Monday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mary Persons' Carey dies; Bleckley County's Mims/Tennessee firings; Georgia College splits; Hawks, Braves, COVID, NFL, college hoops, more

Monday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mary Persons' Carey dies; Bleckley County's Mims/Tennessee firings; Georgia College splits; Hawks, Braves, COVID, NFL, college hoops, more

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

 

COVID claims longtime Mary Persons coach Carey

          After being hospitalized for less than a month, longtime Mary Persons coach and teacher David Carey died Monday from COVID-related complications.

          Monroe County Schools issued a statement early Monday afternoon:

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          “The Monroe County Schools and Mary Persons High School families are today mourning the passing of longtime teacher and coach David Lee Carey. Coach Carey died of complications from Covid-19. He had been hospitalized since late December.

          “In notifying faculty and staff, Mary Persons Principal Dr. Jim Finch asked that all keep Coach Carey's family, as well as the MPHS family, in their thoughts and prayers. Funeral arrangements will be shared at a later date.

          “Coach Carey had been teaching more than 30 years, the last 25 spent at Mary Persons where he taught in the social studies department and coached football, basketball and track.

“Superintendent Dr. Mike Hickman said extra counselors will be available at the high school on Tuesday to support students and staff.”

          Carey coached and taught in Bibb County before moving to Mary Persons.

          He was the head girls basketball coach for nearly a decade, coached track, and had been on the football staff for more than two decades. 


"Coach!" "Big Dawg!" "Boss man!" "Doc!" Those were the names Coach Carey called me every day over the last 14 years...

Posted by Jim Finch on Monday, January 18, 2021
         


Scoreboard

High School

Basketball

G-Westfield 41, Terrell 19

 

College

M-Georgia College 71, Young Harris 57

W-Faulkner 74, Middle Georgia State 61

M-Faulkner 85, Middle Georgia State 78

W-Young Harris 58, Georgia College 48

 

Pro

NBA

Atlanta 108, Minnesota 97

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Thomas drops 32 to lead Georgia College men

Young Harris tops Georgia College women

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

How the Hawks’ MLK jerseys came to be

Hawks survive turnovers to beat Minnesota

 Carrollton brings Joey King back to state, high schools

 The five best pitching performances in Braves history

Vandy women stop season amid COVID, roster issues

 

 

NFL

Wow: Bills Mafia raises nearly $400,000 for Lamar Jackson’s charity

Gutsy or insane? Reid’s call inspires the debate

Ravens, Jackson frustrated, look to better finish in 2021

Brady makes history now with every throw

And now BreesWatch begins after sour finale

 

College Basketball

Auriemma counters Mulkey: Schools need the tournament this year

No Duke, UNC, or Kentucky in men’s poll, first time since …?

Old-school Big East: St. John’s surprises No. 23 UConn

From the night shift at Walmart to a scholarship at Oklahoma State

Men’s AP Top 25

Women’s AP Top 25

 

NBA

Cavs to dump troublesome Porter after blowup

Irving bought house for family of George Floyd

 

College Football

Tennessee drops bomb, drops Pruitt (and much of staff), Fulmer soon out

Recruiting violations – including of Bleckley County’s Amarius Mims – the reason for the mess

Pruitt’s lawyer claims firing is to kill Pruitt’s rep

About the investigation (including former Crisp County coach Shelton Felton)

No shock: OSU’s Fields to the draft, but Olave to return

LSU snags Saints assistant as DC

 

Sports and COVID-19

Vandy women stop season amid COVID, roster issues

 

Sports and racial/social awareness/MLK Day

A’ja Wilson gets statue on spot where her grandmother couldn’t walk

Column: Kaepernick’s protests involved police, a fitting reminder on MLK Day

Bill Russell’s MLK memory and Trump and the riot

Irving bought house for family of George Floyd

 

Around the nation/world

Tony Stewart is busy and happy

Hockey’s fightin’ friends, punching pals

Kyrgios calls Djokovic a what?

Men’s college basketball scoreboard

Women’s college basketball scoreboard

NBA scoreboard

NHL roundup/scoreboard

NFL Roundup/Scoreboard