Monday's Daily News 'n Notes: Braves celebrate the top rookie; Macon TD Club honorees; Honor Roll; your daily football report; Scoreboard
Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
The Monday Evening Quarterback has been renamed the Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Also Tuesday, belatedly, a ranking of Central Georgia’s GHSA and GISA teams, one poll, for the regular season.
Technical difficulties – Cox doing maintenance – delayed the Scoreboard.
SCOREBOARD
College
Basketball
W-Mercer 79, Georgia Southern 72
Macon TD Club honors pair from Westside
The Macon Touchdown Club has picked two Westside players for weekly honors.
Quarterback Victor Dixon was 10 of 27 for 207 yards and two scores in the Seminoles’ 32-18 win over Cook for back honors.
Linebacker Jayland Parker is the lineman after getting 10 tackles and two fumble recoveries.
Rookie of the Year goes to …
The Brave. And Ronald Acuna won the rookie of the year award going away.
Honor Roll
A number of Central Georgia players participated in the Georgia Dugout Club’s all-state game at LaGrange: Mary Persons infielder Destiny Middleton (a North Carolina commit), GMC shortstop Cade Bass, West Laurens utility Kendall Morton (Louisiana-Monroe), and Monticello third baseman Mia Jenkins (Troy). …
Football updates
Georgia
Kirby and the fake field goals
Georgia Tech
Mercer
Bears getting ready for senior day, Furman
Georgia Southern
Column: the option is struggling
Falcons