The White County Warriorettes faced the Mt. Juliet Lady Bears in the semifinals of the Frank’s Christmas Shootout Tournament, on Dec. 21, 2025, to take home the win 84-69.
Bella Winningham, Lakelyn Grasty, Kyra Fox, Ashlynn Selby, and Gracie Clark got the game started for the Warriorettes.
The starters for the Lady Bears were Addy Osborne, McClaine Ringenberg, Claire Emery, Isabella Craig, and Makayla Hopson.
Ringenberg scored the first two points of the game to give Mt. Juliet an early lead.
Clark was then fouled on by Hopson and sent to the free throw line. She made one of her shots to put White County on the scoreboard.
After a few back and fourths between the two teams, Clark got a layup put the Warriorettes up 3-2.
On both sides of the court, the Warriorettes contained the Lady Bears in the first quarter, and they also went into the second with a 22-12 lead.
Clark racked up nine points. Winningham and Selby both put up four.
For the Lady Bears, Ringenberg also dropped nine. Osborne shot a three-pointer for the rest of the points.
At the end of the first half, they outscored the Warriorettes 18-14. Mt. Juliet narrowed the deficit to 36-30.
Obsorne led the way with seven points, and Aaliyah Holman, who subbed in for Hopson, helped by dropping a three-pointer.
For the Warriorettes, Winningham and Selby had five points each. Clark and Grasty both had two of their own.
In the third quarter, White County held their lead by ending the quarter winning 58-51.
Winningham came alive in the third quarter, dropping 10 points. Clark, Selby, and Grasty all had four each to add onto the score.
Osborne also made her presence known. She racked up 12 points for Mt. Juliet. Emery, Craig, Hopson, and Clayton all scored two of their own.
Winningham continued to her reign in the fourth quarter with scoring another 10 points. Grasty and Selby helped out by putting up six points each, and Clark scoring four.
For the Lady Bears, Osborne dropped another 12 points, but the Warriorettes still came out on top. They defeated Mt. Juliet 84-69 to move onto the tournament championship.
Grasty talked about the win.
“This win prepared us for under pressure games, and it gives us more experience playing a team that is versatile," she said.
Winningham ultimately scored 29 points, and 20 of them came from the second half of the game.
This was the highest scoring game she has had all season, and she was named the Tri-Star Player of the Game.
Head coach Michael Dodgens spoke about her offensive game.
“Shooters find a way to make shots," Dodgen said. "And sometimes you go through a little bit of a drought, but people that handle it and do what they’re supposed to do, they always find ways to get it out."
Dodgen continued, “She spent a lot of time the other day in the gym. I think the other day she got up about 500 shots after practice, and that’s what it takes to get your rhythm back.
Grasty also dropped her highest points for the season with 14, and Clark put up 19 points in the end.
Grasty talked about her mentality offensively.
“I just went into the game like every other and took shots when I was open and created," she said.
Selby almost had another double-double. She had 19 points and nine rebounds.
Dodgens said, “I thought we had a really good job offensively tonight, and we got some stops. Mt. Juliet is a good team, and they’re going to win a lot of games.”
Osborne racked up 34 points for Mount Juliet. Ringenberg added to the score with 11 of her own.
The Warriorettes handled both of sides of the ball to defeat a tough Mt. Juliet team.
Dodgens talked about the victory.
“It’s a good win for us, just because of who they’ve played, and they beat a lot of good teams," he said. "We have just to continue to get better.”
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