Jeff Hart

kKaitlyn Duncan poured in 25 points to help Banks County rally past East Hall Friday in a key Region 7-AAA battle at the Banks County gym.

North Hall and host West Hall both went a perfect 3-0 Friday on the opening day of the Hall County wrestling championships.

Flowery Branch used a 23-6 second quarter to blow open a close game en route to a 63-40 win over Cedar Shoals Region 8-AAAAA girls basketball action.

Quarterback Tobias Oliver scored on a 47-yard run with eight minutes remaining and Northside-Warner Robins won the Georgia High School Association Class AAAAA football championship with a 25-18 comeback victory over Mays on Friday night at the Georgia Dome.

Dawson County built a big first quarter lead and then held on to beat Union County 41-37 Friday night in girls basketball action.

Chestatee held off a furious fourth quarter rally to beat Stephens County 44-43 Friday at the Chestatee gym.

Calhoun scored on a 40-yard double-reverse pass from Baylon Spector to Carson Brown early in the fourth quarter and defeated Washington County, 27-20, to win the Georgia High School Association Class AAA state football title on Friday night at the Georgia Dome.

Georgia senior offensive lineman Kolton Houston has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, according to an announcement on Friday afternoon.

Another Falcons practice without Julio Jones was followed by another vote of confidence from coach Mike Smith that the star wide receiver will make it back from his hip injury this week.

Warren Singletary scored on a pair of short touchdown runs and Hawkinsville defeated Irwin County, 15-6, for the Georgia High School Association Class A-Public state football title on Friday at the Georgia Dome.