2025 Macon Melody Football Preview

Read previews on all 14 high school football teams in Macon and Mercer in The Melody’s 32-page special edition.

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August 14, 2025
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The Melody’s 2025 Football Preview has arrived. Read the special section below to see schedules, players to watch and stories on all 14 high school football teams in Macon as well as Mercer ahead of the 2025 season.

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Micah Johnston

Micah Johnston is our sports and newsletter editor. A Macon native, he graduated from Central High School after four years in the Sugarbear Band before attending Mercer University. He worked at The Telegraph as a general assignment, crime and sports reporter before joining The Melody. When he’s not fanatically watching baseball or reading sci-fi and Stephen King novels, he’s creating and listening to music.

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