Jeff Hart

Gainesville tuned up for its showdown with arch-rival East Hall next week with an impressive 79-60 win over Buford Saturday afternoon on the road.

Lakeview Academy held Aquinas scoreless in the fourth quarter en route to a 43-19 win Saturday.

East Hall began a critical 10-game Region 7B-AAA stretch with a 49-46 win over West Forsyth Saturday night.

North Hall pushed its win streak to four after a 73-47 blow out Region 7A-AAA win over Lumpkin County on the road Saturday night.

Class AA No. 1-ranked Buford remained unbeaten with an impressive 65-34 win over Class AAA Gainesville Saturday afternoon.

North Hall pushed its win streak to three with a 67-33 blow out of Lumpkin County Saturday night in Region 7A-AAA action.

Flowery Branch won its second straight game with a 60-45 win over Lambert Saturday in Region 7B-AAA play.

White County opened its Region 7A-AAA schedule witha big win over Creekview Saturday night at the White County gym.

Gani Lawal had 29 points and 10 rebounds, dominating at the foul line and coming up with a crucial block in the final minute as Georgia Tech recovered from blowing a 15-point second-half lead to beat Charlotte 76-67.

Reserve Laurence Bowers scored a career-high 23 points, matching his previous best with 17 in the first half, leading the Tigers to an 89-61 rout over Georgia on Saturday.