Tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, the rescheduled GHSA State Football Championships for Class 1A-Public, 2A, 4A, 5A, 6A, and 7A will get underway as twelve remaining teams vie for a Peach State crown.
North Gwinnett (7A, Lee County (6A), Marist (4A) and Irwin County (1A-Public) were the higher-seeded teams and will host their respective championship games. Class 2A and 5a were decided by a coin flip because of the teams being same-seeded the right to host the other two finals. Warner Robins won the toss and will host Rome in the Class 5A title game while Rabun County won the coin flip in Class 2A and will host Hapeville Charter.
Only the Class 7A title game between Colquitt County and North Gwinnett will be carried live on Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta – Channel 8.1; Albany – WABW/14.1, Augusta – WCES/20.1, Chatsworth – WCLP/18.1, Columbus – WJSP/28.1, Dawson – WACS/25.1, Macon – WMUM/29.1, Savannah – WVAN/9.1, and Waycross – WXGA/8.1.
The Class 7A title game will also be live streamed for free online at http://gpb.org/sports, and all the other five championship games will be live streamed by NHFSNetwork.com and require a subscription fee to view with the exception of the Rome at Warner Robins Class 5A title game which will be free to view on NHFSNetwork’s FaceBook page. Links for all live streams below.
CLASS 1A PUBLIC
CLINCH COUNTY at IRWIN COUNTY
LIVE STREAM: CLICK HERE
The other Class single-A title game involves the public schools. The (11-2) Clinch County Panthers will look to keep the (12-1) Irwin County Indians from their first state football championship since 1975. Clinch and Irwin County will kick off day two’s slate of games on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. ET. Who’s got the edge? Maxwell Ratings’ projection: Irwin Co. by 2.
CLASS 2A
HAPEVILLE CHARTER at RABUN COUNTY
LIVE STREAM: CLICK HERE
In Class double-A, the (14-0) Rabun County Wildcats travel down from the Northeast Georgia mountains to the ATL and face the (13-1) Hapeville Charter Hornets in the second of Saturday’s four title games at 1:00 p.m. ET. The Wildcats are the No. 1 seed from Region 8-AA and ranked No. 5, while Hapeville Charter is No. 1 seed from 6-AA and ranked No. 2. This will be Rabun County’s first state football championship appearance in the school’s 69 seasons. Who’s got the edge? Maxwell Ratings’ projection: Wildcats by 3.
CLASS 4A
BLESSED TRINITY at MARIST
LIVE STREAM: CLICK HERE
The GHSA quad-A title game will feature the (14-0) Marist War Eagles versus (12-2) Blessed Trinity Titans in the third game on Saturday at around 4:30 p.m. ET. Marist is the No. 1 seed from Region 7-AAAA and ranked No. 2. Blessed Trinity is the No. 2 seed from 7-AAAA and ranked No. 5. Who’s got the edge? Maxwell Ratings’ projection: Marist by 4.
CLASS 5A
ROME at WARNER ROBINS
FREEE LIVE STREAM: CLICK HERE
The Class 5A state championship will feature a North versus South Georgia battle between two undefeated teams in the (14-0) Rome Wolves and the (14-0) Warner Robins Demons. No. 1 seed from Region 7-AAAAA Rome is ranked No. 1. Warner Robins is the No. 1 seed from 1-AAAAA and ranked No. 4. Who’s got the edge? Maxwell Ratings’ projection: The Wolves by 17.
CLASS 6A
COFFEE at LEE COUNTY
LIVE STREAM: CLICK HERE
The (10-3) Coffee Trojans will face the (13-1) Lee County Trojans at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday night, Dec. 8th to decide the Class 6A state football champion. Coffee is the No. 2 seed from Region 1-AAAAAA and ranked No. 4, and Lee County is the No. 1 seed from 1-AAAAAA and ranked No. 3. Both schools are playing in their first state football title game. Who’s got the edge? Maxwell Ratings’ projection: Lee County by 1.
CLASS 7A
COLQUITT COUNTY at NORTH GWINNETT
TV: GPTV
FREE LIVE STREAM: CLICK HERE
The (11-3) Colquitt County Packers will face the (13-1) North Gwinnett Bulldogs in the Class 7A championship game at 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 9th. The Packers are the No. 3 seed from Region 1-AAAAAAA and ranked No. 8. The Bulldogs are the No. 1 seed from 6-AAAAAAA and ranked No. 5. Who’s got the edge? Maxwell Ratings’ projection: The Bulldogs by 4.
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