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GHSA football playoffs: First-round opponents set for all 8 classifications
The first-round games for the 2025 Georgia high school football playoffs are set to begin Nov. 14, with the state championships slated for Dec. 15-17 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC 2024)
By Todd Holcomb
Updated Nov 2, 2025The first-round pairings for the 2025 Georgia high school football playoffs are set.
Brackets for 6A, 5A, 4A and A Division II were determined by Saturday, while opponents in classes 3A, 2A, A-I and 3A-A private, which are based on GHSA points ratings, were announced Sunday.
The first-round games are set to begin Nov. 14, with the state championships slated for Dec. 15-17 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The bracket quadrants are signified by last team being in bold.
Class 6A
- R1 #3 Colquitt at R8 #2 Mill Creek
- R7 #4 Norcross at R4 #1 Grayson
- R5 #3 Marietta at R3 #2 Harrison
- R6 #4 North Forsyth at R2 #1 Carrollton
- R8 #3 Collins Hill at R1 #2 Lowndes
- R4 #4 South Gwinnett at R7 #1 North Gwinnett
- R3 #3 Hillgrove at R5 #2 North Paulding
- R2 #4 Westlake at R6 #1 West Forsyth
- R2 #3 East Coweta at R6 #2 Denmark
- R5 #4 Walton at R3 #1 McEachern
- R4 #3 Archer at R7 #2 Brookwood
- R8 #4 Dacula at R1 #1 Valdosta
- R6 #3 Lambert at R2 #2 Douglas County
- R3 #4 Paulding County at R5 #1 North Cobb
- R7 #3 Peachtree Ridge at R4 #2 Newton
- R1 #4 Richmond Hill at R8 #1 Buford
Class 5A
- R1 #3 Statesboro at R8 #2 Habersham Central
- R7 #4 Seckinger at R4 #1 Woodward Academy
- R5 #3 Villa Rica at R3 #2 Northgate
- R6 #4 Woodstock at R2 #1 Thomas County Central
- R8 #3 Clarke Central at R1 #2 Effingham County
- R4 #4 Chamblee at R7 #1 Roswell
- R3 #3 Newnan at R5 #2 New Manchester
- R2 #4 Coffee at R6 #1 Sequoyah
- R2 #3 Lee County at R6 #2 Sprayberry
- R5 #4 East Paulding at R3 #1 Hughes
- R4 #3 Dunwoody at R7 #2 Gainesville
- R8 #4 Winder-Barrow at R1 #1 Brunswick
- R6 #3 Creekview at R2 #2 Houston County
- R3 #4 Lovejoy at R5 #1 Rome
- R7 #3 Milton at R4 #2 Shiloh
- R1 #4 Glynn Academy at R8 #1 Jackson County
Class 4A
- R1 #3 Ware County at R8 #2 Flowery Branch
- R7 #4 Dalton at R4 #1 Creekside
- R5 #3 Lithonia at R3 #2 Griffin
- R6 #4 Centennial at R2 #1 Locust Grove
- R8 #3 Eastside at R1 #2 Warner Robins
- R4 #4 Jackson (Atlanta) at R7 #1 Cartersville
- R3 #3 Jonesboro at R5 #2 Southwest DeKalb
- R2 #4 Hampton at R6 #1 Kell
- R2 #3 Ola at R6 #2 Cambridge
- R5 #4 Tucker at R3 #1 Central (Carrollton)
- R4 #3 Mays at R7 #2 Cass
- R8 #4 East Forsyth at R1 #1 Benedictine
- R6 #3 Blessed Trinity at R2 #2 Stockbridge
- R3 #4 Starr’s Mill at R5 #1 Marist
- R7 #3 Hiram at R4 #2 M.L. King
- R1 #4 Perry at R8 #1 North Oconee
Class 3A
- #32 Dougherty at #1 Jefferson
- #17 Harlem at #16 Heritage-Ringgold
- #24 Westover at #9 Troup
- #25 Liberty County at #8 Cairo
- #28 Whitewater at #5 Jenkins
- #21 Cherokee Bluff at #12 Peach County
- #20 Oconee County at #13 Northwest Whitfield
- #29 Beach at #4 West Laurens
- #30 Cedar Grove at #3 Sandy Creek
- #19 Pickens at #14 Monroe Area
- #22 Gilmer at #11 Douglass
- #27 Lumpkin County at #6 Calhoun
- #26 Richmond Academy at #7 Stephenson
- #23 Long County at #10 Westside-Augusta
- #18 North Clayton at #15 LaGrange
- #31 Mount Zion-Jonesboro at #2 North Hall
Class 2A
- #32 Butler at #1 Carver-Atlanta
- #17 Ringgold at #16 Pierce County
- #24 KIPP Atlanta at #9 Sumter County
- #25 Cook at #8 North Murray
- #28 Hart County at #5 Appling County
- #21 Columbus at #12 Hapeville Charter
- #20 Spencer at #13 Miller Grove
- #29 Westside-Macon at #4 Morgan County
- #30 Redan at #3 Carver-Columbus
- #19 Stephens County at #14 Crisp County
- #22 Franklin County at #11 Callaway
- #27 Jackson at #6 Thomson
- #26 East Jackson at #7 Columbia
- #23 Sonoraville at #10 Burke County
- #18 Laney at #15 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
- #31 South Atlanta at #2 Rockmart
Class A Division I
- #32 East Laurens at #1 Heard County
- #17 Social Circle at #16 Haralson County
- #24 ACE Charter at #9 Fitzgerald
- #25 Washington County at #8 Dublin
- #28 Fannin County at #5 Northeast
- #21 Bacon County at #12 Swainsboro
- #20 Putnam County at #13 Thomasville
- #29 Temple at #4 Toombs County
- #30 McNair at #3 Worth County
- #19 Jeff Davis at #14 Bleckley County
- #22 Oglethorpe County at #11 Elbert County
- #27 Towers at #6 Gordon Lee
- #26 Gordon Central at #7 Jasper County
- #23 Bremen at #10 Pepperell
- #18 Dodge County at #15 Rabun County
- #31 Berrien at #2 Lamar County
Class A Division II
- R1 #3 Mitchell County at R8 #2 Warren County
- R7 #4 Manchester at R4 #1 Wheeler County
- R5 #3 GMC Prep at R3 #2 Emanuel County Institute
- R6 #4 Chattahoochee County at R2 #1 Clinch County
- R8 #3 Washington-Wilkes at R1 #2 Seminole County
- R4 #4 Wilcox County at R7 #1 Bowdon
- R3 #3 Jenkins County at R5 #2 Wilkinson County
- R2 #4 Lanier County at R6 #1 Schley County
- R2 #3 Charlton County at R6 #2 Macon County
- R5 #4 Glascock County at R3 #1 Screven County
- R4 #3 Treutlen at R7 #2 Mount Zion (Carroll)
- R8 #4 Greene County at R1 #1 Early County
- R6 #3 Taylor County at R2 #2 Brooks County
- R3 #4 McIntosh County Academy at R5 #1 Johnson County
- R7 #3 Trion at R4 #2 Hawkinsville
- R1 #4 Randolph-Clay at R8 #1 Lincoln County
Class 3A-A Private
- #1 Fellowship Christian - bye
- #17 Savannah Country Day at #16 Mount Vernon
- #9 Christian Heritage - bye
- #8 Savannah Christian - bye
- #5 Whitefield Academy - bye
- #21 Darlington at #12 Aquinas
- #20 North Cobb Christian at #13 King’s Ridge Christian
- #4 Calvary Day - bye
- #3 Athens Academy - bye
- #19 Mount Paran Christian at #14 Holy Innocents’
- #22 Mount Pisgah Christian at #11 Landmark Christian
- #6 Greater Atlanta Christian - bye
- #7 Prince Avenue Christian - bye
- #23 Providence Christian at #10 Wesleyan
- #18 Trinity Christian at #15 Lovett
- #2 Hebron Christian - bye
About the Author
Todd Holcomb covers high school sports across the state. He rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025 and has worked with the AJC in varying capacities since 1985. He is a co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily.
