ATLANTA — Chestatee advanced to the Class 4A state tournament with a 48-27 win over Blessed Trinity Monday night in the first round of Region 7-4A tournament at Marist High School.
The Lady War Eagles (14-12) were led by Christina Garcia with 14 points. Maggie McNair had 12 points and Beth Eddins 10 for Chestatee. It was the third win of the season for Chestatee over the Lady Titans. However, the first two games were decided by three total points.
Chestatee coach Sutton Shirley said his group just wasn't ready to let things end.
"We played 4 complete quarters, and I’m excited for the girls to extend our season at least three more games," Shirley said. "This is a fun group of kids and I wasn’t ready for it to be over yet. The whole team did a very good job of executing the defensive gameplan. Emma Easterwood and Bowen Corley had...a big...impact on the game, guarding Blessed Trinity’s best player."
Chestatee moves on to play No. 1 seed Flowery Branch (22-3) who beat the Lady War Eagles twice in the regular season by 29 points and 23 points, at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the semifinals at Chestatee.
WHITE COUNTY 62,
WEST HALL 36
MONROE AREA 55,
JACKSON COUNTY 48
The Lady Pathers saw their season come to an end Monday in the opening round of the Region 8-3A tournament.
Jackson County finished the season 5-21.
