The Adairsville basketball teams were swept by Region 6-AAA rival Ringgold Tuesday night at the Adairsville gym.
The visiting Ringgold Lady Tigers broke open a tight game in the fourth quarter to win 68-54. The Adairsville girls trailed by only two points after one quarter and led 31-30 at halftime. Ringgold went back on top 51-50 after three periods, but pulled away with a 17-4 fourth quarter advantage.
The Ringgold boys led throughout in the nightcap and led 34-17 at halftime. Adairsville played better in the second half and narrowed the margin, but fell 58-50.
RINGGOLD GIRLS 68, ADAIRSVILLE 54
Ringgold ------ 23 - 7 - 21 - 17 ------ 68
Adairsville ---- 21 - 10 - 21 - 4 ------ 54
Ringgold (1-0, 1-0)
Adairsville (0-3, 0-1)
Adairsville plays at North Murray (Fri, Dec. 4), at Rockmart (Sat. Dec. 5), and at Sonoraville (Tue., Dec. 8).
RINGGOLD BOYS 58, ADAIRSVILLE 50
Ringgold ------ 19 - 15 - 7 - 17 ---- 58
Adairsville ---- 11 - 6 - 13 - 20 ---- 50
Adairsville (0-1, 0-1): Hunter HIce 14, Ethan Belcher 13, Bryce Holland 6, Cole Hewitt 5, Ronald Hardin 5, James Sims 4, Cody Henderson 3.
Ringgold (1-0, 1-0): Mac Brower 17, Nathan Camp 10, Deontae Jackson 9.
Adairsville plays at North Murray (Fri, Dec. 4), at Rockmart (Sat. Dec. 5), and at Sonoraville (Tue., Dec. 8).