
and best of luck
next week okay
thank you appreciate it
the head coach
of the Rogers Pirates
coming back
more from the
coaches breakfast
after this one time out
we'll have coach
Kenny Morrison
of the Florence Falcons
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the tailback
will be the
sophomore Williams
he's been outstanding
first and 10
at the 44
may hand the
quarterback
all he needs
is just a step
Williams cuts back
looking
found the step
it's loose
to the 45
to the 40
to the 30
the 20
Keon
to the house
touchdown
Florence
the sophomore
electrifies
the blue
and that was
last night
at
James F. Moore
Stadium
in a game
that was a slugfest
the game you heard
on 93-9
the score
late touchdown
from Keon
Williams
and Florence
wins at 7-0
and joined now
by head coach
Kenny Morrison
the Florence
Falcons
and coach
wow
what a game
it was
what high school
football is all about
last night
it was
it was an electric
environment
my gosh
standing room only
it couldn't
got any better
than last night
going in
did you think
hey
it'll be
0-0
midway
fourth quarter
you know
we talked
about it
on the way
over there
we said
you know
this thing
could be
35
30
or it could
be 0-0
going into
the fourth
and sure
enough
it was
and I told
our kids
after pregame
warm up
we're sitting
in the locker
room
trying to get
ready to go
and I told
them
I said
guys
it's fixing
to be a
heavyweight fight
it's going
to be a
15 rounder
and it was
it lived up
to the billing
it was
and I tell you
honestly
it was one of
those things
where as I
listened
and watched
the game
I thought
we've got
a couple
of standing
eight counts
for both
teams
and your
defense
bend
but not
break
two
three
four times
it was
impressive
how they
held
muscles
out
inside
their own
territory
a couple
of times
and really
changed
the game
it did
I mean
our guys
fought through
some adverse
situations
and we
always preach
it to them
something good
is going to
happen
something bad
is going to
happen
you've got to
treat it
the same
keep playing
one play
at a time
play the next
play
all that stuff
and our guys
did
and we
were very
poor tackling
last night
I watched the film
it's not good
we'll get that
corrected
there'll be
some tackling
circuits going on
this week
but we've got to
be careful
with that too
because we are
banged up
for sure
that was an
absolute battle
Kayon Williams
the young
running back
everybody will
know about
the touchdown
run at the
end of the
game
which was
electric
but he had
a play
in the first
half
that was one
of the more
incredible plays
I've seen
in a long time
where the snap
went over the
Florence quarterback
Mahan's head
all the way
into the end zone
20 yards back
most coaches
will just scream
fall on it
give up the safety
don't give up a
touchdown
he picks it up
he's got six
seven
eight Trojan
players around him
he fights out of
the end zone
and gets to the
half yard line
to not give up a
safety
that play
on film
will be sent
away to
many coaches
the next level
for many years
to come
that probably
was the
game changing
moment
as little
as probably
it seemed
to most folks
that changed
the game
for sure
he had the
ball
and I mean
he was
seven eight
yards deep
in that end zone
and he was
kind of just
looking for a
way out of
there
and he was
not going to
be denied
it was almost
the reverse
of trying
to get
into the
end zone
and reaching
out with
the ball
trying to
extend it
to the
goal line
to score
it was
he extended
it to get
out of the
end zone
to keep it
from being
two points
and it was
that would
have been a
major deal
with us
having to
kick off
from the
20
after safety
and you
just never
know
what happens
from there
and we
felt like
the first
team score
was probably
going to win
when we
made it
to the
fourth
quarter
but that
was a
phenomenal
play
our coaches
sent the
video of it
this morning
off a huddle
and said
this was the
play that won
the game
for us
yeah I would
agree with that
as we speak
with Kenny
Morrison the head
coach of the
Florence Falcons
and coach
a huge win
for your team
last night
but more than
that you know
the resilience
of your team
last night
and hats off
to muscle shows
oh my gosh
what a team
I mean this is
this is two
I felt like
personally
two of the top
teams in North
Alabama
going at it
and they
showed it
last night
the way
both teams
played
yeah I said
it on a
post game
interview
with one
of the TV
stations
whatever
I hate
to give
you know
the other
teams in our
region
bulletin board
material
whatever
but we felt
like going in
this might be
the region
championship
and we still
got a lot
of ball
to play
I mean
there's some
really good
teams
in that region
it's going
to be a fight
like that
throughout
but that
one set
the tone
for the season
right there
they were
a really
good football
team
hats off
to Coach
Darden
and those
guys
they
you know
Coach
Basing
leaving
everybody
they're going
to fall off
they're going
to fall off
they have not
fallen off
one bit
but I mean
they've still
got
same staff
guys
that have
been there
and they
understand
the Muscle
Shoals way
and I don't
look for them
to fall
again
I mean
I think
they're an
8-2 team
as well
and who knows
we could run
across them
in the playoffs
again
it'd be
interesting
to see
yeah
I mean
this region
is tough
but yeah
they are
really outstanding
team
as is Florence
and as is
other teams
in this region
and Coach
one of the things
real quick
just the crowd
last night
have you been
to a game like that
it felt like old school
it's been a long time
I've been in this business
33 years
and I can remember
some big ones
we had at Decatur
with 8 or 10,000
in the stands
were some big games
way back then
back in the old days
I call it
and this was one
of the best environments
I've been in
in a long, long time
probably since
the state championship game
up in Fayetteville
was probably the last time
I've seen the crowd
as electric
as it was last night
well you think
it was electric
last night
this week
we go to
Russellville
Florence and Russellville
at Russellville
and you think
this was electric
last night
it's going to have
to be
it's going to be
just another scenario
of the same thing
next week
yeah I hope
Coach Higgins
will listen to me
on the radio
I'm going to tell
on him
we're back there
in the back
cutting up
and he and I
have been friends
since high school
he's a phenomenal
football coach
phenomenal man
love him to death
and he's the biggest
poor mouth
that there is
and he was begging
us not to beat him
really bad
he was begging
me coach
I said I had
nothing to do with it
terrible
but Dave got
a good football team
and he runs
the wing tee
and that wing tee
he runs it to
perfection
he's a good
play caller
as there is
in this country
running the wing tee
he teaches clinics
on it
and I've sat down
with him for a couple
of days way back
and I thought
I knew something
about the wing tee
until I sat down
with him
and realized
I'm not real sharp
at it
but he's
he's really good
Chris Ballantyne's
defensive coordinator
with him over there
one of the top
defensive coordinators
that's ever been
in the state
coached with me
at Florence
when we first got there
he's unbelievable
he'll have them ready
that will be
a phenomenal game
that's going to be
a packed house too
that's two gates
I wish we'd had
that away game
and then the one
coming up with Russell
but he did say
well we're going
to make some money
but I just hope
y'all don't beat us
up too bad
I said I'm not
listening to all that
Higgins
not doing it
I know how you do
so but he'll have
them ready
it'll be a great
football game
it will be a great
football game
you'll hear it right
here on 93.9
the score
and coach
again just
congratulations
I would have to say
the Waffle House
last night must have
tasted pretty good
well unfortunately
I had to go
check on one of our
guys that
had some full body
cramps and was
over here getting
some IV's in
so I missed Waffle House
last night
and I heard it was
standing room only
over there as well
yeah well I tell you
what it's going to
be a big one
this Friday night
Florence at
Russellville
Florence 3-0
Russellville 3-0
coach we wish you
the best of luck
and that's going to
do it for our
broadcast today
great high school
games we went
through the car wash
today next week
Florence and Russell
here on 93.9
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our studio host
I'm Kevin Johnson
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day be safe this
Labor Day weekend
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