February 16, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The season is over for the DeKalb County High School Lady Tigers.
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It ended on opening night of the District 7-3A basketball tournament at Baxter Tuesday evening with a 41 to 33 loss to the Lady Bees. The Lady Tigers were the 5th seed in the tournament and Upperman is the 4th seed.
DeKalb County trailed 9 to 8 after the 1st period and 22 to 17 at halftime. The game was tied at 27 by the end of the 3rd period but the Lady Tigers were outscored in the 4th period and lost 41 to 33.
Kadee Ferrell and Ella VanVranken each scored 11, Avery Agee 8, and Xharia Lyons with 3.
The Lady Tigers conclude the season with an overall record of 15-14 and finished the regular season at 4-8 in the district. Upperman improves to 23-5 and will face the #1 seed Cumberland County (16-10) Friday night, February 18 at 6 p.m. in the semi-finals at Tennessee Tech
Three DCHS Lady Tigers have earned All-District Basketball honors.
First Team All-District
Kadee Ferrell
Second Team All-District
Ella VanVranken
Honorable Mention:
Avery Agee
All-Freshman Team
Avery Agee