Most recent championships for GHSA schools with a state 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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