Twenty-one Georgia teams repeated as region champions this season. Mill Creek, Houston County, Dawson County and Pinecrest Academy won their first region titles. Jonesboro (4-AAAA) broke the longest drought, winning its first region championship since 1949. The 66 years between titles is a state record previously held by Milton (1952-2014). Seasons listed below are the most recent previous titles.
Class AAAAAA
1 - Colquitt County (2014)
2 - Newton (1987)
3 - Westlake (2014)
4 - McEachern (2012)
5 - Roswell (2010)
6 - South Forsyth (1997)
7 - Mill Creek (first)
8 - Grayson (2014)
Class AAAAA
1 - Carver (Columbus) (2013)
2 - Houston County (first)
3 - Coffee (2002)
4 - Stockbridge (2014)
5 - Allatoona (2014)
6 - Stephenson (2009)
7 - Dalton (2013)
8 - Lanier (2014)
Class AAAA
1 - Bainbridge (1993)
2 - Mary Persons (1997)
3 - Thomson (2012)
4 - Jonesboro (1949)
5 - Woodward Academy (2014)
6 - St. Pius (2014)
7 - Cartersville (2014)
8 - Buford (2014)
Class AAA
1 - Dodge County (1999)
2 - Jackson (2009)
3 - Laney (2013)
4 - Blessed Trinity (2014)
4 - Cedar Grove (1991)
5 - Callaway (2013)
6 - Calhoun (2014)
7 - Dawson County (first)
8 - Oconee County (2004)
Class AA
1 - Brooks County (2013)
2 - Benedictine (2013)
3 - Jefferson County (2009)
4 - Macon County (2014)
5 - Heard County (2013)
6 - Greater Atl. Christian(2014)
7 - Darlington (2014)
8 - Rabun County (2014)
Class A
1 - Randolph-Clay (2005)
2 - Irwin County (2014)
3 - ECI (2012)
4 - Marion County (2014)
5 - ELCA (2014)
6 - Pinecrest Academy (first)
7 - Aquinas (2014)
8 - Prince Ave. Christian (2014)
Note: Co-champions are recognized only when ties are broken by random methods (ie, coin flip).
Two 10-0 teams lost in the first round of the 2014 playoffs. Who were they? Hint: They were beaten by Sequoyah and Appling County. (Answer Tuesday)
Answer to Friday's question: Tift County and Valdosta were the last 9-0 teams from Region 1 of the highest classification to play each other in the final game of the regular season. Valdosta, the defending Class AAAA champion, won the game, but Tift avenged the loss two weeks later and went on to win a state title.
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