Thursday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard (VB/FB); Georgia College Hall; Alums: Peach County, Russell Henley; Braves, UGA, Hawks, GSU-Boro; MLB/Playoffs, college FB & more, NFL, NASCAR
Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
In Coverage: This week’s high school football scouting reports; Maxwell Ratings predictions; The Sports Report picks; updated state softball pairings
Scoreboard
High School
Football
Central 21, Sumter County 14
The Chargers took an early lead and made it stand for their first win, improving to 1-6 overall and 1-3 in 2-AAA. Central topped Sumter County 22-11 last year.
Washington County 44, Southwest 0
The 10th-ranked Golden Hawks marched out to a 31-0 halftime lead in the 3-AA game at Henderson Stadium, and added a touchdown in each second-half quarter. It’s Washington County’s second straight shutout of the Patriots, following last year’s 63-0 win at home. The Golden Hawks improved to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in region play while the Patriots fell to 1-5 and 1-3.
Volleyball
Region 1-A Private: Tattnall 3, Mount de Sales 1 (25-13, 18-25, 15-9); FPD 2, Tattnall 0 (25-13, 25-15); Stratford 2, Tattnall 0 (27-25, 25-13)
Region 4-5A: Locust Grove 2, Jones County 0 (25-13, 25-7); Locust Grove 2, Jones County 0 (25-10, 25-20)
Alumni Update
Peach County grad Almond starts senior year at USM
Q&A with Peach County alum Kearis Jackson
Around/About Central Georgia
Georgia College adds baseballer Dewald to Hall of Fame
Along with soccer standout Plunkett
Henley off to good start at CJ Cup
Russell Henley was rolling along, 4under after the front nine and improving with three straight birdies on the back nine.
Sitting a seven under, Henley staggered to the end of the round with three straight bogeys.
That dropped him back to four under and into a tie for 26th place at the CJ Cup at the Summit in Las Vegas.
A seven-under would have had him in a tie for fourth, four back of leader Robert Streb.
Around/About Georgia
The secret to Atlanta’s defensive turnaround
Braves don’t expect Soler to be back in NLCS
Bulldogs lose DB Smith for the year before he plays a down
Q&A with Peach County alum Kearis Jackson
A look at the Dogs and Cats LBs
Where does Smart’s salary rank?
Young’s double-double leads Hawks past Heat
South Alabama handles Georgia Southern
Playoff schedule
Friday: Red Sox at Astros, 8:07 p.m., FOX
Saturday: Red Sox at Astros, 4:20 p.m., FOX or FS1; Dodgers at Braves, 8:07 p.m. TBS
Sunday: Dodgers at Braves, 7:37 p.m., TBS
Monday: Astros at Red Sox, 8:07 p.m., FS1
Tuesday: Braves at Dodgers, TBS; Astros at Red Sox, FS1
Baseball
Bellinger comes through to lead Dodgers over Giants
(Pregame) Dodgers gamble, rely on analytics over tradition
St. Louis cans Shildt over ‘philosophical differences’
Brewers may need to bolster lineup to take next step
College Football/South
Alabama heads to Starkville to rebound
Warming seat for Orgeron entering the Swamp
Tennessee receivers growing under former Auburn QB/WR Burns
College Football
BYU gets a taste of future in Big 12 at Baylor
Wisconsin RB Allen plays like a veteran, not a 17-year-old
The five worst head coaching contracts
There is much more to CFP expansion besides “we want to”
Memphis efficient in getting past Navy
College Sports
NCAA nearing women’s tournament expansion to 68 teams
Column: Duke’s social-media support of Irving might be a problem
NFL
League has yet to meet with women who worked with Washington, who want answers
And amid furor, Washington announces retirement of Sean Taylor’s jersey
Tampa Bay holds off Philadelphia comeback
Julio Jones back with Titans after missing two games
Arizona down at least two starters vs. Browns
Barkley mad at self, world, etc. after injury
Pittsburgh works on future without Smith-Schuster
Flores knows his way around London
Fields more worried about wins than comparisons
NBA/WNBA
Auto Racing
Around the nation/world
IOC VP: China’s human rights issues not an issue before 2022 games