High School Sports

Persistence paid off for the Class AAA No. 5-ranked Johnson girls basketball team Wednesday night.

The Region 8-A North No. 2 seed Lakeview boys will take on South No. 3-seed Athens Christian Wednesday night as the Lions try to advance into the Class A state tournment.

The Elbert County boys basketball team advanced to the Class AAA state tournament with a 63-57 win over Franklin County Tuesday night in Region 8-AAA action at Hart County High School.

The Winder-Barrow girls basketball team is one win from a berth in the Class AAAA state tournament after a 51-46 win over Loganville Tuesday night in Region 8-AAAA action at Cedar Shoals High School.

The No. 11 Jefferson girls basketball team got 15 points from Shenita Moon to advance to the Class A state tournament with a 51-36 win over rival Commerce Tuesday night in the Region 8-A Tournament at the Towns County gym.

Stephanie Searce hit two free throws with 0.7 seconds left to lift the Fannin County girls basketball team to a 53-51 win over West Hall in the opening round of the Region 7-AAA Tournament Tuesday.

Last week Chestatee girls coach Lewis Shirley said the biggest key to his young team's improvement was the play of sophomore Anna Bailey.

Less than a year after going 0-24, the Flowery Branch boys basketball team was on the verge of playing for a chance to go to the state tournament Monday night.

The Jefferson and Dawson County wrestling teams both won their respective state duals championship over the weekend.

Megan Westmoreland score 21 points and Lindsay Smith added 12 to lead the North Hall girls basketball teamm to a 68-45 Region 7-AAA North play-in game win over Pickens County Monday night.