There are approximately

three weeks left in the high school basketball season and coaches are

trying to get their teams peaking as they enter their region tournaments.

Though every team in the county is playing tough, no team is hotter than

the Sandy Creek Lady Patriots.

The Lady Patriots

won their fifth and sixth game in a row over the weekend. On Friday, they

dealt Chapel Hill a 66-33 loss and then followed it up on Saturday by

beating a strong East Coweta team 47-36. Sandy Creek's win over East Coweta

proves how far the team has come. The Lady Indians were the last team

to beat Sandy Creek and that win came over a month ago. In Friday's win,

freshman Mary fields scored 14 points, while sisters Tracey and Tiffany

Paschal each scored 10 points in Saturday's win.

As for the

Sandy Creek boys, they beat Chapel Hill on Friday 63-57 and then defeated

East Coweta 70-51 on Saturday. Sandy Creek is now 11-6 and has won three

games in a row. Aaron Caruthers notched 15 points for the Patriots against

Chapel Hill, while Kevin Craig scored 21 points in the win over East Coweta.

Both the boys

and girls teams attempted to exact revenge over Lithia Springs last night

after the paper went to press. They will play at Pebblebrook on Friday

and will host Forest Park on Saturday.

In Region 4-AAAAA

action, Fayette County and Starr's Mill split in their games last Friday.

The Fayette County Lady Tigers took an early lead against the Lady Panthers

and hung on for the 57-47 win, while Starr's Mill's boys capitalized on

free throws and defeated Fayette County 68-58. Fayette County's Tiffany

Norris was all over the place on Friday night dropping 22 points, blocking

12 shots and pulling in seven rebounds. Nine of her 22 points came in

the fourth quarter as Starr's Mill attempted a comeback. Erica Harris

scored 14 points for the Lady Panthers.

After the hotly

contested battles on Friday both teams had to take on top region opponents

on Saturday. Fayette County faced Riverdale and Starr's Mill took on Lovejoy.

The Lady Tigers lost to Riverdale 61-48, while the boys lost to the Raiders

69-51. Starr's Mill's Lady Panthers nearly upset Lovejoy 54-53 as Ashley

Norman scord 16 poinys, while the boys lost a close one to the Lovejoy

boys 64-58. Andy Drum scored 30 points for Starr's Mill in the loss.

Fayette County

played at Mundy's Mill last night, while Starr's Mill was off. Fayette

County will host Carver on Friday night, while Starr's Mill will host

Riverdale. Both teams will be off on Saturday.

In other games

over the weekend, Landmark Christian's boys and girls defeated Cathedral

Academy on Friday night. The Lady War Eagles won 43-28 with Ashley Key

scoring 22 points, while the boys won 64-61 with randolph Morris scoring

33 points. Landmark Christian hosted Heard County last night and will

host Mt. Zion, Carroll on Friday before they play at W.D. Mohammed on

Saturday night.

On Saturday,

McIntosh's boys and girls faced Carver, Columbus. The Lady Chiefs lost

71-41, despite getting 23 points from Lindsey Murphy. McIntosh outlasted

Carver in the boys game, winning 46-43 in overtime. Zach Griffith scored

16 points for the Chiefs in the win. McIntosh played at East Coweta last

night and will be off until a home game with Newnan next Tuesday.

Our Lady of

Mercy's boys and girls split with W.D. Mohammed on Saturday. The Lady

Bobcats won 52-28 with Amy Fortene scoring 25 points and pulling in 19

rebounds, while the boys lost 75-27. Wade Binfield led the Bobcats in

scoring with 10 points. Our Lady of Mercy will play at SW Atlanta Christian

on Saturday night.

Friday games

will start at 7 p.m. with the girls games preceding the boys games, while

Saturday's games start at 6 p.m.

1/17 scores

Girls

Sandy Creek

- 66 Chapel Hill - 33

Landmark Christian

- 43 Cathedral Academy - 28

Fayette County

- Starr's Mill -

McIntosh -

Mundy's Mill -

Boys

Sandy Creek

- 63 Chapel Hill - 57

Landmark Christian

- 64 Cathedral Academy - 61

Fayette County

- Starr's Mill -

McIntosh -

Mundy's Mill -

1/18 scores

Girls

Lovejoy - 54

Starr's Mill - 53

Sandy Creek

- 47 East Coweta - 36

Carver - 71

McIntosh - 41

Our Lady of

Mercy - 52 W.D. Mohammed - 28

Riverdale -

61 Fayette County - 48

Boys

Lovejoy - 64

Starr's Mill - 58

Sandy Creek

- 70 East Coweta - 51

McIntosh -

46 Carver - 43 (OT)

W.D. Mohammed

- 75 Our Lady of Mercy - 27

Riverdale -

69 Fayette County - 51

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