Three teams are in the semifinals for the first time. Fifteen of the 32 were in the semifinals last season. This list reveals the impact of the new Class A Division II, which effectively dropped the enrollment cap in the lowest classification to about 400 students from 600. The Division II final-four teams – Schley County, Bowdon, Johnson County and Lincoln County – are making their first semifinal appearances since 2012 or longer.
First - Dutchtown, Schley County, St. Francis
2005 - Bowdon, Johnson County
2012 - Lincoln County
2013 - Gainesville
2015 - Ware County
2016 - Mill Creek, Roswell, Thomson
2018 - Colquitt County, Rome, Troup
2019 - Sandy Creek
2020 - Cartersville, Oconee County
2021 - Appling County, Benedictine, Carrollton, Carver (Atlanta), Cedar Grove, Cedartown, Fellowship Christian, Fitzgerald, Hughes, Irwin County, Milton, North Oconee, Prince Avenue Christian, Swainsboro, Warner Robins
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