This release is courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Daily:
Lithonia and Stone Mountain must forfeit nine victories between them for using ineligible players this season, knocking both DeKalb County teams out of state-playoff contention in Region 6-AAAA, the Georgia High School Association announced today.
As a result, the winner of the game Friday night between Chamblee and Miller Grove will become the fourth and final playoff qualifier from the region. Southwest DeKalb, Marist and Tucker have clinched the first three playoff berths.
Stone Mountain, with had improved to 6-3 this season from 3-7 under first-year coach Dante Ferguson, was forced to forfeit victories over Miller Grove, Forsyth Central, Lakeside and North Springs. Stone Mountain’s victory over Lithonia has been declared a double forfeit because both teams used ineligible players. Stone Mountain record is now 1-8 overall, 0-8 in the region.
Lithonia, which had been 4-5, must forfeit victories over Forsyth Central, Chamblee, Miller Grove and Lakeside. Lithonia’s record now is 0-9.
The forfeits move Chamblee and Miller Grove (both 6-3 overall and 5-3 in the region) into a tie for fourth place in the region.
Chamblee would’ve earned the No. 4 seed in the playoffs anyway with a victory over Miller Grove unless Stone Mountain upset second-ranked Southwest DeKalb this week, but the forfeits are especially welcome news to Miller Grove, which picked up two unexpected victories.
The GHSA did not disclose why the players were ineligible. They typically involve violations of residency, transfer, age or academic requirements.
Sources tell GHSF Daily that Stone Mountain’s forfeits results from the use of a player who started the season at Lithonia and trasnferred to Stone Mountain.
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