Saunders was also bringing change to a team in the wake of something much more challenging than a string of losses on a football field. Eleven months ago, a shooter at Apalachee High School killed two students and two teachers, including Richard Aspinwall, the team's defensive coordinator.

Georgia kicked off the 2025 high school football season last week, as many of the top programs in the Peach State were in action — despite the best efforts of Mother Nature. Plenty of interesting results followed.

A charter school’s first victory, a 12-point underdog’s win by 49, and a win in the state’s oldest uninterrupted rivalry are just some highlights as the season kicks off.

For nearly four, long, challenging -- even traumatic years -- the Apalachee Wildcats had been dreaming of breaking their yearslong losing streak. This weekend, it finally happened. Skyler Henry reports.

Fans are asking why teachers cannot get paid more amid Buford High School 's new $62 million Phillip Beard Stadium.

Utopian Academy coach Darius Redman is a Washington, D.C., native and former Virginia Tech tight end who joined Utopian’s staff out of college in 2018.

What would Georgia football's Kirby Smart think of a College Football Playoff field that would double in size of current format? Here's what he said.

ESPN began its high school football kickoff weekend at Buford High School in Georgia. The seventh-ranked Wolves opened their brand-new $62 million stadium

A high school in Buford, Georgia, unveiled a massive $62 million football stadium that can seat 10,000 people, and even includes executive suites. NBC News’ George Solis has a closer look.

Saturday night's clash between the No. 12 North Gwinnett Bulldogs and the No. 4 Douglas County Tigers is shaping up to be a can't-miss high school football showdown. Both teams are loaded with Division I talent,