Jeff Hart

Flowery Branch outscored Dacula 35-15 in the second half to pull away for a 57-36 win in girls basketball action Saturday night.

Eric Ferguson scored 18 points and Georgia Southern shot 54.9 percent from the field (28 of 51) to beat Western Carolina 72-66 on Saturday afternoon.

The Johnson boys basketball team won its seventh straight game holding off rival West Hall 75-59 Saturday night.

The North Georgia men's basketball team was unable to keep up with the fast pace of Claton State University, falling 88-75 to the Lakers on Homecoming Saturday evening.

Habersham Central rallied from an early deficit and held Chestatee to just four fourth quarter points to nip the Lady War Eagles 37-36 Saturday night in girls basketball action.

Maia Booker and Kaelyn Gattis each scored 16 points to lead the West Hall girls to a 50-31 win over Johnson Saturday night in girls basketball action.

The Clayton State University women showed that they are certainly deserving of being ranked No. 3 in the nation on Saturday night as the University of North Georgia women's basketball team was unable to keep up with the quick-paced, high-scoring Lakers.

Lakeview Academy outscored Lumpkin County 23-13 in the second half to rally for a 40-37 win Saturday night.

Darius Curry poured in 18 points for Flowery Branch but it wasn't enough as the Falcons fell to Dacula 63-55 on the road Saturday night.

Damion Lee scored 20 points and Drexel held Georgia State without a basket for nearly 14 minutes in a 68-57 Colonial Athletic Association victory Saturday.