Head coach: Daniel Williams | Record: 41-12, fifth season
2022 record: 15-0 | National ranking: No. 15
Last five years: 45-18 | State championships: (1) 2022
Players to watch
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 315
Status: Committed to Wake Forest | Class: Senior (2024)
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 290
Status: Committed to Alabama | Class: Junior (2025)
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 185
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Senior (2024)
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 195
Status: Committed to Ohio State | Class: Senior (2024)
Height: 5-11 | Weight: 180
Status: Committed to LSU | Class: Senior (2024)
Key dates
Aug. 18 — at No. 12 Carrollton
Sept. 2 — vs. Butler (Matthews, N.C.)
Oct. 27 — vs. South Paulding (Douglasville)
Air Noland led a potent Panthers offensive attack in 2022, throwing for 4,095 yards and 55 touchdowns. Langston Hughes opens the season at No. 15 and in search of back-to-back AAAAAA state titles. (Photo: Cecil Copeland)
