Jeff Hart

Gainesville High senior D'Marcus Simonds was one of 24 Georgia players nominated for the McDonald’s All American Games...

After a self-induced two-week layoff, no one in the Gainesville gym was sure what to expect from the Gainesville boys basketball team Tuesday night. Not even coach Benjie Wood.

Tylor Brown poured in 21 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers, to lead the East Hall boys to a 84-58 victory over Fannin County 84-58 Tuesday night on the road.

East Hall girls basketball team beat Fannin County 66-42. We are now 12-3 on the season, 3-1 in region. Up next is West Hall on Friday at home. Carly winters led the way with 26. Ashlyn Ellison had 12, Kylah Mize 10 and Jenny Edwards with 9.

Lakeview Academy remained unbeaten in Region 8-A play after taking a 60-52 win over Athens Christian Tuesday night on the road.

After a solid 24-win season and a trip to the second round of the Class AAA tournament last year, Banks County boys coach Mike Cleveland still felt his talented group of Leopards was perhaps getting a little ahead of themselves.

West Hall swept a pair of Region 7-AAA contests against Fannin County Saturday at home...

White County outscored Lumpkin County 38-24 in the second and third quarter to overcome an early deficit to beat Lumpkin County 69-55 Saturday in a non-region contest at the Lumpkin County gym.

After a slow start, Class AAA No. 3 Dawson County held Franklin County to single-digits in each of the final three quarters to rally for a 45-39 win in a battle of Region 7-AAA unbeaten teams.

The North Hall boys rallied from six -points down heading into the fourth quarter to beat Lakeview Academy 51-49 Saturday night in non-region action at the Lakeview gym.