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WRMJ Sportsline: Week 3 High School Football Recap
This is Sportsline on WRMJ. Who breaks free? He's inside the 20th, the 10th, the 5th. A weekly in-depth look at the local high school sports scene. Touchdown, Lissert County. Touchdown, Golden Eagles. Sportsline has brought you by your local country financial representatives Tracy Vigum, Jason Potter and Brent Vigum, offering insurance for your life, health, home, auto, farm or business. Get a watch of three at the gun. No good in the rocket that won the game. The rocket's head back to state. By 6-1-4-0 running gales for your spot for custom fitted running and walking shoes, haidooed shoes and perk and stock sandals, plus red wing and wolverine work boots. A three at the gun is no good. A new game is over. The Tigers have won. They're going to celebrate. Purple and gold converging. On the gun boys, Canadian boys. Unbelievable. And by diamond ag, local ag retail supplier built from your local specifications with locations in Alito, Alexis and Knoxville. She throws the first three in a row from Oak Ridge. The rocket's have won three state titles in a row and softball. Now from the WRMG studios in downtown Lito, here's Jim Taylor and Ty Taylor with Sportsline. It is the WMK Sportsline on a Saturday morning edition that started back in 1979. Jim Taylor along with Ty Taylor is three weeks of the high school football season have come to a finish. So a third of the regular season down and looking just last night to tie the winning teams in the track last night scored 56, 48, 41, 60, 62. And then the barn burner last night was between Monmouth Roseville and Kiwani. And the Titans won that game 24-21. I will begin by saying this. I wanted to give you a compliment. It's not for me. Oh boy. But he's talking to Coach Dierks last night before the game. And he said how much he really loved the track site we have lost in that double WRMG. But he did say what I love what he said was I'm team Jim Taylor. Right. And I said well what in the world would you be that for? He goes well you picked us over. You picked Riverdale. Over Mendoza. I said well thanks. I said because some people like really take it seriously and they get it. Oh I know they do. They'll tell me about it. Matt Addison in Lito if we pick whatever. And I'm like I told him I told him I said the only thing I told Ty is put the disclaimer on it. It's for fun people. But it has generated what it does. It's generated a lot of conversation. Not just with the football portion of it but the information of the entire site. So that's what we do. And it's great to hear that from Upper Rock Island County. Have you been able to add up all the stats from last night? Or does Montgumbary Smith with his PhD doctorate in mathematics last night that he had to do to add up all those stats? 614 total yards for Mercer County. 526 rushing yards in a 48 minute game. Mason Gray we talked about it last night on our broadcast. He broke the single game record for the Mercer County Football program which encompasses the Alito days. 2371 rushing yards. 5 touchdowns in a single game. I mean those are absolutely incredible. Crazy numbers really. And then the quarterback John Baldwin added 127 yards on six carries and two touchdowns. So Mercer County really just kind of took it to Orient on the ground and that's been the theme for the Chargers the past two weeks. Over the past two games they've allowed a combined over 1,000 rushing yards in two weeks. They gave up over 400 to Monmouth Roseville last week. And then Mercer County just really gashed him last night. And I think in the game 56-41 the final. The score I mean is a little misleading but maybe not. The game was kind of weird because Mercer County got out to a 22-0 lead early. It was 22-0 at the end of the first. And it was 22-0 with you know about four and a half minutes left in the first half still where Mercer County turned it over twice late in the first half where if they don't one of the turnovers came at like the two yard line I think of Orient. So I kept saying you know it felt like if Mercer County hadn't turned the ball over they would have had a chance to be up by almost 40 at half time. But you know that didn't happen credit Orient. They battled back and cut it to 22-14. They scored with about a minute left in the first half to cut it to a one possession game. And then Mercer County gets the ball. They take over at their own eight on the ensuing kickoff with like I think 56 seconds on the clock. And they go 92 yards in 52 seconds and cap it off on a crazy play. They ran a quarterback draw play at the 34 of Orient and Baldwin got all the way to the end zone and scored. It was an incredible run. I mean really kind of an electric play to end the first half to go up 28-14. And then they got up by as many as 30 in the second half and Orient cut it to two scores a couple different times. But you know you could just tell that the Chargers were not going to be able to get enough stops to win that game last night. And I think for them that's going to kind of be the theme of the season. You know they're going to be able to score. But you know when you put up 41 points offensively and still lose by two scores it's you know you have to make a lot of improvements defensively because it's just you know like we were talking post game which just felt like you know you knew if you're Mercer County you're if you just run the ball you're going to score because they just can't stop you. And you know you got to be able to stop the run. And I think that's what we're going to be doing. I think that's what we're going to be doing right now. We're going to be doing right now. We're going to be doing right now. We're going to be doing right now. 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What do you think are some of the biggest things you need to improve upon in the rushing defense to get things rolling back in the right direction? Well, we'd like for our defensive line than to gain about 30 pounds each, you know, going into this week, because that would really help us. You know, we sat and wrapped our brains around it last night for about a few hours after the game. And we just, we got to get the dogs. You know, I mean, we just, you know, we don't, we have guys that are great kids and want to play and have big hearts. You know, but the tenacity, the attitude, the toughness, you know, is this kind of something we're lacking right now? And, you know, it's hard for us to get that because it's hard for us to go be really physical in practice because we've got to get them to Friday night and some of that kind of transpires over that. You see that, like, the only time that they go 100% or dial it up, so to speak, is on Friday night. They're not doing it throughout the week. And I know other coaches, like, you don't have to do that and whatever, but, and those guys might be true, but right now it's not working for us. And we're going to have to figure out how to light a fire into these guys and have some, have some toughness and shut this run game down. Because, I mean, you know, like you said, we're over a thousand yards and two games, and I don't even think that anybody will ever throw a pass against us if they don't have to. And, and quite frankly, they really shouldn't. When we do, when people do throw, they do struggle. I will tell you this, from last night, our best defensive player is our corner. I think he's our right corner of Max Larson right now. And Max is 130 pounds. He had tackles for losses. He's not going to throw a pass as nobody throws at him. He's, he's just been a phenomenal job. We need that kind of mentality that he has, that he plays on that corner to filter through the other 10 dudes on a, on a nightly basis. Cause really he's, he's the dog out there that, that we are looking for. All right. And then offensively for you, you end up scoring 41 points, which, you know, you would hope would be enough output to say, well, these are games we should win if we're putting up 41. You know what? A bit of a slow start in the first quarter offensively. Got things rolling throughout the second, third and fourth quarter. So just speak a little bit about maybe the change where you got things going in the right direction offensively as opposed to what the issue was early on struggling to start. Yeah, I don't, it wasn't, it wasn't much of a change tie. You know me, I'm kind of kind of set in my ways, but like, you know, that we, we go four down and fourth down to start the game on that first drive and get near midfield, go forward on fourth down. Like, I don't know, maybe, you know, in hindsight, now I'm thinking back and forth, like maybe we should, we should kick that one, pin them deep. Now give them, give them another 90 yards, I guess, to pat down their stats. But we, you know, I want, you know, I really feel confident in this offense. This offense feels confident. Like we can score, you know, we don't want to waste possessions that are in midfield, but turn that over and down. It's a great job by, by Mercer County, you know, defensive line. They did a wonderful job getting, getting in on that running play. We miss, miss handled that block. And again, partially my fault. Again, I called it an outside blast instead of an inside blast that we've been working on all week because of the front. And I have a softball that just didn't quite understand that, you know, the play was a little bit different. And the blocking scheme is different. Again, young kid, not it, not entirely his fault, probably mine, being the adult, I should have called a better play. And then the fumbled snap on third one. The ball not getting back up. Again, a young, a young mistake. We just, they're just kind of getting in our own way. You know, you spot them 14 and. You just can't do that night. It was 22 to nothing at the, you know, at the quarter. And that was, that was scary. But, you know, to our kids, our kids are resilient. They come back and fight back as 22, 14. You know, at the end of the half, there's a minute left to go. We have a chance to get off the field and only going to halftime with down eight. And, you know, we give up that, that touchdown at the end again. Again, a great job by. By the Mercer County coaching staff and, and their kids. So I mean, they deserve a lot of credit. I mean, they, they won the game. I don't necessarily, we lost it. They won the game and they, and I think we should be talking more about how well they played and maybe how badly we played. All right. And now, you know, through three weeks, it's kind of hard to believe it. But we're a third of the way through the regular season. So off to a one and two start. Have another test with Newman central Catholic coming up on Friday night for you. So just how do you feel kind of where things are at and looking ahead to Newman next week? Well, you know, we are all very confident that we can score. I mean, that's, you know, and. I think when you have the dynamic playmakers that we have. You know, there's, there's, you know, we, we are going to have three or four touchdowns a game. Now, what can we do on the other side of the ball to make sure that we, that we only give up one or two? That's, that's the key. And Newman's just watching the film last night. Newman's going to run the ball down our throats. I mean, and why would you not? If you see this, the last two films. So it's really going to be us growing up us doing what we need to do in, in the run game, stopping the run game. For us to win. I wish there was something better. You know, you know, I think, you know, people will yell, Hey, we don't tag or yell at us. We don't tackle. Well, we need to practice tackling. You know, everybody, we, we practice tackling on a daily basis. You know, I promise you and it's just, it's either in you or it's not. And we got to get it to where it's in them. And we will, I mean, with the veteran coaching staff, there's a lot of great guys on the staff. Keep in mind, the staff has won a ton, a ton, a ton of games in the last 15 years. So it's not like these, these are newbies out here. We will figure it out. We are just playing with some young kids and we're going to get them ready to play. All right. And we'll wrap up with you. We touched on this last night when we talk with you post game, but just, you know, maybe a little bit of a different audience on sports. Time this morning. Now, kale filler. Able to break the Orient career passing yards record last night earlier in the season. He broke the completions record as well for the program. Just a junior played three games in his junior season so far. So again, for you, just a little bit about, you know, what that record means for both you and for kale. Oh, it means it quite honestly tight. It means a ton to me and, you know, I, I think with him, I guess at this last night, he would, he would trade all the records in for the, for wins right now. And as, as do I, as would I as a coach, as a dad though. I mean, I, I know how much hard work he's put in and just. It's to, to watch him flourish, to watch him do the things that he's able to do now. You know, back in the gym in July when he was eight years old, growing the ball through into the hoop or into the, the trash can to think that he would get to this point. Is this a surreal moment and, you know, to watch him just orchestrate everything. And you, you, you said this last night off the, I don't know if it was off the year or on the year. Like this kid is really legit and you come watch him play. Cause I think we were talking about daddy call it plays for him. Yeah, that was on the air and I'll stand by it. I, I, I just, like you are an innocent person, like not, you only see him for who he is. And, and I think anybody that really does and watch him and then see how he plays and see how he carries himself. And just know the work that he puts in. I don't know how people don't fall in love with him. Like, I know he's my son, but this is one of the, the second hardest worker, maybe, maybe one A to locally. Like that is the kind of dude I would compare him to on the field off the field in preparation. Everything he wants, this is what he wants to do. He wants to win. And he's a great teammate. He's a, I just, like, he's, he's a 10 times better person than his dad will ever be. I can promise you that. And he's a 10 times better quarterback than I was ever. I just kind of like, Hey, this is what I know the guy gave you some ability. And, and, and I will say this, you know, I give a lot of credit to his mother. And Jill did a, has done just a phenomenal job of keeping him grounded and humbled. And that, and that side is just, it's, it's all, it takes a team. It takes a whole community effort. But that's why, I mean, we, we took a picture after the game. And to me, that's just it culminates all his hard work and everything that he has done. And he's going to do like these records will never be touched. He is going to shatter them and he's going to etch his name in with it. I mean, his hero is Alex team. I gotta be honest with you. And, and he wants to etch that name in. And when he looks at the IHA, I just say records that his name is up there with Alex teams. So I mean, that's his goal. That's what we're going after. And I, we, we have no choice but to let him throw it because we don't, we don't, we don't, we don't move the ball. We really want to share the other way. So. All right, that's already an head coach, Chip filler joining us. Chargers fall last night to Mercer County, 56 41 coach. Thanks for talking with us. And again, tell Kayla, congratulations on the record. We'll talk to you later in the week. He's done with his eggs. All right. Sounds good, man. And I'm tight. Taylor back with more on WRM J after this. Discover the Diamond Act difference and take your harvest to the next level. 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Tigers fall on the road to Princeton last night. 60-0. So coach, we'll start with a positive I guess though. First quarter you competed well, trailing just seven nothing. So we'll start specifically in the first quarter. What did you like out of your performance early on to hang around with this Princeton team? Yeah, we did. We played pretty well in the first quarter. I think maybe shortly into the second quarter a little bit too before it started a snowball on us. But yeah, I mean we moved the ball well. Fairly consistently in the first quarter found a couple, two, three different things that we're working for. So we kind of kept going back to over and over again. It got played fairly well defensively. Made some decent stops in the first quarter and stuff like that. But there are too much for us. There's no question about that. We were kind of thinking as coaches, let's see how long we can hang around, something like that. The more you can maybe frustrate a team, keep your momentum going and maybe some good things can happen. But they were just too much for us last night. It snowballed there in the second quarter and I think it was 46 nothing and a half. Yeah, that's what I was going to ask you next. It went from seven zero after one to 46 zero at halftime. You mentioned how it kind of snowballed in the second quarters. So just what kind of allowed it to unravel, I guess, in the second quarter? They left Princeton to kind of put the game away at that point. They're bigger, faster and stronger than us and executed at a higher level and anything and everything else. Things just started to go their way. We had a blocked punt. I'm sorry, we had a punt blocked and kind of thought they touched it and we recovered. I thought it should have been our ball and then I don't know if it was seven or 14 to nothing at that time, but they scored on the first play after that and it kept coming down on us at that point. So, you know, in the grand scheme of things, that single play was certainly not the difference at all, but it seemed to think it kind of seemed like that was a pretty big momentum shift in the game. And again, it wasn't something that cost us the game, obviously, by any means, but that was kind of a play that we could pinpoint that things really went south after that. But again, they're a really good football team and we weren't. And injury bug got us a little bit more last night, unfortunately, and seemed to shake that stuff this year. So, you know, once we had some key pieces of the puzzle go out, you know, it was out of hand. Well, you mentioned the injury bug and we've talked about it kind of, unfortunately, as a theme throughout the year, you know, you've had a lot of really key pieces, not being able to play through two weeks. And then off here, you were telling me last night you lose Carter Brown at a point in the game. You lose Grady, steal it a point in the game and then you lose Lane Lux more than the point of the game too. So, that's three really key guys that I know play a lot both ways for you. So, what kind of is the, I guess, status of them? I know it's early on in the process of probably kind of figuring out how they feel, but overall, what's the outlook with those three kids? Yeah, we don't really have honestly much information at all right now. I think all three of them, they're all three different injuries and they've all got potential to be fairly minor maybe and potential for worse. So, you know, we're kind of just waiting this morning and a couple of them are getting checked out and stuff like that. Grady was actually cleared to possibly go back in. It was concerned with his knee but kind of had full range of motion and movement and stuff like that. But I think at the time it was 31 to nothing last night or something like that and I made the decision to just pull him from the game at that point. So, you know, we're pretty hopeful on that one. The, you know, Carter got hurt and went back in before we pulled him again. So, you know, there's there's hope there, but we're not sure on the extent of any of those three but, you know, we're obviously struggling. But, you know, that's part of the game, you know, obviously will continue to take a long hard look at the things that we're doing in terms of preparation and off season and equipment purchases and stuff like that. But here seems like we've got way more than our fair share this year. Well, now you turn the page. I know we talked, you know, coming into the year that the first three games are going to be very difficult for you and obviously Princeton, a very, very kind of vaunted program with what they've done the past few years. So, you put weeks one, two and three in the rear view mirror now you have a game with a hall coming up next week. So, what's the outlook with that one and kind of the message to your kids heading into week four. Yeah, you know, we, whatever the schedule came out back in February or March or whenever that was, you know, we were all well aware of, of a level of competition, we'd have to play the first three weeks and that was kind of our message in the off season preparation. And so, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, we've got to prepare and be ready to roll for those first three weeks for sure. And, you know, we know that this conference is tough. You know, and there's not going to be an easy game necessarily but obviously when you go, when you go Rock Ridge Mercer County, for instance, you're, you're pretty loaded on the top part of your schedule so the message to our kids will say we, you know, we truly believe that we're capable of good things with this group. You know, consistency is our biggest issue we feel like and, you know, good teams are going to be, are going to be good every single play or almost every play and we're not there yet. So, you know, just consistency, keep doing what we're doing. You know, stay true to the process. It's a long season and we feel like we've got several winnable football games ahead of us. All right, sure. Our head coach, Brandon Johnson, joining us Tigers, fall to 0 and 3 with a loss to Princeton on the road. Last night, coach, thanks for talking with us and tell your kids to get healthy, man. Yeah, I know and I appreciate it, Ty. Thanks again for having me and we're going to keep at it. I promise you that. All right, we're back with more on WRMJ after this. Building relationships, supporting the community and service. These are the things country financial stands for. We're neighbors who lend a helping hand and support the fabric of our community, including charitable organizations. 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You know, we talked to the guys all week about being a little more disciplined, and that sure stung us right off the bat when they were able to tie up the score. And we kind of had a quick talk on the sideline. Hey, this isn't how, you know, the one thing we want to focus on all week, and we let our read run right by us when we're guessing and coming up and trying to prove a point that we're going to be physical and we had a defensive back coming up a little too quick and just ran right by him. But, you know, proud of the kids because it's what you have those games every once in a while that you just, you need to come out and take care of business and win a game you're supposed to win and they did that. You scored four times in the first quarter, and I thought maybe you're going to score five times in the first quarter, but you get 27 in the first quarter. Forty one at halftime, and like I said, you made it forty eight six with six minutes left to go in the third quarter. I thought the one thing I really noticed you, I mean, you made it a concerted effort to establish the run tonight. I'm assuming that's something, and you said it on the pregame is we need to run the ball better. What did you think tonight? Yeah, that was much better up front. You know, we kind of went back to basics, and we told them we were going to come out with two or three running plays tonight and not get cute and fancy. And that's what we did, and we were able to kind of establish that. And, you know, I was getting a little antsy early and tried to pop some plays, and then, you know, there were things there we wanted Colen to be able to see and read. And, you know, instead of just, hey, let's get the foot on the pedal. And, you know, we played around probably a little too much than we needed to, but it's also good reps that he hasn't seen yet. So, you know, it was good to get a little throwing before we started running. But, yeah, it was nice to finally say, okay, you know, let's just run it. And we were able to kind of dominate the line of scrimmage there and turn on the running game in the second quarter. And I think to getting back to Schweigen, and I noticed that more and more each game, how he really does a good job of really looking at all options. And you see that in the stat column with the number of guys who catch passes each game. I mean, I think it's really impressive how he's able to really spread the ball is just as helpful. Yeah, he's athletic, and that helps him extend plays and go to some other options. And that's also a credit to the guys up front, because, you know, not only does his legs extend the play, but they do a good job hanging on that long. So, yeah, you're right. He doesn't get locked in on one person, because it'd be sure easy when you have an Owen Steeler land and Wheatley on the outside to get locked into that receiver. And, you know, he does a good job of spreading it out. And that's one of the things we're working on tonight actually is calling a pass play that they knew there was an answer to kids. You're coming off on the field saying, well, they're doing this so we can do this, but we were forcing them to make the hard play and make him read it. And there, like you said, there were a couple times where he went to the third kid, especially when we were doing some crossing mesterouts and stuff. And then defensively tonight, you force a couple of turnovers and you get a pick six for a score. And initially, I thought it was Thomas Sowards, but I was screened by the plan was Jacob Fryerman. So we had a three touchdown game tonight, two offensively and one defensively. It's always nice when you can force turnovers. And then I thought your return game puts you in pretty good field position throughout the night too. So you had to be pleased about special teams and you're always happy when you're defensive score. Yeah, you're right. You know, that very first kick off to set the tone for the night. You know, that kid, they got a kicker that has a leg on him. But we knew that if that if we could get it, we would have a chance to get a big return on him. So, you know, it's what happened happened and, you know, land and caught it clean like the whatever was five or ten and had a good return clear out the midfield to start the game and it got us on the right momentum. So it's nice when you get those unexpected plays from special teams. You know, that's I actually heard coach Belichick or no coach Saban on the radio today. Say every hundred yards translates to six points and is what his rule was. So, I mean, if you look at that, a 50 yard kickoff return play is halfway. I mean, it's a big deal to get those big yardage chunk plays. So that's a big deal for us. I mean, yeah, getting the turnovers, you know, I thought that's something last week that kind of bit us as we didn't get turnovers, but we had those two costly picks in the second half that led to field goals. And tonight we were kind of on the other end of that. And after not converting on the first P.A.T. tonight, it looks like he did a much better job. What did you notice about the P.A.T. unit tonight where you're you scored after touchdown? Yeah, Bodie did a nice job getting into a rhythm tonight. He really does a nice job. He's a young kid. He's a sophomore. And the more confidence he gets, you can tell the further he kicks the same thing in practice. We try to mess with him and, you know, we'll chant things and kind of mess with him while he's getting ready to kick to try to get in his head. And, you know, the more reps he gets, the harder and harder he kicks it. We actually in pregame yesterday were talking about how we thought his limit would be 30, 35 yards. And he was got out there and cranked through a 40 yarder and we were like, "Holy cow." Like we didn't expect that from him yet. So, you know, he's definitely showing some promise. And if he stays with it and keeps practicing, he's going to be a really good consistent kicker. And then I was just going to ask you, I know you, I thought maybe you heard earlier today. Do you hear any more information about Ryan Lower when his potential is to return? Yeah, he didn't get great news. So, I think, you know, the family's visiting a doctor and stuff like that. So, I don't know what they want out and stuff. So, I'll wait for that. But, yeah, it looks like we're going to have, you know, unfortunately somebody that matters on the field be out for an extended period of time. You know, it's a shame for him. He's a team kid. He started as a running back and we moved him down to guard. He's a fantastic linebacker. He's a state medalist in wrestling. And just a phenomenal athlete, the bus's butt and is a strong kid, good hard-nosed kid. And you just hate to see that for any kid, but especially, you know, one that works his tail off so much, just bad luck. And, yeah, that injury's probably going to cost him a little while. Well, and I was going to say then, but the way defensively with, you know, the adjustment you've made with Tanner Dye coming into play and then shifting Brody Nicholson and then rotating Junice in, I mean, they've really done an admirable job. And, you know, just what I've seen with the type of talent you played against last week. And then, you know, they have an opportunity now to get more comfortable, I guess, in that rotation too. Yeah, that's important for us to start getting guys in there as much as we can. Because, you know, Junice was a kid that we kind of eyeballed coming up from junior high. But, you know, maybe, I don't know if it had his intensity or, you know, just freshman getting up to speed and then we think he's really coming along and we're hoping that he can, you know, pick up both sides. Well, he's getting more looks on defense right now, but we want him to start picking up the, you know, the language and the plays on offense. And, you know, he's a kid that's going to be a special player. And we're trying to get him reps early here just to test him. And you're right, you know, Brody and, or Brody, sorry. And Tanner Dye and those guys that are rotating up front on D line, Thomas Sowers doing a good job, a linebacker. And it's nice because Tanner Dye is a good enough athlete and strong enough kid that we actually are moving around from linebacker to D line. So he's a kid that can rotate in the middle and Brody has been doing that too. So that's kind of the good thing is we can get some of their speed down on the defensive line, but they can also step back and play linebacker for us. All right. Three weeks in, we'll see you for homecoming next Friday. Nice going tonight. Yeah, thank you. Thanks for being here. All right, Rockets went at 4827 on the road over Riverdale. Jim Taylor on W M J. Are you ready for your team to get their license? At Country Financial, they know it's scary when you see your kids back out of the driveway for the first time. If you know your young driver has the proper protection from Country Financial, it's a little easier. Contact your local Country Financial representative to chat about car insurance today. And Alito, see me, Tracy Bigum. Or Jason Potter. In Edgerton, see me, Brent Bigum. Policy is issued by Country Mutual, Country Preferred, and Country Casualty Insurance Companies, Bloomington, Illinois. Discover the Diamond Act difference and take your harvest to the next level. 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We've got everybody lined up for that. We've got everybody lined up as of now. I don't think everybody is at least probable. Are all the headsets working? I don't know. I'll test that out. Also, real quick, we've got a couple of minutes before we get to land. I football, which starts at 10, the pregame coverage. We had an issue, if you can believe this, if you can believe this, WRMJ had an issue with the sideline equipment last night where our power source for it. The, you know, I don't know what you're saying. Yeah, well, the, the plugin for it, not working, you know. But Nathan de Bailey and Orient had the exact, somehow they had the exact, like, battery type we needed. And they had two of them. So one of them didn't have enough, like, power. So he was like, hold on. I think I had another one. He walked away for like two minutes, came back. He's like, see if this one works. I test it out and it works. And I'm like, you've got to be kidding me. He's like, yep, that's why you never throw away old batteries. That's, or the, or chords. That's what he said. I'm like, I guess so, man. But it was amazing. I could not believe that I looked at him and I said, I cannot believe that this works. I can't believe it. Because our equipment is such like, you know, the stuff you wouldn't think anyone would have anything that could help us with it, right? When you need something in your in-orient. And low and behold, they had two different cores. It worked for our sideline equipment. So we were able to get the sideline mic to work, which if you are a WRMJ listener to a high school football, you would know that over the years it is. It would suffice to say that we have had issues with that piece of equipment. But it works. We got it. It's working well now. It's been quiet for some reason early in the season. I think I believe that I fixed it. So let's get going. We never have issues with it in basketball though. It's always in football. So, well, I guess Nathan DeBaley is our, and finally we have an engineer on staff. He's the man. Nathan DeBaley. And our engineers work for free. Hey, and then I wanted to say eight-man football. Jason Kirby, 3-0 at West Central, right? No, and their first five games are on the road, which is absolutely bonkers. I need to ask him about that as we've got about 20 seconds left. So through three weeks in the track, it's been pretty fun with Mercer County's relationship back to the league. Yeah, amen. And looking forward to next week, that'll be a great matchup with Riverdale down at Pratt Memorial Field. All right, Alana football is next. Thanks for tuning in to Sportsline on a Saturday morning on WRMJ. This has been Sportsline on WRMJ and WRMJ.com. Brought to you by Dimonag, your local ag retail supplier built from your local specifications with locations in Lito, Alexis, and Knoxville. 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