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List: Class A adds 18 teams, loses 18 others

The Rabun County Wildcats faced off against the Pope Greyhounds in a 2020 game. Rabun County will be in Class A this season.
The Rabun County Wildcats faced off against the Pope Greyhounds in a 2020 game. Rabun County will be in Class A this season.
Aug 9, 2022

Class A picked up 18 teams and lost 18 during reclassification. Here are their comings and goings, with their previous or new classes in parentheses.

Coming

Bacon County (2A)

Bleckley County (2A)

Chattooga (2A)

Coosa (2A)

Dade County (2A)

*Early County (2A)

East Laurens (2A)

Elbert County (2A)

Heard County (2A)

Jasper County (2A)

Jefferson County (2A)

Lamar County (2A)

Oglethorpe County (2A)

Pepperell (2A)

Rabun County (2A)

Savannah (3A)

Swainsboro (2A)

Temple (2A)

*Early County will play in Division II. The rest will be in Division I.

Going

**ACE Charter (2A)

**B.E.S.T. Academy (2A)

**Gordon Lee (3A)

Athens Academy (2A)

Calvary Day (3A)

Eagle’s Landing Christian (2A)

Fellowship Christian (2A)

Hebron Christian (3A)

Holy Innocents’ (4A)

Landmark Christian (2A)

Mount Paran Christian (2A)

North Cobb Christian (2A)

Providence Christian (2A)

Savannah Christian (3A)

Savannah Country Day (3A)

Trinity Christian (4A)

Walker (2A)

Wesleyan (3A)

**Played in Class A Public last year. The rest played in Class A Private.

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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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