High School Sports

The North Hall girls basketball team used a 22-6 second quarter en route to a 68-33 win over Gilmer in Region 7-AAA North play.

Fannin County used a 12-0 run in the third quarter to rally for a 70-59 Region 7-AAA North win over Chestatee Tuesday night.

Courtney Newton is no stranger to pressure. Neither is Kita Waller. They will meet for the first time Tuesday night when Gainesville travels to Flowery Branch for a critical Region 7-AAA South game.

The Gainesville High wrestling team won its first-ever Hall County Duals title Saturday night.

With Gainesville girls basketball standout Tasha Humphrey nursing a sore ankle, sophomore Kita Waller has decided to put the Class AAA No. 2-ranked Lady Elephants on her shoulders.

While it's not surprising that White County sits atop the Region 7-AAA North boys standings, who shares the top spot with them is.

With Johnson leading North Hall 67-66 with 27 seconds left, the Knights' Whitney Randolph had a chance to ice the game with two free throws.

There were few surprises during the first week of subregion play in the girls standings of Region 7-AAA.

The Class AAA No. 1 Vikings held Fannin County to just eight first-half points - just 1 in the second quarter - en rout to a 78-27 demolition of the Rebels.

Dustin Wellborn poured in 18 points and Trey Wood added 14 to lead the Lakeview boys basketball team to a 51-37 win over Athens Christian Saturday night.