The Georgia Athletic Directors Association has released its 2025‑26 Director’s Cup standings and Richmond Hill High School is among the top performers in Class 6A. The Wildcats collected 1,085 points, placing ninth overall in the classification, with a notable contribution from their girls’ teams.
Point system rewards postseason success
The Director’s Cup tallies points based on state playoff outcomes. Schools earn a base of 25 points for qualifying for state playoffs, with additional points awarded as teams advance; a state championship is worth 100 points. The awards recognise team results across GHSA classifications and are produced annually by the GADA.
Richmond Hill’s girls’ programs accounted for the bulk of the school’s total, contributing 631 points—a figure that ranks the Wildcats’ girls teams fifth in the state. Individual team finishes boosted that total: the girls’ golf squad finished as state runner‑up and contributed 90 points. Other significant contributors included competition cheerleading and slow‑pitch softball (85 points each), and flag football (84 points). Additional point tallies came from fastpitch softball (75), track and field (72), volleyball (70), soccer (70), game day cheer (66), dance (63), swim and dive (63), cross country (60), tennis (53) and lacrosse (25).
Regional neighbours and state leaders
Nearby Bryan County also placed in the GADA standings, finishing 11th in Class A‑DII with 528 points. The Redskins, who were sixth in their class the previous year, posted several strong team and individual results that kept them competitive in the statewide rankings.
Across Class 6A, Buford won the all‑sports cup with 1,297 points, edging Walton by 31 points. The Wolves captured state championships in football, fastpitch softball, girls track and field and boys lacrosse—performances that were central to their lead. The release also noted Lake Oconee Academy with 1,013 points in the published standings.
- Richmond Hill (Class 6A): 1,085 points — 9th place
- Bryan County (Class A‑DII): 528 points — 11th place
- Buford (Class 6A): 1,297 points — class champion
| School | Class | Points | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hill | 6A | 1,085 | Girls teams: 631 points; girls golf state runner‑up (90) |
| Bryan County | A‑DII | 528 | Several strong team finishes |
| Buford | 6A | 1,297 | Won all‑sports cup; multiple state titles |
Eligibility for the awards requires a school athletic director to be a member of the Georgia Athletic Directors Association.
GADA has issued these recognitions across all GHSA classifications each year since 2000, awarding cups for boys’ teams, girls’ teams and an overall school award. Membership of the school athletic director in the association is a prerequisite for a school to be eligible for the cups.
What this means for Richmond Hill
The standings underscore the depth of Richmond Hill’s girls programmes this season and highlight the continuing strength of the school’s extracurricular sports offerings. For the community, the rankings are a concrete measure of local athletes’ postseason success and of the work by coaches and support staff in preparing teams for state competition.
As schools plan for the next academic year, the Director’s Cup results may factor into how athletes, coaches and administrators prioritise resources and development for programmes that showed momentum. They also provide a rallying point for families and supporters in Richmond Hill as teams aim to advance further in playoff competition in coming seasons.
These standings reflect only postseason achievement under the GADA point system and do not account for other measures of school sports success, such as regular‑season records or individual academic accomplishments. Still, they offer a statewide comparison that local fans can track as area teams prepare for next year’s campaigns.
