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GHSA football playoffs; first round matchups

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November 1, 2025
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The first-round matchups are set for Class 6A, 5A, 4A and A Division II of the GHSA football playoffs, with Class 3A, 2A, A Division I and A-3A Private still waiting to be announced this Sunday. This post will be updated to reflect those additions as they are determined through the GHSA points ratings. The Score Atlanta brackets will be posted, and updated, as soon as all first-round matchups have been determined. The below information is provided by Todd Holcomb/AJC.

Class 6A

R1 #3 Colquitt at R8 #2 Mill Creek

R7 #4 Norcross at R4 #1 Grayson

R5 #3 Marietta at R3 #2 Harrison

R6 #4 North Forsyth at R2 #1 Carrollton

R8 #3 Collins Hill at R1 #2 Lowndes

R4 #4 South Gwinnett at R7 #1 North Gwinnett

R3 #3 Hillgrove at R5 #2 North Paulding

R2 #4 Westlake at R6 #1 West Forsyth

R2 #3 East Coweta at R6 #2 Denmark

R5 #4 Walton at R3 #1 McEachern

R4 #3 Archer at R7 #2 Brookwood

R8 #4 Dacula at R1 #1 Valdosta

R6 #3 Lambert at R2 #2 Douglas County

R3 #4 Paulding County at R5 #1 North Cobb

R7 #3 Peachtree Ridge at R4 #2 Newton

R1 #4 Richmond Hill at R8 #1 Buford

Class 5A

R1 #3 Statesboro at R8 #2 Habersham Central

R7 #4 Seckinger at R4 #1 Woodward Academy

R5 #3 Villa Rica at R3 #2 Northgate

R6 #4 Woodstock at R2 #1 Thomas County Central

R8 #3 Clarke Central at R1 #2 Effingham County

R4 #4 Chamblee at R7 #1 Roswell

R3 #3 Newnan at R5 #2 New Manchester

R2 #4 Coffee at R6 #1 Sequoyah

R2 #3 Lee County at R6 #2 Sprayberry

R5 #4 East Paulding at R3 #1 Hughes

R4 #3 Dunwoody at R7 #2 Gainesville

R8 #4 Winder-Barrow at R1 #1 Brunswick

R6 #3 Creekview at R2 #2 Houston County

R3 #4 Lovejoy at R5 #1 Rome

R7 #3 Milton at R4 #2 Shiloh

R1 #4 Glynn Academy at R8 #1 Jackson County

Class 4A

R1 #3 Ware County at R8 #2 Flowery Branch

R7 #4 Dalton at R4 #1 Creekside

R5 #3 Lithonia at R3 #2 Griffin

R6 #4 Centennial at R2 #1 Locust Grove

R8 #3 Eastside at R1 #2 Warner Robins

R4 #4 Jackson (Atlanta) at R7 #1 Cartersville

R3 #3 Jonesboro at R5 #2 Southwest DeKalb

R2 #4 Hampton at R6 #1 Kell

R2 #3 Ola at R6 #2 Cambridge

R5 #4 Tucker at R3 #1 Central (Carrollton)

R4 #3 Mays at R7 #2 Cass

R8 #4 East Forsyth at R1 #1 Benedictine

R6 #3 Blessed Trinity at R2 #2 Stockbridge

R3 #4 Starr’s Mill at R5 #1 Marist

R7 #3 Hiram at R4 #2 M.L. King

R1 #4 Perry at R8 #1 North Oconee

Class 3A

#32 Dougherty at #1 Jefferson

#17 Harlem at #16 Heritage-Ringgold

#24 Westover at #9 Troup

#25 Liberty County at #8 Cairo

#28 Whitewater at #5 Jenkins

#21 Cherokee Bluff at #12 Peach County

#20 Oconee County at #13 Northwest Whitfield

#29 Beach at #4 West Laurens

#30 Cedar Grove at #3 Sandy Creek

#19 Pickens at #14 Monroe Area

#22 Gilmer at #11 Douglass

#27 Lumpkin County at #6 Calhoun

#26 Richmond Academy at #7 Stephenson

#23 Long County at #10 Westside-Augusta

#18 North Clayton at #15 LaGrange

#31 Mount Zion-Jonesboro at #2 North Hall

Class 2A

#32 Butler at #1 Carver-Atlanta

#17 Ringgold at #16 Pierce County

#24 KIPP Atlanta at #9 Sumter County

#25 Cook at #8 North Murray

#28 Hart County at #5 Appling County

#21 Columbus at #12 Hapeville Charter

#20 Spencer at #13 Miller Grove

#29 Westside-Macon at #4 Morgan County

#30 Redan at #3 Carver-Columbus

#19 Stephens County at #14 Crisp County

#22 Franklin County at #11 Callaway

#27 Jackson at #6 Thomson

#26 East Jackson at #7 Columbia

#23 Sonoraville at #10 Burke County

#18 Laney at #15 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe

#31 South Atlanta at #2 Rockmart

Class A Division I

#32 East Laurens at #1 Heard County

#17 Social Circle at #16 Haralson County

#24 ACE Charter at #9 Fitzgerald

#25 Washington County at #8 Dublin

#28 Fannin County at #5 Northeast

#21 Bacon County at #12 Swainsboro

#20 Putnam County at #13 Thomasville

#29 Temple at #4 Toombs County

#30 McNair at #3 Worth County

#19 Jeff Davis at #14 Bleckley County

#22 Oglethorpe County at #11 Elbert County

#27 Towers at #6 Gordon Lee

#26 Gordon Central at #7 Jasper County

#23 Bremen at #10 Pepperell

#18 Dodge County at #15 Rabun County

#31 Berrien at #2 Lamar County

Class A Division II

R1 #3 Mitchell County at R8 #2 Warren County

R7 #4 Manchester at R4 #1 Wheeler County

R5 #3 GMC Prep at R3 #2 Emanuel County Institute

R6 #4 Chattahoochee County at R2 #1 Clinch County

R8 #3 Washington-Wilkes at R1 #2 Seminole County

R4 #4 Wilcox County at R7 #1 Bowdon

R3 #3 Jenkins County at R5 #2 Wilkinson County

R2 #4 Lanier County at R6 #1 Schley County

R2 #3 Charlton County at R6 #2 Macon County

R5 #4 Glascock County at R3 #1 Screven County

R4 #3 Treutlen at R7 #2 Mount Zion (Carroll)

R8 #4 Greene County at R1 #1 Early County

R6 #3 Taylor County at R2 #2 Brooks County

R3 #4 McIntosh County Academy at R5 #1 Johnson County

R7 #3 Trion at R4 #2 Hawkinsville

R1 #4 Randolph-Clay at R8 #1 Lincoln County

Class 3A-A Private

#1 Fellowship Christian - bye

#17 Savannah Country Day at #16 Mount Vernon

#9 Christian Heritage - bye

#8 Savannah Christian - bye

#5 Whitefield Academy - bye

#21 Darlington at #12 Aquinas

#20 North Cobb Christian at #13 King’s Ridge Christian

#4 Calvary Day - bye

#3 Athens Academy - bye

#19 Mount Paran Christian at #14 Holy Innocents’

#22 Mount Pisgah Christian at #11 Landmark Christian

#6 Greater Atlanta Christian - bye

#7 Prince Avenue Christian - bye

#23 Providence Christian at #10 Wesleyan

#18 Trinity Christian at #15 Lovett

#2 Hebron Christian - bye

The first-round matchups are set for Class 6A, 5A, 4A and A Division II of the GHSA football playoffs, with Class 3A, 2A, A Division I and A-3A Private still wa