Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: FVSU cans Porter; Northside's Kinsler resigns; full Honor Roll; more signings; and normal hefty buffet
Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
Major coaching changes on high school college level
Early in the afternoon, Fort Valley State announced it had fired yet another football coach, dumping Kevin Porter.
Early in the evening, Kevin Kinsler told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he was resigning.
A big day.
The most comprehensive stories around on both are in The Latest Coverage.
Signings continue
Houston County is sending another Bear to Athens, Jaden Woods following up on his commitment to play baseball at Georgia with his signing on Thursday. …
FPD pitcher Austin Emener is headed to North Alabama of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Teammate Harrison Aulds, a day before a playoff football game, signed with Augusta of the Peach Belt Conference.
Visit Mercer and Georgia College for additional signees.
Rivalry renewed as Mercer hosts Florida Gulf Coast
They haven’t played since Mercer won the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament on FGCU’s floor. Mercer and Florida Gulf Coast are playing again, Friday night at Hawkins Arena.
Honor Roll
Georgia College’s Bochniak on academic team
Two Bobcats picked for PBC soccer
Mercer’s Todd gets CoSIDA academic pick
Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer volleyball in final homestand
Coming Friday
The high school football schedule has been in The Latest Coverage all week. Visit The Sports Report’s predictions, and Monday Morning Quarterback, and Tweeted players of the week for several teams.
Coming Friday: the two main state football polls, and predictions, in The Latest Coverage.
And Friday: Scouting reports for Central Georgia games. Get, well, information on games.
Scoreboard
High School
Basketball
G-Upson-Lee 60, Riverdale 51
B-Covington Academy 52, Central Georgia Arts 47
State college football Report
UGA: Auburn not in the playoff hunt, but in the playoff way
UGA: Cleveland back to making plays
Tech: Bolstered by Mom, the veteran
State college basketball report
Georgia State takes a crack at Duke
UGA’s Edwards is about points … teammates’ points
Falcons Report
There’s still optimism … crazy, huh?
Around/About Georgia
A frisky night for Hawks in road loss
Donaldson turns down Braves’ latest offer
Atlanta spent how much on a reliever?
Hawks’ Huerter has a shoulder issue