Jeff Hart

The Flowery Branch volleyball team swept a pair of matches Tuesday at home knocking off North Forsyth in anon-region contest and then beating Region 8N-AAAA foe Salem.

The West Hall girls volleyball team continued its strong start to the season sweeping a pair of matche from Lanier and Meadowcreek Thursday.

North Hall swept three games from Lumpkin County Thursday in Region 8A-AAA girls volleyball action.

On a night when the weather was definitely a factor, North Forsyth

Class AAA No. 5 Walnut Grove came into its Region 8B-AAA game against West Hall Thursday with some gaudy statistics: only one run allowed in five games; averaging more than eight runs a game; a team batting average at nearly .400 for the season.

Juniors Jordan Rogers and Taylor Purvis combined for a two-hitter and allowed just one unearned run in leading Banks County to a 12-1 win over Chestatee Tuesday in girls softball action.

Coach Mark Richt says Georgia's defense played well but the offense struggled and was sloppy at times in the team's scrimmage at Sanford Stadium. After Saturday's scrimmage, Richt says he is glad the Bulldogs still have three weeks to prepare for the season.

Joshua Nesbitt is proving his dual-threat ability in Georgia Tech's practice. Nesbitt, the senior quarterback, had a 2-yard touchdown run and a 6-yard scoring pass to Stephen Hill in the Yellow Jackets' scrimmage at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday.

The Class AAA eighth-ranked North Hall girls volleyball team went 3-3 over the weekend in the Hall County Playdate.

Tennessee coach Derek Dooley got the intensity he wanted from his defense Saturday early in a 135-play scrimmage but they gave up big plays later.