Warriorettes Score 93 Points As White County Splits Season Openers Against Chattanooga Christian School

By Michael Lindsay

 

High school basketball season tipped off in Sparta tipped off Thursday afternoon as the Warriors and Warriorettes split a pair of games against Chattanooga Christian School.

The Warriorettes opened the evening with a 93-75 victory followed by the boys falling to the Chargers by a 67-63 final.

Bella Winningham poured in 26 points along with 21 by Gracie Clark to lead White County in their opener. Ashlyn Selby recorded a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds in the win.

“Offensively, we shot it well from three,” said White County head coach Michael Dodgen. “We got complacent defensively, but I didn’t like the way we finished.

White County scored 34 points in the game’s opening quarter to take a 34-16 16 lead and held a 55-37 advantage at halftime.

The Warriorettes continued their hot scoring night in the second half as they scored 21 points in the third quarter and 17 in the fourth to win by a 93-75 final score.

Momo Moore led Chattanooga Christian with 35 points.

“We did a good job on Moore in the first half, but didn’t in the second,” said Dodgen. “We’re going to play good people like that all year, especially in our league, so we have to get better defensively.”

In boys action, a shorthanded Warriors team fell to Chattanooga Christian, 67-63.

White County was without multiple starters due to the football playoffs and had 8 active players on Thursday. Leading White County was Nate Griffin with 21 points along with 16 by Keaun Lewis.

The teams traded leads throughout most of the first half with Chattanooga Christian leading 33-31 at halftime. White County held a 45-44 advantage late in the third via a Lewis basket before CCS pushed ahead by the end of the period to lead 53-49 entering the fourth.

CCS stayed hot to start the fourth quarter as they extended their lead to 12 points (61-49) with 6:55 remaining.

White County pulled back within 3 points with 2:30 remaining, but ultimately the Chargers held on to win by a 67-63 final score.

Up next for the Warriorettes is a trip to Farragut on Saturday while the boys are set to host Cannon County on Monday.