{"id":91520,"date":"2026-10-06T17:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=91520"},"modified":"2026-10-07T17:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:58:51","slug":"hs-football-26-mid-season-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/hs-football-26-mid-season-report\/","title":{"rendered":"HS Football &#8217;26 Mid-Season Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this Thursday&#8217;s live &#8220;ATVN SportsTalk&#8221; show, Astound TV football analysts, Andrew Harris and Mike Joseph will be on to break down the top players, teams and moments so far in the 2026 high school football season.<\/p>\n<p>We will also be looking ahead to important games, key players to watch and making predictions as we approach the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you tune in for this special show on both Astound TV and streaming for free on our YouTube channel: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AstoundTVnetwork\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube.com\/@AstoundTVnetwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>******<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAs part of our look back at some of the top moments so far this fall, here are our exclusive interviews with some of the biggest moments, including <strong>Parkland Head Coach Tim Moncman<\/strong> capturing his 100th victory with the Trojans and 200th coaching victory overall, <strong>TJ Lawrence<\/strong> scoring three touchdowns in three different ways on just three touches and <strong>two key Nazareth players<\/strong> talking about one of the biggest wins of the entire fall season &mdash; a shutout over rival Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Also, we&#8217;ve included highlights from those games&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Tim Moncman Talks His 200th Career Win<\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/7qp7mpjqcLU\" width=\"315\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Parkland Trojan RB TJ Lawrence<\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/uiwGM-S4P68\" width=\"315\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Will Bacolo &#038; Mason Marinelli After Nazareth&#8217;s Big Win<\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/Cgq7U_y_alc\" width=\"315\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Astound Sports: Football; Freedom vs. Nazareth (9\/26)<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aZdGV2RCQbM\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dqduRoAJgkM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Astound Sports: Football; Easton vs. Parkland (9\/26)<\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eSq5SQFSZ_w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For full copies of these and other ATVN broadcasts, visit our <a href=\"\/atvn\/atvn-digital-copy-requests\/\">digital request page<\/a> to get a digital copy of our local telecasts, right here on our website!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Astound or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this Thursday&#8217;s live &#8220;ATVN SportsTalk&#8221; show, Astound TV football analysts, Andrew Harris and Mike Joseph will be on to break down the top players, teams and moments so far in the 2026 high school football season. 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