Jeff Hart

Six straight points by Terrance Woodbury early in the second half helped break open a tight game and boost Georgia to a decisive 72-50 win over Wake Forest in a non-conference basketball game Saturday afternoon.

Maurice Leggett's end zone interception with less than a minute left preserved Valdosta State's 28-24 victory over previously unbeaten California University of Pennsylvania in an NCAA Division II semifinal Saturday.

Michael Puckett scored 15 points to lead Winston-Salem State to a 67-61 victory over Georgia State on Saturday night. Darius Floyd had 14 points and Jamal Durham finished with 11 points for the Rams (2-5), who shot nearly 45 percent in snapping a four-game losing streak.

Chestatee boys basketball coach Russ Triaga is not one for sentimentality. Despite his team

East Hall used a 19-0 run to start the third quarter en route to a dominating 46-24 win over Chestatee Saturday in the first round of the Jackson EMC Lanierland girls basketball tournament at the Johnson gym. The Gainesville girls also moved on with a 53-43 win over Johnson.

Seeding-wise East Hall

For one half at least it looked like it wouldn

Gainesville girls basketball coach Manson Hill was expecting a tough game against defending Class AAA state champion and arch-rival East Hall Tuesday night. Yet he and the Lady Elephants also went to the East Hall gym looking for a win. Hill did not leave disappointed, as his Lady Elephants came away with a tough 44-39 victory.

With the graduation of Walter Hill and the loss of Ken Wise to injury, East Hall boys basketball coach Joe Dix has been looking for someone to step up and lead a young Vikings team. Senior Dedric Ware made his bid Tuesday night, scoring 19 points, including 10 straight at one point in the first half, to lead the Vikings to a 69-62 win over arch-rival Gainesville at the East Hall gym.

Kari Lehtonen turned aside 33 shots in his first NHL appearance in six weeks, and Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and assist in the Atlanta Thrashers' 4-0 win against the New York Islanders on Saturday night.