New GHSA region proposals include some movin' and shakin' for several Central Georgia schools

            Here is the proposal for 2022-24 GHSA regions involving Central Georgia teams. Appeals and adjustments are next.

The full release on all regions is here.

Region 1-6A
Houston County
Lee County
Northside
Thomas County Central
Tift County
Veterans

Loses Valdosta to 7A, picks up Thomas County Central from 4A, Tift County from 7A, and Veterans from 5A

Region 2-5A
Dutchtown
Eagle's Landing
Jones County
Locust Grove
Ola
Union Grove
Warner Robins

            The former Region 4 changes numbers, adds Warner Robins from Region 1, loses Woodland-Stockbridge and Stockbridge to 4A.

Region 2-4A
Baldwin
Griffin
Howard
Perry
Spalding
West Laurens
Westside

            The former Region 4 changes numbers, loses Rutland to AA, adds Griffin from 5A

Region 2-AAA
Carver-Columbus
Columbus
Jordan
Kendrick
Mary Persons
Peach County
Pike County
Spencer
Upson-Lee

            Retains Mary Persons, Peach County, Pike County and Upson-Lee from 2-AAA, adds Carver-Columbus, Columbus, Kendrick, and Spencer from 4A. Loses Crisp County and Sumter County to Region 1, Jackson to Region 5, and Central to AA

Region 2-AA
Bleckley County
Central
Dodge County
East Laurens
Lamar County
Northeast
Rutland
Southwest
Toombs County

            Combines Bleckley County, Dodge County, Lamar County, Northeast, and Southwest from Region 3 with Toombs County (Region 2), Central (Class AAA), Rutland (Class 4A), and East Laurens (Region 2). Former Region 3 Jasper County and Washington County to Region 4.

Region 4-AA
Jasper County
Jefferson County
Putnam County
Social Circle
Swainsboro
Thomson
Washington County

            Combines schools from Region 2 (Swainsboro), Region 3 (Jasper County, Washington County), Region 4 (Jefferson County, Putnam County), Class AAA (Thomson) and Class A (Social Circle)

Region 4-A Public
Dooly County
Dublin
Hawkinsville
Johnson County
Montgomery County
Telfair County
Treutlen
Wheeler County
Wilcox County

            No changes

Region 5-A Public
Central, Talbotton
Chattahoochee County
Furlow Charter
Greenville
Macon County
Manchester
Marion County
Rainey-McCullers
Schley County
Stewart County
Taylor County
Webster County
(Italics=non-football)

            No changes for football

Region 7-A Public
ACE Charter
Crawford County
Ga. Academy for Blind
GMC
Glascock County
GSIC
Hancock Central
Twiggs County
Wilkinson County

            Loses Warren County to Region 8