January 31, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County Lady Tigers got back in the win column Monday night beating the visiting Smith County Owlettes 67 to 56 in Smithville, but the Tigers could not complete a season sweep of their border neighbors and lost to the Owls 70 to 58.
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The outcomes were opposite on December 6 as the Lady Tigers lost at Smith County 49 to 38 while the Tigers notched a 68 to 59 win over the Owls at Carthage.
The Tigers, 11-12 (3-6) and the Lady Tigers, 13-12 (3-6) will host Macon County tonight (Tuesday, January 31) in Smithville to close out the month at home. WJLE will have LIVE coverage of the games on WJLE AM 1480/FM 101.7 and on the LIVE stream at www.wjle.com.
In the last meeting on January 6, the Tigers defeated Macon County at Lafayette 69 to 48 and the Lady Tigers won 54 to 39. The Macon County Tigers are 5-19 (0-9) and the girls from Lafayette are 7-15 (1-8)
In the girls game Monday night, the Lady Tigers led the Owlettes 14 to 6 after the 1st period, 35 to 18 at halftime, and 51 to 39 after the 3rd period before getting the 67 to 56 win.
Madison Martin led in scoring with 19, Ella VanVranken 16, Chloe VanVranken 12, Avery Agee 8, and Cadee Griffith, Tess Barton, and Ella Hendrixson each with 4 points.
The Tigers trailed the Owls 14 to 11 after the 1st period, 28 to 27 at halftime, and 47 to 39 after the 3rd period before losing the game 70 to 58.
Conner Close scored 13, Robert Wheeler and Stetson Agee each with 12, Elishah Ramos 8, Ean Jones 6, Alex Antoniak 4, and Seth Fuson 3.
DeKalb County will then close out the regular season next week with a trip to Cumberland County on Tuesday, February 7 and the finale at home against Upperman on Senior Night, Friday, February 10.
Both the Tigers and Lady Tigers are currently 5th in the district standings according to Coach T.
Division I Class 3A Region 4 District 7 Girls Standings as of Monday, January 30:
Livingston Academy: 21-3 (8-0)
Cumberland County: 18-5 (6-2)
Upperman: 21-3 (6-2)
White County: 19-7 (6-3)
DeKalb County: 13-12 (3-6)
Macon County: 7-15 (1-8)
Stone Memorial: 7-18 (0-9)
Division I Class 3A Region 4 District 7 Boys Standings as of Monday, January 30:
Stone Memorial: 19-3 (9-0)
Livingston Academy: 20-3 (6-2)
Upperman: 16-5 (6-2)
White County: 14-10 (4-5)
Cumberland County: 4-20 (2-6)
DeKalb County: 11-12 (3-6)
Macon County: 5-19 (0-9)