Ringgold girls upend Ridgeland
The Ringgold girls had their final dress rehearsal before their official start of the 2021 soccer season with a 3-1 home win over Ridgeland in a scrimmage last Tuesday night.
All four goals were scored in the first half.
Joanna Medlin struck first for Ringgold on a penalty kick and she would add an assist on the second goal as her corner kick found a leaping Alayna Custer, who headed it into the net. Medlin would add a second tally of her own later in the half.
Ridgeland broke the up the shutout bid on the final kick of the half as Annabelle Casto got one past the keeper.
Scottie Parton got the win in goal for the Lady Tigers.
In the boys’ match, Ayden Rowland and Lian Lehmann scored for the Tigers in a 2-0 victory. Easton Wade and Trent Baldwin were credited with assists in the shutout victory.
Heritage girls 3, LFO 0
The Lady Generals picked up a win over county rival LFO last Tuesday.
Emma Tennyson opened the scoring in the 22nd minute on a deflected goal with Mckenna Bialecke picking up the assist. Brooke Fairchild netted the final two goals in the 31st and 45th minutes off assists from Mady Raye Terry and Molly Cason.
The boys’ match had to be postponed.
Heritage girls 4, Pickens 0
On Friday night, the Lady Generals (3-0, 1-0) posted a Region 7-AAAA victory on the road behind three Fairchild goals and one by Lila Langston.
Emma Walther, Lindsay Connell and Terry combined for the shutout in goal.
Results of the boys’ match had not been reported as of press time.
LFO girls 5, Christian Heritage 1
Emma Leverrett and Anesa Merdzo each knocked home a pair of goals on Thursday to lift the Lady Warriors (33) to a win in Dalton. Sydnee Brown scored once for LFO. Shaili Patel and Makenna Redmon anchored the defense to help Joanna Matute and Star Lockhart combine for the shutout. Each keeper recorded one save.
The girls’ match was the only scheduled match of the night.
Ridgeland girls 1, Central-carroll 0
The Lady Panthers got a goal from Casto in the 21st minute and a strong defensive effort made it stand as they moved to 1-0 in Region 7-AAAA with a shutout over the visiting Lady Lions on a damp, chilly Friday night.
For the second year in a row, the LFO Warriors saw a good basketball season come to an abrupt end with a tough first-round defeat.
Playing on the road in Cleveland this past Wednesday night, the Red-and-white fought back from an eightpoint halftime deficit, but ultimately fell two point short in a 54-52 loss at Region 7-AAA runner-up White County.
The host Warriors erased an early four-point deficit and took a 15-11 lead at the end of the first quarter before going into the locker room up 31-23. LFO would use a run to tie the game at 35 in the third, only to see White County counter with an 8-0 spurt of its own to reclaim an eight-point cushion going into the fourth.
The tribe from Fort Oglethorpe would fight their way back into the ball game over the final eight minutes and eventually tied the game at 52. White County would score in the final minute to regain the lead and LFO would get a chance to win it at the buzzer. However, a final 3-pointer would not fall as the home team advanced to the second round.
Silas Mulligan scored 15 points for White County (166), who were soundly beaten by top-ranked Sandy Creek, 95-37, in the second round of the playoffs this past weekend.
Jamichael Davis had 17 points for LFO (14-9). Dee Calhoun and Cameron Gregg both scored 13 points and Brent Bowman finished with nine.