January 28, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
The Stone Memorial basketball teams won their first meeting of the season over the DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers Saturday in Smithville. The Lady Panthers won 63 to 56 while the Panthers took down the Tigers 68 to 57.
The Tigers are now 10-12 on the season and 1-4 in the district. The Lady Tigers own a record of 9-13 overall and 0-5 in district play.
In the girls game, DeKalb County led 17 to 16 after the 1st period but fell behind 38 to 30 by halftime and trailed 49 to 38 after the 3rd period before losing 63 to 56.
Ella VanVranken scored 29 followed by Chloe VanVranken with 9, Avery Agee 7, Tess Barton 6, Allie Melton 3, and Cam Branin with 2.
The Tigers found themselves behind 18 to 15 after the 1st period of the boys game but led 33 to 28 at halftime. The Panthers grabbed a 48 to 40 lead by the end of the 3rd period and went on to defeat the Tigers 68 to 57.
Conner Close scored 30 points followed by Dallas Kirby with 13, Seth Fuson 7, Jon Hendrix 5, and Alex Antoniak with 2.
The remaining schedule of the DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers is as follows:
Tuesday, January 30 at Cumberland County in Crossville
Thursday, February 1 at Livingston Academy in Livingston
Friday, February 2 vs. Upperman in Smithville
Monday, February 5 vs. Livingston Academy in Smithville
Thursday, February 8 at Stone Memorial in Crossville
Saturday, February 10 at Warren County in McMinnville (starting at 3 p.m. with the girls game and the boys game to follow)
All other games will start at 6 p.m. with the girls and the boys to follow.