September 24, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
Students at DeKalb County High School have been celebrating Homecoming with Spirit Week activities and it will conclude today (Friday) with a parade and a football game tonight as the Tigers host the Cannon County Lions.
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The Tigers improved to 2-2 and evened their region record at 1-1 last week with a home victory over Cumberland County snapping a two game losing skid.
The Tigers opened the season with a 33-14 win at home over Smith County but lost to Macon County 32 to 29 and at Watertown 38-20 before getting back in the win column last week against the Jets.
The Lions are 3-2 with wins over Webb School 42-16 and Lookout Valley 39-0 and Sequatchie County forfeit to Cannon County due to Covid exposure. The Lions have lost to Monterey 35-6 and to Cascade 25-0.
Tiger Coach Steve Trapp said he was proud of his team’s performance last week in the absence of starting quarterback Briz Trapp who was sidelined due to an injury during pre-game warm-ups. He was particularly impressed with talented wide receiver Isaac Knowles who came in at quarterback and scored four touchdowns himself in leading the Tigers to victory.
“ I am really super proud of my team. With our quarterback Briz getting injured during warm-ups the team went out and did their job. We put Isaac back there at quarterback because we have a lot of confidence in him. Getting the ball in his hands is not a bad game plan at any time. Really though it was about making sure everybody came together to do their job and that is what we want them to do every game. I’m proud of how our guys handled it,” said Coach Trapp.
As for Cannon County, They have a similar look to what we have seen the last couple of years. They have a plan and scheme. Their M.O. (modus operandi) is going to be first downs. They want to grind out that clock and keep our offense off the field as much as possible. When they can do that and they are effective at it then they have a great opportunity to be successful so for us defensively its being able to get off the field with three and outs and getting the ball back to our offense. Offensively for us its about being efficient on first downs so we have a better opportunity to be efficient on third down. We just have to be prepared for any wrinkles they may have,” added Coach Trapp.
Kick-off will be tonight at 7 p.m.
WJLE’s pre-game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5 p.m. featuring former coaches Doug Matthews, Dave McGinnis, and broadcaster Larry Stone.
“Murphy’s Matchups” airs at 6 p.m. featuring the Guru of Tennessee High School Football Murphy Fair.
“Tiger Talk” begins at 6:30 p.m. featuring DCHS Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger Football Players Isaac Knowles, Will Farris, and Brady Hale. John Pryor, the Voice of the Tigers, is the host of the program.
WJLE’s “LIVE” play by play coverage starts at 7 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby.
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