Teams battle for playoff spots as season hits midway point
After a scoreless first half last Monday afternoon, the LaFayette Lady Ramblers and Lakeview Lady Warriors combined for five secondhalf goals, but it would be the home team getting the better of the scoreboard in a 3-2 LaFayette win.
Channing Johnson scored two goals for LaFayette, the second of which gave the Orange-and-Black a 2-1 lead. The Lady Warriors connected on the equalizer with just under four minutes remaining, but Harley Perkins booted the game-winner in the final minute to give LaFayette the victory.
Johnson and Aleia Harris picked up assists for the Lady Ramblers, while Mya Woodard made a number of saves in goal.
Keely Johnson scored both goals for Lakeview.
Lakeview boys 4, LaFayette 1
The Warriors claimed the win in the nightcap. Individual scoring for Lakeview had not been provided as of press time.
Chandler Scott had the lone goal for LaFayette.
Saddle Ridge girls 2, Chattanooga Valley 0
The Lady Mustangs posted a win over the Lady Eagles at home last Monday as Ryleigh Ramey and Lexie Underwood
accounted for the goals.
CVMS head coach Deborah Rosenbloom stated that Kate Neal and Alivia Peridiso were standouts on offense, along with Savannah Harris and Lily Randall on defense.
Saddle Ridge boys 5, Chattanooga Valley 0
The night’s second match
saw Elijah Decker and Harrison Gilstrap find the net twice, while Andrew Martin had a solo goal for the Mustangs.
Heritage girls 3, Dalton 3
The Lady Generals faced Dalton in a non-conference match last Monday and finished in a tie. Airearina Wil
liams had two goals for Heritage. Taylor Wade had one goal and Zoie St. John picked up an assist.
The Heritage defense held Dalton scoreless until the 25th minute. Emilie Freeman, Victoria Gray, Evie Robinson, Reagan Stallings and Kinsey Woodard were named as defensive standouts, while keeper Reese Abercrombie had six saves.
Dade girls 2, Rossville 1
The Lady Bulldogs got a first half goal from Briannah Carson, but surrendered two goals in the second half in last Monday’s match.
Dade boys 2, Rossville 1
The Bulldogs also suffered a tough loss to the Wolverines. Bryan Ojeda scored the only goal for Rossville on a shot from outside the box that found the top left corner of the net.
LaFayette girls 3, Dade 1
On Tuesday, the Lady Ramblers got two goals from Harris and one from Perkins, while both players were also credited with assists. Johnson and Malorie Durham also had assists, while Woodard had several saves in goal to help preserve the win.
Dade boys 4, LaFayette 1
The Wolverines won the boys’ match. Individual scoring for the Ramblers was not available as of press time.
Heritage girls 6, Trion 1
Williams recorded the hat trick and added one assist as the Lady Generals got the win. St. John had a goal and two assists. Wade and Robison added one goal apiece, while Zoe Parham collected an assist. Trion’s goal came in the 49th minute.
Leading the way on defense was Freeman, Gray, Stallings, Woodard, Charlotte Hayen, Ellie Kennedy and Lilly Krajesky, while keeper Emily Holcomb had two saves.
Heritage boys 2, Trion 2
The Generals were on the verge on a win in the nightcap, but the Bulldogs would score in the final minute to even the match and stun the Navy-and-Red with a tie.
Cruz Jackson scored in the first half for Heritage and Ben Breedlove knocked home a goal in the second half. Both tallies featured assists from Tristan Simmons.
Cooper Chappelear had a standout performance in goal, while Eli Newsome was praised by head coach Nate Erwin for his defensive effort.
Heritage girls 3, Lakeview 1
The Lady Generals moved to 3-0 in NGAC play with a hard-fought victory on Thursday. Williams scored twice for Heritage and St. John had one goal, while
the defense kept the Lady Warriors off the scoreboard until 13-minute mark of the second half.
Abercrombie had three saves for Heritage, while Freeman, Gray, Kennedy, Krajesky, Stallings and Woodard were named as standouts on the defensive side.
Individual statistics for Lakeview were not available as of press time.
Heritage boys 6, Lakeview 0
Breedlove scored twice in the Generals’ win. Jackson, Micah Berry, Isaac Berry and Everett Healey also scored for Heritage. Simmons recorded three assists and Landon Talley added one. Nate Erwin named Camden Prichett for his defensive effort to help Chappelear get the shutout in goal.
LaFayette girls 1, Saddle Ridge 1
The Lady Ramblers and Lady Mustangs played to a draw in their match on Thursday.
LaFayette scored first as
Durham assisted on a goal by Harris early in the opening half. Cora Lanier would answer late in the half for Saddle Ridge in what would turn out to be the final goal of the night.
Saddle Ridge boys 1, LaFayette 0
Decker had the game-winner for the Navy-and-Red, while Jesse Bradford, George Sholtz, Eli Hudson and Collin Miller were named as defensive standouts. Spencer Chadwick was also praised for his work in the midfield, while Riley Ledford had several shots on goal, including some that bounced off the crossbar. Isaac Hamilton got the shutout in goal with several saves.
Dade girls 2, Chattanooga Valley 1
CarrieAnn Hill found the back of the net for the Lady Eagles in Thursday’s match. Alexis Delaney was named as an offensive standout, while Allie Young shined on defense in the first half of the game before playing keeper in the second half.
Results of the boys’ match had not been provided as of press time.
Austin Dearing and Cale Sholtz combined on a six-inning no-hitter as the LaFayette Middle School JV Ramblers shut out visiting Dade, 9-0, last Monday afternoon.
Dearing struck out five batters and walked two in four innings, while Sholtz pitched the final two innings and also struck out five Wolverines.
Bryson Cleghorn went 2-for-2 at the plate with a pair of RBIs. Dearing helped himself by going 2 for 3 with a double and one RBI.
Sholtz and Corbin Lees each had a hit and one RBI, while River Clark also batted in a run in the victory.
LaFayette (JV) 7, Ringgold 0
The Ramblers got a combined one-hitter from Sholtz and Luke Hopkins in a win over the Tigers on Thursday.
Sholtz got the win with four innings of one-hit ball. He issued two walks and struck out five, while Hopkins gave up just one walk in two innings and fired six strikeouts.
Sholtz also had a hit and an RBI, while Lees and Clark had one RBI each. Singles were also recorded by Dearing, Brennon Beavers and and T.J. Crowe.
Jake Neal had the lone hit for the Tigers, a double.
Gordon Lee (JV) 3, LaFayette 1
Layne Vaughn delivered the goahead single for the Trojans, while Grey Snyder and Brady Little also knocked in runs for Gordon Lee in the five-inning contest on Friday. Closer Brayden Stoker struck out four batters in his time on the mound.
Sholtz had a pair of hits for the Ramblers. Dearing had LaFayette’s other hit, while Braxton Kilgo drove in the team’s only run of the day.
Dearing threw three innings, allowing an unearned run and walking two with three strikeouts. Hopkins gave up an earned run on one hit and one walk in one inning of relief. He struck out two batters.
Heritage (JV) 4, Lakeview 1
The Generals scored twice in the third, once on Caden Hight’s
RBI-single and once on an RBIgroundout from Solomon Grimes. Two more runs came home in the fourth with Brayden Hudson picking up an RBI. Ayden Harmon collected three stolen bases and Brennan Harrison added a double.
Hunter Reece, Darian Keefe, Nathan Horne and Kade Gann all had hits for the Warriors with Keefe delivering a triple. Kyler Crawford pitched 2.1 innings, allowing two hits and two runs with four strikeouts before turning things over to Cason Robinson, who threw the final 1.2 innings.