Jeff Hart

Tony Romo threw for 286 yards, Jason Witten had a career-long 69-yard reception to set up a score, and the defense pitched the rivalry's first shutout in six years in a 17-0 win over the Redskins.

No school. No high school basketball, right? Wrong. All but two local schools - Johnson and Riverside Military Academy - will be participating in various holiday tournaments or scheduled regular season games this week.

Gainesville coach Todd Cottrell said he was hoping the experience of Blake Sims and A.J. Johnson and their return to the boys basketball team would have a quick impact for his Red Elephants. Cottrell liked what he saw Friday night.

Gainesville used a 19-2 third quarter to rally past and then pull away from West Hall in a 46-23 win Friday night in Region 7B-AAA girls basketball action.

When Flowery Branch needed him most, Ishmael Hollis responded.

It wasn’t neat and it wasn’t pretty. But East Hall girls basketball coach Joey Rider doesn’t care about style points.

The Dawson County boys basketball team rebounded from its first loss of the season with a 54-51, come-from-behind win over White County Saturday night.

White County used a 10-2 opening quarter to grab the lead and then held on to beat Dawson County 50-42 Saturday in girls basketball action.

The 16-year wait for a Lanierland Tournament title is finally over for North Hall basketball fans.

The Class AAA second-ranked Gainesville girls came into the 50th annual Lanierland basketball tournament looking for their second straight title and to show they were still the top lionesses in Hall County and Region 7-AAA. Apparently, North Hall didn’t get the memo.