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2009-10 Season Highlights

Region 8-AAA Semi Final

White Station Oust Ridgeway 71-70

From the commercial Appeal

When it was over, Ridgeway boys basketball coach Wes Henning made his way into the White Station locker room and congratulated each of the Spartans on a thrilling 71-70 Region 8-AAA semifinal victory over his Roadrunners on Tuesday at Central.

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Andre Hollins is at the center of the celebration with teammates Rodriguez Tucker (left) and Mike Bowman after White Station defeated Ridgeway, 71-70, in a Region 8-AAA semifinal at Central on Tuesday. "He and I have great respect for each other," said White Station coach Jesus Patino, whose defending Class AAA state-champion Spartans were taking on Ridgeway for the fourth time this season. In a loser-goes-home semifinal pitting two programs that have produced a combined nine state-championship squads over the past decade, senior guard Joe Jackson's two free throws with 12.7 seconds left lifted White Station to Thursday's Region 8-AAA title game against Melrose, as well as Monday's sectional round.

Jackson, a 5-11 University of Memphis signee and McDonald's All-American, finished with 29 points, 12 of them coming in a fourth quarter that saw White Station rally from a 69-65 deficit with less than 35 seconds left. Jackson's layup with 19.6 seconds left cut Ridgeway's advantage to 70-69. The Roadrunners then turned the ball over with 12.7 left when a deep inbounds pass deflected off the Central gymnasium rafters.

Jackson was then fouled as White Station attempted to inbound the ball still trailing by one. He calmly drained both free throws on a 1-and-1, giving the Spartans (24-7) the lead. Ridgeway got the ball into the hands of sophomore guard Cameron Golden, who drove the baseline and attempted to find senior teammate Tarik Black in the paint.

But Golden's pass attempt was stolen by Spartans senior guard Julian Burton, who dribbled out the final few seconds for the victory. Black, a 6-8 University of Memphis signee, finished with 11 points (nine in the second half) after sitting out most of the first half with two fouls. Senior teammate Marterrace Brock's 21 points led Ridgeway (26-3), which had led by as many as seven points (55-48) early in the fourth quarter.

"I give them a lot of respect because they came out and spanked us in the regular season," said Jackson, whose 11-of-18 effort from the field included an electrifying one-handed jam over Black midway through the first quarter. "Playing against a team like this, they can end your whole high school career, and it's tough to come out here and get that win," he said. Junior post Nino Johnson countered Black's 11 with 12 points (six of them coming on dunks) and junior guard Andre Hollins added 13 for White Station, which had dropped two of three to Ridgeway this season.

-- Jason Smith: 529-5804

Region 8-AAA

REGION 8-AAA: Top-seeded Ridgeway advanced to Tuesday's Region 8-AAA semifinals at Central with a 68-50 quarterfinal win over East. Tarik Black's 14 points led the Roadrunners, who will take on White Station, an 84-73 quarterfinal winner over Overton.

District 15 AAA Championship

Ridgeway Coast To Title 77-58 Over Southwind

Photo by Nikki Boertman Story from The Commercial Appeal

Ridgeway senior Tarik Black wrestles a rebound away from Southwind's Johnathan Williams during the title game at Wooddale High.

Ridgeway boys basketball coach Wes Henning said his Roadrunners had the next 18 hours to celebrate their 77-58 District 15-AAA title-game victory Wednesday over Southwind at Wooddale High. After that, it would be back to business, as in getting prepared for Saturday's Region 8-AAA quarterfinal game against East."We'll be practicing for another plaque," said Henning, whose Roadrunners had four players score in double digits in earning their second straight district tourney title.

Senior forward Tarik Black, a 6-8 University of Memphis signee who was named tournament MVP, led the Roadrunners (25-2) with 16 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots.Teammates Kris Brewer (12 points), Marterrace Brock (11), Darryl Marshall and Cameron Golden were also named all-tournament for Ridgeway, which had beaten Southwind (25-4) by a combined nine points in two previous meetings this season.

Senior guard Nick Mason's 12 points led the Jaguars, who will host Central on Saturday in another Region 8-AAA quarterfinal.After leading, 14-12, after a quarter, Southwind failed to make another field goal until the 3:53 mark of the second period, when a Darrian Gray jumper cut Ridgeway's lead to 18-17.The Roadrunners went on to outscore the Jaguars 8-1 over the next three minutes of the quarter to take their biggest lead of the first half at 26-18.

District 15-AAA Playoffs

District 15-AAA at Wooddale: Ridgeway advanced to Wednesday's title game with a 68-57 win over Overton. Kristopher Brewer had 19 points and Tarik Black added 18 for the Roadrunners. ... The Ridgeway girls got 22 points from Hasina Muhammad and beat Germantown, 58-42. The Roadrunners will play Overton in the title game. The Wolverines beat Southwind, 69-29

MIAA City Championship

Roadrunners Lose in City Championship 78-71

Turnovers, Missed Free Throws Costly SEE HIGHLIGHTS

Story by LC Feb. 19, 2010

The Ridgeway Roadrunners fell 78-71 to White Station on tonight in the city championship game. The Roadrunners were leading comfortably 19-10 at the end of the 1st quarter. Sr. C Tarik Black was controlling the paint as he scored 8 of his game high 27 points. In the 2nd quarter the teams mostly traded baskets until the final 3 seconds when Ridgeway's So. G Cameron Golden fouled a desperation heave by one of the White Station players who was given 3 free throw attempts and made them all to trim Ridgeway's lead to 35-32 at halftime. It seemed Ridgeway would blow White Station out again for the 3rd time this season after the 1st quarter. Ridgeway made too many careless turnovers in the 2nd.

But it was the 3rd quarter that White Station took control of this contest. Ridgeway turned the ball over on 4 straight possesions and White Station took advantage of the miscues. U of M signee Joe Jackson took control, scoring 10 points in the 3rd quarter. Infact, the course of the game changed for good as White Station outscored Ridgeway by 13 points in the 3rd quarter to take a 56-46 lead by the end of the 3rd. Ridgeway was unable to contain White Station's backcourt who combined for 50 points in the game.

In the fourth, the Roadrunners fought hard to pull within 1 with 2:30 seconds to play at 66-65, but that was as close as they would get as Joe Johnson took control of the game, scoring 8 of his 23 points down the stretch to secure the win for the Spartans. Ridgeway was led in scoring by Tarik Black with 27, Golden added 11, Brock 10, Berwer 9, Pearson 6, and Marshall with 5. The Roadrunners fall to 22-2 as they prepare to play in the state tournament.

The Roadrunners will surely need to get refocused as they have dropped 2 of it's last three ballgames. SEE COMMERCIAL APPEAL

RHS v WS City Championship

Current MIAA 15AAA standings

DISTRICT 15-AAA

District, Overall

School, W, L, Pct., W, L, Pct.

Ridgeway, 13-1, .929, 22-1, .957

Southwind, 12-2, .857, 23-3, .885

Germantown, 11-3, .786, 23-6, .793

Wooddale, 7-7, .500, 12-13, .480

Overton, 6-8, .429, 16-9, .640

Kirby, 4-10, .286, 9-16, .360

Houston, 2-12, .143, 4-21, .160

Collierville, 1-13, .071, 6-17, .261

Ridgeway vs Craigmont (Play-In)

Roadrunners Advance To City Title Game

(1) Ridgeway 74, (4) Craigmont 59

From The Commercial Appeal Feb 14, 2010

Having just earned a berth in Thursday's MIAA Class AAA city-title game with a 74-59 play-in game victory over host Craigmont, Ridgeway figured to be jubilant afterward in the visitors' locker room. Instead, the Roadrunners had their heads in their hands Saturday and sported long faces as their head coach, Wes Henning, delivered a fiery postgame speech.

"If you ask me if we're playing OK, I'd say, 'Yes,'" Henning told his players. "But I've never seen a team playing OK win a gold ball." Though his Roadrunners (22-1 and ranked No. 1 in The Dandy Dozen) had won going away, Henning was less than pleased with Ridgeway's 21 turnovers and its inability to put No. 4-ranked Craigmont (22-4) away early.After building a 17-8 lead after a quarter, Ridgeway allowed the Chiefs to hang around despite forcing 28 turnovers and limiting Craigmont to 35 percent shooting in the first half.

Ridgeway, which got a team-high 17 points from senior reserve Corieon Pearson and 16 from senior guard Kristopher Brewer, was coming off a 78-63 road loss to Germantown on Friday, the Roadrunners' first loss this season. "We've got to step up our defense and our team unity isn't together," Brewer said. "It's a lack of focus and stuff like that." Senior forward Tarik Black, a 6-8 University of Memphis signee who finished with 12 points, called for a team meeting before the Roadrunners' 6 p.m. practice Sunday. "We've got some things we need to fix," Black said.

Craigmont, which trailed by as many as 19 points, cut the gap to 66-55 with 1:25 left on a layup by senior point guard Terrance Durham. But Ridgeway, which had gone 9-of-27 from the free-throw line in its loss to Germantown on Friday, connected on 6 of 8 over the final minute to hold off the Chiefs. "We kind of came unraveled a little bit there. You can't take anything from Ridgeway. They bounced back pretty good," said Craigmont coach David Taylor, whose Chiefs were also coming off a loss, having dropped a 61-58 decision to Cordova.

"We wanted to accomplish something we haven't accomplished here at Craigmont. Unfortunately it didn't happen, but I think we've got good representation (with Ridgeway)." The Roadrunners will take on White Station on Thursday in the Class AAA boys city-title game."I'm not satisfied with how we're playing because we're just playing OK," Henning said. "We've got kids that can get the job done. We've just got to stop settling."

Ridgeway @ Germantown 2010

Germantown Hands Ridgeway 1st Loss 78-63

Free Throw Shooting Keys Victory

photo by LC for ridgewayhoops.com

Feb 12, 2010 From The Commercial Appeal

The lost art of the free throw helped eighth-ranked Germantown’s Red Devils save an opportunity for the kind of win that has eluded them all season — a 78-63 Senior Night rout of No. 1 and previously unbeaten Ridgeway Friday night.

Senior Jordan Hulsey outplayed University of Memphis senior Tarik Black in the first half with 14 of his 19 points as Germantown flashed to a 37-21 lead. But it was free throws that got the Red Devils through some shaky stretch moments. They hit 28-of-36 from the line, including an incredible 22-of-24 in the final eight minutes.

Todd Mayo, frustrated through three quarters, was 10-of-12 from the line when it counted and had 14 of his 19 points in the final period for Germantown (23-6, 11-3). Andre Hollins added 14 points, including 6-of-6 free throws in the fourth while senior Chris Pollard was also 6-of-6, and wound up with nine points. All are seniors who made their final regular-season home game a memorable one.

“We worked on free throws the final 30 minutes of practice all week, and when one of the guys missed a one-and-one, he did extra conditioning work. On his own, not because the coach told him,” Germantown coach Newton Mealer said. “I put two things on the board tonight. First that it was senior night and we needed to play with emotion. But I also said that we needed a signature win, and we didn’t want to wait until the district tournament to have to get it. Beating the No. 1 team in the state gives us immediate respect.”

Germantown fans were ready for The Roadrunners, even the Red Devil was fired up. photo by LC

Ridgeway (21-1, 13-1) could not get any consistent outside shooting, allowing Germantown to collapse its man defense and frustrate Black. It was even worse at the free throw line, as the Roadrunners went 9-of-27, including a stretch of 11 straight misses in the middle quarters.“When it counts, you have to make big shots, and you have to make free throws,” Ridgeway coach Wes Henning said. “We did neither. But this might be a blessing. It’s tough to take that goose egg in the loss column into the post-season.”

Germantown had a 12-1 lead before Ridgeway could catch its first breath, then systematically shredded the Roadrunner defense as its backcourt consistently drew defenders up, then passed off the wings to Hulsey or other cutters. The energy was coming from senior Jeff Johnson, who had four of his six assists and two blocks in the quarter.

Hulsey, who is getting some looks from mid-major Division 1 schools and D-3 schools looking at his strong ACT score, also came up with 14 rebounds against University of Memphis signee Black – his fourth double-double in the last five games.“I was trying to stay behind him and not let him get anything easy, and my teammates were giving me a lot of help on the weak side,” Hulsey said.

The third quarter was a struggle as Ridgeway turned on the press, and forced several turnovers. But the Roadrunners could get no closer than 11 points – thanks largely to their 0-for-7 effort at the line.Germantown got to the double bonus a minute into the fourth quarter, and made the most of it. “I was pretty tired most of the night, but the fourth quarter I was able to get it together,” said Mayo, who admitted that each trip to the foul line was also a chance to grab a breath. “The thing about Todd is when the game is on the line, you’re either going to foul him, or he’s driving past you,” Mealer said.

Black, held to one point in the first period, had eight of his team-high 18 points in the final quarter to lead Ridgeway, which plays at District 14-AAA champ Craigmont tonight for a berth in the MIAA Championship game next week. Kristopher Brewer added 14 points while Martarrence Brock added 11, eight after the break.

Ridgeway vs Wooddale 2010

Roadrunners Outlast Wooddale 74-64, Still Unbeaten 21-0

Seniors Tarik Black 24, Marterrance Brock 22 Lead the Way.

Tarik Black (10) Senior Night special for Parents.

Story and photos by LC Feb. 9, 2010

On this blistering cold night with temps in the teens outside, the Roadrunners heated up on the Wooddale Cardinals in the fourth quarter to pull out a 74-64 victory. The Roadrunners never trailed in the game, but was never able to really pull away from the scrappy Cardinals who fought hard til the end. But it was the Ridgeway seniors who went to work in this game. Ridgeway led 15-12 at the end of the first quarter behind 7 points from Sr. forward Marterrance Brock, who ended with 20 in the game.

Wooddale coach Jerry Johnson and RHS coach Wes Henning talk before tip-off. Photo by LC

Wooddale kept it close throughout the second quarter. Sr. center Tatik Black scored 8 of his game high 24 pts in the quarter. Black also recorded double figures in rebounds, controlling the paint. The Roadrunners also welcomed the return of Sr. guard Corieon Pearson back to action. It was good to see Pearson who has missed several games due to an eye injury back on the court. Pearson scored 6 points in the contest. The Roadrunners led 39-32 at half time. By the end of the 3rd quarter the game had tighten to 46-50.

Sr. guard Corieon Pearson and his parents were glad he returned to action. Pearson scored 6 pts in the contest.. Photo by LC

But in the 4th Tarik Black scored 10 points and Marterrance Brock connected on 5-6 free throws down the stretch to ice the game. Ridgeway's suffocating defense held Wooddale scoreless in the last 2:00 mins. of the game. Said Roadrunner Coach Wes Henning "we were a little sluggish tonight because the kids didn't know whether we would play or not with the snow and everything. Plus I give Wooddale credit for playing very hard. It was a good win for us tonight as our guys was scrappy and played hard".

Sr forwards Kris Brewer (2) and Marterrance Brock (1) share the Senior night moment with a happy mom. Photo by LC

The Roadrunners are ranked #1 in the state by the Associated Press. Kris Brewer chipped in with 13 points, Brandon Lewis had 3 points, Daryl Marshall 3 and Cameron Golden 3 to round out the scoring. Several scouts were in attendance. I spoke with Tennessee State University head coach John Cooper who indicated that he was there to pursue Sr. forward Marterrance Brock. Said Cooper "Brock is good. I see him as an excellent wingman for TSU". The Roadrunners face Germantown Friday at their gym. Go Roadrunners!

Wooddale (64) --

Kevin Covington 3, Antonio Gordon 5, Dre-sean Looney 8, Phillip Mays 9, Marquis Wilson 27, Andre Kerney 8, Kevin Green 4.

Ridgeway (74) --

Tarik Black 24, Christopher Brewer 13, Marterrace Brock 22, Cameron Golden 3, Brandon Lewis 3, Darryl Marshall 3, Corieon Pearson 6.

Wooddale / 12 / 20 / 14 / 18 / -- / 64 /

Ridgeway / 15 / 24 / 11 / 24 / -- / 74 /

Records -- Ridgeway 21-0 (13-0, 15AAA).

More Sr Night Photos Game Highlights below

Ridgeway vs Wooddale 2010 Highlights

AP State Rankings

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TENNESSEE AP BOYS

Class AAA

School, Record, Pts. Prv. ranking

1. Ridgeway (15) 20-0 192 3

2. White Station (2) 18-3 157 4

3. Central (1) 19-3 126 6

T4. Melrose 21-3 125 1

T4. Bearden (2) 21-1 125 2

T6. Nashville Overton 23-2 76 7

T6. Southwind 20-3 76 5

8. Clarksville NE 18-2 69 8

9. Dyer County 21-3 30 9

10. Beech 22-3 25 —

Others receiving 12 or more points: Knoxville Central 23. Cleveland 19. Oakland 15. Jackson Northside 13.

Ridgeway vs Southwind 2010

RIDGEWAY DEFEAT SOUTHWIND 74-73,

Displays Heart of A Champion, Record 20-0

Roadrunners Display Determination, Grit and Toughness in Emotional Win

Team celebrate as Coach Henning enters winning dressing room after contest. Photo by LC

Friday Feb 5, 2010 Story by LC

No doubt this was the toughest win of the year. Southwind fought til the end, but Ridgeway made the biggest plays to win.The Ridgeway Roadrunners improved to 20-0 last night with a gritty, tough and emotional win over a game Southwind tonight 74-73 in front of a capacity crowd of better than 2,000 at Southwind. The Roadrunners overcame a slow start and star center Tarik Black's 1st half foul trouble. Southwind led 15-12 at the end of the 1st quarter. The game was an intense competition of athletic moves throughout the first half. It appeared that Southwind gained momentum after a technical foul was called on Sr. forward K. Brewer, somehow giving Southwind three FTs and possesion of the ball. Sr. F Marerrious Brock scored 7 points in the 2nd to steady the offense. Southwind led at halftime 35-31.

But the 3rd quarter was when Ridgeway made it's move. So. G Cameron Golden erupted for 9 points in the quarter. The Roadrunners defense began clamping down on free shooters and they forced 8 turnovers in the 3rd. Ridgeway led after three quarters 51-43. The Roadrunners got additional contributions from reserves such as Demetrius Lampkin 5 pts.

Tarik Black speaks to Commercial Appeal's Jason Smith after the game. Photo by LC

In the 4th quarter 6'8 Sr. centerTarik Black showed why he is the Memphis area's top big man as he dominated the rest of this game with his inside presence, snatching 11 rebounds in the quarter and scoring 13 points in the paint. He hit on 3 of 3 free throws and had 2 amazing blocks. Black finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds. The Roadrunners were led in scoring by So. G Cameron Golden's 21 points. Brock had 16 and Brewer had 7. Brock made clutch free throws down the stretch.

Coach Henning speaks to news media followng the game. Photo by LC

Coach addresses team after the game in an emotional speech. Says Coach "I love you guys". Photo by LC

Players celebrate the victory. Photo by LC

It was an emotional win for the #1 ranked Roadrunner's. The players were very jubilent in the locker room following the contest. As Coach Henning entered the dressing room the players all hugged him and told him how much they loved him. Coach Henning said "I'm so proud of this team. The way they hung in there, stuck together and played through adversity. I love you guys. You showed why you are champions tonight. I didn't want to tell the players I had a death in the family. I wanted them to keep their focus on this game".

Then they prayed. It was awesome. SEE MORE PHOTOS Read Commercail Appeal Article

Ridgeway at Southwind 2010 Highlights

Ridgeway vs Overton 2010

Black Lead Roadrunners to Victory, Improves to 19-0

From the Commercial Appeal

Tarik Black dominated inside like he’s supposed to with 25 points and the usual bushel of rebounds and altered shots. Ridgeway rolled to a second 20-point win over a mortal foe, like it’s supposed to do, dispatching Overton by a 69-49 count on the homecourt Wednesday night. Still, the Roadrunners (19-0, 10-0 in District 15-AAA and ranked No. 1 in the Dandy Dozen) weren’t hitting on all cylinders, especially in the first half, committing nine turnovers on their way to a 20-turnover night.

“I was reacting instead of trying to slow things to a better tempo inside,” said Black, guilty of four of the miscues as the Wolverines stayed within range until two late baskets by senior Kristopher Brewer opened the lead to 38-27 at the break.Black was coming off a 22-point effort in an 88-68 win at Collierville Tuesday.

“He’s a man among boys in there,” Overton coach John Anderson said of the University of Memphis signee. “Not too many nights at this level will he run into someone who looks like him. The next level it will happen, but here he dominates.”After what Black described as a mini-accountability session at halftime, Ridgeway opened the third period with a 13-4 run – six of the points by Black and four by Brewer, making it a 20-point game and a settled issue.

“We locked it down on defense like we needed to do,” said Brewer, who added 12 points to the win, while athletic sophomore Cameron Golden chipped in 13. “We needed to start hitting the boards and backing Tarik up more,” said Golden, who had three of his baskets on athletic tap-ins.

Ridgeway coach Wes Henning said the biggest problem with tempo has been the loss of senior guard Marterrance Brock, who has missed the last two weeks with a respiratory infection.“He goes back to the doctor tomorrow, and I’m hoping he gets cleared. The second quarter was all about not having him handling the ball,” said Henning, who added “it shows up more because Overton is such a scrappy team. They’re always coming after you.”

Black Leads Roadrunners to VictoryHenning is certainly hoping to have Brock in the lineup as his team prepares for road games the next two Friday nights with their closest district rivals, Southwind and Germantown.

Henning said his team will likely play a play-in game for the city championship at Craigmont, with a trip to White Station before district play opens.But Henning, who is looking for his fifth state title in 10 years, told his team “You win championships on the road.”Overton, after a solid start, is now 15-7 and 5-6 after back-to-back losses to Southwind and Ridgeway.

LaDarius Davis, a 6-5 junior, had 14 points before fouling out midway through the fourth quarter while trying to handle the 6-8 Black. LaDarrius Brown, a 6-4 senior, added 13 to the win.But the Wolverines were lost trying to go inside on Black and 6-5 sophomore Brandon Lewis, and were spotty at best from the outside.

“We needed to settle down and work for better shots outside,” said Anderson, the Wolverines’ first-year coach, who has helped a 4-21 squad bounce back to the middle of the district pack. “Hopefully we get a couple of days rest and get ourselves refocused.”

Ridgeway vs Collierville 2010

Roadrunners Keep Winning, Now 18-0

Ridgeway (88) -- Tarik Black 22, Christopher Brewer 24, Richard Darden 3, Cameron Golden 15, Demetrius Lampkins 5, Brandon Lewis 8, Darryl Marshall 4, Adam Weary 2, B. Jewell 3, L. Sriplett 2.

Collierville (68) -- Kent Edwards 2, Cim Ford 2, Kenny Frost 4, Sean Gardner 24, Jay Lawrence 11, Hunter Moyes 2, Alton Williams 23.

Ridgeway / 21 / 25 / 14 / 28 / -- / 88 /

Collierville / 16 / 13 / 17 / 22 / -- / 68 /

Ridgeway vs Kirby 2010

ROADRUNNERS KEEP ON ROLLING

Ridgeway (78) -- Tarik Black 12, Christopher Brewer 18, Richard Darden 3, Darry Dowdy 4, Cameron Golden 14, Demetrius Lampkins 2, Brandon Lewis 2, Darryl Marshall 15, Douglas McWhorter 2, Terrious Triplett 2, Adam Weary 4.

Kirby (53) -- Jonathan Burroughs 5, James Ivy 2, Michael Johnson 6, Trevail Lee 10, Devin Lewis 10, Quintonyo Pigues 3, Greg Pryor 7, Cameron Ross 4, Jaron Washington 6.

Ridgeway / 29 / 24 / 16 / 9 / -- / 78 /

Kirby / 18 / 12 / 12 / 11 / -- / 53 /

Records -- Ridgeway 17-0 (9-0), Kirby 8-13 (2-7, 15 AAA).

RHS vs Houston 2010 Homecoming

Roadrunners Easily Top Houston 84-49, Improves to 16-0

Team Ranked #1 in the Dandy Dozen, game highlights below

Sr. Captains Kris Brewer and Tarik Black meeting with officials before tip off.

Story and Photos by LC Jan. 22, 2010

Top ranked Ridgeway improved to 16-0 with an easy 84-49 victory over Houston in what can truly be described as a team effort on Homecoming night. Coach Henning flipped the script and started mostly reserves, allowing them to play the entire first half of the contest. The Roadrunners were also without star Sr. F Marterrace Brock who sat out the contest from what he described to me as "fatigue" and "precautionary coronary concerns". Ridgeway controlled the contest from start to finish with the outcome never really in doubt. Every member of the team that dressed scored and played significant minutes.

Ridgeway led 30-25 at halftime and that's when Coach henning put the starters in the game to start the 2nd half and of course the rout was on hand. One of the highlights of this game was So. G Cameron Golden's thunderous dunk and he stole a pass and streaked to the hoop. That play brought the crowd and bench off their feet. Sr. G Darryl Marshall connected on three 3 pt FGs in the game. The Roadrunners are back in action Tuesday at Kirby. Highlights coming soon.

RIdgeway vs Houston 2010 Highlights

Ridgeway vs Germantown 2010

Roadrunners Top Germantown 91-79, Remains Undefeated 14-0

From The Commercial Appeal

Ridgeway coach Wes Henning was able to take a short sigh of relief after Tuesday night's pivotal 91-79 District 15-AAA win over Germantown. It was a win that kept the Roadrunners perfect at 14-0 overall and 7-0 in district play. But Henning knows his team must now buckle down and prepare to face those same seven district teams one more time. ''That's the first round,'' Henning said.

''We've got to come back and do it all over again. We've got to humble ourselves and come in and next time play just as hard as we played this round and get better for postseason.'' Ridgeway led the Red Devils (17-5, 5-2 District 15-AAA) from start to finish, taking a 24-11 lead after the first quarter and a 41-32 cushion into halftime. But after falling behind by 12 late in the third quarter, Germantown used a 7-2 run led by seniors Todd Mayo and Austin Hollins to end the period, pulling to within 62-56.

''They've got two good players in Mayo and Hollins,'' Henning said. ''They're going to make runs like that. You're never really out of the forest when you've got kids that can play that well. They've got a good squad.'' But senior Marterrace Brock got his game going just in time, scoring 11 of his 22 points in the final quarter to keep his team unbeaten. Ridgeway also got 27 from sophomore Cameron Golden and 19 from University of Memphis signee Tarik Black.

The Red Devils were led by Mayo's 29 before he fouled out with 2:38 remaining. Hollins added 20 before he, too, fouled out with 2:01 to play. For Germantown, it was its second loss in as many night's after Monday's 85-61 loss to Melrose at FedExForum. Ridgeway jumps back into district play Friday when it hosts Houston in its homecoming game.

-- Marlon W. Morgan: 529-2792