September 16, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County Tigers will be at Crossville tonight (Friday) in search of their fourth victory of the season as they face the Cumberland County Jets.
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Kick-off will be at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.
DeKalb County is 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the Region while Cumberland County is still in search of its first win of the season at 0-4.
Last week the Tigers overcame mistakes to defeat the Watertown Purple Tigers 26-14. Tiger Coach Steve Trapp said his team can’t keep counting on wins if those kinds of miscues keep occurring.
“I think our slow start last week probably contributed to all the mistakes we made. I think we had three offensive series in a row where we turned the ball over, dropped a punt, threw a punt interception and all that really hindered us but our defense played really well. With our emphasis on the run game last week, they (Watertown) got worn down a little bit and things started happening more for us. We mixed it up inside and outside with Colby Barnes and Malachi Trapp and the rest of the guys we were getting the ball to until finally we got a break that went in our favor. They (Watertown) made a couple of mistakes at the end and we were able to capitalize on it but there’s no doubt we have to clean things up,” he said.
Cumberland County, the Tigers next opponent tonight (Friday), not only is winless this season but hasn’t even scored the last three weeks. Some Tiger fans may want to write this down as an easy victory for DeKalb County but Coach Trapp sees it differently.
“They have not won a game and if you look at their scores you think its gulley washers every night but when you watch their films and disregard the scoreboard you see a team that is doing a lot of good things. I think they are really solid up front and solid in the line backing corps. You can tell they have a system they are utilizing on offense they have just had a lot of bad breaks. We have seen a lot of scores they have made that have been called back on penalties and things like that so they are doing things the right way. It’s a very quality opponent and one that has our full attention,” added Coach Trapp.
WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5:00 p.m. featuring former UT assistant coach Doug Matthews with former coach Dave McGinnis and broadcaster Larry Stone talking Tennessee and SEC football.
“Coach to Coach” is followed by “Murphy’s Matchups at 6:00 p.m., a look at Tennessee High School Football from Murphy Fair with commentary on games and coaches interviews.
“Tiger Talk” airs at 6:30 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger football players Colby Barnes, Tyler Estes, and Trace Hamilton.
Kick-off is at 7:00 p.m. with play-by-play coverage on WJLE AM 1480 and WJLE FM 101.7 from the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby. You may also listen on the LIVE Stream at www.wjle.com
The DCHS 2022 Football Schedule is as follows:
REGION OPPONENTS (*)
August 19: Warren County-(Tigers won 35-34).
August 26: Smith County-(Tigers won 17-14)
September 1 (THURSDAY): Macon County*- (Tigers lost 21-13).
September 9: Watertown-(Tigers won 26-14)
September 16: Cumberland County*- Crossville 7 p.m.
September 23: Cannon County-Woodbury 7 p.m.
September 30: Livingston Academy* (HOMECOMING)-Smithville 7 p.m.
October 14: Upperman*-Baxter 7 p.m.
October 21: Goodpasture-Goodpasture 7 p.m.
October 28: Stone Memorial* Smithville 7 p.m.
WJLE will have LIVE coverage of each week’s games and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.