Walnut Grove's 23-18 victory last week over Monroe Area - which had beaten Walnut Grove 75-0 last season - ties a modern state record. Here are the worst losses since 1948 that were followed by victories the next season:
75 points
1964 Jenkins 75-0 over Claxton followed by 7-6 loss
2013 Monroe Area 75-0 over Walnut Grove followed by 23-18 loss
73 points
1950 Claxton 73-0 over Millen followed by 25-7 loss
72 points
1963 Johnson (Rome) 72-0 over West Side followed by 14-7 loss
68 points
1948 Blakely-Union 68-0 over Arlington followed by 13-6 loss
1962 Jackson 68-0 over Henry County followed by 12-7 loss
1983 Metter 68-0 over Bryan County followed by 8-7 loss
67 points
1990 Harper 70-3 over Druid Hills followed by 35-0 loss
2000 Towers 67-0 over Avondale followed by 23-0 loss
64 points
1964 East Fannin 64-0 over Lumpkin County followed by 6-0 loss
1968 Hapeville 70-6 over Briarwood followed by 14-6 loss
2004 Taylor County 64-0 over Stewart-Quitman followed by 40-34 loss
63 points
1968 Tallulah Falls 63-0 over Dawson County followed by 16-0 loss
1968 Lakeside (Atlanta) 63-0 over Chamblee followed by 27-14 loss
1975 Mitchell County 63-0 over Terrell County followed by 12-6 loss
2008 Columbia 70-7 over Lakeside (Atlanta) followed by 21-7 loss
Note: The cutoff year of 1948 is used because it was the first season that the GHSA took full control of football statewide, making rules uniform and putting schools in regions and classes. Before that, the all-time biggest reversal of fortune was LaFayette's 40-0 victory over Cartersville in 1924. Cartersville had beaten LaFayette 90-0 in 1923.
Sources: GHSFHA.com and Loren Maxwell
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