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Weekly Honors

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Team of the Week Heritage adds to its historic season with region title

Offensive Line of the Week paves way for Lowndes’ Winnersville Classic...

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‘Do-it-all’ Pope star is Flag Football Player of Week

AJC Varsity Playoff Challenge is now open! Submit your brackets for each class.

Time to enter your predictions for the 2026 Georgia high school football playoffs in the AJC Varsity Playoff Challenge.

PHOTOS: AJC SUPER 11 Class of 2026

AJC Super 11 Stephenson defensive end/edge rusher Kwame “KJ” Green Jr. poses for a portrait at Stephenson High School on Monday, July 8, 2026, in Stone Mountain, Ga. Green is committed to LSU. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

AJC Super 11 Hampton safety Kamarui Dorsey poses for a portrait at Hampton High School on Monday, July 13, 2026, in Hampton, Ga.. Dorsey is committed to Texas A&M. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

AJC Super 11 Lee County wide receiver Jaden Upshaw poses for a portrait at Lee County High School on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Leesburg, Ga. Upshaw is committed to Texas A&M. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

AJC Super 11 Valdosta running back Marquis Fennell poses for a portrait at Valdosta High School on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Valdosta, Ga. Fennell is committed to Stanford. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

AJC Super 11 Blessed Trinity edge rusher DJ Jacobs poses for a portrait at Blessed Trinity Catholic School on Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Roswell, Ga. Jacobs is committed to Ohio State. This caption has been updated to correct DJ Jacobs' position.
(Miguel Martinez/AJC)

AJC Super 11 Kell running back Quinterrius “Moonie” Gipson poses for a portrait at Kell High School on Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Marietta, Ga. Gipson is committed to Georgia Tech. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

AJC Super 11 Creekside running back Gary Walker poses for a portrait at Creekside High School on Friday, July 17, 2026, in Fairburn, Ga. Walker is committed to Clemson. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

AJC Super 11 Hughes offensive tackle Kelsey Adams Jr. poses for a portrait at Langston Hughes High School on Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Fairburn, Ga. Adams is committed to Georgia. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

AJC Super 11 Northside (Warner Robins) defensive lineman Elijah Patmon poses for a portrait at Northside High School on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Warner Robins, Ga. Patmon committed to Texas A&M. This caption has been updated to correct the location of Northside (Warner Robins) High School.
(Miguel Martinez/AJC)

AJC Super 11 Howard safety Ta’Shawn Poole poses for a portrait at Howard High School on Monday, July 13, 2026, in Macon, Ga. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

AJC Super 11 Grayson interior offensive lineman Jordan Agbanoma poses for a portrait at Grayson High School on Monday, July 8, 2026, in Loganville, Ga. Agbanoma committed to Nebraska. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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AJC Super 11 Stephenson defensive end/edge rusher Kwame “KJ” Green Jr. poses for a portrait at Stephenson High School on Monday, July 8, 2026, in Stone Mountain, Ga. Green is committed to LSU. (Miguel Martinez/AJC) (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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Late PSR recalculations bump teams from playoffs after being told they were in

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3 teams make GHSA football playoffs for 1st time, another ends 21-year drought

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AJC Varsity rankings: All 8 No. 1 teams enter GHSA playoffs undefeated

No. 1 teams have gone on to win state championships 37.3% of the time since 1982.

Complete list of first-round matchups for the 2026 GHSA football playoffs

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GHSA football playoff brackets 2026 for all 8 classifications

The 2026 Georgia high school football playoff brackets for all eight classifications.