Final Softball Rankings

Eight champions were crowned in Columbus Saturday, bringing the 2021 GHSA State Fast Pitch Softball season to a close.

In the states highest class, North Gwinnett finished on top ahead of runner-up East Coweta, earning the programs second state title and first since 2016. Lassiter won the 6A championship, successfully defending the 2020 title. It marked the third overall state championship for the Trojans. In Class 5A, Starrs Mill won its first ever state championship after beating Northside-Columbus 9-0 n the championship series.

In Class 4A, Central-Carroll did what no team has done in three seasons finish atop a class that has been won by Heritage-Catoosa since 2017. The Lions beat North Oconee 4-2 in the championship series to capture the programs second title and first since 2016.

Appling County finished atop Class 3A and in doing so, the Pirates won the programs first ever state title. Heard County won the programs third state title and defended last seasons championship in Class 2A after beating Vidalia 10-6 in the championship series.

ACE Charter ended the states longest active state championship winning streak and won its first state title in Class A Public after a 7-0 victory over Gordon Lee in the title series. Gordon Lee had won the past five A Public state titles and the 2A championship in 2015. In Class A Private, Wesleyan won its third title (2017, 2018) after beating George Walton in the deciding if game in the championship series.

See the final rankings below.

Class 7A

1. North Gwinnett

2. East Coweta

3. Lambert

4. Colquitt County

5. Cherokee

6. North Forsyth

7. Milton

8. Mill Creek

9. Parkview

10. Hillgrove

Class 6A

1. Lassiter

2. River Ridge

3. Pope

4. Buford

5. Creekview

6. Dacula

7. Sequoyah

8. Cambridge

9. South Effingham

10. Lee County

Class 5A

1. Starrs Mill

2. Northside-Columbus

3. Loganville

4. Woodland-Cartersville

5. Calhoun

6. Jones County

7. Blessed Trinity

8. Chamblee

9. Eastside

10. Walnut Grove

Class 4A

1. Central-Carroll

2. North Oconee

3. Heritage-Catoosa

4. Madison County

5. Flowery Branch

6. Northwest Whitfield

7. Cedartown

8. West Laurens

9. Jefferson

10. Thomas County Central

Class 3A

1. Appling County

2. Sonoraville

3. Harlem

4. Pike County

5. Jackson

6. Pierce County

7. Dawson County

8. Southeast Bulloch

9. Ringgold

10. Morgan County

Class 2A

1. Heard County

2. Vidalia

3. Dade County

4. Bremen

5. Lovett

6. Jeff Davis

7. Union County

8. Chattooga

9. Pepperell

10. Berrien

Class A Public

1. ACE Charter

2. Gordon Lee

3. Emanuel County Institute

4. Social Circle

5. Lanier County

6. Crawford County

7. Telfair County

8. Screven County

9. Commerce

10. Georgia Military

Class A Private

1. Wesleyan

2. George Walton

3. ELCA

4. Tattnall Square

5. Mount Paran

6. Mount Vernon

7. Strong Rock

8. Brookstone

9. Prince Avenue Christian

10. Stratford Academy