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Get an Early Taste of Suwanee High School Football
North Gwinnett, Collins Hill and Peachtree Ridge among football teams playing preseason games this weekend.
High school football in Georgia is not quite ready for prime time, but dress rehearsals are scheduled in and around the area this week.
Scrimmage football games, practice encounters in preparation of the official start of the season later this month, give coaches and players a chance to gauge their progress, and communities a test drive of the Friday night experience.
According a preseason schedule compiled by the Georgia High School Football Daily, here are five scrimmages games coming up involving teams from Suwanee and nearby.
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- Stephenson at North Gwinnett, Friday, Aug. 16: Two big-school heavyweights give us one of the best preseason matchups in the state.
- Collins Hill at Archer, Friday, Aug. 16: Both of these programs look to challenge for playoffs berths in their respective regions.
- Lovejoy at Peachtree Ridge, Friday, Aug. 16: Peachtree Ridge gets a great test against last year's big-school runner-up.
- Lambert at Lanier, Friday, Aug. 16: Lanier is hoping to build on a solid 2012.
- Buford at Berkmar, Friday, Aug. 16: Gwinnett's small-school heavyweight from just up the road from Suwanee faces a Class AAAAAA team in Berkmar.
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