September 23, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Tigers will renew their border rivalry with the Cannon County Lions tonight (Friday) at Woodbury.
Kick-off will be at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.
https://www.wjle.com/tiger-talk/
The Tigers enter the game at 4-1 overall while the Lions are 1-4.
Tiger Coach Steve Trapp gave his team good marks in the win last week at Cumberland County.
“I was super proud of how we started the game offensively and defensively. We had a couple of hiccups but I thought our guys played really hard. Our defense held their own and offensively we made some big plays, and it was good to see that,” said Coach Trapp.
Tiger running back Colby Barnes had a breakout game with 24 carries and 272 yards rushing and 4 touchdowns.
“It was a big night for Colby,” said Coach Trapp. “He has really been toting the rock carrying this team the last couple of weeks and really all year. He had 30 carries the week before. We’re going to make it run through him. He is doing it inside the tackles and outside the tackles. He has caught balls out of the backfield, and he has made big plays on defense. He is having a really special season for us this year,” Coach Trapp said.
Kudōs from the coach also went to his young quarterback Jordan Parker, who threw for two touchdowns in the game last week, and to his offensive line and defense.
“JP (Parker) is getting more comfortable each and every day. I thought he stepped his game up last week and I am proud of how he is leading the offense,” Coach Trapp explained.
“As for the defense, we’re hanging our hat on running the football and controlling the clock somewhat and our defense is giving us more opportunities to do that with how they are playing. Our defense has given up nothing other than when we have shot ourselves in the foot. We have misaligned a time or two and our offense has put our defense in a short field situation at times but when we line up right, we are very tough on defense,” added Coach Trapp.
Although Cannon County has struggled in terms of wins, Coach Trapp knows they will bring their “A” game against the Tigers.
“Every game they are making explosive plays on offense. Their quarterback is very capable of running it as well as their running backs and one of them has had a 50–60-yard run. They have also had some big pass plays. They are doing a lot more shotgun this year than in the past so we’ll have to make sure our defense continues to be in the right spots and play the way they have been doing,” said 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 and Tennessee Titans Radio Play by Play Color Analyst 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, Jonathan Garcia, and Landon Cripps.
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* (Tigers won 48-13)
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.