The Corky Kell Classic will be bigger than ever this year, with seven games being played over two days at McEachern High School. It also has what is probably its best lineup ever, with 10 state-ranked teams, seven of the top 10 teams in Class AAAAAA and five games that match ranked opponents. Look for Tucker, the AAAAA runner-up last year, to make a splash in its AAAAAA debut with a victory against two-time state champion Norcross, and expect McEachern to justify its No. 1 ranking by beating North Gwinnett.
THE WEEKEND PREDICTIONS
THURSDAY
Bowdon##Central-Carroll
Savannah Christian##Jenkins
FRIDAY
Aquinas##Glenn Hills
Athens Academy##Glascock Co.
Athens Christian##Strong Rock Christian
Baconton Charter##Central-Talbotton
Beach##Savannah
Bleckley Co.##Dodge Co.
Brantley Co.##Atkinson Co.
Brunswick##McIntosh Co. Academy
Bryan Co.##Metter
Callaway##LaGrange
Calvary Day##New Hampstead
Campbell##South Atlanta
Chattahoochee##Cherokee
Clinch Co.##Calhoun Co.
Collins Hill##Dacula
Columbia##Southwest DeKalb
Columbus##Jordan
Creekside##South Cobb
Douglas Co.##New Manchester
Dunwoody##Clarkston
Dutchtown##Osborne
Early Co.##Irwin Co.
East Jackson##Hebron Christian
East Paulding##Allatoona
Evans##Westside-Augusta
Fellowship Christian##Armuchee
Fitzgerald##Worth Co.
Greater Atlanta Christian##Benedictine
Greenbrier##Harlem
Harrison##Pope
Heritage-Conyers##Rockdale Co.
Hillgrove##Lassiter
Holy Innocents’##Cambridge
Jefferson##Rabun Co.
Jenkins Co.##Montgomery Co.
Kendrick##Stewart Co.
Lakeside-DeKalb##Redan
Lamar Co.##Howard
Lambert##Lanier
Laney##Dublin
Liberty Co.##Effingham Co.
Lovett##Pace Academy
Lowndes##Roswell
Luella##Shaw
Madison Co.##Johnson-Gainesville
Marietta##Etowah
McIntosh##Fayette Co.
Miller Grove##Towers
Model##Lumpkin Co.
Mount Vernon Presbyterian##Crawford Co.
Mount Zion-Carroll##Temple
Newton##Berkmar
North Paulding##Creekview
Northside-Warner Robins##North Cobb
Putnam Co.##Warren Co.
Randolph-Clay##Lanier Co.
Ridgeland##Adairsville
Riverwood##Coosa
Rome##Villa Rica
Sandy Creek##Archer
South Forsyth##Mountain View
South Paulding##Sprayberry
Southeast Whitfield##Coahulla Creek
Stephenson##Arabia Mountain
Thomasville##West Laurens
Thomson##Jefferson Co.
Tift Co.##Henry Co.
Trion##Gordon Lee
Turner Co.##Terrell Co.
Vidalia##Swainsboro
Walton##South Gwinnett
Ware Co.##Brooks Co.
Wayne Co.##Glynn Academy
Wesleyan##Walker
Wheeler##Duluth
Woodland-Stockbridge##North Springs
Woodstock##River Ridge
SATURDAY
Burke Co.##Statesboro
Carrollton##Kell
Carver-Columbus##Carver-Atlanta
Coffee##North Oconee
Colquitt Co.##Mill Creek
Eagle’s Landing Christian##Mount Paran Christian
Grady##Washington
Hughes##Mays
Landmark Christian##Christian Heritage
Lee Co.##Westover
McEachern##North Gwinnett
Monroe##Perry
Mount Pisgah Christian##Brookstone
Northwest Whitfield##Ringgold
Tri-Cities##Hardaway
Tucker##Norcross
Valdosta##Brookwood
*Games involving out-of-state teams not included
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