Jeff Hart

Class AAA No. 7 Chestatee used a 17-6 first quarter to grab the lead and then cruised to a 55-43 Region 8A-AAA win over arch-rival North Hall Friday night in girls basketball action.

Gainesville rallied from a halftime deficit to beat oconee County 36-33 Friday night in Region 8B-AAA girls action at the Gainesville gym.

Austin Pearson poured in scored 17 points to lead Lakeview Academy to an 81-34 whipping of host Tallulah Falls Friday night.

Class AA No. 2-ranked Buford tuned up for its battle with No.7 GAC Saturday with a 58-38 win over Decatur in Region 6A-AA action.

ison County knocked off Flowery Branch 61-51 Friday night in the Falcons Region 8-AAAA opener.

The Lakeview girls basketball team snapped a 10-game losing streak Friday night with a 57-13 win over Tallulah Falls in a Region 8A-A battle on the road.

The Flowery Branch girls basketball team dropped its Region 8-AAAA opener to Madison County 54-40 Friday night.

Two weeks ago West Hall blew a 22-point second half lead to Gainesville in a loss to the Red Elephants in the Lanierland Tournament. Tuesday night in a crucial early-season Region 8B-AAA contest, the Spartans again led by 20 late in the third quarter.

With a big week ahead for a Gainesville girls basketball team still trying to find itself, Tuesday

Mark Ingram ran for two scores to break the school record for career touchdowns, and 15th-ranked Crimson Tide rolled past No. 7 Michigan State 49-7 on Saturday in the most lopsided Capital One Bowl in the game's history.