Middle School Regular Football Season Ending

The Trail to the Title playoff bracket is set as Stephenson, Druid Hills and Columbia won this past Saturday to claim region titles and the host role in the first round of the playoffs.

Stephenson kept its record unblemished on the season at 6-0 with a 16-6 over previously unbeaten Cedar Grove (5-1). Stephenson’s win gave the Jaguars the Region 2 title and the No. 1 seed heading into the Trail to the Title. Cedar Grove goes into the playoffs as the No. 2 seed from Region 2.

The Druid Hills Dragons shut out defending champion Miller Grove 20-0 to claim the Region 4 title and the No. 1 seed heading into the playoffs. The Dragons finish the regular season at 5-1 while Miller Grove fell to 3-3 in taking the No. 2 seed from Region 4.

The Columbia Eagles claimed their third straight region title by defeating previously undefeated Peachtree 12-7 in a hard fought championship deciding game. The Eagles head into the playoffs at 4-2 with their Region 3 title while Peachtree earns the program’s first Trail to the Title berth as the No. 2 seed from Region 3 at 5-1.

The Tucker Tigers improved to 5-1 with a 36-22 victory over Chapel Hill (3-3) to claim the No. 2 seed from Region 1. It marks the Tigers first venture into the playoffs. Bethune (6-0) is the No. 1 seed from Region 1 after securing its third consecutive title a week ago and then taking a bye week this past Saturday.

Week 8 - Oct. 15
Tucker (5-1) 36, Chapel Hill (3-3) 22
Druid Hills (5-1) 20, Miller Grove (3-3) 0
Henderson (1-5) 44, Sequoyah (1-5) 0
Stephenson (6-0) 16, Cedar Grove (5-1) 6
Freedom (1-5) 35, Stone Mountain (0-6) 8
Lithonia (1-5) 36, Redan (0-6) 0
Champion vs. Chamblee
Columbia 12, Peachtree 7
Open: Bethune, McNair, Salem

The Trail to the Title begins with first round action on Saturday. The eight teams vying for the eighth annual Trail to the Title championship are set and first round play is set for Saturday at Hallford Stadium beginning at 9 a.m.

Columbia (4-2) hosts Tucker (5-1) in the first game of playoffs at 9 a.m. at Hallford Stadium. Columbia knocked off previously undefeated Peachtree 12-7 in the final week of the regular season to claim its third consecutive region title. Tucker got past Chapel Hill 36-22 to earn its first trip to the playoffs.

The second game at Hallford pits Region 4 champion Druid Hills (5-1) against Region 2 runner-up Cedar Grove (5-1) at 10:30 a.m. Druid Hills won its first region title with a 20-0 victory over 2010 Trail to the Title champ Miller Grove. Cedar Grove dropped a tough 16-6 decision to Stephenson to finish second in Region 2.

The third first round game of the day has Region 1 champion Bethune (6-0)
hosts Region 2 runner-up Peachtree (5-1) in a 12 p.m. start at Hallford. Bethune wrapped up its third consecutive region title with a 30-0 victory over Tucker in Week 7 and enters the game following a bye week. Peachtree dropped a hard fought 12-7 decision to Columbia on the final week of the season for its only blemish while earning the team’s first playoff berth.

The final game of day kicks off at 1:30 p.m. as Stephenson (6-0) hosts 2010 defending champion Miller Grove (3-3) at Hallford. Stephenson took a 16-6 victory over Cedar Grove to claim the Region 2 title and finish undefeated in the regular season. Miller Grove dropped a 20-0 decision to Druid Hills in the Region 4 title deciding game last week.

Trail to the Title - First Round
Saturday, Oct. 22 at Hallford Stadium
Game 1: Columbia (4-2) vs. Tucker (5-1), 9 a.m.
Game 2: Druid Hills (5-1) vs. Cedar Grove (5-1), 10:30 a.m.
Game 3: Bethune (6-0) vs. Peachtree (5-1), 12 p.m.
Game 4: Stephenson (6-0) vs. Miller Grove (3-3), 1:30 p.m.
NOTE: FIRST TEAM LISTED WILL BE HOME TEAM

Mark Brock is the Athletics Statistician and Information Officer for DeKalb County Schools Athletics