Jeff Hart

East Hall's Corey Reece, Edward Vergara, and JD Holloway all placed in the top five Saturday at the Panther Invitational wrestling tournament at Jackson County High School.

With the defense on the verge of collapse against Fitzgerald, Jefferson

If there was any doubt to just how good the newest version of the Buford defense is, just ask Carver, Columbus.

You know Carver, Columbus has been waiting for this almost exactly one year to the day. When last the Tigers saw Buford, they watched a sea of green and gold march off the Memorial Stadium grass with a ticket punched to the Class AA state title game.

Johnson continued its strong start to the season with a 61-58 win over Lakeview Academy Tuesday in boys basketball action.

The Chestatee girls ran out to a quick lead over Pickens and then held off a third quarter rally by the Lady Dragons to take a 45-40 win Tuesday night at the Chestatee gym.

Gilmer led 39-33 at halftime and then held off a third quarter charge by White County to hand the Warriors thier first loss of the season, 64-56 at the White County gym.

Tavia Sykes had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead the Flowery Branch girls to a 63-52 win over Salem in their season and Region 8-AAAAA opener Tuesday night.

The Dawson County girls basketball team opened its season in impressive style with a 49-26 win over Lumpkjin County Tuesday night.

Chestatee used a 20-12 fourth quarter to pull away from Pickens for a 74-65 win Tuesday in boys basketball action.