The Tullahoma Wildcats and Lady Cats completed a season sweep over Shelbyville on Tuesday in front of a large crowd at the THS gym. The Lady Cats beat the Eaglettes 52-36, then the Wildcats fought from behind to top the Golden Eagles 55-52.
Lady Cats 52 Eaglettes 36
Tullahoma senior McLayne Bobo started the game hot and never cooled off on her way to 29 points and seven rebounds to lead her team to their sixth victory of the season. Bobo, named the Midtown Nutrition Player of the Game, hit a pair of early three-pointers to give Tullahoma a 17-11 first-quarter lead.
Zoie Roberts and Aubrey North hit first-half three-pointers to help Tullahoma to a 27-15 halftime lead. Bobo scored 16 second-half points as the Lady Cats built a 37-24 lead after three quarters.
Tullahoma controlled the rebounding, with Bobo, Kenzie Farrell, and Lizzy Sharption gathering seven boards each, unofficially. Roberts finished with five points, North had three, and Farrell added four. Madison McCarl scored three with four rebounds and two assists, Gena Hickerson scored two, and Sharpton added four.
The Lady Cats completed the season sweep after beating the Eaglettes 52-40 on December 2.
Tullahoma (6-3) will travel to Independence this weekend to participate in the Indy Hoops Classic. The Lady Cats will face Franklin at 11:30 am on Friday. The game will be broadcast on 93.9 The Duck. Tullahoma will also play Christ Presbyterian Academy at Independence on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Wildcats 55 Golden Eagles 52
Much like the first meeting, which Tullahoma won 74-67 at Shelbyville on December 2 in overtime, Tuesday’s contest was close the entire game with multiple lead swaps throughout. Down by one with 4:15 remaining, the Wildcats hit their free throws and made the plays to pull out the win.
The Wildcats trailed 41-39 after three quarters, and 43-39 after two minutes of play in the fourth quarter.
Jayden Thompson earned the Midtown Nutrition Player of the Game, unofficially scoring 17 points and hauling down eight rebounds. Thompson was a perfect 5-5 shooting free throws in the first half as Tullahoma rallied from a five-point deficit to lead the Eagles 27-25 at halftime.
Sam Bobo and Jackson Knight were keys to the second half, with Bobo connecting on two three-pointers and hitting two free throws late in the contest. Knight was relentless on the boards, pulling down seven rebounds to go with seven points.
Alex Bobo added eight points along with five rebounds and three steals. Lukas Price scored six points and had four steals and two assists. Austin Tinnon scored seven points and added five rebounds.
The victory raised Tullahoma’s record to 7-2. The Wildcats will travel to Kingsport for a holiday tournament before returning home to host Glencliff, coached by former Wildcat Mario Braston, on December 30 at 6 pm.
Tullahoma will start post-holiday play with a trip to Coffee County on January 3, 2026. District 12-3A play begins January 13 in Lewisburg against Marshall County.
