No Program has dominated like Lovejoy Volleyball! 10 State Championships in just 17 years of existence and the Coach of the Year Natalie Puckett is running out of fingers for all this State Title Bling! Coach Puckett has won 3 State Championships as a player, 1 as an assistant coach, and now 2 as Head Coach! Lovejoy is a DFW Powerhouse located in the most volleyball talent rich area in the Country! More than 60% of the state titles come from the DFW Region. Lovejoy has been to State 13 times in ...
Apr 19, 2024•24 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Joseph is a rising star in the Texas High School Football Coaching Ranks. In just 2 short years as a head coach, he’s coached in every game possible at Port Neches-Groves. Back-to-Back State Championship Games and brought his Golden Triangle Community it’s first title in nearly 50 years! And even more impressive, took-out the defending champs of South Oak Cliff who were trying to complete the 3-Peat! Led by the biggest and baddest offensive line in the State on the 5A level…PNG’s Stars like...
Feb 28, 2024•41 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast It’s remarkable what Gilmer’s Alan Metzel has done in 4 short years as Head Football Coach. He’s won 21 of 24 playoff games with 3 trips to Jerry World. The Buckeyes win their 4th State Title in 9 appearances and Metzel’s first as a Head Coach. Alan is the nicest guy you will ever meet and hails from the Jeff Traylor coaching tree that’s turning into 5 trees! The Gilmer stadium is named after Metzel’s good buddy and the two combined for 3 State Championships together building Gilmer into a State...
Jan 30, 2024•38 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Claude Mathis led arguably the greatest team this State has ever seen in a perfect season! An average margin of victory of 35 points. Destroyed a gauntlet of DFW Super Powers: Beat 6AD1 Champ Duncanville by 14, Allen by 32, SOC by 40, and Big Rival Cedar Hill twice. Claude may have earned a 25-year contract extension for winning the “Battle of Beltline” by 110 points in the last 3 contests! It was a Record-Breaking Season with an historic finish, 74-14 over Summer Creek in the Title Game. That w...
Dec 25, 2023•35 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast He’s the King of the Eastside! Galena Park North Shore is one of the State’s premiere programs with a State Championship Habit and Willie Gaston is a BIG part of it. He grew-up there, coached there, and now leads his alma mater to an even higher level. Willie learned from Texan Legend Jon Kay who has too many rings for one hand. The two have been linked at the hip since childbirth…well, maybe not that long… but, it’s been ever since Willie put the pads on. Last off-season, Kay shocked the world ...
Dec 08, 2023•28 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast Anthony Black takes his “Big Texas Hair” and even Bigger Game to Orlando. He stands at 6’7’’, 7’7’’ with hair and is one of the best all-around players in the country with an extremely high Basketball IQ! The 6th Pick overall in the NBA Draft is already paying huge dividends to the Magic. Thanks to early season injuries, the Stud Rookie is already contributing in the rotation and making it a seamless transition. In High School, he was heavily recruited as a Basketball and Football Player. Arkans...
Nov 24, 2023•24 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Miles, Jr. is living the dream to play for his hometown team! Imagine playing your entire basketball career in the same DFW Metroplex, he’s doing just that! He led Lancaster High School to a 36-1 record and a trip to State. Webo Nation would have won it all…but, COVID canceled the State Championships. Mike took TCU Basketball places it’s never been and won GOLD under his illustrious college coach Jamie Dixon with Team-USA at the Under-19 World Cup. Mike burst on the Hoop scene with a viral ...
Nov 02, 2023•31 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast The King of H-town! Gary Joseph is already in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame and in the THSCA’s Hall of Honor but continues to coach one of the State’s most elite programs. It’s a football hobby that turned into a lifetime passion with the mighty Katy Tigers! Coach Joseph has enjoyed every bit of 4 decades of commitment at one school where he’s had a hand in 8 State Championships, Several 16-0’s, and won more than 90% of his games. He comes from a tremendous coaching family… from ta...
Oct 19, 2023•30 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Witten is not only the greatest Tight End of All-Time, but he is also a Hall of Fame Human Being! The NFL and Dallas Cowboys Legend is building Liberty Christian School of Argyle into a State Power! He’s had many opportunities to coach in both college and the NFL but chose High School and the majesty of Friday Night Lights in the State of Texas. It’s the best decision of his life and the most rewarding to…being able to coach his two Sons at an Elite School that believes in Faith and Family...
Oct 05, 2023•35 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast There’s a new Era at the state’s most decorated high school football program! Robby Jones takes over the reins of the Aledo Bearcats as Tim Buchanan goes off into the sunset of the THSCA’s Hall of Honor and the golf course of retirement. Athletic Director Steve Wood joins Coach Buc in retirement with a State Record 11-State Championship Rings. Ric Renner asks what will be Robby’s mark on the program that he’s been around for 23 years and 14 years as Offensive Coordinator. Jones has coached so ma...
Aug 24, 2023•42 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast He’s Bacccccccccccccck! One of the most successful coaches in the state is back in coaching at the city he loves, Rockwall. Rockwall-Heath’s Rodney Webb is that rare breed to now coach on both sides of I-30 in one of the most heated rivalries in the State and yet be loved by both sides. After a year as the Highland Park ISD Athletic Director, Rodney was enticed to save a program that was hurting. Rockwall-Heath is senior-laden and loaded with talent at the skill positions including a Quarterback...
Aug 10, 2023•43 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Todd Dodge is one of the most accomplished Coaches in Texas High School Football History! He’s in the Texas High School Coaches Association’s “Hall of Honor”, a 7-Time State Champion, The QB Whisperer, and the only Coach in Lone Star History to win a 3-Peat at 2 different schools. At Southlake Carroll, Todd did the unthinkable…leading the Dragons to 4 State Titles in 5 years during a run of 79-1. No-one will ever do that again…But, his son Riley isn’t far off at 52-4 including a journey to the S...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Jayda Coleman’s Personality will Engage you, Her accomplishments will Amaze You! 3 Years, 3 Rings, 3 Titles! Big12 Player of the Year, Gatorade National Player of the Year, State Champion, #1 Recruit in the Country, 6-Time All-State, 3-Time All-American, Homecoming Queen, Team USA Gold…the list goes on and on! Since Jayda arrived at OU, the Sooners are 176-8 on a 53-game winning streak with 3 National Championships and a level of domination we have rarely seen. Could a 4-peat be in the balance i...
Jul 14, 2023•36 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Round Rock High School’s Travis Sykora hits triple digits regularly. Two years ago he was Shortstop with a rocket arm… Now, he's a flamethrower that’s expected to be the first Texas High School Pitcher selected in the first round of the MLB Draft in 5 years! His childhood dream was to play for the Texas Longhorns and he’s committed to the storied program that produced All-Star Pitchers like Roger Clemens, Greg Swindell, and Houston Street. Freshman year he weighed 130 lbs soaking wet and now...
Jun 29, 2023•30 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast In just his first year of coaching the Horned Frogs, Sonny Dykes took TCU to a place that no Texas School has ever gone! The College Football Playoff. Sonny is the consensus “Coach of the Year” with 10 National Honors including the Bear Bryant, Walter Camp, Eddie Robinson along with the Fort Worth Inc. “Person of the Year” and “Distinguished Texan”. TCU posted a historic 12-0 perfect regular season with 5 comebacks from 2nd half deficits. The Frogs beat Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl/National Champ...
Jun 08, 2023•43 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast The Celina Lady Bobcats light the water tower Orange in a football tradition rich little town. Wire-to-Wire #1 with the perfect ending to the perfect season! Lexi Tuite broke more records than Taylor Swift in the State Championship Final with 5 Whopping Goals. With the graduation of the State’s most prolific scorer, Taylor Zdrojewski, Lexi elevated her game to historic fashion. The Lady Bobcats posted just the 3rd Perfect Season in State History at 29-0! Celina is led by a collection of Super St...
May 25, 2023•55 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Coach Kirk Martin returns home to the program he started from scratch and built into a perennial State Title Contender. The Manvel community has open arms for the return of their favorite Coach who built up relationships that have lasted a lifetime. The Martins are all about family! Caren and Kirk raised 4 super athletes at Manvel with a few moves along the way. The Martins have never forgotten their roots…from El Paso to the MOJO at Odessa Permian, the Hoka Hey at Manvel, New York, Dallas, Hous...
May 18, 2023•40 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Joey McGuire is the “King of the Hub City” and married to the “First Lady” of Lubbock. When they’re not walking around on Red Carpets they are changing a community forever! Texas Tech Football made history beating OU and Texas in the same year and taking down several ranked opponents including Ole Miss in the Texas Bowl. Joey and his star studded staff did that in their first year! Nobody has ever thought that Texas Tech could play defense but Joey. Heck, they sent a SuperStar Linebacker to the ...
May 04, 2023•49 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast You won’t find a person with a bigger heart than 2-Time Super Bowl Champion Von Miller! This self proclaimed “Nerd” has made it cool to wear glasses. Von’s Vision has helped kids everywhere and made him a perennial candidate for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year for commitment to community! Von has never forgotten where he came from as the DeSoto, Texas community celebrates “Von Miller Day” every year! South Dallas is the area that shaped him whether it’s the former DeSoto ISD AD Pam DeBorde...
Apr 27, 2023•35 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast The SA Clark Cougars do what no Clark Girls team has done before. That's to win a State Championship on the State’s Highest level, Class-6A. Head Coach Rihana Houy and Super Star Arianna Roberson step into Texas HS Hysteria and talk about the magical journey. Arianna is the baby of 7 siblings who are super hero hoopsters and athletes. She’s 6’4’’ and covers the entire court with talent, speed, and a high basketball IQ as one of the nation’s top recruits. Clark ended DeSoto’s reign and quest ...
Apr 20, 2023•28 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Tre Johnson is the top junior in the country! The 5-Star Recruit led Lake Highlands to their first Boys Basketball Championship since 1968 on the State’s highest level of Class-6A. He’s dazzled everyone from Lebron James to Kevin Durant to College Coaches everywhere! His father is a great basketball player in his own right taking Garland to multiple State Tourneys and starring at Baylor. The Dynamic Duo sits down in Texas HS Hysteria with Ric Renner and talks about the journey to being the most ...
Apr 06, 2023•19 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast The Godfather of Texas High School Football cements his legacy as a State Championship Coach! Duncanville’s Reginald Samples wins his first state championship after so many near misses and heartbreak. The National Coach of the Year is the State’s All-Time Winningest African American Coach with 323 victories and counting. He’s taken 3 winless programs to National Prominence and State Title Contenders. Old School is New School with Coach Samples who finally gets over the Galena Park North Shore hu...
Mar 30, 2023•28 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Is there a more beloved college football coach in Texas History? R.C. Slocum bleeds Maroon and has been forever loyal to the school that has given him fame! He built the program on integrity and excellence with players that resembled that. Amazing stories from the Aggie Legend who beat cancer and went from shoe shine boy to the winningest football coach in Texas A&M History! Imagine being a receivers coach under the guy who invented the wishbone. He flourished in everything he did except for...
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Denton Guyer’s Jackson Arnold has never shied away from the Big Stage! His first game as a varsity QB was as a Freshman in the State Championship Game and now he’s climbing the ladder at the University of Oklahoma. The Sooners have a long Heisman Trophy Tradition of QBs and Jackson hopes to be the next “Big Thing”. It’s perfect timing with the move to the SEC in 2024. We celebrate his remarkable career that culminated with the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year and the #1 Overall Recr...
Mar 16, 2023•11 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Todd and South Oak Cliff continues to make history! Not only is he in the company of Randy Allen, Tim Buchanan, and Sam Harrell as the only North Texas Coaches to go Back2Back but also, he’s the first African-American Coach to dot it! First Coach to bring Dallas ISD a State Championship in 63 years in 2021 and then after an 0-3 start wins a 2nd straight title!
Mar 05, 2023•26 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast We celebrate the Biggest Stories in Texas! The Programs, The Coaches, The Star Players that make Texas High School Sports so special. Past and Present. Subscribe now and you won't miss a single discussion of the towns and schools you care about most! There's a reason that Lone Star State produces the best talent in the country and we can't wait to talk about it! From El Paso to Texarkana, the Panhandle to the Rio Grande, the South Plains to Piney Woods, San Antonio to the Red River a...
Feb 23, 2023•50 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Jalen Hurts goes to his first of many Super Bowls! As a kid he traded daycare for GYMCare and had a vision to be the best QB on the planet while squatting 600 Pounds. Whether it was going to National Championships at Alabama and being the first True Freshman QB to start for Nick Saban or being a Heisman Trophy Runner-up at Oklahoma, no-one thought he would be drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles…and yet, He won out and won over a community starving for another Super Bowl. He’s done amazing things ...
Feb 16, 2023•31 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Coach Buc built Aledo Football from dirt battling the Southlake Carrolls on the 2A level. Nobody gave him a chance to become a winner much less a State Power except for him and a community that he made believe. The Rest is History! 11 State Championships!! No program in Texas has won more on the Football Field. We talk 11 rings, nipple ring, 11 giant Italian Marble Statues, Greatest Aledo Players, Bullying, Should have been an Architect, and Legacy!
Feb 11, 2023•51 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Coach Mathis built the Desoto Football Program into a National Power. But, winning a State Championship was the only thing he was missing until Now! We talk to the Texas Legend about making history with his boys and his amazing journey to the promised land! That journey allowed his boys to get tattoo’s!
Jan 19, 2023•27 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 
