Walker County Messenger

Davenport lifts Rossville to win over Chattanoog­a Valley

- By Scott Herpst sherpst@npco.com

Decoda Davenport had nearly 300 all-purpose yards and accounted for five touchdowns in Rossville’s 52-18 home victory over Chattanoog­a Valley on Thursday.

Davenport ran for 191 yards on just six carries, scored three times and added a two-point conversion. He also threw for 103 yards, completing 2 of 3 passes, both for scores. One was a 55-yarder to Jayden Lambert, while he connected on a 48-yard scoring strike to Bryson Donald.

Donald picked up 113 yards on just seven carries with two rushing touchdowns and two conversion­s, while Cleyton Williams also had a conversion run for the Bulldogs.

Donald also led the defensive effort with six tackles and a sack. JaDarius Hinton made five tackles, broke up two passes and picked off another, while Eli Rhodes had a team-high eight tackles.

CVMS got 130 yards rushing and two TD’s from Malachi Brown, who also threw a TD pass to Jamarcus Lewis. Heath Gregg added 60 yards on the ground for the Eagles.

Heritage 17, LaFayette 0

The Heritage Generals moved to 3-0 with a win this past Thursday afternoon.

The Generals used the entire first-quarter clock to punch in a touchdown and added a field goal as the first half expired to take a 9-0 lead.

Heritage picked off a LaFayette pass in the third quarter, only to

see the Ramblers later return the favor at the LaFayette 2-yard line. But Heritage would get a safety on the very next play to go up 11-0 and they added a TD pass in the fourth to cap the scoring.

Individual statistics for Heritage were not available as of press time.

Porter Sentell recorded the intercepti­on for the Ramblers, while Jayven Williams, Luke Hopkins and Brennon Beavers were named as standouts on defense for LaFayette (1-1).

Ringgold 52, Saddle Ridge 0

The Tigers are now 3-0 after a road win on Thursday.

Judah Smith scored on runs of 52 and 44 yards, while adding a 56-yard intercepti­on return for a score. Logan Moore ran four times for 59 yards with a long of 40 yards and added a 32-yard TD catch and a pair of conversion runs.

Quarterbac­k Haddon Fries was 2 of 2 in the air, including the 32yard scoring strike. He also scored on a 65-yard run and had a defensive score on a 64-yard fumble return. Jeremiah Frost picked up a 36-yard TD run, while Harbor Bent also had a pair of two-point conversion runs in the win.

Defensivel­y, Fries recorded nine tackles, followed by Smith with eight and Rhett Blankenshi­p with five. Ross Burgess also made five tackles, one for a loss, and added two quarterbac­k hurries. Bent, Will Burgess and Jackson Lowery made four stops each, while William Matthews and Colt Underdown both made three tackles. One of Underdown’s was for a loss.

Frost, Elijah Pursley, Cam Talley and Zach Gaier all made two tackles, while Moore and Cam Denton had one tackle apiece. Denton also recovered a fumble.

Individual statistics for Saddle Ridge (1-3) were not available as of press time.

Ringgold won the JV game by a score of 22-6. The Tigers got touchdown runs from Brenden Steward (26 yards), Adam Mozingo (17 yards) and Brody Raby (12 yards). Raby also completed two passes to Burgess for twopoint conversion­s.

Gordon Lee 38, Dade 0

The Trojans stormed out to a 24-0 lead at halftime and coasted to a shutout victory over the Wolverines (0-3) on Thursday, moving to 3-1 on the season.

No individual statistics were available as of press time.

Trion 28, Lakeview 26

The final game of the week saw the Warriors drop a heartbreak­er on the road to fall to 1-2 on the year. Trion improved to 2-1 with the win.

No individual statistics were available as of press time.

 ?? Scott Herpst ?? Gordon Lee’s Griffin Moore crunches a Dade player and forces a fumble on a kickoff return during the Trojans’ 38-0 victory in Chickamaug­a this past Thursday.
Scott Herpst Gordon Lee’s Griffin Moore crunches a Dade player and forces a fumble on a kickoff return during the Trojans’ 38-0 victory in Chickamaug­a this past Thursday.

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