September 4, 2026
JACKETS SEASON OPENER TONIGHT!
PRESS RELEASE:
DENHAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS BACK ON THE AIR!
The 2026 school year marks the 30th season that Jon Fine (Sports) Productions will have the privilege of producing and calling play-by-play for Denham Springs HS Football broadcasts. In 2026, the broadcast slate will include all 10 regular season Denham Springs games, and every playoff game. Broadcasts can be seen on YouTube, @dsjacketvision (please subscribe) and can be heard on Family Radio-91.9 FM Baton Rouge and on the Internet at JonFineProductions.com (click Listen Live on the Denham Springs Football PBP page). "Sport-n-Center Yellow Jackets Warm-Up" gets the broadcasts underway at 6:00 pm. The first broadcast is Friday, September 4, when the Jackets play host to Albany HS.
Josh Ward returns as the play-by-play announcer of the Jackets. Ward will, once again, be joined by Mitch Covington as the color commentator. Jon Fine will contribute to the pre-game and half-time programming. Darren Ferrante is back as the Producer, with Juan Zuniga joining the team in the capacity of @dsjacketvision Camera Operator.
"Sport N Center Yellow Jackets Warm-Up" will feature Fine speaking with a prominent Denham Springs community and/or sports figure. Ward and Covington will also offer a preview of that night's game and other pertinent information.
"The Whistle Stop Half-Time Report" will include Fine interviewing another Denham Springs personality. In addition, Ward and Covington will provide a recap of the first half and a look ahead at the second half of action.
During the "Ralph Sellers Chevrolet Post-Game Show", there will be an extensive game recap, final stats and a look ahead.
Our "Sport N Center Yellow Jackets Warmup" coach's interview will be "The DEMCO Brett Beard Interview", conducted by Ward. "The James Drug Store Starting Lineup" appears in "Sport N Center Yellow Jackets Warmup". When Denham Springs picks up a first down, they'll achieve a "Big Mike's Sports Bar & Grill Jackets First Down". When the Jackets score, the scoring drive will be recapped on the "Brandy Robertson State Farm Insurance Scoring Drive". Water Breaks will be "The Water Tree Hydration Break." When the Jackets have secured a victory, Ward will indicate such and it will be brought to you by Bank Plus. There will be a "Chef Beaux 2 Geaux Denham Springs Player of The Game" selected on each broadcast.
Jackets play-by-play announcer Ward, a Denham Springs HS graduate, was a Yellow Jackets assistant basketball coach. He is an executive at Guaranty Broadcasting. Ward has been instrumental in the @dsjacketvision YouTube ongoing technical improvements and additions. In addition to Football, Ward also is the Denham Springs Boys and Girls Basketball and Baseball play-by-play announcer.
Covington, a 3-sport star at Denham Springs HS, would later serve as a Jackets assistant football coach. He is presently the head football coach at Denham Springs Junior High School. Covington is a graduate of McNeese State, where he majored in Kinesiology and played on the Cowboys Baseball team. In addition to Denham Springs Football, he also serves as the color commentator on Denham Springs Boys and Girls Basketball Broadcasts.
Fine co-hosted and produced drive-time sports-talk shows in the Greater Baton Rouge area for close to 20 years. His programs (first SportsTalk, which changed its name to SportsGumbo), aired, at times, in New Orleans, Lake Charles, Monroe and Alexandria, in addition to the Baton Rouge market. His company, Jon Fine Productions, has produced numerous Denham Springs HS and area HS sports programming on television, radio and internet. Fine owns an eBay store—ArrestedDevelopmentMediaGuides, which sells sports publications. He is a native of Valley Stream, New York and a graduate of Penn, where he majored in Marketing.
Ferrante is a graduate of Brother Martin HS and UNO, where he majored in Communications. He is a former Jackets Baseball statistician and the current play-by-play broadcaster for select Lady Jackets Softball games.
Zuniga is a senior at Denham Springs HS and is a standout in Johnny Lombardi's DSTV productions.
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