Girls basketball: Dawson, White, Rabun, Commerce all take region wins

By AccessWDUN

Posted 9:58PM on Monday, January 28, 2019

DAWSONVILLE — Dawson County kept pace for second place in Region 7-3A with a 58-52 win over Cherokee Bluff Monday night at the Dawson County gym.

The game was moved up a day from Tuesday in anticipation of a possible winter storm that is expected to hit the northeast Georgia area on Tuesday.

The Lady Tigers (17-7, 8-3 Region 7-3A) got a double-double from Anna Lowe (10 points, 10 rebounds) and 18 points and 8 rebounds from Kaylee Sicker in taking their fourth straight win. Marlie Townley added 13 points and 8 rebounds for Dawson County.

The Lady Bears (12-12, 3-8 Region 7-3A) dropped to sixth place with the loss. They led 26-24 at halftime but could not hold on as Dawson County outscored them 34-26 in the second half.

WHITE COUNTY 73,
DENMARK 36

The Lady Warriors did not allow more than 12 points in any quarter in taking an impressive Region 7-4A win at home.

It was the third straight win for White County (13-9, 7-4 Region 7-4A) and its fifth in the last six games overall. The game was moved up a day from Tuesday in anticipation of a possible winter storm that is expected to hit the northeast Georgia area on Tuesday.

White County opened strong and never slowed down. The Lady Warriors led 19-8 after the first quarter and extended the lead to 39-18 by halftime. They exploded for a 28-point third quarter to blow it open for a 67-30 lead.

Dasha Cannon has 21 points and 10 assists to pace White County. Maddie Futch had 16 points, Bentley Cronic 13 points, and Rachel Lovell pulled down 8 rebounds for the Lady Warriors.

White County will close out its regular season at home on Friday against Class 4A third-ranked Flowery Branch, which is undefeated in region play.

RABUN COUNTY 81,
SOCIAL CIRCLE 17

The Lady Wildcats tied Bryan County for the most wins in Class 2A with a lopsided Region 8-2A victory Monday night at home.

The game was moved up a day from Tuesday in anticipation of a possible winter storm that is expected to hit the northeast Georgia area on Tuesday.

It also was the 20th consecutive win for Rabun County (22-1, 13-0 Region 8-2A).

Brooke Henricks led Rabun County with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Georgia Stockton added 15 points and 5 steals for the Lady Wildcats.

COMMERCE 56,
PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN 24

The Lady Tigers closed out the regular season with a Region 8-A win on the road.

It was the second straight win for Commerce (13-10, 4-5 Region 8-A) and its fourth win over the final six games of the season.

Commerce next will will play host to the Region 8-A tournament beginning next week.