Meet the Buchannon's

PORTAL - Things were looking worrisome for the Portal Panthers after the 2006-07 season. Leading scorer Fred Williams played his last season and the girls finished with only three wins. The Panthers were in a bind.

Video - Portal basketball stuns Statesboro

BA too much for Trinity

The Bulloch Academy boys began the defense of their 2007 GISA Region 2-AA crown with a rousing 68-44 romp over Trinity Christian School of Dublin Tuesday night.

FMB AOTW: Buchannon plays big for Portal

David Buchannon made quite a splash when he and his family moved to Portal, and so far this season, he has helped lead the Panthers to a 14-1 start, including a 5-0 mark in Region 3-A.

Portal tops the Devils

Portal fans can finally say it: "We beat Statesboro."

SHS, Portal should live up to all the hype

From 1981-1984, Statesboro basketball coach Lee Hill coached a young player named Jeff Brannen. Today - 24 years later - Brannen will attempt to beat his former mentor in a head-to-head matchup for the sixth time when his Portal Panthers face off against Hill's Blue Devils in Georgia Southern's Hanner Fieldhouse.

Monday Mouthoff

First off, a Happy New Year to one and all. Hope everyone enjoyed what little time off you may have gotten.

Eagles drop third straight

GREENSBORO, N.C. - After another slow start the Georgia Southern men's basketball team rallied to take the lead but was undone by a 61 percent shooting effort in the second half by UNC Greensboro to lose 79-67 Saturday afternoon at Fleming Gym.

BA finally beats rival Pinewood

It hadn't happened in recent history until Saturday night.

Portal moves into 3-A first place

Portal got 24 points from David Buchannon and 19 from Mario Farris to beat Emanuel County Institute 61-52 on Saturday in Portal.

SEB loses heartbreaker to Josey

BROOKLET - In a game that saw 53 free throw attempts, it was only fitting that it would be two Robert Johnson foul shots that ended Southeast Bulloch's upset bid over the Region 3-AA defending-champion Josey Eagles (14-1, 5-0) Saturday night.

Tyson to play in All-American Bowl

At 1 p.m. today, Statesboro's Deangelo Tyson will be one of 84 football players on display in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

Local Roundup: Screven wins rivalry over SEB

Screven County led by as much as 27, dominating visiting Southeast Bulloch 66-48 Friday in Sylvania.

Panthers beat up on Jenkins County

MILLEN - The Portal Panthers (13-1, 5-0 Region 3-A) picked up their fifth-straight region win as they jumped out to a 19-point, first-quarter lead and never looked back, toppling the Jenkins County Eagles 85-39 on the road Friday night.

Devils win one with heart

Statesboro's winter break hadn't been anything to brag about up until Wednesday night.

Georgia Southern vs. St. Francis photo gallery

Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State photo gallery