Sports

The Greater Hall County Fellowship of Christian Athletes East-West All-Star football game is set for December 12 at East Hall Stadium.

The high school basketball schedule continues to heat up this weekend, with several teams playing non-region games and Thanksgiving Tip-off tournaments.

It was a rough opening round for northeast Georgia area teams, with just six of the 17 teams that qualified for the playoffs in the GHSA, GIAA, and GAPPS advancing past the first round.

Commerce might have the toughest draw in the second round of any Northeast Georgia team on Friday.

Aaron Philo scrambled for a go-ahead 18-yard touchdown run with 22 seconds remaining and Georgia Tech escaped with a 30-29 win over N

Championship teams rise to the moment.

Andy Quirarte scored 23 points, and Alex Blurton had 18 to lead the Cherokee Bluff boys past Banks County, 81.55, on Thursday.

Massachusetts interim coach Shane Montgomery says No_ 8 Georgia's defense is “probably the most talented I've ever faced.”

Traditional college football heavyweights Alabama and Oklahoma square off Saturday night in the first regular-season matchup since 2003 between teams that have combined for 25 national titles

Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points, Stephen Curry added 23 points and eight assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Atlanta Hawks 120-97