On Jan. 2, 2026, the White County Warriorettes defeated the Van Buren Eaglettes 85-48 in a non-district matchup at Roy Sewell Gym.
Bella Winningham, Gracie Clark, Lakelyn Grasty, Kyra Fox, and Ashlyn Selby were the starters for the Warriorettes.
The starters for the Eaglettes were Cara Mills, Emma Gammon, Ellie Grissom, Abigail Netherton, and Laura Beth Gammon.
White County took an early 20-5 lead in the first quarter. Clark led the way with nine points, and Selby followed with four.
On the other side, the Warriorettes’ defense held the Eaglettes to only two scorers: Netherton and Mills.
In the second quarter, White County continued to extend their lead, and they outscored Van Buren 19-13.
Winningham put up nine of those points, and Clark added four. For the Eaglettes, Grissom and Mills both scored four points each.
At halftime, White County was up 39-18 against Van Buren. Clark racked up 13 points, and Winningham scored 11.
On the other side, both Mills and Netherton had five points going into the third quarter.
The Warriorettes’ offense exploded in the third quarter, putting up 26 points. Clark and Grasty both had seven points, and Fox had six.
Their defense continued to keep the Eaglettes quiet. Netherton added another five points to her stat sheet.
At the end of the third quarter, the starters for White County were pulled, and the bench showed off what they can do.
Kylie Norvell, Sarah Winfree, and Miah Jo Swindell all had two points each, and Norris shot a three.
Addison Dodgen, who has not been able to play since her eighth- grade year due to medical issues, scored her first high school career points.
Head coach Michael Dodgen talked about his daughter scoring her first points.
“Proud of her,” he said. “She’s had a rough little go with some injuries, and she continues to work and show up every day. So that was a good moment for her.”
For the Eaglettes, Mills continued to rack up another four points. Addacyn Emery, Alyssa Parsley, Myanne Grissom all had three points of their own.
In the end, the White County Warriorettes bounced back after a close loss in an 85-48 victory against the Van Buren Eaglettes.
Clark talked about the win.
“It feels great winning because Van Buren is a respectable team, and we need another win to get us back on track since district starts next week,” she said.
Dodgen said, “I thought our kids did a really good job. I thought they bought in, and we had a good walkthrough today. Netherton and Mills were two really good plays, and I felt like we did a really good job of containing them and not letting them have big nights. And I liked our transition game tonight. I thought we were able to get up and down the floor and do some things there.”
Clark had a total of 22 points, and Winningham followed with 17. Grasty put up 11 points of her own. Fox also scored her season high of nine points.
Also on offense, Grasty had five assists, and Selby had a total of 11 rebounds in the end.
On defense, Winningham and Grasty both stole the ball three times. Clark, and Selby also had two steals each.
Clark talked about the game.
“We played really good team ball tonight,” she said. “That’s how we score so many points is by moving the ball and playing as a team, also being able to convert steals is a great thing, too, for our team.”
For the Eaglettes, Mills racked up 16 points, and Netherton had 10 of her own.
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