February 22, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Lady Tigers will play for 3rd place in the District 8AA basketball tournament Monday night after losing to Macon County 57 to 31 in the Semi-Finals Friday night at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville.
The Lady Tigers will face York Institute Monday, February 24 at Tech starting at 6 p.m. WJLE will have LIVE coverage. The Lady Dragons lost to Upperman Friday night in the Tournament Semi-Finals 50 to 35.
In the game Friday night, DeKalb County trailed Macon County, the top team in the district and the state by a score of 11 to 2. Macon County led 28 to 14 at halftime and 45 to 21 after the 3rd period before claiming a 57 to 31 victory.
For DC, Kadee Ferrell scored 10. Megan Cantrell 9. Megan Walker and Natalie Snipes each with 3 and Kenzie France, Mya Ruch, and Summer Crook each with 2.
Macon County will face Upperman for the District Tournament championship Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at Tech.