GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Payton Cable nailed the game-winning 14-footer to rally the Chestatee girls basketball team past ninth-ranked Banks County at home on Tuesday.
The Lady War Eagles rallied from double-digit deficits thrice in the second half, including a 17-0 run to close the third quarter down by two, 30-28, and an 11-1 run to take the lead and win. Chestatee outscored Banks County 20-6 in the third quarter and 36-20 in the second half.
But Banks County pushed the lead to 10 points again in the fourth quarter thanks to Riley Murphy, who scored five points in the Leopards' 7-0 run to start the fourth quarter and extend the lead, 38-28 with 6:20 left. Emmie Chitwood gave Banks County a 41-31 lead with a t3-pointer with 5:10 remaining.
Then it was all Chestatee. Caroline Bull, Cable, and Addison Boyd set the Lady War Eagles on an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 41-39, and Boyd tied the game with a 3-pointer with 1:16 left.
Caroline Bull led Chestatee with 11 points, Payton Cable had 10, Jamya Weaver had 8, Blakely Boyd and Ali Jae Bull had 6 points each, and Addison Boyd had 3.
LANIER CHRISTIAN 51,
TRINITY CHRISTIAN 6
Emma Flowers scored 10 points, pulled five rebounds and swiped nine steals to lead the Lady Lightning past Trinity Prep on Tuesday.
Brianna Clark and Ellie Roberts scored seven points each.
