Bo Wilson

The Flowery Branch girls jumped on No. 1 Jefferson and never relented in a 46-40 win on Saturday afternoon at home to split the season series.

Moses Wright scored 23 points and Georgia Tech beat No. 16 Florida State 76-65 to end the Seminoles’ five-game winning streak.

The Jefferson boys outscored Flowery Branch 56-22 in three quarters to blow past the Falcons, 62-30, on the road on Saturday.

Atlanta held NBA scoring leader Bradley Beal to a season-low in points, and Trae Young’s 41 helped the Hawks top the Wizards 116-100 in a game that saw Rajon Rondo, Russell Westbrook and Robin Lopez all get ejected.

Several Southeastern Conference teams will be participating in the latest Big 12/SEC Challenge. There are two all-SEC matchups in South Carolina at Vanderbilt and Ole Miss at Georgia.

Cherokee Bluff, Jefferson and Rabun County earned wins on makeup game Thursday in northeast Georgia.

The Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team shot just 35 percent from the field and had 19 turnovers in a 60-52 loss to the LSU Tigers Thursday night at Stegeman Coliseum.

Four Yellow Jackets finished in double-figures led by Lorela Cubaj’s double-double as Georgia Tech cruised to a 70-56 victory over Miami in the Watsco Center on Thursday night.

A trio of area teams picked up wins on makeup game Thursday.

After de-committing from South Carolina earlier this month, Rabun County's Gunner Stockton is headed to the University of Georgia