Thursday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Braves-Dodgers; Mayhem, GHSA softball; UGA, Tech, Falcons, Hawks; MLB, CFB, NFL, more
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: Jones County, West Laurens, ACE, Crawford County, and Tattnall open GHSA softball play in Columbus
Coming Friday: This week’s high school football scouting reports; Maxwell Ratings predictions
Scoreboard
High Schoo
Football
Bleckley County 42, Southwest 6
The Royals got off to a sluggish start, but began to pull away to complete their first perfect regular season since 1978. Bleckley County had clinched the Region 3-AA championship outright, and is 10-0 overall and finished 6-0 in region play. The Royals gave up more than 20 points only once all season, and won five one-possession games.
College
Soccer
W-Middle Georgia State 1, Brewton-Parker 0
M-Middle Georgia State 1, Brewton-Parker 1
Volleyball
Fort Valley State 3, Trinity Baptist 0
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Around/About Central Georgia
Macon ready for home opener
Fayetteville will try to avoid being Macon’s first victim of the SPHL season when it visits Friday night.
Puck drop is 7:30 p.m. at the Macon Coliseum.
Macon is 0-3, having been outscored 12-3. Fayetteville is 2-2, with a 6-1 goal ratio.
The teams play again Saturday at 6 p.m.
The Mayhem’s last road trip won’t ever be forgotten
WSOC: Mercer opens SoCon tournament play against ETSU
Around/About Georgia
QBs a mystery, who the better team isn’t
Will UGA go with a dual QB system?
A look at Bulldog and Gator secondaries
Gibbs starting to break through in Tech run game
Smith: Matt Ryan ‘criminally underrated’
Frustrations bubble up in Hawks loss
Young speaks out on officiating, rules change
Baseball
Ohtano voted top player by players
College Football/South
Coastal Carolina holds off Troy, Taylor County’s Watson
Good second half lifts East Carolina over South Florida
Swinney getting treated like he has the plague
College Football
Oregon State nearing first bowl bid since 2013
College Basketball
Guard defends former Florida women’s coach Newbauer
Brannen, Cincinnati still fighting
College Sports
ODU anxious for life in Sun Belt
NFL
Murray’s late INT gives Packers a win in thriller
Arizona’s Ward carted off after collision
Former Washington employees went accountability from NFL, owners
NFL not planning on releasing any report on Washington investigation
Payton to play Ingram this week
Reich helps Wentz become a star again
Auto Racing
Blaney’s best shot at is first NASCAR Cup title is now
Golf/Tennis
About the Saudi-backed golf league
Around the nation/world