Ringgold soccer girls break through against Cass
The Lady Tigers earned their first victory of 2023 Friday night in Bartow County behind a shutout from goalkeeper Scottie Parton.
Alayna Custer knocked home two penalty kick goals and Aleia Harris found the net on a direct kick as Ringgold moved to 1-1-1 on the year.
The Tigers suffered their first loss of the season in the nightcap, 2-1. Ringgold trailed 1-0 at halftime, but got the equalizer in the 55th minute. However, the Colonels scored late to get the win.
No further details from the boys’ match were available as of press time.
HERITAGE GIRLS 1, KENNESAW MOUNTAIN 1
Still short-handed because of injuries and a school trip, the Lady Generals still managed to gut out a tie at home against the Class 7A Mustangs on Friday as Zoie St. John found the net.
Heritage, who ended the week at 5-0-2, was ranked No. 6 in the Class 4A coaches’ poll last week.
HERITAGE BOYS 4, MODEL 3
The Generals improved to 4-1-2 on the year with a home win on Thursday. Micah Berry and Tristan Simmons each netted two in the victory.
According to stats compiled by Maxpreps.com, Simmons (14 goals) finished last week as the boys’ leader in goals scored in all of Class 4A, while he was second in the state in all classifications. Berry was 15th in Class 4A with six goals and Cruz Jackson was 22nd with five.
ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 5, LAFAYETTE 3
The Lady Ramblers hosted the Lady Tigers from Bartow County in a Region 6-AAA match on Friday, but dropped an overtime decision on a damp night on the pitch.
Teara Snider, Lexi Underwood and Naomi Thompson scored goals for Lafayette, while Shelby Madden, Addison Sanders and Channing Johnson were credited with assists.
Defensively, Laney Rayburn, Madison Todd, Dakota Tabor, Addi Hurt and Alethea Hendrix were praised for their efforts by head coach Catherine Mcconnell.
ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 3, LAFAYETTE 1
The Tigers also took the nightcap as the lone goal for the Ramblers came on a penalty kick by Wyatt Ballew. Lake Johnson, Rob Hannah, Jacob Brown and Jacob Hamilton were named as standouts.
More from last week’s matches are available on our website.