Jeff Hart

When LSU and Florida State played in New Orleans a year ago, no one really knew how good either would be.

The week off was good to Lanier Christian.

For a second straight week, Jackson County needed two overtimes to get to the finish.

It wasn’t hard, and it didn’t take long, for Jason Tester to pinpoint the issues in Flowery Branch’s 32-7 loss to Class 3A No. 4 Stephens County Friday night.

Shockers and heartbreakers highlighted Week 2 of the prep football season last week.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has cleared the way for Stanford, California and SMU to join the league next year, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday.

As we descend upon Week 3, the most important game of the week in the Northeast Georgia area will be East Forsyth’s showdown at Broncos Stadium against Cedar Shoals.

Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a grand slam to become the first player with 30 homers and 60 stolen bases in a season, and the Atlanta Braves held on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Thursday night.

North Hall moved within one-half game of fourth place in a rugged Region 8-4A with a 10-3 win over Madison County on Thursday on the road.

Atlanta United fell 2-1 to FC Cincinnati Wednesday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.