The football season for the last two East Cobb schools remaining ended in crashing fashion Friday in the second round of the Georgia High School Association playoffs.
In Class 7A, Walton had a tough order playing at North Gwinnett, a state champion two years ago, and that throttled the Raiders 35-0 earlier this season.
North Gwinnett nearly doubled that score in a 60-10 rout that equalled the worst loss in Walton football history.
The Raiders fell behind early and never had a chance to get back in the game. They trailed 46-3 at halftime and scored their only touchdown in the second half, well after the outcome had been decided.
Walton’s season ends with a 6-6 record.
In Class 5A, Kell also had to go on the road at Starr’s Mill, and hung tough after a scoreless first quarter.
But the Fayette County school turned the pressure on in the second quarter to lead 24-7. Going into the fourth quarter, the Longhorns trailed 24-21 but Starr’s Mill scored three unanswered touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including on a fake punt play, to win 45-28.
Kell was 9-3 on the season.
It was announced this week that Walton and Kell will once again start the 2020 season by participating in the Corky Kell Classic next August.
In fact, the Raiders and Longhorns will be playing one another on Saturday, Aug. 22, at 9 a.m. at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta.
In recent years they’ve been the only two East Cobb schools invited to play in the start-of-season event, named after the late Wheeler football coach.
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