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Gainesville rallied from a 12-point third-quarter deficit to get the crucial 53-48 Region 8-6A win over North Forsyth on Friday at home.

Despite a disappointing loss to No. 3 Pickens on Tuesday, the fifth-ranked White County girls did not let that carry over into another huge Region 7-3A showdown with No. 6 Dawson County on Friday.

Jefferson stayed perfect in Region 8-5A with a dominating 64-27 road win over Clarke Central on Friday.

Alabama wide receiver and former Buford High School standout Isaiah Bond has entered the transfer portal in the wake of coach Nick Saban's retirement.

With a new state tournament format in place, most northeast Georgia area and state wrestling teams will hold their Area Duals on Saturday.

The Atlanta Braves have extended general manager Alex Anthopoulos to a multi-year contract.

Eleven girls teams entered the week ranked among the eight GHSA classifications. Some of the region races may be ready to take shape. But most may go down to the final week of the season. And Friday and Saturday will offer area fans plenty of crucial showdowns.

If you're looking for Games2Watch on Friday, we've compiled a small list that you might want to keep an eye on.

Things are really starting to heat up, and take shape, among the various regions around northeast Georgia.

Lumpkin County ran its win streak to three with a solid 53-44 road win over rival Dawson County on the road in Region 7-3A on Wednesday.