Gilmer has won three games after finishing 0-10 each of the past three seasons. That's a marked improvement, but it's not as uncommon as one might expect. According to the GHSFHA, 51 teams have won three or more games while entering a season on a losing streak of 20 games or longer. But on the flip side, 29 teams entering seasons with 20-game losing streaks followed with another winless campaign. Gilmer, at 3-5, has two chances to improve its mark. Here are the 51 that took big strides. They are ordered by winning percentage.
2010 - Monroe Area (11-2)
2010 - Butler (7-3)
2008 - Towns County (7-3)
1962 - Cass (7-3)
1992 - Henry County (7-3)
2014 - Crawford County (6-4)
1956 - Clarkston (6-4)
2012 - Mt. Zion-Carroll (6-4)
1968 - Dykes (5-4-1)
1981 - Westover (6-5)
1991 - Carver-Atlanta (5-5)
2016 - Banneker (5-5)
2006 - Eastside (5-5)
1986 - Etowah (5-5)
1968 - Henry County (5-5)
1984 - Henry County (5-5)
1994 - McIntosh (5-5)
2004 - Terrell County (5-5)
2003 - Woodstock (5-5)
2002 - Stewart-Quitman (4-4)
2008 - Johnson-Sav. (5-6)
1987 - Putnam County (4-7)
1962 - Cherokee (4-5-1)
1978 - Cook (4-5-1)
1997 - Glenn Hills (4-5-1)
2015 - Social Circle (4-6)
1986 - Stewart-Quitman (4-6)
2002 - Brantley County (4-6)
1990 - Chattooga (4-6)
1998 - Coosa (4-6)
2001 - Decatur (4-6)
2018 - Johnson-Gaines. (4-6)
1998 - Jones County (4-6)
2008 - Metter (4-6)
2004 - Northview (4-6)
1969 - Sprayberry (4-6)
1976 - Treutlen (4-6)
2016 - Bradwell Inst. (3-6-1)
1952 - Sparta (3-6-1)
2018 - Berkmar (3-7)
1989 - Forest Park (3-7)
1987 - Milton (3-7)
1985 - Wills (3-7)
1977 - Blackshear (3-7)
1986 - Central-Talbotton (3-7)
1998 - Druid Hills (3-7)
2004 - Druid Hills (3-7)
2008 - Montgomery Co. (3-7)
2008 - North Springs (3-7)
1989 - Westover (3-7)
1990 - Wheeler County (3-7)
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