Fans won’t have to travel very far for the state quarterfinal round of basketball games this week. With seven area teams remaining in the latter stage of this postseason, The Gainesville boys host a third-round game tonight, while Lakeview plays back-to-back home playoff games Wednesday. The Buford boys and girls, Flowery Branch girls and Dawson County girls are others playing with state semifinal implications on the line.
High school basketball playoffs: Area teams stay in familiar territory for state quarterfinal round