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News Articles: GHSA

Southwest players and coaches celebrate with their fans after the Patriots’ 65-54 semifinal win over Toombs County. Southwest will play B.E.S.T. Academy for the state championship Saturday at the Macon Coliseum. Jason Vorhees / The Melody

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What to expect from the four days of GHSA basketball final championship games

The 2025 Georgia High School Association's basketball finals begin this week at the Macon Coliseum starting Wednesday through Saturday. Jon Nelson explains the important storylines to look out for ahead of the championship games.

March 04, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya
RJ Veal, a right, a fourth grader at Macon's Bernd Elementary School gives five to a member of Macon's Northeast High School Raiders football team at the start of the team's tour of all the schools feeding Northeast High Monday. The team made the trip ahead of their GHSA championship game against Toombs County.

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Ahead of Macon's Northeast Raiders championship game, a trip through the halls of their youth

It has been 49 years since a Bibb County team made it to a state high school championship game in football. One plays this week for the ring.

December 16, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
Alan Chadwick

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What to expect as 16 teams square off at high school tackle football state championships in Atlanta

Georgia High School Association's tackle and flag championships begin Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. GPB is your exclusive home for live TV coverage of every game. GPB Sports' Jon Nelson helps break down the important storylines in this year's tackle football competition.

December 13, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jon Nelson
Gryson Vs. McEachern

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  • Sports

Georgia high school flag football championships: 'It's going to be a fun ride'

The state is preparing for the Georgia High School Football Championships at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Dec. 16 to 18, 2024. GPB's Pamela Kirkland spoke with Jon Nelson of GPB Sports about what to expect from the growing sport of flag football.

December 13, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland and
  • Jon Nelson
Milton is one of several teams that face fierce new competition thanks to reclassification of schools for the 2024-2025 year.

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It's reclassification 'chaos' as Football Fridays in Georgia returns

Peter Biello chats with Football Fridays in Georgia podcast host Jon Nelson about the start of high school football for 2024.

August 16, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jon Nelson
The Georgia High School Association football state championships take place at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium Dec. 11 to 13. The games will air on GPB-TV, the GPB Sports app and GPB.org.

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Rundowns and matchups: Jon Nelson previews Georgia's high school football state championships

GPB Sports brings live high school football games to viewers around the state via Football Fridays in Georgia. Now, it's time for the Georgia High School Association football state championships on GPB, Monday, Dec. 11 to Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.

December 11, 2023
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  • Devon Zwald
GHSA Flag Football

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GHSA football and flag football championships are underway!

The Georgia High School Sports Association and GPB are excited to showcase the best in high school athletics as boys tackle football and girls flag football championships get underway in Atlanta on Thursday.

December 08, 2022
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  • Leah Fleming
Georgia high school football playoff action in 2021

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More high schools quit over reclassification as football playoffs enter Round 2

As we head into the weekend, high school football playoffs continue. There's also drama off the field with schools quitting the Georgia High School Association over reclassification. GPB Sports' Jon Nelson speaks to All Things Considered host Rickey Bevington.

November 19, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
Buford Wolves

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  • Sports

High school football playoffs begin. But school reclassification is the contest off the field

Georgia high school football teams are heading into the first weekend of the postseason playoffs. But things are different this year. GPB Sports' Jon Nelson joins All Things Considered host Rickey Bevington to preview.

 

 

November 12, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
Southwest High school sign in Macon

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Football Player From Macon High School Dies After Collapsing At Practice Monday

A Southwest High School football player died Monday night after collapsing at the team’s practice earlier in the day. 15-year-old Joshua Ivory Jr. died following a medical emergency at practice, according to the Bibb County School District.

July 28, 2021
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  • Justin Baxley
GHSA Board of Trustees meeting

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GHSA Delays Start Of High School Football Season

There will be a high school football season in Georgia this fall though with a delay. The GHSA Board of Trustees voted uninanimouly Monday to push back the season two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

July 20, 2020
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  • Sandy Malcolm

GHSA Approves June Restart For Football Activities

The Georgia High School Association has taken its first major step toward resuming athletics in the state. The GHSA Board of Trustees voted late...

May 22, 2020
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  • Matt Stewart and
  • Jon Nelson
GHSA Executive Director Dr. Robin Hines

GHSA Officially Cancels Spring Activities Due To Pandemic

There will be no spring sports in Georgia public schools in 2020. That was the decision of the Georgia High School Association Board of Trustees after a...

April 02, 2020
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  • Jon Nelson
Georgia State Stadium will play host to eight high school football championship games this year.

High School Football Championship Games Moved To Georgia State Stadium

High school football state championship games have a new home. All eight games this winter will be played at Georgia State Stadium, which used to be...

May 07, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell

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