Jeff Hart

Kevin Ellison rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown and threw for 64 yards and a score to lead Georgia Southern to its 11th straight Sun Belt Conference victory, a 56-26 decision over New Mexico State before a crowd of 23,551 Saturday night in Paulson Stadium.

Nate Peterman threw three touchdown passes and Chris Blewitt kicked a 56-yard field goal in the closing minutes to help Pittsburgh beat Georgia Tech 31-28 on Saturday.

Former Jefferson High standout Bryant Shirreffs threw for 365 yards and one touchdown for Connecticut but it wasn't enough as the Huskies fell 28-20 to South Florida Saturday.

In the final regular season competition of the fall, the Piedmont College men's cross country team finished 10th of 13 NCAA Division II, III and NAIA teams at the Berry College Invitational. Junior Cody Parker finished as the Lions top competitor in 46th overall running a 28:35.60.

On a night when teams atop their respective regions were supposed to begin tuning up for the playoffs, the memos to everyone else apparently got lost in the mail.

East Hall is peaking at just the right time...

Class AAAA third-ranked Buford held Monroe Area to just nine yards of total offense and just one first down in a 51-0 shutout in Region 8-AAAA play Friday night at Tom Riden Stadium.

Fannin County built a 24-0 halftime lead and then held on for a 31-15 win over Dawson County in a key Region 7-AAA contest for both teams.

The Lanier defense pitched its third shutout of the season Friday night as the Longhorns took a 42-0 win over Heritage, Conyers at Lanier Community Stadium.

Class AAA No. 3 Jefferson remained unbeaten after taking a 49-0 win over East Jackson Friday in Region 8-AAA action.