Jeff Hart

Nolan Matthews picked just the right moment to knock the rust off. And it couldn’t have come at a better time for Lumpkin County.

Travis d’Arnaud hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves kept up their postseason push with a 2-1 win over the playoff-bound Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

Saba Lobjanidze scored in the 72nd minute when he was left wide open in front of the goal for a lofted pass from Brooks Lennon to help Atlanta United play the Philadelphia Union to a 1-1 tie on Saturday night.

Scottie Scheffler delivered big shots late in two matches, and Patrick Cantlay capped off a strong recovery by living up to his “Patty Ice” reputation with a clutch birdie in the dark that gave the Americans an 11-7 lead on a long Saturday at the Presidents Cup.

North Hall’s 43-27 Region 6-3A win over Pickens came down to the Trojans making several clutch plays on offense and defense in the final seven minutes on Saturday at The Brickyard.

Jackson County rebounded in a huge way from its disappointing loss to Clarke Central last week.

Jefferson wasted little time in showing that any thoughts the Dragons were vulnerable heading into Region 8-3A play were premature.

Commerce’s three-headed triple-option monster was on full display Saturday afternoon at Tiger Stadium.

With Hurricane Helene finally moving out of Georgia, the business of high school football got back to action on Saturday around the state and in northeast Georgia.

Rabun County used a 21-point explosion over a five minute span in the third quarter to blow open a close game en route to a 50-14 win over Providence Christian at home on Saturday.