Decatur High Opens Football Season Vs. Grady

In Georgia, it's never too early to think about football.

Decatur High head football coach Scott Jackson released the game schedule for the varsity, junior varsity and Renfroe Middle School teams.

He said the day or time of the scrimmage game might be changed.

2013 Decatur Bulldogs Varsity Football Schedule

• Aug. 16. Scrimmage at Holy Innocent. 7:30 p.m. (tentative)                    

• Aug. 30. Grady. 7:30 p.m.

• Sept. 7.  Therrell (at Grady Stadium) 7:30 p.m.                   

• Sept. 13. At  Greenville. 7:30 p.m.                                         

• Sept. 20. Clarkston. 7:30 p.m.                                              

• Sept. 27. Cedar Grove. 7:30 p.m.

• Oct. 4. At Woodward Academy. 7:30 p.m.

• Oct. 11. Blessed Trinity (Homecoming) 7:30 p.m.                

• Oct. 25. Towers (at Avondale Stadium) 7:30 p.m.

• Nov. 1. McNair. 7:30 p.m.

• Nov. 8. At St. Pius. 7:30 p.m.

Playoffs

• Nov. 15. First round.

• Nov. 22. First round.

• Nov. 29. Quarterfinals.

• Dec. 6. Semifinals.

• Dec. 13. State championship. At Georgia Dome.

JV Football Schedule

• Sept. 5. Towers (at North DeKalb Stadium) 6:45 p.m.

• Sept. 12. Druid Hills. 5 p.m.

• Sept. 19. McNair. 5 p.m.

• Sept. 26. Clarkston (at Adams Stadium) 6:45 p.m.

• Oct. 3. Columbia (at North DeKalb Stadium) 5 p.m.

Renfroe Middle School Football Schedule

• Aug. 31. Lithonia. 10 a.m.

• Sept. 7. Sequoyah. 10 a.m.

• Sept. 14. Cedar Grove. (At Panthersville Stadium) 10:30 a.m.

• Sept. 21. Salem. (At Avondale Stadium) 10:30 a.m.

• Oct. 5. Chamblee. 10 a.m.

• Oct. 12. Stephenson. 10 a.m.