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Spring football starting dates, goals for Northwest Georgia prep teams

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Dalton will have to find a new quarterback after prolific passer Ethan Long transferred to Adairsville, where his father recently took a job.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Dalton will have to find a new quarterback after prolific passer Ethan Long transferred to Adairsville, where his father recently took a job. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Dalton will have to find a new quarterback after prolific passer Ethan Long transferred to Adairsville, where his father recently took a job.


The official start of the 2024 high school football season is months away, but the preparation has already begun at many schools. Here is a list of spring practice schedules for Northwest Georgia programs and one focus for each:

› Calhoun — Started April 29

The Yellow Jackets will return to Class AAA in the new cycle — down two classifications — but will do so having to replace three-year starting quarterback Trey Townsend and prolific running back Caden Williams. Finding those replacements is crucial.

› Christian Heritage — Started April 29