August 31, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County Tigers will hit the road tonight to face their first region opponent of the season at Crossville against the Stone Memorial Panthers.
The Tigers opened the season two weeks ago with a 19-14 win at home over Warren County but lost to Upperman 43 to 0 last week at home.
Stone Memorial is 2-0 with wins at East Ridge 21-7 two weeks ago and at home against Scott 28 to 13 last week.
Tiger Coach Steve Trapp said last week’s loss affected the team but he is hopeful they can shake it off and give a better performance tonight.
“After a win everything feels good but the losses affect me personally a whole lot more than the victories. The only positive that I can say about last week’s game is that I do believe it affected our team. Those guys hurt after that game. We have lost games in the past and you really didn’t see or feel that. We had guys who didn’t even step foot on the field that were affected by that loss. I just told them after the game that we knew how we felt after the Warren County game. We felt elation. We felt joy. Now we know how we felt after the Upperman game. I asked them which one do you want more? It is all about response. That is all I said to them. How are you going to respond. One thing I have said about this team is that they have responded through winter and spring workouts. If we saw something we didn’t like we have told them about it and they have responded. We will see how they handle it tonight. We will see if we get the response we are expecting,” said Coach Trapp.
Kick-off will be tonight at 7 p.m.
WJLE’s pre-game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5 p.m. featuring former coaches Doug Matthews, Dave McGinnis, and broadcaster Larry Stone.
“Murphy’s Matchups” airs at 6 p.m. featuring the Guru of Tennessee High School Football Murphy Fair.
“Tiger Talk” begins at 6:30 p.m. featuring DCHS Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger Football Players Axel Aldino, Tre Ladet, and Zach Day. John Pryor, the Voice of the Tigers, is the host of the program.
WJLE’s “LIVE” play by play coverage starts at 7 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby.
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