DULUTH, Ga. (AP) Etowah won its first state championship in basketball, getting 16 points from Nicole Frechette and beating Westside-Macon 61-47 in the Class AAAA girls final Friday.<br>
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The lead changed hands eight times and Etowah (27-6) trailed 31-26 at halftime, partly because of Westside's success in transition.<br>
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The Lady Seminoles led by eight late in the second period and held Etowah without a field goal the final 4:25 of the first half.. Westside (27-6) managed just 16 points in the second half, and Etowah took the lead for good on a basket by Tagan Hatchett late in the third period.<br>
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``We were not doing a good job of rotating back on defense in the first half,'' said Etowah coach Bob Westbrook. ``I just told them we really needed to make a commitment to getting back. All we had to do was get one back there and we were fine.''<br>
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Lisa Gaunder's 3-pointer to open the fourth period gave the Lady Indians a 46-39 cushion, and Westside never got closer than three points after that. Gaunder finished with 13 points. Shan Corbett led Westside with 15 points and L'Teisha Holloway scored 14.
