The Georgia High School Association set new regions for classes 3A to A on Wednesday after approving seven appeals to move down and rejecting seven others.
Approved to move down to Class 2A were Jordan and Spencer. Approved for Class A Division 1 were Mount Vernon and Pelham. Approved for Class A Division 2 was Trion. Approved to Class A Division 2 were Chattahoochee County and Seminole County.
Those denied appeals were ACE Charter, Gordon Lee, Bacon County, Commerce, Early County, Irwin County and Schley County.
Below are the regions, which remain subject to lateral appeals. Schools can shift to different regions, but their classifications are set.
Class 3A
Region 1
Carver, Columbus
Columbus
Crisp County
Dougherty
Monroe
Thomasville
Region 2
Jackson
Mary Persons
Peach County
Pike County
Upson-Lee
Region 3
Beach
Calvary Day
Groves
Johnson, Savannah
Liberty County
Long County
Savannah Christian
Savannah Country Day
St. Vincent’s Academy*
Region 4
Cross Creek
Harlem
Hephzibah
Morgan County
Richmond Academy
Salem
Region 5
Bremen
Carver, Atlanta
Cedar Grove
Douglass
Sandy Creek
Region 6
Adairsville
Coahulla Creek
LaFayette
Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe
Ridgeland
Ringgold
Region 7
Dawson County
Gilmer
Lumpkin County
Pickens
Wesleyan
West Hall
White County
Region 8
Franklin County
Hart County
Hebron Christian
Monroe Area
Oconee County
Stephens County
Class 2A
Region 1
Berrien
Cook
Dodge County
Fitzgerald
Sumter County
Worth County
Region 2
ACE Charter
Central, Macon
Jordan
Kendrick
Northeast
Rutland
Southwest
Spencer
Region 3
Appling County
Brantley County
Jeff Davis
Pierce County
Savannah Arts Academy*
Tattnall County
Toombs County
Vidalia
Windsor Forest
Region 4
Butler
Davidson Fine Arts*
Glenn Hills
Johnson, Augusta*
Josey
Laney
Putnam County
Technical Career Magnet*
Thomson
Washington County
Westside, Augusta
Region 5
Callaway
Columbia
Eagle’s Landing Christian
Elite Scholars Academy*
Landmark Christian
McNair
Redan
Towers
Region 6
B.E.S.T Academy
Coretta Scott King Academy*
KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
Mount Paran Christian
North Cobb Christian
South Atlanta
Therrell
Walker
Washington
Region 7
Fannin County
Gordon Central
Gordon Lee
Haralson County
Model
Murray County
North Murray
Rockmart
Region 8
Athens Academy
Banks County
East Jackson
Fellowship Christian
Providence Christian
Union County
Class A Division 1
Region 1
Bacon County
Brooks County
Early County
Irwin County
Pelham
Region 2
Bleckley County
Dublin
East Laurens
Jefferson County
Swainsboro
Region 3
Bryan County
Claxton
Metter
Savannah
Screven County
Woodville-Tompkins*
Region 4
Brookstone
Crawford County
Heard County
Lamar County
Schley County
Temple
Region 5
Jasper County
Oglethorpe County
Our Lady of Mercy*
Prince Avenue Christian
Social Circle
Stilwell Arts*
Region 6
Atlanta International*
Drew Charter School*
Galloway*
King’s Ridge
Mount Vernon
Mount Bethel Christian*
Mount Pisgah Christian
Paideia*
St. Francis
Weber School*
Whitefield Academy
Region 7
Armuchee
Chattooga
Coosa
Dade County
Dalton Academy*
Darlington
Pepperell
Trion
Region 8
Athens Christian
Barrow*
Commerce
Elbert County
Rabun County
Tallulah Falls*
Class A Division 2
Region 1
Baconton
Baker County*
Calhoun County
Miller County
Mitchell County
Pataula Charter
Quitman County*
Randolph-Clay
Seminole County
Southwest Georgia STEM*
Stewart County
Terrell County
Region 2
Atkinson County
Charlton County
Clinch County
Echols County*
Lanier County
Turner County
Region 3
Emanuel County Institute
Jenkins County
McIntosh County Academy
Portal
Savannah Classical Academy*
Savannah Early College*
Steam Academy*
Region 4
Dooly County
Hawkinsville
Montgomery County
Telfair County
Treutlen
Wheeler County
Wilcox County
Region 5
Georgia Academy for Blind*
Georgia Military
Glascock County
Hancock Central
Johnson County
Twiggs County
Wilkinson County
Region 6
Central, Talbotton
Chattahoochee County
Furlow Charter*
Greenville
Macon County
Manchester
Marion County
Rainey-McCullers*
Taylor County
Webster County*
Region 7
Atlanta Classical*
Ben Franklin Academy*
Bowdon
Christian Heritage
DeKalb School of the Arts*
Excel Christian*
Fulton Leadership Academy*
Georgia School for Deaf*
Greenforest Christian*
Mount Zion, Carroll
Pinecrest Academy
Southwest Atlanta Christian*
Towns County
W. D. Mohammed*
Woody Gap*
Region 8
Aquinas
Georgia Fugees Academy*
Greene County
GSIC*
Lake Oconee Academy
Lincoln County
Taliaferro County*
Warren County
Washington-Wilkes
*Schools that do not have football teams
