September 30, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County Tigers will play a rare Thursday night game tonight. The matchup features the Tigers and Livingston Academy at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville. Kick-Off is at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.
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The game was originally scheduled at Livingston for Friday night but was changed because Tennessee Tech is where the Wildcats are playing their home football games this season.
The Tigers enter this game at 3-2 while the Wildcats are 0-6. None of their games have been close. Livingston Academy has lost to White County 40-0, Cookeville 42-0, Stone Memorial 49-12, York Institute 35-18, Macon County 37-0, and Jackson County 21-0.
DeKalb County has defeated Smith County 33-14, Cumberland County 35-10, and Cannon County 49-7. Tiger losses have been to Macon County 32-29 and Watertown 38-20
The Tigers are coming off an impressive 49-7 homecoming win over Cannon County last week and Tiger Coach Steve Trapp couldn’t have been more pleased.
“I am really proud of the team. It all starts up front with the offensive linemen. Our offensive scheme has been a little bit different the last couple of weeks with wide receiver Isaac Knowles at quarterback instead of Briz Trapp who has been injured but they (linemen) have been able to put that hand in the dirt and come off the ball and move some guys around. I think they have done a really good job with that. Two weeks in a row we’ve had over 350 yards rushing and multiple rushing touchdowns with a few passes in there. Its good to see that as well because you know how much I like seeing that ball in the air. Its not that we are calling different plays its just we are attacking defenses a different way and our guys have bought into it and are doing a really great job,” said Coach Trapp.
As for Livingston Academy, “ They have struggled. They have played six games and have been shutout in four of them. Although they are a younger football team one thing that has stood out to me is that those guys play hard all the way from the start to the end. You can see the adjustments their coaches are making from week to week and we must be prepared for something maybe we haven’t seen but if we focus on ourselves and be clean, good defensively, and continue the offensive trend we have had the last couple of weeks I believe we will be successful,” Coach Trapp said.
The Region standings are as follows:
Macon County 5-1 (2-0)
Upperman 5-1 (2-0)
Stone Memorial 4-2 (1-1)
DeKalb County 3-2 (1-1)
Cumberland County 3-3 (0-2)
Livingston Academy 0-6 (0-2)
WJLE’s pre-game shows begin with the Fearless Forecasters at 4:30 p.m.
“Murphy’s Matchups” airs at 6 p.m. featuring the Guru of Tennessee High School Football Murphy Fair.
“Tiger Talk” begins at 6:30 p.m. featuring DCHS Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger Football Players Diego Coronado, Shadie Rankhorn, and Holden Trapp.
WJLE’s “LIVE” play by play coverage starts at 7 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby.
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