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Georgia High School Association football returns tonight, Thursday, August 18, with the first of nearly 200 season openers around the state.

In the Savannah area, New Hampstead High School, out of GHSA Class 4A Region 3, takes on a South Carolina High School league neighbor across the Savannah river and state line in May River High School. The game will be played at Pooler Stadium with kickoff at 7 pm.

According to the Georgia High School Football Daily newsletter, The Maxwell Ratings, for GHSA Class 4A Region 3 has the Phoenix projected to finish in fourth place behind #1 Benedictine, #2 Burke County, and #3 Wayne County. Below is the Maxwell preseason projection with region rank, state rank, team rating projected win - loss record and chance of making the GHSA state football playoffs.

Per GHSFD, here is how the projections are figured. The Maxwell Ratings, compiled by mathematician and Georgia High School Football Historians Association founder Loren Maxwell, have projected the region finishes of all 412 football-playing schools in the GHSA. The projections are based on historical scores, with the most recent season weighing most heavily. Teams that did unusually well, or poorly, in 2021 are projected to regress toward the mean. The ratings do not consider changes in player personnel or coaching staff.

Here is the Week Zero Schedule. All games kickoff at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted.All stats are courtesy of MaxPreps.

Make sure you CLICK on the link below to read the Week Zero Preview by Travis Jaudon on the Prep Sports Report Website. 

WEEK ZERO PREVIEW: Are you ready for some Savannah Area High School Football

WEEK ZERO SCHEDULE

Thursday, August 20, 2022

May River at New Hampstead (Pooler Stadium) 7 pm

Friday, August 19, 2022

Effingham County at Richmond Hill

Jenkins at Benedictine (Memorial)

Calvary Day at Islands (Islands)

Josey at Savannah High (Savannah High)

Hilton Head Christian at Savannah Christian (Pooler Stadium)

Windsor Forest at Savannah Country Day

Thomas Jefferson at St. Andrew's

Hilton Head Prep at Bethesda (Daffin Park)

South Effingham at Vidalia

Beach at Bluffton

Johnson at MCA

Bryan County at Lincoln County

Memorial Day at Palmetto Christian

Optim Orthopedics supports Benedictine Military School, Calvary Day School, Richmond Hill High School, Savannah Country Day, South Effingham High School, and St. Vincent's athletics. Benedictine Military School's team doctor is Dr. David Sedory. The team doctor for Calvary Day School, South Effingham, and Richmond Hill is Dr. David Palmer. Savannah Country Day and St. Vincent's team doctor is Dr. Thomas Alexander. Remember, Optim Orthopedics gets you back into the game!