By Sherri Blevins
It is football time in North Alabama, which means excitement is in the air as those Friday night lights get ready to shine at area high school football stadiums. MVN is in high gear to bring you the best football coverage around the county.
On Thursdays, MVN will air the Pigskin Preview Show at 3:00 pm. Viewers can watch the show on MVN’s Facebook page. If you happen to miss it, you may listen to portions of the show on WZOB’s DeKalb County Tailgate Show each Friday, beginning at 5:00 pm.
On Fridays at 4:00 pm, MVN will present the Coach Dale Pruitt Show on its Facebook page. MVN Host David Holt will speak with Coach Pruitt each week about his take on the team’s performance and previews of what he expects in upcoming games.
Starting August 19, 2022, from 9:30 pm until 11:00 pm, MVN’s Bobby Ledbetter Twin City High School Scoreboard Show will begin its sixth season on Facebook Live. Monk Blevins and Sammy Smith will discuss the area scores and talk with coaches and fans about the Friday night action. WZOB will also carry the show live after the conclusion of the Fort Payne football games.
The Mountain Valley News/ North Jackson Press Football Media Guide should be available for pickup by early September. It will be available at the MVN office in Rainsville and Rainsville Foodland. The media guide features interviews with head coaches from all DeKalb and Jackson County teams. Also inside, there are individual pictures of football players and group shots of cheerleaders and coaches.
This year the annual “Football Pickin” Contest has been revamped. Contestants will have a chance to win $500.00 at the end of the season. Each week contestants may enter by “picking” or selecting the winners for games listed in the ads beside the weekly entry form in the paper. Entry forms must be postmarked on or before Friday or dropped off at the office by 5:00 pm on Friday. The entry with the highest number of correct picks will be entered into the end-of-the-season drawing. In case of a tie for the highest number of correct picks, those names tying will all be entered into the drawing. The more weeks you play, the better your odds of winning the $500.00.
Last but not least, get ready to hear from the “Pigskin Prognosticator” himself, Bum Pickins. Bum says, “Are you ready for some football? I sure am. See you by the fence soon.”
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