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Prep football jamborees begin tonight

East Ridge ball carrier Alonzo Russell gets tied up with a McMinn Central defensive player during a scrimmage last month at Bradley Central. East Ridge will take part in the Best of Preps Jamboree tonight at Finley Stadium.
East Ridge ball carrier Alonzo Russell gets tied up with a McMinn Central defensive player during a scrimmage last month at Bradley Central. East Ridge will take part in the Best of Preps Jamboree tonight at Finley Stadium. East Ridge ball carrier Alonzo Russell gets tied up with a McMinn Central defensive player during a scrimmage last month at Bradley Central. East Ridge will take part in the Best of Preps Jamboree tonight at Finley Stadium.

Best of Preps Jamboree, Friday, Aug. 10

At Finley StadiumChattanooga Christian vs. Sale Creek, 5:30Hixson vs. Chattanooga Christian, 6Sale Creek vs. East Ridge, 6:30Tyner vs. Hixson, 7East Ridge vs. Tyner, 7:30Walker Valley vs. Notre Dame, 8Notre Dame vs. Bradley Central, 8:30McCallie vs. Walker Valley, 9Bradley Central vs. McCallie, 9:30

Friday nights in the Chattanooga area belong to high school football once again.

The season officially kicks off next week, but tonight fans can get a glimpse of their favorite teams – and their rivals – with a pair of jamborees.

photo East Ridge ball carrier Alonzo Russell gets tied up with a McMinn Central defensive player during a scrimmage last month at Bradley Central. East Ridge will take part in the Best of Preps Jamboree tonight at Finley Stadium.
photo McCallie’s B.J. Harris fights for extra yards as Baylor’s Gabriel Stulce, left, and Cooper Lewis, middle, try to bring him down during their game last season. McCallie is among the teams competing in tonight’s Best of Preps Jamboree at Finley Stadium.

For the third consecutive year, the Times Free Press is proud to help sponsor the annual Best of Preps Jamboree at Finley Stadium. That event, also sponsored by Truck ‘N Trailers USA, begins at 5:30 p.m. with Chattanooga Christian taking on Sale Creek.

Every team in the event will play two quarters, and admission is $10. There will be a second lineup of matchups Saturday at Finley, including four teams – Boyd-Buchanan, Central, Ooltewah and Red Bank – that will debut new head coaches.