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GHSA moves Gainesville back to stacked region, tweaks postseason, class format

6 teams remaining in GHSA football playoffs were unranked to start the season

Unexpected mid-playoff bye week offers rare opportunity for Rome football coach

Bowdon coach details how Super 11 receiver broke state TD receptions record

Georgia high school football coaching changes: 6A job opens up

Valdosta coach Mike O'Brien, photographed in 2001. His team was on the losing end of a penetration-decided overtime against Lowndes in 2000. (Joey Ivansco/AJC 2001)

Revisiting one of the wackiest rules in Georgia high school football history

Until 2003, GHSA overtimes that remained tied were decided by which team had penetrated farthest into the opponent's territory after two five-minute halves.

Grayson High School, Carrollton High School

Photos: Carrollton beats Grayson 34-14 in playoff quarterfinals

Carrollton defeated Grayson 34-14 in the 2025 GHSA playoff football quarterfinals.

Photos: Marist defeats Blessed Trinity, moves on to quarterfinals

Marist defeats Blessed Trinity, 28-10, in the 2025 GHSA state playoffs second round.

Photos: Douglas County defeats North Cobb in the second round of the playoffs

North Cobb hosted Douglas County in the second round of the 2025 GHSA football playoffs.

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Georgia high school football coaching changes: 6A job opens up

Several high schools made coaching changes during the regular season, and several more have already announced openings in the last few days.

Everything to know about Class 3A-A Private semifinal playoff matchups

Here is a preview — including predictions and historical information — of every semifinal matchup in Class 3A-A Private.

Everything to know about Class A Division II semifinal playoff matchups

Here is a preview — including predictions and historical information — of every semifinal matchup in Class A Division II.

6 teams remaining in GHSA football playoffs were unranked to start the season

Six Georgia high school football playoff semifinal teams were unranked in preseason. There was only one in 2024, though seven in 2023.

Maxwell semifinal predictions: Benedictine vs. Marist too close to call

GHSA semifinal playoff projections for Georgia high school football, according to the current Maxwell ratings and actual scoring patterns.

GHSA moves Gainesville back to stacked region, tweaks postseason, class format

Region 8 would’ve had nine teams with Gainesville, allowing for only one nonregion opponent in football, which could be a disadvantage in the GHSA’s postseason rankings.

Unexpected mid-playoff bye week offers rare opportunity for Rome football coach

Three teams in the Class 5A playoffs will have a bye this week as Gainesville and Hughes meet to determine the fourth team in the semifinal round.

Class A-Division : Toombs County vs. Northeast-Macon

Everything to know about Class A Division I semifinal playoff matchups

Here is a preview — including predictions and historical information — of every semifinal matchup in Class A Division I.

Everything to know about Class 2A semifinal playoff matchups

AJC Varsity’s preview — including predictions and historical information — of every semifinal matchup in Class 2A.

Bowdon coach details how Super 11 receiver broke state TD receptions record

Kaiden Prothro — an AJC Super 11 pick and Georgia commit — caught four touchdown passes in Bowdon’s 49-22 victory over Jenkins County in the Class A Division II quarterfinal.