Sports Editor

During the regular season, the top four teams in girls 4-AAAA

basketball were East Coweta, Fayette County, Griffin and

McIntosh. It should be no surprise then that those four teams will

be heading to the AAAA state tournament beginning this

Friday. The road to the tournament pitted these longtime rivals

against each other starting on Friday night. McIntosh faced

Fayette County for a trip to the regional tournament finals, while

East Coweta faced Griffin for their shot.

Sabrina McCord gave the Lady Chiefs 14 points in their

win against Fayette County. The win gave McIntosh a 2-1 edge

on games against Fayette County this year. East Coweta was

edged out by Griffin 59-56, despite getting 23 points from

Trishica Evans.

The Lady Indians and the Lady Tigers squared off in the

consolation game on Saturday night. The trip to the state

tournament was already assured but the teams were playing for a higher

seeding. The Lady Indians reaped the benefits of some turnovers

and defeated the Lady Tigers by a score of 52-47. Griffin and

McIntosh have something of a history. They had split their games

against each other during the season and most of the players on both

teams have played against each other for a few years. Both the Lady

Bears and the Lady Chiefs displayed very balanced attacks,

consisting of excellent perimeter shooting and play in the post. Jessi

Prahl contributed 15 points in the Chiefs effort, as McIntosh won

The state tournament action begins on Friday evening at

Carver High School in Columbus as East Coweta faces Baldwin.

Fayette County meets Hephzibah on Saturday and McIntosh squares

off against Northeast Macon. The East Coweta boys will

battle Westside Macon on Saturday in the AAAA boys state

tournament, also at Carver High School in Columbus.

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