Monday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Area football assistants making moves; Mercer FB adds to staff; Falcons, Braves, and UGA hoops
Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
SCOREBOARD
MONDAY
High School
Basketball
G-Windsor 56, Thomas Jefferson 44
Averie Grayer’s 15 led the Knights, who got 10 each from Savannah Lee and Mackenzie Roberts. Windsor is 14-6 and 4-2, and visits Terrell Academy on Tuesday.
B-Windsor 83, Thomas Jefferson 34
Balance was big for Windsor, led by Jalen Jordan’s 17 points, 15 on 3s. Joe Woolfolk and Tarriq Jordan added 12 each and Jaboree Goodson 11 for the Knights (11-9, 2-4).
College
Basketball
W-Benedict 73, FVSU 61
M-FVSU 80, Benedict 71
Central Georgia football coaching carousel busier for assistants
There has been only one head football coaching move in Central Georgia, but the carousel has had some action with assistants.
Rusty Easom has taken over at Rutland and has started working to build his staff, which likely means at least a little movement in the area.
Shane Sams left his offensive coordinator spot at Warner Robins to become head coach at Centennial, a move which may have a ripple effect at Warner Robins and in Central Georgia.
Jones County wide receivers coach Antwan Toomer has departed his alma mater for Charleston Southern, as per his Twitter account. Autry Denson just took over as CSU’s head coach, and nothing official has come from the school yet.
Keith Gosse, Houston County’s offensive coordinator for two years, left recently to become head coach at Bacon County. Gosse has been at Brantley County, Appling County, Metter, Tift County, McIntosh County Academy (head coach).
Gosse’s successor is Ben Bailey. Bailey comes from region rival and 6A state champ Lee County, where he was receivers coach. He has coached at Dooly County, Houston County, and West Laurens before Lee County.
Former Jones County head coach Dwight Jones has moved from Russell County, Ala., to Pacelli. He left Jones County for Harris County.
Mercer fills football openings
Mercer’s new offensive coordinator has plenty of big-time experience, and there’s a Central Georgia connection with the new defensive line coach.
Bill Legg, who has coached at West Virginia, Marshall, FIU, Purdue, and consulted at Mississippi State will also coach Mercer quarterback.
Legg replaces Joe Pizzo, who left earlier this month for the same job at Chattanooga.
Jeremy Hawkins spent three seasons as defensive coordinator at Dublin, and then two seasons heading Middle Georgia State’s club team. The Americus native played at Troy, and comes to Mercer as defensive line coach after a year as LSU’s assistant director of player personnel.
He succeeds Kenny Baker, who left after five seasons for the same spot and recruiting coordinator at Chattanooga.
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