Jeff Hart

The secret to North Hall cross country extraordinaire Cody Barger is simple: he does his best Homer Simpson impersonation on race day. D'oh!

Class AAA No. 6-ranked Gainesville made sure there would be no letdown before its region title showdown with White County next week.

Flowery Branch set the stage for a showdown for the Region 8-AAAA title next week against Clarke Central with a 40-14 thumping of Salem Friday night on the road.

Region 8A-AAA champion White County rallied from a second quarter deficit to beat Franklin County 21-13 Friday night in the Warriors

John Russ connected with Cody Rediger on a 44-yard pass with 1:38 left in the game to lift Mill Creek to a shocking 14-7 win over Peachtree Ridge Friday night in a crucial Region 7-AAAAA match up.

Monroe Area clinched the No. 2 seed in Region 8B-AAA after routing Johnson 41-0 Friday night.

Bryant Shirreffs threw for 222 yards and two touchdown and ran for another 78 and one touchdown to lead Jefferson to a 49-15 win over county-rival East Jackson Friday night at Memorial Stadium.

Commerce was held to just 161 total yards in a 21-0 loss to George Walton Academy Friday night in Region 8-A action.

New Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez rounded out his coaching staff Friday, hiring Larry Parrish as the hitting coach.

Senior Laura Sangster belted a two-run home run in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie with West Laurens and propel White County into the championship round of the Class AAA girls softball tournament Friday with a 4-1 win in the semifinals.