The regular

season of basketball ends tonight and every team would like to end on

a positive note. Especially after Tuesday night's games for some of our

local teams. McIntosh's boys and girls won their games but Starr's Mill

and Sandy Creek lost.

McIntosh traveled

to take on Henry County on Tuesday night. The girls won 55-43 and the

boys won 58-51. The lady Chiefs were trailing after the first quarter

but built a 27-22 lead by the half. Lyndsey Murphy was the leading scorer

with 20 points while Whitney Wallis added 12 points. The Lady Chiefs have

won four of their last five games.

The boys lead

15-10 after the first quarter and 31-26 at the half. Henry County cut

the lead to two points at the end of the third quarter but McIntosh kept

the pressure on. Scott Prah was the leading scorer with 17 points and

Dexter Manley added nine points. McIntosh travels to Lovejoy tonight.

Sandy Creek

traveled to take on Westlake and both teams lost. The boys team, ranked

fifth in AAAA, battled the top ranked team in AAAA and struggled early.

The Patriots found themselves down 22-9 after the first quarter but climbed

back into the game and eventually had a 48-46 lead at the end of the third

quarter. Westlake took control in the fourth and outpaced the Patriots,

winning 70-64. Corey Adams was the leading scorer for Sandy Creek with

22 points and William Belton added 18 points. The Lady Patriots fell 71-34.

Sandy Creek travels to Jones County tonight.

Starr's Mill

took on a tough opponent in Morrow on Tuesday night and fell. The Lady

Panthers lost 61-32 and the boys fell to the top ranked team in AAAAA

86-54. The Morrow boys have a 22-1 record heading into their final game

of the regular season. Starr's Mill will play at East Coweta tonight.

The area tournaments

are scheduled to begin on Monday. Sandy Creek will host the region 4-AAAA

tournament and Fayette County High School will host some region 4-AAAAA

tournament games next week. Stay tuned to The Citizen's Web site, www.thecitizennews.com,

for updates.

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