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Athletes run group drills during the fifth annual Girls Flag Football Showcase hosted by the Atlanta Falcons on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The sport will spread to 27 new Georgia high schools this year. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)

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27 Georgia high schools add flag football for 2026 season

The sport has continued to grow rapidly in Georgia since the GHSA sanctioned it in 2020. Girls flag football surpassed 300 schools last season.

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As flag football booms at college level, Georgia seen as prospect hotbed

Chance and Ivory Gilbert, East Coweta Football

Georgia brother-sister duo make All-America game history

GHSA modifies football championship schedule for 2026, condenses flag football games

Top 5 performers from GHSA flag football state championships

Pope three-peats flag football state championship in dramatic fashion

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A breakdown of how all ranked GHSA football teams fared in Week 4

Class 7A saw no change among its rankings.

Georgia High School Football Daily is still here. Here’s where to find us

GHSF Daily became part of AJC Varsity last fall. Find out how to subscribe to the free GHSF Daily newsletter.

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Heard Co. pummels Bowdon to jump to top spot in 2A | Maxwell summary

Throughout the 2026 Georgia high school football season, the Maxwell Ratings will rank the 463 teams of the GHSA, GIAA and GAPPS.

Mount Bethel Christian vs Towers high school football in Marietta

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After yearslong build, Mt. Bethel Christian readies for milestone

Mt. Bethel Christian is one of the GHSA’s youngest football programs and will play its first GHSA region game on Friday at Mount Vernon.

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Why Buford will still schedule non-GHSA games that impair its playoff seeding

In the era of Post Season Rankings, out-of-state matchups can essentially only hurt Buford’s playoff seeding.

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Thomasville players have ‘a huge chip on their shoulder to prove people wrong’

Today’s interviewee is Thomasville coach Jonathan DeLay, whose team defeated Worth County 30-16 last week, ending the Class 3A Rams’ 17-game winning streak.

Victory by a 23-point underdog among notable surprises of GHSA football Week 4

Georgia high school football Week 4 featured major upsets, led by Pope's win over Woodstock and Central-Carrollton's 73-66 overtime thriller.

Every scoring play in 73-66 Central-Houston County game, how it ranks all-time

Central of Carrollton defeated Houston County 73-66 in overtime in the third-highest-scoring game in GHSA history last week....

AJC Varsity rankings: Prince Ave. back on top, 2025 champ drops out in 3A

After starting the season No. 1 in Class 3A, two-time defending champion Carver of Columbus dropped out of the rankings.

PHOTOS: Commerce shuts out Greene County

The Commerce football team shut out Greene County 51-0 on Sept. 11, 2026.