Honor roll
Baseball
C.J. Navin, Flowery Branch: Had a home run, four RBIs and scored twice in a win against North Hall.
Chase Hulsey, Flowery Branch: Had a home run and scored three runs in a win against North Hall. Had a grand slam and drove in five runs in a win over North Oconee.
Brody Thomas, Flowery Branch: Had a hit in all three plate appearances in a win over North Oconee.
Breck Davidson, Flowery Branch: Two hits and four RBIs in a win against North Oconee.
Skyler Weber, Gainesville: Had two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored in a win against West Laurens on Friday.
Hunter Anglin, Gainesville: Had a complete-game victory and allowed only two hits in a win over West Laurens on Friday.
Michael Gettys, Gainesville: Had four hits, six RBIs and pitched the Red Elephants to a shutout victory Saturday against West Laurens.
Chris White, Johnson: Had three hits and three RBIs in a win against Cedar Shoals.
A.J. Benefield, Johnson: Drove in four runs in a win against Cedar Shoals.
Drew Carson, Jefferson: Had three hits and four RBIs in a win against Commerce.
Preston Graham, North Hall: Earned the win on the mound and drove in a run in a win against North Forsyth.
Phillip Stubblefield, Union County: Had two doubles and three runs scored in a win against Towns County.
Jake Shirley, West Hall: Had three hits, three RBIs and three runs scored in a win against East Hall on Wednesday; had two extra base hits in a win against East Hall on Saturday.
Cameron Johnson, West Hall: Had three hits and scored three runs in a win against East Hall on Saturday.
Montana Saine, White County: Had a grand slam in a win against Heard County on Saturday.
Basketball
Kaela Davis, Buford: 23 points in a win against Kendrick.
Andraya Carter, Buford: 17 points in a win against Kendrick.
T.J. Shipes, Buford: Game-high 33 points in a win against Spencer.
Gunnar Armstrong, Dawson County: 16 points in a win against Calhoun.
Chelsea Dale, East Hall: 26 points in a win against Dade County.
Brian Edwards, East Hall: 16 points in a win against Dade County.
Hayden Chapman, East Hall: 16 points in a win over Dade County.
Rebecca Webster, Gainesville: Scored 17 in a loss to Allatoona.
Taylor Handte, Lakeview Academy: 16 points in a loss against Washington-Wilkes.
Austin Pearson, Lakeview Academy: 22 points in a loss to Aquinas.
Taylor Swoszowski, North Hall: 18 points in a win against Pickens.
Ali Bleckley, Towns County: 19 points in a win against Georgia Military College.
Golf
Luke James, Johnson: Fired a 36 in a tri-match win against Lumpkin County and North Forsyth on Thursday.
Austin Booker, Lumpkin County: Shot 36 over nine holes in a win against Dawson County on Tuesday. Shot 37 in a match Thursday at Achasta.
Joseph Jarrard, Lumpkin County: Shot a 37 on Thursday at Achasta Golf Course.
Taylor Gooch, Lumpkin County: Shot a 39 in a loss to White County on Thursday.
Haley Twiggs, North Hall: Shot a 31 over seven holes in a win against Chestatee on Thursday.
Brittany Slaton, White County: Carded a 38 in a win against Lumpkin County on Thursday.
Soccer
Arnold Gamez, Chestatee: Scored twice with two assists in a win against White County.
Julio Avila, East Hall: Scored twice and added an assist in a shutout victory against Jackson County.
Hartley Carter, Gainesville: Scored four times in a win against Athens Academy; three goals in a win against Stephens County.
Douglas Mejia, Gainesville: Scored twice with two assists in a win against Stephens County.
Carly Kenny, Lakeview Academy: Scored four goals in a win against Pickens.
Amy Groth, Lakeview Academy: Scored four times with an assist in a win against Pickens.
Dillon Martin, North Hall: Recorded a hat trick in a win against Stephens County. Scored both goals in a win against Dawson County.
Tennis
Georgia Summer, Gainesville: Recorded a win in straight sets against Johnson.
Drew Jones, Johnson: Won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1 singles for the Knights on Tuesday.
Maggie Turner, Johnson: Recorded a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles Wednesday.
Ashley Hogan/Karina Rivera, Johnson: Won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1 doubles for the Lady Knights in a win against Walnut Grove.
Eric Chow/Drew Eidson, Riverside Military: Won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles against East Hall on Wednesday.
Nicholas Pitchon/Josh Haughton, Riverside Military: Won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles for the Eagles on Friday.
Compiled by Bill Murphy
East Hall senior J.C. Hampton always seems to find a way to play at an elevated level away from home.
On Saturday, he scored 40 points in a first-round Class AA playoff win against Dade County in Trenton.
According to Vikings (22-7) coach Joe Dix, that made Hampton the first in school history to score 40 in a road game.
"He was so focused," Dix said of Hampton's effort. "Once he gets going, he gets that look in his eye."
For his efforts, Hampton is The Times Athlete of the Week.
With East Hall's first-round win, Hampton and the Vikings will be back on the road in the second round against Manchester on Wednesday, a rematch of last year's second-round game for these two schools.
That's perfectly fine with East Hall's leading scorer.
"I feel like our team is very confident," Hampton said. "Ever since we went to Alaska (in January), we've played much better as a team."
Playing in front of what Hampton says was a packed gymnasium at Dade County, he got started early with a 3-pointer and scored five of East Hall's first seven points.
He said the pace of the game that the Vikings played helped create open baskets, including about half of his points on midrange jumpers.
Dix said that Hampton had a great rhythm shooting with 15 of his points coming in the second quarter as the team took a 42-31 lead into halftime, which was particularly helpful in front of a packed house.
"Once J.C. gets going, he's hard to guard," Dix said.
"And the way he was playing, it also opened up Hayden (Chapman) for some good looks on shots (16 points)."
Hampton finished the game making five 3-pointers, and was a perfect 9 for 9 from the free-throw line.
According to Dix, Hampton's 40 on the road to open the playoffs didn't come as any huge surprise; Hampton's biggest games have been on the road all season.
Prior to Saturday, his highest output was 39 points against Gainesville, along with 37 at both St. Francis and Whitefield Academy, which will face one another in the second round of Class A's playoffs on Wednesday.
In Region 8-AA play, Hampton went for 34 earlier this season against Rabun County in Tiger.
"I've always been a fan of playing in the big games," Hampton said. "We're playing great as a team on the road."
Even though carrying a No. 3 seed in the playoffs makes things more difficult with road games, it's something East Hall hasn't managed to conquer before.
In 2006, the Vikings were a No. 3 seed in the postseason, but still advanced all the way to play in the state semifinals in Macon.
That's something that Hampton and the Vikings, making their third straight trip to the second round of the playoffs, would love to experience.
"We really want that opportunity to play in Macon since we haven't been there," Hampton said. "We know we're going to have to play our best to get there."