Last week we took a stab at how the new all-public school league would look in 2020, when the GHSA will take the added step of separating public and private schools in the regular season. This means the power ratings would go away and the teams would go back to advancing to the state playoffs by finishing in the top four in their respective regions.
But with just 37 private schools competing in football, there are not enough teams to have more than four teams in each region. The GHSA has begun to frown upon four-team leagues, regardless of classification, because teams in those regions are guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. As such, the GHSA will need to come up with a mechanism for selecting the 32 playoff teams on the private side. Perhaps the power ratings are not dead after all.
In the meantime, attempting to take location and traditional rivalries into account, here is a look at what the private school regions would look like:
Region 1: Athens Academy, Athens Christian, Lakeview Academy and Prince Avenue Christian
Region 2: Aquinas, Calvary Day, Savannah Christian and Savannah Country Day
Region 3: North Cobb Christian, Mount Paran Christian, St. Francis, Walker and Whitefield Academy
Region 4: Eagle's Landing Christian Academy, Landmark Christian, Our Lady of Mercy, Strong Rock Christian and Trinity Christian
Region 5: Darlington, Holy Innocents, Pinecrest Academy and Providence Christian
Region 6: Fellowship Christian, King's Ridge, Mount Pisgah, Mount Vernon Presbyterian and Wesleyan
Region 7: Brookstone, First Presbyterian Day, Mount de Sales Academy, St. Anne-Pacelli, Stratford Academy and Tattnall Square Academy
Region 8: Christian Heritage, George Walton Academy, Hebron Christian and Riverside Military Academy
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