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Florence & White Ford and the Ford Motor Company are again offering DCHS Football the opportunity to raise thousands of dollars with their annual test drive program on Friday, August 2. Tiger football fans can earn money for the DCHS football program by simply test-driving a new Ford at the school.

It’s the annual “Community Football Night” out at DCHS and fans are invited to come as early as 4:00 p.m. to purchase a barbeque meal and new “Tiger Pride” shirts and to test drive a new Ford vehicle by the Florence & White dealership in Smithville. For every valid test drive, Ford will donate $20 to the football program. The more fans who come out and test drive a new Ford vehicle, the more money will be made for DCHS football.

Don’t forget to Pre-Register Online at https://d4ur.com/P4948

The Tigers will play a scrimmage game that night, August 2 hosting Gordonsville starting at 6 p.m. The following Friday night, August 9 the Tigers will be on the road for a scrimmage game at Friendship Christian and then on Friday, August 16 DCHS will meet Gordonsville in a Jamboree at Smith County.

Tiger Coach Steve Trapp, who is beginning his 15th season, said Thursday he likes what he has seen in his team this year

“It has gone well this summer. We do a lot of 7 on 7’s where we play football without the linemen and just throw which is what we like to do at DeKalb County. We have done fairly well with that. I am really happy with how my guys have performed but it’s still early. We’re a month away from that first official game. We have some pre-season scrimmages coming up to help us fine tune everything we’re doing but so far so good. Each and every day we’re trying to get better,” he said.

One thing that sets this team apart this season is the experience factor.

“The last two years have been a challenge for us but this year we will have more upper classmen on the field on Friday nights than underclassmen. A lot of juniors and seniors will be on the field, mostly juniors. We only have seven or eight seniors but it will be names people are familiar with because they have a lot of experience. We have young guys who have played a lot of football for us for at least a year and some of them have two and three years experience. We have nine starters returning pretty much on both sides of the ball and we have some new guys who have come out this year as upper classmen who will help us out tremendously. We have experience in the backfield with our running back David Bradford. He was banged up a lot last year and missed a few games. He really wasn’t 100% in the games he did play in but he has already had a few offers from colleges so he has looked the part on both sides of the ball. Our quarterback Axel Aldino got in a few games as a freshman and became a full time starter as a sophomore. He has grown up a lot physically and mentally in the off season. Up front on the offensive line we have Isaac Cross, probably the most experienced football player we have and he has already made a commitment to Tennessee Tech. He is a leader of our football team. We also have some new guys in there up front but they have experience and are big so I really think the strength offensively is that we can lean on that big offensive line and those two guys who can run the football and off that be able to throw it. On paper DeKalb County football looks good but we still have to go prove it,” Coach Trapp continued.

The season kicks off on Friday, August 23 at Warren County followed by another road game at Upperman on August 30. The home opener will be September 6 against Stone Memorial.

All games start at 7:00 p.m. All opponents are the same as last year but the home and away games are reversed this year

WJLE will have LIVE coverage each week.

The DCHS 2019 Football Schedule is as follows:

REGION OPPONENTS (*)
August 23: Warren County- McMinnville 7 p.m.
August 30: Upperman-Baxter 7 p.m.
September 6: Stone Memorial*-Smithville 7 p.m.
September 13: Watertown-Watertown 7 p.m.
September 20: Grundy County- Smithville 7 p.m.
September 27: Cannon County (Homecoming)-Smithville 7 p.m.
October 4: Livingston Academy*-Livingston 7 p.m.
October 11: Smith County-Smithville 7 p.m.
October 18: Macon County*-Smithville 7 p.m.
October 25: BYE WEEK
November 1: Cumberland County* Crossville 7 p.m.

Principal Randy Jennings didn’t have to look far to find a new coach for the DeKalb County High School Baseball Program.

Less than two weeks after announcing the resignation of Jon Adam Kefauver, Jennings has named Tad Webb as the new Tiger Coach.

Webb was recently transferred to the high school from DeKalb Middle School where he has served the last two years as Assistant Principal. He will be teaching Algebra I at DCHS.

“I am looking forward to it and very eager to get started. I want to thank the Lord for opening this door because after my decision to come to the high school to teach Algebra this was definitely a blessing that was put on me. My family and I did a lot of talking and communicating back and forth during the decision process of me getting back into coaching and without them and especially my wife being by my side this would not be possible,” said Coach Webb.

Jennings said Webb just seemed the perfect choice for the position given the fact that he has years of coaching experience.

“Upon Coach Kefauver’s departure, I got to talking to Coach Webb about the job and I believe he will really be a good fit for our program. Coach Webb has a lot of experience, coaching multiple sports, and he has always had a good relationship with the kids, said Principal Jennings.

The fact that Webb is from here, Jennings said will help bring more stability to the high school baseball program which has had three different head coaches within the last seven years.

“The last couple of coaches have not been from DeKalb County. I’m not saying that is necessarily a bad thing but both were here for three years and moved on to something else. We need some stability and it’s the one program here at DCHS that hasn’t had any stability in a few years. I think to build a program, we need that stability with somebody who is going to be here and that is Coach Webb. He has kids in the school system so I don’t think he will be going anywhere for a while and I think that will pay dividends for us going forward,” Jennings continued.

Coach Webb has been in the school system for 16 years. During that time he has served as teacher at Northside Elementary School and later at DeKalb Middle School. He had stints as assistant DCHS football and baseball coach and later as head coach of the Saints Football and Bulldogs Baseball programs.

“The first five years I was at Northside Elementary and during that time period I was an assistant high school baseball coach under Coach Scott Odom and assistant football coach with Coach Steve Trapp. From there I went to DeKalb Middle School where I was head football coach and later I took over the West School baseball program. The last two years I stepped away from coaching to serve as Assistant Middle School Principal,” he said.

Webb said he is looking forward to coaching again and can’t wait until the dead period is over so he can meet with his team. He can have no contact with the players right now.

“My vision for this program is for it to be one of the hardest working programs around. I want the players to get back to working on the fundamentals and small things. I not only want to teach the boys the game of baseball but more importantly about becoming fine young men,” he said.

Coach Webb and his wife Tracy have three sons Ty, Tucker, and Tate. Ty will be in the 7th grade this fall while Tucker will be in the 5th grade and Tate will be starting kindergarten.

The season for the DCHS Tigerettes is over after they lost at Sequatchie County 4 to 3 in the Region Tournament opener Monday in Dunlap.

Sequatchie County led 1 to 0 after the 1st inning and scored another run in the 2nd to take a 2-0 lead which held up until the top of the 4th inning when the Tigerettes scored 2 runs to tie the game and then added another run in the 6th to grab a 3 to 2 advantage. Sequatchie County rallied for 2 runs in the 7th for a 4 to 3 come from behind victory.

The Tigerettes scored 3 runs on 3 hits and made 2 errors. Sequatchie County scored 4 runs on 6 hits and made 3 errors.

Emme Colwell gave up 4 runs on 6 hits through 6 innings. She struck out 5 and walked 5. Madison Whitehead came in for 1 inning and gave up 1 hit.

Maddison Parsley, Megan Walker, and Braya Murphy each had a hit and Emme Colwell had an RBI.

The DCHS Tigerettes suffered a heartbreaker losing to Livingston Academy 7 to 5 in the District Tournament Championship Game Friday at Watertown.

The Tigerettes will travel to Dunlap Monday for the 1st round of the Region Softball Tournament at Sequatchie County at 5 p.m.

DeKalb County scored 5 runs on 4 hits and made 5 errors. Livingston Academy scored 7 runs on 6 hits and made 5 errors.

DC took a 1 to 0 lead after the 4th inning and went up 2 to 0 in the top of the 5th but Livingston Academy tied the game scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning. DeKalb County scored another run in the 6th to take a 3 to 2 lead but the Lady Wildcats exploded for 5 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to move ahead 7 to 3. The Tigerettes tried to mount a rally in the 7th inning scoring 2 runs but fell short losing 7 to 5.

Kenzie France took the loss for the Tigerettes. She lasted 6 innings, allowing 6 hits and 7 runs while striking out 3 and walking 1.

France led the Tigerettes with 2 hits and 2 RBI in 4 at bats. Jacey Hatfield and Joni Robinson each had a hit and Braya Murphy had an RBI.

Named to the All-District Team from DeKalb County are Kenzie France, Emme Colwell, Jacey Hatfield and Megan Walker while Joni Robinson, Kennedy Polk, Kenzie France, Emme Colwell, Megan Walker and Jacey Hatfield made the All-District Tournament Team.

UPDATE: The DCHS Tigerettes will meet Livingston Academy for the District Softball Tournament Championship Friday, May 10 at 2 p.m. at Watertown. The game had been set for today (Thursday) but was postponed due to rain.

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The DCHS Tigerettes are scheduled to play Livingston Academy for the District Tournament Championship tonight (Thursday) after defeating Upperman 11 to 1 and Macon County 14-0 Wednesday night at Watertown. Game time today is at 5 p.m.

Emme Colwell pitched a shutout in leading the Tigerettes to a 14-0 win over Macon County.

Colwell gave up only 1 hit through 5 innings. She struck out 3 and walked 1.

The Tigerettes scored 14 runs on 17 hits and made 1 error. Macon County was held scoreless on 1 hit and made 5 errors.

DC scored 6 runs in the 1st inning, 4 runs in the 2nd, 1 run in the 4th, and 3 runs in the 5th inning.

Kenzie France went 3-for-4 at the plate driving in 4 runs including a triple in the 1st inning and a double in the 5th.

For the game, France had 3 hits and 4 RBI. Emme Colwell 1 hit and 3 RBI. Madison Whitehead 2 hits and 2 RBI. Braya Murphy and Kennedy Polk each with a 1 hit and 1 RBI. Joni Robinson 3 hits and 1 RBI. Megan Walker 3 hits. Maddison Parsley 2 hits and Jacey Hatfield with 1 hit.

In the game with Upperman, the Tigerettes scored 11 runs on 10 hits and made 1 error. The Bees scored 1 run on 4 hits and made 3 errors.

DeKalb County scored 5 runs in the 1st inning, 3 runs in the 2nd inning, and 3 runs in the 6th inning. Upperman scored 1 run in the 4th inning.

Emme Colwell drove in 6 runs on 3 hits including a double in the 1st and 2nd innings and a double in the 6th.

Kenzie France led DeKalb County to victory on the rubber. She went 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits, striking out 4 and walking none.

For the game, Emme Colwell had 3 hits and 6 RBI. Joni Robinson and Maddison Parsley each with 2 hits and 1 RBI. Kenzie France with a hit and 1 RBI. Madison Whitehead with an RBI and Megan Walker and Jacey Hatfield each with a hit.

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