High School Sports

Flowery Branch's defense came through big time in the final minutes of regulation and overtime to knock off Walnut Grove Friday night, 20-17.

Despite trailing at halftime, 23-22, Gainesville outscored Chattahoochee 33-3 in the second half on the way to a 55-26 win Friday night.

Buford scored all of their points by halftime Friday night in a 50-0 win over Central Gwinnett.

Commerce wasted no time getting points on the scoreboard as the Tigers routed Oglethorpe County, 55-14, Friday night.

Despite leading early, White County fell behind at GAC and couldn't complete the comeback in a 28-23 loss to the Spartans Friday night.

Banks County found themselves on the winning side of the scoreboard after taking down Providence Christian, 34-20, Friday night. It marked the first win of the Todd Winter era.

North Forsyth fell Friday night at the hands of West Forsyth, 35-10.

Five northeast Georgia area teams are in the top 10 in offense and four are in the top 10 in defense in their respective classifications heading into Friday night's action around the state.

Georgia High School Association softball playoff action for northeast Georgia area teams will resume on Friday with first round action for Classes 5A, 3A, and Class A Division 1.

Most coaches and players say all they want is to be in the playoff conversation at the end of the season. If that’s the case, once again expect a noisy weekend.