High School Sports

If you want to beat the Class AAA No. 2-ranked Gainesville football team, don't score first.

T.J. Pitts scored three touchdowns to lead North Hall to a stunning 47-0 win over Johnson Friday night in a critical Region 7-AAA game at The Brickyard.

Darius Walker rushed for 216 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead No. 1 Buford to a 49-10 win over Union County Friday night in Region 8-AA action.

Riverside Military Academy football coach Doug Dixon knew it was a tall task. But he probably hoped for a little better showing than the 35-6 loss to No. 1 George Walton Academy in the two teams' GISA Region 1 I-AAA opener.

As Larry Munson would say, it looked like Old Lady Luck was smiling on the Chestatee football team Friday night against West Hall.

Things went true to form Thursday at the Area 4-AAA volleyball tournament being held at North Hall and Chestatee high schools.

The North Hall girls softball team rose to the challenge Thursday, beating Chestatee for the second time in 2003 to advance to the semifinals of the Region 7-AAA Tournament at Lanier Point Park.

Jamie Evans' return from a knee injury Friday night against Fannin County came at just the right time for the East Hall football team.

A young East Hall football team finally showed its age last week. After winning two straight games in impressive fashion to climb into fourth place in Region 7-AAA, the Vikings reverted back to their early season form.

Johnson won big while North Hall lost a tough game to Gainesville last week. But both football teams feel they are playing their best football right now.