List: State finals that were rematches of regular-season games

Bainbridge players and coaches celebrate after Warner Robins is unable to score in the third overtime, thus winning their class 5A high school championship football game, Tuesday, Dec., 11, 2018, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta. Bainbridge won in 3 overtimes 47-41.

Credit: John Amis

Credit: John Amis

Bainbridge players and coaches celebrate after Warner Robins is unable to score in the third overtime, thus winning their class 5A high school championship football game, Tuesday, Dec., 11, 2018, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta. Bainbridge won in 3 overtimes 47-41.

Three of the eight championship games will be rematches of regular-season games. There have been 31 previous state-title games that were rematches. The original winner is 16-13 in the finals, but the original loser has won 10 of the past 13. (Two of the original games were ties.) Games in which the original loser avenged the original loss are marked with an asterisk.

2019: Harrison vs. Allatoona

Original: Harrison won 21-17

2019: Dublin vs. Brooks Co.

Original: Dublin won 49-35

2019: ELCA vs. Wesleyan

Original: ELCA won 54-17

2018: Lee Co. d. Northside-W.R. 14-0

Original: Lee Co. won 24-7

2018: *Bainbridge d. Warner Robins 47-41

Original: Bainbridge lost 38-0

2018: *Heard Co. d. Rockmart 27-6

Original: Heard Co. lost 33-0

2018: *Clinch Co. d. Irwin Co. 27-20

Original: Clinch Co. lost 21-3

2017: *Blessed Trinity d. Marist 16-7

Original: Blessed Trinity lost 25-24

2017: *Clinch Co. d. Irwin Co. 21-12

Original: Clinch Co. lost 21-7

2017: Lee Co. d. Coffee 28-21

Original: Lee Co. won 23-7

2015: *Westminster d. Blessed Trinity 38-31

Original: Westminster lost 24-10

2015: *Clinch Co. d. Irwin Co. 24-7

Original: Clinch Co. lost 28-12

2014: ELCA d. Mount Paran Christian 49-7

Original: ELCA won 31-14

2014: *Benedictine d. GAC 45-21

Original: Benedictine lost 24-21

2013: *Norcross d. North Gwinnett 31-14

Original: Norcross lost 36-17

2008: *Tucker d. Marist 15-3

Original: Tucker lost 38-0

2007: Buford d. Lovett 50-0

Original: Buford won 21-0

2005: Lincoln Co. d. Washington-Wilkes 25-0

Original: Lincoln Co. won 20-13

2002: Parkview d. Brookwood 28-7

Original: Parkview won 17-10

2002: Buford d. GAC 34-10

Original: Buford won 35-10

2001: Buford d. Bowdon 35-13

Original: Buford won 40-0

2001: Americus d. Early Co. 33-21

Original: Americus won 21-19

2000: Parkview d. Harrison 19-7

Original: Parkview won 8-7

2000: Commerce d. Buford 27-19

Original: Commerce won 18-14

1996: *Brookwood d. Valdosta 45-24

Original: Brookwood lost 31-28

1995: *Elbert Co. d. Washington-Wilkes 27-0

Original: Elbert Co. lost 14-6

1994: Colquitt Co. d. Valdosta 23-10

Original: Colquitt Co. won 10-7

1993: Thomas Co. Central d. Thomasville 14-12

Original: Thomas Co. Central won 28-7

1990: Cairo d. Worth Co. 37-28

Original: Cairo won 38-8

1980: *Woodward Academy d. Marist 14-10

Original: Woodward Academy lost 20-14

1968: St Pius d. Gainesville 6-0

Original: St. Pius won 14-13

1960: Washington Wilkes d. Jenkins Co. 40-0

Original: Washington-Wilkes won 38-13

1955: Monticello d. Stone Mountain 13-7

Original: Tied 14-14

1948: Lanier (Macon) d. Marist 15-14

Original: Tied 7-7

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