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Lady Wildcats Make Playoffs

tverb70 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:44:15 +0000

The Lady Wildcat basketball team travels to R.A. Hubbard Thursday Night for a 7pm tip-off. They will be playing for a chance to make it to Hanceville for the Regional Tournament. Everyone come out and make some noise for our girls. Good Luck Lady Wildcats!!!!

Baseball and Softball Season Passes

tverb70 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:39:03 +0000

Its getting close to the start of the season, so save yourself some dough. Buy a season pass for only $12 and get into all the regular season home games and the Wildcat Classic. You can purchase one from any of the baseball and softball players or coaches. Admission is $4 for each individual game and tournament so it makes “cents” to purchase a season pass.

Wildcats Host

tverb70 — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:06:17 +0000

Tharptown High School will be hosting the Boys and Girls Basketball Area Tournament for the first time in the short history of the school. It is a credit to the hard work and dedication of the coaches, players, students, and community to accomplish this feat in this young program. We would like to encourage all to come out each night and see some good basketball and support our Wildcats in their fight to become Area Champs and make the playoffs. Go Wildcats ! ! !

Tharptown falls 41-6

wildcatdad2402 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:00:38 +0000

Shoals Christian opened up a big lead in the second quarter and never looked back as the Flame beat Tharptown 41-6 for their second victory against the Wildcats this season.

Shoals Christian opened the scoring on a 1-yard run midway through the first quarter. The Flame then added three scores in the second quarter to pull ahead 27-0.

Tharptown scored its only touchdown of the game when Brandon Cothrum hit Nathan Gray with a 29-yard scoring strike with 2:20 remaining in the second quarter.

Shoals Christian added touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to round out the scoring.

The Wildcats gained 93 yards on the ground and 85 yards through the air.

Trevor Hallmark led the Wildcats with 42 yards on nine carries. Gray had five carries for 15 yards and Jacob Parker carried the ball three times for 13 yards.

Jacob Parker completed 11-of-21 passes for 44 yards and Cothrum completed 2-of-3 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown.

Gray was the leading receiver – his touchdown was his only catch of the game. Cothrum and Kelby Hallmark each had 12 receiving yards.

Matt Austin had three catches for seven yards.

Kelby Hallmark returned three kickoffs for 66 yards.

Tharptown had eight first downs in the game and converted 2-of-9 third down plays. The Wildcats were 1-of-4 on fourth downs.

Tharptown travels to R.A. Hubbard next Friday for its final region game of the season. The game begins at 7 p.m.

THS looks to build on victory

wildcatdad2402 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:34:11 +0000

Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 3:22 PM CDT

Scot Beard

sbeard@franklincountytimes.com

THARPTOWN - With the tight race for the final playoff berth in Class 1A, Region 8 heating up, the Tharptown football team helped its chances of earning that spot with a 28-26 victory against Brilliant last Friday.

The game was not a region contest, but if the Wildcats, Waterloo and Vina end in a three-way tie for the playoff spot, that win would help in the tiebreaker scenarios.

The Wildcats fell behind early in the second quarter, but cut the deficit to 7-6 on a 17-yard run by Nathan Gray.

Tharptown took the lead six minutes later when Gray scored on a 15-yard run. Jacob Parker scored on the 2-point conversion to push the Wildcat lead to 14-0.

Brilliant added another score but missed the extra point to cut Tharptown lead to 14-13.

The Wildcats answered with a 17-yard scoring pass from Parker to Brandon Cothrum. Tharptown missed the extra point.

Brilliant tied the game with 8:35 remaining in the game on a 4-yard run.

Tharptown got the ball first in overtime and scored on a 2-yard run by Trevor Hallmark. Parker completed a pass to Hallmark for the 2-point conversion to give the Wildcats a 28-20 lead.

Brilliant scored on its possession, but Tharptown’s Kent Allen stopped the Brilliant runner on the 1-yard line on the 2-point play to preserve the win.

The Wildcats rolled up 259 yards of total offense.

Gray led Tharptown with 98 rushing yards while Hallmark had 56 rushing yards.

Parker completed 8-of-21 passes for 103 yards. Cothrum led the receivers with 65 yards.

This week the Wildcats will travel to Shoals Christian for a rematch against the Flame.

Shoals Christian won the first meeting of the season 20-6 two weeks ago.

Both teams need this victory for playoff purposes. Tharptown needs the victory to boost its tiebreaker chances for the final playoff spot. Shoals Christian needs the victory to boost its chances for a possible region title.

The Flame are averaging 26.2 points per game and allowing 25.5 points while Tharptown is scoring an average of 17 points and giving up 37.5 points.

The game begins at 7 p.m.

Wildcats step out of region

wildcatdad2402 — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:14:45 +0000

Published: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:48 PM CDT

Scot Beard

sbeard@franklincountytimes.com

THARPTOWN – The Tharptown football team becomes a group of road warriors this week as it begins its season-ending, five-game road trip at Brilliant.

This is the first game against a non-region opponent for the Wildcats, and they have a good chance of picking up their first multi-win season since joining region play in 2008.

The Tigers have struggled on offense this season and have managed to score only 28 points in the first five games. Brilliant is allowing 40.4 points per game.

Tharptown, which has faced some high-scoring offenses in the first half of the season, will have a good opportunity to put some big points on the board.

Tharptown is averaging 14.8 points per game. The Wildcats’ season-high point total is 25 points against Waterloo.

The Tharptown defense could also have a season-best performance against Brilliant.

Brilliant’s season-high point total was 14 points against South Lamar. The Tigers have been shutout twice this year.

This will be a crucial game for the Wildcats as they still have a slim chance of earning a playoff spot if they can upset R.A. Hubbard in Week 8.

This game against Brilliant could help determine the tiebreaker if the Wildcats, Vina and Waterloo all end the season with the same number of region wins.

The game starts at 7 p.m.

Check Out the Stats Feature

wildcatdad2402 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:52:08 +0000

Thanks to our friend Bart Moss, we will now be able to post game stats each week. Click on the Football button in the navigation bar at the top, and click on the link for the game you want to view! There is also a season totals page which will be updated weekly. Thanks Bart for the info! Go Wildcats!

Flame too much for Wildcats

wildcatdad2402 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:32:52 +0000

Published: Saturday, September 26, 2009 12:30 AM CDT

Tharptown - Shoals Christian jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as the Flame beat Tharptown 20-6 in the Wildcats’ home finale.

Shoals Christian’s Taylor Lindsey scored on the first play of the game when he broke loose for a 66-yard touchdown run.

The Flame (3-2, 3-1) extended their lead to 14-0 about four minutes later when they scored on a 6-yard pass.

The Wildcats (1-4, 1-3) drove to the Flame 15-yard line in the second quarter, but an interception ended the drive. Shoals Christian followed the interception by driving for another touchdown to take a 20-0 lead by halftime.

Tharptown avoided the shutout in the fourth quarter when Nathan Gray blocked a Shoals Christian punt at the Flames’ 24-yard line and Kent Allen returned it to the 1-yard line.

Jacob Parker hit Trevor Hallmark with a 2-yard pass for the Wildcats’ only score. The point-after kick sailed wide right.

Gray had 27 rushing yards and 39 receiving yards to lead Tharptown in both categories. Hallmark had 24 rushing yards and Brandon Cothrum pulled in four passes for 34 receiving yards.

Parker completed 9-of-25 for 78 yards and two interceptions.

Tharptown travels to Brilliant Friday. The game begins at 7 p.m.

Click Here to View Game Stats

Amber Uptain Crowned Homecoming Queen 2009

wildcatdad2402 — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:11:15 +0000

Tharptown - Amber Uptain was crowned Homecoming Queen 2009 in halftime ceremonies during Friday night’s game against Phillips. The crowning capped off a week of events at Tharptown including Friday’s pep rally and Homecoming parade which is arguably the biggest event held at the school each year.

Amber was escorted by her father, John Uptain. She is the daughter of John and Trina Uptain.

In the ceremony, she was crowned by last year’s Homecoming Queen, Miss Kylee Chaffin.

Also appointed as alternates were Miss La Tosha George as 2nd alternate, and Miss Nicole Lancaster as 1st alternate.

Rounding out the 2009 Homecoming Court were Miss Heather Hatton, Miss Casey Mitchell, and Miss Lori Metcalf.

For more photos of the Homecoming Ceremony and Parade, Click Here

Bears dominate Wildcats for second time

wildcatdad2402 — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:54:57 +0000

Published: Saturday, September 19, 2009 12:58 AM CDT

Chase Swinney

For the FCT

Tharptown – Phillips returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for its first score of the game and pulled away in the second half as the Bears cruised to a 56-20 victory against Tharptown to spoil the Wildcats’ homecoming game.

The Wildcats (1-3, 1-2) answered with a 34-yard touchdown pass from Jacob Parker to Brandon Cothrum. Trevor Hallmark scored on the 2-point conversion to tie the game 8-8 with 5:58 to play in the first quarter.

Phillips (4-0, 2-0) regained the lead a minute later, but Tharptown cut the lead to 16-14 with a 4-yard run by Hallmark. The 2-point conversion failed.

The Bears added touchdown passes of 60 and 20 yards late in the second quarter to build a 32-14 lead at halftime.

With 8:19 remaining in the third, Phillips struck again and added a 2-point conversion. The Bears added two more scores in the fourth to increase their lead to 56-14.

Tharptown added a late touchdown when Parker found Cothrum for another score. The 2-point conversion failed.

The Wildcats host Shoals Christian next Friday