Jeff Hart

Lakeview Academy rebounded from a loss to Hebron Christian to beat Athens Christian 25-15, 25-20 Tuesday in girls volleyball action.

The East Hall girls volleyball team came away with three wins Tuesday in a quad-meet at the West Hall gym.

Class AAA No. 7 Buford swept a pair matches while Johnson earned a split in a tri-match Tuesday at the Johnson gym.

The North Hall girls volleyball team snapped a three-match losing streak with a tough 3-2 win over Gainesville on Tuesday.

A.J. McCarron threw for a career-high 306 yards and four touchdowns Saturday night as the top-ranked Crimson Tide trounced Tennessee 44-13 at Neyland Stadium. The Tide have scored at least 30 points in each of their first seven games, the longest streak to start a season in school history.

The Jefferson girls softball team continued its strong play at the end of the season taking a pair of impressive wins over Social Circle Saturday in the Region 8-AA Tournament.

Buford and Dawson County both advanced to the Class AAA state tournament after taking a pair of wins each Saturday at East Hall Park in the Region 7-AAA Tournament.

Mike Minor pitched 6 1/3 sharp innings to win his fifth straight decision, Martin Prado and Jason Heyward each had an RBI and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 2-0 on Saturday night.

Todd Gurley ran for three touchdowns and Keith Marshall added two as No. 5 Georgia recovered after blowing a 17-point lead to beat Tennessee 51-44 on Saturday in the highest-scoring game ever between the SEC rivals.

A few Georgia Tech players refuted the suggestion that they carried a hangover into Saturday's 49-28 loss to Middle Tennessee State as a result of a stunning overtime loss a week earlier to Miami.