High School Sports

Dawson County will travel to Apalachee in both teams' Region 8-AA opener. Banks County and Wesleyan will tangle in Norcross while Union County entertains Greater Atlanta Christian.

Forsyth Central, fresh off its first win of the season, now faces a tough road test Friday night traveling to St. Pius to take on the Golden Lions in Region 6-AAAA play.

White County will go for its first win of the season when it plays host to Gilmer County Friday night in Region 7-AAA.

The Winder-Barrow football team looks to stay unbeaten when it plays host to Region 8-AAAA foe Heritage Friday night.

Hart County will try to slay another high-classification team which Class AAAAA Central Gwinnett comes calling Friday night.

Chestatee High football coach Matt Fligg said his program got a lot of converts two weeks ago despite a 13-9 loss to East Hall.

North Hall staged a dramatic comeback to beat Monroe Area Tuesday in Area 4-AAA volleyball action.

Devon Thomas and the Chestatee War Eagles held off cousin Kevin Thomas and East Hall to take a wild 14-12 win in Region 7-AAA softball action Thursday.

The No. 3-ranked Chestatee girls softball team whipped Gilmer County Tuesday, 17-4, in Region 7-AAA action.

Devon Thomas and his cousin Kevin Thomas were talking trash at last week's Georgia-South Carolina football game. Only it wasn't directed at or about the visiting Gamecocks: it was to each other.