Jeff Hart

East Hall won for the 10th time in 11 games in a 71-25 rout of Whitefield Academy Saturday in girls basketball action.

Andraya Carter had 18 points and Alysha Rudnik 14 to lead the Class AA No. 3 Buford girls basketball team to a 64-32 win over Gainesville Saturday night.

Jefferson rolled to its 10th straight region wrestling title Saturday winning 10 of the 14 weight-classes at the Region 8-AA traditional tournament at the Riverside Military Academy gym.

Zachery Peacock scored 22 points, freshman Derrick Favors added 16, and No. 21 Georgia Tech held off North Carolina State 73-71 on Saturday.

Gainesville showed its offensive versatility in the second half, as six different players scored during a 16-0 run to pull away from Flowery Branch in a 57-47 win Friday night.

After a frustrating first half that saw Gainesville fall behind by seven at halftime, the Lady Elephants finally put their height advantage to use in the third quarter against Flowery Branch.

It was a dream come true for more than a dozen Buford high school athletes Wednesday as they signed Letters of Intent to play sports at the collegiate level.

For 11 years Johnson boys basketball coach Jeff Steele has guided the Knights to many big wins and several subregion titles and state tournament appearances. Yet, one thing still eluded Steele and the Knights: a win over perennial power East Hall.

Dwight Howard had 31 points and 19 rebounds and the Orlando Magic coasted to a 104-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. The Magic took over first place in the Southeast Division with the victory and beat the Hawks for the third straight time this season.

Georgia found out Saturday night what No. 1 Kentucky already knew: South Carolina's never out of it with Devan Downey. The Gamecock senior star had 33 points, including the driving, go-ahead basket with 50 seconds to go, in a 78-77 win over the Bulldogs.