Jeff Hart

North Oconee scored the final 28 points to pull away for a 42-6 Region 8-AAAA win over North Hall Friday night.

Mill Creek held Meadowcreek to just 24 total yards of offense in a 63-7 rout of the Mustangs in Region 7-AAAAAA action.

Despite just now hitting the halfway point of the season, several teams already face must-win situations Friday night if they want to stay in the playoff race in their respective regions.

Seeing is believing. And what Lumpkin County fans are seeing lately from the Indians offense is certainly making believers out of them.

The first playoffs of the 2014-15 high school season got under way this week as area softball teams began their annual quest for a trip to Columbus.

Piedmont College men's soccer team used a second half score to take the lead and then held on for a 3-2 win over LaGrange College in a key USA South matchup Wednesday night.

The Flowery Branch girls softball team advanced to the second round of the Region 8-AAAAA tournament with a 16-5 win over rival Gainesville Tuesday in the play-in game.

The No. 15-ranked North Georgia women's soccer team scored early and often in Tuesday evening's Battle of Blood Mountain contest against rival Young Harris. Cicely Taliaferro and Rachel VanHorn each scored a pair of goals in the victory.

The East Hall girls volleyball team split a pair of Region 7-AAA matches Tuesday on the road.

The Jefferson girls softball team won the battle but lost the war Tuesday on Senior Night.