The matchup of the Eastern Conference's top teams turned into rout as Toronto opened the second half of the season with a surprisingly lopsided 105-80 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Both the East Hall girls and boys basketball teams took convincing wins Wednesday in the first round of the Class AAA state playoffs at the East Hall gym.
After a less than inspiring beginning that saw the Lady Wolves trail No. 4 seed Heritage-Catoosa 3-1 in the opening minutes, Buford girls coach Gene Durden sent an early signal to his group taking out the entire starting unit.
Duane Notice and Tyrone Johnson each scored 17 points and South Carolina recovered after blowing a 21-point lead to beat Georgia 64-58 on Tuesday night.