Showdown between Eagles, Rams begins 12-week showcase highlighting some of high school football’s top programs.
MaxPreps and the NFHS Network are coming together this fall to launch the MaxPreps Game of the Week. The spotlight starts this Friday, Aug. 15, with defending Georgia Class AAAAAA state champion
Grayson (Loganville) going on the road to take on
Collins Hill (Suwanee).
Grayson is ranked No. 4 in the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 and has won four Georgia state title since 2011. The Rams have produced a steady stream of college and NFL players, including Wayne Gallman and Robert Nkemdiche.
Collins Hill is coming off an 11-win season and is best known as the high school home of Travis Hunter, the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner. The Eagles are ranked No. 56 in our expanded top 100 rankings.
How to watch
Date/location: Friday, Aug. 15 / Fahring Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Streaming: MaxPreps Tickets: GoFan Broadcast team: Jeff Kurtz, Zack Poff
Grayson is led offensively by senior quarterback
Travis Burgess, who threw 23 touchdowns against four interceptions in 2024. Defensively, five-star Texas pledge
Tyler Atkinson returns after a 2024 season where he recorded 166 tackles and 13 sacks, earning him MaxPreps National Junior of the Year. Atkinson had 13 tackles and two sacks when these two squads met in the third round of the playoffs last November, a 38-14 win for Grayson.
The Collins Hill offense runs through junior quarterback
Makyree Cross and Stanford commit
Atticus Joseph at wide receiver. The defense is dominated by senior lineman
Deuce Geralds. The four-star senior LSU pledge had 13 sacks last season.
The MaxPreps social media team will be on campus for Game of the Week to
highlight top players, behind-the-scenes action and showcase what makes
high school football special. Calling the game will be Jeff Kurtz
alongside MaxPreps National Football Editor Zack Poff.
Players to watch
Grayson: LB
Tyler Atkinson (6-2, 210, Texas commitment), QB
Travis Burgess (6-5, 205, North Carolina), LB
Anthony Davis (6-2, 200, Ole Miss), S
Hannibal Carter Navies (6-3, 195, Kansas State), EDGE
Lawrence Brown (6-3, 200, North Carolina)
Collins Hill: DL
Deuce Geralds (6-2, 275, LSU), EDGE
Katrell Webb (6-3, 235, Purdue), WR
Atticus Joseph (5-11, 160, Stanford), RB
Maddox Henderson (5-10, 200), LB
Jack Hernandez (5-8, 185)
