August 31, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County Tigers passed their first road test of the season with flying colors Friday night as they took down the Smith County Owls at Carthage 35 to 6.
The Tigers (2-0) will travel to Livingston Academy (2-0) for their first region matchup of the year Friday night, September 6 at 7 p.m.
After battling to a scoreless tie in the opening period, the Tigers struck first in the second quarter capping a 63-yard drive on a 10-yard touchdown run by quarterback Jordan Parker with 8:44 left in the half. The extra point attempt by kicker Adrian Prater was no good but the Tigers led 6-0.
Later in the half, DeKalb County got on the board again completing a 73-yard drive on a 27-yard touchdown pass play from quarterback Jordan Parker to Ryan Lyons. Parker then kept the ball on a successful two-point conversion play to give the Tigers a 14-0 lead by halftime.
Jon Hendrix took the opening kickoff of the second half to the Smith County 20-yard line setting up the Tigers for their next scoring opportunity. Ty Webb later cashed on in for DC on a one-yard touchdown run with 9:14 left in the third period. Adrian Prater came on for the extra point and the Tigers were up 21-0.
DC quarterback Jordan Parker again hooked up with Ryan Lyons for their second touchdown of the night, this time on a 19-yard completion capping a 39-yard drive and with Adrian Prater’s PAT the Tigers held a commanding 28-0 lead with 5:20 left in the third period.
Smith County’s only score of the game came on a 19-yard run by Kaiden Mason with 1:14 left in the third period completing a 76-yard drive. The PAT attempt was no good, but the Owls had cut the Tiger lead to 28-6.
The Tigers added one more score in the fourth quarter. After Tiger Andrew Dakas picked off a Smith County pass, Cecil Ketchum got the ball on the next play and raced 67 yards for the touchdown with 7:26 left in the game. Adrian Prater added the extra point and DeKalb County went on to celebrate a 35-6 victory.