Jeff Hart

Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer to back Minor and the Braves roughed up Roy Halladay to move closer to clinching a postseason berth with an 8-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

Ezayi Youyoute ran for 106 yards and added 66 through the air as Georgia Southern rallied to beat Elon 26-23 on Saturday night.

Richmond bolted to a big halftime lead and rolled to a 35-14 victory against Georgia State on Saturday.

Jefferson split a pair of matches against Class AAAA ranked teams Woodland and Locust Grove Friday.

After trailing by 14 points to East Hall midway through the fourth quarter, Johnson coach Jason Roquemore decided to roll the dice three times in the final four minutes Friday night.

Kyle Daniel threw for three touchdowns and Xavier Harper caught three TD passes to help lead Jackson County to a 47-7 thumping of East Jackson Friday night.

Turnovers and special team

Flowery Branch has definitely put the first two weeks of the new season in the rear-view mirror.

As the high school softball regular season winds down over the next week, nearly a dozen area teams are still in the running for high seeds in their respective regions.

The Jefferson girls softball team got to .500 on the season after beating Rabun County 4-3 Wednesday.