Kevin West

The Johnson boys basketball team opened a big lead and then held on in the fourth quarter to win its seaso-opener 101-91 over Habersham Central Saturday night.

The Johnson boys basketball team opened a big lead and then held on in the fourth quarter to win its season-opener 101-91 over Habersham Central Saturday night.

The Flowery Branch girls basketball team remained unbeaten Saturday night with a 59-34 rout of Lumpkin County at Chestatee High School.

The Flowery Branch girls basketball team remained unbeaten Saturday night with a 59-34 rout of Lumpkin County at Chestatee High School.

The West Hall girls dropped their second straight game, losing 45-43 to North Forsyth Saturday night in the Pickens Invitational.

The Chestatee girls basketball team had three players in double figures in cruising to a 74-35 win over Peachtree Ridge Saturday night.

Here are the high school football pairings for next week's third round of the state playoffs:

Here are the high school football scores from the second round of the state playoffs Friday:

Here are the high school football scores from the second round of the state playoffs Friday:

Mississippi State coach Jackie Sherrill received a thunderous ovation that included plenty of clanging cowbells when he was introduced before his final game Thursday night.