FOOTBALL VS. FRANKLIN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

The Lightning Varsity football team travels to Franklin, TN to face the Falcons!

Broadcast Team:
Camera – Penn Bullock
Production Assistant – Kirk Stallings
Color Commentary: Ryan Staniscavage
Producer/Play by Play: Scott Stafford

maybe we can see if we can get a roster from them that’s more accurate here so the head referee is has done the coin toss Falcons have won the toss and elected to receive lightning will kick off and defend the South End Zone going left to right so as you can see there the Sun is setting on the field some clouds in the background it’s going to be about 77 degrees here in Franklin slight breeze blowing at kickoff again your broadcast team tonight pin bulock on the camera Kirk Stallings assistant producer and scoreboard operator Ryan Stannis scavage with color commentary Matt Holmes is our sideline announcer and I’m Scott Stafford your producer and play-by-play announcer we’re going to try to see if coach Smith has a minute to talk to Matt Holmes on the sideline looks like it looks like we’re not gonna looks like we’re not going to have time to as he is getting the kickoff team ready Ryan any last thoughts we didn’t have much time to talk because I had to restart the coach Smith show well I tell you I you know last year’s game was epic probably the best high school football game I’ve seen in a decade uh I’m hoping that we’ll have another one just like it uh now these two teams are very different than last year yeah both of them are probably not as good as they were last year uh but that has a lot to do with experience but Evangel gained a lot in a loss and uh they ought to come out confident knowing that they can compete with anybody not only that’s on their schedule yeah but anything that can be thrown at them yeah you know they learned a lot about themselves in that game last week having almost made an epic comeback down by 17 at the half to only lose by three to a very good Banks Academy school so Christopher scan Stanis scavage has it teed up for the lightning and it’s going to be an onside kick covered up nicely by number 16 for the Falcons and they will have excellent field position here to start their first drive this Turf kind of gave a uniform and perfect bounce the entire way and unfortunately went right to hit him Square in the chest that’s right and and number 16 is a very tall guy I don’t know if might not might not could have bounced it over his head right so here come the Falcons number seven cash Washburn is your quarterback he’s just a sophomore listed on the roster at 6-2 as he’s hit in the back field by Caleb Woods stopped for No Gain I tell you we we talked after the first uh after the Abbyville game about Caleb stepping up and and playing Well he kind of came on the scene on the first game in the fourth quarter MH uh but last week I tell you I don’t know that anybody on the defensive line played bigger than he did that’s right and you heard Wesley Holmes AKA Jack Frost talk about him in the coaches show how impressed he’s been with big 99 looking to pass on second down fires it out to the right side wide open big cushion over there number 11 has it for a first down run out route on soft coverage yeah yeah the the Lightning Run a 44 defense with three basically three safeties three deep coverage and will Welch was well off of his man out there on the right side so three wide receivers again an HB back comes in motion handoff up the middle hit there by Nick Cloud short gain on the play Nick shot his Gap was a yard deep in the the back field and held on did a real good job of wrapping up and holding on till the calvary came yeah yeah pen just called out there appearing to be running a no huddle maybe a look to the sideline to get the play call fake the handoff looking to throw again man out there in the flats wide open again tackled by km swords 45 it’s G to set up a third and short second and short y yeah second and short so I think we see what the it is third down you’re right I thought they got a first down that’s already running together for me this quarterback that they’ve got I you know I don’t know if he’s as good as the banks quarterback or not but he’s sure every bit is Big yep he does have the same to build lightning show press coverage and then back off handoff up the middle looks like they have the first down and the ball’s out they’re going to say his forward progress was stopped [Music] though it’s kind of been the Evangel Mo you know this year outside the Abbyville game is Let’s Get Down a score and uh and then we kind of turn on the Jets so y hoping we can avoid that that’s right looks like the lightning DBS have walked up a little bit now will Welch backs off looking again to the right side hit as he throws first Defender misses the tackle and he’s going to be down around the 10 yd line first down just outside the 10 around the 12 yd line it’s a solid completion their quarterback while he’s taking a hit it’s a good job by the receiver of of breaking a tackle too to get some Yak but uh hopefully we can hold them here they can still pick up a first down get a first down without scoring so they stay stay in this well now they’re in a four wide receiver set Bobble the the snap did the quarterback Reed castleberry’s there in the back field now with help from other lightning players he hands it off to number 24 and he’s T tackled immediately looks like by Simon Stafford in the backfield so a huge play by the defense and the the Falcons are all the way back at the 25 yd line the only thing I don’t like about that is if if the fumble is stopped by Ford progress then he should have been stopped by forward progress at at that point too so it did look like he was in the grasp as they used to say back to three wide receivers this time with an h-back look hand off right side another fumble and another loss for the Falcons been a big part of this this first drive for Franklin they’ve they’ve had a lot of bobles MH and we are outdoor the wind is whipping it up a little bit as you can probably hear it in our microphones two receivers left one right looking down the middle firing down the middle and a catch is made inside the five touchdown Falcons beautiful pass by number seven cash wasburn hold him so Falcons strike first here in the early going seven and a half minutes to go in the first quarter look like 77 got away with a little bit of a hold it’s but I guess we can count that every every week that’s going to happen so point after try is good Falcons with a seven to nothing lead after a great strike well if anybody was here last year for the game every time Franklin scores a touchdown it’s like a disco dance party the lights go crazy yeah didn’t really see that this time but I think their new tradition is all the car alarms go off so that was all the honking I heard yeah everybody sets off their car alarms flash there’s there’s the Ado There It Is Well I think everybody here has their key fobs too so from Evangel yeah I can make mine honk from over here I think that’s right so K Joiner and will Welch are deep to receive let’s see if number 30 is going to kick it deep or not it’s a mid mid-range kick taken by Ben Davis and he gets a short gain out across the 35 yd line so let’s see if the lightning can respond here on their first drive of course the lightning are led by senior quarterback km swords number four now last week we had we had uh look that 14 completions and they all went to the same player so we’ve got to we’ve got to get a little diversity here on offense we can’t we can’t give the defenses just the option of stopping km and and Cade so so we got to get a little bit more mix in there and hopefully we get that done so lightning come out with two wi receivers to the bottom of the formation low snap little sweet play to K Joiner on the first play of the game and he gets about eight yards on first down that’s a great first down play set setting up second and short just gives you all your options and now the lightning out in there favorite formation four wide receivers Nick cloud in the backfield with KM swords hand off to Cloud making his way towards right in he stumbles it’s going to be close to the first down I think he’s got it yeah I think we’ve got a good kind of a nice spot from uh this yeah side judge here I thought we were about a yard short uh but we’ll take it the side judge from the other side ran in a little shallow but I guess this one’s got 10 yard already which works out fine it’s cuz he’s on our sideline that’s right so lightning go with a two tight end look this time Welch and Joiner are the receivers Quick Pass to Welch short gain second and eight upcoming sword with so second and eight again the lightning come out in a two tight end look I think this is this might be the first time we’ve seen this this year Eli black and Simon Stafford are the tight ends jiner and Welch wide left hand off Nick Cloud at at left end it’s going to be a holding call on the play looks like they’re going to get Simon Stafford as he’s tapping himself on the helmet think he’s going to take it I’m a little shot by that uh Evangel Evangel okay PA announcer is pronouncing it Evangel huh maybe he’s British but I’m a little surprised with with taking that penalty I mean you’d have set us up at third and eight uh and your defense is playing well um yeah but now you you you’ve got us another down and I think if you go say haen hey we’re going to back you up 10 yards give you another down I think he’d take it quick pitch to Nick cloud and he gets all of the penalty yardage back into the secondary finally dragged down around the 30 yd line so it didn’t matter the penalty didn’t matter that [Music] is best play of the game so far for the lightning on offense four wide receivers five wide receivers now empty backfield for kemp swords they’re playing tight too flips it out to Joiner he makes a one-handed catch but he’s hit immediately might have lost a yard on the [Music] play these DBS are really challenging uh our receivers they are they are pressing pretty hard yeah I mean we saw it last week it was hard to um to get the ball on the perimeter against Banks Academy and you know Franklin Christian has watched that film yeah I’d like to see us sneak one deep quarterback draw swords makes a nice move at the line of scrimmage gets back to the original line of scrimmage and then some we we actually had really good blocking on that play especially by all the receivers at 51 uh their linebacker did a great job at just getting underneath and beating blocks yeah by the way he’s a big dude he is a big dude and he’s going off the field so we’ll celebrate looks like they’re bringing in an extra defensive back here on Third and long indeed they’ve got five DBS on the field a little 335 look swords right across the middle open is Ben Davis he’s got it close to the first down he’s going to have it and then some a great job right there seeing the open space in the middle they’re running that 335 but all of the backers stacked the Box they came straight up uh really playing off the butts of the line and with the the DBS sitting so far back really left the middle of the field open something we saw a lot of last week uh with the middle of the field being open and we just didn’t capitalize four wide receivers hand off Nick Cloud at the Middle testing the middle of the field again is the lightning offense and he’s down around the 5 yd line that’ll be another first down first and goal lightning just a really great power run by Nick I mean you just don’t expect anything less Evangel he’s putting the emphasis on the wrong [Laughter] cabable they must be lurgical [Laughter] so let’s see if the lightning keep it on the ground or try something else here first and goal pop pass will Welch around right end he does cut it up and he might ride a guy into the end zone lightning touchdown it looked like he fell on the on a Falcons Defender and rolled into the end zone replay working good I’ve got coach Welter replay oh he he didn’t get it his son scored and he didn’t get it well we got it that’s all that matters for our viewers anyway [Laughter] extra point by Nick Sanders is up it’s a low kick but it’s good so seven all here 216 to go in the first quarter the lightning answered the way Champions do let’s see if coach defensive Ator clay Romano was able to make a an adjustment there to help slow down the passing game of FR of Falcons of the Falcons so we’ve got uh a drive summary for you from ECS digital media Club student well now he’s an alumnus uh Luke Windsor who’s at Covenant College now he said that play was nine play or that drive rather was nine plays 63 yards and took 5 minutes and 9 seconds so a great drive by the offense thank you Luke Christopher Stannis cavage getting guys traded out here you notice he had too many men on the field so Stannis scavage to kick number one that we don’t have a name for on the roster is deep to receive but it’s another onside kick and again it right goes right to number 16 hits him in the hands and the Falcons will have excellent field position for their second Drive well we’ve got a couple of assistant coaches up here with us maybe we can get them to radio down and say hey kick it to the other [Laughter] [Music] guy no I told I told Coach Smith you know we won’t uh we won’t criticize any of the officials we’ll keep that we’ll save that for the coaching yeah that’s right that’s right of course we’re just kidding we don’t know what we’re talking about up here we’re just a well I’ve just casual fans I I was just informed that we’re not supposed to be kicking it that softly it’s supposed to be run around right in nice gain on first down for the Falcons and that’s the first time we’ve SE 23 Carri it I believe so 23 who they just announced on the PA system is not who we have on our roster so I think we can just say this roster is garbage or you just pick it out just call out names you’ll probably get it right at some point going to pass on second and short catch is made Paul Dixon right there to stop him but not before he gets a another first down for the Falcons good wrap up good job by Paul by keeping everything in front of him again soft coverage and the Falcons are taking advantage of it well and outside that one pass over the middle on the last drive that scored just about all their other passes have been to the perimeter hand off up the middle boom Eli black meets him in the hole short gain it’s a great hit by Eli good read way to attack the the Gap I mean didn’t even hesitate line so three wide receivers H back to the top of the formation or right where Right End would normally be one man in the back field there’s another short pass it’s complete and a quick Tackle by K Joiner but it’s going to be close to a first down I think they’re going to say he got it this number 45 for Franklin two plays in a row he’s got Jersey handfuls he’s pulling on shoulder pads and I mean at some point we got to call it yeah that should be the last play of the first quarter and it is so an exciting first quarter it was both teams score on their first drive and the Falcons are driving again so we’ll take a break and be right back you’re watching Lightning football Steven Davis and squirrels Plumbing provides residential and commercial plumbing services give them a call today for a free estimate and remember they are nuts about Plumbing are you wanting to buy or sell recreational land or a farm call William O’Neal with base camp Country Real Estate at 20547 7812 or email william. O’Neal at Basecamp country.com Basecamp Country Real Estate it’s more than dirt it’s a [Music] lifestyle located in Birmingham Alabama prior Construction in provides General Contracting Services to its clients for more information visit their website at prior construction.com beautiful backdrop the Lord has painted for us tonight here at bassfield but right now the lightning find themselves in a bit of a dog fight as they have not been able to slow down this Falcons attack hand off up the middle big gain right up the shoot another first down for the Falcons this time number 25 on the carry they go no huddle see there he goes we got another hold on 45 sorry I got a little choked up there oh just saying this this this number 45 for Franklin he he is just getting away with all kinds of holes and the lightning defense stuff him trying to do a quarterback sneak there at the goal line Ethan Stallings was there I think either white Chandler or Caleb Woods in the middle was also plug in the hole actually lost a couple of yards or a yard it’s going to be second and goal from about the two hand off and this time he’s into the end zone touchdown Falcons wow there go all the car alarms you two can on a Nissan so two drives two touchdowns for the Falcons and the lightning defense looks like they’re playing on their [Music] heels extra point is good 14 to7 Falcons I guess in Franklin when you hear car alarms it’s a reminder that you can buy a car cuz down in Birmingham makes you think oh my gosh somebody’s stealing my car [Music] so the lightning have another opportunity to answer here while we’re waiting on the Falcons kickoff team to take the field we’ll update you on our period sponsors enhance dental and Chandler Financial Group for quarter number two as we always say these broadcast would not be possible without these sponsors so we appreciate it if you would support them if you have a need for any of their products or services so it’s teed up and this one is kicked way deep K Joiner going back to his own 10 yd line got some blockers angles toward the right sideline brought down around the 25 it’s a good return by Kade it was a good kick uh but it a huge risk of really outkicking his coverage if Cade’s able to bounce that one back to the inside toward the middle he’s he’s probably close to getting a touchdown on that yeah so I see coach Smith and Coach wolf and Coach Romano all talking on the sideline trying to figure out what adjustments need to be made for the for the defense but right now the offense is going to try to even this up Nick cloud with the handoff nice running spins off some Defenders and gets it out across the 30 ydd line to about the 33 tell you if you like tough football majority of the Yards outside of a play or so and for both teams have really come from runs up the middle something we don’t really get to see a whole lot in today’s game it’s really fun to watch so four wide receivers km swords is flanked by Nick cloud in the back field hand off to Nick Cloud it looks like he’s going to be the Workhorse tonight and he was not down he’s still going what a heads up run by Nick let’s look at that on the replay what a heads up run cuz he was able to fall down on top of the defender and get back up right there way to keep his feet moving and stop to the whistle blows that’s right got about a let’s see 33 to about a 24 yd gain make it a 25 yard gain I’d like to see us take some shots deep in the passing game maybe just to keep them off balance a little bit or keep them honest rather and I think that’s what we’re going to see unless km swords takes off and runs it here as there’s nobody in the back field with him nope pop pass sweep play to will Welch had all the DBS stay at home on that yeah that is a main stay in this offense of Hagen Joiner the little pop pass sweep play it’s basically a Jet Sweep but since he laterals the pass the ball forward it’s an incomplete pass if if the receiver fumbles it so this time Nick cloud is in the back field with swords they’re pressing again really challenging hand off to cloud and he fumbled and the Falcons have it that was a problem last week is cloud coughed it up a couple of times fortunately we only lost one of them first fumble of the night first turnover of the night for either team and the Falcons are in business at their own 36 yd line all we got to do is get a stop and get our ball back all that’s going to do is make Nick Cloud mad he’s about about to hit somebody yeah you know and I I think he ran better after the first fumble last week so maybe and he’s what kept them from scoring off of it so on his defense there you go the movement I thought we we stemmed on the offensive line I think that was Wyatt chanler doing a little stemming up front and it caused one of the Franklin offensive linemen to move my goodness number 77 he’s a big old dude he is huge I tell you what though he’s had his hand ful with Reed uh he’s Reed’s beaten him a couple of times and he’s gotten away with some holds uh him and number 45 so he’s big but we can beat him hand off nice job by the defense short gain on the play Nick Cloud lost his lid he’ll have to come out for a play yep and he comes up limping it’s like Nick uh was the victim of being blocked down on by by 77 he had a stunt block and he got pancaked and lost his helmet if he wasn’t mad before I think he might be now K Joiner comes into the game for Nick pass out into the flats Dixon and a couple of other lightning Defenders bring him down for a short gain it’s going to be bring up third and about eight make it seven now he was wide open in the flats but Paul did a great job of closing uh very quickly the ball took a little while to get there and and Paul took advantage of that closed got his hands wrapped around the ball it looked like he was about to Fumble the ball well if any pattern has shown tonight they’re going to throw it at right about the first down yardage get him Reed they do it’s it’s short heavy pressure as you said for from Reed Castleberry and it’s going to bring up fourth down let’s see if the Falcons bring on the punt team it looks like they will so the lightning finally get a stop eight minutes to go in the second quarter like to say being inside the chains and close to Midfield we are probably going to be in punt safe um our punt return I don’t think we’re going to go after it of course I’m wrong every time I say something I was right that time nice spiraling kick will Welch has it around his 23 yd line angles towards the left sideline and gets a nice return on the play great job by the defense you know we the offense turned the ball over defense held firm got the ball back couldn’t ask for anything more they spot the ball at the 35 yd line so about a 12 yard return on the punt he got more yards out of that than I thought he did unless my math is wrong which is perfectly possible oh [Laughter] man I missed the joke sorry a PA announcer said he’s almost made it just about to the 34 Evangel little HB look as Simon Stafford’s up close the running play to Nick Cloud big hole he’s into the secondary again there you go Nick Cloud way to hang on to it CU they were coming after it trying to rip it free so first down across Midfield ball spotted at the 44 yd line [Music] lightning come out in four wide receivers Joiner in motion sweet pass to the left side BL good blocking he cuts it up don’t run that way yeah what was that I don’t know why he turned around that’s a great block by Nick Cloud great would have been down okay they give him his forward progress back to the 38 but I I thought he ran backwards almost well he he turned around yeah he turned around and ran forward but hey we’ll take the spot that’s for sure so second and about five coming up for the light Falcons Rush four Nick Cloud finds the crease and gets first down yardage I love the call I mean I know that that that Nick is always going to be our Workhorse cuz that’s just what he is uh but I love going right back to him uh after a fumble you he just makes a great block yeah that that’s a great job by Henry rhods in that offensive line to recognize the the pressure coming up the middle and creating a seam for Nick Cloud to bust through tight end and H back to the left side climp swords around right end got to cut it up field and he gets maybe a yard no it’s not a big gain but it keeps them honest uh on the edges and you know something that you can run whenever you’re wanting to flip the side of the field of you know where you want to run your power and move the ball to the other hash so they say no gain on the play at second and [Music] 10 Nick Cloud up the middle again following the lead blocking of K Joiner who came in motion short gain on the play it’s going to bring up third and about seven probably four down territory here for the lightning if I’m thinking no coach Smith at all if you know his name no but I mean what would you do anyway you know we’re not going to kick a field goal from this distance for sure and probably a little too close to punt swords right side fires out there it’s caught by K Joiner how did he get that in there I have no clue I thought for sure when he threw it I thought that the DB had inside leverage on on Cade and it was going to be batted down but he came up with that one that’s a huge catch so first and 10 lightning at the 21 yd line lightning stay in the four wide receiver look fake the hand off to Cloud Kemp swords tries to make it to the corner I think he might have lost a yard or maybe no gain nope he did lose make it two yards so second and 12 or maybe a short 13 coming up that’s a good job by the Falcon defense of staying at home on the outside because having that fake to uh to Nick after he’s had so much success up the middle just didn’t draw them in [Music] yeah well just looking at this Falcons team early on they look a lot more athletic and fast than they did a year ago low snap km swords fires it out to the right side k k Joiner is hitting the back field and Dro for a loss that’s a that’s a big loss there um that it’s hard at our angle looks like it’s somewhere around third and 16 or 17 and time out for the lightning so we’ll take it with them and come right back you’re watching Lightning football visit Helena Hollow entertainment Farm in pumpkin patch in helina Alabama for a day well spent with everything from zip lines and 100t slides to live line and kangaroos helina Hollow has some form of fun for everyone in the family helina Hollow is open throughout the year for seasonal events including the patch supper with Santa Princess brunch Mother’s Day Rodeo and offers three event venues for birthday parties and other celebrations comy helina Hollow where the good times grow from minor bumps to unexpected injuries Southern Immediate Care is here with expert care when matters most if you aren’t feeling well visit Southern immediate care and helina from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 7 days a week at 225 helina Marketplace so three minutes and 11 seconds left to go in the first half lightning down by seven and they’re going the wrong way here as they had the ball close to the Red Zone and they are backed up to to their 28 ydd line third and about 18 upcoming Kim sores looking to throw and now he breaks free there you go km Sometimes the best thing is to see him impro oh my goodness beautiful Tackle by number four to prevent a much bigger play by our four yeah and and that is so out of character of km’s play nobody takes him down right you know on on the first hit by themselves and uh that that just shows you how athletic of a play that was this time it looked like we were trying to throw something down the the seam down the hash mark and it wasn’t there and swords had to take off so fourth and 12 lightning are going for it with five wide receivers and now looks like maybe the Falcons nope the lightning want to take a timeout so 215 to go the lightning take their second timeout of the half and we’ll take it with them we’ll be right back you’re watching Lightning football located in the 1022 Tower right next to Shelby B Baptist Hospital dermatologists of Birmingham has been serving all ages in the Shelby Chilton and bib counties area for almost 20 years a picture is worth a thousand words let Victor James photography capture all of your special moments this season and Beyond to craft memories that will last a lifetime specializing in senior portraits special events and more schedule now and strike lightning all right fourth and 12 coming up for the lightning this would be a huge conversion from a momentum standpoint cuz although the lightning have had a nice drive going here it’s kind of stalled out here close to the Red Zone well the big story too is it’s two minutes to go in the half yeah we get this and then we get ball second half and if we don’t get it the Falcons still have plenty of time his swords is hitting the back field and he is sacked there’s big number 51 that we talked about earlier that’s a coverage that sack right there uh that’s that’s looking for that back corner all day and it not being there and it taking too long um cuz the pocket just closed in on him I don’t even know that anybody made a tackle other than just the pocket collapse and so 210 to go in the first half and the Falcons take over from their own 26 yard line plenty of time for them to score here before the half so the lightning defense needs to step up big turnover here would be huge hand go go get him Eli there you go black hits him in the back field Eli set him down that that that textbook tackle uh kept his shoulders Square put his helmet in his chest and put him on the ground might have lost a little bit too pistol formation in the back field looking to the left side and again big cushion and this time he just dropped it had number 11 wide open out there and Kate Joiner in coverage looks like that’s what they’re relying on in their passing game is that soft coverage on the outside hitting a three four yard pass getting you know picking up seven eight yards after the catch and moving the ball fortunately there yeah you know they’re about to try a hitch and go right here or sometime soon wide receiver screen back to the right side giving Chase several lightning Defenders but he gets close to a first down I think he’s going to have it yeah little fortunate on that one too I think uh Nick could have got called for a targeting on that led with his helmet so the light the Falcons go fast [Applause] down the seam over the head of number 16 as it was a nice pass just a bad route yeah that’s exactly what it was he the 16 slowed up and uh it cost him it cost him a big play probably cost him a touchdown yeah he would have been hit in stride if he I think he might have thrown thought it was underthrown a little bit [Music] rolling to his right is wasburn this time hits number 16 and he’s going to be about a couple of yards short three yards short of the first down third and three coming up [Music] looking left firing left same play and Jukes the defender down the left sideline first down again I just do not like this coverage uh you know you get you got a guy one one onone you you always expect the offensive got a win and and that’s exactly what happened there and the lightning are going to call their final timeout I believe as coach Romano is disgusted with the defense as the Falcons are running up and down the field so he’s going to talk it over with them and we’ll be right back you’re watching Lightning football when lightning strikes call Craig Doris State Farm your local neighborhood agent with over 20 years of service Craig and his team are ready to help you navigate life storms they provide customized planning and risk management to protect your property provide Financial relief and loss and realize long-term investment goals contact them today at Craig dor.com Steven Davis and squirrel’s Plumbing provides residential and commercial plumbing services give them a call today for a free estimate and remember they are nuts about Plumbing final one minute of the first half Falcons driving inside the 35 yard line of the of the lightning it’s a fresh set of downs for the Falcons and this is a big part of the series for Evangel oh a little option pass here there you go inter up nice tipped away at the last second by Will Welch good job of closing by will there yeah and I think everybody in the Stadium knew what was coming and Pitch is just way too deep on that play for it not not to be a pass I like the call though out of the timeout give him some time to think about a trick play to draw up maybe catch the lightning but you know that’s a good thing about three deep coverage that the Lightning Run is you know your your number one rule is don’t get beat deep rolling to his right and overshooting again number 16 the intended target Nick cloud in coverage it’s probably a little too far from here um but if anybody’s been paying attention to these to the kickoff and paying attention to uh these extra points their kicker got a leg yeah um I don’t know why all these Evangel people or these uh uh Franklin people decid to park back here but but he can he can hit all of them yeah he might hit those cars yeah so third and 10 upcoming for the Falcons and now they are going to call a timeout that’s their first time out of the half so again we’ll take a break and hear a word from our sponsors we’ll be right back my favorite part about media Club is broadcasting the Gams we learn how to do the audio video setup and producing a broadcast is a lot of [Music] fun got to make the graphics for social media posts and learn how to update the ECS Athletics website and we love Mr Scott’s birthday cake final 50 seconds of the first half lightning trailing 14 to7 a big third down stop opportunity upcoming for the defense looking across the middle no call running for the first down yardage trying to get the first down yardage I think he came up short it’s going to bring up fourth and about five I think maybe four yards not that we would want to but we can’t stop the clock so see what uh they’re going to do here they’re going to let the clock run down and then try a field goal or are they going to uh they’re taking their time aren’t they yeah are they going to run it down and just throw it up in the air um with their kicker take time out with their kicker I think I’d take the timeout and try the field goal um it would be about a 50 y from right here y that’s what they do though so they’re going to take a timeout we’ll just keep it here since we just came back from a break likely they’re going to come out four five wide and they’re going to go down the field um but I do think H he’s got a kicking te so so it looks like we are going to kick this is interesting to watch yeah so he’s kicking from the 35 so that’s 45 y field goal it was at the 28 not the 33 and uh and put Cade back to return it although if it goes that far you can’t return it because you can’t come out of the end zone with it I’d watch for the fake though hold is down kick is up I think it’s going to be wide left plenty of leg yep and it is so nice effort but the field goal is wide left and we’re going to go to the break and we’re going to try to get a word here with Coach Smith down at the the sideline let me get his mic unmuted here we got to get some continuity on on offense you know they were killing us at first on the passing game I think we’ fixed that a little bit we just got to go in and make a few adjustments on defense try to get some continuity on offense thanks coach good luck so there you heard from coach Smith lack of continuity on offense but he feels like they’ve got the the defensive issues figured out so we will see upcoming um I mean that what are they what is the Falcons doing over here are they I guess they’re waiting on us to go in and then they’ll go in okay yeah I think the officials have us um uh held up yeah we all have to go through the same uh about eight foot wide gate down there so I think we’re going to have a performance from the cheerleaders maybe so we’ll stay here and see if they have a performance before we take a break so I don’t know about you except outside of that one drive that looked like it was you know dominated by the Falcons it was and you know I think evangel’s done a good job of helping them out yeah uh not only with the turnover unfortunately turnover didn’t yield anything for uh Franklin um but I think we’re we’re two one onone on the outside and they’re exploiting that out [Music] [Applause] there so we are going to have a cheerleader performance I [Music] think oh that’s fca’s cheer okay they got our colors well sort of it’s a little unusual that the visitors aren’t first but yeah that’s that’s right their their cheerleaders are down here that’s the dance team is what it says okay they’ve never seen the Evangel cheerleaders so looking forward to [Laughter] [Music] it I need to get Matt to go over there and tell him how to pronounce our our school’s name y sorry dance team let me find your music he’s gonna find their music we’re going to have fun with this one all night long [Music] again we are watching the FCA Falcons dance team [Music] get show me what you can [Applause] [Music] B [Music] [Applause] [Music] together [Music] [Applause] [Applause] FC and now a performance from the lightning cheerleaders [Applause] [Music] watch [Music] [Music] [Music] nice performance by the lightning Varsity cheerleaders and I think that’s going to do it or would the yes the Falcons Varsity cheerleaders do not have a performance so with that we will hear a few words from our sponsors we have about nine and a half minutes so if I know anything a good coach Smith team is going to go in and make some adjustments just like they did last week and come out and fight hard in the second half so while they’re in in 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position as Ryan you mentioned off the air they were uh in this position last year at halftime down by a score down by score and uh you know that’s second half was just back and forth but uh you you felt real good about it the whole the whole game and then we converted the fourth down on the last Drive in order to run the clock out uh I expect to see similar fireworks uh I expect to see a lot more scoring this half for sure and uh like I was we were talking earlier anytime we’re down two scores or less you know the money’s on a Evangel and I almost said I almost said it I almost said it uh but I have a money on Evangel I don’t think that there’s any coaching staff that is uh better at making adjustments than than what we have at Evangel and the lightning get a chance to make a statement as they will receive here to start the second half coach Smith is talking to the kickoff return team before they take the field actually I think are they going to put another three minutes on yep they are look the officials are like hey what are y’all doing y’all want to play a football game with it yeah I mean everybody’s warm let’s go I know this is kind of a universal rule that they do this when throughout the month of September and have the heat timeouts and everything but 75 de yeah I mean they’re ready to go let’s let’s play football right that’s the best weather we’ve had all year yeah no doubt easily you know the lightning were down by three scores at the half last week and almost came back and won it you know the defense pitched a shut out in the second half against Banks Academy so they’re perfectly capable of doing the same here again but you know we’re going to have to see some some different things you know you felt I think we felt pretty good last year at halftime because you know we felt like we were holding our own more that that game last year felt tighter at half than than than this and you know I I if I remember correctly last year Franklin scored on some abnormal plays I should say I don’t want to say crazy they scored on the first play of the game first play from scrimmage uh a long touchdown pass and I think the their second touchdown of the first half was similar um it was a busted coverage or something and a big play for the for the Falcons last year so this year they’ve just been you know kind of marching it down the field and and la and last week uh against Banks you know we didn’t give up anything defensively in the second half which has kind of been normal I think we gave up a garbage touchdown to to uh abille and and uh gave up some SEC some scores with some younger guys in again in uh against the North Carolina team in in Gatlinburg uh but last week was the best offensive second half we’ve had all year so it’s the only time we’ve scored multiple touchdowns so if we get that going again yeah then then I I feel really good so we are ready to kick off here Joiner and Welch are deep to receive our third quarter period sponsors are Mandy Welch with exit realy Kaba and team Massie [Music] properties so let’s see what the kickoff strategy here is for the Falcons we’ve seen a deep kick and we’ve seen kind of a mid-range kick on their two kickoffs of the first half it is kind of a short kick will Welch has it blockers out in front of him bust through a little crease and gets it out to the 40 yd line so the lightning will have good field position to start their first drive of the second half yeah nothing wrong with starting on the 40 that’s for sure yeah especially with a kicker that can kick it out of the end zone yeah I’m kind of surprised they don’t kick it deeper yeah not like they’re lacking speed on their coverage team especially when you look at our formation and we have one deep yeah that gives you 53 yards to work with side to side and uh you could cause a lot of chaos yeah and so the lightning come out with four wide receiver formation to start the second half Nick Cloud flanking km swords in the back field taking his time his swords hand off up the middle Nick Cloud Bulls over one or two Falcons Defenders and gets about seven or eight yards on first down well I tell you what you ought to give the f Falcon Defender that number two some kind of medal of Bravery because he he chose to get in front of a moving train swords comes to the sideline to get the play call from Hagen Joiner same formation for the lightning ball on the left hashar Welch in motion hand off again Nick Cloud there you go and there’s a first down for the lightning good start to this first drive of the second half you know we first played Franklin in 21 they had gone undefeated in 2020 came down to our complex and uh I think they they came in with an attitude of expecting to win and we pounded it up the gut on them and it was relentless and fun to watch three-man Rush Cloud again heavy dose of the Wildcat here to start the second half they’ll give him four yards sorry Ryan if you can make that run successful over and over and over again it is completely demoralizing to the defense it’s also exhausting uh for the defense they’re already look we’re right at a half 51 probably the biggest guy back there’s already got his hands on his hips yeah completely different philosophies between the two defenses the Falcons are running a 335 with five DBS on the field another run up the middle trying a little counter play this time short gain it’s going to bring up third and about five make it four but I like the play calling I do too I mean they’ve got six guys in the Box you know we’ve got a a nice numbers Advantage there I I like it and like you said you know coach Smith’s name so you know that this is four down territory and hey if you’re going to run Nick cloud and you tell me I got two downs to get four yards that I’m playing with house money at that time that’s right Cloud again hit this time close to the line of scrimmage drives his legs forward he’s going to be close to the first down let’s see if they give it to him I think he’s a yard short [Music] so the lightning will go for it on fourth and one let’s see if the Falcons defense dials up a run blitz as the lightning come up come out in the Double Wing formation Cloud little pitch to the inside first down and plenty more it’s almost like Nick told Coach Hagen at halftime hey I dare him to stop me give me the rock coach I love it I love it it also shortens the game um very fast first half for sure Y and we’re already four minutes into the third quarter and I think we started two minutes ago seems like it they stay in the Double Wing coach Smith’s favorite formation handoff big hole up the middle following Ethan Stallings he’s down inside the 20 close to the 15 yard line and you hey you know coach Smith is loving this you mean they only got six guys in the Box we going Double Wing baby every time every time and and here’s the thing there there ain’t a player in Navy that doesn’t know what’s coming that’s right and so that’s a testament to the blocking up front yeah absolutely I have to question the defensive play calling but it’s kind of a too tight end look this time Paul Dixon is in the back field quick pass out to Joiner in the flat and short gain on the play that’s what they’re defending uh when you when you look at this def defense they’re they’re they’ve got really no safeties over the middle everybody’s kind of cheating to the edges and and that’s what they’re they’re defending is they’re defending the perimeter pass they’re defending any kind of uh uh perimeter run um but I tell you what every time a play runs to those sides those interior linemen and linebackers are grateful yeah so second and seven maybe eight coming up hard tell from our Viewpoint here Nick Cloud up the middle Nick Cloud into the secondary Nick Cloud into the end zone touchdown lightning what an answer what a start to the second half the lightning go 60 yards and take up almost the first half of the third quarter I love it I love the the play calling I love the strategy to come out here and run it down your throat it’s kind of that old adage of kiss you know keep keep it simple stupid and that’s what that that’s what Evangel did here and and man it has paid off great job by Nick Cloud great job by the line little trouble with the snap there but good job by Eli black to get the hold down and the extra point is good we’re all tied it’s a great job by the lightning they ate up half the quarter in one possession yeah and and they scored uh and I guarantee you that every defensive player on that team felt it the entire way down uh because they were getting ramrodded by a train uh at Nick cloud and and that offensive line all right so lightning with the momentum here Midway through the third quarter you see the adjustments made on offense they went to the ground attack showed some Double Wing in that first drive and a heavy dose of Nick Cloud Stannis scavage medium- range kick fair catch caught and he touched it and it goes out of Bounds at the 26 great kick no that’s no flag he touched it no he touched it he touched it sorry why are they throwing a flag he touched it I’m sorry I have my mic unmuted too we’re all we’re all shouting up here he touched it I mean we can show him the replay I mean how did he not see that he was standing right there oh my Lord pick the FL show wave off the flag ref oh my goodness that’s a horrible call make sure your mic is muted when you do that no they they waved it off I never saw the official wave it off but but but he waved it off little stemming action by the offens defensive line rather hand off boom big hit by Eli black short gain give him a yard great job of filling the Gap by Eli I mean he just shot through there and squared up the running back [Music] lightning with a fourman front three linebackers short pass right across the middle big hit by Simon Stafford oh he’s still up thankfully I think he’s a little short a couple of lightning Defenders there on the assist it’s going to bring up third and short let’s see what coach Romano has dialed up for third and short here they’re going to try to run it and he slips through the defense into the second level first down for the Falcons that was a strange play it looked like he slipped through almost like we let him go like we thought it was a fake well the lightning stemmed to looked like both interior defensive lineman either over the center or to the left side of the of the offense of the of the formation and he cut it back to the left and got past them so first and 10 Falcons from their own 41 yd line right here to the flat yep my goodness K swords almost had an interception off the deflection that would have been this place would have gone crazy uh on the Evangel side look at that that wow I mean hit him right between the ones and thankfully he dropped it because he was cutting it back and might have shook the tackle of Swords if he’d caught it hand off boom hit go come on come on Nick Nick Cloud being hauled behind the running back that was a hard run yeah 25 is a tough guy to bring down so brings up third and three for the Falcons and they will again go no [Music] huddle let’s go defense let’s get a stop right here hand off hitting the back field slips past the first Defender he’s going to be stopped right close to the first down yardage I think he’s going to have it yep yeah that’s where we we see that missed tackle pop up that we saw last week yeah Nick Cloud’s you know playing both ways he toted the ball just about every touch on that touchdown drive that took almost six minutes we just we just not just hit them we just got to get our arms around them and that’s a difference in this year’s team and last year’s team we we had very few guys playing both ways yep that’s what happens when you flip over your entire defense two years in a row quick hitch to the right side this time and a flag comes in way thrown by the back judge that’s he’s got a great arm yeah he does does he got any eligibility though he think I think he threw that flag 20 yards yep called on the Falcons blocking the back I thought it looked like a the receiver out there blocking for him was pushing the lightning defender in the back but there’s been so many no calls I know kind of surprised to see any laundry on the turf I’m just grateful that the kickoff penalty flag got picked up that’s right it’s one thing when something’s open to interpretation but when it’s blatantly obvious yeah so lightning in their 44 defense hand off up the middle another crease is found he gets the penalty yardage back it’s going to bring up second and nine was a good gain there it did Wipe Out the penalty yardage but it made the penalty worth it um you know to be able to take a second and nine versus a second and probably two or three yeah you’re starting to see the Falcons offensive line kind of impose their will a bit on our defense here on this first drive of the second half as they are opening up some holes for those Falcons running backs fake the hand off to get throw him down that’s right throws it away smart play by the quarterback there as nobody was open great job by Caleb to get the pressure I he just took his blocker and threw him out of the way uh and and kept moving and it’s it’s great to see him develop I mean he’s getting stronger he’s also getting faster and uh I mean he is just a an integral part of this defensive line brings up huge third down uh right here can can really set the tone for this whole second half four wide receivers for the Falcons [Applause] looking left under pressure from White Chandler and he goes down huge sack by the big man well yeah yeah we got Mr bulock here asking about a the the lineup of the offense but I tell you our our receivers haven’t been always up on the line um first time the Falcons have punted tonight which is surprising because they only have 14 points I mean that tells you how fast this game’s been going yeah I mean look at look at this play you’ve got one two three four five behind the line of scrimmage your Gunners aren’t on the line another good punt will Welch from his own 17 yd line gets out to about the 27 so give him a 10 yard return we’ll take that on any punt return that saves the offense or gets the offense another first down basically they spotted at the 28 with a minute 23 left to go in the third the question is can Nick Cloud carry the load you know well I tell you what at this rate there’s only one possession left that’s true so he got six plays in him he’s not on the field at the moment he’s getting a breather as km swords is alone in the back Field Five wide receivers for the lightning Stannis scavage in motion low snap looking left now he’s going to take off and run defense closes quickly he gets about three yards Nick’s coming back in yeah so the lightning briefly get away from the run I bet you they go back to it here with Nick Cloud re-entering the game and he gets the handoff and he finds a crease Nick Cloud close to first down yardage for the lightning I think he got it yep so they mov the chains the lightning do not have to run another play here looks like coach Smith is telling them to just let the clock run out here in the third quarter so the Lightning win the third quarter and we have a tie ball game we will be back in just a minute from bassfield on the campus of Franklin Christian Academy you’re watching Lightning football located in the 1022 Tower right next to Shelby Baptist Hospital dermatologists of Birmingham has been serving all ages in the Shelby Chilton and bib counties area for almost 20 years when lightning strikes call Craig Doris State Farm your local neighborhood agent with over 20 years of service Craig and his team are ready to help you navigate life storms they provide customized planning and risk management to protect your property provide Financial relief and loss and realize long-term investment goals contact them today at Craig [Laughter] dor.com so we are back for quarter number four caught caught Ryan in the middle of having some fun with Will Andrew Welch one of the Lightning coaches up here on top of the scaffolding that the Falcons have provided for us always fun to come up here to Franklin Christian where they are very hospitable [Music] hang on a second I’ll fix that in just a second you click something so swing pass to the left side will Welch gets the edge can he stay in bounds gets knocked out at the 39 sorry 41 good pickup great pickup she set up second and short the exact kind of plays you need to control the game there was a text graphic something here it is stay out of that group all right 1153 to go as clock stopped as Welch went out of Bounds at second and short for the lightning four wide receivers Nick Cloud first down into the secondary or second level rather across Midfield to the 47 yd line of the Falcons the lightning the lightning are Marching [Music] [Music] again looks like the Falcons are staying in that 335 defense I just don’t know why they walk a man up they’re bringing four Miss Nick cloud back to the line of scrimmage and that’s all looks like we we missed a block on the inside there so second and 10 looks like Simon Stafford’s going to check in for Ben Davis down and you know what we haven’t seen on this drive is the Double Wing yet lightning come out in a tight end and HB on the left side two receivers to the top of the formation hand off Nick Cloud he’s hit at the line of scrimmage short gain actually they’re going to say no gain somebody missed a block there and he got hit in the back field yeah number 26 just scooted right by either the center or the guard on that side Emerson dollins comes out Simon Stafford comes out Ben Davis and Reed Castleberry I think that was CH or is that uh Joseph Grantham is in the game now at tackle he had been hurt swords to pass okay Joiner opened it’s intercepted though as the cornerback out there covering Ben Davis peeled off the coverage and came back and made a nice interception I think once he saw Kade break he knew exactly exactly where it was going he was a good read that’s uh Yep looks like he just broke right off and cut underneath well they haven’t thrown it to three all night so why would you think they throw it to them that time yeah y you know that’s the thing I think we’re missing we we need a little bit little bit of diversity in the we do passing game you know we started out early on in the year hitting the tight end uh got a couple of touchdowns out of it we just haven’t gone back to it Nifty move in the hole there by the running back on first down he gets about four yards and they give him another yard make it five just like the last turnover we’ve got to get a stop here get the ball back uh we don’t we don’t want to be playing in last possession to tie the game lightning stay in their 44 defense rushing four pass across the middle big number eight makes the catch tackled by Eli black not before he gets a first down and then some so the Falcons are Marching here and the momentum has shifted [Applause] handoff there we go oh Caleb Woods had him had [Applause] him instead it’s about an eight yard gain on first down or minus two in the turnover battle and that’s abnormal we need to get that thing down to minus one we’re definitely in uh they’re in field goal range at this point turnover would be huge right now lot of motion by the Falcons here taking their time faking the handoff and wide open was the receiver as km sword slipped in the coverage thankfully the pass was off the mark we had some pressure coming in on that side on when he rolled out and I don’t think he was expecting it it wasn’t real intense but uh we had a couple of guys bearing down on him and I think he rushed his throw timeout called on the field let’s see what for I think we had a issue with the ball spot it second I’m sorry third down and two [Music] upcoming hand off left side come on almost hitting the back field re Castle bear was there Simon Stafford’s there and Caleb Woods finish him off let’s see if he got the first down I don’t I don’t think he did the line judge is holding up the fourth down signal looks like I don’t think he gained anything no and that just tells you we could have dropped him for a couple of yards in the back field yeah good job I mean the the Falcons in contrast to our Nick cloud has taken every hand off tonight they’ve had at least three running backs and they’ve all been good we got to dig deep on defense right here especially if they’re going for it yep feel like he’s running clock down he’s going to run his kicker out they are yep so they take a timeout and we’ll take it with them and come right back you’re watching a good one lightning tied up with the Falcons we’ll be right back healthy Harvey’s in pelum Shelby County’s original Premier Health and Wellness Shop since 1978 stop by for Natural Foods vitamins herbs weight loss products CBD and so much more thank you for shopping local and thank you for shopping healthy Harvey located in the 1022 Tower right next to Shelby Baptist Hospital dermatologists of Birmingham has been serving all ages in the Shelby Chilton and bib County’s area for almost 20 years they’re not running out their kicker fourth and two coming [Applause] up Falcons are going for it dig deep biggest play of the game so far for the [Applause] defense faking the hand off quick throw oh and he dropped it 16 had it he would have had the first down and then some and he dropped it sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good let’s go down to to Matt Holmes for update real quick coach Romano had the defense pulled in together getting their team up uh the biggest message was don’t jump off sides don’t jump off sides we had great discipline there hey if you blink your eyes this game is over it’s going quick so we got to do something with the ball right here thank you Matt so 14 all lightning with the ball they’re going to have nightmares about that play Kim swords up the middle Kim swords with a big hole Kim swords making men Miss gets it out across the 43 yd line for he’s finally brought down first down lightning and that’s the biggest run of the night for the lightning quarterback probably the biggest run he’s had in a couple of weeks we haven’t seen that draw yet tonight either uh yeah he had one I think like 20 yard gain against Banks but you’re right we’ve we haven’t seen that since uh since the Abbyville game really and that’s that’s where we’re having success running is attacking the middle yeah I mean yeah they’re in as long as they stay in that 335 yeah look Cloud this time Cloud powering his way out to Midfield I love it I love it six six-yard gains and a click and uh tick and clock I’ll get it out right in a minute but it’s for [Laughter] rengel oh if you missed the joke earlier the the PA announcer for the Falcons is is calling Evangel Evangel so we’ve had a little fun with that tonight cuz we say every word correctly on our broadcast that’s right IR regardless indeed all right second and four up coming for the lightning tied in an HB back pop pass to to Joiner on the sweep he’s going to be close to the first down about a yard short I like that you know even though it was the The Sweep look he cuts it back up I think that’s where we want to stay because with them playing with five defensive backs they got just too much speed on the perimeter for us to try to get wide yep well and and we show wide so much on film yeah that that that that’s where they’re they’re attacking and uh it’s great to watch us go up the middle lightning go Double Wing this time Welch in motion pitch it to to Nick Cloud he’s got the first down inside the 40 H I thought he was closer to the 39 but let’s see where he goes down yeah I don’t like the spot but at least it’s a first down yep and the clock’s running indeed the clock is running we’re approaching four minutes the good guys have the ball and the momentum looking for a comeback win two years in a row at bassfield on the campus of Franklin Christian Academy Nick Cloud oh couldn’t quite get to the second level that time but still a nice gain on first down give him five yards with this PA announcer call it bass field or base field that’s a good question yeah I mean maybe we’re saying it wrong that’s right regardless irregardless actually he only got four yards so it’s second and six upcoming for the lightning four wide receivers this [Music] time but that man Nick cloud is still in the back field he gets the hand off this time short gain about a yard [Applause] actually they say no gain so third and six upcoming you know the Falcons defensive line looks a lot like ours last year they’re kind of tall and fast rangy guys they look more like linebackers than defensive linemen [Music] walk up another guy they’re bringing at least four probably five here hand off to Cloud he gets past the first guy but he’s not going to get the first down oh where’d he go well I take that back the 30 he did get to the 30 they move the chains had me fooled I think the question before was does Nick Cloud have it any and I I think I think the answer is is affirmative yes mhm down to two minutes already down to two minutes and the lightning just keep chewing up clock really both teams have been chewing up clock and and you look at it there’s five total possessions three this is evangel’s third Franklin’s only had two this time sword’s going to keep it up the middle and sord is going to get inside the 25 to the 24 just hold on to the ball and timeout is going to be called by Franklin no the light us okay us okay no they called it they called it okay okay the white hat pointed our way but lightning did not call the timeout the Falcons did so we’ll take a break and be right back don’t go away folks you’re watching Lightning football are you looking to buy sell or invest call Mandy Welch with exit realy Kaba not only is she an active licensed agent in Alabama but she has been investing in flipping homes for over 15 years call her today so she can help you navigate through the current market Mandy Welch 334 315 9720 minute 39 to go in a thriller here at bassfield on the campus Franklin Christian Academy lightning have all three timeouts remaining Falcons are down to [Music] one oh I got to climb up here I can see over the coaches all the momentum is is on the side of the lightning now and a game that’s kind of had several momentum shifts both schools fans making a lot of noise as the lightning go with two tight ends and an HB back here Sorge is going to keep it around left in good move to get to the outside he’s inside the 10 pushed out around the five first and goal lightning looks like they’re going to spot him at the six okay minute 31 the clock will stop I love the play call we’ve been pounding it pounding it pounding it and get probably your most athletic player on the offense on the perimeter off of a fake up the middle minute 4 31 four downs you know I’d be shocked if we just don’t pound it up the middle and run that block two tight ends again there he is Nick Cloud Nick Cloud pushing his way close to the goal line that’s he was down he was down oh they call it a touchdown yeah he fell across the The End Zone okay good and uh and when he hit that’s when the ball popped out so he landed on his back gotcha okay oh yeah I see the official come come running in on the replay immediately CU as you said when he fell down the ball had crossed the goal line so the lightning eliminate the deficit and take the lead here late in the fourth quarter huge kick right [Music] here he got it nice job oh he missed it did he yep did he hook it yeah it was so so the fireworks aren’t over no uh this this team can uh throw the ball downfield and I’m betting that’s that’s what they do yeah I mean and they have a they got one timeout a quality kicker but the clock stops when they get first downs yeah just just when they do so if they can manage to go down and score here that that extra point could Loom large wow what a game again yeah two weeks in a row and two years in a row yeah and two week in two weeks in a row the defense has pitched a shut out so far in the second half I hope I didn’t jinx it just then yeah and the lightning have turned it over twice the Falcons have not and we’re still winning yeah and and fortunately for the lightning and what says a lot about their defense as well is those turnovers haven’t yielded any points yeah Nick cloud is a beast short kick oh it’s going to fall oh and it’s on the ground we got it no the Falcons got yep so the first guy missed it or had it knocked away love that call uh yeah he got hit by I think that was Michael Goble number eight that hit him right about the time he he tried to field it and then luckily for the Falcons somebody was Johnny on the spot to cover it up so here we go folks a minute 21 to go Falcons have to go 65 66 yards to tie it up and they’re going to take their third and final time no no they’re calling it on the lightning okay they initially said said to your point earlier yeah maybe a developmental pro project going on with the officiating crew but they initially pointed to the Falcons and they changed it to the lightning so we’ll take a break be right back you’re watching Lightning football are you wanting to buy or sell recreational land or a farm call William O’Neal with base camp Country Real Estate at 20547 7812 or email william. O’Neal at Basecamp country.com Basecamp Country Real Estate it’s more than dirt it’s a [Music] lifestyle minute 21 to go lightning with the lead Falcons with the ball first and 10 from their own 33 yd line 34 yd line rather lightning bring four looking to pass low and incomplete so good start to this drive for the lightning defense I hate that route hey you know what I mean they they’ve hit a number of times but they’ve dropped it or had a bad pass almost [Applause] equally lightning bring four again looking down the right side km swords almost intercepts it tight cover I think we were in man that time yeah you know and and I like running that man defense and and this instead of running a prevent running a tight coverage cuz it makes the quarterback on a high school level have to be perfect yeah but man if we could have Yep this is third down third and 10 upcoming looking left side this time across the middle he throws behind the receiver fourth down coming [Music] up wow what a comeback if lightning can if the lightning can hold on here now here’s the irony last year we converted a fourth down to seal the win yeah hey after the game we’re going to go down to Matt Holmes on the sideline to get a word with Coach Smith [Music] looking rolling right this time throwing in the flats wide open can the lightning get there he he didn’t get it he didn’t get it what a questionable play call you know to run on a fourth and 10 to run eight yards back of of your first down marker yeah wasn’t even a five yard out like two or three the lightning defense stands and have the chance to get out of here with a win like I was saying earlier last year we converted a fourth down on our last possession to seal the game it kept us from having to punt yeah and uh and we were gosh I think we were inside the 30 of of our own 30 and here we stop a fourth down conversion in order to win the game what a great storyline km swords takes a knee the Falcons can stop the clock one more time I don’t know that they know that they might be as confused on timeout counts as we’ve all been so 30 seconds to go another knee and that should do it the lightning unless the Falcon stop the clock the lightning don’t have to snap it again I think they’re going to be content to shake hands and the lightning are going to get out of here with a [Applause] win what a hardfought win you know and I think these last two weeks this team has learned a lot about itself yeah and uh about what they can do and and the adversity that they can come through yeah this is a great win so after they shake hands we will see if Matt Holmes can get a a word with Coach Smith down there on the sideline great job tonight Pim bulock our camera operator Kirk Stallings assistant producer and scoreboard operator Ryan Stannis scavage with your color commentary and fan yelling yeah well I’ve done a bit of that myself so two years in a row the lightning find their themselves down by a score at at the half and will themselves to a win in the second half this time behind the running of Nick Cloud the wild cat you know I I’m I’m so disappointed we haven’t got to see the Wildcat get in the Wildcat formation yeah that’s right been waiting to call that all year all right so we’re gonna go down to Matt Holmes now with Coach Smith Wait wait wait wait Matt wait Matt wait Matt gosh Matt I gotta work with him on that d B don’t break yeah as hard as they fought last week they come back they did it again so you know good group of kids and they’re gonna keep fighting the rest of the year so got a big one next week Ang every week it’s a new big one thank you coach we love you God bless appreciate you well there you have it guys coach emotional tough win right there but hey they’re looking for than for stay yeah sorry we had some issues maybe a little bit too far away from the I think that’s what it was he cutting out the trans from the receiver he he was holding his hands on the bottom of the mic which is what sends the signal so he’s going to have to come up yeah we got a couple things to work on with our sideline guy but we’ll we’ll get that worked out um no no we’re good um so 14 sorry 20 to 14 your final score lightning with another comeback win as we saw them do a few times last year on their way to a CH another championship you know the streak begins again one in a row one in a row you know and if we’re lucky our kids will graduate never losing another game that’ be awesome but there’s still a tough road to Ho uh next next week the lightning are finally at home for the first game of the SE first uh true home game of the the season we played a home game at uh Simmons stadium in Alabaster next week the lightning are at home against Freedom ezek sorry they’re Freedom Cowboys you’re right I haven’t looked that far ahead yet I’m trying to be like coach uh so big game conference game no non-conference game next week against the freedom Cowboys it feels like a conference game because they’re one of our big rivals can you imagine that that we’ll be six games until we play a conference game I never experienced that it’s crazy fit five games in before we get to the complex and definitely the longest we’ve gone into the schedule without playing a home game at the Evangel Sports Complex so we appreciate you all tuning in tonight you got to see a a great game again we thank the the people of Franklin Christian Academy for all the hospitality and setting up the scaffolding for us to to to to broadcast the game on tonight so we’ll do it again next week starting about 6:30 p.m. we’ll be at the sports conf complex we would love for you all to come out and watch the game in person but if you can’t we’ll have the live stream up and running until then again for pin bullet Kirk Stallings Matt Holmes Ryan Stannis scavage and myself Scott Stafford we will sign off our time is up we thank you for yours you’ve been watching Lightning football on the ECS Athletics YouTube channel strike 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