December 1, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Lady Tigers opened their district season with a win Friday night at home beating the York Institute Dragonettes 66 to 52. The Dragons beat the Tigers 68 to 52.
In the girls game, DeKalb County led 17 to 8 after the 1st period, 37 to 26 at halftime, and 52 to 38 after the 3rd period before notching the win 66 to 52.
Kadee Ferrell scored 23 followed by Emme Colwell with 19. Lydia Brown and Joni Robinson each with 8. Kenzie Frace 4 and Maddison Parsley and Mya Ruch each with 2 points.
Meanwhile the Dragons led the Tigers 16 to 11 after the 1st period, 40 to 21 at halftime, and 58 to 36 after the 3rd period before going on to claim a 68 to 52 victory.
Dallas Cook and Nathan Atkins each scored 9. Hayden Thomas and Evan Jones each scored 8. Brayden Howard, Josh Carlton, and Dakota White each with 4 and Colter Norris, Noah Martin, and Luke Jenkins each with 2 points.
The Lady Tigers improve to 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the district. The Tigers are 1-5 and 0-1 to start the district race.
The remaining schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, December 4: Livingston Academy*-Away 6 p.m.
Friday, December 7: Watertown*-Home 6 p.m.
Tuesday, December 11: Cannon County*- Away 6 p.m.
Friday, December 14: Warren County- Home 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 15: Jackson County- Home 6 p.m.
Tuesday, December 18: Monterey-Away 6 p.m.
Thursday, December 20: Forrest (Christmas Tournament)- Watertown 8:30 p.m.
Friday, December 21: Watertown Christmas Tournament- Watertown TBA
Saturday, December 22: Watertown Christmas Tournament-Watertown TBA
Friday, January 4: White County-Home 6 p.m.
Tuesday, January 8: Upperman*-Home 6 p.m.
Friday, January 11: Macon County*-Away 6 p.m.
Tuesday, January 15: Smith County*-Away 6 p.m.
Friday, January 18: York Institute*-Away 6 p.m.
Tuesday, January 22: Livingston Academy*-Home 6 p.m.
Friday, January 25: Watertown*-Away 6 p.m.
Tuesday, January 29: Cannon County*-Home 6 p.m.
Friday, February 1: Upperman*-Away 6 p.m.
Tuesday, February 5: Macon County*-Home 6 p.m.
Thursday, February 7: Smith County*-Home 6 p.m.
Friday, February 8: Monterey-Home 6 p.m.