News
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.
Grant Awarded to Alexandria Senior Center
November 2, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
The Alexandria Senior Center has been awarded an $8,000 state grant to advance senior center projects in the community.
Grants were also awarded to the Cannon County and Smith County Senior Centers.
The funds are part of a $1 million appropriation that was approved by the Tennessee General Assembly earlier this year and administered by the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability (TCAD).
“These grants will provide important support to local senior centers and the citizens they serve,” said State Representative Michael Hale. “I appreciate TCAD Executive Director James Dunn and the entire commission for their commitment to distributing these funds accordingly. I look forward to working with them in the future to further address the needs of seniors in our communities.”
In all, TCAD awarded 125 grants to senior centers in 82 counties statewide through a competitive application process. The funds can be used to pay for operating, administrative, programming and preventive maintenance costs.
WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters College Football Talk Show Airs Today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m.
November 2, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
Jared Davis remains in the driver’s seat among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters picking college football winners nine weeks into the season.
Jared has a record of 94-41 followed by Grant James of the James Gang, Ricky Atnip, John Pryor, and Dewain Hendrixson each at 92-43, Scott Goodwin 91-44, Chad Kirby 89-46, Scott Brown 88-47, and Darrell Gill of the Gill Gang at 86-49
For the week, Ricky Atnip and Chad Kirby tied for the best record each at 10-5, followed by Grant James and John Pryor each at 9-6, Darrell Gill, Jared Davis, Scott Goodwin, and Dewain Hendrixson each at 8-7, and Scott Brown 7-8.
One Fearless Forecaster hit his underdog pick last week.
Jared Davis added to his lead with 6.5 points as West Virginia defeated UCF 41-28.
Overall, Jared Davis still leads in underdog points with 41.5 followed by Dewain Hendrixson with 30, Ricky Atnip 26.5, Darrell Gill 18, Scott Goodwin 12.5, Chad Kirby and John Pryor each with 6.5, and Grant James with 3 points.
Today (Thursday) the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:
Kansas State at Texas, Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, Kansas at Iowa State, Washington at USC, Notre Dame at Clemson, James Madison at Georgia State, UCLA at Arizona, LSU at Alabama, Kentucky at Mississippi State, Missouri at Georgia, Texas A&M at Ole Miss, Arkansas at Florida, Auburn at Vanderbilt, UCONN at Tennessee, and in the NFL the Tennessee Titans at the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Catch the Fearless Forecasters on WJLE today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.
The program is sponsored by the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, DeKalb County Ace Hardware, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, FirstBank, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Davis Auto Body, and Domino’s Pizza.
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