September 3, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County Tigers, who won their first ever regular season region football championship last year, will begin their quest for another one tonight (Friday) as they open the region portion of their schedule at Macon County.
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The Tigers defeated the Smith County Owls in the season opener 33-14 last week in Smithville
Macon County enters tonight’s game at 2-0 with wins over East Robertson 34-12 and Westmoreland 14-6.
Although the Tigers played well for the most part against the Owls, Tiger Coach Steve Trapp said the team had a few too many mistakes.
“I really liked the effort our guys played with and that’s one thing we tell them all the time that we should never have to question. I thought they played extremely hard and got their minds right but there were some negatives with it being the first game of the year. Anytime there is a penalty before the whistle its not good and we had a few of those on offense and a couple of bad snaps and a turnover here and there but we got some of those back on defense as well. I expect to see all that cleaned up this week. We’ve had a good week of preparation and I’m anxious to see these guys get out here tonight and play with even more enthusiasm and determination than last week,” said Coach Trapp.
As for Macon County, “They are always going to play hard. They have that unique scheme of the wing-t so it makes it hard to prepare for because we do things totally different and our scout team has to buy into a whole new offensive philosophy to get us a good look and things we have to do defensively are not the norm but our guys have prepared hard all week long for tonight and the opportunity we have. We understand the importance of this game but we feel every game is important so our main focus is doing our job the correct way on every snap,” added 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 former coach 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” debuts at 6:30 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger players Isaac Knowles, Colby Barnes, and Briz Trapp.
The game kicks off at 7:00 p.m. with play by play coverage on WJLE with John Pryor and color commentary by Thomas Cagle. Listen LIVE on WJLE AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE STREAM at www.wjle.com.