Jeff Hart

Many thought Todd Cottrell was, well, crazy when he decided to leave Gainesville for Lakeview Academy three years ago...

For the roughly two quarters-plus that D’Marcus Simonds was able to stay on the floor, there was little doubt the Gainesville senior was the best player on the floor Monday...

The Gainesville boys are making up for lost time with another pair of back-to-back games Monday and Tuesday, and the first figures to be one of the premier matchups in the state during the regular season...

Jefferson kept alive its jaw-dropping run of titles, while Commerce continued its own streak on Saturday at the state duals wrestling championships in Macon.

Patience was the key word used by both coaches in describing the East Hall girls 60-42 win over previously unbeaten Dawson County Friday night in a key Region 7-AAA game at the Dawson County gym.

Class AAAA No. 1-ranked Buford used a 22-11 first quarter to grab the lead and then cruised to a 74-31 win over North Hall in a battle of Region 8-AAAA unbeaten teams Friday night at the Buford gym.

Anna McKendree poured in 32 points to lead the West Hall girls to a 65-36 win over Banks County Friday night in Region 7-AAA action.

With the region races beginning to heat up around northeast Georgia, there are several key matchups on tap this weekend around the area and in every region on both the girls and boys sides.

Jackson County powerhouses Jefferson and Commerce are making a return to Macon to try and defend their State Duals titles beginning Friday at the Macon Centreplex. Those two teams will headline a solid group of northeast Georgia teams making the trek to Macon.

After five weeks of juggling two jobs, Kirby Smart finally has his full focus on Georgia...