Buford started the 2025-26 school year with a state title in fast-pitch softball and a national championship in football, finished it with two more state titles and six other top-five finishes in the spring, and ended the year as the highest-scoring athletic program in Class 6A in the inaugural AJC Varsity all-sports standings for Georgia High School Association schools.
The Wolves’ four state titles came in football, fast-pitch softball, boys lacrosse and girls track and field, helping them build a total of 1,667.5 points for the year, second only to Class 4A Marist in any classification. The four championships tied for the most in Class 6A with West Forsyth, which finished fourth in the standings.
Schools can earn up to 100 points in each of 31 sports, and those points are multiplied (1.3, 1.2 or 1.1 times, based on national and GHSA participation numbers and titles awarded in the sport) for a total score in each sport. A school’s overall score is made up of its top eight boys finishes, top eight girls finishes, and next-best finish regardless of gender (or co-ed).
Walton was in fifth place after the winter championships but made a rush for the top spot in the spring. The Raiders won a championship in girls tennis and had top-four finishes in six other sports but ended the year in second place with 1,600.7 points.
North Gwinnett was running neck-and-neck with Buford through the fall and winter championship seasons but ultimately finished in third place with 1,521.1 points.
Class 6A results
- Top overall program
- Buford - 1,667.5
- Top boys program
- Carrollton - 804.3
- Top girls program
- Walton - 846.7
- Top schools by region
- Region 1: Richmond Hill
- Region 2: Carrollton
- Region 3: Harrison
- Region 4: Archer
- Region 5: Walton
- Region 6: West Forsyth
- Region 7: North Gwinnett
- Region 8: Buford
Final overall 6A standings
- 1. Buford - 1,667.5
- 2. Walton - 1,600.7
- 3. North Gwinnett - 1,521.1
- 4. West Forsyth - 1,505.3
- 5. Carrollton - 1,493.9
- 6. Lambert - 1,372.9
- 7. Richmond Hill - 1,359.4
- 8. Harrison - 1,274.8
- 9. Brookwood - 1,234.3
- 10. South Forsyth - 1,207.0
- 11. North Paulding - 1,173.2
- 12. Mill Creek - 1,145.7
- 13. North Forsyth - 1,063.3
- 14. Cherokee - 1,043.9
- 15. Lowndes - 1,032.1
- 16. Hillgrove - 978.9
- 17. East Coweta - 950.6
- 18. Marietta - 864.3
- 19. Camden County - 816.6
- 20. Norcross - 814.0
- 21. Archer - 804.8
- 22. Denmark - 801.2
- 23. Grayson - 798.9
- 24. Alpharetta - 797.8
- 25. Etowah - 782.5
- 26. Parkview - 743.6
- 27. Peachtree Ridge - 723.8
- 28. Campbell - 705.7
- 29. Collins Hill - 643.9
- 30. Grovetown - 628.4
- 31. Colquitt County - 627.4
- 32. Tift County - 581.0
- 33. McEachern - 563.8
- 34. Westlake - 525.4
- 35. North Cobb - 510.8
- 36. Newton - 501.4
- 37. Dacula - 468.9
- 38. Wheeler - 466.8
- 39. North Atlanta - 459.5
- 40. Mountain View - 450.7
- 41. Valdosta - 436.7
- 42. Paulding County - 398.1
- 43. Forsyth Central - 390.0
- 44. South Gwinnett - 369.6
- 45. Douglas County - 336.3
- 46. Chapel Hill - 326.2
- 47. Meadowcreek - 276.0
- 48. Heritage (Conyers) - 270.1
- 49. Pebblebrook - 218.4
- 50. Rockdale County - 150.9
- 51. Berkmar - 132.5
- 52. Duluth - 128.8
- 53. South Cobb - 119.8
- 54. Osborne - 116.5
- 55. Central Gwinnett - 98.9
- 56. Discovery - 62.5
- 57. Alliance Academy - 0.0
- 57. Innovation Academy - 0.0
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