Cartersville, Lowndes, Bainbridge and Stockbridge are teams that have advanced further this season than in 2017 despite each graduating one of its all-time greatest players. Who were those highly decorated all-state players? (Answer Thursday)

Answer to Tuesday's question: The former high schools that merged to form Pierce County High in 1981 were Patterson (Eagles) and Blackshear (Tigers).

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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