High School Sports

Chestatee used a four-run third inning to grab the lead and then held on for a 5-4 win over White County on Monday at the Lynn Cottrell Complex.

Both North Hall tennis teams opened their Region 8-4A schedules in impressive fashion on Monday, beating over rival Chestatee at the North Hall Courts.

Cherokee Bluff stayed atop the Coaches Box prep rankings this week, while North Hall jumped into the top 10.

The Johnson boys soccer team was honored at the Georgia State Capitol last week.

Class 4A No. 1-ranked Cherokee Bluff will open its Region 8-4A schedule on Monday, playing host to Cedar Shoals as the highlight of another light schedule around northeast Georgia.

The Lakeview Academy boys made the most of a week off to get ready for the GIAA Class 3A playoffs on Saturday.

Flowery Branch opened the Houston County Invitational with a nail-biting 6-5 win over Mary Persons on Friday.

Upsets were the theme for the boys during the first round of the Georgia High School Association state playoffs for northeast Georgia teams. Three of the five teams still remaining took road wins, including Region 7-3A sweeping out Region 6-3A in the opening round.

Chestatee will be hobnobbing with the Elite 8 in Class 4A for a second consecutive season.

North Forsyth girls coach Brad Kudlas’s message to his team before a mammoth Sweet 16 battle against Sequoyah: play team basketball.