The Tullahoma Wildcats won their 11th consecutive game, including three in the last four days, and took over sole possession of first place in District 12-3A with a 67-50 win over Giles County at The Cat Palace Monday night. The game, scheduled for Jan. 27, was postponed because of bad weather.
Tullahoma (5-0, 18-4) now leads the district after knocking off the Bobcats (4-1, 12-8). The Wildcats will travel to Lawrence County (1-4, 3-18) on Friday, with tipoff at 6 pm on 93.9 The Duck.
After trailing 5-4 three minutes into Monday’s game, Tullahoma went on a 10-0 run to take a 15-5 lead early in the second quarter. The Cats never trailed, leading 27-19 at halftime and 47-39 after three quarters. Lawrenceburg closed the gap to 38-36 with 2:58 left in the third, but the Wildcats outscored the visitors 29-14 in the final 11 minutes.
Jayden Thompson led the Cats with 18 points and earned the Midtown Nutrition Player of the Game. Fourteen of those points came after halftime, and Thompson added six rebounds. The burly senior is the only Wildcat averaging in double-figure scoring at 10.7 points per game.
Jackson Knight scored 13, with seven coming in the first half, and added four rebounds. Alex Miller scored nine, including 5-6 free throws, and had two assists. Alex Bobo added five points, four rebounds, four assists, and a steal, while brother Sam scored seven, with five coming in the fourth quarter. Sam also had three rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
Additional Wildcats in the scorebook include Austin Tinnin and Payton Behrendorf with five points, Lukas Price scored four, and Gage Allen added one. Tinnon led the team with 10 rebounds.
Tullahoma’s aggressive, pressing defense held Giles County to 35% shooting and out-rebounded the Bobcats 40-24. The unselfish Cats dished out 16 assists and forced the visitors into 19 turnovers.
The win over Giles County came on the heels of two blowout victories for the Wildcats. Last Friday night, Tullahoma hosted and beat Marshall County 74-31. On Saturday, the Cats went to non-district Cannon County and humbled the Lions 71-44.
After traveling to Lawrenceburg this Friday, Tullahoma will head to Franklin County on Tuesday and finish the regular season at Giles County on Feb. 12. The District 12-3A Tournament will be held at The Cat Palace beginning Feb. 16.
