Jeff Hart

West Hall lost another Region 7B-AAA heartbreaker Friday night falling 36-35 to Lambert at the West Hall gym.

Jessica Ours and Constance Harrison each scored 10 points to lead Class AA No. 2 Buford to a 62-26 thumping of Avondale in girls Region 6-AA basketball action.

Markeith Cummings scored 30 points and Kennesaw State held off Florida Gulf Coast 69-68 on Friday night to end a five-game conference skid.

Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, Al Horford had 23 and the Atlanta Hawks overwhelmed Charlotte with dominating performances in the first and third quarters, beating the Bobcats 103-89 Friday night.

The Chestatee girls basketball team ran its win streak to 10 games after taking an impressive 54-37 win over Gilmer Friday night at the Chestatee gym.

The Gwinnett Gladiators dropped a 3-2 decision to the Florida Everblades on Friday night at the Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.

Despite only six schools having participants, the Hall County Swimming Championships figures to offer plenty of thrills as dozens of swimmers try to lay claim as the top team while also hoping to qualify for the state meet.

The Class AAA sixth-ranked Chestatee girls basketball team displayed its versatility Tuesday night in a key Region 7A-AAA game against rival North Hall.

Chris Barnes led a 3-point barrage for North Hall hitting eight treys in pacing the Trojans to an 86-49 rout of Chestatee Tuesday in Region 7A-AAA action at the North Hall gym.

While fans of Region 7-AAA have been trying to sort out the top teams, the North Hall boys basketball team has steadily been laying its claim as the region’s most dominant team, especially after Saturday’s dominating 67-53 win over Flowery Branch.