Tigers Still In The Hunt for State Play-Off Berth

The DCHS Tigers will travel to Crossville tonight to face the Cumberland County Jets in the final game of the regular season. But a win for the Tigers would qualify them for the state play-offs starting next week.
It’ll be a region showdown. Both teams have struggled this season. DeKalb County is 2-7 but Cumberland County is 0-9.
“This is the third year we will have played them and they have had a different offense every time. They are on the Wing T now. That is basically what they are doing. They have a big fullback and a real good speedy guy. We’ll have to be ready to gang tackle their big full back and be ready to make sure we have good leverage and angles on their speedy guy. They have a couple of pass concepts that if your eyes are wrong and you’re not paying attention to them then they can look really good. Its really up to us again to make sure we are mentally ready to go for the task at hand,” said Tiger Coach Steve Trapp.
“Defensively, again this is the third year we’ve seen them and its going to be the third different defense they have had. Its basically the same defense that Livingston ran against us. I like what we could potentially be able to do if they stay in what they have been showing. But just because there is a lot of opportunity there doesn’t mean it will be easy. We still have to pass protect. We have to run block and make good decisions with the football and we have to protect the ball. It may be wet. We have some opportunities to do some things but are we going to be consistent at being inconsistent or are we going to click and have this thing rolling?”
WJLE will have LIVE coverage of the football game 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 Nick May, Tyler Cantrell, and Jesse Smith.
The game kicks off at 7:00 p.m.