Grayson and Rabun Gap, two of the top four Georgia teams in the High School Football America rankings, will headline the Week 2 schedule when they meet Friday night at Grayson. Elsewhere, North Cobb and McEachern will battle for Cobb County supremacy, and the private schools feature strong matchups that include Hebron Christian vs. Fellowship Christian, Holy Innocents’ vs. Blessed Trinity, and Westminster vs. Pace Academy.

Quarterbacks Turner Stevenson of Aquinas, Keyuntae Phillips of McNair and Hudson Hulett of North Murray hurt their opponents passing, rushing and even receiving in their teams' Week 1 games, while two-way players Casey Barner of McEachern and Elijah McEwen of Montgomery County were unstoppable all over the field.

Three-time defending champion Bowdon is out of the top spot in the Class A Division II football rankings after a decisive opening-night loss. The new No. 1 is Lincoln County, a program looking to restore its glory days. The other seven preseason No. 1 teams - Grayson (6A), Hughes (5A), North Oconee (4A), Calhoun (3A), Carver-Columbus (2A), Toombs County (A Division I) and Prince Avenue Christian (3A-A Private) - won impressively in the first week of the season.

The 2025 football season is under way, and it reaches full throttle tonight with about 175 games. Here are 10 of the better storylines fans will be following this season. Bowdon, the reigning Class A Division II champion, can become the fourth school in GHSA history to win four consecutive championships. Bowdon is ranked No. 1 in every poll in the GHSF Daily composite rankings.

Prince Avenue Christian and Kell opened the 2025 football season with victories on a rainy Wednesday in the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic at Kell High. Prince Avenue Christian rallied from a 17-14 halftime deficit and beat Callaway 40-17. Kell built a 34-7 halftime lead and defeated South Paulding 44-21.

No Georgia kicking specialist had a better 2024 season than Denmark’s Jake Snyder. He averaged 45.8 yards on 27 punts, made 12 of 13 field-goal attempts and put 40 of 51 kickoffs in the end zone. He is Kohl’s No. 12 senior kicker nationally and committed to Memphis in June. Snyder is a member of GHSF Daily’s Georgia Power 100, a list that includes Aaron McWilliams of East Coweta and Carter Genchi of Hillgrove.

Buford’s Tyriq Green rushed for 527 yards and eight touchdowns, made 19 solo tackles and intercepted five passes last season. He made GHSF Daily’s Georgia Power 100 for his impact on both sides of the ball. Other top ‘athletes’ include dual-threat quarterbacks, such as Cayden Benson of Creekside and Victor Copeland of Fitzgerald.