October 13, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
The window of opportunity for the DeKalb County Tigers to make the state play-offs narrowed with a 20-17 loss at Macon County Friday night at Lafayette.
(VIEW VIDEO BELOW OF DEKALB KICKER ANDREW FUSON KICKING 33 YARD FIELD GOAL TO TIE THE GAME 3-3 IN THE 2ND PERIOD)
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After an open date next week, the 2-7 Tigers will host the 1-7 Cumberland County Jets in Smithville in the regular season finale on Friday, October 26. A win for the Tigers would put them in the play-offs as the 4th place team in this region.
In the game Friday night, Macon County got on the scoreboard first with 27 seconds left in the 1st period on a 30 yard field goal by kicker Ryan Underwood.
DeKalb County’s Andrew Fuson tied the game on a 33 yard field goal with 5:17 left in the 2nd period.
Macon County took the lead again with 37 seconds before halftime on an 8 yard touchdown pass from John Mark Gammons to Landon Whitmore. Underwood added the PAT and the score was 10-3.
A Hail Mary pass from Axel Aldino to Grayson Redmon on the last play of the half for a would be tying touchdown was wiped off due to an illegal procedure penalty and Macon County held its 10-3 lead through half time.
DeKalb County had an opportunity to draw closer in the 3rd period on a 44 yard field goal attempt by Andrew Fuson but the kick was no good.
(VIEW VIDEO BELOW AS DEKALB COUNTY QUARTERBACK AXEL ALDINO SCORES ON 1 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN IN 4TH PERIOD TO TIE THE GAME 10-10)
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The DC Tigers scored their first touchdown of the game on a 1 yard plunge by Quarterback Axel Aldino with 7:58 left in the game. Fuson booted the extra point and the game was tied at 10-10.
Macon County jumped back out front 13-10 with 5:02 left on a 30 yard field goal by Ryan Underwood and later stretched the lead on a 5 yard touchdown pass from John Mark Gammons to Chris Oliver. The PAT by Underwood was good and Macon County led 20-10.
(VIEW VIDEO BELOW OF DEKALB COUNTY TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM AXEL ALDINO TO GRAYSON REDMON LATE IN THE 4TH PERIOD)
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DeKalb County’s last touchdown of the night came on a 9 yard pass from Aldino to Grayson Redmon . Fuson added the extra point but the DC Tigers came up short losing 20-17