GHSF Daily previews 10 of the most intriguing games each week throughout the season. The Week 2 headliners include Thomasville and Thomas County Central renewing a city rivalry in which the teams are separated by just one victory; Walton faces Brookwood and Mill Creek meets Norcross in two top-10 Class 7A battles; and Calhoun takes on Carver of Atlanta to kick off the two-day Great Atlanta Bash.

Cap Burnett, coach of alma mater North Clayton, leads the most improved winning team in the state after the first week of games, according to GHSF Daily’s opening Improvement Tracker sponsored by Hudl. North Clayton defeated Riverdale 44-28 on Saturday to avenge a 69-0 loss from 2022. North Clayton finished 1-9 with an average score of 48-5 last season, so Burnett’s Eagles are off to an unexpected and rousing start.

Running backs Matt Fuller of Wayne County, Jordan Triplett of Frederica Academy and Gavin Hall of Gainesville put up big first-game numbers, Houston County QB had a perfect night in a 40-point victory, and South Forsyth's Davis Little shows off a strong leg.

Schley County is the new No. 1 team in Class A Division II while Eagle’s Landing Christian and Oconee County are out of the rankings for the first time in years. Buford and Hughes, the No. 1 teams in the two highest classifications, had two of the biggest wins on the opening weekend and solidified their positions.

GHSF Daily prides itself in its statewide coverage of Georgia high school football, but nobody knows their local schools better than their hometown newspapers and radio stations. GHSF Daily reached out to members of the Georgia media this week, most of them local but a few with a statewide approach, to get their observations about the new season and some of the more interesting teams, players and coaches they're following. This is what they said.

GHSF Daily previews 10 of the most intriguing games each week throughout the season. The Week 1 headliners include Buford and Colquitt County taking on prominent out-of-state opponents, Class 6A champion Hughes visiting 7A runner-up Carrollton, and several top-10 opponents matched up in the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic.

Georgia high school football returns tonight with the first two of nearly 200 season openers. Games between top-10 teams include Hughes at Carrollton, Grayson vs. Walton, Kell at Parkview, Marist at Gainesville, Warner Robins at Lee County, Jones County at Northside-Warner Robins, ELCA at Bainbridge and Fitzgerald at Irwin County. Here are 10 storylines to follow this year as the 2023 season dawns.

This is the last in a series of 10 feature articles that recognize the state’s best players by position. They are chosen based primarily on high school production, though college potential also is considered.

GHSF Daily’s rollout of the Georgia Power 100 continues today with two-way players and others that might be considered athletes. They include a historic 2,000-yard rusher and 2,000-yard passer. The 100 are chosen primarily on high school production, though college potential also is considered.

The consensus No. 1 safety prospect has played in Georgia the past two seasons. In 2022, it was Mill Creek’s Caleb Downs. Now, it’s Buford’s K.J. Bolden. GHSF Daily’s rollout of the Georgia Power 100 continues today with defensive backs. The 100 are chosen primarily on high school production, though college potential also is considered.

GHSF Daily’s rollout of the Georgia Power 100 continues today with linebackers. They include 247Sports’ and ESPN’s No. 1 LB prospect nationally, Jefferson’s Sammy Brown. The 100 are chosen primarily on high school production, though college potential also is considered.

GHSF Daily’s rollout of the Georgia Power 100 continues today with defensive linemen. They include the No. 1 junior defensive line prospect in the country, Savannah Christian’s Elijah Griffin. The 100 are chosen primarily on high school production, though college potential also is considered.

GHSF Daily’s rollout of the Georgia Power 100 continues today with offensive linemen. A tackle protecting the blind side is this group’s glamor position, but most of these 10 are projected to play guard or center at the next level, and many already do. GHSF Daily’s Georgia Power 100 are chosen primarily on high school production, though college potential also is considered.

GHSF Daily will be announcing a preseason all-state team for each classification, beginning today with Class 7A. Quarterbacks Julian “Ju Ju” Lewis of Carrollton and Dylan Raiola of Buford both have No. 1 national rankings at the position for their classes. Lewis is a sophomore and Raiola, a transfer from Arizona, is a senior.

GHSF Daily’s rollout of the Georgia Power 100 continues today with wide receivers. Smaller and faster describe most of them. Six stand no taller than 5 feet, 9 inches. GHSF Daily’s Georgia Power 100 are chosen primarily on high school production, though college potential also is considered.

GHSF Daily’s rollout of the Georgia Power 100 continues today with running backs. The Georgia Power 100 is chosen primarily on high school production, though college potential also is considered.

Georgia has never been so rich in elite quarterback prospects in one season. Of the 20 highest-rated players at the position this century, six will be returning Georgia starters in 2023. Two are five-star recruits. Buford’s Dylan Raiola and Hughes’ Prentiss “Air” Noland are the first five-star QB senior pair in Georgia since Cartersville’s Trevor Lawrence and Harrison’s Justin Fields.

Mill Creek beat Carrollton 70-35 in the final Georgia high school football game of the 2022 season. In the 234 days since, nearly a quarter of the GHSA’s 413 teams have hired new head coaches. The next championship games will be played on a Monday in Mercedes-Benz Stadium under the scrutiny of video replay for the first time. Here are the 10 most significant stories of the offseason.

More than 75 teams and one-third of the top 100 senior recruits in the state are expected Wednesday at the inaugural Georgia High School Football Media Day. The event starts at 10 a.m. at the IBEW Auditorium (153 Richardson Street SW, Atlanta) and is free to the public. Attending teams include defending state champions Hughes, Sandy Creek and Prince Avenue Christian.

Having heard the criticisms, the founder of a national high school football all-star league hoping to attract Georgia’s best players says his new Prep Super League will be safe and won’t interfere with their traditional high school teams. Brian Woods announced this month that Atlanta would have one of 12 teams playing a six-week season April 19-May 24.