Jeff Hart

The Flowery Branch girls basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 36-22 win over West Hall Friday night.

West Hall won its fourth straight Region 7B-AAA game with a 54-39 win over Flowery Branch Friday night at the West Hall gym.

Lakeview Academy kept pace with Athens Academy for second place in Region 8-A with a 61-47 win over Social Circle Friday night on the the road.

Social Circle outscored Lakeview Academy 18-10 in the third quarter to blow open a close game and then sealed a 51-42 win at the foul line in the fourth quarter in Region 8-A action Friday night.

The North Hall girls basketball team pushed No. 5 Gilmer the entire way but came up short in the fourth quarter in a 53-49 Region 7A-AAA loss on the road.

The Class AA No. 1-ranked Buford girls built a quick first quarter lead and then cruised to a big Region 6-AA 54-37 win over rival Greater Atlanta Christian Friday night.

Union County jumped out to a quick 26-8 lead in the first quarter and then cruised to a 57-27 win over Dawson County Friday night in Region 8-AA play.

The Chestatee girls basketball team rebounded from a tough loss to Pickens Tuesday with a solid 46-33 win over Class AAA ninth-ranked Creekview Friday at the Chestatee gym.

Riverside Military Academy remained perrfect in Region 8A-AA after taking a 56-47 road win over Fannin County Friday night.

It wasn’t the way Pickens girls basketball coach Kevin Jacobs drew up the final play but he was more than pleased with the improvisational skills of sophomore Jamie Waterman.