February 17, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County High School Tigers were ousted from the District 7-3A basketball tournament at Crossville Wednesday night losing to the Cumberland County Jets 67 to 39.
The Tigers end the season at 13-14 while the Jets improve to 14-13 and will advance to the semi-finals of the tournament at Tennessee Tech to play White County Friday night, February 18 at 5:30 p.m.
The Tigers trailed 13 to 5 after the 1st period, 31 to 15 at halftime, and 54 to 26 after the 3rd period before losing to the Jets 67 to 39.
Conner Close scored 19, Elishah Ramos 11, Nathaniel Crook 4, Jordan Young 3, and Brayden Antoniak 2.