Barron Stadium plays host to two great high school football games on Friday night as the 2025 football season kicks off in Rome in the Corky Kell Dave Hunter Classic.
Cass and LaGrange start the evening off with a great matchup set to kick off at 5 p.m. The nightcap features Rome playing Creekside in a rematch of the two teams’ Corky Kell game from 2022.
Tickets for the games are on sale now online at gofan.co. Ticket prices are $18.85 per ticket through Thursday. On Friday, tickets are only available for sale at the gate and cost $30. Prices for tickets are set by the Corky Kell Classic. A ticket allows fans to watch both games. Fans can follow this link to purchase tickets: https://gofan.co/event/3494716?schoolId=GA5278.
Each game will be televised live on the Peachtree Sports Network (PSN) and streamed live on the Atlanta News First app and the National Federation High School Network (NFHS). GameDay Preps will be providing live stats for the whole event and will track each game's individual and team stats with quarterly updates that will be posted on the Corky Kell & Dave Hunter Classic Twitter page.
Friday’s matchup featuring Cass vs. LaGrange at Rome’s Barron Stadium will also be available both on the Cass Sports Network in addition to Bartow Sports Zone (WBHF AM 1450) in Cartersville. The Rome Wolves Radio Crew will call all the action of Rome’s game against Creekside on WRGA 98.7 FM, 1470 AM, and live streaming online at wrganews.com.