This school has won 21 games more in 6 seasons than it did the previous 10

LaGrange won three state titles in the first decade of the 21st century, then struggled the next decade, even going winless in 2017.

It appears the Grangers are back. They’ve won 21 more games in the past six seasons than they did the previous 10, the biggest improvement of any GHSA school.

LaGrange is starting this season ranked No. 8 in Class 5A. They are 55-20 since 2020, all under coach Matt Napier, brother of former Florida coach Billy Napier.

Forty GHSA schools have already won more games 2020-25 than 2010-19.

Below are the 40 schools with their net victory improvement and their W-L record since 2020.

This does not include schools that began football after 2010.

+21 - LaGrange (55-20)

+18 - Social Circle (37-31)

+15 - Long County (31-34)

+14 - Fannin County (49-21)

+14 - Westside (Augusta) (39-27)

+13 - Hughes (73-10)

+12 - Dougherty (27-34)

+10 - River Ridge (42-23)

+9 - Northeast (55-20)

+8 - Perry (54-22)

+8 - Ola (46-21)

+8 - North Atlanta (40-22)

+7 - Bowdon (70-14)

+7 - Schley County (51-21)

+7 - Gordon Lee (43-25)

+7 - Oglethorpe County (21-43)

+6 - Brunswick (55-15)

+6 - South Atlanta (42-27)

+6 - Cass (38-31)

+6 - East Jackson (24-38)