February 3, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS basketball teams went to Lafayette Tuesday night where they defeated Macon County in both the girls and boys games.
The Lady Tigers opened with a 49 to 27 victory while the Tigers claimed a 50 to 45 win.
In the girls game, DC led 11 to 10 after the 1st period, 21 to 15 at halftime, and 32 to 24 after the 3rd period before going on to win 49 to 27.
Ella VanVranken scored 18, Kadee Ferrell 16, Avery Agee and Madison Martin each with 6, Ella Hendrixson 2, and Xharia Lyons with 1.
In the previous meeting on January 20 the Lady Tigers beat Macon County 59 to 32.
For the boys, the Tigers trailed Macon County 17 to 6 after the 1st period Tuesday night and found themselves down 26 to 22 by halftime but rallied to grab a 36 to 34 lead after the 3rd period and went on to win 50 to 45.
Jordan Young scored 12, Isaac Knowles 9, Brayden Antoniak 8, Stetson Agee and Robert Wheeler each with 6, Conner Close 5, and Elishah Ramos with 4
In the January 20 meeting, DC won 67 to 49.
The Tigers are now 12-11 overall and 4-6 in the district while the Lady Tigers improve to 15-10 and go to 4-6 in district play.
DeKalb County will host Warren County Thursday night, February 3 in Smithville. The girls game tips off at 6 p.m. followed by the boys game. WJLE will have LIVE coverage.