September 5, 2013
1 DAY AWAY!: Denham Springs HS Football radio broadcasts
Plaquemine HS Football radio broadcasts
St. John HS Football radio broadcasts
BACK-UP PLAN
Despite our most (get that Thesaurus out!) assiduous efforts, we might not have internet coverage of our high school radio broadcasts available at the usual location (Denham Springs Football page for DSHS broadcasts
St. John Football page for St. John broadcasts… both on www. JonFineProductions.com.) If this is the case, please visit the Walker Baseball or the Live Oak Baseball page for the Denham Springs broadcast and/or the The Central Story page for the St. John broadcast… both on the same web-site, www. JonFineProductions.com.
PRESS RELEASE
DSHS FOOTBALL/THE DRU NETTLES SHOW
Denham Springs HS Football radio broadcasts, after a one year hiatus, return to the airwaves this Friday night, as the Jackets open up their season against Woodlawn HS.
This will be preceded by Thursday night’s The Dru Nettles Show (with subsequent replays).
For the 19th time in 20 years, Jon Fine Productions will be producing radio broadcasts of Denham Springs HS Football games. All broadcasts will air on 1210AM, Baton Rouge and on the internet at JonFineProductions.com. Broadcast time is 6pm, with “Sport N Center Jackets Warm-Up”. The Yellow Jackets broadcasting team includes play-by-play announcer Jon Fine, color commentator Brian Abels and reporter/statistician Chris Ledoux.
“Sport N Center Jackets Warm-Up” will include an interview with Jackets Athletic Director/ Football Coach Dru Nettles and pre-game reports from Live Oak HS (Eagles assistant Football coaches Brent Baker and Eric France will alternate weeks) and Walker HS (with Wildcats Basketball Coach Anthony Schiro) from the stadiums at which the Eagles and Wildcats are playing. A prominent Denham Springs community and/or sports figure will also be interviewed. Fine and Abels will preview that evening’s Denham Springs matchup.
At half-time, Ledoux will interview Coach Nettles. Fine will interview another prominent Denham Springs community and/or sports figure. Randy Smith will have his popular Jackets retrospective, ”Yellow Jackets Memories”. Ledoux will also provide half-time stats.
During the post-game, Ledoux will once again speak with Coach Nettles on the air. We’ll have post-game reports from Live Oak (Head Football Coach Tut Musemeche) and Walker (Schiro). Ledoux will have final stats. And, Fine and Abels will give a recap and analysis of the Jackets’ performance. Sometime during the year, there will be consideration of taking phone calls in the post-game show.
The Dru Nettles Show is co-hosted by Coach Nettles and long-time Jackets play-by-play announcer/producer Jon Fine. It is produced by Fine and airs Thursday night, 6pm-7pm, with a replay Friday at 10:30am and Saturday at 12:30pm.
This week’s guests include Jackets Quarterback Coach Trace Satcher and Senior Cole Spear. Satcher is a former Jackets standout player and present Jackets assistant football coach. Spear is a senior defensive back, who is considered one of the leaders of the DSHS team. He is one of the keys to the Jackets’ swarming, attacking Defense.
This week’s program starts our weekly interviews with opposing team’s coaches. Representing Woodlawn HS on the program is Offensive Coordinator George Templet.
Another feature commences this week on The Dru Nettles Show. The twice a month Academic Segment debuts with DSHS Pro-Start Culinary Program representative Emily Mizell.
We also have our monthly Livingston Parish News feature as we are joined by nonpareil Editor Mike Dowty. (Mike, if you don’t know the meaning of nonpareil, ask sports columnist Sam Muffoleto. If Sam doesn’t know, he can ask publisher Jeff David, who surely knows its meaning!)
For more information on Denham Springs HS broadcasts and/or The Dru Nettles Show, one can visit JonFineProductions.com or Like TheDruNettlesShow on Facebook.
PRESS RELEASE
ST. JOHN HS AND PLAQUEMINE HS FOOTBALL RADIO BROADCASTS
Professionally produced radio play-by-play high school broadcasts are coming to Plaquemine! For the first time ever, the 2 area high schools will have a combined slate of Football games carried on the radio. St. John HS and Plaquemine HS will have a combined 11 regular season games, plus playoff games broadcast on WPFC, 1550AM, Baton Rouge and on the internet at JonFineProductions.com. The first broadcast is Friday, September 6, when St. John HS travels to Brusly HS. All broadcasts start at 6pm. The prospective broadcasting schedule:
**BROADCAST SCHEDULE—ST JOHN HS/PLAQUEMINE HS FOOTBALL
RADIO: WPFC, 1550AM, B. R. INTERNET: JONFINEPRODUCTIONS. COM
ALL BROADCASTS ARE SLATED TO START AT 6 PM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 ST JOHN HS AT BRULY HS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 PLAQUEMINE HS VS BRUSLY HS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 PLAQUEMINE HS VS WOODLAWN HS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 ST JOHN HS AT NORTH VERMILLION HS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 PLAQUEMINE HS AT SOUTHERN LAB HS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 ST JOHN HS AT ERATH HS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 ST. JOHN HS AT ACHS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 ST. JOHN HS VS WHITE CASTLE HS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 PLAQUEMINE HS AT LUTCHER HS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 PLAQUEMINE HS VS ST MICHAEL HS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 PLAQUEMINE HS AT TARA HS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 PLAYOFFS: TO BE DETERMINED
**Game Broadcast Schedule is subject to change
The broadcast team for these St. John and Plaquemine HS games are JB Barker and Brian (Baco) Romero. Barker, in his inimitable style, has been a popular P. A. announcer for both St. John HS and Plaquemine HS in year’s past. Romero is a former standout St. John Football player.
Jon Fine Productions will be producing these broadcasts. Fine has been a Baton Rouge area sportscaster/producer for close to 25 years. His company has produced Denham Springs HS Football broadcasts the last 19 years, with Fine on play-by-play for the last decade. He also presently co-hosts and produces the Denham Springs oriented “The Dru Nettles Show” (Cox 4, Thursdays, 6pm-7pm, with replays on Friday at 10:30am and Saturday at 12:30pm).
Fine previously produced Plaquemine Sports Weekly, a 1 hour weekly radio show co-hosted by Tut Musemeche and Denny Wright. As a Baton Rouge radio sports-talk host, he received calls from many Plaquemine residents, including the ubiquitous Mike From Plaquemine and the late Duane “Hey, Hey, Hey” Alleman.
The Barker’s Pharmacy Pre-Game Show will start 1 hour before kickoff. It will include an interview with the head coach of the school whose game is being aired that night. In addition, there will be an interview with a local sports figure. The Farm Bureau Insurance Half-Time Report will include an interview with another local sports personality. The Scott & Cassidy Russo NY Life Post-Game Show should also feature an interview with the home-town coach. All programs will include analysis and insights provided by announcers Barker and Romero. Each week, a Dow Chemical Player of The Game will be awarded to a player from St. John or Plaquemine.
For more information on these broadcasts, please visit the St. John HS Football PBP page and/or the Plaquemine HS Football PBP page on JonFineProductions.com.
THE CENTRAL STORY
This week’s The Central Sports & Business Report will be broadcast live, Thursday night, from Me’ Pa’s Diner in Central. Co-Host Steve Johnson is slated to be joined by CHS Defensive Coordinator Ken Hilton, OL Coach David Dykes and Senior Wildcats Ryan Collier and Jarrad Hayes
Our best wishes go out to show co-host Matt Price, who continues to recover from illness. Matt, we miss you… and look forward to the Price being Right!
Monday night on The Central Story, it’s Destined to Win, with Rocky Bezet, Pastor, The Rock Church.
The Central Story airs Monday and Thursday nights, 5:30pm—6:30pm, on WPFC, 1550AM, Baton Rouge and on the Net at JonFineProductions.com.
CAJUN JOKE OF THE WEEK AS HEARD ON THE 8/29 THE CENTRAL STORY
Complements of Larry Boudreaux’s website, CousinBoudreaux.com:
Boudreaux and Marie were asleep when de phone rang at 2 een de mornin’.
Boudreaux picked up de phone, listened a moment and said “How should I know, dat's 200 miles from here!" and hung up.
Marie said, "Who waz dat?"
Boudreaux answered, "I don't know, some man wantin’ to know ef de coast es clear."
BROADCASTING SCHEDULE:
Thursday, September 5: 5:30pm—6:30pm: The Central Sports & Business Report (on The Central Story)… with Steve Johnson and Matt Price… broadcasting live from Me’ Pa’s Diner in Central
WPFC, 1550AM, BR
Internet: JonFineProductions.com
Thursday, September 5: 6:00pm—7:00pm: The Dru Nettles Show… with Dru Nettles & Jon Fine
Cox 4 Television, Baton Rouge (replays on Friday, August 16, 10:30am—11:30am and Saturday, August 17, 12:30pm—1:30pm)
Friday, September 6: 6:00pm: HS Football: Denham Springs HS at Woodlawn HS
Jon Fine, Brian Abels, Chris Ledoux
Comedy-1210-Baton Rouge
JonFineProductions.com (hopefully on DSHS Football page
If not, see the Walker HS Baseball page or the Live Oak HS Baseball page)
Friday, September 6: 6:00pm: HS Football: St. John HS at Brusly HS
J. B. Barker, Brian “Baco” Romero
WPFC, 1550AM, Baton Rouge
JonFineProductions.com (hopefully on St. John HS Football page
If not, see the The Central Story page.)
Monday, September 9: 5:30pm—6:30pm: Destined To Win (on The Central Story)
Pastor Rocky Bezet, Pastor, The Rock Church
WPFC, 1550AM, BR
Internet: JonFineProductions.com
SportsRadio—1310-KEZM-Lake Charles Programming of Interest (also heard on KEZMOnLine.com)
Friday, September 6: 6:40pm: HS Football: Sulphur HS vs. St. Thomas More HS
Bruce Merchant, Clopha Boudreaux
Monday, September 9: 3PM—5PM: Bayou Blitz with Alex Hickey and Miguel Gauthreaux
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THE WIZARDRY OF OS
Assistant Basketball and Head Swimming Coach at Central High School
Les Miles has now done something I never thought he would do. He has been accurately describing his team’s progress and performances in fall practice. The defense was fast and tough to move the ball against, while the offense was balanced. Yet, overall you can’t help but notice the sloppy play at times.
The buzzword I keep reading and hearing is that the team lacked the killer instinct Saturday night against TCU. Personally, I think the Tigers provided the defibrillator each time the Frogs were on the brink of being put away. The good news is I don’t really care and neither should you. For a season opener with the lack of returning experience, the Tigers did just fine and got the win. There is no reason to believe this team can’t or won’t improve tremendously. By my count, LSU was four plays away from winning 44-6 (Beckham drop, Ferguson penalty, Blue fumble, and kickoff return).
The defense played much better than the 27 points surrendered suggest. The other issue continues to be the offense inside the 10 yard line (not red zone as most say, but the bright red zone). I think that issue can be solved by personnel. For some reason LSU insists on taking out their most effective playmakers in that area of the field, Beckham and Landry, for extra tight ends and full backs. As you saw on the Magee three yard TD run, it is harder to defend the run in that area of the field when the offense stretches horizontally with quality receivers that have to be covered.
Again, these areas of concern are correctable because the talent is abundant. Beckham and Landry will have outstanding years if Beckham can eliminate the drops. Mettenberger has arrived and I can tell you the exact moment I came to that conclusion. It was third down and he threw a perfect back shoulder fade on a route where he and Beckham made the same read (not necessarily by play call).
The next two weeks are perfectly set up for this team to develop. The Tigers need to develop continuity in the running game, develop the intermediate passing game which will increase efficiency, and develop depth with the defensive tackles. I like the plan Chavis had against TCU to hide the lack of experience from the defensive tackles. He used a three man line with one tackle and two ends. This strategy will be effective against spread teams, but Georgia, Alabama, and Florida will test the depth of the front four.
Speaking of Alabama and Georgia, they both showed ability and vulnerability. Consequently, LSU has a great opportunity to win those games on the road. But, just as the Tigers will certainly improve so with the Tide and Dogs. Not to mention, those games are still on the road.
My biggest criticism from Saturday is about college football in general. Four hours is too long for football. When two spread teams play that throw 60 times each I can understand a long game, but all games are now three and a half hours or longer. The easiest fix is to keep the clock moving after a first down, and I don’t know why that change hasn’t been made yet. With all the talk about player safety, I think the time has come.
My last thought on college football is largely rhetorical, but can someone explain why Kentucky and Western Kentucky played in Tennessee?
HEY REF
Since we are only a few hours away from kicking off the new 2013 NFL season, I’d like to do a little HEY REF’S style of kicking. This week I’m letting the fans get their wish with a little thing we call “The Best of Hey Ref” and reprint one of their favorites. Let’s reminisce to the olden days when it looked as though we’d have no professional football in 2011.
So, without too much editing here’s a fan fave when we just threw some punches and where they landed really didn’t matter since each punch was peppered with nothing but good ‘ole truth!! So, fans readers enjoy, this one’s for you!
There’s a DIFFERENCE in what’s said and what’s left to wonder. Last week NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stated that he’s willing to take a $10 million dollar pay cut if “there’s a work stoppage” when the current CBA with the players expires. He boldly proclaims that he’ll take a $1.00 salary in 2011 if a “work stoppage” occurs. Many in the sporting world are standing and cheering his bold leadership.
But before you go out and place bets on his word alone let me cut through the BS. For what it’s worth his “grandstanding” proclamation might come back to haunt him. I don’t intend to “pull the rug from under anyone’s foot but… ” This time around you needn’t read between the lines or the small print. Read his words, not what you hope to read.
What the commissioner didn’t say should be more alarming then what he did. He didn’t say “if there’s a LOCK-OUT”!! Anyone find it funny how he omitted including the possibility of the owners locking the gates and keeping the players from reporting to work? A lock-out by owners is a 99.9999% reality. Why didn’t Mr. Goodell phrase his statement identically as the new contracts between the owners and the T. V. networks?
In those new contracts the wording goes something like “in the event of a WORK STOPPAGE payments will be made to the owners. A LOCK-OUT will be considered the same as a WORK STOPPAGE”. This is what the players are so up-in-arms about. The players have made request after request that the T. V. networks split any monies paid in the event of a strike by players (work stoppage) or lock-out (by owners).
Time after time the owners have nixed any hint of splitting the cash equally among the two parties. In early November 2010 the players sent a request to the owners to CONTINUE TO WORK UNDER THE PRESENT CONTRACT until a new contract is signed. And as expected the owners turned that proposition down. The owners will be paid no matter how contract negotiations go with the players. So there is no incentive for them to sit down and negotiate. They won’t miss a paycheck thanks to the newly signed contracts with the networks.
Facts don’t lie just the same as DNA. In the year just completed, 2010, 65 of the top 100 sporting events were NFL games. The owners contend they are losing money, that they need a bail-out. (Sound familiar?) They each want new, billion dollar stadiums and of course expect taxpayers to foot much of the bill. I just don’t go along with tax dollars going to subsidize millionaires and/or private business.
At a family gathering I said Louisiana’s citizens shouldn’t be donating to Tom Benson and the New Orleans Saints. I was rebutted by some that said the Saints bring in billions of dollars to our state. All though this may be true I feel if we’re (taxpayers) going to pony up millions of hard earned tax dollars it should go to businesses that bring in high paying, high tech jobs. Let’s
be honest, the vast majority of jobs created by sporting events are low paying service industry jobs.
How many of us can support families by making beds, cleaning hotel rooms, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to the privileged? The NFL regular season is sixteen weeks long. That guarantees each team, city ONLY EIGHT (8) home games. So at its very best the vast majority of cities are looking at no more than eight weekends or sixteen days to rely on professional football to contribute to the “kitty”! That leaves forty four weekends and/or THREE HUNDRED FORTY NINE (349) DAYS out of the year without any direct influence by the NFL!!! Not a fair tradeoff by any stretch of the imagination.
For fans of the NFL this could be the last weekend to enjoy a game for a very long time. I hope cooler heads prevail and this entire nastiness among the owners and players gets settled. Something I haven’t heard from either side is the fate of those dependent upon the many jobs associated with putting on the “Big Show”. Seems the only time any mention is made of those individuals is when owners and politicians want the nickels and pennies in their pockets.
Before I close this week I’d like to make one comment concerning the present situation with H. S. principals and the various associations CONTRACTED to work their games. Presently only basketball officials have gone on strike. Brother officials all I can say is you’ve made one very BIG MISTAKE!!
Being a retired Union Electrician (30 years) my advice to all of you is to GO BACK TO WORK!! You’ve got a contract in effect for the remainder of the school year and YOU MUST HONOR THAT CONTRACT! ‘Nuff said… …
‘Till next week… …
A VIEW FROM THE SIDELINES
HS Sportscaster, WWL Radio, New Orleans
Opening Week of Prep Football!! And oh yea, Baseball
Well the Jamboree’s are done and it is time for opening week of the 2013 Prep Football season! There are plenty of interesting matchups this week across the state, Dutchtown vs. Lutcher, Parkview Baptist vs. Catholic and Edna Carr vs. St. Paul’s, just to mention a few, so get and support your favorite team or catch the best game in your area.
Is it just me, but it seem like the Jamboree’s are becoming more and more like NFL pre-season football. Just not enough substance to get excited about. I would prefer to see an additional game or reduce it to a scrimmage. They just don’t seem as significant as they once were; maybe it’s my old age!
Let’s talk about some of the potential highlights this year. Is this the year that Plaquemine beats Lutcher? Plaquemine is very good on both offense and defense. They have an excellent running back in Julius Maracalin and, of course, the defense is led by Davon Godcheaux. I think Coach Paul Distafano has the talent to win the district this year, barring any key injuries. Keep an eye out for that October 25 game at Lutcher, maybe one of the better games of the year to see.
Catholic High is also a team with a lot of potential, again led on offense by talent at the running back position and experience at the quarterback position. Running back Derrius Guice is developing into a special player. Nick Coomes brings experience to the quarterback experience and the addition of Eric Held to the coaching staff should make Catholic a powerful offensive team. Catholic plays a tough schedule with the likes of Parkview Baptist, Mandeville, Denham Springs and Archbishop Rummel and Salman on the schedule before district opens. District doesn’t get any easier with Dutchtown, St. Amant, Woodlawn, East Acension and McKinley. They will definitely enter the playoffs with experience against some tough teams. If you go to this game, look for me, as I am covering the game for WWL New Orleans.
I will look at more teams as the season progresses; these are just two that piqued my interests. I did go see Rummel and St. Paul’s on Friday and both teams were not very impressive. The coaches certainly have a lot of film to show the players this week. Rummel ended up winning, but I know Jay Roth was not very happy with the execution. St. Paul’s really needs to get to worked as they entertain 4A number 1 Edna Karr this Friday!!
The local area schedule will be one of the best in recent years, make sure you get out and see a game this week.
I have tried to avoid addressing the incident in Boston a couple of weeks ago involving Ryan Dempster and Alex Rodriguez. But with an upcoming Yankees-Red Sox series I assure you the Yankees did not forget that Dempster threw at A-Rod. Home plate umpire Brian O’Nora elected NOT to warn Dempster when he threw the first pitch behind A-Rod and issued a warning after Dempster hit Rodriguez 3 pitches later. If you watch the series, be aware that the potential for retaliation is high, so is a bench emptying brawl.
On a closing note in MLB, Detroit has had some great pitching and Miguel Cabrera could possibly win another triple crown, although a recent injury has slowed his homerun production down. Detroit is my team to win the series right now. Also Kevin Gauseman has a couple of nice oputings in relief for the Baltimore Orioles. He had great velocity on his fastball (96-98) with good location combined with a very good change and breaking ball. Look for him to get a few starts as the year winds down
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