Space Coast Daily, Friday Night Locker Room Set for 30th Year of Prep Football Coverage, See the 2024 Schedules
By Space Coast Daily // July 27, 2024
THE SPACE COAST DAILY – FRIDAY NIGHT LOCKER ROOM TEAM IS BREVARD'S #1 SPORTS SOURCE
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – 2024 marks the 30th season of high school football coverage for the principals of Space Coast Daily and the Friday Night Locker Room – brought you by Erdman Automotive, Health First and All Points.
The 2024 season will be filled with talented student-athletes all across Brevard County and many are being sought after some of the best college football teams across the country.
With many decisions to be made by numerous athletes on where to pursue their college dreams, the Space Coast Daily – Friday Night Locker Room team is your go-to source for the latest announcements and commitments made by the athletes – and of course, live game coverage!
SEE THE FULL 2024 PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULE BELOW.
This year’s coverage on Space Coast Daily TV will once again feature a dynamic broadcast lineup that was the first official media entity to bring prep football play-by-play coverage on radio and TV to Brevard County.
The Space Coast Daily – Friday Night Locker Room principals and broadcast team have more than 100 years of experience covering youth and high school sports in Brevard County.
Space Coast Sports Hall of Famers Steve Wilson and Orville Susong of the Friday Night Locker Room will once again bring you all the live action from the broadcast booth. In addition, Tom Palermo, Jim Palermo, Giles Malone, Zach Clark, Juan Rodriguez, Ron Lighthall, Terry Spain, JC Meyerholz, Matt O’Hern, Gavin Keith and Brian Dillon will anchor or produce play-by-play broadcasts this season.
Don’t miss these live sports broadcasts featuring cutting-edge coverage on the streaming Space Coast Daily TV, along with player interviews, replays, highlights, pre-game and post-game analysis, and much more!
Space Coast Daily’s Professional, Experienced and Dedicated Staff Provides Brevard’s Most Trusted News and Sports Coverage
The Space Coast Daily team brings you the very best Brevard County news and sports coverage. This is the fourth decade of high school sports coverage for the principals of Space Coast Daily and the Friday Night Locker Room.
In 1997, Dr. Jim Palermo, now Editor-in-Chief of Space Coast Daily, and Tom Palermo, now Space Coast Daily president and publisher, called the first-ever Brevard County high school football game on the radio.
From 1997 through 2000, the Palermo brothers called high school football action on WMEL and below is a clipping promoting the broadcasts out of the August 26, 1999 edition of Space Coast Press newspaper, which was owned and published by Tom Palermo. Gannett purchased the Press from Palermo in July 2000.
“One of the most memorable moments during those years was when we broadcast the Palm Bay – Dillard 2000 state championship game back to Brevard from the Swamp in Gainesville,” said Jim Palermo.
Dan Burke’s Palm Bay Pirates defeated Dillard 10-6 to win the 6A title that year.
The Palermo’s turned over the reins of the broadcasts to the Friday Night Locker Room team beginning in 2001. Since then, the Friday Night Locker Room hasn’t missed a beat as Steve Wilson and Orville Susong begin their 23rd full season broadcasting prep sports on the Space Coast.
In 2012, Space Coast Daily and the Friday Night Locker Room forged a partnership to bring Brevard County a one-of-a-kind comprehensive, cutting-edge multimedia youth and high school sports coverage, including football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, track and field, wrestling, bowling and more.
Ever the innovators, the Space Coast Daily – Friday Night Locker Room team provided Space Coast sports fans the first web live streams and Facebook Live play-by-play action and are dedicated to being the preeminent purveyor of multimedia sports coverage on the Space Coast for many years to come.
Space Coast Daily excels across all mediums, including social media, the web, print and grassroots events, such as the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame, which Space Coast Daily founded in 2011.
SEE THE FULL 2024 PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULE BELOW.
–2024 PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Astronaut War Eagles
2023 Record: 2-8
August 23 – Discovery
August 30 – Gateway
September 6 – American Heritage
September 13 – Space Coast
September 27 – Bayside
October 4 – @ Sebastian River
October 11 – Villages Charter
October 18 – @ Cocoa
November 1 – Titusville
Bayside Bears
2022 Record: 0-10
August 25 – Palm Bay
September 1 – Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
September 8 – Central
September 15 – @ Rockledge
September 29 – Satellite
October 6 – @ Viera
October 13 – @ Merritt Island
October 20 – Eau Gallie
October 26 – @ Jensen Beach
November 3 – @ Heritage
Cocoa Tigers
2023 Record: 14-1 (reigning back-to-back state champs)
August 23 – Titusville
August 30 – @ Mainland
September 6 – @ IMG Academy
September 13 – Heritage
September 20 – @ Venice
October 4 – Norland
October 10 – @ Apopka
October 18 – Astronaut
October 25 – @ Villages Charter
November 1 – Rockledge
Cocoa Beach Minutemen
2023 Record: 3-7
August 23 – @ Lake Placid
August 30 – Cambridge Christian
September 6 – Winter Springs
September 20 – St. Edwards
September 27 – @ Space Coast
October 4 – @ Masters Academy
October 11 – Bayside
October 18 – Holy Trinity
October 25 – Faith Christian
November 1 – @ Taylor
Eau Gallie Commodores
2023 Record: 10-2
August 16 – Mainland
August 23 – Vero Beach
August 30 – @ Rockledge
September 6 – @ Heritage
September 13 – @ Satellite
September 20 – University
September 27 – @ Titusville
October 11 – Merritt Island
October 18 – Palm Bay
October 25 – @ Lincoln
November 1 – Melbourne
Heritage Panthers
2023 Record: 9-2
August 23 – @ Palm Bay
August 30 – @ Seminole
September 6 – Eau Gallie
September 13 – @ Cocoa
September 20 – Vero Beach
September 27 – South Fork
October 11 – Westwood
October 18 – Mainland
October 25 – @ Martin County
November 1 – @ MCC
Holy Trinity Tigers
2023 Record: 7-4
August 23 – @ Melbourne Central Catholic
August 30 – @ Orlando Christian Prep
September 27 – Foundation Academy
October 11 – First Academy
October 18 – @ Cocoa Beach
November 1 – @ New Smyrna Beach
Melbourne Bulldogs
2023 Record: 2-8
August 23 – Tohopekaliga
August 30 – Merritt Island
September 6 – @ Satellite
September 13 – South Fork
September 20 – Palm Bay
September 27 – @ Osceola
October 4 – @ Bayside
October 11 – @ Lyman
October 25 – Viera
November 1 – @ Eau Gallie
Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers
2023 Record: 9-3
August 23 – Holy Trinity
August 30 – @ Trinity Catholic
September 13 – The First Academy
September 20 – The Foundation Academy
September 27 – Viera
October 4 – Halifax Academy
October 11 – @ TNCA
October 18 @ Cardinal Newman
October 25 – @ Orlando Christian Prep
November 1 – Heritage
Merritt Island Christian Cougars
2023 Record: 9-4
August 16 – @ Lake Mary Prep
August 23 – @ HCA
August 30 – @ Masters Academy
September 6 – Eastland Christian
September 20 – @ Donohue Catholic
September 27 – Four Corners
October 4 – Countryside Christian
October 11 – Calvary Chapel Academy
October 17 – Geneva
October 25 – CLCA
Merritt Island Mustangs
2023 Record: 6-5
August 16 – @ New Smyrna Beach
August 23 – Impact Christian Academy
August 30 – @ Melbourne
September 6 – Deland
September 13 – @ Palm Bay
September 20 – @ St. Cloud
September 27 – Ed White
October 11 – @ Eau Gallie
October 18 – Titusville
October 25 – Satellite
November 1 – Viera
Palm Bay Pirates
2023 Record: 7-4
August 23 – Heritage
August 30 – @ Baker County
September 6 – New Smyrna Beach
September 13 – Merritt Island
September 20 – @ Melbourne
September 27 – Satellite
October 4 – @ Martin County
October 18 – @ Eau Gallie
October 27 – @ Titusville
November 1 – Vero Beach
Rockledge Raiders
2023 Record: 6-6
August 23 – Satellite
August 30 – Eau Gallie
September 6 – Viera
September 13 – Seabreeze
September 26 – @ Deltona
October 4 – @ Mandarin
October 11 – Vero Beach
October 18 – Pine Ridge
October 25 – @ New Smyrna Beach
November 1 – @ Cocoa
Satellite Scorpions
2023 Record: 5-6
August 23 – @ Rockledge
August 30 – @ Viera
September 6 – Melbourne
September 13 – Eau Gallie
September 20 – @ New Smyrna Beach
September 27 – @ Palm Bay
October 11 – Titusville
October 18 – Baker County
October 25 – @ Merritt Island
November 1 – Sebastian River
Space Coast Vipers
2023 Record: 1-8
August 16 – Bell Creek Academy
August 23 – @ Gateway
August 29 – @ St. Edwards
September 9 – Innovation High School
September 13 – @ Astronaut
September 20 – Celebration
September 27 – Cocoa Beach
October 4 – Winter Springs
October 18 – Oxbridge Academy
October 25 – First Academy
Titusville Terriers
2023 Record: 10-2
August 23 – @ Cocoa
September 6 – West Orange
September 13 – @ Viera
September 20 – Spruce Creek
September 27 – Eau Gallie
October 4 – @ Seminole
October 11 – @ Satellite
October 18 – @ Merritt Island
October 25 – Palm Bay
November 1 – @ Astronaut
Viera Hawks
2023 Record: 5-4
August 23 – Central
August 30 – Satellite
September 6 – @ Rockledge
September 13 – Titusville
September 20 – Tohopekaliga
September 27 – @ MCC
October 4 – @ Spruce Creek
October 11 – Osceola
October 25 – @ Melbourne
November 1 – @ Merritt Island
