Middle School Athletics
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Salem Captures Its First DCSD Middle School Boys’ Basketball Championship
2020 DCSD Middle School Basketball Championships Boys' Champion -- Salem Lions Jadan Baugh scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Salem Lions to a 51-35 [...]
Rubber Match Goes to Tucker over Chamblee in Girls’ Middle School Championship
2020 DCSD Middle School Basketball Championships Girls' Champion -- Tucker Lady Tigers The Tucker Lady Tigers got 30 points from Malaya Jones on the way to a 43-32 [...]
Columbia Uses Strong Second Half to Defeat Stone Mountain in Boys’ Consolation
2020 DCSD Middle School Basketball Championships Boys' Consolation Winner -- Columbia Eagles The Columbia Eagles outscored the Stone Mountain Pirates 30-20 in the second half to clinch a [...]
Chapel Hill Rallies Past Lithonia 38-36 for Girls’ Consolation Win
2020 DCSD Middle School Championships Girls' Consolation Winner -- Chapel Hill Lady Panthers The Chapel Hill Lady Panthers came back from a 17-point halftime deficit to defeat the [...]
Finals for Middle School Basketball Championships Set for Saturday
The 2020 DCSD Middle School Basketball Championships begin with girls' consolation game at 10:00 am at Miller Grove High School on Saturday. Boys' consolation, girls' championship and boys' championship [...]
Middle School Basketball Semifinals Set for Wednesday
Middle School Basketball Championships moving into semifinals on Wednesday minus both defending champs. The 2020 DeKalb County School District Middle School Basketball Championships move into the semifinals on [...]
Middle School Basketball Championships Play Quarterfinals on Saturday
One defending champion left as DCSD Middle School Basketball Championships move into the quarterfinals. One defending champion kept its hopes for a repeat alive as the DeKalb County [...]
2020 DCSD Middle School Basketball Championships Get Underway Wednesday
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 [...]
Last Undefeated Boys Team Falls as Champion Knocks Off Salem 56-49
Champion knocks off last undefeated boys' team in Salem. Two games left in regular season. As the 2020 DeKalb County middle school basketball season moves into its final [...]
Sequoyah Girls Break 89-Game Losing Streak in Girls’ Basketball
Sequoyah breaks 89-game losing streak with 16-13 win over Stone Mountain. The Sequoyah Lady Chieftains middle school girls’ basketball team broke an 89-game losing streak with a thrilling [...]
Defending County Champs Lady Chargers Run Win Streak to Five
Defending champs Lady Chargers push win streak to five games. Champion won the DeKalb County Middle School girls’ basketball title last year and after an 0-2 start have [...]
Salem Sweeps Miller Grove in Key Region 3 Matchup
The 2020 DCSD middle school basketball season is closing in on the halfway mark. Teams are already jockeying for a high seed in the championship tournament. Salem traveled [...]
Miller Grove Middle Basketball Teams Off to a Fast Start this Season
Seven teams off to hot 3-0 starts led by both Miller Grove teams as middle school basketball heads into Week 3. Three games into the 2019-20 DCSD middle [...]
Middle School Basketball Tipped Off Last Saturday
The 2020 middle school basketball season got underway with 14 schools tipping off last Saturday. The 2020 DCSD middle school basketball season got underway last Saturday as teams [...]
Champion Holds Off Cedar Grove for Trail to the Title Championship
The Champion Chargers completed an historic season for the football program as they held on against the Cedar Grove Saints for 14-6 win to capture the DCSD Trail to the [...]
Cedar Grove, Champion Advance to Trail to the Title Championship
Cedar Grove's Demarcus Smith (1) scores the Saints only touchdown. Stephenson's Tyrone Etienne returns an interception 95 yards for the Jaguars lone score. (Photos by Mark Brock) The [...]
Stephenson Knocks Off Undefeated Miller Grove 14-0 in Trail to the Title
The Stephenson Jaguars put on a dominating defensive show on the way to upsetting the previously undefeated Miller Grove Wolverines to open the DCSD Middle School Trail to the Title [...]
Trail to the Title Middle School Football Playoffs Start Saturday
The 16th annual DeKalb County Middle School Football Trail to the Title playoffs kickoff the first round on Saturday as eight teams vie to move into the semifinals. First round [...]
Trail to the Title Playoffs First Round Is Set for Oct. 19
The first round of the Trail to the Title playoffs are set for Oct. 19. The DCSD Trail to the Title Playoffs first round is now set as [...]
Champion Clinches First Region Title 38-0 over Stone Mountain
One week left in the DCSD middle school football season and three teams are vying for undefeated marks to match Champion on the year. A dominant defensive effort [...]
History
Basketball, football, track and cheerleading are offered at the middle school level to offer seventh and eighth graders the opportunity to participate in athletic endeavors.County championships are offered in football, basketball and track. The Trail to the Title football championship dates back to 2004 when the school district implemented a football playoff to determine a county champion. The Trail to the Title features a three round playoff involving eight teams (four region champions and runners-up). The Championship game is played at James R. Hallford Stadium.
The basketball championship tournament moves into its 15th season this winter (2014-15). Champions are crowned in both boys’ and girls’ play. The tournament has a play-in round (8 teams vying for four spots in the main draw) and then a four round main draw featuring title and consolation games.
Track has a regular season schedule which ends in the Boys’ and Girls’ County Championships at the end of the season. All teams are eligible to participate in the championship meets.
Following the season, athletic programs are evaluated on their advancement in the post season as well as their play in the regular season to determine the most outstanding middle school athletic program. The winning program is awarded the DeKalb County Middle School All-Sports Award which is entering its ninth season in 2015-16.