Kevin West

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

Dee Brown scored 18 points and Roger Powell added 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 12 Illinois to a 93-61 Wednesday night over Mercer.

Auburn's short-lived and awkward coaching search ended Wednesday with President William Walker saying he will retain coach Tommy Tuberville and apologizing for his handling of the situation.

Ronny Hulsey was named tournament MVP and paced North Hall to an 86-79 win over White County in the finals of the United Community Bank Tournament at White County High School.

Whitney Jones and Wittney Pruitt each scored 12 points to lead East Hall to a 49-35 win over Banneker in the opening round of the Pepsi Shootout Tuesday night.

The West Hall girls basketball team remained unbeaten with a dominating 65-41 win over Gilmer County Tuesday night.

The West Hall girls basketball team remained unbeaten with a dominating 65-41 win over Gilmer County Tuesday night.

Dustin Wellborn scored 24 points to lead the Lakeview Academy boys basketball team to a 68-50 win over Athens Christian Tuesday night.

The Chestatee wrestling team swept it's matches Tuesday against Westminster and Flowery Branch.

The Flowery Branch girls basketball team remained unbeaten after holding off Pickens County in a 59-47 win Tuesday night.