Newnan

The Sandy Creek Patriots did not score on their first possession in their Class AAA second round state playoff game, but they did get two Mike Hilton touchdowns in the first quarter (4 yd td run and 2 yd td run) on their way to a 42-14 win over the Troup Tigers.

The Sandy Creek Patriots were in control of their state playoff game against Butler from the kickoff. Eric Swinney returned the opening kick 90 yards for a touchdown and the Patriots never trailed. They didn’t give up any points until late in the third quarter when the clock was constantly running because the Patriots were up by 55 points.

Coaches will tell you that to beat a good team you usually have to play a solid all four quarters of the game. Against Northgate in the de facto sub-region 3-AAAA championship, the Whitewater Wildcats played a good first half.

It was a short week of practice for Sandy Creek. They survived a region battle with Eastside last Saturday and took the field at home for homecoming against Locust Grove tonight. They certainly didn’t look tired. Rather, they appeared motivated to get a comfortable enough lead and enjoy the festivities.

Sandy Creek came back from their bye and cruised, Our Lady of Mercy and Whitewater improved to 2-1 and McIntosh secured their first win of the season in dramatic fashion. Only Starr’s Mill fell short to Alcovy, losing 47-31.

The Newnan Cougars varsity baseball team (16-8, 12-1 region) clinched the region title with a 14-2 win over Luella on Tuesday.

East Coweta’s boys soccer team saw their quest for a state title end abruptly. The Indians took on Hillgrove on Wednesday afternoon and lost 2-1.

Newnan defeated Kennesaw Mountain 2-0 and will now play at Camden County next Wednesday.

The day before, the opposite happened. East Coweta’s Lady Indians (15-4) beat North Cobb 1-0, while Newnan (12-4) lost to Hillgrove 5-1. East Coweta will host Tift County (14-5) next Tuesday.

East Coweta’s boys (4-3-1) beat M.L. King 10-0 on Monday and Luella 4-0 on Wednesday. The girls (6-2) won both games 10-0.

East Coweta’s varsity baseball team (7-0, 3-0 region) is the top ranked team in Class AAAAA.

In a battle of two ranked opponents (polls had Sandy Creek at second in Class AAA and Eastside in seventh prior to tonight’s game), the reigning Class AAAA state champion Sandy Creek Patriots took care of business against some of the strongest competition they’ve faced this year.