The 2016 SCIAA Middle School Football Friendship Classic could be one of the most competitive classics to date. The six teams participating in this years’ Friendship Classic should provide fans with some entertaining Middle School football contest. The Friendship Classic was created to bridge the relationships’ between Middle School football programs that wouldn’t normally compete against each other and to showcase some of the best Middle School talent in the county. Not only does the Friendship Classic showcase the talented youth but it also points at the importance of Middle School football to the community at-large. This year the SCIAA was blessed to have the Gray Law Group as the Friendship Classic’s title sponsor. Attorney Daryl Gray who is a native Memphian felt that the Friendship Classic was an awesome event and that giving back to his roots is paramount to who he is. The teams participating are Sherwood Middle Schools who has a new coach, Ronald Davis, who will lead his revitalized team against the Snowden Greendogs led by Coach Maurice Crawford whose team peaked at the end of last season. The next game will showcase a resurged Georgian Hills team headed by Brian Macon versus an experienced Highland Oaks team led by Freddie Williams. The final game will display the coaching skills of White Station Middle School’s Coley Thornton who has a team that could win the SCIAA & TMSAA Large School Championship this season and they will face a talented Wooddale MS led by Coach Steven Robinson. Don’t miss out on this year’s Friendship Classic held at Kirby Stadium on August 27th. Games will start at 4:30pm.