For three quarters, the White County Lady Warriors dominated. However, the West Forsyth Lady Wolverines pulled off a miraculous comeback to win the game.

Bentley Cronic

The Lady Warriors were in control from the very start. It was a complete contrast to the close game last night, in which they lost to Lumpkin County. Maddie Futch was the leading scorer for White County with 16 points, as she was able to bully her way to the rim for easy baskets. Bentley Cronic also contributed 12 points to the effort. Meanwhile, Dasha Cannon scored 10 points coming off the bench. It was only one night ago that she left the game with an injury, yet she was able to contribute today.

White County ended the third quarter with a 48-26 lead over the Lady Wolverines. However, West Forsyth absolutely took over in the 4th quarter. They slowly decreased the deficit as the clock winded down. They hit an astonishing 7 three pointers in the quarter. Their last one made it a 55-58 game with under two minutes remaining. The Lady Warriors were unable to score on two possessions, both of which allowed West Forsyth to respond and take the lead.

With 15 seconds remaining, Dasha Cannon was fouled, and had a chance at the free throw line to perhaps give the Warriors the lead on a 1-and-1. However, she missed the first free throw, and West Forsyth got the rebound, and were able to run out the clock and win the game. The Lady Wolverines outscored the Warriors 33-10 in the fourth quarter. They scored more points in the 4th than they had in the previous three quarters combined.

For the Lady Warriors, they will have plenty of time to recuperate and improve on their mistakes before their next game. The next time they are in action is Friday, November 22nd, as they will be at home playing Habersham County.

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It was an eventful opening game of the season for the Lady Warriors, as they fell to Lumpkin County 73-66.

The White County Lady Warriors had an up and down season opener tonight. They spent the majority of the night playing from behind as Lumpkin started off hot on offense. They were up 19-13 at the end of the 1st quarter. However, as the game continued, it was a game of runs. White County would score a couple of points in a row, and then Lumpkin County would fire right back. However, as the game reached the 4th quarter, it quickly became a nail biter.

Dasha Cannon

The 3rd quarter ended with the Indians up by nine 54-45. They would extend their lead to 12, their largest lead of the night, and then the Warriors would come back. Dasha Cannon scored 5 straight points for the Warriors, and soon thereafter the deficit became only four points (62-58). Only a short time later, Cannon would leave the game with an injury. She was the leading scorer for the Warriors last season and tonight with 24 points. After Cannon’s departure, Maddie Futch would tie the game at 64. The Lady Indians would retake the lead, and then Bentley Cronic would score on a layup to tie the game at 66.

However, foul trouble would come back to be a detriment to the Warriors. The Lady Indians would score 7 straight points, 5 on free throws, to retake and keep the lead and win the game. Fouls were a big concern for the Warriors, as 8 of their players had 3 or more fouls tonight, giving Lumpkin County plenty of opportunities to score on free throws. They have a small amount of time to recover as they play against West Forsyth tomorrow at 3 PM.

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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. 

Similar to their game against West Forsyth, the White County Lady Warriors would lead for the majority of the game before losing in the final seconds to the South Forsyth Lady War Eagles.

Dasha Cannon (#10) scoring 2 of her game high 24 points.

The first 24 minutes of playing time were controlled by White County. After a slow start, The Lady Warriors went on a 7-2 run late in the first quarter. That gave them a lead of 18-15 after one quarter of action. Dasha Cannon started off the game on fire, scoring 11 points in the opening quarter. White County continued to add on to their lead as the game continued, leading by as high as 13 early in the third quarter.

However, it was after this point when South Forsyth would come back. They would slowly decrease the deficit throughout the third quarter. By the time the third quarter buzzer sounded, they were only down 5, and had plenty of life left in them. Yet, the Lady Warriors would stay ahead. Dasha Cannon, Maddie Futch, and Naomi Crumley were the only ones to score for White County in the 4th. Dasha and Naomi had four points, while Maddie had five. All of their baskets were meaningful to the Warriors lead, a lead that would only last for so long.

The game would go down to the final seconds.

Maddie Futch (#11) attempting a shot to tie the game.

South Forsyth took the lead with under two minutes remaining after going on a 10-0 run. But Naomi Crumley would score on a floater to give the Lady Warriors a 62-61 lead. Yet the Lady War Eagles still had a chance to win. Sophie Rosin would hit a three-point shot with 3.1 seconds remaining to give South Forsyth the lead. White County head coach Jarvis Davenport would call a timeout and drew up a play to potentially tie or win the game. The play was Maddie Futch taking the inbound and driving inside attempting to send the game to overtime. However, Futch missed a shot inside at the end of the game, giving South Forsyth the win.

Dasha Cannon ended the game with 25 points, while Futch added 16 points.The Lady Warriors play their next game on Monday on the road against North Hall. For more updates on the White County Lady Warriors, follow Team FYN Sports on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Last Saturday, the Lady Warriors suffered a tough loss after leading for the majority of the game. Tonight while playing on the road, they handily defeated the Habersham Central Lady Raiders 54-48 for their first win of the season.

Dasha Cannon (#10) goes for a lay-up on the opening possesion of the game.

While they only won by six points, the White County Lady Warriors were in control all game long. They took the lead in the early seconds of the game, and didn’t look back. It started with Dasha Cannon scoring five straight points, and Bentley Cronic hitting a three afterwards for an early 8-0 run. However, the first quarter with end with Habersham only down two points (15-17) after a couple of baskets late. 

It was the second quarter where the Lady Warriors would take over. They went on a 7-0 run to extend their lead midway through the quarter. Bentley Cronic would score 8 of her 12 total points in the second, while Maddie Futch also scored 5 of her 15 total points in the same quarter. White County went into halftime leading 33-26, and their lead could have been larger had they not missed a couple of wide-open layups inside. 

Maddie Futch (#11)

The Lady Warriors held firm for the remainder of the game. Their biggest lead of the game was 10 points at the e end of the third quarter (47-37). Habersham Central were only able to reduce the deficit late as White County was simply trying to run the clock out. White County’s win on Friday brings them to 1-2 on the season. Unfortunately, they will have less than 24 hours to rest. They play at 6:00 tomorrow at home against South Forsyth.

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