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

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 The Sporting News High School Football Top 25. Those four are also among the eight teams from the Peach State that have spent time in The Sporting News 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

MORE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL BRACKETS

• Georgia GHSA Class 6A
• Georgia GHSA Class 5A
• Georgia GHSA Class 4A
• Georgia GHSA Class 3A
• Georgia GHSA Class 2A
• Georgia GHSA Class A Division I
• Georgia GHSA Class A Division II
• Georgia GHSA Class Private
• GAPPS 11-Man
• GIAA Class AAAA
• GIAA Class AAA
• GIAA Class AA
• GIAA Class A

^{NR — Not ranked; the first ranking is The Sporting News Composite ranking; if a team is ranked in The Sporting News 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 (8-2) vs. NR Mill Creek [Hoschton, GA] Hawks (7-3) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
• NR Norcross [GA] Blue Devils (6-4) vs. No. 2/SN No. 2 Grayson [Loganville, GA] Rams (10-0) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
• NR Marietta [GA] Blue Devils (5-5) vs. NR Harrison [Kennesaw, GA] Hoyas (9-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
• NR North Forsyth [Cumming, GA] Raiders (6-4) vs. No. 15/SN No. 20 Carrollton [GA] Trojans (10-0) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
• NR Collins Hill [Suwanee, GA] Eagles (6-4) vs. NR Lowndes [Valdosta, GA] Vikings (9-1) — 7 p.m. EST local
• NR South Gwinnett [Snellville, GA] Comets (5-5) vs. NR North Gwinnett [Suwanee, GA] Bulldogs (9-1) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
• NR Hillgrove [Powder Springs, GA] Hawks (8-2) vs. NR North Paulding [Dallas, GA] Wolfpack (8-2) — 7 p.m. EST local
• NR Westlake [Atlanta, GA] Lions (4-6) vs. NR West Forsyth [Cumming, GA] Wolverines (8-2) — 7 p.m. EST local
• NR East Coweta [Sharpsburg, GA] Indians (3-7) vs. NR Denmark [Alpharetta, GA] Danes (7-3) — 7 p.m. EST local
• NR Walton [Marietta, GA] Raiders (5-5) vs. SN NEXT No. 1 McEachern [Powder Springs, GA] Indians (10-0) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
• NR Archer [Lawrenceville, GA] Tigers (6-4) vs. NR Brookwood [Thomasville, GA] Warriors (1-9) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
• NR Dacula [GA] Falcons (5-5) vs. NR Valdosta [GA] Wildcats (9-1) — 8 p.m. EST local
• NR Lambert [Suwanee, GA] Longhorns (6-4) vs. NR Douglas County [Douglasville, GA] Tigers (7-3) — 7 p.m. EST local
• NR Paulding County [Dallas, GA] Patriots (4-6) vs. NR North Cobb [Kennesaw, GA] Warriors (7-3) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
• NR Peachtree Ridge [Suwanee, GA] Lions (7-3) vs. NR Newton [Covington, GA] Rams (7-3) — 7:30 p.m. EST local
• NR Richmond Hill [GA] Wildcats (6-4) vs. No. 5/SN No. 6 Buford [GA] Wolves (10-0) — 7 p.m. EST local

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Class 5A

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Opening Round

Friday, November 14, 2025

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

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Class 4A

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Opening Round

Friday, November 14, 2025

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

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