Monday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes (first edition): Class A power rankings out; Mercer duo honored; Peach State football updates 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.
To be updated.
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Check out the Monday Morning Quarterback and area football polls and notes in The Latest Coverage. And the week’s football schedule is up. Coming overnight: Chad Lunsford is trying to restore the past to the present at Georgia Southern, as per his visit to the Macon Touchdown Club.
First GHSA Class A football power rankings rough for Central Georgia
There isn’t a top-10 school from Central Georgia in the GHSA’s first Class A power rankings.
Mount de Sales ranks the best at No. 11 on the private-school side, with Stratford t No. 17, Tattnall at No. 31, and FPD No. 33.
It’s worse on the public side, with No. 25 Dooly County carrying the Central Georgia banner. Hancock Central is No. 28, Wilkinson County 31 (at 0-4) and Macon County No. 32.
Others: No. 37 Hawkinsville, No. 38 Taylor County, No. 44 Crawford County, and No. 49 Twiggs County.
Four area teams in softball top 5
Stratford and Tattnall swapped spots in the latest GHSA Class A private softball rankings at No. 2 and 3, with FPD and Mount de Sales right on their tails.
The Vikings are No. 4 and the Cavs No. 5. Wesleyan is No. 1 with a 10.9 rating, Stratford at 10.53 and Tattnall at 10.37.
GMC tops the public school group from the area at No. 7, one spot ahead of Hawkinsville. Crawford County is next at No. 25.
Honor Roll
Mercer took two of the three Southern Conference player of the week honors, thanks to the upset of Samford.
Quarterback Robert Riddle is the offensive honoree with kicker Cole Fisher getting the special teams nod.
Riddle passed for 316 yards and a touchdown, and added a rushing score. He completed 23 passes to nine Bears, toppped by a 73-yard touchdown to Stephen Houzah.
Fisher tied his career high with three field goals, two in the fourth quarter. The 41-yarder put Mercer up by two scores with less than five minutes left. ...
Rojna Andersson of Middle Georgia State is the Southern States Athletic Conference soccer defensive player of the week again. She had five saves in 90 minutes against Georgia Southwestern and two against Albany State.
MGSU’s Tyler Brands is the men’s soccer player of the week. He had nine saves in 90 minutes in a one-goal win over Georgia Southwestern.
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