High school sports fans, It’s time to huddle… FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo covers all you need to know on this week's Friday Night Rivals game and other games around the Central Valley. It is the U.S. Army Friday Night Rivals podcast.
'FNR' Central Section Championship preview with Kerman coach Damon Jenkins
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo and Kerman head football coach Damon Jenkins preview the Central Section D3 title game, unlocking the key to success for high school football teams in the region.
20 Nov 2024
'FNR' Preview: Clovis East-Central & High School Football Semifinal Round
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo previews the Clovis East-Central Division 1-AA championship and other semifinal games, offering expert insights and analysis for high school football fans.
13 Nov 2024
Thoughts on Divisions, League Awards & High School Football Quarterfinals + D1AA Semifinals
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo goes solo to talk about the Division 1-AA first round and whether Sanger, Hanford and Tulare Union deserved to be in it. He also offers his picks for league awards in TRAC and CMAC, before pivoting to every playoff game involving a local team in the Fresno/Visalia market. High school football playoffs are heating up!
6 Nov 2024
Central Section Round 1 Playoff Preview w/ McLane coach Andrew Pancotti
High school football playoffs have arrived in the Central Valley, and FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo chats with McLane head football coach Andrew Pancotti about his team's playoff chances and why the Highlanders are undefeated league champions. Before that, Camarillo breaks down the Round 1 games of the postseason.
30 Oct 2024
'FNR' Week 11 Preview with Lemoore coach Jerald Campbell & Breakdown of HSFB League Championships and Rivalry Games
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo discusses and analyzes a slew of Week 11 high school football games across the Central Section: Porterville-Monache (2:18), Liberty-Chowchilla (4:33), Exeter-Immanuel (6:20), Dos Palos-Coalinga (9:46), Selma-Kingsburg (13:10), Garza-Madera (14:37), Sanger-SJM (16:29), Tulare Union-Tulare Western (18:10), Redwood-Mt. Whitney (20:11), Buchanan-Central (21:36), Clovis West-Clovis (23:55), Clovis North-Clovis East (27:44), and finally Lemoore-Hanford (32:50) with Tigers’ first-year head coach Jerald Campbell, who discusses the rebuild underway in Lemoore.
23 Oct 2024
Best of Central Section Week 10 football & 'FNR' Preview w/ Madera HC Kenny Paolinelli
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo breaks down the biggest high school football matchups in the penultimate week of the regular season, where league titles are at stake! Then he previews Sanger vs. Madera, the "Friday Night Rivals" Game of the Week, with Madera head coach and alum Kenny Paolinelli. What has been behind the Coyotes' recent run of success?
16 Oct 2024
'Friday Night Rivals' Game Preview w/ Garza coach Yosef Fares & Top 10 Central Section Games in Week 9
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo offers thoughts & insights on Thursday's matchups and his Top 10 high school football games to watch for the Fresno market. Then, he previews the 'FNR' game on CW59 - Bullard vs. Garza at McLane Stadium - with Guardians head coach Yosef Fares, who shares how Garza grew through the adversity faced this season.
9 Oct 2024
'FNR' Preview w/ Kingsburg coach David Wilson + Week 8 Games
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo talks with Kingsburg head football coach David Wilson ahead of the Vikings' clash with Central Valley Christian, broadcasted on "Friday Night Rivals" on The CW59. Then, a preview of the Week 8 league matchups unfolding (15:20) in the Central Section.
2 Oct 2024
Week 7 'FNR' Preview w/ Central head coach Kyle Biggs + Games to Watch
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo sits down with one of the winningest active coaches in the Valley, Central head football coach Kyle Biggs, about the "Friday Night Rivals" game against Clovis North (7 p.m. Friday on The CW59). Before that, Camarillo offers his thoughts on the biggest matchups in Week 7 of Central Section high school football.
25 Sept 2024
Central Section midseason football division rankings: Top 5's
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo uses the bye week for many high schools around the Central Section to rank the Top 5 teams in each division, starting with Division 4 and ending with the new Division 1-AA. His lists are based on in-person observations and extensive research, one full month into the high school football season.
18 Sept 2024
Week 5 Central Section football preview
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo has no "Friday Night Rivals" TV game to preview, so he turns to an old colleague - 1430 AM ESPN Fresno's own Paul Meadors - to preview an intriguing Week 5 slate of high school football games in the Central Section, a hotbed of talent within California.
11 Sept 2024
Biggest Central Section games of Week 4 + 'FNR' Preview with Strathmore head coach Jeromy Blackwell
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo overviews the Central Section slate of games for Week 4 of high school football. As "Friday Night Rivals" visits Strathmore for the first time, Gabe talks to Spartans head coach Jeromy Blackwell about winning a state championship last year and their matchup with Exeter.
4 Sept 2024
'FNR' Week 3 preview w/ Torres HC Joe Marquez + Overview of the biggest Central Section games
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo catches up with Torres HS head football coach Joe Marquez, who leads the Toros in their fourth year of existence. They discuss how he guided the program to its first Central Section title so early, how the 2024 Torres team looks, and his thoughts on the 'Friday Night Rivals' matchup against Washington Union. Plus, Camarillo gives his take on every notable matchup in the Valley for Week 3 of high school football.
28 Aug 2024
Week 2 Central Valley Preview with Sanger head coach Matt Logue
There is no 'Friday Night Rivals' game in Week 2 - but that doesn't stop the 'FNR' Podcast from chugging along. FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo previews the biggest high school football games in the Central Valley for Week 2, reviews Week 1, and chats with Sanger head football coach Matt Logue ahead of the Apaches' massive home opener against Hanford.
21 Aug 2024
FNR Week 1 Preview with San Joaquin Memorial coach Rich Tuman
FOX26 Sports Reporter Gabe Camarillo goes over all the Week 1 games of note in the Fresno market, then learns more about first-year San Joaquin Memorial head coach Rich Tuman and his group of young Panthers. They host defending Division I champion Clovis North for the first "Friday Night Rivals" broadcast of the season.
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