2020 DCSD Middle School Basketball Championships get underway on Wednesday with first round games at various sites.
Tournament action gets underway at various sites on Wednesday in the 2020 DeKalb County School District Middle School Basketball Championships.
Girls’ play will start at 5:00 pm at all sites including undefeated and Region 4 champion Chapel Hill (13-0) which is hosting the No. 4 wildcard Cedar Grove (2-11). Chapel Hill went undefeated on the way to the 2018 title and is looking for a second title in three years.
Chamblee (12-1) which tied Tucker (12-1) for the Region 1 title won the coin toss to get the No. 1 seed and hosts the No. 3 wildcard Miller Grove (4-9) at 5:00 pm. The Chamblee Bulldogs (9-4) won the coin toss for the No. 1 seed in Region 1 against Peachtree (9-4) and follows at 6:15 hosting Lithonia (6-7).
Champion is also hosting a double-header as the defending girls’ champs entertains McNair (6-7) at 5:00 following by the 12-1 boys’ squad tipping off at 6:15 pm against the No. 4 wildcard Tucker (2-11).
Another doubleheader tips at 5:00 pm at Columbia with the girls’ hosting Region 2 No. 3 seed Druid Hills (7-6) followed at 6:15 by the boys’ taking on the defending champion Stephenson Jaguars (3-10) who made the tournament at the No. 3 wildcard.
In other girls’ single games Region 1 No. 2 seed gets a home date against Region 3 No. 3 Redan (6-7), Region 2 champ Stephenson (9-4) hosts No. 1 wildcard entry Salem (5-8), Region 3 No. 2 Freedom (8-5) faces Region 1 No. 3 Henderson (6-7) and No. 2 wildcard Peachtree (5-8) travels to Region 3 champ Lithonia (11-2).
Five single boys’ games are on tap starting at 5:00 pm on Wednesday topped by Region 3 champ and 2019 tournament runner-up Salem (11-2) hosting No. 2 wildcard Chapel Hill (4-9).
Four No. 2 seeds are also hosting games including Region 1 No. 2 seed (lost coin flip to Chamblee) taking on Region 3 No. 3 Redan (8-5) which is coming off an upset of Region 3 champ Salem.
Region 3 No. 2 seed Miller Grove (9-4) entertains Region 1 No. 3 seed Henderson (5-8), Region 4 No. 2 Bethune (9-4) faces Region 2 No. 3 seed Druid Hills (9-4) and Region 2 No. 2 Stone Mountain (9-4) has Region 4 No. 3 Cedar Grove coming in to play.
See link below for brackets and final regular season standings: