Week five delivers high-scoring wins
High school football teams from DeKalb County secured nine wins during week five of the high school football season, with several of the wins coming in high-scoring affairs.
Columbia (34), Decatur (48), Dunwoody (40), Marist (51), Miller Grove (35), M.L. King (38), St. Pius X Catholic (34), Towers (31), and Tucker (46) all scored more than 30 points in their week five wins. While Columbia and Towers won in shootouts on the road, and St. Pius won a back-and-forth game at home, the rest of the DeKalb teams picking up week-five wins did so in blowouts.
Tucker 46, Central Gwinnett 7
The No. 2-ranked Tucker Tigers rolled to a 46-7 road victory over the Central Gwinnett Knights on Sept. 18 to improve to a perfect 4-0 record.
Senior quarter Jace German led the way for the Tucker Tigers, rushing for two touchdowns and throwing to Jayden Joyner for another touchdown (54 yards).
Running back Christian Copeland tacked on two more rushing touchdowns to go with a 68-yard romp by Thaddeus Tillman as the Tigers put away the Central Gwinnett Knights (1-3).
Andre Blackburn added a special teams touchdown returning a kickoff off 70 yards for another Tiger score.
Tucker opens Region 5-5A play on Sept. 25, hosting DeKalb rival Druid Hills (3-1) at Adams Stadium.
Miller Grove 35, McNair 6
The Miller Grove Wolverines opened Region 6-3A action with a 35-6 win over the McNair Mustangs in a DeKalb County rivalry game at Godfrey Stadium on Sept. 18.
Jarius Goldwire did the bulk of the damage against McNair (1-3, 0-1) with three rushing touchdowns for the Wolverines.
Quarterback Willie Jones tossed touchdown passes to Jeremiah Ivy and Rashad Perrymond Jr.
Defensively, the Wolverines were led by Tyler Jefferson with two interceptions and Jamere Wilcox with a pick of his own.
Miller Grove (2-2, 1-0) heads to Henderson Stadium in Atlanta to take on Carver (2-2, 1-0) in a Region 6-3A clash on Sept. 24.
Towers 31, Loganville Academy 17
The Towers Titans picked up its second win of the season with a 31-17 road victory over Loganville Academy on Sept. 18 in Loganville.
Running back Zamir Hooper fueled the Titans offense with three rushing touchdowns in the victory. Quarterback Josh Kent-Bailey added another touchdown for the Titans (2-3).
Junior kicker Gael Reutin added to the scoring with a 45-yard field goal and four extra points.
Towers hits the road again on Sept. 25 as it travels to Greensboro to face off with Lake Oconee Academy (4-1).
M.L. King 38, Arabia Mountain 8
The Martin Luther King Jr Lions won its fourth consecutive game by knocking off DeKalb County rivals Arabia Mountain Rams 38-8 in Region 4-5A action on Sept. 25.
The Lions (4-1, 3-0) look to keep its region slate clean as it hosts the Dutchtown Bulldogs (3-2, 2-1) in a Region 4-5A collision at Hallford Stadium on Sept. 25.
Results from every week five game involving a team from DeKalb are listed below, as well as the week six schedule:
Sept. 17
Adams Stadium
BEST (3-2) 41, Clarkston (1-4) 8
Away games
Columbia (2-2,1-0) 34, Hapeville Charter (1-3, 0-1) 21
South Atlanta (3-1, 1-0) 14, Cedar Grove (0-4, 0-1) 6
Carver-Atl (2-2 1-1) 35, Redan (1-3, 0-1) 0
Sept. 18
Cobb Stadium
M.L. King (4-1, 3-0) 38, Arabia Mountain (1-4, 0-3) 8
Godfrey Stadium
Miller Grove (2-2, 1-1) 35, McNair (1-3, 0-1) 6
North DeKalb Stadium
Dunwoody (3-1, 2-0) 40, Midtown (0-4, 0-2) 10
George B. Maloof Stadium
St. Pius X Catholic (2-2) 34, Winder-Barrow (2-3) 21
Away games
Heritage-Conyers (3-0, 2-0) 39, Chamblee (1-3, 0-2) 8
King’s Academy (4-0) 2, Cross Keys (0-4) 0 (FFT)
East Coweta (4-1) 31, Lithonia (1-2) 14
South Gwinnett (2-2) 38, SW DeKalb (2-2) 17
Towers (2-3) 31, Loganville Chrisitan (1-4) 17
Tucker (4-0) 46, Central Gwinnett (1-3) 7
Utopian Academy (4-1) 50, Stone Mountain (0-5) 6
Marist (3-1) 51, Campbell (1-3) 0
Decatur (1-3) 48, Meadowcreek (1-3) 0
Sept. 24
Adams Stadium
Johnson-Gainesville (0-4) vs. Cross Keys (0-4), 6 p.m.
Cobb Stadium
Clarkston (1-4) vs. Stone Mountain (0-5), 6 p.m.
North DeKalb Stadium
Shiloh (3-2, 2-1) vs. Lakeside (2-2, 2-0), 6:30 p.m.
Away
Miller Grove (2-2, 1-0) vs. Carver-Atl (2-2, 1-0), 6 p.m.
Sept. 25
Adams Stadium
Druid Hills (3-1, 0-0) vs. Tucker (4-0, 0-0) 7 p.m.
Cobb Stadium
Cedar Grove (0-4, 0-1)) vs. Columbia (2-2, 1-0) 7 p.m.
Hallford Stadium
Dutchtown (3-2, 2-1) vs. M.L. King (4-1, 3-0), 7 p.m.
North DeKalb Stadium
Midtown (0-4, 0-2) vs. Chamblee (1-3, 0-2), (HC), 7 p.m.
Away
Dunwoody (3-1, 2-0) at Alcovy (1-3, 1-1) 7 p.m.
Stephenson (3-1, 0-0) at Pace Academy (0-4, 0-0), 7 p.m.
Towers (2-3) at Lake Oconee Academy (4-1), 7 p.m.
Arabia Mountain (1-4, 0-3) at Drew (2-3, 0-3) 7:30 p.m.
Redan (1-3, 0-1) vs. South Atlanta (3-1, 1-0), 8 p.m.
Southwest DeKalb (2-2, 0-0) vs. Maynard Jackson (1-3, 0-0) 8 p.m.
