State-ranked LaFayette boys stay undefeated
The No. 4-ranked LaFayette Ramblers endured a mistake-filled, cold-shooting night, but still had enough defense prowess to pull out a 59-46 victory over Murray County last Tuesday night at Dan Priest Arena.
LaFayette opened the game on a 9-0 run and went up by 17 midway through the second quarter after starting the period on an 8-0 run. However, the Indians countered by ending the half on a 12-2 spurt of their own to pull to within 27-20 at halftime.
The score would get even closer in the third quarter, but with the Ramblers up by just five points with two minutes left, Zach Barrett drilled a big triple from the wing. Then with 12 seconds left in the quarter, Aidan Hadaway drove the baseline for two-handed jam that pushed LaFayette’s lead back out to 11 to start the fourth quarter.
Hadaway added another dunk with just over a minute to go in the game to put an exclamation point on the victory. The senior scored 20 of his game-high 31 points in the second half.
Junior Barber finished with 13 points. Barrett had eight with a pair of threes, and Jordan Kennerly finished with seven.
LAFAYETTE BOYS 61, ROCKMART 37
The Ramblers picked up a road win in Friday’s nightcap, blasting the Jackets behind 26 points from Barber. Hadaway scored 24 and grabbed 15 rebounds.
LAFAYETTE BOYS 71, RINGGOLD 47
Tied at 15 after one quarter, the Ramblers (5-0, 4-0) shifted into high gear in the second and third quarters and raced away from the Tigers Saturday night back at home. LaFayette built up a 37-23 lead at halftime before taking a 58-33 advantage into the fourth period.
Hadaway broke 40 points for the second time this season, leading all scorers with 42 points. Barber and Jaden Morris each scored 10 in the victory. Barrett added four, Jaylon Ramsey and Grant Langford each scored two, while Kendall Culbreth added one.
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MURRAY COUNTY GIRLS 60, LAFAYETTE 44
The visiting Lady Indians, ranked No. 8 in the state the previous week, led 36-25 at halftime and went to claim the region win.
Lady Ramblers senior Mykeria Johnson had a huge night in defeat. She connected on six 3-pointers and finished with 28 points, while adding eight rebounds, four steals, four assists and three blocks.
Fanny Barber had six points, followed by Heather Tucker with four and Jenna Baker with three. Raven Yancy and Michaela Baker dropped in two each with Baker pulling down
nine rebounds.
LAFAYETTE GIRLS 32, ROCKMART 29
LaFayette scored a Region 6-AAA victory on the road behind 15 points, nine rebounds, four steals and two blocks from Johnson. Jenna Baker picked up six points, two rebounds and two steals and Barber added five points, three boards and a steal.
Tucker scored three points to go with a rebound and a steal. Ava Brown chipped in with two points and two boards, while Sara Pendley added one point, two rebounds and two steals.
RINGGOLD GIRLS 48, LAFAYETTE 28
The Lady Ramblers ended the week on a down note and dropped to 3-2 overall and 2-2 in region play with a
Saturday home loss.
Johnson had 19 points, six rebounds, one steal and one block. Barber had five points and blocked two shots, while Brown and Jenna Baker each scored two points.
LAFAYETTE GIRLS 36, ROCKMART 18 (JV)
The Lady Ramblers’ junior varsity girls also scored a win on Friday as Vianca Segarra had 10 points, five rebounds and four steals. Kenedy Ludy had a solid game with nine points, seven boards and five steals, while Raven Yancy picked up eight points, three rebounds and four steals.
Mallony Mitchell added five points and three rebounds, while the rest of the stats included two points and four boards from Mya Haun and two points and nine rebounds by Alivia Hughes.