Jeff Hart

Patience was the key word used by both coaches in describing the East Hall girls 60-42 win over previously unbeaten Dawson County Friday night in a key Region 7-AAA game at the Dawson County gym.

Class AAAA No. 1-ranked Buford used a 22-11 first quarter to grab the lead and then cruised to a 74-31 win over North Hall in a battle of Region 8-AAAA unbeaten teams Friday night at the Buford gym.

Anna McKendree poured in 32 points to lead the West Hall girls to a 65-36 win over Banks County Friday night in Region 7-AAA action.

With the region races beginning to heat up around northeast Georgia, there are several key matchups on tap this weekend around the area and in every region on both the girls and boys sides.

Jackson County powerhouses Jefferson and Commerce are making a return to Macon to try and defend their State Duals titles beginning Friday at the Macon Centreplex. Those two teams will headline a solid group of northeast Georgia teams making the trek to Macon.

After five weeks of juggling two jobs, Kirby Smart finally has his full focus on Georgia...

The Flowery Branch basketball teams swept a pair of key Region 8-AAAAA games from Winder-Barrow Tuesday night at home.

Both the Gainesville boys and girls basketball teams took lopsided wins Saturday night over arch-rival East Hall in the first of a pair of home-and-home games over the next two weeks.

Banks County outscored Buford 42-29 in the second half to overcome a halftime deficit to beat the Wolves 60-50 Saturday night at home.

Despite already owning a state duals title, the Buford wrestling team did something Saturday no other Wolves team had been able to accomplish: they brought home their first-ever Area Duals crown.