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DeKalb Schools Football: Week 12 Preview

Tucker vs. Lakeside at Adams Stadium, Friday at 7:30 p.m.

The much anticipated DeKalb County rivalry game between the No. 5 ranked Martin Luther King Jr. Lions (9-0) and the No. 4 ranked Stephenson Jaguars (9-0) will be televised on Comcast Sports South (Comcast Ch. 45) on Friday night at 7:30 from Hallford Stadium in Clarkston.

This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams with both teams sitting at 9-0 on the season. Stephenson leads the series 3-2, but the Lions won the 2010 matchup 26-24 to capture the Region 2-AAAAA title which will be on the line again this week.

The Jaguars’ offense is led by senior running backs Mike Davis (1,568 yards, 19 touchdowns) and T. J.  Moon (593 yards, 6 touchdowns) as Stephenson leads DeKalb County in rushing with 2,823 yards on the season.

The Lions counter with DeKalb County’s and Georgia’s Top 10 career passing leader Jonquel Dawson (7,508 yards passing, 78 touchdowns, not counting Week 11 stats) along with DeKalb’s leading receiver Blake Tibbs (42 receptions, 676 yards, 6 touchdowns, not counting Week 11 stats).

Defensively, the Jaguars are led by linebacker Raphael Kirby who leads the county with 10.5 tackles per game and 16.5 sacks through eight games played. The Lions are led by Kendarius Whitehead who is ninth in total tackles with 8.6 and 14 sacks.

Cedar Grove (6-3) and Columbia (5-4) are playing for Region 5-AAA playoff berths this week. Cedar Grove will host Washington (5-4) while Columbia travels to face Grady (7-2). Both sites and game times will be announced soon.


Week 12 Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Dunwoody (5-4) vs. Douglass (0-9), Grady, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 3
Miller Grove (5-4) vs. Carver-Atl (2-7), Lakewood, 5:30 p.m.
Chamblee (4-5) vs. Mays (7-2), Lakewood, 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 4
Cross Keys (1-7-1) at New Manchester (1-0), 7:30 p.m.
Stone Mountain (7-2) vs. Druid Hills, TBA, 7:30 p.m.
Tucker (9-0) vs. Lakeside (0-9), Adams, 7:30 p.m.
Lithonia (4-5) vs. SW DeKalb (7-2), Panthersville, 7:30 p.m.
Stephenson (9-0) vs. M.L. King (9-0), Hallford, 7:30 p.m. (CSS-TV, Comcast Ch. 45)
Marist (8-1) vs. Redan (3-6), Avondale, 7:30 p.m.
Arabia Mountain (3-6) vs. Riverwood (4-5), TBA
Columbia (5-4) vs. Grady (7-2), Grady, TBA
Washington (5-4) vs. Cedar Grove (6-3), TBA
North Springs (0-9) vs. McNair (0-9), TBA
Towers (1-8) vs. North Atlanta (2-7), TBA

Saturday, Nov. 5
Clarkston (2-7) vs. South Atlanta (4-5), Grady, 5 p.m.

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

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