Central Georgia Sports ReportNovember 21, 2019Comment

Wednesday's Daily News 'n Notes: UGA tops Tech; signings; Mercer women at UGA; Scoreboard; college FB

Central Georgia Sports ReportNovember 21, 2019Comment

Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

Georgia holds off Georgia Tech behind Hammonds’ 26

The streak continues.

Georgia got a big night from Rayshaun Hammonds and balanced scoring from Anthony Edwards, Donnell Gresham, and Tyree Crump to edge Georgia Tech 82-78 before a capacity crowd at Stegeman.

Tech outshot Georgia 47.5-42.2 from the floor and 42.1-37.5 from 3, but the Bulldogs had a 71-52.2-percent edge at the line.

Georgia survived a five-minute drought, although Tech had a 20-12 lead until the Bulldogs tied it at 22 with 6:17 left in the half. A Tech four-minute dry spell let Georgia take a 26-25 halftime lead.

Tech played catch-up the entire second half.

Box

The difference: A superstar

Mercer at Charlotte to open NCAA Tournament

Mercer and Charlotte last played in men’s soccer awhile ago.

Like, 1978. Charlotte won that one 2-0.

This one’s a little bigger.

The Bears and 49ers will go at it Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA men’s soccer tournament, the 14-6 Bears and the 11-3-4 49ers.

Charlotte is in the tournament for the eighth time in the last nine years, and has reached the College Cup in 1996 and 2011. Mercer faces the C-USA goalkeeper of the year, and two all-conference defenders.

Mercer women visit Georgia

Two teams off surprisingly resounding losses go at it when Georgia hosts Mercer in women’s basketball Thursday night.

Mercer lost 111-56 to Alabama on Sunday while Georgia suffered a thorough 73-40 loss to Georgia Tech in Athens, the first time the Jackets have won at Stegeman.

Mercer is 1-3 and Georgia 2-1. The Bears’ have lost 23 straight to Georgia, the latest a 67-60 loss a year ago. The Bulldogs held off the Bears 68-63 in March of 2018 in the NCAA Tournament.

The Bears’ last win was Feb. 13, 1980 in Macon by a 113-74 margin.

Mercer hosts Eastern Kentucky on Sunday before beginning a two-game road swing at Appalachian State and South Carolina State. The Bears are back home on Dec. 7 against Georgia Southern and then they welcome Clemson on Dec. 15.

Coming Thursday

The Sports Report’s predictions for the week, latest statewide polls, Maxwell Ratings updates, and a quite belated Monday Morning Quarterback.

The Latest Coverage.

Signings continue

Jones County’s Kloey Goins has signed to play softball at Georgia Gwinnett College. …

CGTC’s Lincoln Smith has signed to play men’s basketball with Lamar in Beaumont, Texas. …

Mercer baseball has added nine.

Scoreboard

High School

Girls

Lamar County 50, Jackson 49

The Class AA Trojans knocked off the 3A Red Devils behind 12 points each from Madisyn Scandrett and Tamya Blasingame.