Michael Carvell’s Video Blog: Meet the Southwest DeKalb football all-stars
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When watching Southwest DeKalb, you feel like you are watching an all-star team.
How loaded are the Panthers? They lost their workhorse at running back after three quarters last Friday, and put in a pair of backups who refused to let the offense skip a beat. This wasn’t against any team, but Marist, which played in last year’s state championship game and returned one of the best defenses around.
After watching many of the state’s elite Class AAAAA teams for most of the season, I’d put Southwest’s talent up against any team in Georgia. Here is a quick breakdown of the Southwest DeKalb all-stars:
Ken Malcome, RB: He is the straw that stirs the drink. He’s the team leader, and face of SWD. He’s also the state’s No. 1 tailback, and proved it with 182 yards rushing, including a 74-yard touchdown run, vs. Marist in three quarters. Malcome is strong (legs like tree trunks), fast, and powerful (loves contact). He runs strong between the tackles, and also had burst of speed to outrun the secondary. His only apparent weakness is when he runs East-West rather than North-South, while not much is known about his hands in the passing game. He is one of the few high school running backs who projects to play either tailback and fullback in college. He’s the state’s No. 1 RB (committed to UGA), followed by No. 2 Charles Perkins of Collins Hill (Georgia Tech), and No. 3 Mack Brown of M.L. King (Florida).
T.J. Stripling, DE: He’s the P-word, i.e. potential. He’s 6-6, 215 pounds. His enormous range of potential is a lot like two of the state’s top players from last year — Oconee County QB Zach Mettensberger (freshman at UGA) and North Clayton’s Emmanuel Dieke (freshman at Georgia Tech): Striping could either never play a down in college or end up being a first-round pick in the NFL. This year at Southwest DeKalb, Stripling is able to get by on pure athleticism, rarely using any technique or leverage. He is overly aggressive coming off the edge, and sometimes gets back there as quickly as the snap, to the dismay of quarterbacks. However, opposing teams have also learned it is best to run directly at Stripling. He often loses containment, and if you can get past his long reach, then it’s an automatic 6-7 yards. It is very dangerous to run away from Stripling, as he has explosive backside pursuit with his long strides. He has an imposing frame in high school, but will likely need to gain 15-25 pounds before playing in college.
Jonathan Mincy, DB: The Auburn-bound senior appears to be the total package. He’s got the quickness and speed, along with the best instincts on the all-star team for always being in the right place at the right time. He has good hips, but is rarely in the backpedal. He takes a lot of chances on pass plays, and looks more like a wide receiver on defense than a cornerback. He is most dangerous when he has the ball in his hands, either on an interception return, special teams, or spot duty at running back. Against Marist, he had a spectacular TD run, sprinting to the right, coming to a complete stop, then accelerating in the opposite direction to the end zone. Would not be surprised if other SEC schools tried to change his mind about Auburn before signing day.
Southwest DeKalb's Marques Dixon (No. 1 jersey) is the team's most explosive player and can score from anywhere on the field (AJC photo).
Marques Dixon, WR-DB: It is baffling why Southwest DeKalb doesn’t give more offensive touches to Dixon. On a team of all-stars, he is the most explosive player, proven by his 85-yard kickoff return vs. M.L. King, along with a 43-yard run vs. Marist to set up the clinching score. He is a threat to score from anywhere on the field. He has speed, quickness, elusiveness and incredible vision. If Southwest DeKalb has “Mr. Inside and Outside,” it would be Malcome and Dixon.
Steven Coates, QB: It has not been a good year for Coates, who missed several games after suffering an ankle injury in the season-opener vs. M.L. King. He also reportedly got into trouble for senior silliness at school. Coates had his first chance to really showcase his skills vs. Marist, but left a negative impression with his show-boating on a 1-yard TD that somehow was not penalized. He also made poor decisions by throwing the ball into coverage, but that perhaps was out of eagerness to make big plays after being gone so long. He has all the tools to be a good high school quarterback, and will be counted on heavily down the stretch. He just needs to take a deep breath and be the leader he can be.
Buck Godfrey, coach: When Malcome went down with leg cramps in the third quarter vs. Marist, Malcome tried to return several minutes later. Unlike many other coaches I’ve seen in this situation, Godfrey ordered Malcome to the bench. This was SWD’s biggest game of the season to the date, deciding inside track to the region championship and No. 1 playoff seed, and the Panthers had to close without Malcome. Of course, the decision was made easier with the sensational play of replacements Dixon and Mincy. But it was still a gutsy call by the veteran coach. Godfrey will still have to figure out something about the kicking game, which is the team’s most glaring weakness. And many wonder why Godfrey doesn’t put Malcome, Mincy, and Dixon in the offensive backfield at the same time with a Wildcat or option formation. Godfrey provides confidence and leadership, telling the team that it would still win the state championship only minutes after losing to M.L. King.
Finally, we’ve talked a lot about the state’s largest classification (AAAAA). Now let’s talk about the next one down, Class AAAA.
Which team do you think will win the state championship in Class AAAA? Griffin? Marist? Westside-Macon? Tucker? Southwest DeKalb? Please state your case below and back it with your reasons.
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steve
October 29th, 2009
9:19 am
tucker is finna kill southwest if u watch how southwest play u will see that there special team games suck and that tucker strong point. Tucker will score on a punt and a kickoff and ken malcolme will get stuffed going up dat middle by james vaughters watch
Dekalb Fan
October 29th, 2009
10:00 am
Anti-Marcus – calm down and don’t be so serious…as Marcus stated this is all in good fun and NOT to be taken to heart. With that being said…… Go SWD Panther’s !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dekalb Fan
October 29th, 2009
10:41 am
steve – you know that tucker won’t score on SWD with their regular offense so you’re hoping that thier special team’s do something. We have others players if malcome is keyed on….namely dixon and mincey. Also our special team’s are very good too. we’ll see when the game is played
JustMyOpinion
October 29th, 2009
10:46 am
Marcus/studentofthegame= Good Job!!! It’s very rare that you find two passionate fans on a blog yelling at one another (CAPS)lol, but still making good, well-thought points without name calling. I don’t rep SWD or Griffin, but I’ve seen them both play. And as my screen name states: SWD is better. But please bloggers, lay off Griffin’s region. The kids didn’t place themselves in the region. All that they’ve done is beat every team that was place before them. I sincerely hope that both teams do well and eventually face each other. Then we’ll see. But as Marcus said, it’s fun to talk about it until then. (I mean pray for it)lol
Marcus
October 29th, 2009
11:44 am
thank you dekalb fan, and thanks to you too justmyopinion. this blog is just for fun, and me writing in all caps doesnt mean im yelling. lol with that being said, DEKALB FAN YOU SPEAK NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. WE, (SWD) HAVE A VERY GOOD TEAM, AND OUR FAN BASE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOTBALL AT SWD. THAT ANTI-MARCUS PERSON REALLY THREW ME OFF THO, LOLOLOLOL,
Marcus
October 29th, 2009
11:47 am
O YEAH STEVE, HA WELL SEE YOU ON THIS BLOG IF YOU SHOW UP, AFTER THE GAME. AND AFTER THE OUTCOME, 9 TIMES OUTA 10, YOU WONT. LIKE I SAID B4, TELL THOSE BABY TIGERS TO BRING THEIR A+ GAME, BECAUSE IF THEY DONT, THEY WILL BE EMBARASSED AT HOME, IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS, ON THEIR SENIOR NIGHT. SO GOOD LUCK BABY TIGERS.
studentofthegame
October 29th, 2009
12:50 pm
SEE MARCUS I LEAVE FOR 24 HRS AND YOU GO IN AGAIN ON MY BEARS AND MY FELLOW ALUM BEAR BACKER(HOW DISRESPECTFUL)LOL! CMON MAN THATS WASNT NECCESSARY. I THINK NEWTON CO. PRETTY MUCH TOLD YOU WHAT I WAS SAYING WED. EXCEPT THAT HE THINKS YOU GUYS ARE BETTER. REAL TALK IF OL MAN GODFREY THINKS HE IS GONNA RUN MALCOME LIKE THAT AND NOT PASS, MARCUS YOU GUYS ARE IN SOME REAL TROUBLE. BUT HEY WE BOTH HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS FIRST
SWDplayerMom
October 29th, 2009
1:06 pm
I’ve enjoyed catching up with the comments on this blog, its been the most interesting all year. One thing for sure, no one has seen all of SWD’s offense due to the QB being out most of the season. I can assure you, they have a very poised QB,as stated by Marist coach, with a great arm! He also ran a 4.4 in the 40, so he does not lack speed. This is one of the advantages in which SWD have on the remaining teams, no one has been able to scout the QB. Watching this young man from his Glenwood Hills park days and winning a Championship there, he is very skilled. All he needs to do is settle down and make good decisions, because he is the missing link that the team has needed for the past few years. He is more of a silent weapon! I recalled someone representing Griffin stating that we can’t pass the ball, well when we pass, you are going to wonder where the passing game came from and I just want you to remember that the QB went down in the first game of the opening season, so all of pass plays were removed from the playbook, now that he is back, Steve “McAir” Coates is taking his team to the promiseland!!!
SportsFan31313
October 29th, 2009
1:24 pm
Greetings AVIKING FAN,
No it wasn’t my intentions to poke any fun at the way you spelled Grayson at the very least. I was taking it as a Nickname of spelling it. That is why I began spelling it out that way my friend. It is your invention or innovative way of spelling Grayson, and I jumped on the band wagon.
SportsFan31313
October 29th, 2009
1:35 pm
AvikingFan,
Thank for advising Drago…….
Marcus
October 29th, 2009
1:40 pm
DO YALL REALLY THINK WE DONT HAVE A PASSING GAME, OR ARE YALL JUS SAYING THAT? ARE YOU GOING BY WHAT YOU HEARD SOMEBODY ELSE SAY? COME TO THE GAME FRIDAY AND SEE. DO YOU REALLY THINK WE DONT KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE GONA START KEYING IN ON MALCOLME?? WE KNOW THIS. MUST I REMIND YOU GUYS, GODFREY HAS COACHED SOME OF THE MOST PROLIFIC OFFENSES IN THE HISTORY OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. MOST KNOWN THO, Q CARTER, ARVIN RICHARDS, MICHA HALL, ANGELO TAYLOR, GERALD DENNIS, THIS OFFENSE PUT UP SOME NUMBERS, I CANT MENTION THE OTHERS, BUT WE KNOW HOW TO HANDLE OUR OFFENSE. YALL RUN WITH SOMETHIN YALL HERE ONE PERSON SAY, LOL, THATS CRAZY, THEN YOU START TO BELEIVE IT. 21 WAS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF POINTS WE PUT UP ALL YEAR, NOW DO YOU REALLY THINK WE AVERAGE 34 POINTS A GAME BY RUNNING EVERY PLAY??? LOL GO FIGURE
Marcus
October 29th, 2009
1:42 pm
ALL SWD PARENTS AND ALUMNI, SWD GOLD RALLY TOWELS ARE AVAILABLE AND THE MAIN OFFICE AT THE SCHOOL
Marcus
October 29th, 2009
1:59 pm
DONT TELL EM , MOM LET EM WONDER WHAT WE GOT. THEY SAY WE AINT GOT NOTHIN AT QB, THEN LET EM KEEP THINKIN THAT. THEY WILL SEE
SWDplayerMom
October 29th, 2009
2:03 pm
Yeah, they will have to see for themselves!!! I hate I let the cat out the bag, cause now they are going to key in on our QB!
Marcus
October 29th, 2009
2:07 pm
IT DONT MATTER WHAT THEY DO, ONLY TEAM THAT CAN BEAT US IS US. THATS IT. WE PLAY SOLID FOOTBALL, IT WONT MATTER WHAT THEY DO
Southwest Dekalb Alumni
October 29th, 2009
4:09 pm
I played for SWD last year and we have a excellent passing game. Our QB has just been hurt and had he not gotten hurt we would be undefeated. Griffin is a good football team but SWD is better we are the better team we have a better coach and we have the best school sprit in all of georgia. Panther Pride!
SWD co/09
studentofthegame
October 29th, 2009
4:48 pm
To all the SWD FANS OUT HERE GOOD LUCK ON FRI. BUT LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR. EVERYBODY HAS TALENT ON THEIR TEAM INCLUDING SWD BUT THE MOST TALENTED TEAMS DONT ALWAYS WIN. YOU GUYS SHOULD CERTAINLY KNOW THAT. WHEN WE BEAT YOU ALL IN THE RAIN LAST YEAR 10-7 REMEMBER BOTH TEAMS DEALT WITH THE SAME CONDITIONS IN FACT WE AHEAD 10-0 DEEP INTO THE 4TH SO ITS NOT LIKE WE LUCKED UP AND WON. THATS JUST TOTAL DISRESPECT TO US GRIFFIN AS A PROGRAM. YEAH U MIGHT HAVE MORE OVERALL TALENT BUT YEAR AFTER YEAR YOU GUYS PRODUCE SO MANY D1 ATHLETES AND NONE OF THEM ARE GOING PRO. SO I’LL TAKE GOOD PLAYERS WITH KILLER WORK ETHIC BERFORE TALENTED PLAYERS THAT RELY SOLELY ON TALENT. WITH BEING SAID THOUGH WE WILL SEE EACH OTHER DOWN ROAD
JustMyOpinion
October 29th, 2009
7:56 pm
I’ve been checking here for 3 hrs., and I can not believe that Marcus let you get the last word!lol
Play Football
October 29th, 2009
7:57 pm
Who cares about a hurt quarterback? All of you SWD fans out there need to just shut up because every school can make that same argument about a key player being hurt.
Southwest Dekalb Alumni
October 29th, 2009
8:44 pm
No u shut up our offense became 1 dimensional when he got hurt and we still only lost 1 game
SWDparentMom
October 29th, 2009
8:56 pm
To “Play Football”: Obviously you haven’t been reading the blog and jumped on the band wagon! The mentioning of SWD QB being hurt was only to justify why SWD hasn’t been passing the ball. He is only one of our good players, but we have several KEY players!!!
J. Green
October 29th, 2009
11:55 pm
I did not go to SWD but I stay in the school’s district for the last 17 years. No one gives SWD credit or respect. We EARN it! With that being said SWD DOES NOT fera Tucker, Marist, and certainly not Griffin. This whole Country vs. City arguement is irrelevent. The better team prevails, and with that being said the 2009-2010 SouthWest Dekalb Pathers ain’t what you want!!
dat tuc
October 30th, 2009
12:53 am
ok look im a tucker fan but this game reallt doesnt not matter either Marist Tucker or SWD will win state! WE play in 6AAAA or as i call it the baby SEC
Eagle man
October 30th, 2009
1:08 am
All of you guys have your fun this year, because the REAL team will be back in AAAA next year and NONE of you will have a chance. Northside has in the past and will once again in the future OWN AAAA football. So enjoy talking smack this season because you will be really quite next year!!!!
Haiku-575
October 30th, 2009
4:07 am
Griffin Bears Are Best.
SWD is just big mouths,
and talk won’t get it !!
Haiku-575
October 30th, 2009
4:11 am
Marcus will not win
the “war of words” on this blog
GRIFFIN SHALL PREVAIL !!!
BEARMAN
October 30th, 2009
6:10 am
MR. CARVELL,
YOU NEED TO WATCH GRIFFIN BEFORE YOU SPEAK, SWD HAS A GOOD COACH YES,BUT STEVE DEVOURSNEY RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. ONE FACTOR YOU NEED TO LOOK AT[ GRIFFIN IS NO LONGER JUST A WING T OFFENSE,ALSO A SPREAD OFFENSE THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A LOT MORE WEAPONS THIS YEAR ON OFFENSE AND DEFENSE AND I THINK WE HAVE THE BEST TALENT & SPEED IN THE STATE. [ALL CLASSIFICATIONS]. I WILL NOT PREDICT A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE FOOTBALL GAMES STILL HAVE TO BE PLAYED ON THE FIELD. I WILL SAY THAT THIS MAY BE THE BEST GRIFFIN TEAM SINCE THE 70′S OR 80′S AND BACK THEN GRIFFIN WAS KNOWN FOR RUNNING THE BALL AND GOOD DEFENSE WITH NFL TALENT. THIS YEAR WE HAVE THAT KIND OF TALENT. MY PICK FOR THE FINAL 4:
GRIFFIN VS SANDY CREEK
SWD VS WESTSIDE, MACON
GRIFFIN VS SWD FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!
GOOD LUCK TO ALL TEAMS AND MR. CARVELL, YOU BETTER HOLD OFF ON YOUR PICK BECAUSE IN PLAYOFFS A NEW SEASON STARTS AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE LUCK ON YOUR SIDE TO WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. INJURIES AND WEATHER GO A LONG WAY IN PLAYOFFS!
GO BEARS !
BEARMAN
October 30th, 2009
6:42 am
OVER 35+ YEARS OF FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL I HAVE SEEN TEAMS LIKE TCC 5-5 IN SEASON WIN THE STATE.ALSO TEAMS THAT WERE DOMINATE LIKE THE 76 WARNER ROBINS AND TIFT CO 83 TEAM.I ALSO CAN REMEMBER A SWD TEAM THAT HAD VALDOSTA BEAT IN GA. DOME WITH QUINCY CARTER AT QB MAKE A BAD PLAY IN FINAL MINUTE THAT COST THEM A WIN AND A POSSIBLE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.[ASK BUCK, I BET HE REMEMBERS]. LIKE I SAY, IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AND YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE LUCK WITH TALENT,COACHING AND LEADERSHIP. BY THE WAY, I ALSO SAW RON SIMMONS AND THAT TALENTED 76 TEAM PUT A WHIPPING ON GRIFFIN. BUT BEARMAN IS STILL A GRIFFIN BEAR FAN AND A GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FAN. I WILL BE AT GA. DOME FOR STATE EITHER WAY. GOOD LUCK!
Marcus
October 30th, 2009
6:53 am
HAHAHA IM BAAAAAAAAAAACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK. GAME DAY BABY. HAHAHA LETS GO PANTHERS.
LET ME START WITH BEAR MAN. CARVELL HAS BEEN COVERING HS FOOTBALL FOR I KNOW ATLEAST 10 YEARS BECAUSE I STILL HAVE AN OLD NEWS PAPER FROM THE YEAR 99 WHERE HE COVERED SWD IN THE PLAYOFFS, SO HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT. GRIFFIN IS #1 BY VIRTUE OF DEFAULT, WE LOST TO MLK, AND YALL GOT THE SPOT. REMEMBER, SWD WAS #1 PRESEASON. NO EXCUSES, WE LOST TO MLK, YEAH THE QB GOT HURT ON THE FIRST OFFENSIVE SNAP, TRUTH IS THO WE STILL SHUDA WON THE GAME WITH A 9TH GRADER AT THE HELM, WITH A DUMMIED DOWN OFFENSE, ANYWAY YOU GET MY POINT. HAIKU, PLEASE, I ADDRESSED YOU A LONG TIME AGO, AND LIKE I SAID, NOBODY CAN OUT TALK ME. HAHAHA. DONT WORRY PEOPLE, WHEN WE BEAT TUCKER TONIGHT, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER BLOG FOR ALL TO HEAR ME, I NEED TO BE HEARD. J. GREEN SPAEKS THE TRUTH, BUT YALL DONT WANA HEAR IT. MAN FORGET THAT ITS GAME DAY, ANY TUCKER BABY TIGER FANS WANA DISCUSS THE GAME TONIGHT??? LETS DO IT. NOTHIN BUT TUCKER 2DAY FOR ME, FORGET THE GUMMI BEARS DOWN IN GRIFFIN FOR RIGHT NOW, ONLY BABY TIGERS
Marcus
October 30th, 2009
6:59 am
BEARMAN IS CORRECT THO IN HIS ASSESSMENT OF LUCK AND THAT ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. YALL PROLLY DONT KNOW, BUT I DO BECAUSE IM A HISTORIAN OF ALL SPORTS, HIGH SCHOOL INCLUDED, AND IN 1998, DOUGHERTY HIGH WENT 5-5 IN THE REGULAR SEASON, THEN WON THE NEXT 5 GAMES TO WIN THE STATE, NOW A 5-5 TEAM WINNING THE STATE IS PRETTY REMARKABLE, AND IM SURE ALONG THE WAY THEY HAD SOME LUCK, BE IT THEIR MATCH UP, HOW THE BLL BOUNCED ON THAT PARTICULAR NIGHT, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, LUCK PLAYS A SMALL PART IN IT BELEIVE IT OR NOT
BEARMAN
October 30th, 2009
7:43 am
FIRST,MARCUS I THINK YOU ARE YELLOW BEHIND THE EARS, I DON’T CARE THAT CARVELL HAS WROTE FOR AJC FOR 10 YRS. I ALSO KNOW WHO WAS RANKED #1 AT FIRST OF YEAR. RANKINGS MEAN NOTHING AND I’M A OLD SCHOOL HISTORIAN . THAT BEING SAID, WAIT UNTIL MID DECEMBER AND WE WILL SEE WHO WINS THE STATE. MAY NOT BE SWD OR GRIFFIN. CARVELL, YOU , ME & MOTHER JULIA DON’T KNOW WHO’S GOING TO WIN THE STATE. ON DEC.11TH WE WILL KNOW WHO WINS THE STATE! AS FOR US BEING GUMMY BEARS. THEY ARE GOOD AND COME IN ALL FLAVORS, IF WE PLAY SWD I PROMISE TO GIVE YOU A BAG FULL,COME TO GRIFFIN SIDE AND GET YOU A BAG.
rwdekalbfan
October 30th, 2009
7:51 am
I love and support Dekalb County football and believe we can a state title this year, but this wont be a cake walk by any means. This Griffin team is solid on defense and has an explosive big play offense. If both Griffin and SWD meet in the finals it should be an incredible game to watch as both teams are better than last year. Also North Clayton and Marist figure to be in the hunt before its all said and done.
Marcus
October 30th, 2009
7:53 am
THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THAT POST SOUNDS REALLY FUNNY, WE OVER HERE AT SWD DONT SWING THAT WAY MR BEAR. BUT UR RIGHT,, NOBODY KNOWS RIGHT NOW WHO WILL WIN, BUT I LIKE MY TEAMS CHANCES, AND WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT IF WE EVER MEET WITH THEM GUMMI BEARS THIS YEAR IN THE PLAYOFFS, WE ARE GONA MAKE A STATEMENT ON ALL. BY NO STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION HAVE WE FORGOTTEN OUR LACK LUSTER PERFORMANCE LAST YEAR IN GRIFFIN, AND STILL SHUDA BEAT YALL. ANYWAY, LIKE I SAID, 2DAY IS TUCKER DAY. ONLY TUCKER. FORGET THEM GUMMI BEARS FOR NOW.
rwdekalbfan
October 30th, 2009
7:54 am
Wow “Marcus” I would love to see you go head to head with “EagleNationRising”, you are as good with facts about high school football as he is.
Marcus
October 30th, 2009
8:03 am
WHO IS EAGLE NATION FOR, NORTHSIDE WARNER ROBINS?
TUC
October 30th, 2009
10:01 am
TUCKER 24 SWD 21
Marcus
October 30th, 2009
10:47 am
YOU BARELY SCORED 7 ON STONE MOUNTAIN, HOW IN THE WORLD YOU THINK YALL FINA GET 24. LOLOL
LETS TRY
SWD 24-TUCKER 3. YALL WILL BE LUCKY TO SCORE
JustMyOpinion
October 30th, 2009
12:25 pm
SWD 35 Tucker 0
JustMyOpinion
October 30th, 2009
12:28 pm
Stone Mountain sucks, and they(Tucker) could only put 7 points on the board!
Tony_T
October 30th, 2009
12:55 pm
I don’t see SWD winning because Buck is too predictable. If he gains good yards on one play he runs the same play again. He doesn’t manage the his time out well and city team like SWD can’t beat he country boys. Every coach in Dekalb county for the exxeption of Tucker and Marist coach the same way.Not SWD, but Marist or Tucker. Never SWD.
Tony_T
October 30th, 2009
1:00 pm
Stone Mountain has a defense and if they can muster some offense teams like SWD are in trouble. Tucker is hurting this year on offense, but Buck fold under pressure and you know what he’s going to run. I see tucker beating SWD because he will out coach Buck. That’s not hard to do. SWD secondary is weak!! Buck will never win another championship
Bear_Backer
October 30th, 2009
1:37 pm
Hey rwdekalbfan – good luck to your favorite team and thanks for being the voice of reason on here. Its good to see some real intelligence on here like yourself and Bearman. ‘Nuff said!
BEARMAN
October 30th, 2009
1:40 pm
MARCUS,
IF YOU PLAY GRIFFIN, THE BEST PART OF SWD GAME WILL BE THAT BIG BAND WITH THE LADIES TWISTING AND HAVING ALL THE MOVES BECAUSE ON THE FIELD SWD WILL BE TOO SORE FROM THAT GRIFFIN DEFENSE. THE FALCONS MAY LET YOU GUYS FROM SWD AND YOU USE THE WHIRLPOOL. CONCUSSIONS DO HAPPEN IN FOOTBALL, SO MAKE SURE OLE “BUCK GODFREY” AND YOUR PANTHERS GET ON THE CORRECT BUS AND NOT “MARTA”. YOUR QB AND RB WILL HAVE THAT SMELLING SAUCE UNDER THE NOSE AND A HUGGIE[OR IS IT "DEPEND"] UNDER THE HIP PADS. TELL BUCK THAT THE DOLLAR STORE HAS $1 DOLLAR MAGNIFYING GLASSES FOR HIM TO SEE NUMBERS LIKE #47,#7,#55,#24,#4,#12,#5,#3 #9 JUST TO NAME A FEW. WE KNOW WHAT NUMBER MALCOME WEARS AND TELL HIM TO RUN WIDE OR TOO THE INSIDE BECAUSE IT WON’T MATTER! YOU KNOW COME TO THINK ABOUT IT IN MY PLAYOFF BRACKET, THE EAGLES OR SENINOLES MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE MARCUS!
Region 6AAAA
October 30th, 2009
1:47 pm
Our region has some outstanding defense. SWD, Marist, Tucker and Stone Mountain all have pretty good defenses. They will have to show some of you all better than they can tell you!
SWD Alumni
October 30th, 2009
1:58 pm
Tony_T did you just say SWD secondary is weak Jonathon Mincy CB(Auburn) Sharrod Golightly SS(Vandy) Marcques Dixon CB Offers from Southern Miss and Central Michigan and more to come. This doesn’t look like a weak secondary to me!
Marcus
October 30th, 2009
6:02 pm
ALL YALL SWD HATERS ARE SOME CLOWNS. IM FINA GO WATCH MY BOYS PUT A WHUPIN ON TUCKER. SEE YALL AT THE GAME
Southwest Dekalb Alumni
October 30th, 2009
11:02 pm
SWD 26 Tucker 0 without Ken Malcome 3 passing td’s and yall said we didn’t have a passing game
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT
October 30th, 2009
11:31 pm
TONY T, What happen TONY T,You said Buck would be out coach and you said that STONE MOUNTAIN would beat Chamblee. Did Coach Stephen get out coached and didn’t SMHS get out played. Hell SMHS might not make the playoffs.They would need for SWD TO REST THEIR STARTERS, but I think the 2 and 3 stringers would blow them out.SMHS had their chance but blew it TOO MUCH PRESSURE
DBoy
October 31st, 2009
12:17 am
To Marcus and SWD Alumni,
Ya’ll beat a Tucker team that lost everybody and is rebuilding this yr. We have a foundation so be happy beating a team that is mostly 10&11 graders while ya’ll returned everybody. Better get your licks in now cause next yr when Vaughters and the rest of the guys are seniors and junior it’s going to be another Championship. We will return everybody except Devin #5. I hope SWD wins the state wit all that talk going on. If not the season is a waste and it dont matter if ya’ll beat us or marist. Cause we both have State Championships this Decade! SWD needs to stop living in the past so much. Quincy and them was 13 yrs ago!!!
DBoy
October 31st, 2009
12:22 am
To I can’t believe it,
Stevens didn’t get out coach. He just coaching young and dumb players right now. Don’t worry we will see what happens when the roles are reverse next yr. SWD looses everybody and Tucker returns everybody. Buck sucks as a head coach the championship he did win was in Davenport was the offensive coordinator! Ya’ll better win state that’s all I’m saying. If you don’t this season will be a disapointment. Tucker was/is not the favorite to win it all. Everybody knows this is their rebuilding yr and wasn’t expecting much. WE lost Johnathan and Drayton and our QB. And all of the DB’s most of the offensive and defensive lines. Im not impressed wit T.J Stripling or Malcome. I’m a big UGA fan and not excited that they are coming. TJ takes plays off and Malcome is big and slow. Might be a FB at UGA