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97.5 K-LAKE is your home for select McKinney ISD Football Playoff Games! Tune in to K-LAKE to hear Zach Bigley, Will Hodges & Kevin McPherson – the K-LAKE McKinney Football Broadcast Crew – as they make you part of the action with their LIVE play-by-play.
There are several ways to listen to our LIVE coverage of the games – on your radio, on our website stream (play button is at the very top of this page ^^^), on the iHeart Radio app, on the Audacy app, on the TuneIn app or by enabling the 97.5 K-LAKE skill on your Alexa device. We make it really easy to listen to the games!
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Here’s a schedule of our playoff game coverage for the 2023 McKinney ISD Varsity Football season:
- FRIDAY – 11/17 – FINAL: HIGHLAND PARK 22 McKINNEY HIGH 21
Here’s a schedule of our game coverage for the 2023 McKinney ISD Varsity Football season:
THURSDAY – 8/24 – LONGVIEW VS MCKINNEY HIGH (7pm)FRIDAY – 8/25 – TEMPLE VS MCKINNEY BOYD (7pm)THURSDAY – 8/31 – BYRON NELSON VS MCKINNEY BOYD (7pm)FRIDAY – 9/1 – JUSTIN NORTHWEST VS MCKINNEY NORTH (7pm)FRIDAY – 9/8 – FLOWER MOUND VS MCKINNEY HIGH (7pm)THURSDAY – 9/14 – LANCASTER VS MCKINNEY NORTH (7pm)FRIDAY – 9/15 – ALLEN VS MCKINNEY BOYD (7pm)FRIDAY – 9/22 – MCKINNEY BOYD VS MCKINNEY HIGH (7pm)FRIDAY – 9/29 – DENTON GUYER VS MCKINNEY BOYD (7pm)THURSDAY – 10/5 – WEST MESQUITE VS MCKINNEY NORTH (7pm)FRIDAY – 10/13 – ALLEN VS MCKINNEY HIGH (7pm)THURSDAY – 10/19 – LITTLE ELM VS MCKINNEY HIGH (7pm)FRIDAY – 10/20 – LONGVIEW VS MCKINNEY NORTH (7pm)FRIDAY – 10/27 – PROSPER ROCK HILL VS MCKINNEY BOYD (7pm)THURSDAY – 11/2 – PROSPER VS MCKINNEY HIGH (7pm)FRIDAY – 11/3 – NORTH MESQUITE VS MCKINNEY NORTH (7pm)
Pre-game on K-LAKE begins 30 minutes before game time. Schedule is subject to change.
Learn more about K-LAKE’s MISD Broadcast Crew:
Zach Bigley, Play by Play
Zach Bigley returns for his fifth season as the radio “Voice of MISD”, providing play-by-play for football and basketball games on 97.5 K-LAKE for McKinney, McKinney Boyd and McKinney North high schools. Bigley also serves as the Broadcaster and Manager of Media Development full-time with the Frisco RoughRiders Baseball Club (Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers). Before moving to the Metroplex, Bigley was with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High-A, Cubs) for two seasons, serving as the broadcast assistant his first year before taking over in the lead role in 2019. To open his minor league career, the Eugene, Oregon native served as the broadcast assistant for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (High-A, Dodgers). A proud Duck, Bigley graduated from the University of Oregon in 2017, where he majored in journalism and minored in history. While there, he was a sports director for the campus radio station, KWVA, providing play-by-play for Oregon football, basketball, volleyball, softball and acrobatics and tumbling along with local high school sports.
Zach Bigley returns for his fifth season as the radio “Voice of MISD”, providing play-by-play for football and basketball games on 97.5 K-LAKE for McKinney, McKinney Boyd and McKinney North high schools. Bigley also serves as the Broadcaster and Manager of Media Development full-time with the Frisco RoughRiders Baseball Club (Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers). Before moving to the Metroplex, Bigley was with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High-A, Cubs) for two seasons, serving as the broadcast assistant his first year before taking over in the lead role in 2019. To open his minor league career, the Eugene, Oregon native served as the broadcast assistant for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (High-A, Dodgers). A proud Duck, Bigley graduated from the University of Oregon in 2017, where he majored in journalism and minored in history. While there, he was a sports director for the campus radio station, KWVA, providing play-by-play for Oregon football, basketball, volleyball, softball and acrobatics and tumbling along with local high school sports.
Owen Simpson, Fill-in Play by Play
Owen Simpson is a freelance play-by-play broadcaster originally from Georgetown, Texas. After graduating at ACU in 2021, he joined KTXS-TV in Abilene as a sports anchor/reporter covering high school, college and professional sports. During that time, Owen has also broadcast college sports with ESPN+, and he continues to freelance across the state. Since moving to the metroplex in August, Owen has also begun broadcasting with the University of North Texas and Frisco ISD. Off the headset, you can find him out on the golf course, working out or beginning preparation for the next game on the schedule. Follow Owen on X/Twitter & Facebook.
Will Hodges, Color Analyst
Will is a 1975 Graduate of Gonzalez High School and a 1979 Graduate of Southwest Texas State University. Will obtained his Masters in 1997 in Education. Will was in Public Education for 29 years before retiring. Will began coaching in MISD in 1983, became an Asst. Principal then moved into the role of Asst. Athletic Director. Will and his wife Jan have been married for 42 years and are the proud parents of Jacob, a former 3 year Varsity Basketball player at McKinney High School who is the Varsity Head Boys Basketball Coach at Sherman High. When not at MISD Athletic events, Will can be found at his hunting lease in Southwest Texas or on the coast fishing.
Will is a 1975 Graduate of Gonzalez High School and a 1979 Graduate of Southwest Texas State University. Will obtained his Masters in 1997 in Education. Will was in Public Education for 29 years before retiring. Will began coaching in MISD in 1983, became an Asst. Principal then moved into the role of Asst. Athletic Director. Will and his wife Jan have been married for 42 years and are the proud parents of Jacob, a former 3 year Varsity Basketball player at McKinney High School who is the Varsity Head Boys Basketball Coach at Sherman High. When not at MISD Athletic events, Will can be found at his hunting lease in Southwest Texas or on the coast fishing.
Kevin McPherson, Statistician
Kevin McPherson is entering his 15th season as statistician for McKinney ISD football broadcasts on K-LAKE. Along with his duties as an English teacher in the district, he is the sports information director for MISD Athletics. In addition, McPherson has worked the past 15 years as a statistician for ESPN college football and basketball, the past eleven years as a spotter for SMU football, and the past eight years as official scorer and scoreboard operator for the Class AA Frisco RoughRiders of the Texas League.
Kevin McPherson is entering his 15th season as statistician for McKinney ISD football broadcasts on K-LAKE. Along with his duties as an English teacher in the district, he is the sports information director for MISD Athletics. In addition, McPherson has worked the past 15 years as a statistician for ESPN college football and basketball, the past eleven years as a spotter for SMU football, and the past eight years as official scorer and scoreboard operator for the Class AA Frisco RoughRiders of the Texas League.
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