Go Upstate Prep Zone Podcast

Jed Blackwell and James McBee discuss key storylines heading into the 2019 high school football season from Friday night's Landrum Football Classic. 

GoUpstate PrepZone - Episode 25 - Basketball State Championship Preview

Join Jed and James as they preview Friday's Upper State football matchups.

It's playoff time!

Jed Blackwell, James McBee and Travis Jenkins break down prep football playoff scenarios and region positioning heading into Friday night's action. 

Jed Blackwell and James McBee break down this week's prep football matchups, including the key Byrnes at Dorman showdown. 

Jed, Jamie and Richard talk about this week's matchups, including rivalry games between Spartanburg and Boiling Springs, Gaffney and Dorman and Union County and Woodruff.

Jed, Jamie and Richard talk with Landrum baseball coach Daniel Little about relief efforts for flood victims in the wake of Hurricane Florence, plus a look at this week's high school football matchups.

Join Jed Blackwell and Jamie McBee as they discuss hurricane schedule changes, this week's matchups and ... the Lizard Man.

Join Jed and James as they discuss this week's games and the move to Thursday night due to Hurricane Florence. Former Spartanburg and Boiling Springs lacrosse coach Dan Minkin, now coach and assistant AD at Waccamaw High School in Pawley's Island calls in to talk about the challenges faced by schools at the coast in the wake of the storm.

Join Jed, Jamie and Richard as they discuss this week's matchups.

Join Jed, Jamie and Travis as they discuss the third week of high school football action across the area.

A preview of every matchup in Week 2, including local head-to-head contests featuring Spartanburg at Greer and Broome at Woodruff. We also preview the first games of the season for Boiling Springs, Gaffney and Spartanburg Christian, along with much more.

Join Jed Blackwell and James McBee as they preview the Week 1 football matchups.

Preps reporter Jed Blackwell joins digital editor Gabe Whisnant to discuss the idea and execution behind the Showcase High School Football Preview - A Collision of Football and Art. 

A look at the wind-up to the football season, featuring Landrum head coach Jason Farmer and athletic director Mike Gentry. We also talk the importance of social media on Friday nights with Bonnie Blackwell, and part of the Upstate Prepcast crew stops in to discuss Jamboree matchups.

With summer practices in full swing, we visited the Chesnee Summer Shootout to talk with Coach Andy Pitt about the alternatives many teams are using to maximize competition time and minimize costs and travel to camp. We also talk some American Legion baseball and preview 7-on-7 football action.

Former Dorman standout and Florida Gators freshman volleyball player Thayer Hall joins us in advance of her trip to China with the U.S. Women's National Collegiate Team. Hall, the Gatorade National Player of the Year and reigning MaxPreps Female Athlete of the Year, is one of 12 collegians on the team. We also talk Spring sports wrap-ups, and the ongoing baseball and softball playoffs.

Spartanburg Herald-Journal sports reporter Jed Blackwell along with James McBee and Travis Jenkins discuss the baseball and softball playoffs and Mark Huff's retirement from Gaffney High School. 

100 Straight wins for Spartanburg! Listen to the latest episode of the GoUpstate PrepZone podcast!