Stephenson Faces Arabia Mountain in Battle of Unbeatens

By Mark Brock

The Stephenson Jaguars, 1-0, who knocked off highly touted Norland of Miami, Florida 29-12 in their season opener, will put their No. 3 ranking in Class AAAAA on the line against the 1-0 Arabia Mountain Rams to open region play on Friday night.

The Rams knocked off Clarkston 40-7 in their season opener two weeks ago and are coming off an open date. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. game at Panthersville Stadium.

The No. 5 ranked M.L. King Lions, 1-0, looked impressive in a 41-15 rout of Blanche Ely, 1-1, of Pompano, Florida last Saturday and have a short week to recover before taking on DeKalb County rival Southwest DeKalb in a game scheduled for 8 p.m. at Hallford Stadium on Friday.

The Panthers dropped a 17-10 decision to Pebblebrook last Friday at Hallford Stadium to fall to 0-1 on the season.

Also on Friday, Redan, 0-1, goes for its first victory versus Shiloh, 1-0, in a 5:15 p.m. game set for Hallford, 5:15 p.m.