Jeff Hart

Flowery Branch stayed within one game of second place in Region 8-AAAAA after taking a 4-2 win over Apalachee in girls softball Thursday.

Jeff Lee knew all along this could be a special season for his Dawson County squad. The only question would be, in the words of the late Johnny Carson,

Morgan McKinney scattered five hits to lead Jefferson to a 4-0 win over Rabun County in Region 8B-AA play Wednesday.

The Gainesville girls softball team picked up its first Region 8-AAAAA win Wednesday with a 7-4 victory ovber Johnson.

Class AAA No. 7 East Hall opened its Region 5-AAA schedule with a pair of wins Tuesday night at home.

The seventh-ranked Bulldogs (1-0) are the opponent for Missouri's first Southeastern Conference game, a difficult task given the significance of Saturday night's contest in the Show Me State. There will be a raucous, sellout crowd cheering on the Tigers (0-1), hoping they prove themselves a worthy addition to the country's best football league.

Georgia coach Mark Richt hasn't announced a starting tailback for Saturday's game at Missouri, even though freshman Todd Gurley rushed for 100 yards on just eight carries in his college debut.

There were times during Missouri's 62-10 win over Southeastern Louisiana when offensive lineman Max Copeland had to collect himself and keep a promise he made to his dad.

Junior Jessica Thomas pitched a complete game for Flowery Branch to lead the Lady Falcons to a 4-2 win over Winder-Barrow in Region 8-AAAAA girls softball action.

Taking advantage of a late yellow flag, Denny Hamlin got a boost from his pit crew and held off Jeff Gordon in a green-white-checkered finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night.