The Lady Raiders smothered Stephens County at home on New Year’s Eve in a 62-31 final, doubling up their rivals. Habersham Central (3-8) took control early with a 15-2 first quarter and never let up.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Daytona Underwood and Paisley Cathey as part of a 7-2 opening run, with the former tallying eight first quarter points.
Stephens County (2-10) ended a 17-0 drought in the second quarter, but the Lady Raiders went back on another such run of 16-0, highlighted by two straight deep shots from Oaklee Jackson. Hab Central had five 3-pointers in the first half.
It was much the same the rest of the way after going up 33-8 at the break. The Lady Raiders got some early buckets in the third by Tessa Murdock to build and maintain a 30-plus point lead, which led to a 6-minute clock in the final period.
Murdock and Underwood both had 14 points, as 10 different players for Habersham scored. Jackson had 10, Makenzie Gosnell had six, and both Sadie Chambers and Cathey recorded five. Katie Roberts added three, with Macy Huff, Dacie Nash, and Jaden Bailes chipping in with two points apiece.
Stephens County was paced by Aleria Faulkner’s eight points, and six each from Jasmine Haji and Terynn Mitchell. Jasmine Russell had five, and Nevaeh Holland and Zyonna Kelly both had three.
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