High School Sports

The Cherokee Bluff boys had three in double figures to blow past Seneca, SC, 72-45, in the semifinals of the Jackson EMC Thanksgiving Tournament at Jefferson on Monday.

The South Forsyth girls basketball team knocked off North Hall, 58-50, in the North Hall Thanksgiving Shootout championship on Monday.

Buford, Cherokee Bluff, Jefferson and North Hall all advanced to the quarterfinals in their respective classifications, setting up some marquee matchups in the second round.

The Lakeview boys basketball rallied in the second half to knock off Heritage 60-56 Saturday in the Cedar Shoals Showcase at Cedar Shoals High School.

Caroline Bull scored 19 points, and Ali Jae Bull had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Chestatee girls basketball team past Loganville 52-46 on Saturday.

BlazeSports America partnered with Lakeview Academy to host a wheelchair basketball game.

Johnson boys soccer coach Frank Zamora has been named coach of the year.

Second-ranked Buford beat No. 8 Lowndes the same way the Wolves have beaten teams for the last two decades – with their tough running game and physical defense.

It’s hard to beat a team twice in one season, and Oconee County figured that out the hard way Friday night at Memorial Stadium.

It was a much different night for Northeast Georgia area teams in the second round of the playoffs as opposed to the opening round a week ago. Four of the five teams playing Friday advanced to the quarterfinals.