Georgia extends high school football season due to Hurricane Helene

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher October 2, 2024

The devastation caused by Hurricane Helene is causing the Georgia High School Association to extend the 2024 high school football season by a week. Teams that had to cancel games from September 26-28 can now play through November 9.

Originally, the GHSA was going to start the playoffs November 8-9 and then have a bye week over the Thanksgiving Weekend. Now, the playoffs witll start November 15-16 with the bye week being eliminated.

The state championship games will still be played December 16-18 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.

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