Last

weekend was a good weekend for high school basketball.

Fayette

County residents got to watch two of their long standing

rivals, Fayette County and McIntosh high schools, go at

it while Starr's Mill and Sandy Creek faced formidable

regional opponents.

The Lady

Chiefs outlasted the Lady Tigers Friday night, 31-26. The

game started slow and McIntosh led the entire time but

Fayette County kept it close. Natalie Thornton hit a huge

three-pointer for the Lady Tigers to cut the McIntosh

lead to one with 14 seconds remaining in the game.

Melanie

Schneider led the Lady Chiefs with 13 points, while Kara

Davis scored eight for Fayette County.

The boys

game started slowly as well, neither team scoring in the

first three minutes. The pace eventually picked up and

the teams went into the half tied at 22. The Chiefs got

their first lead early in the third quarter but could not

hang on.

Player

after player stepped up for the Tigers and they went on

to win 61-50. Andrew Doggendorf scored 20 points and

Rodney Plair added 19 for Fayette County, while Josh Burr

led the Chiefs in scoring with 19 points. McIntosh hosted

Griffin Tuesday night, while Fayette County traveled to

Newnan.

Starr's

Mill played games both Friday and Saturday. Friday night

the team hosted Woodward Academy and Saturday night they

traveled to Jonesboro. The Lady Panthers came out flat

Friday night and found themselves trailing 11-2 early.

They had spurts of brilliance during the game and had cut

the lead to seven points with six minutes to go in the

fourth quarter. Starr's Mill made too many turnovers,

though, and lost 50-32. Amy Holloway led the Lady

Panthers in scoring with 12 points.

The boys

opened up strong against Woodward Academy and led at the

half. The War Eagles came back in the third quarter and

produced a one-point lead. The lead continued to change

hands in the fourth and with 14 seconds remaining the

Panthers had a three-point lead. Woodward tied it at the

foul line. Dane Davenport passed the ball quickly to

Jason Laney, who was fouled. Laney made one of his two

free throws and the panthers emerged victorious, 62-61.

Both the

boys and girls defeated Jonesboro Saturday night. The

girls got 26 points from freshman Alison Horne and 10

points apiece from Jamie Vining, Amy Holloway and C.C.

Shipmon to win 64-51.

The boys

led the entire way against Jonesboro, building a 14-point

lead in the third quarter and winning 57-51. Donny Lampen

scored 17 points for the Panthers, while Matt Houck

chipped in 16. Starr's Mill traveled to North Clayton

Tuesday night.