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The DeKalb County High School basketball teams are still looking for their first district victories of the season after losing at York Institute Friday night.

The Dragons beat the Tigers 69 to 58 and the Lady Dragons won 68 to 49

The Lady Tigers trailed 10 to 9 after the first period but outscored the Lady Dragons 21 to 17 in the second quarter and DeKalb led 30 to 27 at half time. York Institute edged DeKalb County 16 to 14 in the third, still the Lady Tigers led by one, 44 to 43 heading into the fourth quarter. From there, the Lady Dragons outgunned the Lady Tigers 25 to 5 and won the game 68 to 49.

Alex Meadows had 18 points for DeKalb County. Martha Webb 11, Cynthia Woodward 10, Kristina Stephens 5, Nikki Bass 4, and Morgan Page with 1 point.

In the nightcap, the Tigers found themselves behind 22 to 11 after the first period and 29 to 22 at halftime. The Dragons led 44 to 36 after the third period and went on to win 69 to 58.

The DeKalb County Basketball Cheerleaders have won the 2009 TSSAA State Cheer Non-Building Championship. The competition was held Saturday at MTSU's Murphy Center.

The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) began the State Cheerleading Championship in 1998. Since the first competition, the DeKalb County Basketball Cheerleaders have competed each year. During the last five years, they have won four State Cheer Championships.

The preparation for competition level performances began in July when the local cheerleaders participated in a Cheerleaders of America (COA) Cheer Camp. At the camp, Kendra Foutch and Amanda Ours were each named All American Cheerleaders, a prestigious award based on cheer skills, spirit, and leadership. Other awards presented at the camp were:

Best Gymnastics: Kendra Foutch,
Most Spirited: Amanda Ours,
Cheerleadership: Caroline Carter,
Best Stunter: Sydney Robinson,
Best Jumps: Jasmine Dimas.

The DeKalb County Tigers and Lady Tigers have run their season records to 5-1 with a pair of road wins at Monterey Tuesday night.

The Lady Tigers outgunned the Lady Wildcats 42 to 19 while the Tigers won 52 to 38

In the girls game, DeKalb County outscored Monterey 17 to 5 in the first quarter and 5 to nothing in the second period to take a 22 to 5 lead at halftime. The Lady Wildcats edged DeKalb 8 to 5 in the third period but the Lady Tigers still led by double digits 27 to 13 as the game entered the fourth quarter. In the final period, DeKalb outscored the Lady Wildcats 15 to 6 and won 42 to 19.

Cynthia Woodward scored 15 points for the Lady Tigers. Kristina Stephens had 11. Martha Webb 10, and Jessica Garrison, Nikki Bass, and Lydia Foutch each had 2 points.

After dropping their first game of the season to Bledsoe County on Friday, the DeKalb County Tigers bounced back with a 64 to 41 victory over the Hickman County Bulldogs Saturday morning in the Cannon County Thanksgiving Classic at Woodbury.

The Tigers held a 13 to 7 lead after the first period, opened up a 10 point lead at the half, 29 to 19, and exploded for 27 points in the third period, leading 56 to 29 after three quarters of play. Hickman County edged the Tigers 12 to 8 in the fourth, but DeKalb County had plenty of cushion to spare and won by twenty three points, 64 to 41.

Several Tigers got on the board in the game including Sonni Young with 12 points, Payne Denman 11, Abram Edwards 10, Cody Puckett and Seth Willoughby each with 9, Destry Wiggins 5, and Hunter Poteete, Zach Neal, Travon Johnson, and Dylan Roller each with 2 points.