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PREP BEAT: East bests West in DeKalb Senior All-Star game

Courtesy of John Sommers, Jr.

PREP BEAT: East bests West in DeKalb Senior All-Star game

On a cold and misty day in DeKalb County’s Hallford Stadium, the East All-Stars defeated their West counterparts 13-0 in the DeKalb Senior All-Star Game. The game was played by senior stars from several DeKalb County public high schools, with St. Pius the only private school taking part. Read more >

SCORE PREP DEKALB: Sept. 10-16

In this issue: County beat writer Jamie Walker discusses the latest high school sports action from DeKalb county.

SCORE 44: Our list of the top 44 prep football prospects in the state and the metro area!

Courtesy of Bush Enos

SCORE 44: Our list of the top 44 prep football prospects in the state and the metro area!

Anyone can put together a list of the best 10 or six or 11 football players in state, but how thorough would that list really be? Score Atlanta decided to comprise a list at least four times better than any other list in the state for the 2010 football season. Our list won’t have simply 11 players. Oh no. Score Atlanta is proud to present the Score 44, aka the 44 best senior players in the state of Georgia. Score Atlanta loves high school football and wants to give back to the athletes that provide such joy for 16 weeks a year.

The list was partially unveiled on last week’s “Official Visit” show on 790 the Zone. Tonight, 11 more will be recognized on the show.

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DeKalb Beat, April 23-29: County teams prepare for region meets; McNair hires new football coach

Track season is headed into the stretch run, and a multitude of DeKalb teams want to prove themselves as contenders. SW DeKalb competed against some great competition at the Carrollton Invitational where they came in fifth out of 20 teams. There was plenty to write home about as the boys 4 x 400 meter relay team rook home first place in a time of 3:19.84. Malcolm Brock also came in third in the high jump. Ed Austin came second in the 800 meter run. Tucker also attended, and enjoyed a second place finish from Sentavious Jones in the triple jump. The Tigers finished ninth, while Redan finished 12th. Read more >

DeKalb Beat: April 16-22

Soccer is headed for the stretch run as the playoffs loom, and several DeKalb teams find themselves jockeying for playoff position as the regular season winds to a close. There’s a logjam for the final playoff spot in Region 6, Class 4A, while other teams fight for seeding. Marist is in the tournament with a 7-1 region record, and will head to the tourney after non-region matchups with Habersham Central on Friday and Wesleyan on Wednesday. Lakeside could make things interesting in the region if they can win their final region game against Chamblee on Friday, which would create a three-way-tie atop the division. Read more >