High School Sports

Now that both the Lakeview Academy boys and girls basketball teams have qualified for their first-ever trips to the state tournament, what's next on the agenda? Winning Region 8-A titles.

For about 23 minutes, Gainesville's Region 7-AAA quarterfinal game Wednesday night against Gilmer County seemed like an episode of 'The Twilight Zone.'

The Class A No. 4-ranked Jefferson boys basketball team easily advanced to the Class A state tournament with an 87-52 win over prince Avenue Christian Wednesday night.

The Lakeview Academy girls basketball team earned its first-ever trip to the Class A state tournament with a 45-32 win over Prince Avenue Christian Tuesday night in the Region 8-A Tournament at the Towns County gym.

It was a roller coaster ride for the Lakeview Academy boys basketball team Wednesday night in the opening round of the Region 8-A Tournament.

Patience was the key to the Class AAA No.1-ranked Gainesville girls 56-43 win over Chestatee Tuesday night in the opening round of the Region 7-AAA Tournament at the Flowery Branch gym.

There would be no upset this year for the White County boys basketball team against West Hall in the Region 7-AAA Tournament Tuesday night.

The Class AAA No. 1-ranked East Hall boys basketball team wasted little time Tuesday night against Pickens County in making sure it would have a chance to defend its Class AAA state title.

The seniors for the Johnson boys basketball team came through when it counted most. And sophomore A.J. Young had his official coming out party in the Knights' 75-66 win over North Hall Wednesday in the opening round of the Region 7-AAA Tournament at t

Angela Middleton left Southwest DeKalb High School two years ago to make history. She and the Flowery Branch girls basketball team did just that Wednesday in the opening round of the Region 7-AAA Tournament at the Flowery Branch gym.