by Scott Shasteen on Saturday, November 3, 2007
   The Tullahoma Wildcats continued to follow their formula of coming from behind in the fourth quarter, a dangerous but effective method that has succeeded five times this season, by scoring with 25 seconds remaining to beat Lawrence Co. 28-24 Friday night in Lawrenceburg.
   The victory cements Tullahoma’s (4-2, 6-4) 13th winning season in John Olive’s 15 years at the helm to the Wildcat program. The Cats will also make their 13th playoff appearance during Olive’s tenure with a trip to Mt. Juliet Friday night. Tullahoma lost in the first round of the TSSAA playoffs 28-20 to the Bears last year.
   With Shelbyville getting beat soundly by Hillsboro, Tullahoma was assured of a playoff spot win or loose. Lawrence Co., on the other hand, could have taken third place in Region 5-4A away from Tullahoma with a win.
   The home team had its shot, taking a 24-21 lead with 8:42 remaining in the game on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Garrick Barnett to Trae Brannon. Tullahoma allowed Lawrence Co. to stay in the game by giving up turnovers, which was the only way the visitors’ offense was stopped as evidenced by the lack on a single punt by Tullahoma during the contest.
   Just as Tullahoma had done during its previous four wins, the Wildcats never lost focus and never gave up and found a way to bring home the victory, completing an 80-yard, nine-play drive with a Chris Bishop three-yard touchdown inside one minute to play.
   The final drive was a thing of beauty, with Bobby Dowdell, who rushed for 127 yards on 15 carries, getting much of the work downfield before Bishop took over on the final four plays. Bishop completed 14-19 passes on the night for 161 yards and rushed 19 times for 90 yards and all four touchdowns.
   Tullahoma jumped out to a 14-0 lead with 3:36 remaining in the first half, but the home team cut the lead in half when Barnett, who completed 13-19 throws for 211 yards and two touchdowns, connected with Jared Green for a 41-yard scoring toss.
   Lawrence Co. tied the game on the first drive of the third quarter after recovering a surprise onside kick. The home-standing Wildcats then took their first lead with a 46-yard field goal by Nick Campbell with 3:39 left in the third, making the score 17-14.
   Tullahoma re-took the lead on a 16-yard run by Bishop with 1:08 left in the third quarter, but the Lawrence Co. crew bounced right back and regained the lead as Barnett connected with Brannon, Region 5-4A’s leading receiver, on an 11-yard strike to take the 24-21 lead early in the fourth quarter.
   Lawrence Co. threatened to win the game at the end as they moved from their 35 to Tullahoma’s four yard line before time ran out on their hopes for the postseason