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Weekend jamborees provide preview of area high school football season

The McCallie football team runs onto the field from out of a new inflatable blue helmet.
The McCallie football team runs onto the field from out of a new inflatable blue helmet.

Kickoff Classic Best of Preps jamboree

At Finley StadiumAdmission: $8Tonight› Brainerd vs Howard, 6:30› Chattanooga Christian vs Sale Creek, 7:15› Grace Academy vs Boyd-Buchanan, 8› McCallie vs Giles County, 8:45› Tyner vs Hixson, 9:30Saturday› Notre Dame vs Baylor, 6:30› Walker Valley vs Red Bank, 7:15› East Ridge vs Soddy-Daisy, 8› Central vs Ooltewah, 8:45› East Hamilton vs McMinn County, 9:30

Sequatchie Valley jamboree

At South Pittsburg High School7 Eastern tonight› Grundy County vs. Silverdale Baptist› Bledsoe County vs. Sequatchie County› South Pittsburg vs. Lookout Valley› Marion County vs. Whitwell› Sequatchie County vs. Silverdale Baptist› Grundy County vs. Lookout Valley› Marion County vs. Bledsoe County› South Pittsburg vs. Whitwell

The field is lined and the lights will shine bright once again as the dress rehearsals for the high school football season, also known as the prep jamborees, begin tonight.

The Times Free Press is now the title sponsor of the Kickoff Classic Best of Preps jamboree, presented by Zaxby’s, being played tonight and Saturday evening at Finley Stadium. There will be 19 area teams in action over the next two nights, beginning with rivals Brainerd and Howard facing off at 6:30 tonight.

“We are very excited to sponsor the Kickoff Classic jamboree,” said Bruce Hartmann, president of the Times Free Press. “We understand the popularity and importance high school football plays in our area, and this is just another opportunity for us to show how committed we are to our community of readers and to prep sports coverage.”