In what’s becoming an annual occurrence, the varsity football teams from Kell High School and Walton High School have been selected to compete in the 2022 Corky Kell Classic.
The season kickoff event, named after the late Wheeler High School coach, takes place at various locations from Aug. 17-20.
Kell is slated to play in the very first game on Aug. 17, at 5:30 p.m. against Cherokee Bluff in Johns Creek.
The Longhorns have been reclassified to Class 5A by the Georgia High School Association and have a new coach in Bobby May, who had been at Westlake High School in Atlanta.
Kell was 6-5 in 2021 and reached the first round of the state playoffs under former coach Brett Sloan, who resigned after five seasons. He is now the offensive coordinator at Collins Hill, the defending Class 7A state champion.
Walton Raiders once again has been chosen to play in Mercedez-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta. They’ll face Mill Creek at 4 p.m. on Aug. 20.
The Raiders reached the Class 7A semifinals in 2021.
The Corky Kell Classic features 32 teams and has added a spring jamboree in May that includes Marietta High School. Other Cobb teams taking part will be Kennesaw Mountain, and McEachern.
For more, visit Score Atlanta.
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