Jeff Hart

Lakeview Academy rallied from a 7-6 deficit to beat Georgia Military 14-7 Friday night.

Flowery Branch and Gainesville were two of several teams to take charge in their respective region or subregion after key wins Friday night.

Flowery Branch football coach Lee Shaw has said all year his defense is the glue that has held together his Class AAAA fourth-ranked Falcons. They proved it again Friday night, stopping Heritage on a fourth-and-5 from the Flowery Branch 8 to preserve a 21-13 win over the ninth-ranked Patriots.

Jefferson fell to third place in Region 8B-AA after a crucial 14-0 loss to Elbert County Friday night at home.

Dawson County set up a key battle for second place in Region 8A-AA next week against East Hall with a 22-19 win over Union County Friday night at home.

Lakeview Academy jumped out to a quick lead and never trailed in taking a 49-22 win over North Cobb Christian Friday night. The Lions (2-4) racked up 451 yards on the ground, led by Matt Askounis and Ted Reynolds.

West Hall saw its two-game win streak come to an end Friday night in a tough 35-31 loss to Oconee County in a Region 8B-AAA game on the road.

Isaiah Crowell ran for two touchdowns as Georgia beat Tennessee 20-12 on Saturday night to give coach Mark Richt his 100th career victory.

The Jefferson girls volleyball team finished second in the Area 8-AA/A tournament Saturday after falling to Athens Academy 3-1 in a best-of-five finals series.

North Hall, which came in as a No. 5 seed, got hot at the right time Saturday in the Area 8-AAA volleyball tournament. The Lady Trojans battled back from the loser's bracket to win three elemination matches before eventually losing to Oconee County in the finals.