Prep Rally

The early part of the football season sees a lot of big rivalry games, and there are a couple of note this weekend. On this episode, Brad and Dalton preview Starkville at West Point (10:25) as well as the A-Game between Aberdeen and Amory (12:29). Also this week, unbeaten Tupelo is back home to take...

Week 1 of the high school football season is in the books. On this episode, Dalton and Brad take a look back at some of the notable results. Dalton covered Tupelo’s win against Meridian (1:39), which wasn’t always pretty. The Golden Wave had too many turnovers and too many penalties, but Jaquerrious Williams led an...

The football season is finally upon us, as area teams kick off the 2017 campaign this Thursday and Friday. Brad and Dalton have plenty to talk about today, including some preview material from the annual Football Journal preseason section. The guys break down the preseason rankings (2:22), including some analysis of West Point, Calhoun City,...

Dalton Middleton has been traversing the region to learn more about some of the football teams leading up to the start of the season. On today’s episode, he provides a few updates from his travels. One of his stops was at Pontotoc (1:27), which is dealing with injuries to several key players. Middle linebacker Hayden Harris is...

Preseason football camp got under way earlier this week, and Dalton Middleton has already visited a couple of practices. On this episode, Dalton gives us an update on Tupelo (1:34), which is coming off a 12-1 year but is trying to leave the past in the past. Some big-time players are back – like linebacker Jett...

With Gene Phelps on assignment, Dalton Middleton makes his debut on the Prep Rally podcast (:42). Dalton is the Daily Journal’s new high school sports specialist, which means he’s in charge of our coverage of the area’s high schools. The Mississippi State graduate has dived right into football, having talked to several coaches for the Journal’s...

The Houlka football program, which has struggled to win games during its relatively brief existence, has folded. That’s among the topics discussed by Brad and Gene on this week’s episode. The Chickasaw County School Board decided Monday to discontinue the football program (3:26), citing a lack of participation and the safety issues that could arise...

Football season will be here before we know it, and the Daily Journal sports staff is hard at work on its annual football preseason publication. On this episode, Gene and Brad discuss the “football tab,” to use journalism parlance (7:50). This year’s Football Journal will have a slightly different format, with plenty of info on...

The football coaching carousel isn’t normally turning very fast this time of year, but there have been some recent changes the past couple of weeks. On this episode, Brad and Gene discuss the biggest news on that front: Head coach Chad Cook leaving Ripley after five successful seasons to become offensive coordinator at ICC (2:50). The...

The Daily Journal’s All-Area baseball and softball teams were revealed this past Sunday, including our coaches of the year in each sport. On this episode, Brad and Gene break down the All-Area baseball first team (3:37) as well as the softball squad (16:10). And both coaches of the year stop in for a chat: Tupelo...