Football Recap: Tigers Staying Ahead of Rivals

By Mark Brock

The No. 1 ranked Tucker Tigers (7-0, 6-0) kept one step ahead of their DeKalb County rivals with a 60-14 Region 6-AAAAA victory over the Southwest DeKalb Panthers (2-5, 2-4) on Friday.

Joseph Farrar tossed touchdown passes to Akeem Peters and Yaquis Shelley and Elijah Sullivan ran for two more scores to lead the Tigers in the win. Dominick Sanders and Raquan Rush added touchdown runs and the defense added a safety.

St. Pius 38, Cedar Grove 12
In a battle for the top spot in Region 6-AAA, Cedar Grove could not get on track against St. Pius in a 38-12 loss on Friday.

St. Pius jumped out early and the Saints (6-2, 3-1) managed a pair of late scores on a 30 yard fumble return by Bryson Allen Williams and a touchdown run by Anthony Lattimore to get on the scoreboard.

Mays 19, Dunwoody 7
The Dunwoody Wildcats put a scare into Mays getting out to a 7-0 halftime lead before falling 19-7 in a Region 6-AAAAA contest.

Mays (5-2, 5-1) had to rally in the second half and needed an interception return late in the game to seal the victory as the Wildcats (1-6, 1-5) were driving.

Stephenson 31, Miller Grove 7
Now in Coach Ron Gartrell's 18th season at the school, the program has averaged 8.33 wins per season in winning 150 games following the 31-7 victory over Miller Grove on Friday night at Hallford Stadium.

Dallas Rivers had two rushing touchdowns and Dexter Neal caught a pair of touchdown passes in the landmark victory for the Jaguars and Gartrell.

Week 9 Results
Friday, Oct. 18
Clarkston (2-5-1) 55, Glascock County (1-6) 20
Druid Hills (3-4) 13, Johnson-Gainesville (2-6) 9
St. Pius (6-1) 38, Cedar Grove (6-2) 12
Chamblee (5-2) 31, Stone Mountain (3-4) 28
Mt. Zion-Carroll (3-3) 42, Cross Keys (1-7) 0
Mays (5-2) 19, Dunwoody (1-6) 7
Woodward Academy (5-2) 42, McNair (1-6) 6
Marist (5-2) 47, Redan (0-7) 6
Blessed Trinity (4-3) 42, Towers (4-4) 13
Tucker (7-0) 60, SW DeKalb (2-5) 14
Stephenson (6-1) 31, Miller Grove (3-4) 7

Saturday, Oct. 19
Arabia Mountain (4-3) 46, North Atlanta (0-7) 7
Columbia (4-3) 30, Lithonia (2-5) 12
M.L. King (6-1) 33, Lakeside (1-6) 14 

See also:
Football Score: Tucker Beats SW DeKalb 60-14
Photo Gallery: Tigers Win at Adams Stadium