August 18, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County High School Tigers will open the football season Friday night at McMinnville against the Warren County Pioneers.
Kick-off is at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby.
WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5:00 p.m. featuring former coaches Doug Matthews and Dave McGinnis with broadcaster Larry Stone talking Tennessee and SEC football.
“Coach to Coach” is followed by “Murphy’s Matchups at 6:00 p.m., a look at Tennessee High School Football from Murphy Fair with commentary on games and coaches interviews.
“Tiger Talk” debuts at 6:30 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger football players.
The game kicks off at 7:00 p.m. with play by play coverage on WJLE.
WJLE thanks our sponsors of DCHS Tiger Football:
*Wilson Bank & Trust
*Caney Fork Electric Cooperative
*Gill Automotive
*DTC Communications
*Florence & White Ford
*Lake Homes Realty with Tony Luna
*Liberty State Bank
*DeKalb Funeral Chapel
*Curtis Supply
*St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital
*First Bank
*DeKalb Prevention Coalition
*Bert Driver Nursery
*Woodbury Insurance Agency
*Bumpers Drive-In
*Alexandria Auto Parts
*Charles D. Atnip Realty & Auction Company
*DeKalb County Insurance
Tiger Talk sponsors:
*Woodbury Insurance Agency
*Kilgore’s Restaurant
*A Degree Above Heating & Cooling
*Belk Grocery & Sporting Goods
Coach to Coach sponsors:
Stonehaus Winery
Three Star Mall
Murphy’s Matchups sponsor:
DeKalb Farm Bureau
The DCHS 2019 Football Schedule is as follows:
REGION OPPONENTS (*)
August 23: Warren County- McMinnville 7 p.m.
August 30: Upperman-Baxter 7 p.m.
September 6: Stone Memorial*-Smithville 7 p.m.
September 13: Watertown-Watertown 7 p.m.
September 20: Grundy County- Smithville 7 p.m.
September 27: Cannon County (Homecoming)-Smithville 7 p.m.
October 4: Livingston Academy*-Livingston 7 p.m.
October 11: Smith County-Smithville 7 p.m.
October 18: Macon County*-Smithville 7 p.m.
October 25: BYE WEEK
November 1: Cumberland County* Crossville 7 p.m.