Georgia high school football state championship dates could be changed because of Futbol

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The Georgia high school football championships are set for December 7-8 at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta…or are they?

If the Atlanta United, the city professional soccer team beats the New York Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer semifinals, the MLS championship match will move the state’s high school football championships to December 11 and 12.

A year ago, six state finals were postponed for a week because of a winter storm that arrived suddenly and made travel hazardous. Those games were moved to high school stadiums because Mercedes-Benz Stadium was unavailable.

Last year, the state finals were postponed for a week because of a winter storm that moved the games to high school stadiums because Mercedes-Benz Stadium was unavailable.

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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.