Five teams advanced in the playoffs for the first time this season. Those were Creekview (Class AAAAAA), New Hampstead (AAAAA), Pickens (AAAA), North Cobb Christian (A) and Hebron Christian (A). Also, Trinity Christian and Riverside Military Academy advanced for the first time in the GHSA playoffs. They had won rounds as members of the Georgia Independent School Association. Here are teams that advanced for the first time in at least three years.
First - Creekview
First - Hebron Christian
First - New Hampstead
First - North Cobb Christian
First - Pickens
1974 - Columbus
1985 - Montgomery County
1987 - Effingham County
2006 - Riverside Military*
2007 - Habersham Central
2008 - Bradwell Institute
2008 - Cedar Shoals
2008 - Brookstone
2009 - Swainsboro
2009 - Chattahoochee County
2010 - Dutchtown
2012 - East Coweta
2012 - West Forsyth
2012 - North Hall
2013 - Richmond Hill
2013 - East Paulding
2013 - Holy Innocents'
2014 - Creekside
2014 - Sequoyah
2014 - Eastside
2014 - North Oconee
2015 - Lanier
2015 - Trion
2015 - Aquinas**
*Advanced in GISA
**Advanced with a bye in 2017; last playoff win was in 2015.
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