Jeff Hart

East Hall scored seven runs in the first inning and then held off a late Dawson County surge to take a 9-5 win Tuesday in Region 7-AAA action.

The Jefferson girls volleyball team improved to 16-8 with a straight sets win Tuesday over George Walton Academy.

North Hall beat Johnson 7-1 Tuesday in girls softball action.

The North Hall girls volleyball team dropped a match to Buford Tuesday.

The Chestatee girls softball team held off Rabun County 4-3 Tuesday.

The Lakeview Academy girls volleyball completed a perfect 5-0 day Saturday to win the Lakeview Invitational volleyball championship. Jefferson and Johnson each took two wins in the tournament.

Evan Gattis hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night.

Buford used a four-run sixth inning to break open a tie game and then cruised to a 7-2 win over Heard County Saturday in a matchup of ranked teams at Kennesaw State.

Brandan Thomas and Ean Days combined for 229 rushing yards and three touchdowns as Georgia Southern overwhelmed Savannah State 83-9 on Saturday night.

Tony Zenon and Tim Byerly each rushed for two touchdowns to lead Georgia Tech to a 38-21 victory over Tulane Saturday.