January 31, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS basketball teams suffered defeats Tuesday night with loses on the road at Cumberland County. The Lady Tigers lost 43 to 24 while the Tigers were beaten by the Jets 43 to 33.
In the last meeting, the Tigers defeated Cumberland County 60 to 51 on January 9th in Smithville but the Lady Tigers lost that night to the Lady Jets 54 to 42.
The Lady Tigers have now lost six straight games and the Tigers’ losing streak is now at four games
The Tigers are now 10-13 on the season and 1-5 in the district. The Lady Tigers own a record of 9-14 overall and 0-6 in district play.
Tuesday night the girls game was tied at 8 at the end of the 1st period but Cumberland County took a 21 to 17 lead at halftime. The Lady Tigers were held scoreless in the 3rd period and trailed 35 to 17 going into the 4th period. From there Cumberland County went on to claim a 43 to 24 victory.
For DeKalb County, Ella VanVranken scored 13, Avery Agee 6, Chloe VanVranken 3, and Tess Barton 2.
The Tigers found themselves behind 10 to 7 after the 1st period of the boys game and trailed 22 to 19 by halftime. The Jets led 31 to 29 after the 3rd period and went on to defeat the Tigers 43 to 33.
DeKalb County’s Conner Close scored 8 followed by John Hendrix and Seth Fuson each with 7, Ian Colwell 6, Dallas Kirby 3, and Alex Antoniak with 2.
The remaining schedule of the DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers is as follows:
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.