The GHSA playoffs are right around the corner. With the March to Macon about to begin, it’s a good time for a backward glance at the history books. There’s no better place to start than the beginning of it all. 

The first year of GHSA basketball—or the first year that a champion was crowned—was in 1922, and the first-ever champion was Lanier High School. They would go on to be the first powerhouse in the Peach State winning 16 state championships between 1922 and 1951. Their longest stretch of dominance came between 1925 and 1928 when they won four championships in a row.