February 4, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County High School basketball teams were defeated by their border rivals from Warren County Thursday night in Smithville losing 65 to 58 in the girls game and 58 to 52 in the boys contest.
The Tigers are now 12-12 on the season and the Lady Tigers are 15-11. In the previous meeting on November 26 at McMinnville the Tigers lost to the Pioneers 79 to 64 and the Lady Tigers fell 52 to 35.
The Lady Tigers led 13 to 12 after the 1st period Thursday night but then fell behind 41 to 29 by halftime and 52 to 45 after the 3rd period before losing 65 to 58.
Ella VanVranken scored 23 followed by Kadee Ferrell 15, Avery Agee 12, Madison Martin 4 and Cam Branin and Ally Fuller each with 2.
The Tigers led 14 to 9 after the 1st period and 30 to 27 at halftime but trailed 44 to 36 after the 3rd period and lost 58 to 52.
Elishah Ramos, Stetson Agee, and Conner Close each scored 14, Robert Wheeler 5, Isaac Knowles 3, and Jordan Young with 2.
DeKalb County will close out the regular season next week with Senior Night at home against Cumberland County on Tuesday, February 8 and at Upperman on Friday, February 11. Action begins each night with the girls game at 6 p.m. followed by the boys game. WJLE will have LIVE coverage.