Jeff Hart

The Flowery Branch girls rebounded from their tough Lanierland finals loss with a 70-34 rout of Forsyth Central Saturday.

Pat Connaughton came alive in the second overtime with five points, two rebounds, a steal and a block, and Jerian Grant finished with 24 points to lead No. 14 Notre Dame to an 83-76 comeback win over Georgia Tech.

The Lakeview Academy girls could not hold onto a third quarter lead falling to Hayesville (N.C.) 52-47 Saturday in the Georgia-North Carolina Challenge at the Lakeview gym.

Sophomore J.J. Frazier came off the bench to score a career-high 20 points, leading Georgia to its sixth straight victory, 63-50 over Norfolk State Saturday afternoon.

The first Georgia/North Carolina Challenge is scheduled to begin Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Walters Athletic Center on the campus of Lakeview Academy.

Jeff Teague scored 25 points, and the surging Atlanta Hawks beat the Utah Jazz 98-92 on Friday night.

The Dawson County girls basketball team held Pacelli scoreless in two quarters in stunning 66-5 rout Friday night at the Dawson County gym.

North Hall had balanced scoring with four players in double figures and held off a scrappy Lanier team 58-55 Friday night at home.

North Hall won for the third time in four games Friday night despite battling injuries to key players.

Camille Anderson hit seven 3-pointers and poured in 25 points in just three quarters of action to lead the Buford girls to a 64-38 victory over North Gwinnett Friday night.