The Kell and Walton football teams once again have been invited to play in the Corky Kell Classic, which is in its 30th year as a kickoff event for the high school football season.
The extravaganza is named in the honor of the late former Wheeler High School football coach and will be played at several venues next Wednesday through Saturday.
On Saturday, Aug. 21, Kell will play fellow Cobb County school McEachern at 9 a.m. at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta. That’s also where Walton will play Lowndes at 2:45 p.m. the same day.
Ticket information can be found here.
Walton fans can also get tickets Sunday at the “Raider Day” jamboree that goes from 2-4 p.m. at Raider Valley (see flyer).
Walton is ranked No. 4 in Class 7A in the ScoreAtlanta preseason poll while Lowndes is at No. 8.
The other five East Cobb high school football teams are in Class 6A, and none of them are ranked to start the season.
They also will get underway next week, playing on traditional Friday nights.
Lassiter opens on the road at River Ridge, ranked No. 6 in Class 6A; Pope will be at home against Villa Rica; Sprayberry travels to Riverwood; and Wheeler will be visiting North Atlanta.
Earlier this week all six East Cobb football head coaches discussed the upcoming season at a breakfast of the East Cobb Area Council of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. They also talked about the challenges of the 2020 season that involved COVID-19 protocols and cancellations.
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