When: Tuesday, 1 p.m.

About Northeast Macon: The unranked Raiders (12-2) finished second in Region 2 and were seeded No. 8 by the new GHSA points rankings system. Running back Nick Woodford, who has offers from West Virginia and Wake Forest, has rushed for 2,494 yards and 37 touchdowns. Junior QB Reginald Glover has thrown for 1,153 yards and 16 touchdowns and rushed for 1,245 yards and 13 touchdowns. Santana Balkcom has 122 tackles, 16 for loss, and Tailen Sampson has 112 tackles, 18 for loss. Sophomore Kortnei Williams is among the state’s leaders with 10 interceptions.

About Toombs County: The No. 2-ranked Bulldogs (12-1) finished second in Region 3 and were seeded No. 6 for the playoffs. QB T.J. Stanley has thrown for 2,315 yards and 30 touchdowns, and was voted Region 3 Player of the Year. Other first-round all-region picks were receiver Gavin Fletcher, receiver Mike Polke, running back Dabvn Wadley (1,084 yards rushing, 13 TDs), offensive lineman Maurice Oglesby, defensive lineman Hayden Bullard, defensive lineman Hayden Roy (19 tackles for loss), linebacker M.J. Burton, defensive back Lagaonza Hayward (50 receptions, 13 TDs; eight passes defended) and defensive back Alex Scott. (77 tackles).

How they got there: Northeast def. Swainsboro 46-7, def. Lamar County 21-10, def. Fannin County 48-39, def. Fitzgerald 46-14. Toombs County def. Southwest 62-8, def. Commerce 49-21, def. Elbert County 56-17, def. Dublin 42-15.

Championship history: This is the first time either team has appeared in a championship game.

Series history: The only previous meeting came in the first-round of the 2020 playoffs, with Northeast winning 27-14.