Sports

Jarvis Hayes scored 19 points and Chris Daniels had 16 to help send No. 18 Georgia past Belmont 87-71 Saturday.

The only qualifier on the college debuts of Georgia Tech's Chris Bosh and Jarrett Jack was the opponent.

Shammond Williams stepped into the starting lineup and had 19 points and six of Boston's 17 steals as the Celtics won their third straight game Saturday night, defeating the Atlanta Hawks 109-99.

The Washington Capitals scored three goals in an 88-second span of the second period and ended a five-game winless streak by beating the Atlanta Thrashers 6-3 Saturday night.

Buster Faulkner threw two first-half scoring passes to Reggie Mosley as Valdosta State rolled to a 24-7 victory over Catawba in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs on Saturday.

Ohio State needed every last tick of the clock to keep its season perfect. Now the Buckeyes are ready to play for their first national championship since 1968.

Here are the scores in Friday night's prep football playoff action from around the state.

Christi Thomas had 23 points and eight rebounds, and Kara Braxton added 11 points as Georgia defeated Chattanooga 79-58 Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

For No. 2-ranked Buford, the first round of the Class AA playoffs was nothing more than a tune-up as the Wolves routed Decatur 41-0 Friday night.

Paul Pierce scored 36 points - including four straight in the second overtime to give Boston the lead for good - as the Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks 105-98 Friday night.