Sports

Chamblee beats Decatur 42-30, improves to 5-4

By Dunwoody-Brookhaven Ledger staff · October 30, 2026 · 1 min read

Football, balls, american football, sports, ball sports, american football, american football, american football, americ — Chamblee High School beat Decatur High School 42-30 on Thursday push to a 5-4 record. herbert2512 / Pixabay

Chamblee High School beat Decatur High School 42-30 on Thursday, Oct. 29, pushing its 2026 record to 5-4.

Decatur dropped to 3-7 with the loss. The Decatur squad has lost three straight games after starting the season 3-4.

The schools submitted the final score to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA), which posted the result. Chamblee was listed as the home team.

The two programs met twice in earlier seasons in GHSA records. On Sept. 12, 2025, Chamblee won 36-10, a 26-point margin. On Sept. 13, 2024, Decatur won 43-7, a 36-point margin.

Chamblee travels to Alcovy on Nov. 6.

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