Dawson Co. girls basketball falls to Flowery Branch

Things didn’t go as planned last night, Nov. 19, in Flowery Branch for the Dawson County High girls basketball team.

The Lady Tigers (1-2) couldn’t keep up with the Lady Falcons (3-0) and fell 55-40.

Senior point guard Sophia D’Olivira led the team in scoring with 13 points. She also pulled down four rebounds and added two steals.

Senior post player Marlie Townley hauled in a team-high 15 rebounds. She also scored eight points to go with two steals.

Junior Mariah Benson and freshman Kirklyn Porter each scored eight points for the Lady Tigers. Benson added five rebounds and a steal, while Porter pulled down two rebounds.

Junior guard Madison Anglin added three points and three rebounds for Dawson County.

The Lady Tigers will have the rest of the week to work out the kinks from the loss before taking the court again.

Dawson County will play in the North Forsyth Thanksgiving Tournament beginning Saturday, Nov. 23, in Cumming.

The Lady Tigers will face Madison County (1-1) from Region 6-AAAA in the first round of the tournament. Tip-off for that game is set for 1 p.m. Saturday.