Ridgeland boys make a come back against Gordon Lee
Down nine points at intermission, Ridgeland blistered the nets in the third quarter, scoring 20 of the first 24 points in the period and pulling away in the fourth quarter to beat county neighbor Gordon Lee, 61-47, and split the season series Thursday night in Rossville.
The Panthers trailed 2819 at halftime, but rallied back to take a 33-32 lead on a Zack Harrison 3-pointer with 3:52 in the quarter and they would add six more points to stretch their advantage to seven with just under two minutes to play in the period.
The Trojans would counter with a 7-0 run to end the third deadlocked at 39, but three big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter — one by Harrison and two by freshman sharpshooter Matthew Ramsey — would finally give Ridgeland (5-10 overall) some breathing room before they hit 5 of 8 free throws in the final minute to seal the win.
Four players finished in double figures for the Blackand-white, led by 16 points from Clark and 11 each by Ramsey and Lewis. Harrison scored 10, all in the second half, while nine from Anderson and four from Carter Platt rounded out the scoring.
Pickens boys 73, Ridgeland 52
On Tuesday, the visiting Dragons jumped out to a 2712 lead after the first quarter
and used a 23-point third quarter to seal the region win.
Clark and Anderson led the Panthers (1-7 in 7-AAAA) with 17 points each, followed by 10 from Ramsey. Harrison added four, Lewis three and John Hill one in the loss.
Gordon Lee girls 61, Ridgeland 29
Haylee Collins knocked down two 3-pointers for her team-high six points for the
Lady Panthers (2-16 overall) in Thursday’s home game. Macie Boren was next with five points, while Madison Lennon, Ragan Wimpee and Shayla Rosson added four each. Lexie Young had three, while two by Emma Yarbrough and one from Mackensie Miller rounded out the night.
Pickens girls 92, Ridgeland 23
Lennon had a team-best nine points for the Lady Panthers (0-8 in 7-AAAA) last Tuesday. Boren added five points, while Yarbrough and Payton Buchanan scored three each. Wimpee’s two points and Miller’s one completed the scoring.