{"id":749047,"date":"2026-02-13T10:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/749047\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:46:14","slug":"corky-kell-dave-hunter-classic-releases-2026-matchups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/749047\/","title":{"rendered":"Corky Kell & Dave Hunter Classic releases 2026 matchups"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a035th annual Corky Kell + Dave Hunter High School Football Classic already announced which teams will be playing at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but on Thursday released the rest of the 2026 slate of games.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 35th year will be a special one for us,\u201d Executive Director and Score Atlanta President IJ Rosenberg said in a release via SCORE Atlanta<\/a>. \u201cWe are going to bring back some of the great players that played over the years in the Corky Kell & Dave Hunter Classic including a group that played in the NFL or is currently playing in the NFL. We are also adding a music component with some of the top high school bands in Georgia that I feel the fans will really enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the matchups was leaked in mid-January was No. 23 nationally ranked\u00a0Grayson<\/a>\u00a0announcing it would be taking on\u00a0North Gwinnett<\/a>, the No. 6 ranked team in Georgia according to the Massey Rankings, to start the 2026 season. Grayson ended last season as the No. 5 ranked team in the Peach State, according to the\u00a0final Georgia 2025 High School Football Massey Rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The game is set to take place on Wednesday night on Aug. 12 between the Rams and the Bulldogs at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.<\/p>\n

Among the other Corky Kell + Dave Hunter High School Football Classic matchups that will take place from Aug. 12 to Aug. 21 are the following:<\/p>\n

August 12
Lanier<\/a>\u00a0Longhorns vs.\u00a0South Gwinnett<\/a>\u00a0Comets, 5 p.m.
Grayson<\/a>\u00a0Rams vs.\u00a0North Gwinnett<\/a>\u00a0Bulldogs, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

August 13
Cambridge<\/a>\u00a0Bears vs.\u00a0Brookwood<\/a>\u00a0Broncos, 5 p.m.
Roswell<\/a>\u00a0Hornets vs.\u00a0Walton<\/a>\u00a0Raiders, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

August 19
Clarke Central<\/a> Gladiators vs.\u00a0Pebblebrook<\/a> Falcons, 4:30 p.m.
Kell<\/a> Longhorns vs.\u00a0McEachern<\/a> Indians, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

August 20
Centennial<\/a> Knights vs.\u00a0Dunwoody<\/a> Wildcats, 4:30 p.m.
Blessed Trinity Catholic<\/a> Titans vs.\u00a0Decatur<\/a> Bulldogs, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

August 21
Hebron Christian Academy<\/a> Lions vs.\u00a0Carver<\/a> Panthers, 2 p.m.
Coffee<\/a> Trojans vs.\u00a0Parkview<\/a> Panthers, 5 p.m.
Houston County<\/a> Bears vs. West Forsyth<\/a> Wolverines, 8 p.m. <\/p>\n

For Georgia high school football fans looking to keep up with scores around the nation, staying updated on the action is now easier than ever with the\u00a0Rivals High School Scoreboard<\/a>. This comprehensive resource provides real-time updates and final scores from across the Peach State, ensuring you never miss a moment of the Friday night frenzy. From nail-biting finishes to dominant performances, the Rivals High School Scoreboard is your one-stop destination for tracking all the high school football excitement across the state of Georgia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The\u00a035th annual Corky Kell + Dave Hunter High School Football Classic already announced which teams will be playing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":749048,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[107519,77999,80601,107520,107521,50982,107522,107523,78003,7,8673,44117,107524,107525,39713,107526,107527,107528,107529,107530,86626,107531,107532,107533],"class_list":["post-749047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-blessed-trinity-catholic-titans-roswell","tag-brookwood-broncos-snellville","tag-cambridge-bears-milton","tag-carver-panthers-atlanta","tag-centennial-knights-roswell","tag-clarke-central-gladiators-athens","tag-coffee-trojans-douglas","tag-decatur-bulldogs-decatur","tag-dunwoody-wildcats-atlanta","tag-football","tag-ga","tag-grayson-rams-loganville","tag-hebron-christian-academy-lions-dacula","tag-houston-county-bears-warner-robins","tag-kell-longhorns-marietta","tag-lanier-longhorns-buford","tag-mceachern-indians-powder-springs","tag-north-gwinnett-bulldogs-suwanee","tag-parkview-panthers-lilburn","tag-pebblebrook-falcons-mableton","tag-roswell-hornets-roswell","tag-south-gwinnett-comets-snellville","tag-walton-raiders-marietta","tag-west-forsyth-wolverines-cumming"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=749047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/749048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=749047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=749047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=749047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}