We will once again bring you FOUR live play-by-play football broadcasts most weeks throughout the 2026 high school football season in the Knoxville area!

Those include the radio broadcast of the Rivalry Thursday feature game on FM 99.1, all Knoxville Catholic games on FM 99.1 and all Hardin Valley Academy games on our sister station NewsTalk 98.7!

Listen to marquee Rivalry Thursday games to your radio on 99.1 The Sports Animal. Brian Rice is on the play-by-play call with an analyst Chad Tindell for these fantastic games every Thursday night.

Once again the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish will be broadcast all season on 99.1 The Sports Animal with their longtime play-by-play voice John Wilkerson and game analyst Charley Collier.

Catch every Hardin Valley Academy Hawks football game broadcast Presented By Matlock Tire Service and Auto Repair with Joel Silverberg on the call alongside game analyst Chris Hughes and Brian Tatum on NewsTalk 98.7 FM and the WOKI app.

Our coverage starts at 7pm each Friday night with the game broadcasts. On AM990 and the Sports Animal Alternate Stream 2 join Vince Ferrara and Riley Haltom to bring you the Prep Zone for scoreboard updates and interviews of other match-ups in the area.

Whether it’s with your phone or your radio, take us with you to any game you attend, so you can listen to our call or stay on top of all the action streaming on 991TheSportsAnimal.com and on the WNML mobile app powered by Big Kahuna Wings or airing on 98.7 streaming on NewsTalk987.com and on the WOKI mobile app powered by Professional Jewelers. You can utilize your Smart Speakers as well to listen to both stations as well!

2026 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME BROADCAST SCHEDULE

*All kickoff and broadcast times are 7pm Eastern time, unless noted otherwise.

Week 1
(Aug. 2o) Rivalry Thursday – Powell @ Anderson County (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Aug. 21)  Hardin Valley Academy @ Karns (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)
(Aug. 22) Riverdale @ Catholic (99.1/AM 990/WNML app) – 8pm

Week 2
(Aug. 27) Rivalry Thursday – Anderson County @ Catholic (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Aug. 28) Halls @ Gibbs (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Aug. 28) Hardin Valley Academy @ Morristown East (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 3
(Sept. 3) Rivalry Thursday – Central @ West (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Sept. 4) Catholic @ Lipscomb Academy (99.1/WNML app Stream 1) – 8:00 pm
(Sept 4) Bradley Central @ Hardin Valley Academy (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 4
(Sept. 10) Rivalry Thursday – Clinton @ Karns (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Sept. 11) Cardinal Ritter Prep @ Catholic (99.1/WNML app Stream 1)
(Sept. 11) West Ridge @ Hardin Valley Academy (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 5
(Sept. 17) Rivalry Thursday – Hardin Valley @ Bearden (99.1/AM 990/WNML app) & (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)
(Sept. 18) Catholic @ Montgomery Bell (99.1/WNML app Stream 1) – 8pm

Week 6
(Sept. 24) Rivalry Thursday – Powell @ Central (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Sept. 25) Catholic @ Hoover (99.1/AM 990/WNML app 8:00 pm
(Sept. 25) Hardin Valley Academy @ Maryville (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 7
(Oct. 1) Rivalry Thursday – Anderson County @ Gibbs (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Oct. 1) Farragut @ Hardin Valley Academy (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)
(Oct. 2) Ensworth @ Catholic (99.1/WNML app Stream 1)

Week 8
(Oct. 8) Rivalry Thursday – Sevier County @ Grace (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Oct. 9) Seymour @ Northview Academy (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Oct. 9) Hardin Valley Academy (OPEN DATE)

Week 9
(Oct. 15) Rivalry Thursday – Anderson County @ Grace (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Oct. 16) Catholic @ McCallie (99.1/WNML app Stream 1)
(Oct. 16) Oak Ridge @ Hardin Valley Academy (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 10
(Oct. 22) Rivalry Thursday – Gibbs @ Heritages (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Oct. 23)  Catholic @ Christ Presbyterian (99.1/WNML app Stream 1) – 8:00 pm
(Oct. 23) Hardin Valley Academy @ Cleveland (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)

Week 11
(Oct. 29) Rivalry Thursday – Maryville @ Oak Ridge (99.1/AM 990/WNML app)
(Oct. 30) Baylor @ Catholic (99.1/WNML app Stream 1) – 7:30pm
(Oct. 30) Ooltewah @ Hardin Valley Academy (NewsTalk 98.7/WOKI app)