Jeff Hart

The Johnson boys and Buford girls took big Region 8-AAAA wins Tuesday night at the Buford gym...

North Forsyth started strong and then held off a furious fourth quarter rally to beat Lambert 56-44 Tuesday in Region 6-AAAAAA action at home.

Al Horford had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to their ninth straight win, 105-87 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.

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Tim Quarterman scored a career-high 27 points as LSU came away with an 87-84 double-overtime victory Saturday against Georgia.

Johnson outscored West Hall 40-17 in the first half and then cruised to a 69-41 win Saturday in the first installment of the Battle of Oakwood.

North Hall outscored Jefferson 34-9 in the third quarter and then pulled away in the fourth quarter to take a 65-52 win at home on Saturday.

Lakeview Academy held George Walton Academy to just 10 first half points en route to a 51-34 Region 8-A win on the road Saturday.

Jefferson outscored North Hall in the first three quarters en route to a 66-57 win Saturday in non-region action.

Elbert County outscored Banks County in the first three quarters en route to a 66-57 win Saturday in non-region action.