The Georgia high school football landscape will have a very different look for 2024 and 2025. The Georgia High School Association has announced its alignment for the next two years, which includes the elimination of its 7A classification. 6A will now be the largest classification.
Georgia’s 457 schools have been placed in 56 regions. Schools are still allowed to appeal their region, but not their classification.
According to Georgia High School Football Daily, six schools won appeals to move from 6A to 5A. They are: Arabia Mountain, Houston County, Kennesaw Mountain, New Manchester, Newnan and Shiloh.
Losing appeals to move out of 6A were Alexander, Central Gwinnett, Chapel Hill, Effingham County, Grovetown, Heritage of Conyers and Rockdale County. Douglas County withdrew its appeal before it was heard.
Below are schools that won appeals to move to a lower classification:
- Allatoona from 5A to 4A
- Central (Macon) from 2A to 1A Division I
- Dalton from 5A to 4A
- KIPP Atlanta from 3A to 2A
- Richmond Academy 4A to 3A
- Savannah from 2A to 1A Division II
- Shaw from 3A to 2A
- Union Grove from 5A to 4A
- Warner Robins from 5A to 4A
Below are the new region alignments:
Class 6A
Region 1: Camden County, Colquitt County, Effingham County, Lowndes, Richmond Hill, Tift County, Valdosta
Region 2: Alexander, Carrollton, Chapel Hill, Douglas County, East Coweta, Paulding County, Westlake
Region 3: Campbell, Harrison, Hillgrove, McEachern, Osborne, Pebblebrook, South Cobb
Region 4: Archer, Grayson, Grovetown, Heritage-Conyers, Newton, Rockdale County, South Gwinnett
Region 5: Cherokee, Etowah, Marietta, North Cobb, North Paulding, Walton, Wheeler
Region 6: Alpharetta, Denmark, Forsyth Central, Lambert, North Atlanta, North Forsyth, South Forsyth, West Forsyth
Region 7: Berkmar, Brookwood, Duluth, Meadowcreek, Norcross, North Gwinnett, Parkview, Peachtree Ridge
Region 8: Buford, Central Gwinnett, Collins Hill, Dacula, Discovery, Mill Creek, Mountain View
Class 5A
Region 1: Bradwell Institute, Brunswick, Evans, Glynn Academy, Greenbrier, Lakeside-Evans, South Effingham, Statesboro
Region 2: Coffee, Houston County, Lee County, Northside-Warner Robins, Thomas County Central, Veterans
Region 3: Banneker, Dutchtown, Hughes, Lovejoy, McIntosh, Morrow, Newnan, Northgate
Region 4: Arabia Mountain, Chamblee, Decatur, Dunwoody, Lakeside-DeKalb, Shiloh, Tri-Cities, Woodward Academy
Region 5: East Paulding, Kennesaw Mountain, Lithia Springs, New Manchester, Rome, South Paulding, Villa Rica
Region 6: Creekview, Lassiter, Pope, River Ridge, Riverwood, Sequoyah, Sprayberry, Woodstock
Region 7: Chattahoochee, Gainesville, Johns Creek, Lanier, Milton, Roswell, Seckinger
Region 8: Alcovy, Apalachee, Clarke Central, Eastside, Habersham Central, Jackson County, Loganville, Winder-Barrow
Class 4A
Region 1: Benedictine, New Hampstead, Perry, Ware County, Warner Robins, Wayne County
Region 2: Eagle’s Landing, Eagle’s Landing Christian, Hampton, Jones County, Locust Grove, McDonough, Ola, Stockbridge, Union Grove, Woodland-Stockbridge
Region 3: Central-Carroll, Griffin, Harris County, Jonesboro, Mundy’s Mill, Northside-Columbus, Starr’s Mill
Region 4: Creekside, Drew, Forest Park, Jackson-Atlanta, M.L. King, Mays, Midtown
Region 5: Clarkston, Cross Keys, Druid Hills, Lithonia, Marist, Southwest DeKalb, St. Pius, Tucker
Region 6: Blessed Trinity, Cambridge, Centennial, Holy Innocents’, Kell, North Springs, Northview, Pace Academy, Westminster
Region 7: Allatoona, Cartersville, Cass, Cedartown, Dalton, Hiram, Southeast Whitfield, Woodland-Cartersville
Region 8: Cedar Shoals, East Forsyth, Flowery Branch, Madison County, North Oconee, Walnut Grove
Class 3A
Region 1: Bainbridge, Cairo, Dougherty, Monroe, Peach County, Westover
Region 2: Fayette County, LaGrange, Mary Persons, Sandy Creek, Spalding, Trinity Christian, Troup, Upson-Lee, Whitewater
Region 3: Beach, Calvary Day, Groves, Islands, Jenkins, Johnson-Savannah, Liberty County, Long County, Southeast Bulloch, Windsor Forest
Region 4: Baldwin, Cross Creek, Harlem, Hephzibah, Howard, Richmond Academy, West Laurens, Westside-Augusta
Region 5: Cedar Grove, Douglass, Luella, Mount Zion-Jonesboro, North Clayton, Riverdale, Stephenson, Stone Mountain
Region 6: Chestatee, Dawson County, Gilmer, Greater Atlanta Christian, Lumpkin County, North Hall, Pickens, White County
Region 7: Adairsville, Calhoun, Heritage-Ringgold, LaFayette, Northwest Whitfield, Ridgeland
Region 8: Cherokee Bluff, East Hall, Jefferson, Johnson-Gainesville, Monroe Area, Oconee County, West Hall
Class 2A
Region 1: Carver-Columbus, Columbus, Hardaway, Jordan, Kendrick, Shaw, Spencer, Sumter County
Region 2: Callaway, Jackson, Morgan County, Pike County, Rutland, Westside-Macon
Region 3: Appling County, Cook, Crisp County, Pierce County, Tattnall County
Region 4: Burke County, Butler, Glenn Hills, Josey, Laney, Thomson
Region 5: Carver-Atlanta, Hapeville, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate, Lovett, North Cobb Christian, Therrell, Washington
Region 6: Columbia, Miller Grove, Redan, Salem, South Atlanta
Region 7: Coahulla Creek, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, Murray County, North Murray, Ringgold, Rockmart, Sonoraville
Region 8: East Jackson, Franklin County, Hart County, Hebron Christian Academy, Prince Avenue Christian, Stephens County, Union County
Class A Division I
Region 1: Bacon County, Berrien, Brantley County, Dodge County, Fitzgerald, Jeff Davis, Thomasville, Worth County
Region 2: ACE Charter, Aquinas, Bleckley County, Central-Macon, Dublin, East Laurens, Jefferson County, Northeast, Southwest, Washington County
Region 3: Savannah Christian, Savannah Country Day, Screven County, Swainsboro, Toombs County, Vidalia
Region 4: Jasper County, Lamar County, Landmark Christian, McNair, Putnam County, Social Circle, Towers
Region 5: B.E.S.T Academy, Fellowship Christian, King’s Ridge Christian, Mount Vernon, Mount Paran Christian, Mount Pisgah Christian, St. Francis, Walker, Whitefield Academy
Region 6: Armuchee, Bremen, Coosa, Darlington, Haralson County, Heard County, Model, Pepperell, Temple
Region 7: Chattooga, Christian Heritage, Dade County, Fannin County, Gordon Central, Gordon Lee
Region 8: Athens Academy, Athens Christian, Banks County, Commerce, Elbert County, Oglethorpe County, Providence Christian, Rabun County, Wesleyan
Class A Division II
Region 1: Baconton, Early County, Miller County, Mitchell County, Pataula Charter, Pelham, Randolph-Clay, Seminole County, Terrell County
Region 2: Atkinson County, Brooks County, Charlton County, Clinch County, Irwin County, Lanier County, Turner County
Region 3: Bryan County, Claxton, Emanuel County Institute, Jenkins County, McIntosh County Academy, Metter, Portal, Savannah
Region 4: Crawford County, Dooly County, Hawkinsville, Montgomery County, Telfair County, Treutlen, Wheeler County, Wilcox County
Region 5: Georgia Military College, Glascock County, Hancock Central, Johnson County, Twiggs County, Wilkinson County
Region 6: Central-Talbotton, Chattahoochee County, Macon County, Marion County, Schley County, Taylor County
Region 7: Bowdon, Greenville, Manchester, Mount Zion-Carroll, Trion
Region 8: Greene County, Lake Oconee Academy, Lincoln County, Towns County, Warren County, Washington-Wilkes
