State Winners 2023
On January 21, 2023, the top twenty-six Regional Academic Bowl teams competed at Georgia College to determine the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades State Champion. Here are the eight finalists.
State Champion
South Forsyth Middle School – Forsyth County
Second Place
River Trail Middle School – Fulton County
Third Place
North Gwinnett Middle School – Gwinnett County
Fourth Place
Riverwatch Middle School – Forsyth County
Fifth Place
David T. Howard Middle School – Atlanta Public Schools
Sixth Place
Richards Middle School – Muscogee County
Seventh Place
Jefferson Middle School – Jefferson City
Eighth Place
The Westminster Schools – Fulton County independent school
The final rankings for the 9th through 26th place State Championship teams are posted below.
These rankings are based on teams’ average points scored per match.
Academic Bowl State Rankings 9-26
| Place | School | Place | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | The Paideia School | 10th | Mill Creek Middle School |
| TIE 11th | Lost Mountain Middle School | TIE 11th | Twin Rivers Middle School |
| 13th | Savannah Country Day School | 14th | Stallings Island Middle School |
| 15th | Stratford Academy | 16th | Malcom Bridge Middle School |
| 17th | Southeast Bulloch Middle School | TIE 18th | Durham Middle School |
| TIE 18th | Hopewell Middle School | 20th | Bremen Middle School |
| 21st | Mossy Creek Middle School | 22nd | Evans Middle School |
| 23rd | Perry Middle School | 24th | West Laurens Middle School |
| 25th | Blackmon Road Middle School | 26th | Aaron Cohn Middle School |
Region Winners 2022-2023
This year’s competition included seven regions. Twenty-six teams (top two teams per division) were invited to participate in the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades State Championship on January 21, 2023. (Winners are listed by region in alphabetical order.)
Region 1 Winners
Host: Scott Fowler, River Trail Middle School
Durham Middle School, Cobb County Schools
Coaches: Rebecca Forester, Whitney Morris, Maria Levreault
Hopewell Middle School, Fulton County Schools
Coach: Erin Bolling
Lost Mountain Middle School, Cobb County Schools
Coach: Jennifer Dawson
Mill Creek Middle School, Cherokee County Schools
Coaches: Lee Smith, Brian Hohla
River Trail Middle School, Fulton County Schools
Coach: Scott Fowler
The Westminster Schools, Independent, Fulton County
Coaches: Jon Hathorn, Robert Cochran
Region 2 Winners
Host: Scott Johnson, North Gwinnett Middle School
David T. Howard Middle School, Atlanta Public Schools
Coaches: Jessica Hughes, Abbi Hurt, Colin Heydt
North Gwinnett Middle School, Gwinnett County Schools
Coaches: Scott Johnson, Scott Kim
Riverwatch Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
Coach: Ann Hicks
South Forsyth Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
Coaches: Ashley Calloway, Stephanie Chanoski
The Paideia School, Independent, DeKalb County
Coaches: Wilson York, Rand Wise
Twin Rivers Middle School, Gwinnett County Schools
Coaches: Brittany Law, Ahra Bae
Region 3 Winners
Host: Robin Richards, Commerce High School
Jefferson Middle School, Jefferson City Schools
Coach: Lindy Pals
Malcom Bridge Middle School, Oconee County Schools
Coach: Eric Shirmer
Region 4 Winners
Host: Heather Davison, Lamar County Middle School
Bremen Middle School, Bremen City Schools
Coach: Sandra Hopkins
Mossy Creek Middle School, Houston County Schools
Coaches: Carol Kohn, Michelle Starley
Perry Middle School, Houston County Schools
Coaches: Faith Terry, Sherry Akin
Stratford Academy, Independent, Bibb County
Coaches: Adair Brown, Nancy Gordillo
Region 5 Winners
Host: Sam Peavy, Georgia Southwestern State University
Aaron Cohn Middle School, Muscogee County Schools
Coaches: Rebecca Perez, Heather White
Blackmon Road Middle School, Muscogee County Schools
Coaches: Alicia Allen, Stacy Jenkins
Richards Middle School, Muscogee County Schools
Coach: Andrea Bingham
West Laurens Middle School, Laurens County Schools
Coaches: Amy Garnto, Lori Kemp
Region 6 Winners
Host: Misty Eastlake, Bradwell Institute
Savannah Country Day School, Independent, Chatham County
Coaches: Sarah Kovensky, Laura Lynne Powers
Southeast Bulloch Middle School, Bulloch County Schools
Coach: Brandon Poole
Region 7 Winners
Host: Deborah Hundt, Stallings Island Middle School
Evans Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Ashley Bowles
Stallings Island Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Deborah Hundt