Your guide to the 2019 high school football season

Names to know, games to watch and something to offer for prep pigskin fans in all 50 states.

Mater Dei starts the year at No. 1 and in total 12 different states are represented along with Washington D.C. in the initial release of our preseason Top 25 high school football rankings.

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Find out which powerhouse begins the season with target on its back.

High school football fall camps are a week or two away in some states while it's already go time in others.

For those in need of a crash course on who and what to watch, look no further – we present our 2019 high school football kickoff guide.

Photos by Paul Weaver/Robbie Rakestraw/Paul Caldwell