The DeKalb County Tigers will host the Grundy County Yellow Jackets tonight.
Game time is 7:00 p.m.
(CLICK LINK BELOW TO LISTEN TO TIGER TALK WITH COACH STEVE TRAPP AND TIGER PLAYERS TYLER CANTRELL, GRAYSON REDMON, AND CEDRIC CREWS)
http://www.wjle.com/audio/tiger-talk-september-15
The Tigers are 0-4 with losses to Warren County 26 to 10, Upperman 49 to 27, Stone Memorial 38 to 16, and to Watertown 59-21.
Grundy County is 1-3 with losses to East Hickman 28 to 8, York Institute 40 to 6, and to Bledsoe County 13 to 0. Their only win was against Ezell Harding 34 to 21.
Tiger Coach Steve Trapp said he is very disappointed in the 0-4 start.
“Its really disappointing. We put a whole lot of time and effort out here to make sure we get these guys in situations to be successful. Its tough on our players, our fans, and our community because this is not what our football program has grown to be known for. We want to be competitive. We know its not always perfect. I think our guys are still playing extremely hard and there is still a lot on the line for us. We just have to get our minds right and get everything where it needs to be. Its pretty hard to swallow an 0-4 start but as bad as the weekends are it seems like every Monday when I get back out here those feelings lift because it’s a new opportunity and makes the next Friday another huge challenge to feel something wonderful,” said Coach Trapp.
Coach Trapp also talks about what he expects from Grundy County.
“They like the Wing-T look and we’ve seen that against Clay County and Stone Memorial so it’s a look we’re familiar with but they will also do some other things. They will spread it out and try to get some quick passes off. Its one of those offenses where they show a lot and you have to be prepared to defend a lot. Defensively they have been in a different defense the last two years they have played against us. The games we’ve seen on tape this year they have played a couple of different defenses so there is a lot to prepare for but the bottom line is you have to see it, know what do, and go get it,” said Coach Trapp.
Kick-off is at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby.
WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5:00 p.m. featuring former UT football coach Phillip Fulmer and former UT assistant coach Doug Matthews with broadcaster Larry Stone talking Tennessee and SEC football.
“Coach to Coach” is followed by “Murphy’s Matchups at 6:00 p.m., a look at Tennessee High School Football from Murphy Fair with commentary on games and coaches interviews.
“Tiger Talk” airs at 6:30 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger players Tyler Cantrell, Grayson Redmon, and Cedric Crews.
The game kicks off at 7:00 p.m. with play by play coverage on WJLE with John Pryor and color commentary by Luke Willoughby
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