I know we are a couple of weeks late, but we wanted to make sure we found a good and useful way to cover the hundreds of high school football games that take place across metro Atlanta every week during the season. From Fulton to Cobb to DeKalb counties, all the way to the southside in Clayton and Henry counties, respectively, we want to give our readers five football games to keep an eye on every week.
Introducing the Five High School Football Games of the Week, a quick look at some of the games taking place that interest me, and hopefully interest you.
The games are picked due to the matchups, where they are taking place, rivalries, and players on the field. The state of Georgia has some of the most explosive football talent in the country, and the high school games around metro Atlanta (and in Gainesville, Savannah, and Griffin, for example) are the best way to watch the future of college football.
The Five High School Football Games of the Week will also be part of our weekly sports newsletter, The Final Buzzer, which gathers the weekly sports reporting on The Atlanta Voice website.
Games of the Week: (all games are on Friday night and kickoff at 7:30 p.m.)
1-The undefeated Langston Hughes Panthers (4-0 overall) at Dutchtown (0-4). The Bulldogs may be winless, but they play at a very high level at home in Hampton, and that’s where the Panthers are going to face them on Friday night.
2-The Jonesboro Cardinals (2-2) at Harris County (2-2). The Cardinals are better than their record, and so are the Tigers, especially at Tiger Stadium down in Hamilton. Put on top of that the fact that this is the first road game of the season for the Cardinals, and it’s worth the trip to South Georgia to watch this one.
3-Lithonia Bulldogs (3-0) are hosting the Northview Titans (0-4). The Bulldogs and head coach Kevin Barnes will look to remain undefeated before they play at Druid Hills High School the following week.
4-The undefeated Creekside Seminoles (4-0) will travel to Atlanta to play the Mays Raiders (1-3). Though it has been a rough start to the season for the Raiders, there are few home crowds who support their team like they do at Mays. The opportunity to beat an undefeated team should bring plenty of fans out.
5-Blessed Trinity (3-1) hosts the Hebron Christian Lions (2-1). The Titans are undefeated at home this season (3-0), and their only loss came to Milton, 21-10, on Sept. 12. The game against the Lions can be seen as a tune-up for the meeting with Savannah Christian in Savannah the following week.
