The last time the Gordon Lee Trojans and Ridgeland Panthers faced off on the basketball court was on Dec. 30 when the Trojans used a second-half rally to pull off a come-from-behind 53-42 win in Chickamauga.
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The Gordon Lee Trojans hosted the Eagles of B.E.S.T. Academy on Tuesday night in a Region 6-A varsity game and it was the visitors from Atlanta using a 25-7 second quarter to help them claim a 59-40 victory.
The brackets for this weekend's GHSA state preliminary duals have been released and teams from Catoosa and Walker Counties will have very tough paths to navigate if they are to qualify for the state finals on Jan. 30.
The Heritage Generals will be the No. 4 seed from Area 7 when the Class AAAA state preliminaries get underway next weekend.
The Gordon Lee Lady Trojans took a 36-33 lead into the fourth quarter at Bowdon on Friday night, but were unable to hang on for the victory as the Lady Devils rallied for a 47-42 Region 6-A win.
It's been a steady climb for the Ridgeland High School competition cheerleading program since its inception in 2010.
The Gordon Lee Lady Trojans fell to 4-6 overall and 1-3 in Region 6-A action on Tuesday night with a 56-41 home loss to Armuchee.
The Heritage Generals and Lady Generals will take identical 9-4 records into next week after sweeping Gordon Lee Saturday night in Boynton.
It didn't take Kaylee Brown long to find her niche as a track athlete and it didn't take very long for college recruiters to find her either.
The Gordon Lee Trojans took a 24-18 lead into the locker room on Friday night and held on over the final two quarters to pull out a 43-41 victory on the road at Region 6-A rival Trion.
Numerous players from both Catoosa and Walker Counties have been honored with All-Region status for the recent 2020 prep football season.
The Gordon Lee Trojans traveled to Atlanta on Tuesday night for their first-ever meeting with Fulton Leadership Academy and dropped an 89-54 decision to the Gryphons in a Region 6-A contest.
Gordon Lee High School celebrated its senior wrestlers on Tuesday night, but the Trojans could only manage a split of a tri-match that also featured Chattooga and Southeast Whitfield.
The Heritage High wrestling team began 2021 by winning the Murray County Invitational Duals Tournament in Chatsworth on Saturday.
Down by double digits early in the second quarter, the Gordon Lee Trojans fought back to make it a one-point game after three quarters before outscoring visiting Ridgeland 23-9 in the final period to pick up a 53-42 cross county victory on Wednesday night.
