Only eight of 19 DeKalb high school football teams are in action this coming weekend as Region 6-AAAA teams (eight teams) all have an open date, but several key games are on tap.
Columbia (2-3) and (4-1) are playing a big game in the Region 5B-AAA playoff race as the Pirates host a 7:30 p.m. game at North DeKalb Stadium on Friday night.
Both teams are 1-1 in region play and the winner takes a big step forward in the chase behind Cedar Grove (3-2 overall, 2-0 in region).
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Cedar Grove (3-2, 2-0) and Arabia Mountain (1-3, 1-0) both host Region 5B-AAA games as they try to remain unbeaten in region play.
Cedar Grove hosts Towers (0-4) on Friday at Panthersville at 7:30 while Arabia Mountain hosts Woodward Academy (2-2, 0-1) at Adams in a 7:30 p.m. game on Friday.
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The No. 3 ranked Jaguars (4-0) host Luella (3-1) in a 7:30 p.m. at Hallford Stadium on Friday in a Region 2-AAAAA matchup.
The Jaguars, 1-0 in the region, try to stay undefeated while Luella, 0-1 in region, try to get in the win column in region action.
The No. 7 ranked Martin Luther King Jr. Lions (4-0) step out of Region 2-AAAAA play as they travel to Valdosta for a game against the undefeated and unranked Wildcats (5-0).
The game is a big road test for the Lions against a Class AAAAA foe.
Week 6 Schedule
Tuesday, Sept. 27 (Moved due to Music Midtown) Tucker (4-0) vs. Douglass (0-4), Grady, 5:30 p.m.
Week 7 Schedule
Friday, Sept. 30
- Woodward (2-2) vs. Arabia Mountain (1-2), Adams, 7:30 p.m.
- Towers (0-4) vs. Cedar Grove (3-2), Panthersville, 7:30 pm.
- Columbia (2-3) vs. Stone Mountain (4-1), North DeKalb, 7:30 p.m.
- M.L. King (4-0) at Valdosta (5-0), 7:30 p.m.
- Luella (3-1) vs. Stephenson (4-0), Hallford, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 1
- Druid Hills (2-3) vs. North Atlanta (1-3), Grady, 4 p.m.
Open: Chamblee (2-3), Clarkston (1-4), Cross Keys (1-4), Dunwoody (3-2), Lakeside (0-5), Lithonia (2-3), McNair (0-4), Miller Grove (3-2), Redan (2-3), SW DeKalb (3-2), Tucker (4-0)