Lafayette rifle team slips past Ridgeland

Walker County’s two rifle teams faced off in a very competitive match on Thursday with Lafayette edging out a very solid Ridgeland squad by just four points (1,0921,088).

Alaina Shults paced the home team Ramblers with a score of 288 (out of 300), while Daniel Barrett led the Panthers with a 281, including a perfect 100 (with 10 center hits) in the prone position.

Haley Swan (273), Trystan

Smith (267) and Tirsa Burris (264) filled out the lineup for the Ramblers. Dixie Mathis, a first-time shooter, recorded a 257 in her first match for Lafayette, while Crandale Jackson (254), Julianna Brown (237) and Jacob Gilbreath (182) also shot for the Orange-and-black.

Zori Champion (274), Gage Dunn (270) and Kayla Brewer (263) rounded out the lineup for the Panthers, while Jasmayn Walcott (254) and Dakota Veal (235) also participated for the Panthers.

Ridgeland boys 93, Dade County 91

For the second consecutive game, the Panthers scored 33 points in the third quarter of a basketball game and, as it turned out, they needed every one of them to take down the Wolverines in a high-scoring thriller Saturday in Trenton.

Trailing 47-40 at halftime, the Panthers exploded to take a 73-69 lead going into the final period before hanging on for the win. Turner had 30 points and Clark poured in a season-high 29. Thirteen points from Lewis and 10 from Moyer gave the Panthers four players in double figures. Mclin added six points. Johnson and Alex Renner had two each and Omari Mccleary chipped in with one to round out the scoring for Ridgeland.

The Panthers (8-18) will take on Pickens Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the opening round of the region tournament at Southeast Whitfield High School. A win will put Ridgeland into the state playoffs.

Dade County girls 60, Ridgeland 38

The Lady Wolverines led by 10 points in the first quarter and outscored the Lady Panthers 24-9 in the second quarter to take control of the game.

Watkins had 14 points for Ridgeland. Wade finished with eight and Hill added five points. Four by Lennon, three by Mackensie Miller and two from Thompson rounded out the scoring for Ridgeland.

The Lady Panthers (421) were set to play Monday night against Northwest Whitfield with the winner advancing to the state tournament. Due to newspaper deadlines, results were not available in today’s edition.