Jeff Hart

The Flowery Branch girls basketball team fell to 0-3 in Region 8-AAAA after a tough 46-38 loss to Winder-Barrow Friday night.

Union County won its second straight Region 8A-AA game Friday night holding on to late to beat Dawson County on the road.

Region 8-AAA is quickly finding out that Walnut Grove will be a contender in the upcoming region tournament.

If not for a slow start, the West Hall girls basketball team could have pulled off the biggest upset in Class AAA so far Thursday night.

Like two heavyweight boxers, both West Hall and Monroe Area were looking to make statements Tuesday night in a huge Region 8B-AAA showdown between top five teams in Class AAA.

West Hall used a 20-11 second quarter to take control of its game against Monroe Area en route to a 53-31 win Tuesday night in Region 8B-AAA girls action.

With scouts from half the SEC on hand at Johnson Monday night to watch Walnut Grove twins Nick and Chris Peters, Johnson coach Jeff Steele said they had a game plan to disrupt the junior guards

The rust of a week off showed for Johnson Monday night as they Lady Knights worn down by a bigger Walnut Grove team in a 70-37 loss at the Johnson gym.

Iman Shumpert matched his career high with 30 points and Georgia Tech held North Carolina to one of its worst offensive showings under Roy Williams to beat the Tar Heels 78-58 on Sunday night.

The East Hall girls opened their Region 8A-AA schedule with a solid 40-23 win over Banks County Saturday.