White County outscored Lumpkin County 38-24 in the second and third quarter to overcome an early deficit to beat Lumpkin County 69-55 Saturday in a non-region contest at the Lumpkin County gym.
After a slow start, Class AAA No. 3 Dawson County held Franklin County to single-digits in each of the final three quarters to rally for a 45-39 win in a battle of Region 7-AAA unbeaten teams.
The North Hall boys rallied from six -points down heading into the fourth quarter to beat Lakeview Academy 51-49 Saturday night in non-region action at the Lakeview gym.
The Buford girls led virtually from start-to-finish in taking a 68-50 victory over Stephenson in the Gwinnett Challenge at Archer High School Saturday.
The Class AAAAA No. 2 Flowery Branch girls basketball team opened with a 27-6 first quarter and then cruised to a 66-28 win over Forsyth Central Saturday at home.
The Georgia Bulldogs men’s basketball team dropped its Southeastern Conference opener, 77-63, to rival Florida (9-4, 1-0) Saturday night at the O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida.
