CARROLLTON, Ga. — Christy Robinson received the wakeup call loud and clear. The Northwest Whitfield senior center, like her Lady Bruins teammates, were awakened from a first-half slumber by coach Margaret Stockburger in Friday’s GHSA Class AAAA quarterfinal game against Madison County.
Robinson scored nine of her team-high 16 points during a dominating third period as Northwest cruised into the semifinals with a 61-42 win at West Georgia State University. The Lady Bruins will play Dutchtown at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Gwinnett Arena.
“We really didn’t do anything different,” said Robinson, who also led a strong Northwest second-half backboard effort with seven rebounds. “It was a matter of going up and getting the ball and wanting it more. They were killing us on the boards, and that’s not acceptable for us.”
Though Madison held a 21-20 halftime lead, the Red Raiders controlled the tempo and the glass with a 15-9 rebounding edge against a Northwest team featuring the 6-foot-3 Robinson and 6-5 Quaneisha McCurty.
That all changed after halftime. The Lady Bruins hit the floor with purpose after Stockburger got their attention.