Central Georgia Sports ReportDecember 10, 2019Comment

Mondays' Daily News 'n Notes: New FB coach set for Mercer? Honor Roll/Alumni Update; Scoreboard; UGA football, Falcons,

Central Georgia Sports ReportDecember 10, 2019Comment

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

Mercer ready to name new football coach?

Less than three weeks after dismissing its head football coach, Mercer appears ready to hire a head football coach.

The school is expected to schedule a press conference this week to announce Drew Cronic as its second head coach of the modern era.

Cronic just completed his second season at Lenoir-Rhyne, a Division II program in Hickory, N.C.

Footballscoop.com first reported the talks on Monday. Other sources last week reported Cronic as the front-runner, but the L-R Bears’ season had to play out.

In announcing Bobby Lamb’s dismissal on Nov. 24, Mercer athletics director Jim Cole said the school would employ CarrSports Consulting as “search counsel.” Football Scoop also reported the announcement could come Tuesday.

The website Flight Aware listed a private flight from Macon to Hickory, N.C. on Sunday afternoon, with the return flight’s departure less than 40 minutes after arriving.

Hickory is home to Lenoir-Rhyne.

Lenoir-Rhyne’s season came to an end Saturday with the No. 6 Bears falling 43-38 to West Florida in an NCAA Division II quarterfinal. The Bears finished 13-1.

That dropped Cronic’s record to 25-3 at L-R, the Bears going 12-2 in his first season.

Monday Morning Quarterback

Coming Tuesday in The Latest Coverage.

Honor Roll/Alumni Update

Mercer’s Raines earns national academic selection

Peach County’s Fineran finalist for kicking award

Georgia College women’s hoops alum added to a hall

FVSU trio picked for Super Region 2 team

Mercer’s Martineau tabbed for region soccer team

Scoreboard

High School

Basketball