High School Sports

Forget recent records and forget that there are new coaches and faces at one school. It's Gainesville against East Hall week and everyone knows what that means.

It's been nearly two weeks since Johnson ended its eight-year losing streak to West Hall, but coach Blair Armstrong says they've been able to keep their feet on the ground.

Two of the GISA's most powerful football teams early in the 2003 season will collide Friday when Riverside Military Academy travels to Monticello to play Piedmont Academy.

New Habersham Central football coach Gene Cathcart knew there would be growing pains. But he was hoping they wouldn't hurt so much.

There's explosive and then there's the North Hall offense. The Trojans only had the ball for five plays in the first half of last week's 44-14 win over Flowery Branch, yet led 14-7 at halftime and had another score called back.

West Hall coach Ken Aldridge says his team, just three games into its season, is already playing as if the playoffs are on the line.

Flowery Branch head football coach Lee Shaw probably wouldn't call it a prediction, but it sure sounded that way when asked what his prospects were of getting the school's first-ever win Friday night against Gilmer County in a Region 7-AAA battle.

Carrie Brookshire and Sara Applegarth each hit triples in a 7-run third inning to lead Chestatee to a 7-4 win over West Hall in Region 7-AAA softball action Tuesday.

Buford retained its number one ranking and Gainesville moved up a spot in the latest Associated Press High School Football Poll.

Several local and area teams are in the current high school fast-pitch softball rankings.