Two of the Georgia State Finals games ended in ties. GHSA has no tiebreaker or overtime for state title games in football, so both teams are declared co-champions.

 

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This happened in 1971 in the 3A title game in Kentucky, when Flaget and Thomas Jefferson tied 7-7 and were co-champs.

This happened in 1971 in the 3A title game in Kentucky, when Flaget and Thomas Jefferson tied 7-7 and were co-champs.

And because of that, both schools were later disbanded and closed.

A tie is like kissing your sister.

This happened in 1971 in the 3A title game in Kentucky, when Flaget and Thomas Jefferson tied 7-7 and were co-champs.

Were you there? There was one of the more funny stories ever surrounding the trophy presentation at the "tied" game. As I understand it, there was of course, a winner and runner-up trophy ready to present. Since they now needed to give two winner's trophies, it was decided that they would flip a coin. The winner got that trophy, the loser of the toss would have one ordered and sent to the school. So they flipped a coin and gave it to one of the teams. The other team's fans about broke out in a riot thinking that the state title was decided by a coin flip.

Wow!! The GHSAA needs to make a ruling about overtime in state finals. To have Co-champs in HS football is crazy especially since it's decided by one game and not a few like college. This needs to be changed.

Were you there? There was one of the more funny stories ever surrounding the trophy presentation at the "tied" game. As I understand it, there was of course, a winner and runner-up trophy ready to present. Since they now needed to give two winner's trophies, it was decided that they would flip a coin. The winner got that trophy, the loser of the toss would have one ordered and sent to the school. So they flipped a coin and gave it to one of the teams. The other team's fans about broke out in a riot thinking that the state title was decided by a coin flip.

 

Indeed, it was poorly handled. (The KHSAA-I'm shocked, shocked!!!!). TJ got the trophy, and later Flaget got a duplicate. As noted tongue in cheek by HHSDad, "And because of that, both schools were later disbanded and closed." Well.... crazier things have happened.

And because of that, both schools were later disbanded and closed.

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Indeed, it was poorly handled. (The KHSAA-I'm shocked, shocked!!!!). TJ got the trophy, and later Flaget got a duplicate. As noted tongue in cheek by HHSDad, "And because of that, both schools were later disbanded and closed." Well.... crazier things have happened.

Poorly handled? Just what was poorly handled out of curiousity? I suppose you think that there should have been a tiebreaker in place or a spare copy of all trophies? Just wondering how it was poorly handled. It was the first final I ever went to and I just remember how the fans from one of the schools grossly overreacted and frankly acted like a bunch of fools when no one could have anticipate a tie game.