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The 12th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers may not want to play the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on a neutral court ever again.

East Hall climbed out of an early 9-0 hole with an 18-5 run and then held off several late surges by Flowery Branch to take a nail-biting 75-71 win and capture their sixth straight Jackson EMC Lanierland boys basketball title Saturday night at the East Hall gym. The Vikings have now won 13 of the last 14 Lanierland titles.

Revenge may not have been the main motivation for the East Hall girls basketball team Friday against Flowery Branch. But the Lady Vikings sure played like it dismantling the Lady Falcons 48-24 in the semifinals of the Jackson EMC Lanierland tournament at the East Hall gym.

It is now up to 14 straight and counting for the East Hall boys basketball team, who get yet another chance to play for another Jackson EMC Lanierland tournament title. The Vikings advanced to Saturday

It only took eight games for the West Hall girls basketball team to do something it couldn

Trailing West Hall by four points late in the third quarter Gainesville needed a spark. Sophomore Ty Redmon gave it to them. Redmon scored five straight points to give the Elephants the lead and then hit a 30-foot 3-pointer at the end of the quarter to propel Gainesville to a 79-66 win in the consolation round of the Jackson EMC Lanierland boys basketball tournament at the Johnson High gym.

The semifinals are set for the 48th annual Jackson EMC Lanierland basketball tournament. The tournament will resume Tuesday at Johnson High School with the consolation brackets for both the boys and girls tournaments. The semifinals are scheduled for Friday at the East Hall gym and offer compelling matchups in both the girls and boys brackets.

North Hall High School student Elizabeth Collins was named the "Belle of the Ball" Saturday night at the 56th annual Junior League Charity Ball held at the Chattahoochee Country Club.

The Pickens girls basketball team won its third straight game Saturday night after knocking off rival Fannin County 51-38.