Jeff Hart

Early turnovers. Missed dunks. Spotty defense at times. Despite all that, the Class AAAA No. 2-ranked Johnson boys remained unbeaten after taking a 68-50 victory over Madison County Friday night at the Johnson gym in the Region 8-AAAA opener for both teams.

The Class AAA No. 1 Dawson County girls used a 23-8 first quarter en route to an 83-43 victory over Fannin County Friday night at home.

Oregon wide receiver Darren Carrington and running back Ayele Forde will not play in Monday's national championship game after positive NCAA drug tests, coach Mark Helfrich said Saturday.

The Piedmont College women's basketball team had to hold off a rallying William Peace University squad in the second half to take a 63-56 win at home Friday night in USA South action.

The North Forsyth girls bounced back from their first region loss of the season with a 53-36 victory over Chattahoochee Friday night in Region 6-AAAAAA action at home.

White County overcame a low start to take a 69-36 win over Riverside Military Academy Friday night in a non-region contest.

The Chestatee girls two-game win streak came to an end with a tough 42-38 loss to Stephens County Friday night in both teams' Region 8-AAAA opener.

Northeast Georgia's prep wrestlers know that one more top performance could pin down a spot in the state duals. And grapplers from throughout the region will look to get to grips with a state spot in various area duals tourneys this weekend.

Veteran NFL coordinator and quarterbacks coach Brian Schottenheimer has been named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Georgia, according to an announcement Wednesday by UGA head coach Mark Richt.

The Lakeview Academy girls rolled to a big 61-33 win over Athens Christian while the Lakeview boys fell 69-49 to the Golden Eagles Tuesday night in Region 8-A action at the Lakeview gym.