Moore returning to DeKalb County as Cedar Grove head coach

Reigning Class 3A football champion Cedar Grove has hired Dougherty defensive coordinator Roderick Moore as head coach to replace John Adams, who left in February to join Dell McGee’s staff at Georgia State.

Moore will return to DeKalb County, where he is a Druid Hills alumnus and a former head coach at McNair (2006-08) and Redan (2014-17).

His career record is 38-46 in rebuilding projects at programs that have struggled this century. He led McNair to its most recent three playoff appearances before the current 15-year drought.

Moore also has been defensive coordinator at Southwest DeKalb and Columbia. At Dougherty, Moore worked under head coach Johnny Gilbert, also a former McNair head coach.

Cedar Grove is the state’s most successful mid-sized school in recent years with five state championships over eight seasons while fielding several major Division I players.

Slated to return for 2024 are quarterback Elliott Colson, running back Boden Walker and wide receiver Devin Carter, all first-team all-state players with major D-I offers.

Aside from Adams, who led Cedar Grove the past three seasons, two other Saints coaches have departed for head coaching jobs. Offensive coordinator Kendrick Callier is now Stockbridge’s head coach, and defensive assistant Greg Carter is Stone Mountain’s head coach.

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