Georgia High School Basketball Project
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GIA School Nicknames

School

City

County

Dates

Nickname(s)

Colors

Notes

A

A.C. Carter

Summerville

Chattooga

 

 

 

 

A.R. Johnson

Augusta

Richmond

 

Wildcats

 

 

A.S. Clark

Cordele

Crisp

 

Rams

Gold & Green

 

Americus Institute

Americus

Sumter

 

 

 

Changed name to Staley

Appling County Consolidated

Baxley

Appling

 

Rams

 

 

Archer

Atlanta

Fulton

-1996

Eagles

Crimson & White

Combined with Harper

Athens High & Industrial

Athens

Clarke

1886-1964

Yellow Jackets

 

Changed name to Burney Harris

Atkinson County Training

Pearson

Atkinson

 

 

 

 

B

B.D. Perry

East Dublin

Laurens

 

Eagles

 

 

Bailey-Johnson

Alpharetta

Fulton

 

Lions

 

 

Ballard

Macon

Bibb

 

 

 

 

Ballard-Hudson

Macon

Bibb

1949-1970

Maroon Tigers

Maroon & White

 

Beach

Savannah

Chatham

1867-

Bulldogs

Blue & Gold

 

Bethel

Colquitt

Miller

 

 

 

 

Bethune

Folkston

Charlton

 

Wildcats

 

 

Blackwell Memorial

Elberton

Elbert

 

Rams

 

 

Blakeney

Waynesboro

Burke

-1970

Lions

 

 

Blanchard

Appling

Columbia

 

Bulldogs

Blue & White

 

Boddie

Milledgeville

Baldwin

 

Rattlers

Maroon & White

 

Boggs Academy

Keysville

Burke

1906-1984

Panthers

Blue & Gold

 

Booker

Barnesville

Lamar

-1970

Tigers

Blue, Maroon, & Silver

 

Bozeman

Hawkinsville

Pulaski

 

 

 

 

Brooks

Quitman

Brooks

 

Wildcats

 

Changed name to Washington Street

Brooks County Training

Dixie

Brooks

 

 

 

 

Bruce Street

Lithonia

DeKalb

 

Eagles

Blue & White

 

Bryan

Jefferson

Jackson

 

 

 

 

Bryant

Moultrie

Colquitt

 

Rams

 

 

Burgess-Landrum

Millen

Jenkins

 

Bombers

 

 

Burney Harris

Athens

Clarke

1964-1970

Yellow Jackets

Blue & Gold

Previously known as Athens High & Industrial

Butler

Gainesville

Hall

 

Tigers

Gold & Maroon

Previously known as Fair Street

Butler-Baker

Eatonton

Putnam

 

 

 

 

C

Camilla Consolidated

Camilla

Mitchell

 

Pirates

Blue & Red

 

Candler County Training

Metter

Candler

 

Tigers

 

Changed name to Lillian Street

Carroll County Training

 

Carroll

 

 

 

 

Carver

Albany

Dougherty

 

 

 

 

Carver

Atlanta

Fulton

 

Panthers

Grey & Maroon

 

Carver

 

Bryan

1939-1970

 

 

 

Carver

Carrollton

Carroll

 

 

Black & Gold

Previously known as Carroll County Training

Carver

Columbus

Muscogee

1954-

Tigers

Blue & Crimson

 

Carver

Dawson

Terrell

 

 

 

 

Carver

Douglas

Coffee

-1970

Tigers

 

 

Carver

Hamilton

Harris

 

 

 

 

Carver

Milledgeville

Baldwin

 

 

 

Changed name to Boddie

Carver

Monroe

Walton

1958-1970

Wildcats

Gold & Maroon

 

Cedar Hill

Cedartown

Polk

 

Panthers

 

 

Center

Waycross

Ware

 

Tigers

Blue & Gold

 

Central

McRae

Telfair

 

 

 

 

Central

Newnan

Coweta

 

Panthers

Black & Gold

Previously known as Howard Warner

Chatsworth School for Blacks

Chatsworth

Murray

-1964

 

 

 

Cook County Training

Adel

Cook

-1970

Rams

 

Called Cook County High & Elementary for 1969-70

Corry

Greensboro

Greene

1956-

Tigers

 

 

Cousins

Covington

Newton

 

 

 

 

Crawford County Training

Roberta

Crawford

 

 

 

 

Cuyler

Savannah

Chatham

 

Phantoms

 

Combined with Beach

Cuyler-Beach

Savannah

Chatham

 

 

 

 

D

Dasher

Valdosta

Lowndes

 

Golden Tigers

 

 

Dickerson

Vidalia

Toombs

 

Tigers

Gold & Maroon

 

Dock Kemp

Wrightsville

Johnson

 

Wildcats

 

 

Dorchester Academy

McIntosh

Liberty

 

Panthers

 

 

Douglass

Montezuma

Macon

-1998

Yellow Jackets

Gold & Green

Combined with Macon County

Douglass

Thomasville

Thomas

-1970

Lions

Blue & Gold

 

Drake

Thomaston

Upson

 

Yellow Jackets

Black & Gold

Previously known as Thomaston

Drexel

Atlanta

Fulton

 

 

Gold & Green

 

E

E.T. Holmes

Athens

Clarke

 

 

 

 

East Baker

Newton

Baker

 

 

 

 

East Depot

LaGrange

Troup

 

Wolverines

Gold & Green

 

Ed Stroud

Watkinsville

Oconee

 

 

 

 

Eddy

Milledgeville

Baldwin

 

 

 

 

Elder

Sandersville

Washington

 

Tigers

Purple & Yellow

 

Elm Street

Rockmart

Polk

 

Wolverines

 

 

Emanuel County

Swainsboro

Emanuel

 

Rattlers

 

 

Emery Street

Dalton

Whitfield

 

 

 

 

Ethel Kight

 

Troup

1956-1970

Red Devils

Black & Red

 

Eureka

Ashburn

Turner

-1970

Tigers

 

 

Eva Thomas

College Park

Fulton

 

Bearcats

 

Combined with College Park

Evans County

Claxton

Evans

 

Longhorns

 

 

Excelsior

Rochelle

Wilcox

 

Rams

Blue & Gold

 

F

F.B. Henderson

Jackson

Butts

 

Tigers

 

 

Fair Street

Gainesville

Hall

 

Tigers

 

Changed name to Butler

Fairburn

Fairburn

Fulton

 

Bears

 

 

Fairmont

Griffin

Spalding

1949-1970

Bears

Blue & White

Previously known as Griffin Vocational

Fayette County Training

Fayetteville

Fayette

 

 

 

 

Forrester

Alto

Habersham

 

Vikings

 

 

Fort Valley High & Industrial

Fort Valley

Peach

 

Tigers

Blue & Gold

Changed name to Hunt

Fountain

Forest Park

Clayton

-1970

Rams

Maroon & White

 

Franklin County High & Trade

 

Franklin

 

 

 

 

G

Gillespie

Brunswick

Glynn

 

 

 

Combined with Selden Institute

Gillespie-Selden

Cordele

Crisp

 

 

 

 

Glenwood

Winder

Barrow

 

Tigers

 

 

Good Hope-Peters

Good Hope

Walton

 

 

 

 

Greene County

Greensboro

Greene

-1956

 

 

Changed name to Corry

Greenville Consolidated

Greenville

Meriwether

 

Wolverines

 

 

Griffin Vocational

Griffin

Spalding

-1949

Bears

 

Changed name to Fairmont

H

H.T. Singleton

Morgan

Calhoun

 

Pirates

 

 

Hamilton

Scottdale

DeKalb

 

Hornets

Gold & Green

 

Hancock Central

Sparta

Hancock

1960-

Bulldogs

Gold & Maroon

Previously called L.S. Ingram

Haralson County Consolidated

 

Haralson

 

 

 

 

Harper

Atlanta

Fulton

1963-1996

Trojans

 

 

Harrison

West Point

Troup

 

 

 

 

Hart County Training

Hartwell

Hart

 

 

 

 

Haven Home

Savannah

Chatham

 

 

 

 

Hazlehurst High & Elementary

Hazlehurst

Jeff Davis

 

 

 

 

Henderson

Cuthbert

Randolph

 

 

 

 

Henry County Training

McDonough

Henry

 

 

 

Changed name to Westside

Herctoma

Statenville

Echols

-1970

 

 

 

Herring Street

Decatur

DeKalb

 

Bulldogs

 

Changed name to Trinity

Hill

LaFayette

Walker

 

 

 

 

Holley

Sylvester

Worth

 

 

 

 

Holsey-Cobb Institute

Cordele

Crisp

 

Leopards

 

 

Homerville High & Elementary

Homerville

Clinch

 

Hornets

 

 

Hooper-Renwick

Lawrenceville

Gwinnett

 

 

 

 

Houston County Training

Perry

Houston

 

Indians

 

 

Howard

Atlanta

Fulton

1923-1976

Rams

Blue & Gold

 

Howard Warner

Newnan

Coweta

 

 

 

Changed name to Central

Hubbard

Forsyth

Monroe

 

Tigers

Gold & Maroon

 

Hudson

Macon

Bibb

 

 

 

Combined with Ballard

Hunt

Fort Valley

Peach

 

Tigers

Blue & Gold

 

Hutto

Bainbridge

Decatur

-1970

Tigers

Black & Gold

 

I

Immaculate Conception Academy

Augusta

Richmond

 

 

 

 

J

J.P. Carr

Conyers

Rockdale

 

 

 

 

Jasper County Training

Monticello

Jasper

-1968

 

 

Changed name to Washington Park

Jefferson County High & Elementary

Louisville

Jefferson

 

 

 

 

Jeffersonville

Jeffersonville

Twiggs

 

 

 

 

Jeruel Academy

Athens

Clarke

 

 

 

 

John Lewis

Ellaville

Schley

 

 

 

 

Johnson

Savannah

Chatham

1959-

Atomsmashers

Blue & Orange

Originally known as Powell Laboratory

Josey

Augusta

Richmond

1964-

Eagles

Gold & Green

 

K

Kaigler Training

Georgetown

Quitman

 

 

 

 

Kestler

Damascus

Early

 

 

 

 

Knox Institute

Athens

Clarke

 

 

 

 

L

L.S. Ingram

Sparta

Hancock

-1960

 

 

Changed name to Hancock Central

Lakeland High & Elementary

Lakeland

Lanier

 

 

 

 

Laney

Augusta

Richmond

1949-

Wildcats

Grey & Red

 

Lee County Training

Leesburg

Lee

 

 

 

 

Lee Street

Blackshear

Pierce

 

 

 

 

Lemon Street

Marietta

Cobb

 

Hornets

Blue & White

 

Liberty County

McIntosh

Liberty

-1972

Tigers

Gold & Purple

 

Lillian Street

Metter

Candler

 

 

 

 

Log Cabin Center

 

Hancock?

 

 

 

 

Lowery

Preston

Webster

 

 

 

 

Lowndes County Training

 

Lowndes

-1960

Trojans

 

Consolidated to form Westside

Lumpkin High & Industrial

Lumpkin

Stewart

 

 

 

 

Lynnwood Park

Chamblee

DeKalb

 

 

 

 

Lyons Industrial

Lyons

Toombs

 

Lions

 

 

M

Madison Street

Albany

Dougherty

 

Golden Tornadoes

Gold & Green

Changed name to Monroe

Maggie Califf

Gray

Jones

 

Rattlers

 

 

Magnolia

Thomasville

Thomas

-1970

Buccaneers

Black & White

 

Magnolia

Valdosta

Lowndes

 

 

 

 

Main

Rome

Floyd

 

Panthers

Gold & Green

 

Mary Fleming

 

Laurens

 

 

 

 

Mary Johnson

Franklin

Heard

 

 

 

 

Matthews

Hiram

Paulding

 

 

 

 

McDougald

Butler

Taylor

 

 

 

 

McDuffie County Training

Thomson

McDuffie

 

Rams

 

Changed name to R.L. Norris

Memorial

Brunswick

Glynn

 

 

 

 

Meriwether County Training

 

Meriwether

 

 

 

 

Millville

Dudley

Laurens

 

 

 

 

Mitchell County Training

Pelham

Mitchell

 

 

 

 

Monitor

Fitzgerald

Ben Hill

 

Eagles

Gold & Maroon

 

Monroe

Albany

Dougherty

 

Tornadoes

Gold & Green

Previously known as Madison Street

Montgomery County Training

Mount Vernon

Montgomery

 

 

 

 

Moultrie High School for Colored Youth

Moultrie

Colquitt

 

 

 

Changed name to Bryant

Mount Moriah

Climax

Decatur

 

Jaguars

 

 

Murden

Crawfordville

Taliaferro

 

 

 

 

N

Nashville High & Elementary

Nashville

Berrien

-1968

Falcons

Blue & Gold

 

Northside

Jesup

Wayne

 

Tigers

 

Previously known as Wayne County Training

O

Ocilla High & Industrial

Ocilla

Irwin

 

Wildcats

 

 

Oconee

Dublin

Laurens

 

Trojans

Blue & Gold

Previously known as Washington Street

Oglethorpe County Consolidated

Lexington

Oglethorpe

 

 

 

 

P

Peabody

Eastman

Dodge

 

Tigers

Gold & Navy

 

Pearl

Madison

Morgan

 

 

 

 

Pearl Stephens

Warner Robins

Houston

 

 

 

 

Peter G. Appling

Macon

Bibb

1958-1970

Wildcats

Black & Gold

 

Pike County Consolidated

Concord

Pike

 

 

 

 

Pinevale

Valdosta

Lowndes

-1970

Tigers

Black & Orange

 

Price

Atlanta

Fulton

-1987

Wildcats

Black & Red

 

Q

Queensland High & Elementary

Queensland

Ben Hill

 

Wildcats

 

 

R

R.L. Cousins

Douglasville

Douglas

 

 

 

 

R.L. Norris

Thomson

McDuffie

-1970

Rams

Red & Royal Blue

Previously known as McDuffie County Training

Radcliff(e)

Columbus

Muscogee

 

Tigers

Maroon & White

 

Ralph Bunche

 

Cherokee

 

 

 

 

Ralph Bunche

Woodbine

Camden

-1970

Hornets

Green & Orange

 

Richland High & Industrial

Richland

Stewart

 

 

 

 

Risley

Brunswick

Glynn

-1970

Tigers

Crimson & Gold

 

Ruth Carter

Talbotton

Talbot

1956-1971

 

 

 

S

St. Athanasius

Brunswick

Glynn

-1938

 

 

 

St. Pius X

Savannah

Chatham

 

Crusaders

 

 

Seminole County Training

Donalsonville

Seminole

1955-1970

Tigers

Blue & Gold

 

Social Circle Training

Social Circle

Walton

 

 

 

 

South Fulton

East Point

Fulton

-1970

Lions

 

Consolidated with Russell

Southside

Albany

Dougherty

 

 

 

 

Southside

Colbert

Madison

 

 

 

 

Speight

Fort Gaines

Clay

 

Wildcats

 

 

Spencer

Columbus

Muscogee

1930-

Greenwave Owls

Gold & Green

 

Springfield Central

Springfield

Effingham

 

Panthers

 

 

Staley

Americus

Sumter

1947-1970

Tigers

 

Previously known as Americus Institute

Stephens

Calhoun

Gordon

 

 

 

 

Summer Hill

Cartersville

Bartow

 

Blue Devils

 

 

Sumter

 

Sumter

-1970

 

 

 

Swainsboro High & Industrial

Swainsboro

Emanuel

 

 

 

 

Sylvania Central

Sylvania

Screven

 

Lions

 

 

T

T.C. Calhoun

Irwinton

Wilkinson

 

 

 

 

Tattnall County Industrial

Reidsville

Tattnall

 

Panthers

 

 

Thomaston

Thomaston

Upson

1957-

Yellow Jackets

 

Previously known as Thomaston Training; changed name to Drake

Thomaston Training

Thomaston

Upson

-1957

Yellow Jackets

 

Changed name to Thomaston

Thompson Street

Cochran

Bleckley

 

 

 

 

Tift County Industrial

Tifton

Tift

 

Tigers

Blue & Gold

Changed name to Wilson

Todd-Grant

Darien

McIntosh

 

Tigers

Black & Gold

 

Tompkins

Savannah

Chatham

1957-1989

Wolverines

Blue & White

Previously known as Woodville

Treutlen County Training

Soperton

Treutlen

 

 

 

 

Trinity

Decatur

DeKalb

 

Bulldogs

 

Previously known as Herring Street

Turner

Atlanta

Fulton

-1990

Greenwaves,

Wolves

Green & White

 

Tutt

Augusta

Richmond

-1970

Dragons

Red & White

 

U

Union Normal Institute

Athens

Clarke

 

 

 

 

V

Vienna Industrial

Vienna

Dooly

 

Rattlers

Burgundy & Gold

 

W

Walker

Ludowici

Long

 

 

 

 

Walker Baptist

Augusta

Richmond

 

Lions

Blue & Orange

 

Warrenton High & Elementary

Warrenton

Warren

 

Screaming Eagles

Blue & Gold

 

Washington

Atlanta

Fulton

1924-

Bulldogs

Blue & White

 

Washington

Blakely

Early

 

Bears

Blue & White

 

Washington

Cairo

Grady

 

 

Gold & Green

 

Washington Central

Washington

Wilkes

 

Wildcats

Gold & Purple

Previously known as Wilkes County

Washington Park

Monticello

Jasper

1968-1970

Indians

 

Previously known as Jasper County Training

Washington Street

Dublin

Laurens

 

Trojans

 

Changed name to Oconee

Washington Street

Quitman

Brooks

 

Wildcats

Blue & Gold

Previously known as Brooks

Wayne County Training

Jesup

Wayne

 

 

 

Changed name to Northside

Waynesboro High & Industrial

Waynesboro

Burke

 

 

 

Changed name to Blakeney

Webb-Miller

Hahira

Lowndes

-1960

 

 

 

West End

Hogansville

Troup

 

 

 

 

Westside

Lincolnton

Lincoln

 

 

 

 

Westside

McDonough

Henry

 

Red Devils

 

Previously known as Henry County Training

Westside

Valdosta

Lowndes

1960-

Braves

 

 

Wheeler County Training

Alamo

Wheeler

 

 

 

 

Whitman Street

Toccoa

Stephens

 

 

 

 

Wilcox County Training

 

Wilcox

-1965

 

 

Changed name to Excelsior

Wilkes County

Washington

Wilkes

 

Wildcats

 

Change name to Washington Central

William James

Statesboro

Bulloch

-1971

Bulldogs

Gold & Purple

 

Wilson

 

Catoosa

 

 

 

 

Wilson

Tifton

Tift

-1970

Tigers

Blue & Gold

Previously known as Tift County Industrial

Woodville

Savannah

Chatham

 

Wolverines

 

Changed name to Tompkins