Jeff Hart

While Region 7-AAAA finally joins the playoff chase in earnest this week, Region 8-AAAAAA gets fully underway with some huge matchups on tap to highlight Friday night’s prep football action around the northeast Georgia area.

Buford completed its comeback from the consolation bracket Thursday night with a 5-3 win over Walnut Grove in the decing game to capture the Region 8-AAAAA title.

The Jefferson girls volleyball team stayed alive in the Area 8-AAAA tournament with a 25-11, 25-12 win over Stephens County Thursday in the consolation bracket.

Buford forced a deciding game for the Region 8-AAAAA championship after beating Walnut Grove 7-0 Thursday in the championship round.

What makes a great offense? Is it the scheme? The players? A combination of the two? Rabun County offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jaybo Shaw had an interesting theory, especially concerning his Wildcats...

Thanks to re-classification and region re-alignment, there were a wealth of unknowns coming into the 2016 high school football season, including the appearance that Region 7-AAAA was top-heavy. Is that still the case as the region opens play Friday night?

No. 1 Buford dropped into the loser's bracket of the Region 8-AAAAA tournament after a 7-0 loss to No. 2 Walnut Grove Tuesday.

The Johnson girls softball team finished with its best record in five years after beating Discovery 12-0 in four innings Tuesday in the season finale.

The final battles for berths into the state playoffs is under way for area softball teams...

It will go down as one for the ages...