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The new GHSA ranking system, which will be used to seed the playoffs in 2026, could disincentivize higher-classification teams from scheduling more evenly-matched opponents outside of region play. (Jason Getz/AJC)

OPINION

When adopted in 2026, GHSA’s ranking system will create its own problems

The new rankings system the GHSA will use in 2026 will heavily weight opponent records regardless of classification.

GHSA football rushing, passing and receiving leaders: 3A trio tops standings

A look at how the Maxwell-proposed formula would seed teams in the playoffs

He started cross county to condition for football. Now, he’s a star in the sport.

Maxwell ratings creator says GHSA model ‘lacks rigor,’ proposes alternative

Nation’s No. 1 prospect leads list of 11 girls basketball players to watch

PHOTOS: Meet the 2025 class of the AJC Super 11

2025 AJC Super 11 Tyler Atkinson is a linebacker at Grayson High School in Loganville. Atkinson has verbally committed to Texas. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Central-Carrollton running back Jonaz Walton is a Notre Dame verbal commit. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Bowdon High tight end/wide receiver Kaiden Prothro is a Georgia verbal commit. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Collins Hill defensive lineman Deuce Geralds verbally committed to LSU. Collins Hill High School is in Suwanee. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Buford athlete Tyriq "Ty Boogie" Green verbally committed to Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Douglas County wide receiver Aaron Gregory verbally committed to Texas A&M. Douglas County High is in Douglasville. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Sprayberry defensive back/wide receiver Jorden Edmonds verbally committed to Alabama. Sprayberry is in Marietta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Cambridge wide receiver Craig Dandridge verbally committed to Georgia. Cambridge High is in Milton. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Gainesville edge rusher Xavier Griffin verbally committed to Alabama. (Jason Getz / AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Jonesboro High athlete Jontavius Wyman verbally committed to Miami. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 North Oconee tight end/edge rusher Khamari Brooks verbally committed to Georgia. North Oconee High is Bogart. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

2025 AJC Super 11 Tyler Atkinson is a linebacker at Grayson High School in Loganville. Atkinson has verbally committed to Texas. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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He started cross county to condition for football. Now, he’s a star in the sport.

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Nation’s No. 1 prospect leads list of 11 girls basketball players to watch

Most are consensus top-50 senior or junior prospects nationally, including Marist’s Kate Harpring, the No. 1 senior.

11 boys basketball players to watch: 5 defending state champions on the list

The 11 GHSA basketball players to watch all played on state-contending teams and made senior-dominated all-state teams as juniors or sophomores last season.

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‘Electric’ rivalry win gives team first region title in 60-year history

Four Questions with Wheeler County coach Thomas Smith, whose southeast Georgia team won the school's first region title just a year after its first winning season since 2016.

Creekside football sets state record for most points in regular season

Creekside, the No. 1-ranked team in Class 4A, just smashed the GHSA record for points in a regular season with 614. The previous regular-season record was 552 points in 2019.

Players line up during a GHSA high school football game between Mountain View and Brookwood at Brookwood High School in Snellville, GA., on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. (Photo/Jenn Finch)

John Poitevint steps down as Mountain View football coach

John Poitevint was Mountain View’s fifth head coach in its history. He is the longest-tenured coach in program history.