2013 SCHEDULE

2013 CLASSIC TO AIR ON 92.9 THE GAME

The schedule for the 2013 Metro PCS Corky Kell Classic was revealed at the GHSA championships and the matchups could be some of the best ever for the prestigious event set to once again take place at the Georgia Dome on Aug. 24. The teams will be the same as last year, but the matchups will pit Gwinnett powers against teams from Cobb County and south Georgia. Kell and Chattahoochee battled last year and will meet again as Kell will try to duplicate the success found last season in a 19-8 victory. Kell will lose several key defensive playmakers before the teams meet again, as will Chattahoochee, but both teams should bring back plenty of firepower. Kell is 2-1 all-time in the Corky Kell Classic while Chattahoochee is 0-3. The two teams opened up the 2012 event and will do so again at 9 a.m. Peachtree Ridge will face Walton in the second game at 11:45 a.m. These two met two years ago with Walton prevailing 26-14 to help kickstart a 14-0 start and a run to the finals. Peachtree Ridge will be looking to snap a two-game Corky Kell losing streak. The Lions have appeared in just three Corky Kell Classics, winning their debut in 2010 against McEachern, but falling the last two seasons, including last year 42-0 to Camden County. Walton is 5-4 all-time in the event.

Grayson will face Colquitt County for the first time in the regular season. The two programs have met just twice in the past, both coming in the semifinals of the GHSA playoffs. Colquitt County won in 2010 while Grayson won in 2011. Both games were played at Grayson, so this will be the first time the Rams will not have the benefit of homefield advantage. Grayson has a Corky Kell record of 4-1 while Colquitt County is just 1-4 with the lone win coming in 1996. 

Camden County has the best winning percentage in Corky Kell Classic history at 85.6 percent (6-1). Last year, Camden County blanked Peachtree Ridge 42-0, but now fellow Suwanee, Ga., powerhouse North Gwinnett will face off against the Wildcats. North Gwinnett is 2-1 in the event and won last year on a last-second field goal over Colquitt County. The Bulldogs should return plenty of offensive playmakers and a stud on the defensive line, meaning this one game could be just the jump-off point Bob Sphire needs to ignite a championship run. Camden County, meanwhile, will need to play players across the board headed to SEC programs, but Jeff Herron is one of the best in GHSA history, so don’t count out Camden County. 

In the final game of the night, Brookwood faces McEachern in a throwback game. These two programs have participated in every since Corky Kell Classic and each has also hosted the event in years when the event was moved away from the Georgia Dome. Both squads lost last year, McEachern to Grayson and Brookwood to Walton, but look for each team to be fired up with plenty of standouts ready to make an impact in the day’s main event. Brookwood has the most wins in Corky Kell history with 11 and McEachern is right behind the Broncos with nine.

The Metro PCS Corky Kell Classic announced April 11 that all five games will be broadcasted LIVE on the new FM sports talk station 92.9 The Game. Score Atlanta's Fletcher Proctor and Bob Houghton will team with the talent from 92.9 The Game to broadcast the games and the station will also air a pregame show, featuring interviews with all 10 coaches. The games will also be televised live on Georgia Public Broadcasting. This will be the first time the Metro PCS Corky Kell Classic will be able to be seen on television and the internet and heard live on the radio. Also, in the next few days, the game's second annual coaches and players luncheon will be announced. 

THANK YOU

The 2012 Metro PCS Corky Kell Classic was officially the biggest edition in the event's history as an attendance record was broken in the Classic's 21st year. The official attendance was announced as 33,318, the first time the event has passed the 30,000 mark. This year a fifth game was added to the schedule as the high school football season was kicked off for 2012. Gwinnett powerhouses such as Brookwood, Grayson, North Gwinnett and Peachtree Ridge squared off with prestigious Cobb programs such as Walton, Kell and McEachern and traditional powers Chattahoochee, Colquitt County and Camden County, with all of the action taking place on GPB TV and gpb.org/sports.

TOP PLAYERS

Every year some of the top talent in the state takes part in the Metro PCS Corky Kell Classic and this year was no different. The Classic featured some outstanding performances by some of the nation’s best high school players. Grayson’s Robert Nkemdiche has been named by several publications as the top prospect in the nation with one ESPN analyst calling him the best prospect he has seen in 20 years. He helped Grayson run past McEachern as he found the end zone during the first half of the game. His current teammate and future Clemson Tigers teammate Wayne Gallman also scored for the Rams. Camden County's Brice Ramsey passed for three scores in the Wildcats' 42-0 win over Peachtree Ridge. Brendan Langley, a future South Carolina Gamecock, scored a pair of touchdowns as Kell looked impressive in a win over Chattahoochee. Perhaps the biggest star of the night was Walton's Tyren Jones. The Raiders running back carried 31 times for 305 yards and five scores in a Walton victory.

HISTORY

Twenty years ago former Wheeler head football coach Corky Kell thought up an idea that forever changed Georgia high school football. Kell was instrumental in creating the High School Football Classic in 1992 that opened up the Georgia Dome to high school football. Over the next two decades, teams have been honored to open their seasons in the Georgia Dome while helping to raise money for the Corky Kell Scholarship Fund. ...READ MORE.

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All five game available on-demand!

The five games can be seen anytime online at GPB.org/sports or by clicking below! 

KELL VS. CHATTAHOOCHEE 
GRAYSON VS. McEACHERN 
NORTH GWINNETT VS. COLQUITT COUNTY 
CAMDEN COUNTY VS. PEACHTREE RIDGE 
BROOKWOOD VS. WALTON