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Station Camp snapped the DCHS Lady Tigers’ nine game winning streak today (Friday) during the semi-finals of the Smokey Mountain Classic at Gatlinburg.

Undersized and shooting woes plagued DeKalb County in the 43-36 loss.

The first half was mostly back and forth with both teams putting up a strong defensive effort. The Lady Tigers were outscored 12-9 in the 1st quarter and found themselves down 21-17 at the half.

In the 3rd quarter the Lady Tigers’ offense came to life resulting in a 13-8 run to pull ahead 30-29 going into the 4^th quarter. In the final period the DC offense hit the skids scoring only 6 points and the Lady Tigers lost 43-36.

Lydia Brown led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 13 followed by Mya Ruch, Maddison Parsley, and Kadee Ferrell each with 6, Emme Colwell 3, and Joni Robinson 2 .

With the loss, DeKalb County will compete for 3rd place in the consolation game Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) against the loser of the Gatlinburg Pittman- Casey County, Kentucky game.

The Lady Tigers are 11-3 on the year.

The DCHS Tigers lost to Forrest 55 to 45 in the Aflac Watertown Christmas Tournament Thursday night.

The Tigers trailed 13 to 1 after the 1^st period, 29 to 14 at halftime, and 40 to 27 after the 3^rd period before falling 55 to 45.

Dallas Cook scored 14, Evan Jones 10, Nathan Atkins 8, Tanner Poss 7, Issac Walker 3, Dakota White 2, and Brayden Howard with 1.

DeKalb County drops to 1-12 on the season.

The DCHS Lady Tigers won in physical fashion during the 1st round of the Smokey Mountain Classic in Gatlinburg today (Thursday) beating Clay County, Kentucky 51 to 42.

The Lady Tigers were led in scoring with 28 points from Lydia Brown. Kadee Ferrell scored 9. Mya Ruch 6, Emme Colwell 5, and Joni Robinson with 3.

DeKalb County trailed 13 to 12 after the 1^st period but in the 2nd quarter Brown heated up scoring 14 of her 28 points to pull the Lady Tigers ahead 29 -21 at halftime. To start  the 3^rd period Clay County went on a 14 -3 run to take the lead 35-32.  The Lady Tigers responded in the 4th period with a strong defensive effort and some clutch shooting to finish off a 19-7 run to secure the  51 to 42 win.

With the win DeKalb County improves to 11-2 on the year.

The Lady Tigers will play Station Camp in the 2nd round Friday, December 21. Game time is 11:30 a.m. (eastern).

The DCHS Lady Tigers kept Monterey winless Tuesday night with a 78 to 34 victory against the Lady Wildcats on the road. The Tigers are still in search of their second win of the season with a 63 to 49 loss at Monterey.

The girls game was tied at 9 by the end of the 1^st period but DeKalb County got hot in the 2^nd period scoring 35 points to take a 44 to 17 lead by halftime. The Lady Tigers led 63 to 25 after the 3^rd period and went on to win 78 to 34.

Lydia Brown scored 17, Kadee Ferrell 16, Mya Ruch 11, Emme Colwell 10, Megan Cantrell 9, Kenzie France 6, Joni Robinson 5, Mallori Hart 3, and Summer Crook with 1.

The Tigers trailed Monterey 19 to 7 after the 1^st period, 37 to 21 at halftime, and 49 to 35 after the 3^rd period before losing 63 to 49.

Josh Carlton 11, Dallas Cook 9. Evans Jones 8, Nathan Atkins 7, Noah Martin 4, Dakota White and Jordan Young each with 3 and Hayden Thomas and Brayden Antoniak each with 2.

The Lady Tigers improve to 10-2 while the Tigers drop to 1-11.

The DCHS teams will be heading in different directions for tournament play this week. The Lady Tigers will compete in the 19th Annual Smoky Mountain Classic Thursday through Saturday, December 20-22 at Gatlinburg Pittman High School. Their first game will be Thursday, December 20 at 4 p.m. eastern time against Clay County, Kentucky.

The Tigers will be competing in the Aflac Watertown Christmas Tournament Thursday through Saturday, December 20-22. Their first game will be Thursday against Forrest at 8:30 p.m. at Watertown High School. WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

The DeKalb County Lady Tigers cruised to a 66 to 20 win over Jackson County in Smithville Saturday night. The Tigers lost 52 to 49.

In the girls game DC led 16 to 4 after the 1st period, 39 to 6 at halftime, and 57 to 9 after the 3rd period before going on to win 66 to 20.

Joni Robinson scored 12, Kadee Ferrell 11, Emme Colwell 10, Mallori Hart 8, Lydia Brown 7, Megan Cantrell 6, Gracie Griffin 5, Maddison Parsley 3, and Kenzie France and Summer Crook each with 2 points.

The Lady Tigers, who also defeated Jackson County 71-22 last month,  improve to 9-2 overall.

The boys game was tied at 12 at the end of the 1st period. The Tigers led 25 to 24 at halftime and 39 to 37 after the 3rd period but lost 52 to 49.

Nathan Atkins scored 13, Josh Carlton 9, Dakota White 8, Dallas Cook 6, Isaac Walker 5, Hayden Thomas 4, and Brayden Howard and Evan Jones each with 2 points.

The Tigers, who lost to Jackson County 68 to 62 last month,  drop to 1-10 on the season.

DeKalb County travels to Monterey Tuesday night. Action begins with the girls game at 6 p.m. WJLE will have LIVE coverage.