Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy needed a heavy dose of water and sand to put the Gainesville Lady Red Elephants fire out Friday night at home.
Tia Shelton's hot-hand paced the Lady Red Elephants to an 84-21 blow-out win over SWAC.
Shelton scored 18 of her 25 points in a 35-0 first quarter for Gainesville.
Gainesville’s explosive first half led to a 57-7 halftime lead. Meanwhile, in the second half, the Lady Red Elephants continued their offensive onslaught, outscoring SWAC 27-14.
Amyah Topps tossed in 12 points for the Lady Red Elephants.
Gainesville has won its last four out of five games.
The Lady Red Elephants (5-3) will host Clarke Central Friday. Game time is 6 p.m.
LUMPKIN 37
EAST HALL 28
A big second quarter eventually pushed Lumpkin County over East Hall Friday night at Valhalla.
East Hall's defense wreaked havoc on the Lumpkin County, at least in the first quarter, holding the Lady Indians to 7 points and taking an 11-7 after one.
But, the Lady Indians flipped the script on East Hall in the second quarter, outscoring them 15-0 to take a 22-11 halftime lead.
"We had a tremendous defensive effort from our team," Lumpkin coach David Dowse said. "I thought we were able to take East Hall out of any kind of offensive flow. To their credit, East Hall also made it difficult for us to get an offensive flow, and we struggled at times."
East Hall turned up the defensive intensity in the second half and the scoreboard showed it. The Lady Vikings held Lumpkin to 13 second-half points. However, Lumpkin's defense wouldn't allow East Hall to make a run.
MacKenzie Pulley led the Lady Indians with 12 points and Ashlyn Wistocki had 10.
Maggie Griffin paced the Lady Vikings with 7 points.
Lumpkin (9-0, 2-0) will host Fannin County Tuesday. Game time is 6 p.m.
East Hall (1-7, 0-2) is scheduled to play Shiloh Saturday. Tip is 11 a.m.
JEFFERSON 65
APALACHEE 40
Courtney Kidd scored in 18 points, all behind the 3-point arc, to lead Jefferson past Apalachee Friday night at home.
Nakia Hooks netted 14 points for Apalachee.
Jefferson (7-0, 1-0) hit 14 3-pointers in the win, including 11 in the first half. The Lady Dragons will host Franklin County in a region game Tuesday. Game time is 6 p.m.
COMMERCE 48
SOCIAL CIRCLE 36
Ragan Allen and Jeanece Smith each scored 10 points to lead the Commerce Lady Tigers over Social Circle on the road Friday night.
Maggie Mullis hit for 8 points, and Bryanna Sanders had 7 for the Lady Tigers.
Commerce (4-1) will travel to Jackson County Tuesday. Game time is 6 p.m.
CHEROKEE BLUFF 53
CUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN 43
Madi Phillips scored 30 points in the Lady Bears win over Cumberland Christian on the road Friday night.
Timber Gaither added 13 points for Cherokee Bluff.
The Lady Bears (5-3, 0-2) will host East Hall Tuesday. Game time is 6 p.m.
RABUN COUNTY 75
TOWNS COUNTY 15
Brooke Henricks scored 25 points to lead Rabun County past Towns on the road Friday night.
Georgia Stockton tossed in 14 points and 4 steals.
Rabun (3-1) will host Franklin, NC Saturday. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
MARIST 57
WHITE COUNTY 46
Maddie Futch scored 14 points and pulled 6 rebounds in a loss to Marist Friday night at home.
Dasha Cannon added 7 points, and Rachel Lovell had 5 points and 9 boards.
The Lady Warriors (3-4, 0-2) will host Habersham Central Friday. Game time is 7 p.m.
