Jeff Hart

As a sophomore, Tae Turner came to Lakeview Academy as a basketball player. There were no thoughts of pads, or helmets, or grueling practices in the summer heat. ...

The girls softball playoffs got under way over the weekend with region tournaments and several area teams have already punched their ticket to the playoffs.

North Hall and Chestatee both won matches Tuesday in the Area 8-AAAA volleyball tournament at Buford High School.

The East Hall girls volleyball team came away with the Region 7-AAA championship after sweeping two matches Tuesday at fannin County High School.

Malcolm Mitchell was back, if only for a few plays. Brice Ramsey gave Georgia fans a brief glimpse of the future at quarterback, and, oh yea, Todd Gurley was, well, Todd Gurley.

Deon Hill ran 8 yards for a decisive touchdown on fourth down, Zach Laskey rushed a career-high 29 times for 133 yards and Georgia Tech stayed unbeaten with a 28-17 victory over Miami on Saturday night.

Week 6 of the 2014 season may go down as the week the contenders for region titles and playoff spots separated themselves from the pretenders.

Jefferson proved Friday night that any road to the Region 8-AAA championship will have to go through the Dragons.

Charlie Woerner scored four first half touchdowns and Rabun County won its third straight game after taking a 49-21 win over Social Circle Friday night in Region 8-AA play.

Tae Turner scored with 1:02 left to lift Lakeview Academy to a thrilling 29-27 win over Hebron Christian Friday night in Region 8-A action.