High School Sports

The 65th Lanierland Basketball Tournament will tip off Thursday at 4 p.m. at North Hall and East Hall.

It all comes down to one game.

The Johnson boys basketball picked up its first win of the season with a 62-48 win over Atlanta International on the road Tuesday.

On Tuesday, the Lanier Christian girls basketball team knocked off West Hall, 49-27.

There are probably few coaches that understand more the challenge of winning a state title than Jefferson’s Travis Noland.

Regions 8-5A, 7-2A, and 8-A Division 1 will stage some crucial showdowns for both boys and girls on Tuesday.

In a battle for first place in Region 8-6A, Mill Creek used a huge second quarter to knock off No. 7 Buford, 60-51, at home on Monday.

For both Jefferson coach Travis Noland and Calhoun coach Clay Stephenson, a pair of very rare middle school home-and-home contests in 2022 and 2023 between the two programs, who are hours apart, may have been a sign of things to come.

North Forsyth took over sole possession of first place in Region 6-6A with a dominating 70-36 win at home on Saturday in both teams’ final region game until after the New Year.

Union County could not hold onto a halftime lead Saturday night, falling 76-65 to North Cobb Christian in a battle for first place in Region 7-2A.