The third time was the charm for the White County Warrior boys’ basketball team. In their final game of the evening at the Ford E. Phillips Center in Dawson County, the Warriors clinched the Region 7AAA title Saturday night.
The February 18 matchup against the Gilmer Bobcats remained close the entire game, with White County ahead at the end of the first period by one point. Gilmer pushed back in the second and ended the first half ahead of the Warriors, 29-27.
Coming back from the half, the Bobcats stretched their lead to 34-27. With three minutes left in the third, White County made a 9 and 0 run and reclaimed the lead.
The action only intensified in the fourth as White County pushed their lead to 51-44. Gilmer came back to within one point before White County senior Jayden Yeh, and freshman Braxton Anderson provided the Warriors breathing room and the final winning score, 66 to 59.
With the win, the Warriors clinched the region basketball title, the first-ever in the school’s history.
Yeh, for the second time, was named regional player of the year.
White County will host Hebron Christian next week for the first round in the boys’ GHSA State Playoffs. The Lady Warriors will take on the Lions at Dacula.
