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Higher-slotted teams win home-field edge for semifinals

August 20 , 2022 Atlanta - Walton (left) and Mill Creek players gather for the coin toss before their game during the 2022 Corky Kell Classic at Mercedes Benz Stadium on Saturday, August 20, 2022. The Corky Kell Classic has kicked off the Georgia high school football season every year since 1992, and is gearing up to stage a captivating four-day, 11-game lineup to celebrate its 31st anniversary this year. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

August 20 , 2022 Atlanta - Walton (left) and Mill Creek players gather for the coin toss before their game during the 2022 Corky Kell Classic at Mercedes Benz Stadium on Saturday, August 20, 2022. The Corky Kell Classic has kicked off the Georgia high school football season every year since 1992, and is gearing up to stage a captivating four-day, 11-game lineup to celebrate its 31st anniversary this year. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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Nov 22, 2022

Teams slotted higher on the bracket will be at home next week when same-seeded teams meet in the semifinals, the GHSA determined Monday by conducting a universal coin toss.

That coincidentally gave home-field advantage to all seven remaining No. 1-ranked teams – Hughes, Ware County, Cedartown, Cedar Grove, Fitzgerald, Prince Avenue Christian and Bowdon – if they advance this week in their quarterfinal games.

When teams are not equally seeded, the higher-seeded team gets home field until the neutral-field championship games Dec. 8-10 at Georgia State’s Center Parc Stadium.

Brackets with seeds can be found on the GHSA’s website.

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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.

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