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Forty-Three DeKalb Football Seniors Ink Scholarships in 2021 Signing Cycle
Cedar Grove's Jordan Grier (9) returns a fumble 70 yards in the first half of the Saints 40-10 win over Pace in 2019. Grier signed with Indiana University. (Photo [...]
Explosive Second Quarter Propels Bulldogs Past Saints 75-43
Cedar Grove's Josh Daniels (with ball) drives against Lithonia's Raheem Swain (left) during first half action of Lithonia's 75-43 home victory. (Photo by Mark Brock) Raheem Swain and [...]
Crisp County Holds Off Cedar Grove 16-13 to End Saints’ Season
Cedar Grove cornerback Montego Johnson (21) and teammates wrap up Crisp County's AJ Lofton (1) for a short gain. (Photo by Mark Brock) The rematch of the 2019 [...]
Saints Win Triple Overtime Thriller 30-27 over Rockmart
Cedar Grove Head Coach Miguel Patrick and his Cedar Grove coaches and players celebrate Rashod Dubinion's game winning touchdown in a three-overtime playoff win at Rockmart. (Photo by Bruce [...]
Cedar Grove Advances to Class 3A State Football Sweet 16
Cedar Grove's Dominique Davis III (14) shown here vs. Westminster had a monster game on defense for the Saints in their 28-12 first round playoff victory over Monroe Area. [...]
Six DeKalb Teams Hit the Road to Open State Playoffs
Cedar Grove defensive back Antonio Taylor returns an interception in action earlier this season. (Photo by Mark Brock) For the first time since 1985 all DeKalb County playoff [...]
Westlake Uses Big Plays to pull Away from Tucker 42-7
Tucker's Anthony Ammons (33) and Travis Davis (10) bring down a Westlake receiver. (Photo by Mark Brock) A Tucker Tiger team missing seven starters played the Top 10 [...]
Arabia Mountain Defeats Rockdale Co. 40-26 on Senior Night
Arabia Mountain's Stanley Pritchett (with ball) carries a pair of Rockdale County defenders to the end zone for a touchdown. (Photo by Mark Brock) The Arabia Mountain Rams [...]
Lions Roar Past Northview 48-0 to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
Martin Luther King defenders David Conner (75) and Ethan Patterson (29) shown here against Stone Mountain were part of a defensive effort to hold Northview to just 40 yards [...]
Three Key Region Games Being Played in DeKalb Stadiums
Southwest DeKalb quarterback Sabian Campbell (left) rolls out against Stone Mountain in the Panthers 41-0 win two weeks ago. (Photo by Mark Brock) Moving into Week 7 of [...]
Chamblee Forces 9 Turnovers in 21-0 Win over Liberty County
Chamblee running back Brayson Seaborne (22) gets loose on his way to a 36 yard touchdown run. (Photo by Mark Brock) Nine forced turnovers by the Chamblee defense [...]
Saints Defense Shuts Down Westminster for 24-10 5-3A Win
Cedar Grove sophomore Bernard Mack (6) picks up yardage on one of his six receptions in the Saints' 24-10 win over Westminster on Thursday night. He had 123 yards [...]
DeKalb County Football Schedule Is Light this Weekend
Cedar Grove defenders Demarius Jackson (50), Raul Aquirre (0) and Adonijah Green (99) and teammates face off with rival Westminster on Thursday at 7:00 pm at Buck Godfrey Stadium. [...]
Southwest DeKalb Rolls Past Stone Mountain 41-0
Southwest DeKalb receiver Robert Grady (3) hauls in a touchdown pass in front of Stone Mountain's Shaheim Bailey (1) and a teammate. (Photo by Mark Brock) Southwest DeKalb [...]
Stephenson Remains Unbeaten with 15-7 Win over Mays
Stephenson's Rahim Diarrassouba dives into the end zone in front of Mays defender James Copeland (9) as teammate Mikail Williams (6) signals touchdown. (Photo by Mark Brock) The [...]
Light Schedule of Home Games in DeKalb This Weekend
Arabia Mountain quarterback Brandon Adams (2) had four touchdown passes to receiver Tawann Rome in a big 40-28 win over Mays last weekend. (Photo by Mark Brock) Only [...]
Dubinion Leads No. 1 Cedar Grove to 33-6 Victory over No. 5 GAC
Cedar Grove's Rashod Dubinion (7) shown here on a long touchdown run vs. Redan put four touchdowns on No. 5 ranked Greater Atlanta Christian on Friday night. (Photo by [...]
Graham, St. Pius Rush Past Lithonia 42-12
Lithonia running back Antonio Hayes Jr. cuts up the field on the way to a 34 yard touchdown for the Bulldogs in their 42-12 loss to St. Pius on [...]
Tucker Hosting No. 4 Ranked Lovejoy on Thursday
Tucker senior defensive end Dawson Rivers (1) hopes to lead his Tigers defensive mates to several big plays against No. 4 Lovejoy on Thursday. (Photo by Mark Brock) [...]
Lions Roar Past Pirates in Saturday’s 6-4A Contest
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Tyriq Dix (7) turns an interception into a pick-six. It was one of two on the night for the Lions in their 48-7 win over [...]
History
The school district boasts 13 state titles and repeatedly puts out state title contenders and Top 10 ranked football programs from year to year.
Avondale (1958, 1963, 1976) and Lakeside (1970, 1972, 1991) have both won three state championships to combine for six of the 13 owned by DeKalb County Schools. Cedar Grove which won its first state title in 2016 joined Avondale and Lakeside with three state titles after becoming the first DeKalb team to win back-to-back state titles in 2018 and 2019.
Southwest DeKalb follows right behind with two state titles (1972, 1995) and with its 2011 Class AAAA state title Tucker joined in with two (2008, 2011).
Redan won its lone title in 1979 and Cedar Grove joined the party in 2016 with its run to the Class AAA state championship.
Tucker (2011) and Dunwoody (1993) are the only two DeKalb teams to go 15-0 in a season.
Eighteen of the current 19 DeKalb County High Schools hold playoff appearances during their football histories. M.L. King Jr., the second newest school in the county, made its first appearance in the state playoffs in 2003 after winning the Region 5-AAA title. Arabia Mountain, the newest school in the county, joined the playoffs in 2016 for the first time and has a string of four consecutive appearances (2016-2019).
DeKalb County also tops the state in talent produced and athletes signing scholarships to continue their education and athletic careers on the next level. College coaches from across the Southeast and many other parts of the country find academically qualified athletes every year as they visit games and the annual DeKalb County Schools Football Video Forum for college scouts.
The 2013 DeKalb County signing class totaled 122 signatures as the district surpassed the century mark for the fourth consecutive year. The previous three years totals were 119 (2010), 120 (2011) and 132 (2012).
State Titles
- Avondale (3) – 1958, 1963, 1976
- Cedar Grove (3) – 2016, 2018, 2019
- Lakeside (3) – 1970, 1972, 1991
- SW DeKalb (2) – 1972, 1995
- Tucker (2) – 2008, 2011
- Dunwoody (1) – 1993
- Redan (1) – 1979