Tuesday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: FVSU hires a new men's BKB coach; UGA-USCE a top-25 matchup, and more; more on Tech and the Falcons
Tuesday'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 high school/college scoreboard is up.
FVSU names veteran Johnson C. Smith assistant as head coach
Sammy Jackson resigned in late August, and FVSU named Mark Sherrill as its men’s basketball head coach on Tuesday. In The Latest Coverage.
Around Central Georgia/About Central Georgians
Former Georgia College baseball standout Josh Taylor made his Class AAA debut Sunday with Pawtucket, and pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
Boston got Taylor from Arizona before the season, and he was 2-5 with eight saves and a 3.79 ERA in 33 games for AA Portland.
Honor Roll
Georgia College's Taylor Svehla earned a spot on the Queens Fall Classic all-tournament team over the weekend.
Svehla helped the Bobcat volleyball team go 2-2 with 65 kills, topped by 27 against Barton. She also had 13 blocks. ...
Mitchell Fineran wasted no time in impacting the Samford football team.
The freshman from Peach County is the Southern Conference special teams player of the week.
In his college debut, Fineran was perfect on six PAT tries and drilled a 32-yard field goal in the 66-9 win over Shorter.
He had two touchbacks and averaged 60.1 yards on eight kickoffs. ...
Middle Georgia State's Ronja Andersson is the Southern States Conference soccer defensive player of the week.
The freshman keeper from Norway helped the Knights go 2-0-1 with 26 saves in a full 290 minutes in goal, with wins over Truett-McConnell and Point, and a tie with Thomas.
Football updates
Georgia
Practice notes: McGhee back in action
Georgia Tech
Marshall’s schedule conflicts cleared up
Suspension=mission accomplished
Falcons
A long snapper on the practice squad?