Following is Comcast Hometown Network's tentative 2009 high school football telecast schedule:
TELECAST DATE TIME TEAMS
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Saturday, 11:00 AM Battle at the Capital -
September 12 LIVE Game #1 at Folsom HS
Franklin vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral
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Saturday, 2:00 PM Battle at the Capital -
September 12 LIVE Game #2 at Folsom HS
Granite Bay vs. Pittsburg
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Saturday, 5:00 PM Battle at the Capital -
September 12 LIVE Game #3 at Folsom HS
Central Catholic vs. Cardinal Newman
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Saturday, 8:00 PM Battle at the Capital -
September 12 LIVE Game #4 at Folsom HS
California (San Ramon) vs. Del Oro
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Saturday, 7:00 PM James Logan @ Foothill (Pleasanton)
September 19 from 9/18
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Gilroy @ Palo Alto
September 26 from 9/25
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Elk Grove @ Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove)
October 3 from 10/2
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Central Catholic @ St. Mary's (Stockton)
October 10 from 10/9
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Menlo Atherton @ The Kings Academy
October 17 (Sunnyvale)
from 10/16
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Concord @ Clayton Valley (Concord)
October 24 from 10/23
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Manteca @ Oakdale
October 31 from 10/30
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Napa @ Vacaville
November 7 from 11/6
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Campolindo @ Las Lomas (Walnut Creek)
November 14 OR Los Gatos @ Milpitas
from 11/13
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SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
TELECAST DATE TIME TEAMS
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Saturday, 11:00 AM Battle at the Capital -
September 12 LIVE Game #1 at Folsom HS
Franklin vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral
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Saturday, 2:00 PM Battle at the Capital -
September 12 LIVE Game #2 at Folsom HS
Granite Bay vs. Pittsburg
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Saturday, 5:00 PM Battle at the Capital -
September 12 LIVE Game #3 at Folsom HS
Central Catholic vs. Cardinal Newman
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Saturday, 8:00 PM Battle at the Capital -
September 12 LIVE Game #4 at Folsom HS
California (San Ramon) vs. Del Oro
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Saturday, 7:00 PM James Logan @ Foothill (Pleasanton)
September 19 from 9/18
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Gilroy @ Palo Alto
September 26 from 9/25
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Elk Grove @ Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove)
October 3 from 10/2
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Central Catholic @ St. Mary's (Stockton)
October 10 from 10/9
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Menlo Atherton @ The Kings Academy
October 17 (Sunnyvale)
from 10/16
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Concord @ Clayton Valley (Concord)
October 24 from 10/23
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Manteca @ Oakdale
October 31 from 10/30
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Napa @ Vacaville
November 7 from 11/6
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Saturday, 7:00 PM Campolindo @ Las Lomas (Walnut Creek)
November 14 OR Los Gatos @ Milpitas
from 11/13
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SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Comcast Hometown Network to Televise 13 Northern California High School Football Games
Schedule Kicks Off on September 12 with Marathon of Four Live Games in One Day From "The Battle at the Capital"
Games Will Air on Channel 104 and Also be Available Via ON DEMAND
LIVERMORE, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Hometown Network (CHN), Comcast's regional cable network covering Northern and Central California, today announced that it will televise 13 high school football games as part of its ever-expanding Comcast Hometown Sports (CHS) programming (see complete schedule below). The games will be available on Channel 104 to all Comcast digital cable customers throughout Northern and Central California. The telecasts will begin on Saturday, September 12 at 11:00 a.m. with an exciting LIVE four game marathon from "The Battle at the Capital," featuring such Northern California powers as Pittsburg (#2 in the final 2008 MaxPreps North Coast Section Rankings), Granite Bay (#3 Sac-Joaquin Section), Cardinal Newman (#3 North Coast Section), Sacred Heart Cathedral (#5 Central Coast Section), and Central Catholic (#6 Sac-Joaquin Section).
"High school football continues to be a key programming element for Comcast Hometown Network as we provide local and regional programming that viewers can't get anywhere else," said Jeff Giles, Director of Comcast Hometown Network. "Our Comcast Hometown Sports programming schedule continues to grow with another terrific block of live sporting events - in this case, some of Northern California's best prep football teams."
The play-by-play announcer for Comcast Hometown Network's high school football games will be Dan Dibley of sports radio station KNBR 680 AM, while former San Jose SaberCats head coach Darren Arbet and University of Nevada football analyst Scott Gordon will split the color analyst duties. Tori Taylor, a former reporter for Current TV, will serve as sideline reporter. Dibley is a mainstay of CHN's prep coverage, having served as sideline reporter for the 2008 football season and the color commentator for the 2009 high school basketball season. All games will be produced by CHN sports director Erik Alves and directed by Gary Wasley. For more information, go to: http://www.comcasthometown.com
The prep contests will premiere on Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. on
Comcast Hometown Network (Channel 104), and will be replayed several times. They will also be available any time of the day or night via Comcast's popular ON DEMAND platform, which is free to Comcast digital customers. To view Comcast Hometown Network games ON DEMAND, Comcast Digital Cable customers can tune to Channel 1 on their Digital Cable lineup or press the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then click on the "Get Local" section, then click on "Local Sports."
In addition to the September 12 "Battle at the Capital," CHN's high school football schedule features many of the top prep teams in Northern and Central California, including prominent Bay Area powers Foothill (#5 in the final 2008 MaxPreps North Coast Section Rankings), California (San Ramon) (#7 North Coast Section), Clayton Valley (#11 North Coast Section), Campolindo (#13 North Coast Section), Las Lomas (#18 North Coast Section), Napa (#15 Sac-Joaquin Section), Gilroy (#6 Central Coast Section), Palo Alto (#13 Central Coast Section), and Kings Academy (Sunnyvale) (#19 Central Coast Section), as well as traditionally strong teams such as Pleasant Grove (#8 Sac-Joaquin Section) and St. Mary's (Stockton) (#2 Sac-Joaquin Section) from the Central California area.
Comcast Hometown Network is fast becoming a mecca for local sports coverage. The network is in the midst of producing and televising 20 LIVE Friday night minor league baseball games from the Class A Advanced California League, featuring the San Jose Giants, Stockton Ports, Modesto Nuts or Visalia Rawhide. In addition, CHN also televised key 2009 high school basketball games in January and February, and produced 10 high school football games featuring prominent prep programs throughout Northern and Central California in 2008