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High school football classic at Georgia State Stadium to be televised

Georgia State Stadium will be the site of the first Great Atlanta Bash Football Classic on Sept. 21. FILE PHOTO by STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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Georgia State Stadium will be the site of the first Great Atlanta Bash Football Classic on Sept. 21. FILE PHOTO by STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC
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July 2, 2019

Six Atlanta-area high schools will battle in three televised games on the same day at Georgia State Stadium.

The first Great Atlanta Bash Football Classic will take place Sept. 21.

The event features five Atlanta high schools and one from Douglas County. Peachtree TV will televise the games.

The match-ups are: South Atlanta High School vs. Washington High School at 10 a.m.;

Maynard Jackson High School vs. Carver High School at 12:40 p.m.; and Mays High School vs. New Manchester High School at 3:20 p.m.

Tickets will be available beginning July 9 at the schools. Tickets will cost $15 in advance and $18 if purchased at the gate on the day of the games.

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