Jeff Hart

Dawson County used a 15-4 second quarter en route to a 51-21 rout of Towns County Friday night in boys basketball action.

Despite outgaining Kell and having more first downs, Flowery Branch could not overcome four turnovers in a 21-13 loss to the Longhorns Friday night in the second round of the Class AAAA state playoffs.

Grady took advantage of three White County turnovers to end the Warriors run in the Class AAA playoffs Friday night. The Grey Knights turned the White County miscues into 21 points en route to a 39-20 win.

Even Jess Simpson was forced to just shrug his shoulders when it came to explaining just how well his Buford Wolves are clicking in the playoffs.

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White County quarterback Cole Segraves

John Russ passed for a school-record 325 yards and two touchdowns, Dre Spearman recorded his school-record 11th sack, and the Hawks won their first-ever playoff game 32-7 over Etowah.

White County senior Ashely Lowery was a one-man wrecking crew, scoring three touchdowns, blocking an extra point, a making several key defensive plays in leading the Warriors to a thrilling 28-20 win over LaGrange in the first round of the Class AAA playoffs.

Buford used the big play Friday night to take a 52-22 thumping of Hart County in the first round of the Class state football playoffs.

Gainesville wasted little time in showing that it was ready to begin another push toward the Class AAA title game Friday night against Haralson County in the first round of the playoffs.