Isaac Knowles and Haidyn Hale Named Mr. and Miss DCHS (View Video Here)

September 4, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Seniors Isaac Knowles and Haidyn Hale have been named Mr. and Miss DeKalb County High School for 2021-22.

Knowles is the son of Jared and Karen Knowles and Hale is the daughter of Chad Hale and Melissa Odom.

“This is a very large honor considering our teachers thought enough of us to select us to be part of the applicants for it and it means even more that our student body thought enough of us to choose us for this great honor,” said Knowles.

“Its very exciting to know our teachers nominated us and our peers voted for us. It’s a great honor to be chosen”, said Hale.

Both Knowles and Hale have excelled in high school both inside and outside the classroom.

“I have played football and baseball over the last four years and now for my senior year I have actually made the basketball team so I’ll be playing basketball this year and become a three sport athlete for my last year here,” said Knowles.

“I have cheered the last four years. My freshman year I cheered for basketball and for the past three years I have cheered for football,” said Hale.

In the classroom, Knowles and Hale take honors and dual enrollment classes to obtain college credit through online studies with Motlow State Community College and both are straight A students and members of the prestigious 21 + Club.

Knowles has been involved with the FFA and FBLA clubs while Hale is a member of the Beta, FBLA, Climate Crew and other clubs.

Hale said she wants to go on to college after high school and become a dental hygienist while Knowles has plans to hopefully play football on the collegiate level and obtain a Bachelor’s Degree to pursue a career in agronomy.

September 4, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Tigers dropped their first game of the season Friday night losing to Macon County at Lafayette 32 to 29.

The Tigers (1-1) and 0-1 in region play will travel to Watertown (1-2) Friday night, September 10. Kick-Off will be at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

Macon County struck first with 52 seconds left in the 1st period after Cameron Houston picked off a DC Quarterback Briz Trapp pass and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown. Bryson Higgins added the PAT and Macon County led 7-0.

DeKalb County tied the game at 7-7 with 9:12 left in the 2nd period as Colby Barnes scored on a 17 yard touchdown run capping a 56 yard Tiger drive. Axel Aranda tacked on the extra point.

On the ensuing kick-off after the DC touchdown, Cameron Houston raced 80 yards to put Macon County back on top 13-7 with 8:57 left in the 2nd period.

DC mishandled the ensuing kick-off and Macon County recovered at the DeKalb County 35 yard line. Macon County QB Braydee Brooks then found Cameron Houston on a 25 yard touchdown pass. The PAT attempt by Higgins was no good but Macon County extended its lead to 19-7 with 6:37 left in the 2nd period.

DeKalb County answered with 4:57 left in the first half on a 17 yard touchdown run by Isaac Knowles on a reverse completing a 57 yard Tiger drive and with Aranda’s extra point DC trailed 19-14.

DC grabbed the lead for the first time with 11:45 left in the 4th period as Quarterback Briz Trapp hooked up with John Ellis on a 28 yard touchdown pass. A 2 point conversion by Isaac Knowles was good and DeKalb County pulled ahead 22-19.

Macon County moved back out front 25-22 on a 63 yard touchdown scoring pass play from Braydee Brooks to Cameron Houston with 10:03 left in the 4th period. The PAT try by Higgins was no good.

DeKalb County took the lead again with 6:41 left in the game as Quarterback Briz Trapp scored on a 4 yard keeper. Axel Aranda added the extra point and DC led 29-25.

Macon County mounted a 75 yard drive late in the game and scored on 9 yard touchdown pass from Braydee Brooks to Zach Borders. Higgins converted the PAT and Macon County went on to claim a 32-29 victory.

September 3, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Tigers, who won their first ever regular season region football championship last year, will begin their quest for another one tonight (Friday) as they open the region portion of their schedule at Macon County.

https://www.wjle.com/tiger-talk-september-2/

The Tigers defeated the Smith County Owls in the season opener 33-14 last week in Smithville

Macon County enters tonight’s game at 2-0 with wins over East Robertson 34-12 and Westmoreland 14-6.

Although the Tigers played well for the most part against the Owls, Tiger Coach Steve Trapp said the team had a few too many mistakes.

“I really liked the effort our guys played with and that’s one thing we tell them all the time that we should never have to question. I thought they played extremely hard and got their minds right but there were some negatives with it being the first game of the year. Anytime there is a penalty before the whistle its not good and we had a few of those on offense and a couple of bad snaps and a turnover here and there but we got some of those back on defense as well. I expect to see all that cleaned up this week. We’ve had a good week of preparation and I’m anxious to see these guys get out here tonight and play with even more enthusiasm and determination than last week,” said Coach Trapp.

As for Macon County, “They are always going to play hard. They have that unique scheme of the wing-t so it makes it hard to prepare for because we do things totally different and our scout team has to buy into a whole new offensive philosophy to get us a good look and things we have to do defensively are not the norm but our guys have prepared hard all week long for tonight and the opportunity we have. We understand the importance of this game but we feel every game is important so our main focus is doing our job the correct way on every snap,” added Coach Trapp.

WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5:00 p.m. featuring former UT assistant coach Doug Matthews with former coach Dave McGinnis and broadcaster Larry Stone talking Tennessee and SEC football.

“Coach to Coach” is followed by “Murphy’s Matchups at 6:00 p.m., a look at Tennessee High School Football from Murphy Fair with commentary on games and coaches interviews.

“Tiger Talk” debuts at 6:30 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger players Isaac Knowles, Colby Barnes, and Briz Trapp.

The game kicks off at 7:00 p.m. with play by play coverage on WJLE with John Pryor and color commentary by Thomas Cagle. Listen LIVE on WJLE AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE STREAM at www.wjle.com.