TIGER — The Rabun girls continued to roll through the Class 2A playoffs.
The Lady Wildcats routed Chattooga 82-40, behind 24 points and 4 rebounds from Georgia Stockton. Courtney
Rabun County (28-1) opened with a 25-12 first quarter and pushed its lead to 53-22 by halftime. The Lady Wildcats took a 66-30 into the fourth quarter.
Courtney Buchanan added 9 points for Rabun County. Destiny Deetz had 8 points and 17 rebounds and Hanna Cannon and Kaitlin Coleman each chipped in with 8 points apiece.
Brooke Henricks did not play for the Lady Wildcats.
Rabun County next will play host to Region 1-2A No. 2-seed Early County, which knocked off Region 2-@A champion Woodville 62-41 on the road Wednesday.
FLOWERY BRANCH 67
ST. PIUS 19
The Lady Falcons (26-3) held St. Pius to 7-points or less in every quarter in running away with a lopsided win in Class 4A.
The Flowery Branch offense exploded right from the beginning jumping out to a 23-5 lead after the first quarter. The Lady Falcons led 35-12 at halftime. They used a 22-4 third quarter to take a 57-16 lead into the final period.
Ashlee Locke had a huge game for Flowery Branch with 17 points, 18 rebounds, and 7 blocks to lead the way. Caroline Wysocki poured in 21 points and Ashley Woodroffe had 11 for the Lady Falcons.
Flowery Branch will play host to the winner of the Henry County-Burke County matchup next week in the quarterfinals.
DAWSON COUNTY 62
LOVETT 55
Kaylee Sticker poured in 25 points to lead the Lady Tigers back to the Elite 8 for the first time since 2017.
Dawson County (22-8) led 19-11 after the first quarter and took a 33-25 lead into the intermission. But Lovett rallied to take them in the third quarter before Dawson County answered for a 41-39 lead heading into the final period.
The Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Lions 21-16 in the fourth quarter to put the game away.
Marlie Townley had 12 points and Maddie Anglin scored 7 points, and Ella Siuta and Sophia D'Oliveira scored 5 each.
Dawson County next will hit the road again in the quarterfinals traveling to the winner of the Beach/Central-Macon matchup.
BUFORD 62
CARROLLTON 36
It was a slow start for the Lady Wolves (26-2), but by the end of the third quarter, the mercy rule was enforced.
Buford advanced to its 13th-straight Class 5A quarterfinals.
Led by Ashyia Willis with 13 points, the Lady Wolves hit the gas pedal in the second half to take a 30-point lead, 53-33 at the end of 24 minutes.
The Lady Wolves outscored Carrolton 9-3 in the shortened fourth quarter.
Casey Jones scored 12 points and Ebony Grant had 11 in the win.
The Lady Wolves will play Region 1-5A No. 2 seed Veterans on Tuesday in the quarterfinals.
JEFFERSON 84
GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN 68
The Lady Dragons (25-3) rolled into GAC Wednesday on a mission to knock off the Region 7-3A champion.
They left GAC (17-12) with the mission completed.
Deshona Gaither poured in 24 points and Natalia Bolden had 21 to lead the Lady Dragons to their third-straight quarterfinals.
Livi Blackstock added 15 points.
The Lady Dragons will host Region 3-3A No. 2 seed Johnson-Savannah on Tuesday. Game time to be announced.
LANIER CHRISTIAN 66
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN 61
Lanier Christian Academy advanced to GICAA I-AA semifinals with a win over Community Christian in Stockbridge Wednesday night.
Trevin Last scored a team-high 24 points and Tommy Wandrum had 15.
