It's one loss and you're done come tournament time and three local boys basketball teams learned that on Tuesday, none harder than Starr's Mill which led Newnan for most of the game. The Cougars pulled ahead of Starr's Mill with a little over four minutes remaining and held on during a furious charge in the final minute from the Panthers. The final score was 53-46. Fayette County's boys led for most of their game against Lovejoy and were able to overcome a poor fourth quarter to hang on for the 52-50 win. The victory advances the Tigers to a Thursday night game against East Coweta and also puts them into the state tournament. McIntosh and Whitewater played in the region 4-AAAA tournament at Lithia Springs on Tuesday and both lost. The Chiefs fell to Alexander 65-51 and the Wildcats lost to Lithia Springs, 90-57. Tonight's tournament action will feature Starr's Mill's girls against Mundy's Mill at 6 p.m. and Fayette County's girls against Newnan at 7:30 p.m. Sandy Creek's girls open their region 4-AAAA tournament play tonight at Lithia Springs with a 7 p.m. game against Lithia Springs.

Lady Panthers and Lady Tigers to meet for region championship

Wednesday night's region 4-AAAAA tournament action saw Starr's Mill's girls defeat Mundy's Mill 42-39 and Fayette County's girls upset Newnan 44-38. The wins guarantee both teams one of the top two spots in the region and also guarantee home games in the first round of the state tournament. Emily Woodward led Starr's Mill with 10 points, while Kristin Bunch scored 19 for Fayette County. They will face off tomorrow night (Friday, Feb. 11) at 7 p.m. Sandy Creek's girls got a 67-44 win over Lithia Springs on Wednesday night. Mary Fields led the team with 20 points. The win qualifies them for the state tournament. They will face Douglas County tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the region 4-AAAA semi-finals at Lithia Springs High School.