REGION ALIGNMENT:
GHSA places teams in regions
Here are the new regional alignments set today by the Georgia High School Association.
The GHSA will consider appeals on a school’s region placement on Dec. 16. The GHSA’s executive committee will ratify the new regions, which take effect in 2010, in January.
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
West Forsyth
Region 7
Berkmar
Collins Hill
Duluth
Meadowcreek
Mountain View
North Gwinnett
Peachtree Ridge
Norcross
Mill Creek
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. 2
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, Dek.
Marist
Tucker
Div. B
Douglass
Lithonia
Mays
Miller Grove
Redan
Southwest Dekalb
Region 7
Div. A
Cass
NW Whitfield
Rome
Sequoyah
Woodland (Bartow)
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
Ridgeland
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 (Gwin.)
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 (Sav.)
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
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.
Sonoraville
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
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 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
Region 4
Subregion A
Dooly Co.
Hawkinsville
Macon Co.
Schley Co.
Taylor Co.
Subregion B
Brookstone
Central, Talb.
Chatt. County
Greenville
Marion Co.
Pacelli
Wheeler Co.
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 (Carroll)
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
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
Social Circle