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Texas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 108: St Thomas Houston High School Head Football Coach Raymond DavisSend us a textThis week on the Texas HS Football podcast Episode 108 Host Taylor Arenz talks with Coach Raymond Davis, the new head football coach at St. Thomas High School in Houston. After nearly a decade coaching at St Thomas Coach Davis is stepping up from defensive coordinator to the top job, and he’s bringing passion, leadership, and a deep love for the program with him.Taylor and Coach Davis dive into everything from his coaching journey and leadership philosophy to what makes the St. Thomas community so special and also bre...2025-05-0824 minTexas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 106: New Orleans Saints CB Tra FluellenSend us a textTexas HS football podcast Draft 2025 Edition! In this episode, Host Taylor Arenz is joined by Tra Fluellen, a proud Texas high school football alum whose journey from small-town standout to NFL CB with the New Orleans Saints is nothing short of inspiring. From his Friday night lights days in Gilmer and later at Tyler Lee, to making noise at Middle Tennessee State, to battling through adversity; including an ACL injury during the draft process, Tra’s story is one of grit, heart, and unwavering belief.Taylor and Tra chat abo...2025-04-2434 minTexas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 104: Bishop Dunne Catholic School Head Coach, Kerry Hyder Jr.Send us a textWelcome to the kick off of Season 4 of the Texas High School Football Podcast with Taylor Arenz. With just 20 weeks till the kick off of the 2025 season it is time to start the countdown! This week host Taylor Arenz talked with former NFL defensive lineman and newly named head coach of Bishop Dunne Catholic School, Kerry Hyder Jr. From his standout days at Austin LBJ High School to his rise through Texas Tech and ultimately to a respected NFL career, Hyder’s journey is the definition of perseverance, grit, and leadership. Now...2025-04-1024 minTexas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 102: Gunter Tigers Football Athletic Director/Head Coach Jake FieszelSend us a textWelcome to the Texas HS Football Podcast with Taylor Arenz where Host Taylor Arenz. In this episode, host Taylor Arenz talks with a coach who has built one of the most dominant programs in Texas high school football! Gunter High School Head Coach Jake Fieszel!Fresh off leading the Tigers to a 3-peat state championship, Coach Fieszel shares what it takes to build and sustain a championship culture, the special bond between Gunter football and its community, and the legacy of this historic senior class.From battling through adversity...2025-03-2026 min
Books and AuthorsA Good Read: Nina Sosanya and Joelle TaylorActor Nina Sosanya and prize winning poet and writer Joelle Taylor talk favourite books with Harriett.Nina chooses Sally Jones and the False Rose by Jakob Wegelius, a children's novel with a mute gorilla engineer as its protagonist. The book appeals to Nina's love of engineering, and the city of Glasgow!Joelle nominates Booker Prize winning The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka, about a man killed in the Sri Lankan civil war, seeking answers in the afterlife.Harriett's choice is Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz, a novel...2025-03-1727 minTexas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 101: Columbus Cardinals Athletic Director/Head Coach Matt SchobelSend us a textWelcome to the Texas HS Football Podcast with Taylor Arenz where Host Taylor Arenz dives deep into the stories, rivalries, and unforgettable moments that make high school football in Texas legendary! Episode 101 we are sitting down with Coach Matt Schobel, the man who just led Columbus to its first-ever state championship! But his connection to Columbus football goes way beyond coaching—he played right here as a high school quarterback before taking his talents to the NFL. In this episode, we’ll relive his journey from Friday night lights to the...2025-03-1320 minTexas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 100: Lovejoy Leopards Head Coach Todd DodgeSend us a textIt is the Texas HS Football Podcast with Taylor Arenz 100th Episode and she couldn’t be more excited and proud to hit this milestone.Back in the summer of 2022, Host Taylor Arenz started this podcast with a simple goal: to shine a spotlight on the incredible athletes and coaches that make Texas high school football so special. Her very first interview was with five-star defensive lineman David Hicks Jr., who is now at Texas A&M, living up to that five-star ranking. Over the past three seasons, she has...2025-03-0645 minTexas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 98: Dallas Christian Head Football Coach Mike WheelerSend us a textWelcome to the Texas HS Football Podcast! This week host Taylor Arenz talks to a true Texas high school football legend Dallas Christian Head Coach Mike Wheeler. For 33 years, Coach Wheeler has led the Chargers, turning Dallas Christian into a TAPPS powerhouse. This past season, he guided his team to their fourth consecutive TAPPS Division III state championship, cementing his incredible legacy.In this episode, Taylor and Coach Wheeler dive into his journey, the secrets to sustained success, and how he’s built a championship culture that stands the tes...2025-02-2124 minTexas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 92: RB Harrison Williams; QB Buck RandallSend us a textWelcome, Texas High School football fans, to the Texas HS Football Podcast I’m your host, Taylor Arenz, bringing you an early drop this week for the final week of the 2024 Texas High School Football Season—State Championship Week!Over four incredible days, 24 teams will descend upon AT&T Stadium for the chance to claim the ultimate prize: a Texas High School Football State Championship. From the sidelines of all 12 games, I’ll be covering every snap, touchdown, and moment of excitement as players, fans, cheerleaders, bands, and entire communi...2024-12-1852 minTexas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 91: Brandon "B" Jones; Keilan Sweeny; Devin SanchezSend us a textWelcome to the Texas HS Football Podcast, your go-to source for all the playoff action, hosted by Taylor Arenz. It’s Week 5 of the playoffs—the semifinals—and we’re down to the final four teams in each division, with two teams set to punch their tickets to AT&T Stadium!The 1A 6-man state championship teams are now confirmed! In 1A D2, it will be Jayton vs. Oakwood, and in 1A D1, Whiteface will face Gordon. Congratulations to these teams!The TAPPS State Championship was held last week. Congrats...2024-12-121h 06Texas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 90: QB Miles Teodecki; WR Dakorien MooreSend us a textWelcome to the Texas HS Football Podcast, your go-to source for all the playoff action, hosted by Taylor Arenz. It’s Week 4 of the playoffs—the quarterfinal round—and this week is packed with some huge rematches across the state! Twelve games in this round are repeat matchups from earlier this year, many of which were wild regular-season battles. With even bigger stakes now, this weekend is sure to deliver some incredible football. A few notable games include North Shore vs. Atascocita, Westlake vs. Lake Travis, Kilgore vs. Chapel Hill, and Denton Ryan vs. Al...2024-12-0557 minTexas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 88: QB Roman Morales; QB Ziondre Williams; RB Marquez Davis; ATH Sheldon Rice; QB Legend BeySend us a textWelcome to the Texas HS Football Podcast, your ultimate source for all things Texas high school football! I'm your host, Taylor Arenz, here to bring you the most exciting highlights, stories, and interviews as we dive into the high-stakes action of the playoffs.In this episode, we recap the thrills of Bi-District Week and preview the Area Round.First up, we relive the historic comeback of the Saginaw Roughriders and hear about their first-ever Bi-District win from the player at the helm, senior quarterback Roman Morales.Next...2024-11-211h 44Texas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 87: DE Kamauryn “K3” Morgan and DE Michael RilesSend us a textThe Texas high school football playoffs are here! After 11 weeks of regular-season games, the season has wrapped up, and now teams head to the playoffs where it's win or go home. This is the most exciting time of the season, and this week, host Taylor Arenz talks with two star defensive ends who will make a significant impact in the playoffs!First up is Baylor Bear commit Kamauryn “K3” Morgan. Kamauryn is a defensive end for South Oak Cliff, the reigning state champions! He has helped make the South Oak Cliff defe...2024-11-1436 minTexas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 86: ATH Greg Gibson Jr.; LB Kaleb BurnsSend us a textIt’s Week 11 of the Texas high school football season, marking the last week of regular-season games for 2024! This week, host Taylor Arenz talks to two athletes who are big playmakers for their teams.First up is Greg Gibson, an athlete from the West Mesquite Wranglers. Greg plays on both sides of the ball and on special teams, making significant contributions in their 20-13 win over the Newman Smith Trojans to secure the top spot in District 6-5A! "G2" was the star of the show, and we chatted about the ga...2024-11-0748 minTexas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 85: QB Anakin Torres; QB Kaleb Bailey; QB Rees WiseSend us a textWeek 10 of the Texas HS Football Podcast is a quarterback episode! This week Host Taylor Arenz spoke with three quarterbacks that led their teams to victory in huge rivalry games in Week 9. You will enjoy getting to know these star quarterbacks and hearing about their teams and the big rivalry wins!First up, Anakin Torres is the senior quarterback leading the El Paso Austin High School Panthers. The Panthers pitched a shutout in their game against El Paso Riverside to lock in the 4A District 1 top spot. This rivalry game was re...2024-10-311h 28Texas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 84: Jalen Lott, Nolan Cook, Cole Allen, Deondre "Tiger" RidenSend us a textIt's Week 9 of the Texas high school football season! As the season quickly winds down, the slate of games this week may be the biggest in Texas high school football history. With an incredible number of district championship-deciding matchups and intense rivalries, the excitement is at an all-time high!In Week 8, one of the standout games featured Frisco Panther Creek versus Lake Dallas, which ended in an exhilarating quadruple overtime. Host Taylor Arenz gets all the details from star athlete Jalen Lott.Next, Taylor speaks with Nolan Cook, quarterback...2024-10-241h 25Texas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 83: QB Braeden Imhoff, DE Tyler Cesarski, QB Keelon RussellSend us a textWelcome, Texas high school football fans, to the Texas HS Football Podcast for Week 8 of the 2024 Season!This week's episode features host Taylor Arenz, who talks with three big playmakers who helped lead their teams to victory in Week 7.First, Taylor chats with Braeden Imhoff, who is in his first season leading the Prosper Eagles. His leadership is evident as they are putting up impressive numbers on the scoreboard, and you will be very impressed by Braeden as he shares insights about his team.Next up is...2024-10-171h 13Texas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 82 RB Raycine Guillory Jr; WR Jacobe Hayes; RB Blair ChatagnierSend us a textWelcome Texas high school football fans to the Texas HS Football Podcast Week 7 of the 2024 Season.This week's episode host Taylor Arenz talks with three offensive players who made some big plays to help lead their teams to victory in Week 6.First up, Aledo football RB Raycine Guillory Jr talks all about Aledo Bearcats football and their big game last weekend against Denton Ryan that made history with it’s 123rd straight district win.Next, Taylor chatted with Mansfield Tigers and University of North Texas Commit Wide Re...2024-10-101h 07Texas HS Football Podcast with Taylor ArenzEpisode 81: QB Brady Bricker; QB Tj Tupou; QB Sawyer AndersonSend us a textWelcome to Week 6 of the Texas high school football season, the halfway point of the regular season! This is the biggest bye week of the year. Out of the 1,101 11-man football teams, 374 are on a bye this week, which means that a third of the teams are getting some much-needed rest! However, that still leaves 520 games this weekend!This week's episode features a quarterback edition as host Taylor Arenz talks with three winning quarterbacks.Up first is Brady Bricker, the quarterback for the mighty Allen Eagles. Brady discusses their...2024-10-031h 02