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Trivia: School that Frank Barden led to a state championship in 1999

By Todd Holcomb
Updated Nov 18, 2019

St. Francis coach Frank Barden has been part of history twice this month. On Nov. 1, he became the eighth active GHSA coach to reach 200 victories. Then on Friday, he led St. Francis to its first playoff victory, a 34-31 win over Trinity Christian. Barden came to St. Francis in 2018. For what school did Barden win a state championship 20 years ago? (Answer Tuesday)

Answer to Friday's question: In the 2018 first round, Bainbridge defeated No. 8 Jones County of Class AAAAA while East Coweta beat No. 10 Marietta of AAAAAAA. Bainbridge entered 5-5. East Coweta was 3-7.

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