February 6, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Lady Tigers have been unable to derail two teams in the district this season, league leading Upperman and Macon County, the second place team.
Macon County came calling Tuesday night and knocked off the homestanding Lady Tigers 63 to 32. In the earlier meeting on January 11 at Lafayette, DC lost 61 to 36. In the boys game Tuesday night the visiting Tigers from Lafayette got even with the black and gold cagers winning 54 to 45. DeKalb County had beaten Macon County on January 11 at Lafayette 61 to 49.
In the girls game, Macon County led 15 to 9 after the 1st period, 24 to 11 at halftime, and 42 to 18 after the 3rd period before winning 63 to 32.
Kadee Ferrell scored 15, Mya Ruch 9, Mallori Hart 4, and Lydia Brown and Joni Robinson each with 2.
For the boys, DeKalb County led 20 to 11 after the 1st period, 32 to 22 at halftime, and 40 to 38 after the 3rd period but were outscored in the 4th period and lost 54 to 45
Nathan Atkins scored 22, Dallas Cook 8, Tanner Poss 7, and Colter Norris, Evan Jones, and Lucas Hale each with 2 points.
The Lady Tigers slip to 17-8 overall and 9-4 in the district while the Tigers fall to 4-21 and 3-10 in the district.
Girls District 8AA Standings as of February 6:
Upperman: 24-3 (13-0)
Macon County: 23-5 (12-1)
DeKalb County: 17-8 (9-4)
York Institute: 11-12 (7-6)
Cannon County: 14-12 (4-9)
Watertown: 9-17 (3-10)
Livingston Academy: 9-20 (2-11)
Smith County: 7-16 (2-11)
Boys District 8AA Standings as of February 6:
Livingston Academy: 19-9 (11-2)
York Institute: 17-5 (10-3)
Upperman: 21-5 (10-3)
Watertown: 17-9 (7-6)
Macon County: 11-17 (6-7)
Cannon County: 12-15 (5-8)
DeKalb County: 4-21 (3-10)
Smith County:1-22 (0-13)
The remaining schedule is as follows:
Thursday, February 7: Smith County*-Home 6 p.m.
Friday, February 8: Monterey-Home 6 p.m.