Bainbridge and Northside of Warner Robins are in the finals after finishing just 5-5 in the regular season. They are the eighth and ninth teams in history to make the finals despite regular-season records of .500 or below. Two of those - 1965 West Rome and 1992 Thomas County Central - won state titles.
1958 Decatur (4-6)
1965 West Rome (4-5-1)
1989 Greene County (4-6)
1992 Thomas Co. Central (5-5)
2002 Dooly County (4-6)
2010 Colquitt County (5-5)
2014 ELCA (4-6)
2018 Northside-W.R. (5-5)
2018 Bainbridge (5-5)
Source: GHSFHA
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