Jeff Hart![]() Recent Articles by Jeff Hartford outscored Scott County of Kentucky by nine points in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 58-43 win Monday night in girls action at the Peach State Basketball’s inaugural JumpOffPlus.com Holiday Invitational at Duluth High School. The North Hall girls began the toughest stretch of their schedule Monday with a 58-46 loss to Franklin County in the Hooch Holiday Classic at Chattahoochee High School. The Independence Bowl featured the two best running teams in the nation, and special teams proved to be the unlikely difference The experience of Class AAA No. 2-ranked North Hall was just too much to overcome for a talented but young Flowery Branch team Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Lanierland Tournament. It was just your average run-of-the-mill East Hall-Gainesville basketball game Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Lanierland Tournament. West Hall opened the game with a 20-5 and never trailed in taking a 72-56 win over rival Johnson Wednesday in the fifth-place boys game of the Lanierland Tournament. Flowery Branch outscored West Hall 30-8 in the second and third quarters to erase an early deficit en route to a 57-27 win Tuesday in the girls action at Lanierland Tournament. The Lakeview Academy boys rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to nip Chestatee 71-70 Wednesday in the consolation round of the Lanierland Tournament. Jefferson opened with a 17-7 first quarter and then cruised to a 55-28 win over Johnson Wednesday in girls action at the Lanierland Tournament at the West Hall gym. It was a game Chestatee girls basketball coach Web Daniel had seen before: his team leading the entire way only to fall victim to wild comebacks in the final minute. East Hall girls basketball coach Joey Rider is hoping the third time’s the charm for his Lady Vikings in seeking their first Lanierland Tournament title since 2006. Johnson used an 18-0 run in the second and third quarters to erase a Lakeview Academy lead en route to a 75-66 win Tuesday in the consolation round of the Lanierland Tournament. The West Hall girls rallied from an early deficit and then survived a wild final minute to beat Jefferson 34-31 Tuesday in the consolation round of the Lanierland Tournament. West Hall responded from its tough loss to Gainesville Monday in the Lanierland Tournament with a 66-60 win over host Chestatee Tuesday at the Chestatee gym. The Flowery Branch girls advanced in the consolation bracket of the Lanierland Tournament with a 54-39 win over Johnson Tuesday at the Chestatee gym. North Hall held West Hall without a basket for more than six minutes in the second half as part of a 13-6 spurt that propelled the Lady Trojans to a 60-55 win on Monday in the first round of the 51st Lanierland Tournament in Gainesville. East Hall moved into the semifinals of the 51st Lanierland Tournament for the sixth time in seven years under coach Joe Dix with a 77-41 whipping of host Chestatee Monday at the Chestatee gym. For 20 minutes, the Class AAA No. 6-ranked Gainesville boys basketball had no business being in the gym with ninth-ranked West Hall after falling down by 22 points and looking lost on both offense and defense. But that’s why they play 32 minutes. Starting just his second game, Flowery Branch freshman James Hodges showed he could be one of the top players in Hall County by season’s end. Host Chestatee wasted little time in showing it will be a serious contender for the 51st Lanierland girls championship Monday morning. Previous |1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 181 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 185 | 186 | 187 | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | 198 | 199 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 | 205 | 206 | Next |
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