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Fayette County boys and girls region basketball champsSun, 02/18/2007 - 9:28am
By: Michael Boylan
The Fayette County varsity boys basketball team defeated McIntosh 66-45 on Friday and defeated Westlake 72-68 on Saturday to win the region 2-AAAA championship. Noel Johnson had 18 against the Chiefs and 25 against Westlake to be the team's leading scorer in those two games. The Lady Tigers beat Woodward Academy 40-37 on Friday and Westlake 69-65 in four overtimes on Saturday. Fayette County trailed Westlake by 15 at the half and 13 entering the fourth quarter but a 17-4 run tied it at the end of regulation and the Lady Tigers refused to lose. Tessah Holt scored 26 in the win over Westlake. Landmark Christian's Lady War Eagles also won a region title, defeating Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy 51-48 for the region 5-A title. It was the team's 16th win in a row. Christian Hunnicutt scored 21 points and her sister, Diamond, added 20. Sandy Creek's Lady Patriots lost to Carrollton 41-33 in the region 6-AAA final. All four teams will have home games to start the state playoffs this Friday. login to post comments![]() |