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

 

Scoreboard

High School

Basketball

G-Central 55, FPD 47

          McKenzie Evans led the Chargers at the Stratford Tipoff Classic with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks, while  Taliah Grier added 16 points and TaNiya Pryor had 15 points and eight steals.

G-Houston County 47, Veterans 41

G-Marist 33, Jones County 24

G-Stratford 56, Mary Persons 49

G-Westside 58, Tattnall 47

 

The first round of GHSA and GISA playoffs

The GHSA has moved AA and 4A games to Saturday because of an officials shortage. Times are updated as they’re released. In Coverage.

 

Signings

 

 

Macon TD Club taps FPD, Jones County, and Mount de Sales

          A Viking, Greyhound, and Cavalier are the latest Macon Touchdown Club players of the week.

Back Parker Ingram of FPD completed 8 of 23 passes for 205 yards, adding seven rushes for 65 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Strong Rock that clinched the top seed for the Vikings and gave Greg Moore his 150th career win.

Co-lineman Kaleb Wiggins helped Jones County defend its region title with eight tackles, two for loss, and a pass breakup in the win over Dutchtown.

Trey Butts of Mount de Sales had eight tackles and a sack on defense while playing every snap on the offensive line and grading out at 96 percent in the win over Tattnall.

 

Alumni Update

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Former Mercer basketball standout Wilkes dies

          Glenn Wilkes, who won men’s basketball games as a player at Mercer and coach at Stetson, died Saturday at the age of 91.

          He was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2016, and is in the Mercer and Stetson halls, as well as the College Basketball Hall of Fame and the Atlantic Sun Conference hall.

          Wilkes coached at Stetson, a former longtime conference rival of Mercer, from 1957-93, remaining in DeLand, Fla., upon retirement.

          The Eatonton native was recruited by Kentucky, but instead chose Mercer. He graduated in 1950 and was named to the Mercer hall 21 years later (no information on his accomplishments is listed on the hall website). Wilkes’ No. 13 is one of six jerseys to be retired by the men’s team.

          After three seasons at then-junior college Brewton-Parker, Wilkes took over at Stetson, and helped the Hatters go from NAIA  to Division II and then Division 1. He went 552-435 at Stetson with three NCAA Division II trips and three NAIA tournament visits.

          He is survived by wife Jan and six children.

 

Around/About Georgia

Georgia Southern pair arrested on major drug, weapons charges

College roommates fixing to square off

UGA’s Davis returning, LeCounte still doubtful

Kirby on Daniels, the run game, and defense

The future with Daniels

UGA notes

Georgia Tech looking at financial issues

A look at UGA hoops

Georgia game with Gardner-Webb postponed

A look at Georgia State hoops

Eight sacks?

Film goes into how Mercedes-Benz Stadium was planned, built

Braves looking to make moves?

 

Sports and racial/social awareness

Pope visits with NBA players

 

Sports and COVID-19

Ravens-Steelers in jeopardy

Some SEC changes

 

College Football

Florida State and Clemson are going at it about Saturday’s non-game

Clemson won’t change anything

Column: Dabo shows his, well, ya know, with outlandish comments

Florida getting TE Pitts back

Spine injury victim Miller visits Nebraska teammates

 

College Basketball

Games already pushed aside

Will college basketball be a disaster?

 

NFL

Rams nip Bucs, hurt Tampa Bay playoff chances

Bengals crushed by Burrow injury

Which is a torn ACL and MCL, and more

Rare mistakes doom Packers

Daniel Snyder apologizes

 

Around the nation/world

Lakers’ GM lived up to expectations

NFL Roundup/Scoreboard

College football scoreboard