BLUE RIDGE — Grace Hollifield scored 20 points to lead the North Hall girls past Fannin County, 50-36, on the road Friday night.
Lauren Swanson turned in a double-double performance with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Fannin County actually jumped out to a 14-12 lead after the opening period, but North Hall (6-2, 2-0) held the Rebels to single digits the next three quarters to walk away with the 14-point win.
North Hall will play host to Greater Atlanta Christian on Tuesday. Tipoff is 6 p.m.
EAST HALL 46,
LUMPKIN COUNTY 43
The Vikings pulled off a slim 3-point win at Lumpkin County on Friday to earn their first Region 7-3A win.
Callie Dale led East Hall with 21 points
Alexis Burce chipped in 8 points.
East Hall (1-4, 1-1 Region 7-3A) will play Cherokee Bluff at Valhalla on Tuesday. Game time is 6 p.m.
FLOWERY BRANCH 54,
CHESTATEE 32
Ashlee Locke's double-double helped seal the win against region foe Chestatee on Friday.
Locke scored 16 points and pulled 10 boards in the Falcons (5-2, 2-0) win.
The Falcons were in control by halftime with a 28-12 advantage. They extended the lead to 36-19 by the end of 24 minutes.
Keidra Young added 11 points in the win.
Flowery Branch will travel to Dawson County today at noon.
WINDER-BARROW 55,
CHEROKEE BLUFF 49
Winder-Barrow outscored the Bears 22-12 in the fourth quarter in the come-from-behind win on Friday in Flowery Branch.
The Bears (2-6, 0-1 Region 7-3A) took a 37-33 lead into the fourth quarter but Winder's Keirsten Jackson led the Bulldoggs rally with 1o points. She finished the game with 11 points.
Timber Gaither topped the scoring for the Bears with 16 points, and Abi Whitaker added 14 points.
The Bluff will travel to East Hall on Tuesday. Game time is 6 p.m.
