October 29, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
The regular season comes to a close tonight for the DCHS Tigers at Stone Memorial in Crossville but win or lose DeKalb County will begin its state football play-off run next week on the road in the Chattanooga area.
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The game between the Tigers (5-4) and the Panthers (6-3) kicks off at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.
After riding a four game winning streak through the middle of the season, the Tigers have lost the last two games to Upperman and Goodpature. A win tonight would secure third place in the region for DC and send the Tigers off on a good note in preparation for the post-season.
DeKalb County has defeated Stone Memorial the last two years. Tiger Coach Steve Trapp says the Panthers this year are much improved.
“The last two years they have been a younger football team but those guys are now older but they still don’t have a ton of seniors out there I don’t think. There are still some sophomores on the field and a lot of juniors but they have changed their defensive scheme and it really fits what they have on the field. They are a very aggressive defense. Offensively they are still what they have been. They are a lot like us. They will spread it out. Their quarterback is dangerous. He can throw it. We will have to contain him. That is something we have not done a really good job of. In the Livingston game their quarterback scrambled around a little bit. Last week’s quarterback for Goodpasture had a few scrambles on us so we really need to make sure we keep him in the pocket. They mix it up in the run game as well. It’s a challenging week but we like challenges,” said Coach Trapp.
Stone Memorial has beaten East Ridge 47-21, Livingston Academy 49-12, Monterey 7-6, York Institute 29-0, Cumberland County 21-9, and Kingston 34-33. Their losses have been to Lenoir City 42-28, Upperman 27-9, and Macon County 21-19.
DeKalb County’s wins have been over Smith County 33-14, Cumberland County 35-10, Cannon County 49-7, Livingston Academy 45-15, and Warren County 28-0 . Their losses have been to Macon County 32-29, Watertown 38-20, Upperman 24-14, and Goodpasture 21-13.
WJLE’s pre-game shows begin with “Murphy’s Matchups” 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, Brady Hale, and Isaiah Harrington.
WJLE’s “LIVE” play by play coverage starts at 7 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby.
Region Standings:
Upperman: 9-1 (5-0)
Macon County: 6-3 (3-1)
DeKalb County: 5-4 (2-2)
Stone Memorial: 6-3 (2-2)
Cumberland County: 5-4 (1-3)
Livingston Academy: 0-10 (0-5)