Jeff Hart

After trailing by 14 points to East Hall midway through the fourth quarter, Johnson coach Jason Roquemore decided to roll the dice three times in the final four minutes Friday night.

Kyle Daniel threw for three touchdowns and Xavier Harper caught three TD passes to help lead Jackson County to a 47-7 thumping of East Jackson Friday night.

Turnovers and special team

Flowery Branch has definitely put the first two weeks of the new season in the rear-view mirror.

As the high school softball regular season winds down over the next week, nearly a dozen area teams are still in the running for high seeds in their respective regions.

The Jefferson girls softball team got to .500 on the season after beating Rabun County 4-3 Wednesday.

Kris Medlen pitched eight innings of four-hit ball and the Atlanta Braves won his start for the 21st straight time, beating the Miami Marlins 3-0 on Wednesday night.

North Hall knocked off rival Chestatee 7-3 Tuesday n girls softball action.

Todd Grantham has been known to yell and curse and throw things - and that's when dealing with his own players. So it was no surprise to them when Georgia's fiery defensive coordinator got into it with Vanderbilt coach James Franklin after a game last season.

Lakeview Academy split a tri-match Tuesday girls volleyball action.