Most recent championships for schools with a title

Only 136 of the GHSA’s 413 football-playing schools have won state championships. Here are those schools with the year of their most recent titles. They include championships won in the Georgia Interscholastic Association, the governing body for Black schools before it merged with the GHSA.

2025 - Bowdon, Buford, Carver (Columbus), Creekside, Hebron Christian, Sandy Creek, Thomas County Central, Worth County

2024 - Calhoun, Grayson, Milton, North Oconee, Toombs County

2023 - Cedar Grove, Coffee, Perry, Pierce County, Prince Avenue Christian

2022 - Benedictine, Hughes, Mill Creek, Thomson, Ware County

2021 - Brooks County, Collins Hill, Fitzgerald, Trinity Christian, Warner Robins

2020 - Callaway, Irwin County, Marist

2019 - Blessed Trinity, Dublin, Eagle’s Landing Christian, Harrison, Marietta

2018 - Bainbridge, Clinch County, Heard County, Lee County

2017 - Hapeville Charter, North Gwinnett, Rome

2016 - Cartersville, Macon County, Valdosta

2015 - Allatoona, Colquitt County, Pace Academy, Westminster

2014 - Hawkinsville, Mount Paran Christian, Northside (Warner Robins)

2013 - Aquinas, Griffin, Lovett, Marion County, Norcross

2012 - Emanuel County Institute, Gainesville, Jefferson

2011 - Burke County, Savannah Christian, Tucker

2010 - Brookwood, Chattahoochee

2009 - Camden County, Peach County, Wilcox County

2008 - Cairo, Wesleyan

2007 - Lowndes

2006 - Charlton County, Lincoln County, Peachtree Ridge, Roswell

2005 - Statesboro

2004 - LaGrange

2002 - Parkview, Screven County

2000 - Commerce, Shaw, Swainsboro

1999 - Oconee County

1998 - Carrollton, Darlington, Dougherty

1997 - Manchester, Washington County

1995 - Elbert County, Josey, Southwest DeKalb

1993 - Dunwoody, Greene County

1992 - Mitchell County

1991 - Kendrick, Lakeside (Atlanta)

1990 - Pepperell

1988 - Thomasville

1987 - Central (Carrollton), Morrow

1986 - Villa Rica

1985 - Clarke Central

1984 - Greenville

1983 - Tift County

1980 - Mary Persons, Woodward Academy

1979 - Johnson County, Model, Redan

1976 - Turner County

1975 - Central (Macon)

1974 - Trion

1973 - Southeast Bulloch

1969 - Coosa, North Springs, Vidalia

1968 - St. Pius, Warren County

1967 - Dalton, Putnam County, Spencer, Washington-Wilkes

1966 - Laney

1965 - Bradwell Institute

1964 - Douglas County, Glynn Academy

1963 - Cedartown

1962 - Morgan County

1959 - Wayne County

1958 - Stephens County, Washington

1956 - Richmond Academy

1951 - Forest Park

1950 - Decatur, Rockmart

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