Episode 138

It's week #7 of the high school football season as Ripley travels to St. Albans. Somethings got to give as the 18-game series between the Vikings and Red Dragons is all tied up at 9 wins apiece. Parker Boyd is a 2-way starter for the Vikings. He was injured in the Oak Hill game and sat out the Roane County game, but #7 is back in action this week as a wide receiver and in the defensive back. Former Viking Elijah Miller finds himself as the starting punter as a freshman for the Bison of Bethany College. Oliver Marks is a runner on the Ripley cross country team with impressive academic accomplishments. Viking basketball is in the midst of the fall season. Coach Derek Mullins says the team showed positive signs in a victory this week over Winfield. We get an update from RHS Athletic Director Steve Lough on the new gym floor being installed following flood damage over the summer. In the meantime, the Viking basketball program is having some success away from home this fall as we hear from Coach Derek Mullins.