Tigers to host Whitewater in first round of football playoffs

The football team (9-1, 8-1) ended the regular season on a five-game winning streak to secure the No. 2 seed out of Region 6-AAAA and get home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The team faced Southwest DeKalb (7-3, 7-2) on Nov. 1. “It’s probably the most important game that we will have played this season thus far because of fact that the No. 2 seed is at stake,” said head coach Franklin Stephens before the game. The Tigers came up big and scored a 10-7 victory, and took that momentum into their home finale against Forsyth Central (5-5, 5-4) last Friday night. “It’s big for our seniors,” Stephens explained. “It’s their last regular-season home game and we want to send these guys off with a good win.” That’s exactly what happened, as the Tigers hammered the Bulldogs 49-0. Tucker hosts Whitewater (7-3, 4-1) in the first round of the state playoffs on Friday. … The boys cross country team finished fifth in the region meet on Nov. 1. Seniors Bsrat Gide and Nolan Schnepf both finished in the individual top 10; Gide was seventh (17:35) while Schnepf placed eighth (17:41).

 

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