Ridgeland
The latest Ridgeland coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Prep section.
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Quick hits involving gretaer Chattanooga area prep football
Marion County's Ricky Ross directed his first game as a football head coach Thursday night but actually is in his second head coaching job, having succeeded Vic Grider at South Pittsburg but resigning two months later. He wound up taking the job at Marion County this spring, succeeding Mac McCurry.
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Greater Chattanooga high school football openers, game by game
(All kickoffs at 7:30 EDT unless noted)
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Prep Blitz 2014: Ridgeland Panthers
There were several reasons Ridgeland went from playing for the Georgia Class AAAA championship in 2012 to winning three games last season, the most notable being a rash of injuries that decimated an already-thin team.
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New set-up delights Georgia Region 7-AAAA coaches
• Team on the rise: Last year was supposed to be the year Southeast Whitfield ended the longest playoff drought in northwest Georgia. However, after a strong start the Raiders weren't ready for prime time. This year, though, they will rely on more than 30 seniors and top playmakers in quarterback Will Swantic and backs Devon Fields and Tyler Brown to finally knock down that door.
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Baylor tourney features new local coaches
The Baylor soccer tournament is set for this Friday and Saturday at both the host school and Girls Preparatory School, and of the four local programs participating in the event, three will be in their first weekend with new head coaches.
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Prep football jamborees this weekend in the greater Chattanooga area
Jamboree at Finley Stadium
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All business for Ridgeland linebacker Ian Hayes
Ridgeland linebacker Ian Hayes is the No. 11-ranked college football prospect among area high school seniors. Hayes, whose interested schools include the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Middle Tennessee State, sat down with the Times Free Press recently before the start of his final prep season.
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Madaris Best of Preps Kickoff Classic tickets are now on sale
When: Thursday, Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m.
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Putting in work: 19-school prep tour shows energy abounds for football in Chattanooga area
As someone who loves high school football, I look forward to the area tour each year. So for the 15th consecutive year, on the first day Tennessee teams are allowed to practice in full pads, I tried to visit as many area schools as possible.
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Chattanooga area TSSAA meeting looks at classification, split
TSSAA Division I coaches and athletic directors from high schools in the southeastern part of the state met Thursday at Chattanooga Christian School to discuss football classification proposals and the possibility of a split between public and all private schools.
