First & Told Chad Ricardo, Derrell Bouknight

0:35 - Intro2:05 - A tribute to longtime Gonzaga College High School coach and athletic director Joe Reyda, who suddenly passed away in June. Chad and Derrell reflect on his life, the legacy he built on Eye Street and personal experiences with a man who impacted high school athletics around the country. 6:10 - Commanders. NFL season is here. Discussion of players to watch out for, new ownership, impact of Eric Bieniemy and why the PG County's own Chase Young is primed to have a breakout ...

Chad and Derrell are joined by Jaret and James Patterson, twins from PG County, MD who both represent an NFL franchise. Jaret (Washington Commanders) was a star running back at St. Vincent Pallotti in Laurel, MD, where he rushed for 2,045 yards and 23 touchdowns in his senior season before going on to the University of Buffalo. James (most recently with the Buffalo Bills), a linebacker, also attended Pallotti, where he was named first-team All-MIAA and a three-time All-Conference se...

Chad and Derrell are joined by Howard University Basketball coach Kenny Blakeney, the DC-native who led the Howard Bison to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1992. Blakeney's roundball roots run deep, having played at DeMatha under legendary coach Morgan Wootten en route to being named MD Gatorade Player of the Year in 1990. He went on to win two championships during an incredible five-year run at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski in the early 90s before a coaching career that eventually le...

Chad and Derrell are joined by Montgomery County's own Chick Hernandez, a media star whose voice and face have graced television screens across the DMV and beyond for decades. One of the area's most renowned sports media personalities, Hernandez opens up about his professional career, triumphs he overcame throughout his childhood, his love for golf and breaking into the business.Plus, we talk DC-area sports, Hernandez's love of golf, music tastes and play the Two Minute Drill to near PERFECTI...

We're back with a new episode...and it's a new year! Chad and Derrell chop it up for one last time in 2021, going in depth about how COVID continues to impact student-athletes, why Sidwell Friends is the best HS basketball program in the country, the world of professional sports and what we're looking forward to in 2022. Plus, stay tuned for a BIG announcement for soon-to-be high school and college student-athletes looking to BUILD THEIR BRANDS. Chad and Derrell, two of the DMV's most notable...

Walter Rouse is not only one of the best offensive linemen in the country, but he's the true definition of a student-athlete. Rouse graduated from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. and is a junior offensive lineman at Stanford University, where he majors in bio-mechanical engineering. In this episode, Chad and Derrell speak to the Silver Spring, MD-native about football, academics, the importance of taking care of your mental health and life after the gridiron. -Also in this epi...