Walton’s state championship run in baseball clinched the second consecutive Georgia Athletic Directors Association Director’s Cup title for the Raiders.
Walton prevailed over West Forsyth to capture the Class 6A Director’s Cup trophy, which is awarded for sports excellence across the board and was begun in 1999.
Schools are awarded points for their finishes in Georgia High School Association state tournaments. For example, 100 points is awarded for a state championship, with points for lower places varying by sport.
The Director’s Cup title is the 11th for Walton in school history, and was also marked by a state championship in girls soccer and second-place finishes in cheerleading, boys swimming and diving, girls lacrosse and girls and boys tennis.
Walton teams also finished third in GHSA competition in volleyball and girls swimming and diving.
Wheeler won the boys basketball title in Class 6A, becoming only the sixth school in Georgia history to win 10 or more championships in that sport.
In Class 5A, Pope finished second behind Milton on the strength of state championships in girls cross country, flag football, volleyball and girls track and field.
Pope was second in the state in girls swimming and diving, while Greyhounds teams finished third in boys cross country, girls lacrosse and girls soccer, and fourth in boys swimming and diving.
Lassiter finished 8th overall in Class 5A, with a state championship in girls swimming and diving. Trojans teams earned second-place finishes in fast-pitch softball, boy swimming and diving, and boys lacrosse, and third place in girls lacrosse.
Sprayberry was 38th in Class A, while Kell was 20th in Class 4A.
The Yellow Jackets had their best-ever season in football with 11 wins and reached the semifinals, and the boys soccer team finished second in the state.
The Longhorns fast-pitch softball team finished fourth and the baseball and girls soccer teams finished fifth.
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