ROSSVILLE —
Behind another dominant performance on the ground and an equally impressive showing by the defense, the Ridgeland Panthers bulled their way into the Class 4A state semifinals for the first time in school history, blasting Mary Persons 45-14 in front of a packed house at Bowers and Painter Field on Friday night.
Ridgeland (12-1) racked up another 385 yards on 57 carries, getting yet another 200-yard outing from senior Darrell Bridges, who had 459 yards and eight touchdowns in his first two playoff games, ripped off another 205 yards against the Bulldogs (10-3) on 25 carries.
Vonn Bell finished with 10 carries for 84 yards, including a 37-yard fourth-quarter score.
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December 1, 2012
Ridgeland advances to semifinals with rout
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A Look Ahead: Diamond is last chance for Georgia
Former Northwest Whitfield standout and Ole Miss softball player Emily Boyd will pitch for the Georgia All-Stars on Wednesday. (Misty Watson/The Daily Citizen)
So far this summer, it has been a bitter pill to swallow for the Georgia All-Stars in the annual Stump on Sports Tennessee-Georgia All-Star Classics.
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The players from the Volunteer state have won four out of five contests in the games, which will conclude this week with baseball on Tuesday and softball on Wednesday.
The results have been even more surprising after Saturday’s Tennessee sweep of both the boys and girls soccer games. - Pitching a shutout
- Fairways and Greens: The Farm to host elites in GSGA junior
- The love of the game
- Classic practice
- Jun 14, 2013
- Locals will stock roster for Georgia
- Rivals get the best of Dalton in Tennessee
- Jamie Jones: Jericho ready to rock with Fozzy
- Jun 13, 2013
- Super Bowl winner will host youth football camp, charity benefits
- Boyd plays part in all-star victory
- Jun 12, 2013
- Collins and Bautista shine
- Class offered to prep for Run for God race
- Jun 11, 2013
- All-stars: Tons of local flair on court
- Signings continue as Roadrunners prepare for first year
- Loran Smith: Three decades later, Open is back at Merion
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