Jeff Hart

The Flowery Branch boys basketball team outscored Buford 38-5 in the second and third quarters to beat Buford 70-29 Tuesday night in its home opener.

North Oconee hit a half-court shot at the buzzer to beat Chestatee 48-47 Tuesday night.

North Georgia led by as many as nine points in the first half, but fell 76-64 to the Railsplitters of Lincoln Memorial Tuesday evening in non-conference action.

The Chestatee boys basketball team tuned up for the Lanierland Tournament with a 76-43 win over Landmark Christian Tuesday night at the Chestatee gym.

Matt Ryan, Michael Turner and the rest of the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Chargers 22-16 on Sunday.

Sam Bradford threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns, cashed in on a 1-yard touchdown plunge after setting it up with an end-over-end flip, and Oklahoma made a case for a BCS bump with a 61-41 win Saturday night against No. 11 Oklahoma State.

As Phillip Fulmer exited the field for the last time as Tennessee coach, fans chanted his name, the game ball was thrust into his hands and he was hoisted to the shoulders of his players. Fulmer would have preferred not to be saying goodbye, but at least he got a send-off he'll never forget.

The emotional desire to win a game for their grieving assistant coach was almost too much for the Chestatee boys basketball team to deal with Tuesday night. Almost. The War Eagles used a 12-4 run in the final 1:23 to finally catch and then hold off a scrappy Gainesville squad 66-62 at the Chestatee gym after trailing the entire game until then and by as many as 14 in the first half.

The Chestatee girls basketball team had everything going its way for 30 minutes Tuesday night against Gainesville. Unfortunately there are 32 minutes in a game. Gainesville outscored Chestatee 7-0 in the final two minutes to pull out a thrilling 39-36 win at the Chestatee gym.

Former Gainesville High standout Jamarco Warren scored 28 points to lead Charleston Southern to a 107-78 win over Toccoa Falls on Saturday night.