Ripley’s boys began their soccer season with a one-goal victory Monday, beating Caledonia 3–2 to give the Tigers an opening-night win as Tippah County’s winter sports schedule gets underway.
The October 26 non-district result put Ripley at 1–0 and Caledonia at 0–1, giving the Tigers their first victory before a November schedule that includes Pontotoc, New Albany, Saltillo and Byhalia.
Caledonia took the girls’ matchup 6–0, opening its season with a shutout and leaving Ripley 0–1. The two finals, reported through DragonFly on MaxPreps, made for a split start to the schools’ soccer seasons.
Ripley’s squads next travel to Pontotoc on Tuesday, November 3, with the girls scheduled for 5 p.m. and the boys for 7 p.m. Central. Both then visit New Albany on November 19. The boys also have an 11 a.m. home match against Saltillo on November 21, before both teams travel to Byhalia on November 30.
Beyond Monday’s soccer split, the county’s schedule turns toward cross-country championships, Thursday football and the first posted basketball dates. Blue Mountain, Falkner, Pine Grove and Walnut all have varsity events listed later this week or early next week.
Blue Mountain, Pine Grove and Walnut list state cross-country competition Thursday, October 29; Ripley’s schedule lists Saturday, October 31.
North Tippah’s calendar has Falkner hosting Potts Camp and Walnut traveling to Baldwyn on Thursday, both at 7 p.m. Saturday’s posted basketball slate starts with Falkner’s boys at Alcorn Central at 9:30 a.m. and Ripley’s boys at Corinth at 10. Walnut’s girls visit Saltillo at 10:30 a.m.; Pine Grove’s boys play at East Union at noon, followed by the Panthers’ girls at Hatley at 1:15 p.m.
Blue Mountain’s next listed basketball games are November 3 at home against Thrasher, with the girls at 6 p.m. and the boys at 7:30 p.m. All times Central.
