September 8, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Tigers will renew their rivalry with the Purple Tigers of Watertown tonight (Friday).
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The game kicks off at 7 p.m. and WJLE will broadcast the game LIVE from Watertown with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and on the LIVE stream at www.wjle.com.
The Tigers (1-2) notched their first win of the season last week against Region foe Livingston Academy while Watertown (2-1) suffered their first loss of the year to Sequatchie County 27 to 21.
Tiger Coach Steve Trapp, speaking on WJLE’s Tiger Talk program, said he is proud of his team’s performance last week.
“Especially in the first half, I think we played a lot cleaner as far as penalties and execution and things like that. It came down to executing in critical moments. We were driving and then threw an interception, but we got a big break with a penalty on them when they returned a punt and then we got an interception right behind it. Defensively, I thought we played extremely well and limited their opportunities to score. There were a couple of plays when we didn’t execute as well as we should have but our guys definitely responded after half time and played a pretty good half of football for us,” said Coach Trapp.
Last year, the Tigers gave up two Watertown touchdowns in the first half but shut out the Purple Tigers the rest of the way for a 26 to 14 victory in Smithville.
Coach Trapp said his team is up for the challenge and ready to face another good Purple Tiger squad.
“They have a lot of good players and are coached well. They do things the right way. Defensively, they are always stout, very disciplined, and play extremely hard. They run to the football. Offensively, they are multiple. It’s a lot like playing against ourselves. Watertown also has an extremely good kicker. They have had a lot of touchbacks on kickoffs. He can put it inside the five-yard line. He also punts for them and does a good job in that regard. He has a really strong leg for a kicker in high school. Again, its another one of those weeks where we have to make sure of our alignment assignments with a strong desire to get our jobs done,” 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 players Adrian Prater, Bryson Arnold, and Cecil Ketchum.