Wildcats Rally to Defeat Red Raiders in Overtime
by Mike McGee [Wildcat Photos]
MANCHESTER---It was another night of heart break for the Coffee County Red Raiders but a bit of redemption for the Tullahoma Wildcats (7-5, 2-2) as they battled back in the fourth quarter to force overtime then defeated the Raiders 65-57. The Wildcats broke a four-game losing skid during which they lost by a total of 11 points, including three 2-point losses.

For the second game in a row, the Raiders had the lead in the closing seconds only to see the opposition rebound a missed free throw and make a last-second shot to send the game to overtime, and they lost both contests. This time it was Shamichael Conley who went high in a crowd to rebound Tryston Horton's miss, then Conley hit a leaning shot at the buzzer to tie it 52-52. Tullahoma jumped on top early in the overtime and never trailed again after battling from behind most of the fourth quarter. Jordan Haugen had 16, Brandon Hall added 14, and Conley added 12 for the Cats with Hall closing out the game with a resounding dunk following a steal at midcourt.

Wildcats (65) Tryston Horton, 7; Jordan Haugen, 16; Brandon Hall, 14; Jared Olive, 3; J.D. Crabtree, 8; Shamichael Conley, 12; Mark Brown, 5.
Coffee County (57) Jones, 6; Cardiffs, 5; Jarrell, 3; D. Jones, 4; Evan Magourik, 14; Thornton, 4; Dallas Holmes, 17; Kriz, 4.

Three Pointers:
Wildcats 3 (Jordan Haugen, 2; Jared Olive, 1)
Coffee County 5 (Cardiffs, 1; Jarrell, 1; D. Jones, 1; Thornton, 1; Holmes, 1)

Free Throws:
Wildcats 14 for 27
Coffee County 4 for 9