RIPON — Two wins, two different reactions.Ron Vander Molen wasn’t entirely pleased with Ripon Christian’s 65-54 win over Hughson in the opening round of the Knights’ own tournament Friday night.Next door, Rod Wright was rightfully ecstatic with Ripon High’s effort to start the Ripon Winter Classic. That’s because the Indians’ 69-22 throttling of Galt marked their first victory of the season.“We needed a win and this is the one,” Wright said. “As they say, we’re now 1-0 this season — after starting out 0-6.”It had been a discouraging start to Ripon’s campaign, though five of its six losses were to winning programs from higher-division schools.
RC, Ripon both win tournament openers