High School Sports

If ever a court-storming was warranted, Friday was it.

For Dynesty Putman and the rest of the Lakeview Academy girls basketball team, Friday’s GIAA Class 3A state title game against Deerfield-Windsor represented a shot at redemption and history. They got both.

East Hall rolled to a 4-1 win over North Oconee Friday night at East Hall Stadium.

Galloway slowly pulled away in the second half to knock off Rabun County 60-45 in the semifinals of the Class A Division 1 tournament at Georgia College on Friday.

The Lakeview Academy basketball teams will play the biggest games in program history on Friday. And both coaches -- Benjie Wood for the boys and Ken Huffman for the Lady Lions -- have similar answers to the question, “are both programs ready to make history.”

Lakeview Academy continued its hot start to the season with a 5-3 win over Holy Spirit Prep on Thursday at home.

Buford split a pair of games to open the LaGrange Invitational tournament on Thursday at Calloway High School.

The North Hall boys and girls swept Cedar Shoals Thursday night to remain undefeated in Region 8-4A play.

The name Deerfield-Windsor has almost become an obsession for the Lakeview Academy girls.

Benjie Wood had been preaching toughness to his young Lakeview Academy team all year. They were never tougher than on Wednesday in the semifinals of the GIAA Class 3A playoffs.