GAINESVILLE — The Lakeview Academy girls remained unbeaten and atop the Region 8-A standings with a 74-26 drubbing of Athens Christian at home Saturday.
It was the sixth straight win for the Lady Lions (15-4, 4-0 Region 8-A) who will travel to Prince Avenue Christian on Tuesday in a battle for first place in the region.
Freshman Joelle Snyder had one of her best games of the season pouring in a team-high 14 points to go with 4 assists. Jackie Allen added 11 points, 7 steals, and 5 assists, Sadie Thrailkill had 11 points, and Eliza Snyder 10 points and 7 assists for Lakeview.
Lindy Kanaday added 8 points and 4 rebounds and Savannah Kinsey had 7 points and 4 rebounds.
CHESTATEE 68,
NORTH HALL 60
The Lady War Eagles (11-9) won their third straight game with an upset of the Class 3A No. 5 Lady Trojans in a non-region contest of rivals at the Chestatee gym.
It also avenged a 48-33 loss to North Hall (13-6) earlier in the season.
Chestatee trailed 32-24 early in the third quarter but outscored North Hall 44-28 over the final 14 minutes.
Maggie McNair led the way for Chestatee with 27 points. Emma Easterwood had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Christina Garcia added 13 points for the Lady War Eagles.
Ansleigh Ferguson had a huge game for North Hall with 31 points and 12 rebounds.
"This game is always... a rivalry game because these girls go to church together, play AAU together and hang out together, and after the way they handled us the first time we played, I think these girls had a little chip on their shoulder," Chestatee girls coach Sutton Shirley said.
Chestatee next will play host to Region 7-4A leader and unbeaten Flowery Branch on Tuesday.
North Hall travels to Fannin County on Tuesday in a key Region 7-3A battle for both teams.
RABUN COUNTY 72,
SMOKY MOUNTAIN (N.C.) 61
The Rabun County girls ran their win streak to 14 straight with a win at home Saturday.
Brooke Henricks paced the Lady Wildcats (16-1) with 22 points and 5 rebounds. Laken Stiles had 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals while Destiny Deetz added 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals. Kaitlin Coleman chipped in with 9 points and 5 rebounds for Rabun County.
The Lady Wildcats travel to Oglethorpe County on Tuesday in a Region 8-2A showdown.
TOWNS COUNTY 50,
GEORGE WALTON 28
The Lady Indians stayed unbeaten in Region 8-A rolling past the Lady Bulldogs Saturday in Monroe.
Sophomores Vanessa Floyd and Kennedi Henson combined for 37 points to lead the Lady Indians.
Towns County (10-8, 2-0 Region 8-A) is just one-half behind first place Lakeview Academy and will play host to Hebron Christian on Tuesday in a Region 8-A tilt.
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