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

High school and college scores galore and Mayhem info are in The Scoreboard in The Latest Coverage. The Honor Roll and Signings will be updated Saturday.

Bleckley County atop GHSA track standings, boys and girls

          Full Central Georgia coverage – the only Central Georgia coverage – after two days is up in The Latest Coverage.

CFCA falls in pair of tight GICAA title games

          Central Fellowship and Citizens Christian got the most out of their GICAA state championship series, but host Citizens Christian got a little more.

The title, winning 4-3 and 8-7. In The Latest Coverage.

Round and round

When - really, when? - will the Central Georgia coaching carousel stop spinning? Upson-Lee, Peach County, Dodge County, Southwest, Baldwin among the latest to make moves and/or look for moves to make (only here). The Latest Coverage.

College Roundup

          Georgia College scored five in the 11th to win and advance in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. The tourney door opened a bit with eighth seed Georgia Southwestern beating top seed North Georgia.
          Mercer’s bullpen threw six shutout innings to key a one-run non-conference road win at Belmont.
          Houston County grad Tony Locey was on point with 10 Ks in seven innings to lead Georgia past Auburn. And Georgia Tech won a slugfest against Duke, sparked by two Baron Radcliff bombs.
          In softball, Mercer’s season came to an end in the Southern Conference Tournament with a loss to UNCG after winning an earlier elimination game.

Braves Report
Three relievers threw three shutout innings and gave up one hit as the offensively-challenged-again Braves survived to beat Arizona 2-1. 
Box
Next: at Arizona, Saturday, 8:10 p.m., FSSO; at Arizona, Sunday, 4:10 p.m., FSSO; vs. St. Louis, Tuesday, 7:20 p.m., FSSE/MLB.

Acuna+leadoff=good
Time for some lineup tweaks
Arizona’s Weaver hits 99 mph
Riley bombs away again

Around/About Georgia

Would Braves ownership buying the regional Fox networks have been good?