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Shelbyville Central (Tenn.) at Tullahoma: Live updates, score of opening-week Tennessee high school football contest originally appeared on The Sporting News

High school football’s opening weekend in Tennessee finishes up on Saturday.

One game to watch on Saturday evening is Shelbyville Central taking on Tullahoma. It will be a rematch of a thriller that ended the regular season in 2024, with Shelbyville Central pulling off a 28-27 win.

It will also be the 98th time these teams have faced off, with the Golden Eagles leading the series, 49-45-3.

LIVE STREAM: Watch this game on the NFHS Network

Follow The Sporting News correspondent Buck Ringgold (@Bucks_Ballpark) for all of the live updates and scoring from Tullahoma.

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SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL 0, TULLAHOMA 0 1ST QTR.

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FIRST QUARTER

- Tullahoma wins the toss and defers. Shelbyville Central will receive the opening kick.

PREGAME

- Live from Tullahoma, as Shelbyville Central gets set to take on Tullahoma on a Tennessee Saturday night.

ABOUT SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL

The Golden Eagles are coming off a strong 2024 season, in which they finished 12-2 and reached the third round of the Class 5A playoffs. They also went a perfect 6-0 in 5A Region 5 competition. Last season, senior tailback Robert Bailey rushed for 1,860 yards and scored 23 TDs.

ABOUT TULLAHOMA

As for the Wildcats, they went 6-5 a season ago, falling to Nolensville in the first round of the 5A playoffs. Tullahoma also has a superb tailback to watch in senior Marvancy Johnson, who rushed for nearly 1,500 yards and scored 17 TDs in 2024.