The first round produced 18 upsets, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings. That's out of 112 games. The two biggest upsets were delivered by Class A teams Brookstone and Chattahoochee County, each pegged as underdogs of more than 25 points. Below are the 18 upsets. The number in parentheses is the projected margin of defeat of the eventual winner.
Class AAAAAAA
Cherokee (+4) d. Westlake 41-23
Class AAAAAA
Creekside (+3) d. Alpharetta 28-0
Class AAAAA
Griffin (+2) d. Bainbridge 21-20
Hiram (+6) d. Southwest DeKalb 16-12
Class AAAA
Americus-Sumter (+20) d. Burke County 13-6
Baldwin (+12) d. Cairo 38-0
Madison County (+3) d. Ridgeland 27-20
Class AAA
Jackson (+12) d. Liberty County 28-21
North Hall (+6) d. Lovett 24-21
Dawson County (+15) d. Westminster 27-3
Cook (+1) d. Windsor Forest 7-6
Class AA
Fitzgerald (+2) d. Bleckley County 30-12
Jefferson County (+1) d. Vidalia at 20-3
Class A (Private)
Mount Paran Christian (+8) d. Aquinas 29-27
St. Francis (+11) d. Trinity Christian 34-31
Brookstone (+26) d. Whitefield Academy. 10-7
Class A (Public)
Schley County (+9) d. Claxton 47-24
Chattahoochee County (+33) d. Washington-Wilkes 12-7
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