Jeff Hart

Josh Scobee saved the game by kicking a 25-yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining and the Jacksonville Jaguars came back after squandering an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-29 on Saturday night in an AFC wild-card game that was wild in every sense of the word.

The Seattle Seahawks weren't about to play along with the sentimental favorite of this year's playoffs. The Redskins rode the passion and momentum of the last month one more time, overcoming a 13-point, second-half deficit. Then the Seahawks came back with three touchdowns of their own for a 35-14 NFC wild-card victory Saturday.

With the memory of two losses to North Hall last season Buford girls basketball coach Gene Durden said they were looking forward to Saturday night

The Flowery Branch, Chestatee, East Hall and Gilmer boys basketball teams all picked up wins on Friday night, while Lakeview fell to Social Circle.

Favorites West Hall and Flowery Branch escaped the first day of the Hall County Dual Championships undefeated Friday night after taking two wins apiece at the Chestatee High gym.

Senior David Pruett poured in 29 points and Tyler Ward added 20 in a 91-79 win over Brevard (N.C.) Saturday night to lead the Lakeview Academy boys basketball team to a third-place finish in the Battle of the Borders tournament.

The Seattle Seahawks are expected to be watching the scoreboard as they wait to see if they'll host Washington, Minnesota or New Orleans in the playoffs. The Atlanta Falcons may be more interested in paying attention to the traffic reports, eager to leave town quickly following the end of a disastrous season packed with equal doses of losses and controversy.

Tom Brady was as giddy as the quarterback of an unbeaten and perhaps unbeatable team should be. The New England Patriots finished off a perfect regular season Saturday night with a thrilling 38-35 victory over the New York Giants.

Will Daniels scored a season-high 28 points and No. 25 Rhode Island beat Georgia Southern 85-80 Saturday night for the Islander Invitational championship.

Flowery Branch's Jaybo Shaw connected with Gerald Ford of Gainesville for an 11-yard touchdown but it was the only score in the game for the North in a 28-6 loss to the South Saturday in the GACA All-Star Classic.