RINGGOLD, Ga. — As prolific as Ringgold’s offense was in the first three quarters of Friday night’s 42-28 home win over Catoosa County rival Heritage, it was the final seven minutes that had head coach Austin Crisp fired up.
Crisp’s Tigers (2-0) were having a tough time putting away the Generals (1-1), who had two possessions down 14 in the final quarter that came up empty. Following the second of those drives, Crisp, who is also the offensive coordinator, put the “jumbo package” in for the final seven minutes.
Heritage never touched the ball again.
“At the end of the game, when we went to our jumbo package, the whole goal was to milk the clock,” Crisp said. “We said if we get the ball back with seven minutes, we’re going to go heavy and eat the clock.
“Kudos to our front five. We put two linebackers, Hampton Andrews and Eli McGuire, in there at the end of the game at tight end who had played the whole game, and they just kept competing. That shows what our kids are made of.”