November 14, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
The high school basketball season tipped off Tuesday night for the DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers as they hosted Pickett County in the Hall of Champions.
In the girls game, the Lady Tigers lost 73 to 68 while the Tigers came up short falling 52 to 49.
The Lady Tigers led 21 to 13 after the 1st period, 40 to 35 by halftime, and 60 to 48 after the 3rd period but were outscored 25 to 8 in the 4th period and lost 73 to 68.
Lydia Brown led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 27 points followed by Kaydee Ferrell and Kennedy Agee each with 9 points, Mya Ruch 7, Joni Robinson and Emme Colwell each with 6, and Maddison Parsley and Kenzie France each with 2 points.
Pickett County held a 17 to 9 lead over the Tigers after the 1st period, 26 to 15 by halftime, and 36 to 34 after the 3rd period before going on to win 52 to 49.
For the Tigers, Nathan Atkins and Dallas Cook each scored 12. Hayden Thomas 9. Brayden Howard and Dakota White each with 6 and Evan Jones and Josh Carlton each with 2.
The Tigers will be back in action Saturday, November 17 as they host Van Buren County in the Hall of Champions starting with the girls game at 4 p.m. at DCHS.