St. Pius, Commerce and Chattahoochee County, all of which are seeking their first state championships, also No. 1 in their respective GHSA boys basketball classes.

"I don’t think that I’ll be a high school head football coach again," said John Reid, who coached 20 seasons in Georgia.

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

Wayne County has been up and down this century, with 10-win seasons under three coaches, each followed by a downturn.

Bryant won a state title at Grayson, as one of state’s youngest head coaches.

Rance Morgan — the assistant principal at Clinch County and a former assistant football coach and player — will succeed five-time state champion head coach Jim Dickerson.

Gainesville football has hired Santavious Bryant away from his position at Grayson, where he has been the head coach for the last three seasons.

46,132 attended the eight football title games and five flag football finals over three December days at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Every Georgia high school will be eligible for funding to launch programs or support existing teams.