September 20, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A clash of two unbeatens!
The DeKalb County High School Tigers will travel to Gordonsville tonight (Friday) for a meeting between two 4-0 teams.
Kick-off is at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.
“They (Gordonsville) are going to be a physical bunch, “said DCHS Coach Steve Trapp. “We can’t get caught up in the 1A and 4A matchup and all of that. They are 4-0 for a reason and we are 4-0 for a reason. It will be the best team we have faced and for them as well. Each and every week that’s my mindset especially as a head coach and that’s what we try to push out through the team and that’s to take advantage of every opportunity you have to get better. We are going to play a different team each week but the way we work and get prepared to go to work on Friday needs to be the same. They definitely have our full attention, and we think we have theirs and its going to be a clash of two unbeaten teams,” said Coach Trapp.
The Tigers are coming off an impressive 45-27 victory over Watertown last week.
“I am proud of our guys ultimately coming away victorious. I think offensively we were really explosive with a lot of big plays and a lot of yards. Jordan Parker had over 100 yards again with some timely passing in there. A few moments on defense left us scratching our heads a little bit. We won 45 to 27 but it was a stressful game to win by that much. Its always about our next opportunity and about striving to be better than you were in the previous one and that’s what we will continue preaching to our guys. We are really happy with how we started but what we have accomplished will not get us anything moving forward except an opportunity to get everybody’s best shot so we have to be at our best,” said Coach Trapp.
The Gordonsville Tigers have wins over Smith County 20-6, Watertown 26-19, Trousdale County 41-0, and Jo Byrns 48-14.
DeKalb County has victories over Warren County 28-14, Smith County 35-6, Livingston Academy 42-8, and Watertown 45-27.
WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5:00 p.m. to repeat Saturday morning at 9 a.m. featuring former UT assistant coach Doug Matthews with Tennessee Titans Radio Broadcaster 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 Jordan Parker, Adrian Prater, and Hunter Buchanan.
Kick-off is at 7:00 p.m. with play-by-play coverage on WJLE from the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby. Listen LIVE on WJLE AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE Streaming at www.wjle.com.