>> JAMES: Live from Bryant-Denny stadium, Alabama community college super 7 class 1A state championship matchup.

Coosa Christian taking on the Bears from Leroy.

And the Bears are getting ready to take the field.

Once a bear always a Bear.

And they are the reigning class 1A champions, undefeated, with eight seniors trying to walk away with their second consecutive state title.

And Duwan, that is situation where culture is key.

Town of about a thousand people as they take the field.

These young men were in diapers the last time they won back-to-back state titles.

>> DUWAN: They are very familiar with this stage.

They have a lot of commitment from community.

A thousand people in the population of Leroy.

And everybody knows about the Bears.

And they are hear for one purpose and one purpose only.

That is to proclaim today's matchup.

>> JAMES: Both teams dynamic defenses.

Incredibly holding teams on average less tan 10 points a game.

What does that say about the matchup?

As we look at our home builders associn of Alabama keys to the game.

>> DUWAN: It is going to be good on both sides.

Leroy and all the things they have to think about.

They have to win in the trenches.

That is where it is going to start.

They have to win in the trenches and make sure they limit the big plays.

Coosa Christian, take care of the football.

Be disciplined and play smart.

They are going to be doing a little bit unconventional defense today.

But we're going the see them do some things that I'll learn a lot about football today just watching their defense.

>> JAMES: No doubt about it.

Both teams dynamic defensively.

And let's go down to the 50-yard line for the PA ANNOUNCER.

As we have the coin toss for the 1A title game.

>> Heck of a season on both sides.

Very proud of each other.

Very proud of your schools.

Very proud of your program.

He's got my coin for me.

Major John Jones who taught ROTC at Alabama.

The bama logo is my head.

The Alabama seal is going to be my tail.

Coosa Christian, what is your call going to be?

He said tails.

All right.

Flip and catch, if I do not catch it, I'll flip it again.

Just call it a tail.

It is a tail.

What do you want to do?

>> Want the ball.

>> Which way do you want to run the first quarter?

Run that way?

Y'all come over here 48-yard line and face them.

Come over here 48-yard line and face them.

Coosa Christian won the toss and will receive to start the game.

Good luck gentlemen.

Have fun today.

>> JAMES: And Coosa Christian wins the toss.

The childrens of Alabama coin toss.

And they have elected to receive.

Now let's go down to Susan Crothers on the visitor side.

Susan.

>> Hey guys.

I talked to coach Mark O'Bryant of Coosa Christian before the game.

He talked about how his team has overcome adversity all season long.

Earlier in the season they dealt with controversy.

He had to sit a lot of his time oat several games.

They kept winning when it counted.

And then in the playoffs, they have been playinged with penalties.

Over 450 yards.

They are going to persevere tonight and come up with a win hopefully.

Over to -- on the home side line.

>> Thanks Susan.

For the Leroy Bears.

Interim head coach Chan Lowe took over the team eight weeks ago after head coach Jason Massey was deployeded.

He's in the Alabama Naal Guard.

And when he received his papers he called up all Lowe.

He said he's always wanted to be a head coach but he never imagined he would take over this program in this way week 6.

But since he's been over and in charge, he saids the team and players have responded in a spectacular way.

And they are here to win their second state championship.

And they have dedicated this season to coach Massey.

>> JAMES: All right.

Thank you so much Christina.

And talking to coach Lowe, he said the toughest part is the off the field things.

Pooch kick, it was picked unhigp high.

And pretty good field position.

Motes picked it up.

One of the upbacks as he goes out of bounds.

And it will be Coosa Christian's offense that will take center stage.

And J.D.

Justus is their quarterback.

And this young man has 1800 yards of passing, 17 touchdowns.

And he averages almost 70 yards a game on the ground.

>> DUWAN: They are coming at him 22 personnel.

Two the, one back.

And they have a the that is very, very active.

He does a great job.

They will get the ball to him some.

But they are going move around and try to grind it out on the ground and make this a short game.

>> JAMES: And let's look at the Alabama department of environmental management starting lineup.

A little undersized up front.

But Justus and those wide receivers and that the, Eli Motes stands at 6'3".

He should be a problem.

>> DUWAN: He can be a problem.

They are going make sure he's active.

He's been active all season, and they have seen lot of success come through him.

>> JAMES: Up against a vaunted Leroy defense.

Justus throwing long.

Trying to find a receiver.

Incomplete.

Pass intended for Clete O'Brian.

Let's look at the Alabama Department of Environmental Management defense.

And it is south for Leroy.

They are using their speed.

And you want to watch out for their defensive back, particularly Jason Byrd, who has 10 intentions so f10 interceptis season.

>> DUWAN: One thing we talked about, limit the big plays.

And don't let 'em get behind 'em.

>> JAMES: Third down and 9.

Strong of play and a flag comes out.

Little movement across the front by Leroy, which gives Coosa Christian a third and short now rather than third and 9.

OhiOh opening drive 1A state championship, Coosa Christian with their first appearance here in the Super 7.

Justus takes the snap and tries to carry.

A little short of the first.

Good tackle by Rob Moseley, the senior nose guard.

>> DUWAN: So Leroy is really gonna have to play a big role in the trenches.

They are gonna have to dig.

Make sure they control the line of scrimmage to stay in this game.

Because they could -- Coosa can grind this out and a whole quarter down if they are not careful.

Once they get them to short yardage, they need to get off the field on third down.

>> JAMES: And they give them enough for the first down and they will move the chains.

Keeping on the ground.

And that was Kanon Wilson on the carry.

Josh Hester back there on the carry actually.

Second down 9 now for the conquerors of Coosa Christian.

>> DUWAN: Kanon Wilson will be their workhorse today.

They love to run him.

He's got eight touchdowns on the season.

>> JAMES: Hester, good shake and bake right there.

And able to get some yardage.

And he's close to another first down.

Offensive line doing a good job and he does a good job with the cutback.

Third and one.

Trying to keep this drive alive.

Their opening drive.

Quarterback keeper, and Justus thinks he has enough for the first down.

Depending on the spot.

>> DUWAN: It is close.

>> JAMES: But they are saying no.

It should be fourth down.

>> DUWAN: This decision right here will tell you championship decision.

If we're going to go for it here and keep the game moving in the direction.

And this is when you just have total confidence in your ofnl saying we're going to get a first down.

>> JAMES: Mark O'Bryant the head coach.

Looks like they are going to go for it.

But now out of the shotgun is Justus.

Hands off the Hester.

Hester with second and third Everett.

Looks like he has enough for the first down and a great push by the conquerors.

>> DUWAN: WhaThat is what tonigt is.

O who the keep the chains moving.

And who can get off the field on third down and fourth down.

>> JAMES: Justus looking for a receiver.

He finds one.

Trying to make a move.

RepresentaReception to Keilan J.

His first of the afternoon.

>> DUWAN: Okay.

Looking at the receivers right hear.

Great job running the route.

The quarterback gets it out.

Great catch and that is a good tackle in space right there.

But now you have the short chains.

And this is the game they want to play today.

>> JAMES: Hester on the carry.

Josh Hester carrying the lode for Coosa Christian.

Now they are inside th to the 16.

And this is the childrens of Alabama rends.

>> DUWAN: No huddle of the.

>> JAMES: And this time Hester is brought down tackled for a loss.

Ja'kavien Collins the leading tackler for the Bears.

He has over 107 tackles so far this season.

And this young man is just a sophomore.

>> DUWAN: Wow.

>> JAMES: You tell me another sophomore who's got 100 tackles.

>> DUWAN: Been really solid in the red zone on defense.

Going to be interesting what happens here.

>> JAMES: Hester slips a little and falls into right into the arms of Timothy Parnell.

>> DUWAN: As you look at this iso right here.

They are winning in the trenches up front.

Winning the one-on-one matches up front and doing a great job off block and making the play right there.

Open the offense up a little right here on third down.

Thirn.

Third and 10.

They can get a first down without scoring.

And Alabama national gas association timeout.

And we'll take a timeout with them.

When we come back, we'll see if the conquerors can conger the goal line and get into the end zone.

Leroy versus Coosa Christian, 1s and achieve your professional goals with a rewarding career at the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the state's provider of Social Services in all 67 counties.

Join our hardworking team that positively impacts the lives of children and families across Alabama.

Speak to a recruiter by calling 334-242-1780.

Or emailing recruitment@dhr.alabama.gov.

- [Narrator] This season, your football traditions and your holiday traditions team up.

Fill your holidays with good cheer at the 76 Birmingham Bowl.

December 23rd at Protective Stadium.

>> James: JUSTUS TRYING TO KEEP IT ALIVE AND BACK TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

NOT MUCH MORE.

SAWYER SULLIVAN THERE TO MAKE THE TACKLE.

>> Duwan: THEY CAME OUD STAYED WITH WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING OPENING THE GAME.

GOT 'EM DOWN HERE.

AND JUST GOING OFF PLAY ACTION AND TRY TO HIT SOMEBODY IN THE FLAT.

BUT IT WAS COVERED WELL.

AND NOW YOU HAVE FOURTH DOWN.

>> James: FIELD.

THIS WILL BE THE 5th ATTEMPT OF THE SEASON FOR JADAN BURNS.

HE HANDLES ALL THE KICKING DUTIES FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

THIS ONE ABOUT 34 YARDS OUT.

AND IT IS WIDE LEFT.

AND NO GOOD.

THE DEFENSE FOR THE BEARS OF LEROY HOLD.

AND FOR JADAN BURNS AND THE CONQUERORS, THEY NEED TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.

THEY WERE ABLE TO GET DOWN THERE BUT NO POINTS.

>> Duwan: YEAH.

GREAT HOLD, GREAT SNAP.

KICK A LITTLE OFF TO THE RIGHT AND SAILED A LITTLE RIGHT ON HIM.

HE'S PROBABLY GONNA HAVE MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES TONIGHT TO MAKE GOOD ON THAT KICK.

>> James: AND HERE COMES BRAYDEN HUEBNER.

THE QUARTER FOR LEROY.

AND HE HAS OVER 1800 YARDS PASSING.

29 TOUCHDOWNS.

AND THIS IS AN OFFENSE THAT CAN BE VERY EXPLOSIVE.

>> James: AND HUEBNER KEEPS AND IS BROUGHT DOWN.

YOU SEE HUEBNER.

BUT THE MAN TO LOOK OUT FOR IS NUMBER 3 COUP 3 CRUMEDY.

THIS OFFENSIVE LINE IS PRETTY STOUT.

AND THE WIDE RECEIVERS HERE ARE PRETTY GOOD FOR THE BEARS OF LEROY.

>> Duwan: ESSENTIAL TO MATCH UP BETTER WITH THEM PLAYING MORE LINEBACKERS ON THE FIELD SO THEY CAN MATCH-UP BETTER IS COOSA CHRISTIAN.

>> James: FLAG ON THE PLAY.

>> REFEREE: STILL SECOND DOWN.

>> James: AND LET'S LOOK AT THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DEFENSE.

AND TWO DOWN LINEMEN IN FRANKLIN AND MAYS.

FIVE LINEBACKERS AND FOUR DEFENSIVE BACKS.

>> Duwan: TWO, FIVE, FOUR.

IT IS A FIRST FOR ME.

BUT THEY ARE PUTTING MORE ATHLETES ON THE FIELD TO MATCH UP WITH OFFENSE FOR THE LEROY BEARS.

>> James: AND THAT PENALTY GOES AGAINST THE BEARS.

IT WILL BE SECOND DOWN AND 15.

INSIDE THEIR OWN 20.

GOING TO HAND IT OFF AND TRY TO FIND SOME ROOM AND GET ALL OF THOSE NEGATIVE YARDS BACK AND A LITTLE BIT MORE.

MALIK HOWELL THE SENIOR ON THE CARRY.

HE'S A THOUSAND YARD RUSHER FOR THE BEARS.

>> Duwan: COACH O'BRYANT, FEEL LIKE THE BEST THING GONNA GIVE THEM A CHANCE TONIGHT IS TO PLAY A LITTLE MORE UNCONVENTIONAL DEFENSE.

BUT HE FEELS HIS GUYS ARE GOING TO HOLD UP.

BUT THEY HAVE GOT TO MAKE SURE THEY MAKE THEM WORK THE BALL DOWN FIELD.

AND THAT IS THE GOAL TONIGHT, MAKE SURE THEY WORK THE BALL DOWN FIELD AND DON'T GIVE THEM THE SHORT CHAINS.

SEE IF THEY CAN GET OFF ON THIRD DOWN.

>> James: FROM SECOND AND 15, NOW THEY ARE LOOKING AT THIRD DOWN AND 1.

QUICK PASS OVER TO CRUMEDY.

CRUMEDY GETS THE FIRST DOWN AND A LITTLE BIT MORE.

AND HE'S STOOD UP BY A BUNCH OF WHITE SHIRTS FROM THE CONQUERORS.

AND THIS YOUNG MAN TAYLOR CRUMEDY IS THE REAL DEAL.

WITH 854 YARDS OF RECEIVING.

>> Duwan: HE'S THE GUY THEY ARE GONNA HAVE TO CONTAIN TONIGHT.

HE'S THE GUY THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THEY GET IT IN HIS HAND IN SPACE.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HE CAN DO ONCE YOU GET IT THERE.

SO THEY HAVE TO DO A REALLY GOOD JOB TO RALLY UP, PURSE THE PURSE FOOTBALL AND MAKE SURE THIGH TACKLE WHEN THEY GET TO HIM.

>> James: BALL OUT TO THE 35-YARD LINE.

FIRST DOWN FOR THE BEARS.

HUEBNER.

FINDS A RECEIVER.

IN SCOTT.

SCOTT TRYING TO CUT BACK.

AND HE FINALLY IS KNOCKED OUT OF BOUNDS.

BY DYLAN EDWARDS.

AND JAQUAN SCOTT WITH HIS FIRST RECEPTION OF THE AFTERNOON.

LET'S GO DOWN TO CHRISTINA WITH MORE.

>> WELL YOU TALK ABOUT COACH LOWE AND JUST THE CHALLENGES SINCE HE'S TAKEN OVER AS HEAD COACH.

HE SAID THE BIGGEST FOR HIM IS HE'S NOT THE DEEIVELG ANYMORE.

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR ANYMORE.

HE'S NOW TAKING OVER THE PLAY CALLING ON OFFENSE.

HE SAID THAT'S BEEN THE HARDEST PART IS NOT BEING IN CHARGE OF THE DEFENSE.

HE SAID I'M TRYING TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH HIS PLAY CALLS.

BUT HE'S ALSO SAYING ITS BEEN A BENEFIT FOR HIM, BEING THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR.

BECAUSE ITS HELPED HIM UNDERSTAND HOW OFFENSES RUN AND WORK.

AND THAT IS HOW WHAT HE SAYS HE HOPES TO GET DONE TODAY.

>> James: THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH CHRISTINA.

AND RIGHT NOW THE OFFENSE IS CLICKING, SECOND AND SHORT.

HUEBNER BEING CHASED.

THROWS AWAY.

CLOSEST PERSON TO IT WAS DAMON PHILLIPS, NUMBER 2.

AND THAT IS SORT OF INTERESTING FOR COFFEE L COACH LOWE TO GO FM DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR TO OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR BASICALLY AT MID SEASON.

>> Duwan: YEAH.

THE AS LITTLE EASIER BECAUSE YOU UNDERSTAND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BALL.

HOWEVER, TO DO IT MID SEASON.

THAT'S UNHEARD OF.

>> Referee: STILL SECOND DOWN.

>> James: COACH LOWE SAID EVER SINCE HE'S COME ON THE CAMPUS OF LEROY, COACH MASSEY HAS WITHIN GROOMING HIM TO BECOME A EVENTUAL COACH.

THAT IS HIS GOAL.

HE DIDN'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN LIKE THIS.

SORT OF LIKE A JEDI AND A PADAWAN, TRYING TO BRING HIM ALONG SLOWLY BUT SURELY.

AND NOW IT IS HIS TIME.

AS COACH MASSEY IS DOING HIS SERVICE FOR OUR COUNTRY IN THE NATIONAL GUARD.

SECOND DOWN AND 7.

THEY ARE GOING TO SEND PHILLIPS IN MOTION.

HUEBNER WITH TIME.

THROWS IT HIGH.

AND INCOMPLETE.

>> Duwan: FLAG ON THE PLAY HERE.

>> Referee: PERSONAL FOUL, ROUGHING THE PASSER AGAINST THE DEFENSE.

HEAD CONTACT.

15-YARD PERSONAL.

AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN.

>> James: AND OUR HEAD OFFICIAL FOR TODAY IS DANA BARKER.

AND HE'S BEEN A LITTLE BUSY HERE IN THE OPENING QUARTER.

>> Duwan: YEAH.

THAT WAS ONE OF I OUR KEYS TO THE GAME.

HAVING MORE DISCIPLINE AND HELMET TO HELMET RIGHT HERE.

BE A LITTLE MORE DISCIPLINE.

YOU GOT TO HAVE CONTROLLED AGGRESSION.

EXCITING TIME, STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHEN TO PULL UP AND PLAY A LITTLE BIT SMARTER.

>> James: SO THAT PROPELS LEROY INTO COOSA CHRISTIAN TERRITORY FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS AFTERNOON.

AT THE 47-YARD LINE.

MAKE IT THE 46.

>> Referee: PRIOR TO THE SNAP, TIMEOUT COOSA CHRISTIAN.

THEIR SECOND CHARGED TIMEOUT OF THE HALF.

>> James: AND COACH O'BRYANT CALLS A TIMEOUT.

HE ACTUALLY DID NOT LIKE WHAT HE SAW.

AND IT IS AN ALABAMA NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION TIMEOUT.

AND THE JOURNEY FOR BOTH OF THESE TEAMS COMPLETE OPPOSITES WHEN YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT.

FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN, WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR JOURNEY.

OUTSTANDING WHEN YOU LOOK AT EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PLAYOFFS.

BUT THEY DID HAVE TO FORFEIT A NUMBER OF GAMES AND BASICALLY WIN OR GO HOME FROM MID SEASON ON FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

AND FOR LEROY, THEY HAD THEIR TOUGHEST BATTLE AGAINST ONE OF THE BEST RUNNING BACKS IN THE STATE WHEN THEY FACED ELBA.

>> Duwan: YEAH.

SO BOTH TEAMS HAVE HAD UPHILL BATTLES TRYING TO GET TO THIS POINT.

AND ELBA, YOU KNOW, TOOK THEM ALL THE WAY TO THE WIRE.

ALL THE WAY TO THE WIRE.

SO THEY STOOD.

AND COOSA HAD TO PROVE THEMSELVES AND MAKE SURE THE STATE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HERE.

AND THEY ARE HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, OVERCOME ALL OF THOSE CHALLENGES.

>> James: NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

AND FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN, TALKING TO COACH O'BRYANT.

HE SAID THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN ALL OF HIS COACHING CAREER AFTER A TEAM HAS BEEN PENALIZED THEY DIDN'T CRY.

THEY GOT ANGRY.

>> Duwan: WOW.

>> James: AND THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING ANGRY EVER SINCE.

YOU KNOW THAT MOVIE NICK NOLTE, "DRIVE ANGRY"?

THEY ARE PLAYING ANGRY.

>> Duwan: EXACTLY RIGHT.

>> James: FIRST AND 10 NOW FOR LEROY.

KEEPING IT ON THE GROUND.

AND FUMBLE ON THE PLAY.

HESTER ABLE TO GET THE RECOVERY AND JUST LIKE THAT THE CONQUERORS BACK ON OFFENSE.

>> Duwan: THAT IS OUR FIRST TAKEAWAY OF THE NIGHT.

JOSH HESTER.

FIRST TAKEAWAY ON THE NIGHT.

THEY HAD TO MAKE SURE THEY CONTROL THE BALL.

THE BALL IS ON THE GROUND.

JOSH HESTER WHO HAS BEEN REALLY THE WORKHORSE ON OFFENSE IS NOW ON DEFENSE.

GOTTEN THE TAKEAWAY TO GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP GOING FOR ANOTHER ONE.

>> James: THE LONG ARMS OF ELI MOTES.

THE 6'3" LINEBACKER IS THE ONE WHO BATTED IT AWAY.

AND HERSELFER ABLE TO GET IT BACK FOR THE CONQUERORS.

JUSTUS IS KNOCKED DOWN, OPEN FIELD TACKLE BY JASON BYRD FOR THE BEARS.

>> Duwan: YEAH.

THEY ARE JUST PLAYING HARD-NOSED FOOTBALL.

THEY ARE PUTTING THE BALL ON THE GROUND.

WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE FOOTBALL.

COMING DOWNHILL WITH THE FOOTBALL.

AND YOU HAVE TO STOP US.

>> James: FIVE YARD GAIN.

SECOND DSECOND DOWN AND FIVE NOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

HERE COMES KION WILSON.

HIS SECOND CARRY OF THE AFTERNOON AND HE GET ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST DOWN AND MOVES THE CHAINS INTO BEAR TERRITORY.

>> Duwan: COOSA CHRISTIAN IS WINNING THE TRENCHES RIGHT NOW UP FRONT.

THEY ARE GETTING BEHIND THE BIG BODIES AND RUNNING THE BALL DOWNHILL.

AND OFF OF THAT WILL COME A PLAY ACTION.

YOU KNOW THAT'S COMING.

>> James: WILSON STILL IN.

THEY GIVE IT TO WILSON.

TRYING TO FIND ROOM ON THE OUTSIDE.

HE GETS SLOWED UP.

AND THE SECOND EFFORT.

GOOD TACKLE BY JA'KAVIEN COLLINS.

REMEMBER THAT YOUNG MAN IS JUST A SOPHOMORE.

HE MISSED THE TACKLE, CAME BACK AND THEN MADE IT.

>> Duwan: THEY ARE VERY TALENT ON DEFENSE.

THEY HAVE SOME SKILL GUYS THAT WILL BE ALL OVER FIELD.

>> James: NO WONDER HE HAD OVER 107 TACKLES.

E AHEHE HAD HALF A TACKLE AND A TACKLE IN THE SAME PLAY.

>> Duwan: AS A SOPHOMORE.

>> James: SECOND DOWN NOW AND 6.

NO SCORE HERE IN THE OPENING QUARTER.

1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

GIVING IT AGAIN TO WILSON.

WILSON HAS SOME ROOM TO RUN.

HE'S TRYING TO OUTRUN EVERYBODY.

FIVE, TOUCHDOWN COOSA CHRISTIAN.

AND JUST LIKE THAT ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TOUCHDOWN AND THE CONQUERORS ARE ON THE SCOREBOARD.

KANON WILSON WITH 8 TOUCHDOWNS ON THE REGULAR SEASON.

THIS IS HIS 9th.

>> Duwan: NUMBER 9.

HE'S THE WORKHORSE.

THEY ARE GOING TO PUT THE BALL IN HIS HAND AND SEE A LOAD OF THAT CONTINUE TONIGHT UNTIL THEY FIGURE HOW TO STOP IT.

>> James: 38-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN.

FOR WILSON.

NOW THE ALL IMPORTANT POINT AFTER ATTEMPT.

JADAN BURNS ON.

KICK IS UP.

AND IT IS GOOD.

HIS 54th SUCCESSFUL POINT AFTER ATT THIS SEASON.

>> Duwan: IT'S WIDE OPEN RIGHT HERE.

THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB UP FRONT.

WIDE OPEN.

THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAND THIS BALL OFF TONIGHT.

GREAT JOB.

THE GUYS ARE -- EVERYBODY JUST MAKING IT HAPPEN.

AND THIS GUY IS GOING TO CARRY THE BALL ALL NIGHT.

THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE GOING THE SEE FROM WILSON ALL NIGHT.

THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AND PUT THE BALL ON THE GROUND AND OFF OF THAT THEY ARE GOING TO START WORKING PLAY ACTION.

THE BEARS GONNA HAVE TO GET A SAFETY TO COME DOWN IN THE BOX A LITTLE BIT.

AND THAT IS WHEN YOU WILL SEE PLAY ACTION HAPPEN.

>> James: FOUR PLAYS, 58 YARDS, 1:34 OFF THE CLOCK.

CAPPED OFF BY A 38-YARD RUN BY KANON WILSON.

AND THE CONQUERORS COMING FROM GADSDEN, FROM ED WHAT COUNTY.

ETOWAH COUNTY.

A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THIS TEAM THAT FOUR YEARS AGO REALLY DID NOT KNOW THE WAY TOWARDS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

AND NOW UNDER HEAD COACH MARK O'BRYANT THEY HAVE FOUND THEIR FOCUS.

>> Duwan: WHAT A STORY.

THIS COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT.

THEY ARE HERE TO SUPPORT.

>> James: AND IT STARTED WITH THEIR DEFENSE GETTING THIS KEY TURNOVER.

AND IT WAS HESTER WHO WAS JOHNNY ON THE SPOT TO FALL ON TOP.

>> Duwan: THAT'S RIGHT.

WE CALL THAT A TAKEAWAY.

ONCE THEY GET THE BALL, THEY ARE GOING CAPITALIZE OP IT.

CONTINUE TO WIN THE TRENCHES AND GET THE BALL TO THEIR PLAY MAKERS AND SPRINT IT DOWN TO THE END ZONE.

>> James: AND WILSON TAKES IT IN 38 YARDS FOR THE SCORE.

NOW WITH 2:32 LEFT HERE IN THE OPENING QUARTER, THE REIGNING STATE CHAMPION LEROY BEARS, WE'LL SEE IF THEY CAN ANSE ANSWR ANSWER.

HUEBNER IS GOING TO GIVE IT TO HOWELL.

AND HOWELL THIS TIME IS BROUGHT DOWN.

CADE MICKLER ABLE TO MAKE THE TACKLE.

THIS CORPS OF LINEBACKERS, ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH O'BRYANT, HE THINKS THEY ARE THE BEST IN ETOWAH COUNTY AND POSSIBLY THE BEST IN 1A BECAUSE OF THEIR SPEED AND THEIR LENGTH.

>> Duwan: TELL YOU WHAT, THEY ARE PROVING IT.

YOU LOOK AT THE DEFENSE.

THEY ARE USING A CORNER AND SAFETY OVER TOP OF THE THREATS OUTSIDE.

AND THAT TELLS YOU ON OFFENSE TO RUN THE FOOTBALL.

BUT THEY ARE DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB UP FRONT THAT THEY ARE CONTROLLING THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

>> James: HUEBNER WITH TIME.

HE DOES FIND A RECEIVER.

AND CATCH AND GOING OUT OF BOUNDS IS JAQUAN SCOTT WITH HIS SECOND RECEPTION OF THE AFTERNOON.

AND FOR CHAN LOWE.

CALLING THE OFFENSE IS SOMETHING THAT AS THEY SAY, HE'S LEARNING ON THE JOB.

HE'S KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR ABOUT EIGHT SEASONS BUT HE'S NORMALLY THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR.

DUE TO JASON MASSEY'S COMMITMENT TO THE NATIONAL GUARD HE HAD TO SWITCH OVER BECAUSE MASSEY NORMALLY CALLS THE PLAY.

>> Duwan: AND LEROY NEED A FIRST DOWN SO THEY CAN GET INTO SOME KIND OF RHYTHM.

IF THEY CAN JUST ONE FIRST DOWN, MAYBE THEY CAN GET TWO AND THEN GET SOME MOMENTUM GOING.

>> James: THIRD DOWN.

HUEBNER BEING PRESSURED AND IT IS AN INTERCEPTION BY COOSA CHRISTIAN.

CLEAT O'BRIAN WITH THE INTENTION.

THE ROVER BACK.

AND COOSA CHRISTIAN IS IN BUSINESS INSIDE LEROY TERRITORY RIGHT OUTSIDE THE 20-YARD LINE.

>> Duwan: EVERYTHING IS GOING THEIR DIRECTION.

EVERYTHING GOING THEIR WAY.

THEY HAVE ALL THE MOMENTUM AND NOW THEY LOOK TO -- I MEAN, THEY ARE GETTING PRESSURE FROM UP FRONT.

DOMINATING THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

THE PRESSURE AND HE HAD TO GET THE BALL OUT QUICK.

AND THAT, HE'S A LITTLE BIT OFF OF HIS TARGET.

AND IF HE COULD HAVE GOT THAT BALL -- THAT BALL GOD TIPPED AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

BUT IF IT COULD HAVE GOT THAT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.

HE HAD A GUY OPEN.

WE SAW WHAT HE WAS LOOKING AT THERE.

BUT GREAT JOB CAPITALIZING THERE ON DEFENSE FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

>> James: KEEPING IT ON THE GROUND.

KANON WILSON.

HE'S BACK INTO THE CHILDRENS OF ALABAMA RIGHT-HAND SIDE.

AND TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE PLAY THAT GOT COOSA CHRISTIAN BACK ON OFFENSE.

>> Duwan: BALL THROWN RIGHT THERE.

AND TIPPED AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

GREAT JOB GETTING THE BALL OUT OF THE AIR.

TELL YOU, THEY ARE MAKING IT HARD.

IF TODD SCRIPT A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

THIS IS THE FIRST SCRIPT FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN AND THE OFFENSE THEY RUN BY REALLY RUNNING THE FOOTBALL, KEEPING THE CLOCK RUNNING AND THEY ARE JUST WINNING THE TRENCHES.

AND THEY ARE THE MOST MORE PHYSICAL TEAM RIGHT NOW.

>> James: AND ONCE AGAIN, THE CHILDREN'S OF ALABAMA RED ZONE.

FLARE PASS OUT.

GOOD HANDS BY ELI MOTES, THE TIGHT END.

AND HE WAS ABLE TO REALLY KEEP THAT ALIVE.

IT CAME AS A BULLET TO HIM.

>> Duwan: MOTES IS ONE OF THE PLAYERS THAT REALLY HAVE STEPPED UP THIS SEASON.

USING THEIR TIGHT END.

HE'S BEEN IN DIRE SITUATIONS.

HE'S BEEN THE MAN THAT HAS COME THROUGH BY GETTING THE BALL IN HIS HANDS.

FOURTH AND 1 INSIDE THE CHILDREN OF ALABAMA RED ZONE.

MOVEMENT AND YES IT MAY GO AGAINST LEROY.

>> Referee: ENCROACHMENT, AGAINST THE DEFENSE.

>> James: -- ALLOWED THE CONTACT TO BE DISPLAYED.

>> James: ONCE AGAIN WILSON ON THE CARRY, AND JASON BYRD WITH THE TACKLE.

IS NOW LEROY'S DEFENSE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO STIFFEN U UP RIGHT HERE.

AS WE COME TO THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER.

AND ITS BEEN A SHOCKER FOR SOME.

BUT NOT FOR THOSE FROM ETOWAH COUNTY WHO TRAVELED TO TUSCALOOSA.

ITS BEEN THE CONQUERS WHO HAVE BEEN DOING SOME CONQUERING.

GETTING THE TURNOVERS AND SCORES.

THEY ARE UP 7-0.

CAN LEROY STOP 'EM?

STAY TUNED.

ame without a crowd is just a scrimmage.

A performance without an audience is just a rehearsal.

Without your presence, high school sports and the performing arts aren't possible.

(lively music) Ensure that these essential extracurricular activities continue to enrich the lives of students in Alabama.

Purchase a ticket to your local high school's game or performance.

- [Announcer] This message presented by the AHSAA.

(music continues) (stool clattering) - What you doing?

- Hey, just finishing this claim to get Dave back on the road.

- Nice, I wonder what Dave's doing.

(birds chirping) (peaceful music) (switch clicks) (lights click) (dramatic music) - [Narrator] You do your thing.

We've got you covered.

(dramatic music continues) >> James: WELCOME BACK TO THE ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUPER 7.

CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HERE AT BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM.

COOSA CHRISTIAN HAS SHOCKED A FEW PEOPLE.

COMING OUT WITH A 7-0 LEAD.

THIS IS THEIR FIRST TIME IN THE SUPER 7.

AND HEAD COACH MARK O'BRYANT HAS HIS TEAM STOKED AND READY TO TRY TO UPSET THE REIGNING STATE CHAMPIONS.

>> Duwan: RIGHT.

AND THEY ARE ALREADY WINNING THE TURNOVER BATTLE, WHICH IS VITAL IN A GAME LIKE THIS.

YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU SECURE THE FOOTBALL.

THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB ON THE TAKEAWAYS ON DEFENSE.

THEY ALREADY HAVE TWO.

AND NOW THEY ARE DOWN IN THE RED ZONE GETTING READY TO TRY TO PUNCH IT IN AGAIN.

THIS IS, YOU KNOW, LAST TIME WE WERE DOWN HERE, LEROY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF BUOYING UP AND STOPPING IT DOWN HERE AT THE GOAL LINE.

>> James: SECOND DOWN ASECONSECW FROM THE 5 HANDS OFF TO WILSON, HE GOES NOWHERE FAST.

JA'KAVIEN COLLINS T SUPER SOPHOMORE IS ABLE TO MAKE THE TACKLE.

>> Duwan: COLLINS IS COMING FULL SPEED.

HE'S A WRECKING BALL.

NOW TEMPO OFFENSE CAN W NO HUDDLE.

>> James: JUSTUS WILL TRY TO KEEP IT.

AND GOOD OPEN FIELD TACKLE BY DAMON PHILLIPS.

AND THAT IS A TOUCHDOWN-SAVING TACKLE.

BUT PHILLIPS IS STILL ON THE GROUND AFTER THAT PLAY.

>> Duwan: YEAH THAT IS GOOD PURSUIT FROM THE DEFENSE.

GREAT FAKE ON THAT.

WAY HE TOOK THAT AWAY AND TRIED TO THE TO THE CORNER.

BUT HE DID A GREAT JOB TRYING TO REACH FORWARD.

I THOUGHT THAT BALL WAS OUT THERE A LITTLE BIT MUCH TRYING TO REACH.

BUT HE DID A GOOD JOB RIGHT HERE YOU HAVE TO PLAY ACTION.

THEY ARE DOING A LOT OF THIS.

AND OFF THIS OF THIS THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE PASSES AS WELL.

TRTRYING TO GET TO THE CORNER.

RAN DOWN.

AND GREAT JOB BY THE DEFENSE PUSHING ON THE GOAL LINE.

YEAH.

HE -- YEAH HE GOT -- >> James: MAY HAVE GOT THE WIND KNOCKED OUT OF HIM.

>> Duwan: YEAH.

I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT IS.

>> James: JUSTUS' ELBOW WENT RIGHT INTO HIS GUT.

NOW IT WILL BE FOURTH AND 1.

AND IT IS DECISION TIME NOW FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

LAST TIME THEY HAD A FOURTH AND 1, THEY WENT FOR IT ON ABOUT A 34-YARD FIELD GOAL BY BURNS, WHICH WAS NO GOOD.

BUT NOW THEY ARE MUCH CLOSER.

>> Duwan: I WON'T BE SURPRISED IF HE TRIED -- IN A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, I WON'T BE SURPRISED IF HE TRIED TO STICK IT IN FROM HERE AGAIN.

>> James: AND PLAYER SAFETY THE UTMOST.

HEAD COACH FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN, ALONG WITH THE STAFF AND HEAD COACH FOR LEROY OVER TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS YOUNG MAN IS OKAY.

EARLIER THIS -- YESTERDAY, WE HAD SOME OTHER STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

AND EARLIER TODAY IT WAS MOBILE CHRISTIAN DEFEATING MADISON ACADEMY 55-28.

AND THIS GAME LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE SCORING FEST, AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE.

>> Duwan: IT WAS REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL.

YOU HAD THE NUMBER 1 DEFENSE IN 3A.

NUMBER 1 OFFENSE IN 3A.

AND THEY CLASHED.

AND IT WAS -- THE GAME WAS NEVER OVER.

AND IT WAS EXCITING FROM KICKOFF ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE LAST SECOND THAT TICKED OFF.

IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD GAME.

GREAT ATMOSPHERE BOTH COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE PROUD.

BOTH ORGANIZATIONS.

>> James: AND LATER ON TONIGHT.

RAMSAY TAKING ON GULF SHORES IN THE 5A.

TOMORROW, FYFFE TAKES ON REELTOWN IN THE 2A CHAMPIONSHIP.

THIS IS A REMATCH FROM 2018/19 IF MEMORY SERVES CORRECT.

AND FRIDAY AT 11:00 A.M., THE 4A CHAMPIONSHIP, MONTGOMERY CATHOLIC.

BEEN A LONG TIME.

THEY HAVE BEEN CLOSE, CLOSE, CLOSE BUT LLY GOT THERE.

GOING UP AGAINST CHEROKEE COUNTY.

AND THEN THE FINAL GAME OF THE SUPER 7:00, FRIDAY AT 7:00 P.M.

THE 6A CHAMPIONSHIP, SARALAND TAKING ON CLAY-CHALKVILLE.

AND THIS IS, IF YOU ARE A FAN OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS.

YOU ARE A FAN OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

YOU ARE A FAN OF RECRUITING?

U.S. JUST WANT TO RECORD THIS AND KEEP IT RIGHT THERE.

DVR IT BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A NUMBER OF DIVISION 1 PROSPECTS.

>> Duwan: TOMORROW WILL BE A DAY TO REMEMBER.

THE FINALE.

SARALAND, CLAY-CHALKVILLE.

IT GETS NO BETTER.

MAKE SURE YOU SET YOUR DENVER OD DON'T MISS THAT GAME FROM SARALAND AND CLAY-CHALKVILLE.

IT WILL BE SPARKS FLYING TOMORROW NIGHT.

I'VE HEARD SO MANY PEOPLE COMING INTO THIS GAME.

I'M TALKING COLLEGES.

THEY WILL BE HERE.

THEY ARE HERE TO SEE THE STARS.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THEM THAT WILL BE ON THE FIELD TOMORROW NIGHT.

IT IS GOING TO DEFINITELY BE SOMETHING TO SEE.

>> James: AND YESTERDAY WE ARTED OFF WITH A BANG IN THE FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, E END EXPANDED.

IT WAS TWO GAMES RATHER THAN ONE.

WINWINONA IN A CLOSE GAME AGAINT MONTGOMERY CATHOLIC.

AND CENTRAL PHOENIX CITY GETS OVER THE HUMP AND WINS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN FLAG.

AND ALSO 7A, THEY WIN AGAINST THOMPSON.

THE REIGN FOUR-TIME CHAMPION.

AND HAPPY TO SEE THE YOUNG MAN IS UP, DAMON PHILLIPS IS UP AND WALKING.

AND TALKING, WHICH IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT.

PLAYER SAFETY AT THE UTMOST HERE AT THE SUPER 7.

>> Duwan: THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT.

AND THAT IS ONE OF THE ATHLETES FOR LEROY, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD AFFECT THEM.

WE'LL SEE WHAT THAT DOES AS THE GAME CONTINUE TO PROGRESS AND SEE IF HE ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK INTO THE FOOTBALL GAME.

THANKFUL HE'S BACK UP AND MOVING AGAIN.

>> James: FOURTH AND 1.

THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP IT ON THE GROUND.

WILSON IS IN.

AND ANOTHER ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES TOUCHDOWN.

KANON WILSON WITH HIS SECOND SCORE OF THE AFTERNOON.

>> Duwan: THIS IS DEFINITELY --.

THEY ARE WINNING THE BATTLE ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

>> James: A ONE-YARD TOUCHDOWN PLUNGE FOR KANON WILSON.

NOW HE HAS 10 TOUCHDOWNS ON THE SEASON.

BURNS ONCE AGAIN FOR THE POINT AFTER ATTEMPT.

AND HE KICKS A CURVE BALL.

BUT IT GOES THROUGH.

A SHORT CRUISE MISSILE THAT WENT ACROSS.

AND IT IS UP 14-0.

LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT RUN.

>> Duwan: THEY ARE DOWNHILL, THERE WAS NO SECRET WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO.

THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE TO IT THEIR HAAS THAT THAT IS BEEN CARRYING THEM ALL NIGHT.

THEY ARE GOING TO FEED THE BALL TO HIM AND GIVE A TRIPLE DOSE OF THE REST AT NIGHT UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT A WAY TO STOP IT.

>> James: AND OUR SCORING DRIVE, 7 PLAY, 22 YARDS, 2:13.

CAPPED OFF BY THE 1-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN BY KANON WILSON.

AND JUST LIKE THAT, YOU ARE 14 UP FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN IN THEIR FIRST SUPER 7 CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

AND FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE THEY DON'T REALIZE.

THEY TRANSITIONED FROM THE PRIVATE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION TO THE AHSAA IN THE EARLY 2000s.

ITS AND TAKEN THAT MUCH TIME FOR THEM TO FIND THE RIGHT COACH T RIGHT SYSTEM, THE RIGHT KIDS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FIND THEIR STRIDE.

>> Duwan: OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE IT FIGURED OUT.

THEY HAVE IT FIGURED OUT.

THEY ARE PUTTING UP A REALLY GOOD SHOW HERE IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

AND THEY ARE REPRESENTING THEIR COMMUNITY REALLY WELL.

>> James: ANOTHER SKY KICK.

AND THE UPBACK IS ABLE TO GET IT.

AND LET'S GO DOWN TO SUSAN CROTHERS WHO HAS A VERY SPECIAL GUEST.

SUSAN.

>> YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW BUT COACH MARK O'BRYANT ACTUALLY WAS A NAVY SEAL BEFORE HE GOT INTO COACHING.

AND I'M HERE WITH ONE OF HIS GOOD FRIENDS CHAD COSBY.

COACH O'BRYANT FLEW CHAD IN FROM TEXAS TO TALK TO HIS TEAM YESTERDAY.

WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM?

>> I TOLD THEM ABOUT PERSEVERANCE, STAYING DEDICATED.

KEEP YOUR GOALS IN MIND.

AND WATCH YOUR BROTHERS BACK AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.

AND JUST KEEP ON THRIVING ON YOU KNOW.

DON'T GET DOWN.

WHEN THINGS GO AGAINST YOU.

KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND KEEP GOING ON.

>> FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> James: THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH AND THANK HIM FOR SERVICING OUR COUNTRY WITH THE NAVY SEALS.

RE-KICK.

SKY KICK.

AND IT IS RETURNABLE.

AND TAYLOR CRUMEDY.

CRUMEDY, IT IS NOT A ACCOMMODATE, COMEDY.IT IS SERIO.

HE HAS ONE TO BEAT AND HE'S GOING THE BEAT HIM.

PUSHED OUT OF BOUNDS JUST SHORT OF THE GOAL LINE.

AND TAYLOR CRUMEDY JUST GOT LEROY BACK INTO THIS BALL GAME.

KNOCKED OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE ONE.

>> Duwan: THAT IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

THE ATHLETES LEROY HAVE ON THE FIELD.

THEY ARE NEVER OUT OF THE GAME.

ALWAYS ONE PLAY AWAY FROM MAKING SOMETHING HAPPEN.

AND VERY EXPLOSIVE.

HE TAKES THE BALL RIGHT HERE AND HE RUNS ACROSS FIELD AND JUST RUNNING THE GREEN GRASS.

YOU HAVE MISTACKLE AFTER MISTACKLE.

BUT IT IS A NOT THAT KID'S FAULT.

CRUMEDY IS MAKING PEOPISS.

HIS SPEED AND THE WILL THAT THEY HAVE.

THAT IS A GREAT JOB COMING ACROSS AND MAKING SURE THEY GET 'EM DOWN AND THEY COME OUT AND SNAP THE BALL AGAIN.

>> James: WITH THE SHORT FIELD, COME THE BEARS.

AND THE RIVERS W REFEREES WILL .

>> Referee: TIMEOUT.

PREVIOUS PLAY IS UNDER FURTHER REVIEW.

>> James: PLAY IS UNDER REVIEW.

THEY WANT TO SEE WHERE HE STEPPED OUT OF BOUNDS.

OR DID HE MAKE IT IN FOR A SCORE?

>> Duwan: DJ MACKEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB TO MAKE OVER THERE TO HIM TO GIVE A GREAT EFFORT TO PUSH HIM OUT OF BOUNDS, SO THEY WILL HAVE TO SNAP THE BALL AGAIN.

>> James: LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT.

CRUMEDY ON THE RUN.

HE SPEEDS UP.

>> Duwan: THAT RIGHT KNEE.

>> James: IT IS CLOSE.

>> Duwan: IT IS REALLY CLOSE.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ENOUGH TO OVERTURN IT RIGHT HERE.

>> James: GETS PUSHED.

>> Duwan: THAT RIGHT -- YEAH.

RIGHT KNEE IS -- >> James: ALL RIGHT.

SO RATHER THAN THE 1, IT MAY BE AT THE 2-YARD LINE.

FROM OUR VANTAGE POINT.

>> Referee: AFTER FURTHER REVIEW THE RULING ON THE FIELD STANDS AS COULD.

RUNNER STOPPED SHORT OF THE GOAL LINE.

FIRST DOWN AND GOAL, LEROY FROM THE 1 YARD LINE.

>> James: THEY GIVE IT TO HIM AT THE 1.

THAT IS DANA BARKER, OUR HEAD REFEREE GIVING US THE INFORMATION.

>> Duwan: YEAH HE HADE THE PILON THERE AND THEY WAS THINKING MAYBE IF HE HIT THE PILON HIS LEG WAS UP AND THAT WOU CONSIDEA TOUCHDOWN BUT HE WAS JUST SHORT.

>> James: SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYING WELL FOR CHAN LOWE AND THE LEROY BEARS TRYING TO COME OUT OF A 14-0 DEFICIT HERE IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

FIRST AND GOAL FROM THE ONE.

PUSHING FORWARD IS HUEBNER.

AND THEY WILL GIVE HIM THE L OF SCRIMMAGE.

MAKING THAT TACKLE WAS ELI MOTES, THE JUNIOR, 6'3", 198.

SECOND DOWN AND GOAL FROM THE ONE.

THIS IS A LINEMAN'S DREAM RIGHT HERE.

>> Duwan: THIS IS WHERE THE WARS HAPPEN.

>> James: HUEBNER HANDS IT OFF IS SPIN MOVE AND INTO THE END ZONE.

TOUCHDOWN.

JA'KAVIEN CLIBS.

CLINSZ.

ANOTHER ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES TOUCHDOWN.

AND THE FIRST ONE TONIGHT FOR THE BEARS.

AND THE ENTIRE TOWN OF LEROY I SUSPECT HAVE MADE IT OUT HERE TO TUSCALOOSA.

AND NOW THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT.

THEIR TEAM IS FINALLY ON THE BOARD.

>> Duwan: THAT'S RIGHT.

THEY GOT ATHLETES.

THEY ARE GOINGHAVE EXPLOSIVE PLAYS.

AND THEY ARE GOING MAKE SURE.

NOW, WE GOT ROB MOSELEY HERE FOR THE EXTRA POINT.

>> James: KICK IS UP.

AND IT IS GOOD.

>> Duwan: IT'S GOOD.

>> James: STRAIGHT ON KICKER.

OLD SCHOOL.

>> Duwan: ALL RIGHT.

LEROY HERE.

YOU GOT JUST A POWER COMING DOWNHILL.

STRETCHES OUT, GREAT SECOND EFFORT TO GET THE BALL ACROSS THE GOAL LINE.

DID A GREAT JOB SPINNING OFF OF THAT.

GETTING THE BALL INTO END ZONE.

GREAT JOB.

>> James: AND JA CAIN COLLINS.

ONE OF THE LEADING TACKLERS TONIGHT AND HELPING HIS TEAM OFFENSIVELY TO GET ON THE SCOREBOARD.

JUST ABOUT 60 MILES NORTH OF MOBIL.

THE FANS MADE THE TRIP.

THEY ACTUALLY SHUT THE SCHOOL DOWN SO EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME.

>> Duwan: THEY HAVE A GREAT TIME.

DO THIS EVERY YEAR.

STEAMS LIKE THEY ARE IN THIS SITUATION, IN THIS GAME A LOT.

>> James: SKY KICK.

AND IT IS RETURNABLE.

AND GOOD COVERAGE BY THE BEARS.

AND IT ALL GOT STARTED WITH THE KEY RUSH RETURN BY LEROY AND C. >> Duwan: YEAH.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU PUT HIM IN SPACE.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME.

AND THAT WAS REALLY CLOSE.

GREAT JOB BY MAKING 'EM HAVE TO SNAP IT.

BUT DOWN HERE THEY ARE GOING RUN A POWER.

AND THIS TOUCHDOWN, THEY ARE ON THE BOARD.

AND WE HAVE A BALL GAME.

>> James: SO NOW ONCE AGAIN.

GOOD FIELD POSITION FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

THEY HAVE A 7-POINT LEAD.

10:22 LEFT HERE IN THE OPENING HALF.

THIS TIME THE DEFENSE CAN FIND WILSON.

AND THEY SNUFF IT OUT.

GOOD TACKLE FOR A LOSS.

BIG PLAY BY JOHN COLBY FOSTER.

>> Duwan: THAT IS IMPORTANT.

BECAUSE FIRST DOWN, COOSA CHRISTIAN HAS BEEN WINNING FIRST DOWN BY JUST RUNNING THE BALL RIGHT AT 'EM.

THEY LOST YARDS ON THIS ONE.

AND YOU CAN KIND OF SENSE MOMENTUM CHANGING JUST A LITTLE.

AND LOOKING AT THIS DEFENSIVE ALIGNMENT, THIS IS -- THEY ARE DOING A GOOD JOB CONTROLLING THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE RIGHT HERE.

>> James: AFTER THE TWO-YARD LOSS, IT IS EDWARDS WHO IS ABLE TO GET A FEW OF THOSE BACK.

AND NOW THEY ARE LOOKING AT THIRD AND 9.

FLAG AND THEY WILL STOP PLAY.

>> Referee: FIVE YARD PENALTY.

STILL THIRD DOWN.

>> Duwan: THAT IS A WIR LEROY RIGHT THERE.

YOU WANT TO KEEP COOSA CHRISTIAN ON LONG YARDAGE ON THIRD DOWN.

AND OBVIOUSLY THEY FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE THIRD AND SHORT THAN THIRD AND LONG.

>> James: J.D.

JUSTUS.

ON THIRD AND LONG, STAYING IN THE SHOTGUN.

JUSTUS, THROWS A BULLET.

AND INCOMPLETE.

GOOD COVERAGE THERE.

PASS INTENDED FOR KYLEEN JOHNSON.

CHRISTINA HAS AN UPDATE FROM THE BEARS.

>> DAMON PHILLIPS WHO WENT OUT WITH AN INJURY ON COOSA CHRISTIAN'S LAST POSSESSION.

SEEMED LIKE HE GOT THE BREATH KNOCKED OUT OF HIM.

HE WAS OUT ON THE SIDE LINE.

AND THE TRAINERS LOOKING OVER HIM, MAKING SURE THAT HE WAS GOOD TO GO.

THEY WENT THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE FULL-BODY CHECK O MAKE SURE HE WASN'T IN ANY PAIN.

AND YOU SAW HIM JUST MAKE THAT PLAY RIGHT THERE.

>> James: WOW.

THANK YOU CHRISTINA.

HAPPY TO SEE HIM BACK.

BURNS WITH THE PUNT.

AND THIS ONE WILL TAKE A CONQUER BOUNCE.

AND IT WILL GO INSIDE THE 25 TO RIGHT AT THE 25-YARD LINE.

THAT IS WHERE THE OFFICIAL WILL MARK IT.

AND NOW LEROY WILL BE BACK ON OFFENSE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE CONQUER FAN BASE HERE, ALONG WITH THEIR HEAD COACH MARK O'BRYANT.

AS THEY SAY SHOCKING THE WORLD.

>> Duwan: YES.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT.

THEY HAVEN'T BUNT PUNTED A LOT TODAY SO TELLS YOU THE PLAN IS WORKING FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

AND THEY ARE KEEPING THE BALL MOVING DOWN FIELD AS LONG AS THEY CAN MOVE THE CHAINS.

>> James: AS A MATTER OF FACT HE'S ONLY PUNTED 19 TIMES.

>> Duwan: WOW.

TELL YOU THROUGH THE RUN OF A SEASON, THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THINGS RIGHT BY MOVING THE CHAINS ON OFFENSE.

>> James: FIRST AND 10 NOW FOR THE BEARS.

RUNNING THE FOOTBALL.

FINDING ROOM AND HERE COMES BIG NUMBER 5.

AND THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE FROM JA'KAVIEN COLLINS.

THIS YOUNG MAN IS A FOOTBALL DYNAMO.

THE LEADING TACKLER ON DEFENSE AND NOW LEADING HIS TEAM ON OFFENSE.

>> Duwan: HE'S PUTTING THIS GAME ON HIS BACK.

HE KNOWS WHAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE.

THEY ARE SPREADING THE FIELD WITH TRIPS.

AND THEY ARE RUNNING THE BALL INSIDE TO SEE IF THAT DEFENSE IS GOING TO OVERADJUST SO THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT INSIDE THE BOX.

>> James: COLLINS WITH THE BIG GAIN.

FIRST AND 10 NOW RIGHT AT MIDFIELD.

BULLET PASS IN AND OUT OF THE HANDS OF DAMON PHILLIPS.

REMEMBER CHRISTINA CHAMBERS JUST GAVE US THE UPDATE.

HE CAME BACK FROM REALLY GETTING THE WIND KNOCKED OUT OF HIM TRYING TO STOP A TOUCHDOWN.

AND THIS YOUNG MAN IS RIGHT OUT THERE RUNNING AGAIN.

>> Duwan: EXACTLY RIGHT.

AND THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THE BALL IN HIS HAND TOO.

TRYING TO GET THE BALL TO IMHIM.

YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A CHESS MATCH HERE.

THEY ADJUST ID OVER TO THE TIGHT END SIDE, TO THE STRENGTH OF THE FORMATION.

THAT OPENED A WINDOW BACK OVER HERE TO DUMP OFF TO NUMBER 3.

AND HE JUST DROPPED THAT FOOTBALL.

SO LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS FROM HERE.

>> James: SECOND DOWN AND 10.

KEEPING IT ON THE GROUND.

COLLINS BREAKS A TACKLE.

HE PUS GOOD STIFF ARM AND HE GETS ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST DOWN.

JA'KAVIEN COLLINS.

AND HE ALMOST LOSES HIS HELMET.

KEEPS IT ON.

BUT HA GREAT RUN BY THIS YOUNG MAN.

>> Duwan: THAT IS A COLLEGE PLAY RIGHT THERE.

THEY DID A GREAT JOB.

THEY WERE IN POSITION.

BUT ONE THING ABOUT DEFENSE?

YOU HAVE TO TACKLE.

YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING RIGHT AND IF YOU DON'T TACKLE, THAT IS NOT GOOD.

THE OFFENSE IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THE CHAINS KEEP MOVING.

AND WE HAVE SOME MOMENTUM CHANGING GOING LEROY'S WAY.

>> James: BACK IN CONQUEROR TERRITORY AT THE 35-YARD LINE ARE THE BEARS OF LEROY.

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT O WAY TO TIE THIS GAME UP.

QUICK PASS.

OVER TO PHILLIPS.

PHILLIPS SPIN MOVE AND GREAT JOB BY DAMIAN FLIPTS TO AVOID GOING DOWN TRYING TO GET THE EXTRA YARD.

>> Duwan: GOOD JOB SPREADING THE BALL AROUND.

GOT TO LOOK.

THEY ARE GETTING THE BALL TO THE PERIMETER.

MAKING SURE THEY HTO TACKLE THEIR PLAYERS IN SPACE.

AND WE HAVE SEEN NOW THAT HE'S BACK IN THE GAME.

PHILLIPS IS GOING, THEY ARE GOING TO GET THE BALL IN HIS HANDS AND SEE WHAT HE CAN DO WITH IT.

AND MAKE COOSA CHRISTIAN HAVE TO TACKLE THEIR ATHLETES IN SPACE.

>> James: NOW SECOND AND ONE FOR LEROY.

>> James: AGAIN.

COLLINS GETS ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST.

JA'KAVIEN COLLINS ABLE TO GET ENOUGH AND MOVE THE CHAINS.

>> Duwan: THEY ARE DOING A GOOD JOB PUTTING THE BALL ON THE PERIMETER.

GIVING IT BACK INSIDE.

MAKING SURE THEY HAVE TO COVER THE ENTIRE FIELD.

AND I WON'T BE SURPRISED IF THE BALL IS DOWN FIELD WHEN THEY STRETCH THE FIELD A LITTLE VERTICAL TOO.

>> James: THEY ARE GOING TO GO WITH THREE WIDE ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE FIELD.

COLLINS STILL IN AT RUNNING BACK, ALONG WITH HUEBNER THE QUARTERBACK.

TO COLLINS.

GREAT STUTTER STEP TO AVOID THE DEFINITERDEFENDER.

AND HE GETS IN THE RED ZONE.

THE CHILDREN'S OF ALABAMA RED ZONE.

>> Duwan: HE HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A WORKHORSE FOR THIS DRIVE.

THEY ARE FEEDING THE BALL TO COLLINS, GETTING THE BALL ON THE PERIMETER TO THEIR ATHLETES AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS BEING DEFENDED ON THIS FIELD.

>> James: COOSA CHRISTIAN TRYING TO MAKE THE FLIP SIDE NOW.

THEIR DEFENSE MAY HAVE TO BRING THAT OUT.

HERE IN THE RED ZONE.

TRYING TO STOP THE BEARS OF LEROY.

SECOND AND SEVEN.

HUEBNER ON THE KEEPER.

BREAKS ONE TACKLE.

ANOTHER.

AND HE'S ABLE TO GET CLOSE TO THE 10-YARD LINE, INSIDE THE 10.

ENOUGH FOR A FIRST DOWN.

FIRST DOWN AND GOAL FOR LEROY.

>> Duwan: HUEBNER JUST TAKING IT ON HIS OWN THERE.

AND GETTING DOWNHILL.

THEY ARE SEEING SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS THEY ARE LOOKING IN THE BOX.

AND AS LONG AS YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE GUYS ARE IDE THE BOX COVERING THE PERIMETER, YOU HAVE A CHANCE INSIDE TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.

>> James: FIRST AND GOAL FROM THE 7 NOW FOR THE BEARS.

QUICK PASS, PHILLIPS.

GOING TO THE OUTSIDE AND HE STRETCHES IT OUT.

DOES HE MAKE IT IN?

NO HE'S OUT AT THE 2.

AND DAMION PHILLIPS WANTED THAT SCORE REALLY BAD.

>> Duwan: YOU CAN SEE HOW ATHLETIC THIS YOUNG MAN.

IS.

HE STRETCHED OUT FOR IF GOAL LINE HERE.

AND SET THAT UP PERFECT.

STEPPED BACK WITH THAT LEFT FOOT RIGHT THERE AT THE 2-YARD LINE.

GREAT CALL BY THE OFFICIAL.

>> James: TIMEOUT CALLED WITH 5:55 IN THE OPENING HALF.

WE COME BACK, WE'LL SEE IF THE BEARS CAN TIE IT BEARState Community College is A Great Place To Start.

Our CareerTech Programs are taught by certified instructors who provide hands-on training.

If you're interested in helping, caring for, and serving others, you can study one of our Health-Related Programs, or you can take your general education courses with us, then transfer your credits to the four-year university of your choice.

No matter your destination, start your journey at Bishop State because it is A Great Place To Start.

(uplifting music) - There's power in the simplest of actions, like one neighbor helping another, where everybody looks out for everybody else.

Community is everything to the Electric Cooperatives of Alabama, and we're grateful for your trust to provide the energy you need, giving you the power to power on.

Your Alabama Electric Cooperatives.

Empowering lives, empowering communities.

- When driving, share the road, not a post, ugh, bad.

Alabama has a Code of the Road and knowing it helps you follow it.

This is a message from your Alabama Department of Transportation.

When driving, wear a seat belt, not a filter.

What?

Alabama has a Code of the Road and knowing it helps you follow it.

This is a message from your Alabama Department of Transportation.

- Hi, I'm Wayne Reid, executive director of Alabama Public Television.

We're excited to carry live coverage of the Super 7 High School Football Championships for a second year, allowing everyone in Alabama to see these games.

This broadcast is made possible by several generous sponsors, but now I'd like to ask for your support as well.

Your gift can help APT tell more great Alabama stories and create new educational opportunities.

Call 1-800-239-4000 or give online at aptv.org.

>> James: THE JOY OF THE SUPER 7 HERE IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

YOU PLAY AT PREMIER FACILITIES.

AND HERE AT BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM.

THESE YOUNG MEN IN THE CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME, THEY CAN SAY THEY PLAYED IN THAT BUILDING ON THAT FIELD, ON THAT GRASS N THAT END ZONE.

AND RIGHT NOW IT IS LEROY BEARS TRYING TO GET IN THE END ZONE FOR THE SECOND TIME HERE IN THE HALF.

AS THEY LOOK AT SECOND AND GOAL.

HANDOFF TOP ENDAROUND, IN FOR THE SCORE IS TAYLOR CRUMEDY.

AND YES, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CONQUERORS JUST POKED THE BEAR.

AND THE BEAR HAS RESPONDED.

>> Duwan: NO DOUBT.

CRUMEDY, THEIR ATHLETE.

THEY ARE GETTING IT TO HIM.

RUNNING A STRETCH PLAY TO GET HIM TO THE EDGE.

AND HE'LL TURN IT UP.

IF YOU ARE NOT SOLID ACROSS THE FIELD WITH YOUR DEFENSE, HE FOUND THE CREASE AND THE END ZONE.

>> James: TWO-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN.

AND NOW FOR THE POINT AFTER ATTEMPT, ROB MOSELEY DOING THE OLD SCHOOL WAY, STRAIGHT-ON KICK.

AND IT IS GOOD.

AND JUST LIKE THAT, WHEN YOU POKE THE BEAR?

THE BEAR RESPONDS IN A MAJOR WAY.

>> Duwan: THEY FOUND IF WE CAN GET THE BALL TO THE PERIMETER, THEY HAVE TO STOP IT.

AND THE ATHLETES THEY HAVE, CAN CUT IT UP FIELD AND GET VERTICAL.

AND JUST THE RESULT HERE IS A TOUCHDOWN.

>> James: A LITTLE DANCE BY TAYLOR CRUMEDY.

AND A LITTLE CELEBRATION THERE BY HIS TEAMMATES.

>> Duwan: WE LITERALLY JUST SAW THE MOMENTUM CHANGE.

>> James: YES.

>> Duwan: FOR THE FIRST QUARTER AND A HALF IT WAS ALL COOSA CHRISTIAN.

BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN.

>> James: JUST LIKE POKING THE BEAR.

YOU WOKE HIM UP.

>> Duwan: THAT BEAR STARTED GROWLING AND HERE WE GO.

>> James: YEAH.

>> Duwan: A LITTLE CHILL JUST DROPPED IN THE AIR TOO.

BUT IT IS HOT ON THE F. >> James: AND THE FANS FROM LEROY MAKING THE TRIP UP TO TUSCALOOSA.

OH YEAH.

IT'S GREAT TO BE A LEROY BEAR.

MOSELEY WITH ANOTHER SKY KICK.

UPBACK WILL TAKE IT.

AND THIS TIME BROUGHT DOWN IMMEDIATELY.

AND A GOT OPEN FIELD TACKLE BY JAQUAN SCOTT.

YOU KNOW THE THING YOU TALK CLASS 1A.

YOU ARE GOING TO SEE STARTERS PLAYING ON SPECIAL TEAMS.

AND JAQUAN SCOTT PLAYING IN THAT DEFENSIVE BACK.

HE JUST STAYS ON THE FIELD.

BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT YOU DO.

>> Duwan: EXACTLY RIGHT.

AND RIGHT HERE THE TOUCHDOWN.

AS YOU CAN SEE.

THEY STRETCH THE FIELD.

HE FINDS THE CREASE, IT IS GOING TO BE A TOUCHDOWN.

JUST LIKE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

I MEAN, SCOTT, ANOTHER SOPHOMORE.

LEROY HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT SOPHOMORES ON THE FIELD.

LOOKED LIKE THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT.

>> James: COOSA CHRISTIAN.

GOING TO GIVE IT OVER TO EDWARDS.

AND EDWARDS ABLE TO GET A FEW YARDS.

HE WAS TRIPPED UP.

ABLE TO FALL FORWARD.

CLETE O'BRIAN, EXCUSE ME, ON THE CARRY.

CLETE HAVING A FEW CARRIES TONIGHT.

HIS SECOND OF THE EVENING.

SECOND DOWN AND 8.

WILSON GOING INTO THE TEETH OF THE DEFENSE OF THE BEARS.

AND HE'S STO STONEWALLED.

ROB MOSELEY AND OTHERS RIGHT THERE, ALONG WITH DAVIN CHESTANG.

>> Duwan: LEROY DOING A MUCH BETTER JOB ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

THEY ARE WINNING SOME BATTLES UP FRONT THAT HAVE SLOWEDM DOWN.

AND AGAIN THIRD AND FIVE.

>> James: THIRD AND 6.

JUSTUS FINDS HIS RECEIVER.

AND A GOOD TACKLE MADE BY JOSH REED.

PUT A GOOD RECEPTION, ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST DOWN MADE BY GRAYSON MALONE.

>> Duwan: AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY HAVE GOOD TIMING ON THEIR PASSES AS WELL.

QUARTERBACK THROWS THE BALL REALLY SHARP.

DOING A GREAT JOB CATCHING THE BALL.

AND KEEPING THE CHAINS MOVING.

>> James: FIRST AND 10 AT MIDFIELD NOW FOR THE CONQUERORS OF COOSA CHRISTIAN.

THEY JUMPED OUT TO A 14-0 LEAD.

BUT LEROY ANSWERED WITH TWO SCORES OF THEIR OWN.

JUSTUS, THROW.

FINDS O'BRIAN.

AND CLETE ABLE TO GET ONE, POSSIBLY TWO YARDS.

AND HE'S BROUGHT DOWN BY FOSTER.

JOHN COLBY FOSTER.

ONE OF THOSE TALENTED UNDERCLASSMEN.

JUST A JUNIOR.

HE'LL BE BACK NEXT SEASON.

>> Duwan: SECOND AND 6.

>> James: ANOTHER RUN AND ANOTSTOP.

THAT WAS KANON WILSON ON THE CARRY.

>> Duwan: THEY HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS RUNNING THE BALL INSIDE.

FOR THE FIRST QUARTER.

THEY ARE GETTING BACK TO WHAT THEY LIKE TO DO.

KEEP THE CLOCK MOVING.

MOVIMOVING THE CHAIN.

GETTING DOWN TO THIRD AND SHORT.

AND RUNNING THE BALL ON THE INSIDE TO CONVERT.

>> James: SO NOW JUSTUS DOING THAT CHECK WITH ME TO SEE IF HE HAS TO CHANGE THE PLAY.

GIVE IT AGAIN TO WILSON.

WILSON.

>> Duwan: MOVING THE CHAINS.

>> James: GETS ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST DOWN, INSIDE THE 40 TO THE 38.

FANS OF COOSA CHRIN DANCING AROUND THEIR TEAM.

MAKING THEIR FIRST TRIP TO THE SUPER 7.

GIVE AGAIN TO WILSON.

HE FINDS SOME ROOM AND HE'S CLOSE TO THE 30-YARD LINE BEFORE HE'S EVENTUALLY BROUGHT DOWN BY FOSTER AND COMPANY.

>> Duwan: LOOK AT WILSON.

THEY CONTINUE TO GIVE HIM THE FOOTBALL.

HE NEEDS A BREATHER.

HE WAS TACKLING RIGHT BEFORE THAT SNAP RIGHT THERE SAYING IF I COULD JUST GET ME A LITTLE BIT OF WATER THEN WE COULD GET BACK AT IT.

BUT HE NEEDED A BREAK RIGHT THERE.

>> James: JOSH HESTER TO RELIEVE HIM.

AND JUSTUS NOW GOING TO TRY TO SNEAK IT IN.

LOOKS LIKE THEY MAY HAVE HAD A FUMBLE ON THE PLAY, DEPENDING ON THE OFFICIALS.

THEY SAY NO, HE WAS DOWN EXACTLY AT THE 30-YARD LINE.

JAQUAN SCOTT HAD THE BALL IN HIS HANDS.

BUT THEY SAY THE QUARTERBACK WAS DOWN.

THE STOIC MARK O'BRYANT CALMLY TRYING TO KEEP HIS TEAM ALIVE IN THIS GAME, ALL TIED UP AT 14.

NOW THEY GET INSIDE WITH HESTER ON THE CARRY.

AND FOR JUSTUS ON THIS PLAY, WAS HIS KNEE DOWN?

OH YES, LOOKS LIKE HIS BOTTOM HIT THE GROUND BEFORE HE RELEASED THE BALL.

FIRST AND 10 NOW INSIDE THE 30.

WITH 2:04 LEFT.

>> Referee: TIMEOUT LEROY.

SECOND CHARGED TIMEOUT OF THE HALF.

>> James: ANOTHER ALABAMA NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION TIMEOUT.

AND NOW LEROY.

BUT WHEN YOU THINK BACK TO IT, THE HISTORY OF THIS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CLASS 1A.

LEROY HAS BEEN IN THIS A LOT.

AND LOOK AT LAST YEAR.

AND THEN YOU SEE MAPLESVILLE.

BUT LEROY IN 2004, THEY WERE THE CHAMPIONS.

AND THEY WENT ON A RUN FROM 2004-2010.

>> Duwan: YEAH.

YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF -- THEY ARE WELL-RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

BUT YOVE SWEET WATER, LINDEN, LYNNETTE.

MARS HILL, SWEET WATER, MAPLESVILLE.

ALL OF THESE TEAMS ARE WELL-WITH WELL-RESPECTED WITHIN THE STATE.

AND IF YOU ARE IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA YOU ARE VERY FAMILIA WITH THESE TEAMS IN 1A FOOTBALL.

>> James: NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

AND IT IS LEROY TRYING TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE, A GROUP OF EIGHT SENIORS TRYING TO CARRY THIS TEAM TOWARD THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT TITLE.

AND YOU SEE HEAD COACH JOHN MASSEY.

AND THE ACTING HEAD COACH CHAN LOWE.

AND MARK O'BRYANT THERE.

YOU FOR MASSEY YOU SAW HIM IN HIS MILITARY UNIFORM.

AND MARK O'BRYANT WHO ALSO SERVED IN THE NAVY SEALS SAYS HE COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDS AND RESPECTS WHAT HE HAS DONE WITH THIS TEAM UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

>> Duwan: WE THANK BOTH FOR THEIR SERVICE FOR THIS COUNTRY AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING FOR KNEES YOUNG MEN ON THE FOOTBALL FEED AS WELL.

>> James: ONE YARD GAIN NOW BY HESTER.

JOSH HESTER DOING A LOT ON DEFENSE.

AND OFFENSIVELY TRYING TO GIVE A BREATHER TO KANON WILSON.

HERE COMES HESTER AGAIN.

TRYING TO FIND AN OPENING.

AND THIS TIME HE GETS WRAPPEDUP.

AND BROUGHT DOWN BY JAQUAN SCOTT.

AND OTHERS RIGHT THERE TO MAKE THE PLAY.

>> Duwan: YOU KNOW THE CLOCK IS STILL RUNNING.

WE'RE UNDER 2:00.

THERE IS 1:23 ON THE CLOCK RIGHT NOW.

SO I WON'T BE SURPRISED TO SEE A PLAY ACTION.

UNLESS THEY JUST OPEN IT UP AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE GUN AND THROW THE FOOTBALL.

>> James: AND REMINDER, AS WE GO TO TIMEOUT HERE BY MARK O'BRYANT.

KEVIN SCARBINSKY WILL BE ON THE FIELD AT HALFTIME.

MAKE SURE YOU STAY TUNED.

ALWAYS ENTERTAINING HALFTIME OF THE SUP SUPER 7.

AND OUR PREGAME AND POSTGAME, KEVIN SCARBINSKY WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF GUESTS AND SPECIAL SURPRISES AS WE HAVE A ALABAMA NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION TIMEOUT.

AND MARK O BRYANT TRYING TO MAKE SURE HIS TEAM CAN FIND A WAY TO SCORE AND BREAK THIS 14-14 TIE.

>> Duwan: YEAH.

WHAT THESE KEY CHAINS WITH DOING FOR THESE YOUNG MEN ARE BUILDING CHARACTER AND PERSEVERANCE OFWHL TEACHES YOU.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME WITH MASSEY.

WE WENT TO TROY TOGETHER.

AND HE'S A GUY OF CHARACTER.

YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE BELIEVES IN AND THE WAY FOR HIS LIFE AND TO HIS STUDENT ATHLETES.

I'M SURE HE'S MISSED ON THE SIDE LINE TODAY.

BUT WHAT HE HAS BUILT HAS SOMETHING, EVEN WHEN HE'S IN HIS ABSENCE THESE YOUNG MEN, COACHES AND PLAYERS CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE ON STRONG.

>> James: AND FOR COACH O'BRYANT, HE SAID HE TOOK OVER A TEAM THAT REALLY DIDN'T KNOW.

HE SAID HE HAD MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE PLAYERS WHEN HE FIRST WALKED ON CAMPUS.

AND HE'S BUILT IT FROM THERE.

AND THOSE GUYS ARE STILL ON THE TEAM.

THAT FIGHTING FEW.

>> Duwan: THAT IS AMAZING.

>> James: HAVE HELPED THE CONQUERORS MAKE IT TO THIS POINT.

THIRD DOWN AND 9, AS THE TIMEOUT ENDS.

>> Duwan: MOTION TO EMPTY.

>> James: JUSTUS GETTING SOME PRESSURE ON THE BACKWARDS.

BACKSIDE.AND HE'S BROUGHT DOWN G SACK.

JAQUAN SCOTT MAKES THE PLAY.

AND GETS THE TURNOVER.

>> Duwan: THE 10th GRADER.

>> James: ANOTHER SUPER SOPHOMORE FOR THE BEARS.

>> Duwan: I TELL YOU.

THEY HAVE PLAYERS ON THE FIELD.

THEY PLAY WIDE OPEN.

AND WHAT A PLAY.

TO GET THE SACK, STRIP.

OH WOW.

JUST TAKE IT RIGHT OUT OF HIS HAND.

THAT IS A CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY.

THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR A LONG TIME.

AND HE GAVE HIS TEAM AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO GO AND MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.

EVEN RIGHT HERE ON OFFENSE RIGHT BEFORE THE HALF.

>> James: AS THEY SAY, YOU ARE AS STRONG AS YOUR WEAKEST LINK BUT MAYBE YOUR YOUNGEST LINK AND THESE SOPHOMORES ARE STEPPING UP BIG FOR LEROY.

NOW FIRST AND 10.

LESS THAN A MINUTE TO PLAY IN THE OPENING HALF.

TRYING TO BREAK THIS 14-14 TIE.

BULLET PASS IS LOW AND INCOMPLETE.

INTENDED FOR JASON BYRD.

>> Duwan: AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO GET THE BALL INTO HANDS OF THE ATHLETES ON THE PERIMETER.

AND I WOULD ASSUME THEY ARE GOING TRY TO THROW THE BALL DOWN FIELD SOMEWHERE IN HERE.

>> James: SECOND DOWN AND 10.

CLOCK STOPS AT 54 SECOND.

IT WAS COOSA CHRISTIAN SCORING TWO IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

AND THEN LEROY COMES BACK TO SCORE TWO IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

HUEBNER.

PLAY IS STOPPED DUE TO THE WHISTLE.

>> Referee: FALSE START AGAINST THE OFFENSE, 5-YARD PENALTY, STILL SECOND.

>> James: MOVES THEM BACK FIVE YARDS.

THEY WILL REPLAY SECOND DOWN.

SO NOW THEY ARE LOOK AT SECOND AND 15.

>> Referee: RESET THE GAME CLOCK TO 54 SECONDS.

ZERO FIVE FOUR.

>> James: AND FOR BOTH OF THESE TEAMS, A NUMBER OF PLAYERS PLAYING BOTH WAYS.

AND FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN, THEY HAVE A INTERESTING ALIGNMENT.

THEY DON'T HAVE TOO MANY GUYS PUTTING THEIR HAND IN THE GROUND.

>> Duwan: EXACTLY RIGHT.

YOU ARE GOING TO ONLY SEE TWO GUYS IN THE THREE POINT STANCE.

THEY ARE APPLYING WITH FIVE LINEBACKERS ON THE FIELD.

AND THERE IS THE BALL.

DOWN THE FIELD.

GETTING IT TO THE ATHLETES, TRYING TO GET IN THE SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN GET DOWN AND AT LEAST GET A TRY TO A FIELD GOAL.

>> James: SO DUWAN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT A 2-5-4 DEFENSE.

IS THAT TO COUNTERACT THE SPEED OF THE BEARS?

>> Duwan: YEAH.

SO THE BEARS HAVE SO MANY ATHLETES ON THE FIELD.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET MORE PERSONNELWISE TO TRY TO MATCH PERSONNEL.

TO GET MORE ATHLETES THAT CAN MOVE ON THE FIELD.

TO BE ABLE TO TACKLE IN SPACE.

THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO COUNTER.

>> James: FIRST AND 10 NOW INSIDE THE CONQUERORS TERRITORY AT THE 48.

HUEBNER.

WITH SOME TIME.

FINDS A RECEIVER.

RECEPTION MADE.

ASON BYRD.

HIS SECOND ARE E EXCEPTION OF RECEPTION OF THISDRIVE.

AND BYRD IS ANOTHER UNDERCLASSMAN, JUST A JUNIOR.

>> Duwan: THEY ARE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB OF GETTING THE BALL, RUNNING THEIR ROUTES.

>> Referee: THEIR THIRD AND FINAL TIMEOUT OF THE HALF.

PLEASE RESET THE GAME CLOCK TO 38 SECONDS.

>> Duwan: GOODDOWN RUNNING ROUTES.

CRISP ROUTS.

SECURING THE FOOTBALL AND GETTING WHAT YOU CAN TO GET DOWN ON THE GROUND.

>> James: ANOTHER GOOD RECEPTION BY LEROY.

>> Duwan: QUARTERBACK A GOOD JOB PLANTING HIS FEET AND GETTING THE HIPS AROUND, DELIVERING THE STRIKE.

>> James: O NOW BOTH TEAMS HAVE EXHAUSTED THEIR TIMEOUT ALOMENT HERE IN THE FIRST HALF.

SO NOW IS GOING TO BE KEY FOR LEROY.

CATCH, GO OUT OF BOUNDS TO TRY TO STOP CLOCK.

RIGHT DUWAN.

>> Duwan: EXACTLY.

38 SECONDS LEFT.

THAT IS NOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING.

ACTUALLY PLAYS INTO THE DEFENSES HANDS BECAUSE YOU ARE LIMITED TO WHAT YOU CAN DO OFFEN OFFENSIVEY RIGHT HERE DOING ANYTHING INSIDE THE HASH.

>> James: 38 SECONDS.

14-14 TIE.

COLLINS BACK IN AS THE RUNNING BACK FOR LEROY.

THEY GIVE TO COLLINS.

HERE COMES JA'KAVIEN COLLINS.

GETS ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST AND 10 AND GETS INSIDE THE 30.

DOWN TO THE 28.

AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE YOUTH MOVEMENT FOR LEROY.

THE YOUTH MOVEMENT IS ALSO THERE FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

KYLEEN JOHNSON MAKES THE TACKLE.

HE'S JUST IN THE 8th GRADE.

>> Duwan: CLOCK IS RUNNING.

>> James: LESS THAN 20 SECONDS NOW.

THEY HAVE GOT TO HURRY UP AND PLAY THAT QUICK TWO-MINUTE OFFENSE.

HUEBNER.

WITH TIME.

GETTING SOME PRESSURE, AND DOWN HE GOES.

A SACK.

BIG PLAY BY RANDI RANDI MAYS.

AND THE CLOCK WILL RUN OUT.

AND RANTLY MAYS SAVES THE DAY WITH THE SACK.

>> Duwan: THAT IS THE REASON TO GET THE BALL TO THE SIDE LINE, GET OUT OF BOUNDS SO YOU CAN GET THE CLOCK.

AT WORST CASE GET UP AND SPIKE THE BALL TO STOP THE CLOCK AND GET A SHOT FOR A FIELD GOAL.

BUT, YOU KNOW, GREAT JOB BY BOTH SQUADS RIGHT HERE.

GREAT PLAYS BOTH SIDES OF THE FOOTBALL.

BUT THEY ARE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB OF REPRESENTING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND PLAYING IN A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

WE'RE TIED UP AT 14.

>> James: LET'S GO DOWN T CHRISTINA CHAMBERS WITH ONE OF THE COACHES.

>> COACH, LOOKS LIKE YOUR OFFENSE FINALLY GOT INTO A RHYTHM THERE.

WHAT DID YOU SEE FROM THEM IN THE FIRST HALF.

>> STARTED LITTLE SLOW.

TURNOVER ON THE FIRST DRIVE.

OFFENSIVE LINE COME OUT WANTING TO PLAY AFTER THAT.

AND DROVE US DOWN THE FIELD.

WE WERE ABLE TO PUNCH IT IN.

DEFENSE CAME OUT, PUNCHED OUR DEFENSE IN THE MOUTH TO START WITH.

THEY BOWED UP A LITTLE BE.

JUST GOT TO GO FINISH THIS THING.

>> COACH, THANK YOU.

>> James: THANK YOU CHRISTINA AND THANK YOU COACH LOWE.

HE SAID HIS OFFENSIVE LINE DIDN'T WANT TO COME OUT AND PLAY IN THE FIRST HALF.

I THINK THE BEARS WERE HIBERNATING DUE TO THAT LONG TRIP FROM LEROY UP TO TUSCALOOSA.

AND THEN AFTER THEY POKED THE BEAR A FEW TIMES, THEY IGNITED INTO A 14-POINT EXPLOSION.

AND THAT IS WHERE WE FIND OURSELVES TIED AT 14.

STAY TUNED, HALFTIME COMING UP .. e internet, it's how we learn, experience and connect to the world.

But all of that powerful information needs a really powerful home.

A data center, like this world-class facility we invested $600 million to build, right here in Alabama.

But keeping the world's information at your finger isn't all we do.

Our data center supports thousands of jobs, we provide resources to our community, and generate more than $1 billion for the state economy.

We're doing our part for a better Alabama, because Alabama is our home, too.

- [Announcer] We all make choices about alcohol.

Kids make choices whether to drink or not.

- Bye, Dad.

- Bye-bye.

- Remember, I'm going to Alex's party tonight and sleeping over.

- Have fun.

Hey, Ann, remind me about that party again.

- [Announcer] And adults make choices whether to talk about it.

That's true of parents and every other trusted adult in a kid's life.

Kids want to know our expectations and they want honest answers in everyday conversations.

So talk with your kids and help lead them on a positive path because when you talk, they hear you.

(gentle music) (gentle music) - [Narrator] We are here when families need us the most and are trusting us to be our best for their children.

Here for all the little moments and major milestones we are here for all the firsts and all the lasts and all the days in between.

We are here every day helping, healing, learning discovering.

We are here.

- Be a great coach.

We need you.

- Our kids need you.

- Motivate them.

- Challenge them.

- Inspire them.

- Pay attention, and know the facts.

- Every injured youth is a loss.

- So let this be our goal, - Our collaborative goal.

- Our unified goal.

- Our name is our mission.

- Coach safely.

(whistle blares) - It's the mission.

(whistle blares) - It's the purpose.

- It's the law.

- [Jana] Coach safely, win without losses.

>> MAYBE NOT THE BEST CLOCK MANAGEMENT.

>> YOU GO UP AND CLOCK CLOCK DOCK.

AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE THE TIME A LITTLE BIT.

>> SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE CONFUSION WHAT PLAY THEY WERE RUNNING.

COULDN'T QUITE GET LINED UP AND WERE NOT ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY.

AFTERREN INCREDIBLE STRIP SACK.

>> MOMENTUM SHIFTS AND OF COURSE WE TALK ABOUT TAKEAWAYS TURNOVERS.

THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE STAT AND WHAT WE LOOK AT.

HUGE PLAY.

STOP BY LEROY AND HERE THEY DRIVE AND GIVE COOSA A CHANCE.

GREAT JOEY DID TO FINISH UP.

GREAT EFFORT, WHERE HE DIVES AND MAKES A SACK.

OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE BEEN LITTLE BETTER CLOCK MANAGEMENT.

14-14.

ANOTHER GREAT GAME.

WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.

>> AND IT IS FUN TO WATCH THE GAMES WITHIN A GAME.

EARLIER IN THE HALF, LEROY, OR COOSA CHRISTIAN TRIES TO POOCH KICK ON THE KICKOFF.

THEY HAVE TO REKICK.

AND THEN WE SAW WHY THEY KICKED IN THE FIRST PLACE LIKE THAT, BECAUSE LEROY ALMOST TOOK IT AIL THE WAY BACK.

TO THE PILON.

SETTING UP THE TOUCHDOWN.

>> HECK OF A PLAY BY THE RETURN MAN.

DON'T KNOW HIS NAME.

BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT UP IN THE BOOTH IS THE LEVERAGE.

WE'RE WATCHING THEM RUN DOWN O KICKOFF COVERAGE AND THE GUY GOT OUTLEVERAGE ASKED HE GOT AROUND HIM.

SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS.

THE FUNDAMENTALS, EVEN WITH THE KICKOFF TEAM.

BUT, YOU KNOW, ALSO HAND OF A DANGEROUS RETURN MAN AND HE DID SOMETHING WITH IT.

PROBABLY WHY WE WERE SEEING POOCH KICKS.

>> TWO EVENLY MATCHED TEAMS.

COOSA CHRISTIAN ONLY LOST ONE GAME ON FIELD THIS YEAR.

THE VERY FIRST GAME.

HAVEN'T LOST SINCE.

HAD TO FORFEIT FOUR.

YOU CAN SEE HOW GOOD THEY ARE.

THIS LOOKS LIKE ONE THAT SHOULD GO TO THE WIRE.

>> IT SHOULD.

AND ONCE AGAIN THERE IS THE BACK AND FORTH.

THAT IS WHEN YOU SEE GOOD TEAMS.

THEY ARE DRIVING BUT THEY MAKE A PLAY.

OR HERE THEY GO.

SO WELL-COACHED.

PLAYING HARD.

FANS ARE INTO IT.

SO WE SHOULD HAVE A GREAT SECOND HALF.

>> THIS IS WHAT THE SUPER 7 IS ALL ABOUT.

TWO REALLY GOOD TEAMS PLAYING REALLY WELL IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

WE'VE GOT TO RUN TO A BREAK.

WE'LL BE BACK HERE AT BRYANT-DENNY STADIUMeing a patit can make you feel helplesspatit and vulnerable and scared.

You're dependent on others to get well.

Your care is in someone else's hands.

Someone who up until today might have been a stranger, but somehow they know how you're feeling.

Somebody who sees you as more than just a patient.

Be somebody.

Enroll in the nursing program at Coastal Alabama Community Coe.

- [Dog] What?

Never seen a dog get a bath before?

Look, I got needs, and one of them is plenty of soothing, warm water.

That's why Ma made sure our home has a natural gas water heater.

(sighing) She's the best.

See, natural gas heats water fast and efficiently so we never run out mid-spa session, 'cause when I'm out at the park, strutting around and meeting other pooches, I gotta show 'em who's boss.

Visit my website and learn why natural gas is a home's best friend.

- [Announcer] Making memories is always a bit sweeter knowing the water and fish are safe for fishing the day away in beautiful Alabama.

For the latest water and fish consumption advisories visit ADEM.Alabama.gov/Water-Info.

>>> WELCOME BACK TOBRYANT-DENN.

WE'RE AT HALFTIME OF A TERRIFIC 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

COOSA CHRISTIAN, DEFENDING CHAMPION LEROY ALL TIED UP AT 14.

THIS ONE SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH.

AND NOW WE'RE PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF ONE OF THE TERRIFIC SPONSORS THAT BRINGS THIS EVENT TO PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA, WHICH IS ONLY NATURAL.

BECAUSE THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THAT JOHNNY McWILLIAMS REPRESENTS AS PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER DOES SO MANY THINGS FOR THE PEOPLE OF ALABAMA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US.

>> GREAT VENUE AND EVENT.

>> ISN'T IT AMAZING.

JUST TO SEE.

NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SMALLEST CLASSIFICATION, LEROY AND COOSA CHRISTIAN.

FROM THE SMALLEST SCHOOLS TO THE BIGGEST.

THE SMALLEST TOWNS TO THE BIGGEST CITIES.

THIS EVENT REALLY ENCOMPASSES THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

>> THE ENTIRE STATE ALWAYS PAYS ATTENTION TO THE SUPER 7 AND SEES WHAT IS GOING ON.

SO YOU ARE RIGHT.

THIS ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE STATE AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE PART OF IT.

>> AND ONE OF THE TERRIFIC PROGRAMS THAT AL DOT SPONSORS IS THE DRIVE SAFE PROGRAM.

OUSLY WE'VE GOT SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE.

YOUNG DRIVERS WATCHING THIS AND THEIR PARENTS, THEIR FAMILIES.

WHAT DO THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT.

BEING SAFE DRIVERS.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS.

DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT IS IMPERATIVE.

AND FOR PARENTS, REALIZE THAT WHEN YOUR CHILDREN ARE IN A CAR WITH ANOTHER TEENAGER, THAT INCREASES THEIR RISK AS WELL.

SO BE MINDFUL OF THAT PARENTS WHEN YOU LET YOUR CHILDREN RIDE WITH OTHER TEENAGERS.

AND ANOTHER THING.

DON'T DRIVE DISTRACTED.

WE TRY TO PREACH IT ALL THE TIME.

IF YOU CAN WAIT TO PUT DOWN THE CELL PHONE AND WAIT TO RESPOND TO THAT TEXT MESSAGE.

THOSE ARE THE BEST THINGS YOU CAN DO.

>> HOW DOES ALDOT TRY TO SPREAD THAT MESSAGE TO OUR YOUNG DRIVERS.

>> WE TRY TO PREACH AT DIFFERENT EVENT, ELEMENTARY, MEDICAL SCHOOL ANMIDDLE SCHOOLAND HIGH E ALABAMA FACEBOOK PAGE AND WEBSITE.

AND WE STRESS AT AN EARLY AGE THE IMPORTANCE OF DRIVING SAFELY.

IT ALL STARTS ALSO WITH A SEAT BELT.

>> AMEN TO THAT.

WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE DISTRACTION YOUNG DRIVERS FACE.

IS IT THE CELL PHONE?

IS IT LISTENING TO MUSIC ON THE RADIO?

WHAT IS IT THAT REALLY DIVERTS PEOPLE'S ATTENTION FROM WHAT IT SHOULD BE ON AND THAT IS ON THE ROAD?

>> RIGHT.

OBVIOUSLY NOW WITH TEXT MESSAGES AND iPHONE AND GETTING THE MESSAGES, I THINK IT DISTRACTS THEM AT AN EARLY AGE.

AND WE REALLY WANT TO TELL THEM HEY, IT CAN WAIT.

WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN AT YOUR CELL PHONE AND DRIVING, YOU ARE PASSING SEVERAL YARDS LIKE THIS FOOTBALL FIELD.

IF YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION BECAUSE YOUR EYES ARE DOWN ON THE CELL PHONE AND NOT UP ON THE ROAD.

SO WE JUST WANT TO EMPRESS ON THEM TO PUT THE CELL PHONE DOWN AND PARENTS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILDREN KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING THAT.

>> WHAT IS IT LAW IN THE STATE?

IT IS DIFFERENT INTEREST STATE FROM STATE TOSTATE, AS FAR AS TE DRIVING.

>> WE HAVE A HANDS FREE LAW THAT'S BEEN PASSED.

AND LOT OF OFFICIALS AND THOSE THEY KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF DRIVING SAFELY AND KEEPING YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD.

THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO IMPRESS ON PEOPLE.

>> VISITING WITH JOHN McWILLIAMS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO PARENTS.

OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE WAYS TO REACH THEM DIRECTLY.

BUT ALSO REACHING PARENTS AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE SHARING THE RIGHT INFORMATION WITH CHILDREN.

>> WITH PARAPHERNALIAS, EVEPARENTS, YOUR CHILDLOOKS AT .

IF YOU DON'T BUCKLE UP, YOUR CHILD ISN'T AS LIKELY.

60% OF VEHICLE FATALITIES INVOLVE MOTORISTS NOT WEARING THE SEAT BELT.

60% OF FATALITIES.

SO IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT AND EASY THING TO DO.

JUST BUCKLE UP EVERY TIME.

IF -- YOU KNOW, IF I COULD IMPRESSEN UPON PEOPLE ONE THING, IT IS TO BUCKLE UP.

THAT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.

PARAPHERNALIAS, IF YOU DO IT, YOUR CHILDREN WILL MOST LIKELY DO IT.

>> WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO, WHAT THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DOES EVERY DAY TO HELP US ALL DRIVE SAFE AND ESPECIALLY FOR BEING A SPONSOR OF THE SUPER P. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> WE'VE GOT TO RUN TO A BREAK.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.Saliba and I'm the president and CEO of Alfred Saliba Corporation.

As a part of the Home Builders Association of Alabama, I guess one of the best things that it's helped me with is personal development.

It's helped me to learn how to a better builder and a better business person, but it's helped me in so many other ways in all the other roles that I have.

How can you afford not to be a member of the Home Builders Association in your local area?

- [Announcer] Everyone knows what the big man wants.

Yep.

Bacon.

(upbeat festive music) Jack's is bringing a sleigh load of bacon to its southern favorites.

There's the Big BLT, Chicken BLT, and our Bacon Double Cheeseburger.

It's a bacon wonderland out there.

♪ More, more, more (tense music) (tense music continues) (tense music continues) (audience cheering) (tense music fades) >>> WELCOME BACK TO BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM HERE IN TUSCALOOSA.

WE ARE AT HALFTIME OF THE CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

TERRIFIC GAME GOING ON.

WE ARE TIED AT 14.

COOSA CHRISTIAN AND LEROY, THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS.

YOU WANT TO STAY TUNED FOR THE SECOND HALF.

THAT IS GOING TO BE A BATTLE.

WE EXPECT IT TO GO RIGHT TO THE WIRE.

BUT BEFORE WE GET THERE.

WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF GUESTS THIS WEEK.

WE'VE BEEN LUCKY.

THE ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC SPONSOR OF THE SUPER 7 ON ALABAMA PUBLIC TELEVISION.

AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT THE SYSTEM TES IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

HERE IS A UNIQUE WAY IN WHICH THE ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM TOUCHES ALABAMA RESIDENTS.

AND THAT IS, FIRST OF ALL, LET'S INTRODUCE PRESIDENT ANNETTE FUNDERBURG FROM ELMORE COUNTY.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> TELL US WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT JF SHIELD.

>> JF INGRAM STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

>> JF INGRAM, I'M SORRY MY BAD.

>> THAT'S OKAY.

SERVES WORKS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND WE SERVE THE E INCARCERATED POPULATION ACROSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA IN 17 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND FIVE DAY REPORTING CENTERS.

>> SO YOU ARE PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE FOR WHATEVER REASON HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES INCARCERATED.

TELL US THE PURPOSE OF THAT PROGRAM.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

IT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THAT ARE RETURNING TO SOCIETY ARE DEVELOPING RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.

AND PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY OF WORK.

PRISON TO WORKFORCE PIPELINE, WHERE THEY CAN EARN AND LEARN ABOUT TRADES, WELDING, PLUMBING.

THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY OF WORK ONCE THEY ARE RELEASED.

94% OF ALABAMA'S INCARCERATED POPULATION WILL RETURN TO SOCIETY.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY RETURN AND AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY CAN PROVIDE WORK AND BE EMPLOYABLE.

AND THAT IS WHAT WE DO.

WE SERVE AND WE HAVE JOB PLACEMENT COORDINATORS ACROSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WORKING AND PROVIDING AND BEING TAX PAYING CITIZENS WHEN THEY RETURN.

>> HOW POPULAR HAS THIS PROGRAM BECOME?

HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE YOU SERVING THROUGH THIS EDUCATIONAL PROCESS?

>> WELL CURRENTLY?

THIS SEMESTER WE HAVE ABOUT 17 THAT ARE IN FOUR-CREDIT PROGRAMS.

WHICH ARE OUR WELDING AND PLUMBING AND CRAFT TRADES.

WE ALSO SERVE THE WOMEN AT TEAT WILIER.

SO WE HAVE COZTOLOGY, LOGISTICS FOR THE WOMEN.

AS WELL AS OTHER PROGRAMS FOR THE WOMEN.

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION.

BUT OUR MOST POPULAR PROGRAM IS WELDING.

AND WE SERVE FACILITATES ACROSSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

AND HVAC AND WELDING ARE OUR MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS.

AND WE ARE CERTAINLY PLACING.

WE'VE PLACED PEOPLE, 326 PEOPLE THIS YEAR IN JOBS ACROSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

SO THAT WHEN THEY RETURN, THEY ARE BECOMING TAXPAYER CITIZENS.

>> THAT IS TERRIFIC.

AND AGAIN YOU ARE PROVIDING PRACTICAL EDUCATION.

THAT LEADS DIRECTLY TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

>> DIRECTLY TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

WE WORK WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ACROSS TO STATE OF ALABAMA TO MAKE SURE WE DECREASE THE BARRIERS THESE STUDENTS MIGHT HAVE ONCE THEY ARE RELEASED.

AND WE WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE READY, EMPLOYABLE SKILLS.

WE TEACH THEM SOFT SKILLS AND ALL KINDS OF SKILLS TO MAKE SURE HERE THE READY TO RETURN AND WHEN THEY RETURN WE HELP THEM AND GUIDE THEM INTO JOBS WHERE THEY CAN BE EMPLOYED.

>> WHAT IS THE AGE RANGE OF YOUR STUDENTS?

>> THEY CAN RAFROM ANYWHERE FROM 19 YEARS OLD TO 50, 60, 65 YEARS OLD SOMETIMES.

WE WANT TO MEET THE STUDENT WHERE IS THEY ARE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TEACHING ADULT BASEITION EDUCATION.

AND RIGHT KNOW WE HAVE ABOUT 450 PEOPLE IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION.

ALSO WE TEACH THOSE A NON-CREDIT PROGRAM AT ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL FACILITY IN COLUMBIA ANYWAY.

NA.

AND THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES WE'RE PROVIDING THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO LEARN.

GAIN THE SKILLS, THE EMPLOYABLE TRAINING SKILLS THEY NEED TO GO WORK DIRECTLY IN COMMERCIAL JOBS AND BUILDING JOBS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT THE STATE OF ALABAMA NEEDS.

THIS IS A WORKFORCE THAT MAYBE SOMETIMES OUR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIES AREN'T THINKING ABOUT.

BUT WHEN WE DO WORK WITH OUR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, THEY TELL US HOW THEY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO TEACH THE PROGRAM.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TEACHING THEM IN THE WAY IN WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO HIRE THEM?

AND OUR STUDENTS ARE READY ONCE THEY ARE RELEASED.

THEY HAVE TO BE WITHOUT ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS WHILE THEY ARE IN THERE.

SO THEY HAVE TO BE DISCIPLINED WHILE THERE ARE EVER THEY ARE THERE.

THEY ARE THERE.AND IT IS A --.

EVERY --.

AND UP AND DOWN I-65 THEY ARE READY TO HIRE FORTNET DRIVERS AND CDL DRIVERS THAT WE OFFER IN OUR WORK RELEASE PROGRAM.

SO WE'RE THERE TO MAKE SURE WE WORK WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ACROSS THE STATE.

>> PRESIDENT ANNETTE FUNDERBURG OF.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE PEOPLE OF ALABAMA.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACKh, WE'L resilience, and hope to face life's challenges, and I found all three at Gaston State Community College.

I'm Jada Pickens, an office administration student at Gaston State's Ayers Campus in Anniston.

Along with attending classes, I work full-time.

Life is very demanding.

There's a real sense of support at Gaston State.

The faculty and staff care about us as individuals and want us to thrive in the classroom and in life.

Thank you Gaston State for giving me the wings to fly to new unexpected heights.

(uplifting music) - There's power in the simplest of actions, like one neighbor helping another, where everybody looks out for everybody else.

Community is everything to the Electric Cooperatives of Alabama, and we're grateful for your trust to provide the energy you need, giving you the power to power on.

Your Alabama Electric Cooperatives.

Empowering lives, empowering communities.

(bright music) - Change lives at the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the state's provider of Social Services in all 67 counties.

Join our hardworking team that positively impacts the lives of children and families across Alabama.

Speak to a recruiter by calling 334-242-1780.

Or emailing recruitment@dhr.alabama.gov.

- When driving, share the road, not a post, ugh, bad.

Alabama has a Code of the Road and knowing it helps you follow it.

This is a message from your Alabama Department of Transportation.

When driving, wear a seat belt, not a filter.

What?

Alabama has a Code of the Road and knowing it helps you follow it.

This is a message from your Alabama Department of Transportation.

>> LET'S GO DOWN TO SUSAN CROTHERS.

>> PENALTIES NOT QUITE AS BIG A PROBLEM IN THE FIRST HALF AS THEY HAVE BEEN.

TELL ME WHAT OTHER ADJUSTMENTS DD YOU MAKE TO HAVE A STRONG SECOND HALF.

>> WELL WE JUST GOT TO DO A BETTER JOB WRAPPING UP.

THAT IS OUR ACHILLES HEEL RIGHT NOW.

BEEN ONE OF OUR STRONG SUITS ALL YEAR AND FOR WHATEVER REASON WE'RE NOT WRAPPING UP GOOD.

CREDIT TO THEM.

THEY ARE A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT HOW YOUR TEAM'S BEEN ABLE TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY ALL YEAR.

THIS IS NOTHING DIFFERENT.

NOTHING NEW TO YOUR GEUS.

DO YOU THINK THEY WILL MAKE IT STRONGLY THROUGH THE SECOND HALF.

>> I ABSOLUTELY HOPE SO.

RIGHT?

WE'LL SEE FOR SURE.

>> GOOD LUCK COACH.

>> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> James: THANK YOU SUDSESSEN AND THTHANK YOU COACH O'BRYANT.

DUWAN WALKER.

THIS IS A SEASON WHERE YOU HAVE HAD A TEAM COME OUT EXPLOSIVE TO START AND THEN ANOTHER TEAM ANSWER WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF EXPLOSIVE NATURE.

>> Duwan: YEAH.

BOTH TEAMS HAVE, I MEAN IT IS THE REASON WHY THEY ARE HERE.

THEY KNOW HOW TO PLAY.

BUT COOSA CHRISTIAN CAME OUT AND POSED THEILL EARLY ON.

THEY SAID WE'RE GOING TO LINE AND RAN STRAIGHT AT YOU.

TAY DID THAT CONVINCINGLY FOR A WHOLE QUARTER AND A HALF.

AND THEN LEROY CAME BACK.

THEY POKED THE BEAR AS YOU SAY.

THE BEAR WOKE UP AND NOW THEY HAVE A BEAST ON THEIR HANDS.

SO WE GOT A REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL GAME HERE.

LEROY HAS LOT OF YOUNG TALENT ON THE FIELD.

THEY GET THE BALL TO THE PERIMETER.

AND THEY FOUND SOME SPECIAL THINGS.

WE'LL SEE WHO MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS THIS SECOND HALF TO HAVE MORE IMPROVEMENT.

>> James: LET'S LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTS.

THEY HAD A FEW TURNOVERS THAT REALLY PROPELLED THE TEAM.

AND FIRST OWEN WILSON, 38 YARDS FOR THE TOUCHDOWN TO OPEN THE SCORING HERE AT THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONS.

AND THEN HE WOULD DIVE IN FOR ANOTHER SCORE AND THEN IT WOULD BE THE ANSWER WITH COLLINS FROM LEROY.

AND THEN CRUMEDY FINALLY GETS ON THE BOARD.

>> Duwan: THEY MISS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AT THE END OF THE HALF RIGHT THERE WITHOUT GETTING POINTS.

BUT THEY WILL GET THE BALL BACK STARTING THE SECOND HALF.

AND LET'S SEE WHO HAS MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO SEE HOW THEY CONTINUE TO MOVE THE CHAINS.

THING ABOUT LEROY, THEY CAN STRIKE FAST.

WE SAW THAT WITH ALL OF THEIR ATHLETES.

WE WANT THE SEE IF THEY THROW THE BALL DOWN FIELD A LITTLE MORE TO MAKE THAT DEFENSE LOOSEN UP FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

>> James: THAT YARDS PER PLAY IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR LEROY.

SIX YARDS PER PLAY, AS OPPOSED TO 3.6 FOR THE CONQUERORS OF COOSA CHRISTIAN.

AND YOU SEE THE COACHES.

COACH LOWE.

AND NOW COACH O'BRYANT.

FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

IT CAN BE COOSA CHRISTIAN KICKING TO COACH LOWE AND THE BEARS OF LEROY.

ANOTHER SKY KICK.

AND THEY ARE ABLE TO CALM THE FAIR CATCH AT THE 35-YARD LINE.

MAKE IT THE 36.

AND THAT IS WHERE LEROY WILL TAKE OVER.

>> Duwan: I'D LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, AT THIS LEVEL OF 1A FOOTBALL.

YOU HAVE MOSTLY YOUR PLAYERS PLAYING BOTH WAYS.

LET'S SEE WHO IS GOING THE WEAR DOWN FIRST.

OBVIOUSLY WE'VE SEEN COOSA CHRISTIAN RUN THE FOOTBALL INSIDE.

AS YOU NOTICED, IF A TEAM GET MORE THAN EIGHT PLAYS IN A DRIVE, IT IS HARD TO STOP THAT TEAM.

SO LET'S SEE WHO CAN GET THE CHAINS MOVING.

AND WHO CAN COLLECT PLAYS TO GET RHYTHM?

AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS SECOND HALF.

>> James: GOOD FIELD POSITION NOW FOR THE BEARS.

MAKING A SHIFT.

AND HANDING IT OFF TO COLLINS.

AND COLLINS ABLE TO GET SOME POSITIVE BEFORE HE MEETS HESTER AND THE REST OF THE CONQUEROR DEFENSE.

>> Duwan: THAT IS THE KEY NOW, GET POSITIVE YARDS ON FIRST DOWN.

IF IRK GET POSITIVE YARDS ANDWIO GIVE YOU A CHANCE ON THIRD DOWN.

>> James: FOUR YARD GAIN FOR LEROY.

STILL TRYING TO SPREAD THEM OUT WITH TWO RECEIVERS ON THE FAR SIDE.

HUEBNER NOW GOING THE KEEP IT.

AND HE BREAKS THROUGH ONE TACKLE.

AND IT WAS BRYANT WHO WAS RIGHT THERE.

ABLE TO MAKE IT.

BUT IT WAS HUEBNER WHO RIPPED THROUGH THAT TACKLING.

>> Duwan: IT IS GOING TO BE CLOSE HERE.

HE DID A GREAT JOB TAKI TAKING E FOOTBALL.

DOWNHILL.

GAINING ABOUT THREE YARDS ON THE PLAY AND NOW THEY ARE ABOUT A YARD SHORT ON THIRD DOWN, WHICH IS GOING TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO GET A FIRST DOWN HERE.

THEY HAVE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB SEG THEIR OFFENSE AND SHIFTING OVER.

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE.

>> James: HUEBNER IS GOING T KEEP IT.

AND HE MAY HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT.

HUMCLETE O'BRYANT WRAPS UP AND BRINGS HIM DOWN.

AND LOOKS LIKE NOW HE MAY HAVE GOT AN HALF YARD ON THAT PLAY.

>> Duwan: FOURTH DOWN.

>> James: COOSA CHRISTIAN FAN BASE COMING FROM ETOWAH COUNTY.

GADSDEN.

TRYING TO CHEER ON THEIR DEFENSE.

KEY PLAY HERE EARLY IN THE THIRD.

HUEBNER NOW TRYING TO GO AROUND AND HE'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.

>> Duwan: DENIED.

>> James: HE WILL BE DENIED.

AND THE CONQUEROR DEFESTANDS UP TALL.

AND THEY WILL GET THE BALL BACK IN GREAT FIELD POSITION.

KALE KAOLIN JOHNSON THERE TO MAKE THE PLAY.

>> Duwan: HUGE THERE.

STARTING THE SECOND HALF AND START OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

THAT WOULD BE THE TEAM THAT IS GOING TO HAVE THE BETTER CHANCE TO WIN THE SECOND HALF.

WHAT A FAST START FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN AS THEY GET THE BALL AND HAND OFF.

AND BACK TO WILSON.

>> James: SECOND AND SHORT.

WILSON ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST DOWN.

HE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE THE CHAINS.

>> Duwan: THAT IS WHAT THIS TEAM DOES BEST.

THEY RUN INSIDE THE TACKLE.

REALLY GOOD AT IT.

OFFENSIVE LINE GREAT JOB FIRST HALF.

WE'LL SEE CAN THEY WEAR DOWN THIS DEFENSE.

FOR LEROY TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THE CHAINS.

>> James: KEEPING IT NOW IS JUSTUS.

AND HE'S WRAPPED UP BY IAN WHITE AND COMPANY.

AND HE'S BROUGHT DOWN.

FIRST TIME WE'VE CALLED THE FRESHMAN, IAN WHITE, 5'10", 163.

YES A FRESHMAN.

>> Duwan: EVERY SERIES HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO WIN FIRST DOWN.

LET'S SEE HOW THIS ENDS UP.

BEING THAT THEY JUST GOT ONE YARD ON FIRST DOWN.

THAT WAS THE WIN FOR LEROY TO TRY TO GET THEM TO WIN SECOND DOWN TO GET TO THIRD AND GOAL.

>> James: JUSTUS.

QUICK PASS, AND HE FINDS GRANT MORGAN.

SHORT OF FIRST.

AND IT WILL BRING UP A THIRD DOWN SITUATION INSIDE THE 30 TO THE 28.

COFFCOACH O'BRYANT TRYING TO EXL HIS TEAM BACK INTO THE LEAD.

PLATE FLAG IS THROWN.

OWEN WILSON -- KANON WILSON, EXCUSE ME.

GOES DOWN.

AND THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL GO AGAINST COOSA CHRISTIAN.

>> Referee: HOLDING OFFENSE.

10-YARD PENALTY.

FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL.

REPLAY THIRD DOWN.

>> Duwan: GOING MAKE IT PRETTY INTERESTING HERE.

IF THEY GET IT CLOSE, LIKE THEN.

IT WAS GOING TO BE PRETTY CLOSE.

THEY ARE NOT AFRAID TO GO FOR IT ON FOURTH DOWN.

55, YOU CAN SEE THE HOLD THERE.

JUST GOT PLAY WITH MORE DISCIPLINE TO PAGE SURE THAT YOU DON'T GET YOUR TEAM PENALIZED LIKE THAT.

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GOT THE BALL DOWN HERE ABOUT TO BE IN THE RED ZONE TO GET READY TO MAKE A RUN RUN FOR THE END ZONE.

YOU DEFINITELY CAN'T BACK YOURSELF UP TO WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO ELIMINATE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE POINTS.

>> James: THIRD DOWN NOW AND 16 RATHER THAN THIRD AND SHORT AFTER THE HOLDING CALL.

J.D.

JUSTUS REALLY CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PLAY CALL WAS FROM THE SIDE LINE.

AND NOW WE HAVE AN ALABAMA NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION TIMEOUT.

WE'LL TAKE ONE WITH THEM.

WE COME BACK WE'LL SEE IF COOSA CHRISTIAN CAN CONTINUE THIS DRIVE.

STAY TUNED.

Never seen a dog get a bath before?

Look, I got needs, and one of them is plenty of soothing, warm water.

That's why Ma made sure our home has a natural gas water heater.

(sighing) She's the best.

See, natural gas heats water fast and efficiently so we never run out mid-spa session, 'cause when I'm out at the park, strutting around and meeting other pooches, I gotta show 'em who's boss.

Visit my website and learn why ral gas is a home's best friend.

- Hi, I'm Wayne Reid, executive director of Alabama Public Television.

We're excited to carry live coverage of the Super 7 High School Football Championships for a second year, allowing everyone in Alabama to see these games.

This broadcast is made possible by several generous sponsors, but now I'd like to ask for your support as well.

Your gift can help APT tell more great Alabama stories and create new educational opportunities.

Call 1-800-239-4000 or give online at aptv.org.

- [Narrator] Play hard, play to win.

But when sports injuries occur, you can rely on Encore.

Our professional team treats all types of sports related injuries for athletes of all ages.

Our licensed therapists work closely with a patient, your family, and physician, to get you back into action quickly and safely.

At Encore, we love to see you move.

Log on to encorerehab.com for a location near you.

- [Narrator] Are you an enthusiastic sports fan?

Want to have fun and get in on the action?

- [Fan] Heck yes!

That'd be awesome.

- [Narrator] Have great attention to detail?

Want to stay active?

- [Fan] Definitely!

Want to give back to the student athletes in your community?

- [Fan] Obviously, yes!

- [Narrator] Then you'd make an excellent high school sports official.

(whistle blows) We need more officials in Alabama.

Because with no high school officials, there are no high school sports.

Sign up today at www.highschoolofficials.com.

>> James: IT IS A SUN CONTINUES TO SET HERE AT BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM.

KEY THIRD DOWN FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

TIED WITH LEROY.

JUSTUS THROWS.

AND IT IS INCOMPLETE.

INTENDED FOR JOHNSON.

>> Duwan: AND THAT IS THE KEY TO THE GAME RIGHT HERE.

YOU KNOW, YOU WANTGET THEM IN THIRD AND LONG.

IF LEROY CAN KEEP WINNING THE FIRST DOWN, WIN SECOND DOWN TO GET THEM TO THIRD AND GOAL, THAT IS JUST WORKING TO LEROY'S STRENGTH.

BECAUSE COOSA'S STRENGTH, COOSA CHRISTIAN, THEIR STRENGTH IS TO WIN FIRST DOWN BY RUNNING THE BALL INSIDE THE TACKLES.

LITTLE PLAY ACTION OFF OF IT.

BUT AGAIN WE HAVEN'T SEEN THIS A LOT TOOTHBRUSH.

TTONIGHT.

THIS IS PROBABLY ON THE SECOND BUNT.

>> James: SO WE'VE GOT BURNS BACK TO KICK.

JUSTUS IS THE UPBACK REMEMBER.

SO IF THEY TRY A FAKE, YOU HAVE GOT A NIMBLE QUARTERBACK WHO CAN DO IT.

HERE COMES THE FAKE.

JUSTUS GOING TO THROW.

AND HE OVERTHROWS IT.

INTENDED FOR ELI MOTES.

AND ONCE AGAIN THE DEFENSE FOR LEROY STANDS STRONG.

>> Duwan: WHICH IS PROBABLY NOT A BAD THING RIGHT HERE.

YOU KNOW, EVERY KICKOFF THAT IS ABOUT WHERE THEY WERE GETTING POSSESSION OF THE BALL.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.

THE QUARTERBACK IS THE UPBACK.

AND GOOD JOB OF EVERYBODY PLAYING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.

QUARTERBACK -- GREAT JOB GETTING THE BALL OUT THERE.

BUT LITTLE BIT OVERTHROWN.

LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH ON THE BALL.

>> James: NOW LEROY ABLE TO MATCH NSIVE STOP WITH DEFENSIVE STOP.

AND THEY GIVE THE BALL BACK TO THEIR OFFENSE.

FIRST AND 10 NOW AT THE 39.

HUEBNER.

BREAKS THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AND ROOM TO RUN.

BRAYDEN HUEBNER CLOSE TO MIDFIELD AND ENOUGH FOR A FIRST DOWN.

THEY WILL MOVE THE CHAINS.

>> Duwan: AS HE BEGINS TO RUN.

GREAT JOB RIGHT HERE.

RUNS INTO HIS OWN GUY.

HE BOUNCES OFF.

AND TOUGHER.

HE'S A TOUGH RUNNER.

THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE THEM PUT MORE BODIES IN THE BOX.

FIRST HALF, THEY WERE THROWING TO THE PERIMETER TO THE ATHLETES THAT WOULD MAKE PEOPLE MISS.

>> James: HUEBNER AGAIN ON THE KEEPER.

ROOM TO RUN AND HE GETS INTO THE COOSA CHRISTIAN TERRITORY WITH JOHNSON ON THE TACKLE.

>> Duwan: COOSA CHRISTIAN HAS GONE IN AT THE HALF AND THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR DEFENSE A TTLE BIT.

FIRST HALF THEY PLAYED A 2-5-4 WITH ONLY TWO DEFENSIVE LINEMEN.

NOW THEY HAVE MORE DEFENSIVE LINEMEN IN.

HOWEVER, COACH PRETTY MUCH PUT A SCHEME TOGETHER JUST FOR THIS GAME.

LOOKED LIKE THEY ARE GOING BACK TO SOME OF THE THINGS THEY WERE DOING FIRST HALF.

>> James: HANDOFF.

AND THIS ONE GOES TO COLLINS.

AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SNIFF THAT ONE OUT.

HESTER AND COMPANY IN ON THAT TACKLE.

LET'S GO DOWN TO CHRISTINA CHAMBERS WITH MORE ON THE QUARTERBACK HUEBNER.

CHRISTINA.

>> COACH DESCRIBES HIM AS A LEADER ON THE TEAM BUT HE'S MORE OF A QUIET LEADER.

HE SAYS WHEN HE TALKS THE TEAM REALLY LISTENS BECAUSE HE'S NOT VERY VOCAL.

HE'S A KID THAT CAN RUN REALLY WELL THAT YOU HAVE SEEN ON THE LAST TWO PLAYS.

BUT HE'S A GUY THAT LEADS BY EXAMPLE.

ESPECIALLY OUT ON THE PRACTICE FIELD.

AND REALLY GETS THIS OFFENSE GOING.

>> James: THANKS A LOT CHRISTINA.

YOU HAVE EIGHT SENIORS.

WHEN YOUR HEAD COACH IS GONE, THOSE SENIORS STEPPED UP.

GOOD FAMILIAR PASS TO PHILLIPS.

ABLE TO GET YARDS THERE.

SO IT WAS INCUMBENT UPON THOSE SENIORS TO HELP COACH LOWE OUT WHEN COACH MASSEY HAD TO DO HIS MILITARY COMMITMENT AND LEAVE THE TEAM.

AND THEY WERE RIGHT THERE TO STEP?

>> Duwan: EXACTLY.

YOU KNOW, AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS.

IF YOU ARE DOING IT RIGHT.

AND WHEN YOU ARE POURING INTO YOUR KIDS THAT YOU HAVE MATURED THEM TO THAT POINT TO WHERE EVEN IN YOUR ABSENCE, THEY CAN CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> James: THIRD DOWN AND EIGHT NOW FOR THE BEARS OF LEROY.

HUEBNER.

THROWS A BULLET.

AND SLIDING TO MAKE THE RECEPTION IS TAYLOR CRUMEDY.

AND CRUMEDY HAS ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST DOWN.

>> Duwan: YOU KNOW THE BALL IS GOING TO GET INTO HIS HAND.

HE'S A PLAY MAKER.

THEY ARE GOING FIND HIM.

AND WHAT A GOOD THROW.

>> James: HE THREW IT RIGH WHERE ONLY CRUMEDY COULD GET IT.

LOOKS LIKE HE WAS GOING TO THROW IT IN THE DIRT.

BUT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE COACH O'BRYANT HAS THROWN OUT HIS CHALLENGE FLAG.

AND HE'S GOING CHALLENGE IT.

>> Referee: COOSA CHRISTIAN IS CHALLENGING THE RULING ON THE FIELD OF A COMPLETED PASS.

THE PREVIOUS PLAY IS UNDER FURTHER REVIEW.

>> James: OUR HEAD REFEREE, DANA BARKER.

WITH THE REST OF OUR CREW.

JOHN MICHAEL WALKER.

P.J.

HETHORN.

P.J.

ROBERTS, CASEY RODGERS.

TJ LIGHTENER AND HENRY GROSS.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO AS THEY SAY "TO THE BOOTH."

>> Duwan: YEAH.

YOU CAN SEE THIS BALL COMING OUT RIGHT HERE.

ON THE RELEASE.

IT IS A LITTLE BIT LOW.

>> James: I THINK HE HAS IT.

>> Duwan: YEAH YOU.

CAN CAN'T TELL FROM RIGHT HERE THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE CONTROL OF IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH TO OVERTURN THAT FROM THE ANGLES WE HAVE.

>> James: LOOKS LIKE HIS HANDS ARE UNDERNEATH THE BALL.

EVEN THOUGH IT IS MOVING, HIS HANDS ARE UNDERNEATH.

OF WHAT WE SEE.

HMM.

>> Duwan: OH, LOOKS LIKE IT IS ON THE GROUND THERE.

>> James: NOW THAT ANGLE, CLOSE.

>> Duwan: MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO OVERTURN IT.

GREAT EFFORT.

GREAT JOB.

GREAT CAMERA WORK THERE TO GET ALL THE DIFFERENT ANGLES TO SEE IF THAT WAS A CATCH OR NOT.

>> James: COACH O'BRYANT THROWS OUT THE CHALLENGE FLAG.

COACH LOWE IS TRYING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN CASE IT IS A RECEPTION OR IF IT IS DEEMED INCOMPLETE.

AND DANA BARKER WILL GIVE US THE FINAL RESULT AFTER THEY FINISH REVIEWING IT.

AND HERE WE GO.

>> Referee: AFTER REVIEW, THE RULING ON THE FIELD IS INCOMPLETE PASS.

IT WILL BE FOURTH DOWN AND 8 FROM THE 34-YARD LINE OF LEROY.

GAME LOCK WILL START ON THE SNAP.

>> GOOD CALL COACH.

IT IS ALL IN THE TIMING.

SAW SOMETHING DIDN'T LOOK GOOD.

HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

>> James: AND RIGHT THERE.

YEAH.

LOOKS LIKE IT.

>> Duwan: THAT BALL IS ON THE GROUND.

>> James: YEP.

IT WAS A GOOD CALL BY THE REFEREES IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT CHANGE.

AND NOW IT IS FOURTH DOWN AND LONG FOR LEROY.

>> Duwan: FOURTH AND 8.

>> James: GOING FOR IT IS LEROY.

GOOD CATCH THERE.

KEEPING HIS FEET.

AND TO A FIRST DOWN AND MORE IS TAYLOR CRUMEDY.

HE SAYS IF I CAN'T CATCH IT ON THAT ONE, THAT IS DEFINITELY ENOUGH FOR A FIRST DOWN.

AND HE SHOWS IT WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT.

>> Duwan: IF I'M COOSA CHRISTIAN, I DON'T CARE IF CRUMEDY IS SITTING IN THE STANDS, I KNOW WHERE HE IS.

BECAUSE THE BALL IS GOING TO HIS HANDS AND WHEN HE GET THE BALL HE MAKES THINGS HAPPEN.

THEY HAD A CORNER HIM REALLY WELL BUT HE'S A MAGICIAN.

HE GET OUT OF IT EVERY TIME.

>> James: AND IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE CHILDRENS OF ALABAMA RED ZONE.

INSIDE THE 20 DOWN TO THE 12 12-YARD LINE OF THE BEARS.

GIVE AGAIN TO COLLINS.

>> Duwan: SUPER SOPHOMORE.

>> James: JA'KAVIEN COLLINS ONCE AGAIN ON THE CARRY.

AND O'BRYANT THERE FOR THE TACKLE.

THIS YOUNG MAN JUST A SOPHOMORE.

>> Duwan: THIS IS REALLY BIG RIGHT HERE FOR COOSA CENTRAL TO COME UP AND TIGHTEN UP THE DEFENSE.

THEY CAN GET LITTLE TIGHTER TO THE BOX.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT VERTICAL BALLS DOWN FIELD.

NOW THEY CAN REALLY PLAY IN THE TRENCHES AND SEE IF THEY CAN SLOW UP THIS LEROY OFFENSE THAT IS ON A ROLE R ROLL RIGHT NOW.

>> James: SECOND DOWN AND 7.

INSIDE THE 10.

KEEPING IT IS HUEBNER.

AND HE GOES DOWN RIGHT AT THE 6-YARD LINE.

REMEMBER, THEY COULD GET A FIRST WITHOUT SCORING.

>> Duwan: YEAH.

YOU KNOW, THEY GOT IN A REALLY GOOD SITUATION RIGHT HERE.

WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT IS THIRD DOWN.

AND DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS RIGHT HERE.

YOU KNOW, THIS MAY -- THE WAY THIS GAME IS GOING, A FIELD GOAL IS BIG RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU CAN GET TO THAT POINT AND GET SOME POINTS.

BUT TOUCHDOWN WOULD BE EVEN BETTER.

>> James: LESS THAN 4:00 TO PLAY HERE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

BRAYDEN HUEBNER TRYING TO BREAK THIS 14-14 TIE.

HUEBNER NOW GETTING SOME PRESSURE.

HE ELUDES ONE DEFENDER.

GOT SOME TIME TO THROW IN THE BACK OF THE END ZONE!

WOW.

HE OVERTHROWS HIS INTENDED RECEIVER SAWYER SULLIVAN.

AND SULLIVAN IS ON THE GROUND.

HE FINALLY GETS UP BUT HE LANDED RIGHT ON HIS STOMACH.

COMPLETE LAYOUT THERE.

>> Duwan: HE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB ELUDING THE TACKLER RIGHT HERE.

BUT I THINK HE GOT A LITTLE BIT EXCITED WHEN HE SAW HIS GUY IN THE BACK OF END ZONE THERE AND OVERTHREW HIM A LITTLE TOO MUCH ON THE FOOTBALL.

FOURTH DOWN.

>> James: AND LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO GO FOR IT.

FOURTH AND 4.

REMEMBER, THEY CAN GET A FIRST DOWN WITHOUT SCORING.

THEY HAVE CRUMEDY SPLIT OUT ON THE NEAR SIDE.

NOW HE MOVES A LITTLE CLOSER.

HUEBNER.

GETTING SOME PRESSURE.

THROWS.

AND INCOMPLETE.

INTENDED FOR CRUMEDY.

BUT THE DEFENSE OF COOSA CHRISTIAN HOLDS.

AND THEY WILL GET THE BALL BACK ON DOWNS.

LET'S GO DOWN TO SUSAN CROTHERS WITH MORE ON THE DEFENSE FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

>> I WANT TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT COACH TEDDY WHITMEYER, DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

HE'S GOT ENOUGH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS TO FILL ONE WHOLE HAND AND GOING FOR HIS SIXTH TONIGHT.

START THE OTHER HAND.

FOUR FROM FYFFE.

ONE FROM PENCEEN VALLEY AND ANOTHER ONE SEEKING TONIGHT.

AFTER A DEFENSIVE STAND LIKE THAT HE MAY JUST GET ONE.

>> James: NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

FOR COACH O'BRYANT, BRINGING IN COACHES WHO HAVE A CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE HELPS CREATE THAT CULTURE EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT.

>> Duwan: THAT IS A GREAT HIRE AND THIS IS A GREAT JOB GETTING THE BALL OFF THE GOAL LINE, GETTING IT OUT ON FIRST DOWN.

AGAIN, TO WIN FIRST DOWN IS THE KEY FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

AND THEY WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THAT ONE.

NOW YOU HAVE SECOND AND SHORT.

>> James: JOHN DAVID JUSTUS, THE QUARTERBACK ON THE CARRY.

NOW SECOND DOWN AND FOUR.

GIVE T TO OWEN.

KANON WILSON ON THE CARRY.

THE BLACK SHIRTS RIGHT THERE TO WRAP HIM UP BEFORE HE COULD GET TO THE FIRST DOWN MARKER.

BUT IT BRINGS UP THIRD AND ORT.

>> Duwan: THIRD AND SHORT.

>> James: LOOKS LIKE A BOTCHED PLAY.

SAWYER SULLIVAN SAYING HEY, WHAT ABOUT ME?

HIS NECK ROLL IS OFF THE ROCKER, LITERALLY.

>> Duwan: THAT WAS A GREAT PLAY.

>> James: I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT.

YOU SEE HIS NECK ROLL?

>> Duwan: I SEE IT.

>> James: COME ON NOW.

THAT IS HOW HARD HE'S PLAYING.

HIS NECK ROLL IS SIDEWAYS.

>> Duwan: HUSBAND BUDDY GOT HIS BACK RIGHT THERE.

THE WAY HE FLEW OVER THERE AND CORRALLED THE QUARTERBACK FROM A TURN PUSH.

THAT'S A GREAT PLAY.

>> James: COOSA CHRISTIAN CALLS A TIMEOUT.

SMART MOVE BY MARK O'BRYANT.

ANOTHER ALABAMA NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION TIMEOUT.

HE HAD TO CALL THAT TIMEOUT THEY WERE GOING TO BE FLAGGED FOR DELAY OF GAME.

BUT NOW IT ONLY LEAVES THEM WITH ONE TIMEOUT FOR BASICALLY THE REST OF THE GAME.

>> Duwan: AND A GAME LIKE THIS, YOU ARE GOING THE NEED EVERY TIMEOUT YOU CAN USE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, GREAT JOB OF CALLING THAT TIMEOUT.

AND IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO FOR IT DOWN HERE.

>> James: AND THE PREVIOUS PLAY, THAT THIRD DOWN PLAY WAS REAL CRUCIAL.

BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE DIVING OVER WAS SAWYER SULLIVAN.

AND HE JUST ANTICIPATED THE QUARTERBACK SNEAK.

AND REALLY DID A WRESTLING MOVE THERE AND BROUGHT HIM DOWN.

>> Duwan: COULD BE A PLAY OF THE GAME.

IF THEY CHOOSE TO CONTINUE TO ENFORCE THEIR WILL, IMPOSE THEIR WILL HERE.

AND A PLAY LIKE THAT?

DOWN HERE?

THAT IS -- I MEAN, THAT IS VERY SELDOM SEEN.

>> James: HE WAS ANTICIPATING THE PLAY AND HE CALLED IT RIGHT.

>> Duwan: RIGHT OUT OF HIS NECK ROLL.

>> James: AND SAWYER SULLIVAN, ONE OF THOSE SUPER SOPHOMORES.

AT 5'11", 190.

ALL RIGHT.

SO NOW ANOTHER FOURTH AND SHORT.

JUSTUS GOING TO TRY TO PUSH FORWARD.

SPINNING.

AND SECOND AND THIRD EFFORT.

BUT THERE IS A FLAG.

SO THIS MAY BE COMING BACK.

BUT LET'S SEE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

THE FLAG IS AT THE 17-YARD LINE.

JUSTUS COMES UP LIMPING.

AND HE'S GOT TO GO OFF THE FIELD.

OR IS HE GOING TO STAY ON?

LOOKS LIKE HE'S WALKING OFF WHATEVER IT WAS AILING HIM.

>> Referee: DURING THE RUN, AIDING THE RUNNER AGAINST THE OFFENSE.

5-YARD PENALTY FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL.

REPLAY FOURTH DOWN.

>> James: IN TODAY'S COACHING WE CALL THAT THE TUSH PUSH, AND THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY LEGAL.

AND THEY JUST START PUSHING AND PULLING.

AND I THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN 55 ZAYDEN FRANKLIN.

>> Duwan: RIGHT.

>> James: THE TUSH PUSH IS LEGAL BUT NOT THE TUSH PULL.

FOURTH DOWN NOW.

PUNTING SITUATION.

ONLY THE SECOND PUNT OF THE GAME.

HIGH, AND SHORT.

AND IT WILL GO OUT OF BOUNDS.

BUT GREAT FIELD POSITION FOR THE BEARS OF LEROY.

THEIR DEFENSE ONCE AGAIN HOLDS HERE IN THE WANING MOMENTS OF THTHIRD QUARTER.

>> Duwan: THAT IS THE SECOND PUNT FOR THE SECOND HALF.

IN THE FIRST HALF I KNOW IT WAS LIMITED PUNTING GOING ON.

BUT THAT IS THE SECOND PUNT.

OBVIOUSLY BOTH TEAMS WENT IN AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS.

AND IT IS PRETTY EVEN RIGHT NOW ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL FOR BOTH TEAMS.

>> James: GREAT FIELD POSITION.

INSIDE THE 40 DOWN TO THE 33-YARD LINE.

THE BEARS OF LEROY.

GOOD MOVE THERE BY COLLINS.

ENTERING THE RAMSAY RAMS FROM BIRMINGHAM.

RONNIE JACKSON, THE HEAD COACH, THEY WILL BE UP NEXT TAKING ON GULF SHORES.

AS THEY TRY TO REPEAT AS STATE CHAMPIONS.

SECOND DOWN AND 7.

FAKE IT OVER TO COLLINS.

TORE HEAD.

OH MY GOODNESS.

JASON BYRD.

>> Duwan: GREAT PLAY BY THE DEFENSE RIGHT THERE.

HAD HE THROWN THAT BALL, IT WAS GOING TO BE AN INTERCEPTION.

BUT HE HAD TO FIST PUMP FAKE AND THEN THROW IT OVER THE DEFENSE.

HE SLIGHTLY OVERTHREW THE BALL.

BUT IT WAS WELL-PLAYED THAT TIME COOSA CHRISTIAN.

>> James: WELL HE'S GOT TO KNOW JASON BYRD IS ONLY 5'8".

SO YOU CAN'T THROW IT TOO HIGH.

AND EVEN THOUGH HE'S A BYRD, HE CAN'T FLY THAT HIGH.

>> Duwan: NOT FLYING HIGH TONIGHT.

>> James: THIRD DOWN AND 7 NOW FOR THE BEARS.

CRUMEDY IN MOTION.

GETS A LITTLE CLOSER.

HUEBNER, THROWS IT.

RECEPTION MADE.

SHORT OF THE FIRST DOWN.

BUT THIS TIME HE DOES FIND BYRD FOR THE RECEPTION.

>> Duwan: TELL YOU WHAT, HE THREW IT TO THE RIGHT PERSON.

THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB ELIMINATING CRUMEDY.

THEY ELIMINATED HIM BY THE REROUTE.

AND HE ENDED UP ON THE GROUND.

SO HE HIT HIS OPEN RECEIVER.

PERFECT JOB.

GREAT CATCH.

GETTING OUT OF BOUNDS.

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS RIGHT HERE ON FOURTH DOWN.

>> James: 33 SECONDS LEFT HERE IN THE THIRD.

BOTH DEFENSES HAVE STEPPED UP AND PLAYED MUCH BETTER THAN THEY HAVE IN THE FIRST HALF.

FOURTH AND 4 FOR LEROY.

HUEBNER TRYING TO GO WIDE.

HAS SOME ROOM.

AND HE STRETCHES IT OUT.

LOOKS LIKE HE WILL HAVE ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST DOWN.

>> Duwan: FIRST DOWN.

>> James: AND THE BEAR FATEFUL ARE CHEERING THEIR TEAM ON.

>> Duwan: I TELL YOU, HE RAN FOR HIS LIFE RIGHT THERE JUST RUNNING FOR THE CHAINS TRYING TO GET TO THE EDGE.

HE RAN FOR THIS CORNER RIGHT HERE AND HE WASN'T GOING TO BE DENIED.

HE HAD NO FAU THOUGHT TO TURN TE BALL UP RIGHT THERE.

HE WAS RUNNING FOR THE CORNER, GET THE CHAINS AND GREAT JOB LEADING HIS TEAM TO A FIRST DOWN.

>> James: IN MY BACKYARD AS A KID.

WE HAD THREE TREES FOR A FIRST DOWN.

AND HE WAS RUNNING FOR THAT TREE.

>> Duwan: HE MADE IT.

>> James: FIRST AND 10 NOW FOR THE BEARS AT 22 22 THE 22.

HUEBNER AGAIN KEEPING IT.

AND O'BRYANT LEADING THE WAY ON THAT TACKLE.

BUT HE GETS RIGHT AT THE 20-YARD LINE.

O'BRYANT, ALONG WITH CADE MICKLER ON THE TACKLE.

>> Duwan: I THINK THAT WILL BE THE LAST PLAY OF THE QUARTER.

>> James: CLOCK IS SLOWLY GOING DOWN.

AS IT STRIKES ZERO.

AND JUST AS WE THOUGHT, THIS GAME WILL BE PROBABLY ONE OF BEST GAMES WE SEE SO FAR IN THE SUPER 7.

ALL TIED UP AT 14 A PIECE.

AND THE NUMBER 4 GOES UP AS WE GO TO THE FINAL QUARTER OF REGULATION.

STAY TUNED.

High school students are getting prepared for the future with dual enrollment at Reid State.

♪ It's a brand new day - I'm taking college core classes in high school to prepare me for my future and get a ahead life.

- Best thing about taking dual enrollment classes at Reid State is that you really get hands on and one-on-one with your instructor.

- [Narrator] If these two young ladies can juggle high school, band, cheer, sports, and work with their dual enrollment, imagine what you could do.

- If you're think about getting a head start in life dual enroll at Reid State.

- Dual enroll at Reid State.

♪ It's a new day - [Narrator] Are you ready to enjoy the white sands and crystal clear water of our beautiful Alabama beaches?

Get water quality updates for all Alabama beaches and coastal waterways, and the confidence of knowing the water for your planned play is safe for the day.

- [Narrator] A game without a crowd is just a scrimmage.

A performance without an audience is just a rehearsal.

Without your presence, high school sports and the performing arts aren't possible.

(lively music) Ensuret these essential extracurricular activities continue to enrich the lives of students in Alabama.

Purchase a ticket to your local high school's game or performance.

- [Announcer] This message presented by the AHSAA.

(music continues) (lively music) - [Narrator] For over 100 years, TNT Fireworks has been a proud champion of high school athletics.

Whether you're at a tailgate, backyard barbecue, a weekend getaway with friends and loved ones, or gathering together to celebrate the holidays, TNT thanks you for letting us be a part of your family.

(upbeat music) >> James: BARN BURN IRINSIDE.

OUTSIDE IS THE RAMSAY BAND, THE BATON TWILLERS AND EVERYBODY WARMING UP.

AS IT WILL BE RAMSAY RAMS TAKING ON GULF SHORES COMING UP RIGHT AFTER THIS GAME.

>> Duwan: THEY ARE WARMING UP, GETTING READY TO COME IN AND ROCK THE HOUSE.

>> James: SECOND DOWN AND 8 NOW, FOURTH QUARTER.

HERE IN THE CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

KEEPING IT IS HUEBNER AGAIN.

TRYING TO GET TO THE OUTSIDE.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK DUE TO A HOLD.

MORE LIKE A TACKLE.

>> Referee: OFFENSE, 10-YARD PENALTY FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL.

REPLAY SE SECOND DOWN.

>> James: SO NOW IT BE SECOND SECOND AND LONG.

HE JUST WRAPS HIM UP AND KNOCKS HIM DOWN.

>> Duwan: THEY HAD IT PLAYED VERY WELL DEFENSIVELY.

HE DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE MADE THE PLAY HAD HE NOT BEEN TACKLED.

>> James: COACH LOWE IS TRYING TO MAKE THE CALLS TO GIVE THE OFFENSE THE PLAY THEY NEED.

SECOND DOWN AND 18.

COLLINS IN THE BACK FIELD.

ALONG WITH FOSTER.

HUEBNER THE QUARTERBACK, WITH TIME.

THROWS IT.

AND A LITTLE LOW, INTENDED FOR PHILLIPS.

AND TAKING A LOOK AT OUR STATS THROUGH THREE QUARTERS OF PLAY.

YOU CAN SEE THE BEARS.

THE YARDS PER PLAY DROPPED OFF A LITTLE, BUT STILL OUTSTANDING.

>> Duwan: YEAH AND LOOK AT RUSHING.

THIS GAME IS DEFINITELY IN THE TRENCHES.

134 FOR EACH TEAM.

THAT IS PRETTY EVEN.

TOTAL YARDS, 221-162, IN FAVOR OF LEROY.

BUT THIS IS A DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU LIKE DEFENSE, THIS IS THE GAME FOR YOU.

AND OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I LOVE.

AND I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BETTER GAMES DURING THE SUPER 7S.

>> James: THIRD DOWN AND 18.

THEY NEED GET IN THE 15 TO BE CLOSE TO A 1st.

PASS INCOMPLETE.

ONCE AGAIN INTENDED FOR PHILLIPS.

THEY JUST COULDN'T CONNECT.

>> Duwan: HE'S STRUGGLING CONNECTING ON THE LAST COUPLE OF THROWS.

HE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OFF.

ITS BEEN THERE.

SCHEME IS WORKING.

JUST GOT TO MAKE PLAYS.

AND THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT.

IT IS FOURTH AND 18.

AND I DON'T THINK THEY HAVY OTHER CHOICE BUT TO GO FOR IT HERE.

>> James: BALL AT THE 30-YARD LINE.

FOURTH AND 18 NOW FOR THE BEARS.

AS THE CONQUERORS OF COOSA CHRISTIAN, THEIR FAN BASE CHEERING ON THE DEANS.

DEFENSE.

HUEBNER NOW TRYING TO GO WITH A SCREEN AND HE CONNECTS.

JAQUAN SCOTT INTO THE END ZONE, TOUCHDOWN!

>> Duwan: TOUCHDOWN.

>> James: GREAT PLAY CALL.

ANOTHER GREAT TOUCHDOWN PLAY.

AND JAQUAN SCOTT.

THEY CAUGHT HIM ON THE RIGHT PLAY AT THE EXACT RIGHT TIME ON FOURTH DOWN.

>> Duwan: GREAT TIMING.

ALL FOUR DEFENSIVE LINEMEN CAME SCOT-FREE.

OBVIOUSLY THEY KNEW IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THAT EASY.

THE SCREEN SET UP PERFECT.

GOT IT IN THE HANDS, HE FOUND THE CREASE AND OFF TO THE RACES FOR A TOUCHDOWN.

>> James: MOSELEY FOR THE POINT AFTER ATTEMPT.

STRAIGHT ON OLD SCHOOL KICK IS UP AND GOOD.

AND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT 1A IS ALL ABOUT SCHEMES.

>> Duwan: AND THIS IS THE PERFECT SCHEME.

THIS IS THE PERFECT SCHEME FOR THE SCREEN AND THE PERFECT TIMING FOR THE CALL.

THEY HAD LOOSENED UP THE WHOLE SECONDARY.

AND NOW ONCE YOU GET THE OFFENSIVE LINEMEN OUT IN FRONT, IT IS GOING TO BE OFF TO THE RACES.

AND THEY ESCORTED HIM OFF TO THE END ZONE.

GREAT JOB OUT OF EVERYBODY.

>> James: AND THAT IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE CALLED THAT SCREEN TONIGHT.

>> Duwan: EXACTLY RIGHT.

IT IS A LOT LIKE A RUN PLAY YOU KNOW.

THEY GOT THE BALL OUT TO THE PERIMETER AGAIN TO ONE OF THEIR PLAY MAKERS.

AND THAT IS A SENIOR.

THEY PUT THE BALL IN HIS HANDS.

AND HE TOOK IT HOME TO THE END ZONE.

>> James: DEFENSE WAS A PREMIUM IN THE THIRD QUARTER, AS BOTH TEAMS WENT SCORELESS THROUGHOUT THE THIRD QUARTER.

BUT AS WE START THE FOURTH, CHAN LOWE, THE INTERIM HEAD COACH FOR JASON MASSEY, THE HEAD COACH IS OFF FULFILLING HIS COMMITMENT TO OUR COUNTRY WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD.

NOW SPEMS.

SPECIAL TEAMS.

THEY LET O'BRYANT GO AND HE GET SOME POSITIVE YARDS ON THE SKY KICK.

LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SCREEN.

THAT CALL IT THE BUBBLE SCREEN.

BUT THIS IS A PRETTY BIG BUBBLE.

>> Duwan: NO DOUBT.

HE GOT INSIDE.

AND HE FOUND THAT CREASE.

AND AGAIN, IT WAS THE PERFECT CALL.

BECAUSE THEY HAD LOOSENED UP THE DEFENSE TO DEFEND FOURTH DOWN.

IT WAS FOURTH AND 18.

AND ONCE YOU GET SPACE LIKE THAT.

AND SCREENS.

OBVIOUSLY ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN THERE.

AND THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE TOUCHDOWN.

>> James: NOW IT IS TIME TO SEE IF COOSA CHRISTIAN CAN ANSWER.

ELI MOTES, RECEPTION MADE.

THE TIGHT END AND ALSO LINEBACKER.

FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

AND HE WAS JUST A YARD SHORT.

BRINGS UP SECOND AND SHORT.

>> Duwan: IS A GREAT RESPONSE.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN LAFAYE A LOT OFN FIRST DOWN.

BEEN IMPORTANT FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN TO WIN FIRST DOWN.

EVERY TIME THEY HAVE DONE THAT, THEY HAVE HAD SUCCESS ON THE SERIES.

THEY CAME OUT ON FIRST DOWN THIS TIME.

THEY ARE BD UP OFF OF 'EM AND JUST TAKING WHAT THE DEFENSE GIVES RIGHT NOW.

>> James: CHAN LOWE MAY BE CHALLENGING THE RECEPTION.

>> Referee: LEROY IS CHALLENGING THE RULING ON THE FIELD OF THE COMPLETED PASS.

THE PREVIOUS PLAY IS UNDER FURTHER REVIEW.

>> James: AND CHAN QUIETLY LAID DOWN HIS RED FLAG.

BUSY NIGHT FOR OUR CREW.

DANA BARKER THE HEAD REFEREE.

LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.

SEE IF THAT RECEPTION WAS GOOD.

>> Duwan: THAT WILL BE HARD TO OVERTURN.

FROM THAT ANGLE.

>> James: MAYBE THE TIP OF THE BALL MAY HAVE TOUCHED THE GROUND AFTER IT PASSED HIS HANDS.

>> Duwan: I DON'T -- I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S... >> James: GREAT USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.

>> Duwan: I'M GONNA LEAVE IT OFF TO THE EXPERTS TO MAKE THE CALL.

>> James: THERE YOU GO.

AND IT IS OUTSTANDING THAT THEY ARE USING THE SAME TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY YOU SEE ON THE COLLEGE LEVEL.

>> Referee: AFTER REVIEW, THE RULING ON THE FIELD STANDS AS CALLED.

SECOND DOWN.

LEROY IS CHARGED A TIMEOUT.

IT IS THEIR FIRST CHARGED TIMEOUT OF THE HALF.

AND THEY HAVE ONE CHALLENGE REMAINING.

>> James: SO LEROY DID HAVE A FULL CACHE OF TIMEOUTS.

NOW THEY ARE LEFT WITH TWO TIMEOUTS.

BUT THEY HAVE THE LEAD.

AND NOW IT IS SECOND AND SHORT FOR COOSA CHRIN.

JUSTUS MAKING THE CALL.

>> Referee: LEROY IS CHARGED A TEAM TIMEOUT THERE.

THEREFORE THE CLOCK SHOULD START ON THE SNAP.

RESET THE GAME CLOCK TO 10:52.

>> Duwan: GREAT CATCH BY THE OFFICIAL.

>> James: AND NOW WE'RE READY.

JUSTUS IS GOING TO KEEP IT.

AND HE'S BROUGHT DOWN RIGHT AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

SHORT OF THE FIRST.

WOW.

THAT WAS A GREAT OPEN-FIELD TACKLE BY JAQUAN SCOTT.

HE SCORED A TOUCHDOWN ON THE LAST DRIVE AND MAKES A KEY TACKLE.

>> Duwan: MAKES A GREAT PLAY RIGHT HERE.

IF HE DON'T MAKE THIS PLAY, IT IS GOING TO BE A FIRST DOWN.

GREAT JOB TO BRING IT TO THIRD IS AND SHORT.

>> James: THIRD DOWN 1 FROM THE 40.

JUSTUS AGAIN TRYING TO RUN.

THIS TIME HE TRIPS UP.

DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY CALL IT.

THEY SAY NO, HE DIDN'T GET IT.

IT WILL BE FOURTH DOWN AGAIN.

AND ONCE AGAIN, THAT WAS A GREAT PLAY BY SAWYER SULLIVAN.

SEEMS LIKE HE IS JUST BEEN A SPY.

AND NOW HIS NECK ROLL IS GONE.

HE SAID FORGET THE NECK ROLL.

>> Duwan: PLAYED RIGHT OUT OF IT.

THAT IS WHO HE IS.

HE'S MADE SOME OUTSTANDING PLAYS TONIGHT AND THAT WAS A GREAT PLAY RIGHT THERE TO BRING IT TO FOURTH DOWN.

COOSA CHRISTIAN, THEY ARE NOT FOREIGN TO FOURTH DOWN.

THEY DON'T MIND GOING FOR IT.

>> Referee: -- >> James: LOOKS LIKE THEY MAY MEASURE THIS TO SEE IF IT IS A FIRST.

THEY HAVE IT SHORT BY ABOUT A HALF YARD.

ON THE SIDE LINE.

>> James: LET'S GO DOWN THE CHRISTINA CHAMBERS.

>> THEY ARE MEASURING IT AND IT IS A FIRST GUYS.

JUST BARELY.

A COUPLE OF INCHES ON THE BALL BUT IT IS A FIRST DOWN FOR LEROY.

>> James: WOW.

AND NOW COOSA CHRISTIAN IS STILL IN BUSINESS.

THEIR DRIVE CONTINUES.

>> Duwan: ANY TIME THEY HAVE HAD SUCCESS ON FIRST DOWN, USUALLY END WELL FOR THEM.

THEY USUALLY GET THE CHAINS MOVED.

BUT IF THEY LOSE FIRST DOWN, THAT IS WHEN THEY USUALLY FIND THEMSELVES BEHIND THE CHAINS AND IN A LITTLE BIT OF PANIC MODE.

>> James: COACH O'BRYANT STAYING STOIC AND CALM THROUGH THIS INTENSE BALL GAME.

GIVING IT TO WILSON.

AND KANON WILSON GETS SOME PZ POSITIVE YARDS.

>> Duwan: FLAG ON THE PLAY.

>> James: BUT THERE IS A FLAG.

AND HE WAS PUSHED OUT OF BOUNDS BY JOHN COLBY FOSTER.

>> Referee: HOLDING OFFENSE.

10-YARD PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT.

LEEP FIREAP FIRREPLAY FIRST DOW.

>> James: SO THE HOLD MOVES IT ALL BACK AND WIPES AWAY THE POSITIVE YARDS.

>> Duwan: THEY HAVE THROWN VERY WELL.

I WOULD ASSUME WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THAT HERE.

GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO A FIRST DOWN.

>> James: BUT IF LEROY CAN PICK IT OFF, THEY WILL HAVE WIDE OPEN SPACE.

AND THEY HAVE THE PLAYERS.

>> Duwan: THEY HAVE ATHLETES.

>> James: -- TAKE IT OUT THE HOUSE.

FIVE WIDE RECEIVER NOW FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

JUSTUS.

QUICK THROW.

AND HE FINDS JOHNSON.

THEth GRADER.

AND HE'S ABLE TO GET SOME THOSE YARDS BACK.

YES, I DID SAY THE 8th GRADER.

KYLEEN JOHNSON.

511, 130.

STILL IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

>> Duwan: WOW.

AT THIS LEVEL, YOU HAVE SOME YOUNG PLAYERS THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE FIELD THAT'S GETTING GREAT EXPERIENCE.

AND THEY CAN THROW THE FOOTBALL.

THEY THROW AND CATCH VERY WELL.

>> James: RECEPTION TO MORGAN THE JUNIOR.

BRINGS UP THIRD AND MANAGEABLE FOR JUSTUS AND THE COOSA CHRISTIAN CONQUERORS.

THIRD DOWN AND 6.

LESS THAN 20 SECONDS ON THE PLAY CLOCK.

JUSTUS TRYING TO GET THE CALL OUT TO HIS TEAM.

>> Duwan: AND I'M SURE COACH IS THINKING RIGHT HERE WE'VE GOT TWO PLAYS TO GET A FIRST DOWN.

>> James: JUSTUS WITH PLENTY OF TIME THROWING FOR THE END ZONE, OVERTHROWS.

AND IT IS PICKED OFF!

INTERCEPTION.

AND RUNNING OUT OF THE END ZONE.

JASON BYRD.

THE BIRD IDENTITY IS FLYING HIGH AND FLYING LOW.

>> Duwan: JASON BYRD CAME THROUGH.

THE BALL WAS THROWN VERTICAL INTO THE END ZONE.

OVERTHROWN BALL.

BYRD HAD GREAT POSITION ON THE PLAY.

PLANNED HIS POSITION THERE.

GREAT POSITION.

GREAT CATCH.

SECURE THE FOOTBALL.

THOUGHT HE COULD COME ON OUT OF THE END ZONE.

AND WELL, THAT IS OUR FIRST VERTICAL BALL TONIGHT WITH COOSA CHRISTIAN INTO THE END ZONE.

AND THAT WAS YOUR RESULT.

AND YOU SAID IT, YOU KNOW.

THEY HAVE ATHLETES BACK THERE.

YOU PUT THE BALL IN THE AIR, THEY COULD STEAL IT OFF THE AIR.

THEY DID.

LEROY DID A GREAT JOB HOLDING UP RIGHT THERE GETS ANOTHER TAKEAWAY.

>> James: AND ONCE AGAIN, TECHNOLOGY IS LOOKING AT TABLET.

SEEING THE MISTAKE THAT HE MADE.

LEROY NOW BACK ON OFFENSE.

THEY WILL GIVE IT TO COLLINS.

COLLINS IS STONEWALLED.

LOT OF WHITE SHIRTS THERE TO BRING HIM DOWN AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

>> Duwan: AND THE CLOCK CONTINUE TO TICK.

FOURTH QUARTER.

NOW WE'RE UNDER 8:00.

>> James: AND THE LEROY FAITHFUL COMING FROM THE TOWN OF LEROY.

>> Duwan: 1,000 STRONG.

LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE A LITTLE MORE.

THEY GOT SOME FEM FEMININE FRIES TONIGHT.

>> James: OF COURSE, WHEN YOU TEAM IN SMALL TOWN LIKE THAT, THEY MAKE IT TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

AND YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW LEROY.

WHERE YOU FROM?

I'M FROM LEROY.

WHERE IS THAT?

NORTH OF MOBILE.

>> Duwan: THEY ARE WELL-REPRESENTED TONIGHT.

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW 'EM, YOU WILL KNOW 'EM AFTER TONIGHT.

>> James: CLOCK CONTINUES TO RUN.

A LE OVER 7:00 TO PLAY.

WITH THE BEARS OF LEROY IN SEARCH OF THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE STATE TITLE.

STANDING IN THEIR WAY THE CONQUERORS OF COOSA CHRISTIAN.

THEIR FIRST OPPORTUNITY HERE.

AND THEY CAME OUT AND THREW SOME HAY MAKERS.

JUMPING OUT TO A 14-0 LEAD.

BUT AS WE SAID EARLIER, THEY POKED THE BEAR.

THE OFFENSIVE LINE WOKE UP AND NOW WE SEE LEROY WITH A 7-POINT LEAD.

THIRD AND 8.

HUEBNER WITH TIME.

THROWS IT.

AND HE JUST OVERTHROWS CRUMEDY.

AND CRUMEDY WHO ONLY STANDS 5'11", HE JUST COULDN'T STRETCH OUT HIS HANDS LONG ENOUGH TO BRING THAT IN.

>> Duwan: HUEBNER BEEN OFF THE MARK FOR THE LAST FEW THROWS HE'S THROWN.

HE'S BEEN OFF THE MARK RIGHT THERE.

YOU KNOW, THEY ARE SPRINTING THEM OUT.

LITTLE BIT TOUGHER PASS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE A LITTLE MORE R CONTROL.

AND GOT AWAY FROM HIM LITTLE BIT THERE.

>> James: AND HUEBNER LOOKS LIKE HE'LL BE BACK DEEP TO PUNT.

FOR THE BEARS.

HIGH SNAP.

AND IT IS BLOCKED.

IT'S BLOCKED.

HE'S GOT TO TRY TO -- IT IS STILL IN THE AIR.

STILL HAVEN'T BEEN COVERED.

WHISTLE WAS BLOWN.

THE WHISTLE WAS BLOWN.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE WHISTLE WAS BLOWN, BUT NO ONE HAS POSSESSION.

>> Duwan: NOBODY HAD POSSESSION.

>> James: NOW WE'VE GOT TO SEE WHAT IS CALLED.

SO IT APPEARS THAT ITS BEEN CALLED A TOUCHDOWN.

BUT THERE IS A CONVERSATION THAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

>> Duwan: THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DECLARE SOMEONE THAT HAD CONTROL OF THE FOOTBALL IN THE END ZONE.

>> James: LET'S SEE WHAT THE OFFICIAL CALL WILL BE.

>> Referee: RULING ON THE FIELD WAS THAT THEENSIVE PLAYER WAS DOWN IN THE END ZONE WITH POSSESSION.

THEREFORE THE RULING ON THE FIELD IS A SAFETY.

>> James: AND FOR LEROY, I THINK THAT THAT IS THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS THERE.

>> Duwan: THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT.

THEY WERE SAVED BY A SAFETY RIGHT THERE.

>> James: AND IT WAS A SAFETY.

BECAUSE HIS KNEE WAS DOWN.

AND NOW FOR COACH O'BRYANT, HIS OFFENSE WILL GET THE BALL BACK.

BECAUSE IT WILL BE A FREE KICK.

WE'LL TRY TO SORT IT OUT WHEN WE COME BACK BUT RIGHT NOW IT IS 21-16.

LEROY STILL HAS THE LEAD.

STAY TUNED.liba and I'm the president and CEO of Alfred Saliba Corporation.

As a part of the Home Builders Association of Alabama, I guess one of the best things that it's helped me with is personal development.

It's helped me to learn how to a better builder and a better business person, but it's helped me in so many other ways in all the other roles that I have.

How can you afford not to be a member of the Home Builders Association in your local area?

(bright music) - Change lives and achieve your professional goals with a rewarding career at the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the state's provider of Social Services in all 67 counties.

Join our hardworking team that positively impacts the lives of children and families across Alabama.

Speak to a recruiter by calling 334-242-1780.

Or emailing recruitment@dhr.alabama.gov.

- When driving, share the road, not a post, ugh, bad.

Alabama has a Code of the Road and knowing it helps you follow it.

This is a message from your Alabama Department of Transportation.

When driving, wear a seat belt, not a filter.

What?

Alabama has a Code of the Road and knowing it helps you follow it.

This is a message from yAlabama Department of Transportation.

(engine humming) (car chiming) (engine revving) (oil sloshing) (phone keys clicking) (engine revs) (brakes squealing) (brakes squealing) (metal crashing) (glass shattering) (car chiming) >> James: THANKS FOR COMING BACK.

AND JUST USE YOUR EARS FOLKS.

SO THE OFFICIAL RULING WAS THAT THE DEFENSIVE PLAYER LANDED ON THE FOOTBALL.

AND IT IS A SCORE FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

RATHER THAN A SAFETY FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN.

IT IS A TOUCHDOWN.

FOR THE COPINGERS ARE.

CONQUERORS.

KICK IS UP AND GOOD.

WITH 6:26 LEFT IN REGULATION, WE'RE ALL TIED UP AT 21.

NOW, THE LEROY FANS MAY BE A LITTLE UPSET.

BECAUSE IT WENT FROM A SAFETY DURING THE ORIGINAL CALL.

BUT AFTER THEY LOOKED AT IT.

THEY SAID THAT COOSA CHRISTIAN HAD POSSESSION OF THE BALL WHEN THE WHISTLE WAS BLOWN.

>> Duwan: THAT IS GOING TO BE TOUGH.

>> James: CORRECT.

AND IT BOUNCES OFF OF A COOSA PLAYER.

AND NOW IT IS A FREE FOR ALL.

IT BOUNCES AROUND LIKE A PINBALL.

IT SQUIRTS OUT.

AND AT THAT POINT THE WHISTLE BLOWS.

BUT NO ONE.

>> Duwan: NO ONE HAD CONTROL.

NO ONE HAD POSSESSION OF THE BALL WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWN.

BUT THE DEFENSE ENDED UP WITH IT.

>> James: THE DEFENSE DID END UP WITH IT AT THE END.

NOW IF YOU ARE LEROY, THIS MAY BE THE BEST CASE SCENARIO.

BECAUSE YOU GET THE BALL BACK.

>> Duwan: THAT IS RIGHT ANOTHER.

>> James: BECAUSE IF IT WAS A SAFETY, YOU WERE GIVING THE BALL BACK TO COOSA CHRISTIAN.

NOW FOR THE KICKOFF.

>> Duwan: REQUEST 6 MIWITH 6 MI.

6:26.

>> James: ANOTHER SKY KIBLG.

AND THIS TIME IT GOES OUT OF BOUNDS.

AND COACH O'BRYANT HOLDING ONTO THE FOOTBALL.

AND YOU CAN SEE COACH LOWE, THE LEVEL OF INTENSITY IS STEPPED UP SNOOP.

>> Referee: -- OUT OF BOUNDS IS KICKING TEAM.

PENALTY IS 5 YARDS FROM THE OUT OF BOUNDS SPOT.

IT WILL BE FIRST DOWN LEROY.

>> James: FIRST AND 10 LEROY RIGHT AT THE 39-YARD LINE.

SO NOW THE BEARS GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AMENDS FOR THE BOTCHED PUNT.

>> Duwan: ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS.

IN FOURTH QUARTER WITH 6 MINUTES LEFT.

SEE IF YOU CAN PUT A DRIVE TOGETHER TO DRIVE DOWN.

USE YOUR CLOCK TO PUT POINTS ON THE BOARD TO GO AHEAD.

>> James: JA'KAVIEN COLLINS IN THE BACK FIELD ALONG WITH HUEBNER.

HUEBNER ON THE KEEPER.

HE TAKES IT ON HIS OWN, ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST DOWN INTO CONQUERORS TERRITORY.

SENIOR LEADERSHIP FOR LEROY.

>> Duwan: AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, QUARTERBACK COUNTER.

HE TAKES THE BALL.

HITS A SEAM.

AND VERY TOUGH TO STOP.

YOU GOT TO BRING YOUR SAFETIES DOWN TO THE BOX TO GET MORE.

IF YOUR QUARTERBACK IS RUNNING IT.

THAT IS ANOTHER RUNNING BACK YOU HAVE IN THE BACK FIELD.

SO THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE HAVING TO ADJUST.

YOU JUST GOT TO BE CAREFUL WITH THIS GROUP.

BECAUSE THEY WILL THROW THE BALL OVER YOUR HEAD.

>> James: FROM THE 40-YARD LINE.

THE BEARS ON THE DRIVE WITH LESS THANNEN 6 MINUTES TO PLAY.

LOOKING FOR THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT TITLE.

COLLINS.

ON THE CARRY.

COLLINS.

FINDS SOME ROOM AND HE'S WRAPPED UP.

BY O'BRYANT.

AND JA'KAVIEN COLLINS WHO HAD A FANTASTIC SECOND QUARTER NOW TRYING TO CLOSE THE GAME OUT WITH A DYNAMIC FOURTH QUARTER.

>> Duwan: AS LONG AS THEY CAN KEEP THE BALL ON THE GROUND AND KEEP MOVING THE BALL LIKE THIS, THEY HAVE NO REASON TO PUT IT IN THE AIR.

BUT IF THEY CAN CONTROL THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE THE BAY THEY ARE DOING IT NOW?

THIS WILL RUN THAT CLOCK AND GET THEM DOWN TO SCORING POSITION.

>> James: COLLINS.

ELUDES ONE DEFENDER.

THE SECOND DEFENDER.

FALLS FOD AND ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST DOWN INSIDE THE 30, DOWN TO THE 26.

AND COLLINS CLOSING IN ON A 100 YARDS RUSHING.

>> Duwan: SUPER SOPHOMORE RIGHT HERE HAS DEFINITELY PUT THE TEAM ON HIS BACK.

AND TAKEN THE BALL INSIDE THE TACKLES AND REALLY MADE SOME BIG TIME RUNS IN THIS FOOTBALL GAME.

>> James: 12 CARRIES.

79 YARDS FOR JA'KAVIEN COLLINS.

FIRST AND 10 NOW.

HUEBNER, HE ELUDES ONE DEFENDER AND HE KEEPS HIS FEET JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET RIGHT OUTSIDE THE 20-YARD LINE.

BRAYDEN HUEBNER.

THE SENIOR QUARTERBACK LEADER.

AS CHRISTINA CHAMBERS SAID, THE "QUIET LEADER."

AND HE LEADS BY EXAMPLE.

>> Duwan: AS YOU CAN SEE.

THIS SCHEME THEY ARE RUNNING RIGHT HERE, THE DEFENSE IS TOUGH TO KEY ON EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON.

THEY ARE GETTING THE BACKHAND BE PULLING.

QUARTERBACK IS PULLING IT OUT AND YOU HAVE TO INVOLVE EVERYBODY TO STOP THAT RUN.

>> James: HUEBNER GIVES TO COLLINS.

COLLINS TRYING TO FIND DAYLIGHT AND HE DOES.

HE'S GOING TO DRAG A DEFENDER DOWN TO ABOUT THE 12-YARD LINE BEFORE O'BRYANT BRINGS HIM DOWN.

ALONG WITH MACKEY.

>> Duwan: THEY ARE JUST ALTERNATING RIGHT HERE.

HE'S GOING IN AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S GIVING IT.

HE'S PULLING IT.

HE'S GIVING IT.

HE'S PULLING IT.

BUT YOU KNOW ANY TIME YOU GET A DRIVE PULLING LIKES, THEY HAVE A RHYTHM GOING.

IT IS REALLY TOUGH ON THE DEFENSE TO MAKE A STOP RIGHT HERE.

BUT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HOLD IT BACK RIGHT HERE.

>> James: CHILDRENS OF ALABAMA RED ZONE.

BALL AT THE 11-YARD LINE.

HUEBNER.

GOING TO KEEP IT.

GETS INSIDE THE 10,SECOND AND THIRD EFFORT.

HE'S PUSHING FORWARD.

AND EVENTUALLY COMES DOWN AT THE 7.

SO NOW THE CLOCK WILL START TO BECOME A FACTOR.

REMEMBER COOSA CHRISTIAN HAD TO USE TWO TIMEOUTS TO PREVENT THEIR TEAM FROM GETTING AN OFFENSIVE PENALTY.

THEY HAVE ONE LEFT.

LEROY HAS TWO.

WE'RE APPROACHING THE 3 MINUTE MARK.

COACH O'BRYANT TRYING TO GET HIS DEFENSE TO TRY TO MAKE ONE MORE GOAL LINE STAND HERE IN THIS GAME TO GIVE THE OFFENSE THE BALL BACK.

WE'RE LOOKING AT SECOND AND 5.

FLAG.

>> Duwan: OH WOW.

>> Referee: TIMEOUT LEROY.

THEIR SECOND CHARGED TIMEOUT OF THE HALF.

>> Duwan: WAUSED ONE BECAUSE THE CLOCK WAS RUNNING DOWN.

>> James: AND ANOTHER ALABAMA NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION TIMEOUT.

GOOD CALL THERE BY CHAN LOWE TO GET THAT TIMEOUT RATHER THAN TAKE THE PENALTY.

2:42 LEFT.

ALL TIED UP AT 21.

WE'VE SEEN BOTH TEAMS COME OUT AND SCORE 14 POINTS IN THE FIRST.

COOSA CHRISTIAN, TWO IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

LEROY TWO IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

TESTIFIES LEROY OFFENSIVE WILL I LY WHOCAME OUT AND SCORED THEIRD TOUCHDOWN OF THE GAME.

AND COOSA CHRISTIAN ON SPECIAL TEAMS WITH THE BLOCKED PUNT ABLE TO TIE IT UP.

AND NOW YOU SEE FOR -- LONG TIME COACH, THIS IS ONE OF HIS PROTEGES, MARK O'BRYANT WHO WAS AN ASSISTANT WITH HIM MANY YEARS.

AND MARK O'BRYANT WHO BROUGHT HIM BACK INTO THE STATE OF ALABAMA AS AN ASTANTD AT COOSA CHRISTIAN.

>> Duwan: YEAH.

LIKE YOU SAID.

THIS GAME IS REALLY CAME DOWN TO.

WHO WANT IT MOST HERE AT THE END.

THE CLOCK IS GOING TO BE A BIG FACTOR, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU USED YOUR TIMEOUTS AND YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE CLOCK.

ESPECIALLY IF I'M COOSA CHRISTIAN.

DEPENDING ON IF LEROY GET POINTS HERE.

>> James: SECOND DOWN AND 5.

KEEPING IT IS HUEBNER.

HUEBNER TRYING TO GET INTO THE END ZONE.

HE RUNS OVER HIS OWN DEFENDER AND HE'S KNOCKED DOWN RIGHT AT THE ONE YARD LINE.

BUT REMEMBER HE CAN GET A FIRST DOWN WITHOUT SCORING.

NOW HE GETS A WHOLE NEW SET OF DOWNS.

>> Duwan: AND THAT LOOKS LIKE A FIRST DOWN POSSIBLY.

LOOKING AT THAT SPOT, THAT MAY BE A -- YEAH.

THAT'S A FIRST DOWN.

FIRST AND GOAL.

>> James: AT THAT POINT, FOSTER JUST HAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.

HE JUST BOWLS OVER HIS OWN MAN AND GETS DOWN TO THE ONE YARD LINE.

SO NOW A WHOLE NEW SET OF DOWNS.

FIRST AND GOAL FROM THE ONE.

HIGH DRAMA HERE AT THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

GET IT TO COLLINS.

COLLINS INTO THE END ZONE, TOUCHDOWN!

LEROY.

TOUCHDOWN BEARS.

AND JUST LIKE THAT, JA'KAVIEN COLLINS, THE SUPER SOPHOMORE, HAS PROPELLED NOT ONLY HIS TEAM BUT THE WHOLE TOWN OF LEROY ONE STEP CLOSER TO BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

>> James: AND THE KICK IS GOOD.

2:01T.

AND THIS IS HARD NOSED FOOTBALL.

>> Duwan: IMPOSE HIS WILL AND GETTING INTO THE END ZONE.

GREAT JOB, GREAT BLOCKING.

THEY HAVE CONTROLLED THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE, ALL THAT WAY TO THE NNSZ.

END ZONE.

AND WHAT A WAY TO FINISH IT STRONG.

>> James: HEAD COACH CHAN LOWE, FOUR GAMES INTO THE SEASON HE HAD TO ASSUME THE HEAD COACH RESPONSIBILITIES, AS THE HEAD COACH JASON MASSEY HAD TO FULFILL HIS COMMITMENT TO THE NATIONAL GUARD.

THEY ATE UP 4:25 OF PLAY CLOCK WITH THAT DRIVE.

AND THIS IS THE HEAD COACH MASSEY OVER TO THE LEFT.

HE IS RIGHT NOW FULFILLING HIS MILITARY COMMITM AND HE FOUND OUT ON LABOR DAY HE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE FOUR GAMES INTO THE SEASON TO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY.

AND WE THANK COACH MASSEY FOR THAT.

BUT AS A JEDI MASTER FOR 8 YEARS, HE WAS PREPARING CHAN LOWE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD HIS LIGHT SABER.

>> Duwan: EXACTLY RIGHT.

HE POURED INTO HIM FOR EIGHT YEARS GETTING READY FOR THIS MOMENT AND IT IS PAYING OFF.

GREAT COVERAGE BY LEROY.

>> James: AND A GREAT OPEN FIELD TACKLE BY TIMOTHY PARNELL, THE SOPHOMORE MAKING A BIG PLAY.

AND THIS SOPHOMORE CLASS IS REALLY STEPPING UP TONIGHT.

>> Duwan: THIS SOPHOMORE CLASS IS LOADED.

>> James: -- FOR LEROY.

>> Duwan: THIS SOPHOMORE CLASS IS LOADED.

WE'VE SEEN SOPHOMORES ALL OVER THE FIELD.

IF THEY ARE NOT A JUNIOR, THEY HAVE BEEN THE SOPHOMORE.

BUT THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP HAS REALLY IMPOSED THEIR WILL TONIGHT.

>> James: AND NOW FOR JOHN DAVID JUSTUS.

J.D.

AS HE'S KNOWN BY HIS FRIENDS.

HE'S TRYING TO DRIVE HIS TEAM TO GET THIS GAME INTO OVERTIME OR A TWO-POINT CONVERSION AND THEY CAN WIN IT.

CLOCK IS NOT HIS FRIEND RIGHT NOW.

SO HE HAS TO GET UP AS QUICKLY AS HE CAN EVERY PLAY.

TIME IS STARTING TO TICK.

>> Duwan: EXACTLY RIGHT.

AND THEY HAVE TO SCORE A UCHDOWN TO TIE THE FOOTBALL GAME.

>> James: AND MOSELEY DOING A GOOD JOB.

THE BIG DEFENSIVE LINEMAN.

HE'S LIKE NOT GOING TO HURRY UP.

>> Duwan: GOOD COACHING.

>> James: LESS THAN 1:30 TO PLAY.

JUSTUS NOW GETTING SOME PRESSURE.

AND WOW.

ALMOST INTERCEPTED.

JAQUAN SCOTT RIGHT THERE TO APPLY THE PRESSURE.

AND PHILLIPS RIGHT THERE TO POSSIBLY PICK IT OFF.

BUT IT HIT THE GROUND.

>> Duwan: THAT IS NOT A BAD THING.

STOPS THE CLOCK FOR YOU TO GIVE YOU OPPORTUNITY TO RESET AS AN OFFENSE.

BECAUSE OBVIOUS LOW YOU GOT FOUR DOWNS TO TRY TO MOVE THE CHAINS TO GET INTO SITUATION WHERE YOU CAN GET IT DOWN HERE TO GET A TOUCHDOWN.

>> James: THIRD DOWN, 7.

JUSTUS TRYING TO GO LONG.

O'BRYANT, LOOKING FOR A FLAG.

BUT HE CAN'T FIND ONE.

INCOMPLETE.

AND NOW IT IS FOURTH DOWN.

>> Duwan: THAT'S GREAT COVERAGE WITH FLIPSZ PHILLIPS.

THAT IS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES WEE SEE THE BALL THROWN DOWN THE FIELD TO GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A PLAY ON THE FOOTBALL.

>> James: AND HE LITERALLY RAN INTO THE RECEIVER.

I THINK THEY BOTH WERE LOOKING AT THE BALL.

>> Duwan: FOURTH DOWN.

>> James: FOURTH AND 7.

TO EXTEND THEIR SEASON, THEY NEED A FIRST DOWN.

JUSTUS.

ALMOST INTERCEPTED.

AND THE DEFENSE HOLDS.

GREAT JOB BY DAMION PHILLIPS.

AND NOW IT IS A TIME FOR BALL SECURITY AND THE ALL-IMPORTANT VICTORY FORMATION.

>> Duwan: EXACTLY.

THE BEST FORMATION IN FOOTBALL.

>> James: AND FOR THE BEAR FAITHFUL, LEROY,.

AND NOW FOR CHAN LOWE, HE DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OVER.

BUT HE SAID THAT HE COULD CARRY THE TORCH.

AND FOR THIS YOUNG SQUAD AND EIGHT SENIORS, THEY ARE A MINUTE AWAY FROM HOISTING UP ANOTHER BLUE MAP.

HUEBNER WITH THE VICTORY FORMATION.

TIMEOUT CALLED.

>> Referee: TIMEOUT.

COOSA CHRISTIAN.

THIRD AND FINAL TIMEOUT OF THE GAME.

PLEASE RESET THE -- >> James: AND JA'KAVIEN COLLINS WITH OUR ABC BOARD "PLAY OF THE GAME."

AND THAT SHORT TOUCHDOWN RUN PROPELLED LEROY INTO THE LEAD.

AND WITH THE POINT AFTER ATTEMPT, THAT IS W WE FIND OURSELVES.

28-21.

>> Duwan: THAT YOUNG MAN REALLY PUT WORK IN TONIGHT JUST TO PUT THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN, THAT LAST TOUCHDOWN TO PUT HIS TEAM AHEAD.

AND NOW THE CLOCK, JUST BEING THE WORST ENEMY FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN ON FOURTH DOWN.

SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

SO NOW YOU ARE GOING TO GET VICTORY FORMATION.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE 'EM JUST RUN THE CLOCK DOWN.

SEE IF THEY CAN RUN IT OUT.

COOSA HAVE NO TIMEOUTS.

THEY ARE GOING TO DO THAT TWO TIMES, AND THAT SHOULD BE BALL GAME.

KEY NOW IS SECURE THE BALL.

SECURE THE BALL.

SECURE THE BALL.

>> James: GOT TO SECURE THE BALL.

AND FOR LEROY, FOR THIS GROUP, WHEN THESE YOUNG MEN WERE DIAPERS, THAT IS WHEN THEY HAD THE THREE PO THREE PEAT CHAMPIO.

FOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FIVE YEARS.

THEY KNEEL IT.

AND THE CLOCK CONTINUES TO RUN.

AND THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THEY DIDN'T WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HAD TO REBUILD.

AND FOR MARK O'BRYANT, THIS IS A DEBUT FOR WHAT IS GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC FUTURE FOR THIS TEAM.

BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG PLAYERS.

>> Duwan: EXACTLY.

>> James: AND FOR THIS SENIOR CLASS, THIS IS A CLASS THAT SHOULD NOT HOLD THEIR HEAD DOWN BUT HOLD IT UP HIGH.

BECAUSE THEY WENT FROM NOWHERE TO SOMEWHERE IN JUST A MERIT OF FOUR YEARS.

AND FOR THAT YOUNG MAN, COLLINS.

HE'S PUT HIMSELF ON THE MAP.

>> Duwan: THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT.

BOTH OF THESE TEAMS, THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.

AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE RESULT OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT INTO EDUCATION TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH TEAMS GET ON THIS STAGE.

THIS IS A GREAT RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT, ON BOTH OF THESE COMMUNITIES.

>> James: CHAN LOWE AND MARK O'BRYANT WILL COME AT CENTER FIELD.

AND SHAKING HANDS.

AS THE CLOCK CONTINUES TO RUN.

AND AS IT STRIKES ZERO.

>> Referee: THAT IS THE END OF THE GAME.

>> James: THE BEARS OF LEROY ARE NOW BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS.

AND LET'S GO DOWN TO CHRISTINA CHAMBERS WITH THE WINNING HEAD COACH, CHAN LOWE.

CHRISTINA?

>> A DEFENSIVE BATTLE HERE TONIGHT.

BUT YOUR OFFENSE MARCHES DOWN THE FIELD TO SCORE THE GO AHEAD TOUCHDOWN.

HOW CAN YOU SUM UP HOW YOUR TEAM PLAYED TODAY?

>> Duwan: HEY.

COME OUT LITTLE SLOW IN THE FIRST HALF.

THEY BATTLED BACK AND FORTH.

OUR KIDS NOW QUIT.

THEY FOUGHT, FOUGHT, FOUGHT.

CREDIT OUR OFFENSIVE LINE FOR REALLY BEING BIG RIGHT THERE.

BEING ABLE TO RUN THE FOOTBALL RIGHT THERE.

>> CAN YOU LOOK IN THE CAMERA?

WE KNOW COACH JASON MASSEY IS WATCHING ON THE NFHS NETWORK.

YOU DEDICATED THE SEASON TO HIM.

WHAT CAN YOU SAY?

AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO HIM WATCHING OEAS.

>> LOVE YOU, DUDE.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

>> James: YOU CAN SEE THE EMOTION.

THANK YOU CHRISTINA.

AND THE ELATION OF A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THIS IS A MAN WHO ASPIRED TO O DAY BE A HEAD COACH.

HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN THAT DAY WAS COMING.

AND IT CAME MUCH EARLIER THAN HE THOUGHT.

AND SPORTSMANSHIP AND CENTER STAGE HERE.

AS BOTH TEAMS SHOW SPORTSMANSHIP AS THEY DO IN EVERY ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME.

>> Duwan: THIS WAS A GREAT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

BOTH TEAMS JUST HOLD THEIR HEADS UP HIGH.

HATS OFF TO BOTH.

AND LEROY DID A GREAT JOB IMPOSING THEIR WILL, FINISHING THE GAME STRONG IN THE TRENCHES.

AND IF YOU SAW THE MOMENTUM WAS BACK AND FORTH IN THE SEESAW EFFECT TONIGHT.

BUT LEROY HAVE REALLY DID A GREAT JOB CLOSING THE GAME.

AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG PLAYERS THAT STEPPED UP BIG TONIGHT.

>> James: NO DOUGH ABOUT IT.

DUGOUT ABOUT IT.

AND FOR COOSA CHRISTIAN THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT.

YOU HAVE YOUNG MEN LIKE KYLEN JOHNSON.

HE IS JUST IN 8th GRADE.

HE'LL NEVERGET THIS MOMENT.

HE'LL NEVER FORGET THIS PAIN.

AND HE KNOWS THAT THEY WILL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY IF YOU WORK HARD.

AND AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE.

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE.

WE HAVE ONE MORE GAME.

GULF SHORES IS TAKING ON RAMSAY, THE 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

EARLIER TONIGHT IT WAS MOBILE CHRISTIAN DEFEATING MADISON ACADEMY 55-2.

AND OUR FINAL SCORE FOR THE 1A CHAMPIONSHIP, LEROY, BACK-TO-BACK STATE TITLE CHAMPIONS, 28-21.

AND LET'S GO DOWN TO OUR PA ANNOUNCER AT MIDFIELD.

>> ANNOUNCER: ALSO ASSISTED WITH TODAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS PRESENTATION FROM THE ALA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

THE AHSAA WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE BOTH HEAD COACHES, THEIR TEAMS AND STAFT ON AN AMAZING 2023 SEASON.

AND FOR MAKING IT TO THIS YEAR'S SUPER 7 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

TO COMMEMORATE THIS INIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT, EACH HEAD COACH WILL RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL WILSON CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL PRESENTING THIS YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALLS IS BRANDON DEAN, DIRECTOR OF THE ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTORS AND COACHES ASSOCIATION.

FIRST FROM COOSA CHRISTIAN, HEAD COACH MARK O'BRYANT.

NOW FROM LEROY HIGH SCHOOL, HEAD COACH CHAN LOWE.

JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING BOTH COACHES FOR AN INCREDIBLE SEASON.

AND NOW PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING FROM THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO THE FIELD WITH J.T.

LAWRENCE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE AHSAA, FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE "MOST VALUABLE PLAYER" AWARD.

THE 2023 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER FOR THE 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS NUMBER 5, JA'KAVIEN COLLINS FROM LEROY HIGH SCHOOL.

AT THIS TIME WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WELCOME CENTRAL BOARD MEMBER FERRELL SEYMOUR FROM DISTRICT FOUR TO THE FIELD ALONG WITH KIM VICKERS, ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AHSAA FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2023 CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER UP TROPHY.

YOUR 2023 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER UP IS THE COOSA CHRISTIAN CONQUERORS, LED BY HEAD COACH MARK O'BRYANT.

AND NOW, FOR THE MOMENT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.

PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AHSAA ALVIN BRIGGS AND CENTRAL BOARD MEMBER TRINA SMITH FROM DISTRICT 1 FOR THE PRESENTATION OF 2023 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR 2023 1A STATE CHAMPIONS ARE THE LEROY BEARS!

LED MY COACH CHAN LOWE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

TO THE 2023 1A STATE CHAMPIONS!

>> James: AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LEROY BEARS.

BACK-TO-BACK CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONS.

FANTASTIC GAME.

FANTASTIC ENDING.

AND A FANTASTIC TRADITION GOING FOR THE BEARS OF LEROY.

COACH MASSEY IS RIGHT THERE.

YOU SEE THAT PURPLE CAMERA?

THAT IS HIS DAUGHTER HOLDING UP FACETIMEING RIGHT NOW WITH THE TEAM AS THEY HOLD UP THAT TROPHY.

THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY.

>> Duwan: POWER OF TECHNOLOGY.

>> James: AND HE GETS TO ENJOY IT.

AND DUWAN, YOUR FINAL THOUGHTS ON THIS SPECTACULAR GAME.

>> Duwan: WHAT AN AWESOME GAME.

WHAT AN AWESOME NIGHT.

BOTH TEAMS HAVE ARE SO DESERVING.

BOTH FOUGHT TO THE END.

WHAT A GREAT STORY BY HAVING ADVERSITY, GOING THROUGH ADVERSITY.

YOU SEE COACH MASSEY THERE ON THE PHONE.

TECHNOLOGY ALLOWED HIM TO BE PRESENT.

I KNOW HE'S SO PROUD.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF HIM FOR SERVICING OUR COUNTRY.

REALLY PROUD OF THIS WHOLE COMMUNITY.

AND I'LL TELL YOU, THIS IS A MOMENT THAT ALL THESE KIDS ARE EXPERIENCING.

GREAT JOB FOR ALL THE COACHES POINTING TO THE LIVES OF THESE YOUNG MEN.

AND I YOUNG LADIES.

AND THAT'S EVERYBODY.

NOT JUST THE FOOTBALL TEAM.

BUT CHEERLEADERS.

THE BAND, EVERYBODY THAT MAKES UP THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

AND FOR THESE KIDS TO REALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WHAT ADVERSITY IS TO FIGHT THROUGH AND TO CONQUER A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

AND TAKE HOME THE BLUE MAP.

>> James: THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. WALKER FOR YOUR INSIGHT.

GREAT WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN.

>> Duwan: PLEASURE.

>> James: AND FOR SUSAN CROTHERS AND CHRISTINA CHAMBERS IF FOR OUR FANTASTIC CREW, IT HAS BEEN A GREAT GAME.

WE BROUGHT YOU FROM THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

AND NET END, THE LEROY BEARS, BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPIONS, 28-21 VICTORS.

STAY TUNED FOR OUR PREGAME SHOW AND GETTING YOU READY FOR GULF SHORES TAKING ON RAMSAY.

BUT FOR NOW WE BID YOU GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

- The Parson!

(upbeat music)