Chattanooga Valley boys win another thriller
John Hill connected on the game-winner with four seconds left to play to rally the Chattanooga Valley Eagles to a 58-57 road victory at rival Rossville on Thursday.
The Bulldogs led 18-14 after one quarter and took a 28-26 lead at halftime before extending the lead to 12 points entering the final period. However, Chattanooga Valley would come charging back, outscoring Rossville 22-9 over the final seven minutes.
Hill finished with a team-high 19 points while grabbing six rebounds. Matthew Ramsey had 16 points, four steals and three boards. Andrew Johnson finished the night with a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double, while Matthew Dunn (4), D.J. Martin (2) and Kain Brown (2) rounded out the scoring for the Eagles, who are now 2-0 with a pair of one-point victories.
Chase Hickman scored a game-high 30 points for Rossville, including a 10-of-12 performance at the free throw line. Evan Graham dropped in 12 points, followed by Hunter Proctor with eight and Anthony Baldwin with six. Jamarion Burks scored one point for the Bulldogs.
Ringgold boys 37, Lakeview 26
The Tigers used a big second-half to rally from 12-10 down at halftime and claim the victory last Tuesday.
Luke Rominger knocked down two 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 16 points. Braxton Holtcamp picked up nine points. Benji Fow and Jacob Duarte had five points each, while Damian Woodard added two.
Jacob Gregg had seven points for the Warriors. Bryce Goins finished with six points and Carson Goff added five. Eli Walker, Sebastian Nelson, Rashad Rachel and Rayshawn Mcgruder all had two points apiece for Lakeview.
Lafayette boys 31, Ringgold 16
The Ramblers (1-2) used a big third quarter to pick up their first victory of the season on Thursday night in Ringgold.
Lafayette would get six points from Julian Lees and five from Caden Hinton in the third period as they outscored the Tigers, 15-2. Lees finished with a gamehigh 16 points, followed by Hinton with nine and Dawson Pendergrass with four. Isaiah Mckenzie and A.J. Thompson had one point each for Lafayette.
Duarte paced Ringgold with four points. Rominger and Holtcamp had three points each, while Woodard, Zach Fow and John Searcy all finished with two for the Tigers (1-2).
Heritage boys 43, Lafayette 42
The Ramblers dropped a heartbreaker to Heritage last Tuesday in south Walker County.
After trailing 24-10 at halftime and falling behind 32-19 at the end of third quarter, Lafayette came storming back, but Heritage would find just enough points to hang on for the win.
Kaleb Gallman had a team-high 18 points for Heritage. Brady Chandler scored eight of his 14 points in the second half, while Max Owens had eight points in the victory. Jace Lewis (2) and Caiden Bauldwin (1) rounded out the scoring for the Generals.
For the Ramblers, Pendergrass led the way with 17 points. Hinton added 11 points with three 3-pointers. Mckenzie had eight points. Lees finished with three and Tucker Henderson dropped in one.
Heritage boys 50, Lakeview 35
The Generals used a 10-2 second quarter to take control and pick up a county rivalry win over the Warriors on Thursday.
J.C. Armour had nine first-half points and went 6-of-6 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to finish with 15 points. As a team, Heritage went 10-of-11 from the charity stripe in the second half.
Chandler, Owens and Will Riddell all had seven points each for the Generals (2-2). Chandler, Owens and Talon Pickett battled on the boards for the Navy-and-red. Bauldwin had six points on two 3-pointers, while the scoring for Heritage was rounded out by Lewis (3), Gallman (2), Jackson Wright (2) and Lennon Barrett (1).