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Adairsville drops battle of Tigers, 24-19

The Adairsville Tigers second half rally and their final possession came up just short Friday night in a 24-19 home loss to the Ringgold Tigers.

Evan Sanders caught two touchdown passes Friday night in Adairsville's 24-19 loss to visiting Ringgold.

Adairsville trailed 21-7 at halftime and limited the previously high-powered Ringgold offense to only a field goal in the second half, but came up five points short despite an opportunity on their final possession of the night.

Adairsville, started that final possession at their own three yard line and reached the Ringgold 35 yard line before turning the ball over on downs. Three final pass plays all fell incomplete in the final seconds allowing Ringgold to escape with the Region 6-AAA win.

Ringgold quarterback, Mason Parker, threw a pair of first half touchdown passes and running back Kori Dumas scored on a 42-yard scamper as Ringgold carried a two touchdown lead to the intermission. Parker’s first TD pass went to Malachi Hill from 33 yards out at the 7:55 mark of the first quarter. The second TD pass went to Jordan Widemann from 37 yards with just 50 seconds remaining in the half.

Adairsville’s first half touchdown was an 18 yard strike from quarterback Jonathan Gough to Grayson Belcher with 4:51 remaining in the first quarter. The scoring play tied the game 7-7 at the time and capped an 8-play, 65-yard drive.

In the second half, a mostly stalemated third quarter ended on a high note for Adairsville.


Gough connected with a streaking Evan Sanders for a 66-yard touchdown pass with 0:41 left in the quarter. The extra point kick missed wide left, but Adairsville had pulled to within one score at 21-13.

Ringgold got its only points of the second half on a 22-yard field goal by Landon Eaker that made the score 24-13 with exactly 6 minutes remaining.

Then Adairsville’s ensuing drive closed out the scoring when Gough tossed a high fade route to Evan Sanders for a 15-yard touchdown. Gough’s two-point conversion pass was intercepted leaving the score 24-19 with 4:53 to play.

Ringgold (6-0, 4-0) hosts LaFayette next Friday night in another region game.

Adairsville (4-1, 2-1) will look to regroup next Friday at Coahulla Creek.


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