DCHS Tigers’ Season Ends at Red Bank in State Playoffs

November 4, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Tigers closed the book on their 2023 football season Friday night falling to the Red Bank Lions 30 to 0 on the road in the 1st round of the TSSAA Class 4A Play-offs.

The Tigers, who finished as the 4th place team in Region 4, end the campaign at 5-6 overall. Red Bank, the top seed from Region 3, improves to 8-3 overall and will advance in the state playoffs next week hosting Macon County (10-1) who defeated Loudon (7-4) 41-7 Friday night in their 1st round state playoff game.

Senior Running Back Malachi Trapp went down with a lower left leg injury on the Tiger’s first possession of the game midway through the 1st period and had to be taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.

Red Bank’s first score came on a 1 yard touchdown run by Josiah Featherstone with 8:54 left in the 1st period completing a 60 yard, seven play drive. Malachi Stephenson came on for the extra point and the Lions led 7-0.

After the Malachi Trapp injury, the Tigers drove down field and attempted a 29 yard field goal by Adrian Prater but the snap was high and the Lions blocked the kick.

Red Bank extended its lead with 7:53 left in the 2nd period on a 25-yard touchdown run by Olivir Merritt capping a 69-yard drive. Stephenson converted the PAT and the Lions led 14-0.

Merritt scored again with 8:33 left in the 3rd period on an 18-yard run completing an 83-yard drive. Stephenson’s kick was good and the Lions were out front 21-0.

Red Bank put three more points on the board later in the 3rd period on a 37-yard Stephenson field goal to give the Lions a 24-0 advantage.

The final score of the game came on a 31-yard touchdown pass from Cayden Loveless to Turner Humphrey with 8:42 left in the 4th period. Stephenson’s PAT try was blocked but Red Bank went on to claim a 30-0 victory.

In other state playoff games involving Region 4 teams Friday night, both Upperman and Stone Memorial advanced and will face each other next Friday night at Baxter. The Bees (11-0) eliminated East Ridge (4-7) 56-14 and Stone Memorial (7-4) defeated Hixson (7-4) 34-14.

November 3, 2023
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Do you have cattle, sheep, goats, or equine animals? If so, you could be eligible to receive payment from the DeKalb/Cannon County Farm Service Agency. According to Donny Green, County Executive Director, signup for the Livestock Forage Program is now underway and will continue through January 30, 2024.

The Livestock Forage Assistance Program (LFP) has been approved for DeKalb and Cannon counties due to recent and extreme drought conditions that have affected livestock grazing during the 2023 normal grazing period. LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers that have suffered grazing losses for covered livestock on land with permanent vegetative cover or planted specifically for grazing.

According to the U. S. Drought Monitor, DeKalb and Cannon counties were designated as D3 (Extreme Drought intensity) counties on October 31, 2023. This designation qualifies eligible livestock producers in the county for three monthly payments.

Livestock producers operating in DeKalb and Cannon counties will need to visit the FSA office in Smithville to report their livestock inventory and complete their application. Customers are encouraged to call the office at 615-597-8225, Ext. 2 to provide some preliminary information that will be needed to process the application. Signup for the 2023 LFP will end on January 30, 2024.

November 3, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County High School Tigers will begin their Class 4A state football play-off run tonight (Friday) on the road at Red Bank near Chattanooga.

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The game kicks off at 7 p.m. eastern time which is 6 p.m. Smithville time and WJLE will have LIVE coverage with the voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby.

This is the 13th consecutive post season appearance for the Tigers, who finished the regular season last week at 5-5 and 3-3 in Region 4. DeKalb County is the 4th place team from Region 4.

The Red Bank Lions are 7-3 and won the Region 3 regular season championship undefeated at 6-0.

Red Bank’s wins have been over Tyner Academy 44-6, East Ridge 27-6, Signal Mountain 42-7, Soddy Daisy 14-0, Sequoyah 35-0, Hixson 34-0, and Loudon 14-0. The Lions’ losses have been to Rhea County 28-21, Cleveland 51-7, and Bradley Central 35-0.

DeKalb County’s victories have been over Livingston Academy 31-9, Watertown 20-10, Gordonsville 21-7, Cumberland County 42-10, and White County 35-20. The Tiger’s losses have been to Warren County 34-27, Smith County 21-0, Stone Memorial 27-24, Macon County 32-20, and to Upperman 26-7.

Reflecting on last week’s loss to the Bees, Tiger Coach Steve Trapp said he was proud of his team’s effort.

“It was a tough way to go out but Upperman is a really good football team. I really liked how we fought in the first half especially. For us be down 7-0 at halftime was kind of what I expected but they (Bees) wear on you with how they do things. They are really good defensively and we just couldn’t get anything going. We were not good on first downs and that led to us not being good on third downs. I think we only converted two of nine third downs and they (Bees) converted nine of thirteen and that stat within itself was the difference in the ballgame,” said Coach Trapp.

In order for them to advance in the play-offs, the Tigers will need all hands-on deck tonight, but will be without at least one player in Marquez Chalfant who sustained a shoulder injury in practice this week. The Tigers will also be up against a talented Red Bank defense which features Duke signee Kobe Smith.

“They (Red Bank) are a team who has gotten where they are because of how their defense plays. We got a few films on them earlier in the year when they were healthy and tapes from the last couple of weeks and some things look different now offensively but that defense has been true the entire season so we are going to know where they are and where they are lining up and what they are wanting to do but our preparation and physicality all have to be on display so we can make things happen especially offensively. We are going to play extremely hard and give them a game. I feel very confident in our opportunity to come out victorious and if we do the things we need to do we have a shot,” said Coach Trapp.

WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 4:30 p.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 WJLE’s Tiger Talk program featuring host John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger football players Wil Farris, Jordan Parker, and Trace Hamilton.

The game will kick off at 6 p.m. Smithville time and WJLE will have LIVE coverage with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and on the LIVE stream at www.wjle.com.

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