October 7, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
Quarterback Briz Trapp threw for four touchdowns Friday night, three of them to Marquez Chalfant in leading the DeKalb County Tigers to a 42 to 10 victory over the Cumberland County Jets on Senior Night.
The win snaps a two-game losing skid for the Tigers and evens their season record to 4-4 and 2-2 in region play. Cumberland County drops to 2-6 overall and 0-5 in the region.
DeKalb County will have a bye next week but will travel to White County on October 20 and to Upperman on October 27 to close out the regular season.
The Tigers are still in the state play-off hunt hoping to finish among the top four teams in the Region.
The first of Briz Trapp’s four touchdown throws came with 4:21 left in the 1st period as he found Marquez Chalfant for 34 yards completing a 76-yard drive for the score. Arian Prater converted the PAT and the Tigers led 7-0.
Cumberland County then mounted a drive that stalled at the DC 9-yard line, but Jaime Perez came on for a 26-yard field goal with 11:48 left in the 2nd period and the Jets trailed 7-3.
The Tigers extended their lead on the ensuing kick-off as Ryon Lyons took the ball and raced 95 yards on the return for a touchdown. Prater booted the extra point and DeKalb County held a 14-3 advantage with 11:32 left in the 2nd period.
Briz Trapp found Marquez Chalfant again with 6:28 left in the 2nd period on a 25-yard touchdown pass capping a 68-yard drive. Prater connected on the extra point and the Tigers opened up a 21-3 lead.
After a Tiger fumble, Cumberland County recovered and later cashed in on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Bryson Wilson to Nolan Carter. Jaime Perez converted the PAT and the Jets cut the Tiger lead to 21-10 with 3:16 in the 2nd period.
Cumberland County later lined up for a long field goal attempt near the end of the half but came up empty.
DeKalb County scored three times more times while keeping the Jets scoreless in the second half.
Briz Trapp launched a 28-yard touchdown pass to Malachi Trapp with 9:53 left in the 3rd period completing a 65-yard drive. Prater added the PAT and the Tigers led 28-10.
DC later mounted an 86-yard drive and scored on a 36-yard touchdown pass from Briz Trapp to Marquez Chalfant, their third hookup of the game. Prater came on for the PAT and the Tigers were up 35-10 with 50 seconds left in the 3rd period.
The final score of the night came on a 6-yard touchdown run by Jordan Parker for the Tigers with 6 minutes left in the game, capping a 53-yard drive. Prater booted the extra point and the Tigers went on to claim a 42 to 10 victory.