It's not March Madness

- mainly because it's not March - but the games in the

various high school basketball classifications are suddenly a lot more

serious.

Region tournaments are underway

this week, with spots in the state playoffs at stake and all schools facing

the same choices in the first round: win or go home.

Starr's Mill is hosting

the Region 4-AAAAA playoffs, which began Monday with the Lady Panthers

winning 38-33 over McIntosh in girls play, and Newnan prevailing 51-31

over McIntosh in boys play.

The winners of those games

faced the top seeds in each bracket - Lovejoy's boys and Riverdale's

girls - in games last night. Also scheduled for Tuesday (after press

time) were a Fayette County-Newnan girls matchup as well as boys games

pitting Starr's Mill against Riverdale and Fayette County against

East Coweta.

Semifinal games are scheduled

for Thursday. The girls championship is Friday at 7 p.m., followed by

the boys title game at 8:30.

The Region 4-AAAA playoffs

are at Sandy Creek this week, with both host squads getting favorable

seedings in the brackets, which consist of teams from 10 schools.

The Lady Patriots opened play

with a 50-31 win over Northgate, earning a second-round game Thursday

against Forest Park, who won 54-51 over Alexander Monday. The winner Thursday

takes on second-seeded North Clayton Friday at 4 p.m., and the championship

game is Saturday at 7 p.m.

The Patriots, seeded third,

faced Alexander last night (after press time) with the winner moving on

to play tomorrow at 8:30 against the Northgate-Forest Park winner. The

winner of that game faces second-seeded Lithia Springs Friday at 5:30,

with the championship game set for Saturday at 8:30.

Teams in Region 5-A are battling

this week at Heard County. The boys from Landmark, seeded first in the

West subregion, played Greenforest last night (after press time), while

the Lady War Eagles, seeded fourth in the subregion, took on W.D. Mohammed.

The winners of those games play Friday, with the region championship games

set for Saturday at 7 and 8:30 p.m.

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