Ridgeland girls earn season sweep of East Ridge

The Ridgeland Lady Panthers got three 3-pointers and 17 points from D’erika Ervin in a 56-27 home victory over visiting East Ridge this past Friday. The Lady Panthers took control of the game by outscoring the Lady Pioneers in the third quarter, 20-3.

A pair of freshmen also got into the act as Cordasia Watkins had nine points and Annabel Hill finished with eight for Ridgeland.

In the nightcap, Tyrone Martin’s 24 points proved to be too much for the Pioneers, who handed the Panthers a 66-50 loss in the interstate battle.

Riley Harrison had 15 points for Ridgeland. Fred Norman finished with 11 points. Dillon Johnson had nine and Chris Turner finished with five.

Back at home on Saturday, Ervin had a teamhigh 13 points for the Lady Panthers (3-14), but it was not enough as LFO Lady Warriors dealt Ridgeland a 71-32 loss. Fran King finished with eight points, while Ridgeland enjoyed a solid night at the charity stripe, making 14 of their 19 attempts.

The nightcap saw the Panthers fall to the Warriors, 56-47. Norman scored a team-high 13 points for Ridgeland (2-14). A’zavier Blackwell had nine points. Harrison finished with eight, followed by Ethan Moyer and Nathan Carver with six each.