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.

Road to graduation for Washington County alum A.J. Gray has been a tough one

          Even before health concerns ended his football career at Georgia Tech, A.J. Gray was making academic life difficult for himself.

Braves Report

          The Braves got a cushion with two each in the sixth and seventh and the bullpen stood up after Toukki Toussaint’s start for a 7-2 win.

Box

Not a quiet game

And wasn’t expected to be

Around/About Central Georgia

Mercer visits Furman in SoCon women’s lacrosse finale

Gipson-Long, DiSpigna lead Mercer to 10th straight win

More tournament action in the Scoreboard

Around/About Georgia

UGA board officially behind stadium re-naming

And Kemp was on board: a behind-the-scenes look

Falcons sign draft picks

Banged-up Georgia tops Florida

Tech cruises at home