The DeKalb County High School football team traveled to Carthage, determined to upset the eighth ranked Smith County Owls and ruin the night on the Owls' Homecoming. But as fate would have it, the Tigers fell short with a 50-30 loss.The final score was not an indication of how close the game actually was, with Smith County pulling away only in the waning moments of the game.The Tigers won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. With the Owls beginning the game on offense at their own 40-yard line, they struck first.