EAST COBB FOOTBALL: Lassiter wins, Wheeler trounced as season begins

Some good news and bad news on the East Cobb prep football scene Friday, as the 2017 season got underway:

  • Lassiter 45, Johns Creek 21;
  • Marietta 52, Wheeler 0.

Two more East Cobb teams are in action today, at the Corky Kell Classic in Atlanta:

  • Kell vs. Tucker, 9 a.m.;
  • Walton vs. North Gwinnett, 8:45 p.m.

Pope and Sprayberry open their seasons next week.