High School Sports

The White County football team can't seem to catch a break.

The high-powered Lumpkin County offense will get its first true test Friday night when the Indians travel to Norcross to play Wesleyan.

The North Hall girls softball team will play host to Pickens County Thursday in a battle of unbeaten Region 7-AAA teams and with first place on the line.

There are a lot of story lines in this one as East Hall and West Hall - not one of the more traditional Hall County rivalries - meet Friday night at Valhalla in a critical Region 7-AAA game for both teams.

The Habersham Central football team needs a win - bad. The Raiders will get a chance for their first victory under new coach Gene Cathcart Friday against Eastside-Covington.

West Hall's Shae Allen tossed a one-hit shutout in leading the Lady Spartans to a crucial 3-0 win over East Hall in Region 7-AAA softball action Tuesday.

After a 9-day layoff, the Lakeview Academy boy's soccer team whipped Paideia Tuesday, 6-2.

Class AAA No. 8 Flowery Branch kept pace in the Region 7-AAA softball standings with a 7-0 whipping of Gilmer County.

Let the countdown begin for the battle of Region 7-AAA softball supremacy. North Hall shutout White County 1-0 Tuesday to set up a showdown of unbeaten powerhouses Thursday with Pickens County.

Pickens County leaped-frogged North Hall in the latest Class AAA girls state softball rankings from Gafastpitch.com.