Corky Kell Classic - McEachern High School

Most high school football programs never have the opportunity to play in a professional
stadium. McEachern fans are able to mark their calendar by trips to the Georgia Dome
for the annual Corky Kell Classic.
Corky Kell Classic
Carlton J. Corky Kell was instrumental in helping
Create this classic preseason high school football
Event. This event, in which McEachern is one of
Co-sponsors is usually the week before the regulaTion season begins in the high school season. The site is the
Georgia Dome, which has also hosted the Atlanta Falcons, the
Olympic Games, Georgia State Football, the Peach Bowl, the SEC
Championship and the Super Bowl. McEachern players annually look forward to the opportunity to
showcase their talent in this amazing state of the art venue.
Over the past ten years, the Classic has contributed more than $60,000 to the C orky Kell Scholarship
Fund. Many deserving Cobb County students have benefited from those scholarships. This fine tribute helps to memorialize the great contributions that Corky Kell made while serving as Head Football
coach at Wheeler High School and as county athletic director in his 30 years of service.
Former McEachern Head Coach Jimmy Dorsey comments:
The “Corky Kell Kick-off Classic” was started 21 years ago because of the vision of Corky Kell, Cobb
County Athletic Director, and Ralph Williams, Principal of McEachern High School, who wanted to
showcase Georgia High School Football in the New Georgia Dome facility. The event over the last 21
years has grown into one of the most recognized High School Football events in the southeast as well as
the nation. McEachern and Brookwood High Schools have participated ever year in this contest and
through their commitment have assured the continued success of the event to its present position.
McEachern Results in the Dome
Year
McE Score
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
21
17
0
9
7
32
24
7
24
16
0
29
7
14
13
14
22
21
42
21
26
13
Opponent
Opponent Score
Brookwood
Newnan
Warner Robbins
Upson-Lee***
Colquitt County
Valdosta###
Parkview
Valdosta$$$
Brookwood
Dacula
Parkview
Walton
Walton
Stephenson
Starr’s Mill
Roswell
Parkview
Grayson
Brookwood
Peachtree Ridge
North Gwinnett
Grayson
14
19
6
7
28
28
7
21
21
21
38
13
21
13
8
20
25
31
32
24
17
31
Corky Kell Record 8-13
Dome Record 6-13
*** The 1995 Corky Kell Classic was played at McEachern High School
### The 1997 Corky Kell Classic was played at Brookwood High School.
$$$ This game was the state finals held in the Georgia Dome.
Press on the following links to proceed to a picture album of Dome highlights from the corresponding year.
1992 1993 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
McEachern 21
Brookwood
Brad Hames
7
David Laukka
McEachern
17
Newnan
19
T.J. Meers
Jason Waldon
McEachern
0
Warner Robbins 6
Chris Caldwell
Lamar Shaw
Adrian Eaddy
Corey Jones
McEachern
7
Colquitt County 28
Rasheed Cooper & A.J. Suggs
Justin Chesser
Andy Dorsey
Coaches McCance & Owens
Mark Myers
McEachern
Parkview
Ray Miller
24
7
Henry Oduah
Coach Ed Stapp
Eric Lavette
A.J. Suggs
McEachern
24
Brookwood
21
Robert Harrison
Terrence Edwards
Coach Wade Pilgrim
Charter Foster
Cornelius Blair
Austin Medford
Austin Medford
Bret Whiltfield
Charter Foster
Terrance Edwards
McEachern
16
Dacula
21
Mark Bounds
Shannon Lavette, Jacob Parker,
Brett Whitfield, Kyle Roper
Charter Foster
Deli Newbold
Lyle Moore
Austin Medford
McEachern
Stephenson
14
13
Ronald Witherspoon
Jake Seiden, Brad Dodd, Josh Stewart
Cody Chastain
Calvin Addison
McEachern
14
Roswell
20
Brad Dodd
Ron Ward
Desmond Morgan
McEachern
22
Parkview
25
Chris Moore, Brett Dodd, Mark Bounds,
Keith Parker
Matt Collins
Terrell Mitchell
McEachern
21
Grayson
31
Rajaan Bennett
Matt Collins
Rajaan Bennett
Justin Turner & Demarius Matthews
Elim Perritt
McEachern
42
Brookwood
32
Syquan Hudson
Demarius Matthews
Corey Rowe
Rajaan Bennett
McEachern
21
Peachtree Ridge 24
Nick St. Germain
Zarold Wilder & Chris Nwagbara
Dontavious Lawson & Marquise Roberts
Coach Kyle Hockman
Zarold Wilder
Tyler Smith
Dondre Purnell
McEachern
26
North Gwinnett 17
Chris Nwagbara
Cameron Gamble
Trent Thompson
Antoine Jones & Darius English
Victor Brannan
Jed Nwankwoh
Azar Wilson
Yohannes Mathyas & Kel Parham
Da’Quavious Lewis
Kofi Amichia
Amba Etta-Tawo
Trey Fletcher
Sharrod Pittman
Rasheed Parsons
Mitch Long
Chris Nwagbara
McEachern
12
Grayson
31
Mike Sherman, Kel Parham, Sharrod
Pittman
T.J. Rahming
Henry Famurewa
Mike Sherman
Ty Clemons
Coach Kyle Hockman
Ty Griffin
Elijah Van Dorn
McKenzie Billingslea
Justin Pendleton
Mike Sherman & Taj Griffin
Ty Clemons
Mike Sherman
Rasheed Parsons
Travis Fair
Jejuan Delaney