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How far will away teams travel for second-round games? 4 top 300 miles.
For some schools, the road to the state championship game is longer.
Running back Nigel Newkirk (center) — pictured gaining yards against Milton in an October game — and Gainesville High must travel nearly 320 miles for their second-round playoff game at Brunswick on Friday. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)
By Todd Holcomb
2 hours agoFour teams will be driving more than 300 miles for their second-round Georgia high school football playoff games this week.
The longest trip will be Christian Heritage’s trip from Dalton to Savannah Christian at 335 miles. The average trip is 139 miles.
Below are the road miles for each of the 64 second-round games.
- 335.0 - Christian Heritage at Savannah Christian
- 318.7 - Gainesville at Brunswick
- 304.0 - Berrien at Rabun County
- 301.7 - Cass at Benedictine
- 281.2 - King’s Ridge Christian at Calvary Day
- 255.0 - Lowndes at North Gwinnett
- 248.8 - Brookwood at Valdosta
- 245.0 - Villa Rica at Thomas County Central
- 244.0 - Ware County at Creekside
- 239.1 - Sumter County at North Murray
- 231.4 - Pierce County at Carver-Atlanta
- 214.6 - Statesboro at Woodward Academy
- 210.2 - Colquitt County at Grayson
- 202.3 - Stephens County at Carver-Columbus
- 201.2 - Hapeville at Appling County
- 194.9 - Laney at Rockmart
- 184.0 - Elbert County at Gordon Lee
- 182.1 - Mount Zion-Carroll at Early County
- 181.1 - Troup at Cairo
- 180.0 - Houston County at Rome
- 178.3 - Peach County at Jenkins
- 173.9 - Callaway at Thomson
- 171.6 - Washington-Wilkes at Bowdon
- 170.4 - Jenkins County at Schley County
- 170.3 - Lee County at Hughes
- 166.6 - Brooks County at Johnson County
- 157.6 - Aquinas at Whitefield Academy
- 154.7 - Thomasville at Toombs County
- 150.1 - Burke County at Columbia
- 148.2 - Charlton County at Screven County
- 143.4 - Hawkinsville at Lincoln County
- 143.2 - Warner Robins at Cartersville
- 134.8 - LaGrange at North Hall
- 134.0 - Pepperell at Jasper County
- 133.0 - Emanuel County Institute at Clinch County
- 131.8 - Westside-Augusta at Stephenson
- 117.9 - Oconee County at West Laurens
- 100.3 - Harlem at Jefferson
- 98.1 - Warren County at Wheeler County
- 98.0 - Social Circle at Heard County
- 87.1 - Swainsboro at Northeast
- 76.6 - Cambridge at Central-Carrollton
- 75.9 - Fitzgerald at Dublin
- 75.7 - Newnan at Sequoyah
- 75.0 - Clarke Central at Roswell
- 73.8 - Bleckley County at Worth County
- 71.6 - Trinity Christian at Hebron Christian
- 68.3 - Douglass at Calhoun
- 64.4 - Holy Innocents’ at Athens Academy
- 64.1 - Monroe Area at Sandy Creek
- 55.8 - Walton at East Coweta
- 49.9 - M.L. King at North Oconee
- 47.7 - Miller Grove at Morgan County
- 44.2 - Wesleyan at Prince Avenue Christian
- 43.8 - Newton at Buford
- 43.7 - Milton at Jackson County
- 43.2 - Harrison at Carrollton
- 42.0 - Landmark Christian at Greater Atlanta Christian
- 41.4 - Hillgrove at West Forsyth
- 38.9 - Southwest DeKalb at Kell
- 29.3 - Centennial at Lithonia
- 25.7 - Douglas County at North Cobb
- 14.4 - Blessed Trinity at Marist
- 11.2 - Mount Vernon at Fellowship Christian
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.
