As we head into the third round of the Georgia High School Association football playoffs, some teams that were favorites to win state championships were eliminated this past Friday. The biggest upset took place in 7A when Roswell scored as time ticked off the clock and the Hornets picked up a 46-43 win over North Cobb.
6A saw two top six teams season come to an end as both Brunswick and Kennesaw Mountain suffered defeats with Brunswick falling to Dacula and Kennesaw Mountain losing to Westlake. 5A had four top six teams suffer loss, as Ware County, Cartersville, Woodward Academy and St. Pius all had their seasons come to an end.
Riverdale was the lone 4A team to suffer a loss on Friday while in 3A the top two teams in Monroe Area and Oconee County both loss on Friday. 2A also had two teams fall as Bleckley County and Haralson County both had their seasons end on Friday. 1A Public’s Schley and Bowdon were the only two teams to lose, while all six 1A Private teams were victorious on Friday.
7A -
1. Collins Hill (11-0)
2. Milton (10-1)
3. Mill Creek (11-1)
4. Lowndes (10-2)
5. Brookwood (10-2)
6. Roswell (10-2)
Out – North Cobb (10-2) Loss 46-43 To Roswell
6A –
1. Buford (10-1)
2. Lee County (10-1)
3. Langston Hughes (11-1)
4. Carrollton (11-1)
5. Westlake (10-2)
6. Dacula (8-4)
Out – Brunswick (11-1) Loss 29-21 To Dacula, Kennesaw Mountain (10-2) Loss 45-10 To Westlake
5A –
1. Warner Robins (11-1)
2. Creekside (10-2)
3. Whitewater (11-1)
4. Clarke Central (10-2)
5. Blessed Trinity (8-4)
6. Jones County (10-2)
Out – Ware County (9-2) loss 49-42 to Calhoun, Cartersville (10-1) loss to Warner Robins 24-17, Woodward Academy (11-1) loss to Blessed Trinity 28-13, St. Pius (9-3) loss to Creekside 41-34
4A –
1. Carver-Columbus (11-1)
2. Benedictine (10-2)
3. Perry (11-1)
4. Marist (10-1)
5. Cedartown (10-1)
6. Dougherty (10-2)
Out – Riverdale () Loss 7-0 to Dougherty
3A –
1. Thomson (11-0)
2. Appling County (11-1)
3. Carver-Atlanta (9-2)
4. Cedar Grove (9-3)
5. Pierce County (10-2)
6. Burke County (9-2)
Out – Monroe Area (11-1) Loss 24-21 to Peach County, Oconee County (10-2) Loss 26-10 to Crisp County
2A –
1. Rabun County (11-1)
2. Thomasville (11-1)
3. Fitzgerald (10-2)
4. Putnam County (11-0)
5. South Atlanta (11-1)
6. Swainsboro (10-2)
Out – Bleckley County (11-1) Loss 35-14 to Callaway, Haralson (10-2) Loss 26-20 to Northeast
1A Public –
1. Macon County (11-0)
2. Metter (12-0)
3. Irwin (10-2)
4. Brooks County (9-2)
5. Wilcox County (9-3)
6. Warren County (9-3)
Out – Bowdon (10-2) Loss 46-13 to Turner County, Schley County (10-2) Loss 33-6 to Metter
1A Private –
1. Trinity Christian (11-0)
2. Calvary Day (12-0)
3. Fellowship Christian (11-1)
4. Prince Avenue (11-1)
5. Holy Innocents (11-1)
6. Darlington (11-1)
