The Steve Shedd era at White County got off to a great start, as his #3-ranked Lady Warriors (1-0) doubled up Habersham Central Tuesday night in Mt. Airy, 56-28.
The Lady Raiders (0-3) held close in the second and third quarters, but White County’s strong start and even better finish was enough to secure the win.
The Lady Warriors went on an 8-0 run to open the game, with 6 of those points coming from Mya Yeh. Habersham’s Tessa Murdock scored the first 4 Lady Raider points. Ella Kate Shedd had a 3-point play to push White County up 15-4, and Emma Lightsey beat the buzzer with a basket to make it 17-4 after one.
Hab Central got a 7-3 run in the second, and Murdock had 9 points at the break. However, both Lightsey and Yeh had 10 apiece as White County had a comfy 29-11 advantage going into the locker room.
It was a low-scoring third quarter, though Daytona Underwood gave the Lady Raiders some life with 5 points in the quarter. White County outscored Habersham in every period, including 18-9 in the fourth.
Lightsey had a game-high 19 points, and was followed by Yeh’s 13 and Kylie Watkins’ 9. Also scoring for White County was Shedd (5 pts), Anijah Moss (3), Aslyn Burkett, Kiannah Dorsey, and #30 (not listed on Maxpreps roster), all with 2 apiece. Josselyn Burke had one point.
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Habersham was paced by Murdock with 14 points and Underwood 10. Sadie Chambers had 3 and Makenzie Gosnell had 2.
