Jeff Hart![]() Recent Articles by Jeff HartThe North Georgia women’s basketball team closed out their season-opening tournament, the X-Trem Shoot-Out, with an 83-79 victory over West Florida Saturday night at Memorial Hall Gymnasium. If football fans haven’t heard of Chase Noonan, they will after Friday night. Flowery Branch certainly saw enough of him. Jefferson advanced to the second round of the state playoffs for the first time since 2009 after whipping Kendrick 42-8 Friday night at Memorial Stadium in Class AA action. Dawson County's first foray into the state playoffs since 2004 did not last long. Heard County pounded out 505 yards rushing and used a 28-point second quarter to blow open a tie game en route to a 56-29 win over Rabun County Friday night in the first round of the Class AA state playoffs. For a few north Georgia teams and individual runners at the 2012 state cross country championships, it was a day to celebrate. For many others, however, it was a day to think about missed opportunities. First-year Flowery Branch quarterback Jackson McDonald said it took a few games before he realized he could play with the big boys. He proved Friday night that he can now BEAT the big boys. Chestatee rushed for 365 yards and totaled more than 500 for the game in a 48-7 rout of Madison County Friday in both teams’ regular season finale. Flowery Branch cross country coach Jimmy Sorrells said they have been house-building all season. With Saturday’s Class AAAAA state meet on Saturday, he said it’s time to find a buyer. The Atlanta Falcons could be closer to full strength on defense the next time they take the field. The North Georgia women’s soccer team will be feeling a sense of déjà vu this week. Kentucky football coach Joker Phillips knew after Saturday's embarrassing loss to Vanderbilt that keeping his job would be tough. The end came a day later. Aaron Murray threw four touchdown passes and No. 7 Georgia overcame a slow start to beat Mississippi 37-10 on Saturday and move one win away from a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game. With Alabama's hopes of a second straight national title slipping away, A.J. McCarron shook off a dismal second half and guided the Crimson Tide right down the field. Orwin Smith ran for 89 yards and a touchdown, and Georgia Tech stymied a Maryland offense led by linebacker-turned-quarterback Shawn Petty in a 33-13 rout Saturday. Jamal Jackson threw for 383 yards as Appalachian State beat Georgia Southern 31-28 Saturday. Nico Flores found Xavier Boyce for a 35-yard touchdown pass on the final play of the first half, capping an 80-yard drive, and Norfolk State held on to defeat Savannah State 33-21 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game Saturday. Monroe Area’s Michael Gallup had other plans for Chestatee’s bid for a first-ever region title. Jefferson clinched its first Region 8-AA title since 2009 Friday with a 35-7 win over Riverside Military Academy at Memorial Stadium. Mill Creek clinched its first playoff berth since 2010 with a 49-0 win over Habersham Central Friday in Region 7-AAAAAA action. 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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