Tigers pounced on by Marist, lose 38-0

The football team, ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, suffered its first setback of the season at Marist (4-1) last Friday night, dropping a crucial Region 6-AAAA game by the score of 38-0. In the first half, Tucker managed just 10 yards of total offense and no first downs. "Marist took control of the game early and never let it go," said Tiger head coach Franklin Stephens. "But we’re Tucker, and we’ll come back." Football has an off week to regroup before hosting North Springs for homecoming on Oct. 10. … The volleyball team was idle last week but takes a 3-1 record in Region 6-AAAA play to Dunwoody on Thursday at 5 p.m. … The softball team will try to right the ship on Wednesday against Marist at 5 p.m. after losing twice last week. … Volleyball fell to Forsyth Central 12-0 last Tuesday and to Chamblee 8-0 one day later. … The boys cross country team placed third in a DeKalb County meet at Shamrock Park last Tuesday. Senior Nolan Schnepf took top individual honors with a time of 17:53 while senior Bsrat Gide finished fourth in 18:07.

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