Expanded middle school football program begins Saturday at Barron Stadium.

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-The Rome sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade football teams will be playing in the Georgia Middle School Athletic Association this season.

 

-It features 37 schools from Rome as well as Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding, Forsyth and Fulton counties. Each team -- one for each grade -- will play an eight-game schedule with four home games at Barron Stadium. Four rounds of playoffs follow to determine the state champions.

 

-The games begin Saturday at Barron against Sprayberry with the sixth grade game starting at 9 a.m.; seventh at 11 a.m.; and eighth at 1 p.m. Concessions will be open as well as a fish fry for those wanting to the Rome Middle School Football teams.

 

- The sixth graders will field a team for the first time with 34 kids from East Central, Main, North Heights, West Central and other Rome High feeder elementary schools including Saint Mary's.

 

-Charles Smith, Chris Cromer and Richard Sullivan are coaching the sixth grade team, and say they're amazed by the team's overall talent level.