Led by the senior duo of Khani Johnson and Xavier Farrell the Tullahoma Wildcats cruised past Dekalb County and into the Region 4-3A semifinals with a 61-34 win Saturday night at Tullahoma High School.
In a clash of styles Tullahoma was able to dictate tempo throughout the contest scoring in transition and off turnovers to put the game away early. The Cats jumped out to a 20-3 lead through one and led by 24 at the half. Pushing their advantage to 30 at the end of three each team emptied the bench with a running clock in the fourth.
Farrell, who was named the Owens Provision Player of the Game, finished with a game high 27 points and in the process became the all time scoring leader at 1,414 points and counting. Farrel passed Marquel Hickerson whose mark of 1,395 points had stood as the program mark since 2013.
Johnson added 15 points for Tullahoma who improved to 27-4 overall.
Dallas Kirby’s 11 paced Dekalb County who ended the season 10-22.
The Wildcats will face Stone Memorial, who edged Marshall County 67-66, in the region semifinals Tuesday at 6:00 at Cookeville High School. Coverage begins at 5:45 on 93.9 The
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