DAWSONVILLE: DAWSON SPLITS WITH WHITE COUNTY IN 6AAA MATCHUP; LEE TIES SCHOOL RECORD FOR 3'S IN A GAME.

Girls-White 51 Dawson 42. White County held off several Dawson County runs to take the region win. White went on a 9-0 run after Dawson took a 4-3 in the game, but the Lady Tigers would rally to cut the score to 24-22 to open the third quarter. White answered with a 13-0 run and held off a fourth quarter rally by Dawson. Dawson cut the score to 47-42 with 1:08 remaining. White went 16-26 from the free throw line while Dawson went 4-7. The Tigers committed 27 TOs in the game.

Scoring Leaders: Dawson-Lilly Abbott 17, Laila Woody 9, Kadence Rhodes 6. White-Ella Kate Shedd 23, ten from the freethrow line. Ansleigh Vandiver 9, Matelyn Allison 6.

Boys-Dawson 65 White 55. It was a Landon Lee / Blayne Gunter shootout in a key 6AAA boys matchup that will impact tournament seeds. Lee would tie a school record with seven 3-pointers and score 39 points. Gunter ended the game with 38 points.

Dawson jumped out to a 20-11 first quarter lead behind 14 Lee points and 3 3-pointers. White would battle back to trail 36-35 midway through the third quarter on a 12-3 run that dated back to their closing first half basket. Dawson responded by pushing the score up to 50-42 at the end of the third, but White would keep shaving down Dawson ten point leads twice in the half. White's final push to 59-54 with 2:49 remaining, but Dawson would close with a 6-1 run to remain in the 4-seed position.