Tigers and Lady Tigers drop first games of Christmas Tournaments

December 22, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Tigers lost to the Smyrna Bulldogs 60 to 55 in the Adidas Classic at Murfreesboro Riverdale while the Lady Tigers were defeated 61 to 31 by the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish in the Heritage Christmas Tournament at Maryville on Monday. Knoxville Catholic is a private school and ranked #3 in the state.

Today (Tuesday, December 21) the Tigers (6-4) will face the Cornersville Bulldogs (6-2) in the Adidas Classic at Murfreesboro Riverdale. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage. The Lady Tigers will face the Cosby Eagles today (Tuesday) at 10 a.m. eastern time in the Heritage Christmas Tournament at Maryville. Cosby lost to Covington 67 to 47 in the tournament on Monday.

The Tigers led Smyrna 18 to 9 after the 1st period, but the game was tied at 28 by halftime and 41 all after the 3rd period. The Bulldogs went on to outscore the Tigers 19 to 14 in the 4th period to get the win 60 to 55.

Isaac Knowles scored 17 for the Tigers followed by Stetson Agee 12, Elishah Ramos 8, Jordan Young and Zach Birmingham each with 7 and Robert Wheeler and Nathaniel Crook each with 2.

The Lady Tigers trailed 20 to 9 after the 1st period of their game with Knoxville Catholic and were down 34 to 18 by halftime and 49 to 23 after the 3rd period before losing 61 to 31.

Avery Agee scored 10, Ella Van Vranken 6, Ally Fuller 5, Xharia Lyons and Ella Hendrixson each with 3 and Madison Martin and Cam Branin each with 2.

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