Stone Mountain shutout highlights county wins

The Stone Mountain High School Pirates celebrated Senior Night on Oct. 18 by winning the team’s first game of the 2024 football season 38-0 over the Cross Keys Phoenix.

Quarterback Braydon Suprisse got the Pirates (1-7) on the scoreboard on the first snap of the game when he went 54 yards for a touchdown. Erick Barrios hit the extra point to make it 7-0 just 25 seconds into the game.

On the Pirate’s next possession, Surprisse dropped back on third and 10 and connected with Andrew Davisfor a 59-yard touchdown play to increase the lead to 13-0. Stone Mountain forced Cross Keys to punt again, and with just 33.3 seconds left in the first quarter, the Pirates got a one-yard touchdown run by Carlos Hammonds to make it 19-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Surprisse struck for a touchdown with 7:20 left in the first half as he got into the end zone on a two-yard scamper. Hammonds grabbed his second touchdown of the night slipping in on a six-yard run to make it a 32-0 game at the half.

The Pirates tacked on one last score with 5:56 left in the third quarter when the duo of Surprisse and Davis combined for their second touchdown pass of the night. Surprisse threw a dart to Davis, streaking down the left sideline to the end zone, for the final of 38-0.

Surprisse finished the game with eight carries for 137 yards and two touchdowns, while going 4-9 through the air.

Druid Hills 28, Northview 12

The Druid Hills Red Devils got some big plays on the way to a 28-12 Region 5-4A road victory over the Northview Titans on Oct. 18.

Druid Hills (3-5, 2-4) was leading 7-6 just before halftime, when Malachi Pace dropped back and hit Brelon Cade for a 26-yard touchdown pass. Wyatt Bennett hit the extra point to make it a 14-6 lead at the break.

The game remained 14-6 until Zachary Manning scored on an 11-yard touchdown run to up the lead to 21-6 with Bennett’s extra point.

Northview (1-7, 1-5) was driving near the end of the game when Druid Hills defensive back Mike Ware picked off a pass and raced 94 yards for the pick-six. Bennett hit his fourth extra point of the night for the final of 28-12.

Stephenson 45, Riverdale 6

The Stephenson Jaguars kept the Region 5-3A title hopes alive by knocking off the Riverdale Raiders 45-6 on Oct. 18 at Southern Crescent Stadium.

Stephenson (5-3, 3-1) got a pair of touchdown runs by Jayden Johnson on the way to the round of the Raiders (0-8, 0-5). Quarterback Marte Barton added another rushing score in the win.

Towers 34, Utopia 0

The Towers Titans went on the road to defeat Utopia 34-0 in Region 4-A Division 1 to up their record to 3-4 on the season.

Neroy Tugwell led the offense with a pair of rushing touchdowns in the win. Quaricus Hurley and Jaylen Robinson also pitched in with a touchdown each in the game.

Tra Wooten notched a punt return for a touchdown on special teams.

All scores from week 10 of the DeKalb football season are listed below:

Oct. 17
Hallford Stadium
Marist (8-0, 6-0) 56, Clarkston (0-8, 0-6) 0

 Oct. 18
Adams Stadium
Stone Mountain (1-7) 38, Cross Keys (0-7) 0

Cobb Stadium
South Atlanta (3-5, 1-1) 28, Miller Grove (4-5, 1-2) 7

Hallford Stadium
Redan (3-5, 1-1) 27, Salem (1-5, 0-1) 6

North DeKalb Stadium
Tri-Cities (5-2, 3-2) 28, Chamblee (1-7, 1-4) 24

Away games
Shiloh (2-6, 2-3) 40, Arabia Mountain (1-7, 0-5) 33
Druid Hills (3-5, 2-4) 28, Northview (1-7, 1-5) 12
Decatur (8-0, 5-0) 31, Lakeside (4-4, 3-2) 0
St. Pius (7-2, 6-1) 49, Lithonia (5-3, 3-3) 14
Towers (3-4, 1-3) 34, Utopia (0-8, 0-4) 0
Tucker (6-2, 5-1) 33, North Springs (1-9, 1-6) 9
Stephenson (5-3, 3-1) 45, Riverdale (0-8, 0-5) 6