Adam Krohn

The Walton Raiders did well enough to maintain their lead against the Brookwood Broncos for most of Saturdays' Kell-Hunter Classic opener at The Benz, but putting them away was proving to be difficult.

Ryan Hall completed 8 of 16 passes for 127 yards and three touchdowns to lead the North Gwinnett Bulldogs to a 39-17 win over the McEachern Indians Saturday at The Benz as part of the Kell-Hunter Classic.

The Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines, ranked No. 1 in 3A-A, opened their season with a 35-28 win over 6A's West Forsyth in the Kell-Hunter Classic.

A number of Class 2A schools will go up against the state's best with a chance for a huge upset, led by the Columbia Eagles, who will play Carrollton and it's quarterback 5-star Julien Lewis.

Hebron Christian's game at Fellowship Christian figured to be competitive, with both schools ranked inside the top five of the 3A-A rankings.

The season has only started, but some schools competing in Region 7-2A are already done with their non-region schedules because the region has a class-high nine teams. Last year’s runners-up, No. 6 Rockmart (0-2) will look for its first win against Ringgold (2-0), while North Cobb Christian, No. 4 in AAA-A Private, is a 26-point favorite over Coahulla Creek.

The Cambridge Bears used a number of big plays on both sides of the ball to run away with a 39-0 win over the Creekview Grizzies on Friday at The Bears Lair.

With their 24-13 win over 3A's Oconee County, the Morgan County Bulldogs moved from No. 9 to No. 3 in the latest AJC rankings . The six-spot jump

Friday’s “Battle of Buckhead” between the Lovett Lions and Pace Academy Knights was shaping up to be another down-to-the-wire classic until the Lions used a 20-point, fourth-quarter outburst to run away with a 34-7 win over their crosstown rivals.

The Chattahoochee Cougars saw their two-score lead evaporate to a field goal late in the fourth quarter against the Centennial Knights and held on