By MICHAEL BOYLAN

Sports Editor

Though they are not as deep as last year's team, the Fayette County Tigers are ready for their upcoming regular season. The team will be led by point guard William Moore. Moore is a junior who controls the game both offensively and defensively for the Tigers. Another player who sees some time at guard is Andrew Doggendorf, a junior who has a good understanding of the game and is the team's best pure shooter. Seniors Jeff Barnes and Jay Dubac will give the Tigers some key leadership and points this season. "Jeff is maybe our only pure "big man" ," explains Coach Louthan. "He is great on the boards and really helps the team with enthusiasm and spirit. Jay is good both inside and outside and shoots the ball well."

For the Tigers to succeed this year, Moore, Doggendorf and Barnes will need to score consistently. Fayette County can extend the floor defensively and has good defensive pressure. The Tigers do have some depth off the bench in senior Jay Chapman, who led the team in scoring in their game against Henry County. Chapman is just one of a few Tiger players who is pleasantly surprising Coach Louthan. " We shouldn't be overmatched very often this year," Coach Louthan says. "This team is a lot of fun to work with and a variety of people can score in a variety of ways."

The Tigers will face some stiff competition in their regional rivals: Griffin, East Coweta, McIntosh, but no team is invincible. The Tigers faced McIntosh on Saturday in the Mt. Zion tournament and lost by two points, after missing three shots at the end of the game. Fayette County traveled to LaGrange on Tuesday to open the regular season. "If we can mix it up defensively on LaGrange and maybe trap them, we can get them off balance offensively," Coach Louthan explained.

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