Saturday's Daily News 'n Notes: Mayhem fall; Henley misses cut, but not for poor play; full HS and college scoreboard; Falcons & Hawks
Saturday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates coming Sunday
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Mayhem struggle late in loss
Macon looked good early on, but Birmingham was better overall in topped the Mayhem 5-3 at the Macon Coliseum.
Evansville visits Macon on Friday and Saturday.
Henley takes a major penalty hit during good round
Russell Henley knows that subpar golf leads to a missed cut.
Henley wasn’t playing subpar golf at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Playa del Carmen, Mexico on Saturday. He was 7-under in the second round, after a first-round 66.
Then he realized he had by mistake used a different ball during the round, a PGA Tour violation. He went to tournament officials, and after assorted consultations, came to a decision.
Henley was penalized two shots for four holes, an eight-stroke hit that ended his tournament when he finished the round with a 77.
The cut line was 1 under, and Henley finished the two rounds 1 over, missing the cut.
It broke a streak of eight straight tournament cuts Henley had made, ending last season and starting this season.
More Central Georgia signings
The pipeline from Houston County to Georgia continued Friday with Jaden Woods of the Bears signing to play baseball for the Bulldogs. …
Elle Doolittle of Howard signed Friday to play softball with Georgia State, becoming the first Howard softball player to sign with a Division I program.
Scoreboard
High School
Basketball
Girls
Brookstone 45, Mount de Sales 27
Grovetown 66, Baldwin 59
Jones County 57, Warner Robins 44
Peach County 57, Perry 48
Rutland 54, Howard 40
The Hurricanes threw a first-quarter 14-0 shutout, and that ended up being the difference after Howard won the second quarter 18-3. Kayla Shines and Kennedy Stephens teamed for 30 points for the Hurricanes, who were led by Monique Chastain’s 18 points. Sydnee McElveen led Howard with 12, Chekeria Coleman good for 10.
Veterans 57, Bleckley County 57
West Laurens 41, Savannah 30
Boys
Baldwin 84, Greenbrier 74
Howard 78, Rutland 57
Leon Pitts went off for 26 points for Howard, sparked by a 31-14 second quarter. Collin Tarver added 17 and Tiarra Dixon 12. Brad Chapman and Joseph Wactor had 11 each for Rutland, Sherman Scott 10.
Jones County 58, Warner Robins 57
The Greyhounds and Demons kept it interesting, Jones County losing a 34-26 halftime lead after Warner Robins’ 19-10 third quarter. Joseph Jackson led Jones County with 15 points while Chavis Mathis added 12. Keshun Houser topped the Demons with 12, Rashaun Tomlin adding 11 and Greg Jones 10.
Mount de Sales 39, Brookstone 38
Northside 59, Upson-Lee 47
Jamarcus Thompson scored 24 for Northside, while Jordan Brown added a 14-point/12-block double-double. Tre Grane chipped in 11 for the Eagles.
Peach County 57, Perry 47
Veterans 66, Bleckley County 32
Vidalia 70, East Laurens 49
Friday
G-Southwest 56, Howard 21
Shygorria Williams and Stantagious Alford led Southwest with 13 each, Jakaycha Johnekins and Aurie Grayer adding 10 each.
B-Howard 82, Southwest 39
The Huskies held the Patriots to 24 points in the final three quarters. Colin Tarver paced Howard with 20 points with Leon Pitts adding 19. Tyrell Jackson had 15 for Southwest.
College
Basketball
Women
Columbus State 96, Fort Valley State 49
Men
CGTC 85, Summer Hill Prep 62
St. Leo 76, Georgia College 52
Volleyball
USC Aiken 3, Georgia College 0
Falcons Report
Can Atlanta prove last week wasn’t a fluke?
Around/About Georgia
George goes off in hammering the Hawks