Georgia's GHSA playoffs kick off this week with trio of Class 6A powers competing for national glory

Kendall Webb

Georgia's GHSA playoffs kick off this week with trio of Class 6A powers competing for national glory image

Georgia's GHSA high school football playoffs kick off Friday night around the Peach State.

The best high school football teams from the Georgia High School Association's upper divisions are routinely among the nation's Top 25 football programs in any given season.

The 2025 season has been no exception with four teams currently ranked in AllSportsPeople High School Football Top 25. Those four are also among the eight teams from the Peach State that have spent time in AllSportsPeople Composite Rankings where 72 total teams have logged at least one week in the index. That means one out of every nine ranked teams this year hails from Georgia.

The four teams currently ranked in The SN Top 25 include three of Georgia's GHSA Class 6A powers – the No. 2/SN No. 2 Grayson [Loganville, GA] Rams, No. 5/SN No. 6 Buford [GA] Wolves, and No. 15/SN No. 20 Carrollton [GA] Trojans. The fourth team is the Class 4A Creekside [Fairburn, GA] Seminoles. All four of those teams are undefeated at 10-0 entering Georgia's opening round of the postseason Friday night.

We'll update the brackets here each week for Georgia's top three classifications as the playoffs get under way in the Peach State.

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    Georgia's GHSA Class 6A/5A/4A playoff brackets

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    NR — Not ranked; the first ranking is AllSportsPeople Composite ranking; if a team is ranked in AllSportsPeople High School Football Top 25, that ranking is listed following the composite ranking; additional rankings include teams in The NEXT 25.

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    Class 6A

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    Opening Round

    Friday, November 14, 2025

    • NR Colquitt County [Norman Park, GA] Packers 35 (9-2), NR Mill Creek [Hoschton, GA] Hawks 24 (7-4)
    • No. 2/SN No. 2 Grayson [Loganville, GA] Rams 44 (11-0), NR Norcross [GA] Blue Devils 7 (6-5)
    • NR Harrison [Kennesaw, GA] Hoyas 45 (10-1), NR Marietta [GA] Blue Devils 35 (5-6)
    • No. 15/SN No. 20 Carrollton [GA] Trojans 58 (11-0), NR North Forsyth [Cumming, GA] Raiders 17 (6-5)
    • NR Lowndes [Valdosta, GA] Vikings 37 (10-1), NR Collins Hill [Suwanee, GA] Eagles 16 (6-5)
    • NR North Gwinnett [Suwanee, GA] Bulldogs 49 (10-1), NR South Gwinnett [Snellville, GA] Comets 16 (5-6)
    • NR Hillgrove [Powder Springs, GA] Hawks 28 (9-2), NR North Paulding [Dallas, GA] Wolfpack 25 (8-3)
    • NR West Forsyth [Cumming, GA] Wolverines 42 (9-2), NR Westlake [Atlanta, GA] Lions 28 (4-7)
    • NR East Coweta [Sharpsburg, GA] Indians 28 (4-7), NR Denmark [Alpharetta, GA] Danes 14 (7-4)
    • NR Walton [Marietta, GA] Raiders 28 (6-5), SN NEXT No. 1 McEachern [Powder Springs, GA] Indians 24 (10-1)
    • NR Brookwood [Snellville, GA] Broncos 42 (9-2), NR Archer [Lawrenceville, GA] Tigers 21 (6-5)
    • NR Valdosta [GA] Wildcats 56 (10-1), NR Dacula [GA] Falcons 28 (5-6)
    • NR Douglas County [Douglasville, GA] Tigers 37 (8-3), NR Lambert [Suwanee, GA] Longhorns 14 (6-5)
    • NR North Cobb [Kennesaw, GA] Warriors 65 (8-3), NR Paulding County [Dallas, GA] Patriots 20 (4-7)
    • NR Newton [Covington, GA] Rams 33 (8-3), NR Peachtree Ridge [Suwanee, GA] Lions 14 (7-4)
    • No. 5/SN No. 6 Buford [GA] Wolves 45 (11-0), NR Richmond Hill [GA] Wildcats 0 (6-5)

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    Class 5A

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    Opening Round

    Friday, November 14, 2025

    • NR Statesboro [GA] Blue Devils 36 (8-3), NR Habersham Central [Mt. Airy, GA] Raiders 28 (7-4)
    • NR Woodward Academy [College Park, GA] War Eagles 34 (9-2), NR Seckinger [Buford, GA] Jaguars 7 (6-5)
    • NR Villa Rica [GA] Wildcats 24 (6-5) vs. NR Northgate [Newnan, GA] Vikings 14 (8-3)
    • No. 30 Thomas County Central [Thomasville, GA] Yellow Jackets 73 (11-0), NR Woodstock [GA] Wolverines 14 (6-5)
    • NR Clarke Central [Athens, GA] Gladiators 34 (6-5), NR Effingham County [Springfield, GA] Rebels 33 (8-3)
    • SN NEXT No. 23 Roswell [GA] Hornets 51 (10-1), NR Chamblee [GA] Bulldogs 6 (4-7)
    • NR Newnan [GA] Cougars 48 (9-2), NR New Manchester [Douglasville, GA] Jaguars 22 (8-2)
    • NR Sequoyah [Canton, GA] Chiefs 31 (10-1), NR Coffee [Douglas, GA] Trojans 14 (4-7)
    • NR Lee County [Leesburg, GA] Trojans 34 (8-3), NR Sprayberry [Marietta, GA] Yellow Jackets 21 (9-2)
    • SN NEXT No. 7 Langston Hughes [Fairburn, GA] Panthers 45 (11-0), NR East Paulding [Dallas, GA] Raiders 28 (6-5)
    • NR Gainesville [GA] Red Elephants 48 (9-2), NR Dunwoody [GA] Wildcats 3 (5-6)
    • NR Brunswick [GA] Pirates 78 (9-2), NR Winder [GA]-Barrow Bulldoggs 30 (4-7)
    • NR Houston County [Warner-Robins, GA] Bears 59 (9-2), NR Creekview [Canton, GA] Grizzlies 14 (5-6)
    • NR Rome [GA] Wolves 47 (9-2), NR Lovejoy [GA] Wildcats 16 (8-3)
    • NR Milton [GA] Eagles 35 (8-3), NR Shiloh [Snellville, GA] Generals 17 (6-5)
    • NR Jackson County [Jefferson, GA] Panthers 50 (10-1), NR Glynn Academy [Brunswick, GA] Terrors 7 (6-5)

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    Class 4A

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    Opening Round

    Friday, November 14, 2025

    • NR Ware County [Waycross, GA] Gators 44 (9-2), NR Flowery Branch [GA] Falcons 27 (7-4)
    • No. 43 (tie)/SN No. 24 Creekside [Fairburn, GA] Seminoles 70 (11-0), NR Dalton [GA] Catamounts 7 (3-8)
    • NR Lithonia [GA] Bulldogs 27 (9-2), NR Griffin [GA] Bears 8 (7-4)
    • NR Centennial [Roswell, GA] Knights 28 (7-4), NR Locust Grove [GA] Wildcats 21 (9-2)
    • NR Warner Robins [GA] Demons 28 (7-4), NR Eastside [Covington, GA] Eagles 14 (6-5)
    • NR Cartersville [GA] Hurricanes 53 (11-0), NR Jackson [Atlanta, GA] Jaguars 0 (7-4)
    • NR Southwest DeKalb [Decatur, GA] Panthers 35 (9-2), NR Jonesboro [GA] Cardinals 7 (6-5)
    • NR Kell [Marietta, GA] Longhorns 35 (9-2), NR Hampton [GA] Hornets 14 (7-4)
    • NR Cambridge [Milton, GA] Bears 24 (9-2), NR Ola [McDonough, GA] Mustangs 21 (8-3)
    • NR Central [Carrollton, GA] Lions 33 (11-0), NR Tucker [GA] Tigers 21 (6-5)
    • NR Cass [White, GA] Colonels 21 (9-2), NR Mays [Atlanta, GA] Raiders 12 (5-6)
    • NR Benedictine [Savannah, GA] Cadets 42 (8-2), NR East Forsyth [Gainesville, GA] Broncos 7 (6-5)
    • NR Blessed Trinity [Roswell, GA] Titans 28 (7-4), NR Stockbridge [GA] Tigers 27 (8-3)
    • NR Marist [Atlanta, GA] War Eagles 30 (9-2), NR Starr's Mill [Fayetteville, GA] Panthers 0 (3-8)
    • NR M.L. King [Lithonia, GA] Lions 47 (10-1), NR Hiram [GA] Hornets 23 (5-6)
    • NR North Oconee [Bogart, GA] Titans 31 (11-0), NR Perry [GA] Panthers 15 (4-7)

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