GHSA Reclassification 2020-2022

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GHSA RECLASSIFICATION

Today, we look at the GHSA's 2020-22 reclassification and breakdown some of the biggest shifts across the state. Also, the Week 12 Football Schedule is listed in the lefthand column. Please visit ScoreATL.com for more coverage and contact us at info@scoreatl.com for story ideas and information to help us make this year's newsletter great.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

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GHSA RECLASSIFICATION

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TODAY'S QUESTION

What year did the GHSA debut a Class 7A?

TUESDAY'S QUESTION

Which two teams are playing for the Region 2-AAAA championship on Friday?

TUESDAY'S ANSWER

Perry vs. West Laurens

WEEK 12 SCHEDULE

Thursday, Nov. 7

Hampton at Eastside

Jordan at Spencer

KIPP Atlanta Charter at South Atlanta

Mary Persons at Howard

McNair at Therrell

Salem at North Clayton

Shaw at LaGrange

Southeast Bulloch at Johnson-Savannah

Friday, Nov. 8

Academy For Classical Education at Pataula Charter

Alcovy at Grovetown

Allatoona at Sequoyah

Alpharetta at Cambridge

Archer at Shiloh

Atkinson County at Wilcox County

Bacon County at Vidalia

Banks County at Elbert County

Beach at Savannah

Berrien at Brooks County

Bleckley County at Southwest

Blessed Trinity at White County

Bradwell Institute at Glynn Academy

Brantley County at Long County

Bremen at Heard County

Brookwood at Lakeside-DeKalb

Buford at Clarke Central

Butler at Glenn Hills

Calhoun at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe

Calhoun County at Baconton Charter

Camden County at Tift County

Campbell at Westlake

Carrollton at Hiram

Cartersville at Troup

Cass at Paulding County

Cedar Shoals at Walnut Grove

Centennial at Northview

Central Gwinnett at Parkview

Chapel Hill at Cedartown

Chattahoochee at North Atlanta

Chattahoochee County at Stewart County

Cherokee at Lassiter

Clinch County at Telfair County

Coffee at Lee County

Columbia at Southwest DeKalb

Creekside at South Paulding

Creekview at Harrison

Cross Creek at Baldwin

Dacula at Winder-Barrow

Dade County at Armuchee

Dalton at Osborne

Dawson County at North Hall

Decatur at Carver-Atlanta

Discovery at Peachtree Ridge

Dougherty at Cairo

Douglas County at Alexander

Douglass at Clarkston

Dunwoody at Johns Creek

Eagles Landing at Ola

East Coweta at Newnan

East Laurens at Northeast-Macon

East Paulding at Villa Rica

Etowah at Roswell

Fayette County at Starr's Mill

Flowery Branch at Denmark

Forest Park at Lovejoy

Gilmer at LaFayette

Gordon Central at Coosa

Greater Atlanta Christian at Fannin County

Griffin at Riverdale

Habersham Central at Apalachee

Hapeville Charter at B.E.S.T. Academy

Hardaway at Westover

Harlem at Westside-Augusta

Hart County at Morgan County

Heritage-Catoosa at Northwest Whitfield

Houston County at Northside-Warner Robins

Jackson County at East Jackson

Jeff Davis at Metter

Jefferson County at Screven County

Jenkins at Benedictine

Johnson-Gainesville at Loganville

Jones County at Stockbridge

Kell at Woodland-Cartersville

Lakeside-Evans at Heritage-Conyers

Lambert at Forsyth Central

Landmark Christian at Eagles Landing

Laney at Josey

Lanier at Gainesville

Lanier County at Charlton County

Lithonia at Arabia Mountain

Locust Grove at Dutchtown

Lumpkin County at East Hall

M. L. King at Morrow

Madison County at Oconee County

Marietta at Kennesaw Mountain

Mays at Northgate

McEachern at North Paulding

McIntosh at Whitewater

Meadowcreek at Norcross

Mill Creek at Collins Hill

Miller Grove at Chamblee

Model at Rockmart

Monroe Area at Franklin County

Mountain View at Duluth

Mt. Vernon Presbyterian at Strong Rock Christian

Murray County at Haralson County

New Hampstead at Statesboro

North Cobb at Hillgrove

North Forsyth at Milton

North Springs at Lithia Springs

Northside-Columbus at Columbus

Oglethorpe County at Putnam County

Our Lady of Mercy at Holy Innocents'

Peach County at Westside-Macon

Pelham at Mitchell County

Pepperell at Chattooga

Perry at West Laurens

Pierce County at Liberty County

Rabun County at Union County

Randolph-Clay at Terrell County

Richmond Academy at Thomson

Richmond Hill at Effingham County

Ringgold at Coahulla Creek

River Ridge at Sprayberry

Riverwood at Jackson-Atlanta

Rockdale County at Newton

Rutland at Jackson

Sandy Creek at Central-Carroll

Social Circle at Monticello

Sonoraville at North Murray

South Forsyth at West Forsyth

South Gwinnett at Grayson

Southeast Whitfield at Ridgeland

St. Pius X at Stephens County

Stephenson at Tucker

Tattnall County at Appling County

Temple at Lamar County

Thomas County Central at Bainbridge

Thomasville at Early County

Toombs County at Swainsboro

Tri-Cities at New Manchester

Turner County at Irwin County

Union Grove at Woodland-Stockbridge

Upson-Lee at Spalding

Warner Robins at Veterans

Washington County at Dublin

Wayne County at Ware County

Wesleyan at Trinity Christian

West Hall at Chestatee

Westminster at Lovett

Wheeler at Pebblebrook

Windsor Forest at Islands

Woodstock at Walton

Woodward Academy at Luella

Saturday, Nov. 9

Americus-Sumter at Carver-Columbus

Banneker at Grady

Cedar Grove at Stone Mountain

McDonough at Druid Hills

Mundy's Mill at Drew

Pike County at Kendrick

Towers at Redan

GHSA 2020-2022 RECLASSIFICATION

By Craig Sager II

The GHSA posted the 2020-22 Reclassification list on Tuesday and offered an early glimpse of some major changes that will be experienced across the landscape. The enrollment numbers are provided for each of the participating GHSA schools and the new 2.0 multiplier that was approved by the board on Sept. 30 of this year was taken into effect. In the past, schools were limited from making a two classification jump, but that has since been scratched. The function of the newly-introduced 2.0 multiplier was to target schools with a high number of out-of-district students. For example, if a school has 800 total students in its FTE/Enrollment and 200 of the 800 are from outside of the district, then those 200 would be counted again as a result of the multiplier and the new reclassification count for that school would be 1000 rather than 800.

The positions of the schools are not set in stone quite yet, and they will each have until Monday, Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. to submit an appeal. Expectedly, this multiplier had a considerable impact on many of the state’s private schools in addition to a handful of public schools.

Interestingly, Dacula was bumped up from Class 6A to Class 7A according to the GHSA’s official release. According to the document, Dacula has a 2019 Enrollment of 2,196 with 95 Out of Zone Students to equate a 2,291 reclassification count. Keep that (2,291) figure in mind when looking at Wheeler, which was bumped down from Class 7A to Class 6A, as they have a 2,179 Enrollment, with 475 out of zone students and a 2,654 total reclassification count. In short, Dacula’s 2,291 reclassification count is 363 fewer than Wheeler’s 2,654, but they are the school in Class 7A and Wheeler is in 6A.

St. Pius has also been reclassified into 6A from its former spot in 4A. St. Pius has 1,110 total students, but just 11 are not from outside the zone so the new multiplier pushed the Golden Lions to a 2191 reclassification count after the 1,090 out of zone students were counted double. If this move up to 6A stands, then St. Pius will be the only private school competing in a classification above 5A starting next school year.

Woodward Academy (1,082, 1030, 2,112), Blessed Trinity (970, 728, 1,698) were similarly impacted and have been bumped up from Class 4A to Class 5A. Also, one of Georgia’s city schools, Calhoun (1,217, 264, 1,481), was reclassified all the way from 3A to 5A.

Marist and Greater Atlanta Christian will be the lone private schools in Class 4A this upcoming year and Westminster will be the only private school in Class 3A. Lovett is the lone private school in Class 2A and Pace Academy went all the way from its current spot in 3A down to Class A.

In addition to the new multiplier, next year will be the first school year that has split Class A into 8 private regions and 8 public regions. As a result, the power rankings will not be needed to determine playoff positioning and therefore have been cancelled.

To see the 2020-2022 GHSA Reclassification File CLICK HERE

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