Fourth-seeded Flowery Branch upset top-seeded Dunwoody with a first-round sweep in the Class AAAAA state playoffs on Friday in Dunwoody. The Falcons opened the series with a 7-2 win in Game 1, then secured the sweep with an 8-2 victory in Game 2. In Game 1, Jonathan Hughes fueled the Falcons to a win with an RBI and two hits while earning the complete-game win pitching with five strikeouts.
High school scoreboard: Falcons baseball completes first round sweep of Dunwoody