Warriors’ Boys Basketball Team Wins Opening Game vs. Lumpkin

Sports, Team FYN Sports

In a complete contrast of the girls game earlier in the night, the White County Warriors dominated Lumpkin County in their season opener.

Jadon Yeh rising up for a lay-up.

After a tight 1st quarter, the Warriors wasted little time pulling away from the Indians. They were down by one point at the end of the 1st quarter, losing 25-24. But it wouldn’t take long for the Warriors to assert their dominance. One of their biggest strengths of the night was the three point shot. They hit 12 three pointers tonight, and the effort was spread across multiple players.

However, the main story tonight was freshman Jadon Yeh. Yeh came into tonight’s game with a lot of hype, and he showed why the hype was real as the game progressed. He was able to make driving to the rim almost too easy as he made his way in for a couple of lay-ups. Also, he was responsible for two of the previously mentioned three pointers. He had 14 points at the half, and scored 25 in total.

A couple of familiar football names also came up big tonight on the hardwood. Silas Mulligan had 15 points, while Will Sampson had 7 points and was providing valuable leadership on the court. Another freshman also made a big impact for the Warriors tonight. Darius Cannon had 9 points and was playing great defense, something he was doing on the gridiron a week ago.

For the Warriors, they won tonight’s game by 19 points (92-73). This is a huge win for second year head coach Wade Mawdesley, as it gives his team momentum early. After only going 8-18 in his debut season, he will certainly look to improve upon that, and this win certainly doesn’t hurt. Their next game is Tuesday on the road against Tallulah Falls.

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