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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Tigers hankering for home hoops
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Road trip! That must have been the mindset of the Fayette County boys basketball team entering the holiday break, during which the Tigers played seven games in 11 days.
“We’re ready to get home,” said Fayette coach Andre Flynn. “That’ll help us out a little bit.”
At 11-7 overall and 6-2 in Region 2-AAAA after losing to Whitewater Tuesday, the Tigers are in good position for a high seed in the region tournament, but Flynn acknowledged that his club might be a little road weary, though it’s not apparent in the numbers of leading scorer Noel Johnson, who is scoring 27 points per game.
Double threat — Starr’s Mill’s Alexis Shaffer leads the Lady Panthers in scoring at 9.5 points per game and in rebounds with eight per game.
Getting healthy — The Fayette wrestling team enters the Area Duals this weekend with its full compliment of wrestlers for the first time, coach Jim Bailey said. Ali Khan has not lost since making weight for the 103-pound class two weeks ago, and 189-pounder Patrick Blankenbeker’s only loss was in a 215-pound match. The Tigers are 11-5 in duals competition and figure to be in the mix with McIntosh, Whitewater and Northgate for state playoff spots.
In the water — Starr’s Mill has three swimmers who have qualified for the state meet in three events each. Junior Lauren Beatty has qualifying times in the 200-yard freestyle, the 100 butterfly and the 100 freestyle, while Lauren Scott has qualified in the 50 freestyle, the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke.
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