Jeff Hart

The East Hall girls used a 15-0 run to close out the third quarter and then held on for a 43-36 win over rival Gainesville Saturday at the East Hall gym.

Regardless of who wins this weekend

The Lakeview Academy boys basketball team was already depleted with the loss of two key players to injury and sickness. Add to that a near-flawless performance by Providence Christian and it was easy to see why Lions coach Seth Vining said to ignore the records in the two teams

After a flurry of turnovers in the final 20 seconds, Providence Christian

The North Georgia women's basketball team recorded one of the biggest wins in program history Monday night as the Saints defeated the third-ranked University of South Carolina Aiken Pacers 57-50 in Peach Belt Conference action inside Memorial Hall Gymnasium.

TheNorth Georgia men's basketball team fought hard and kept things close for the entire game; but in the end, the University of South Carolina Aiken Pacers were able to escape Memorial Hall Gymnasium with an 85-79 Peach Belt Conference cross division win.

Courtney Walker scored 12 points to lead a strong perimeter game by No. 20 Texas A&M in its 64-46 win over No. 13 Georgia on Sunday night.

With Maryland struggling, Alyssa Thomas stepped up her game. Thomas scored 28 points and No. 10 Maryland dominated the boards in a 66-57 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday.

For parts of its key Region 8-AAAA matchup with Lanier Friday night, Johnson looked like a team ready to make a statement. At others, the Knights resembled a team that had forgotten how to play.

For three minutes the Johnson girls looked like they were poised to break their 17-game losing streak against Lanier Friday night at the Johnson gym.