Columbus best among local schools in GADA’s Director’s Cup

After another strong 2016-2017 school year, Columbus High School has claimed top billing among local high schools in the Georgia Athletic Directors Association’s Regions Bank Director’s Cup.

Columbus finished fifth in Class 4A in the annual Director’s Cup standings. The Blue Devils finished seventh among the boys in their classification, while the girls took third place. Columbus claimed four GHSA titles during the past school year: one-act play, girls basketball, and boys and girls golf.

The top-five finish came in Columbus’ first year after rejoining Class 4A. The school took home sixth in 5A during the 2015-2016 school year.

Columbus was one of only two local schools to finish in the top 10 of their respective classifications. Fellow Class 4A member Northside took ninth in Class 4A with an eighth-place finish by the boys and a 10th-place finish by the girls.

Now in its 18th year of existence, the Director’s Cup was created to recognize the athletic departments in all GHSA classifications which have excelled and shown superior performance. The top schools in each classification are awarded a Director’s Cup Trophy as well as a wall banner.

Below are the standings for each of the local GHSA schools.

Class 5A

Harris County: 17th overall; 23rd in boys; 13th in girls

Class 4A

Columbus: 5th overall; 7th in boys; 3rd in girls

Northside: 9th overall; 8th in boys; 10th in girls

Carver: 44th overall; 38th in boys; 36th in girls

Shaw: 49th overall; 49th in boys; 40th in girls

Hardaway: 52nd overall; 46th in boys; 52nd in girls

Class 3A

Kendrick: 52nd overall; 47th in boys; 53rd in girls

Class 2A

Jordan: 34th overall; 31st in boys; 39th in girls

Spencer: 40th overall; 34th in boys; 45th in girls

Class A

Brookstone: 13th overall; 24th in boys; 8th in girls

Marion County: 34th overall; 72nd in boys; 19th in girls

Pacelli: 69th overall; 79th in boys; 65th in girls

Manchester: 80th overall; 58th in boys; N/A in girls

Chattahoochee County: 95th overall; N/A in boys; 88th in girls

This story was originally published July 5, 2017 at 3:45 PM with the headline "Columbus best among local schools in GADA’s Director’s Cup."