Jeff Hart

Class AA No. 2-ranked Buford tuned up for its battle with No.7 GAC Saturday with a 58-38 win over Decatur in Region 6A-AA action.

ison County knocked off Flowery Branch 61-51 Friday night in the Falcons Region 8-AAAA opener.

The Lakeview girls basketball team snapped a 10-game losing streak Friday night with a 57-13 win over Tallulah Falls in a Region 8A-A battle on the road.

The Flowery Branch girls basketball team dropped its Region 8-AAAA opener to Madison County 54-40 Friday night.

Two weeks ago West Hall blew a 22-point second half lead to Gainesville in a loss to the Red Elephants in the Lanierland Tournament. Tuesday night in a crucial early-season Region 8B-AAA contest, the Spartans again led by 20 late in the third quarter.

With a big week ahead for a Gainesville girls basketball team still trying to find itself, Tuesday

Mark Ingram ran for two scores to break the school record for career touchdowns, and 15th-ranked Crimson Tide rolled past No. 7 Michigan State 49-7 on Saturday in the most lopsided Capital One Bowl in the game's history.

Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles had record-setting games, Oklahoma's defense scored two touchdowns while holding UConn's offense without one, and the ninth-ranked Sooners ended their five-game BCS bowl losing streak with a 48-20 victory over Connecticut in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday night.

Andy Dalton threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, Tank Carder batted down a 2-point conversion pass attempt with 2 minutes to play, and third-ranked TCU hung on to beat No. 4 Wisconsin 21-19 on Saturday.

Chris Relf accounted for four touchdowns, Vick Ballard ran for three scores and coach Dan Mullen's 21st-ranked Bulldogs routed Rich Rodriguez's Wolverines 52-14 on Saturday.