Late pick leads to a Tiger win over DeKalb

By Tammy Simmons

The Tigers bent but they didn’t break in Friday night’s game against the DeKalb Bears.
After being behind for most of the game, L-K pulled off the win with a score of 27-23 making them 3-1 on the season.
“The defense grew up Friday night,” Athletic Director - Head Football Coach Derek Simmons said. “They played very inspired and came up big when we had to have them.”
The Tiger defense was led by Northeast Texas’ leading tackler, Ty Patterson.  Patterson would come out of Friday night’s game with 19 additional tackles giving him a whopping 56 on the year. Traccer Henry would get 12 more tackles under his belt, Konner Durham added 11, Joseph Wright had 10 and Ja’Kevian Rose recorded nine.
The defense would also walk away with four interceptions and a fumble recovery. Patterson grabbed two of the pics and would gain 88 yards on his runs.  
Rose advanced his one INT for 85 yards and the game winning Tiger TD. Cortez Peterson would also add an INT to the defensive stats.
On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers walked away with 213 total yards: 164 rushing and 49 passing.  
Marcus Jones led the Tigers on the ground with 86 rushing yards and one touchdown. Rose followed in his steps with 60 yards and a Tiger TD. Peterson would also score for the Tigers with a 10 yard reception.
The junior high white team and blue team along with the junior varsity Tigers took on the DeKalb Bears this past Thursday night in DeKalb; however, none could bring home a victory.  
On the blue team, Colton Anderson and Karson Bynum would both have a good game on the ground with Bynum returning one of his runs for 60 yards and a Tiger TD.
For the JV, Deuce Schuler scored the only Tiger TD on a defensive fumble recovery. They are continuing to show improvement in all areas of the game.
The Junior High and Junior Varsity will both play at home Thursday night with the JH taking on the Maud Cardinals and the JV playing Mt. Vernon. Thursday night’s games will begin at 5:00 pm.
The Varsity team will take on the Cardinals in Maud at George Frost Field Friday night at 7:30 p.m. 
Maud comes into this game with a 1-3 record.
Their lone win was a 33-6 win over James Bowie.