Starr's

Mill met Fayette County for the second time this season

last Friday and for the girls the results were pretty

much the same.

The Lady

Panthers (7-3) benefitted from more experience and more

quickness, defeating the Lady Tigers (4-6), 53-40. Amy

Holloway led Starr's Mill with 20 points, while Erin

Ricker scored eight and Jamie Vining chipped in six.

"We

played a very fast-paced game," said Lady Panthers

Coach Teresa Hobbs. "The game never went to that

half-court style. We pressed them a lot."

As for the

Lady Tigers, part of their post package, Kara Davis, had

been out sick. The team had also been off during the week

for finals. The loss must have triggered something in

them, though. Saturday evening, Fayette County took on

LaGrange and won 64-54. Kara Davis and Christine

Pritchett combined for 43 points in the win, with Megan

Byrd, Fayette County's other post player, adding seven

points.

"We

shot over 50 percent from the field," said Lady

Tigers Coach Gene Mustain. "Davis and Pritchett have

been playing great all year and Anne Hancock has really

stepped up her play as well."

The Lady

Panthers are not playing in a holiday tournament and will

swing back into action Jan. 4 when they travel to Eagle's

Landing. The Lady Tigers will participate in the Battle

of the Borders tournament in LaGrange. They will meet

Lanett, Ala. Dec. 28 in the Callaway Center at LaGrange

College.

In the

boys' game between Starr's Mill and Fayette County, the

game was reminiscent of the Panthers' game against

McIntosh. It took three overtime periods to determine a

winner and again the Panthers found themselves on the

losing side.

Starr's

Mill led 15-14 after the first quarter, but Fayette

County out-scored them 17-8 in the second, to lead 31-23

at the half. The Tigers held a seven-point lead going

into the fourth quarter, but then Starr's Mill exploded.

The Panthers went on a 16-9 run to tie the game and force

overtime. Both teams had chances to put the other away

during the three periods of overtime, but the Panthers

made a critical turnover with 11 seconds left in the

third overtime and eventually lost 85-81.

The Tigers

were led by William Moore, who scored 31 points in the

win. Moore connected on 15 of his 16 foul shots. Rodney

Plair added 19 points and Andrew Doggendorf netted 10.

Brandon Alexander led the Panthers in scoring with 24

points. Dane Davenport scored 22 and Donny Lampen added

17, but the Panthers came up short.

Fayette

County will play in a holiday tournament in Virginia at

Virginia Commonwealth University, while Starr's Mill is

playing in the Gold City Shootout at North Georgia

College in Dahlonega. In its first game, Starr's Mill

hammered Lumpkin County, 86-46.