December 10, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Lady Tigers won their district opener at Crossville Friday night beating Stone Memorial 57 to 55 on a buzzer beater by Ella VanVranken but the Panthers were too much for the Tigers to handle and DC fell 81 to 47.
The DCHS teams will host White County Tuesday night, December 13 and Cannon County Friday night, December 16. Action each night starts with the girls game at 6 p.m. followed by the boys game and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.
Both the Tigers and Lady Tigers are now 6-2 overall.
In the girls game, Stone Memorial took a 22 to 14 lead by the end of the 1st period and held a 33 to 30 edge by halftime but the Lady Tigers rallied for a 40 to 37 advantage after the 3rd period and went onto win 57 to 55.
Ella VanVranken led with 14 points followed by Chloe VanVranken with 11, Maddison Martin and Avery Agee each with 10, Tess Barton 6, Dare Collins 4, and Cadee Griffith with 2.
The Tigers trailed the Panthers 17 to 14 after the 1st period, 42 to 24 at halftime, and 61 to 36 after the 3rd period before falling 81 to 47 to Stone Memorial
Conner Close led the Tigers with 13 points followed by Robert Wheeler, Ean Jones, Alex Antoniak, and Seth Fuson each with 6, Zack Birmingham, Kaleb Spears and John Hendrix each had 3 and Elishah Ramos with 1.
DECEMBER
Tue, 12/13 6:00pm- White County- Home • District
Fri, 12/16 6:00pm- Cannon County- Home • Non-District
Mon, 12/19-TBA-Adidas Shootout-Riverdale • Non-District
Tue, 12/20-TBA- Adidas Shootout- Riverdale • Non-District
JANUARY
Tue, 1/3-6:00pm-Livingston Academy-Away • District
Fri, 1/6-6:00pm-Macon County- Away • District
Sat, 1/7-3:00pm-Warren County- Away • Non-District
Tue, 1/10-6:00pm-Watertown-Away • Non-District
Fri, 1/13-6:00pm-Cumberland County-Home • District
Tue, 1/17-6:00pm-Upperman-Away • District
Fri, 1/20-6:00pm-Stone Memorial-Home • District
Tue, 1/24-6:00pm-White County-Away • District
Fri, 1/27-6:00pm-Livingston Academy-Home • District
Mon, 1/30-6:00pm-Smith County-Home • Non-District
Tue, 1/31-6:00pm-Macon County-Home • District
FEBRUARY
Tue, 2/7-6:00pm-Cumberland County-Away • District
Fri, 2/10-6:00pm-Upperman-Home • District
Game times listed are the start of the Lady Tigers game. Tigers games to follow.