First Ever ESPN Doubleheader will be played at BUC Stadium- Hoover, Al

August 2, 2011

Hoover High School

Second annual ESPN High School Football Kickoff Aug. 26-28

Top-ranked teams include St. Thomas Aquinas, South Panola and Hoover

St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) players celebate their 2010 Florida Class 5A state championship. They face Prattville (Prattville, Ala.) Aug. 27 on ESPN.	Photo By: Kynon Codrington

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Twenty-six teams from 13 states will compete in 13 high school matchups as part of the annual ESPN High School Football Kickoff, Aug. 26-28. The Kickoff will be shown live from ten states: Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas and will feature seven teams from the ESPN RISE FAB 50 2010 final ranking, 15 ESPNU 150 ranked players and more than 100 Division I recruits. The weekend-long event will air live on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com.

The Kickoff will feature the top two final ranked 2010 FAB 50 teams and defending state champions, No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla., 5A) and No. 2 South Panola (Miss., 6A). Hoover (Ala.) is a returning kickoff champion and was No. 42 in the FAB 50 2010 final rankings. Other defending state champions include: Bishop Gorman (Nev., 4A), Buford (Ga., 2A), Cathedral (Ind., 4A), Cocoa (Fla., 5A) and Wheaton Warrenville South (Ill., 7A).

This year, there are 15 student-athletes participating in the ESPN High School Football Kickoff who are ESPNU 150-ranked players: No.1 Mario Edwards (DE, Denton Ryan), No. 2 Eddie Goldman (DT, Collegiate Academy), No. 3 Dorial Green-Beckham (WR, Hillcrest), No.14 Arik Armstead (OT, Pleasant Grove), No. 20 Gunner Kiel (QB, Columbus East), No.37 Issac Gross (DT, South Panola), No. 55 Dillon Lee (OLB, Buford), No. 61 Patrick Destefano (OT, Dorman), No. 74 Vadal Alexander (OG, Buford), No.95 Adolphus Washington (DE, Taft), No.103 Jordan Richmond (LB, Denton Ryan), No.110 Dwayne Stanford (WR, Taft), No.117 Justin Shanks (DT, Prattville), No. 133 Tommy Schutt (DT, Glenbard West) and No. 144 Sheldon Day (DT, Warren Central).

2011 ESPN High School Football Kickoff broadcast schedule
Network	Air date	Start time (EST)	Teams	Site
ESPNU	Fri 8/26/2011	7 p.m.	Columbus North (Ind.) vs. Columbus East (Ind.)	Columbus East HS, Columbus, Ind. (No stadium name, game is at the high school)
ESPN3.com	Fri 8/26/2011	7 p.m.	Gainesville (Ga.) vs. Buford (Ga.)	Tom Riden Stadium (Buford, Ga.)
ESPN3.com	Fri 8/26/2011	8 p.m.	Gaffney (S.C.) vs. Dorman (S.C.)	Cavalier Stadium (Roebuck, S.C.)
ESPN2	Fri 8/26/2011	9 p.m.	Armwood (Fla.) vs. Bishop Gorman (Nev.)	Fertitta Field (Las Vegas, Nev.)
ESPN	Sat 8/27/2011	12 p.m.	St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) vs. Prattville (Ala.)	Doubleheader Game 1 - Buccaneer Stadium (Hoover, Ala.)
ESPN	Sat 8/27/2011	3:30 p.m.	South Panola (Miss.) vs. Hoover (Ala.)	Doubleheader Game 2 - Buccaneer Stadium (Hoover, Ala.)
ESPNU	Sat 8/27/2011	4 p.m.	Cathedral (Ind.) vs. Warren Central (Ind.)	Warrior Stadium (Indianapolis, Ind.)
ESPN	Sat 8/27/2011	7 p.m.	Sulphur Springs (Texas) vs. Denton Ryan (Texas)	C.H. Collins Athletic Complex (Denton, Texas)
ESPNU	Sat 8/27/2011	9 p.m.	Hillcrest (Mo.) vs. Seneca (Mo.)	Fred G. Hughes Stadium (Joplin, Mo.)
ESPN2	Sat 8/27/2011	10 p.m.	Pleasant Grove (Calif.) vs. Monterey Trail (Calif.)	Mark Macres Stadium (Elk Grove, Calif.)
ESPNU	Sun 8/28/2011	11 a.m.	Collegiate Academy (D.C.) vs. Taft (Ohio)	Doubleheader Game 1 -  Cardinal Stadium (Cincinatti, Ohio)
ESPN2	Sun 8/28/2011	12 p.m.	Glenbard West (Ill.) vs. Wheaton Warrenville South (Ill.)	Red Grange Field (Wheaton Ill.)
ESPN	Sun 8/28/2011	3 p.m.	Cocoa (Fla.) vs. Colerain (Ohio)	Doubleheader Game 2 - Cardinal Stadium (Cincinatti, Ohio)