Forty-seven of the 240 playoff teams did not qualify last season. Here are the 47 with their most recent appearance.

First

Denmark

Hampton

Lithia Springs

1996

North Atlanta

1998

Morrow

2003

Shiloh

2005

Decatur

2010

Hiram

Warren County

2011

Sprayberry

2013

M.L. King

2014

Bleckley County

Central (Macon)

St. Francis

2015

Houston County

Johnson County

Metter

Northview

Putnam County

South Paulding

2016

Bowdon

Brantley County

Luella

McIntosh County Academy

Model

Ola

Sonoraville

Terrell County

Wheeler

2017

Adairsville

Alexander

Americus-Sumter

B.E.S.T. Academy

Brunswick

Columbia

Dalton

First Presbyterian

Heritage (Conyers)

Lincoln County

Madison County

North Cobb

North Forsyth

South Effingham

Temple

Washington-Wilkes

West Laurens

Winder-Barrow

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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