Jeff Hart

North Hall rallied from an early deficit, took a nine-point lead in the second half, but could not hold on before falling to Carrollton 62-57 in overtime Friday night in the first round of the Class AAA playoffs.

While all those around him were expecting an easy win over East Hall in the first round of the Class AA state playoffs, Buford girls basketball coach Gene Durden quietly knew otherwise.

No matter what happens over the next three weeks, West Hall boys basketball coach Warren Sellers said it has been a great ride for him and perhaps the greatest group of seniors the program has ever had.

Flowery Branch won its second straight game to open the season in impressive style with an 11-1 win over North Hall Thursday.

Jefferson pounded out a 12-2, six-inning win over Clarke Central Thursday in baseball action.

It went down to the final point as Max Wilson won the final five points in a second set tiebreaker at No. 2 singles to cap West Hall's 3-2 come-from-behind win over Gainesville Thursday in boys Region 8B-AAA action.

A pair of freshmen led the Gainesville girls golf team to a match win over North Hall Thursday at the Chattahoochee Golf Course.

The Johnson girls tennis team took a 4-1 win over Lanier Thursday in Region 8B-AAA action.

The Flowery Branch girls tennis team beat Heritage, Conyers 3-2 Thursday in Region 8-AAAA play.

Humble is how Gainesville baseball coach Jeremy Kemp described his group Wednesday in the their season opener at Ivey-Watson Field.