Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. With a jubilant Oglethorpe crowd behind them, Rabun County head coach DeeDee Dillard and the Lady Cat bench react to a last second travel call on Friday, Feb. 24. The Lady Cats lost to Oglethorpe County 51-50, ending their season in the Sweet Sixteen.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS junior Mili Watts, after losing her shoe on a rebound, scores on a floater over Oglethorpe’s Denim Goddard. Watts led the Lady Cats with 16 points in the Sweet Sixteen game.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Thanks to a two-way screen by senior Mary Lovell and junior Mili Watts, junior Ellie Southards hits an open three to bring the Lady Cats within a point in the fourth quarter of the Sweet Sixteen. Southards ended with 15 points in the 51-50 loss to Oglethorpe.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Lucy Hood finishes through contact for the and-one in the waning seconds of the third quarter against Oglethorpe County. Oglethorpe County held onto a narrow lead to make it to the Elite Eight with a 51-50 victory.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS junior Lucy Hood hits a layup in the third quarter in the Sweet Sixteen against Oglethorpe County. Hood ended with 12 points and six rebounds in the loss.
The Rabun County High School girls basketball team’s season came to a heartbreaking end in the Sweet Sixteen of the GHSA state playoffs with a 51-50 loss to host Oglethorpe County.
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