The regular

season of high school basketball ends this weekend and local teams are

hoping to finish strong. Some teams got some key, confidence-inducing

wins on Tuesday.

McIntosh's

Lady Chiefs got their second home win of the season on Tuesday by defeating

Lovejoy 52-51. Lindsay Murphy scored 18 of her 20 points in the first

half as McIntosh built a 38-26 lead at the half. That lead shrunk to seven

points by the end of the third quarter and to one point with less than

a minute remaining. Christa Mann grabbed a big offensive rebound and hit

a free throw to push the lead to 52-49 and Lovejoy could not catch up,

only hitting two fo their final three free throws.

Murphy was

the Lady Chiefs leading scorer with Kristen McKillop following with 15

points. The two combined to hit seven three-pointers. McIntosh's boys

did not fare as well losing to Lovejoy 72-45. McIntosh will play at Starr's

Mill tonight and will host Landmark Christian tomorrow.

East Coweta's

boys and girls basketball teams defeated Starr's Mill in very close games.

The Lady Indians won 42-37 with Ashley Godfrey scoring 20 points, while

Starr's Mill's Ashley Marine scored 13 points. The East Coweta boys pulled

away in the final minute and won 60-56. Roger McDowell scored 16 points,

including the final basket for the Indians, while Mike Mock led the Panthers

with 21 points. Starr's Mill wraps up the regular season tonight at home

with a game against McIntosh. It is senior night for Starr's Mill.

The Sandy Creek

Lady Patriots are still hot. They have won 11 of their last 13 games,

including three in a row. On Tuesday, the Lady Patriots defeated Douglas

County 64-53. Jennifer Jaracz scored 16 points for Sandy Creek in the

win. The boys three game win streak came to an end with a 100-73 loss

to Douglas County, the top team in region 4-AAAA. Aaron Caruthers scored

27 points for the Patriots.

Sandy Creek

finishes the regular season tonight by hosting Northgate. It is senior

night for Sandy Creek.

Our Lady of

Mercy's boys and girls teams split. The Lady Bobcats defeated St. Francis

47-36. Amy Fortener netted the team's first triple-double in school history

with 10 points, 15 rebounds and 11 steals, while Cagney Stigger scored

18 points. The boys lost to St. Francis, which has now won 20 in a row,

73-41. Sebastian Kurtz scored 12 points for the Bobcats. Our Lady of Mercy

wraps up the regular season on Saturday at Blessed Trinity in Roswell.

Newnan's boys

and girls both defeated Fayette County on Tuesday in Fayette's final game

of the regular season. The Lady Cougars won 73-62 and the Cougars won

71-55.

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