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DCHS Golfers Isaac Walker and Anna Chew are headed for the state tournament next week after their regional tournament performances in Cleveland on Monday.

Walker shot a 76 for a second place finish in the tournament among 39 golfers.

Chew finished in third place out of 27 female golfers with a score of 81.

The state tournament will be played at Willowbrook Country Club near Manchester next Tuesday and Wednesday.

The DCHS Tigers got their first road win of the season and snapped a three game losing skid in the process with a 28-6 victory over Grundy County Friday night.

The Tigers improve to 2-3 overall midway through the season and will travel to Cannon County next Friday night, September 21 to take on the Lions. Grundy County drops to 1-4. Cannon County is 2-3 with wins against Red Boiling Springs 47-6 and at Jackson County 41-0. The Lions have lost three straight against Sequatchie County 42 to 13, Moore County 20 to 19, and at Upperman 49-0.

The Tigers primarily passed their way to the win while the defense also stood tall.

Quarterback Axel Aldino threw for three touchdowns in the game, the first one coming on the opening Tiger drive with 10:21 left in the 1^st period as Aldino found Grayson Redmon  on a 54 yard touchdown play. Andrew Fuson booted the extra point and the Tigers led 7-0.

Aldino hooked up with T.J. Alexander for 46 yards and a touchdown with 1:39 left in the 1^st period. Fuson added the extra point and the Tigers led 14-0.

Redmon got his second touchdown catch of the night with 5:21 left in the 2nd period. The play from Aldino to Redmon covered 53 yards for the score. Fuson’s extra point extended the Tiger lead to 21-0.

A Grundy County interception and return to the Tiger 11 yard line late in the second period set up the only scoring drive for the Yellow Jackets in the game. Gavin Tate scored on a 5 yard touchdown run with 47 seconds left in the half. The PAT attempt by Jaden Nance was no good and Grundy County trailed 21-6 at halftime.

The only score in the second half came on a 39 yard touchdown run by Tre Ladet with 4:30 left in the 3^rd period. Fuson booted the extra point and the Tigers went on to win 28-6.

The DeKalb County High School Golf Team competed in the 6AAA District Tournament on Monday, September 10 at the Golden Eagle Golf Club in Cookeville.

In girls competition, Anna Chew came in 2^nd place with a 3 over par score of 73. Makenzie Morton of White County came in 1^st with a score of 72. Anna, a Junior, was selected to the 1^st Team All-District Team.

In the boys competition, Isaac Walker fired a 4 over par 74. He finished 3^rd in the District Tournament. Jared Funderburk of Cookeville  High School won with a 69. Isaac was named Player of the Year in the District, sharing that honor in a three way tie with Funderburk and Hogan Herring of Cumberland County High School.

Walker, a Senior, has signed to play golf and attend college at Cumberland University in Lebanon.

Both Anna and Isaac qualified for the Region3AAA Tournament as individuals at the Cleveland Country Club on Monday, September 17.

The DeKalb County Boys Team finished 8^th out of 9 teams with a score of 384. In addition to Walker’s 74, Jadyn Young shot 89, Ethan Jenkins a 109, Chance Mabe a 112, and Justin Washer a 121.

Cookeville won the Boys Tournament with a 4-man score of 294. The White County girls won the tournament with a 2-lady score of 164.

The DeKalb County Tigers dropped their third game in a row losing to the visiting Watertown Purple Tigers 48-14 Friday night in Smithville.

The loss puts the Tigers at 1-3 on the season with a trip to Grundy County on the schedule next Friday night, September 14.

Watertown, ranked as high as number two in the state, is now 4-0.

The purple Tigers scored all their points in the first half starting with Heath Price who rambled 37 yards on a keeper with 9:03 left in the 1st period. Cole Miller added the extra point for a 7-0 Watertown lead.

Deramus Carey extended the purple Tiger lead on a 90 yard touchdown run with 3:23 left in the 1st period. The PAT attempt was no good but Watertown led 13-0

Carey scored his second touchdown of the night on a 33 yard run with 10:23 to go in the 2nd period. Price took it in for the 2 point conversion and the purple Tigers were up 21-0.

Watertown’s Brandon Watts scored on a 17 yard touchdown run with 8:15 left in the 2nd period. Miller tacked on the extra point and the purple Tigers owned a 28-0 lead.

Carey got his third and final touchdown of the game on a 39 yard run with 4:53 left in the 2nd period. The PAT by Miller put Watertown up 35-0

Quanterrius Hughes Malone added another score for Watertown after recovering a DeKalb County fumble and racing 25 yards for a touchdown with 4:30 to go in the 2nd period. Miller’s extra point extended Watertown’s lead to 42-0.

The final score for the purple Tigers came on a 6 yard quarterback keeper by Brayden Cousino with 3:07 left in the 2nd period. The PAT attempt was no good but Watertown led 48-0.

After two games and 10 quarters without a touchdown, DeKalb County broke the streak as Axel Aldino scored on a 4 yard quarterback keeper with 5:01 left in the 3rd period. Andrew Fuson connected on the PAT and the Tigers trailed 48-7.

DeKalb County added one more score with 7:37 left in the 4th period as Aldino found Tanner Myers on a 53 yard pass play for a touchdown. Fuson added the extra point and the final score was 48-14 in favor of Watertown