Stories from Saturday, January 13, 2024

For the second time this month a pair of Dyersburg football players have received high individual honors as Trojan senior running back Jaylen Jackson and defensive lineman Kalen Edwards were named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s All-State Team for Class 3A.

As the 2024 regular season for spring sports approaches in just about two months, the Dyer County soccer team will have a new head coach leading the way this spring as Stephen Goodman has been named the head coach of the Choctaws for the upcoming season.

Though the Eagles trailed for much of the game and by double digits on multiple occasions, the Dyersburg State men rallied late in the second half to take an 82-81 win over Vol State on Wednesday night in Dyersburg.

Dyersburg trailed for just under four minutes on Friday night but once the Lady Trojans (16-2, 2-0) got the lead they never looked back as the the black and gold used a 24-2 run between the second and third quarters to propel themselves to a 53-38 win over visiting Crockett County in District 13AAA play.

A good run to end the first half and a strong third quarter for the Trojans proved to be the difference as Dyersburg (12-6, 2-0) picked up its second District win of the week, defeating Crockett County 74-47 on Friday night in the Terry Glover Gymnasium.