Region Winners 2018-2019
The following schools are winners and runners-up from the regional competitions held on December 8, 2018.
The 24 winners are invited to participate in the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades State Championship Competition at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville on January 26, 2019.
Information regarding State competition will be emailed to head coaches and posted to the website before the end of this week.
Region 1
Host: La Fayette Middle School, La Fayette, GA
Regional Coordinator: Jamie Bloodworth
Winner – Ashworth Middle School, Gordon County Schools
Coach: TJ Langston
Winner – Heritage Middle School, Catoosa County Schools
Coaches: Charlene Higgins, Dillion Crowder
Runner-up – Dalton Middle School, Dalton City Schools
Coach: Candy DeBolt
Runner-up – Unity Christian School, Floyd Independent School
Coaches: LeeAnn Alford, Shelby Krueger
Region 2
Host: Mill Creek Middle School, Woodstock, GA
Regional Coordinator: Kari Barbour
Winner – Creekland Middle School, Cherokee County Schools
Coaches: Mark Nazemzadeh, Eli Rollman
Winner – Dodgen Middle School, Cobb County Schools
Coach: Kay Tabor, Cole Hansard
Runner-up – Cartersville Middle School, Cartersville City Schools
Coach: Jeri-Lyn Flowers
Runner-up – Lost Mountain Middle School, Cobb County Schools
Coaches: Jennifer Dawson, Lauren Newell
Region 3
Host: Oak Mountain Academy, Carrollton, GA
Regional Coordinator: Jay Louttit
Winner – Bremen Middle School, Bremen City Schools
Coach: Denice Steed
Winner – Moses Middle School, Paulding County Schools
Coach: Lynette Curtis, Molly Hopper
Runner-up – Chapel Hill Middle School, Douglas County Schools
Coach: Elise Keeney
Runner-up – Evans Middle School, Coweta County Schools
Coach: Andrew Nase
Region 4
Host: River Trail Middle School, Johns Creek GA
Regional Coordinator: Scott Fowler
Winner – Lakeside Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
Coach: Cheryl West
Winner – South Forsyth Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
Coaches: Elizabeth Rushton, Ashley Calloway
Runner-up – River Trail Middle School, Fulton County Schools
Coaches: Scott Fowler, Sarah Roberson
Runner-up – Riverwatch Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
Coaches: MauraLyn Monroe, Chris Walden
Region 5
Host: Chamblee Middle School, Chamblee, GA
Regional Coordinator: John Donegan
Winner – Chamblee Middle School, DeKalb County Schools
Coaches: John Donegan, Cathy Hirsch
Winner – Inman Middle School, Atlanta Public Schools
Coach: Jessica Hughes, Abbi Hurt, William Hunter
Runner-up – KIPP Strive Academy, Atlanta Public Schools
Coaches: Jennifer Freeman, Brian Collier
Runner-up – Pike County Middle School, Pike County Schools
Coach: Helen McDevitt
Region 6
Host: North Gwinnett Middle School, Sugar Hill, GA
Regional Coordinator: Scott Johnson
Winner – Five Forks Middle School, Gwinnett County Schools
Coaches: Carla Kuny, Phillip Watson
Winner – North Gwinnett Middle School, Gwinnett County Schools
Coach: Scott Johnson, Scott Kim
Runner-up – Twin Rivers Middle School, Gwinnett County Schools
Coach: Holli Greene
Runner-up – Youth Middle School, Walton County Schools
Coaches: Karen Byrd, Sinje Butler
Region 7
Host: Hart County Middle School, Hartwell, GA
Regional Coordinator: Wilson Hein
Winner – Oglethorpe County Middle School, Oglethorpe County Schools
Coaches: Penny Miller, Ahna Chastain
Winner – Stephens County Middle School, Stephens County Schools
Coaches: Wynette Neal
Runner-up – Franklin County Middle School, Franklin County Schools
Coaches: Amy Thomas, Amy Cheek
Runner-up – Malcom Bridge Middle School, Oconee County Schools
Coach: Kelli Coletti
Region 8
Host: Feagin Mill Middle School, Warner Robins, GA
Regional Coordinator: Kristy Yarbrough
Winner – Mossy Creek Middle School, Houston County Schools
Coach: Carol Kohn
Winner – Mount de Sales Academy, Bibb Independent School
Coach: Keith Bartlett
Runner-up – Bonaire Middle School, Houston County Schools
Coaches: Mary Ellen Stewart, Dianne James
Runner-up – Stratford Academy, Bibb Independent School
Coach: Susan Hanberry
Region 9
Host: Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus, GA
Regional Coordinator: Dr. Samuel Peavy
Winner – Aaron Cohn Middle School, Muscogee County Schools
Coach: Rebecca Perez
Winner – Richards Middle School, Muscogee County Schools
Coaches: Andrea Bingham, Troy McGarr
Runner-up – Blackmon Road Middle School, Muscogee Independent School
Coaches: Alicia Allen, Stacy Jenkins
Runner-up – Deerfield-Windsor School, Dougherty Independent School
Coach: Kim York
Region 10
Host: Thomas County Middle School, Thomasville, GA
Regional Coordinator: Heather Ward
Winner – Thomas County Middle School, Thomas County Schools
Coaches: Gail Trotter, Heather Ward
Winner – Valwood School, Lowndes Independent School
Coaches: Jessica Warren
Runner-up – Cook Middle School, Cook County Schools
Coach: Heather McIntyre
Runner-up – Tiftarea Academy, Tift Independent School
Coach: Tiffany Tanner
Region 11
Host: St. Mary on the Hill Catholic School, Augusta, GA
Regional Coordinator: Donna Skidmore
Winner – Riverside Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Melissa Jenkinson
Winner – Stallings Island Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: Deborah Hundt
Runner-up – Columbia Middle School, Columbia County Schools
Coach: James McNair
Runner-up – St. Mary on the Hill Catholic School, Richmond Independent School
Coaches: Donna Skidmore, Barbara Lewis, Mary Francis Weber
Region 12
Host: Lewis Frasier Middle School, Hinesville, GA
Regional Coordinator: Misty Eastman
Winner – St. Francis Xavier Catholic School, Glynn Independent School
Coach: Toni Tennant
Winner – St. James Catholic School, Chatham Independent School
Coach: Dr. Linda Winders
Runner-up – Lewis Frasier Middle School, Liberty County Schools
Coaches: Misty Eastlake, Terry Snapp
Runner-up – Richmond Hill Middle School, Bryan County Schools
Coaches: Karen Sahr, Amber McWhorter
State Winners 2018 (last year)
On January 20, 2018, the top twenty-four Regional Academic Bowl teams met at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville to determine the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades State Champion. Here are the eight finalists.
State Champion
The Paideia School – DeKalb County
Second Place
South Forsyth Middle School – Forsyth County
Third Place
River Trail Middle School – Fulton County
Fourth Place
North Gwinnett Middle School – Gwinnett County
Fifth Place
Chamblee Middle School – DeKalb County
Sixth Place
Stallings Island Middle School – Columbia County
Seventh Place
Lost Mountain Middle School – Cobb County
Eighth Place
Blackmon Road Middle School – Muscogee County
The final rankings for the remainder of the State Championship teams are as follows . . .
| 9th (TIE) | Five Forks Middle School | 17th | Mount de Sales Academy |
| Oglethorpe County Middle School | 18th | Hart County Middle School | |
| 11th | Heritage Middle School | 19th | Waycross Middle School |
| 12th | Cartersville Middle School | 20th | Ashworth Middle School |
| 13th | Aaron Cohn Middle School | 21st | Bremen Middle School |
| 14th | Oak Mountain Academy | 22nd | CA Gray Junior High School |
| 15th | Mossy Creek Middle School | 23rd | St. Francis Xavier Catholic School |
| 16th | Savannah Country Day School | 24th | Riverside Middle School |