The Daily Memphian In the Trenches Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Daily Memphian prep sports reporter John Varlas talks area high school football with coaches, personalities, players and more. Each week John recaps scores and action from the games played on Thursday and Friday, as well as previews the upcoming matchups for the week ahead. In addition to game coverage, he also provides relevant news updates and developments across the Mid-South prep football landscape.
MUS assistant coach Glen Rogers Jr. and Daily Memphian preps reporter John Varlas preview the Owls’ playoff game against Montgomery Bell Academy Friday and get coach Rogers’ take on the big Whitehaven at Houston game.
ECS coach Trey Adams and John Varlas look ahead to Friday’s playoff opener against Harding, discuss their Eagles’ season to date and talk about what it’s like to have a boba fide coaching legend on staff.
Mark Healy from shelbymetrosports.com and John Varlas talk about one of the area’s most pleasant surprises, the talented local quarterback class and look at ways to potentially make high school football in Memphis even stronger.
Daily Memphian preps reporter John Varlas and Douglass coach Preston Harris talk about the Red Devils’ season to date, including last week’s exciting win over MAHS, and get the lowdown on what it means to coach in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game.
John Varlas and East coach Dr. Katarii Donald discuss the Mustangs’ remarkable turnaround this year, preview Thursday’s big region game against Westwood and talk about what kids need to succeed when football ends.
Briarcrest coach Brian Stewart and John Varlas discuss his team’s 6-0 start, look ahead to Friday’s showdown against CBHS and try to make some sense of the infernal heat this season.
Jessica Benson from Local 24 and John Varlas recap last week’s Southwind victory over Kirby, look ahead to this week’s action and discuss where’s the best stadium in town to see a nice sunset.
Collierville football coach Joe Rocconi and John Varlas discuss his team’s wild season to date, Friday’s big game against his former school and how starting small helped him get to where he is today.
John Varlas talks to Freedom Prep coach Jerald Cook about building a program from the ground up and how his players blend the demands of academics with football.
John Varlas and CBHS assistant coach Aaron Hayden look ahead to Friday’s big game against MUS, talk about how to raise a football player in the social media age and try to figure out what in the world is going on in Knoxville.
John Varlas and coach Robinson look ahead to Friday’s region game against Douglass, discuss where his passion for coaching came from and why it’s so important to give back whenever you can.
John and Coach Slocum look ahead to Friday’s season-opener at Collierville, take a look at Region 8-5A and discuss why high school football is a good thing.