November 23, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The historic season for the DeKalb County High School Tiger football team has come to an end with a 42 to 6 loss at Nolensville Friday night in the quarterfinals of the TSSAA Class 4A Playoffs.
The Tigers conclude the season at 8-5 overall and 2-1 in the playoffs while Nolensville improves to 11-2 and will face Elizabethton next Friday night in the state semi-finals.
The season was historic for the Tigers in that it was the first time in school history that the football program had advanced to the 3rd round of the state playoffs.
The Knights got on the board with 8:03 left in the 1st period on a touchdown run by Ryan Pistulka capping a 72 yard drive. Luke Jenkins added the extra point and Nolensville led 7-0.
Samson Johnson extended the Knights lead on a 5 yard touchdown run with 4:49 left in the 1st period. Jenkins converted the extra point and Nolensville had a 14-0 lead.
Ryder Galardi threw a touchdown pass to Tim Coutras good for 28 yards giving the Knights a 21-0 lead after the Jenkins PAT with 3:04 left in the 1st period.
Galardi scored on a 30 yard quarterback keeper with 1:25 left in the 2nd period to put Nolensville out front 28-0 after the Jenkins extra point.
Pistulka stretched the Knights’ lead with 10:58 left in the 3rd period on a 36 yard touchdown run. Jenkins booted the extra point and Nolensville led 35-0.
The only score of the night for the Tigers came on a 5 yard touchdown run by Nathaniel Crook with 9:35 left in the 4th period. The PAT try by Alan Munoz was blocked and DeKalb County trailed 35-6.
The Knights added one more score with 3:15 left in the game on another 36 yard touchdown run by Pistulka. Jenkins added the PAT and Nolensville won 42-6.