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January 22, 2015 • Sports
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Pictured above from left, (the order of which they competed in the relay) after swimming to claim the top spot in the Men's 200 Yard Freestyle Relay Event is South Ripley Raiders: Senior Matthew Boles, Zach Smith, Gabriel Clark and senior Michael Bradley. GARY FRANKLIN PHOTO |
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South Ripley Raiders senior cheerleaders pictured above from left, Courtney McGuire, Haley Schmaltz, Allie Sexton and Andrea Grossman. GARY FRANKLIN PHOTO |
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Gary Franklin
SPORTS EDITOR
A regular season game between the hosting South Ripley Lady Raiders and visiting Rising Sun Lady Shiners was battled out on Wednesday evening, January 14, at SRHS, where SR was the victor of both JV and varsity action; however, the varsity game was a somewhat unexpected uphill battle from the opening center court tip, where RS battled to hold on to the lead for most of the contest.
GARY FRANKLIN PHOTO
Varsity action, pictured above, finds Rising Sun Lady Shiner Lucy Carrigan (12) driving to the basket from the left side of the lane against South Ripley Lady Raider freshmen defenders Toria Tucker (43) and Kiley Sparks (23) with RS Lady Shiner junior Carson Blackwell (41) rushing in for a possible rebounding opportunity. The excellent block by Tucker was whistled a foul and sent Carrigan to the charity stripe.
Another up-and-coming freshman, Lucy Carrigan (12), displayed her prowess at South Ripley as she rocked and rolled to a 16 point outing against the South Ripley Raiders varsity. Fortunately for the South Ripley Lady Raiders, they have reliable senior producer Hayley Schwarte (5), who scored 19 to keep pace with Carrigan’s hot hand. Rising Sun Lady Shiner junior Kelsey Romans added eight for the cause, but South Ripley Lady Raider freshman Toria Tucker (45) kept pace with her seven point delivery.
VARSITY QUARTER ONE
The game found the Shiners taking control for a 12-5 first period run when the horn sounded ending the period.
QUARTER TWO
Unable to find a cure for the Lady Shiners invasion, SR found themselves yet on the short end of the scoring meter by seven at the halftime break, 18-25.
QUARTER THREE
The Lady Raiders managed to gain some ground over the third period action but were still in the arrears by four heading for the final quarter, 29-33.
QUARTER FOUR
Out scoring the opponent to protect home turf was no longer just the hope for the Lady Raiders and Coach Mack but imperative if they were going to record the game an ORVC victory. Every play took on a new dimension, as this was indeed going to tell the tale. The Raiders finally reached the plateau to tie the score with the Shiners during the fourth period, knotting the game at 36, at the 3:32 mark. The time for action was now or never, and the Raider efforts prevailed as Raider freshman Julia Rea rose to knock down a three and gave SR their first lead at 39-36 at 2:48 remaining. Continuing over the fourth, the Shiners were only able to connect for five of six FT attempts with SR’s defense stepping up to deny any further FG scoring. On the other hand, the Lady Raiders connected on just five of 10 FT attempts, but scored three FGs and a 3 pointer to rally to a five point, 43-38 victory.
VARSITY
SR 5 18 29 43
RS 12 25 33 38
Coach Kevin Mack
Sr 5 Hayley Schwarte 19
Fr 45 Toria Tucker 7
Jr 2 Ellie Ayers 5
Fr 15 Julia Rea 5
Fr 23 Kiley Sparks 4
Sr 33 Erin Gloyd 3
Non-scoring Lady Raiders: 35 Junior Tiaylor Wrightsman, 10 Sophomore Mackenzie Black, 43 Freshman Hannah Schwarte, 11 Freshman Cameo Hamm, 21 Freshman Jenna Moore and 3 Freshman Mariah Gentile, injured
Coach Noel Bostic
Fr 12 Lucy Carrigan 16
Jr 10 Kelsey Romans 8
Sr 14 Erin Webb 4
Jr 43 Tiffany Vinup 4
Jr 44 Sierra Webb 4
Jr 41 Carson Blackwell 2
Non-scoring Lady Shiners: 5 Freshman Kasey Baker, 22 Senior Bailey Baker, 23 Freshman Chelsea Brown and 32 Sophomore Brittany Smith
JUNIOR VARSITY
SR 8 13 15 22
RS 6 11 13 15
Coach Andrew Bayne
Fr 11 Cameo Hamm 12
Jr 15 Taylor Wrightsman 9
So 43 Hannah Schwarte 1
Non-scoring Lady Raiders: 10 Sophomore Mackenzie Black, 33 Sophomore Michaela Warfield, 21 Freshman Jenna Moore, 5 Freshman Alexis Rollins, 12 Freshman Haley Bishop
Coach Jason Barth
Fr 24 Sarah Camden 10
Fr 33 Erica Schraeder 2
Fr 23 Chelsea Brown 2
Fr 22 Kasey Baker 1
Non-scoring Lady Tigers: 44 Junior Sierra Webb, 32 Sophomore- Brittany Smith, 34 Freshman Mariah Robbins and 10 Freshman Courtney McCraken
