Ringgold and Ooltewah played Thursday at Finley Stadium.People accustomed to the normal format of the Best of Preps jamboree might have been confused when Ooltewah and Ringgold played a five-quarter scrimmage by themselves Thursday night at Finley Stadium, but over the last four months, “normal” has been a loose term for both schools’ communities.
The Owls won 13-10 on a 70-yard catch-and-run by junior T.J. Davis with 10:58 to go in the exhibition played on the eve of the full City Jamboree. There will be six games a day over the next two nights, but Ooltewah pitched the idea to Ringgold coach Robert Akins to play a day early as a chance to raise some money for victims of the tornadoes that destroyed parts of both communities on April 27.
The varsities played the first, third and fifth quarters. The freshman teams played the second; the junior varsities played the fourth.
Ringgold’s varsity was held to an Adam Ray field goal on its first possession, but the Tigers’ veer offense did cause some problems early in the contest as they marched downfield behind runs from Derrik Baker and quarterback Slade Dale.
Freshman Sky Rogers scored Ringgold’s only touchdown in the second quarter on a 3-yard run.