Walton High School has been named the recipient of the Georgia Athletic Directors Association Directors’ Cup trophy for the school’s performances in high school athletics in the 2021-22 academic year.
The honors are given in each of the eight classifications of the Georgia High School Association.
Walton is the overall and boys’ and girls’ winner in Class 7A, the largest of the classifications. The Raiders collected 1,281 points, winning state championships in four sports: girls volleyball; girls swimming, and boys and girls tennis.
Lambert was second with 1,143 points, followed by Mill Creek with 1,140.
In the girls division Walton had 599 points, while North Gwinnett had 552. On the boys side, Walton collected 682 points to 624 to Hillgrove.
(You can read through the standings here.)
The GADA totals points based on how teams finish in all sports for which the GHSA awards state championships.
Walton, the only high school in East Cobb in Class 7-A was second in the Directors’ Cup standings in 2021, and last won the all-sports trophy in 2019.
In Class 6A, Lassiter finished third with 1,082 points and Pope was fourth with 1,073 points, trailing Buford and Cambridge.
The Lassiter girls topped their division and the Trojans boys were 9th, and the Pope girls were 4th.
Lassiter teams won state Class 6-A championships in fast-pitch girls softball, girls swimming and boys and girls soccer.
The Pope baseball team won the state championship in late May at Truist Park.
Also in Class 6-A, Kell finished 32nd, and Sprayberry was 54th.
In the Class A private school division, Mt. Bethel Christian came in at No. 45.
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