By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

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          Saturday’s Central Georgia high school basketball action had a few milestones for area standouts.

          Cam Holden had a double-double en route to passing 2,000 points in his career in Mary Persons’ 89-47 blasting of Spalding.

          Dodge County multi-sport standout Nick Cummings went over 1,400 points in a tight 6-point win over Hawkinsville.

          And Peach County’s Deja Holland crossed the 1,000-point mark in the Trojans’ 64-20 rout of Crawford County in girls action.

          The rest of the week’s action follows Saturday’s scores.

 

SATURDAY'S SCORES

Girls

Bleckley County 52, Northside 46

Central 58, Westside 40

          The Lady Chargers improved to 19-2 behind another double-double from Jada Clowers (21 points, 15 rebounds, plus 4 blocks). Tyleia Williams poured in 18 points to go with 4 rebounds, while JeNya Wilder had 12 rebounds and 4 steals, plus 9 points.

Dodge County 54, Hawkinsville 31

East Laurens 53, Dublin 42

GMC 50, Lake Oconee 39

Macon County 66, Wilkinson County 48

Peach County 64, Crawford County 20

          Deja Holland's 20 points for the Trojans put her past 1,000 points for her career.

Perry 65, Dooly County 49

Piedmont 38, Nat Greene 19

Putnam County 60, Oglethorpe County 27

Stratford 71, Aquinas 21

Veterans 47, Warner Robins 42

Washington County 69, Hancock Central 49

          The Golden Hawks improved to 16-6 behind 16 points from Destinee Ellison and 13 from Jada Darrisaw, plus a double-double from Nikayona Warthen (12 points, 11 rebounds) and near double-double from Nijera Jordan (11 points, 9 rebounds).

 

Missing

Baldwin at Thomson

Briarwood at Brentwood

Monsignor Donovan at Windsor

Pinewood Christian at Westfield

Social Circle at Montciello

Spalding at Mary Persons

 

 

Boys

Baldwin 62, Thomson 42

Bleckley County 69, Northside 63

Dodge County 50, Hawkinsville 44

          DeMarcus Caines scored 30 to make sure Hawkinsville didn't get its first win of the year. Nick Cummings added 16 and RJ Carr 13. Cummings, a standout multiple-sport athlete, passed 1,400 points for his career.

Dublin 75, East Laurens 59

GMC 77, Lake Oconee 40

Mary Persons 89, Spalding 47

          Standout Cam Holden cruised past 2,000 points for is career with 31 points. It was a full night for the versatile Holden, who had 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals. Tre Edge had 17 points and 5 rebounds, and Dee Morton 13 points and 4 rebounds.

Peach County 74, Crawford County 57

Perry 61, Dooly County 54

Piedmont 52, Nat Geene 38

Warner Robins 86, Veterans 42

Washington County 62, Hancock Central 49

           Balance was the key for the Golden Hawks, who got 8 points from Jawan Dukes, Jalen Jackson, and Jarden Maze, and 7 from Ivory Williams and Conner Frazier. Keith Foster had 8 rebounds, Frazier 6.

Central 61, Westside 56

          Greg Holloway led Westside with 20 points and 14 rebounds.

Windsor 64, Monsignor Donovan 18

 

Missing

Briarwood at Brentwood

John Hancock at Habersham

John Milledge at Bethesda

Memorial Day at Twiggs Acad.

Putnam County at Oglethorpe County

Social Circle at Monticello

Washington County at Hancock Central

Wilkinson County at Macon County

 

FRIDAY'S SCORES

Girls

Baldwin 47, Burke County 44

Bleckley County 73, Dublin 44

Central 52, Pike County 21

          Double-doubles from Tyleia Williams (16 points, 10 steals) and Kayia Greene (12 points, 10 rebounds) helped Central roll to its 18th win in 20 games. JeNya Wilder added 11 points, 9 rebounds, 6 steals, and 4 assists in a complete effort, and Jada Clowers had 8 points, 4 boards, and 4 blocks.

Dooly County 80, Schley County 65

Dutchtown 53, Jones County 41

FPD 45, Wilkinson County 33

          The Vikings opened the second half on a 8-1 run to gain control, and led 30-23 after three.

Lamar County 74, Callaway 58

          Lamar County improved to 16-6 overall and 7-1 in Region 5-AA play.

Macon County 73, Crawford County 47

Northside 51, Houston County 20

Peach County 57, Jackson 54

Rutland 61, Kendrick 37

Southwest 61, Westside 51

Spalding 78, Upson-Lee 50

Stratford 56, Tattnall 41

          The Eagles watched 27-16 halftime lead dwindle in the third quarter, but regained control.

Taylor County 52, Hawkinsville 25

Telfair County 58, Dodge County 52

          It was a battle of top 10 teams, Telfair County in Class A public and Dodge County in AA. Europe Brown topped the Indians with 19, the only player in double figures for Dodge County.

Twiggs County 55, Mount de Sales 25

Warner Robins 50, Bainbridge 43

          The Demons pulled off the upset of second-place Bainbridge, which fell to 19-4 while Warner Robins improved to 11-9.

Veterans 62, Thomas County Central 20

 

Boys

Burke County 60, Baldwin 57

Central 70, Pike County 45

Covenant Christian 81, John Hancock 49

Dublin 65, Bleckley County 59

Dutchtown 69, Jones County 65

Dodge County 74, Telfair County 61

          DeMarcus Caines did plenty of damage with 30 points for the Indians, Nick Cummings adding 16 and RJ Carr 13.

Dooly County 65, Schley County 59

GMC 81, Taliaferro County 41

Hancock Central 55, Warren County 53

Hawkinsville 70, Taylor County 59

Jackson 61, Peach County 56

Macon County 100, Crawford County 51

Mary Persons 107, West Laurens 58

          The Bulldogs cruised behind Cam Holden (19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 7 steals), Desmond Williams (19 points, 4 assists), Tre Edge (13 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists), Rekia Weaver (13 points, 8 boards) and Tre Slaten (13 points, 10 rebounds).

Northside 78, Houston County 48

Stratford 75, Tattnall 55

          The Eagles exploded out to a 34-14 lead after one, but the Trojans pulled within 48-37 at halftime. Stratford got 26 points from Devin Butts.

Trinity Christian-Sharpsburg 82, Windsor 50

Twiggs County 62, Mount de Sales 41
Upson-Lee 75, Spalding 39

          Tye Fagan led the Knights to consecutive win 54 with 25 points.

Veterans 67, Thomas County Central 36

          The Warhawks had a big second quarter to take the lead and a bigger third quarter to take control. DeAngelo Hines was 7 for 9 from the floor en route to 20 points, while Horace Johnson added 15 points, plus 8 rebounds and 4 steals.

Warner Robins 80, Bainbridge 49

Washington County 76, East Laurens 36

Westside 71, Southwest 69

Wilkinson County 52, FPD 39

 

SATURDAY'S GAMES

Doubleheaders

Girls first, boys second unless noted

1:30 p.m.

Nat Greene at Piedmont

2 p.m.

Bleckley County at Northside

Westside at Central

Monsignor Donovan at Windsor

2:30 p.m.

Briarwood at Brentwood

3 p.m.

Dooly County at Perry

Crawford County at Peach County

G-Stratford at Aquinas

B-John Milledge at Bethesda

5 p.m.

Veterans at Warner Robins

6 p.m.

Baldwin at Thomson

Hawkinsville at Dodge County

East Laurens at Dublin

Lake Oconee at GMC

Wilkinson County at Macon County

7 p.m.

Washington County at Hancock Central

Putnam County at Oglethorpe County

 

TBA

Social Circle at Monticello

G-Pinewood Christian at Westfield

B-Westminster at Westfield

 

TUESDAY'S SCORES

Girls

Northside 52, Lee County 37

Coffee 41, Houston County 29

Eagle's Landing 46, Jones County 21

Bleckley County 57, Veterans 46

West Laurens 47, Upson-Lee 44

          The Raiders were led by Ja’Kerra Wilbur’s 16 points and 8 steals, while Calmela Mack added 12 points and MaKayla Murray 10 points plus 9 rebounds.

Mary Persons at Howard

Spalding 54, Perry 50

Peach County 43, Westside 34

Central 42, Rutland 36

          The Chargers had to battle in the halfcourt tempo, getting 16 points from Tyleia Williams’ 16 points, 4 steal, 3 assists and 3 rebounds. JeNya Wilder added 15 points and Jada Clowers had a 10-point, 10-rebound, double-double. Jada Brown topped Rutland (12-8/4-5) with 12 points and 6 rebounds, while Bre’Asia Davis had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 steals.

Dublin 59, Northeast 49

Southwest 50, East Laurens 48

Lamar County 50, Spencer 45

Dodge County 62, Washington County 58

Warren County at GMC 55, Warren County 21

Hancock Central at Glascock County

Macon County 73, Schley County 26

Tattnall 34, Mount de Sales 21

Taylor County 75, Crawford County 47

Stratford 46, FPD 20

          Stratford held FPD to 6 first-half points.

Wilcox County 48, Dooly County 43

Gatewood at Piedmont

Augusta Prep at John Milledge

David Emanuel at Trinity Christian

Briarwood at Windsor

Skipstone at Covenant

Central Georgia at Konos

 

Boys

Northside 63, Lee County 50

Coffee 67, Houston County 55

Warner Robins 86, Harris County 35

Eagle's Landing 68, Jones County 56

          The Greyhounds stayed close all night, but couldn’t rally. Marquis Jackson led JC with 15, while Chuck Pitts had 11 points and 8 rebounds. They got 10 points each from Jameson Bryant, Manny Lewis, and Garrian Wade, Bryant with 5 assists.

Veterans 53, Bleckley County 52

Upson-Lee 77, West Laurens 50

Mary Persons 76, Howard 69

          Cam Holden was on track for the Bulldogs, with 28 points, 12 rebounds, 7 steals, 4 assists, and 4 blocks, while

Tre Edge had 23 points and 7 assists. Desmond Williams added 10 points and five rebounds.

Spalding at Perry

Peach County at Westside 76, Peach County 47

Central 74, Rutland 64

Monticello 78, Oglethorpe County 77

Dublin 76, Northeast 66

East Laurens 52, Southwest 40

Spencer 69, Lamar County 38

Dodge County 49, Washington County 44

Warren County at GMC 63, Warren County 31

Hancock Central at Glascock County

Macon County 72, Schley County 59

Tattnall 60, Mount de Sales 43

Taylor County at Crawford County

Stratford 44, FPD 42

Dooly County 78, Wilcox County 77

          A 21-point, 15-rebound double-double by Zeff Felton led the way for the Bobcats, with JarQuavius Brown good for 18 points – passing 1,200 for his career - and 7 assists. Bo Lawson chipped in 13 points.

Gatewood 50, Piedmont 49

Augusta Prep at John Milledge

Bulloch 64, Trinity Christian 40

Briarwood at Windsor

Skipstone at Covenant

Central Georgia at Konos

Nat Greene at John Hancock