These are the seasons of the most recent championship game appearance of the 16 finalists.

First: Perry, Stockbridge

1980: Woodward Academy

1997: Manchester

2002: Thomas County Central

2011: Savannah Christian, Walton

2013: Creekside

2017: Coffee

2018: Rockmart

2020: Pierce County

2021: Milton

2022: Bowdon, Cedar Grove, Prince Avenue Christian, Swainsboro

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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