Wilkins Stadium is now closed until further notice... It was just announced by school officials that it has been closed due to the poor condition of the stands. A stress test was done on the concrete and it did not pass the test. A structural assessment regarding Wilkins Stadium’s condition indicates Tullahoma’s main football game viewing structure is in worse shape than first believed. St. John Engineering, under contract with the city to review Wilkins’ condition, has forwarded the assessment to city government, and it indicates major concrete beams supporting bleachers are in a near failing state. Options are being looked at as to what to do about this. Everything from knocking it down and installing temporary bleachers to possibly having to move all of the home games this upcoming season. This also moves the Annual Red/White Game. It is still scheduled for May 23rd but has been moved to Waggoner Park. As soon as the Wildcat Web hears of any more information as to what the plans are, we will be posting it here. But as of right now, everyone is still looking at all of the options as to how to handle this. For a complete story, click here to read Brian Justice's story on the Tullahoma News.
Spring practice will begin May 6th with the Annual Red/White game on May 23rd starting at 7:00 PM. The players will also be involved in their annual lift-a-thon raising money for the Quarterback Club during the month of May. Please support these player in this endeavor. If you would like to sponsor any of these players for this lift-a-thon, see one of the players or contact the Wildcat Web and we will get you in touch with one of the players or one of the coaches. You can either make a donation to the Quarterback Club or sponsor a player for so much a pound.
The Cats have a couple of changes in the coaching staff this year. Coach Woody Dillehay will be returning after a one year absence. Coach Dillehay will coach the secondary and will be the defensive coordinator. Coach Ronnie Dyer will continue to coach the linebackers. Coach Steve Brittian will join the Wildcat coaching staff as defensive line coach. Coach Brittian is coming to THS from Franklin Co. We will have more about Coach Brittian coming soon.
Time is drawing near!! It will soon be time to gear up for Spring Football at THS. Keep checking back for information about all of the Spring events. Also we have been informed that as soon as the announcement is made as to who will be the new coaches for THS will be, we will be contacted. These coaches will be replacing Coach Matthews and Coach Crutchfied, who will be heading to Moore Co. High School next year. Keep checking back for these updates.
We have been doing this site for 13 years now. For the most part we have had very little problems from anyone. One year we tried to offer a complete message board, but ended up taking it off because it was being abused with down right ugly comments. Now, this year, the ability to leave comments has gotten to that point. So as the publisher of this site, I am stopping the ability to post any of your comments. It has gotten a little out of hand. Most of this was my fault, by allowing anyone to post anything they wanted under any name.
To those that have been affected by all of these negative and useless comments, I would like to appologize to you. If you would have any comments, feel free to send them to the Wildcat Web.
The Tullahoma Wildcats ran into a much-improved Mt. Juliet football team in the opening round of the TSSAA state high school football playoffs, and the Wildcats saw their season come to an end with a 42-14 loss to the Golden Bears Friday night in Mt. Juliet.
Tullahoma (4-2, 6-5) stuttered in the opening minutes and the home team, which will travel to Hillsboro next week in round two, took advantage by opening a quick 21-0 lead on the first play of the second quarter.
The Cats could never get into a rhythm offensively, and the Golden Bears controlled both sides of the line of scrimmage. Mt. Juliet averaged 10 yards each play, while the Wildcats had only 60 yards total offense in the first half, when they trailed 28-0.
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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.
Sorry for not getting the Hillsboro game photos up sooner. But they are now online for you to view. You can view them by following the Hillsboro link on the right or you can CLICK HERE Thanks again for all of your support!!
The gritty Tullahoma Wildcats hung tough with Hillsboro through three quarters Friday night, but the speed of the Burros eventually proved too much as Hillsboro beat Tullahoma 31-3 and put a damper on senior night at chilly Wilkins Stadium.
Despite the loss, the Wildcats (3-2, 5-4) can clinch third place in Region 5-4A with a win in Lawrence Co. during Week 10's regular season finale this Friday. Hillsboro meanwhile has clinched the region championship and can complete another spotless season inside region play with a win over Shelbyville this week.
After Tullahoma kicker Craig Roper's 44-yard field goal pulled the Cats within 10-3 with one minute left in the third quarter, the Burros scored three touchdowns in the next 8:42 to put any doubt about the outcome to rest. Eric Gordon's 91-yard interception return for a score with 2:40 remaining sealed the Burros win.
The Tullahoma Wildcats were once again foiled by big plays despite putting up a valiant effort, dropping a 23-0 decision to the Maplewood Panthers in downtown Nashville as Maplewood celebrated their homecoming 2007. Despite the loss the Wildcats remain in excellent position to advance to the TSSAA playoffs for the 13th time in John Olive's 15 years. Tullahoma and Hillsboro square off this Friday night at 7pm at Wilkins Stadium.
Senior quarterback/safety Chris Bishop accounted for all but seven of Tullahoma's 378 yards total offense as the Wildcats came from behind for the third consecutive game and beat Stratford 21-14 at Wilkins Stadium. Bishop completed 21-31 passes for 245 yards and a score, which was a pretty 10-yard out to junior Matt Hagen. It was Hagen's first catch as a Wildcat, and he was one of six THS receivers who caught balls from the QB. Bishop carried the ball 25 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns.
A friend of mine ask me if I would mind putting this on the Wildcat Web. Even though this is a high school site for football, I told him that I would. Hope this helps a little in getting the word out. ---Next two tryout dates for TMS baseball--- Sunday, 10-21-07 at baberuth field at 1:30 and Saturday, 10-27-07 at 2:00 at baberuth field for final tryouts.
The Tullahoma Wildcats used an old fashioned, ground oriented attack and once again came from behind to beat the Shelbyville Golden Eagles 20-14 Friday night in a crucial Region 5-4A contest at Shelbyville Central High School. Tullahoma (2-0, 4-2) is now tied for the lead at the top of the region standings with Hillsboro, which was idle on Friday. The Wildcats and Burros meet on Oct. 26 in a contest that could decide the top seed in the region. However, the Cats next order of business is a home date with Stratford this Friday at Wilkins Stadium. The Spartans captured their first win of the season by beating Whites Creek 34-12.
Wildcats Celebrate Homecoming by Coming From Behind
The Tullahoma Wildcats jumped on visiting Warren Co. with two first quarter touchdowns, then watched the Pioneers take the lead with two third quarter scores before finally putting the finishing touch on homecoming 2007 with a fourth quarter touchdown to complete a 26-21 victory on a cool autumn evening at Wilkins Stadium.
The Coffee Co. Red Raiders took advantage of six Tullahoma turnovers and punished the Wildcat defense for 260 yards rushing in a 42-21 win in front of a packed Carden-Jarrell Stadium in Manchester. The victory allows Coffee Co. (1-0, 3-1) to keep the coveted Coffee Pot trophy at its high school for the next 12 months. The contest was the 82nd edition of the storied rivalry, with the Red Raiders breaking a three-game losing streak and winning for the 29th time since the rivalry began in 1924.
The 82nd meeting between inter-county rivals Tullahoma and Coffee Co. has all the makings of a classic confrontation, with both teams coming off big region wins and hungry to take home the coveted Coffee Pot trophy. Tullahoma (1-0, 2-1) leads the series 51-28 with two ties, and has won 15 of the last 17 contests. The Wildcats current win streak is three, but the Red Raiders seemingly possess one of their more-talented squads in recent memory.
The Tullahoma Wildcats forced the visiting Whites Creek Cobras into eight turnovers, including six interceptions, and pounded their way to a 28-0 win in the respective region opener for both teams at Wilkins Stadium Friday night.
The win puts Tullahoma (1-0, 2-1) in position to play what could be one of the more interesting Coffee Pot contests in recent memory when the Wildcats travel to Coffee Co. next week. The Red Raiders (1-0, 2-1) surprised some with their 19-17 win over perennial Region 3-5A champion Cookeville.
The Wildcat Web is now offering keychains of players, cheerleaders, coaches, managers and other behind the scene people. If you would like more information on ordering any of these keychains, contact the Wildcat Web . There are 2 sizes available. The 2"x3" keychain is $6.50 and the 2.5"x3.5" is $8.50. For more information and to see the new design, CLICK HERE!
We now have the THS cheerleaders online. We will be putting the information on each page as soon as we get the information back from them. Also keep watching later this week for the managers, the stat guys, and other people behind the scene.
Both quarterback Chris Bishop and slot receiver Derek Lawson executed their half of the game-winning touchdown play to perfection Friday night, leading to a late Tullahoma score and a thrilling 25-19 win over the Franklin Co. Rebels in Winchester.
The 69-yard touchdown toss, which Lawson caught in full stride at the Rebel 44-yard line and then out-raced the secondary into the end zone, came with 1:20 remaining in the contest and Tullahoma trailing 19-18.
The win sends Tullahoma (0-0, 1-1) into Region 5-4A action next week on a positive note. Whites Creek (0-0, 0-2) rolls into Wilkins Stadium on the heels of a 42-7 loss to Hunters Lane.
We have made a few updates to the Wildcat Web. You can now see the game story from Scott Shasteen by clicking on the Lincoln County link at right. Each Week we will update these links as the games are played. Also you can use the drop-down box next to the date at the top of this column to find the game of your choice. Also, each week, you can click on Tullahoma Sports's banner to visit TullahomaSports.com and see Mike Mcgee's story and photos as well.
Senior all-state linebacker Matt Moran, who also lines up at fullback on offense, took a swing pass from quarterback Chris Shelton and dashed 78 yards for a touchdown with 3:11 left in the contest to give the Lincoln Co. Falcons a hard-fought 22-18 win over the Tullahoma Wildcats to open the 2007 football season.
We now have loaded a few photos from the past. Click here to see this page. If have any old photos that you would like to see on this page, send them to us and we will get them on there as soon as we can. Let us know what you think of this page. Also, you have any rosters from any year, please copy them and send it the Wildcat Web. We will create a new page for any old items. The older the better!! Thanks again for all of your input. As always, we want to hear from you. Any likes, dislikes or just-don't care. E-mal us at thestaff@thswildcats.com
We now have the 2007 THS roster online. On the roster page , you can click on any players name to visit their Bio Page. Also on the THS Player Page, you can search for a player by their number. Photos of the coaches are also now online. Just visit the Coaches Page . We have their photo on the page and will soon have a little personal bio on all of the coaches. Coming this week are the THS cheerleaders with bio pages. We will get all of their photos Friday night at the game. The behind the scene page will be updated Tuesday night with the managers, trainer, statisticians and other people involved in the program.
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Wilkins Stadium is now closed until further notice... It was just announced by school officials that it has been closed due to the poor condition of the stands. A stress test was done on the concrete and it did not pass the test. A structural assessment regarding Wilkins Stadium’s condition indicates Tullahoma’s main football game viewing structure is in worse shape than first believed.
The players will also be involved in their annual lift-a-thon raising money for the Quarterback Club during the month of May. Please support these player in this endeavor. If you would like to sponsor any of these players for this lift-a-thon, see one of the players or contact the Wildcat Web and we will get you in touch with one of the players or one of the coaches. You can either make a donation to the Quarterback Club or sponsor a player for so much a pound.
