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The DCHS Lady Tigers (7-5) emerged as the top team in the consolation bracket of the Heritage Christmas Tournament at Maryville Wednesday after defeating the Grace Christian Rams of Knoxville (1-11) 55 to 28 in the consolation finals. Knoxville Catholic (8-4) won the tournament beating Heritage (11-2) 48 to 46.

The Lady Tigers return home for the Christmas holiday and will compete in the AFLAC Shootout at Watertown next Tuesday through Thursday.

In the game with Grace Christian Wednesday, DeKalb County led 11 to 8 after the 1st period, 29 to 13 at halftime, and 44 to 17 after the 3rd period enroute to a 55 to 28 final.

Avery Agee scored 10 followed by Kadee Ferrell, Ella VanVranken, and Dare Collins each with 8, Natalie Snipes 6, Ally Fuller 5, Cam Branin 4 and Bryna Pelham and Madison Martin each with 3.

The Lady Tigers opened play in the Maryville tournament Monday with a 61 to 31 loss to Knoxville Catholic but then defeated Cosby 52 to 45 on Tuesday to get to the consolation finals with Grace Christian on Wednesday.

The Lady Tigers will meet Community on Tuesday, December 28 at 6 p.m.; Gallatin on Wednesday, December 29 at 3 p.m.; and Pearl Cohn on Thursday, December 30 at 3 p.m. in the Watertown Tournament.

The Tigers will also compete in the Watertown Tournament against Seigel on Tuesday, December 28 at 4:30 p.m. and against Community on Wednesday, December 29 at 4:30 p.m.

After losing their first Christmas tournament games on Monday, the DeKalb County Tigers and Lady Tigers came roaring back Tuesday to claim victories in their respective games.

The Tigers (7-4) defeated the Cornersville Bulldogs (6-3) 53 to 27 in the Adidas Classic at Murfreesboro Riverdale while the Lady Tigers (6-5) knocked off the Cosby Eagles (2-10) 52 to 45 in the consolation bracket of the Heritage Christmas Tournament at Maryville

The Tigers are now finished for the week while the Lady Tigers will face the Grace Christian Rams of Knoxville (1-10) today (Wednesday) at 1 p.m. eastern time in the Maryville tournament. Grace Christian got its first victory of the season Tuesday with a tournament win over the West Rebels (0-9)

The Tigers outscored Cornersville 17 to 11 in the 1st period and led 27 to 17 at halftime, and 39 to 21 after the 3rd period before notching a 53 to 27 victory.

Robert Wheeler scored 14, Stetson Agee 12, Isaac Knowles 8, Zach Birmingham 6, Elishah Ramos 5, Ian Colwell and Jordan Young each with 3, and Alex Antoniak 2.

Meanwhile the Lady Tigers led Cosby 16 to 8 after the 1st period, 26 to 21 at halftime, and 38 to 36 after the 3rd period before going on to claim a 52 to 45 win.

Ella VanVranken scored 25 followed by Avery Agee 9, Dare Collins 7, Kadee Ferrell, who returned with limited play after being out of the lineup recently due to an ankle injury, scored 6 and Madison Martin had 5 points.

On Monday, December 20 the Tigers lost to the Smyrna Bulldogs 60 to 55 in the Adidas Classic at Murfreesboro Riverdale while the Lady Tigers were defeated 61 to 31 by the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish in the Heritage Christmas Tournament at Maryville. Knoxville Catholic is a private school and ranked #3 in the state.

The Tigers led Smyrna 18 to 9 after the 1st period, but the game was tied at 28 by halftime and 41 all after the 3rd period. The Bulldogs went on to outscore the Tigers 19 to 14 in the 4th period to get the win 60 to 55.

Isaac Knowles scored 17 for the Tigers followed by Stetson Agee 12, Elishah Ramos 8, Jordan Young and Zach Birmingham each with 7 and Robert Wheeler and Nathaniel Crook each with 2.

The Lady Tigers trailed 20 to 9 after the 1st period of their game with Knoxville Catholic and were down 34 to 18 by halftime and 49 to 23 after the 3rd period before losing 61 to 31.

Avery Agee scored 10, Ella Van Vranken 6, Ally Fuller 5, Xharia Lyons and Ella Hendrixson each with 3 and Madison Martin and Cam Branin each with 2.

The DeKalb County Tigers lost to the Smyrna Bulldogs 60 to 55 in the Adidas Classic at Murfreesboro Riverdale while the Lady Tigers were defeated 61 to 31 by the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish in the Heritage Christmas Tournament at Maryville on Monday. Knoxville Catholic is a private school and ranked #3 in the state.

Today (Tuesday, December 21) the Tigers (6-4) will face the Cornersville Bulldogs (6-2) in the Adidas Classic at Murfreesboro Riverdale. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage. The Lady Tigers will face the Cosby Eagles today (Tuesday) at 10 a.m. eastern time in the Heritage Christmas Tournament at Maryville. Cosby lost to Covington 67 to 47 in the tournament on Monday.

The Tigers led Smyrna 18 to 9 after the 1st period, but the game was tied at 28 by halftime and 41 all after the 3rd period. The Bulldogs went on to outscore the Tigers 19 to 14 in the 4th period to get the win 60 to 55.

Isaac Knowles scored 17 for the Tigers followed by Stetson Agee 12, Elishah Ramos 8, Jordan Young and Zach Birmingham each with 7 and Robert Wheeler and Nathaniel Crook each with 2.

The Lady Tigers trailed 20 to 9 after the 1st period of their game with Knoxville Catholic and were down 34 to 18 by halftime and 49 to 23 after the 3rd period before losing 61 to 31.

Avery Agee scored 10, Ella Van Vranken 6, Ally Fuller 5, Xharia Lyons and Ella Hendrixson each with 3 and Madison Martin and Cam Branin each with 2.

The DCHS Lady Tigers couldn’t match White County and lost at Sparta Tuesday night 83 to 29 to the highly ranked Warriorettes. The Tigers, meanwhile, lost to the Warriors 53 to 37.

White County jumped out to a 27 to 5 lead in the 1st period of the girls’ game and held a 46 to 10 advantage by halftime. The Lady Tigers trailed 64 to 24 after the 3rd period and lost 83 to 29.

Senior Kadee Ferrell was out of the game still recovering from an ankle injury last week. Ella VanVranken scored 9 followed by Avery Agee 6, Ally Fuller and Dare Collins each with 4 and Madison Martin and Ella Hendrixson each scored 3.

The Tigers trailed the Warriors 15 to 12 after the 1st period of the boys’ game and were down 37 to 15 by halftime. White County led 40 to 34 after the 3rd period and went on to defeat the Tigers 53 to 37.

Stetson Agee led in scoring for the Tigers with 12 points followed by Nathaniel Crook 6, Elishah Ramos 5, Jordan Young 4, Brayden Antoniak 3, and Isaac Knowles, Robert Wheeler, and Alex Antoniak each with 2.

The Lady Tigers drop to 5-4 (0-2) while the Tigers slip to 6-3 (1-1)

Next week, the DCHS basketball teams will be heading in different directions. The Lady Tigers will compete in the Heritage Christmas Classic at Maryville Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 20, 21, & 22 while the Tigers will play in the Riverdale Christmas Classic at Murfreesboro on Monday and Tuesday, December 20 & 21.

The DeKalb County Tigers won their region opener 67 to 58 against the Stone Memorial Panthers Friday night in Smithville but the Lady Tigers lost 67 to 54.

The Tigers trailed 20 to 16 after the 1st period but took a 34 to 22 halftime lead. DC held a 48 to 35 advantage after the 3rd period and went onto win 67 to 58.

Brayden Antoniak scored 18, Stetson Agee 15, Elishah Ramos 13, Robert Wheeler 10, Jordan Young 7, and Isaac Knowles 4.

The Lady Tigers trailed 11 to 8 after the 1st period, 38 to 21 at halftime, and 53 to 38 after the 3rd period before falling 67 to 54.

Ella VanVranken scored 22, Madison Martin 15, Avery Agee 5, Dare Collins 4, Natalie Snipes and Xharia Lyons each with 3, and Ally Fuller with 2.

The Tigers and now (6-2, 1-0) and the Lady Tigers are (5-3, 0-1)