The Newnan Lady Cougars faced Lovejoy on Friday night and defeated them 6-1. The game started slowly but under the leadership of seniors Anne Barrow and Karen Hembree, the offense got underway. Hembree scored the first goal, putting the ball just over the Lovejoy keeper. Barrow nailed the second goal from about 45 yards out. However, Lovejoy capitalized on a break away right before halftime, cutting the Newnan lead in half. The Lady Cougars were more aggressive in the second half. Sophomore Amanda Morton, who assisted Hembree's goal then assisted Sister Edge's two goals of the evening. Morton also finished off a ball played by Marci Pike. The scoring was not over yet, with five minutes remaining Karen Hembree punched in a loose ball in front of the net.

Newnan outshot Lovejoy 36 to 3 and continued to get outstanding play from Erica Crutchfield, Tiffany Sellen, Stephanie Flagg and Crystal Owens.

Newnan hosted second ranked McIntosh on Tuesday night and just could not keep up. The Lady Chiefs capitalized anytime the Lady Cougars let their guard down, beating them by a score of 9-0. Keeper Katie Smith stopped several point blank shots while senior Elizabeth McEntire and sophomore Patricia Ballantyne kept the game close early. Newnan will travel to Sharpsburg to face East Coweta on Saturday. McIntosh will host Walton on Friday at 6 p.m.

The Starr's Mill girls handled the Sandy Creek Lady Patriots with ease on Tuesday, defeating them 15-0. The Lady Panthers controlled the tempo for most of the game, virtually slicing through the defense. Ten different people scored for Starr's Mill, including usual goalie Rachel Sproul. Alison Graham scored twice in nine minutes, Brady Ragan had two goals and Janet Burke had a hat trick. The Lady Panthers will host fifth ranked Woodward Academy at the soccer complex on Hwy.74 at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

The Fayette County boys traveled to Griffin on Tuesday night, expecting a physical game. The game lived up to it's expectations. There were two red cards and five yellow cards issued. The Tigers were only issued one yellow card. Fayette County led 1-0 at the half and then went up 2-0 early in the second half. Griffin scored next but Fayette iced it right at the end with their third goal. Todd Edwards headed in a Nick Zatezalo throw in and Trevor Bowman headed in a free kick from Brent Turner. Brent Turner also scored off of a free kick. Fayette County outshot Griffin 20-9 and JB Wood remained in the net for the entire game, recording seven saves.

Fayette County will host Lovejoy on Friday night at 7 p.m. and highlights from Tuesday's win will be shown on The High School Sports Show on WAGA Channel 5 at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.

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