Are prep sports in Georgia about to become more like those in Tennessee where classification is concerned?
With the next reclassification cycle set to begin next year, the Georgia High School Association is getting closer to joining the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association in a more defined split between private schools and public schools when it comes to deciding state champions.
The GHSA reclassification committee met Tuesday — the group’s second meeting both this month and in the current process of reclassifying for the next two school years — and while little was actually accomplished, the groundwork for addressing private school dominance in Classes A through AAA has been laid.
The big news was a proposal that would create separate playoffs for public and private schools in A through AAA. The schools would still share regions but would be split for the postseason.
The plan, proposed by Muscogee County Schools athletic director Jeff Battles, has the support of reclassification committee chairman Curt Miller, who championed a similar plan two years ago.