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Georgia high school football playoff brackets for all 8 classes

The GHSA state championship games will be at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Dec. 15-17. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

The GHSA state championship games will be at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Dec. 15-17. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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Nov 3, 2025

The Georgia high school football state championships matchups are set. Teams will fight for their titles on Dec. 15-17 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Here’s a look at the state playoff bracket for each classification.

GHSA playoff brackets by classification

Class 6A | 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | A Div. 1 | A Div. 2 | Private |

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The Kell Longhorns take the field at the start of their game against the Cambridge Bears on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Kell High School in Marietta. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)

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Caitlyn Stroh-Page is the senior sports editor high school sports and college football at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Her resume includes stops at Sports Illustrated Kids, Scout.com, The (Macon) Telegraph, the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader and the Athens Banner-Herald. A South Georgia native, Stroh-Page lives in the Athens area.

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