Friday Free For All

Friday Free For All

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Friday Free For All episodes

  • Rain Won't Go Away
    Today's guests:


    • Chris George, Bridgeport play-by-play on Bridgeport's Game 1 loss and other baseball regional action in NCWV (4:00)
    • Chris Johnson, Connect-Bridgeport on baseball, track and his favorite moments of the rapidly ending 24-25 school year (32:51)
    • Chris George rejoins the show to talk WVU Baseball and the Pirates (57:44)
    • Greg Carey on the state high school softball tourney (1:14:20)
    1 hr 33 min
  • The Stakes are Higher
    Our guests today:

    • Chris Johnson, Connect-Bridgeport, on major storylines around the state (3:00)
    • Chris George, WKMZ, breaking down regional action and WVU postseason baseball (38:57)
    • Eli Brady, Fairmont Senior student broadcaster, on the Polar Bears quest for their first ever win at the State High School Baseball Tournament (1:18:10)
    1 hr 34 min
  • The Playoffs are Here
    The High School baseball and softball postseasons have arrived.

    • Chris George, Bridgeport play-by-play on BHS and the Big 10 (2:59)
    • Kaden Shoaf, Salem University SID (22:15)
    • Greg Carey, MetroNews (36:40)
    • Chris Johnson, Connect-Bridgeport (57:18)
    • BONUS: John Carpenter, Philip Barbour baseball coach (1:38:53)

    EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to an audio issue, the original air date episode that featured PBHS head coach John Carpenter had to be unpublished. This is a re-publishing of that interview with the original audio file attached as a bonus interview. 
    1 hr 54 min
  • Bridgeport Bounces Back
    In our latest episode:


    • Chris George, WKMZ, takes us around the region (2:20)
    • Greg Carey, MetroNews, on WVU Baseball (31:53)
    • Zak Bart, South Harrison head boys basketball coach (50:26)
    • Chris Johnson, Connect-Bridgeport (1:05:41)

    PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Zak Bart interview is a re-air of a previous interview due to technical issues.
    1 hr 33 min
  • Getting the Bats Working
    On today's show:

    • Chris George, Bridgeport baseball play-by-play and regional analyst (4:36)
    • Chris Johnson, FF4A Co-Host & Connect-Bridgeport writer (25:55)
    • Greg Smith, Lincoln Cougars baseball coach (47:37)
    • Michael Minnich, WVNews.com & ESPN+ (1:07:05)
    1 hr 30 min
  • Welcome Back Zak [and Chris]
    A mega show today encompassing baseball and basketball:

    • Chris George, Bridgeport baseball play-by-play and regional analyst (3:11)
    • Jonathan Carpenter, Philip Barbour baseball coach (27:30)
    • Zak Bart, South Harrison's new boys basketball coach (42:24)
    • Chris Johnson, Connect-Bridgeport and FF4A co-host on baseball power rankings, WVSSAC reclassification by enrollment (1:03:08)
    • Greg Carey, West Virginia MetroNews, on WVSSAC reclassifcation by enrollment (1:50:27)
    2 hr 3 min
  • A Very Big Show
    On today's show:

    • Chris George, Bridgeport play-by-play (4:01)
    • Derek Bowen, RCB Coach (25:48)
    • Michael Minnich, WVNews.com sports editor (44:59)
    • Chris Johnson, Connect-Bridgeport and FF4A Co-Host (1:15:08)
    • Ron Whiting, Umpire/Ref on passage of legislation to deter official abuse (1:35:25)
    • Mike Asti, WV Sports Now Managing Editor on Ross Rodge (1:56:06)
    2 hr 12 min
  • Spring is Here: Bridgeport's Title Run, South Harrison Baseball and more
    Spring is here! And as a result, we wrap our talk on basketball and look to baseball.

    • SEGMENT 1: Chris George, Bridgeport baseball play-by-play (2:50)
    • SEGMENT 2: Chris Johnson, Connect-Bridgeport and FF4A Co-Host (27:58)
    • SEGMENT 3: Travis Jones, final word on the boy's basketball tournament (43:13)
    • SEGMENT 4: Frank Tate, South Harrison baseball coach (1:05:39)
    1 hr 27 min
  • The Basketball Nexus 2.0
    Somehow, basketball still swirls at full force in WV this week thanks to the shocking departure of WVU's Darian Devries.

    • SEG1: Mike Asti, WV Sports Now managing editor on the Devries departure and who his replacement might be (2:18)
    • SEG2: Jeff Rogers, Philip Barbour play-by-play, looks back on the whole season for boys and girls basketball (37:56)
    • SEG3: Travis Jones, State Tournament play-by-play (47:07)
    • SEG4: Chris George, Bridgeport and Tucker County radio (57:24)
    • SEG5: Craig Dutton, Lincoln play-by-play, looks back on the whole season for boys and girls basketball (1:12:16)
    • SEG6: Chris Johnson, Connect-Bridgeport and FF4A Co-Host on location at State Tournament (1:20:40)
    1 hr 35 min

About Friday Free For All

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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…