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Tigers Tame Lions, Lady Tigers Suffer Fourth District Loss

The DeKalb County Tigers got by the Cannon County Lions 52 to 50 Tuesday night in Smithville but the Lady Tigers lost their fourth straight district game, dropping a 70 to 38 decision to the Lionettes.

The Tigers trailed Cannon County 19 to 14 after the first period, but grabbed a 33 to 31 lead by halftime. DC led 43 to 40 after the third quarter and went on to win 52 to 50.

Sonni Fullilove led the team in scoring with 16 points. Ethan Roller 15. Braxton Atnip 7. Will Molander 5. Eli Lomas 3 and Lucas Phillips, Aaron Patterson, and Justin Bones each with 2 points.

The Lady Tigers trailed 19 to 5 after the first period of their game. The Lionettes led 40 to 19 by halftime and 52 to 33 after the third period before going on to win 70 to 38.

Abbey Caldwell scored 12 points. Loren Cripps 9, Chelsea Lewis 8, Paige Winningham 6, Lydia Foutch 2 and Ashley Barnes with 1 point.

DeKalb County will travel to Smyrna Thursday night to take on Lancaster Christian. The girls game tips off at 6:00 p.m.

Tiger Edge Owls, Lady Tigers Lose

The DeKalb County Tigers notched another close win Friday night with a 61 to 59 victory over district foe Smith County at Carthage but the Lady Tigers had a tough night, losing 62 to 41.

Braxton Atnip had a big night with 25 points for the Tigers. Ethan Roller 14. Sonni Fullilove 10. Lucas Phillips 7. Aaron Patterson and Justin Bone each with 2 and Zach Vincent 1.

For the Lady Tigers, Loren Cripps scored 17. Chelsea Lewis 13. Abby Caldwell 8 and Paige Winningham 3.

DeKalb County will host Cannon County Tuesday night starting with the girls game at 6:00 p.m. WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

Tigers Win Nailbiter at Livingston Academy, Lady Tigers Come Up Short in OT

The DeKalb County Tigers won a close game at Livingston Academy Tuesday night 56 to 55 while the Lady Tigers went to overtime before falling to the Lady Wildcats 47 to 45

In the boys game the Tigers trailed 23 to 13 after the first period and 28 to 27 by halftime. The Wildcats led 43 to 41 after the third period but in the final quarter, the Tigers outscored Livingston Academy 15 to 12 and won 56 to 55.

Stephen Howell had 24 to pace the Tigers in scoring. Braxton Atnip 12, Sonni Fullilove 10, Lucas Phillips 4, and Zach Vincent and Ethan Roller each had 3 points.

The Lady Tigers trailed 12 to 5 after the first period of their game and found themselves ten points behind 24 to 14 by halftime. But in the third quarter, DC outscored the Lady Wildcats 14 to 10 to cut the Livingston Academy lead to six points, 34 to 28 heading into the fourth quarter. In the final period of regulation, the Lady Tigers continued their rally, outscoring Livingston Academy 12 to 6 to send the game into overtime tied at 40. The Lady Wildcats outlasted DC in OT and won 47 to 45.

Loren Cripps scored 20 for the Lady Tigers. Chelsea Lewis had 13. Paige Winningham 9 and Ashley Barnes with 3.

DeKalb County will be at Smith County Friday night. WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

Tigers Slay Dragons in District Opener, Lady Tigers Rally Falls Short

The DeKalb County Tigers cruised to a 63 to 36 victory in their district opener against York Institute Friday night in Smithville while the Lady Tigers lost 49 to 42 to the Lady Dragons.

The Tigers led 17 to 7 after the first period, 33 to 14 at halftime, and 47 to 27 after the third period before going on to win 63 to 36.

Stephen Howell and Sonni Fullilove shared high scoring honors with 18 points each. Ethan Roller had 8. Lucas Phillips and Braxton Atnip each with 5, Eli Lomas 4, Aaron Patterson 3, and Justin Bone with 2 points.

The Lady Tigers trailed 16 to 4 after the first period of their game. York Institute led 33 to 16 at halftime and 38 to 27 after the third period before defeating DeKalb County 49 to 42.

Chelsea Lewis scored 16 for the Lady Tigers. Loren Cripps 13. Paige Winningham had 9 and Abbey Caldwell and Ashli Chew each had 2 points.

Tigers Win, Lady Tigers Fall in Saturday Session of Cannon County Classic

The DeKalb County Tigers defeated the Portland Panthers 54 to 37 in the Saturday night session of the Mitch Wilson Classic at Cannon County High School in Woodbury. The Lady Tigers, suffered their first loss of the season, falling to Siegel 45 to 42.

The Tigers led the Panthers 19 to 5 after the first period, 30 to 17 at halftime, and 40 to 31 after the third period. DC outscored Portland 14 to 6 in the fourth quarter and won 54 to 37.

Braxton Atnip scored 15. Ethan Roller 13. Stephen Howell 11. Sonni Fullilove 9, Eli Lomas 4 and Aaron Patterson with 2.

The Lady Tigers trailed Siegel 12 to 8 after the first period, 21 to 18 at halftime, and 31 to 26 after the third period before falling 45 to 42.

Ashley Barnes scored 11. Loren Cripps 10. Ashi Chew 8. Paige Winningham 6. Abbey Caldwell 5 and Lydia Foutch 1.

The Tigers and Lady Tigers are each at 7-1 on the season and will open district play at home Friday night, November 30 hosting York Institute starting with the girls game at 6:00 p.m. WJLE plans LIVE coverage.

Coach Steve Trapp Announces DCHS 2013 Football Schedule

Coach Steve Trapp has announced the 2013 DCHS football schedule.

Clay County and Hixson, which have been on the Tiger schedule, will be replaced by Stone Memorial and Trousdale County. "We're not playing Clay County or Hixson anymore," said Coach Trapp. "We've picked up Stone Memorial on week one and we've picked up Trousdale County. We'll be playing them on week six at home. In our district, we've added Macon County. We've played them now twenty one years in a row but they're now back in our district. We'll open up district play against Livingston Academy in week two at home and we'll finish up district play against Smith County in week ten at their place. We still have Warren County in week zero. We still have White County in week three. We'll play Cannon County in week four. Our bye will be in week five and then we'll finish out the year with York Institute, Macon County, Upperman, and Smith County," said Coach Trapp

The 2013 schedule is as follows:
Warren County: AWAY
Stone Memorial- AWAY
Livingston Academy-HOME
White County- HOME
Cannon County-HOME
BYE
Trousdale County-HOME
York Institute-HOME
Macon County-AWAY
Upperman-AWAY
Smith County-AWAY

DCHS defeats Grundy County in Mitch Wilson Classic

The DeKalb County High School Tigers and Lady Tigers defeated Grundy County in the Friday session of the Mitch Wilson Classic at Cannon County High School.

The Lady Tigers won 50 to 29 while the Tigers cruised to a 90 to 33 win.

In the girls game, DC led 12 to 6 after the first period, 25 to 17 at halftime, and 38 to 23 after the third period, before going on to win 50 to 29

Loren Cripps led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 20 points. Chelsea Lewis had 15. Abbey Caldwell 6, Paige Winningham 4. Ashley Barnes 3, and Ashli Chew with 1 point.

In the boys game, the Tigers led 20 to 7 after the first period, 53 to 19 at halftime, and 81 to 26 after the third period. DC went on to win 90 to 33.

Sonni Fullilove led the Tigers in scoring with 28 points. Braxton Atnip 15, Eli Lomas 11, Stephen Howell 10, Ethan Roller 8, Aaron Patterson 7, Zach Vincent 5, Justin Bone 4, and Seth Wright with 2 points..

Saturday night, the Tigers will take on Portland at 6:30 p.m. followed by a match between the Lady Tigers and Siegel at 8:00 p.m. in the Mitch Wilson Classic at Cannon County High School in Woodbury WJLE will broadcast the games LIVE.

DCHS to Compete in Cannon County Mitch Wilson Classic

The DeKalb County High School Basketball teams will compete in the Cannon County Mitch Wilson Classic on Friday and Saturday, November 23 & 24 in Woodbury. WJLE plans LIVE coverage.

The schedule involving DCHS teams is as follows:

Friday, November 23
DCHS vs Grundy County (girls) 9:30 a.m.
DCHS vs Grundy County (boys) 11:00 a.m.

Saturday, November 24
DCHS vs Portland (boys) 6:30 p.m.
DCHS vs Siegel (girls) 8:00 p.m.