Jeff Hart

The East Hall girls basketball team moved into the title game of the Grey Hound Thanksgiving Tournament at Pope High School. The defending Class AAA state champions held off Class AAAAA Centennial 45-40 Tuesday night in one semifinal game.

Approximately 60 runners participated on Saturday in the 13th Annual Trinity Trot Race, a local 5K road race sponsored by McEver Road United Methodist Men as a fundraiser for its mission work.

High school basketball season officially opened Saturday with several Hall County and northeast Georgia teams tipping off their seasons.

Junior Jayla Moon had 13 points put it was not enough to lead West Hall past Class AAAAA Forsyth Central Saturday in a 34-32 win for the Lady Bulldogs in the South Forsyth Turkey Shootout Tournament.

Seniors Kasey Smith and Erica Lackey each recorded double-doubles to lead the Chestatee girls basketball team to 47-36 over Class AAAAA Meadowcreek Saturday in the Grey Hound Thanksgiving Tournament at Pope High School.

The Gainesville girls basketball team opened its season with an impressive 54-44 win over Class AAAAA Roswell Saturday night in the South Forsyth Turkey Shootout Tournament.

Arkansas coach Houston Nutt scolded the media Saturday about reports indicating this will be his last year with the Razorbacks. Various reports have surfaced saying Nutt won't be back next year, although they did not give a clear indication of whether Nutt would be dismissed or leave on his own.

Georgia picked up its third player of the early signing period, landing 6-foot-9 Serbian forward Drazen Zlovaric on Saturday.

Gartrell Johnson ran for two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass, leading Colorado State to a 42-34 victory over Georgia Southern Saturday.