A defensive stop on a two-point conversion in overtime propelled the Arabia Mountain Rams to a 24-23 victory over the Tucker Tigers to claim the Region 4-5A title at Adams Stadium on Friday night.

The Rams (9-1) scored first in overtime on a one-yard run by Daniel Turpin on fourth and goal and with Mohen Masih’s PAT took a 24-17 lead with Tucker’s turn in overtime coming up.

The Tigers scored on the third play of third overtime turn on offense as Jordan McCoy found the end zone. Tucker elected to go for the win with a two-point conversion but a trio of Rams that included Seth Keene, Brandon Scott and Malcolm Snipes combined on the stop to secure the win for the Rams.

Regulation ended tied at 17-17 after an Eli French 25-yard field goal with 4:15 to play knotted the game.

Arabia Mountain jumped in front in the first quarter on Turpin’s first one-yard touchdown run of the game. A Jayden Thomas pass to Alex Richard made it 8-0 early.

Tucker responded with a 22-yard touchdown pass from Jamar Graham over the middle to Christian Whitmore with 1:24 left in the opening period. French hit the PAT to pull Tucker within 8-7.

The Tiger duo struck again with 11:03 left in the first half as Graham connected with Whitmore for a 30-yard touchdown pass. French’s PAT made it 14-8 and the lead held until the half.

Laron Jones tied the game with a 95-yard kickoff return to open the second half. The Tigers blocked the PAT to keep the game tied.

The Rams defense intercepted a pass and Arabia Mountain converted the turnover into a 27-yard field goal by Masih to go up 17-14 with 7:27 to play in the quarter.

Both teams entertain Region 1 foes in the first round of the state playoffs as the Tigers also get a home playoff game with their second-place finish in the region.

Arabia Mountain defends the turf at Godfrey Stadium against Jenkins (3-7) on Friday at 7:30 pm while Tucker entertains Statesboro (3-7) at Adams Stadium in another 7:30 pm kickoff on Friday.

Stephenson 41, SW DeKalb 32
Devin Ingram set a new Stephenson record for rushing touchdowns in a season as he scored five touchdowns on the ground to lead the Jaguars to a 41-32 win over the Southwest DeKalb Panthers to nail down the Region 6-4A title at Hallford Stadium on Friday night.

Ingram’s performance against the Panthers included 23 carries for 264 yards and five touchdowns and an 80-yard kickoff return for another score. It gave him 26 rushing touchdowns on the season breaking Raymond Sanders (2009) mark of 25.

The Jaguars (8-2) were leading 21-20 at the half and Ingram came out of halftime with the 80-yard kickoff return (his third kickoff return for a score this season) to push the lead to 28-20.

Southwest DeKalb pulled back within 28-26 and Stephenson responded with two more touchdowns by Ingram to pull away to a 41-26 lead. Ingram finished the night with all six Jaguar touchdowns.

Southwest DeKalb quarterback Braylon Carter was 23-31 passing for 343 yards and four touchdowns in the game. Two of those touchdowns went to Samuel Turner (10 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TDs), one to Brandon Gunn (5 receptions, 95 yards) and another to Tre Alexander (3 receptions, 41 yards).

Running back Isaiah Scott ran for 148 yards and one touchdown on 26 carries for the Panthers.

The Jaguars move on to host Northwest Whitfield (6-4), the No. 4 seed from Region 8, at Hallford Stadium with a time to be decided.

Cedar Grove 24, Carver-Atl 14
Boden Walker scored two touchdowns to lead the No. 3 ranked Cedar Grove Saints to a 24-14 win over the Carver-Atlanta Panthers at Lakewood Stadium on Friday night.

Alex Brock added a 33-yard field goal for the Saints and the defensive duo of Wesley Brown and Javon Beckford teamed up for a monster night for the Saints.

Brown (13 total tackles, 1 fumble recovery) had three tackles for loss and two sacks while Beckford (12 total tackles, 1 fumble caused) added three sacks and three tackles for loss.

The Saints (5-5) finished the season 3-0 in Region 5-3A play to earn the No. 1 seed heading into the state playoffs on Friday. Cedar Grove plays host to Hebron Christian (6-4) at 7:30 pm at Hallford Stadium.

Druid Hills 49, Stone Mountain 0
The Druid Hills Red Devils led by running back Jaden George ran past Stone Mountain 49-0 in the final game of the season for both teams.

George ran for 149 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries for the Red Devils who finish the season at 8-1-1. It is the best finish for the Red Devils since the 1985 squad went 8-2-1.

DCSD FOOTBALL RESULTS – WEEK 12
Thursday, Nov. 2
GODFREY STADIUM
Decatur (5-5) 24, M.L. King (2-8)* 6
HALLFORD STADIUM
Eagle’s Landing Christian (5-5) 42, McNair (4-6)* 26
NORTH DEKALB STADIUM
Chamblee (4-6)* 49, Lithonia (1-9) 14

Friday, Nov. 3
ADAMS STADIUM
Arabia Mountain (9-1) 24, Tucker (6-4)* 23 (OT)
AVONDALE STADIUM
Columbia (7-3) 33, Towers (1-9)* 6
GODFREY STADIUM
Druid Hills (8-1-1) 49, Stone Mountain (1-9) 0
HALLFORD STADIUM
Stephenson (8-2) 41, SW DeKalb (2-8)* 32
NORTH DEKALB STADIUM
Lakeside (5-5) 38, Clarkston (1-9) 0

AWAY GAMES
Westminster (7-3)*48, Miller Grove (5-5) 14
HENDERSON STADIUM
North Atlanta (9-1)*42 , Dunwoody (8-2) 7
LAKEWOOD STADIUM
Cedar Grove (5-5) 24, Carver-Atl (2-7) 14

OPEN: Cross Keys (0-10), Redan (4-6)

DCSD FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE – 1ST ROUND
Friday, Nov. 10
CLASS 5A
GODFRY STADIUM
Jenkins (3-7) at Arabia Mountain (9-1), 7:30 pm
ADAMS STADIUM
Statesboro (3-7) vs. Tucker (6-4), 7:30 pm
CLASS 3A
HALLFORD STADIUM
Hebron Christian (6-4) vs. Cedar Grove (5-5), 7:30 pm

AWAY
CLASS 6A
Dunwoody (8-2) at Lee Co. (8-2), 7:30 pm
CLASS 5A
Chamblee (4-6) at Coffee (10-0), 7:30 pm

Saturday, Nov. 11
CLASS 4A
HALLFORD STADIUM
Northwest Whitfield (6-4) vs. Stephenson (8-2), 7:30 pm
CLASS 2A
AVONDALE STADIUM
Athens Academy (6-4) at Columbia (7-3), 2:00 pm

AWAY
CLASS 2A
Redan (4-6) at Fellowship Christian (8-2), 7:30 pm