Kevin West

Johnson's Whitney Randolph poured in a game-high 28 points to lead the No. 8 lady Knights to a 68-54 win over jackson County Saturday night.

The Johnson boys basketball team improved to 3-1 with an easy 85-66 win over Jackson County Saturday night.

Newnan's Santez Mays returned a fumble 55 yards for a touchdown with 7.3 seconds left to give the Cougars a 20-14 quarterfinal playoff victory over Parkview.

High school basketball scores from Friday night.

High school basketball scores from Friday night.

East Hall's Whitney Pruitt poured in 25 points to pace the Lady Vikings to a 61-56 win over North hall Friday night.

The West Hall boys basketball team won for the third time in four games behind Trey Smith's 24 points in an 81-65 win over Fannin County.

The West Hall girls basketball team opened up a huge early lead on No. 6 Fannin County Friday night and then held on for the 58-49 upset win.

Who are these guys? The Flowery Branch boys basketball team won its third straight game Friday night, beating Chestatee 56-55 in a thrilling come-from-behind win.

State tax collections are still running below the rate needed to meet spending levels for the current budget, but government officials and others said Friday they see some positive signs in the latest figures.