2202 Georgia high school football schedules - Class 7A

Georgia’s largest classification is loaded with talent from top-to-bottom. And, with the addition of 6A powers Buford, Carrollton, Valdosta and Westlake, AAAAAAA will be even better.

Last year’s 7A classification produced twelve teams that finished the year in the High School Football America 300 national rankings.

Related: 2021 High School Football America national rankings

Below is a look at all of the 7A regions and their schedules from the Georgia High School Association.

Region 1

The region has a new look this year with the addition of Richmond Hill and Valdosta.

With Valdosta’s move from 6A into the region, the annual Winnersville Classic (October 7) against Lowndes will be for more than just city bragging rights.

Last year, Lowndes won the region with a perfect 3-0 record. The Vikings finished the season ranked No. 108 in the High School Football America national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.

The south Georgia teams starts the season in an interesting way with three straight games against teams from Florida. The season opener will be against national power American Heritage (Plantation).

You can watch that game LIVE on FloFootball, one of over 50 televised high school football games produced by Prep Gridiron Logistics.

Valdosta is coming-off a 4-6 season under Shelton Felton, who enters his second season. The Wildcats weren’t eligible for the postseason last year after the GHSA handed barred the program for the use of ineligible players during the 2020 season.

The Valdosta defense will be led by senior EDGE rusher Gabriel Harris, who has given his verbal to the University of Georgia.

Colquitt County, our 2015 national champs, look to have talent to make noise in the region and on the national scene. Junior-to-be quarterback Neko Fann will led the offense. Last season, Fann threw for over 2,100 yards with 29 touchdowns with only five interceptions, according to his MaxPreps’ stats.

With three teams having the nickname Wildcats, look for a “wild” chase for the regional title.

Camden County Wildcats

8/19	Columbia
8/26	At Brunswick
9/02	Glynn Academy
9/09	Dade Christian School (Florida)
9/16	Somerset Academy (Florida)
9/23	Atlantic Coast HS (Florida)
10/07	At Richmond Hill
10/14	At Colquitt County
10/21	Valdosta
11/04	Lowndes

Colquitt County Packers

8/20	At Deerfield Beach (Florida) at Lowndes HS
8/26	Stockbridge
9/02	Tift County
9/09	At Lee County
9/23	Cedar Grove
9/30	Lincoln (Tallahassee, Florida)
10/14	Camden County
10/21	Lowndes
10/28	At Valdosta
11/04	At Richmond Hill

Lowndes Vikings

8/20	American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)
8/26	Gadsden County (Florida)
9/02	North Miami Beach (Florida)
9/16	At East Coweta
9/23	Grayson
10/07	Valdosta
10/14	Dunbar High School (Fort Myers, Florida)
10/21	At Colquitt County
10/28	Richmond Hill
11/04	At Camden County

Richmond Hill Wildcats

8/19	Effingham County
8/26	At Ware County
9/02	Jenkins
9/10	At Baker County
9/16	New Hampstead
9/23	At Coffee
10/07	Camden County
10/14	At Valdosta
10/28	At Lowndes
11/04	Colquitt County

Valdosta Wildcats

8/19	North Miami Sr. (Florida)
8/26	Cook
9/02	Banneker
9/09	At Warner Robins
9/16	Coral Glades (Florida)
9/23	McEachern
10/07	At Lowndes
10/14	Richmond Hill
10/21	At Camden County
10/28	Colquitt County

Region 2

Carrollton, a 6A state semifinalist last year, and Westlake move into the region. Carrollton beat Westlake 37-32 in the 6A state quarterfinals in 2021.

Westlake’s non-region slate is a good one with 7A and 3A state champs Collins Hill and Cedar Grove. The Lions will also play a very talented North Cobb program in the season opener on August 19.

Keep your eye on 4-star cornerback Avieon Terrell, who has committed to Clemson.

Last year’s regional champ McEachern moves into Region 3.

Campbell Spartans

8/19	Sprayberry
8/26	At Kennesaw Mountain
9/02	Meadowcreek
9/09	Miller Grove
9/16	At Hillgrove
9/23	At Wheeler
10/14	East Coweta
10/21	Pebblebrook
10/28	At Carrollton
11/04	At Westlake

Carrollton Trojans

8/19	At Gadsden City (Alabama)
8/26	At South Paulding
9/02	Rome
9/09	At Villa Rica
9/16	Jenkins
9/23	Hillgrove
10/07	East Coweta
10/14	At Pebblebrook
10/21	At Westlake
10/28	Campbell

East Coweta Indians

8/20	At Starr’s Mill
8/26	Newnan
9/02	At Hillgrove
9/09	Sandy Creek
9/16	Lowndes
9/23	Lambert
10/07	At Carrollton
10/14	At Campbell
10/28	Westlake
11/04	Pebblebrook

Pebblebrook Falcons

8/19	At South Gwinnett
8/26	South Cobb
9/02	At Hapeville
9/09	At Rome
9/16	Denmark
9/23	At Harrison
10/07	Westlake
10/14	Carrollton
10/21	At Campbell
11/04	At East Coweta

Westlake Lions

8/19	North Cobb
8/26	Crisp County
9/02	Cedar Grove
9/09	Southwest DeKalb
9/16	Newton
9/23	At Collins Hill
10/07	At Pebblebrook
10/21	Carrollton
10/28	At East Coweta
11/04	Campbell

Region 3

Region 3 loses regional champ North Cobb and Walton, but adds 2021 Region 2 champ McEachern.

Leading the way for McEachern will be senior defensive tackle Seven Cloud, who’s given his verbal to Kirby Smart at Georgia.

Harrison Hoyas

8/19	South Paulding
8/26	South Forsyth
9/02	At Paulding County
9/09	At Denmark
9/16	At Kennesaw Mountain
9/23	Pebblebrook
10/07	McEachern
10/14	At North Paulding
10/21	Hillgrove
10/28	At Marietta

Hillgrove Hawks

8/19	At River Ridge
8/26	Creekview
9/02	East Coweta
9/09	At Allatoona
9/16	Campbell
9/23	At Carrollton
10/07	At Marietta
10/21	At Harrison
10/28	North Paulding
11/04	McEachern

Marietta Blue Devils

8/20	Grayson at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Corky Kell Classic
8/26	At West Forsyth
9/02	Roswell
9/09	At North Cobb
9/16	Walton
9/23	Buford
10/07	Hillgrove
10/14	At McEachern
10/28	Harrison
11/04	At North Paulding

McEachern Indians

8/20	North Gwinnett at Mercedes Benz in Corky Kell
8/26	Hughes
9/02	At Douglas County
9/09	Newton
9/16	Tucker
9/23	At Valdosta
10/07	At Harrison
10/14	Marietta
10/21	North Paulding
11/04	At Hillgrove

North Paulding Wolfpack

8/19	Allatoona
8/26	At East Paulding
9/02	Kennesaw Mountain
9/09	At South Paulding
9/16	At Pope
9/30	Walton
10/14	Harrison
10/21	At McEachern
10/28	At Hillgrove
11/04	Marietta

Region 4

This six-team region is loaded with the addition of Archer, which finished No. 20 in our Georgia Top 25. Last year, playing one of the toughest schedules in the state, the Tigers finished 7-5, losing in the second round of the postseason.

Brookwood won the region last season with a perfect 4-0 mark. The Broncos advanced to the state quarterfinals last season, finishing No. 180 in the national rankings.

Look for another solid season for the Gwinnett County team with Dylan Lonergan at the helm of the offense. Lonergan is considered a 4-star prospect.

Lonergan threw for 3,392 yards and ran for 645 more. He tossed 32 TD’s against only three picks.

Highlighting Brookwood’s 2022 schedule is a trip to national power Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas in mid-September.

Grayson, after a 7-3 regular season, advanced to the state semis where they lost to eventual state champ Collins Hill. The Rams ended 2021 ranked No. 161 in the country.

Once again this year, the Rams will play a tough non-region schedule that features two games against South Carolina-powers Fort Dorchester and Spartanburg.

Senior safety Michael Daugherty has already given his verbal to LSU.

Archer Tigers

8/18	At West Forsyth
8/26	North Gwinnett
9/02	Mill Creek
9/09	At Norcross
9/16	Shiloh
9/30	At Brookwood
10/14	Parkview
10/21	South Gwinnett
10/28	At Grayson
11/04	At Newton

Brookwood Broncos

8/20	Norcross at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Corky Kell Classic
8/26	Walton
9/02	At Collins Hill
9/16	At Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas Nevada)
9/23	South Forsyth
9/30	Archer
10/14	At Newton
10/21	At Grayson
10/28	At Parkview
11/04	South Gwinnett

Grayson Rams

8/20	At Marietta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Corky Kell Classic
8/26	Eagle’s Landing
9/03	At Fort Dorchester (South Carolina)
9/09	Spartanburg (South Carolina)
9/23	At Lowndes
9/30	At Newton
10/14	At South Gwinnett
10/21	Brookwood
10/28	Archer
11/04	Parkview

Newton Rams

8/18	Hapeville
8/26	At Alcovy
9/02	At Eastside
9/09	At McEachern
9/16	At Westlake
9/30	Grayson
10/14	Brookwood
10/21	At Parkview
10/28	At South Gwinnett
11/04	Archer

Parkview Panthers

8/17	At Johns Creek in Corky Kell Classic
8/26	At Shiloh
9/09	At North Gwinnett
9/16	At St. Pius X
9/23	At Mill Creek
9/30	South Gwinnett
10/14	At Archer
10/21	Newton
10/28	Brookwood
11/04	At Grayson

South Gwinnett Comets

8/19	Pebblebrook
8/26	At Meadowcreek
9/02	Dacula
9/16	At Decatur
9/23	Norcross
9/30	At Parkview
10/14	Grayson
10/21	At Archer
10/28	Newton
11/04	At Brookwood

Region 5

Region 5 has a completely new look led by the additions of North Cobb and Walton.

North Cobb finished No. 64 in the national rankings last year. Walton finished the year No. 107 in the nation after advancing to the state semifinals.

4-star quarterback Malachi Singleton heads into his senior season for the Warriors. Singleton, who has given his verbal to Arkansas, threw for 21 touchdowns last year and ran for 22 others.

Kennesaw Mountain will be making its 7A debut after winning the program’s first-ever regional championship in 6A last year.

The only leftover in the region is Cherokee, which finished 5-6 last season after losing in the opening round of the postseason.

Cherokee Warriors

8/19	Cartersville
8/26	At Etowah
9/02	Woodstock
9/09	Sequoyah
9/16	At West Forsyth
10/07	At Wheeler
10/14	Osborne
10/21	At Walton
10/28	North Cobb
11/04	At Kennesaw Mountain

Related: Hometown Team – Cherokee Warriors

Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs

8/19	Vs. Cass at Rome Stadium in Corky Kell Classic
8/26	Campbell
9/02	At North Paulding
9/16	Harrison
9/23	At South Cobb
10/07	At Osborne
10/14	Walton
10/21	North Cobb
10/28	At Wheeler
11/04	Cherokee

North Cobb Warriors

8/19	At Westlake
9/02	At Buford
9/09	Marietta
9/16	Northside, Warner Robins
9/23	Milton
10/07	At Walton
10/14	Wheeler
10/21	At Kennesaw Mountain
10/28	At Cherokee
11/04	Osborne

Osborne Cardinals

8/19	Woodstock
8/26	At Chattahoochee
9/09	Lakeside, DeKalb
9/16	At Clarkston
9/23	Woodland, Cartersville
10/07	Kennesaw Mountain
10/14	At Cherokee
10/21	At Wheeler
10/28	Walton
11/04	At North Cobb

Walton Raiders

8/20	Mill Creek at Mercedes Benz in Corky Kell Classic
8/26	At Brookwood
9/09	Pope
9/16	At Marietta
9/30	At North Paulding
10/07	North Cobb
10/14	At Kennesaw Mountain
10/21	Cherokee
10/28	At Osborne
11/04	Wheeler

Wheeler Wildcats

8/19	At Centennial
8/26	Lassiter
9/02	At South Cobb
9/16	North Atlanta
9/23	Campbell
10/07	Cherokee
10/14	At North Cobb
10/21	Osborne
10/28	Kennesaw Mountain
11/04	At Walton

Region 6

2021 7A runner-up Milton moves into a revamped Region 6. The Eagles finished last season ranked No. 41 in our national rankings.

Last year’s regional co-champs Denmark and South Forsyth remain.

Denmark Danes

8/19	At Roswell
8/26	Cambridge
9/09	Harrison
9/16	At Pebblebrook
9/23	At Dacula
10/07	West Forsyth
10/14	South Forsyth
10/21	At Lambert
10/28	Milton
11/04	At Forsyth Central

Forsyth Central Bulldogs

8/19	Chattahoochee
8/26	North Forsyth
9/02	At Etowah
9/16	Habersham Central
9/23	At Seckinger
10/07	Lambert
10/14	At Milton
10/21	At South Forsyth
10/28	At West Forsyth
11/04	Denmark

Lambert Longhorns

8/19	At Sequoyah
8/26	Dawson County
9/02	Mountain View
9/16	At Flowery Branch
9/23	At East Coweta
10/07	At Forsyth Central
10/14	At West Forsyth
10/21	Denmark
10/28	South Forsyth
11/04	Milton

Milton Eagles

8/19	Lipscomb Academy (Tennessee) in Freedom Bowl
8/26	Christian Brothers College HS (Missouri) at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio
9/09	Roswell
9/16	At Alpharetta
9/23	At North Cobb
10/07	At South Forsyth
10/14	Forsyth Central
10/21	West Forsyth
10/28	At Denmark
11/04	At Lambert

South Forsyth War Eagles

8/19	Lanier
8/26	At Harrison
9/02	At North Oconee
9/16	At Clarke Central
9/23	At Brookwood
10/07	Milton
10/14	At Denmark
10/21	Forsyth Central
10/28	At Lambert
11/04	West Forsyth

West Forsyth Wolverines

8/18	Archer
8/26	Marietta
9/02	At North Forsyth
9/09	Cambridge
9/16	Cherokee
10/07	At Denmark
10/14	Lambert
10/21	At Milton
10/28	Forsyth Central
11/04	At South Forsyth

Region 7

2021 Region 7 champ Archer has moved-on to Region 4, North Gwinnett takes the Tigers spot. Peachtree Ridge moves-in from Region 8.

Norcross remains in the region along with Berkmar, Discovery, Duluth and Meadowcreek.

Georgia-bound Lawson Luckie is one of the top tight ends in the nation. Luckie caught 33 balls last season.

Berkmar Patriots

8/19	Lakeside, DeKalb
8/25	At Clarkston
9/02	At Druid Hills
9/16	At Peachtree Ridge
9/23	North Gwinnett
9/30	At Discovery
10/14	Norcross
10/21	At Duluth
10/28	Seckinger
11/04	Meadowcreek

Discovery Titans

8/19	At Central Gwinnett
8/26	At Loganville
9/02	Stone Mountain
9/09	Eagle’s Landing
9/16	Norcross
9/22	At Duluth
9/30	Berkmar
10/14	At Meadowcreek
10/21	Peachtree Ridge
10/28	At North Gwinnett

Duluth Wildcats

8/19	At M. L. King
8/26	At Jackson County
9/09	Chamblee
9/16	At North Gwinnett
9/22	Discovery
9/30	At Norcross
10/14	At Seckinger
10/21	Berkmar
10/28	At Meadowcreek
11/04	Peachtree Ridge

Meadowcreek Mustangs

8/19	Greater Atlanta Christian
8/26	South Gwinnett
9/02	At Campbell
9/09	Arabia Mountain
9/23	Peachtree Ridge
9/30	At North Gwinnett
10/14	Discovery
10/21	At Norcross
10/28	Duluth
11/04	At Berkmar

Norcross Blue Devils

8/20	Vs. Brookwood at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Corky Kell Classic
8/26	Mill Creek
9/09	Archer
9/16	At Discovery
9/23	At South Gwinnett
9/30	Duluth
10/14	At Berkmar
10/21	Meadowcreek
10/28	At Peachtree Ridge
11/04	North Gwinnett

North Gwinnett Bulldogs

8/20	Vs. McEachern at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Corky Kell Classic
8/26	At Archer
9/02	Winter Park (Florida)
9/09	Parkview
9/16	Duluth
9/23	At Berkmar
9/30	Meadowcreek
10/14	At Peachtree Ridge
10/28	Discovery
11/04	At Norcross

Peachtree Ridge Lions

8/19	At Seckinger
8/26	At Lanier
9/02	Loganville
9/09	Winder-Barrow
9/16	Berkmar
9/23	At Meadowcreek
10/14	North Gwinnett
10/21	At Discovery
10/28	Norcross
11/04	At Duluth

Region 8

Loaded may be an understatement for this region that includes defending 7A champ Collins Hill and three-time defending champ Buford. Add into the mix, Mill Creek and fans will be treated to some great regional showdowns.

All three teams were in our national rankings last year with Buford finishing No. 21, followed by Collins Hill at No. 26 and Mill Creek at No. 117.

Mill Creek features the state’s top-ranked college football recruit. Safety Caleb Downs is considered the best at the position in the nation. The 5-star recruit owns 34 college scholarship offers, according to 247Sports.

Buford will test itself against a powerful non-region schedule that includes teams from Alabama (Thompson), North Carolina (Mallard Creek) and Pennsylvania (Roman Catholic).

The battle against Thompson at the Freedom Bowl in Milton features two programs that have won three straight state titles in their respective states.

In addition to its September 30 battle against Buford, Collins Hill will play reigning Georgia 3A champ Cedar Grove.

Buford Wolves

8/19	Vs. Thompson (Alabama) in Freedom Ball at Milton HS
8/26	Mallard Creek (North Carolina)
9/02	North Cobb
9/16	Roman Catholic (Pennsylvania)
9/23	At Marietta
9/30	Collins Hill
10/14	Mill Creek
10/21	Dacula
10/28	At Mountain View
11/04	At Central Gwinnett

Central Gwinnett Black Knights

8/19	Discovery
8/26	At Apalachee
9/02	Jackson County
9/09	At Habersham Central
9/16	Miller Grove
9/30	At Mill Creek
10/14	At Dacula
10/21	Mountain View
10/28	At Collins Hill
11/04	Buford

Collins Hill Eagles

8/19	Vs. Life Christian Academy (Virginia) in Freedom Bowl at Milton HS
9/02	Brookwood
9/09	Cedar Grove
9/16	At Sandy Creek
9/23	Westlake
9/30	At Buford
10/14	Mountain View
10/21	At Mill Creek
10/28	Central Gwinnett
11/04	At Dacula

Dacula Falcons

8/19	At St. Pius X
8/26	Jones County
9/02	At South Gwinnett
9/09	At Tucker
9/23	Denmark
9/30	At Mountain View
10/14	Central Gwinnett
10/21	At Buford
10/28	At Mill Creek
11/04	Collins Hill

Mill Creek Hawks

8/20	Vs. Walton at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Corky Kell Classic
8/26	At Norcross
9/02	At Archer
9/16	Cedar Grove
9/23	Parkview
9/30	Central Gwinnett
10/14	At Buford
10/21	Collins Hill
10/28	Dacula
11/04	At Mountain View

Mountain View Bears

8/19	Shiloh
8/26	At Gainesville
9/02	At Lambert
9/09	At Jackson County
9/16	Lanier
9/30	Dacula
10/14	At Collins Hill
10/21	At Central Gwinnett
10/28	Buford
11/04	Mill Creek