February 25, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Lady Tigers eliminated the 3rd ranked Upperman Lady Bees 36 to 35 in the semi-finals of the Region 4AA basketball Tournament Monday night at Crossville.
Maddison Parsley stepped to the free throw line and broke a 35 to 35 tie with 1.8 seconds left in the game to give the Lady Tigers the lead and the win. It was her only point of the game.
With the win, the Lady Tigers advance to the Region Tournament Championship game Wednesday night, February 27 against 4th ranked Macon County (28-5) at 7 p.m. at Cumberland County High School in Crossville. WJLE will have LIVE coverage with the Voice of the Lady Tigers John Pryor.
Macon County eliminated York Institute in the other Region Semi-Finals game Monday night winning 55 to 39.
Monday night’s game was the fourth meeting of the season between DeKalb County and Upperman with the Lady Bees having won all three games.
In this contest the game was tied at 11 by the end of the 1st period but the Lady Tigers held a 22 to 18 advantage by halftime and led 30 to 26 after the 3rd period before securing the 36 to 35 victory.
Kadee Ferrell scored 12 points followed by Emme Colwell with 9, Mya Ruch and Lydia Brown each with 5, Kenzie France 4, and Maddison Parsley with 1 point.
DeKalb County improves to 22-10 on the season. Upperman, the defending state champions, end their season at 26-6.
After taking down two basketball giants in a row, the Lady Tigers will have another tall task against Macon County. DeKalb County is 0-2 against Macon County this season having lost 61 to 36 in Lafayette on January 11 and 63 to 32 in Smithville on February 5.