James Gang Pulls into First Place Tie with Dewain Hendrixson among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters

November 13, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The James Gang (Grant and Jeff) has pulled into a tie with Dewain Hendrixson for first place among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters picking winners heading into the 12^th week of the college football season.

The James Gang and Hendrixson each have the best overall records at 105-60 followed by Darrell Gill and the guests each at 102-63. Chad Kirby is next at 100-65. John Pryor 97-68, Jacob Parsley and Ricky Atnip each at 96-69. Scott Brown 93-72, and Will Graham and Jared Davis each at 92-73.

For the week, the James Gang had the best record at 10-5. Scott Brown, Jared Davis, and the guest Justin Poteete each were 9-6, Jacob Parsley and Dewain Hendrixson were each at 8-7. Darrell Gill, Will Graham, Ricky Atnip and John Pryor were each at 7-8 and Chad Kirby was 6-9.

Five of the forecasters picked up points with their underdog selections last week. Scott Brown added 7.5 points to his total with California’s upset of Washington State 33-20. Ricky Atnip got 6 points with Appalachian State’s 20-15 win over South Carolina. John Pryor hauled in 14 points as Illinois knocked off Michigan State 37-34. Will Graham picked LSU for 6 points to topple Alabama and the Tigers came through winning 46-41 and Jared Davis expanded his overall lead by 3.5 points as Colorado beat Stanford 16-13.

Jared Davis remains the overall underdog points leader with 41.5 points followed by Scott Brown 37. Jacob Parsley and Dewain Hendrixson each have 24 points. John Pryor 21.5 points. The James Gang has 21 points, Ricky Atnip 20.5 points, Darrell Gill 19, the Guests 14.5, Will Graham 13 and Chad Kirby with 1 point.

Thursday the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:

Oklahoma at Baylor, Louisiana Tech at Marshall, Tulane at Temple, Navy at Notre Dame, Minnesota at Iowa, Texas at Iowa State, Louisville at N.C. State, USC at California, North Carolina at Pittsburgh, Arizona State at Oregon State, Wyoming at Utah State, TCU at Texas Tech, Florida at Missouri, Georgia at Auburn, and Kentucky at Vanderbilt.

Thursday’s special guest is TWRA Officer Tony Cross.

Catch the Fearless Forecasters on WJLE Thursday at 4:30 p.m. on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.

The program is sponsored by Graham Services, the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, Davis Auto Body, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, Liberty State Bank, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, DeKalb County Ace Hardware, and Domino’s Pizza.

November 13, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Edgar Evins State Park will host the Flannel & Fur 5K and 1-Mile runs Saturday, Nov. 16 at 9 a.m., with day-of registration starting at 8 a.m.

Registration online is open until 10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14. Runners are encouraged to register online.

The family-friendly event is open to all skill levels. Both the 5K and 1-Mile runs are on park roads and include lake views. Registration for the 5K race is $35 and for the 1-mile race $15.

All proceeds from the race go to the Tennessee State Parks Run Club and will support Run Club initiatives across the state. An awards ceremony will follow the races.

Registration is available at the “Register Now” tab at https://flannelfur5k.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=12962.

November 13, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Saints Most Valuable Football Player for 2019 is Will Farris.

Farris was also awarded for Best Lineman during the annual team banquet

Meanwhile, Elaina Turner is the 2019 Most Valuable Cheerleader.

Other awards:

Offensive Player of the Year- Briz Trapp
Leadership Award-Ally Fuller
Most Valuable Cheerleader-Elaina Turner
Saints Award- Konner Young

Not pictured:
Defensive Player of the Year-Ari White
Most Improved-Austin Nicholson

Cheer Awards:
Best Attitude- Caroline Crook
Best Dance-Deanna Agee
Best Jumps-Lily McDerman
MVC-Elaina Turner
Leadership Award-Ally Fuller
Most Improved-Yvette Chivers
Best Stunts- Annabella Dakas
Most Spirit- Macy Anderson

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