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 Florence Falcons football night at Lost Pizza. For the next hour we'll discuss Florence Falcons football with coaches and players.

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 Presented by 93.9 The Score, State Farm Agent J.D. Byers and River Bank and Trust. Now live from Lost Pizza in historic downtown Florence, here's the voice of the Florence Falcons, Kevin Johnson.

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 And good evening here live at Lost Pizza tonight, a packed house here. We're a great night celebrating what's going on.

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 In the area, including the Florence Falcons as we celebrate the Florence Falcons off to a 5-0 start.

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 Glad to be with you and we're glad to be joined now by the head coach of the Florence Falcons.

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 Let's hear it for head coach Kenny Morrison. Coach, how you doing my friend? I'm doing good.

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 Man, the off week, I mean it hit at the right time for everybody. Did you get a little breather for yourself a little bit?

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 Absolutely. Got to go see my former coach win his 200th game Friday night at Rogers, Jerry Adcock.

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 200 wins is hard to get. Yes. And he's been in this business a long time. Real special night.

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 I got an opportunity to be on the sideline with him when that happened and it was really good.

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 So, yeah, free night on a Friday night and winter ball game.

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 The coaching tree is always tight and always close and that's good. For sure.

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 And I know that you also have the tree going one way and the tree going the other way.

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 You've got coaches coming under you as well as we speak with Coach Kenny Morrison.

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 Coach, let's talk about some things that's going on. First of all, during the off week, was it a good week maybe to do some self-evaluation a little bit for y'all as a team?

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 Absolutely. That's the number one thing that our coordinators did was, you know, we had to self-scout and look at what we're doing

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 and continue to improve in those areas. Opportunity for us to get the mid-year highlight stuff done for our guys in the recruiting world.

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 So, I spent a lot of time on the phone with college coaches this week where it had been, you know, really hard to do during the season part.

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 You just take a few calls here and there, but lived on the phone last week trying to do that as well.

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 And just a good opportunity for our guys to get healed up as well.

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 And we, you know, took a couple of days off, practiced three days right in the middle of it.

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 And guys really took it serious and made the most out of that week.

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 Speaking with Coach Kenny Marson, the head coach of the Florence Falcons here tonight,

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 live at Lost Pizza for Florence Falcons football night.

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 And Coach, one of the things I thought about this week is, I'm sure that y'all probably set goals before the season.

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 I don't know if you do set goals anymore. I don't know how that works.

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 But is this one of those times where mid-week, mid-season, you start to talk about goals once again with your team?

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 No, just keep doing what we're doing.

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 Keep trying. The number one goal is to be better next week than you were the week before.

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 And continue to, this climb to the end, you know, we talk to them about, hey, we've got five behind us,

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 we've got ten in front of us.

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 And we've got to be the best we can be at that tenth, the fifteenth game at the end.

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 So get better one game at a time, and that's the goal.

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 You know, treating an off week like this is so different, so unique.

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 And Athens is doing the same as about 125 other schools had the off week.

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 You have to find that happy medium. How do you find that, really?

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 Well, I tell you this, and I'm going to tell off on Coach Adcock, sometimes, and I know that my young coaches are over here,

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 the guys on my staff, they're learning sometimes what not to do.

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 And when I worked for Jerry at Decatur, I learned what not to do during an open week.

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 We turned it into spring training for five solid days, full pads.

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 We lined it up and beat each other to death for five days.

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 And I said then, never going to do this again.

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 And we asked him one day about midweek, and he said, we thought this was an open week.

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 We're going to take some days off.

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 He said, we can't take any days off.

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 I tell you what, he knew that open team was tough to beat.

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 That's what it was.

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 We worked harder that week than we did all year.

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 That's a great Jerry Adcock story there.

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 As we speak with Coach Kenny Marson of the Florence Falcons.

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 And, Coach, first five games, you were the hunter.

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 Now, you are the hunted.

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 How do you keep that hunter mentality for your team?

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 Well, we've got to try to continue to motivate.

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 We can't get complacent.

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 We've got to continue to try to get better week in and week out.

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 When you're 5-0 and you've been told for five straight weeks how good you are,

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 everybody's patting them on the back at home and on the streets

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 and every corner, every grocery store aisle I turn down,

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 it's somebody talking about what a good job I'm doing.

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 You know, I went down that same grocery aisle last year when we were one and three

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 and everybody turned and went the other direction.

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 So, you know, things change when you're winning.

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 We've got a lot of folks on board.

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 But we've just got to keep them grounded is the big thing.

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 And, you know, you say we're hunted.

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 I don't know that we've got the respect in this state to be truly hunted.

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 True.

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 I think a lot of people are overlooking a steal, which is a good thing.

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 And we already got picked to get beat by Athens.

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 Keep us as an underdog.

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 They didn't think we should have been in the polls, which is fine.

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 Leave us out.

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 I'm kind of like John Summerall at Florida.

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 We don't care about the polls right now.

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 We just want to be one at the end.

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 That's a good point.

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 So, you're just keeping them grounded.

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 Humble, humble, humble.

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 Humble.

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 And we had some humble pie at Decatur.

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 If we didn't eat it well and take some note of what we didn't do well there,

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 then there's something wrong with this football team.

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 Much of your team is here right now having a meal, and they're pretty hungry right now.

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 The hunger is staying, though, on the field as well.

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 That's the key.

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 Keep them hungry at 5-0.

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 And, Coach, the Golden Eagles, Athens, coming to town.

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 Let's talk about them.

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 It's a really good team.

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 Very well-coached football team.

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 I've told our guys from day one, this team's going to be ready.

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 And they're a good football team.

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 We know who they've played.

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 And, you know, on film, they look really solid.

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 The Austin score was a little bit different than we thought it was going to be.

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 Although they scored a bunch of points, they gave up a bunch, which was shocking.

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 We can't look at that one to think that we're going to be able to score 46 points on.

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 Every drive is going to be important.

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 Every possession is going to be important.

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 And we've got to try to tackle better than we've been tackling.

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 And, again, it comes down to blocking and tackling and not turning it over

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 and getting the most out of the possessions you get.

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 Where do you want to see improvements in your team going into the second half of the season?

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 Tackling, for sure.

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 We've missed a ton of tackles.

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 You know, we say that our ones have given up an average of seven points a game.

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 And our ones on offense have scored 35 points a game throughout the season.

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 But it's misconstrued.

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 We've made a lot of mistakes.

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 We've got to cut down on our penalties big time.

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 We did a little better indicator with the penalties.

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 I'm really proud of our guys, how they handled that situation.

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 It was a little chirpy from the other side, a little chippy at times.

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 And our guys handled it well, stayed in the ball game, no personal fouls,

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 no unsportsmanlike from our side, which I'm really proud of our guys to continue to do that

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 and play the game the right way.

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 Saw some senior leadership even from a broadcast crew for us.

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 Saw where it was a time where it could have been something.

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 And I'll name his name.

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 Jaden Irons sort of stepped in and said, not right now.

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 And those type of things are really important when seniors step up and lead

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 and take control of the team sometimes.

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 And I go back to Oxford last year,

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 and I keep reminding these guys that were here last year at Oxford,

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 it got ugly there in the first half.

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 And I told our guys at halftime,

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 the team that can control themselves is going to win this game.

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 And every time they do that, if we'll turn and go back to our huddle,

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 get back on our side, don't say a word to them,

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 we'll win this football game.

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 And our guys did that.

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 They continued to get penalties for unsportsmanlike in the second half.

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 We didn't respond.

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 Showed a lot about our guys, the character of this program last year,

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 and it's carried over again.

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 Coach Kenny Marson, the head coach of the Florence Falcons here,

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 live at Lost Pizza tonight.

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 Big crowd here on hand as we have Florence Falcons football night.

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 Don't forget, tomorrow night, Florence at home,

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 Coach, got to ask you a question before I let you go.

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 Are you still fired up about Friday nights?

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 I know I talked to you earlier a couple weeks ago,

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 even right here, you said, man, I'm ready to play right now.

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 Yeah, it's been a long off week.

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 It's time to get back on the field and get this thing started back up.

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 It feels like we've been off forever, but we've got to get out there.

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 Friday night, 7 o'clock, it'll be exciting.

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 Let's hear it one more time here for head coach Kenny Marson of the Florence Falcons,

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 It's time for another Florence Falcons one-minute timeout

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 with head coach Kenny Morrison,

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 following Florence's 34-16 win over the Decatur Red Raiders.

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 Good win over a good, solid program tonight.

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 They came ready to play.

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 What a great game plan they had.

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 Running back, what a monster he was tonight.

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 Quarterback was not a starter.

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 Phenomenal job by him.

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 My hat's off to John Ritter and his staff.

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 Boy, they did a phenomenal job tonight.

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 They outplayed us.

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 We're just fortunate to hit some big plays.

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 We got to get better or it's going to be a tough year down the stretch.

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 Everybody thinks 5-0, we're all this.

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 We're not very good right now.

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 Got a lot of good reps in tonight for some of the young guys.

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 Some look great, some need some work.

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 We need to get healed up.

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 We played banged up like crazy, but we got to be better.

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 Good crowd on hand here tonight.

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 Getting ready for the big football game Friday night

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 But we're going to change gears with a special guest,

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 actually two special guests tonight.

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 Excuse me.

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 We are joined now by the head girls football coach

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 for flag football.

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 Let's hear it for Coach Tiffany Pell.

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 Let's give her a big round of applause.

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 Coach Pell has done a great job.

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 We appreciate her so much.

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 Also, one of her players with her, Becca Beavers.

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 Let's hear it for Becca as well.

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 Glad to have Becca with us tonight.

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 Ladies, y'all doing all right tonight?

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 Yes, sir.

248
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 All right, that's good.

249
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 Let's talk about it, Coach.

250
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 First season.

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 Just come in here.

252
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 First time.

253
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 First time to have a season with the team.

254
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 What do you do?

255
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 You're off to an 8-0 start.

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 You knock off Deschler 38-0.

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 Five games remaining.

258
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 Did you ever imagine a start like this when you went in to take over this program?

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 No, sir.

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 Not at all.

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 We have been so blessed.

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 We have worked really hard, but we have definitely, I think, surprised ourselves with our success.

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 I think that's part of it, too, is understanding that you know that there's potential, but you didn't know how much potential.

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 And your team comes out and does that.

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 For a first-year program, you have found so much success.

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 Where has that been?

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 Where's it come from?

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 I think just pure athleticism, speed.

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 Now, we've spent a lot of time watching film, watching our opponents, watching our practice.

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 We've watched successful programs, so we've prepared a lot.

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 But I really just got a tribute to speed, pure athleticism.

272
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 As a coach, were you already aware a little bit of flag football?

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 Were you into it a little bit, or had you sort of circled around and found out about it, or how did you get into it a little bit?

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 I probably shouldn't answer, honestly, but no, sir, not at all.

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 I had heard that we were starting it, and Coach Miles came in as our new athletic director and asked me if I was interested, and it just kind of took off from there.

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 Really important.

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 Well, to do it, you also have to have a good staff, as we speak with Coach Tiffany Pell, the flag football coach for Florence High School.

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 You have to have a good staff around you.

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 You've surrounded yourself with some good coaches.

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 Yes, sir.

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 Our offensive coordinator, Bradley Elliott.

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 We have Coach Thomas Grant, Jasmine Buckhalter.

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 I mean, really, we have been blessed.

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 God just kind of ordained a perfect staff for us to get this new program going.

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 I think one of the things, too, when you see this team come together, is that they've started gelling.

286
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 Where did the chemistry come from?

287
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 How many girls do you have out right now on the team?

288
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 We have 25 girls on the team.

289
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 We had over 40 tryouts, which is a very large group for a varsity program.

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 I think they're just having so much fun.

291
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 Yeah.

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 I want to go over here to your player here, Becca Beavers, a senior.

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 Becca, what number do you wear on the team, and what position do you play?

294
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 I wear number 15.

295
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 I play running back, receiver, safety, and I also punt.

296
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 Okay.

297
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 You also punt.

298
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 We'll get to that in a minute, but you play a lot of different things.

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 First of all, I want to ask you a question.

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 What is Coach Pell like to you and the girls?

301
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 What has she meant to you as a team?

302
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 Coach Pell has been amazing.

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 It's been a learning curve for all of us, but she's hard on us.

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 She works us hard like we need, but she's also our biggest encourager, biggest supporter,

305
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 and she's always there for us.

306
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 She's amazing.

307
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 What made Becca Beavers want to go out for flag football?

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 Coach Pell actually called me out of class one day and tracked me down and said, you have

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 to play flag football.

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 Recruiting.

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 Mm-hmm.

312
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 And so I went to the tryout, and I've loved it ever since.

313
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 I think that had you ever played flag football as a kid before?

314
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 I have not.

315
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 No, sir.

316
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 Okay.

317
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 So first year ever to play it.

318
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 What is it?

319
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 What has it meant?

320
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 Like, what have you enjoyed playing?

321
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 I said you played some offense, some defense.

322
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 What's your favorite side to play on the ball a little bit?

323
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 I think that I like offense the best.

324
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 I think it's my favorite part, and to celebrate after a touchdown or a big play with my teammates

325
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 is just amazing.

326
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 Let's talk about that.

327
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 You have some great teammates, and it's great to have that, but you also are a star soccer

328
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 player for Florence High School.

329
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 You went and represented the school in the state of North-South, so it's really important.

330
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 Has soccer helped you as a football player?

331
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 I feel like soccer has really helped me speed-wise, agility-wise.

332
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 I think it definitely comes into play.

333
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 Like, having good field vision, I think, really helps and rolls over into flag football.

334
00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:14,500
 Okay.

335
00:16:14,580 --> 00:16:16,060
 Got to ask a question before I let you go.

336
00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:16,560
 Two things.

337
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 One is, do you now start to give advice to some of the guys about their football playing?

338
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 Do you say to some guys, hey, have you thought about this?

339
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 Have you tried this?

340
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 Does it help you understand the game more now that you watch that?

341
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 I feel like I have a lot more appreciation for watching football, and I definitely understand

342
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 a lot more than I did.

343
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 All right.

344
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 By the way, this young lady was on the homecoming court for Florence High School this year as well.

345
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 Anybody you want to say hi to might be listening out there?

346
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 I guess my parents.

347
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 That would be good.

348
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 Parents are listening.

349
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 That's a good job.

350
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 Coach Pell, when you have seniors like Becca and these others, that's a good place to start

351
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 to get seniors to come out in the first-year program.

352
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 That's pretty impressive.

353
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 It is.

354
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 I actually saw her play a powderpuff game for student council.

355
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 I had a little activity, like a field day, and that's where I saw her talent.

356
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 You've got five games remaining.

357
00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:02,360
 You said it 8-0.

358
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 Four home games coming up.

359
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 The crowds have been coming.

360
00:17:06,540 --> 00:17:07,380
 The people have been coming.

361
00:17:07,780 --> 00:17:10,340
 But you get a feeling it's going to really start to grow even more.

362
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 This is really pretty fun right now for your team, isn't it?

363
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 It is.

364
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 It's a pivotal part of our season.

365
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 Our next games are the most important ones of the season.

366
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 What's the one thing you want your team to improve on as a flag football team, you think?

367
00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:28,160
 And that's hard to say because you've been winning all these games by large margins.

368
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 What do you think, hey, we can still improve here?

369
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 I think we have some competition coming.

370
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 We have Muscle Shoals.

371
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 They gave us a hard time this summer.

372
00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:37,540
 We're also a different team than we were this summer.

373
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 We actually invited Boaz, who's ranked.

374
00:17:41,180 --> 00:17:44,880
 So we went out searching for some ranked opponents to try to fit in at the end of the season.

375
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 We're planning to travel to Northside, who's also ranked in the top ten.

376
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 So we're looking for some good competition to get us ready for the playoffs.

377
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 And for you that are listening, next Monday night at Florence High School,

378
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 that is at the high school behind the dome,

379
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 Muscle Shoals will come and play against you at 6 p.m.

380
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 and come be a part of that.

381
00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,080
 Coach, by the way, do you know what your ranking is right now in this state?

382
00:18:06,460 --> 00:18:08,380
 In 5A, we're actually ranked number one.

383
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 I'm not sure I even want to mention it.

384
00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:13,460
 But across all classifications, we're ranked five.

385
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 That's pretty good.

386
00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:15,380
 Well, we're very proud of you.

387
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 And best of luck the rest of the season.

388
00:18:17,180 --> 00:18:18,720
 Becca, best of luck to you as well.

389
00:18:18,740 --> 00:18:18,840
 Thank you.

390
00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:22,140
 And we just want you to know we're very proud of the flag football team at Florence High School.

391
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 Let's hear it for Coach Tiffany Pell, Becca Beavers, doing a great job at Florence High School of Flag Football.

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432
00:21:37,820 --> 00:21:40,260
 We're joined now by assistant coach of Florence High School.

433
00:21:40,360 --> 00:21:44,420
 Help me give a warm welcome to Coach Preston Harden, assistant coach at Florence High School.

434
00:21:44,780 --> 00:21:45,400
 How are you doing, Coach?

435
00:21:45,500 --> 00:21:46,020
 Good, how are you?

436
00:21:46,360 --> 00:21:46,820
 Doing well.

437
00:21:46,900 --> 00:21:47,760
 Thank you for joining us there.

438
00:21:47,820 --> 00:21:51,420
 Let's talk about what position do you coach and how long have you been at Florence High School?

439
00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:56,820
 I coach inside linebackers and this is my fifth or sixth year coaching, second on the varsity.

440
00:21:57,140 --> 00:21:57,480
 Wow.

441
00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:00,140
 So, man, fifth or sixth year coaching, but second year on the varsity.

442
00:22:00,380 --> 00:22:00,540
 Yes, sir.

443
00:22:00,740 --> 00:22:02,920
 Feel like you're starting to get in that groove a little bit?

444
00:22:03,140 --> 00:22:03,480
 Oh, yeah.

445
00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:05,180
 That's a big part of that, too.

446
00:22:05,380 --> 00:22:07,240
 You know, obviously we've talked about a couple things.

447
00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:10,180
 You played at Florence High School and went there, so you're familiar with it.

448
00:22:10,180 --> 00:22:15,440
 Does that help you maybe relate to the kids on the team a little bit, saying, hey, I've been in your shoes right here on this field?

449
00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:16,700
 Yeah, it does definitely.

450
00:22:17,060 --> 00:22:17,140
 Yeah.

451
00:22:17,340 --> 00:22:18,500
 Yeah, I can see that as well.

452
00:22:18,580 --> 00:22:22,260
 So, as we speak with Coach Preston Harden, Coach, I want to ask you a couple questions.

453
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 One, being a linebacker, you're coaching inside linebackers.

454
00:22:25,900 --> 00:22:27,480
 It's so much more than just physical.

455
00:22:27,660 --> 00:22:29,780
 It's a lot to process, isn't it?

456
00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:30,180
 Oh, yeah.

457
00:22:30,260 --> 00:22:37,440
 There's a lot that goes into it, you know, what coverage we're playing, what front we're playing, you know, all that stuff you've got to take into account before the ball even snaps.

458
00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:41,500
 How do you teach your kids about processing things during maybe preseason, summer?

459
00:22:41,860 --> 00:22:43,140
 How do you walk them through that a little bit?

460
00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,700
 Oh, you just take it one step at a time, you rely on the basics, do the little things right?

461
00:22:47,380 --> 00:22:49,760
 I think it's big, doing the small things and the basics.

462
00:22:50,220 --> 00:22:53,700
 And during the game, do you have to remind them of basics sometimes?

463
00:22:53,900 --> 00:22:57,060
 I mean, what's the checks with the kids when they come off the field a little bit?

464
00:22:57,100 --> 00:22:58,460
 Do you have to check with them a little bit about that?

465
00:22:58,600 --> 00:22:59,200
 No, not really.

466
00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:00,440
 We drill the basics every day.

467
00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:01,140
 That's big.

468
00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:02,320
 I'm big on fundamentals.

469
00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:03,100
 All right.

470
00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:04,160
 You've got to master the fundamentals.

471
00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,320
 Coach Preston Harden, inside linebacker coach at Florence High School.

472
00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,620
 And, you know, the art of tackling.

473
00:23:09,780 --> 00:23:12,100
 We talked about it with Coach Morrison earlier.

474
00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:13,960
 You watch college football.

475
00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:15,180
 You watch NFL football.

476
00:23:16,340 --> 00:23:17,960
 It's a lost start almost.

477
00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:22,820
 How do we teach kids to become better at tackling and more sure in tackling maybe?

478
00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:26,880
 Well, you've got to do it the same way first, but you've got to drill it over and over and over again.

479
00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:30,140
 You've just got to build consistency with it, teach the same thing over and over again.

480
00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,220
 I think the consistency of it.

481
00:23:32,460 --> 00:23:34,920
 So, do you all have tackling circuits you still do during the season?

482
00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:36,100
 Absolutely, yes.

483
00:23:36,100 --> 00:23:38,280
 Okay, so that's one of those things that do not go away.

484
00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:39,140
 That's for sure.

485
00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,140
 As we speak with Preston Harden, assistant coach at Florence High School.

486
00:23:43,420 --> 00:23:46,200
 What's your room like, the linebacker room?

487
00:23:46,260 --> 00:23:47,280
 What makes it special?

488
00:23:47,360 --> 00:23:49,680
 Because it has really been good so far this year.

489
00:23:49,740 --> 00:23:50,680
 You've got a couple of good ones.

490
00:23:50,740 --> 00:23:51,680
 We've got several good ones there.

491
00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,220
 What makes this inside linebacker room so special?

492
00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:55,360
 They love the game.

493
00:23:55,460 --> 00:23:57,520
 They play really hard, and they're very physical.

494
00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,020
 They get after it every day.

495
00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:04,960
 Is that something you preach a lot about, staying physical and staying true to the contact meeting?

496
00:24:05,260 --> 00:24:05,980
 Oh, you have to.

497
00:24:06,220 --> 00:24:08,900
 Whether it's getting off a block or making a tackle, you've got to be physical.

498
00:24:09,220 --> 00:24:14,500
 Now, in this day and age of tackling and hitting and being physical, there's also the safety thing, and that's a big part of it, too.

499
00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,920
 You have to say, hey, we're going to show you the proper way.

500
00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:20,040
 I mean, it starts from early on, teach them how to do that all the way through.

501
00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:25,900
 Is that something you still do with younger guys today, teach them how to tackle and make sure you get your head in this position, all that?

502
00:24:26,120 --> 00:24:26,840
 Oh, yes, yeah.

503
00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:28,620
 We work it at least twice a week.

504
00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:29,840
 Twice a week still, okay.

505
00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,520
 Speaking with Preston Harden here at Florence High School, assistant coach.

506
00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:38,340
 Coach, I want to talk to you about a couple of things, but do you help out in any other places other than linebackers?

507
00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:44,320
 I know sometimes coaches, they're the linebacker coach or running back coach, but they may have to cross over in special teams.

508
00:24:44,420 --> 00:24:46,460
 Do you cross over in special teams anywhere or anything like that?

509
00:24:46,580 --> 00:24:46,920
 Yes, sir.

510
00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:49,300
 I do all the special teams except punt and field goal.

511
00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:51,640
 Okay, you do all the special teams since then.

512
00:24:51,740 --> 00:24:53,360
 Okay, so special teams is big to you.

513
00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:55,180
 All right, now you're talking my language here, okay?

514
00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,720
 I don't know if you remember, but I was around special teams a whole lot, so I like the special teams.

515
00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,100
 Is this something that you really work on?

516
00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:05,500
 And talk about what that means and the importance of the special teams with your guys.

517
00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:09,820
 Well, a special teams is a third of the game, so you've got to win a third of the game.

518
00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:18,320
 We take really good focus on it, and we really focus on our special teams, so we work it a bunch.

519
00:25:18,780 --> 00:25:21,220
 And, you know, I think special teams, too, people don't realize this.

520
00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,980
 It's a lot of film work because every team you play comes with something different.

521
00:25:24,980 --> 00:25:27,120
 And I know this week Athens will bring a lot of different things.

522
00:25:27,580 --> 00:25:30,540
 You have a lot to prepare for every week, not the same thing, that's for sure.

523
00:25:30,860 --> 00:25:34,860
 Well, it changes week to week for sure, but you start in the summer, you build the fundamentals and drill work,

524
00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:37,400
 and then you just apply that every week.

525
00:25:37,900 --> 00:25:41,940
 So, on Friday nights, when the offense and defense come off the field,

526
00:25:42,540 --> 00:25:44,420
 you're quickly turning your attention out there and say,

527
00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,120
 all right, I've got to ask you another question.

528
00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:47,880
 Make sure I'm trying to get a little feedback here.

529
00:25:47,940 --> 00:25:48,760
 I apologize for that.

530
00:25:49,120 --> 00:25:51,760
 But one of the questions I want to ask you is this, and that is,

531
00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:58,020
 do you feel like the most important thing I used to say is make sure there's 11 on the field?

532
00:25:58,460 --> 00:25:58,780
 Absolutely.

533
00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:01,020
 Do you have a coach that helps you with that a little bit?

534
00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:03,220
 Yes, there's two or three of us that manage that.

535
00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:04,320
 I think that's good, too.

536
00:26:04,360 --> 00:26:07,160
 As we speak with Preston Harden, assistant coach at Florence High School.

537
00:26:07,300 --> 00:26:09,080
 And, Coach, I want to ask you a couple other things.

538
00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:11,920
 But one of the things I really want to say is,

539
00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:15,580
 what do you hope to get and see out of your defense tomorrow night when they play Athens?

540
00:26:15,860 --> 00:26:19,440
 Just fundamentally flying to the ball, being physical, doing the little things right.

541
00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:20,720
 All right, that's good.

542
00:26:20,980 --> 00:26:23,180
 Now, you're still a young guy.

543
00:26:23,420 --> 00:26:25,680
 You might have one or two plays left in you a little bit.

544
00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:26,240
 I'm not sure.

545
00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:28,060
 But you might have a couple of plays left in you.

546
00:26:28,340 --> 00:26:33,160
 If you could play one or two more plays for any college, what coach would you want to play for and why?

547
00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,600
 Well, I'm probably Kirby Smart.

548
00:26:35,740 --> 00:26:37,140
 I love what he does defensively.

549
00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:39,260
 So, he does really good stuff.

550
00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:39,960
 All right, Coach.

551
00:26:40,020 --> 00:26:40,700
 That's a good thing.

552
00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:41,420
 I like that as well.

553
00:26:41,660 --> 00:26:43,300
 So, well, we wish you the best, Coach.

554
00:26:43,380 --> 00:26:44,900
 And we're excited about it.

555
00:26:44,980 --> 00:26:49,280
 And more than anything, we're thinking tomorrow night, keep an eye on the linebackers, see how they play tomorrow night, okay?

556
00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:49,640
 Yes, sir.

557
00:26:50,060 --> 00:26:52,220
 Hey, that's Coach Preston Harden of the Florence Falcons.

558
00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:53,260
 Let's give him a round of applause.

559
00:26:53,660 --> 00:26:58,080
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562
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563
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585
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586
00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:38,800
 Wants to throw it, he hits, and he smacks.

587
00:28:39,060 --> 00:28:43,780
 Ball's down, picked up, scooped by the Falcons, down the left sideline, going all the way to the end zone.

588
00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:45,240
 Touchdown, Florence.

589
00:28:45,900 --> 00:28:47,420
 Amazing play right there.

590
00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:51,780
 It's Jaden Irons once again with the scoop and the score.

591
00:28:51,780 --> 00:28:55,200
 Heinz in motion, going to lead with Johnson on the left side, trying to bounce.

592
00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,840
 Good block from Heinz, got to the 30, Johnson to the 20.

593
00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,560
 Johnson is gone, goodbye to the goose.

594
00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:01,940
 Touchdown, Florence.

595
00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,240
 Play and time here, play action, looks to throw.

596
00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,660
 Across the middle, complete, got it to Mays, it's a 30, to the 25.

597
00:29:07,940 --> 00:29:09,120
 Mays will run it to the 15.

598
00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,280
 Jackson Mays to the end zone.

599
00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:12,500
 Touchdown, Florence.

600
00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:16,260
 The zip across the middle, and seven was gone.

601
00:29:16,860 --> 00:29:20,280
 Join us for the next Florence Falcons broadcast, Friday, October 2nd,

602
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 as they welcome the Athens Golden Eagles to Braleigh Stadium.

603
00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:29,500
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604
00:29:40,500 --> 00:29:43,060
 Welcome back live at Lost Pizza.

605
00:29:43,660 --> 00:29:48,500
 Kevin Johnson, glad to be with you as the host tonight for Florence Falcons football night, packed house.

606
00:29:48,980 --> 00:29:53,260
 And we're excited tonight to have one of our other assistant coaches, another Harden, by the way.

607
00:29:53,340 --> 00:29:56,360
 Let's hear it for the assistant coach, the offensive line coach, Cole Harden.

608
00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:57,440
 Let's give him a round of applause.

609
00:29:58,440 --> 00:29:59,060
 Thank you, KJ.

610
00:29:59,060 --> 00:29:59,940
 Coach, how are you doing, my friend?

611
00:30:00,020 --> 00:30:00,400
 Doing well.

612
00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:00,820
 How are you doing?

613
00:30:00,900 --> 00:30:01,620
 We're doing well.

614
00:30:01,660 --> 00:30:02,760
 We're making it okay tonight.

615
00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:04,180
 Let's talk about a couple things.

616
00:30:04,260 --> 00:30:08,780
 You also, a Florence grad, being the guy that wore the blue and white,

617
00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:12,500
 does it feel a little surreal sometimes to be on the sideline and went, hey, I used to be here.

618
00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:13,400
 No doubt.

619
00:30:13,980 --> 00:30:16,560
 It feels like yesterday, but it was quite a long time ago.

620
00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:17,820
 It was quite a long time ago, yeah.

621
00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:21,740
 Well, that's one thing that, you know, I think being here and having some guys coach

622
00:30:21,740 --> 00:30:25,940
 that have worn the Falcon uniform, don't you think that's an advantage to teaching the guys

623
00:30:25,940 --> 00:30:27,500
 that, hey, this is what we really expect?

624
00:30:27,780 --> 00:30:28,660
 I think so.

625
00:30:28,900 --> 00:30:33,240
 And, you know, having Preston on staff as well as LeDrake Roy, guys that played here,

626
00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:34,660
 played at Florence, helped build it.

627
00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:37,940
 I think it shows to the guys how much it means to us.

628
00:30:38,260 --> 00:30:38,420
 Yeah.

629
00:30:38,420 --> 00:30:40,740
 And, you know, it means something to wear the blue helmet, man.

630
00:30:41,020 --> 00:30:42,360
 How many years have you been at Florence now?

631
00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:43,960
 This is my sixth season at Florence.

632
00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:45,040
 Sixth season at Florence.

633
00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:46,060
 Are we glad about that?

634
00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:48,080
 O-linemen, I know they're here.

635
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 There's a bunch.

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 There's a table full.

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638
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 They have really put the pizza away.

639
00:30:56,220 --> 00:30:57,340
 Coach, I've got to ask you a question, though.

640
00:30:57,340 --> 00:30:58,580
 They're sort of in their own world.

641
00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:01,840
 I know at O-linemen, any team, it's just their own environment.

642
00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:07,020
 How do you embrace that unit and talk about the importance of chemistry on and off the field

643
00:31:07,020 --> 00:31:07,400
 of this group?

644
00:31:07,540 --> 00:31:07,880
 No doubt.

645
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,260
 With offensive linemen, we're kind of the mushroom society.

646
00:31:10,580 --> 00:31:14,000
 They shut us in the dark, and they expect us to grow, but we embrace it.

647
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:18,900
 So, you know, I think with any great offensive line group, they're close-knit.

648
00:31:19,380 --> 00:31:21,620
 You know, we're the big jolly guys.

649
00:31:21,900 --> 00:31:26,100
 So, we have a good time, but we like to work hard as well.

650
00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:32,020
 I think it's important because when you see an offensive line unit gelling, a lot of it's

651
00:31:32,020 --> 00:31:32,940
 not just on the field.

652
00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:35,400
 It starts in the locker room and beyond, doesn't it?

653
00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:35,900
 Oh, no doubt.

654
00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:39,520
 And I think that really goes with playing the position is, you know, these guys aren't

655
00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:41,320
 getting the praise, not getting their name in the paper.

656
00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:46,440
 I mean, the whole position is our success is gauged off of the people's success around us.

657
00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,500
 And so, you've got to love each other up off the field.

658
00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:48,820
 For sure.

659
00:31:49,060 --> 00:31:52,440
 Speaking with assistant coach Cole Harden, offensive line coach at Florence High School,

660
00:31:52,500 --> 00:31:56,440
 and coach, why has this group gelled so well early on in the season, you think?

661
00:31:57,300 --> 00:32:02,500
 You know, we really started with OTAs and things, even in the spring.

662
00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:03,860
 We didn't do a spring training.

663
00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:04,280
 Right.

664
00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:10,240
 But we were able to come up a couple days a week, and we started at 5.59 on Tuesdays and

665
00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:10,900
 Thursdays.

666
00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:14,700
 And that's when this group really started trying to gel together.

667
00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,840
 We have some new faces, some young guys that have really stepped up for us.

668
00:32:18,260 --> 00:32:21,380
 And I think it starts early, and as many reps as you can get, the better.

669
00:32:21,820 --> 00:32:26,620
 On the sidelines, when the defense is on the field, do you talk to your group as individuals,

670
00:32:26,620 --> 00:32:31,580
 or do you get together as a group, or the adjustments usually, is it one of those things

671
00:32:31,580 --> 00:32:35,360
 that you set out, hey, without, you know, just how do you do that getting together with

672
00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:35,480
 them?

673
00:32:35,900 --> 00:32:39,220
 Well, as soon as we come off the field, we try to get under the tent.

674
00:32:39,460 --> 00:32:43,640
 And so, we have our sky coach where we can actually watch the drive we just played.

675
00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:45,980
 And during that time, we're really making adjustments.

676
00:32:46,380 --> 00:32:50,400
 And that's been really fun this year, and having this group, is they've been able to make

677
00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:51,400
 adjustments on the fly.

678
00:32:51,860 --> 00:32:56,040
 And, you know, think back to adjustments we had to make in weeks past, and the guys can

679
00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:57,520
 remember that, and implement it, and execute.

680
00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:58,860
 And it's been really fun.

681
00:32:59,060 --> 00:33:03,560
 So, when you can throw some things at them like that, and they don't flinch, that means

682
00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:05,760
 right there, you've got them starting to really buy in on that.

683
00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:06,240
 Oh, no doubt.

684
00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:09,120
 I mean, they trust me, and they trust each other.

685
00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:10,100
 And that goes a long way.

686
00:33:10,420 --> 00:33:14,760
 Speaking with Cole Harden, the offensive line coach at Florence High School, why is it

687
00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:19,860
 important today to teach these players, especially on the offensive line, as I call it, cross-pollinate

688
00:33:19,860 --> 00:33:20,760
 multiple positions?

689
00:33:20,900 --> 00:33:22,420
 Why is it so important to do that, you think?

690
00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:25,060
 Well, you never know what's going to happen on a Friday night.

691
00:33:25,180 --> 00:33:30,820
 And I have, you know, great pleasure in having a bunch of depth.

692
00:33:31,180 --> 00:33:38,220
 And guys that I haven't had in the years I've been here is I have guys sometimes three deep

693
00:33:38,220 --> 00:33:41,880
 that I'm comfortable putting in on a Friday night, and something that I hadn't had in the

694
00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:42,240
 past.

695
00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:46,800
 But still, I think when you have guys trained at different positions, it helps them learn

696
00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:49,420
 the whole offense, not just saying, what do I do on this play?

697
00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:52,940
 When they understand what everybody next to them is doing as well, you can really tell

698
00:33:52,940 --> 00:33:53,420
 they're getting it.

699
00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:54,820
 I love that answer right there.

700
00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:55,840
 I think that's great as well.

701
00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:59,640
 And multiple positions also gives them a chance at the next level, maybe even more when they

702
00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:00,360
 do that as well.

703
00:34:00,420 --> 00:34:00,880
 So, that's good.

704
00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:03,900
 Do you have other responsibilities other than offensive line coach sometimes?

705
00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:06,700
 Love it or hate it, I'm also in charge of our huddle.

706
00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:12,000
 So, as soon as practice ends, we're going to talk to our filmers here in a little bit.

707
00:34:12,240 --> 00:34:15,120
 But they're right there with the SD card, and I've got to upload the film.

708
00:34:15,340 --> 00:34:20,540
 And whether that's at 6 o'clock after a practice or 12 o'clock after a game, I've got to get

709
00:34:20,540 --> 00:34:21,300
 that film uploaded.

710
00:34:21,660 --> 00:34:23,580
 All right, Coach, I want you to know now, I'm an old guy.

711
00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:25,040
 You're complaining about that.

712
00:34:25,100 --> 00:34:30,040
 I just want you to know there were days that Coach Morrison and I had to drive 700 miles just

713
00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:32,780
 to swap films, just to get, you know, so it's changed a little bit.

714
00:34:32,820 --> 00:34:33,700
 Huddle's amazing, isn't it?

715
00:34:33,700 --> 00:34:34,000
 It is.

716
00:34:34,060 --> 00:34:35,340
 It's a great resource for us.

717
00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:39,160
 Do your kids, you feel like, y'all can see when the kids watch it, too, don't you?

718
00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:40,040
 You can keep an eye on that.

719
00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:40,380
 Oh, yeah.

720
00:34:40,580 --> 00:34:41,140
 Find out what they're doing.

721
00:34:41,140 --> 00:34:44,540
 Is that important to let them know we're watching, and we want you to do this as well?

722
00:34:44,940 --> 00:34:47,260
 Well, you know, hopefully they're wanting to watch on their own.

723
00:34:47,340 --> 00:34:52,260
 But if they need that extra motivation, knowing that Coach can see how much I watch, then we'll

724
00:34:52,260 --> 00:34:52,900
 take that as well.

725
00:34:52,980 --> 00:34:53,820
 That's a huge part of this.

726
00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:56,760
 We speak with Cole Harden, the offensive line coach, Florence High School.

727
00:34:56,880 --> 00:34:59,920
 Our coach, these guys over here, they've had a good time eating today.

728
00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:04,680
 And I want to ask you that, you know, Friday night, Florence Falcons come away with a win

729
00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:09,060
 and win the game, and they said, Coach, we want to go to Lost Pizza and celebrate.

730
00:35:09,580 --> 00:35:15,800
 If you were to build a pizza for your offensive lineman after a game when they win, what would that

731
00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:17,440
 offensive line pizza look like?

732
00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:18,200
 Goodness.

733
00:35:18,580 --> 00:35:20,800
 We'd put so much on it that I wouldn't want to pay for it.

734
00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:21,480
 I can tell you that.

735
00:35:22,260 --> 00:35:23,040
 All of the topics.

736
00:35:23,240 --> 00:35:25,140
 You don't think they would back away from any of it?

737
00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:28,220
 I mean, looking at them, I don't think they'd back away from too much.

738
00:35:28,720 --> 00:35:32,560
 As a former player, and it's surreal for you sometimes when we say the coach at Florence

739
00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:36,200
 High School, but you feel like, I've watched you mature as a coach, and that's been fun for

740
00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:37,300
 me to watch you mature as a coach.

741
00:35:37,660 --> 00:35:40,860
 Do you feel more comfortable now in that role, too, you feel like, as you've grown a little

742
00:35:40,860 --> 00:35:41,020
 bit?

743
00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:41,720
 Absolutely.

744
00:35:41,720 --> 00:35:46,320
 I think, you know, being an offensive line coach under some different systems of different

745
00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:48,660
 coordinators, you know, I started out here with Brett Mask.

746
00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:49,000
 Yep.

747
00:35:49,180 --> 00:35:51,740
 I also got to see Wiley McKellar my first year here.

748
00:35:52,340 --> 00:35:56,100
 And now being with Cade McGuire, that's three very different systems, and that just makes

749
00:35:56,100 --> 00:36:00,500
 you a better coach, and learning how to be a subordinate to other guys, and figure out

750
00:36:00,500 --> 00:36:04,060
 how people like things done, and being able to put my own spin on things as well.

751
00:36:04,180 --> 00:36:07,280
 In high school, by the way, I didn't ask, and I may be out of line, but do you teach at

752
00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:07,620
 the high school?

753
00:36:07,720 --> 00:36:08,160
 What do you teach?

754
00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:08,520
 I do.

755
00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:10,960
 I'm a government teacher, so I teach seniors.

756
00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:11,740
 Oh, wow.

757
00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:12,800
 Seniors, government.

758
00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:15,700
 So the seniors are special to you, not only on the field, but off the field as well.

759
00:36:15,900 --> 00:36:16,260
 Absolutely.

760
00:36:16,420 --> 00:36:16,720
 Yes, sir.

761
00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:17,820
 That's pretty cool right there.

762
00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:18,500
 Well, I like that.

763
00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:19,580
 I like that as a teacher.

764
00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:20,880
 I like that as a coach.

765
00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:24,100
 And we're watching that offensive line because they've opened up a lot of holes.

766
00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:27,900
 Hey, how does it feel to have three running backs like that behind you that they have

767
00:36:27,900 --> 00:36:28,280
 right now?

768
00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:33,300
 Well, they make us look a lot better up front, but I think these guys have done an excellent

769
00:36:33,300 --> 00:36:33,680
 job.

770
00:36:33,820 --> 00:36:35,580
 We need to continue getting better each week.

771
00:36:35,700 --> 00:36:36,700
 Well, we look forward to it.

772
00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:38,120
 Let's go get them Friday night, okay?

773
00:36:38,460 --> 00:36:41,840
 Let's hear it for the offensive line coach of Florence High School, Coach Cole Harden.

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802
00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:27,060
 Florence's 34-16 win over the Decatur Red Raiders.

803
00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:29,340
 Good win over a good solid program tonight.

804
00:38:29,540 --> 00:38:31,020
 They came ready to play.

805
00:38:31,480 --> 00:38:33,160
 What a great game plan they had.

806
00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:35,700
 Running back, what a monster he was tonight.

807
00:38:36,020 --> 00:38:37,840
 Quarterback was not a starter.

808
00:38:38,300 --> 00:38:39,380
 Phenomenal job by him.

809
00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:41,760
 My hat's off to John Ritter and his staff.

810
00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:43,380
 Boy, they did a phenomenal job tonight.

811
00:38:43,580 --> 00:38:44,380
 They outplayed us.

812
00:38:44,700 --> 00:38:46,440
 We're just fortunate to hit some big plays.

813
00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:49,900
 We got to get better or it's going to be a tough year down the stretch.

814
00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:52,360
 Everybody thinks 5-0, we're all this.

815
00:38:52,780 --> 00:38:53,940
 We're not very good right now.

816
00:38:54,240 --> 00:38:56,460
 Got a lot of good reps in tonight for some of the young guys.

817
00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:57,180
 Some look great.

818
00:38:57,300 --> 00:38:58,300
 Some need some work.

819
00:38:58,460 --> 00:39:01,140
 Yeah, I mean, hey, it's glad to get those young guys in.

820
00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:03,120
 We got to go back to the drawing board.

821
00:39:03,240 --> 00:39:05,040
 Great time for an open week this week.

822
00:39:05,180 --> 00:39:06,580
 We need to get healed up.

823
00:39:06,740 --> 00:39:09,880
 We played banged up like crazy, but we got to be better.

824
00:39:10,240 --> 00:39:14,700
 Join us for the next Florence Falcons broadcast, Friday, October 2nd, as they welcome the Athens

825
00:39:14,700 --> 00:39:16,240
 Golden Eagles to Brawley Stadium.

826
00:39:16,660 --> 00:39:19,980
 Airtime is 6 p.m. with a kick at 7 here on 93.9 The Score.

827
00:39:22,780 --> 00:39:34,400
 Back at Lost Pizza Live tonight, Kevin Johnson with us on the South Florida football night, Thursday

828
00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:34,640
 night.

829
00:39:34,720 --> 00:39:35,400
 We'd like to do that.

830
00:39:35,820 --> 00:39:39,920
 By the way, next Thursday night, we won't have a broadcast because we'll be at Brawley

831
00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:42,020
 Stadium taking out of East Limestone.

832
00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:46,760
 So next Thursday night, a Thursday night special circling your calendars for that one as well.

833
00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:51,380
 Well, we want to introduce two seniors that are on the team that really are special in what

834
00:39:51,380 --> 00:39:55,040
 they do because they are specialists in many ways, and we appreciate them.

835
00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:57,600
 Let's welcome Jackson Sawyer and Sam Irons.

836
00:39:57,640 --> 00:39:58,960
 Let's give them a big round of applause.

837
00:39:59,500 --> 00:40:00,440
 Guys, how are you doing tonight?

838
00:40:00,820 --> 00:40:01,860
 Doing fantastic.

839
00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:02,600
 Doing great.

840
00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:03,460
 All right.

841
00:40:03,500 --> 00:40:03,980
 Good, good.

842
00:40:04,260 --> 00:40:08,100
 They are nervous as can be, not because they're on the radio or live like that.

843
00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:09,900
 They know me, and I know them.

844
00:40:10,020 --> 00:40:12,620
 And I tell you, I'll be nice to you tonight, guys, so don't worry.

845
00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:13,280
 I'll take care of you.

846
00:40:13,300 --> 00:40:14,040
 I promise you that.

847
00:40:14,300 --> 00:40:15,040
 It'll be a good night.

848
00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:15,580
 Let's talk.

849
00:40:15,660 --> 00:40:19,740
 These two guys are support staff members of Florence High School, if you don't know.

850
00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:21,260
 They're behind the scenes.

851
00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:25,180
 We would say they would do films and drones and different things like that.

852
00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:29,180
 So, Sam, how many years have you worked with the team, and what are your jobs?

853
00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:30,840
 I've done it for three.

854
00:40:31,100 --> 00:40:32,920
 I do practice.

855
00:40:33,500 --> 00:40:40,480
 I do film the practice with drone, and then I also film the games in the box with the iPad.

856
00:40:40,940 --> 00:40:41,240
 Okay.

857
00:40:41,300 --> 00:40:44,800
 So, you do the games in practice with drones, film the games with iPads.

858
00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:46,180
 Same question to you here.

859
00:40:46,900 --> 00:40:48,380
 I'll ask you that, Jackson, as well.

860
00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:51,340
 I've done it for four years.

861
00:40:51,780 --> 00:40:55,600
 My dad just walked into my room one day and said, hey, I got a job for you.

862
00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:56,360
 You want to do it?

863
00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:56,620
 Yep.

864
00:40:56,620 --> 00:40:57,940
 And I said, I'd love to do it.

865
00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:00,760
 And so, it's been the best four years.

866
00:41:00,940 --> 00:41:06,400
 I've done the drone since my freshman to my senior year, every practice.

867
00:41:06,700 --> 00:41:08,320
 Well, almost every practice.

868
00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:09,220
 I've missed a couple.

869
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:14,820
 But every practice and every game, I'm down there at the end zone with the drone.

870
00:41:15,540 --> 00:41:22,200
 And folks don't realize this, but these guys put in a lot of hours behind the scenes to get things done.

871
00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:26,920
 And the film work that the coaches get to see and the players get to see, it depends on these two young men.

872
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:30,900
 And they do an excellent job and have done it pretty much all their high school career.

873
00:41:31,260 --> 00:41:32,040
 And that's really good.

874
00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:34,000
 And I want to ask you a couple of questions.

875
00:41:34,460 --> 00:41:37,260
 Sam, I asked you, how did you get started in support staff?

876
00:41:37,340 --> 00:41:40,820
 You said for Jackson, it was his dad.

877
00:41:40,860 --> 00:41:42,000
 How did you get the job?

878
00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:45,380
 They asked me to do it, and I said yes.

879
00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:45,880
 Really?

880
00:41:45,980 --> 00:41:46,420
 Pretty simple.

881
00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:49,900
 Do you remember saying, hey, I can do a little bit of this, a little bit of that?

882
00:41:49,900 --> 00:41:53,200
 Yeah, I started off so, like my first year, I only did the football games.

883
00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:55,180
 And then my second year, I started doing practices.

884
00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:58,000
 And then now I'm doing practices, football games, all that.

885
00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:00,760
 Well, for both of you guys, I want to ask you, and I'll start with you, Jackson.

886
00:42:00,880 --> 00:42:04,040
 Would this be something you'd want to do at the collegiate level, maybe in some way?

887
00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:05,460
 Oh, 100%.

888
00:42:05,460 --> 00:42:07,580
 They treat me great here at Florence.

889
00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:10,140
 And honestly, it's great to see.

890
00:42:10,220 --> 00:42:16,720
 And there's several job opportunities out there with using drones and all that and filming for, like, bigger things.

891
00:42:16,720 --> 00:42:19,740
 Like, they use it for NFL and all that and college games.

892
00:42:19,900 --> 00:42:25,220
 So, it's definitely something I want to look in for a college career, and it's something I will honestly do for a college career.

893
00:42:25,380 --> 00:42:25,840
 That's good.

894
00:42:25,900 --> 00:42:26,700
 What about you, Sam?

895
00:42:26,820 --> 00:42:27,240
 Yes, sir.

896
00:42:27,240 --> 00:42:28,340
 I would love to do it.

897
00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:29,380
 Love to do it as well?

898
00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:30,160
 At the college level.

899
00:42:30,280 --> 00:42:30,760
 That's pretty cool.

900
00:42:30,820 --> 00:42:33,460
 Now, I want you all to know, folks, you may not understand this.

901
00:42:33,540 --> 00:42:38,420
 These two guys pick on me as a broadcaster as much as anybody you've been picked on.

902
00:42:38,740 --> 00:42:45,620
 We go at it pretty good on Friday nights, fighting over who's going to get in the broadcast booth, fighting for position, picking at each other, practice.

903
00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:50,720
 And, Sam, I'm going to ask you, do you sort of, do you pick at any of the coaches a little bit, a little bit as well?

904
00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:51,960
 Do you have fun with the coaches sometimes?

905
00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:54,240
 Yeah, sometimes.

906
00:42:54,340 --> 00:42:55,960
 I do like to pick with Coach Sawyer a little bit.

907
00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:56,960
 Coach Sawyer a little bit, okay.

908
00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:58,760
 Now, you've got to be careful with Dad, Jackson.

909
00:42:58,820 --> 00:43:00,740
 Do you pick on him or do you have another coach you pick on a little bit?

910
00:43:02,780 --> 00:43:06,600
 I've gotten to know a bunch of the coaches over time that I've been there.

911
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:11,780
 So, I'm messing around with some of the coaches, but mostly my dad's the big one.

912
00:43:11,980 --> 00:43:18,160
 How many hours a week do you guys put in, you feel like, doing a broadcast or doing the whole season like that?

913
00:43:18,500 --> 00:43:19,180
 Maybe in a week.

914
00:43:19,240 --> 00:43:19,720
 What do you do?

915
00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:20,960
 Hours.

916
00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:33,180
 So, usually what we do is, at the start of the week, me and Sam think of a schedule, and so we'll be like, we're going to film practice this day and this day, and then you've got practice this day.

917
00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:35,520
 And so we think of a schedule for each other.

918
00:43:35,700 --> 00:43:38,020
 We agree on that, and then we're like, all right, cool.

919
00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:50,220
 So, we film that schedule for us, and then we don't film on Thursdays, but then on Fridays is the game, and that's what we both film, and we have the best time of our life going on.

920
00:43:50,300 --> 00:43:53,800
 Okay, you're on the road, say, and you two guys are getting ready for a road game.

921
00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:55,640
 What time did you get there?

922
00:43:55,640 --> 00:43:59,660
 I know you travel with the team, so how long does it take you to get everything set up?

923
00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:01,940
 Sam, what do you think it gets you to set up for your part?

924
00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:08,540
 It probably takes about only 15, 30 minutes, but fortunately, Coach Driggers does it for me, so I don't have to work.

925
00:44:08,560 --> 00:44:11,960
 I don't worry about that, but if I had to, it only takes like 15 minutes.

926
00:44:12,140 --> 00:44:12,920
 Jackson, what about you?

927
00:44:14,220 --> 00:44:22,740
 I'd say it takes roughly the same time, maybe a bit longer, because the drone sometimes is iffy to work with and doesn't like to cooperate sometimes.

928
00:44:23,580 --> 00:44:28,780
 So, sometimes we've got to mess with the drone a bit, but usually it gets to working sometimes.

929
00:44:29,320 --> 00:44:36,940
 Sam's up in the stands, he's in the box, he's up in the press box filming, and gets my position, gets in my way, but I won't say anything about that.

930
00:44:37,260 --> 00:44:40,180
 So, Sam does that, but where are you on Friday nights, Jackson?

931
00:44:40,200 --> 00:44:41,100
 What do you do on Friday nights?

932
00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:52,280
 So, usually where I am is I will be at the back of the end zone, I'm past the field go post, you can usually see me just sitting there, usually.

933
00:44:54,240 --> 00:44:57,100
 Just filming the drone, sitting there in the back.

934
00:44:57,220 --> 00:45:01,260
 I sit usually on this big black box that we have or a lawn chair that I bring.

935
00:45:01,260 --> 00:45:07,180
 So, you guys communicate with one another through text messages and stuff here in the game, just to check on each other a little bit?

936
00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:08,020
 Yes, sir.

937
00:45:08,140 --> 00:45:09,120
 Okay, I figured that would be a thing.

938
00:45:09,360 --> 00:45:15,040
 As we speak with Sam Irons and Jackson Sawyer, who are the support staff of Florence High School football, and it's really important.

939
00:45:15,400 --> 00:45:20,060
 It's fascinating, too, because nowadays with technology, you guys are way ahead of the game on this.

940
00:45:20,340 --> 00:45:22,580
 How often do you have to recharge a drone, you think?

941
00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:27,560
 We've got to recharge that drone every single time we use it.

942
00:45:27,780 --> 00:45:28,980
 The batteries die.

943
00:45:29,180 --> 00:45:30,560
 So, can it last a whole game, though?

944
00:45:30,780 --> 00:45:31,920
 It can last a whole game.

945
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:42,380
 We have enough batteries to last a whole game, but some schools have a tether drone where they have a cord that hooks up to the drone and just keeps it running the whole game.

946
00:45:42,840 --> 00:45:49,240
 We don't have a tether, but we have batteries that we can put in the drone, and we have maybe like eight of those batteries.

947
00:45:49,240 --> 00:45:51,920
 So, you have to bring it down, put the battery in, and send it back up.

948
00:45:52,160 --> 00:45:55,080
 So, you have to do that in between plays or when there's a brake light, right?

949
00:45:55,400 --> 00:45:56,120
 That's much as possible.

950
00:45:56,380 --> 00:46:10,180
 Yeah, we try to make it to where we try to take it down as least as possible, and the best times to take them down are during timeouts, change of quarters, and the best is halftime because it just gets to stay down.

951
00:46:10,560 --> 00:46:10,860
 All right.

952
00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:14,700
 Both these guys are great guys, funny guys, great guys.

953
00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:15,460
 They love the team.

954
00:46:15,720 --> 00:46:21,060
 Is it great to be a part of the team, and even in this capacity, it doesn't make you feel really special to be a part of this team?

955
00:46:22,140 --> 00:46:22,540
 Yes, sir.

956
00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:23,860
 I love being a part of the team.

957
00:46:24,100 --> 00:46:25,980
 I have a lot of good friends on it.

958
00:46:26,120 --> 00:46:26,980
 A lot of good friends, yeah.

959
00:46:27,320 --> 00:46:28,080
 A hundred percent.

960
00:46:28,740 --> 00:46:29,120
 That's cool.

961
00:46:29,220 --> 00:46:29,580
 I like that.

962
00:46:29,640 --> 00:46:35,000
 Even though I'm not like a player of the team, I still feel like a family member of the team.

963
00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:35,240
 Absolutely.

964
00:46:35,540 --> 00:46:36,940
 Listen, I did the same thing.

965
00:46:37,260 --> 00:46:40,880
 I was not the athlete, and I did that, and I was the guy that was keeping the books.

966
00:46:40,920 --> 00:46:41,960
 We kept books back then.

967
00:46:42,320 --> 00:46:47,780
 And so I was a part of the team in that way, so I admire you both very much for what you do, and you all do a great job.

968
00:46:48,080 --> 00:46:49,480
 Before I let you go, two things.

969
00:46:49,600 --> 00:46:52,660
 One is, you have that drone well.

970
00:46:53,500 --> 00:46:58,260
 Which coach would you trust the most to work with the drone?

971
00:46:58,680 --> 00:47:00,380
 Sam, which one would you trust the most to work with the drone?

972
00:47:00,380 --> 00:47:01,320
 And it can't be Coach Saga.

973
00:47:01,540 --> 00:47:06,280
 Coach God, because he's the only other one that I've taught anything to about it.

974
00:47:06,580 --> 00:47:06,840
 All right.

975
00:47:06,880 --> 00:47:07,660
 What about you, Jackson?

976
00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:09,980
 I'll tell you, definitely not Coach Morrison or my dad.

977
00:47:10,140 --> 00:47:10,740
 Oh, okay.

978
00:47:10,800 --> 00:47:11,280
 That's good.

979
00:47:11,340 --> 00:47:11,760
 All right.

980
00:47:12,100 --> 00:47:12,480
 All right.

981
00:47:12,860 --> 00:47:13,820
 I like this.

982
00:47:13,900 --> 00:47:14,920
 He's a naturalist.

983
00:47:15,020 --> 00:47:21,160
 Probably, if you had to choose, it's between Coach Cobb, Coach Harden, or Coach McGuire.

984
00:47:21,380 --> 00:47:21,720
 All right.

985
00:47:21,800 --> 00:47:24,180
 Now, you had a little fun out of Coach Morrison there.

986
00:47:24,300 --> 00:47:27,140
 I don't want you to know if you want to run laps tomorrow or not, but you might.

987
00:47:27,500 --> 00:47:29,440
 Those gassers are tough on the support staff.

988
00:47:29,800 --> 00:47:30,780
 I will ask you this.

989
00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:34,080
 Have you ever, as Sam's pointing over to Jackson said, it was him, not me.

990
00:47:34,460 --> 00:47:35,480
 I want to ask you this.

991
00:47:35,540 --> 00:47:38,180
 Have you ever sent the drone up and almost not got it down before?

992
00:47:38,660 --> 00:47:45,060
 There was one time last year in a playoff game where we have this little landing helicopter

993
00:47:45,060 --> 00:47:50,300
 thing where it lands on the floor, and one of the things was stuck underneath it, and so

994
00:47:50,300 --> 00:47:51,500
 it kept going up.

995
00:47:51,500 --> 00:47:54,140
 And I had to go over to my dad and say, it's not coming down.

996
00:47:54,780 --> 00:47:55,620
 It's not coming down.

997
00:47:55,780 --> 00:47:58,980
 And it slowly ticked down, just coming down.

998
00:47:59,020 --> 00:48:02,400
 So we had to wait the entire game for it to come back down.

999
00:48:02,580 --> 00:48:04,500
 Hey, those drones can have the mind of their own.

1000
00:48:04,580 --> 00:48:05,040
 That's for sure.

1001
00:48:05,380 --> 00:48:09,240
 Hey, anybody you want to say hi to that may be listening tonight, just listening in, I

1002
00:48:09,240 --> 00:48:10,820
 will give you a chance for that, and I'll start with you, Sam.

1003
00:48:10,860 --> 00:48:12,060
 Somebody that might be listening in tonight.

1004
00:48:12,180 --> 00:48:13,200
 I want to shout out my grandparents.

1005
00:48:13,400 --> 00:48:18,040
 I know they're listening right now, and my parents and my Northgate Pharmacy friends

1006
00:48:18,040 --> 00:48:18,720
 over in the corner.

1007
00:48:18,860 --> 00:48:19,320
 I see y'all.

1008
00:48:19,500 --> 00:48:20,220
 Hey, I like that.

1009
00:48:20,320 --> 00:48:21,780
 Got a little pinch here and section there.

1010
00:48:22,060 --> 00:48:23,000
 You've handled this well.

1011
00:48:23,080 --> 00:48:23,840
 What about you, Jackson?

1012
00:48:24,240 --> 00:48:30,700
 I want to shout out my grandparents and my aunt, who's listening to me right now, do

1013
00:48:30,700 --> 00:48:31,240
 all of this.

1014
00:48:31,440 --> 00:48:36,060
 And I want to shout out all the guys in the back, all the football guys back there.

1015
00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:38,480
 Sticking around and being part of this tonight.

1016
00:48:38,700 --> 00:48:39,340
 That's pretty cool.

1017
00:48:39,360 --> 00:48:40,320
 All the seniors, too.

1018
00:48:40,380 --> 00:48:41,700
 They've been with me through this whole journey.

1019
00:48:41,960 --> 00:48:44,200
 Y'all both talked about going to the next level in college.

1020
00:48:44,300 --> 00:48:47,000
 Do you have any plans so you know where you might want to go to college yet, either one

1021
00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:47,360
 of you yet?

1022
00:48:47,880 --> 00:48:49,980
 I know I'm going to the University of North Alabama.

1023
00:48:51,140 --> 00:48:51,460
 Excellent.

1024
00:48:52,280 --> 00:48:54,100
 I get free tuition from...

1025
00:48:54,100 --> 00:48:54,920
 Oh, mom and dad.

1026
00:48:54,920 --> 00:48:55,400
 That's right.

1027
00:48:55,480 --> 00:48:55,780
 That's right.

1028
00:48:55,880 --> 00:48:56,340
 Mom's there.

1029
00:48:56,560 --> 00:48:58,000
 You said, hey, mom's there.

1030
00:48:58,100 --> 00:48:59,180
 That's an easy thing.

1031
00:48:59,260 --> 00:48:59,660
 I like that.

1032
00:48:59,700 --> 00:49:00,700
 What about you there, Jackson?

1033
00:49:01,100 --> 00:49:04,580
 I definitely want to go to the University of North Alabama, too.

1034
00:49:05,000 --> 00:49:06,440
 That's a big spot.

1035
00:49:06,440 --> 00:49:11,760
 But if I can get somewhere higher, like University of Alabama, University of Kentucky, definitely

1036
00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:12,740
 would take that opportunity.

1037
00:49:13,020 --> 00:49:13,300
 All right.

1038
00:49:13,400 --> 00:49:14,060
 Well, who knows?

1039
00:49:14,160 --> 00:49:14,660
 I'll tell you what.

1040
00:49:14,720 --> 00:49:16,680
 Both of you have great futures ahead.

1041
00:49:17,000 --> 00:49:19,800
 I hope you'll stay with me and the support staff at the next level.

1042
00:49:20,140 --> 00:49:24,720
 You do a great job at Florence High School, and these coaches and these players truly appreciate

1043
00:49:24,720 --> 00:49:25,040
 you.

1044
00:49:25,280 --> 00:49:27,580
 And I promise you, as a fan, I appreciate you as well.

1045
00:49:27,800 --> 00:49:32,540
 Let's hear it for Jackson Sawyer and Sam Irons, two really good guys who do an excellent

1046
00:49:32,540 --> 00:49:34,480
 job each and every Friday night.

1047
00:49:34,480 --> 00:49:36,340
 You're listening to Florence Falcon Football Night.

1048
00:49:36,580 --> 00:49:38,300
 We're back after this time out.

1049
00:49:38,940 --> 00:49:41,780
 Hi, I'm Jeffrey Jones at Riverbank & Trust.

1050
00:49:42,300 --> 00:49:46,560
 Our team is proud to support the Florence High School Falcons and honored to serve our hometown

1051
00:49:46,560 --> 00:49:47,100
 community.

1052
00:49:47,240 --> 00:49:52,860
 To the players, coaches, families, and fans, best wishes for a safe and winning season.

1053
00:49:53,520 --> 00:49:54,160
 Go Falcons.

1054
00:49:54,780 --> 00:50:02,520
 Come see us at Riverbank & Trust, 401 East Tennessee Street in Florence, or www.riverbankandtrust.com.

1055
00:50:03,120 --> 00:50:04,300
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1056
00:50:05,700 --> 00:50:06,860
 Switching is easy.

1057
00:50:06,860 --> 00:50:08,040
 We switch on the lights.

1058
00:50:08,040 --> 00:50:09,140
 We switch on the channels.

1059
00:50:09,140 --> 00:50:12,440
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1060
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1061
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1062
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1063
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1064
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1065
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1066
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1067
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1068
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1069
00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:44,720
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1070
00:50:44,860 --> 00:50:52,580
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1071
00:50:52,800 --> 00:50:58,840
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1072
00:50:58,940 --> 00:51:01,560
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1073
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1074
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 From our playbook to your plate.

1075
00:51:10,640 --> 00:51:14,860
 The Florence Falcons are off to a 5-0 start with big plays like this.

1076
00:51:15,020 --> 00:51:19,720
 Balls down, picked up, scoop by the Falcons, down the left sideline, going all the way to the end zone.

1077
00:51:20,160 --> 00:51:21,200
 Touchdown, Florence.

1078
00:51:21,800 --> 00:51:23,360
 Amazing play right there.

1079
00:51:23,760 --> 00:51:27,680
 It's Jaden Irons once again with the scoop and the score.

1080
00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:32,340
 Now the Falcons will turn their attention to the Athens Golden Eagles this Friday night.

1081
00:51:32,440 --> 00:51:40,120
 Join me, Kevin Johnson, along with Mike Albertson, Jeffrey Jones, and John McDaniel as we bring you Florence and Athens from Brawley Stadium,

1082
00:51:40,480 --> 00:51:46,520
 the T&T fireworks pregame at 6, kickoff at 7, or you're home for Falcons football, 93-9 to score.

1083
00:51:47,020 --> 00:51:51,480
 Florence Falcons football is brought to you by Florence Utilities, Florence City Schools,

1084
00:51:52,040 --> 00:51:57,420
 the law firm of Johnson Peshire Medley and Birchall, the North Alabama Boney Joint Clinic, T&T Fireworks,

1085
00:51:57,760 --> 00:52:02,360
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1086
00:52:02,740 --> 00:52:07,880
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1087
00:52:08,260 --> 00:52:13,920
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1088
00:52:13,920 --> 00:52:25,440
 Back live at Lost Pizza tonight as we close up our show.

1089
00:52:25,700 --> 00:52:27,040
 Great crowd on hand.

1090
00:52:27,140 --> 00:52:34,420
 They have come and feasted on pizzas and sandwiches and wraps and salads and all that and then some,

1091
00:52:34,500 --> 00:52:36,820
 and there's still a good crowd here feasting as well.

1092
00:52:36,880 --> 00:52:38,680
 And we thank all the Falcon fans for coming out.

1093
00:52:38,740 --> 00:52:41,640
 We're joined now by head coach Kenny Morrison of the Florence Falcons.

1094
00:52:41,640 --> 00:52:45,820
 And, Coach, this has become a new tradition in the past year or two.

1095
00:52:46,680 --> 00:52:51,780
 I'm thinking this might have caught on a little bit because the fans of Florence like it just a little bit.

1096
00:52:52,180 --> 00:52:52,540
 Absolutely.

1097
00:52:52,820 --> 00:52:53,960
 It's a great night here.

1098
00:52:54,160 --> 00:52:58,140
 And, of course, you can tell it's towards the end and I'm back on the radio because everybody's hitting the door.

1099
00:52:58,360 --> 00:53:00,400
 Oh, it's just like a Baptist preacher when he gets up to preach.

1100
00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:00,820
 Don't worry.

1101
00:53:00,860 --> 00:53:01,380
 I understand.

1102
00:53:01,580 --> 00:53:02,080
 For sure.

1103
00:53:02,200 --> 00:53:03,900
 Let's talk about with Coach Kenny Morrison.

1104
00:53:04,100 --> 00:53:07,300
 Coach, before we get into the game and everything coming up with you,

1105
00:53:07,760 --> 00:53:10,840
 Coach Tiffany Pell, the flag football coach at Florence High School.

1106
00:53:11,500 --> 00:53:12,160
 What a job.

1107
00:53:12,160 --> 00:53:17,160
 Can you imagine starting a program from infancy like she has done and watch where it is right now?

1108
00:53:17,940 --> 00:53:19,140
 I can't imagine.

1109
00:53:19,300 --> 00:53:24,180
 And I watched it as it was unfolding as she was building this program

1110
00:53:24,180 --> 00:53:28,160
 and trying to pick who she was going to pick as a staff

1111
00:53:28,160 --> 00:53:35,880
 and then trying to pick the team itself and deal with multi-sport athletes during their same seasons

1112
00:53:35,880 --> 00:53:41,000
 like volleyball and girls playing both and stuff.

1113
00:53:41,000 --> 00:53:45,080
 So, she's had her challenges and she's met them head on.

1114
00:53:45,640 --> 00:53:52,380
 And there's nobody better that would do that because she is strong-willed, hard-nosed.

1115
00:53:52,740 --> 00:53:56,680
 If she ever needs a coaching job, and I've got a spot on higher on our side of the ball.

1116
00:53:56,840 --> 00:53:58,120
 That says a lot right there.

1117
00:53:58,260 --> 00:54:01,700
 You know, we always talk about teams take on the personality of their coaches.

1118
00:54:02,220 --> 00:54:05,280
 And I think that Florence Flag football team has taken on her personality.

1119
00:54:05,740 --> 00:54:07,540
 And it's only going to get bigger and better.

1120
00:54:07,840 --> 00:54:08,240
 Absolutely.

1121
00:54:08,560 --> 00:54:11,800
 I'm proud for them, undefeated, number one in the state.

1122
00:54:12,340 --> 00:54:15,260
 We want them to keep winning and go win a state championship.

1123
00:54:15,480 --> 00:54:16,100
 That would be great.

1124
00:54:16,180 --> 00:54:17,820
 And congratulations to them on the great start.

1125
00:54:17,900 --> 00:54:21,560
 Their next game, by the way, Monday night at home against Muscle Shoes.

1126
00:54:21,620 --> 00:54:22,580
 Come out and support that.

1127
00:54:22,640 --> 00:54:27,640
 But first things first, Friday night, Florence football at Brawley Stadium against Athens.

1128
00:54:28,120 --> 00:54:30,260
 Home field advantage sure is nice, isn't it?

1129
00:54:30,260 --> 00:54:30,700
 It is.

1130
00:54:30,880 --> 00:54:31,280
 It is.

1131
00:54:31,400 --> 00:54:33,900
 And our guys are taking a lot of pride in that.

1132
00:54:34,680 --> 00:54:40,580
 I stressed it early on in the season when all the new stuff was being put in place for them.

1133
00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:51,220
 And we made it aware to them that this was done for them, not for me as a head coach, not for our staff, although we're benefiting from it.

1134
00:54:51,340 --> 00:54:53,420
 But this is for the kids in this community.

1135
00:54:54,160 --> 00:54:56,540
 And wow, what a stadium it is to play in.

1136
00:54:57,480 --> 00:54:59,780
 We just want to continue this role.

1137
00:55:00,680 --> 00:55:03,320
 We've taken a peek down the road in the playoffs.

1138
00:55:04,200 --> 00:55:08,820
 We could end up with a home field situation that we've got to take the covers off those seats.

1139
00:55:08,940 --> 00:55:09,800
 And that's what we want.

1140
00:55:09,960 --> 00:55:11,060
 That would be special.

1141
00:55:11,160 --> 00:55:12,240
 We would love to pack that thing out.

1142
00:55:12,540 --> 00:55:15,440
 And it's a special place to play right now.

1143
00:55:15,660 --> 00:55:19,800
 I was a part of a team that was there when they did pack that place out one night.

1144
00:55:19,900 --> 00:55:23,460
 And I see the potential doing that again as we speak with Coach Kenny Morrison.

1145
00:55:23,460 --> 00:55:27,560
 And, Coach, tomorrow night, too, is teacher appreciation night, I believe.

1146
00:55:27,640 --> 00:55:28,840
 That's a really special night.

1147
00:55:29,380 --> 00:55:36,420
 Why is it such a great night for your players and teachers to sort of just let the fans know, hey, we have this great connection?

1148
00:55:37,200 --> 00:55:39,340
 We've got such a great faculty at Florence.

1149
00:55:39,940 --> 00:55:40,380
 Phenomenal.

1150
00:55:40,820 --> 00:55:48,560
 The offerings that we have at Florence, if you can't find it in Florence, you can't find it anywhere.

1151
00:55:48,840 --> 00:55:51,840
 We've got – there's something for everybody there.

1152
00:55:52,260 --> 00:55:54,120
 And our faculty is phenomenal.

1153
00:55:54,820 --> 00:55:57,780
 What a great job they do in the classroom.

1154
00:55:58,260 --> 00:56:02,100
 And they have been so supportive of me from day one.

1155
00:56:02,240 --> 00:56:03,220
 It's been phenomenal.

1156
00:56:04,020 --> 00:56:15,180
 And the relationship that I've developed with them and the faculty and administration seeing that we're going to make these guys do right in the classroom

1157
00:56:15,180 --> 00:56:21,040
 and make them act right and hold them accountable, that has worked both ways for all of us.

1158
00:56:21,040 --> 00:56:26,240
 And it's special to tomorrow night to be able to honor them.

1159
00:56:26,560 --> 00:56:32,140
 We had two young men that's seniors on the air just a minute ago, Sam Irons, Jackson Sawyer.

1160
00:56:32,340 --> 00:56:34,640
 They're our support staff doing the filming and the drones.

1161
00:56:34,860 --> 00:56:37,220
 And, you know, they pick at each other.

1162
00:56:37,280 --> 00:56:37,820
 They pick at us.

1163
00:56:37,900 --> 00:56:38,800
 They are funny guys.

1164
00:56:38,900 --> 00:56:41,020
 But, man, they're important to your team.

1165
00:56:41,320 --> 00:56:42,460
 I wish they weren't seniors.

1166
00:56:42,460 --> 00:56:42,940
 Yeah.

1167
00:56:42,940 --> 00:56:44,840
 We've got to train some guys up.

1168
00:56:45,400 --> 00:56:51,320
 The job that they do goes unseen for sure from the outside folks.

1169
00:56:51,840 --> 00:57:02,000
 The amount of college coaches that tell us our film is the best they get, the drone footage and how we set up our film for them

1170
00:57:02,000 --> 00:57:08,220
 and we cut it for the college coaches there, they love watching our film because it goes right to it.

1171
00:57:08,420 --> 00:57:09,240
 They get the highlights.

1172
00:57:09,560 --> 00:57:12,540
 And it's such a quality product we put out.

1173
00:57:12,640 --> 00:57:16,940
 There's no, you know, we don't go in there on a Saturday and say, man, we missed that play.

1174
00:57:17,120 --> 00:57:24,260
 I can't remember how many times in my career the biggest play of the game we get back and somebody was asleep at the wheel with a camera.

1175
00:57:24,720 --> 00:57:26,200
 But that doesn't happen with our guys.

1176
00:57:26,300 --> 00:57:29,020
 They are phenomenal and we're going to miss them tremendously.

1177
00:57:29,480 --> 00:57:38,700
 Our players don't understand what they actually do for them that are wanting to play at the next level as college players.

1178
00:57:39,320 --> 00:57:43,420
 The quality they put out for them is second to none.

1179
00:57:43,700 --> 00:57:50,360
 If you're tuning in to 93.9 to score, trust me, we're just a few minutes away to send you to Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies.

1180
00:57:51,020 --> 00:57:52,660
 First pitch is at 7.15.

1181
00:57:52,760 --> 00:57:54,160
 So we'll send it to you at the top of the hour.

1182
00:57:54,160 --> 00:57:58,320
 We want to finish up Florence Falcon football night with Coach Kenny Marson here live at Lost Pizza.

1183
00:57:58,440 --> 00:58:02,480
 And Coach, 24 hours away from kickoff for you tomorrow night at Brody Stadium.

1184
00:58:02,580 --> 00:58:04,360
 What's your message to your team going into this one?

1185
00:58:05,020 --> 00:58:06,220
 Go out and have fun.

1186
00:58:06,440 --> 00:58:07,440
 Let's start fast.

1187
00:58:08,020 --> 00:58:09,460
 I challenged them this week.

1188
00:58:10,140 --> 00:58:13,440
 We have gotten what we wanted.

1189
00:58:13,680 --> 00:58:18,780
 We love to defer and get our defense out there first, play the field position game.

1190
00:58:19,500 --> 00:58:23,960
 And for some reason, I've got it in my mind that the coin toss is not going to go like we want it.

1191
00:58:24,580 --> 00:58:25,920
 And we're going to get it on offense.

1192
00:58:26,140 --> 00:58:28,300
 I told Coach McGuire, we're going to score the first drive.

1193
00:58:28,620 --> 00:58:29,940
 And we're going to start fast.

1194
00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:34,860
 And I just feel it in my bones that we're going to come out there and just cut it loose and have fun.

1195
00:58:36,000 --> 00:58:38,240
 And play hard like they've been playing.

1196
00:58:38,820 --> 00:58:40,840
 And play a clean game.

1197
00:58:41,120 --> 00:58:42,520
 I'm glad you gave me heads up to that.

1198
00:58:42,580 --> 00:58:43,600
 I'll be ready as a broadcaster.

1199
00:58:43,680 --> 00:58:45,380
 I don't want to do like the film guys and go to sleep.

1200
00:58:45,640 --> 00:58:46,080
 They don't.

1201
00:58:46,160 --> 00:58:46,940
 Sometimes I do.

1202
00:58:47,200 --> 00:58:48,300
 It's going to be a lot of fun.

1203
00:58:48,400 --> 00:58:49,200
 It should be a great night.

1204
00:58:49,280 --> 00:58:50,360
 Teacher appreciation night.

1205
00:58:50,740 --> 00:58:52,040
 Brawley Stadium tomorrow night.

1206
00:58:52,200 --> 00:58:52,920
 Florence and Athens.

1207
00:58:53,340 --> 00:58:54,520
 Key region matchup.

1208
00:58:54,660 --> 00:58:57,060
 Florence is undefeated in the region, undefeated on the season.

1209
00:58:57,400 --> 00:59:00,000
 There are four teams that are two and one behind you, chasing you fast.

1210
00:59:00,260 --> 00:59:01,480
 And one of those teams is Athens.

1211
00:59:01,620 --> 00:59:04,340
 So, we want to keep ahead of those four teams, if at all possible.

1212
00:59:04,680 --> 00:59:05,300
 Huge night.

1213
00:59:05,380 --> 00:59:06,120
 Need a big crowd.

1214
00:59:06,380 --> 00:59:07,100
 We look forward to it.

1215
00:59:07,100 --> 00:59:08,600
 Coach, let's go get them tomorrow night.

1216
00:59:08,660 --> 00:59:09,080
 Go Falcons.

1217
00:59:09,200 --> 00:59:09,600
 Come out.

1218
00:59:09,780 --> 00:59:10,400
 Support us.

1219
00:59:10,540 --> 00:59:11,460
 Let's fill this stadium.

1220
00:59:11,680 --> 00:59:12,280
 Go Falcons.

1221
00:59:12,280 --> 00:59:14,240
 For our station manager, Greg Thornton.

1222
00:59:14,320 --> 00:59:15,100
 For James Moody.

1223
00:59:15,280 --> 00:59:16,060
 For Blair Krieger.

1224
00:59:16,180 --> 00:59:20,240
 in the 93.9 The Score studios, this is Kevin Johnson saying thank you for joining us for

1225
00:59:20,240 --> 00:59:22,780
 Florence Falcon football night live at Lost Pizza.

1226
00:59:22,980 --> 00:59:25,180
 We're getting ready to send you Atlanta in the Phillies.

1227
00:59:25,440 --> 00:59:27,900
 Getting ready for the Braves to maybe win game three.

1228
00:59:28,180 --> 00:59:29,920
 Hoping for that here on 93.9 The Score.

1229
00:59:30,180 --> 00:59:30,980
 Have a great night.

1230
00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:32,880
 And as always, I'll see you in church on Sunday.

1231
00:59:33,000 --> 00:59:33,580
 Good night, everyone.

1232
00:59:34,320 --> 00:59:38,280
 You've been listening to Florence Falcons football night at Lost Pizza.

1233
00:59:38,540 --> 00:59:40,900
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1234
00:59:40,900 --> 00:59:44,540
 State Farm agent J.D. Byers and Riverbank and Trust.

1235
00:59:45,120 --> 00:59:49,400
 Join us tomorrow night for Florence Falcons football on 93.9 The Score.

1236
00:59:49,820 --> 00:59:52,020
 Pregame at six and kickoff at seven.

1237
00:59:52,600 --> 00:59:55,220
 Thanks for listening and go Falcons.