The regular season of the high school basketball season ended over the weekend and the post-season, in the form of region basketball tournaments, has begun.

Fayette County’s boys (23-1, 11-1 region) picked up two more wins at the end of the season. The Tigers defeated Lovejoy 62-59 on Friday with Cameron Carruthers leading the way with 16 points. Carruthers was the team’s leading scorer on Saturday as well, scoring 20 points against McIntosh in Fayette County’s 62-44 win over the Chiefs.

The Tigers have a first round bye in the region 4-AAAAA tournament and have already qualified for the AAAAA state tournament. They will take on the winner of the Starr’s Mill and Lovejoy game on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Mundy’s Mil High School.

The Lady Tigers (12-12, 6-6) went 1-1 over the weekend. They lost to Lovejoy 46-43 with Kristene Walker dropping 19 points for Fayette County. Walker would be the leading scorer for the Lady Tigers on Saturday in their 43-38 win over McIntosh on Saturday. Tessah Holt chipped in 11 points against McIntosh.

The Lady Tigers will face Union Grove on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Mundy’s Mill High School. If they win , they will take on the winner of the Lovejoy and East Coweta match. A win would also send the girls back to the AAAAA state tournament.

Both the Starr’s Mill boys and girls fell to Newnan in their regular season finale. The Lady Panthers (15-10, 6-6) lost 59-49, while the boys lost by a score of 64-57. Starr’s Mill’s boys (11-13, 3-9) will take on Lovejoy at 4:30 p.m. today, while the girls will play tomorrow against Mundy’s Mill at 4:30 p.m. The boys have lost both previous matches with Lovejoy this season, once by 21 points and more recently by six points. The girls have split with Mundy’s Mill, losing the first game by one point but winning their most recent match by two points. If the boys win they will take on Fayette County on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. If the girls win, they will play Newnan on Thursday. Wins would put both teams in the AAAAA state tournament.

In 4-AAAA action over the weekend, the McIntosh boys (9-13, 7-3) split. They beat Northgate 36-24 on Friday before Saturday’s loss to Fayette County. The win over Northgate helped earn the Chiefs a first round bye in the region 4-AAAA tournament, which is being held at Whitewater High School. The Chiefs will be off until Thursday at 4 p.m. when they will play the winner of the Douglas County and Northgate game. A win in that game will put McIntosh in the AAAA state tournament. The Lady Chiefs (4-12, 2-8) lost both games over the weekend, falling to Northgate 45-24 and then losing their game against Fayette County on Saturday. The Lady Chiefs will take on Douglas County at 5:30 p.m. Monday and will play Sandy Creek at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday if they win.

Whitewater’s boys and girls both got swept over the weekend. The boys (14-11, 4-6) lost to Woodward Academy 85-60 on Friday and then lost to Temple on Saturday 62-56. The Lady Wildcats lost to Woodward Academy 57-38 and then lost a heartbreaker to Temple on Saturday, 48-47.

Whitewater’s girls (3-20, 0-10) will face Chapel Hill at 7 p.m. on Monday, while the boys will play Alexander on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. The boys have faced Alexander once this season and lost by 33 points. It was the Wildcats first loss of the season.

Sandy Creek’s boys and girls both defeated Creekside. The Lady Patriots (17-4, 9-1) defeated Creekside 53-50 and earned themselves a first round bye. They will host the winner of the Douglas County and McIntosh game at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. They have defeated both of those teams twice this season. The boys (10-14, 6-4) win over the Seminoles put them in a first round game against Haralson County at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. If the Patriots win they will take on Lithia Springs, a team that has beaten them twice this season, for a shot at making the AAAA state tournament.

In 5-A action, Our Lady of Mercy had two games remaining over the weekend. The Lady Bobcats (6-19, 1-9) picked up two wins, defeating Greenforest Christian 64-42 with Kelly Tolcher scoring 19 points. The girls beat Galloway 52-28 on Saturday with Alex Miles leading the team with 14 points. They have won three of their last four games. The boys (6-19, 3-7) went 0-2 over the weekend, falling to Greenforest Christian 69-56 and then losing to Galloway, 68-52, despite 13 points from Buck Caldwell.

Our Lady of Mercy will host the 5-a region tournament this week. The Lady Bobcats will take on Greenforest Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The winner of that game will meet Landmark Christian at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The boys will take on St. Francis on Tuesday at 4 p.m. and the winner of that game will take on Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Landmark’s boys and girls wrapped up their regular season last week. The boys (6-19, 3-7) will kick off the region tournament with a game against Galloway at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The winner of that match will face Whitefield Academy on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Landmark’s Lady War Eagles (15-6, 8-2) have a first round bye and will host the winner of the Greenforest and Our Lady of Mercy game at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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