2023 Georgia high school football playoff pairings – 1st Round

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The Road to the Georgia High School Football Championships at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons, begins this weekend. Below is a look at the first round matchups in all eight classifications.

7A

(R4 #3) Archer at (R1 #2) Valdosta

(R3 #4) Harrison at (R2 #1) Carrollton

(R7 #3) North Gwinnett at (R6 #2) West Forsyth

(R8 #4) Mountain View at (R5 #1) Walton

(R1 #3) Camden County at (R4 #2) Newton

(R2 #4) Campbell at (R3 #1) McEachern

(R6 #3) Lambert at (R7 #2) Peachtree Ridge

(R5 #4) Osborne at (R8 #1) Mill Creek

(R5 #3) Wheeler at (R8 #2) Buford

(R6 #4) Denmark at (R7 #1) Norcross

(R2 #3) East Coweta at (R3 #2) North Paulding

(R1 #4) Richmond Hill at (R4 #1) Grayson

(R8 #3) Collins Hill at (R5 #2) North Cobb

(R7 #4) Duluth at (R6 #1) Milton

(R3 #3) Marietta at (R2 #2) Westlake

(R4 #4) Parkview at (R1 #1) Colquitt County

6A

R4 #3) Dunwoody at (R1 #2) Lee County

(R3 #4) Lovejoy at (R2 #1) Effingham County

(R7 #3) Alpharetta at (R6 #2) Sequoyah

(R8 #4) Habersham Central at (R5 #1) Douglas County

(R1 #3) Houston County at (R4 #2) North Atlanta

(R2 #4) Evans at (R3 #1) Woodward Academy

(R6 #3) Creekview at (R7 #2) Blessed Trinity

(R5 #4) South Paulding at (R8 #1) Gainesville

(R5 #3) East Paulding at (R8 #2) Lanier

(R6 #4) River Ridge at (R7 #1) Roswell

(R2 #3) Brunswick at (R3 #2) Mundy’s Mill

(R1 #4) Northside, Warner Robins at (R4 #1) Marist

(R8 #3) North Forsyth at (R5 #2) Hughes

(R7 #4) Sprayberry at (R6 #1) Rome

(R3 #3) Jonesboro at (R2 #2) Glynn Academy

(R4 #4) St. Pius at (R1 #1) Thomas County Central

5A

R4 #3) Decatur at (R1 #2) Ware County

(R3 #4) McIntosh at (R2 #1) Warner Robins

(R7 #3) Dalton at (R6 #2) Greater Atlanta Christian

(R8 #4) Flowery Branch at (R5 #1) Creekside

(R1 #3) Statesboro at (R4 #2) Tucker

(R2 #4) Ola at (R3 #1) Harris County

(R6 #3) Cambridge at (R7 #2) Hiram

(R5 #4) Jackson, Atlanta at (R8 #1) Jefferson

(R5 #3) Chapel Hill at (R8 #2) Eastside

(R6 #4) Centennial at (R7 #1) Cartersville

(R2 #3) Dutchtown at (R3 #2) Northgate

(R1 #4) Jenkins at (R4 #1) Arabia Mountain

(R8 #3) Loganville at (R5 #2) Mays

(R7 #4) Cass at (R6 #1) Kell

(R3 #3) Northside, Columbus at (R2 #2) Jones County

(R4 #4) Chamblee at (R1 #1) Coffee

4A

(R4 #3) Troup at (R1 #2) Cairo

(R3 #4) Wayne County at (R2 #1) Spalding

(R7 #3) Heritage, Ringgold at (R6 #2) Westminster

(R8 #4) North Hall at (R5 #1) Stockbridge

(R1 #3) Westover at (R4 #2) LaGrange

(R2 #4) Baldwin at (R3 #1) Benedictine

(R6 #3) Holy Innocents’ at (R7 #2) Cedartown

(R5 #4) Pace Academy at (R8 #1) North Oconee

(R5 #3) Lovett at (R8 #2) Madison County

(R6 #4) Hapeville Charter at (R7 #1) Central, Carrollton

(R2 #3) Westside, Macon at (R3 #2) New Hampstead

(R1 #4) Shaw at (R4 #1) Starr’s Mill

(R8 #3) East Forsyth at (R5 #2) Luella

(R7 #4) Northwest Whitfield at (R6 #1) Stephenson

(R3 #3) Burke County at (R2 #2) Perry

(R4 #4) Trinity Christian at (R1 #1) Bainbridge

3A

(R4 #3) Hephzibah at (R1 #2) Crisp County

(R3 #4) Long County at (R2 #1) Mary Persons

(R7 #3) White County at (R6 #2) Bremen

(R8 #4) Hebron Christian at (R5 #1) Cedar Grove

(R1 #3) Thomasville at (R4 #2) Harlem

(R2 #4) Jackson at (R3 #1) Calvary Day

(R6 #3) Ringgold at (R7 #2) Wesleyan

(R5 #4) Carver, Atlanta at (R8 #1) Stephens County

(R5 #3) Douglass at (R8 #2) Oconee County

(R6 #4) Gordon Lee at (R7 #1) Lumpkin County

(R2 #3) Peach County at (R3 #2) Savannah Christian

(R1 #4) Monroe at (R4 #1) Morgan County

(R8 #3) Monroe Area at (R5 #2) Sandy Creek

(R7 #4) Gilmer at (R6 #1) Adairsville

(R3 #3) Savannah Country Day at (R2 #2) Upson-Lee

(R4 #4) Richmond Academy at (R1 #1) Carver, Columbus

2A

R4 #3) Putnam County at (R1 #2) Fitzgerald

(R3 #4) Vidalia at (R2 #1) Spencer

(R7 #3) Model at (R6 #2) Therrell

(R8 #4) Providence Christian at (R5 #1) Callaway

(R1 #3) Worth County at (R4 #2) Laney

(R2 #4) ACE Charter at (R3 #1) Pierce County

(R6 #3) South Atlanta at (R7 #2) North Murray

(R5 #4) Redan at (R8 #1) Fellowship Christian

(R5 #3) ELCA at (R8 #2) Union County

(R6 #4) Washington at (R7 #1) Rockmart

(R2 #3) Southwest at (R3 #2) Toombs County

(R1 #4) Jeff Davis at (R4 #1) Thomson

(R8 #3) Athens Academy at (R5 #2) Columbia

(R7 #4) Fannin Co. at (R6 #1) North Cobb Christian

(R3 #3) Appling County at (R2 #2) Northeast

(R4 #4) Washington County at (R1 #1) Cook

1A Division I

(R4 #3) Temple at (R1 #2) Irwin County

(R3 #4) Claxton at (R2 #1) Bleckley County

(R7 #3) Pepperell at (R6 #2) Mount Vernon

(R8 #4) Athens Christ. at (R5 #1) Prince Avenue

(R1 #3) Pelham at (R4 #2) Heard County

(R2 #4) East Laurens at (R3 #1) Bryan County

(R6 #3) Mt. Pisgah Christian at (R7 #2) Dade County

(R5 #4) Jasper County at (R8 #1) Commerce

(R5 #3) Oglethorpe County at (R8 #2) Elbert County

(R6 #4) St. Francis at (R7 #1) Trion

(R2 #3) Swainsboro at (R3 #2) Metter

(R1 #4) Bacon County at (R4 #1) Lamar County

(R8 #3) Rabun County at (R5 #2) Social Circle

(R7 #4) Darlington at (R6 #1) Whitefield Academy

(R3 #3) Screven County at (R2 #2) Dublin

(R4 #4) Crawford County at (R1 #1) Brooks County

1A Division II

(R4 #3) Wilcox County at (R1 #2) Seminole County

(R3 #4) McIntosh County Acad. at (R2 #1) Clinch County

(R7 #3) Mt. Zion, Carroll at (R6 #2) Manchester

(R8 #4) Washington-Wilkes at (R5 #1) Johnson County

(R1 #3) Randolph-Clay at (R4 #2) Telfair County

(R2 #4) Turner County at (R3 #1) Portal

(R6 #3) Macon County at (R7 #2) Christian Heritage

(R5 #4) Glascock County at (R8 #1) Aquinas

(R5 #3) Hancock Central at (R8 #2) Greene County

(R6 #4) Taylor County at (R7 #1) Bowdon

(R2 #3) Charlton County at (R3 #2) Jenkins County

(R1 #4) Miller County at (R4 #1) Dooly County

(R8 #3) Lincoln County at (R5 #2) Wilkinson County

(R6 #1) Schley County bye

(R3 #3) Emanuel Co. Institute at (R2 #2) Lanier County

(R4 #4) Hawkinsville at (R1 #1) Early County

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.