Jeff Hart

Phillip Leonard and Ike Nwamu each had 18 points as Mercer finished strong to knock of VMI 90-81 in a Southern Conference battle Saturday night.

With a huge Region 7-AAA opener against Dawson County looming next week, East Hall girls coach Justin Wheeler found out his Lady Vikings are a resilient bunch.

Buford advanced to its eighth straight state championship game with a 27-3 win over Cartersville in the Class AAAA semifinals. Commerce, however, lost in its bid for its first trip to the state finals in 14 years in a 28-7 loss to Irwin County in Class A Public.

The North Forsyth girls stayed perfect on the season and unbeaten in Region 6-AAAAAA play after taking a 53-44 win over rival West Forsyth Friday night.

Johnson opened its Region 8-AAAA schedule in style routing Stephens County 84-41 Friday night at the Johnson gym.

Flowery Branch held Heritage, Conyers to just 17 points over the final three quarters to run away with a 68-31 victory Friday night in Region 8-AAAAA girls basketball action.

The division leaders keep rolling into Lambeau Field to face the Packers. But Green Bay's game Monday night against the Atlanta Falcons isn't generating quite the same buzz as the Packers' victorious showdown the previous week with the New England Patriots.

The Flowery Branch boys are still looking for their first Region 8-AAAAA victory.

DeMarre Carroll felt as though he couldn't miss in the second quarter as he outscored the Brooklyn Nets 14-13 all by himself.

Friday's prep football playoff scores