Tuesday

night saw some big regional matchups, giving fans,

coaches and players an idea of what is in store during

next week's regional tournament. Both Sandy Creek and

Starr's Mill faced tough competitors in Woodward Academy

and Riverdale, respectively.

The Lady

Patriots played very close to the Lady War Eagles until

late in the second half. The teams went into the locker

room at half time tied 18-18. Both teams played good

defense, but it was foul shots that led Woodward to the

win. Woodward Academy made 14 of 18 free throws in the

second half, and won 55-38. Maya Hughes led the Lady

Patriots in scoring with 18 points and eight rebounds.

Ashley Lott chipped in 13 points in the loss

The Sandy

Creek boys team played tight against Woodward and

outlasted them, winning by a score of 49-47. The Patriots

were down by one going into the fourth quarter, which is

when L.T. Lockett turned it on. Lockett scored 12 of his

19 points in the fourth quarter, pushing his team into

third place in the sub-region. The team also got great

performances from William Belton, Jermaine Harris and

Olive McGee. Sandy Creek faced Riverdale in a make up

game on Wednesday night and will host Starr's Mill at 7

p.m. on Friday.

Starr's

Mill faced Riverdale on Tuesday evening. The Lady

Panthers played the Lady Raiders close for the first

half, trailing only 27-22 at the half. Riverdale pulled

away in the second half though, outscoring Starr's Mill,

23-16. Lauren Boyd played great defense for the Lady

Panthers despite the loss. The last time the two teams

faced each other Riverdale scored over 70 points. Brady

Ragan led Starr's Mill in scoring with eight points,

while Amy Holloway added seven.

The game

went pretty much the same for the Starr's Mill boys team.

The Panthers trailed 23-21 at the half, only to have

Riverdale pull away towards the end of the third quarter.

Starr's Mill played good defense and got a number of

points in spurts to keep them close, but the Raiders

proved to be too much to handle, winning 63-45. Donny

Lampen scored 15 points and pulled down six rebounds for

Starr's Mill and Matt Houck contributed 11 points and

eight rebounds. Starr's Mill faced a tough opponent in

North Clayton on Wednesday night and will face Sandy

Creek on Friday night.