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For episode #20, we are blessed to have two of the best high school basketball players in Southwest Virginia.

Gunner Garrett from Gate City High School is one of the best scorers in our area and he has a winner's mindset.

Gunner is averaging over 20pts per game and is among the top in rebounding, assists in the Mountain 7 and Cumberland districts.

Taylor Cole from Eastside High School is the Spartans team leader and one of the best defensive players in the region.

She has over a 1,000pts and just won News 5 Player of the Week.

Taylor shares with us her mindset as a defender and teammate.

Losing in the state finals last season, she also spoke about obstacles they need to overcome to win state this year.

J-Mar and Cameron also recap this week in Varsity Boys & Girls Basketball

Porch Talk's Top 5 New Country

J-Mar's Throwback Song

Porch Talk's Hidden Gems

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In episode #5 of our "Special Guest" series, we welcome Mark Dockery on the Porch

Mark is a local basketball legend from Twin Springs High School

He shares memories from his playing days in high school. Spoke on dealing with expectations at Twin Springs and being apart of some great rivalries. During this conversation, Mark and Jeremiah discussed playing against each other is some big matchups between Twin Springs and Twin Valley

Dockery was also inducted into the King College Athletic Hall of Fame

During his college career, Dockery became the all-time leading scorer at King until his record was later broke. He is still among the top is several other statistical categories:

- 3pt Career Field Goals Made

- 3pt Single Season Field Goals Made

- 3pt %

- Free Throw %

- Points Per Game Average

Currently, Dockery is an assistant coach for the Eastside Lady Spartans Varsity Basketball team

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J-Mar and Cameron welcome reigning BDD Player Of The Year, Grundy's Jonah Looney on the podcast.

We get a chance to ask Jonah about him falling in love with basketball, what he learned from his brother (Cade Looney), and playing under his father, Head Coach Brian "Doc" Looney.

The guys also had close friend and Grundy's assistant coach, Jory Rife on the pod.

Jory shared insight on Grundy's roster for this season, his thoughts on other local teams, and memories about the BDD.

J-Mar and Cam also share their thoughts on the PVNB and Doc Maples tournaments.

To conclude the episode, the Porch Talk crew is validated in their Michigan prediction. Also, the Porch Talk's Top 5 New Country Songs and J-Mar's Throwback is announced.

This episode is sponsored by:

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J-Mar is out sick on this one but Cameron invites Thomas Burniston, John Ward, and Rusty Yates back on the pod for another "Boys Join The Porch" episode.

In this episode, we discuss:

- College Football Playoffs

- College Football Video Game

- NFL Talk

- Porch Talk's Squad Parley

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J-Mar and Cameron are back "Recharged" after a short layoff.

The guys give a recap on High School Football and a short preview on High School Basketball in Southwest Virginia.

Thoughts on UFC 296 and the Strickland-Du Plessis Scuffle.

Porch Talk's Top 5 New Country Songs & J-Mar's Throwback Song of the Week.

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Thomas Burniston and Rusty Yates join The Porch.

The guys give their reaction to the College Football Playoff selection and bounce some topics around about the NFL.

Also, College Basketball is off to a great start and the guys give their early Final Four predictions and some players to watch.

This episode is sponsored by:

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"Pressure Makes Diamonds" and that was surely the case for Honaker's RB Aidan Lowe. Pressure from recovering from an injury, pressure from being down in the playoffs, and time after time, Aidan keeps shining brighter. In this episode, we interview the Tiger's star back and preview the State Semifinals in High School Football.

John Ward, Thomas Burniston, and Logan Cantrell join The Porch. The guys bounce around questions about College Football, NBA, and other crazy stories out in the world today.

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Cameron and J-Mar are happy to have Brady Hess join The Porch.

Brady Hess speaks on his life growing up in Richlands, VA. He explains to us how his fandom started watching sports with athletes like Michael Vick and Tom Brady.

He shares stories with us from his playing days for the Richlands Blue Tornadoes and gives insight to one of the best teams that came through Southwest Virginia, and one of it's best players, Devon Johnson.

After his high school career was over, he pursued a career in Sports Broadcasting and Sports Journalism. A career that has been filled with many great stories and life experiences. Brady is a free lance writer for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph and Bristol Herald Courier. Helped co-host a local podcast SWVASports, which is now known as Coalfield Sports. He also wrote the column "SWVA Football" which has over 100k views.

Brady recounts stories from his career and has The Porch Talk crew on the edge of their seats the entire time.

This episode is sponsored by:

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Teams see some "Familiar Faces" as we get rematches in our Regional High School Football Championship games in 1A and 2A.

Interview with Star Offensive and Defensive lineman, Tyler Cole. Tyler tells us about his life, his love for football, and talks about his upcoming Regional Championship game against the Rye Cove Eagles.

College Football Preview & Pick Em'

Porch Talk's Top 5 New Country Songs & J-Mar's Throwback

This Episode is sponsored by:

Cantrell Holdings, LLC

Wyatt's Pole Holders