State Football Play-Off Run Ends for DCHS Tigers at Upperman

November 13, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The State Football Play-Off run ended for the DeKalb County Tigers Friday night at Baxter with a 40 to 14 loss to the Bees in the second round. Isaac Knowles was responsible for both Tiger touchdowns and a 2 point conversion in the game.

The Tigers conclude the season at 7-5 while Upperman runs its record to 11-1 and will travel to Chattanooga Red Bank Friday night, November 19 in the Class 4A State Play-Off quarterfinals.

The Bees struck first scoring on a 1 yard touchdown run by Terrance Dedmon with 8:20 left in the 1st period. The PAT was good and Upperman led 7-0.

Jaxson Rollins extended the lead for the Bees on a 2 yard touchdown run with 11:56 left in the 2nd period. The PAT attempt was blocked but Upperman led 13-0.

The Bees got on the board again with 7:37 left in the 2nd period on a 36 yard touchdown run by Ty Dutchess. Dedmon then scored on the 2 point conversion and the Bees held a 21-0 advantage.

DeKalb County’s first points came with 2 minutes left in the half on a 1 yard touchdown run by Isaac Knowles. The PAT attempt was no good and the Tigers trailed at halftime 21-6.

Knowles again scored a touchdown for the Tigers, this one for 29 yards and he then converted the 2 point play to cut the Tiger deficit to 21-14.

Upperman answered on the ensuing kickoff as Jaxson Rollins raced 70 yards on the return for a touchdown. The PAT attempt was no good but the Bees were up 27-14 with 5:45 left in the 3rd period.

The Bees padded their lead with 3:35 left in the 3rd period on a 16 yard touchdown run by Rollins. The PAT was good and Upperman was on top 34-14.

The last score of the game came on a 7 yard touchdown run by Ty Dutchess with 9:43 left in the 4th period. The PAT attempt was no good but Upperman prevailed winning 40-14.

November 12, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

DCHS Tiger football standout Isaac Knowles has been selected to participate in this year’s East-West All-Star Classic next month.

Knowles is among nearly 90 of Tennessee’s best senior high school football players and more than a dozen coaches included in the event, sponsored by the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association (T.A.C.A.). Knowles will be on the roster as wide receiver for the East.

The Classic will be held Friday, December 10 at Fortera Stadium on the campus of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville.

“This event continues to be the marquee event in the state,” stated Bill Marbet, Executive Director of T.A.C.A. “College bound athletes from Memphis, Jackson, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga and the Tri-Cities will participate in our game,” he added.

Leading the East squad this year will be Mt. Juliet Coach Trey Perry. Ingle Martin, head coach at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, leads the West staff.

Players will report to Clarksville on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Practice sessions will take place that same evening with two-a-days scheduled for both teams on Wednesday and Thursday of that same week.

Kickoff is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 10, at 7 o’clock, Central Time.

November 12, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Tigers will be hoping to punch their ticket to the quarterfinals of the TSSAA Class 4A football play-offs tonight but they will have to knock off the Upperman Bees at Baxter

https://www.wjle.com/tiger-talk/

WJLE will have LIVE coverage of the game with kick-off at 7 p.m. from Baxter. Tiger Talk airs at 6:30 p.m. featuring Tiger Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger football players Nolan Gottlied, Brady Hale, and Isaac Knowles. Coach to Coach will air at 5 p.m.

Both DeKalb and Upperman won their first round state play-off games last week. The Tigers defeated the East Hamilton Hurricanes at Ooltewah 35-21 while the Bees beat Soddy Daisy 46-7.

Almost a month ago Upperman came from behind in the “Battle of Center Hill” to defeat the Tigers in Smithville. In that game DC led 7 to 3 at halftime and 14 to 10 with 9:05 left in the 4th period but two late touchdowns by the Bees gave Upperman the 24-14 victory.

Although he understands the significance of the game, Tiger Coach Steve Trapp wants his team to approach it just as any other as far as preparation.

“This may be an atmosphere that some of our kids haven’t been involved in before but we’re going to embrace that. It’s still simply just a football game. That’ll be one of the last things I tell them here tonight. Its just like the first one we played, the second one, and the last one we played. We have to execute. We have to be clean. We must have that passion and a strong desire to get this win,” said Coach Trapp.

The Bees, who won the Class 4A Region 4 regular season championship at 5-0, are now 10-1 overall with their only season loss having been to Fayetteville 19-14 on September 10.

The Tigers, who finished in 3rd place in Class 4A Region 4 at 3-2, are now 7-4 overall with wins over Smith County 33-14, Cumberland County 35-10, Cannon County 49-7, Livingston Academy 45-15, Warren County 28-0 , Stone Memorial 21-20, and East Hamilton 35-21. Their losses have been to Macon County 32-29, Watertown 38-20, Upperman 24-14, and Goodpasture 21-13.

This marks the 11th consecutive State Football Play-Off appearance for DeKalb County, the most in school history.

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