Georgia High School Football Daily Pre-Season Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
Georgia High School Football Huddle

The regular season gets and abbreviated start this week with four games on Friday and six on Saturday, including four games in the Georgia Dome for the Corky Kell Classic.

The biggest match-up will feature two teams ranked in the Georgia High School Football Daily Class AAAAA Pre-Season High School Football Poll that was just released. At 5:30, #2 Grayon will square-off with #4 and defending state champ Camden County.

Now here's a look at the Georgia High School Football Daily polls:

Class AAAAA
1. Lowndes
2. Grayson
3. Peachtree Ridge
4. Camden County
5. Stephenson
6. North Gwinnett
7. Northside-Warner Robins
8. M.L. King
9. Etowah
10. Newnan

Class AAAA
1. Southwest DeKalb
2. Tucker
3. Rome
4. Marist
5. Sandy Creek
6. Griffin
7. Westside-Macon
8. Statesboro
9. Sequoyah
10.Loganville

Class AAA
1. Carver-Columbus
2. Gainesville
3. Flowery Branch
4. LaGrange
5. Cairo
6. Baldwin
7. Peach County
8. Carrollton
9. Washington County
10. Jackson

Class AA
1. Buford
2. Calhoun
3. Thomasville
4. Fitzgerald
5. Jefferson County
6. Pepperell
7. Lovett
8. Callaway
9. Brooks County
10. Jefferson

Class A
1. Wesleyan
2. Wilcox County
3. Clinch County
4. Lincoln County
5. Wilkinson County
6. Emanuel County Institute
7. Brookstone
8. Savannah Christian
9. Turner County
10. Bremen

For high school football news from around America, go to The High School Football Huddle.

Super 11 Time

by Jeff Fisher
Georgia High School Football Huddle

During my two years in Atlanta, I always enjoyed the Atlanta Journal Constitution's high school coverage. Aside from Dallas Morning News, it's hard for any other major metropolitan newspaper to top the AJC's high school football coverage. This year I especially like the photography of the AJC's Super 11.

Gainesville Red Elephant fans had to smile when the list came-out as quarterback Blake Sims and wide receiver Tai-ler John both made the team. Sims has verbally committed to Alabama, while Jones has chosen Stanford.

With both back, expect Gainesville to be in the hunt for a Region 7-AAA title. Last year the Red Elephants opened the season with 12 straight wins before losing in the state quarterfinals.

Here's the list:

QB/DB - B.J. Bostic, Jefferson County
QB - Blake Sims, Gainesville
RB - Mack Brown, M.L. King
WR - Da'Rick Rogers, Calhoun
WR - Tai-ler John - Gainesville
WR - Markeith Ambles, Henry County
OL - Kolton Houston, Buford
G/DT - Ed Christian, Lowndes
DE - T.J. Stripling, Southwest DeKalb
DT - Garrison Smith,Douglass
S - Alec Ogletree - Newnan

Use the AJC link to go to the great photographs everyone in the Georgia Super 11.

North Hall Preview

by Jeff Fisher
Georgia High School Football Huddle
It's alway Christmas Time at North Hall in Gainesville. Thanks to head coach Bob Christmas, Trojan fans always seem to be getting that little gift known as the post-season. North Hall has averaged 10 wins per season over the last five years.

How good are the Trojans? That question will be answered in the second week of the season when North Hall hosts two-time defending champ Buford, which brings a 30-game win streak into the season. To read a story about things look heading into the 2009 season, click here.

AUG. 28 - Johnson, 7:30 - AWAY
SEPT. 4 - Buford, 7:30 - HOME
SEPT. 18 - Gainesville, 7:30 - AWAY
SEPT. 25 - Creekville, 7:30 - AWAY
OCT. 2 -White County, 7:30 - HOME
OCT. 9 - Flowery Branch, 7:30 -HOME
OCT. 16 - Pickens County, 7:30 -AWAY
OCT. 23 - Chestatee, 7:30 - AWAY
OCT. 30 -Gilmer County, 7:30 -HOME
N0V. 6 - Lumpkin County, 7:30 - HOME

High School Football Camps Open in Georgia

by Jeff Fisher
Georgia High School Football Huddle

Having lived in Atlanta for two years, I know the passion for high school football runs long and it runs deep! I also know it's hot as...well you know...during two-a-days.

Saturday was the first day that teams could hit the practice fields, and in some parts of the state, the temps hit triple-digits. Plenty of newspapers are already in mid-season form as they get their readers ready for the 2009 season.

Below are links to several stories from around the state.

Click here for High School Football 2009: From A to Z from Macon.com
Click here for High School Football Teams Hit Practice Field from AJC
Click here for What Rules Would Football Coaches Change? from the AJC
Click here for Defense Shines on First Day of VHS Practice from The Valdosta Daily Times

Texas Voted America's Top High School Football State; Georgia Finishes Fourth

by Jeff Fisher
Georgia High School Football Huddle

The Lone Star State received the first vote cast in The High School Football Huddle's Question of the Week "What is the Best State for High School Football", and Texas never looked back in claiming the top spot in our voters minds.

Texas captured 42% of the vote to easily outdistanced second place Florida, which received 25% of the votes. Finishing in third was Ohio with 13% of the votes cast...followed by Georgia 10%, California finished in a tie for fifth with 7% each.

Thanks to everyone for taking part in the vote. Look for our new Question of the Week on Monday.

Volunteer State All-Stars Beat Georgia All-Stars

by Jeff Fisher
Tennessee High School Football Huddle

Tennesse beat Georgia 31-14 in the 6th Annual Hardee's Tennessee-Georgia All-Star Football Classic played Saturday night at Ridgeland High School in Rossville, Georgia. Tennessee leads the series 4-2. Click here to read about the game.

Georgia Changes Reclassification Rules

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

The Georgia High School Association will reclassify its schools every four years instead of every two. The GHSA approved the new rule Monday. Under the new four-year plan, the state governing body has the option to move schools up or down in class after two years if enrollment changes by more than 20 percent.