Football Recap: Ripley Takes a Loss

Ripley lost against New Albany back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Tigers were dealt a 51-14 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 50th).

Braden Shettles was his usual excellent self, rushing for 103 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 285 yards and three TDs while completing 76.2% of his passes for New Albany. Kylen Knox was in the mix too, providing the Bulldogs with two scores.

This is the second loss in a row for Ripley and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for New Albany, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.

Ripley wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 34-0 win against Byhalia on the 17th. As for New Albany, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 42-0 victory against South Pontotoc on the 17th.