Thursday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Braves-Dodgers; Mayhem, GHSA softball; UGA, Tech, Falcons, Hawks; MLB, CFB, NFL, more

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

Ready for suds at Stegeman?

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

He was ‘beyond incredible’

Padres pick Oakland’s Melvin

Sporting News awards

 

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

Why is Mahomes struggling?

Tua: I don’t not feel wanted

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

Amid scandal, Florida’s Quenneville resigns

College football scores/games

MLB scores/games

NFL scores/games

WNBA scores/games