Jeff Hart

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 22 points to lead Georgia to a 59-52 win over slumping Texas A&M on Saturday in the first-ever meeting between these new Southeastern Conference foes.

Robert Carter Jr. scored a career-high 20 points, including seven in Georgia Tech's 16-0 run to open the game, and the Yellow Jackets beat Wake Forest 82-62 on Saturday for their first ACC win.

Chestatee forced 32 Habersham Central turnovers and hit 10 3-pointers in taking an 80-69 win over the Raiders Saturday night in boys basketball action.

Flowery Branch outscored Dacula 35-15 in the second half to pull away for a 57-36 win in girls basketball action Saturday night.

Eric Ferguson scored 18 points and Georgia Southern shot 54.9 percent from the field (28 of 51) to beat Western Carolina 72-66 on Saturday afternoon.

The Johnson boys basketball team won its seventh straight game holding off rival West Hall 75-59 Saturday night.

The North Georgia men's basketball team was unable to keep up with the fast pace of Claton State University, falling 88-75 to the Lakers on Homecoming Saturday evening.

Habersham Central rallied from an early deficit and held Chestatee to just four fourth quarter points to nip the Lady War Eagles 37-36 Saturday night in girls basketball action.

Maia Booker and Kaelyn Gattis each scored 16 points to lead the West Hall girls to a 50-31 win over Johnson Saturday night in girls basketball action.

The Clayton State University women showed that they are certainly deserving of being ranked No. 3 in the nation on Saturday night as the University of North Georgia women's basketball team was unable to keep up with the quick-paced, high-scoring Lakers.