High School Sports

With leading scorer Brent Benson on the bench with an arm injury, the Gainesville boys basketball team was looking for a leader.

The Lakeview Academy girls could not get anything going on offense for the second straight game, this time in the Region 8-A consolation game against host Towns County.

The Jefferson boys basketball team got balanced scoring and tough defense in the second half to beat Lakeview Academy 60-46 Saturday night to win the Region 8-A title at Towns County High School.

Will Crumley hit two free throws with :03 seconds lift the Lakeview Academy boys basketball team to a 36-35 win over Athens Academy Friday night in the semifinals of Region 8-A Tournament.

Jamie Evans hit five 3-pointers and sparked an 11-2 run in the first quarter to lead Class AAA No. 2-ranked East Hall to an 85-53 win over Johnson Friday night in the semifinals of the Region 7-AAA boys tournament.

Eight out of 10 times, senior Sarah Lane hits both free throws. But Friday night, with 7.1 seconds left and a chance to give the Johnson Lady Knights the lead against Fannin County in their Region 7-AAA semifinals, both lipped out and Fannin got the rebou

When you play defense the way the Gainesville girls basketball team did Friday night, you don't need much offense.

Amanda Towe scored 15 points, including going 9-for-9 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to lead the Johnson girls basketball team to a 66-56 win over Flowery Branch Saturday night.

Dianna Briggs scored 13 points and Hillary Stanford 11 but it wasn't to lift the Lakeview Academy girls basketball team to a win Friday night in the Region 8-A semifinals.

The Georgia High School Association executive committee has approved a rule that would prevent teams from traveling more than 100 miles during the school week to play regular-season games.