The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Peach State College Football Preview

Saturday’s Peach State games

 

Arkansas State (3-2, 1-0) at Georgia State (2-2, 0-1)

3:30 p.m.

          Georgia State’s Central Georgians: OL Trey Bonner, Fr., Jones County; P/PK Barry Brown, Jr., Dublin; OT Travis Glover, Fr., Dooly County; WR Jaquez Pennimon, Fr., Southwest.

          Arkansas State’s Central Georgians: None, with a few from Georgia.

GSU release

Notebook

ASU release

 

Chattanooga (2-3, 1-0) at Mercer (2-3, 1-1)

4 p.m.

          Mercer’s Central Georgians: QB Dylan Fromm, Fr., Warner Robins; LB Will Coneway, Sr., Washington County; DB Jacob Pierce, Fr., Veterans; LB KaShawn Baker, Fr., Crawford County; OL Caleb Etheridge, Mary Persons; LS Zach Lassiter, Fr., Bleckley County; OL Mitchell Lord, Fr., Washington County; WR Landon Miller, Fr., Rutland; WR Brandon Mays, Fr., Wilkinson County; P Parker Lee, Fr., Veterans; E Gavin Whitfield, Fr., Tattnall.

          Chattanooga’s Central Georgians: FB Torrez Finney, Jr., Jones County; DL Kyayyan Edwards, Sr., Westside; OL Cam Perry, Fr., Peach County; and nearly 20 Georgians overall.

Mercer release

Chattanooga release

Chattanooga notes: Connections to Mercer, Macon

Preview

 

North Carolina (2-3, 1-1) at Georgia Tech (1-3, 0-1)

4 p.m., ACCN

            Georgia Tech’s Central Georgians: QB Tobias Oliver, So., Northside; WR Stephen Dolphus, Jr., Westside; LB Quez Jackson, So., Peach County; DL Djimon Brooks, Jr., Washington County.

          UNC’s Central Georgians: None, about a dozen from Georgia.

UNC’s keys

Tech still working on turnovers, and on fewer

Tech notebook

Georgia Tech release

UNC release

 

Georgia (4-0, 1-0) at Tennessee (1-3, 0-1)

7 p.m., ESPN

          Georgia’s Central Georgians: DL Malik Herring, Jr., Mary Persons; WR Kearis Jackson Fr., Peach County; QB Jake Fromm, Jr., Houston County; DB Tyrique McGhee, Sr., Peach County; RB Darius Jackson, So., Washington County; DL Travon Walker, Fr., Upson-Lee; DL David Marshall, Sr., Upson-Lee; OL Trey Hill, So., Houston County; DL Antonio Poole, Sr., Baldwin; DL Tyler Malakius, Fr., Westfield.

          Tennessee’s Central Georgians: WR Marquez Callaway, Sr., Warner Robins (preseason All-SEC second team, two-year starter and three-year regular); OL Dawson Stephens, Jr., Veterans (transferred from Stetson, graduated from Veterans in 2016).

What to watch

Fromm: Whatever it takes

Fromm remains stunningly underrated

Smart not much about the California bill

Chaney connection overrated

On first downs

Davis getting it done

An opportunity for the Vols

UT dumps Banks

Will UGA D get a freshman QB?

 

Fort Valley State (2-2) at Florida Tech (3-1)

7 p.m

            FVSU’s Central Georgians: WR Dequavious Walker, Sr., QB Garrel Quainton, Sr., West Laurens; DB Delvin Webb, Jr., Dooly County; DB Camron Young, Sr., Dodge County; WR Brandon Davis, Jr., Hancock Central; RB Jaylen Lowder, Jr., Veterans; OL Octavius Hall, Jr., Peach County; DB Brian Williams, Sr., Dublin; LB Larry Dumas, Jr., Lamar County; PK Eli Mashburn, So., Warner Robins; DL Zaquan Baldwin, So., Southwest; DL Demarquez Carter, Fr., Upson-Lee; OL Emanuel Boone, So., Westside; WR Aiden Stewart, Fr., Howard; WR Jhi-Marre Brown, Jr., Perry; DL Albert Sharpe, Jr., Southwest; DL Chris Carson, Fr., Warner Robins; DL Nathaniel Freene, Jr., Twiggs County; RB DJ Brazil, So., Taylor County.

          Florida Tech’s Central Georgians: None, and a few from Georgia.

FVSU release

Florida Tech release

 

GMC (4-2) at Hocking (3-1)

Sunday, 1 p.m.

          GMC’s Central Georgians: WR Trey Brown, So., Macon County; WR Torenio Davis, So., Bleckley County; DB Branden Smith, Houston County; RB Tyler Jordan, Fr., Stratford; OL Cameron Brown, So., John Milledge; WR Will Clardy, Fr., West Laurens.

          Hocking’s Central Georgians: Online roster doesn’t list hometowns.