Monday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Central Ga. all over softball rankings; Fineran strikes again with award; football galore
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 Braves Report will greet you in the AM.
Check out the Monday Morning Quarterback and area football polls in The Latest Coverage. And the week’s football schedule is up.
Four area teams in softball top 6
The latest GHSA power ratings for softball are loaded up top with Central Georgia teams.
Tattnall is No. 2 (10.31 rating) in the Class A private rankings, with Stratford (8.61) third, FPD fifth (8.50) and Mount de Sales sixth (8.47).
GMC leads the area contingent on the public school list at No. 6 (8.89), one spot ahead of Hawkinsville (8.55).
Then there’s a major dropoff, to Crawford County at No. 26.
Former UGA defender Chambers brings personality to job
Chambers was insightful and funny as the speaker at the Macon Touchdown Club’s first meeting of the season. In The Latest Coverage.
Globetrotters to make a stop at Georgia College
Need an early Christmas present to give?
The Harlem Globetrotters will make a return trip to Central Georgia, visiting the Centennial Center at Georgia College on Dec. 1.
Ticket info can also be found at 866-468-7630.
Honor Roll
Same ex-Peach Countian, different week.
Mitchell Fineran has played in two college football games, and he has two conference player of the week honors.
The Peach County grad is the Southern Conference special teams player of the week. Again.
The Samford freshman hit field goals of 30 and 36 yards and was perfect on two PATs in the Bulldogs' near-upset of Florida State. He averaged 63.7 yards on six kickoffs. ...
Georgia College's Unnbjorg Omarsdottir and Ashlee Graham took a pair of Peach Belt Conference soccer honors.
Omarsdottir is the defensive player of the week after scoring the lone goal in a win over Montevallo, and helped the Bobcats to another shutout.
Graham is the league's top goalkeeper with two saves in a 1-0 win over Montevallo, and then five in a 1-0 win over West Georgia.
She has four shutouts in four games and is the defending keeper of the week.
The pair helped the Bobcats to a 4-0 start.
Georgia College plays Tampa Wednesday at Valdosta State.
Football updates
Georgia
Offseason work dividends show in Columbia
Georgia Tech
Johnson still pretty peeved about many things
Column: Nothing really lost with USF defeat
Northside alum Oliver was ready, and he showed it
Clemson game now a national game
Mercer
Lamb, players talk about last week and this week
Georgia Southern
Column: Something about this offense
Georgia State
Falcons