10 games that were upsets in second round of Georgia high school football playoffs
Only 10 of the 64 second-round games were upsets, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings, and only two favorites that lost were favored by more than six points.
Aquinas d. Athens Academy (-16)
Thomson d. Hapeville Charter (-14)
Stephens Co. d. Callaway (-6)
Southeast Bulloch d. Harlem (-6)
LaGrange d. Sandy Creek (-6)
North Hall d. Upson-Lee (-6)
Elbert Co. d. Heard Co. (-5)
Calhoun d. Douglass (-2)
Stephenson d. Jenkins (-2)
Cambridge d. Central-Carrollton (-1)
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Photos from the championship games
Milton in Fulton County to finish No. 2 in six national high school football polls
The playoffs:
- Key details for each of the championship games played Dec. 16-18
- Grayson defense lowers the boom on Carrollton to claim 6A championship
- Calhoun shuts down Jefferson in Class 3A final to win first state title since 2017
- In Class 5A final, champion Milton tested, runner-up Hughes dignified
- Hebron Christian gets redemption over Prince Avenue Christian, claims 1st state title
- Carver-Columbus too much for Burke County in 52-14 rout
- North Oconee flips the script to beat No. 1 Marist for first state title
- Big-play Polke’s TD return sends Toombs to first state title
- ‘Relentless’ Bowdon’s 27-point run against Brooks County leads to three-peat state title
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About the Author
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.
