DCHS Tiger Football Returns Tonight with Season Opener at Warren County

Listen for WJLE’s Football Tiger Talk Program at 6:30 p.m. prior to the 7 p.m. kick-off of the game tonight (Friday, August 18) between DCHS and Warren County in the 2023 season opener in McMinnville. The Tiger Talk Show will feature as pictured here left to right: Tiger players Briz Trapp, Ty Webb, Trace Hamilton, Wil Farris, and Ari White with Coach Steve Trapp. Listen to the WJLE game broadcast with John Pryor and Luke Willoughby following Tiger Talk

The 2023 DCHS Tiger Football Coach Staff left to right: Head Coach Steve Trapp and Assistant Coaches Luke Green, Cole Parsley, Michael Shaw, Cason Wheeler, Eli Cross, and Lucas Phillips

Listen to DCHS Tiger Football LIVE Friday nights on WJLE with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby

DCHS Football Managers-Katya Hennessee, Shelby Driver, Sadie Moore, Abby Cross, Valya Hennessee, and Nina Brown

Listen for Murphy's Matchups about High School Football Fridays at 6 p.m. on WJLE

Catch “Coach to Coach” Fridays at 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m. featuring former UT assistant coach Doug Matthews with Tennessee Titans Radio Broadcaster Dave McGinnis and broadcaster Larry Stone talking Tennessee and SEC football.

August 18, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Tigers plan to hit the ground running, throwing, or whatever it takes to get a victory as they launch the 2023 football campaign at Warren County in the season opener tonight (Friday) in McMinnville. Kick-off is at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

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With 11 seniors on the team, Tiger Coach Steve Trapp, who is starting his 19th year, isn’t necessarily concerned about experience but there are key positions that will have to be filled.

“We lose players every year and I hate that. Last year we had Colby Barnes and pretty much put it on his back a lot of times running the ball with the injuries we had on the team. Colby is gone now but we have an opportunity to spread the ball around more this year to a lot of different people. I feel confident with this group. I feel like we have the potential to compete each and every Friday night, but it comes down to how they want to buy in and believe that within the team and within themselves. I think we have a lot of potential to be an athletic team to do a lot of things offensively, defensively, and special teams wise. They have worked extremely hard, and they have done everything we have asked them to do if they can just solidify and come together, I think we can be a team that makes a lot of noise,” said Coach Trapp.

WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5:00 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 “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” airs at 6:30 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger football Captains Briz Trapp, Ty Webb, Ari White, Trace Hamilton, and Wil Farris.

Kick-off is at 7:00 p.m. with play-by-play coverage on WJLE from the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby. Listen LIVE on WJLE AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE Streaming at www.wjle.com.