Buford, Calhoun and St. Pius reached the state finals this season despite moving up in classification. That's unusual. Only 10 previous schools had accomplished that, five that won state titles. This list does not include schools that moved up largely or entirely as a result of GHSA expansion of classifications. For example, Buford made the AA final in 2011 and 2012 final in AAA, but that was a year in which the GHSA moved to six classifications from five. That has been achieved many times. The 2012 Gainesville and Lovejoy teams are included because those schools moved up two classifications.
2014 Buford (AAAA)
2014 Calhoun (AAA)
2014 St. Pius (AAAA)
2012 Gainesville (AAAAA)*
2012 Lovejoy (AAAAAA)
2002 Buford (AA)*
1994 Dublin (AAA)
1986 Villa Rica (AAA)*
1970 Roswell (A)*
1970 Warren County (A)
1960 Avondale (AAA)
1952 Mitchell County (B)
1950 Decatur (AA)*
*won state title
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