The Tullahoma High School football team had one of the more memorable wins in the recent history of the Coffee Pot, as they went on to win the 101st edition of the game against Coffee County High School 34-21.

The Wildcats were up against it early against the Red Raiders. After a 69-yard TD reception by senior WR Matthew White that gave Coffee County a 14-0 lead, the Red Raiders caught Tullahoma off guard by doing an onside kick. Coffee was able to recover the kick and take over possession again at the Wildcats ‘ 34-yard line with 4:36 left in the second quarter.

The scene that followed at Wilkins Stadium was eerie. Tullahoma’s fans and sideline looked on in shock, as the opposite side of the field where the Coffee County faithful resided was going crazy. Memories of the 57-24 beat down Tullahoma put down on them a season ago were now getting replaced as it seemed their own blown-out win was forming. However, little did they know this game might also be one they want to forget.

Red Raider senior QB Kaysen Lowery continued to have an amazing first half of football as he connected with another one of his WRs on a long TD play. He threw a perfect pass to the close left pylon of the end zone, which went over the shoulder of freshman WR Luke Christian and straight into his hands for a 28-yard TD. Coffee then led 21-0 with just 2:40 left in the first half.

Tullahoma needed something to lean on and believe in going into the second half. Up to that point, their offense, both run and pass, had been rendered ineffective. Senior QB Patrick Riddle was able to break the Wildcats’ scoring silence with a jaw-dropping play.

At the Red Raiders 26-yard line, Riddle barked out his cadence and was met with a snap that was well to the left of him and took a bounce off the turf after deflecting off his outstretch arm. Riddle did not panic. He quickly gathered the ball off the gridiron and was flushed further left after Coffee’s pass rush broke the right side of THS’ line. As he was getting hit, he lofted a pass toward the left pylon of the end zone. Senior WR for the Wildcats Zion Jeffery was stationed under Riddle’s pass perfectly and reeled in a Wildcats’ TD.

Tullahoma opted to go for a two-point conversion after a Red Raiders penalty brought them closer to the end zone. They were successful in doing so as one of their most talented playmakers, backup junior QB Brady Scott, broke into the end zone on a short run, bringing the score to 21-8 with 0:43 left in the second quarter.

Coming into the second half, even before the whistle blew to initiate play, the energy on Tullahoma’s side was different. That TD by Jeffrey certainly ignited some confidence in Tullahoma, and with their fans cheering them on, that only built up the Tullahoma players further.

The Wildcats opened up the third quarter with the ball, and Riddle on Tullahoma’s first possession in a bit of a scramble drill located senior RB Dominick Harris wide open in the middle of the field. Harris on a full sprint gave no Red Raider a chance to catch him as he scored a 63-yard TD, bringing the score to 21-15. Harris did not slow down in the slightest after the big score; he just kept on breaking off huge chunks of yardage and continued to put points on the scoreboard for THS.

“Dom is good at planting his foot and going. If he gets to the next level, people are going to struggle to keep up with him. Dom is a very, very fast kid,” said Tullahoma Head Coach Coy Sisk regarding Harris.

Harris ended the night with three TDs and 244 scrimmage yards. His last score was the TD call that put this game to bed: an 18-yard run up the right sideline with 1:42 in the fourth, bringing the game to its final score of 34-21.

On the defensive side of the ball, Tullahoma was truly unbelievable in the second half. The big explosive pass plays that played an integral part in the Red Raiders holding a 21-0 lead at one point were nonexistent. Tullahoma was able to close off those gaping holes in their secondary and make things more difficult for the experienced Lowery. They also did a great job of setting an edge. Two standout players for the Wildcats in doing that were sophomore Luke Hyden and junior Gabriel Delaughter.

 Hyden recovered a fumble in the third quarter on Tullahoma’s two-yard line with the Wildcats at that time only leading 22-21, and Delaughter throughout the night made great plays in the open field, where, if he did not, some of those plays could have been game breakers.

“Coffee is a good football team, but last night is a product of the week before. People will struggle to understand that, but what it is, is that we were a team that has been in a high-pressure ball game. We understood how to feel the pressure, and we understood what to do with the pressure,” said Sisk on how last week’s game against Shelbyville Central helped in their win against Coffee County.

Tullahoma will take the momentum of their Coffee Pot victory into a Week 3 matchup against Cleveland High School. They currently have a record of 2-0 in the 2026 season.