Dae'Quan Scott rushed for 130 yards to surpass 2,000 for his career and James Madison held off a fourth-quarter Georgia State rally to win 28-21 Saturday.
Rabun County used a 17-point second quarter to grab the lead against Union County and then cruised to a 38-10 win Friday night in a key Region 8-AA game for both teams.
Buford did not start its girls fastpitch softball program until 2002 but will be heading to its eighth-straight Elite 8 appearance at the state girls softball playoffs. Meanwhile, it has been a decade since both Lumpkin County and Jackson County advanced to the Elite 8.
Aaron Murray threw four touchdown passes to become Georgia's career leader, with the first three crucial in rallying the No. 13 Bulldogs to a 29-24 win over Kentucky Saturday night.