Northwest Whitfield down at halftime

DULUTH, Ga. – The Northwest Whitfield girls’ basketball team was down 33-22 at the half in the Class AAAA state championship game.

Two-time-defending state champ Southwest Dekalb sprinted to a 14-0 lead to start the game before the Lady Bruins battled back into the game.

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