October 23, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County Tigers were dealt another close loss Friday night as they came up short against the visiting Goodpasture Cougars 21-13 on Senior Night.
The loss puts the Tigers at 5-4 on the season with the regular season finale at Stone Memorial in Crossville next Friday night, October 29 to determine 3rd place in the Region and seeding for the State Play-offs in two weeks. Goodpasture improves to 3-4.
Goodpasture got on the board early as Quarterback A.J. Brooks found Josh Williams on a touchdown pass play good for 65 yards. Henry Lowe kicked through the extra point and the Cougars led 7-0 with 10:43 left in the 1st period.
The Tigers tried to get points with 1:21 left in the 2nd period but a 31 yard field goal attempt by Axel Aranda failed to connect and DC trailed at halftime 7-0.
DeKalb County got a spark early in the 3rd period as Isaac Knowles came in at quarterback and raced 63 yards for a touchdown with 11:47 on the clock. Aranda added the extra point and the game was tied at 7-7.
The Tigers took the lead with 1:34 left in the 3rd period on a 24 yard touchdown run by Colby Barnes. The PAT attempt failed but DeKalb County held a 13-7 advantage.
Goodpasture later mounted a 64 yard drive that resulted in an 11 yard touchdown run by A.J. Brooks. Lowe tacked on the extra point and the Cougars pulled ahead 14-13.
The Cougars expanded their lead with 1:24 left in the 4th period on a 10 yard touchdown run by Jaron Elkins. Lowe added the extra point and Goodpasture went on to claim a 21-13 victory.
Here are the Division I Class 4A Region 4 standings as of Saturday, October 23:
Upperman: 8-1 (4-0)
Macon County: 6-3 (3-1)
DeKalb County: 5-4 (2-2)
Stone Memorial: 6-3 (2-2)
Cumberland County: 5-4 (1-3)
Livingston Academy: 0-9 (0-4)