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.