Lake Oconee Academy, mired in sixth place at the end of the winter championships, rallied in the final days of the 2025-26 athletic calendar and finished in first place in Class A Division II in the inaugural AJC Varsity all-sports standings for Georgia High School Association schools.
In fact, the Titans were still in fourth place behind Screven County, Trion and Metter heading into the last 10 days of the spring season but won state championships in boys golf and girls golf and had a fifth-place finish in baseball, putting them at the top with 1,174.4 points.
Lake Oconee Academy, a public charter school in Greensboro, also won a state title in cheerleading during the fall.
“We are so proud of the hard work of our student-athletes and coaches on another outstanding year in athletics at Lake Oconee Academy,” Titans athletic director Chris Ingle said. “There are literally thousands of hours behind all of the state championships, runners-ups, final fours, and playoff wins. None of this could happen without the support of the LOA community of administrators, teachers, support staff, sponsors, and parents. To begin the year with a state championship in competition cheer along with success in several fall sports and to end the year with two golf state championships and every spring sports team advancing to at least the Elite 8 is truly historic for our school.”
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).
Trion won a state championships in girls soccer and finished in second place with 1,147.7 points, just 26.7 behind Lake Oconee Academy. Metter won a title in girls track and field and landed in third place with 1,135.1 points, and Screven County was fourth with 978 points.
Wilcox County, which led the classification standings after the winter championships, finished in sixth place behind GMC Prep.
Class A Division II results
- Top overall program
- Lake Oconee Academy - 1,174.4
- Top boys program
- Trion - 559.0
- Top girls program
- Lake Oconee Academy - 694.9
- Top schools by region
- Region 1: Seminole County
- Region 2: Lanier County
- Region 3: Metter
- Region 4: Wilcox County
- Region 5: GMC Prep
- Region 6: Taylor County
- Region 7: Trion
- Region 8: Lake Oconee Academy
Final overall standings
- 1. Lake Oconee Academy - 1,174.4
- 2. Trion - 1,147.7
- 3. Metter - 1,135.1
- 4. Screven County - 978.0
- 5. GMC Prep - 915.0
- 6. Wilcox County - 861.8
- 7. Taylor County - 782.6
- 8. Washington-Wilkes - 738.9
- 9. Bowdon - 730.1
- 10. Lanier County - 722.9
- 11. Bryan County - 712.6
- 12. Irwin County - 691.3
- 13. Lincoln County - 679.8
- 14. Schley County - 645.1
- 15. Telfair County - 631.8
- 16. Elite Scholars Academy - 631.3
- 17. Portal - 618.3
- 18. Hawkinsville - 610.1
- 19. Brooks County - 590.8
- 20. Mount Zion (Carroll) - 575.4
- 21. Charlton County - 569.4
- 22. Johnson County - 529.3
- 23. Atlanta Classical - 528.6
- 24. Seminole County - 522.4
- 25. Emanuel County Institute - 515.1
- 26. Clinch County - 486.9
- 27. Early County - 483.2
- 28. Furlow Charter - 437.6
- 29. Baconton Charter - 414.1
- 30. Claxton - 410.2
- 31. Towns County - 397.4
- 32. Treutlen - 390.8
- 33. Wheeler County - 369.3
- 34. Mitchell County - 366.6
- 35. Chattahoochee County - 358.7
- 36. Atkinson County - 355.8
- 37. Warren County - 349.9
- 38. Manchester - 317.7
- 39. Miller County - 317.5
- 40. Marion County - 274.1
- 41. Echols County - 259.7
- 42. Macon County - 247.0
- 43. Montgomery County - 234.0
- 44. Jenkins County - 209.6
- 45. Crawford County - 198.9
- 46. Pelham - 182.1
- 47. Terrell County - 182.0
- 48. Randolph-Clay - 158.6
- 49. Dooly County - 157.5
- 50. McIntosh County Academy - 152.6
- 51. Wilkinson County - 147.1
- 52. Greene County - 141.7
- 53. Glascock County - 130.0
- 54. Turner County - 123.5
- 55. Savannah - 120.6
- 56. Hancock Central - 118.3
- 57. NW Classical Academy - 90.0
- 58. Greenville - 83.2
- 59. Georgia School for Innovation and The Classics - 65.0
- 60. Rainey-McCullers - 45.6
- 61. Southwest Georgia STEM - 32.5
- 61. Twiggs County - 32.5
- 63. Savannah Early College - 13.0
- 64. Baker County - 0.0
- 64. Calhoun County - 0.0
- 64. Central (Talbotton) - 0.0
- 64. Georgia Academy for Blind - 0.0
- 64. Georgia Fugees Academy - 0.0
- 64. Georgia School for Deaf - 0.0
- 64. Pataula Charter - 0.0
- 64. Quitman County - 0.0
- 64. Savannah Classical - 0.0
- 64. Spring Creek - 0.0
- 64. Steam Academy - 0.0
- 64. Stewart County - 0.0
- 64. Stilwell Arts - 0.0
- 64. Taliaferro County - 0.0
- 64. Webster County - 0.0
- 64. Woody Gap - 0.0
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