Jeff Hart

Chestatee’s Peyton Robertson saved her best for the end Monday against arch-rival North Hall.

Lakeview Academy boys basketball coach Seth Vining said he never doubted that his Lions could be the best team in Region 8-A by year’s end.

Maddie Haymore poured in 24 points and Louisa Jacobs had 12 assists to lead the Lakeview Academy girls to a 51-34 win over Commerce in their Region 8-A finale Thursday at the Lakeview gym.

Flowery Branch boys basketball coach Duke Mullis knows that playing Johnson means picking your poison between stopping the penetration of Tre Dudley or defending their plethora of 3-point shooters.

Despite watching its five-game win streak come to an end last week against Gainesville, the Flowery Branch girls basketball team may be peaking at just the right time.

Vanderbilt's Brad Tinsley could see a big difference in Georgia's ballhandlers in the final 15 minutes. The Bulldogs, pressured into constant turnovers most of the first 25 minutes, settled down and rallied to beat No. 18 Vanderbilt 72-58 Saturday night.

Jackson Wells poured in 15 points to lead the Lakeview Academy boys basketball team to a 50-40 win over Towns County in Region 8-A action.

West Hall used a 21-9 second quarter to erase an early White County lead en route to a 61-52 win Saturday night at the West Hall gym.

Bailey Soucie poured in 14 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead the West Hall girls basketball team to a 47-23 win over White County Saturday night.

Lakeview Academy dropped its second straight girls Region 8-A game in as many nights in a heartbreaking 50-48 loss to Towns County Saturday night.