High school footballKendall WebbThu, December 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM UTC·1 min readGainesville vs. Thomas County Central: live score, updates, highlights from Georgia's Class 5A state championship game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 17 — The No. 26 Thomas County Central [Thomasville, GA] Yellow Jackets will take on the Gainesville [GA] Red Elephants Wednesday night in Georgia's GHSA Class 4A state championship game.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThomas County Central enters the game undefeated at 14-0 while Gainesville is 12-2 with losses to the Class 6A runner-up Carrollton [GA] Trojans and the Class 5A semifinalist Roswell [GA] Hornets. And, yet, the game is consider a virtual coin flip with no with Thomas County Central only a slight favorite entering the game.
The Yellow Jackets will be looking for their second state championship in three years and their seventh overall while Gainesville will be seeking its first title since 2012.
Game time is set for a 8 p.m. EST local kick.
WATCH ON THE NFHS NETWORK:No. 26 Thomas County Central [Thomasville, GA] Yellow Jackets vs. Gainesville [GA] Red Elephants
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They're finally under way in Atlanta!
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Hang with us folks as we are sneaking up closer to game time. The Georgia GHSA Class 3A title game is still in process so it will be a while. We'll update you as we get closer to kick off.
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Gainesville vs. Thomas County Central start time
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 17
Start time: 8 p.m. EST local
The game between Benedictine and Creekside is being played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Date: Wednesday, Dec. 17
WATCH ON THE NFHS NETWORK:No. 26 Thomas County Central [Thomasville, GA] Yellow Jackets vs. Gainesville [GA] Red Elephants
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