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No. 1 Ranked Cedar Grove Cruises Past Stephenson 79-61 in 5-3A Matchup
Cedar Grove's Donterious Stringfield Jr. goes up for a layup against Stephenson defenders Michel Gibson during the Saints 79=61 Region 5-3A win at home on Tuesday night. (Photo by [...]
Panthers 13-0 Run Fuels Southwest DeKalb Sweep at Columbia
Southwest DeKalb's Aaron Burks (11) flushes the alley-oop pass from Thomas Glanton III in front of Columbia defenders Brandon Bigsby (23) and Xavier Lewis (15). (Photo by Mark Brock) [...]
Lithonia Sweeps Druid Hills on the Road in Region 5-4A Openers
Lithonia's Ja'Miah Dale (with ball) converts a steal into a basket against Druid Hills' Nola Grant (right). (Photo by Mark Brock) Lithonia’s high school basketball teams went on [...]
Big Third Quarter Fuels Saints 61-39 Victory over the Eagles at Columbia
Cedar Grove's Javonte Floyd (15) slams home a the first of four dunks on the night as he combined with Manny Green to lead the Saints to a 61-39 [...]
Columbia Rally Comes Up Short in 2A Semifinals against Westside
Columbia's Quay Wallace (with ball) splits a pair of Westside defenders to pass to a teammate during the Eagles' loss in the Class 2A semifinals on Saturday. (Photo by [...]
Columbia Advances to Class 2A State Semifinals with Elite 8 Victory
Columbia's Tahmar Mann (13) drives during second half action of Columbia's first round playoff win over Providence Christian. Mann hit for 13 points in the third round win over [...]
Columbia Second Half Rally Falls Short against Central-Macon
Columbia's Nia Anderson pulls up for a layup in second half action of the Lady Eagles' tough 44-37 loss to Central of Macon in Class 2A girls' state playoff [...]
Tucker Roars Past Jones County 72-40 in Class 5A Boys’ Playoff Win
Tucker's Khayri Dunn (11) goes in for a layup following a steal during first half action of the Tigers' 72-40 Class 5A boys' state playoff win over Jonest County [...]
Heath Scores 33 in Arabia Mountain Playoff Win over Eagle’s Landing
Arabia Mountain's Sha'nya Heath (5) drives past Eagle's Landing's Mahogany Brown (2) with the help of a pick by teammate Angelina Billingsley (21). Heath hit for 33 points in [...]
Columbia Sweeps Providence Christian Out of Class 2A State Playoffs
Columbia's Kendall Campbell (10) leads a fastbreak following her steal against Providence Christian. Columbia advanced to the Class 2A Sweet 16 with a 62-35 win over the Storm. (Photo [...]
McCoy Sparks Southwest DeKalb State Playoff Rally Past Northwest Whitfield</strong
Southwest DeKalb junior guard Janiya McCoy came off the bench in the fourth quarter to spark the Lady Panthers in a 71-68 come-from-behind Class 5A girls' first round state [...]
Sixteen DeKalb County Basketball Teams Secure State Playoff Berths
Arabia Mountain's Charmaine Owens (2) and her teammates host Jenkins in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs on Tuesday at 6:00 pm. (Photo by Mark Brock) [...]
Lady Jaguars, Panthers Wrap Up No. 3 Seeds from Region 6-4A
Stephenson's Kamryn Larkin (3) scored 18 points to help lead the Lady Jaguars to a 58-48 win over Westminster in the Region 6-4A girls' consolation game on Saturday. (Photo [...]
Arabia Mountain Rolls to Region 4-5A Championship Win over Decatur
Arabia Mountain's Charmaine Owens (2) gets past Decatur's Nadiya Mohamed (1) during first half action of the Lady Rams 66-29 championship win. (Photo by Mark Brock) The Arabia [...]
Columbia Teams Move into 5-2A Championship Games
Columbia's Trevian Callaway (12) passes around McNair's Malik Jackson (22) during first round action of the Region 5-2A tournament. Both the Columbia Eagles and Lady Eagles cruised into [...]
Arabia Mountain, Tucker Secure Home Court for State Tournament Opening Round
Arabia Mountain's Jhia Primrose shoots over a Lithonia defender during the Lady Rams 52-18 win. (Photo by Mark Brock) Home court advantage in the opening round of the [...]
McNair Rallies From 17-Point Deficit to Win Playoff Bid
McNair's Kei'Asia Clayton (2) drives past Eagle's Landing Christian's Jazmine Lopez (5) on the way to a rally starting basket. The Lady Mustangs rallied from a 17-point deficit to [...]
Nine DCSD Basketball Teams Playing for State Tournament Berths Tonight
Lithonia's Jemiah Dale (3) and her teammates kickoff the Region 4-5A Tournament at Tucker High School tonight at 4:00 pm against Martin Luther King. The winner earns a state [...]
Lady Panthers Give No. 3 Holy Innocents A Fight in 56-51 Loss
Southwest DeKalb's Janiya McCoy (4) races up court following a steal during the Lady Panthers' tough 56-51 loss to No. 3 ranked Holy Innocents. (Photo by Mark Brock) [...]
Arabia Mountain Repeats as DeKalb Boys’ JV Basketball Champions
The Arabia Mountain Rams are back-to-back champions of the DCSD Junior Varsity Boys' Basketball Tournament. (Photo by Ozzie Harrell) The Arabia Mountain Rams pulled away from a 32-32 [...]
Boys’ History
The Miller Grove Wolverines are setting the bar high for DeKalb County basketball teams which have a combined 45 state titles (boys and girls) after winning a DeKalb County record seventh state title with a 50-48 victory over previously undefeated Allatoona to finish the 2016 season.
The Wolverines own a record sixth consecutive state titles (2009-2014) with the sixth coming in a blow out 70-43 win over No. 5 ranked Warner Robins in the 2014 Class AAAAA state championship game.
Miller Grove won its fifth consecutive title in 2013 with a 61-57 victory over Gainesville. Miller Grove’s fifth consecutive title set a Georgia high school boys’ record for consecutive title victories. The Wolverines became the 10th program in the state of Georgia to win three-consecutive titles in 2011. The Wolverines were the first in Class AAAA to win four consecutive championships and the first DeKalb program to capture four state titles in a row which later became six.
Columbia sits at No. 2 of the DeKalb state title holders with its fifth state championship in 2012, its fifth in seven seasons. Columbia won titles in 2006, 2008, 2010-12. The Eagles played in five consecutive state championship games.
Druid Hills and Dunwoody held claim to the top spot with three state titles apiece following the 2009 season before Columbia claimed its third title in six seasons in 2010.
Druid Hills won in 1953 to break the 13-year drought following Clarkston’s 1940 title run and followed up in 1954 and 1957 with two more.
Dunwoody won its first state title in 1995 and claimed back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006.
Clarkston made it two titles by taking the 1964 crown to go with the 1940 championship season.
Tucker joined the two-time state champions list in 2007.
The other boys state titles belong to Stone Mountain (1957), Cedar Grove (1997) and Cross Keys (2002).
Ten DeKalb teams have won 15 or more games in state tournament play. Columbia moved into first place in tournament wins in 2010 at 37-10 (now 51-14) followed by Tucker (42-27) in second. Miller Grove moved into third on the list with a 41-3 record after its 32-0 run in the state tournament from 2009 to 2015 with Dunwoody at 26-11(10-0 in 2005-06) in fourth and Lithonia sits in fifth at 28-19.
Boys’ State Titles (25)
- Miller Grove (7) — 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
- Columbia (5) — 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Druid Hills (3) — 1953, 1954, 1957
- Dunwoody (3) — 1995, 2005, 2006
- Tucker (2) — 1996, 2007
- Clarkston (2) — 1940, 1964
- Cedar Grove (1) — 1997
- Cross Keys (1) — 2002
- Stone Mountain (1) — 1957
Gatorade Player of the Year (3)
1997 – Dion Glover, Cedar Grove, F
2012 – Tony Parker, Miller Grove, F
2016 – Alterigue Gilbert, Miller Grove, G
Girls’ History
The Southwest DeKalb Lady Panthers sit atop the state championship heap for DeKalb County Schools girls’ after claiming three consecutive class AAAA state titles from 2008 to 2010, its fourth in 2013 (AAAAA) and fifth in 2016.
Southwest’s third consecutive title was a first for DeKalb County Schools basketball (boys or girls). Coach Kathy Walton became just the 8th Georgia high school girls’ coach to win 5 state titles in 2016.
Columbia captured its third state title in 2013 with a thrilling 38-37 win over Sandy Creek in the Class AAAA championship. It was the second consecutive state title for the Lady Eagles who won the Class AAA championship in 2012.
Stone Mountain ruled on the girls’ side with two state titles (1966, 1997) until Stephenson won the class AAAAA title in 2008 to go with its 2004 championship. Stephenson then joined Southwest DeKalb and Columbia with three state titles as the Lady Jaguars defeated Mays for the 2015 Class 5A championship.
Druid Hills won the first girls’ championship in 1960 and Sequoyah won in 1971.
Avondale won its first championship in 2006 while Columbia joined the state title club with its first ever championship in 2010. Tucker won its first girls’ state title with a big win over rival Southwest DeKalb in the 2014 Class AAAAA championship, the third consecutive year for an all-DeKalb final.
Southwest DeKalb climbed into first in the playoff record standings at 49-18 following state championships in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2016 and a run to the state finals in 2012, 2013 and 2015.
Stephenson’s six consecutive Final Four appearances (2004-2008) and three state championships (2004, 2008, 2015) has the team in second all-time in playoff wins with a 38-13 record.
Redan sits third in playoff wins with a 35-21 record after a pair of perfect seasons (27-0, 33-0) with state championships in 2009 and 2014. The first state title came in 2009 with a perfect mark of 27-0 on the season and three consecutive championship game appearances (2008 to 2010). The Lady Raiders also own the county’s longest win streak of 58 games from 2009 to 2010.
Girls State Titles (20)
- Southwest DeKalb (5) — 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016
- Columbia (3) — 2010, 2012, 2013
- Stephenson (3) — 2004, 2008, 2015
- Redan (2) — 2009, 2014
- Stone Mountain (2) — 1966, 1997
- Avondale (1) — 2006
- Druid Hills (1) — 1960
- Miller Grove (1) — 2012
- Sequoyah (1) — 1971
- Tucker (1) — 2014
Gatorade Player of the Year (3)
1991 – Sherbiya Morris, Avondale, G/F
1992 – Sherbiya Morris, Avondale, G/F
2010 – Kayla Lewis, SW DeKalb, G/F