The Sandy

Creek Patriots did not have to travel far Tuesday evening

to meet their county and region rivals, the Starr's Mill

Panthers.

It's good

that it's such a short trip. The two teams will probably

see each other again in the same place in two weeks.

Starr's Mill will be the site of the 4-AAA subregion

tournament. If Tuesday's games are any indication, the

matches will be very good.

The Lady

Panthers defeated the Lady Patriots 63-38. Everybody on

the Starr's Mill squad played and all but one member of

the team scored. Jamie Vining led the team with 23

points. She hit seven three-pointers in the win, four of

those coming in the first quarter.

"Those

three pointers were big early on," Coach Teresa

Hobbs said. "That established a lead for us and we

never gave it back." The Lady Panthers played better

than they had been playing. The team shot better, made

fewer turnovers and came out with some much-needed

energy.

Ashley Lott

led Sandy Creek in scoring with 12 points.

The Starr's

Mill boys team came out without energy and Sandy Creek

took advantage. Getting good play from their guards,

especially L.T. Lockett, who finished the evening with 34

points, the Patriots outrebounded and outplayed Starr's

Mill. Donny Lampen led the Panthers in scoring with 15

points.

Starr's

Mill will travel to face Forest Park Friday night and

then will host the McIntosh Chiefs Saturday. Saturday's

game also will be "Jimmy V Night." The team is

a sponsor for the Jimmy V Foundation and will use the

evening's activities to raise money for the Foundation's

programs.

Sandy Creek

will host North Clayton Friday night, but because of a

play being staged at Sandy Creek, the game will be played

in the old Fayette County High School gym. Saturday, the

Patriots will host the Fayette County Tigers at Sandy

Creek.

McIntosh

will spend the weekend on the road, as the team travels

to face Lovejoy Friday and then travels down the road

Saturday to meet the Starr's Mill Panthers. The Chiefs

won both games at their home in December and both teams

will be very up for the game.

In other

McIntosh news, the Lady Chiefs lost their first subregion

game Tuesday, as they fell to the East Coweta Lady

Indians 62-49. East Coweta will host Carver-Columbus

Friday.