Tallassee girls off to hot start, win LAMP tourney

Joe Adgie / Tallapoosa Publishers Jhakhia Anderson of Tallassee attempts to play keep-away with a member of the Beauregard basketball team.

The Tallassee girls basketball season is off to a hot start under first-year head coach Alfonzo Johnson.

Tallassee, which named Johnson head coach earlier this fall, started its basketball season with a big showing at the LAMP Tournament this weekend. The Tigers went 2-0 in the tournament with wins over Sidney Lanier, 48-32, and LAMP in the championship, 38-17.