The eighth annual DeKalb County Spikefest signals the 2022 volleyball season is underway as teams play in pool play at Chamblee and Redan on Saturday beginning at 8:00 am.

Chamblee hosts the Diamond and Palladium Pools consisting of four teams each.

The Diamond Pool consisting of Chamblee, Druid Hills, Clarks and Southwest DeKalb has six matches on tap in the round-robin format with host Chamblee taking on Druid Hills in the opening match at 8:00 am.

Palladium Pool play gets underway at 8:00 am including teams from Lakeside, Arabia Mountain, Decatur and Tucker matched in the pool. The opening match features Lakeside and Decatur.

Redan plays host to two pools of play as well consisting of the Platinum (5 teams) and the Emerald (four teams) Pools.

Redan and Stephenson open the Platinum Pool round-robin at 8:00 am with Stone Mountain, Columbia and Martin Luther King also competing.

The Emerald Pool consists of teams from McNair, Towers, Miller Grove and Lithonia. The first match pits Towers and McNair in the opener at 8:00 am.

Teams will play two set matches and use a point scoring system to determine the pool winners. Each set win counts as a point . If time permits the pool winners at each site will play to determine a site champion.

Chamblee (Diamond), Dunwoody (Palladium), Redan (Platinum) and McNair (Emerald) were the pool winners in 2021.

The full schedule is as follows below:

Chamblee Diamond Pool
Teams, Time
Chamblee vs. Druid Hills, 8:00 AM
Druid Hills vs. Clarkston, 9:00 AM
SW Dekalb vs. Chamblee, 10:00 AM
Chamblee vs. Clarkston, 11:00 AM
SW Dekalb vs. Druid Hills, 12:00 PM
Clarkston vs. SW DeKalb, 1:00 PM

Chamblee Palladium Pool
Teams, Time
Lakeside vs. Decatur, 8:00 AM
Arabia Mountain  vs. Tucker, 9:00 AM
Decatur vs. Arabia Mountain, 10:00 AM
Lakeside vs. Tucker, 11:00 AM
Decatur vs. Arabia Mountain, 12:00 PM
Tucker vs. Lakeside, 1:00 PM

Redan Platinum Pool
Teams, Time
Redan vs. Stephenson, 8:00 AM
Stone Mountain vs. Columbia, 9:00 AM
M L King vs. Stephenson, 10:00 AM
Stone Mountain vs. Redan, 11:00 AM
Redan vs. M L King, 12:00 PM
Columbia vs. Stephenson, 1:00 PM
Stephenson vs. Stone Mountain, 2:00 PM
Columbia vs. M L King, 3:00 PM
M L King vs. Stone Mountain, 4:00 PM
Redan vs. Columbia, 5:00 PM

Redan Emerald Pool
Teams, Time
Towers vs. McNair, 8:00 AM
Miller Grove vs. Lithonia, 9:00 AM
McNair vs. Miller Grove, 10:00 AM
Lithonia vs. Towers, 11:00 AM
Miller Grove vs. Towers, 12:00 PM
McNair vs. Lithonia, 1:00 PM