This is a list of Roswell High School (Georgia) state championship appearances. Roswell High School is located in Roswell, Georgia and has a rich tradition of athletic competition that began when the school opened in 1949. Roswell's mascot is the hornet and fields athletic teams in 16 sports organized under the Georgia High School Association. The following lists details seasons in which the Hornets finished as state champions, runners-up, or in some cases within the top four of the state in various sports offered by the school.
Football State Championship Appearances [1] | |||||||
Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Location(all in Georgia) | Class | Roswell's Record | ||
1956 | Monticello | 35 | Roswell | 6 | Roswell High School, Roswell | C | 7-4-1 |
1968 | Roswell | 36 | Irwin County | 6 | Roswell High School, Roswell | B | 13-0 |
1970 | Roswell | 28 | Warren County | 12 | The Brickyard Stadium, Thomson | A | 12-2 |
2006 | Roswell Peachtree Ridge | 14 | N/A — Tie | 14 | McEachern High School, Powder Springs [2] | AAAAA | 13-1-1 |
2015 | Colquitt County | 30 | Roswell | 13 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta [3] | AAAAAA | 14-1 |
2016 | Grayson | 23 | Roswell | 20 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta | AAAAAAA | 14-1 |
Girls' Gymnastics State Championship Appearances | ||||||
Year | State Champion Team | State Runner-Up Team | ||||
1994 | Heritage | Roswell | ||||
1995 | Heritage | Roswell | ||||
1997 | Roswell | Milton | ||||
2000 | Roswell | Milton | ||||
2001 | Roswell | Milton | ||||
2002 | Roswell | Oconee County | ||||
2003 | Roswell | Oconee County | ||||
2004 | Oconee County | Roswell | ||||
2005 | Roswell | Lassiter | ||||
2007 | Roswell | Milton |
Baseball State Championship Appearances [4] | ||||||
Year | State Champion Team | State Runner-Up Team | Class | |||
1969 | Terrell County | Roswell | B | |||
1970 | Roswell | N/A | B | |||
1971 | Roswell | N/A | A | |||
1976 | Bradwell Institute | Roswell | AA | |||
1986 | Roswell | Jones County | AAA | |||
2013 | Milton | Roswell | AAAAAA. [5] |
Boys' Golf State Championship Appearances [6] | ||||||
Year | State Champion Team | State Runner-Up Team | Class | |||
1983 | Dalton | Roswell | AAA | |||
1990 | Roswell | Glynn Academy | AAAA | |||
1992 | Glynn Academy | Roswell | AAAA | |||
1993 | Benedictine | Roswell | AAAA | |||
2006 | Colquitt County | Roswell | AAAAA | |||
2014 | Peachtree Ridge | Roswell | AAAAAA [7] |
State Championship Appearances — Track & Field and Cross Country | |||||
Team | Year | Finish | Class | ||
Boys Track & Field | 1957 | State Runner-Up | C | ||
Boys Track & Field | 1959 | State Champions | C | ||
Boys Track & Field | 1961 | State Champions | B | ||
Boys Cross Country | 1973 | State Runner-Up | A | ||
Boys Track & Field | 1974 | State Runner-Up | A |
Lacrosse State Championship Appearances | |||||||
Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Location(all in Georgia) | Class | Roswell's Record | ||
2012 | Milton | 25 | Roswell | 6 | Milton High School, Milton | Girls AAAAA [8] | 13-5-1 |
2014 | Roswell | 6 | Lambert | 5 | Roswell High School, Roswell | Boys AAAAAA | 20-2 [9] |
2015 | Roswell | 12 | Pope | 9 | Roswell High School, Roswell | Boys AAAAAA | 17-3 [10] |
State Championship Appearances — Other Sports [11] | ||||||
Sport | Year | Finish | Class | Notes | ||
Boys Basketball | 1971 | State Champions | A | Defeated Calhoun County 65-52 | ||
1997 | State Champions | AAAA | Defeated Marietta 43-38 | |||
Competition Cheerleading | 2007 | Third | COED | Finished behind Rome and Duluth [12] | ||
2008 | Third | COED | Finished behind Woodland and Peachtree Ridge [13] | |||
Riflery | 2000 | State Runner-Up | A-AAAAA (open event) | Champ was East Coweta [14] | ||
Boys Soccer | 1987 | State Runner-Up | A-AAAA | lost to St. Pius | ||
Girls Soccer | 2003 | Semifinalist | AAAAA | 13-6-0 record [15] | ||
Softball | 1992 | State Champions | AAAA | First girls team to win a state title for Roswell | ||
2004 | Third | AAAAA | 22-12 record [16] | |||
Girls Tennis | 2012 | State Champions | AAAAA | 22-0 record [17] | ||
Wrestling | 2013 | 4th Place [18] | AAAAAA | 24-7 dual record, Region Champions in Dual and Traditional Formats [19] |
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