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Ranked Teams Roll in Region Openers

Week three results and scores for high school football.

By Mark Brock

DeKalb County had three ranked teams heading into this past weekend and all three not only protected their rankings with convincing victories, they also moved up in the poll.

The Tucker Tigers rolled past North Atlanta 75-0 as seven different players scored touchdowns to help the Tigers move from No. 3 to No.1 in the Class AAAAA poll as No. 1 Gainesville lost to Buford in a battle of state champions.

Senior all-purpose player Dominick Sanders repeated his performance of two weeks ago as he rushed for two touchdowns and returned his second punt of the season for a touchdown to lead Tucker in the win. Teammate Stephen Reynolds returned a kickoff for a touchdown and scored another running the ball to notch a pair of touchdowns of his own in the game. Tucker improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in Region 6-AAAAA play with the win.

Stephenson (2-0, 1-0) jumped from No. 3 to No. 2 in the Class AAAAA poll with a convincing 46-7 Region 6-AAAAA opening win over Arabia Mountain (1-1, 0-1).

The Martin Luther King Jr. Lions also went to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in Region 6-AAAAA as Roland Rivers passed for four touchdowns and ran for a fifth while leading the Lions to a 48-10 over DeKalb County rival Southwest DeKalb (0-2, 0-1).

Rivers connected with D’Angelo Holt (22 yards), Pressley Bray (26 yards), Romello Shumake (28 yards) and Raylan Elzy (5 yards) as the Lions pulled away to a 48-3 lead in the second half. The win pushed the Lions from No. 5 to No. 4 in the Class AAAAA rankings.

Lakeside picked up its first win of the season behind 244 yard and two touchdown rushing performance from Kellyen Walker in a come-from-behind 30-12 win over the Dunwoody Wildcats in a Region 6-AAAAA contest at Adams Stadium.

Javarus Wesley contributed two interceptions to lead the Viking defense that held Dunwoody scoreless in the second half. Lakeside improved to 1-1 overall and 1-0 in the region while Dunwoody fell to 0-2 and 0-1 in the region.

Chamblee improved to 2-0 on the season with a 26-16 victory over Druid Hills (1-1) while Towers matched the 2-0 start with a 44-0 shutout victory over South Atlanta (0-2).

Week 3 Results
Friday, Sept. 6
Pinecrest Academy (1-1) 10, Cross Keys (0-2) 7
Lakeside (1-1) 30, Dunwoody (0-2) 12
Shiloh (2-0) 56, Redan (0-2) 0
Stephenson (2-0) 46, Arabia Mountain (1-1) 7
Cedar Grove (2-1) 44, Douglass (0-2) 6
Clarkston (1-2) 27, Strong Rock Christian (1-1) 7
Chamblee (2-0) 26, Druid Hills (1-1) 16
Washington (2-0) 22, Lithonia (1-2) 16
M.L. King (2-0) 48, SW DeKalb (0-2) 10
Tucker (2-0) 75, North Atlanta (0-2) 0

Saturday, Sept. 7
Columbia (1-1) 60, McNair (1-1) 0
Mays (1-1) 26, Miller Grove (1-1) 6
Towers (2-0) 44, South Atlanta (0-2) 0

Open: Stone Mountain (1-1)


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