Richmond Hill High School (RHHS) is a public

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Richmond Hill, Georgia Richmond Hill is a city in Bryan County, Georgia. The population was 16,633 at the 2020 U.S. Census, an increase of almost 80% from the 2010 population of 9,281. Richmond Hill is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Rich ...

, United States, which teaches

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9- 12. RHHS is located in the center of Richmond Hill at 1 Wildcat Drive, which is named after the school's mascot.

Sports

Tennis

In 2003, the Richmond Hill boys'

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team, coached by Pat Paruso, played in the Final Four state tournament in

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, where they lost versus

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. The 2002 Wildcat tennis team also went to the state tournament, but their run ended shortly in the first round.

Football

Nick Fitzgerald (Class of 2014) was the starting quarterback for the

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of the

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from 2016-2018, compiling over 6,000 career passing yards and over 3,500 career rushing yards. Fitzgerald spent time on the rosters of the

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(NFL), the St. Louis Battlehawks (XFL), and TSL Sea Lions ( TSL) during his professional career. On April 28, 2018, former RHHS and

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kicker Canon Rooker signed an undrafted free-agent deal with the

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State titles

*Boys' Basketball (3) - 1988(A), 1993(A), 1994(A) *Boys' Cross Country (1) - 2021(6A) *Duals Wrestling (1) - 2018(6A) *Traditional Wrestling (1) - 2018(6A)GHSA Wrestling Archive
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Notable alumni

* Nick Fitzgerald

External links

*
Bryan County Schools website

References

{{authority control Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Schools in Bryan County, Georgia