The regular

season of high school basketball ended on Friday night and the region

tournaments began on Monday. The local teams are hoping to do well enough

to advance to the state tournaments, which start next week.

Few of the

local teams ended the regular season on a strong note. In fact, Sandy

Creek's boys and Fayette County's girls were the only local teams to end

the season with a win.

Fayette County

faced Jonesboro on Friday night. The girls started off slowly and trailed

Lovejoy 17-10 at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Tigers took a

two point lead at the half and then began to control the rest of the game

with excellent shooting. They won 59-45. The boys went back and forth

with the Cardinals on Friday. They were deadlocked at 42 points a piece

at the half but Jonesboro turned it on in the second half,, winning 89-76.

The Lady Tigers

opened the region tournament with a 78-56 loss to Jonesboro on Monday,

while the boys were scheduled to meet Newnan last night.

McIntosh faced

Lovejoy on Friday night and saw both the boys and girls lose. The boys

fell 75-44, while the girls were defeated 44-30. Dexter Manley was the

leading scorer for the boys with 16 points while Patrick McDonough added

nine points. The Lady Chiefs faced Eagle's Landing on Monday evening and

the boys were scheduled to meet Riverdale yesterday.

Sandy Creek's

boys defeated Jones County 66-53 on Friday, while the Lady Patriots lost

37-36. The boys lead 35-38 at the half and maintained control of the game

in the second half. William Belton was the leading scorer with 28 points

and Corey Adams contributed 19 points. The Patriots entered the region

4-AAAA tournament as the number two seed. They were scheduled to meet

Union Grove last night, while the girls will face Woodward Academy at

4 p.m. on Wednesday at Sandy Creek High School.

Starr's Mill

faced East Coweta on Friday. The Lady Panthers had a 29-26 lead at the

half but could not stop the Lady Indian's charged up offensive attack

in the second half and lost 64-52. Ashley Marine was Starr's Mill leading

scorer with 16 points while Erin Ricker added 14 points. The boys were

down 29-13 at the end of the first quarter after the Indians came out

and shot the lights out. By the beginning of the fourth quarter the lead

was 65-50 and the Indians cruised to a 92-66 win. Che Brewer led the Panthers

with 22 points, while Gary Kubik added 14 points.

The Lady Panthers

opened the region tournament with a 54-53 loss to North Clayton on Monday.

The boys were scheduled to meet Morrow last night.

Stay tuned

to the Citizen's Web site, www.thecitizennews.com , for updates

on region tournament action.

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