Jeff Hart

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.

If it hasn't already, Region 7-AAA should start taking notice of the Flowery Branch girls basketball team.

Johnson needed someone to counter Flowery Branch’s Ishmael Hollis in its pivotal Region 7B-AAA game against the Falcons Friday night. Senior Tre Dudley answered the call.

Jessica Harper poured in 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds in just over two quarters of work in leading Flowery Branch to a much-needed 65-14 win over Johnson Friday night in Region 7B-AAA girls basketball action.