LFO splits final games before region tournament

Last week began on a high note for LFO basketball with a home sweep of Sonoraville, but ended on a sour note as the Red-andWhite were swept at Calhoun in the regular season finale.

LFO girls 47, Sonoraville 46

Buoyed by a career-high 12 points from Mackenzie Begley, the Lady Warriors picked up an important victory this past Monday. Milijah Williams had 13 points, followed by Anna Rountree with nine and Macey Gregg with seven. Madison Stookey added four and Dekeia Rowe dropped in two.

Calhoun girls 57, LFO 45

Gregg had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine steals, but it was not enough for the Lady Warriors, who fell to 10-15 overall and 7-9 in 6-AAA play in the regular season finale.

Williams added eight points. Rountree had four points. Begley picked up three points and Ateana Copeland added one.

The Lady Warriors will be the No. 5 seed in the region tournament this week at Ringgold. They are slated to play at 7 p.m. Tuesday against either No. 8 Haralson County or No. 9 Adairsville.

LFO boys 44, Sonoraville 42

The Warriors overcame a twopoint first quarter to battle back and tie the game at 36 all at the end of regulation. Then in the extra session, junior Zach Coots stepped to the free throw line and connected on two shots with eight seconds left to lift the Warriors to the victory.

Coots finished with 12 points, while Ruddy Ware led LFO with a game- high 22 points. Ethan Wolford added four points, while Deandre Rowe, Cameron Gregg and James Beddington all had two points each. LFO went 12- of- 16 from the free throw line on the night, while the Phoenix connected on 17-of30 attempts.

With the victory, LFO assured itself of a first-round bye in the region tournament.

Calhoun boys 64, LFO 47

The Jackets led 28-17 at halftime and slowly increased their lead in the second half as they dropped the Warriors to 12-13 overall and 8-8 in region play. Individual scoring had not been provided as of press time.

LFO will be the No. 4 seed and will play on Thursday at 8: 30 p.m. against Ringgold, Adairsville or Haralson County.