Ware County finished out its pre-Thanksgiving schedule beating Atkinson County and Valdosta in the Gator Den to remain perfect through three games.
The Gators (3-0) cruised to a 73-40 victory over the Class A DII Rebels (02) Tuesday, November 19. Ware County followed two days later with a 72-60 decision over Class 6A Valdosta.
The Gators are off until Friday, November 29 when they travel to Orlando to participate in the two-day Florida Get Down Showcase. Ware County faces Rickards of Tallahassee, Fla. at 7 p.m., on Day 1 and Boyd Anderson of Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., Saturday, November 30 at 12:30 p.m.
Gators .....................................73 Atco ........................................40
Sabari Williams scored a game-high and career-high 27 points in helping Ware County ease past the Rebels.
Williams (three treys) poured in 19 points over the final 16 minutes including 12 points in the fourth period. Tezhan Bolds (trey) scored 15 points over the first three periods.
Dedrick Jackson finished with nine points, all in the final eight minutes. Jarvis Wright (two treys) and Darius Ward chipped in eight points apiece. Travis Story added six points.
Ware County claimed a four-point advantage at the end of the first stanza at 15-11. The Gators outscored Atco 167 in the second period to take a 31-18 halftime lead.
The home team continued to add to its lead using a 19-12 scoring advantage in the third quarter to build a 50-30 margin. Ware County closed the game outpointing the Rebels 23-10.
Atkinson County was paced by the 18 points of Haden Powell. Ja’Zion Williams added eight points.
Gators .....................................72 Valdosta..................................60
A trio of double-figure scorers combined for 53 points leading the Gators past Valdosta.
Williams (three treys) reached the 20-point mark for the second straight game finishing with 20 points to lead the Gators. Jackson (trey) came off the bench to score 17 points while Wright (two threes) netted 16.
Bolds (two threes) and Ward (trey) chipped in eight points and seven points respectively. Shaun McClam bagged four points.
Ware County held a slim 17-16 advantage at the end of the opening period. A 19-10 scoring advantage in the second stanza pushed the margin to double digits at the break (36-26).
The Gators padded the margin by four points outpointing Valdosta 18-14 in the third quarter to take a 5440 working margin. The Wildcats only chipped two points from the deficit over the final eight minutes outpointing Ware County 20-18.
Valdosta was led by Jabarri Williams’ game-high 22 points. Terrell Walker scored 13 points with Kaleb Johnson adding 10 points.
