Saturday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Alumni Update (Houston County, Mary Persons); HS FB all-stars; Mercer, FVSU; state colleges; CFB; NFL, more

Saturday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Alumni Update (Houston County, Mary Persons); HS FB all-stars; Mercer, FVSU; state colleges; CFB; NFL, more

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

 

ICYMI: Central Georgia’s best Friday night high school football coverage, with the who and how and why – names, stats, details, context and such relevant stuff - from Warner Robins’ win over Jones County

 

Central Georgia’s only daily scoreboard – with high schools and colleges – is in Coverage.

 

Central Georgians in state all-star HS FB games

          A number of area high school football players are participating in Sunday’s Georgia Elite Classic all-star games in Rome.

          Action gets going at 10 a.m. with a seventh- and eighth-graders’ game, followed by 11th- and 12th-graders’ game, and then the 9th- and 10th-grade game.

          More than a dozen Central Georgia seniors, juniors, and sophomores are on rosters, with three from Putnam County, Houston County, and Northside.

          Seniors: DB Jalik Thomas, Central; WR Justin Luke, Northside.

          Juniors: TE Brantley Gibson, Perry; RB Cedrion Brundage, Putnam County; LS Ronnie Thomas, Houston County; ATH Lawson Cole, Stratford; OL Zachary Lyle, Houston County.

          Sophomores: ATH Darrell Bland and OL/DL Detravius Smith, Putnam County; DB Arthur Brown, Houston County; LB CJ Allen, Lamar County; OT Johnny Williams, Northeast; DE Zavion Hardy, Tattnall; OL Kyle Mixon and Quinton Lewis, Northside; OL/DL.

 

Alumni Update

          Two Central Georgians earned their degrees at Georgia on Friday.

          Houston County’s Trey Hill (football) and Mary Persons’ Carson Dingler (women’s track & field) were among the 33 UGA athletes earning undergrad or grad degrees in a virtual ceremony. Hill studied sport management and Dingler legal studies and risk management.

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Third quarter lifts Mercer women to road win

Mercer men’s Saturday game canceled

FVSU, SIAC announce update to plans

New streaming plans set for FVSU

 

Around/About Georgia

UGA’s opt-outs update

Georgia AD search picks as McGarity’s time ends

Georgia hoops tops Cincinnati
Atlanta in disrupter role for playoff-bound Bucs

Falcons GM tracker

Atlanta injury update: No Julio again

Hawks finish preseason with a W

The United have a new boss, Heinze

United to return to CONCACAF Champions League

Sports and social/racial awareness

Francona agrees with Cleveland decision

Sports and COVID-19

The updated bowl opt-out list

NHL ponders division-only play

Greek Freak pleas with homeland to cooperate in COVID fight

 

College football

Alabama survives SEC shootout with Florida

Saban loves this team

What game launched the Bamaization of CFB?

Saban won’t be watching the CFP show

Sark interviewing for – gasp – Auburn job

Not pretty, but Ohio State survives Northwestern for Big Ten ring

Meet Nick, who changes careers of SEC coaches

So, when Clemson is 100 percent against Notre Dame …

Dabo chimes in on Heisman race

Army takes Commander in Chief’s Trophy

Rose Bowl semifinal now moved to JerryWorld in Texas

A&M thumps Tennessee

Cincinnati finishes perfect regular season with AAC title

Column: And speaking of the No. 4 playoff team …

Column: About another No. 4 playoff team …

A&M’s playoff stock rises with ND rout

Iowa State bumped from CFP consideration by Oklahoma

Column: So ends Notre Dame’s “run” through the ACC

As for ND, Kelly suggested boycotting the playoff?

LSU edges Mississippi in defense-challenged outing

Pruitt discuss alleged investigation into the Vols

 

NFL

Rodgers not thrilled with win Saturday over Carolina

Bills roll Broncos and clinch AFC East

The $12,500 loogey

Saints’ Thomas is done for the season

So, Randy, who’s the best receiver of all-time? Er, second best

Derrick Henry has a nice, uncomplicated view

 

College Basketball

FSU’s 27-game home streak ended by UCF

But Oregon women win 25th straight

Kentucky drops to 1-5 after loss to UNC

 

Around the nation/world

The MLB payrolls dropped how many billion from COVID?

Kobe’s widow’s mom is suing Kobe’s widow (yeah)

Alvarez take super-middleweight title

Kawhi opens up, for Kawhi

McKennie US men’s soccer POY

LPGA set for 34 events

College football scoreboard

NFL scoreboard

Men’s college basketball scoreboard

Women’s college basketball scoreboard