Jeff Hart

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.

Johey Hargrett scored two touchdowns and ran for 112 yards to lead Mississippi Valley to a 28-3 victory over Savannah State on Saturday.

Brad Roach set a school record with five touchdown passes as Catawba rolled up a 66-35 victory over Albany State Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.

Vanderbilt's Bryant Hahnfeldt barely missed a 49-yard field goal with 33 seconds left the ball grazed the upright and 19th-ranked Tennessee escaped with a 25-24 come-from-behind win over the Commodores on Saturday.

Another late deficit, another stunning comeback for Matt Ryan and No. 18 Boston College. Three games after Ryan led the Eagles to an improbable 14-10 win at Virginia Tech, he found Rich Gunnell for a 43-yard TD with 1:46 to go for a 20-17 win over No. 15 Clemson.