High School Sports

The play-in games are set for both Region 7-AAA and Region 8-AA for Monday.

Region 8-AA owns the two best teams in Class AA in the final rankings. The East Hall boys and Wesleyan girls are both ranked No. 1 and have been most of the season.

Heading into this week's region tournament around the state, Region 8-AA owns the two best teams in Class AA in the final rankings.

Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) will televise action from the GHSA Traditional Wrestling State Championship in a taped two-hour program to air Thursday, Feb 16th at 9:00 p.m. and Friday, Feb. 17th at 12:30 p.m.

Both the boys and girls Region 7-AAA tournaments, which begin Monday with play-in games at Flowery Branch and Fannin County high schools, figure to be up-for-grabs.

There was little surprise in the final outcome of the Area 4-AAA wrestling tournament after Saturday's finals at the Gainesville gym.

Brackets and schedules are expected to be finalized Sunday for prep region basketball tournaments slated to begin Monday.

The Lakeview boys basketball team struggled offensively in the second half to fall to Greenforest in its regular season final.

The Area 4-AAA wrestling tournament got under way Friday with Gilmer holding a solid lead after the first day's matches at the Gainesville gym.

Defense was the name of the game as the Lakeview girls basketball team forced Greenforest's offense to turn the ball over 44 times on its way to the win.