Friday Free For All

By MetroNews

The Football Friday Free For All is a long running show about high school football in West Virginia, originally hosted by Mike King and Chris Johnson and now by Alex Wiederspiel and Chris Johnson. The... more

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The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.

Friday Free For All episodes:

October 11, 2024Week 7: Regular Season Playoff Games
It feels like the playoffs are starting early with some critical matchups tonight.

Segment 1: Alex & Chris open the show.
Segment 2: Bobby Burnside, Doddridge County Head Coach
Segment 3: Bill Nestor, RCB radio play-by-play
Segment 4: Brian Bibey, Philip Barbour radio play-by-play
Segment 5: Travis Jones, Bridgeport radio play-by-play
Segment 6: Chris Goerge, Bridgeport radio analyst
Segment 7: Craig Dutton, Lincoln radio play-by-play
Segment 8: Fred Persinger, High School Game Night
Segment 9: Alex & Chris wrap the show
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2h 4min
October 04, 2024Week 6: Playoff Picture Takes Shape
Now more than halfway through the regular season, the playoff picture takes shape.

Alex & Chris open the show (0:00)
DeManuel Smith, Elkins color commentator and analyst (13:28)
Bill Nestor, Play-by-Play voice of Robert C. Byrd (22:05)
Brian Bibey, Play-by-Play voice of Philip Barbour (34:06)
Brett Hathaway, South Harrison Head Coach (40:19)
Travis Jones, Play-by-Play voice of Bridgeport (48:22)
Chris George, Bridgeport color commentator and analyst (1:02:44)
Craig Dutton, Play-by-Play voice of Lincoln (1:18:10)
Fred Persinger, Host of High School Game Night (1:24:51)
Alex & Chris's wrap-up (1:34:49) -- PODCAST EXCLUSIVE
Sean McNamara, Play-by-Play voice of North Marion (2:06:42)
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2h 16min
September 27, 2024Week 5: Someone scored [a little] on Bridgeport; Fairmont Senior's Nick Bartic joins
On this week's show:

Segment 1: Alex & Chris run it down (0:00)
Segment 2: Robert C. Byrd with play-by-play voice Bill Nestor (9:20)
Segment 3: Fairmont Senior head coach Nick Bartic (26:19)
Segment 4: Philip Barbour with play-by-play voice Brian Bibey (38:18)
Segment 5: South Harrison head coach Brett Hathaway from practice (45:16)
Segment 6: Bridgeport with play-by-play voice Travis Jones (51:59)
Segment 7: Bridgeport, Elkins, and Tucker with Bridgeport analyst Chris George (1:03:57)
Segment 8: Lincoln with play-by-play voice Craig Dutton (1:16:41)
Segment 9: Final Word with Fred Persinger of High School Gamenight (1:25:39)
Segment 10: BONUS with Chris Johnson, Connect-Bridgeport (1:39:22)
Segment 11: BONUS with Greg Carey, MetroNews (1:59:06)
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2h 14min
September 20, 2024Week 4: No one has scored on Bridgeport [and other observations]
A jam-packed show today includes:

Brett Hathaway, South Harrison Head Coach (0:00)
Bill Nestor, Robert C. Byrd Play-by-Play (19:48)
Brian Bibey, Philip Barbour Play-by-Play (31:07)
Travis Jones, Bridgeport Play-by-Play (42:11)
Chris George, Bridgeport Analyst + Tucker and Elkins (56:10)
Craig Dutton, Lincoln Play-by-Play (1:09:17)
Fred Persinger, High School Game Night (1:18:45)
BONUS: Alex Wiederspiel & Chris Johnson with some Week 4 thoughts, who we are still curious about, and more. (1:36:33)
BONUS: Frank Tate, South Harrison Athletic Director (1:53:57)
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2h 7min
September 13, 2024 Week 3: Will anyone score on Bridgeport?
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1h 54min
September 06, 2024Week 2: Hite Field Takes a Bow
Week 2 brings us to a new/old setting for one of the week's biggest games.

Alex & Chris's 'Opening Drive' (0:00)
Liberty Head Coach A.J. Harman on facing South Harrison at historic Hite Field (10:06)
Bill Nestor on Robert C. Byrd's huge test vs. Fairmont Senior (21:03)
Brian Bibey on Philip Barbour's chances of going 2-0 (30:01)
South Harrison's passing game is alive (37:29)
Travis Jones on Bridgeport's quest for revenge against Morgantown (47:26)
Chris George with the final word on Bridgeport, Tucker County, and Elkins (58:21)
Craig Dutton on Lincoln's bounce back attempt at Elkins (1:10:17)
Grafton Head Coach Mickey Foley on his team's process as they try to break the state's longest losing streak (1:17:25)
Fred Persinger's thoughts on reclassification (1:25:25)
BONUS: Alex & Chris wrap the show talking TV and final thoughts on Week 2 (1:34:17)
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1h 48min
August 30, 2024Week 1: RCB domination kicks off full slate of opening week games
Week 1 is finally here! Junior Smith arrives and much more...
Alex & Chris on Thursday night action (0:00)
Bill Nestor, play-by-play voice for RCB, recaps the win over Keyser (18:41)
Brian Bibey, play-by-play voice for Philip Barbour, on the Colts and their next act (27:43)
South Harrison's Brett Hathaway practice availability (37:10)
Travis Jones, play-by-play voice for Bridgeport, on Bridgeport (43:40)
Chris George, color analyst for Bridgeport, discusses Bridgeport, Tucker County, and Elkins (59:02)
Craig Dutton, play-by-play voice for Lincoln, on their long trip to Nitro (1:09:06)
John Bord, play-by-play voice for Grafton, on GHS looking to break out of their two-season funk (1:17:12)
Fred Persinger, host of High School Game Night, on the games he's watching tonight (1:24:20)
Alex & Chris wrap up the show in this week's bonus segment for podcast listeners (1:31:48)
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2h 5min
August 23, 2024Reclassification Strikes Again; Hope in Grafton
One final pre-season show:

Segment 1: Alex & Chris on reclassification (0:00).
Segment 2: Grafton Head Coach Mickey Foley on the team looking to rebound following two down years (18:50).
Segment 3: Travis Jones on what reclassification means long-term plus excitement in Bridgeport (44:27)
Segment 4: Craig Dutton on if the musical chairs have finally stopped in the reclassification game (1:11:08)
Segment 5: Alex & Chris wrap the show (1:30:00)
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1h 37min
August 16, 2024Reclassification Mania; East Fairmont and Tygarts Valley preview
Another packed show as we wind down our virtual tour through North Central WV:

Segment 1: Alex & Chris on reclassification (0:00).
Segment 2: Craig Dutton on what he's hearing about Lincoln and others in reclassification (18:25).
Segment 3: East Fairmont Head Coach Shane Eakle on next steps for a program that has developed tremendous consistency (39:14)
Segment 4: Tygarts Valley Head Coach CJ Clarkson on the great first-year energy surrounding TVHS (1:01:57)
Segment 5: Alex & Chris on South Harrison and other observations (1:18:17)
Segment 6: THE BONUS SEGMENT for podcast listeners only! Alex and Chris take another look at all the major storylines for this week and ponder the future of Class AAAA as reclassification news shakes the football world (1:37:00).
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2h 4min
August 09, 2024What North Marion, Doddridge, and Tucker programs all have in common
A packed show as we continue our virtual tour through the teams that make up North Central West Virginia.

Segment 1: Alex and Chris discuss North Marion, Doddridge, and Tucker... including a notable similarity between these schools (0:00).
Segment 2: Alex and Chris take a look at the whole scope of the region (10:12).
Segment 3: North Marion head football coach Daran Hays joins the program (22:19).
Segment 4: Doddridge head football coach Bobby Burnside joins the program (50:29).
Segment 5: Tucker head coach A.J. Rapp joins the program (1:15:23).
Segment 6: THE BONUS SEGMENT only for podcast listeners as Alex and Chris look at a few other major storylines around the region and look back on their interviews with the first ten coaches they've spoken to this season (1:41:55).
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1h 59min

FAQs about Friday Free For All:

How many episodes does Friday Free For All have?

The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.