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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.

The DeKalb Saints lost their homecoming game to White County Thursday night 28-6 and drop to 2-3 on the season. Jon Hendrix scored on an 18 yard quarterback keeper for the Saints. Their next game is Thursday, September 9 at Smith County. Kick-off at 6:30 p.m.

After scoring three touchdowns and shutting out Smith County in the first half, the DeKalb County Tigers held off the Owls in the second half to notch a 33-14 win before a home crowd on the opening night of the 2021 football season Friday evening.

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The Tigers (1-0) will now gear up for their first region matchup of the year at Macon County (2-0) on Friday, September 3. Kick-Off will be at 7 p.m. Macon County has defeated East Robertson 34-12 and Westmoreland 14-6. Smith County is 0-2 with losses to Gordonsville 14-0 and DeKalb County 33-14.

The first of DC’s three scores in the first half came with 9:07 left in the opening period as Colby Barnes found the endzone on a 3 yard TD run capping a 53 yard Tiger drive. The PAT attempt failed but DeKalb County took an early 6-0 lead.

Isaac Knowles later scored on a 67 yard punt return followed by a successful extra point kick by Axel Aranda to put the Tigers up 13-0 with 7:28 left in the 1st period.

Diego Coronado took it in from 1 yard out with 9:50 left in the 2nd period capping an 80 yard Tiger drive and following another successful PAT by Axel Aranda, DeKalb County led 20-0.

Smith County scored twice in the second half. The first came on a 15 yard touchdown run by Bryce Currie completing a 47 yard drive with 5:55 left in the 3rd period. Javier Gasper added the extra point and the Owls cut the Tiger lead to 20-7.

Smith County’s Kylan Johnson then scored on a 25 yard run with 9:51 left in the 4th period capping a 71 yard drive. Gasper tacked on the extra point and the Owls trailed 20-14.

The Tiger offense then got hot again. After setting up DC at the Smith County 30 yard line on a kick-off return, Isaac Knowles caught a 30 yard touchdown pass from Quarterback Briz Trapp with 7:56 left in the 4th period. A two point conversion attempt failed but the Tigers extended their lead to 26-14.

The final score of the game came on a 4 yard TD run by Colby Barnes with 3:42 left in the 4th period. Aranda added the extra point and the Tigers won 33-14.

The DeKalb Saints got their second football victory of the season Thursday night winning at home over Watertown Middle 22-6.

After watching the visitors take a 6 to nothing lead, the Saints went to work scoring three unanswered touchdowns with a pair of two point conversions while shutting out Watertown the rest of the game to get the win.

Juan Ortega had 15 carries for 96 yards and two touchdowns in the game while Jon Hendrix had 13 carries for 126 yards and a touchdown. He also converted both two point conversion plays. Wyatt Carter hauled in one catch for 38 yards.

The Saints are now 2-2 and will host White County for homecoming Thursday, September 2 at 6:30 p.m.

The DeKalb Saints will be going for their first win of the season next week after falling to Overton County 28 to 0 in the season opener at home Thursday night, August 5. The Saints will host Macon County Thursday August 12 starting at 6:30 p.m.