September 8, 2018
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The DeKalb County Tigers dropped their third game in a row losing to the visiting Watertown Purple Tigers 48-14 Friday night in Smithville.
The loss puts the Tigers at 1-3 on the season with a trip to Grundy County on the schedule next Friday night, September 14.
Watertown, ranked as high as number two in the state, is now 4-0.
The purple Tigers scored all their points in the first half starting with Heath Price who rambled 37 yards on a keeper with 9:03 left in the 1st period. Cole Miller added the extra point for a 7-0 Watertown lead.
Deramus Carey extended the purple Tiger lead on a 90 yard touchdown run with 3:23 left in the 1st period. The PAT attempt was no good but Watertown led 13-0
Carey scored his second touchdown of the night on a 33 yard run with 10:23 to go in the 2nd period. Price took it in for the 2 point conversion and the purple Tigers were up 21-0.
Watertown’s Brandon Watts scored on a 17 yard touchdown run with 8:15 left in the 2nd period. Miller tacked on the extra point and the purple Tigers owned a 28-0 lead.
Carey got his third and final touchdown of the game on a 39 yard run with 4:53 left in the 2nd period. The PAT by Miller put Watertown up 35-0
Quanterrius Hughes Malone added another score for Watertown after recovering a DeKalb County fumble and racing 25 yards for a touchdown with 4:30 to go in the 2nd period. Miller’s extra point extended Watertown’s lead to 42-0.
The final score for the purple Tigers came on a 6 yard quarterback keeper by Brayden Cousino with 3:07 left in the 2nd period. The PAT attempt was no good but Watertown led 48-0.
After two games and 10 quarters without a touchdown, DeKalb County broke the streak as Axel Aldino scored on a 4 yard quarterback keeper with 5:01 left in the 3rd period. Andrew Fuson connected on the PAT and the Tigers trailed 48-7.
DeKalb County added one more score with 7:37 left in the 4th period as Aldino found Tanner Myers on a 53 yard pass play for a touchdown. Fuson added the extra point and the final score was 48-14 in favor of Watertown