We will once again bring you FOUR live play-by-play football broadcasts most weeks throughout the 2024 high school football season in the Knoxville area! We even had a bonus 5th game broadcast in Week 1!

Those include the radio broadcast of the Rivalry Thursday feature game on FM 99.1 along with our K.O.C. Game of The Week on AM 990, all Knoxville Catholic games on FM 99.1 and all Hardin Valley Academy games on our sister station NewsTalk 98.7!

On Friday nights, both games we broadcast can each be heard on the WNML app! Listen to the Catholic games on the main Stream 1 and the KOC Game of the Week on Stream 2 on the app!

Listen to marquee Rivalry Thursday games to your radio on 99.1 The Sports Animal. Brian Rice is on the play-by-play call with an analyst Chad Tindell for these fantastic games every Thursday night.

Listen to our K.O.C. Game of the Week on The Sports Animal AM 990 and the WNML App on stream 2 with different teams and great match-ups with play-by-play-announcer Vince Ferrara and several game analysts, including VFL Kevin Simon, VFL Ollie Lane, and former in-state high school defensive coordinator Kevin Smith.

Once again the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish will be broadcast all season on 99.1 The Sports Animal with their longtime play-by-play voice John Wilkerson and game analyst Rob Demastus.

Catch every Hardin Valley Academy Hawks football game broadcast Presented By Matlock Tire Service and Auto Repair with Joel Silverberg on the call alongside game analyst Chris Hughes on NewsTalk 98.7 FM and the WOKI app.

Our coverage starts at 7pm each Friday night with the game broadcasts. We’ll bring you scoreboard updates of other match-ups in the area during our game broadcasts by the Vol Network’s Bobby Rader.

Then, the Matlock Tire Service and Auto Repair Halftime Show with Bobby Rader gets you up-to-the-minute scores of all the games in the area.

After each game, don’t miss the complete East Tennessee prep football Postgame Wrap-Up Show Presented By Old South Candy with constant finals and scores as they come in as well as winning area coaches joining Bobby on the show live with reaction to their games. The full postgame show will only air on The Sports Animal.

Whether it’s with your phone or your radio, take us with you to any game you attend, so you can listen to our call or stay on top of all the action streaming on 991TheSportsAnimal.com and on the WNML mobile app powered by Big Kahuna Wings or airing on 98.7 streaming on NewsTalk987.com and on the WOKI mobile app powered by Professional Jewelers. You can utilize your Smart Speakers as well to listen to both stations as well!

2024 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME BROADCAST SCHEDULE

*All kickoff and broadcast times are 7pm Eastern time, unless noted otherwise.

Week 1
(Aug. 22) Rivalry Thursday – Powell @ Anderson County (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Aug. 23) Game of the Week – Fulton @ Central (AM 990/WNML app Stream 2)
Catholic @ Lakeway Christian Academy Catholic (99.1/WNML app Stream 1)
Hardin Valley Academy @ Karns (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)
(Aug. 24) West @ Bearden (99.1/AM 990/WNML app) – 8pm

Week 2
(Aug. 29) Rivalry Thursday – Loudon @ Lenoir City (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Aug. 30) Game of the Week – Alcoa @ Bearden (99.1/AM 990/WNML app Stream 2)
Brevard, NC @ Catholic (99.1/WNML app Stream1) – 7:30pm
Morristown East @ Hardin Valley Academy (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 3
(Sept. 5) Rivalry Thursday – Heritage @ William Blount (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Sept. 6) Game of the Week – Boyd Buchanan @ CAK (AM 990/WNML app Stream 2)
Winter Haven @ Catholic (99.1/WNML app Stream 1) – 7:30pm
Hardin Valley Academy @ Cocke County (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 4
(Sept. 12) Rivalry Thursday – Greeneville @ Alcoa (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Sept. 13) Game of the Week – Maryville @ West (AM 990/WNML app Stream 2)
Ensworth @ Catholic (99.1/WNML app Stream 1)
Halls @ Hardin Valley Academy (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 5
(Sept. 19) Rivalry Thursday – Carter @ Halls (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Sept. 20) Game of the Week – Gibbs @ South-Doyle (AM 990/WNML app Stream 2)
Catholic @ Briarcrest (99.1/WNML app Stream 1) – 8pm
Hardin Valley Academy @ Bearden (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 6
(Sept. 26) Rivalry Thursday – Grace Christian @ Lakeway Christian (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Sept. 27) Game of the Week – Bearden @ Farragut (AM 990/WNML app Stream 2) *Rescheduled to Sat 6pm on 99.1
Catholic OFF WEEK
Hardin Valley Academy @ Maryville (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app) *Rescheduled to Sat 10am on 99.1

Week 7
(Oct. 3) Rivalry Thursday – Maryville @ Bearden (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Oct. 4) Game of the Week – Northview @ Carter (AM 990/WNML app Stream 2)
Montgomery Bell Academy @ Catholic (99.1/WNML app Stream 1) – 7:30pm
Oct. 3 Sevier County @ Hardin Valley Academy (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 8
(Oct. 10) Rivalry Thursday – Brentwood Academy @ Catholic (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Oct. 11) Game of the Week – Kingston @ Austin-East (AM 990/WNML app Stream 2)
Bradley Central @Hardin Valley Academy (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 9
(Oct. 17) Rivalry Thursday – Anderson County @ West (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Oct. 18) Game of the Week – Webb @ Grace (AM 990/WNML app Stream 2)
Catholic @ Lipscomb Academy(99.1/WNML app Stream 1) – 8pm
Hardin Valley Academy OFF WEEK

Week 10
(Oct. 24) Rivalry Thursday – Coalfield @ Oliver Springs (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Oct. 25) Game of the Week – Anderson County @ Gibbs (AM 990/WNML app Stream 2)
Catholic @ McCallie (99.1/WNML app Stream 1) – 7:30pm
Hardin Valley Academy @ Farragut (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 11
(Oct. 31) Rivalry Thursday – Maryville @ Farragut (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Nov. 1) Game of the Week – West @ Powell (AM 990/WNML app Stream 2)
Baylor @ Catholic (99.1/WNML app Stream 1) – 7:30pm
(Oct. 31) Cleveland @ Hardin Valley Academy (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Playoffs – 1st Round
NOV 8 – TBD FM 99.1/AM 990/WNML App/991TheSportsAnimal.com/Smart Speakers

Playoffs – 2nd Round
NOV 15 – TBD FM 99.1/AM 990/WNML App/991TheSportsAnimal.com/Smart Speakers

Playoffs – Quarterfinals
NOV 22 – TBD FM 99.1/AM 990/WNML App/991TheSportsAnimal.com/Smart Speakers

Playoffs – Semifinals
NOV 29 – TBD FM 99.1/AM 990/WNML App/991TheSportsAnimal.com/Smart Speakers

Listen to each game broadcast podcast archived below!