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List: 5 first-time winners among 64 region champions

Kennesaw Mountain running back Chance Arthur (20) maneuvered the ball downfield  in the second half of play at Kennesaw Mountain High School Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. (Daniel Varnado/For the AJC)
Kennesaw Mountain running back Chance Arthur (20) maneuvered the ball downfield in the second half of play at Kennesaw Mountain High School Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. (Daniel Varnado/For the AJC)
Nov 8, 2021

Denmark, Alcovy, Kennesaw Mountain, Bleckley County and Haralson County won region championships this year for the first time. Denmark opened in 2018; Alcovy in 2006; Kennesaw Mountain in 2000; Bleckley in 1977; and Haralson in 1968. Georgia Military won its first since 1960. Almost half (31 of 64) of the region champions repeated from 2020. The 64 are listed with their most recent championship.

Class 7A

1 - Lowndes (2019)

2 - McEachern (2019)

3 - North Cobb (2020)

4 - Brookwood (2017)

5 - Milton (2020)

6 - Denmark (First)

7 - Archer (2017)

8 - Collins Hill (2020)

Class 6A

1 - Lee County (2020)

2 - Brunswick (2009)

3 - Alcovy (First)

4 - Hughes (2013)

5 - Rome (2018)

6 - Kennesaw Mountain (First)

7 - Riverwood (2019)

8 - Buford (2020)

Class 5A

1 - Ware County (2019)

2 - Whitewater (2012)

3 - Woodward Academy (2019)

4 - Jones County (2020)

5 - St. Pius (2020)

6 - Villa Rica (1998)

7 - Cartersville (2019)

8 - Clarke Central (2020)

Class 4A

1 - Bainbridge (2020)

2 - Carver-Columbus (2020)

3 - Benedictine (2020)

4 - Perry (2020)

5 - Riverdale (2020)

6 - Marist (2020)

7 - Cedartown (2020)

8 - North Oconee (2012)

Class 3A

1 - Pierce County (2020)

2 - Crisp County (2019)

3 - Liberty County (2017)

4 - Thomson (2016)

5 - Cedar Grove (2019)

6 - Rockmart (2020)

7 - Cherokee Bluff (2020)

8 - Monroe Area (2018)

Class 2A

1 - Thomasville (2019)

2 - Swainsboro (2018)

3 - Bleckley County (First)

4 - Putnam County (2010)

5 - Haralson County (First)

6 - South Atlanta (2020)

7 - Fannin County (2020)

8 - Rabun County (2020)

Class A Private

1 - First Presbyterian (2020)

2 - ELCA (2020)

3 - Calvary Day (2016)

4 - Trinity Christian (2020)

5 - Holy Innocents’ (2019)

6 - Fellowship Christian (2020)

7 - Darlington (2015)

8 - Prince Avenue Christian (2020)

Class A Public

1 - Pelham (2020)

2 - Irwin County (2020)

3 - Metter (2020)

4 - Wilcox County (2012)

5 - Macon County (2020)

6 - Bowdon (2020)

7 - Georgia Military (1960)

8 - Washington-Wilkes (2013)

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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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