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DeKalb County Drops Two to Warren County

The DeKalb County Tigers and Lady Tigers lost to their border rivals from Warren County Tuesday night in Smithville.

The Lady Tigers lost in a close one 45 to 41 but the Tigers were blown out 66 to 29.

Warren County led 14 to 13 after the first period, 25 to 21 at half time, and 35 to 28 after the third period, before notching the 45 to 41 victory.

Victoria Bennett led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 15 points, Cynthia Woodward had 8 points, Nikki Bass 6, Martha Webb 5, Kristina Stephens 4, and Morgan Page with 3 point.

The Pioneers took control of the boys game early leading 21 to 4 after the first period, 47 to 15 at halftime, and 58 to 19 after the third quarter, before winning 66 to 29.

Hunter Poteete led the Tigers in scoring with 8 points. Hunter Stewart scored 6 points, Seth Willoughby and Cody Myrick each with 4, Cody Atnip 3, and J.J. Herriott and Travon Johnson each with 2 points.

Tigers and Lady Tigers Fall to Station Camp in Hall of Fame Contests

The DeKalb County High School Tigers and Lady Tigers fell to Station Camp in a pair of Hall of Fame games Saturday night in Smithville.

The Lady Tigers lost in the opener 57 to 41 and the Bison pulled away from the Tigers in the nightcap 81 to 46.

The girls game was tied at 13 at the end of the first period but the Lady Bison held a 24 to 20 lead at half time. Station Camp outscored the Lady Tigers 12 to 5 in the third period and led 36 to 25 going into the fourth period. The visitors went on to win 57 to 41.

Cynthia Woodward led DeKalb County in scoring with 15 points followed by Victoria Bennett and Martha Webb each with 8 points, Morgan Page had 6 points, and Nikki Bass with 4 points.

Tigers and Lady Tigers Win Season Openers

The DeKalb County High School Basketball teams swept their season openers Tuesday night, as they beat Trousdale County in a pair of Hall of Fame games in Smithville.

The Lady Tigers defeated the Lady Yellow Jackets 59 to 23 and the Tigers followed that up with a 66 to 60 win in the boys game.

The Lady Tigers jumped on top, 7-0, in the opening minutes, and never trailed the Lady Jackets. DeKalb County owned an 18 to 7 lead at the end of the first period and held a 33 to 10 advantage at half time. DeKalb County expanded the lead to 54 to 17 at the end of the third period and went on to win 59 to 23.

Cynthia Woodward led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 16 points followed by Nikki Bass and Kristina Stephens each with 9 points, Morgan Page 7, Martha Webb 6, Victoria Bennett and Brooke Hutchings 3 points each, and Elicia Cantrell, Jaylen Garrett, and Jessica Garrison each with 2 points.

Tigers Run in State Play-Offs Ends at Whitehouse

The season for the DeKalb County Tigers came to a close Friday night as they lost their second round state play-off game 42-20 at Whitehouse.

DeKalb County completes the year with an over-all record of 9-3. Their only losses were to Station Camp and Whitehouse at home during the regular season and Friday night's loss at Whitehouse in the state play-offs.

The Tigers got the ball to start the game but went three and out and had to punt.

Whitehouse began their first drive at the DeKalb County 43 yard line and scored five plays later on a seven yard touchdown pass play from Quarterback Trox Greenwade to Chad Neal. Matthew Gossett converted on the P.A.T. and the Blue Devils led 7-0 with 8:02 left in the first period.

DeKalb County Alumni Basketball Game set for Saturday night

Fans can get their first look at the DCHS basketball teams, this Saturday night, as both the Tigers and Lady Tigers will take part in an alumni basketball game. The girls' game will tip-off at 6:00 p.m. with boys' action to follow.

Coach Danny Bond will return to the sidelines to coach the boys' alumni team against Coach Lynus Martin's 2008-09 Tiger squad. Coach Mike Shockley's Lady Tigers will also do battle against several of the former DCHS girls' players. All fans are invited to come out and root on both the current and former players.

The Tigers and Lady Tigers will officially tip off the regular season on Tuesday night, November 18th, as Trousdale County comes to town for a Hall of Fame showdown. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. and WJLE plans live coverage.

Tigers Defeat McMinn Central 28-14 In State Play-Offs

The DeKalb County Tigers won their first ever State football play-off game with a 28-14 victory over the McMinn Central Chargers at Englewood Friday night.

The Tigers, now 9-2, will advance in the State Play-offs this Friday night to play White House, while McMinn Central's season comes to an end at 9-2.

The Tigers got the ball to start the game but turned it over on an interception, and three plays later, McMinn Central scored on a 30 yard quarterback sweep by Zack Rayle. Jamin Godfrey converted on the P.A.T. and the Chargers led 7-0 with 10:43 left in the first period.

DeKalb County mounted an 80 yard scoring drive on their next possession, aided by a face mask and a pass interception penalty on McMinn Central for a total of 30 yards. On 4th and 8 , Abram Edwards caught a 10 yard touchdown pass from Quarterback Hunter Poteete. Zach Taylor converted on the P.A.T. and the Tigers tied the game at 7-7 with 3:23 left in the first period.

Tigers open playoffs at McMinn Central on Friday

The DeKalb County High School Tiger football team will open play in the TSSAA State football playoffs this Friday night at McMinn Central. The Tigers, who finished 8-2 in the regular season, are the third place team out of Region 4-3A, while the Chargers, who are 9-1 on the season, were the runners-up in Region 3-3A. McMinn Central lost their first game of the season last week, when they dropped a 33-14 decision at Chattanooga Howard.

Tigers to Meet McMinn Central in Opening Round of TSSAA Football Play-offs

The DeKalb County Tiger Football team will travel to Englewood near Athens in east Tennessee to take on the McMinn Central Chargers Friday night, November 7th in the first round of the TSSAA playoffs.

McMinn Central, the runner-up in Region 3-3A, finished the regular season at 9-1, losing their only game to Howard 33 to 14 Friday night.

The winner of the DeKalb/McMinn Central game will meet the winner of the Whitehouse/East Ridge contest on November 14th.

Meanwhile, Sycamore will face Howard in the first round of the playoffs while Station Camp will take on Polk County . The winners of those two games will meet on November 14th.

McMinn Central defeated the following teams this year:

Loudon, 34-13
Oliver Springs, 48-13
Meigs County, 55-0
Sequoyah 28-12
Notre Dame 42-0
East Ridge 17-16
Tellico Plains 49-13
Grundy County 55-6
Polk County 16-0

The DeKalb County Tigers finished the regular season at 8-2

DeKalb County defeated the following teams this year: