Week One of RGV High School Football is in the books and there were plenty of surprises and fantastic match-ups in the first weekend.

In the second Episode of Spiked! ADB chats with 956Prep's Jake Berry about Week 1 with a look ahead to Week Two's top match-ups.

This week's 1-on-1 interview takes us to Bobcat country in Edinburg where ADB sits down with Edinburg High School Head Football Coach JJ Leija. The longtime RGV football assistant and baseball coach took over his alma mater four years ago and has led the 'Cats to the playoffs for three straight years. JJ talks to us about taking over his alma mater as his first head coaching job, what it means to bring the Bobcats back to respectability, and what he learned coaching under names like Bruce Bush, Freddy Hernandez and Oscar Salinas. 

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The inaugural episode of Spiked! with ADB takes us to Mission where Alex Del Barrio sits down with the leader of the Veterans Memorial Patriots David Gilpin. The coach with handlebar mustache and unending passion has 77 wins in 10 seasons and has turned an already proud football community into one with a strong inner-city rivalry and built a program with remarkable success in his tenure. Hear about the coaching journey of a proud son of the Mission community who ascended into his position with dedication and intensity unparalleled in the region. 

Gilpin talks about his coaching tree, how he feels about being included being mentioned among the state's all-time greats, his thoughts on retirement, and coaching philosophy. 

Gilpin interview begins at 38:00 mark.

Alex starts the show by going through some of the top games and storylines in Week One with 956 Football's Jake Berry as they chat about the heir to Landry Gilpin's QB throne, potential surprise teams, and most exciting match-ups in Week One. 

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Spiked! with ADB is the Rio Grande Valley's newest and most contemporary High School Football podcast. Hosted by Alex Del Barrio, RGV native, longtime media personality and former WWE NXT and Harlem Globetrotters announcer; ADB will circle the RGV every week and tell you about the best games, a re-cap of the previous week with 956 Football's Jake Berry and other guests. Plus, each and every week we get a new long-form interview with one of the top coaches in the RGV. 

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