GHSA coin flip determines home-field edge for quarterfinals

Football teams placed lower on the playoff bracket will play at home when same-seeded opponents meet in the quarterfinals next week, the Georgia High School Association determined Monday with a universal coin toss.

This week’s second round, like the first, is played at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The quarterfinals are the first round in which region champions and other same-seeded teams can meet.

The result of Monday’s toss, if the higher-seeded teams win this week, would send No. 1 Buford to No. 4 Carrollton in Class 7A, No. 3 Roswell to No. 2 Thomas County Central in 6A, No. 9 Calhoun to No. 1 Ware County in 5A, No. 2 North Oconee to No. 3 Perry in 4A, No. 2 Calvary Day to No. 1 Cedar Grove in 3A, No. 7 Rockmart at No. 1 Fitzgerald in 2A, No. 3 Rabun County to No. 2 Swainsboro in A Division I, and No. 1 Bowdon to No. 3 Early County in A Division II.

The GHSA will conduct another coin toss next week to determine home field for same-seeded opponents in the semifinals. The Dec. 8-10 finals will be played at a neutral site, Center Parc Stadium at Georgia State.