The White County Warriors went on a big run in the 4th quarter to defeat the Habersham Central Raiders 59-41.

Cooper Turner scored the Warriors first 5 points, only after they went scoreless in the first 5 minutes of the game. White County lead 10-6 after the 1st quarter. They went on a 10-0 run during the quarter, as the Raiders hit a three at both the beginning and end of the quarter. The Warriors went on a 9-0 run midway through 2nd quarter to extend their lead to nine points (20-11) after Habersham had tied the game earlier in the quarter. White County lead 24-15 at the half, and it seemed it was going to be an easy victory

Jadon Yeh (#4) rises up for a tough layup.

Although, the Raiders were not done yet. They reduced the deficit to three early in the quarter, firing up their home crowd. But White County fired back and brought their lead back up to eight. Silas Mulligan and Jadon Yeh hit big shots to give the momentum back their way. But Habersham Central went on another run to end the quarter. The Warriors only lead by three points (38-35) at the end of the third quarter. They were outscored in the quarter 20-14. To make things worse for the White County, Will Sampson fouled out midway through 3rd quarter. This forced the Warriors to play the remainder of the game without their senior big man.

White County came back strong to end the game.

Silas Mulligan (#3) lead the Warriors in scoring for the second straight game.

The Warriors went on 7-0 run to start the 4th quarter after Habersham brought deficit down to two points. Mulligan, Yeh, and Cooper Turner convert tough layups inside, with Yeh and Turner drawing fouls and Yeh converting the and-1. Mulligan hits a 3 to make it a 10-0 run, extending the Warrior lead to 12 (50-38) with 3:44 remaining in the game. The energy was out of the arena as the Warriors had all the momentum, and they ended the game on a 19-3 run. Silas Mulligan lead the Warriors with 23 points, while Cooper Turner had 16 points and Jadon Yeh had 10.

Unfortunately, just like the Lady Warriors, the boys have little time to rest. They play tomorrow at home at 7:30 against South Forsyth. For more updates on the White County Warriors, follow Team FYN Sports on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.