Walton football inviting alumni for 50th anniversary celebration

Walton High School football coach Daniel Brunner is inviting all former Raiders football players for a special ceremony at the spring football game on May 15.Walton football inviting alumni for 50th anniversary celebration

In a social media posting this week, Brunner said that alumni will be honored at the spring game as part of the school’s 50th anniversary celebration.

There will be a special open house at the school (1590 Bill Murdock Road) on April 19 (details here), and the football portion of the celebration will take place at Raider Valley starting at 7 p.m.

Alumni will be recognized at halftime of the Walton game against Cambridge.

Former Walton football players are asked to sign up at this link if they’re interested in attending and/or staying in touch with the program.

According to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association, Walton is 356-198-1 in 49 seasons of varsity football.

The Raiders have won nine region championships in that time. They have reached the state finals twice, in 2011 and 2023, and the semifinals three times.

Walton’s 50th season kicks off on Aug. 16 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in the Corky Kell Classic against McEachern.

 

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