The finals are set, and it's full of red and green.
The Gainesville girls knocked off Chestatee in overtime, 67-62, to advance to the championship game against North Hall, who dropped Cherokee Bluff, 65-56, at Flowery Branch on Thursday. Game time is set for 6 p.m. on Friday at Chestatee High School.
On the boy's side, Gainesville pushed past Cherokee Bluff, 68-59, to make its seventh-straight Lanierland finals. They'll get North Hall, who make the finals for the first time in a decade, with a rout of West Hall, 73-53, in the semifinals on Thursday. The boy's final tips off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Chestatee High School.
In the girl's consolation bracket, Lakeview opened Day 2 with a come-from-behind win to beat East Hall and advance to the fifth-place game against Flowery Branch, who dispatched West Hall 46-7. East Hall and West Hall will battle to stay out of next year's play-in game in the seventh-place game.
In the boy's consolation bracket, Lakeview handled defending champ, East Hall, 57-50, and will face Flowery Branch, who beat Chestatee 59-51, in the fifth-place game. East Hall and Chestatee will battle to stay out of next season's play-in game on Friday.
The finals will be broadcast live on AM 550 and FM 102.9 WDUN and streamed at accesswdun.com. AccessWDUN.com will have coverage of every game with stories, photos and video highlights.
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LANIERLAND TOURNAMENT, Dec. 30
(at Chestatee)
(Girls bracket)
East Hall vs. West Hall (7th place), 9 a.m.
Flowery Branch vs. Lakeview (5th place) 12 p.m.
Chestatee vs. Cherokee Bluff (3rd place), 3 p.m.
North Hall vs. Gainesville (Championship), 6 p.m.
GIRLS SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD, Dec. 29
(at Flowery Branch; seeds in parenthesis)
(2) Lakeview 54, (6) East Hall 46
(4) Flowery Branch 46, (9) West Hall 7
(2) Gainesville 67, (7 )Chestatee 62 OT
(1) North Hall 65, (5) Cherokee Bluff 56
GIRLS FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD, Dec. 28
(at Cherokee Bluff; seeds in parenthesis)
(5) Cherokee Bluff 56, (4) Flowery Branch 48
(3) Gainesville 65, (6) East Hall 39
(7) Chestatee 52, (2) Lakeview 42
(1) North Hall 74, (9) West Hall 8
LANIERLAND TOURNAMENT, Dec. 30
(at Chestatee)
(Boys bracket)
East Hall vs. Chestatee (7th place), 10:30 a.m.
Lakeview vs. Flowery Branch (5th place), 1:30 p.m.
Cherokee Bluff vs. West Hall (3rd place), 4:30 p.m.
North Hall vs. Gainesville (Championship), 7:30 p.m.
BOYS SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD, Dec. 29
(at Flowery Branch; seeds in parenthesis)
(7) Flowery Branch 59, (6) Chestatee 51
(4) Lakeview 57, (1) East Hall 50
(2) Gainesville 68, (3) Cherokee Bluff 59
(5) North Hall 73, (8) West Hall 53
BOYS FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
(at Cherokee Bluff; seeds in parenthesis)
(5) North Hall 75, (4) Lakeview 49
(3) Cherokee Bluff 72, (6) Chestatee 68 2OT
(2) Gainesville 62, (7) Flowery Branch 60
(9) West Hall 52, (1) East Hall 46
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