December 20, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Lady Tigers won in physical fashion during the 1st round of the Smokey Mountain Classic in Gatlinburg today (Thursday) beating Clay County, Kentucky 51 to 42.
The Lady Tigers were led in scoring with 28 points from Lydia Brown. Kadee Ferrell scored 9. Mya Ruch 6, Emme Colwell 5, and Joni Robinson with 3.
DeKalb County trailed 13 to 12 after the 1st period but in the 2nd quarter Brown heated up scoring 14 of her 28 points to pull the Lady Tigers ahead 29 -21 at halftime. To start the 3rd period Clay County went on a 14 -3 run to take the lead 35-32. The Lady Tigers responded in the 4th period with a strong defensive effort and some clutch shooting to finish off a 19-7 run to secure the 51 to 42 win.
With the win DeKalb County improves to 11-2 on the year.
The Lady Tigers will play Station Camp in the 2nd round Friday, December 21. Game time is 11:30 a.m. (eastern).