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List: Teams with at least two upsets this season

North Gwinnett wide receiver Cade Funderburk (11) runs the ball and attempts to stiff arm Parkview defensive back Mike Matthews (4) during a GHSA 7A high school football game between the North Gwinnett Bulldogs and the Parkview Panthers at Parkview High School in Lilburn, Ga., on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. (Casey Sykes for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Credit: Casey Sykes

Credit: Casey Sykes

North Gwinnett wide receiver Cade Funderburk (11) runs the ball and attempts to stiff arm Parkview defensive back Mike Matthews (4) during a GHSA 7A high school football game between the North Gwinnett Bulldogs and the Parkview Panthers at Parkview High School in Lilburn, Ga., on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. (Casey Sykes for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Sept 20, 2021

Swainsboro won as an underdog for the third time this season in a 39-7 rout of No. 7 Dublin of Class A Public. Swainsboro was picked as a two-point underdog by the computer Maxwell Ratings. The Tigers also have beaten seven-point favorite Statesboro 15-10 and four-point favorite Jefferson County 7-0. Whitefield Academy is the only other GHSA team with three Maxwell upsets, as the Wolfpack has victories over North Cobb Christian (-3), Darlington (-1) and Mount Vernon (-1). Here are teams with two or more upsets.

Bowdon

Brookstone

Cambridge

Chestatee

Columbia

Creekside

Decatur

Dooly County

Dougherty

Georgia Military

Greenville

Hughes

Kennesaw Mountain

Laney

McDonough

McIntosh

North Gwinnett

Pacelli

Perry

South Atlanta

Spalding

Swainsboro

Walnut Grove

Westlake

Whitefield Academy

Woodward Academy

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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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