Monday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Braves to be honored?; Oliver cited again; Mercer leads tourney; Honor Roll (Mary Persons, GC, MGS); and full football

November 5, 2018 Central Georgia Sports Report

Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

Check out the Monday Morning Quarterback and area football polls in The Latest Coverage. Coming Tuesday: ranking all of Central Georgia’s GHSA and GISA teams, one poll, for the regular season.

The pairings are update with Class A and AAA, story in The Latest Coverage.

Brodie Croyle talks to the at Macon Touchdown Club

Former Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle spoke Monday night to the Macon Touchdown Club. Coming in the morning In The Latest Coverage. Weekly honorees are in the high school notebook in The Latest Coverage.

Snitker, Acuna on some lists

Atlanta’s Brian Snitker and Ronald Acuna are finalists for some nifty hardware.

The Baseball Writers Association of America have named Brian Snitker, Craig Counsell and Bud Black as the finalists for the NL manager of the Year Award. Ronald Acuna Jr., Juan Soto and Walker Buehler are finalists for the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

The awards will be announced early next week.

Oliver earns ACC weekly honor again

Northside grad Tobias Oliver is the ACC rookie of the week for the second straight time.

He came in for starter TaQuon Marshall late in the first quarter, and rushed for 120 yards and two scores on 28 tries, while completing both passes for 104 yards, including an 86-yarder to A-back Qua Searcy of Lamar County that was the team’s longest since 2009.

Mercer leads Idle Hour Collegiate

Mercer shot a 3-under in the first two rounds for a 20-stroke lead in the Idle Hour Collegiate on Monday.

The Bears lead Western Kentucky and Toledo in the 13-team field.

Mercer senior Terese Romeo is the individual leader at 4 under.

Honor Roll

Former Mary Persons quarterback Caleb Speir is the USA South offensive rookie of the week.

The sophomore passed for 355 yards and four touchdowns to lead LaGrange to a 48-38 win over Methodist. He was 26 of 32, turning in the program's second-highest efficiency rating of 209.4.

He has 948 yards and 12 touchdowns to only three interceptions this year. ...

Georgia College put three women's cross country runners on the all-Peach Belt team: Rachel Boulineau, Tessa Allen, and Sydney Brown.

The Bobcats finished fourth in the conference meet. ...

Collin and Brendan Silliman earned all-PBC honors in men's cross country after helping the Bobcats to a fourth-place finish. ...

Middle Georgia State's Ronja Anderson is the SSAC defensive player of the week for the fifth time this season.

Football updates

Georgia

The ‘bye’ week was a good week

Why Smart went cray cray into the headset

Injury update

Kirby talks about many things

Notebook I