Bo Wilson

On semifinals Saturday, only two area teams, Jefferson boys (Class 3A) and Buford girls (Class 5A), advanced to the Georgia High School Association state finals next week in Macon.

Trae Young had 25 points and 15 assists, John Collins added 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 129-117 on Saturday night for their second straight victory

The North Hall girls entered the Class 3A semifinals averaging 57 points per game. The Lady Trojans (23-9, Region 7-3A No. 1 seed) got nowhere near that average in a 52-31 loss to Beach in the semifinals, ending their quest for a Class 3A title at Valdosta State University on Saturday afternoon.

Heading into the quarterfinals of the Georgia High School Association basketball tournament on Wednesday, there were 7 northeast Georgia teams left. After Wednesday, only three were still on the road to Macon.

Saturday's Class 3A girls basketball semifinal game will be the biggest game to date for the North Hall Lady Trojans, and even though a trip of the state title game is on the line, coach Kristi House says her team is made for this moment.

John Collins scored 33 points and had a double-double, Cam Reddish added 26 points, and the Atlanta Hawks used a big night beyond the arc to beat the Brooklyn Nets 141-118.

The Lakeview Academy girls soccer team captured its first game of the season with a 3-1 win over Habersham Central on Friday in a tournament at Lumpkin County High School.

The Flowery Branch and Buford boys and girls tennis teams earned win on Thursday.

Fourth-ranked Georgia faces No. 17 Georgia Tech starting Friday at 5 p.m. at a sold-out Foley Field. The three-game set will continue in Atlanta Saturday and conclude Sunday at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville.

Lanier Christian Academy's Faith Wasden and Reece Montgomery were named to the GAPPS AA All-Region and All-State teams.