Sports

Weather was the story of Friday night, but high school football got started and many games finished. Two games at West Hall were forced to finish on Saturday.

It took an extra day but East Hall and Banks County completed a thriller at West Hall Stadium on Saturday that went down to the final play.

Towns County snapped a 12-game losing streak with an impressive 42-14 win over Murray County on Saturday to open the 2024 season.

Every team will have its growing pains, especially early in any season. But a young Buford squad may have taken a quick giant step forward Friday night despite a tough 13-10 loss to defending state champion Milton.

Mickey Moniak hit a go-ahead double in the sixth inning, Logan O’Hoppe snapped an 0-for-29 slump with a tying homer in the fourth and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves to stop their three-game losing streak

When all was said and done, Cherokee Bluff was able to hold on to take down Class 3A No. 7 Lumpkin County, 31-20, Friday night at Yonah Field.

After a lengthy weather delay midway through the second quarter slowed things down, Rabun County won a shootout over White County Friday night, 40-27.

Mother Nature thought she had other plans for Jefferson's season opener at Marist on Friday, halting play for one hour and a half at Hughes Spalding Stadium

Wesleyan scored on all four of its second-half drives on the way to a 42-21 season-opening win over Commerce at Ray Lamb Stadium.

Chestatee head football coach Stuart Cunningham has his first win at the War Eagles' skipper as they took down Franklin County, 27-21, Friday night.