Ask any coach

of any team in any sport and he or she will tell you that you want a team

to have momentum and confidence heading into the playoffs. Sandy Creek's

boys and girls have both with two games left before the region 4-AAAA

tournament begins.

Sandy Creek

hosted Woodward Academy on Friday night and both the boys and the girls

got wins. The Lady Patriots won a hotly contested defensive battle 38-24

to record their first win over Woodward Academy in school history. Coach

Jim Waller cited the outstanding defensive play of Tiffany Paschal and

Ashley Jones as the difference in the game. The boys won 73-69 thanks

to 29 points from Aaron Caruthers and outstanding rebounding from Andrew

Gardner and Kevin Lott. Gardner pulled in 19 rebounds, which coach Maurice

Triche thinks might be a school record, while Lott grabbed 11 rebounds.

Gardner also scored 10 points while Lott scored 13 points.

In Saturday's

games against Alexander, the girls won 58-49 while the boys defeated Alexander

80-52. Tiffany Paschal scored 19 points, pulled in 13 rebounds and recorded

four assists in the win. In the boys game, Kevin Craig scored 16 points,

while Tyler Jones scored 14 points and Aaron Caruthers added 13 points.

Both the Lady Patriots and Patriots are fourth in the region but things

could change by the end of the week. Sandy Creek played at Douglas County

last night and will host Northgate on Friday for senior night.

Fayette County's

boys won their fourth game i a row on Friday with a 51-44 win over McIntosh.

The two teams battled throughout the night and McIntosh went into the

final quarter with a 32-27 lead. The Tigers went on a 13-0 run at the

beginning of the fourth quarter to take control of the game and get the

win. Dexter Manley led the Tigers with 17 points, while Adam McWilliams

scored 13 for the Chiefs. In the girls game, Fayette County won 68-45.

The Lady Tigers snapped a two game losing streak thanks in part to 13

points from Stefanie Norman and Megan Nichols. Alice Lowery scored 15

points for the Lady Chiefs, eight of which came in the fourth quarter

as McIntosh tried to mount a comeback.

Fayette County's

regular season came to a close last night with a game at Newnan. McIntosh

hosted Lovejoy last night and will play at Starr's Mill on Friday.

Starr's Mill's

boys and girls lost to Carver on Friday night. The Lady Panthers started

slowly and fell behind Carver. Though they had a much better second half

of the game, they could not overcome the deficit and lost 63-54. Ashley

Marine scored 21 points while Erica Harris added 15 points and Jenny Norman

scored 10 points. The boys had an early lead on Carver and found themselves

tied with them 27-27 at the half. Carver kicked it into a higher gear

in the second half though building a 49-44 lead at the end of the third

quarter and winning 75-57 after hitting a number of foul shots down the

stretch.

The top scorers

for Starr's Mill were Andy Drum with 17 points, Mike Mock with 13, eight

of which came in the first quarter, and Caleb Graham with 11. Starr's

Mill wraps up the season with two games that promise to be very exciting.

The Panthers

played at East Coweta last night and will host McIntosh on Friday for

senior night.

Basketball

scores 1/31 - Girls

Carver - 63

Starr's Mill - 54

Fayette County

- 68 McIntosh - 45

Sandy Creek

- 38 Woodward Academy - 24

Boys

Carver - 75

Starr's Mill -57

Fayette County

- 51 McIntosh - 44

Sandy Creek

- 73 Woodward Academy - 69

2/1 scores

Sandy Creek

(G) - 58 Alexander - 49

Sandy Creek

(B) - 80 Alexander - 52

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