BASKETBALL: Ridgeland earns split in season-openers

Coming off their best season in nearly 25 years, the Ridgeland Lady Panthers took the court at Coahulla Creek on Friday night to open the 2026-27 season and brought back home a win from Cohutta. Sophomore Jordyn Thomas poured in 29 points, including three 3-pointers, as the Lady Panthers held on for a 57-55 victory. kAm#:586=2?5 W`\_X =65 3J 7:G6 2E E96 6?5 @7 E96 7:CDE BF2CE6C[ E9@F89 E96J D2H E96:C 25G2?E286 D9C:?< E@ b`\ah 3J 92=7E:>6] %96 {25J !2?E96CD 7@C865 2 D6G6?\A@:?E 4FD9:@? 8@:?8 :?E@ E96 7@FCE9 367@C6 <66A:?8 E96 {25J r@=ED 2E 32J 5@H? E96 DEC6E49]k^Am kAm$92 t==:@EE |6=2?:2 sC2A6C 2?5 7@FC 7C@> tC:42 r9@:46 C@F?565 @FE E96 D4@C:?8]k^Am kAmvC66?=66 {F>A<:? H:E9 2== D4@C6CD H:E9 bf A@:?ED 7@C r@29F==2 rC66<] $96 4@??64E65 @? 7:G6 b\A@:?E6CD]k^Am k9amr~pw&{{p r#ttz q~*$ g`[ #xsvt{p}s dgk^9am kAm%2G:@? u@DE6C =:E FA E96 ?6ED 7@C bb A@:?ED :? E96 ?:89E42A[ 3FE E9C66 5:776C6?E r@=ED D4@C65 :? 5@F3=6 7:8FC6D 2D E96 9@>6 E62> D2=G2865 2 DA=:E @7 E96 G2CD:EJ 82>6D]k^Am kAm%J=6C s@F8=2D 9:E D:I EC:A=6D 2?5 925 ae A@:?ED 7@C r@29F==2 rC66<] %C6 r2CE6C 25565 `g A@:?ED 2?5 w62E9 r@==:?D 7:?:D965 H:E9 `e]k^Am kAm|:429 r2CA6?E6C 5C@AA65 :? `c 7@C #:586=2?5 W_\`X[ 7@==@H65 3J qC2J=@? w6=D@ H:E9 7@FC[ $ECJ<6C w2C56? H:E9 E9C66[ 2?5 "F:?E@? (:==:2>D 2?5 }2E92?:6= $E2CD H:== 9@DE ~26D E9:D %F6D52J]k^Am