December 17, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The last time they met in November, the DCHS basketball teams split with Cannon County at Woodbury as the Lady Tigers won the girls game and the Lions took the boys’ contest. In the rematch on Friday in Smithville, it was again a split but this time both the Lionettes and Tigers prevailed.
In the first game of the night DeKalb County’s Lady Tigers lost 64 to 46 while the Tigers won 54 to 47. Back on November 22, DC won the girls game 56 to 53 and the Tigers lost 44 to 42.
Friday night, Cannon County’s girls led 11 to 9 after the 1st period, 30 to 22 at halftime, and 48 to 35 after the 3rd period before claiming a 64 to 46 victory.
Ella VanVranken led DC in scoring with 19 points followed by Tess Barton 8, Madison Martin 5, Cadee Griffith and Chloe VanVranken each with 4, and Camryn Branin and Avery Agee each with 3.
In the nightcap, the Tigers and Lions were tied at 12 after the 1st period but DC led 25 to 19 by halftime and 44 to 34 after the 3rd period before going onto win 54 to 47.
Conner Close pumped in 26 points followed by Robert Wheeler with 8, Stetson Agee, Elishah Ramos, and Alex Antoniak each with 6 and Zack Birmingham with 2.
The Tigers improve to 7-3 on the season while the Lady Tigers drop to 6-4.
The DeKalb County Tigers will next see action in the Adidas Shootout at Murfreesboro Riverdale on Monday and Tuesday, December 19 & 20. The Tigers will face Mount Juliet on Monday, December 19 at 2:30 p.m. and then take on the Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering (Memphis School of Excellence) on Tuesday, December 20 at 1 p.m. WJLE will be unable to broadcast LIVE the Monday game but will carry the Tuesday contest.
Meanwhile the DCHS Lady Tigers will compete in the Renasant Bank Christmas Tournament at Maryville December 27-30. The Lady Tigers will first see action in that tournament against McMinn Central on Tuesday, December 27 at 4 p.m. (eastern time). WJLE will be unable to broadcast the game LIVE.
JANUARY
Tue, 1/3-6:00pm-Livingston Academy-Away • District
Fri, 1/6-6:00pm-Macon County- Away • District
Sat, 1/7-3:00pm-Warren County- Away • Non-District
Tue, 1/10-6:00pm-Watertown-Away • Non-District
Fri, 1/13-6:00pm-Cumberland County-Home • District
Tue, 1/17-6:00pm-Upperman-Away • District
Fri, 1/20-6:00pm-Stone Memorial-Home • District
Tue, 1/24-6:00pm-White County-Away • District
Fri, 1/27-6:00pm-Livingston Academy-Home • District
Mon, 1/30-6:00pm-Smith County-Home • Non-District
Tue, 1/31-6:00pm-Macon County-Home • District
FEBRUARY
Tue, 2/7-6:00pm-Cumberland County-Away • District
Fri, 2/10-6:00pm-Upperman-Home • District
Game times listed are the start of the Lady Tigers game. Tigers games to follow.