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Trivia: First private school to win GHSA football title since 1948

Jaybo Shaw (11) played football for his father, Lee Shaw, at Flowery Branch before moving on to Georgia Tech. Now both are head coaches in Georgia - Jaybo at Rabun County and Lee at Lakeview Academy.

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Jaybo Shaw (11) played football for his father, Lee Shaw, at Flowery Branch before moving on to Georgia Tech. Now both are head coaches in Georgia - Jaybo at Rabun County and Lee at Lakeview Academy.
By Todd Holcomb – GHSF Daily
Sept 9, 2020

What was the first private school to win a state title in football after the GHSA began running playoffs in all classes in 1948 – Lovett, Marist, Richmond Academy, Savannah Country Day or St. Pius? (Answer Thursday)

Answer to Tuesday’s question: Lakeview Academy’s Lee Shaw and Rabun County’s Jaybo Shaw, and Coffee’s Robby Pruitt and Fitzgerald’s Tucker Pruitt, are the fathers and sons who are active head coaches at GHSA schools.

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