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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 BARROW JOURNAL PAGE 5B Winder-Barrow High School Lady Bulldoggs basketball: Class AAAAA State Championship Preview WBHS 2015-2016 roster: # Plaver Position Class 3 Tiera Mayweather Guard 12 10 T.K. Sauls Guard 10 12 Lexi Maddox Forward 11 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa Forward 10 21 Latrice Perkins Guard 10 23 Antoria Johnson Guard 10 24 Jaykayla Sullivan Forward 10 30 Bay ley Randall Forward 10 32 Kayla Hubbard Foward 11 34 Shonteria Harris Foward 10 35 Chellia Watson Guard 9 Head Coach: Brandon Thomas Assistant Coach: Kimberly Garren Assistant Coach: Mark DeFoor Assistant Coach: Katie Mudge TEAMWORK Winder-Barrow High School’s Jakayla Sullivan passes to a teammate during a game this sea son for the Lady Bulldoggs. Photos by Jessica Brown DEFENSE Lady Bulldogg players swarm an opposing player during action this season. LAYUP WBHS player Latrice Perkins adds two more points for the Lady Bulldoggs. Lady Bulldoggs Basketball: ROAD TO THE FINALS Date: Opponent: Outcome: Comments: Nov. 21 Berkmar W 71-32 Easy win in season opener Nov. 24 Walnut Grove W 68-21 Another impressive victory Dec. 1 Salem W 66-30 Impressive yet again Dec. 4 Cedar Shoals W 66-24 Fourth straight lopsided win Dec. 8 Heritage W 60-34 Begins season 5-0 Dec. 11 Loganville L 48-47 Tough home loss Dec. 12 Monroe Area W 67-40 Back on track Dec. 18 Hebron Christian W 71-40 Non-region victory Dec. 28 North Oconee W 51-46 Close win during holidays Dec. 29 Walnut Grove W 64-33 Win vs. non-region foe Dec. 30 Hebron Christian W 59-8 Dominant performance Jan. 5 Clarke Central W 57-51 Hard-fought road win Jan. 8 Apalachee W 56-30 Subregion win against rival Jan. 9 Discovery W 72-19 Win against overmatched foe Jan. 12 Flowery Branch L 51-47 Tough subregion battle Jan. 15 Lanier W 54-49 Back in the win column Jan. 16 Madison County W 57-35 Non-region contest Jan. 19 Gainesville L 50-35 Road loss Jan. 26 Madison County W 57-35 Return to court with win Jan. 27 Discovery W 57-15 All contribute in team win Jan. 29 Flowery Branch L 56-41 Second loss to Lady Falcons Jan. 30 Apalachee W 54-32 Subregion win Feb. 2 Lanier W 55-35 20-point road victory Feb. 5 Gainesville W 43-22 Big Senior Night win Feb. 8 Discovery W 62-22 Staying focused Feb. 10 Clarke Central W 55-38 Clinches spot in state Feb. 12 Flowery Branch L 41-36 Region tourney semifinals Feb. 13 Gainesville L 45-36 Region tourney consolation Feb. 16 Villa Rica W 53-32 First round state Feb. 19 Carver-Columbus W 49-43 Second round state Feb. 25 Mays W 51-46 Elite Eight Feb. 27 Brunswick W 65-52 State Semifinals March 4 Southwest DeKalb 7 p.m. State Championship Senior continued from IB As May weather prepared to help lead the team into the Elite Eight last week, the senior showed why she is such an effective leader. “Since Em the only senior. I know I have to be a strong leader,” she said. “It’s not just about playing well during the games, but being a good example at practice and at school. Being a leader is something I try to take seriously.” Mayweather said the state tournament run has been a great way to cap her high school basketball career and said she wanted it to continue for as long as possible. The senior has helped make that wish come true as after Friday night, the Lady Bulldoggs will have competed for the ultimate prize in varsity hoops. TIERA MAYWEATHER WITH WBHS TEACHER STEPHANIE BRITT Championship continued from IB Right out of the gate, the Lady Bulldoggs had to beat a No. 1 seed in Villa Rica. That was accom plished in a 53-32 victory. Next up was a game on Carver-Columbus" home court. That was not a problem for this WBHS team whose confidence was climbing faster than a released helium balloon. When that game was over, the Lady Bulldoggs had claimed a 49-43 win. It was on to the Elite Eight as Thomas saw his team continue to perform well in a 51-46 win against Mays High School. It was another impressive per formance and outcome as more and more people in the community took notice of what this program was accomplishing. Next up was a battle with a Brunswick High School team which entered the semifinals with an impres sive 30 wins. Brunswick’s largest lead in the game was two points and that came after the opening basket. The Lady Pirates did hold two fourth quar ter leads of one point, but then Winder-Barrow raced to the finish line leaving Brunswick stunned follow ing a 65-52 decision. There is no denying that Southwest DeKalb, which has defeated Rome, Cross Creek, Columbus and Sequoyah to reach the championship, will be a huge hurdle to clear for the Lady Bulldoggs. “Southwest DeKalb is the best team we will have played,” Thomas said. “They do a little of every thing. We watched them play and they have some playmakers and some individual scorers. They can dial up the pressure and they have experience. DeKalb County in general is known for quality bas ketball.” At times basketball coaches will try to concen trate on what their team does. However, with only one opponent remaining this season, Thomas said this week will see specif ic planning for Southwest DeKalb. “We will try to prepare for everything they do,” the coach said. “I’m sure they will do the same with us. They denied Sequoyah’s best shooter the basket ball and I know they will try to defend Olivia (Nel- son-Ododa).” As the team began pre paring Monday for the upcoming title game, Lady Bulldogg players were eager to complete this incredible journey with one more victory. “The whole experience has been great,” said soph omore Jakayla Sullivan. “We knew as soon as the Brunswick game was over, we needed to start looking to the next one.” Sullivan said advancing all the way to the champi onship may be a surprise to some but not the team. “Our goal was to go as far as we could,” she said. “We have made it this far so we might as well finish it with a win.” Fellow sophomore T.K. Sauls said the state tour nament success has been a little surprising but noted the team has always believed in itself. “We had some losses this season that actually made us stronger.” Sauls said. “Saturday’s win real ly didn’t sink in until the next day for me. 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