No. 25 Colquitt County opens 2024 season with electric kick return touchdown
Moultrie (Ga.) Colquitt County enters the 2024 high school football season as the preseason No. 1 team in Georgia and No. 25 team in the nation.
The Packers welcomed the Salt Lake City (Utah) West Panthers to the Peach State to open the campaign. Zero time was wasted, as Colquitt defensive back Jah’boris Fuller promptly took the opening kickoff to the house for a touchdown:
Despite losing multiple Power 4 enrollees from last year’s squad, including Miami WR Ny Carr and Florida State TE Landen Thomas, Colquitt is projected to win all 10 of its regular season contests this fall, according to the On3 Massey Ratings. The Massey Ratings, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule and margin of victory.
Georgia HSFB taking center stage this weekend
Five top-100 national matchups are on the slate this weekend — two of which are in the Peach State. Georgia’s schedule is jam-packed with top-25 matchups in-state, including:
–No. 30 Buford at No. 62 Milton
Highlighting the opening festivities in Georgia is a battle between two top-10 teams in the state. Buford, the preseason No. 2 team in the state, no longer has Dylan Raiola under center, but the Wolves remain loaded with talent, highlighted by USC linebacker commit Jadon Perlotte, Auburn cornerback commit Devin Wiliams, Tennessee running back pledge Justin Baker and 2026 four-star defensive lineman Bryce Perry-Wright, among others.
Milton, No. 9 in the state, is far from outgunned, however. Miami quarterback commit Luke Nickel is back to operate under center and will be hunting for elite Florida State wide receiver commit CJ Wiley, Georgia tight end commit Ethan Barbour and Auburn tight end commit Ryan Ghea all evening.
In total, the pair of rosters feature 22 ranked prospects across the 2025 and 2026 cycles.
–No. 100 Westlake at No. 93 Langston Hughes
Westlake will make the 20-minute trip down to Fairburn to begin the season against Langston Hughes in another matchup that features some of the Peach State’s top prospects. Tennessee wide receiver commit Travis Smith and Georgia offensive line pledge Juan Gaston will lead the Westlake offense, while Hughes will look to dominate the trenches behind Auburn OL commit Tavaris Dice and Georgia OL commit Dontrell Glover. Both schools check in just outside of the preseason top 10 in the state.
–No. 46 Carrollton (Ga.) at Woodward Academy (Ga.)
All eyes will be on Carrollton and USC five-star quarterback commit Julian Lewis as he begins his senior season on the road against Woodward — led by Virginia wide receiver commit Josiah Abdullah and Notre Dame WR commit Jerome Bettis Jr. The game will air on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET. Carrollton is the preseason No. 5 team in Georgia, while Woodward checks in at No. 39.
–Creekside (Ga.) at No. 70 Rome (Ga.)
The Rome Wolves begin the season as the No. 9 team in Georgia and the No. 70 team nationally. Led by Alabama linebacker commit Jaedon Harmon, Rome hosts Creekside, a top-200 national program and No. 21 team in the state.
–Collins Hill (Ga.) at No. 51 Grayson (Ga.)
The No. 51 team in the nation and No. 6 team in Georgia, Grayson begins its 2024 campaign with a loaded roster that includes offensive tackle Nick Brooks and 2026 linebacker Tyler Atkinson, the No. 1 junior in the state, per the On3 Industry Ranking. Collins Hill features a pair of touted juniors in defensive lineman Deuce Geralds and EDGE Katrell Webb.