Sandy Creek

The region 5-AAAA tournament starts tonight and is set to conclude Thursday evening at Villa Rica High School.

As the 2009 high school volleyball season nears it’s end, and the state playoffs loom on the horizon, the defending state champion Lady Patriots of Sandy Creek have been busy adding hard-fought wins to their already stellar record.

As sub-region play started for region 5-A AAAA, the county teams wanted to win and set the pace to make a run for a state playoff bid. The mission was accomplished for several teams.

Whitewater’s Lady Wildcat varsity softball team (22-1) picked up a few more wins last week.

McIntosh’s boys won the Sandy Creek Fall Classic, while the Patriots placed sixth.

Starr's Mill's Jeffrey Greene returned an interception for a touchdown in the Panthers' loss to Sprayberry. He and the rest of his team are hoping for better results against Northgate this week. Photo/Joseph Wilson.

Whitewater went 5-1 at the Lovett Block Party Invitational getting wins over Athens Academy (25-18, 25-22), South Forsyth (25-18, 25-17), Milton (25-15, 25-18), Columbus (25-18, 15-25, 25-20) and Westminster (25-16, 25-15) before losing to Pope.

Landmark Christian traveled to take on their local rivals, the Our Lady of Mercy Bobcats, on Friday. The Bobcats have never defeated the War Eagles in football, but the schools do play competitively in nearly every other sport.

Local schools are all over the recent rankings in the latest PrepCounty.com GACA Coaches poll for volleyball.

Due to the Fayette County Schools Furlough day on Oct. 16, Fayette County high school has had to make some adjustments to their football schedules. Please make note of these.

The varsity football game scheduled for Oct. 16 at Sandy Creek has been changed to Oct. 15. Kickoff will still be at 7:30 p.m. and the site will still be Sandy Creek.