Stratford's Smith gets milestone win; Washington County, Bleckley County, Macon County among key sweeps; Saturday's schedule

1 a.m. edition

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Doubleheaders
Girls first, boys second unless noted
1 p.m.
Warner Robins at Northside

1:30 p.m.
Bethlehem Christian at Piedmont

2 p.m.
Veterans at Howard
Northeast at Rutland
Southwest at Central
Baldwin at Westside
Stockbridge at Jones County

2:30 p.m.
Mount de Sales at Brookstone

3 p.m.
Citizens Christian at Fullington

3:30 p.m.
CFCA at Georgia Christian

4:30 p.m.

Mary Persons at Lamar County

6 p.m.
Dooly County at Macon County
Peach County at Crawford County
Jackson at Monticello
Putnam County at Twiggs County
Houston County at Coffee
Dodge County at Bleckley County
Wilcox County at Hawkinsville
Dublin at West Laurens
Pike County  at Taylor County

7 p.m.
East Laurens at Wilkinson County

Boys
2:45 p.m.
Gatewood at Brentwood

5:30 p.m.
Darlington at FPD

6:30 p.m.
Stockbridge at Jones County

          Ed Smith is known mostly for his 15 years as Stratford’s girls basketball coach.

          Now he can be known for winning 500 games, too.

          That happened Friday night as the Eaglettes cruised past city rival FPD 59-24.

          Smith has also coached at Brentwood in Sandersville and Briarwood, and is now 315-87 at Stratford, which improved t0 11-2. Stratford’s boy won by 13 to sweep the night.

          Bleckley County swept East Laurens in a pair of tight games

          It was a rough night for some girls teams, Warner Robins getting thumped at Harris County and Veterans losing big at Bainbridge, among others. Southwest nipped Northeast in a rivalry region game, while Westside lost a heartbreaker.

          Washington County’s boys edged Dublin on some late free throws in a big region showdown, helping the Golden Hawks to a sweep. Macon County thumped Crawford County twice.

          Many scores were unreported, and can be emailed with any details to centralgasports@gmail.com.

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FRIDAY'S SCORES

Girls

Bainbridge 61, Veterans 38

Baldwin 55, Thomson 39

Bleckley County 44, East Laurens 43

Harris County 64, Warner Robins 33

Jackson 66, Westside 65

Jones County 49, Hampton 29

Macon County 70, Crawford County 38

Peach County 50, Rutland 36

Southwest 47, Northeast 46

Stratford 59, FPD 24

Taylor County 61, Hawkinsville 30

Tattnall 44, Mount de Sales 28

Valdosta 54, Northside 52, OT

          Kaliyah Little had 19 points, 3 steals and 8 deflections for the Eagles

Washington County 63, Dublin 57

          Sophomore Destinee Ellison led the 10-3/4-0 Golden Hawks with 21 points and 5 rebounds, while Nijeria Jordan added 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Westfield 46, Augusta Prep 41

Missing: Dooly County/Schley County, Rabun County/Monticello, Gatewood/John Milledge, Covenant/Skipstone, Brentw00d/Trinity Christian, Twiggs County/Wilkinson County

Boys

Bainbridge 55, Veterans 50

Baldwin 52, Thomson 46

Bleckley County 48, East Laurens 39

Citizens Christian 88, Windsor 54

GMC 74, Taliaferro County 29

Lamar County 60, Callaway 54

Macon County 101, Crawford County 56

Northeast 86, Southwest 56

Rutland 97, Peach County 74

Stratford 59, FPD 46

Washington County 73, Dublin 72

          A 22-14 second quarter was the key for the Golden Hawks, who got two free throws from Curtis Brown late to win.

Westside 87, Jackson 60

Valdosta 52, Northside 44

Missing: Warner Robins/Harris County, Hampton/Jones County, Lee County/Houston County, Hawkinsville/Taylor County, Mount de Sales/Tattnall, Twiggs County/Wilkinson County, Gatewood/John Milledge, Dooly County/Schley County, Thomas Jefferson/Piedmont, Brentwood/Trinity Christian, Rabun County/Monticello, Westfield/Augusta Prep, Konos/Central Georgia, Covenant/Skipstone, Fullington/SW Georgia, Hancock Central/Warren County

THURSDAY'S SCORES

Girls

Nat Greene 55, Windsor 46

Boys

Young Americans 50, CFCA 46

Windsor 73, Nat Greene 58

WEDNESDAY'S SCORES

Girls

GMC 54, Warren County 9

Twiggs County 61, FPD 45

Stratford 46, Mount de Sales 35

 Boys

FPD 56, Twiggs County 53

Jackson 62, Peach County 41

Stratford 72, Mount de Sales 56

          Jaden Harris had 19 to lead the Eagles, who got 16 from Devin Butts and Christian Palmer.

TUESDAY'S SCORES

Girls

Central 68, Pike County 25

          Jada Clowers' 18-point, 11-rebound double-double led the Chargers, who got 15 points from ReNesha Goolsby, 14 from JeNya Wilder and 10 from Kakayia Green.

Central-Talbotton 64, Hawkinsville 32

Dodge County 74, Northeast 55

          Europe Brown and LaShauna Coley each had 19 for Dodge County (11-1), with Destanee Wright adding 18 and Zanessia Mitchell 16

Dooly County 58, Brookstone 31

Elbert County 54, Putnam County 52

          Niya Shumaker's 21 points led Elbert County to the upset in handing Putnam County its first loss of the season

Hancock Cenral 53, Glascock County 40

Manchester 44, Taylor County 32

Monticello 42, Oglethorpe County 23

Northside 52, Perry 30

Rutland 50, Kendrick 41

Veterans 58, Mary Persons 13

Westside 42, Southwest 38

West Laurens 57, Bleckley County 46

Boys

Baldwin 57, Richmond Acad. 51

Central 67, Pike County 41

Crawford County 81, Pacelli 62

Dooly County 73, Brookstone 63

Elbert County 54, Putnam County 42

Gainesville 94, Warner Robins 81

          Jacolbey Owens led the Demons, who suffered their second straight loss, with 23 points in the Big South Shootout at Duluth. Gainesville is ranked in 6A.

Griffin Christian 90, Central Georgia 52

Hancock Central 79, Glascock County 27

Manchester 71, Taylor County 45

Mary Persons 88, Veterans 48

          Tre Edge dropped 24 points and Cam Holden 18 for the Bulldogs, Holden adding five assists, rebounds and assists. Dee Morton had 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Desmond Williams 14 points and 6 rebounds.

Monticello 74, Oglethorpe County 61

          Ashton Bonner went off with 41 points for Monticello, also grabbing 4 rebounds. Malik Crawford scored 16 points and had 7 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Northeast 57, Dodge County 54

          Dodge County didn't get enough balance to go with DeMarcus Caines' 29 ponts. Nick Cummings added 10 for the 7-3 Indians

Perry 53, Northside 52

Temple 50, Lamar County 48

Westside 60, Southwest 53

          Khavon Moore sat the game out, but Greg Holloway came up with 24 points and 11 rebounds.

West Laurens 64, Bleckley County 52