Class 6A Blog: Richmond Hill, Paulding County, Marietta and North Forsyth make postseason returns

Richmond Hill (Region 1), Paulding County (Region 3), Marietta (Region 5) and North Forsyth (Region 6) are the four Class 6A teams that earned playoff bids this year after missing out on the postseason a year ago. For Richmond Hill, the Wildcats missed the playoffs last year with a 7-3 overall record, but made it this year with a 6-4 finish. The Wildcats will travel to Buford to play the Wolves for the first time in school history this Friday night. Camden County’s 24-20 loss to Richmond Hill resulted in the team missing out on the playoffs for the first time since 2017.

Paulding County is the newcomer out of Region 3 and the Patriots will have a trip to North Cobb in the first round. This is the first time since 1997 that the two teams have faced and North Cobb leads the all-time series 4-5. Paulding County finished the regular season with a 4-6 record—marking a positive leap forward since last year’s 2-8 finish under then first-year head coach Justin Pressley. Paulding County achieved a three-game win-streak for the first time since 2017 this season when the team defeated Osborne (34-14), Campbell (24-15) and Pebblebrook (30-22) in region play.

Marietta is back in the playoffs after seeing its seven-year playoff streak snapped in 2024 with a 2-8 finish. This year’s Blue Devils are 5-5 and have won five of its last six games after a tough 0-4 start. Led by first-year head coach Cameron Duke, the Blue Devils will play Harrison in the first round. Marietta has won three-straight and eight of its last nine matchups with the Hoyas.

In Region 6, North Forsyth is back in the playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons after missing out on the postseason a year ago. The Raiders finished the regular season 6-4-producing their first winning season since 2022. North Forsyth defeated last year’s region champion North Atlanta 10-6 back on Oct. 10, ultimately leaving the Warriors out of the postseason with an identical 4-3 region finish. The Raiders will have a tough first round trip to Carrollton on Friday.

CLASS 6A FINAL REGION STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE

REGION 1

Valdosta 4-1, 9-1 [1]

Lowndes 4-1, 9-1 [2]

Colquitt County 4-1, 8-2 [3]

Richmond Hill 2-3, 6-4 [4]

Camden County 1-4, 6-4

Tift County 0-5, 3-7

FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

Friday, Nov. 14

Valdosta (vs. Dacula)

Lowndes (vs. Collins Hill)

Colquitt County (at Mill Creek)

Richmond Hill (at Buford)

REGION 2

Carrollton 4-0, 10-0 [1]

Douglas County 3-1, 7-3   [2]

East Coweta 2-2, 3-7   [3]

Westlake 1-3, 4-6   [4]

Chapel Hill 0-4, 1-9

FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

Friday, Nov. 14

Carrollton (vs. North Forsyth)

Douglas County (vs. Lambert)

East Coweta (at Denmark)

Westlake (at West Forsyth)

REGION 3

McEachern 7-0, 10-0 [1]

Harrison 6-1, 9-1   [2]

Hillgrove 5-2, 8-2   [3]

Paulding County 4-3, 4-6   [4]

Campbell 3-4, 6-4

Pebblebrook 2-5, 3-7

Osborne 1-6, 1-9

South Cobb 0-7, 2-8

FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

Friday, Nov. 14

McEachern (vs. Walton)

Harrison (vs. Marietta)

Hillgrove (at North Paulding)

Paulding County (at North Cobb)

REGION 4

Grayson 6-0, 10-0 [1]

Newton 5-1, 7-3   [2]

Archer 4-2, 6-4   [3]

South Gwinnett 3-3, 5-5   [4]

Rockdale County 2-4, 5-4

Grovetown 1-5, 4-6

Heritage-Conyers 0-6, 1-9

FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

Friday, Nov. 14

Grayson (vs. Norcross)

Newton (vs. Peachtree Ridge)

Archer (at Brookwood)

South Gwinnett (at North Gwinnett)

REGION 5

North Cobb 5-1, 7-3 [1]

North Paulding 5-1, 8-2 [2]

Marietta 5-1, 5-5 [3]

Walton 3-3, 5-5 [4]

Wheeler 2-4, 3-7

Etowah 1-5, 3-7

Cherokee 0-6, 1-9

FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

Friday, Nov. 14

North Cobb (vs. Paulding County)

North Paulding (vs. Hillgrove)

Marietta (at Harrison)

Walton (at McEachern)

REGION 6

West Forsyth 6-1, 8-2 [1]

Denmark 6-1, 7-3 [2]

Lambert 5-2, 6-4 [3]

North Forsyth 4-3, 6-4 [4]

North Atlanta 4-3, 5-5

Alpharetta 2-5, 2-8

Forsyth Central 1-6, 1-9

South Forsyth 0-7, 2-8

FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

Friday, Nov. 14

REGION 7

North Gwinnett 7-0, 9-1 [1]

Brookwood 6-1, 8-2 [2]

Peachtree Ridge 5-2, 7-3 [3]

Norcross 4-2, 6-3 [4]

Parkview 3-4, 4-6

Duluth 2-5, 4-6

Meadowcreek 1-6, 1-8

Berkmar 0-7, 0-10

FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

Friday, Nov. 14

North Gwinnett (vs. South Gwinnett)

Brookwood (vs. Archer)

Peachtree Ridge (at Newton)

Norcross (at Grayson)

REGION 8

Buford 6-0, 10-0

Mill Creek 5-1, 7-3

Collins Hill 4-2, 6-4

Dacula 3-3, 5-5

Central Gwinnett 2-4, 4-5

Mountain View 1-5, 1-9

Discovery 0-5, 0-9

FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

Friday, Nov. 18

Buford (vs. Richmond Hill)

Mill Creek (vs. Colquitt County)

Collins Hill (at Lowndes)

Dacula (at Valdosta)

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