GHSA sets 2010-11 region alignments, considers returning to two-year reclassification schedule
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The Georgia High School Association announced its new regions Wednesday, but the bigger news was a proposal to adjust the process again. The GHSA had announced new classifications in November.
Under the new plan, the state’s 445 member schools will remain in the same classification and region for the next four years, beginning in September.
The four-year cycle for this reclassification was approved last year. However, the reclassification committee has requested a return to the former long-time method of a two-year cycle. “Change is happening too quickly in education these days, and it is probably not in our best interests to go to a four-year cycle,” said Dr. Ralph Swearngin, the GHSA’s executive director.
“When we came up with the four-year idea a few years ago, we never could foresee all these changes in terms of growth, adding new schools, and people re-districting.”
That proposal, along with the final region assignments, will be voted upon by the GHSA’s executive committee Jan. 12. The reclassification committee will meet again Dec. 16 to hear any appeals about new region placements.
‘Catch-all’ Region 2-AAAAA should be strong
Here are the observations of the GHSF Daily’s Chip Saye and Todd Holcomb on the Dec. 2, 2009, regional realignment announcements for the 2010-11 academic year. They, and we at the AJC, also welcome your opinions.
Chip Saye’s observations:
*The increasing number of large schools in the metro Atlanta area continues to be a problem in Class AAAAA. The new Region 1-AAAAA in south Georgia will have only five schools, while every other region will have at least seven. In the alignment in place for this school year, every region in AAAAA has from eight to 10 schools.
*Region 2 appears to be the catch-all region in Class AAAAA. It includes two schools from DeKalb County (M.L. King, Stephenson), two Coweta County teams (Newnan, East Coweta), two from south Fulton (Langston Hughes, Westlake), one from Henry County (Luella) and one from Newton County (Newton). No other region besides Region 1 includes teams from more than two counties.
*It’s probably safe to pencil Buford in as a playoff team from Region 6-AA Div. A next season. The other five teams in its subregion (Avondale, Clarkston, Cross Keys, Decatur and GAC) had a combined record this season of 14-37. Six of the victories belonged to Avondale, and another was a forfeit to Cross Keys.
*Although about half of its schools do not play football, Region 7-A stands out as unusually large with its 25 members. The region is made up of private schools from north Fulton County to Macon. It should make for one heck of a basketball region tournament, though.
*Region 5-A will be loaded for football. Five of the eight schools that played a region schedule this season – Lincoln County, Warren County, Washington-Wilkes, Twiggs County and Wilkinson County – made the playoffs. There’s also Johnson County, which went 8-1 before losing in the Region 3-A playoff.
Todd Holcomb’s observations:
*Coffee and Tift County were 3-7 this season. One of them would’ve made the playoffs in the new Region 1-AAAAA, which has only five teams. But each of the five schools has made the quarterfinals this decade, and four have made the semifinals.
*Newnan, Stephenson and M.L. King have won weak regions this decade. That won’t be the case in the new and improved Region 2-AAAAA. This should be one of the top three or four football regions in Class AAAAA.
*None of the Regions 4-AAAAA teams won a playoff game this year, and only one qualified. In 6-AAAAA, Roswell is the only team that won a round in the playoffs or has any real name recognition around the state.
*The Houston County schools (Warner Robins, Houston County, Northside) were hoping to land in a region with Upson-Lee and Jones County. Instead, they’ll be traveling to Bainbridge and Thomas County Central on the Florida border. Warner Robins has never played Thomas County Central. Northside and Thomas Central have played once. This should be fun.
*Region 4-AA has three reigning region champions (Eastside, Jackson, Sandy Creek) that are a combined 8-1 in the playoffs. Eastside and Sandy Creek are in the semifinals, and Jackson lost to Eastside in the quarters.
Here are the new regional alignments set Wednesday by the Georgia High School Association.
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Class AAAAA
Region 1
Coffee
Colquitt County
Lowndes
Tift County
Valdosta
Region 2
East Coweta
Langston Hughes
Luella
ML King
Newnan
Newton
Stephenson
Westlake
Region 3
Div. A
Beach
Benedictine
Camden County
Groves
Savannah Arts Academy
Div B
Bradwell Institute
Jenkins
Johnson
Savannah
Windsor Forest
Region 4
Campbell
Harrison
Hillgrove
Kennesaw Mountain
McEachern
North Cobb
Pebblebrook
South Cobb
Region 5
Cherokee
Etowah
Lassiter
Marietta
Walton
Wheeler
Woodstock
Region 6
Alpharetta
Centennial
Milton
Roswell
North Forsyth
Northview
South Forsyth
Region 7
Berkmar
Collins Hill
Duluth
Mill Creek
Norcross
Meadowcreek
Mountain View
North Gwinnett
Peachtree Ridge
Region 8
Archer
Brookwood
Central Gwinnett
Dacula
Grayson
Parkview
Shiloh
South Gwinnett
CLASS AAAA
Region 1
Bainbridge
Hardaway
Harris County
Houston County
Lee County
Northside, Col.
Northside, W.R.
Thomas Co. Central
Warner Robins
Region 2
Div. A
Brunswick
Glynn Academy
Liberty County
Richmond Hill
Ware County
Wayne County
Div. B
Effingham County
Evans
Greenbrier
Lakeside, Evans
South Effingham
Statesboro
Region 3
Div. A
Alcovy
Dutchtown
Jones County
Union Grove
Ola
Woodland, Stockbridge
Div. B
Fayette County
Griffin
McIntosh
Northgate
Starr’s Mill
Upson-Lee
Whitewater
Region 4
Div. A
Jonesboro
Lovejoy
Morrow
Mount Zion
Mundy’s Mill
Div. B
Banneker
Creekside
Forest Park
North Clayton
Riverdale
Tri-Cities
Region 5
Div. A
Alexander
Chapel Hill
Douglas County
Lithia Springs
S. Paulding
Paulding County
Villa Rica
Div. B
East Paulding
Hiram
Kell
N. Paulding
Osborne
Pope
Sprayberry
Region 6
Div. A
Carver, Atl.
Chamblee
Dunwoody
Lakeside, Atlanta
Marist
Tucker
Div. B
Douglass
Lithonia
Mays
Miller Grove
Redan
Southwest Dekalb
Region 7
Div. A
Cass
NW Whitfield
Rome
Sequoyah
Woodland, Cartersville
Div. B
Chattahoochee
Creekview
Forsyth Central
Johns Creek
Lambert
S. Forsyth
Region 8
Div. A
Apalachee
Clarke Cen.
Flowery Branch
Habersham Cen
Madison Co.
Winder-Barrow
Div. B
Cedar Shoals
Heritage (Con.)
Loganville
Rockdale Co.
Salem
CLASS AAA
Region 1
Americus-Sumter
Cairo
Crisp County
Dougherty
Monroe, Albany
Westover
Worth County
Region 2
Div. A
Baldwin
Howard
Mary Persons
Peach County
Rutland
Div. B
Central, Macon
Perry
Veterans
West Laurens
Westside, Macon
Region 3
Subregion A
Burke County
Butler
Cross Creek
Glenn Hills
Hephzibah
Johnson, Augusta
Washington County
Subregion B
Davidson Fine Arts
Grovetown
Harlem
Josey
Richmond Academy
Thomson
Westside, Augusta
Region 4
Drew
Eagles Landing
Eastside
Henry County
Jackson
Locust Grove
Sandy Creek
Spalding
Stockbridge
Region 5
Div. A
Druid Hills
Grady
North Atlanta
North Springs
Riverwood
St. Pius X
Washington
Div. B
Arabia Mountain
Cedar Grove
Columbia
McNair
Stone Mountain
Towers
Woodward Academy
Region 6
Carrollton
Cedartown
Central Carrollton
Columbus
Haralson County
LaGrange
New Manchester
Shaw
Troup
Region 7
Div. A
Dalton
Heritage, Ringgold
LaFayette
Ridgeland
Ringgold
SE Whitfield
Div. B
Allatoona
Cartersville
Gilmer
Murray County
Pickens
Region 8
Subregion A
Chestatee
Franklin Co.
Lumpkin Co.
N. Hall
Stephens Co.
White Co.
Subregion B
Gainesville
Johnson, Gain.
Lanier
Monroe Area
Oconee Co.
Walnut Grove
West Hall
CLASS AA
Region 1
Albany
Berrien
Brooks County
Cook
Early County
Fitzgerald
Thomasville
Region 2
Appling County
Brantley County
Coastal
Jeff Davis
Long County
McIntosh Co. Ac.
Pierce County
St. Vincent’s Ac.
Tattnall County
Region 3
Subregion A
Bleckley County
Dodge County
Dublin
East Laurens
Vidalia
Subregion B
Jefferson County
Laney
Screven County
SE Bulloch
Swainsboro
Toombs County
Region 4
Crawford Co.
Greene Co.
Lamar Co.
Morgan Co.
Monticello
NE Macon
Pike County
Putnam Co.
SW Macon
Region 5
Callaway
Carver, Col.
Heard County
Jordan
Kendrick
Manchester
Spencer
Temple
Region 6
Subregion A
Avondale
Buford
Clarkston
Cross Keys
Decatur
G.A.C.
Subregion B
Blessed Trinity
Jackson, Atl.
Lovett
S. Atlanta
Therrell
Westminster
Region 7
Subregion A
Adairsville
Armuchee
Coosa
Model
Pepperell
River Ridge
Rockmart
Subregion B
Calhoun
Chattooga
Coahulla Creek
Dade County
Gordon Central
Lakeview, Ft. Oglethorpe
North Murray
Sonoraville
Region 8
Subregion A
Banks County
Dawson Co.
East Hall
Fannin Co.
Rabun Co.
Union Co.
Subregion B
East Jackson
Elbert Co.
Hart County
Jackson Co.
Jefferson
N. Oconee
Oglethorpe Co.
CLASS A
Region 1
Subregion A
Baconton Charter
Baker County
Miller County
Mitchell County
Pelham
Seminole County
Subregion B
Calhoun County
Quitman County
Randolph-Clay
Stewart County
Terrell County
Webster County
Region 2
Subregion A
Atkinson County
Charlton County
Clinch County
Echols County
Lanier County
Ware County Magnet
Subregion B
Bacon County
Irwin County
Telfair County
Turner County
Wilcox County
Region 3
Subregion A
Bryan County
Calvary Day
Claxton
Savannah Christian
Sav. Country Day
Subregion B
Emanuel Co. Inst.
Jenkins Co.
Metter
Montgomery Co.
Portal
Treutlen
Wheeler County
Region 4
Subregion A
Dooly Co.
Hawkinsville
Macon Co.
Schley Co.
Taylor Co.
Subregion B
Brookstone
Central, Talb.
Chatt. County
Greenville
Marion Co.
Pacelli
Region 5
Subregion A
Aquinas
Glascock County
Lincoln County
Taliaferro County
Warren County
Washington-Wilkes
Subregion B
Ga. Academy – Blind
Georgia Military
Hancock Central
Johnson County
Twiggs County
Wilkinson County
Region 6
Subregion A
Darlington
Excel Christian
Ga. School – Deaf
Gordon Lee
Morris Innovative
Trion
Subregion B
Bowdon
Bremen
Mt. Paran Christian
Mt. Zion
N. Cobb Christian
Walker
Region 7
Subregion A
Atlanta International
Dekalb Arts
Fellowship Christian
Galloway
Holy Innocents
King’s Ridge
Mt. Pisgah Christian
Pace Academy
Pinecrest Academy
Providence Christian
St. Francis
Wesleyan
Subregion B
Ben Franklin
Eagles Land. Christian
First Presbyterian
Greenforest Christian
Landmark Christian
Our Lady of Mercy
Paideia
SW Atlanta Christian
Strong Rock Christian
Tech Charter
W.D. Mohammed
Whitefield Academy
Yeshiva
Region 8
Subregion A
Commerce
Lakeview Ac.
Rabun Gap
Riverside Mil.
Tallulah Falls
Towns Co.
Woody Gap
Subregion B
Athens Ac.
Athens Chr.
George Walton
Hebron Chr.
Prince Avenue Christian
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December 3rd, 2009
12:55 am
i like where stone mountain stands
Bodog
December 3rd, 2009
2:25 am
TO; REAL DEAL—– CARVER OF COLUMBUS WILL WIN 2010 AA STATE……….DONE DEAL IF THEY PLAY IN AA!!!!!
Reeze
December 3rd, 2009
2:31 am
The Warner Robins schools are gonna have to petition to stay in Region 1- AAAAA now…..A bigger headache now with trips to South Ga locations Bainbridge ,Thomasville and Now the West Ga Columbus schools , COST EFFICIENT?…..trips to Lowndes ,Coffee ,Tift and Colquitt are more reasonable to me….What do you Northside and Region 1 AAAAA folks in here think about this ?…….And we’ll get only one Non-region game to play in thid new region ……this will suck!
new_ip
December 3rd, 2009
4:15 am
Serve THIS AJC….
Bone
December 3rd, 2009
6:38 am
West Forsyth is not listed. Apparently the screw-up is with South Forsyth listed twice. West Forsyth should be in 5A and South Forsyth in 4A.
Reeze
December 3rd, 2009
7:01 am
I have a feeling the Houston County schools will opt to play up and stay in Region1 – AAAAA.
bad brad
December 3rd, 2009
7:53 am
Sandy Creek goes back to AAA. Would like to see them play the local county teams and Northgate. I was told the main reason for the decision was for the non-football sports; apparently they aren’t as competitive as football team.
What a crock. Four years ago, we chose to play AAA and the result was long away games to Northwest (Cartersville, Cedartown, Carrollton). Sure was great to have away games close by.
Don’t understand logic in this decision by Roy Rabold and Chip Walker.
NOTE TO REEZE ABOVE: Opt out period is over…I believe all that had to be done by end of November.
indianman
December 3rd, 2009
7:54 am
i think vidalia should went to 2 aa not 3 aa that would may sense
CJ
December 3rd, 2009
8:00 am
Region 7A has 23 teams regardless of football as in basketball they all play. That makes no sense. Only 4 out of 23 will make state.
Northside Observer
December 3rd, 2009
8:12 am
Okay, Our athletic powers at NSWR, WR, and HC need to inform the GHSA that after a second review they have decided to play up (remain) in 1AAAAA. These schools new AAAA region assignment is plain awful. We hated traveling as far as Lowndes and Valdosta to play but under the new region–we go to even further. i.e. (Florida) Bainbridge and Thomasville. WOW!.
SouthGARules
December 3rd, 2009
8:13 am
Reeze: You have 2 non-region games with 9 teams in the region. I agree with you, I don’t see how playing in AAAA is more cost efficient for the Houston County schools. However, ENR told us that WRHS, NSWR & HoCo would not play up because of travel costs. Looking at this, Bainbridge & Thomasville are further than Valdosta. Also, more schools mean more travel, especially if they are more spread out.
Panther08
December 3rd, 2009
8:34 am
Thank Goodness Americus-Sumter is in a better region by being placed in Region 1-AAA. Now all we need is a new coach…any takers?
really
December 3rd, 2009
8:49 am
I am tired of the 15 and 16 team regions. There are a lot of talented teams who mis the playoffs because of this crap. And then you still have regions with 5 and 6 teams. Something has to be done about it.
cabbage101
December 3rd, 2009
8:53 am
7aaa – Daltons playgound. Looks like the streak will extend well beyond 50 years of winning seasons.
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AstroFan
December 3rd, 2009
9:22 am
I really hope Douglass opts to go back to Region 2. Because if they can turn their act around, Region 2 is gonna be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
camden fan
December 3rd, 2009
9:43 am
Gator :
What else would you have them do with Camden ?? No matter where they go the have to travel over 100 miles. If you remove them from Region 3 it just makes the region fodder (football wise) for the rest of the state come playoff time with the excpetion of when Bradwell fields a good team. All in all this is what is best for all involved. Camden will still win the region and you will have a formidable #1 seed every year, and for those asking Sav Arts does not field a football team. My biggest issue is that a school should only be able to play up one class not 3 in the case of Benedictine. Safe travels to the Packer Fans on friday. Hopefully the wet weather will hold off for the game.
Overrated1AAAAA
December 3rd, 2009
10:02 am
Leave Wienie Robbins and NS Wienie Robbins in AAAA. This way there are only 5 teams in overrated 1AAAAA so 4 of the 5 can brage about making the playoffs every year! That’s the way, uh huh uh huh, that’s the way we like it!
Direct Guy
December 3rd, 2009
10:02 am
The Henry County Board of Education should be ashamed. Redraw the attendance zones. Luella has 2000+ students, yet Eagles Landing, Stockbridge, Henry County, Locust Grove have less than 1250 students. Make all the schools in Henry County the same size and eliminate the need for outrageous travel.
yo
December 3rd, 2009
10:06 am
From the Valdosta Daily Times regarding 1AAAAA.
On the other hand, the smaller region will create another dilemma, particularly for the region’s football teams. With three fewer schools in the region, more non-region games will have to be scheduled. That means that each 1-AAAAA football team must now schedule six non-region games. “Well, it’s going to be tough for scheduling and finding games, but that’s what it is,” Lowndes High football coach Randy McPherson said. “Most of the time, non-region games are at the beginning of the schedule. It’s going to be hard, really hard. The reason is because not a lot of other teams are looking for those games. Weeks four, five and six will be real hard to find a game.” McPherson says he will look into scheduling AAAAA schools from metro Atlanta and along the Atlantic coast. “I’m going to try to contact anybody,” McPherson said. “I’m going to do my best to find six games. I think we’ve got a deal with Peachtree Ridge. Ware County is subdivided. They said they wanted to play, but now it depends on how their region fits.” McPherson also admits that he will miss the hard-fought games his team had against Northside, Warner Robins and Houston. “We’re going to miss the competition with the Warner Robins schools. Those were good games and good competition. I thought they brought a lot to our region. I would have liked to see them stay,” he said.
So bring it on Overrated…..nows your chance.
We are looking and taking all comers.
A Local Fan
December 3rd, 2009
10:09 am
When looking at Region 6-AAA, baseball season will sure be fun to watch. Columbus, LaGrange and Carrollton. WoW!
Momma's boy
December 3rd, 2009
10:13 am
Forget Region 3-AAAAA as the weakest in the state. At least it does have Camden County to? carry the banner. Look at Region 5-AAAA, what horrible joke. Those Douglas County schools are pathetic and Hiram and East Paulding are just average. Talk about a big, fat JOKE. Region 3-AAAAA you are officially off the hook, and thank Camden for that. Next season, the laughter begins for Region 5-AAAA. hahahahahaha. Where are the powerhouses? Douglas and Paulding counties football are a JOKE.
SportsFan31313
December 3rd, 2009
10:34 am
Northside Observer,
I don’t recall the name at Bradwell Institute. I played as well and ran track. The Ricky McBride I’m talking about played for Wayne County and for the University Of Georgia. He played with Hershel Walker Buck Bleue and others o the National Championship team.
SportsFan31313
December 3rd, 2009
10:36 am
Savball,
If they don’t, then why are they here?
Jarmal
December 3rd, 2009
10:46 am
I dont know what is going on in region 3aaaaa it is a joke
Other Sports
December 3rd, 2009
10:58 am
Region 1-AAAAA: Is a JOKE!!!! The quality of competition in football has definitely gone down with the exit of Warner Robins and Northside. But the other sports have taken a hit. Wait a minute, the other sports in Region 1-AAAAA have loooooooong been a joke. Aside from a couple Lowndes baseball runs, no other sport competes on the state-wide level. Considering last school year (2008-09) Lowndes and Valdosta won all the region championships. However, they didn’t put any state championships in the trophy case, including in their beloved football. Region 1-AAAAA hopes and prays that they win in football so they win brag about something. There are more sports in a school than football.
plowboy
December 3rd, 2009
11:15 am
OTHER SPORTS what school did you attend? How many titles do they have ?
let`s just match title for title starting in 1970 and let`s see if your region can compare to REGION 1 AAAAA
plowboy
December 3rd, 2009
11:16 am
let me guess I bet you are from Gwinnett county or Camden county
plowboy
December 3rd, 2009
11:18 am
YO maybe we can now schedule some out of state Games !
camden fan
December 3rd, 2009
11:25 am
Sportsfan,:
SavArts does not have a football program. They will be playing in 5A for whatever sports they do have. My guess is basketball but not sure. They are listed because the reclassification applies to all sports just not the one we talk about here
blue & gold pride
December 3rd, 2009
11:39 am
MAYS will win Region 6 AAAA I gurantee it
topper
December 3rd, 2009
11:42 am
plowboy – I have never seen anyone from Camden on here calling Region 1AAAAA a joke! We know better.
SportsFan31313
December 3rd, 2009
11:51 am
Region 2-AAAA has a pretty good strength of schedule.
Other Sports
December 3rd, 2009
11:55 am
Plowboy: Westminster. You lose. Since my hands would get tired typing all of Westminster’s, I will take the easy route and punch in Lowndes and the rest of Region 1-AAAAA teams. I wouldn’t name the football titles, because as I said before other than football sports in 1AAAAA is pretty much a JOKE.
The 1970s through Fall 2009
Baseball (7)
Valdosta 1978
Coffee 1982-83
Lowndes 1981 and 2000
Colquitt 1997 and 2003
Boys basketball
Tift 1996
Girls basketball
Lowndes 1979-80
Boys golf
Tift 1995-97
Colquitt 2006
Gymnastics
Colquitt 2006
Slow-pitch softball
Tift 1987-89 and 1996
Literary
Northside (18)
Lowndes 1974
One Act Play
Northside (3)
Still stand by my claim that other than football, Region 1-AAAAA teams win in nothing else. Now, where is your proof?
Dillon Hutchinson
December 3rd, 2009
11:57 am
Denny25… Ringgold is in 7A-AAA. they have completely given Region 7-AAA to NW GA…I am from the North Hall area. I graduated from NHHS and as long as I was there, and before, and after. They were in Region 7-AAA. That region has become like a home from all the school in it. It will take some getting used to. Only two teams that were with us will be staying, Gilmer & Pickens. East Hall moved to AA, West Forsyth to AAAAA & Creekview to AAAA. The rest of em got shipped off to Region 8-AAA. I can see that 8-AAA is a bigtime weak region for 2010. The only 3 teams that had 2009 winning records were Gainesville, North Hall & White County (all 7-AAA rejects). I do have to admit that North Hall & White County will have better shots at playoff appearances in 8A-AAA. I cant wait to see the North Hall vs Stephens County rivalry spark back up. Although the Indians lead the alltime series 1-16-1, North Hall beat them in the playoffs a few years back. It will be a good rivalry for the new few years.
JD
December 3rd, 2009
11:58 am
Would someone give Long County a break? They should be in Class A instead of AA. Sportsfan31313…….same zip as mine. Played for Glennville in the late 60’s. Now, it is Tattnall County High.
dakota’s dad is probably a sailor not airman. Kings Bay is a Naval Base in Camden County for submarines.
SportsFan31313
December 3rd, 2009
12:00 pm
Camden Fan,
Thanks… But the Region looks remedial. I just hope that Bradwell Institute schedule some tougher non Region games. That way it can prepare them for the post season playoffs. They should play against Coffee County, and Tift County to add some strength to their schedule because they already have Camden County on the schedule. This will help them in the long run. Would you agree?
ugagrad02
December 3rd, 2009
12:02 pm
7AAAA blows. Put the cobb,cherokee, n fulton, and forsyth schools together that are in the AAAA size.
SportsFan31313
December 3rd, 2009
12:03 pm
JD
You’re right. That is what I meant to say last night.
george
December 3rd, 2009
12:32 pm
Other Sports- Colquitt just had a recent State Golf championship, and just last year had a girls FInal four and boy’s elite eight appearance in tennis!
grayram
December 3rd, 2009
12:51 pm
Yo
Do you know how far ahead the schedules are made? Is next seasons already set?
Other Sports
December 3rd, 2009
12:56 pm
George: Sorry I missed your ‘08 state title. I was just naming state titles not final four or quarterfinal appearances.
Sub Region Newcomer
December 3rd, 2009
1:02 pm
Typically, what are the differences in region scheduling -vs- sub region scheduling? I am assuming that for football all subregion teams will be scheduled and the remainder of the schedule is made against teams in the other subregion on a rotating basis? Playoff teams determined by records -vs- subregion opponents???
Gary
December 3rd, 2009
1:06 pm
yeah that 7AAAA is kinda odd. Why put teams in west GA into a region with teams over on the northeastside of Atlanta? North Fulton, Forsyth, and Cherokee schools closely resemble each other in size and athleticism and would be a fun region. I see they separated them into sub regions, but don’t they have to play teams from the other?
Other Sports
December 3rd, 2009
1:26 pm
Plowboy: You got really quiet on that subject. By the way, the Gwinnett County regions 7 & 8 would definitely match up well and better than Region 1-AAAAA as far as other sports.
Ever heard of the Dodge Director’s Cup? It is awarded in each classification to the team that has the overall best ATHETIC PROGRAM. Unfortunately, no team from Region 1-AAAAA has ever come close.
https://gadaonline.net/Past_Cup_Winners.html
Concerned
December 3rd, 2009
1:51 pm
The new Region 3 AAAA may negatively effect the cheerleading competition at the state level. I understand cheerleading is not top priority when these alignments are being designated, but just to note. In the newly aligned Region 3AAAA – there are ten teams from this “newly aligned” region that qualified for the state sectionals this year and of those ten, seven made it to the final competition of the top 16 teams in the state. If the qualifications for sectionals/state competition remain the same for cheerleading this upcoming year, there would be 6 of those ten teams in this region not represented at the state level which would dilute the competition for Georgia High School cheerleading.
Concerned
December 3rd, 2009
1:55 pm
The new Region 3 AAAA may negatively effect the cheerleading competition at the state level. I understand cheerleading is not top priority when these alignments are being designated, but something to also note. In the newly aligned Region 3AAAA – there are ten teams from this “newly aligned” region that qualified for the state sectionals this year and of those ten, seven made it to the final competition of the top 16 teams in the state. If the qualifications for sectionals/state competition remain the same for cheerleading this upcoming year, there would be 6 of those ten teams in this region not represented at the state level which would dilute the competition for Georgia High School cheerleading.
Concerned
December 3rd, 2009
1:55 pm
Sorry did not mean to post twice.
Concerned
December 3rd, 2009
1:57 pm
Sorry, did not mean to post twice.
DeeDee
December 3rd, 2009
2:04 pm
The experiences that I’ve had with GHSA, not necessarily with football, have me convinced that they are a bunch of unethical good ole boys. And who to they answer to………no one. I’m not one for having the government’s fingers in everything, but I’d welcome the government overseeing this group. Thanks, Tom Murphy for the deal you cut with the gob’s.