High School Sports

The North Hall boys basketball team rallied in the second half to take a 66-53 Region 7-AAA North win over Gilmer Tuesday night.

The Lakeview Academy boys basketball team used a 19-9 second quarter run and an 18-2 third quarter run en route to a 67-36 blowout of Excel Academy Tuesday night.

Dawson County is ranked No. 1 in Class AA in the latest georgiawrestling.net prep poll released Monday night. Three-time defending Class A champ Jefferson is ranked No. 1 in this week's poll.

The Gainesville High wrestling team is ranked ninth in the latest georgiawrestling.net Class AAA prep poll.

Defense was the name of the game for the Lakeview Academy girls basketball team Tuesday night.

Gainesville senior Brent Benson, Hall County's leading scorer, hit five 3-pointers to lead the Class AAA No. 4-ranked Red Elephants to an 83-62 Region 7-AAA South win over Flowery Branch Tuesday night.

The Class AAA No. 1-ranked Gainesville girls basketball team rallied from an early first-half deficit to cruise to a 64-50, Region 7-AAA South win over No. 9 Flowery Branch Tuesday night.

White County kept pace with both Fannin County and North Hall in Region 7-AAA North after taking a 59-44 win over Pickens on the road Tuesday night in girls basketball action.

East Hall took a twinbill from visiting Johnson Tuesday night, winning the girls' contest 50-43 and taking the boys nightcap 107-62.

Battling sickness and injury, the Johnson High wrestling team was no match against a powerful Dawson County squad Monday night.