Friday's Central Georgia News 'n Notes:

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

The Braves Report is up.

The daily scores and schedules have moved to a separate story file each day, except today with Friday’s scores. Saturday’s non-football schedule to come in the morning.

High school football galore in The Latest Coverage, to be updated.

Coming Saturday before the first state kickoff, a look at the notable state college football openers with capsules and links to stories. The day starts at 12:30 p.m. with Georgia Tech.

Scores

High School

Softball

Rutland 9, Morgan County 8

          Morgan County made it tight with three runs in the bottom of the seventh after Rutland eased ahead with three in the top of the sixth. Kinliegh King went 3-for-5 from the leadoff spot for Rutland, which got two-hit/two-RBI games from Breasia Davis and Bailey Caldwell.

Rutland 3, George Walton 2

College

Men’s Soccer

Mercer 2, Winthrop 0

Women’s Soccer

Mercer 3, Davidson 0

Oglethorpe 2, Wesleyan 0

United’s Martino has a contract issues

          But Atlanta’s Gerardo Martino isn’t worried.

UGA AA holds meeting

Football updates

Georgia

Dedication doesn’t end improvements

Georgia State

Go ahead, enjoy that KSU win

Kennesaw State

A little self-destruction

Falcons

Five who helped themselves

Five who didn’t help themselves   

Some readables

Making moves