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Wk 1 NRV 2022 Auburn vs Narrows Game
Wk 1 NRV 2022 Auburn vs Narrows Game 451 333 SWVA High School Sports

High tide for the Green Wave in 51-7 win over Auburn Ragsdale Field, Narrows, VA – Football is back on the menu in Narrows as the Green Wave kicked off…

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Hut, Hut, Hike – High School Football Season Open for Business
Hut, Hut, Hike – High School Football Season Open for Business 526 878 SWVA High School Sports
LCA Sensation Sophomore RB/DB 8 Gideon Davidson warms up in a 4 TD scrimmage against Appomattox read more

Week 2 CrunchTIME Radio Show Aug 20, 2022
Week 2 CrunchTIME Radio Show Aug 20, 2022 1056 706 SWVA High School Sports
CrunchTIME is back, August 20, 2022 central and southwest Virginia high school football. The show features our two new area high football coaches – Blacksburg’s Zack Leonard and Liberty-Bedfords Daryl Robertson. Coach Leonard went to high school at Patrick Henry-Rnk and comes to the Bruins from Christiansburg where he was an assistant for Alex Wilkens. Coach Robertson returns back to where he went to high school, Liberty-Bedford, and the Minutemen get him from William Fleming where he was an assistant for Jamar Lovelace. We also have quick interviews with LCA Coach Frank Rocco, Lord Botetourt Coach Jamie Harless and Jeff Woody, EC Glass. Harless’ Cavs and Woody’s Hilltoppers play each other in week 1. We also have interviews with Botetourt QB 13 Jakari Nicely and Glass QB 16 George White. If you are a serious Virginia high school sports fan you won’t want to miss our CrunchTIME show every Saturday Morning from 10-11am Preseason and 10-Noon in Season on WPLY 101.1 FM, 610 AM in Roanoke and the NRV. In Lynchburg catch the show on 107.5 FM, 1390 AM. read more

Week 1 CrunchTIME Radio Show Aug 13, 2022
Week 1 CrunchTIME Radio Show Aug 13, 2022 1056 706 SWVA High School Sports
CrunchTIME is back, August 13, 2022 central and southwest Virginia high school football with a splash of some area volleyball. The show features our Legendary HS football coaches with Liberty-Bedford Coach Chris Watts. Coach Watts just left the Minutemen coach football in college at Davidson. We wish him well. We also have a few comments from Hidden Valley Head Coach and newly named Athletic Director Scott Weaver as well as Giles Head Man Jeff Williams. The Titans and the Spartans started off fall preseason with a Thursday scrimmage at Bogle Field in Roanoke. Also on the show today is an interview with Hidden Valley Head Volleyball Coach Carla Ponn. Coach Ponn has 503 wins under her belt as her Titans head into the 2022 season. If you are a serious Virginia high school sports fan you won’t want to miss our CrunchTIME show every Saturday Morning from 10-11am Preseason and 10-Noon in Season on WPLY 101.1 FM, 610 AM in Roanoke and the NRV. In Lynchburg catch the show on 107.5 FM, 1390. read more

Week 29 CrunchTIME Radio Show Mar 19, 2022
Week 29 CrunchTIME Radio Show Mar 19, 2022 598 396 SWVA High School Sports
CrunchTIME March 19, 2022 area boys & girls basketball in and around the Roanoke Valley. The show features our U.S. Cellular-Crunch state championship post game interview with Auburn Eagle’s Head Coach Terry Millirons on Saturday. We also have our second great segment with another state champion coach on the show. Cave Spring Competition Cheer Head Coach Jen Koll gets into how important strategy is in competition cheering. Last but not least we have a post game interview with Dylan Saunders, Cave Spring’s big man. This interview was from earlier this season after the Knight’s defeated the Abingdon Falcons in the playoffs. The interview was relevant then and relevant for each game after that leading to the state championship win. If you are a serious Virginia high school sports fan you won’t want to miss our CrunchTIME show every Saturday Morning from 10-11am on WPLY. read more

Week 28 CrunchTIME Radio Show Mar 12, 2022
Week 28 CrunchTIME Radio Show Mar 12, 2022 598 396 SWVA High School Sports
CrunchTIME March 12, 2022 area boys & girls basketball in and around the Roanoke Valley. The show features our U.S. Cellular-Crunch a midweek interview with Cave Spring head basketball coach Jacob Gruse after the Knights big win in the state semifinal game against Northside on Monday and then a segment of their post game news conference after their state championship win on Thursday. We also have a great segment with another state champion coach on the show. Cave Spring Competition Cheer Head Coach Jen Koll speaks with us about the sport and all the hard work that goes into it. If you are a serious Virginia high school sports fan you won’t want to miss our CrunchTIME show every Saturday Morning from 10-11am on WPLY. read more

Week 12 CrunchTIME Radio Show Nov 13, 2021
Week 12 CrunchTIME Radio Show Nov 13, 2021 598 396 SWVA High School Sports
CrunchTIME Nov 13 show featured live interview with Brookville Head Coach Jordan Stewart on the US Cellular-Crunch Hotline. The Haley Toyota, Coaching/Player Legend’s of the game, featured former Blacksburg Head Coach Dave Crist. The Blacksburg field is Crist Field named after Coach. You’ll also hear excerpts from Brookville Coach Jonathan Meeks and Radford Head Coach Michael Crist about their first round playoff games Friday night. This is our 14th CrunchTIME High School Football radio show this fall. We also highlight our ’Great 8′ poll, the Jimmy Thang, and the ‘Five things you need to know about High School Football this week.’ If you like high school football you can’t miss a CrunchTIME show. read more

Wk 7 NRV 2021 Blacksburg vs Christiansburg Game
Wk 7 NRV 2021 Blacksburg vs Christiansburg Game 574 382 SWVA High School Sports

Christiansburg handily wins the “Battle of the Burgs” 49-0 George N. Porterfield Stadium, Christiansburg, Va – Rivalry games are special. The script of the season can flip, teams having a…

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Week 2 CrunchTIME Radio Show Sep 4, 2021
Week 2 CrunchTIME Radio Show Sep 4, 2021 598 396 SWVA High School Sports
Welcome to CrunchTIME Radio (WPLY AM/FM), week 4 of high school football season. This week is our second 2-hour show, as we get into some college football in the second hour. High school football games started again on Thursday as well as  on the more traditional Friday, as well as Saturday, across the state. On today’s show our US Cellular-Crunch Hotline guest is Coach Kelly Lowe, Narrows Green Wave Head Coach. Coach Lowe talks about last year’s spring season and team and where some of 2020’s stars are now, Virginia Tech, Emory & Henry, etc…In the second half of the show we talk about Virginia Tech’s big win last night in Blacksburg at Lane Stadium over the # 10 ranked North Carolina Tarheels. Our Haley Toyota ‘Legends of the Game’ this week is Coach Otis Tucker (retired and a former head man at Dunbar HS in Lyncburg, and as an assistant at EC Glass with Coach Bo Henson).. In the third quarter of the show, we do our weekly features – Jimmy Whitaker’s ‘Jimmy Thang’ segment, the “5 things you need to know about High School Football this week,” and the Crunch Great 8 Poll. There’s a new entry into the Great 8. Check it out. read more

Week 1 CrunchTIME Radio Show Aug 28, 2021
Week 1 CrunchTIME Radio Show Aug 28, 2021 598 396 SWVA High School Sports
Welcome to CrunchTIME Radio (WPLY AM/FM), week 3 of high school football season. This week is our first 2-hour show, as we get into some college football in the second hour. We are talking real, live high school football games as the season opened Thursday and Friday across the state. On today’s show we have a first hour and a second hour US Cellular-Crunch Hotline guest is Coach Stephen Alexander, North Cross Head Coach. Coach Alexander talks about last year’s special team and where some of 2020’s stars are now…hint, UVA, Navy….In the second half of the show we have Heritage Coach Brad Bradley on the line. Coach Brad helps us kick off our new, second hour talking about where some of his graduates are now playing on Saturdays. He also talks about this year’s Pioneer club. Also on today’s show you’ll hear some pre recorded conversations with a couple hardworking coaches – Christiansburg’s Alex Wilkens, and Willam Byrd head coach, Brad Lutz. We follow that up with a highlight of a previous interview with our Haley Toyota ‘Legends of the Game’ this week, Coach Dave Crist (retired and a former head man at Blacksburg HS)…. Let’s just say the field’s named after him, ‘nough said. Finally, we finish off the show with our weekly features – Jimmy Whitaker’s ‘Jimmy Thang’ segment, the “5 things you need to know about High School Football this week,” and the Crunch Great 8 Poll. Let’s just say the Great 8 Poll “goes a little wanting” as last nights game produced some surprises. read more
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Crunch is a high school sports media company that was established in 1995 by Carl York in Southwest Virginia. Crunch started solely as a FREE high school football print publication that focused on area high school football. The secret to Crunch is the willingness of area coaches, each week, to talk about their teams, players, and the sport that they have dedicated their lives to for the betterment of our young athletes. Today, Crunch has grown to cover 38 high schools in 15 counties in central and Southwestern Virginia with three unique weekly versions in Roanoke, Lynchburg, and the New River Valley.

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