Middle School Girls’ Hoops: Ringgold two steps closer to perfect conference slate
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Up top, striker Brianna Smotherman is the team’s leading returning scorer. Two more versatile players, Austin Brookshire and Jillian Roberts, round out the senior class. Brookshire will deliver the ball from the midfield, while Roberts will pair up with Smotherman at striker.
Sydnee Newton has already signed with Bryan College, while Brisendine has already signed with Truett McConnell. Robinson also expects Smotherman to choose a college team in the near future.
“The awesome thing about these 10 seniors is that they could all play multiple positions,” Robinson explained. “They all have good attitudes about playing wherever they are needed. It’s really a great group of girls.”
Robinson said to also keep an eye out for a talented sophomore class, who got plenty of solid playing time as rookies a year ago. Two of those standouts are another pair of sisters in Alyssa and Anna Boley. Alyssa is expected to be a mainstay on the back line, while Anna will be back at striker, looking to add to her scoring numbers.
“I think we’ll have plenty of success if we mesh well and click,” the coach added. “We just have to believe in ourselves. I think we have what it takes to win, but we just have to believe in what we have together.”
The Ringgold Middle School Lady Tigers improved to 14-2 overall and remained a perfect 12-0 in NGAC play with a pair of wins last week.
Last Tuesday, the Lady Tigers led 25-12 at halftime and took control of the game for good by shutting out the Lady Bulldogs in the third quarter, 13-0.
Baileigh Pitts had 13 points in the win, while Addi Broome and Drew Burke each finished with nine.
Ringgold girls 35, Lakeview 16
The Lady Tigers got balanced scoring in a home win over their longtime rivals on Thursday.
Burke led the way with 10 points, followed by Broome with seven and Pitts and Taylor Layne with six each. Sydney Cantrell, Tahj Griggs and Hannah Scott each had two points apiece.
The Lady Trojans got 18 points from Emma McGraw as they won their ninth game of the season in Flintstone last Tuesday.
Gordon Lee led 2515 at halftime and held the Lady Eagles to just two points in the third quarter. Star Alexander had eight points in the win, followed by Emma Phillips with five.
Dasia Watkins had nine points for Chattanooga Valley. Annabel Hill added six and Jenna Morgan finished with four.
Dade County girls 46, Gordon Lee 25
The Lady Trojans were limited to single digits in all four quarters Thursday afternoon as they lost just their third game of the year, this time to visiting Dade County, who earned a sweep of the regular season series.
Skye Alexander had seven points to pace the Lady Trojans (9-3), followed by McGraw with six, Macy Sharp with five, Emma Langston with four and Phillips with three.
Chatt. Valley girls 45, Rossville 19
A 13-3 advantage in the opening quarter gave the Lady Eagles (4-7) all the cushion they would need as they scored a victory at Rossville on Thursday.
Watkins had a dozen points for the visitors, followed by Morgan with seven. Hill, Madison Lennon and Asia Silmon each
picked up six points. Lexie Young chipped in with four, while Halie Thompson scored two.
Rossville got six points on a pair of 3-pointers from McKenzie Miller. Allyson Morris finished with five points. Jada Awala added four. Hannah Dodd scored two, while Alexis Justice and Makayla Cope each contributed one point.
Saddle Ridge 46, Rossville 18
The Lady Mustangs got 10 points from Lexi Baker and six points each from FanTasja Barber and Olivia Hitchcox in a home win over the Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday.
Barber also had two rebounds and a steal, while Hitchcox’s points came on a pair of threes as she pulled down three rebounds. Haynie Gilstrap had four points, two steals and a rebound. Vianca Segarra added four points and four boards. Sara Pendley had four points and a rebound. Mykeria Johnson drained a 3-pointer to go with three steals and two boards.
Summer Burkett chipped in with three points, while Samantha Cramer, Haven Yancy and Alethea Hendrix all scored two.
Saddle Ridge girls 50, LaFayette 29
Johnson had another big night for the Lady Mustangs (7-6, 5-6) with 26 points, 10 rebounds and five steals. Johnson had five 3-pointers, including two that beat the buzzer, while Barber made her presence felt with 15 points, four boards and three steals.
Baker dropped in four points and added six boards and a steal. Gilstrap collected two points, four steals and one rebounds, while two points from Pendley and one from Yancy rounded out the scoring. Cramer was also praised for her work on the defensive end of the floor.
Individual scoring for the Lady Ramblers had not been provided as of press time.
Heritage girls 41, LaFayette 28
On Tuesday, the Lady Generals picked up the division victory. Individual scoring for the Lady Generals had not been provided as of press time.
Haley Fisher led LaFayette with 12 points, while Heather Tucker finished with 10. Bella Brown added three points, followed by Emma Baker with two and Shelley Warren with one.
The Lady Generals also beat Trion on Thursday, but no further details had been provided as of press time.
OCA girls 26, Berean Academy 4
The Lady Eagles got 12 points from McKenley Baggett in a big win in Hixson last Monday.
Avery Green added eight points in the win, followed by Mana Gilchrist with four and Stacie Hass and Sarah Deakins with two points each.
OCA girls 13, St. Jude 12
The Navy-and-Gold got seven points from Green to win a lowscoring affair at home on Thursday. Gilchrist, Cheyenne Simpson and Baggett each had two points in the win.