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There are only four teams left in each of Georgia’s eight classifications. Here’s a look at how each team reached the semifinal round.
Class 7A
No. 5 Lowndes (10-1) at No. 4 Collins Hill (11-2)
How they got there: Lowndes def. Newton 42-0, def. North Cobb 21-13, def. Milton 23-13. Collins Hill def. Alpharetta 42-7, def. Denmark 17-6, def. Parkview 21-14. Series: Collins Hill leads 2-0. Collins Hill won 31-28 in 2010 quarterfinals.
No. 1 Grayson (12-0) at No. 3 Norcross (13-0)
How they got there: Grayson def. Tift County 43-0, def. Harrison 30-6, def. West Forsyth 33-0. Norcross def. South Forsyth 47-20, def. Roswell 40-20, def. Colquitt County 17-7. Series: Tied 3-3. Grayson won the last meeting 37-17 in the second round of the 2018 playoffs.
Class 6A
No. 6 Valdosta (7-4) at No. 2 Buford:
How they got there: Valdosta def. Lovejoy 52-14, def. Evans 44-7, def. Carrollton 36-15. Buford def. Douglas County 48-0, def. Cambridge 42-7, def. Hughes 44-15. Series: First meeting. Programming note: This game will be GPB's Football Fridays in Georgia game on Friday at 7:30 p.m. .
No. 3 Westlake (11-1) at No. 1 Lee County (11-1):
How they got there: Westlake def. Houston County 42-10, def. Richmond Hill 55-12, def. Allatoona 27-24. Lee County def. Tucker 49-17, def. Brunswick 48-21, def. River Ridge 49-31. Series: First meeting.
Class 5A
No. 10 Jones County (10-3) at No. 2 Warner Robins:
How they got there: Jones County def. Wayne County 27-25, def. Griffin 34-13, def. Eastside 28-7. Warner Robins def. Union Grove 49-7, def. Woodward Academy 30-7, def. Blessed Trinity 35-28. Series: Jones County leads 3-2. Jones County won the last meeting 34-10 in 2015.
No. 5 Coffee (10-2) at No. 4 Cartersville (11-1):
How they got there: Coffee def. Ola 31-7, def. Starr’s Mill 24-9, def. Calhoun 27-17. Cartersville def. Maynard Jackson 56-6, def. St. Pius 31-19, def. Ware County 34-31. Series: First meeting.
Class 4A
No. 2 Jefferson (11-0) at No. 4 Benedictine (9-2):
How they got there: Jefferson def. Mt. Zion Jonesboro 65-0, def. Hapeville Charter 35-0, def. Carver-Columbus 28-22. Benedictine def. Troup 42-35, def. Cairo 45-23, def. Riverdale 48-13. Series: First meeting.
No. 1 Marist (11-0) at No. 5 Bainbridge (10-3):
How they got there: Marist def. Central Carroll 49-0, def. Flowery Branch 24-0, def. Perry 36-7. Bainbridge def. Westside Macon 42-0, def. Islands 43-0, def. Cedartown 21-10. Series: First meeting.
Class 3A
No. 1 Oconee County (11-0) at No. 6 Greater Atlanta Christian (12-0):
How they got there: Oconee County def. Westminster 21-7, def. Dawson County 42-7, def. Peach County 31-13. Greater Atlanta Christian def. Franklin County 37-7, def. North Hall 33-0, def. Appling County 31-13. Series: First meeting.
No. 3 Crisp County (11-1) at No. 7 Pierce County (11-1):
How they got there: Crisp County def. Windsor Forest 35-0, def. Richmond Academy 36-0, def. Cedar Grove 16-13. Pierce County def. Burke County 59-14, def. Central Macon 42-0, def. Carver-Atlanta 51-18. Series: Crisp County leads 1-0. Crisp won 56-21 in the 2016 quarterfinals. Series: First meeting.
Class 2A
No. 2 Rabun County (12-1) at No. 6 Callaway (10-1):
How they got there: Rabun County def. Haralson County 35-7, def. Model 35-0, def. Bleckley County 27-24 OT. Callaway def. Banks County via forfeit, def. Lovett 16-9, def. Thomasville 34-21. Series: First meeting.
No. 4 Jefferson County (10-2) at No. 1 Fitzgerald (12-0):
How they got there: Jefferson County def. Cook 36-22, def. Jeff Davis 42-29, def. Bremen 33-10. Fitzgerald def. Oglethorpe County 58-12, def. Northeast Macon 35-18, def. Fannin County 48-14. Series: Fitzgerald leads 3-1. Fitzgerald won 14-12 during the regular season.
Class A Public
No. 7 Irwin County (10-3) at No. 1 Metter (13-0):
How they got there: Irwin County def. Jenkins County 41-7, def. Wilcox County 14-0, def. Commerce 25-21. Metter def. Turner County 20-19, def. Mitchell County 49-8, def. Warren County 28-6. Series: First meeting.
No. 10 Clinch County (9-3) at No. 2 Brooks County (12-1):
How they got there: Clinch County def. McIntosh County Academy 23-17, def. Pelham 14-6, def. Lincoln County 27-7. Brooks County def. Claxton 36-0, def. Dublin 41-7, def. Washington-Wilkes 47-7. Series: Brooks County won 45-3 during the regular season.
Class A Private
No. 1 Prince Avenue Christian (11-1) at No. 6 Wesleyan (11-2):
How they got there: Prince Avenue Christian def. Hebron Christian 63-28, def. Darlington 42-6, def. Eagle’s Landing Christian 38-0. Wesleyan def. Athens Christian 34-28, def. North Cobb Christian 20-12, def. Savannah Christian 21-17. Series: Tied 3-3. Prince Avenue won 52-26 during the regular season.
Calvary Day (9-4) at No. 8 Trinity Christian (11-2):
How they got there: Calvary Day def. Landmark Christian via forfeit, def. First Presbyterian 14-7, def. George Walton Academy 26-14. Trinity Christian def. Tattnall Square 51-0, def. Whitefield Academy 54-13, def. Fellowship Christian 41-27. Series: First meeting.