Jeff Hart

The Chestatee girls basketball team dropped its season opener with a tough 50-45 loss to River Ridge Friday night.

Jack Howard drained five 3-pointers as part of his game-high 26 points to lead Lumpkin County to a 69-59 win over Towns County Friday night.

Benedictine scored 35 consecutive points in the second and third quarters to pull away for a 42-9 win over Rabun County Friday night in the second round of the Class AA playoffs.

Stanton Kidd had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead Colorado State to an 80-70 win over Georgia State on Friday night.

After a stunning opening round of the state football playoffs, only six teams in northeast Georgia remain standing. But while the quantity of teams has greatly diminished, the quality of those left more than makes up for the losses.

Buford dominated the Region 8-AAAA All-Region girls softball team.

Matt Bryant shows his age a bit when trying to describe the feeling that comes over him before he goes out on the field to attempt a crucial field goal.

Tiaria Griffin scored 16 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, to lead No. 24 Georgia to a 67-59 comeback win over Ohio State on Wednesday night.

Jibri Bryan scored 15 points and Darious Moten added 14 to lead Mercer in a 74-66 victory over Kennesaw State on Wednesday night.

The 2014 All-Region 7-AAA softball team was released Wednesday.