Lady Panthers settle for fourth in Chattooga
The Ridgeland Lady Panthers enjoyed a big victory in the opening round of the Chattooga Christmas Tournament this past Wednesday, but the win was tempered by tough back-to-back losses over the next two days of the tournament.
Ridgeland girls 56, Sonoraville 35
Sarah Meadows had 27 points, six rebounds and three steals, while Brylee Dunn turned in a tripledouble as the Lady Panthers advanced to the semifinals of the tournament with a win over the Lady Phoenix.
Dunn scored 12 points, pulled down 20 big rebounds and recorded 10 blocks in the victory. Amaya Harrington had eight points, five boards and two steals, while Hailey Bryant scored five points and added eight rebounds.
LFO girls 52, Ridgeland 50
The Lady Panthers led 27-23 at halftime and 37-36 entering the fourth on Thursday, only the see the Lady Warriors pull out the victory in the final period.
Meadows had 20 points for Ridgeland. Dunn added 14 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks, while Bryant scored 10 points and pulled down eight boards.
Southeast girls 60, Ridgeland 55
In Friday’s thirdplace game the two teams traded the lead back-and-forth for nearly 30 minutes, but Southeast would make 4-of-5 free throws in the game’s final 1:20 to stave off the Ridgeland challenge.
The game did not count in the Region 6-AAAA standings.
Ridgeland (7-8) led 14-10 after the opening stanza, but the Lady Raiders would rally to knot the game at 29 as both teams headed to the locker rooms.
The lead would continue to change hands in the second half. Southeast would go on a brief 7-0 run to gain a 46-41 advantage by the end of the third, but Ridgeland would come right back with a 10-4 run to jump back in front, 51-50.
However, the Lady Raiders would have the final say as they would hit their free throws down the stretch to pick up the win.
Meadows dropped in 31 and earned AllTournament honors, but was the only Lady Panther in double figures. Dunn finished with seven and Fran King added six.
Ridgeland was slated to play a non-region game at Chattanooga Christian School on Tuesday before getting back to region play at Heritage on Friday.