Sports Editor

The McIntosh Chiefs boys and girls basketball team hosted

Griffin on Friday night in the most important match of the

season before the upcoming regional tournament. The girls played

first and lost to Griffin by a score of 61-47. Kelli Hogan scored

14 points for the Chiefs and Jessi Prahl scored 12 points but

Griffin had the lead for nearly the entire game. The Bears

offense was fueled by Erica Starks 20 points and Jawana West's

19 points. The Lady Chiefs fell to 15th in the AJC's - Atlanta

Tipoff Club Rankings, while Griffin climbed to tenth.

The boys from McIntosh got their first win against (at the

time) fourth ranked Griffin ever. The first quarter was all Hanchett

and Patrick as the Chiefs led 13-10. McIntosh opened up the

second quarter with a big run but let Griffin sneak back in towards the

end of the first half. The second half was one of determination for

the Chiefs, beginning with an 11-0 run that built a sizable lead.

Both Hanchett and Patrick had to sit due to foul trouble. They

returned and the lead had not slipped away. The Chiefs won by a score of

69-53 and climbed to fifth in the AJC rankings, while Griffin slipped

to eighth. Michael Patrick finished with 20 points while DJ

Dunlap and Jim Hanchett both contributed 12 points. McIntosh

will travel to East Coweta on Friday for their final game of the

regular season.

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