Though they are not as deep as last year's team, the

Fayette County Tigers are ready for their upcoming regular season.

The team will be led by point guard William Moore. Moore is a

junior who controls the game both offensively and defensively for

the Tigers. Another player who sees some time at guard is

Andrew Doggendorf, a junior who has a good understanding of the

game and is the team's best pure shooter. Seniors Jeff Barnes and Jay

Dubac will give the Tigers some key leadership and points this

season. "Jeff is maybe our only pure

"big man" ," explains Coach

Louthan. "He is great on the boards and really helps the team with

enthusiasm and spirit. Jay is good both inside and outside and shoots

the ball well."

For the Tigers to succeed this year, Moore, Doggendorf

and Barnes will need to score consistently. Fayette County can

extend the floor defensively and has good defensive pressure. The Tigers

do have some depth off the bench in senior Jay Chapman, who led

the team in scoring in their game against Henry County.

Chapman is just one of a few Tiger players who is pleasantly surprising

Coach Louthan. " We shouldn't be overmatched very often this

year," Coach Louthan says. "This team is a lot of fun to work with and

a variety of people can score in a variety of ways."

The Tigers will face some stiff competition in their regional

rivals: Griffin, East Coweta, McIntosh, but no team is

invincible. The Tigers faced McIntosh on Saturday in the Mt. Zion

tournament and lost by two points, after missing three shots at the end

of the game. Fayette County traveled to LaGrange on Tuesday

to open the regular season. "If we can mix it up defensively

on LaGrange and maybe trap them, we can get them off balance

offensively," Coach Louthan explained.

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