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List: Teams that picked up first playoff wins in at least two years

Riverwood wide receiver Tyler Rowe (13, right) celebrates his touchdown with wide receiver Donovan Logan (23) in the second half of a regular-season game against Carver-Atlanta. (Jason Getz/Special)
Riverwood wide receiver Tyler Rowe (13, right) celebrates his touchdown with wide receiver Donovan Logan (23) in the second half of a regular-season game against Carver-Atlanta. (Jason Getz/Special)
By Todd Holcomb
Updated Nov 20, 2019

Four teams won the first state-playoff games in their programs' histories last week. Here are the 38 that won playoff games for the first time in at least two years.

First - Johns Creek

First - Madison County

First - St. Francis

First - Union County

2001 - Riverwood

2003 - Metter

2005 - North Forsyth

2007 - Perry

2007 - Warren County

2010 - Brunswick

2010 - Hiram

2012 - Wilcox County

2013 - Veterans

2014 - Appling County

2014 - Hart County

2015 - Houston County

2015 - Oconee County

2015 - South Paulding

2016 - Carver (Columbus)

2016 - Cherokee

2016 - North Murray

2016 - Roswell

2016 - Sandy Creek

2016 - Stephenson

2016 - Turner County

2017 - Americus-Sumter

2017 - Cook

2017 - Crisp County

2017 - Jefferson

2017 - Jones County

2017 - Manchester

2017 - Marietta*

2017 - Mays

2017 - Mount Paran Christian

2017 - Pepperell

2017 - Starr's Mill

2017 - Toombs County

2017 - West Laurens

*Marietta reached the Class AAAAAAA quarterfinals in 2017 but was later forced to forfeit playoff victories over Westlake and Woodstock. Officially, the Blue Devils' most recent state-playoff win had come in 2012.

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