Sports Editor

Region 4-AAAA, both the boys and girls division, was

supposed to be one of the toughest sub-regions in the state in

basketball. McIntosh, Fayette County and East Coweta all play in

4-AAAA. The teams looked impressive during the season and with all of

the surrounding hype, expectations were inflated. The season

came to an end for all of these teams this weekend and it was not a

lot of fun.

The Fayette County Lady Tigers faced the Hephzibah

Lady Rebels on Friday afternoon and lost 66-42. Hephzibah was

the number one seed and possibly the most balanced squad

Fayette County saw all year. The inside players for the Lady Rebels

had a size advantage over Fayette County, which is a bit

surprising as the Lady Tigers are not a small team.

The Lady Tigers led through three quarters but then the

game got away from them. Fayette County made some

unfortunate turnovers and then was forced to foul. Hephzibah outscored

Fayette County 24-4 in the fourth quarter. Becca Grizzard led

Fayette County in scoring with 14 points.

The McIntosh Lady Chiefs faced Northeast Macon on

Friday and lost by a score of 66-50. McIntosh had a good first

half. They led after the first quarter and then trailed by one at the

half. Northeast Macon stepped it up in the third quarter, forcing the

Lady Chiefs to take bad shots and make turnovers. Northeast Macon

led 50-37 at the end of the third quarter and McIntosh was slipping

out of the game.

The Lady Chiefs went on a 10-1 run and cut the lead to

eight points but a technical foul destroyed any chance of a

comeback. Kim Schisler led McIntosh in scoring with 15 points.

McIntosh finished the season with a record of 21-5. The

Lady Tigers finished 18-9.

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