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FINAL- McCallie 28, Baylor 20 FINAL- MBA 20, Pope Prep 17

1:59 Q4- MBA 20, Pope Prep 17 MBA went ahead on a field goal and will be kicking off to JP2 momentarily.

The onside kick attempt was unsuccessful. FINAL- Knox Catholic 35, Father Ryan 33 6:24 Q4- MBA 17, Pope Prep 17

0:44 Q4- Knox Catholic 35, Father Ryan 33 2-point conversion try unsuccessful (fumbled snap) 7:42 Q4- MBA 17, Pope Prep 17

MBA just fumbled in Pope Prep territory moments ago. END Q3- MBA 17, Pope Prep 10

4:32 Q3- MBA 17, Pope Prep 10

Knox Catholic with a pick-six. 0:49 Q3- Knox Catholic 35, Father Ryan 27 7:15 Q3- MBA 17, Pope Prep 3

4:59 Q3- Knoxville Catholic 28, Father Ryan 27 80-yard TD by FRHS WR #5 on a screen pass. FRHS lined up to go for two, but had a false start and then kicked the XP instead. MBA is about to kick off to Pope Prep, MBA up 17-3.

5:14 Q3- Knoxville Catholic 28, Father Ryan 20 KC RB #1 with his third TD run They just had a fireworks show at MBA as part of its halftime.

Knox Catholic just returned a fumble for a touchdown. 11:11 Q3- Knox Catholic 21, Father Ryan 20

It's Homecoming at Father Ryan, still in the halftime break up 20-14. 3:10 Q2- Summit 29, Ravenwood 20 in the Ch. 30 game HALFTIME- MBA 17, Pope Prep 3

HALFTIME- Father Ryan 20, Knox Catholic 14 5:45 Q2- MBA 14, Pope Prep 0 JP2 had a goal line stand earlier, but MBA is knocking on the door again. MBA has had success running the ball against a very good Pope Prep defense.

1:14 Q2- Father Ryan 20, Knox Catholic 14 Knox Catholic had 1st and goal from the 1-yard line, three stops by Father Ryan and then a 4th & 1 run by Catholic RB #1. His second rushing TD of the game. END Q1- MBA 14, Pope Prep 0

2:31 Q2- Father Ryan 20, Knox Catholic 7 2:12 Q1- MBA 14, Pope Prep 0

10:11 Q2- Father Ryan 20, Knox Catholic 7 Three possessions, three TDs for FRHS.

10:32 Q1- MBA 7, Pope Prep 0 10:55 Q2- Father Ryan 13, Knox Catholic 7

7:30 p.m. CT kickoff for Pope Prep at MBA. Big Red will get the ball to start the game. 0:52 Q1- Father Ryan 13, Knoxville Catholic 7

8:04 Q1- Father Ryan 7, Knox Catholic 7

There's a really good radio team calling this tonight for Knox Catholic (WNML 99.1 FM in Knoxville). 8:19 Q1- Father Ryan 7, Knox Catholic 0

What I'm watching tonight: -Knox Catholic at Father Ryan (LocalLive livestream) -Pope Prep at MBA (WHPY 94.5 FM radio and MBA livestream) -Iowa at Minnesota (battle of college unbeatens on FS1)

Thanks for the clarification re: the audio. I can empathize with equipment challenges during a broadcast. The borderline unwatchable video quality for many schools is another issue. In some ways, it feels like high school football broadcasting peaked in 2018. It bothers me on NFHS because that's a paid service. $10.99/month. It costs me more than ESPN+ or New Japan World, and then it looks like an SD video in 4:3 that was stretched to 16:9. Meanwhile, there are games I called 4-5 years ago that are on YouTube in 1080p HD. The screencap below looks like someone used a cheat code in a video game to make everyone short. Imagine being a college scout watching this. How many numbers can you read of the 22 players on the field? I'm not picking on Pope Prep here as I respect their school and their program. Zero animosity from me. If anything, I'm mad on their behalf. BGA/JP2 was the game I paid to watch on NFHS last night (one stream at a time per account), and I can't see how anyone involved can be happy with the product. I want to see the broadcast samples that some of these companies are showing to high school decision-makers. Pope Prep at MBA next week should be a great game. Pope's rushing attack vs. MBA's strong front seven will be a matchup to watch. What's the word on the Memphis-area II-AAA schools? Briarcrest at Ensworth will close the regular season and looks intriguing, at least on paper. Briarcrest vs. MUS this Friday should be a key game, particularly for MUS. Christian Brothers had a 2OT loss to Briarcrest and also lost to Ensworth, but they seem to have a very potent offense. I feel like I know next to nothing about St. Benedict. They were very hospitable the one time I called a game up there for Father Ryan (the Ryan Bossung 4-interception game) in the 2011 playoffs. But that was a decade ago.

Three games I tried my best to follow tonight. -Father Ryan 38, Bowling Green 14 Don't sleep on that Father Ryan defense. They did a good job containing an elusive QB tonight. Big game next week at home against Knoxville Catholic. Lose that and FRHS will be all but drawing dead at 0-3 in the region. -Pope Prep 52, BGA 35, 0:14 Q3. The over-modulated audio on NFHS is killing me. Please fix that, JP2. Your team deserves better. -MBA is up 21-0 against BA on Channel 30.

I went back and watched most of Pope Prep at Baylor. JP2 led 21-14 at the half. Pope Prep made a couple of uncharacteristic mistakes with fumbles. The fumble that Baylor took back for six happened shortly after Pope had forced a turnover on downs with a great stand. Both teams are tough to run up the middle against. Pope Prep used a lot of bubble/WR screens, anything to get the ball to playmakers outside the middle. Baylor found some success via ILB pass rushes. Baylor WR #10 is extremely elusive. RB #4 has great lateral movement. Two very good teams there.