The region itself is completely re-made with the Georgia High School Association‘s bi-annual realignment. It’s a seven-team region that includes last year’s Region 4 champ Jones County and Region 4 runner-up Dutchtown. The other four teams in the region are Eagle’s Landing, Locust Grove, Ola and Union Grove.
Warner Robins is one of four 5A teams that finished 2021 ranked in the High School Football America national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Demons state led to a No. 29 ranking in America.
Region 7 may be the strongest in the class with 2021 runner-up Calhoun and Cartersville. Both teams finished in the national rankings — Cartersville at No. 111 and Calhoun at No. 150. Cartersville won the Region 7 title with a 21-14 win over Calhoun.
Blessed Trinity, which won three straight state titles from 2017 through 2019, moves-out of the region and into Class 6A. Also moving-up are St. Pius X and Woodward Academy.
The realignment brings Jefferson up from 4A. The Dragons won a 2A title a decade ago and finished runner-up in 4A in 2020.
Other newbies are Cambridge, Dalton, Flowery Branch, Greater Atlanta Christian, Kell, Mays, Statesboro and Tucker.
Below are all of the 5A schedules from the GHSA.
AAAAA
Region 1
Bradwell Institute Tigers
8/19
Wayne County
8/26
Liberty County
9/02
At New Hampstead
9/09
At South Effingham
9/23
At McIntosh County Academy
10/07
Coffee
10/14
Ware County
10/21
At Statesboro
10/28
Jenkins
11/04
At Greenbrier
Coffee Trojans
8/19
At Tift County
8/26
At Bainbridge
9/10
Vs. St. Augustine (Florida) in Brunswick, Georgia
9/16
Salem
9/23
Richmond Hill
10/07
At Bradwell Institute
10/14
Statesboro
10/21
At Jenkins
10/28
At Greenbrier
11/04
Ware County
Greenbrier Wolf Pack
8/19
Harlem
8/26
Grovetown
9/02
At Evans
9/16
At Lakeside, Evans
9/23
At Aquinas
10/07
Statesboro
10/14
At Jenkins
10/21
At Ware County
10/28
Coffee
11/04
Bradwell Institute
Jenkins Warriors
8/19
At Benedictine
8/26
Bluffton (South Carolina)
9/02
At Richmond Hill
9/16
At Carrollton
9/23
Wayne County
10/07
At Ware County
10/14
Greenbrier
10/21
Coffee
10/28
At Bradwell Institute
11/04
Statesboro
Statesboro Blue Devils
8/19
Glynn Academy
8/27
Southeast Bulloch
9/02
Effingham County
9/16
At Wayne County
9/23
Burke County
10/07
At Greenbrier
10/14
At Coffee
10/21
Bradwell Institute
10/28
Ware County
11/04
At Jenkins
Ware County Gators
8/19
At Appling County
8/26
Richmond Hill
9/02
At Baldwin
9/09
Benedictine
9/23
Bainbridge
10/07
Jenkins
10/14
At Bradwell Institute
10/21
Greenbrier
10/28
At Statesboro
11/04
At Coffee
Region 2
Dutchtown Bulldogs
8/20
Stephenson at Stockbridge High School
8/26
Tift County
9/02
Jonesboro
9/09
At Spalding
9/16
At Warner Robins
9/30
At Union Grove
10/14
Jones County
10/21
Locust Grove
10/28
At Eagle’s Landing
11/04
Ola
Eagle’s Landing Golden Eagles
8/19
At Spalding
8/26
At Grayson
9/02
At Marist
9/09
At Discovery
9/16
Union Grove
9/30
Jones County
10/07
At Locust Grove
10/14
At Ola
10/21
At Warner Robins
10/28
Dutchtown
Jones County Greyhounds
8/20
Northside, Warner Robins at Mercer University
8/26
At Dacula
9/02
Perry
9/09
At Peach County
9/16
Locust Grove
9/30
At Eagle’s Landing
10/07
Ola
10/14
At Dutchtown
10/28
Warner Robins
11/04
At Union Grove
Locust Grove Wildcats
8/19
McDonough
9/02
M. L. King
9/09
At Houston County
9/16
At Jones County
9/23
Arabia Mountain
10/07
Eagle’s Landing
10/14
Union Grove
10/21
At Dutchtown
10/28
At Ola
11/04
Warner Robins
Ola Mustangs
8/18
At Griffin
8/26
Luella
9/02
Jackson
9/16
At Eastside
9/30
Warner Robins
10/07
At Jones County
10/14
Eagle’s Landing
10/21
At Union Grove
10/28
Locust Grove
11/04
At Dutchtown
Union Grove Wolverines
8/19
At Upson-Lee
8/26
Whitewater
9/02
At McDonough
9/09
Jackson
9/16
At Eagle’s Landing
9/30
Dutchtown
10/07
At Warner Robins
10/14
At Locust Grove
10/21
Ola
11/04
Jones County
Warner Robins Demons
8/19
Lee County
9/02
At Northside, Warner Robins
9/09
Valdosta
9/16
Dutchtown
9/23
At Houston County
9/30
At Ola
10/07
Union Grove
10/21
Eagle’s Landing
10/28
At Jones County
11/04
At Locust Grove
Region 3
Drew Titans
8/26
At North Atlanta
9/02
At Cass
9/09
At Riverdale
9/16
Hiram
9/22
Stone Mountain
10/07
At Lakeside, DeKalb
10/14
At McIntosh
10/20
Northside, Columbus
10/28
At Harris County
11/04
Northgate
Harris County Tigers
8/19
Troup County
8/26
At Russell County (Alabama)
9/02
Shaw
9/09
Howard
9/16
At Hardaway
9/30
At Sandy Creek
10/07
Northside, Columbus
10/21
At Northgate
10/28
Drew
11/04
At McIntosh
McIntosh Chiefs
8/19
At Fayette County
8/26
Hampton
9/02
At Woodland, Stockbridge
9/09
At Central, Carroll
9/16
Landmark Christian
9/30
Heard County
10/07
At Northgate
10/14
Drew
10/28
At Northside, Columbus
11/04
Harris County
Northgate Vikings
8/20
At Whitewater in Fayette/Coweta Chick-Fil-A Kick Off Classic at Starr’s Mill HS
8/26
Starr’s Mill
9/02
At Villa Rica
9/09
Griffin
9/16
At Central, Carroll
9/23
Veterans
10/07
McIntosh
10/13
At Northside, Columbus
10/21
Harris County
11/04
At Drew
Northside Patriots (Columbus)
8/19
Columbus
8/26
At LaGrange
9/02
Hardaway
9/09
At Shaw
9/15
Sumter County
9/23
At Westover
10/07
At Harris County
10/13
Northgate
10/20
At Drew
10/28
McIntosh
Region 4
Arabia Mountain Rams
8/19
Jackson, Atlanta
8/26
At Heritage, Conyers
9/02
At Stephenson
9/09
At Meadowcreek
9/23
At Locust Grove
9/29
At Lithonia
10/07
Decatur
10/21
Chamblee
10/28
At M. L. King
11/03
Tucker
Chamblee Bulldogs
8/26
Towers
9/02
At Dunwoody
9/09
At Duluth
9/16
Riverwood
9/30
M. L. King
10/06
Tucker
10/21
At Arabia Mountain
10/28
Decatur
11/04
At Lithonia
Cross Keys Indians
8/26
At Community Christian
9/02
At Flint River
9/09
Clarkston
9/16
Heritage, Newnan
9/22
At Midtown
10/06
St. Mary’s (A)
10/14
At Notre Dame
10/27
Notre Dame (A)
Decatur Bulldogs
8/19
Flowery Branch
8/26
At Wesleyan
9/01
At Southwest DeKalb
9/09
Greater Atlanta Christian
9/16
South Gwinnett
9/30
Tucker
10/07
At Arabia Mountain
10/21
At Lithonia
10/28
At Chamblee
11/04
M. L. King
Lithonia Bulldogs
8/19
At Alcovy
8/26
At Rome
9/01
Landmark Christian
9/08
At Jackson, Atlanta
9/23
Douglass, Atlanta
9/29
Arabia Mountain
10/07
At M. L. King
10/21
Decatur
10/27
At Tucker
11/04
Chamblee
M.L. King Lions
8/19
Duluth
8/26
At Winder-Barrow
9/02
At Locust Grove
9/09
North Springs
9/23
Cass
9/30
At Chamblee
10/07
Lithonia
10/20
At Tucker
10/28
Arabia Mountain
11/04
At Decatur
Tucker Tigers
8/19
At Miller Grove
8/26
At Southwest DeKalb
9/09
Dacula
9/16
At McEachern
9/23
Stephenson
9/30
At Decatur
10/06
At Chamblee
10/20
M. L. King
10/27
Lithonia
11/03
At Arabia Mountain
Region 5
Banneker Trojans
8/19
At Washington
8/26
New Manchester
9/02
At Valdosta
9/16
Jackson, Atlanta
9/23
Villa Rica
9/30
At Tri-Cities
10/14
At Lithia Springs
10/21
Chapel Hill
10/28
Mays
11/04
At Creekside
Chapel Hill Panthers
8/19
Stone Mountain
8/27
At South Atlanta
9/09
At South Cobb
9/16
Mays
9/23
At Creekside
10/01
At Jackson, Atlanta
10/07
Villa Rica
10/14
Tri-Cities
10/21
At Banneker
10/28
Lithia Springs
Creekside Seminoles
8/19
At Rome
9/03
At Dutch Fork (South Carolina) at Lakewood
9/10
East St. Louis (Illinois)
9/16
Lithia Springs
9/23
Chapel Hill
9/30
At Mays
10/13
At Jackson, Atlanta
10/21
At Villa Rica
10/28
At Tri-Cities
11/04
Banneker
Jackson Jaguars (Atlanta)
8/19
At Arabia Mountain
8/25
Miller Grove
9/08
Lithonia
9/16
At Banneker
9/23
At Lithia Springs
10/01
Chapel Hill
10/07
Mays
10/13
Creekside
10/28
At Villa Rica
11/04
Tri-Cities
Lithia Springs Lions
8/20
Douglas County at Stockbridge High School
8/26
At Alexander
9/02
At Lee County
9/16
At Creekside
9/23
Jackson, Atlanta
9/30
Villa Rica
10/07
At Tri-Cities
10/14
Banneker
10/28
At Chapel Hill
11/04
Mays
Mays Raiders
8/20
At Douglass, Atlanta
8/27
Douglas County at Georgia State Stadium
9/02
At Hughes
9/16
At Chapel Hill
9/30
Creekside
10/07
At Jackson, Atlanta
10/14
Villa Rica
10/21
At Tri-Cities
10/28
At Banneker
11/04
At Lithia Springs
Midtown Knights
8/19
KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (EH)
8/26
At B.E.S.T Academy (EH)
9/09
Northview
9/16
At North Springs
9/22
Cross Keys
9/30
At Temple
10/07
Druid Hills
10/21
At Clarksto
10/28
Stone Mountain
11/04
At Johnson, Gainesville
Tri-Cities Bulldogs
8/19
Hampton
8/26
At Morrow
9/01
At Redan
9/16
At Villa Rica
9/30
Banneker
10/07
Lithia Springs
10/14
At Chapel Hill
10/21
Mays
10/28
Creekside
11/04
At Jackson, Atlanta
Villa Rica Wildcats
8/26
At Anniston (Alabama)
9/02
Northgate
9/09
Carrollton
9/16
Tri-Cities
9/23
At Banneker
9/30
At Lithia Springs
10/07
At Chapel Hill
10/14
At Mays
10/21
Creekside
10/28
Jackson, Atlanta
Region 6
Cambridge Bears
8/19
Creekview
8/26
At Denmark
9/02
Alpharetta
9/09
At West Forsyth
9/23
Chattahoochee
9/30
At Greater Atlanta Christian
10/07
Centennial
10/14
At Kell
10/21
At Northview
11/04
North Springs
Centennial Knights
8/19
Wheeler
8/26
At Roswell
9/09
Etowah
9/16
At Westminster
9/23
Kell
9/30
At Chattahoochee
10/07
At Cambridge
10/21
At North Springs
10/28
Northview
11/04
Greater Atlanta Christian
Chattahoochee Cougars
8/19
At Forsyth Central
8/26
Osborne
9/09
Alpharetta
9/16
At Johns Creek
9/23
At Cambridge
9/30
Centennial
10/07
At North Springs
10/14
Northview
10/28
Greater Atlanta Christian
11/04
At Kell
Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans
8/19
At Meadowcreek
8/26
Lovett
9/02
Pace Academy
9/09
At Decatur
9/23
At Northview
9/30
Cambridge
10/14
North Springs
10/21
Kell
10/28
At Chattahoochee
11/04
At Centennial
Kell Longhorns
8/17
Vs. Cherokee Bluff at Johns Creek HS in Corky Kell Classic
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