DeKalb Senior Tigers fall to Cookeville

The DeKalb Senior Pro team traveled to Cookeville Saturday to play in the Cookeville Jr. Pro Jamboree.  While the final score didn’t reflect much offense,

Conner Vaughn hands off to Chantz Bowling in Saturday’s game at Cookeville.

DeKalb showed well against an older Cookeville Cavalier team.  In the end however, DeKalb fell to the Cavaliers, 20-0.

Cookeville was able to keep quarterback Conner Vaughn and the Tiger offense off balance throughout the contest. Behind their stable of running backs, DeKalb planned to establish the run game and had some

success especially early.  Cookeville adjusted, however,

Marquis Bass goes after the Cavaliers.

and found answers that slowed DeKalb’s offensive plans.

The high powered Cavalier offense looked to dictate control of the game early, taking their third play from scrimmage in for a touchdown, never to look back.  The Tiger Defense, even though much smaller, rebounded,

Kobie Snipes in action during the Tigers’ game at Cookeville Saturday.

though, and was able to hold back the Cavalier offense for a time, but began to wear down late, as the relentless Cookeville attack pressed on.

The smaller and younger DeKalb team did, however, gain valuable game experience before playing in their own Jamboree next week in Cookeville and entering the regular season in two weeks.