High School Sports
High School Sports

Percentage of offense generated by running game for the 16 GHSA football finalists

Grayson quarterback Travis Burgess, #17, is tackled during the Grayson vs Norcross round 2 GHSA playoff game in Grayson, GA on November 22, 2024. (Jamie Spaar for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Credit: Jamie Spaar

Credit: Jamie Spaar

Grayson quarterback Travis Burgess, #17, is tackled during the Grayson vs Norcross round 2 GHSA playoff game in Grayson, GA on November 22, 2024. (Jamie Spaar for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
By
Dec 13, 2024

Below are the 16 state finalists ranked on the percent of total offense they get running the ball. The median percentage is 55.9%. The last time GHSF Daily ran this kind of list was in 2019, when the median was 62.0%.

81.6% - Marist

77.6% - Northeast

69.9% - Jefferson

66.6% - Burke County

59.3% - Bowdon

56.4% - Carver (Columbus)

56.2% - Toombs County

56.1% - Hebron Christian

55.7% - Prince Avenue Christian

51.6% - Brooks County

51.6% - Hughes

50.5% - Grayson

44.9% - Calhoun

43.8% - Milton

43.4% - North Oconee

33.4% - Carrollton

Produced by Georgia High School Football Daily, a free e-mail newsletter. To join the mailing list, click here.

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.

More Stories

Keep Reading

Bowdon players and coaches celebrate their victory over Brooks County in the Class A Division II championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Atlanta. Bowdon has a chance to become only the fourth team in history to win four straight.

Credit: Chip Saye

Which GHSA football teams have won back-to-back state championships?

Since 1948, when the GHSA first staged statewide playoffs in all classes, 86 of the 379 state champions have won again the next year.

Bowdon seeks 4-peat title vs. 11-time title winner | State championship preview

Bowdon looks to join GHSA history with a fourth straight title, facing 11-time champion Lincoln County in the Class A Division II final at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Gainesville, Calvary Day get boost after big victories | Maxwell summary

The Latest

Parkview's Jeff Francoeur gives a stiff-arm to Westside Macon defender John Clark in 2001 quarterfinal playoff action. (AJC File)

Georgia HS football quarter-century team shows wealth of talent in state

Friday football recap: Grayson survives; McEachern, Norcross earn high-class wins

He cut his teeth on Urban Meyer’s staff. Now, he’s making strides in Georgia

Featured

Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.com

DeKalb students raise fears about ICE raids; teachers told not to talk about it

The Sequoyah Middle School community asked DeKalb school officials to better support students who fear ICE.

Two-day effort helps free endangered right whale off Georgia coast

Georgia state officials helped disentangle a North American right whale, one of the most endangered whales on the planet.

Report: Election board member violated conduct code by going to Trump rally

A Georgia Inspector General's report found State Election Board Vice Chair Janice Johnston violated the board's code of conduct by attending a Donald Trump campaign rally.