Central Georgia Sports ReportJanuary 18, 2021Comment

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

Central Georgia Sports ReportJanuary 18, 2021Comment

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:

“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

Really tough loss for our Track and Field family. RIP Coach Carey. #cantthinkyougottoknow
— Mary Persons Track and Field (@MPTrackandField) January 18, 2021

Tough day for our program. We lost one of the best today. Coach Carey embodied everything our program stands for. We love you, BIG DOG!! pic.twitter.com/Newd2QV2fO
— Mary Persons Football (@MPHSFootball) January 18, 2021

Prayers for the family of our beloved Coach, Teacher, and Friend, Coach Carey. The biggest Dawg of ‘em all.❤️
— The Dawg Pound (@MPDawgPound) January 18, 2021

Chargers Football is praying for our friends up in Forsyth as they mourn the loss of Coach Carey. Godspeed Coach... https://t.co/tthLQ834vF
— Joaquin Sample (@coachjocksample) January 19, 2021

We lost a huge part of the MP family this morning. Coach Carey will be remembered forever! He was tough on the students because he loved each & every one of them more than any of them will ever know. Prayers for his family and friends & the MP staff and students. #chaMP
— Amy Myers (@amyersbized) January 18, 2021

A little known fact. Coach Carey had lunch duty EVERYDAY. What folks didn't know. He would carry dollar bills and coins in his pocket everyday. Why? Because if a student need a drink or something extra to eat he would GIVE them some change. He didn't brag about it. He just did it
— Robert Lindsey (@IamaCHAMP91) 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