Northside, Warner Robins, Peach County hunting a title: a look at the championship histories
Northside, Warner Robins, and Peach County will play Tuesday for GHSA state championships.
Today, a look at the state championship histories for the Eagles, Demons, and Trojans, and their opponents.
Class 6A
Lee County vs. Northside
Lee County
12-15-17 Lee County 28, Coffee 21
Until last year, Lee County – started in 1971 – had made the playoffs 10 times and not gotten past the second round.
Northside
12-12-14 5A, Northside 25, Mays 18, at Georgia Dome
12-12-09 5A, Camden County 31, Northside 3, at Georgia Dome
12-14-07 4A, Northside 20, Ware County 14, at McConnell-Talbert
12-15-06 4A, Northside 30, Marist 6, at McConnell-Talbert
12-02-05 4A, Statesboro 13, Northside 10, at Statesboro
12-22-01 4A, Parkview 12, Northside 8, at McConnell-Talbert
Northside went undefeated in 2006-07, and won at least 13 games in every other finals appearance. This is the first time the Eagles are in a championship not as the region champ.
Class 5A
Bainbridge vs. Warner Robins
Bainbridge
12-11-82 3A, Bainbridge 7, Gainesville 6, at Gainesville
Bainbridge, started in the early part of the last century, has gotten to the quarterfinals only four other times.
Warner Robins
12-15-17 4A, Rome 38, Warner Robins 0, at McConnell-Talbert
12-3-04 4A, Warner Robins 34, Statesboro 13, at Statesboro
12-17-88 4A, Warner Robins 33, Brookwood 6, at McConnell-Talbert
12-14-85 4A, Clarke Central 21, Warner Robins 7, at Clarke Central
12-12-81 4A, Warner Robins 21, Newnan 0, at Newnan
12-10-76 3A, Warner Robins 34, Griffin 0, at McConnell-Talbert
The Demons were undefeated in 1976 and 1981, and 14-0-1 in 2004.
Class 3A
Cedar Grove vs. Peach County
Cedar Grove
12-9-16 AAA, Cedar Grove 30, Greater Atlanta Christian 19, at Georgia Dome
12-14-91 AA, Cartersville 28, Cedar Grove 19, at Cartersville
Cedar Grove (started in 1972) has reached the semifinals five other times.
Peach County
12-8-17 3A, Calhoun 10, Peach County 6, Mercedes-Benz Stadium
12-10-11 3A, Burke County 28, Peach County 14, Georgia Dome
12-12-09 3A, Peach County 13, Gainesville 12, at Georgia Dome
12-16-06 3A, Peach County 28, Shaw 7, at Peach County
12-03-05 3A, Peach County 35, Dougherty 14, at Dougherty
12-20-03 3A, LaGrange 16, Peach County 7, at Peach County
12-18-98 3A, Dougherty 27, Peach County 7, at Peach County
12-19-92 3A, Thomas County Central 14, Peach County 13, at TCC
Peach County (started in 1970) has reached the semifinals 10 other times, and four of the last five coaches – Chad Campbell, Rance Gillespie, Rodney Walker, and Neal Rumble – reached at least one championship. Alan Rodemaker was at Peach County in 1999-2000, going 1-2 in the postseason before leaving coaching for several years for private business.