September 20, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb Saints have punched their ticket to the conference title game with a 20-14 victory over the visiting Fentress County Crush Thursday night in Smithville. The Saints will face Avery Trace Thursday night, September 26 at 6:30 p.m. in Cookeville.
The Saints scored first on a 1-yard Collin Donnell quarterback keeper with 51.3 seconds left in the 1st period. The 2-point conversion attempt was no good. The 12 play 52-yard drive was set up after Reed Midgett for the Saints covered a Fentress County fumble at the Saints 48-yard line.
The Crush tied the game with 4:28 left in the 2nd period on a 30-yard touchdown run by Grayson Stephens completing a 7 play 54-yard drive. The 2-point conversion attempt was no good.
With only 12.8 seconds left until halftime on a 4th down play, the Saints scored on a flea flicker from Rocky Cantrell to Collin Donnell who launched a pass to Bryson Redmon for 42 yards and a touchdown. The 2-point conversion try failed but the Saints held a 12-6 lead at halftime.
The Saints added another score with 4:46 left in the 3rd period on a 15-yard Collin Donnell quarterback keeper for a touchdown. Donnell then found Gavin Frazier for the 2-point conversion and DeKalb Middle led 20-6.
Fentress County scored its last touchdown of the game on a 44-yard pass play from quarterback Gage Deaton to Sam Segatto with 2:38 left in the 4th period. Grayson Stephens scored on the 2-point conversion play and the Saints went onto claim a 20 to 14 victory.