Auburn (AL), Thomas County Central (GA) to play spring game at Troy’s Veterans Memorial Stadium

Many of the high school spring football games and scrimmages that will take place will not come with much fanfare, but there’s a particular one between two states that’s gather enough attention to play it at a bigger venue. Much bigger.

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According to a social media post on Monday morning, Thomasville (GA) Thomas County Central announced that Friday’s spring tilt against Alabama powerhouse Auburn (AL) will be played at Troy University’s Veterans Memorial Stadium. The game is slated for a 6 p.m. kickoff and is arguably the top interstate spring matchup in the country.

Veterans Memorial Stadium can seat well over 30,000 fans and now will showcase the home state Tigers up against the Georgia high school football powerhouse Thomas County Central.

The Yellow Jackets, which finished the 2025 season with a undefeated record of 15-0 and won the GHSA Class 5A state championship, are loading up for another title run and have a number of talented players back to do so. Player that’s being most watched at Thomas County Central is Class of 2027 four-star wide receiver Jabari Watkins.

For the Tigers, they return 2027 three-star quarterback Cason Myers, who completed nearly 70 percent of his passes for 2,490 yards and 19 touchdowns a year ago.

Auburn ended this past season with a 10-3 record and finished ranked No. 6 in the state according to the final 2025 Alabama High School Football Massey Rankings. Thomas County Central finished with a 15-0 mark and was the No. 3 ranked team, per the final 2025 Georgia High School Football Massey Rankings.