Jeff Hart

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

Irwin County's Jakyron Young rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Indians to a come-from-behind 28-7 win over Commerce Friday night in the semifinals of the Class A Public playoffs.

The North Georgia women's basketball team took down Chowan University, 75-57, Friday afternoon in the opener of the Heritage Bank Classic at Clayton State.

Buford and Commerce survived the quarterfinal round last week and advanced to Friday's semifinals in the GHSA football playoffs.