October 24, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
After taking a week off with a bye and fall break, the DCHS Tigers return to the gridiron tonight hosting the White County Warriors.
Kick-off is at 7 p.m. in Smithville and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.
DeKalb County (6-2, 2-2) is currently in 5th place in the region behind Upperman, Stone Memorial, White County, and Macon County but a win tonight against the Warriors would keep their post season hopes alive.
“It’s critical. If you don’t win then there is really no shot (playoffs) I don’t believe”, said Tiger Coach Steve Trapp. “But even if we were undefeated, the scenario would be exactly the same. We would still need to win these games because ultimately, we are still playing for a chance to play at home (playoffs). The only thing different if we hadn’t lost those two games is that we would be in the playoffs but maybe in a different spot. It’s a big hurdle and a big challenge we have to face but we’re still playing meaningful football. It all starts this week and that’s all we are focused on right now,” said Coach Trapp.
The Tigers’ two losses this season have been to Stone Memorial and Macon County with two games remaining against White County and then Upperman next week both at home.
In addition to their talented quarterback Tripp Pinion, Coach Trapp said White County has a quality team.
“They are good upfront on both sides of the ball. They are big. Their linebackers are fast. They have some athletes on the outside with explosive plays in the passing game. They get the ball out fast with some motions and jet sweeps and they use a lot of different people. They are very aggressive on defense. It seems like from week to week they have one little tweak they do depending on who they are playing so there’s a lot we have to look at and prepare for. We want to make sure we are the most mentally and physically prepared team and then get out there and prove it,” said Coach Trapp.
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. featuring Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger football players Cecil Ketchum, Chris Pulley, and Jarett Hamilton.
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.
Class 4A Region 4 Records:
Upperman: 8-0 (4-0)
Stone Memorial: 5-3 (3-1)
White County: 6-2 (3-1)
Macon County: 6-2 (3-2)
DeKalb County: 6-2 (2-2)
Livingston Academy: 3-5 (0-4)
Cumberland County: 2-6 (0-5)