Despite Hurricane, SW Georgia High School Makes It To State Championship

The Bainbridge Bearcats are playing in the championship game Tuesday after a surprise winning streak. Here they are in the November semifinal against Stockbridge.

Elizabeth Hill

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Mercedes Benz Stadium will host more sports championships. This time, for Georgia high school football.

In the AAAAA bracket, one team from Southwest Georgia qualified against all kinds of odds.

The Bainbridge High School Bearcats haven’t made it to the state football championship since 1982. They began this season with a young team, a new starting quarterback, and some losses. And then an unprecedented storm hit, said Scott Miller, associate athletic director.