There have been 11 teams that played in the Corky Kell Kickoff Classic that have gone on to win a state championship. They include six of the past 10 champions in the highest classification. All seven winners of the 2015 Kell Classic are ranked - No. 1 Archer, No. 2 McEachern, No. 3 Colquitt County, No. 8 Mill Creek and No. 10 Norcross in Class AAAAAA, No. 4 Kell in AAAAA and No. 4 Sandy Creek in AAAA. Here are the 11 Kell participants that won state titles (teams marked with an asterisk lost in the Kell that year):
2014 Colquitt County
2011 Grayson
2010 Brookwood
2009 Camden County*
2008 Camden County
2006 Roswell
2002 Parkview
2001 Parkview
1998 Carrollton
1997 Thomas County Central
1996 Brookwood*
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