Football Recap: Tucker Knocks Off M.L. King

Yaquis “Duke” Shelley scored four touchdowns to lead the No. 1 ranked Tucker Tigers to a 60-34 Region 6-AAAAA victory over the Martin Luther King Jr. Lions at Hallford Stadium on Friday night.

Shelley seemed to be everywhere against the Lions as he struck on the first play from the line of scrimmage by intercepting a Roland Rivers pass and returning it 30 yards for a touchdown to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead and they would never trail in the game.

Shelley would score on a 43-yard pass from quarterback Joseph Farrar, who accounted for three touchdowns himself in the game, and added a 78-yard
kickoff return in the first half as the Tigers built a 30-20 halftime lead.

Farrar also connected for a 27-yard scoring toss to Raquan Rush and Eric Webber, who had 10 points kicking on the night to move into 13th on the DeKalb County season points kicking list with 65points, hit a 33 yard field goal as the half ended for the 10-pointn lead.

Rivers, who threw for 438 yards and four touchdowns in the game, connected with Romello Shumake (63 yards) and Raylan Elzy (14 yards) on touchdown passes and Jamel Smith had seven-yard run to keep the Lions in striking distance. Tucker extended the lead to 39-20 on a safety and Shelley’s second kick return (68 yards) following the safety to start the second half.

The Lions would come back within 34-39 with 9:17 to play as Rivers hit Dwane Taylor for a 15 yard score and connected on a perfectly set up screen against the all-out rush of the Tigers for 54 yards to Robert Pritchett.

The Tigers would answer with three touchdowns in the next six minutes on a Dominick Sanders 27 yard run, a 22 yard pass from Farrar to Nekyle Lundie, and Farrar added a 26 yard run to make the final of 60-34.

Mays 13, Stephenson 9
A 13-9 Mays halftime score held up in the second half as the No. 4 ranked Jaguars fell in a key Region 6-AAAAA contest at Lakewood Stadium in Atlanta.

The Raiders (7-2) knocked Stephenson (7-2) out of second place in the region standings and opened the door for a region championship game against Tucker at Lakewood on Friday.

Miller Grove 16, SW DeKalb 14
The Miller Grove Wolverines rallied from a 14-0 fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Southwest DeKalb Panthers 16-14 on Friday night at Panthersville.

The Wolverines improved to 4-5 on the season by scoring a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns a safety to rally for the win over the Panthers (2-7).

Arabia Mountain 48, Dunwoody 0
The Arabia Mountain Rams shut out the Dunwoody Wildcats 48-0 to assure the program of its first winning season in five seasons of football.

The Rams sit at 6-3 on the year and still have hopes of a state playoff berth but need to defeat Lakeside and need to get some help from Miller Grove against Martin Luther King this week to earn a spot.

Friday, Nov. 1
Druid Hills (4-5) 66, Morrow (1-8) 46
Lakeside (2-7) 35, North Atlanta (0-9) 0
Tucker (9-0) 60, M.L. King (6-3) 34
Miller Grove (4-5) 16, SW DeKalb (2-7) 14
Marist (7-2) 45, Chamblee (5-4) 0
Columbia (6-3) 76, Stone Mountain (3-6) 35
Hapeville (1-7-1) 51, Cross Keys (1-9) 6
Woodward Acad. (7-2) 17, Cedar Grove (6-3) 14
Decatur (7-2) 42, McNair (1-8) 0

Saturday, Nov. 2
Arabia Mountain (6-3) 48, Dunwoody (2-7) 0
Mays (7-2) 13, Stephenson (7-2) 9
Lithonia (4-5) 41, Redan (0-9) 14

Open: Clarkston (3-5-1), Towers (4-5)