LIVERMORE, Calif.,
Aug. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Hometown Network
(Channel 104), Comcast's regional cable network covering Northern
and Central California, today
announced that it will televise 23 high school football games this
season (see complete schedule below). In its sixth year
of covering prep football, Comcast Hometown Network (CHN)'s games
will continue to appear under the banner of "Xfinity High School
Sports," and will be available on Channel 104 to Comcast digital
cable customers. Most telecasts will also be streamed live at
http://www.chnlivestreaming.tv. CHN's schedule kicks off on
Friday, August 28th at
7:30 p.m. with live coverage of
defending Division I state champion Folsom
High School hosting Clayton Valley
High School.
"This year, Comcast Hometown Network will be covering more games
than ever before; offering prep football fans a greater
experience," said Jeff Giles,
General Manager of Comcast Hometown Network. "With 23 games
on this year's schedule, CHN viewers will get all the action,
comprehensive coverage of popular matchups and unique sideline
interviews of their local teams they can't get anywhere else."
Play-by-play announcers for Comcast Hometown Network's high
school football games will be veteran announcer Joe
Castellano, San Jose SaberCats head coach
Darren Arbet, Dave Lewis from KCBS Radio and Woodside High's former football coach
Steve Nicolopulos.
In addition to Clayton Valley and Folsom, CHN's high school
football schedule features many of the top prep teams in Northern
and Central California, including
Granite Bay, Leigh, Branham,
Rancho Cotate, Cardinal Newman and Bellarmine.
The "Xfinity High School Sports" prep contests will premiere on
Comcast Hometown Network (Channel 104), and will be replayed
several times. In addition, the 23 complete games 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 "Sports
& Fitness," and select "Football."
Comcast Hometown Network (www.comcasthometown.com) continues to
be one of the top destinations for local sports coverage. The
network is in its seventh season of airing LIVE minor league
baseball games -- this year televising games from the California
League and the Pacific Coast League, featuring the San Jose Giants
and the Fresno Grizzlies. In addition, CHN also televises key
high school basketball matchups featuring prominent prep programs
throughout Northern and Central
California. Comcast Hometown Network has also televised San
Jose SaberCats games from the Arena Football League, Stockton
Thunder ECHL hockey contests, and college football and basketball
games.
Following is Comcast Hometown Network's 2015 high school
football telecast schedule: (all games are subject to
change)
(*The following matchups are tentative and are subject to
change.)
|
2015
|
TIME
|
TEAMS
|
|
TELECAST
DATE
|
|
Aug. 28
|
7:30 pm
|
Clayton Valley @
Folsom
LIVE
|
|
Sept. 5
|
7:00 pm
|
Leigh @ Branham
(SJ)
(from
9/4)
|
|
Sept. 6
|
7:00pm
|
Sequoia @ Palo
Alto
(from
9/4)
|
|
Sept. 12
|
7:00 pm
|
Oak Grove @ Valley
Christian (SJ)
(from
9/11)
|
|
Sept. 13
|
7:00 pm
|
Amador Valley @
Freedom
(from
9/11)
|
|
Sept. 19
|
7:00 pm
|
Seaside @ Monterey
(Monterey Peninsula College)*
(from
9/18)
|
|
Sept. 20
|
7:00 pm
|
Woodside @
Sequoia
(from
9/18)
|
|
Sept. 26
|
7:00 pm
|
St. Mary's @ Los
Gatos
(from
9/25)
|
|
Sept. 27
|
7:00 pm
|
Folsom @ Granite
Bay
(from
9/25)
|
|
Oct. 3
|
7:00 pm
|
Encinal @ Alameda*
(from
10/2)
|
|
Oct. 4
|
7:00 pm
|
Elk Grove @
Grant
(from
10/2)
|
|
Oct. 10
|
7:00 pm
|
Rancho Cotate @
Cardinal Newman
(from
10/9)
|
|
Oct. 11
|
7:00 pm
|
Manteca @
Sierra
(from
10/9)
|
|
Oct. 17
|
7:00 pm
|
Monte Vista @
Palma (Salinas HS)
(from
10/16)
|
|
Oct. 18
|
7:00 pm
|
Liberty @
Heritage
(from
10/16)
|
|
Oct. 24
|
7:00 pm
|
Bellarmine @ St.
Francis
(from
10/23)
|
|
Oct. 25
|
7:00 pm
|
Chico @ Pleasant
Valley*
(from
10/23)
|
|
Oct. 31
|
7:00 pm
|
Elk Grove @
Franklin
(from
10/30)
|
|
Nov. 1
|
7:00 pm
|
Clovis vs Clovis
North*
(from
10/30)
|
|
Nov. 7
|
7:00 pm
|
Montgomery @ Casa
Grande
(from
11/6)
|
|
Nov. 8
|
7:00 pm
|
Granite Bay @ Del
Oro
(from
11/6)
|
|
Nov. 14
|
7:00 pm
|
Half Moon Bay @
Terra Nova
(from
11/13)
|
|
Nov. 15
|
7:00 pm
|
Aragon @
Hillsdale
(from
11/13)
|
About Comcast Hometown Network
Comcast Hometown
Network (CHN) is a regional cable network produced by Comcast and
available in Northern California,
Central California and
Santa Barbara County on Digital
Channel 104. Available to more than 2 million homes in
California as a part of Comcast's
commitment to the communities that it serves, Comcast Hometown
Network is a 24/7 channel that includes original regional
programming and unique local content that you can't get anywhere
else. CHN televises key high school football and basketball
matchups, minor league baseball games from the California League
and the Pacific Coast League and Stockton Thunder hockey games from
the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). Beyond sports programming, CHN
also produces Game On, a local sports magazine show dedicated to
female athletes as well as compelling programming like Upside,
which offers in-depth news coverage, interviews and commentary with
a positive slant.
About Comcast Cable
Comcast Cable is the nation's
largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to
residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides
these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in
technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the
fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video,
communications and home management offerings. Comcast
Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology
company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more
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