September 21, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County Tigers’ dreams of extending their winning streak against Cannon County were dashed Friday night as the Lions prevailed 19-7 at Woodbury
Tyler Bundy, a former DCHS Tiger, accounted for all three Cannon County touchdowns.
The loss drops the Tiger season record to 2-4 and the Lions improve to 3-3.
Coming into the game Friday night, DeKalb County had won 10 straight against the Lions, last losing to them at Smithville in 2007. The Lions had not beaten the Tigers in Woodbury since 1966. The Tigers still lead the All-Time series 28-6-1.
DeKalb County got their only score of the game on an 80 yard touchdown pass play from Quarterback Axel Aldino to Grayson Redmon with 44 seconds left in the 1st period Andrew Fuson booted the extra point to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead.
Cannon County answered with a 76 yard scoring drive. Tyler Bundy put the Lions on the board with 5:54 left in the 2nd period on a 1 yard touchdown run. The PAT attempt was no good but the score was 7-6.
The Lions had another scoring opportunity late in the 2nd period but kicker Hayden Sanders failed to connect on a 35 yard field goal attempt.
Cannon County mounted another 76 yard scoring drive and with 6:28 left in the 3rd period Tyler Bundy scored on a 3 yard run. Hayden Sanders booted the extra point and the Lions took the lead 13-7.
The Lions added the exclamation point on a 15 yard touchdown run by Bundy with 3 minutes left in the game. The PAT attempt was no good but the Lions went on to win 19-7.
DeKalb County will host Livingston Academy for homecoming next Friday night, September 28. Kick-Off is at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.