GAINESVILLE - Chestatee girls basketball coach Lewis Shirley has been waiting for his team to have its breakout game.<br>
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It finally arrived Tuesday night in a thrilling 49-46 win over White County.<br>
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"We all felt like we were improving but we couldn't get that really big win. This gives us a little evidence of the progress we've made," Shirley said.<br>
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The Lady War Eagles (8-14, 3-4 Region 7-AAA South) have won two of their last three subregion games.<br>
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The Lady Warriors (13-10, 7-2) came in tied for first with Fannin County but now must wait to see if either Gilmer or North hall can knock off the Lady Rebels to have a chance at the subregion title.<br>
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Both teams made runs as the momentum switched back and forth. Chestatee led 21-14 early in the second quarter but White County reeled off a 10-0 to help take a 24-23 lead into halftime.<br>
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The Lady Warriors then led 37-33 in the fourth quarter after an 8-2 run but Chestatee came storming back with a 13-2 run to take a 46-39 lead.<br>
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White County was able to cuthe lead to 48-48 with 34 seconds left but Chestatee was able to hold on down the stretch. The Lady war Eagles hit 7-of-12 free throws in the fourth quarter to just 1-of-2 for White County.<br>
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Sophomore Anna Bailey, who has picked up her game, again led Chestatee with 15 points. Erika Rylee added 11.<br>
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"Anna is starting to become the scoring threat we thought she could be. I like we've been playing the last couple of weeks," Shirley said.<br>
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White County's D.J. Galbiati had a team-high 13 points, which followed a 40-point effort against Habersham Central. Molly McDonald and Lindsay Barrett, who left late in the game with a shoulder injury, each had 12 points.
