Cummings Lead Cats to Victory in Battle of 41-A
The Tullahoma Wildcats opened the season with a 28-14 victory at Shelbyville in the Battle of 41-A Thursday Night.
After a scoreless first quarter the Wildcats struck first when Ryan Scott connected with Joe Duncan on a 36-yard touchdown pass with 7:40 left in the first half.
Shelbyville answered right back with a 16-yard connection between Kade Cunningham and Kendall Trice with 2:08 left in the second quarter. The Eagle PAT attempt was blocked.
Keishawn Cummings broke lose for his first score of the night on a 47-yard scamper into the endzone with 1:00 remaining in the opening half to put the Wildcats up 14-6 at the break.
Shelbyville opened the third quarter with an 8-minute scoring drive that was capped off by a two yard Laquan Young TD run, the two point attempt was good and the game was tied at 14 with 3:45 left in the third.
The Tullahoma counter took just 31 seconds as Cummings broke free on a 46-yard touchdown run to give the Cats the lead for good with 3:14 left in the third. Cummings would ice the game just :45 seconds later with a 33-yard score with 2:14 to play in the third.
Cummings tallied 138 yards rushing and three touchdowns on just 7 carries and For his efforts Cummings was named the Giles Dunn Diamond Company Player of the Game.
Quarterback Ryan Scott was 11-15 for 165 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions and Jacob Dixon was Tullahoma's leading receiver with 8 catches for 109 yards.
The Wildcats are on the road again next week as they travel up highway 55 to Manchester to face Coffee County in the Annual Coffee Pot Game next Friday at 7:00. You can hear every moment of Tullahoma football all season long with Scott Shasteen and Ken Keller on the call on 93.9 The Duck.
Shelbyville meanwhile visits Marshall County next Friday at 7:00.
Will Rabb
Will is a Middle Tennessee native having been born and raised in Winchester. His love of radio began as a child listening to local stations on the way to school or while falling asleep at night. After High School, where he was active in student media, he attended the University of Tennessee majoring in Journalism and Electronic Media while covering sports for the campus radio station. He then moved into the business professionally as a board op/producer for Cumulus of Knoxville and the Vol Network. His radio journey then took him to Louisiana where he was the lead producer for ESPN New Orleans. After returning home to Winchester, he spent several years broadcasting local sports for stations in Franklin County before joining the Bowman Family. When he's not at the station, Will enjoys spending time with his wife Shaina and his two fur babies (Toulouse and Belle), cheering on the Vols, Preds and Saints and in the kitchen or behind the grill trying out new recipes.
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