GHSA releases playoff brackets for all classifications

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November 7, 2026

A complete listing of the 2026 first-round playoff games by classification:

Class 7A first-round games

(32) West Forsyth at (1) Valdosta
(17) East Coweta at (16) Denmark
(24) Marietta at (9) Buford
(25) Archer at (8) North Cobb
(28) South Forsyth at (5) Lowndes
(21) Camden County at (12) Grayson
(20) Richmond Hill at (13) North Paulding
(29) Norcross at (4) Brookwood
(30) North Forsyth at (3) Carrollton
(19) South Gwinnett at (14) Parkview
(22) Walton at (11) Westlake
(27) North Atlanta at (6) North Gwinnett
(26) Lambert at (7) Colquitt County
(23) Harrison at (10) McEachern
(18) Hillgrove at (15) Peachtree Ridge
(31) Collins Hill at (2) Newton

Class 6A first-round games

(32) Veterans at (1) Thomas County Central
(17) Roswell at (16) Effingham County
(24) South Effingham at (9) Clarke Central
(25) Shiloh at (8) Creekside
(28) Loganville at (5) East Paulding
(21) Dunwoody at (12) Bradwell Institute
(20) Newnan at (13) Habersham Central
(29) Tift County at (4) Coffee
(30) Creekview at (3) Jackson County
(19) Lassiter at (14) Gainesville
(22) New Manchester at (11) Heritage (Conyers)
(27) Northside (Columbus) at (6) Milton
(26) Walnut Grove at (7) Sequoyah
(23) Woodward Academy at (10) Hughes
(18) Houston County at (15) Kell
(31) Northside (Warner Robins) at (2) Lee County

Class 5A first-round games

(32) M.L. King at (1) Blessed Trinity
(17) Lithonia at (16) Jones County
(24) Cambridge at (9) Marist
(25) Centennial at (8) Mays
(28) Southwest DeKalb at (5) Tucker
(21) Ola at (12) LaGrange
(20) Cedartown at (13) Ware County
(29) Griffin at (4) Dalton
(30) Dutchtown at (3) North Oconee
(19) Statesboro at (14) Richmond Academy
(22) Whitewater at (11) Benedictine
(27) Warner Robins at (6) Jefferson
(26) Villa Rica at (7) Cass
(23) Jonesboro at (10) Central (Carrollton)
(18) Flowery Branch at (15) Stockbridge
(31) Perry at (2) Cartersville

Class 4A first-round games

(32) East Jackson at (1) Peach County
(17) Westover at (16) West Laurens
(24) Spalding at (9) Douglass
(25) Harlem at (8) Baldwin
(28) Bainbridge at (5) Cairo
(21) Oconee County at (12) Northwest Whitfield
(20) Adairsville at (13) North Hall
(29) Heritage (Catoosa) at (4) Sandy Creek
(30) Shaw at (3) Monroe Area
(19) North Clayton at (14) Mary Persons
(22) Woodland (Stockbridge) at (11) Hampton
(27) Gilmer at (6) Dougherty
(26) New Hampstead at (7) Stephenson
(23) Howard at (10) Calhoun
(18) White County at (15) Spencer
(31) Mount Zion (Jonesboro) at (2) Troup

Class 3A first-round games

(32) Jackson at (1) Appling County
(17) Worth County at (16) Lamar County
(24) Miller Grove at (9) Hapeville Charter
(25) Westside (Augusta) at (8) Pierce County
(28) Beach at (5) Columbia
(21) LaFayette at (12) Lumpkin County
(20) Elbert County at (13) Callaway
(29) Washington County at (4) Rockmart
(30) Murray County at (3) Hart County
(19) Crisp County at (14) Stephens County
(22) Thomson at (11) Northeast
(27) North Murray at (6) Ringgold
(26) Haralson County at (7) KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
(23) Pike County at (10) Hephzibah
(18) Burke County at (15) Carver (Columbus)
(31) Temple at (2) Toombs County

Class 2A first-round games

(32) Bacon County at (1) Heard County
(17) Cook at (16) Fannin County
(24) Rabun County at (9) Fitzgerald
(25) Dade County at (8) Social Circle
(28) East Laurens at (5) Jeff Davis
(21) Brooks County at (12) Laney
(20) Screven County at (13) Swainsboro
(29) Vidalia at (4) Dublin
(30) Jefferson County at (3) Bleckley County
(19) Pepperell at (14) Putnam County
(22) ACE Charter at (11) Jasper County
(27) Washington at (6) Bremen
(26) Gordon Lee at (7) Commerce
(23) Mount Zion (Carroll) at (10) Model
(18) Dodge County at (15) Berrien
(31) Utopian Academy at (2) Thomasville

Class A first-round games

(32) Irwin County at (1) Lincoln County
(17) Treutlen at (16) Wheeler County
(24) Miller County at (9) Mitchell County
(25) B.E.S.T. Academy at (8) Trion
(28) Manchester at (5) Bowdon
(21) Lake Oconee Academy at (12) Charlton County
(20) Hawkinsville at (13) Schley County
(29) Telfair County at (4) Randolph-Clay
(30) Seminole County at (3) Taylor County
(19) Jenkins County at (14) Warren County
(22) Montgomery County at (11) Emanuel County Institute
(27) Claxton at (6) Washington-Wilkes
(26) Early County at (7) Macon County
(23) Glascock County at (10) Portal
(18) McIntosh County Academy at (15) Clinch County
(31) Greene County at (2) Johnson County

Class 4A-2A Private first-round games

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