February 25, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Lady Tigers claimed 3rd place in the District 8 AA Basketball Tournament at Tennessee Tech Monday night after beating York Institute 39 to 38 in the consolation game.
Macon County, the number one team in the state, won the tournament crown with a 58 to 44 victory over Upperman in the championship game.
DeKalb County (17-14) will travel to Sequatchie County (11-17) Friday night, February 28 for the Region 4 AA Tournament Quarterfinals. Tip off is at 7 p.m. and WJLE will broadcast LIVE.
In the game Monday night, DeKalb County trailed 9 to 8 after the 1st period, 22 to 21 at halftime, and 32 to 30 after the 3rd period but in the 4th quarter the Lady Tigers outscored York Institute and won 39 to 38.
Mya Ruch and Kadee Ferrell each scored 11. Emme Colwell 9. Kenzie France 4. Gracie Griffin 2. Megan Walker and Hannah Willingham each scored 1.