It seems

like it was just yesterday when the local basketball

teams were playing in the Thanksgiving tournaments, ready

to kick off a new season of high school basketball. The

season officially ended for Fayette County teams this

weekend as both the McIntosh Lady Chiefs and the Fayette

County Tigers were eliminated from the AAAA state

tournament.

McIntosh

played Northeast Macon, the same team they played and

lost to in the opening round of last year's state

tournament. Missing several starters, including Melanie

Schneider, the Lady Chiefs were forced to play the

majority of their team for the entire game.

The two

teams battled closely for most of the game, though

McIntosh led 20-12 after the first quarter. Their lead

was cut to five by the half as Northeast Macon began to

disrupt the Lady Chiefs offensive rhythm and momentum.

The two teams entered the final quarter tied at 39. Both

squads had trouble generating offense, Northeast Macon

scored four points to McIntosh's three points in the

final eight minutes. The final score was 43-42. Britte

Hardy led the Lady Chiefs in scoring with 12 points while

Jessi Prahl and Stacey Quinn eached chipped in 11.

The

Landmark Christian School Lady War Eagles basketball team

has advanced to the sweet 16 of the Class A tournament.

They defeated Paideia in the region tournament to win

their first region championship in school history and to

gain entry into the state tournament. The Lady War Eagles

faced and defeated Walker on Friday, 49-36.

Freshman

Ashley key led Landmark with 23 points, while Brandi

Renfro added 10. Defensive standouts for the Lady War

Eagles were Ashley Cullop, Rashedah Arnold and Melissa

Register. Landmark will play Jefferson this Thursday at 4

p.m. at Floyd College in Rome for the right to advance to

the state quarterfinals.

The Fayette

County boys basketball team played valiantly on Saturday

night against Warner Robins, but lost 59-51. The Tigers

got good performances from their team, including William

Moore and Rodney Plair, but came up short.