Jeff Hart

In a battle of top ranked teams, Class AAA No. 2 North Hall fell to Class AAAA No. 6 Chattahoochee 72-65 Wednesday night in the finals of the Chattahoochee Holiday Classic.

Johnson held Lakeview Academy to just two second quarter points and used a 15-0 run in the second and third quarters to take a 43-19 win over the Lady Lions Wednesday in the JHS Holiday Shootout at the Johnson gym.

The Johnson boys were hoping for a little revenge Wednesday against Riverwood in the semifinals of the JHS Holiday Shootout. Unfortunately for the Knights, it was not meant to be.

Defense was the name of the game for Forsyth Central in its 60-37 win over rival North Forsyth Wednesday in the boys semifinals of the JHS Holiday Shootout at the Johnson gym.

Forsyth Central used a 20-11 second quarter blow open a close game en route to a 59-38 win over rival North Forsyth Wednesday in the girls bracket of the JHS Holiday Shootout at the Johnson gym.

The Class AAA No. 3-ranked Chestatee girls ran into a buzzsaw Wednesday in the Allatoona Christmas Tournament.

The Dawson County girls used a huge first half to rout Gordon Central 71-45 in the Pickens County Classic Wednesday.

The Riverdale (Tenn.) girls did what no other team in Georgia has been able to do thus far: stop Class AA two-time defending state champion Buford.

Lance White poured in a season-high 17 points to lead Class AA No. 2 North Hall to an 82-68 win over Loganville Tuesday in the semifinals of the Hooch Holiday Classic at Chattahoochee High School.

East Hall fell to host Dorman 80-61 Tuesday night in the Upward Basketball Classic at Dorman High School.