Cookeville Sweeps DCHS
Cookeville swept the DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers Saturday in Smithville winning 59 to 24 in the girls game and 63 to 53 in the boys contest.
In the girls game, DC trailed 11 to 8 after the 1st period, 20 to 14 at halftime, and 38 to 15 after the 3rd period before losing 59 to 24.
Emme Colwell scored 10. Kadee Ferrell 5, Natalie Snipes 3 and Mya Ruch, Megan Walker, and Summer Crook each with 2.
The Tigers trailed 21 to 7 after the 1st period, 32 to 23 at halftime, and 45 to 39 after the 3rd period before falling to the Cavaliers 63 to 53.
Dakota White scored 15, Dallas Cook 13, Jordan Young 8, Luke Jenkins 5, Brayden Antoniak 4, Nathaniel Crook and Elisha Ramos each with 3 and Lucas Hale 2.
The Tigers have a record of 4-9 (1-2 in the district) while the Lady Tigers are now 7-7 and (1-2 in the district).
The remainder of the 2020 schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, January 7: White County- Home 6 p.m.
Friday, January 10: Cannon County*-Home 6 p.m.
Tuesday, January 14: Upperman*-Away 6 p.m.
Friday, January 17: Macon County*-Home 6 p.m.
Saturday, January 18: Red Boiling Springs- Away 6 p.m.
Tuesday, January 21: Smith County*-Home 6 p.m.
Friday, January 24: York Institute*-Away 6 p.m.
Monday, January 27: Warren County-Away 6 p.m.
Tuesday, January 28: Livingston Academy*-Away 6 p.m.
Friday, January 31: Watertown*-Home 6 p.m.
Tuesday, February 4: Cannon County- Away 6 p.m.
Friday, February 7: Upperman- Home 6 p.m..
Tuesday, February 11: Macon County*-Away 6 p.m.
Thursday, February 13: Smith County*-Away 6 p.m.
Tigers Snap Six Game Losing Streak
The DCHS Tigers snapped a six game losing streak Tuesday night with a 65 to 56 victory over the visiting Livingston Academy Wildcats. The Lady Tigers lost their game 53 to 49.
The Tigers led 26 to 14 after the 1st period, 31 to 30 at halftime, and 49 to 38 after the 3rd period before going on to win 65 to 56.
Lucas Hale led the Tigers in scoring with 26 followed by Dallas Cook 17, Jordan Young 9, Evan Jones 8, Luke Jenkins 3, and Elisha Ramos with 2.
In the girls game, DC trailed 14 to 9 after the 1st period, 30 to 20 at halftime, and 36 to 28 after the 3rd period before falling 53 to 49 to the Lady Wildcats.
Kadee Ferrell scored 16, Emme Colwell 14, Kenzie France and Megan Walker each with 6, Mya Ruch 4, and Megan Cantrell with 3.
The Tigers and Lady Tigers are now 3-6 overall and 1-2 in the district.
The Tigers will compete in the Watertown Christmas Tournament Thursday through Saturday, December 19-21. On Thursday night the Tigers will face Lebanon at 5:30 p.m. and on Friday DeKalb County will face Cookeville. The Lady Tigers will see again next week in the Daytona Beach Shootout in Florida.
Tigers Losing Streak Continues
After starting the basketball season at 2-0 the DeKalb County Tigers have dropped the last six including Saturday night’s game at Cookeville 77 to 65. The Lady Tigers also lost to Cookeville 50 to 40 and have slipped to 3-5.
The Tigers found themselves trailing 22 to 9 after the 1st period and 52 to 33 by halftime. Cookeville led 65 to 51 after the 3rd period and won the game 77 to 65.
Lucas Hale scored 19. Dallas Cook 18. Michael Elswick and Evan Jones each with 8. Luke Jenkins 6. Dakota White 3, Elisha Ramos 2 and Jordan Young with 1.
In the girls game the Lady Tigers trailed 18 to 11 after the 1st period, 28 to 21 at halftime and 37 to 32 after the 3rd period before falling to the Lady Cavaliers 50 to 40.
Mya Ruch scored 11. Kadee Ferrell 10, Emme Colwell 9, Summer Crook and Megan Walker each with 3 and Megan Cantrell and Kenzie France each with 2 points.
The Tigers are now 2-6 overall and 0-2 in the district. The Lady Tigers are 3-8 on the season and 1-1 in district play.
DeKalb County will host Livingston Academy Tuesday night, December 17 in Smithville starting with the girls game at 6 p.m. followed by the boys game. WJLE will have LIVE coverage.
Lady Tigers Notch Road Win at Watertown. Tigers Come Up Short
The DeKalb County Lady Tigers earned a 47 to 28 road win at Watertown Friday night but the Tigers lost 67 to 60.
The girls game saw Watertown take an 8 to 5 lead after the 1st period but DC fought back for a 21 to 18 halftime advantage. The Lady Tigers held a 31 to 20 lead after the 3rd period and went on to win 47 to 28.
Kadee Ferrell scored 10 followed by Kenzie France and Mya Ruch each with 8, Emme Colwell and Megan Walker each with 7, Summer Crook 4, and Megan Cantrell with 3.
The Purple Tigers opened up a 16 to 9 lead over the Tigers in the 1st period of the boys game and led 24 to 16 at halftime and 45 to 42 after the 3rd period before going on to win 67 to 60.
Dakota White and Lucas Hale each scored 12. Michael Elswick 10. Dallas Cook, Jordan Young, and Luke Jenkins each with 6, Evan Jones 5 and Elisha Ramos with 3.
DeKalb County will visit Cookeville tonight (Saturday, December 14) starting with the girls game at 6 p.m. WJLE will broadcast both games LIVE.
Lady Tigers Fall to York Institute in Overtime. Tigers also Lose to Dragons
The DCHS basketball teams are still looking for their first district victories of the season after losing at home to York Institute Friday night.
The Lady Tigers lost 54 to 53 in overtime and the Tigers were defeated 69 to 57.
In the girls game, York Institute led 14 to 10 after the 1st period and 29 to 23 by halftime. The Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Dragons 14 to 8 to tie the game at 37 by the end of the 3rd period and the teams played to a 48 all tie by the end of regulation. But in the overtime period, York Institute outscored DC 6 to 5 and won 54 to 53.
Mya Ruch scored 18 for the Lady Tigers. Emme Colwell and Kenzie France each scored 9. Megan Walker 7, Megan Cantrell 6 and Kadee Ferrell with 4 points.
The Tigers trailed the Dragons 18 to 11 after the 1st period but outscored them 20 to 13 in the 2nd period for a 31 all tie by halftime. The Dragons pulled ahead 51 to 41 by the end of the 3rd period and went on to win 69 to 57.
Evans Jones scored 21 for the Tigers. Dakota White 14. Lucas Hale 11. Dallas Cook 4. Elisha Ramos 3 and Luke Jenkins and Jordan Young each with 2.
The Tigers and Lady Tigers each drop to 2-4 on the season and 0-1 in the district. They will host Livingston Academy Tuesday night, December 10 in Smithville starting with the girls game at 6 p.m. followed by the boys contest. WJLE will have LIVE coverage.