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High school scoreboard: Lumpkin County trio throws no-hitter
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The Lumpkin County High baseball team opened its regular season with a 10-0 no-hitter against East Jackson on Monday in Dahlonega.

Drew Uptegraph, David Webber and Devin Dunson combined for the no-hitter, striking out 15 in the process.

Dunson was also 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI. Tyler Trammell had two RBIs, Blake Sargent had three RBIs and Will Anderson added two hits.

Lumpkin County plays host to Jackson County at 5:30 p.m. today.

West Hall 6, Habersham Central 4

Max Everitt earned the win for the Spartans with five strikeouts and five innings pitched while going 2-for-3 at the plate Monday in Oakwood.

Brandon Grindle also was 2-for-3 with two runs for West Hall (1-0).

Seth Harvey hit a three-run home run for Habersham Central (0-1).

West Hall visits Habersham Central at 5:30 p.m. today.

Central Gwinnett 6, Gainesville 3

Central Gwinnett’s Matt Ricciardi hit a walk-off three-run home run to give the Black Knights a late win Monday in Lawrenceville.

Eric Tarnacki pitched five innings with eight strikeouts for Gainesville. He also had two RBIs at the plate.

Daniel Wellborn had two hits for the Red Elephants (0-1).

Gainesville visits Flowery Branch at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Banks County 8, Franklin County 1

Tyler McEntire pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts and one earned run in the Leopards’ season opener Monday in Carnesville.

Justin Bowen, Chris Porter and Zach Dale each had two RBIs for Banks County (1-0).

Banks County plays host to Elbert County at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Jefferson 17, Riverside Military 9

Jake Fields was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Jason Demos was 2-for-3 with four runs and two RBIs in the Dragons' season opener Monday in Gainesville.

Chris Swancey picked up the win for Jefferson (1-0).

Jeffrey Koren led Riverside (0-1) at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Brian Kerekes and Will Huff each scored two runs for the Eagles.

Jefferson visits Madison County at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Riverside visits Darlington at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

SOCCER

Johnson girls 4, White County 0


Bethany Johnson scored twice to lead Lady Knights to a win in their region opener Monday in Cleveland.

Kayla Madsen and Kayleigh Durden each scored once for Johnson (3-0, 1-0 Area 7-AAA). Anna Contreras and Peyton Owens each added an assist.

Johnson plays host to Dawson County at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. White County (2-1-1, 1-1) visits Flowery Branch at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Johnson boys 10, White County 0

The Knights had six different scorers, led by Chris Henry’s four goals on Monday in Cleveland.

Vicente Trujillo scored once and had four assists for Johnson (4-1, 1-0 Region 7-AAA). Ariel Mejia had one goal and three assists. Juan Morfin had two goals. Inmer Venegas had a goal and an assist. Diego Cuevas scored once and Christian Mora added an assist.

Lewis Carrero recorded the shutout in goal for the Knights. He was protected on defense by Seth Spivey, Christian Montezuma, Rigo Mojica, Cuevas and Venegas.

Johnson visits West Forsyth at 8 p.m. next Tuesday. White County (2-2, 0-2) visits Lumpkin County at 7 p.m. Monday.

Lakeview Academy boys 2, Fannin County 0

The Lions opened their regular season with a shutout win in the Mountain Madness Tournament on Monday in Blue Ridge.
Sean Zottnick and Stephen Reynolds each scored in the second half for Lakeview (1-0). Charlie Parks recorded an assist.

James Bagwell had five saves in goal for the Lions. Austin White, Zottnick and Grey Hallock led Lakeview on defense.

Lakeview continues tournament play against Pickens at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Blue Ridge.

TENNIS

Forsyth Central boys 3, Johnson 2


Stephen Hester and Seth Allan each won singles matches in straight sets for the Knights, but Johnson could not preserve a team win Monday in Cumming.

Johnson (1-1) visits North Forsyth at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Dacula boys 4, Flowery Branch 1

The doubles team of Gary Reed and Nathan Still won the lone match of the day for Falcons in their season opener Monday at Dacula High.

Flowery Branch (0-1) visits Central Gwinnett at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

High school results may be reported by 10:30 p.m. by calling 770-718-3406, e-mail sports@gainesvilletimes.com. Results reported after deadline will appear in the following day’s paper.

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