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)

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)

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).

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).

We continue our journey through North Central West Virginia previewing the seasons for a number of local teams:

• Nick Mayle, Head Coach of Philip Barbour football, joins the program (15:36)
• Nick Bartic, Head Coach of Fairmont Senior football, joins the program (41:44)
• Chris George on Wheeling Post 1's state tournament victory (1:07:04)

On today's edition of Friday Free for All featuring Alex Wiederspiel and Chris Johnson.

• NCAA 25 (0:00)
• AJ Harman, Liberty-Harrison Head Coach (26:32)
• Brett Hathaway, South Harrison Head Coach (51:01)
• Michael Minnich, WVNews.com & ESPN+ (1:19:37), on location in Stamford, CT working with the studio broadcasts of Olympic Soccer
• PODCAST EXCLUSIVE: Chris George, Legion Baseball (1:42:46)

Alex Wiederspiel and Chris Johnson continue their conversations with head coaches around the region.

• Austin Scott, RCB Head Coach (9:18)
• Rob Hawkins, Lincoln Head Coach (33:06)
• Chris George updates on Legion Baseball (1:12:37)

The light at the end of the tunnel grows stronger! Football season is nigh.

Joining the program today:

• Joe Brocato, MetroNews statewide sports reporter, on the top football storylines in Harrison County (8:14).
• Tyler Phares, Bridgeport Head Coach, on his squad's preparation for the 2024 season and why games are won and lost January through July (48:40).
• Chris George, American Legion Baseball, on upcoming post-season play (1:24:42).
• Greg Carey, MetroNews statewide sports reporter, on a few other major football storylines in North Central West Virginia, South Harrison, Philip Barbour, and some WV prep standouts who could have big years for WVU Football (1:42:22) [BONUS SEGMENT].

Philip Barbour Head Coach Nick Mayle joins the program to talk about the passing of recent graduate Keaton 'Beef' McDermott, who he was as a person, his love for helping others, and his immense impact on the Philip Barbour football program through his leadership.

Chris Johnson, co-host and writer for Connect-Bridgeport, joins the show to talk about the all-state selection process (0:00). Joe Brocato of West Virginia MetroNews joins the program to highlight what he saw during summer camps for Bridgeport, Philip Barbour, and Lincoln football (30:12). In today's bonus segment, Chris George joins in his capacity as Assistant State Chair for American Legion Baseball in West Virginia to tell you everything you wanted to know about Legion Baseball but were too afraid to ask (45:36)!