Sports

The West Forsyth boys basketball team edged out Flowery Branch 54-52 on Tuesday in Coal Mountain.

The Habersham Central boys basketball team knocked off Chestatee 55-48 on Tuesday in Gainesville.

The Gwinnett Gladiators took the early lead against their division rivals, the South Carolina Stingrays and never gave it up, giving them the 4-1 victory and snapping their five-game losing streak.

The Buford girls won the Johns Creek Thanksgiving Tournament with a 60-41 win over host Johns Creek Tuesday.

The White County boys basketball team got its first win of the season with a 75-62 win over Kings Ridge Tuesday night in the Johnson Tip-off tournament.

R.J. Hunter scored 27 points and Ryan Harrow added 21 and Georgia State pulled away for an 85-70 win over Western Carolina at the CBE Hall of Fame Classic on Tuesday.

After trailing in the first half by as many as 10, the Piedmont College men's basketball team cruised to 79-62 victory on the road at Sewanee behind career best nights from sophomores Peyton Luken and former Gainesville High standout Chase England.

Merritt Hempe scored 17 points and Shacobia Barbee added 16 as No. 22 Georgia reeled off several impressive scoring runs to defeat Georgia Southern 93-52 on Tuesday night.

University of North Georgia head softball coach Mike Davenport has announced the signing of eight student-athletes to NCAA National Letters of Intent.

University of North Georgia women's basketball head coach Buffie Burson has announced that three local standouts have signed with the Nighthawks as part of the 2015 early signing period.