High School Sports

The Lakeview Academy boys made the most of a week off to get ready for the GIAA Class 3A playoffs on Saturday.

Flowery Branch opened the Houston County Invitational with a nail-biting 6-5 win over Mary Persons on Friday.

Upsets were the theme for the boys during the first round of the Georgia High School Association state playoffs for northeast Georgia teams. Three of the five teams still remaining took road wins, including Region 7-3A sweeping out Region 6-3A in the opening round.

Chestatee will be hobnobbing with the Elite 8 in Class 4A for a second consecutive season.

North Forsyth girls coach Brad Kudlas’s message to his team before a mammoth Sweet 16 battle against Sequoyah: play team basketball.

Emma Lightsey scored 25 points to lead the Lady Warriors past Franklin County, 66-35, and into the quarterfinals for the first time in 40 years.

In the first-ever Hall/Whitfield County Showcase, the East Hall boys held on for a thrilling 2-1 win over Northwest Whitfield on Friday night at The Dungeon at Johnson High School.

While Regions 8-7A, 8-6A, 8-5A, and 8-4A will hold some crucial region matchups on Friday on the pitch, none will be more interesting than the pair of games in the Hall/Whitfield County Showcase at The Dungeon.

Eight northeast Georgia area girls teams will try to keep their title hopes alive on Friday in the second round of the Georgia High School Association and quarterfinals of the GIAA playoffs.

It's a very light schedule on the diamond Friday as just nine northeast Georgia area teams will be in action, only two at home.