The GHSA hit Brunswick with one-year playoff ban, suspended 41 players and fined the school $5,000 for the fight. In a statement, Brunswick principal Slade Turner said the school accepted the punishment and would also give out additional sanctions to the students involved.

It was a rough night for local teams in the Georgia High School Association state playoffs. All four area teams — Brunswick, Charlton County, Pierce County and Ware County — were hammered in the second round on Friday night.

Caden McGatha scored the last of his four rushing touchdowns in the third overtime as the Pierce County Bears outlasted Rockmart in a 48-45 thriller on Tuesday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Pierce County is the lone peach state survivor in the Georgia High School Association playoffs.

Camden County and Pierce County are the last two area teams that remain standing in the Georgia High School Association state playoffs. Both programs are in action this week in the state semifinals on Friday night.

Camden County and Pierce County are still standing tall in the Georgia High School Association state playoffs.

The Georgia High School Association football state quarterfinals are this week. A look at the matchups for Camden County and Pierce County.

Four South Georgia programs moved on in their high school football openers, including defending Class 5A state champ Ware County.

Ware County polished off its perfect season with a historic win.

High school athletes in Georgia will now have to compete in sports based on their gender assigned at birth, the state’s governing body of athletics unanimously voted on Wednesday afternoon.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. High school fall football games in Georgia are being delayed but not canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The board of trustees met on Monday to assess the plan for fall sports and voted to delay the start of the football season by two weeks, but keep the full slate of games and state playoffs intact. The decision, agreed to on a 12-0 vote, keeps the start of fall practice July 27, with teams moving to full pads on Aug. 1. The GHSA has been steadily incorporating a phased return to voluntary workouts for high school athletes. The largest school district in the state with 23 high schools announced that it would start school on Aug. 12 with all virtual learning.