After competing against each other as region foes, Rockdale Salem and Heritage were separated this winter. The Georgia High School Association reclassified all high school athletics in November into a new six-class system, placing the state’s biggest school in Class AAAAAAA rather than the previous Class AAAAA. During the reclassification process, the GHSA deemed that Rockdale should be moved into this new classification, increasing from Class AAAA in the previous system. In December, the new regions were released with Rockdale joining Alcovy, Newton and Druid Hills in Region 2-AAAAAA