GHSA begins 2014 realignment process with release of numbers

Regardless of the reaction of high schools in Georgia, the boys in Thomaston are back at it again.
Every two years the Georgia High School Associate meets to determine where member schools will play for the next two years and after the shifting and nudging, the final spots for each of the 50-plus regions are released.
The numbers used by the GHSA are based on enrollment figures from the state's Department of Education and the figures were released Monday as the realignment committe met.
Region 3-AAAAAA should remain largely unchanged as EC, Newnan, Douglas County, Westlake and Langston Hughes numbers keep them together.
The only departure is Tri-Cities which had 1659 students and is 143 behind the 1802 of the smallest AAAAAA school in Georgia.
Mill Creek of Hoschton remains the state largest high school with an enroll figurement estimated at over 3700.
Northgate remains in AAAAA with 1773, Whitewater registered 1392 and is now the second highest AAAA in the state but will probably elected to play in AAAAA next year as they were only students behind Woodland of Henry County which became the lowest AAAAA member with 1413.
McIntosh, which enjoyed a playoff season this year in football, registered 1684 students and will remain in AAAAA while Starr's Mill will also remain in the classification with 1493 students and Creekside is safe from the slicer with 1433 students.
Fayette County dropped into AAAA with 1322 matching the figures of neighoring Troup County while Sandy Creek registered 1207 and will stay in the classification
Meanwhile, Heard County will be in AA next year after the Franklin school registered 577 students for the school term.
Now the real fun begins as the primary governing body of the state's athletic program will go through the process of determining who will play where as several schools who moved down will have to make a request to play in a higher classification by Monday December 2 before the eventual placement is made the following day.
The GHSA is expected to hold a couple of more meetings before final placement on January 14.
Stay tuned.
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