Fulton County’s 16 high school football teams gathers at the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta Friday for the county’s annual media day. Each coach brought two players to celebrate the start of the 2021 high school football season.
Three teams from the county are ranked in the 2021 Preseason High School Football America national high school football rankings powered by NFL Play Football, the NFL’s initiative to provide fun and engaging experience for players of all ages and skill levels. Milton enters 2021 ranked No. 48, followed by Westlake at No. 196. Roswell made the honorable mention list, which put the Hornets between No. 201 and No. 300.
Related: Preseason 2021 High School Football America Rankings
Alpharetta Raiders
2020 Record: 4-6
Head Coach: Jason Kervin
Key Returners: QB/Ben Guthrie (Junior)
Class 7A Region 5: Cherokee, Etowah, Milton, Roswell, Woodstock
2021 Schedule
8/20 – vs. Chattahooche
8/27 – at Hoover (Alabama)
9/3 – vs. Greenville Christian (Mississippi) at Freedom Bowl in Milton, Georgia
9/10 – at North Cobb
9/17 – at Collins Hill
10/1 – at Milton
10/8 – vs. Woodstock
10/22 – at Cherokee
10/29 – vs. Roswell
11/5 – vs. Etowah
Website: alpharettaraiders.org
Bannecker Trojans
2020 Record: 3-5
Head Coach: Mario Allen
5A Region 3: Creekside, Drew, Forest Park, Jonesboro, Munday’s Mill, Tri-Cities, Woodward Academy
2021 Schedule
8/20 – vs. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
8/27 – at Denmark
9/3 – at Tift County
9/17 – at Jonesboro
9/24 – vs. Woodward Academy
10/1 – vs. Drew
10/15 – at Creekside
10/22 – at Tri-Cities
10/29 – vs. Mundy’s Mill
11/5 – vs. Forest Park
Cambridge Bears
Centennial Knights
Chattahoochee Cougars
Creekside Seminoles
Hapeville Charter Hornets
Johns Creek Gladiators
Langston Hughes Panthers
Milton Eagles
2020 Record: 11-1
Milton finished No. 87 in the 2020-21 High School Football America 100 national rankings. The Eagles lost in the second round of the 7A state playoffs to finish No. 8 in the High School Football America Georgia Top 25.
Head Coach: Adam Clack
Key Returners: QB/ Devin Farrell (Senior); TE/Jack Nickel (Senior); DL/Lebbeus “LT” Overton (Junior)
Class 7A Region 5: Alpharetta, Cherokee, Etowah, Roswell, Woodstock
2021 Schedule
8/20 – vs. Hapeville Charter
8/27 – at North Cobb
9/2 – vs. Life Christian Academy (Virginia)
9/11 – at St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania)
9/24 – at McEachern
10/1 – vs. Alpharetta
10/8 – at Etowah
10/22 – at Roswell
10/29 – vs. Woodstock
11/5 – vs. Cherokee
North Springs Spartans
Northview Titans
Riverwood Raiders
Roswell Hornets
2020 Record: 8-3
Head Coach: Chris Prewett
Key Returners:
Class 7A Region 5: Alpharetta, Cherokee, Etowah, Milton, Woodstock
2021 Schedule
8/20 – vs. South Forsyth
8/27 – at Centennial
9/10 – vs. North Paulding
9/17 – vs. Campbell
9/24 – at Walton
10/1 – vs. Etowah
10/8 – at Cherokee
10/22 – vs. Milton
10/29 – at Alpharetta
11/5 – at Woodstock
Website: roswellhornetsfootball.com
Tri-Cities Bulldogs
Westlake Lions
2020 Record: 11-2
Westlake finished No. 18 in the 2020 High School Football America Georgia Top 25. The Lions advanced to the Class 6A state finals.
Head Coach: Bobby May
Class 6A Region 4: Langston Hughes, Lovejoy, Morrow, North Atlanta, Tucker
Key Returners: QB/RJ Johnson (Junior); RB/Zina Mulbah (Senior); CB/Avieon Terrell (Junior)
2021 Schedule
8/19 – vs. Archer (Corky Kell Classic) at Dacula
8/27 – at Colquitt County
9/3 – at Creekside
9/17 – vs. Mays
9/24 – vs. Shiloh
10/1 – vs. Langston Hughes
10/8 – at Morrow
10/22 – at North Atlanta
10/29 – at Lovejoy
11/5 – vs. Tucker
