The Milton Eagles and Bowdon Red Devils were the only top-ranked teams to defend their state titles at the GHSA Championships this week and both finished at the top of their classifications in the final GPB Sports Rankings.

Milton, which won the Class 7A title in 2023, completed the regular season with a15-0 record and won the Class 5A championship. The Eagles were preseason No. 1 and never faltered, beating Hughes 56-35 in the final.

Bowdon (13-2) won the Class A Division II championship to claim its third consecutive state title. The Red Devils shook off regular-season losses to Christian Heritage and Manchester and went on to beat Brooks County 34-14 in the final. Bowdon entered the playoffs ranked No. 2.

The other No. 1 teams were Grayson in 6A, North Oconee in 4A, Calhoun in 3A and Toombs County in Class A Division I.

Hebron Christian, the Private classification winner, and Carver-Columbus, the Class 2A champion, finished tied for No. 1 in the final Class 2A rankings since both won state championships. This season the private and public schools played against each other during the regular season but were separated for the playoffs.

Class 6A

  1. Grayson
  2. Carrollton
  3. Buford
  4. Douglas County
  5. North Gwinnett
  6. Collins Hill
  7. Hillgrove
  8. North Cobb
  9. Colquitt County
  10. Lowndes

Class 5A

  1. Milton
  2. Hughes
  3. Lee County
  4. Coffee
  5. Thomas County Central
  6. Sequoyah
  7. Houston County
  8. Roswell
  9. Rome
  10. Sprayberry

Class 4A

  1. North Oconee
  2. Marist
  3. Blessed Trinity
  4. Creekside
  5. Cartersville
  6. Eastside
  7. Cambridge
  8. Perry
  9. Benedictine
  10. Ola

Class 3A

  1. Calhoun
  2. Jefferson
  3. LaGrange
  4. Stephenson
  5. Peach County
  6. Cherokee Bluff
  7. Calvary Day
  8. North Hall
  9. Sandy Creek
  10. Douglass

Class 2A

  1. (tie) Carver Columbus, Hebron Christian

3. Prince Avenue Christian

4. Burke County

5. North Cobb Christian

6. Appling County

7. Rockmart

8. Pierce County

9. Morgan County

10. Thomson

Class A Division I

  1. Toombs County
  2. Northeast Macon
  3. Savannah Christian
  4. Fellowship Christian
  5. Dublin
  6. Fitzgerald
  7. Thomasville
  8. Fannin County
  9. Worth County
  10. Athens Academy

Class A Division II

  1. Bowdon
  2. Brooks County
  3. Manchester
  4. Irwin County
  5. Clinch County
  6. Lincoln County
  7. Trion
  8. Jenkins County
  9. Metter
  10. Telfair County

Class 3A-1A Private

  1. Hebron Christian
  2. Prince Avenue Christian
  3. Fellowship Christian
  4. North Cobb Christian
  5. Calvary Day
  6. Savannah Christian
  7. Wesleyan
  8. Aquinas
  9. Athens Academy
  10. Lovett