Girls basketball: Chestatee takes McDonald's Shootout title

HARTWELL - Chestatee outscored East Hall 13-4 in the fourth quarter to rally for a 48-45 win Wednesday and capture the McDonald's Shootout title.

The Lady War Eagles (9-3) trailed 13-10 after the first quarter but used a solid second quarter to take a 27-25 lead into halftime. The Lady Vikings answered in the third quarter outscoring Chestatee 16-8 for a 41-35 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Chestatee, behind Peyton Robertson, shut down the East Hall offense the rest of the way.

Roberston finished with 19 points and seven rebounds to lead Chestatee. Rachel Kelly added 10 points and five rebounds and Melissa Bailey had nine points and four rebounds for the Lady War Eagles.

Chestatee next will play host to White County on Tuesday in Region 7A-AAA subregion game.

East Hall resumes action Saturday traveling to West Forsyth at 6 p.m. in a Region 7B-AAA matchup.