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Saints Win Track Meet 49-42 over Calvary Day to Advance to 3A Finals
Cedar Grove defensive lineman Chase Kerns (51) and linebacker Keith Bass (24) combine on a sack of Calvary Day quarterback Jake Merklinger (4). (Photo by Mark Brock) The [...]
Cedar Grove Hosts Calvary Day in 3A Semifinal Battle of 1 vs. 2
Cedar Grove sophomore wide receiver Devin Carter (2) with a reception earlier this season vs. Sandy Creek. Carter caught a 32-yard TD pass and tossed a seven-yard pass to [...]
Saints Knock Off No. 3 Ranked Bulldogs 28-14 for Class 3A Semifinal Berth
Stephenson, Columbia fall in State Quarterfinals Cedar Grove's LaMarcus Parks (37) puts pressure on the quarterback during action earlier this season. Parks had several tackles for a loss to [...]
State Semifinal Berths Are on the Line for Three DeKalb Football Teams
Columbia all-purpose back Jadan Ball extends the ball for a touchdown against Eagle's Landing Christian earlier this season. Baugh caught the winning touchdown pass from Cameron Graves in Columbia's [...]
Three DeKalb Football Teams Advance to Elite Eight State Playoffs Round
Stephenson's Colin Seals (2) helping Davion Gaither (21) on a tackle against Tucker earlier this season. Seals had a big pick-six in Stephenson's 35-7 Class 4A playoff win over [...]
Three DeKalb Teams Vying for Spot in the Elite 8 State Football Playoffs
Cedar Grove linebacker Keith Bass (24) brings down the Sandy Creek quarterback for a sack in the Saints' regular season win. Bass and his teammates take on Bremen on [...]
Three DeKalb Teams Move into Sweet 16 with First Round Playoff Wins
Cedar Grove's Bo Walker blocked a punt and scored on a 35-yard run to help lead the Cedar Grove Saints to a 30-27 win over Hebron Christian in the [...]
Eight DeKalb Teams Headed to State Football Playoffs this Weekend
Arabia Mountain's Kenneth Hollinger (shown here returning a pick-six against Locust Grove) has six interceptions on the season as part of the stout Arabia Mountain defense. (Photo by Mark [...]
Arabia Mountain Holds Off Tucker 24-23 in Overtime to Win 4-5A Title
Arabia Mountain's Seth Keene (11) pressures the Locust Grove quarterback in early action this season. Keene teamed up with Malcolm Snipes and Brandon Scott to stop a two-point conversion [...]
Bolston Led Chamblee Runs Past Lithonia 49-14 into Playoff Berth
Chamblee's Ashton Bolston celebrates one of his four rushing touchdowns in Chamblee's 49-14 win over Lithonia on Thursday night. (Photo by Mark Brock) Senior quarterback Ashton Bolston scored [...]
Arabia Mountain and Tucker Faceoff for Region 4-5A Title
Arabia's Alex Richard (7, top) and Tucker's Christian Whitmore (4, bottom) will be vying for big play capability in the battle for the Region 4-5A title at Adams Stadium [...]
Arabia Mountain Ups Record to 8-1 with 21-6 Win over M.L. King
Arabia Mountain's Laron Jones (4 running against Locust Grove earlier this season) ran for 171 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries in the Rams 21-6 win over the [...]
Dunwoody Seals Playoff Berth with 32-18 Win over Riverwood
Dunwoody's Noble Butler (12), Luke Cole (13) and Luke Phillips (23) corral Riverwood quarterback Jackson Davis (12) for a big safety in the Wildcats 32-18 win to clinch a [...]
Key Region Football Games Set for DeKalb Stadiums in Week 11
Dunwoody defensive lineman Noble Butler (12) going for the sack against South Cobb in the Wildcats 34-0 win last week. Butler had four sacks, a pass defended and a [...]
Cedar Grove Takes 5-3A Lead with Convincing 31-7 Win over Sandy Creek
Cedar Grove receiver Devin Carter (2) makes one of his five catches in the Saints' big 31-7 Region 5-3A win over Sandy Creek on Friday night. He had 108 [...]
Cedar Grove Hosts Sandy Creek in State Championship Rematch
Cedar Grove junior quarterback joined a select group of DeKalb football players hitting the career 2,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards club in last week's 41-0 win over [...]
Columbia Takes Big Step Toward Playoffs with Win over Eagle’s Landing Christian
Columbia's Charles Harris (2) leads the way for teammate Jadan Baugh's (3) run around the left side inside the 10 of Eagle's Landing Christian during the Eagles 25-7 over [...]
Ingram Leads Jaguars Past Wolverines in Region 6-4A Action
Senior Stephenson running back Devin Ingram ran for 255 yards and three touchdowns and added a 90-yard kickoff return for a score to lead the Jaguars to a 49-24 [...]
Key Region Football Games on Tap in DeKalb This Week
Running Ta'Jon Corbitt leads the Miller Grove Wolverines against the Stephenson Jaguars on Thursday in one of several key region games this weekend. (File photo by Mark Brock) [...]
Tucker, Arabia Mountain Move to 2-0 in Region 4-5A
Tucker running back Jordan McCoy (3) ran for over 200 yards for the second consecutive game collecting 226 yards on 27 carries with three touchdowns to lead the Tigers [...]
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
Gatorade Player of the Year (4)
1985 – Billy Ray, Dunwoody, QB
1993 – Travis Stroud, Dunwoody, OT/DT
1995 – Patrick Pass, Tucker, RB
2002 – Kregg Lumpkin, Stephenson, RB