Jeff Hart

The Piedmont College men's soccer team is off to its best start since joining the USA South winning Saturday 5-1 over visiting William Peace to move to 2-0 after the league's opening weekend of play.

Despite what looked like some intriguing matchups coming into Friday

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White County did one thing no one else had been able to do against No. 1 Buford: pile up more than 100 yards rushing. However, by the time the Warriors reached the century mark the Wolves had raced out to a quick 28-0 lead en route to a 42-10 victory in both teams Region 8-AAAA opener Friday night at Tom Riden Stadium.

Joseph Mancuso tossed five touchdown passes and Union County rolled to a 35-8 win over rival Fannin County Friday night.

CeCe Green ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns to lead a surging Winder-Barrow team to a stunning 46-7 win over previously-unbeaten Loganville Friday night in Region 8-AAAAA action.

Rabun County used a 15-point second quarter to erase an early deficit and then cruised to a 24-3 win over Riverside Military Academy Friday night in Region 8-AA openers for both teams.

Finally, fans will get to see Region 8-AAAA begin to jockey for playoff positioning. The powerhouse region, which has six of its seven teams coming off playoff runs from last year, opens play with one of the key matchups of the season when White County travels to take on No. 1 Buford.

Senior Bria Bush pitched her seventh complete game of the season and third shutout of the year to lead Class AAAA No. 1 Buford to a 7-0 win over Woodstock Wednesday in the Elite Sports Classic tournament at Lanier High School.

Steffanie Redmon led East Hall to a 4-3 win over Fannin County Wednesday in Region 7-AAA girls softball action.