Class 7A blog: How each region sits entering final week
North Cobb, Brookwood and Collins Hill clinched region championships Friday night.
This week, two games will determine region champions, and two other teams can clinch titles with victories.
Here’s a region-by-region look at Class 7A as the regular season enters the final week.
Region 1 – Lowndes clinched its third region title in five seasons the week before against Colquitt County, then rallied Friday night to beat Camden County 35-29 after trailing by 14 points in the fourth quarter. The other seeds will be No. 2 Colquitt County (8-2, 2-1), No. 3 Tift County (6-4, 1-2) and No. 4 Camden County (4-6, 0-3).
Region 2 – McEachern (5-4, 3-0) will play at No. 10 Pebblebrook (8-0-1, 3-0) on Friday for the title. It would be Pebblebrook’s first region title since 2006, McEachern’s first since 2019. East Coweta (6-3, 1-2) and Newnan (3-5, 1-3) are playing for third and fourth.
Region 3 – Third-ranked North Cobb (8-1, 4-0) clinched the title Friday with a 35-9 victory over Marietta. Sixth-ranked Walton (6-2, 3-1) and Marietta (5-4, 2-2) play Friday for the No. 2 seed. The Harrison-Hillgrove winner likely gets the No. 4 seed.
Region 4 – Ninth-ranked Brookwood (7-2, 3-0) sealed the region championship with a 58-14 victory Friday. That’s the Broncos’ second title since their 2010 state championship, first since 2017. Grayson (7-3, 3-1) is the No. 2 seed. Newton (4-4, 1-1) will be the No. 3 and Parkview (4-5, 1-2) the No. 4 unless South Gwinnett (4-5, 0-3) beats Newton on Friday.
Region 5 – Fourth-ranked Milton (8-1, 4-0) will clinch the title with a victory this week against Cherokee (5-4, 3-1). Milton is seeking its fourth straight region championship. If Cherokee pulls the upset, there likely would be a three-way tie that includes Roswell (7-2, 3-1), and point-differential tiebreakers will come into play. Alpharetta (2-7, 1-3) – which gave eighth-ranked Roswell all it wanted in a 17-14 loss last week - plays Etowah (1-8, 1-3) for fourth place Friday.
Region 6 – Denmark (6-2, 4-1) missed its chance at a region title last week when beaten by Gainesville 13-6 on Friday. The Danes get a second chance Friday at home against West Forsyth (5-4, 3-2). If the favorites win this week, it will be Denmark as the No. 1 seed, South Forsyth (7-2, 4-1) as the No. 2, with West Forsyth, Lambert, Gainesville and North Forsyth in contention for the final two spots.
Region 7 – Norcross (7-2, 5-0) played at Archer (5-4, 5-0) for the region title Friday. Norcross is the defending champ. The Duluth-Dunwoody winner will be the fourth seed, with Meadowcreek settled as the No. 3 seed.
Region 8 – Top-ranked Collins Hill (10-0, 4-0) clinched the title Friday with a resounding 40-10 victory over second-ranked Mill Creek (8-1, 2-1). It’s Collins Hill’s second straight championship. Mountain View and North Gwinnett (both 4-5, 1-2) will play for third and fourth this week.
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.
