Southwind - White Station Report

Coach Surina Dixon has returned from the collegiate ranks and is back as Southwind's head girls basketball coach. She has turned the program back around leading the squad into this game with a 6-0 record according to the latest Commercial Appeal Box Score.

This Southwind team is a seasoned squad and they came out on fire. They are long, fast, and athletic. The full court pressure got to White Station in the beginning of the game and helped Southwind jump out to a 16-13 lead after the first quarter.

Second quarter Southwind's offense left the building and Brianna Ridgell helped guide White Station to a 30-21 lead going into halftime with 8 points, 2 rebounds and a steal in the quarter.

Second half pretty much belonged to White Station's Carnecia Williams. The last time I saw this young lady play was the White Station-Overton match up. She seemed a little uncomfortable in her new role as starter and go to player. Tonight, she looked liked a completely different player with confidence in overdrive. She was unstoppable. In the 3rd quarter alone she had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal. At one point in the game, after being fouled and making her way to the free throw line, it looked as if she was shaking her head emphasizing that she could not be stopped. And she couldn't. Southwind did not have a solution for the Mississippi State signee. She finished with 26 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steal.

White Station gave Southwind their first lost of the season. 54-39