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The DeKalb County High School Cross Country Boys team made history Wednesday at Henry Horton State Park in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. DeKalb County High School first formed a cross country team in 2013. Over the course of the eight years, DeKalb has had some exceptional runners individually qualify for state, like Mya Ruch in 2016, but the program has never had a team qualify for state. That is until Wednesday! DeKalb County captured it’s first ever berth to state with a fourth place finish in the TSSAA Region 4A/AA Men’s Race against 23 other high school teams. The rigorous 3.1 mile course featuring hills, asphalt, and off road paths was the challenge for 116 athletes all vying for the same limited spots to the state meet and the title of regional champion. Aaron Gottlied led the Tigers finishing 10th with a time of 17:55. Cooper Brown had a 23rd place finish with a time of 19:09 followed by Ian Colwell (28th, 19:21), Caleb Gay (35th, 19:58) Andrew Tramel (40th, 20:16), Kaleb Spears (49th, 20:36), and Cale Brown (79th, 22:36). Blake Yuenger of Central Magnet High School (Murfreesboro) won the regional championship with a time of 16:19.

Ella VanVranken also earned a berth to state, taking second place behind Samantha Ouellette (Central Magnet, 18:38) with a time of 18:51.. The DeKalb County girls team was unable to clinch a berth finishing 7th in the field of 14 teams. Running for the Tigers was VanVranken (2nd, 18:51), Mylie Phillips (34th, 23:47), Madeline Martin (51st, 25:18), Emily Young (61st, 25:49), and Cadee Griffith (74th, 27:12).

Region 4A/AA includes Central Magnet High School, Fred J. Page High School, Macon County High School, Watertown High School, Lincoln County High School, Westmoreland High School, Tullahoma High School, Cannon County High School, Cascade High School, Alvin C. York Institute, Smith County High School, Fayetteville High School, Eagleville High School, Forrest High School, Community High School and DeKalb County High School.

The TSSAA State Championship will take place on Friday, November 5th in Hendersonville, TN.

The DeKalb County Tigers were dealt another close loss Friday night as they came up short against the visiting Goodpasture Cougars 21-13 on Senior Night.

The loss puts the Tigers at 5-4 on the season with the regular season finale at Stone Memorial in Crossville next Friday night, October 29 to determine 3rd place in the Region and seeding for the State Play-offs in two weeks. Goodpasture improves to 3-4.

Goodpasture got on the board early as Quarterback A.J. Brooks found Josh Williams on a touchdown pass play good for 65 yards. Henry Lowe kicked through the extra point and the Cougars led 7-0 with 10:43 left in the 1st period.

The Tigers tried to get points with 1:21 left in the 2nd period but a 31 yard field goal attempt by Axel Aranda failed to connect and DC trailed at halftime 7-0.

DeKalb County got a spark early in the 3rd period as Isaac Knowles came in at quarterback and raced 63 yards for a touchdown with 11:47 on the clock. Aranda added the extra point and the game was tied at 7-7.

The Tigers took the lead with 1:34 left in the 3rd period on a 24 yard touchdown run by Colby Barnes. The PAT attempt failed but DeKalb County held a 13-7 advantage.

Goodpasture later mounted a 64 yard drive that resulted in an 11 yard touchdown run by A.J. Brooks. Lowe tacked on the extra point and the Cougars pulled ahead 14-13.

The Cougars expanded their lead with 1:24 left in the 4th period on a 10 yard touchdown run by Jaron Elkins. Lowe added the extra point and Goodpasture went on to claim a 21-13 victory.

Here are the Division I Class 4A Region 4 standings as of Saturday, October 23:
Upperman: 8-1 (4-0)
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: 0-9 (0-4)

The oar will remain in Baxter.

For the fifth straight year the Upperman Bees have won “The Battle of Center Hill” after knocking off the DeKalb County Tigers 24-14 in Smithville Friday night. In the process, the Bees snapped the Tigers’ four game winning streak this season and dashed DeKalb County’s hopes of claiming another regular season region championship. Something the Tigers did for the first time in program history last year.

The oar, a trophy instituted a few years ago between these two schools, is affectionately nicknamed “The Battle of Center Hill,” because the teams are on opposite sides of Center Hill Lake. The winner of the annual grudge match gets to keep the oar for a year until the next meeting.

It was also the Tennessee Titans’ high school football game of the week as voted on by the fans with the winning team getting $2,000 and the winning coach being named “Coach of the Week”.

The battle Friday night between DeKalb County and Upperman remained close until late in the fourth period with each team having the lead twice during the game.

DeKalb County scored first on a 40 yard touchdown pass from Quarterback Briz Trapp to Isaac Knowles with 5:45 left in the 1st period. Axel Aranda came on for the extra point and the Tigers led 7-0.

Anthony Maccarone got the Bees on the board with 11:54 left in the 2nd period on the strength of a 24 yard field goal to cut the Tiger lead to 7-3.

Upperman jumped ahead for the first time with 13 seconds remaining in the 3rd period on a 54 yard touchdown pass play from Quarterback Ty Dutchess to Daniel Metzger. Maccarone added the extra point and the Bees led 10-7.

Facing 3rd down and 23, DeKalb County regained the lead with 9:05 left in the 4th period as Briz Trapp found John Ellis for a 27 yard touchdown pass. Aranda booted the extra point and the Tigers were on top 14-10.

The Bees then marched down field and scored on an 18 yard touchdown pass from Dutchess to Jaxson Bush with 5:25 left in the 4th period. Maccarone kicked through the extra point and Upperman took the lead again 17-14.

On their next drive, DeKalb County moved into Upperman territory but a fumble handed the ball back to the Bees and they made the most of it completing a 55 yard drive on a 1 yard touchdown run by Jaxson Rollins with 36 seconds left in the game. Maccarone added the extra point and Upperman went on to claim a 24-14 victory.

DeKalb County will host Goodpasture (2-4) next Friday night, October 22 for their last regular season home game. Senior night kick-off will be at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

Region Standings as of Saturday, October 16:
Upperman: 7-1 (4-0)
Macon County: 6-2 (3-1)
DeKalb County: 5-3 (2-2)
Stone Memorial: 5-3 (2-2)
Cumberland County: 4-4 (1-3)
Livingston Academy: 0-8 (0-4)

Colby Barnes scored three rushing touchdowns and Isaac Knowles had a “Pick 6” to lead the DeKalb County Tigers to a 28-0 win at Warren County Friday night.

The win puts the Tigers at 5-2 on the year while Warren County drops to 1-4.

The next test for the Tigers may be the biggest so far this season as they host Upperman Friday night, October 15. Kick-off will be at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage. The Bees sport a record of 6-1 and lead the region standings at 3-0.

The Tiger defense stood tall in the game Friday night recording its first shutout of the season.

Barnes scored the first of his three touchdowns on a 7 yard run with 7:37 left in the 1st period. Axel Aranda came on for the extra point and the Tigers led 7-0.

Barnes gave DC a two touchdown advantage with 10:03 left in the 3rd period on a 23 yard run. Aranda added the extra point and the Tigers led 14-0.

Isaac Knowles picked off a Pioneer pass with 1:29 left in the 3rd period and returned it 60 yards for a score. Aranda booted the extra point and the Tigers had a 21-0 cushion.

Barnes got his third and final touchdown of the game with 8:01 left in the 4th period on a 7 yard run. Aranda kicked through the extra point and the Tigers went on to claim a 28-0 victory.

Region Standings as of Saturday, October 9:

Upperman: 6-1 (3-0)
Macon County: 5-2 (2-1)
DeKalb County: 5-2 (2-1)
Stone Memorial: 5-2 (2-1)
Cumberland County: 4-4 (1-3)
Livingston Academy: 0-8 (0-4)

The DeKalb County Tigers won their third consecutive game of the season while keeping the Livingston Academy Wildcats winless in a rare Thursday night football game played at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville. The final score was 45-15.

All Livingston Academy home games are being played at Tech this season due to renovations to the Wildcats’ home stadium and field.

The victory for the Tigers puts their overall record at 4-2 and 2-1 in the Region. Livingston Academy drops to 0-6 and 0-3 in the Region. Next week was supposed to be a bye week for DeKalb County but the Tigers will play a makeup game at Warren County. The game, originally scheduled as the season opener, was postponed due to a COVID exposure in the Pioneer program. Warren County is currently 1-2 and scheduled to play at Coffee County tonight (Friday, October 1). The Pioneers have lost to Mount Juliet 38-20 and Siegel 42-12. Their only win was at Cookeville 21-14.

DeKalb County wasted no time getting on the scoreboard Thursday night. On the second play of their first drive, the Tigers found the endzone on a 6 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Briz Trapp to Isaac Knowles, capping a 71 yard two play drive. Axel Aranda booted the extra point and DeKalb County led 7-0 with 11:17 left in the opening period.

Nathaniel Crook gave the Tigers a two touchdown advantage with 4:18 left in the 1st period on a 4 yard run completing a 67 yard drive. Aranda’s PAT put the Tigers out front 14-0.

Colby Barnes scored on a 7 yard touchdown run with 11:55 left in the 2nd period to give DeKalb County a 20-0 lead after the missed Aranda extra point.

Livingston Academy got on the board with 9:50 left in the 2nd period on a 10 yard run by Wildcat Quarterback Brodey Coffee capping a 67 yard drive. Coffee then found Nathan Cowgill on a pass for the 2 point conversion and the Tiger lead was cut to 20-8.

DeKalb County extended its advantage on a 4 yard touchdown run by Isaac Knowles with 7:30 left in the 2nd period. The PAT attempt by Aranda was no good but the Tigers led 26-8.

The next DC score came on a 23 yard touchdown keeper by Briz Trapp with 1:57 left before halftime. Chance Carter came in for the extra point and the Tigers held a commanding 33-8 lead.

Colby Barnes scored his second touchdown of the game on a 55 yard romp with 11:15 left in the 3rd period. Carter missed on the PAT attempt but the Tigers were up 39-8.

The last Tiger score of the night came on a 65 yard touchdown run by Isaac Knowles with 5:58 left in the 3rd period. Carter again missed on the extra point but DC led 45-8.

Livingston Academy added one more score on a 1 yard touchdown run by Brodey Coffee. Dylan Watson added the extra point but DeKalb County went on to win 45-15.

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