Jeff Hart

The Dawson County girls say they are ready to see just how good they are.

James Harden had 28 points and the Houston Rockets rebounded from their worst loss of the season with a 123-104 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.

Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 14 Clemson a wild 25-24 win over No. 9 Louisiana State in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Monday night.

The Collins Hill boys and Parkview girls took home championship trophies in the inaugural Big Red Shootout Saturday at the Gainesville gym.

The North Hall boys continue to roll. The Trojans won their seventh straight Friday night whipping Forsyth Central 66-51 in the WCON Christmas Classic at Habersham Central High School.

The Dawson County boys remained unbeaten after knocking off Hayesville (N.C.) 39-25 Friday in the semifinals of the Battle of the States Tournament at Towns County High School.

The Gainesville boys basketball team may wish that every game was in a tournament this season.

The South Carolina Stingrays used three first period goals and cruised to a 4-0 win over the Gwinnett Gladiators on Friday night at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

Chestatee hit 15 3-pointers and rallied from an eight-point third quarter deficit to beat Ridgeland 107-101 in overtime Friday in the Comcast Tournament at LaFayette High School.

The North Hall girls will be glad to return home next week and get back into their Region 7-AAA schedule.