Friday Free For All

48 teams in action -- 34 Friday and 14 on Saturday -- as we attempt to narrow down our three fields of 16. North Central West Virginia is very well represented this year between Morgantown and Bridgeport in Class AAA; North Marion, Fairmont Senior, East Fairmont, Philip Barbour, Lewis County, and Lincoln in Class AA; and Tucker County and Doddridge County in Class A. We tried to break down as much...

We made it! The 11th week of high school football has arrived, pivotal as ever. Alex Wiederspiel and Chris Johnson break down everything this week related to: Robert C. Byrd's upset win over Liberty with Bill Nestor (4:23) East Fairmont's showdown with Fairmont Senior with EFHS Coach Shane Eakles (14:05) Bridgeport's quest for bonus points, which is mostly out of their hands, with Travis Jones (25...

Alex Wiederspiel (WKMZ) and Chris Johnson (Connect-Bridgeport) are back for Week 10. There are so many playoff worthy matchups in Class AA this week that it feels like the postseason is starting early (0:00). Show Breakdown Robert C. Byrd with Bill Nestor (4:01) South Harrison with Alex and Chris (18:33) Bridgeport with Travis Jones (25:19) Bridgeport Redux with Chris George (37:05) Tucker, East F...

Week 9: when playoff ratings start becoming critically important, who ya gonna call? Hint: it's not the Ghostbusters. Alex Wiederspiel and Chris Johnson are back for another edition of the Football Friday Free-for-All as they try to cram as much regional high school football action from around North Central West Virginia in less than 90 minutes. Segment 1: Intro (0:00) Segment 2: RCB (2:30) Segmen...

A major showdown in Harrison County leads the docket of games this week in Class AA as Liberty-Harrison hosts East Fairmont. Alex Wiederspiel and Chris Johnson are joined by Bill Nestor, voice of RCB (1-5), to discuss their road game at Philip Barbour (5-1) in a game the Colts are looking to use to springboard to the stretch run of their schedule (0:00). Next, Alex and Chris highlight two big game...

East Fairmont picks up a huge win Thursday night in what, for the second year in a row, was a significantly consequential showdown with Philip Barbour. For Week 7, we take our usual stroll around Harrison County, starting with Robert C. Byrd and their first win of the season (0:00). Then Bobby Burnside, Head Coach of Doddridge County High School, joins the show to talk about Doddridge-South Harris...

Now 0-4 and with a chance to look ahead at a more favorable schedule, it's an opportunity for Robert C. Byrd High School to begin the process of building as play-by-play voice Bill Nestor explains (3:39). A banged up South Harrison team goes on the road and upsets Webster County, but can the Hawks keep their perfect record against Valley-Wetzel alive amidst injuries throughout their backfield (16:...

Week 5 features big tests for two of Harrison County's youngest teams. It's been a disappointing start for Robert C. Byrd who, despite their youth, was expected to make a push in Class AA. An 0-3 start and a showdown with Bridgeport looming make for a tall task this week as Bill Nestor explains (0:00). Meanwhile, South Harrison's young squad takes their first big road-trip down to Webster County d...

Alex is back along with Chris this week! Bill Nestor joins the show up front to double dip on Robert C. Byrd's trip to Preston County this week and South Harrison's tough loss the prior week (0:00). Travis Jones recaps Bridgeport's 72-point night against John Marshall and looks ahead to Friday's rivalry matchup with Fairmont Senior (22:54). Chris George goes around the horn with thoughts on Bridge...

Take a jaunt around North Central West Virginia on today's edition of the Football Friday Free For All ahead of Friday's games. First, Bill Nestor joins the show to discuss Robert C. Byrd's tough 0-2 start to the season under new head coach Austin Scott (0:00). Later, Liberty-Harrison Head Coach A.J. Harman joins the show ahead of his team's showdown with South Harrison (13:52). We then hear some...

Alex Wiederspiel and Chris Johnson return to preview the opening week of regional action in West Virginia High School football (0:00). Robert C. Byrd is looking to avoid missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for just the second time in their history as play-by-play man Bill Nestor explains (5:23). Shane Eakle, East Fairmont Head Coach, calls into the show to discuss his team's disappointing...

On this pre-season edition of The Football Friday Free-for-All, Alex Wiederspiel and Chris Johnson return for the second year at the helm of WKMZ's flagship high school football show (0:00). They discuss Doddridge County's upcoming season, including a summer interview with Bobby Burnside (8:14). The guys talk a little Bridgeport football, including rehashing a summertime interview with Bridgeport...