Waco is unstoppable, Buford and GAC split

Region 6-AA heavyweights GAC and Buford faced off last night in Buford as four ranked teams took the floor seeking playoff positioning. Kaela Davis stepped her game up for Gene Durden’s girls who were playing without MacKenzie Darrah. Former GAC star Kristina Nelson left the game for Buford with a first half injury, forcing Davis and Andraya Carter to carry the load. Carter finished with five points and eight rebounds but it was Davis and her 16 points that paced the Wolves to a 47-43 win. The victory finished off an unbeaten region schedule for Buford. ... In the boys game, Kyle Kellum had18 for Buford while Isaiah Williams and A.J. Davis added 17 and 14, respectively, but it was GAC, led by Delano Spencer’s 20 points that gave the Spartans a 74-70 road win. GAC used a big third quarter run to stretch a two-point halftime lead into a 58-40 margin entering the fourth quarter. ... The Parkview girls finished off an unbeaten regular season with a 58-40 win over rival Brookwood. Marissa Mandeldove canned six three-pointers en route to 20 points for the Panthers. This is the second unbeaten regular season in three years for Parkview. ... The GAC football program is in search of a new coach after Tim Cokely announced he was taking the head coaching job at Marianna (Fla.) High School. Cokely led the Spartans to a 17-5 record during his two seasons with GAC. ... While it isn’t quite to the mark set by the Walton girls tennis team, the Washington County girls basketball team won its 55th straight game last night, 59-46 over Cross Creek. Washington County trailed at intermission but Allisha Gray scored 19 points in the second half to finish with 29. The Washington County boys as 22-0 this season after a 58-46 win over Cross Creek. The girls are one better at 23-0.