Georgia State is known today as Savannah State. Beginning in 1937, they sponsored a state prep tournament. Originally, these were boys' only. At an unknown point, a girls' division was added. These tournies lasted through 1948. The GIA was born in 1948 and the group wasted no time in setting up their own state championships.

	Boys	Girls
1937	Ballard (Macon)	--
1938	[McDonough]	--
1939	Cuyler-Beach (Savannah)	--
1940	Cuyler-Beach (Savannah)	--
1941	Washington (Atlanta)	--
1942	Brooks (Quitman)	--
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948	Haines Institute (Augusta)	Haines Institute (Augusta)