Tom Kreager (The Tennessean) 

The first round of the Tennessee high school football playoffs is done, and Tom Kreager joins the Saturday morning show to break down the best round-two matchups. His pick for game of the state is Oakland (9-2) at Maryville (10-1), a longtime rivalry that has often been a semifinal game. He also la…

Scott Stidham  (Nolensville Knights)

 Nolensville Knights head coach Scott Stidham joins host Tate to break down a dominant 31–0 shutout of the Hendersonville Commandos in the first round of the playoffs. Coming off their only loss of the year (to Page, after a 9–0 start), Stidham says the team had a “little hangover” on Monday. By mi…

Marty Euverard (Providence Christian Academy) 

Providence Christian Academy head coach Marty Euverard joins the show after a 35–14 first-round playoff win over Donaldson Christian Academy, the same team that beat PCA 49–28 back in week four. Euverard says the turnaround started after a lopsided week-nine loss to Concord, when the team held a Su…

High School Sports Saturday With Tate Mathews 10-30-26

Hosted by Tate Matthews on Halloween morning, this episode of High School Sports Saturday recaps Week 11 of the Tennessee high school football season as teams closed out the regular season and finalized playoff seedings. The first portion of the show highlights the Mid-State Top 10 scores and top i…

TSSAA Football Playoff Preview & "Battle of the 'Boro" Recap with Tom Kreager

The Tennessean’s Tom Kreager joins High School Sports Saturday to break down the dramatic finish in the "Battle of the 'Boro" between Riverdale and Oakland, highlighting Braxton Benoli's game-winning field goal. Plus, the guys preview the upcoming TSSAA high school football playoffs, dissecting int…

Championship Revival: Coach William Darnell on Whites Creek’s Historic Season & Playoff Run

Whites Creek High School head football coach William Darnell joins the show to discuss the Cobras capturing their first region championship in 26 years. Coach Darnell reflects on rebuilding the program over his five seasons, the key support from school leadership, and what it means to follow in the…

Josh Adkins (Franklin Admirals)

Head coach Josh Adkins joins the show the morning after Franklin’s 24–21 win over Summit in Region 6-6A, a game the Admirals had to win to make the playoffs. He starts with the play of the night. With three seconds left in the first half, Franklin fair-caught a punt and used a rarely seen rule to t…

Tom Kreager (The Tennessean) 

In this Week 11 preview, Tate  talks with Tom Kreager of The Tennessean about the region titles still at stake before the Tennessee high school football playoffs. Brentwood and Ravenwood, both unbeaten in Region 6-6A, meet for the title in a game Kreager calls a toss-up. Oakland visits unbeaten Riv…

High School Sports Saturday With Tate Mathews 10-24-26

Tate opened with the Week 10 scores, the first full slate of games back from fall break, with one regular-season week left. In the Midstate top 10, Brentwood Academy beat Father Ryan 45-7 behind Cruz Jenkins (22 of 25, 400 yards, 5 TDs). BGA shut out Goodpasture 49-0, Riverdale beat Rockvale 54-21,…

Bill Alexander (Liberty Creek Wolves)

Liberty Creek Head Coach Bill Alexander joined the show the morning after the Wolves beat Watertown 35–10 on the road, moving to 7–2 on the season. Alexander credited Watertown’s coaching staff for trying to slow the game down, and said his team got past a slow start to go up 21–3. He praised his s…