Hoops teams prepare for holiday tournaments

McIntosh’s Lady Chiefs defeated Northgate 44-28 on Tuesday. Laura Higgason led the way for McIntosh with 16 points and four rebounds, while Gabby Seiler had 11 points, three steals and four assists. Shelbi Sims and Danette Hinton each had eight rebounds.

The McIntosh boys won 53-40. Junior Jay Manning led the Chiefs with 16 and fellow junior Chris Longoria and senior Josh Ball each contributed 11.

McIntosh will play at Whitewater Saturday night (girls at 6 p.m., boys at 7:30 p.m.). The boys (4-5) and girls (6-2) will play in the Chuck Miller Classic starting next Friday.

Starr’s Mill, which plays at Mays tonight after the paper went to press, will play at Alexander tomorrow afternoon (girls at 4:30 p.m, boys at 6 p.m.) The Starr’s Mill boys (4-3) defeated Columbus 72-62 on Tuesday. They will play in the Bolles Holiday Classic in Jacksonville, Fla. starting Dec. 21.

Sandy Creek’s boys (2-3) will play at Tri-Cities Saturday afternoon (4:30 p.m.) and both the boys and girls will play in the Carrollton tournament Dec. 18-21 and the St. Pius X tournament Dec. 28-30.