2202 Georgia high school football schedules – Class 7A

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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

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

Colquitt County Packers

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

Lowndes Vikings

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

Richmond Hill Wildcats

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

Valdosta Wildcats

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

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

Carrollton Trojans

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

East Coweta Indians

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

Pebblebrook Falcons

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

Westlake Lions

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

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

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

Hillgrove Hawks

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

Marietta Blue Devils

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

McEachern Indians

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

North Paulding Wolfpack

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

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

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

Brookwood Broncos

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

Grayson Rams

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

Newton Rams

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

Parkview Panthers

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

South Gwinnett Comets

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

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

Related: Hometown Team – Cherokee Warriors

Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs

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

North Cobb Warriors

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

Osborne Cardinals

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

Walton Raiders

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

Wheeler Wildcats

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

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

Forsyth Central Bulldogs

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

Lambert Longhorns

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

Milton Eagles

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

South Forsyth War Eagles

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

West Forsyth Wolverines

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

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

Discovery Titans

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

Duluth Wildcats

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

Meadowcreek Mustangs

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

Norcross Blue Devils

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

North Gwinnett Bulldogs

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

Peachtree Ridge Lions

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

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

Central Gwinnett Black Knights

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

Collins Hill Eagles

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

Dacula Falcons

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

Mill Creek Hawks

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

Mountain View Bears

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

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