Buford advanced to the Class AA girls softball tournament next week. The Lady Wolves swept through the tournament beating Blessed Trinity, Rockmart and Dade County Thursday and Saturday in the North Sectionals.
With a two-run lead over Franklin County and Holli Lewis on the mound, it appeared the No. 9-ranked Flowery Branch girls softball team was poised to become the first team in school history to make a state tournament appearance.
For the second time this year the Class AA No. 1-ranked Buford Wolves were shutout in the first quarter by a Region 8-AA opponent. And for the second time, the game was over by halftime.
North Hall was not a kind host to Gilmer County Friday night. The Trojans capitalized on five Gilmer turnovers and cruised to a 42-0 region 7-AAA win at The Brickyard.
North Hall ran its winning streak to 18 Friday with wins over Spalding, 5-4, and Franklin County, 4-2, in the first two rounds of the North Sectionals of the Class AAA softball tournament.
The Flowery Branch girls softball team, making its first-ever state tournament appearance, advanced to the Sweet 16 of the Class AAA North sectionals Friday.
