Patriots draw short end on pair of coin tosses

The Homewood High School basketball teams did not have luck on their side on Monday.

Both Patriot squads were involved in a tie atop Class 6A, Area 10, after the conclusion of area play between Homewood, Parker, Ramsay and Shades Valley.

The boys team sat in three-way tie with Ramsay and Parker with identical 4-2 records, all having split with the other two teams in the tie and swept Shades Valley, who finished the area slate 0-6.

The Patriots were on the correct side of things after the first toss, setting them up with a flip against Parker.

Parker won that toss, leaving the Herd with the top seed and right to host, Homewood the No. 2 seed, and Ramsay the No. 3 seed.

Homewood will face Ramsay on Feb. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Parker in the opening round of the area tournament. The winner will advance to the area final and clinch a spot in the sub-regional round. The loser's season will conclude. 

On the girls side, the Lady Patriots tied Ramsay with a 5-1 mark in area play. Ramsay won the coin toss and will host the girls tournament next week.