'She’s pretty special': Augusta-area point guard is close to making history as a sophomore
A freshman stepping on a varsity court as an impact player is a rare sight.
For Westminster Schools of Augusta, it was an everyday reality. India Williams is 16 games into her sophomore season and sits just 62 points away from 1,000 for her career.
The guard scored a team-high 26 in a 63-50 win over Aquinas Tuesday night, showing fans the special talent she brings to the floor each night. Williams exhibits the level of fearlessness that all elite shooters must have. Three defenders in her face? No problem. An open shot two steps in front of the logo? Also, not a problem.
The scary thing is she’s still improving.
“She’s pretty special,” WSA coach Andrew Spurlock said. “She came in, was super shy, and this year has kind of blossomed into a leader. She’s more vocal, she’s encouraging and she’s as good of a leader as you can have as a sophomore.”
Williams is averaging 23 points and seven rebounds per game. While she’s already an elite scorer, her versatility as a guard is only going to get better as the season progresses.
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While Williams’ feats on the basketball court are becoming legendary, she’s just one piece of the puzzle for Spurlock. Hephzibah transfer Jaliyah Terry has been a jack of all trades for the Wildcats this season, making plays on both sides of the ball. The junior is averaging a double-double on the year and serves as the spark plug on the floor each night.
“She’s incredible and her speed is a difference for us,” Spurlock said. “She’s vocal, too, and she’s kind of a coach on the court, especially on the defensive end. She’s so long and so quick, we can get out and go pretty quick.”
There’s also senior Aimee Spurlock. Andrew’s younger sister has the shooting talent to carry the team on a given night. Two things are at play here for the Wildcats: a) they can win games several different ways if just one or two are on their game and b) if all three are on, good luck.
“I honestly felt like we didn’t shoot the ball very well in this game,” Spurlock said. “On Saturday in one of our big region games, Aimee knocked down five threes. Just having that threat is huge because we can spread some teams out, and then our speed with that 1-2 punch with our guards is pretty deadly.”
What stands between WSA girls’ basketball and a state championship?
WSA (13-3) is one of the top teams in a loaded Georgia Independent Athletic Association Class 3A basketball division. Should the Wildcats make it to Macon, they’ll be staring down teams like Lakeview Academy (16-2), Heritage (14-0) and John Milledge Academy (13-1), among others.
According to Spurlock, his team can get there if it doesn’t get caught looking too far ahead.
“Honestly, we just need to be ourselves. We don’t need to look to Macon, we need to play the next game. There are some really good teams in our class. If we can just be ourselves and stay out of foul trouble and get out and run, we’re going to be tough to beat.”
WSA returns to action Saturday on the road at Frederica Academy (11-4).
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Westminster Schools of Augusta basketball star India Williams
