Fayette County High School has been the setting for the Fayette Invitational shoot-out this week and the home court seems to be helping the Lady Tigers. Fayette County edged out Statesboro on Monday night by a score of 44-41. The Lady Tigers then faced Eagle's Landing on Tuesday evening. Fayette County battled with them and won by a score of 50-42. The Lady Tigers will face Cedar Shoals Wednesday evening.

The Fayette County boys team opened the shoot-out against Eagle's Landing on Monday night and handed them a 73-43 loss. The Tigers had a tough game on Tuesday though, facing Westside, Augusta and losing 67-40.

The Sandy Creek Lady Patriots opened the tournament against a skilled Mays team. Sandy Creek made some errant passes and was called on several questionable fouls, leading towards a 47-41 loss. On Tuesday, the Lady Patriots took on North Augusta and had a much tougher game ahead of them. North Augusta defeated Sandy Creek by a score of 62-43.

The Sandy Creek boys team opened the shoot-out against Mays as well and lost by a score of 62-45. Sandy Creek faced Cedar Shoals on Tuesday and played a much better game. Cedar Shoals outlasted the Patriots however and defeated them by a score of 39-31.

The McIntosh Lady Chiefs are playing in the Deep South Classic at Brookwood. On Monday, the Lady Chiefs defeated Mount Juliet, TN by a score of 57-47. In their next game, the Lady Chiefs faced the top ranked team in America in the USA-Today poll, Butler, Ala. McIntosh lost by a score of 87-54.

The McIntosh Chiefs have been playing in the Battle of the Borders tournament in LaGrange. The Chiefs faced Opelika, Ala. on Monday and defeated them, 72-47. The Chiefs continued handing out the losses on Tuesday, as they rolled over Lafayette 86-66.

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