The White County Lady Warriors basketball team played two games in the Thanksgiving Shootout. They won on Monday against North Hall, before losing to Union County.

Dasha Cannon (#10) shoots a three pointer.

The girls played at home vs. Union County on day two of the Thanksgiving Shootout. Yesterday they played at North Hall against the Trojans, winning 46-39. Just like the majority of the games this season, Dasha Cannon and and Maddie Futch were the leading scorers. Cannon had 19, while Futch had 11. Tonight’s game was much closer. It started with the Lady Warriors missing three straight three pointers until Dasha Cannon hit one. Afterwards, the game was controlled by the Warriors, even though the game wasn’t pretty. They had trouble hitting shots early on, yet played great defense to keep the lead. This was until the third quarter, when the Lady Panthers took the lead again after going on a 6-0 run to start the quarter.

But after both teams traded baskets, the Lady Warriors would go on their own run to retake the lead. The Warriors led 42-35 going into the half. But Union County once again came back to take the lead, and then the Lady Warriors took it back. But with under 1 minute remaining, the Lady Panthers retook the lead after Kait McCarter hit a clutch layup inside, and hit 5 straight free throws afterwards to seal the win. 

Coach Jarvis Davenport talking to Maddie Futch (#11).

Overall, the game was dominated by one player on each team. Ava Hunter of the Lady Panthers had an astounding 32 points. Meanwhile, Dasha Cannon lead the Lady Warriors with 21 points. The Lady Warriors next game is December 3rd at home against the Blessed Trinity Titans. This is the first game of region play for the Warriors this season. For more updates on the White County Lady Warriors, follow Team FYN Sports on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.