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Friday Football Preview

The 2011 high school football season begins tonight.

The 2011 football season is finally here. There has been a spattering of games throughout the area, but tonight is the night where most of the football teams kick off.

Here's what's on the slate for schools in the Marietta Patch:

South Cobb (0-0) at Marietta (0-0) won just two games last year and lost it final five of the season. Dual threat, junior quarterback Anthony Jennings will try to bolster the offense this season after posting almost 2,300 years on the ground and through the air. One of Marietta’s wins last season was against South Cobb, 17-13.

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Osborne (0-0) at Hughes (0-0) – Friday will be the debut for head coach Xarvia Smith. In fact, the Cardinals are breaking in a new quarterback too in Jahmari Townes. Osborne won just one game last year, but fell to Hughes in the season opener by just three points.

Whitefield (0-0) at Walker (0-0)One of ’s three wins in 2010 was a season-starter over Whitefield, 29-7. Running back Evan Kasian will lead the offense again after rushing for 637 yards last year and five touchdowns.

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