Jeff Hart

Lumpkin County's Johnathan Gilreath hit a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to send the Indians' game with Madison County into overtime but it wasn't enough as the Red Raiders eventually took a 72-67 win in Region 8-AAAA action.

For a quarter the Flowery Branch boys basketball team was poised for an upset against Region 8-AAAAA front-runner Clarke Central Tuesday night.

Banks County used a 25-11 fourth quarter to rally for a 50-46 win over dawson County Tuesday night in Region 7-AAA action.

The Lumpkin County girls fell to a hot-shooting Madison County squad 65-40 Tuesday night in Region 8-AAAA action.

The historical significance of Gainesville

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.