ONO's injury mentioned in local sports page:
Winder-Barrow, which mostly breezed through its region slate, had to sweat it out a little more the final week after nationally top-rated junior center Olivia Nelson-Ododa went down Tuesday night at Gainesville with a season-ending knee injury.
With the 6-foot-5 Nelson-Ododa out of the starting lineup, the Lady Doggs moved senior forward Lexi Maddox inside in a 66-49 win Friday against Habersham Central and again Saturday.
But the 6-foot College of Charleston signee responded, scoring 13 points and doing solid work on the glass.
“She got inside and scored tonight so we’re proud of that,” Thomas said of Maddox’s effort. “Everybody has had to shift around and make adjustments. It’s just going to take some more time, but to win those last two without Olivia on the floor was a big confidence booster for them. They know we have work to do. We’re not satisfied with some of the things we did tonight and we’ve just got to get better.
While not having the dominant presence of Nelson-Ododa presents a challenge to the Lady Doggs’ championship hopes, Thomas said the focus for now is one day at a time.
