Jeff Hart

One day after a tough Region 8-AAAA loss, the Chestatee girls basketball team rebounded with a 60-40 win over Lumpkin County Saturday in non-region action.

Phillip Leonard scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds and had eight assists to help Mercer beat The Citadel 74-51 on Saturday.

R.J. Hunter scored 37 points, including 15 of 17 from the line and 6 of 6 in the last 26 seconds, to lead Georgia State over Troy 77-72 on Saturday.

Early turnovers. Missed dunks. Spotty defense at times. Despite all that, the Class AAAA No. 2-ranked Johnson boys remained unbeaten after taking a 68-50 victory over Madison County Friday night at the Johnson gym in the Region 8-AAAA opener for both teams.

The Class AAA No. 1 Dawson County girls used a 23-8 first quarter en route to an 83-43 victory over Fannin County Friday night at home.

Oregon wide receiver Darren Carrington and running back Ayele Forde will not play in Monday's national championship game after positive NCAA drug tests, coach Mark Helfrich said Saturday.

The Piedmont College women's basketball team had to hold off a rallying William Peace University squad in the second half to take a 63-56 win at home Friday night in USA South action.

The North Forsyth girls bounced back from their first region loss of the season with a 53-36 victory over Chattahoochee Friday night in Region 6-AAAAAA action at home.

White County overcame a low start to take a 69-36 win over Riverside Military Academy Friday night in a non-region contest.

The Chestatee girls two-game win streak came to an end with a tough 42-38 loss to Stephens County Friday night in both teams' Region 8-AAAA opener.