Lafayette boys rally at Gordon Lee
Down seven points at halftime, the Lafayette Ramblers rallied for a 4130 victory over Gordon Lee this past Thursday night in Chickamauga.
The Trojans, down four after the first quarter, held the Ramblers to just one point in the second period and took a 21-14 lead into the locker room.
However, their southside Walker County neighbors would turn the tables in the second half, outscoring the host team 27-9 to pull away for the win.
Luke Hopkins scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the second half to set the pace for Lafayette. Ty Ware had nine points and Riley Arthur finished with three. Tay Thomas and Cannon Cordle scored two points each and Chris Duncan added one.
Will Chambers worked his way for 10 points to lead the way for Gordon
Lee. Jack Purcell had seven and Braxton Daniel added five. Eli Hasty scored four points, while Keaton Lockhart and Colt Wood scored two apiece.
GORDON LEE GIRLS 44, LAFAYETTE 5
In the opening game of the night, the Lady Trojans maintained their undefeated season behind 13 points from Laney Wilson and 11 from Camdyn Carter.
Kyleigh Custer dropped in six points. Riley Mull and Kynleigh Custer had four each, while Hynleigh Harding added three in the win.
The Lady Ramblers got two points each from Ava Kelley and Zoey Smith, while Breezy White scored one on a free throw.
HERITAGE BOYS 55, DADE 24
In Boynton, the Generals moved to 9-1 in league play by hammering the Wolverines. Eli Thacker had a monster game for the Navy-and-red with 25 points, followed by nine apiece from Sam Coleman and Cohen Fletcher.
Max Hood dropped in four points, while the quartet of Cooper Mccrary, Landon Summers, Caden Hight and Carson Rich added two points each.
HERITAGE GIRLS 43, DADE 14
The Lady Generals also had no problems in the opening contest of the night as they overwhelmed the Lady Wolverines. Georgia Gracy had 13 points and Addyson Morrison scored 11 for the winners.
The remainder of the points included nine from Bre Roberts, five from Paisley Collins, three from Bailey Walling and two from Madi Simpson.
RINGGOLD GIRLS 38, LAKEVIEW 19
A few miles across town in downtown Ringgold, the Lady Tigers put another “W” in their ledger by doubling
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Gordon Lee’s Jack Purcell drives the lane against Lafayette’s Luke Hopkins. The Trojans were up seven at halftime this past Thursday, but Hopkins had 16 second-half points to lead a comeback win.