The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles fell 78-39 to rival Tullahoma in “The Battle of Highway 41-A.”
The Wildcats jumped on Shelbyville early with a tenacious full court press, never letting the home side get comfortable in what turned into a wire-to-wire win.
Tullahoma set the tone early, leading 10-2 after the first three minutes before an early Eagles timeout.
Shelbyville Central would go on to miss six free throws in the first quarter as they trailed 20-7 going into the second frame, and unfortunately for the Eagles, the quarter change did not affect the Wildcats’ play.
Tullahoma, who improves to 7-5 on the season, led 41-17 at halftime and 63-30 after the third quarter en route to the blowout win that wrapped up the season sweep over Shelbyville Central. The Wildcats were led by Khani Johnson and Malik Grizzard who had 16 and 14 points respectively.
The Eagles ended with only one player scoring in double figures, and it was Tae’ Shawn Shelton with 12 points. Kyler Trice and Shamarion Draper each finished with seven points.
Shelbyville Central, who falls to 3-12, play at Riverdale on Friday. That broadcast will go live on WLIJ 98.7 and AM 1580 starting at 5:45 p.m.
Tullahoma will play host to Moore County on Saturday night.
