Favored teams win big games

Favored

teams win big games

Time is flying and

spring has sprung - just look at the cars encased in

pollen.

The high

school athletic seasons are marching towards the playoffs

and teams all over the state are fighting for position.

This past

Tuesday saw the McIntosh Chiefs beat their rivals, the

Fayette County Tigers, 3-0. The Chiefs got goals from

Travis Britt, Beau Balesky, who is now the leading goal

scorer in school history, and Matt Clements. Sandy

Creek's boys fell to Northgate 2-1, while East Coweta

hammered LaGrange, 8-2.

On the

girls' side, Starr's Mill came back from their loss to

the McIntosh Lady Chiefs to beat their opponent in last

year's state final, Marist, 2-0. Janet Burke and Kacy

Murray were the goal scorers and junior Alison Graham did

not play due to injury. The Sandy Creek Lady Patriots

played Northgate Tuesday and lost 7-3.

In boys

soccer action this Friday, Sandy Creek hosts Henry County

at 7 p.m., Starr's Mill takes on Woodward Academy at 7:30

p.m., Fayette County hosts LaGrange and East Coweta hosts

Newnan at 8 p.m. McIntosh is off until next Thursday when

the McIntosh Classic, a three day soccer tournament,

begins.

For the

girls, Starr's Mill faces Woodward Academy at 6 p.m.,

while McIntosh hosts the Griffin Lady Bears. Fayette

County's Lady Tigers will host Upson-Lee at 8 p.m. and

Sandy Creek is off until Tuesday when they will travel to

Riverdale.

In baseball

this week, Sandy Creek had a nine-hit, 11-run fourth

inning the other night against Riverdale. The Patriots

won 11-1 and are off until Monday when they travel to

play Mt. Zion-Jonesboro at 5:30 p.m.

Starr's

Mill also got its offense in gear this week and beat

Henry County 13-5. Jack Jones had a three-run home run in

the win. The Panthers are off until Tuesday when they

travel to play Northgate at 4:30 p.m.

This Friday

will see Fayette County at Griffin at 5:30 p.m. and

McIntosh at Stockbridge at 7 p.m. McIntosh will also play

Saturday when they host Forest park at 2 p.m.