February 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Lady Tigers will have to settle for fourth place in the District 8AA basketball tournament after losing 41 to 39 Monday night to York Institute in the girls consolation game at Tennessee Tech.
The Lady Tigers, a 4th seed from district 8, will meet the top seed from district 7, Cumberland County (23-6) Friday at Crossville at 7 p.m.
Meanwhile Macon County defeated Upperman 55 to 38 to claim the girls district tournament championship Monday night.
DeKalb County swept the regular season series against the Lady Dragons winning 66 to 52 on November 30 in Smithville and 51 to 34 at Jamestown on January 18.
In the game Monday night, DC trailed 9 to 8 after the 1st period. The game was tied at 22 by halftime. The Lady Tigers trailed 33 to 29 after the 3rd period and lost 41 to 39.
Kadee Ferrell scored 13, Lydia Brown 11, Mya Ruch 7, Emme Colwell 5, and Maddison Parsley with 3.
The Lady Tigers are now 20-10 on the season.
Livingston Academy and Upperman will battle for the boys District Tournament Championship Tuesday night, February 19 at 7:30 p.m. In the consolation game, York Institute will face Watertown for third place at 6 p.m. Tuesday night at Tennessee Tech.