Hughes and North Oconee are in the semifinals for the first time. Thirteen of the 32 semifinal teams are back from last season. Here are the 32 semifinalists with their most recent appearance.

First - Hughes

First - North Oconee

2000 - Swainsboro

2001 - Cedartown

2011 - Appling County

2011 - Carver (Columbus)

2011 - Walton

2012 - Wilcox County

2013 - Carrollton

2013 - Creekside

2017 - Carver (Atlanta)

2018 - Calhoun

2018 - Milton

2019 - Blessed Trinity

2019 - Cedar Grove

2019 - Dacula

2019 - Eagle’s Landing Christian

2019 - Fellowship Christian

2019 - Thomasville

2020 - Benedictine

2020 - Brooks County

2020 - Buford

2020 - Callaway

2020 - Collins Hill

2020 - Fitzgerald

2020 - Grayson

2020 - Irwin County

2020 - Metter

2020 - Pierce County

2020 - Prince Avenue Christian

2020 - Trinity Christian

2020 - Warner Robins

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