Georgia high school football teams continue to light up the scoreboard

There were six Georgia high school football games last weekend in which both teams scored at least 40 points. In 2024, there were 41, a record high. As recently as 2000, there were none. There were only 29 before 2000.

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Here are the number of GHSA games by year in which both teams scored 40 points:

14 — 2025
41 — 2024
30 — 2023
31 — 2022
24 — 2021
17 — 2020
35 — 2019
30 — 2018
35 — 2017
28 — 2016
22 — 2015
27 — 2014
26 — 2013
27 — 2012
31 — 2011
15 — 2010
10 — 2009
6 — 2008
10 — 2007
11 — 2006
3 — 2005
12 — 2004
3 — 2003
3 — 2002
6 — 2001
0 — 2000

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Below listed only if at least one:

2 — 1999
6 — 1998
4 — 1997
6 — 1996
3 — 1994
1 — 1983
1 — 1982
2 — 1980
1 — 1970
1 — 1969
1 — 1966
1 — 1955

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Week 4’s 40-40 games

North Hall 51, East Hall 49
Manchester 47, Macon County 46
Sonoraville 47, North Cobb Christian 45
Clinch County 48, Berrien 43
Rabun County 49, Dalton 42
Lambert 50, Cherokee 40

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5A teams lead list of highest-scoring Georgia HS football teams as of Week 4

Class 5A's New Manchester, Thomas County Central and Newnan lead the state in points scored per game through four weeks of high school football in Georgia.

As of halftime, Georgia hasn’t played an FCS opponent this close since 2016

UGA leads Austin Peay 14-3 after 30 minutes, the Bulldogs' closest halftime margin against at FCS team since Kirby Smart's first home game in his first season at UGA, 2016.