Wesleyan’s girls team lost 70-65 Saturday against Class 7A No. 3 Buford, but the Class 3A No. 2-ranked Wolves enter the final weeks of the regular season riding momentum from a close game against one of the best teams in the state’s highest class.

The Wolves (16-3, 8-0) will travel to West Hall (1-17, 0-9) Tuesday for a Region 7 game before visiting Gilmer on Feb. 2 and No. 5 Pickens (19-2, 6-2) on Feb. 6

In another big girls game, Pickens’ fifth-ranked Dragons (19-2, 6-2) lost 53-46 at No. 6 Dawson County on Friday in the second matchup of the regular season. Pickens defeated Dawson County 68-41 on Dec 12.

On the boys side, top-ranked Sandy Creek earned a 65-49 Region 5 victory against No. 3 Cedar Grove, then defeated Osborne 73-52. Against Cedar Grove, the Patriots led 20-7 after the first quarter and 35-23 at the half. Sandy Creek extended the lead 52-34 through the third quarter to put the game out of reach.

The victory against Cedar Grove moved the Patriots to 2-0 in the Region 5 standings while sending the Saints to 2-1. Carver-Atlanta (3-11, 0-1) and No. 8 Douglass (11-9, 0-2) are trailing in the standings.

Class 3A boys top-10

1. Sandy Creek (18-2)

2. Monroe (17-3)

3. Cedar Grove (15-6)

4. Hebron Christian (18-2)

5. Dougherty (15-6)

6. Carver-Columbus (17-2)

7. Cross Creek (14-8)

8. Douglass (11-9)

9. Monroe Area (16-5)

10. Richmond Academy (15-5)

Class 3A girls top-10

1. Hebron Christian (19-2)

2. Wesleyan (16-3)

3. Carver-Columbus (14-6)

4. Cross Creek (17-4)

5. Pickens (19-2)

6. Dawson County (13-8)

7. White County (16-5)

8. Mary Persons (18-4)

9. Monroe (14-7)

10. Hart County (15-6)

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Members of the conversion crew take a break as the main scoreboard is lowered to the floor to be worked on as the arena gets ready for the next concert at State Farm Arena, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Atlanta. The crew was working on creating a stage for the Friday, Oct. 3 Maxwell concert. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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