As Ditka mentioned there are 4 media outlets in the Roanoke area that cover HS football. When I was a kid Friday Football Extra was the only TV coverage for Friday football in the area, and they did a better job then by themselves, than the 4 combined do now. One of the reasons I fell in love with "Community Football" is because a guy named Mike Stevens (not me) was the main reporter for FFE. I always thought it was so cool that a guy with my name was the face of FFE. (He's now the city of Salem’s spokesperson)
The Roanoke Times used to have excellent print coverage in the Sat paper as well. Myself or my wife at the time, would run out to Krispy Kreme and get a dozen hots and I would make a cup of coffee and peruse all of the wonderful stories of the previous night's drama. Robert Anderson and team were excellent at bringing the best write ups.
Sadly, neither media format compares to the good ol days. I also miss the Cox Sportsreport with Matt Hatfield.
