Walton won its seventh Regions Directors Cup in the state’s highest classification and Pope of Class AAAAA won its first, giving Cobb County two overall champions in the same school year for the first time in the history of the all-sports competition.
Walton finished with 1,228.5 points and edged Brookwood for the second consecutive year. The Raiders won state championships in boys swimming, girls tennis and volleyball and had runner-up finishes in girls lacrosse and girls golf. No school other than Walton has won more than three Directors Cups and the highest class.
The Directors Cup competition, which has been held every school year since 1999-2000, awards points to each school based on its performances in the playoffs and state meets for the GHSA’s 24 sports. Each school’s eight highest-scoring sports for each gender are counted in the standings.
Pope won a state championship in dual wrestling, was runner-up in boys tennis and girls track and placed five other teams in the top eight to finish with 1,060 points. Second-place McIntosh, which won the competition last year, had 1,012 points in what was the closest race of any classification.
Read the full post, including honors for St. Pius, Marist and Westminster and a complete list of how local high schools ranked in their divisions on the AJC High School Sports blog
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