Though the

region 4-AAAAA basketball games were played at Starr's Mill High School,

virtually in the backyards of the three Fayette schools in 4-AAAAA, the

home court was not friendly to the local teams. Fayette County, Starr's

Mill and McIntosh's girls teams were eliminated on Tuesday night, ending

their seasons.

Fayette County

lost to East Coweta 64-52 as Ashley Godfrey scored 23 points for the Lady

Indians. The Lady Tigers were led by Stefanie Norman's 17 points but could

not catch up with East Coweta at the end of the game. East Coweta met

Riverdale last night after the paper went to press.

Starr's Mill

fell to Carver, Columbus 57-33. The Lady Panthers played a good first

half and hung in there but made too many turnovers in the third quarter

and fell behind. Erica Harris led the team in scoring with 15 points,

while Coach Bob Ferguson also cited good play from Kelly Caulfield and

Ashley Marine.

McIntosh's

Lady Chiefs hung in with Riverdale for most of the first half but Riverdale

pulled away with under four minutes to go in the second quarter and established

a 32-22 lead. Riverdale came out blazing in the third quarter and outscored

McIntosh 19-7 in the quarter. The Lady Chiefs were led in scoring by Lindsay

Murphy with 12 points, while Alice Lowery followed with 10 points.

The McIntosh

boys lost on Wednesday night to Lovejoy, 70-42, while Fayette County defeated

Riverdale 61-54. Matt Heckman led the Tigers with 21 points. East Coweta

upset Carver, Columbus 47-46 thanks to the good foul shooting of Durrell

Elom. Newnan defeated Starr's Mill 62-53 on Wednesday night. The Panthers

leading scorer was Caleb Graham with 17 points, while Mike Mock finished

with 15 points, eight of which came in the first quarter. Coach Carl Thomas

also cited the play of Mike Defenbaugh who had seven points in the third

quarter, when Starr's Mill took a brief lead.

Fayette County

was slated to meet Lovejoy last night at 8:30 p.m., while East Coweta

faced their county rival, Newnan at 5:30 p.m. All four teams have qualified

for the AAAAA state tournament.

Our Lady of

Mercy's Lady Bobcats lost to Cathedral in the first round of the region

49-34, but the game was much closer. The Lady Bobcats led 17-6 with less

than two minutes in the first half and found themselves down by only four

points after the third quarter. Our Lady of Mercy was playing short handed

and banged up but gave a solid effort according to Coach Clay Cushman.

Sandy Creek

got a 48-29 win over Alexander despite what Coach Jim Waller saw as some

sluggish second half play. Jennifer Jaracz was the team's leading scorer

with 12 points, while Tiffany Paschal added eight rebounds. Coach Waller

also cited good play from Morgan Campbell and Ramsey Heft.

The win gave

the Lady Patriots their 18th win of the season, which is good enough to

tie a school record. They faced Pebblebrook last night after the paper

went to press. If Sandy Creek won that game they will have qualified for

the state tournament for the first time in school history. Pebblebrook

is the only region 4-AAAA team to sweep the Lady Patriots this year.

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