Chip Saye

Chip Saye rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025, at the launch of AJC Varsity. In 2009 he helped start Georgia High School Football Daily. He previously worked for the AJC, Athens Banner-Herald, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Gwinnett Daily News.

Latest from Chip Saye

Georgia high school girls basketball rankings: 5 new teams enter top 10s

Girls basketball rankings: No. 1 Marist survives rough week for Class 4A

Six of the other seven top-ranked teams also went undefeated last week.

Josey beat No. 1 Thompson in Class 2A last week and this week moved into the top spot in the girls basketball rankings. All other No. 1-ranked teams stayed atop their respective classes. (AJC 2020)

Girls basketball rankings: Three new teams enter top 10s this week

Josey takes No. 1 spot back from region rival Thomson in Class 2A, while Cherokee Bluff (3A), Union County (2A) and Banks County (Class A Division I) enter rankings.

Girls basketball rankings: 2 defending state champions stand at No. 1

2025 champs River Ridge, Wilcox County top their respective classes, while North Paulding, Monroe and Thomson are No. 1 teams seeking their first titles.

Sandy Creek showcases ‘bend-but-don’t-break defense’ to claim state title

Sandy Creek's defense was dominant as the Patriots defeated Jefferson 27-7 to win a Georgia Class 3A championship, their second in four years.

Worth County championship ends 38-year state title drought

Worth County ended a 38-year state title drought on Tuesday, winning the Class A Division I Georgia state championship over Toombs County.

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Bowdon claims 4-peat, defeats Lincoln County in back-and-forth battle

Bowdon took home its fourth straight state championship with a 35-31 win over Lincoln County. The game featured seven lead changes, the most ever in a championship game.

Carrollton bottles up North Gwinnett, rolls into third state final in 4 years

The 48-21 victory over the Bulldogs puts the Trojans in the championship game of the state’s highest classification for the third time in four seasons.

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Carrollton, Buford earned No. 1 national football rankings prior to semifinals

‘Our guys just wanted it more’: Carrollton knocks No. 1 Grayson out of playoffs

Carrollton (13-0) avenged a 38-24 loss to Grayson in the 2024 state championship game and ended the Rams’ school-record 26-game winning streak on Friday night.