Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: GHSA cross country meet starts; TSR predictions; UGA-UF, Falcons; more

November 6, 2020 Central Georgia Sports Report

Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.

In coverage: The state football polls, and The Sports Report’s predictions

Coming Friday: Scouting reports on all GHSA and GISA games, and Maxwell Ratings predictions

Around/About Central Georgia

GHSA cross country meet starts Friday

The girls from Bleckley County and ACE will try to defend their respective cross country titles when the state meet gets going Friday morning at Carrollton High.

Last year

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Saturday

GMC’s streak of three straight in boys A Public was broken last year. Bleckley County’s boys won two straight, in 2015-16.

Justin Wachtel of Mary Persons won it in 4A last year, but Mary Persons is in 3A this year. Andrew Jones of North Hall, also a senior, won the 3A title last year.

Katelyn Taylor, Haley Whitehead, and Ann Elizabeth Howard were all underclassmen for ACE’s girls last year who finished in the top 15.

Central Georgia top-10 team finishes last year: Jones County girls, 10th, 5A; Bleckley County boys, third, AA; GMC girls, third, A Public; GMC boys, seventh, A Public

Around/About Georgia

Webb knew Pitts before he became a threat

UGA-UF another top-10 major division battle

Keys to Gators and Dawgs

Cooper thieves hit Butts-Mehre

From the Florida press box

The Dawgs and Gators talk

Beasely and McKinley, decisions that doomed DQ

Speaking of McKinley and a fine …

Keanu Neal getting better

Kennesaw State getting ready for spring football season

Money situation for the Braves not so hot