Jeff Hart

The Gainesville girls trailed just 6-4 at the end of the first quarter but turnovers and poor shooting undid the Lady Elephants in a 36-23 loss to Franklin County Thursday in the Big Red Shootout at the Gainesville gym.

After reviewing game film for Saturday

Johnson coach Jeff Steele wanted his first Lanierland title bad. The problem for Steele and the Knights was that North Hall

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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 12 of his 25 points in the first 5 minutes of the second half, John Cannon and Brandon Morris each added 10 points and Georgia beat Southern Cal 64-56 on Saturday.

Jakob Gollon made two free throws with 1:19 left and Mercer overcame a double-digit, first-half deficit to upset Alabama 66-59 on Saturday.

North Hall coach Benjie Wood told Ethan Smith he expected him to score 30 points Friday night in the Lanierland semifinals against rival Gainesville.

Johnson used a 12-2 run in the first four minutes of the third quarter to grab the lead and then held off a late rally by West Hall to take a 76-62 win in the semifinals of the Lanierland Tournament Friday at the North Hall gym.

West Hall and Gainesville advanced to the fifth-place Friday after taking wins in the consolation round of the Lanierland Tournament at the North Hall gym.

Now in his 14th season at Johnson, there is little coach Jeff Steele hasn