Jeff Hart

With Maryland struggling, Alyssa Thomas stepped up her game. Thomas scored 28 points and No. 10 Maryland dominated the boards in a 66-57 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday.

For parts of its key Region 8-AAAA matchup with Lanier Friday night, Johnson looked like a team ready to make a statement. At others, the Knights resembled a team that had forgotten how to play.

For three minutes the Johnson girls looked like they were poised to break their 17-game losing streak against Lanier Friday night at the Johnson gym.

Shacobia Barbee scored 15 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and No. 13 Georgia overcame a 11-point halftime deficit to defeat SEC foe Arkansas 57-53 on Thursday night.

Georgia Tech freshman Chris Bolden nearly matched Duke's Seth Curry from the 3-point line. The problem was, he didn't get much help from anyone else. Bolden scored 20 points - the most by a Yellow Jacket this season - but the third-ranked Blue Devils beat them 73-57 on Thursday night.

Travis Smith scored 18 points, Daniel Coursey added 17 and Langston Hall had a double-double as Mercer pulled away from East Tennessee State for a 78-59 win Thursday night in Atlantic Sun Conference action.

C.J. Reed scored 14 points and Cleon Roberts chipped in 12 to help Georgia Southern rally and beat College of Charleston 51-47 Thursday night in Southern Conference play to win back-to-back games for just the second time this season.

Even in defeat North Hall garnered plenty of respect Tuesday night against Class AAA No. 1 Buford.

Buford used a 32-0 first half run en route to 59-25 blowout win over North Hall Tuesday in Region 7-AAA girls action.

Sports, like life, is full of adversity. The Buford community has experienced a lifetime full over the past year. And standing in the midst of it has been the current Lady Wolves basketball team and its coach Gene Durden.