Sports Shorts: Tarver, Roberts named GACA All-state in football

A pair of northwest Georgia football standouts were recently named AllState by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association.

Ringgold senior Andre Tarver was named to the Class 3A North team as a linebacker. Tarver had 50 tackles, 40 assists, three sacks, three quarterback pressures, eight tackles for loss, an interception, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup last fall.

In Class 4A North, Ridgeland junior Terrance Roberts picked up All-state honors after 87 tackles (50 solo), 13 tackles for loss, including seven sacks, a fumble recovery and one defensive touchdown. prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club in South Carolina on Thursday and ended the first round tied for 20th place in the 54-player field.

However, Noble would card an 84 in Round 2 on Friday and followed up with an 82 on the final day of the tournament to end up in a tie for 52nd place.

First-round leader Tom Mckibbin (Northern Ireland), who carded a 75 after a first-round 64, came back with a 71 in the final round to post a oneshot victory.

The Ridgeland Panthers Black squad is currently tied for fifth place in the latest GHSA League of Legends Esports standings with 10 wins on the season.

The Heritage Supreme Generals and the Heritage Red Generals are tied for 15th place with eight wins, while the Heritage Blue Generals and the Lafayette Ramblers have seven wins each and are tied for 26th place.

The Lafayette High School football program is hosting a corn hole tournament and a cow patty flop fundraiser this Saturday, May 4 at Jack King Stadium from 12-4 p.m.

There will be a $25 entry fee for each event. Registration for the corn hole tournament will begin one hour before the start of the tournament.

The winners will receive $100 cash and a new set of corn hole boards. Entries in the cow patty flop ($25 per square) will have a chance to win $250.

The LFO boys’ soccer team tied Trion, 1-1, in their final regular season match as Alen Smajlovic assisted on a goal by Stiven Galicia. The information listed in the April 24 edition was inaccurate. The Sports Department apologizes for the error.

Carson Alexander, a fourth grader at Chickamauga Elementary School, recently completed an undefeated elementary school track season, winning nine races in nine attempts.

Heritage singles player Bailey Christol looks to backhand a return during a postseason match at Lakeshore Park in Dalton. The Lady Generals saw their season end with a loss to Lagrange in the Round of 16 last week.